# Chapter 2355: The Absolute Final Black Hole
A clear thunderbolt struck directly on Jiu Lan's head!
What the hell?
Didn't Jiangnan say he had a method to purify Stygian Energy? And it was a proprietary formula at that!
He also said there was more than one Stygian River in the starry sky!
So he didn't know anything? If Jiangnan really knew how to purify and separate Stygian Energy, why would he entrust Li Bing with it?
But if Jiangnan didn't know how!
Then where did Dali and Chicken Soup come from?
Jiu Lan was completely dumbfounded, rooted to the spot. Good heavens! So when Jiangnan was negotiating cooperation with Lord Youming, he didn't even know the method to purify Stygian Energy?
Pure bluffing, huh?
His balls really are fat, you know!
I wonder if Lord Youming, upon learning this truth, will be so angry he'll bang his head against the wall!
[Resentment value from Jiu Lan +666!]
[Resentment value from Jiu Lan...]
Jiu Lan stared at Jiangnan like a wronged little wife, her gaze full of resentment, not knowing what else to say...
Meanwhile, Li Bing was chin in hand, her eyes flickering as she examined the Underworld Energy, as well as the Dali and Chicken Soup laid out on the table.
( ͡° ʖ ͡°) "Oh ho? Are you really sure that Dali and Chicken Soup come from Underworld Energy?"
Leaving Chicken Soup aside for now, Jiangnan's Dali had existed since back on Lan Xing. Back then, there was no talk of the Minghe Star Domain, let alone the starry sky!
Jiangnan only learned of the existence of Stygian Energy after entering the Ming He Death Prison!
If Dali really originated from Stygian Energy, then where did Jiangnan's Dali come from?
Connecting this to the various peculiarities of Jiangnan's Black Hole Devouring Star, Li Bing shuddered violently. The more she thought about it, the more terrified she became!
She didn't even dare to think deeper!
Jiangnan's eyes darted guiltily, a bit flustered: (۵◔₃◔ิ) "It should probably be, roughly, maybe, most likely, nine times out of ten?"
Seeing Jiangnan's guilty expression like a thief caught red-handed, Li Bing rolled her eyes and flicked his forehead!
(︶～︶〃)ﾉ "Don't worry! I won't ask where your Dali came from, or you'll probably say there's a well in your backyard again!"
"Whatever you ask me to do, I'll do. I won't ask too many questions. As long as you know what you're doing, that's fine!"
"If it's really as you say, figuring out the method for separation and purification shouldn't be too hard. Do you know there's something called reverse engineering?"
Having said that, Li Bing patted her chest with full confidence and affectionately ruffled Jiangnan's little head.
Jiangnan just grinned sheepishly. The two tacitly didn't pursue the matter further.
But Jiu Lan standing by was dumbfounded. What do you mean "shouldn't be too hard"? The Underworld clan's laboratory had researched it for so long with zero progress!
And now this woman named Li Bing dared to guarantee it?
Jiangnan grinned: "Then I'll leave it to Sister Li Bing. Jiu Lan? You saw that too. You'll need to accompany Sister Li Bing for a while to develop the purification method!"
"This way you can also take the opportunity to learn the method. Consider it me fulfilling my promise!"
"Don't go snitching to Brother Youming, or next time we meet he'll probably beat me black and blue. Remember, you're a hostage!"
Jiu Lan glared at Jiangnan in exasperation: (งᵒ̌～ᵒ̌)ง "And you know that!"
Jiangnan laughed: "Then that's settled. I'm off. This side is in Sister Li Bing's hands..."
"Don't leave! This is a robbery. I can't work for you for nothing. What good stuff have you scored recently? Hand it over quickly! Let your Bing Bing sister have a taste!"
With that, Li Bing lunged forward in a flash, locked Jiangnan's neck, and frantically searched his body, turning out his pockets, which made Jiangnan itch all over!
(๑థꇥథ) "Don't talk nonsense! When did I ever—I, ah hahaha—stop tickling my ribs!"
In the end, Jiangnan was thoroughly robbed by Li Bing of a bunch of system items!
Even the newly acquired Niuma Pen and Suspicious Soap were taken. Only then did Li Bing, satisfied, let Jiangnan go.
But he didn't leave Ice God Star either. Since the Bully Gang was already here, right?
Of course he had to check everyone's body and take samples!
Mountain Cat also didn't go to carry out her mission, deciding to stay with Jiangnan to calm his emotions first.
...
At the large experimental shooting range on Ice God Star, although a large amount of thick hard alloy had already been laid down,
It was still riddled with holes, constantly experiencing earthquakes above magnitude nine!
It was hard to see anyone clearly in the field. Giant meteor craters kept being hammered into the ground, the tremors unceasing!
Black Crow and Liu Ming were embedded into the ground in extremely bizarre poses, unconscious!
Xuexiaoban was beaten into a bloody pulp, lying on the ground kicking. Liu Mang had been swollen three times over, persistently crawling out of the field. He had already crawled several hundred meters, leaving a long trail of blood behind him!
Crawling and crying:
_(꒦ິ益꒦ີ●」∠)_ "Nan Shen is not human! He didn't even use his powers, damn it!"
Zhong Yingxue, Shengyi, and the rest, as well as the Bully Gang who had finished their checkups, were eating melons on the sidelines!
Suona's mouth twitched: "Didn't that sister say she was going to stay and exchange feelings with Nan Shen?"
"Is this how you humans exchange feelings? So brutal, damn it!"
They had been fighting for almost half a day now, right?
Zhong Yingxue smiled: (∗❛ั◡❛ั∗) "Let them fight. It's good to vent it all out!"
Wu Liang shouted loudly:
٩(。•ˇ口ˇ•。)و "Darling! Get up! Come on! I'll reward you with chives tonight, okay?"
Tieniu, exhausted from the fight, lay on the ground, roaring as she tried to get up!
She was about to stand up!
Just then, Jiangnan appeared beside Tieniu in a single step and performed a spinning blade kick!
"Boom!"
Tieniu's body shot out like a cannonball, plowing a metallic trench across the range, smashing through a mountain peak, and falling unconscious!
Wu Liang covered his face, unable to watch anymore!
At that moment, Mountain Cat rushed over with clumsy steps, a heavy fist aimed at Jiangnan!
Jiangnan started with a blade-catching stance, caught Mountain Cat's fist, and turned it into a shoulder throw!
He slammed her hard into the ground, then followed up with continuous hammer strikes!
The ground shook violently under the pounding!
Mountain Cat defended with Steel Bone, gritting her teeth!
Xiao Nan's physical fitness was as perversely good as ever. She had no idea how he trained it. And his close-combat skills were already at the god level!
When both sides didn't use their powers, it was very hard to hurt Jiangnan!
And she was a Strength-type user!
But Mountain Cat was never one to admit defeat. The more she knew where she fell short, the more she wanted to catch up!
Jiangnan chatted while attacking:
(งᵒ̌ꇴᵒ̌)ง⁼³₌₃ "Hey, Sister Shanmiao, what kind of mission are you going to carry out? Why the secrecy?"
"You won't tell me?"
Mountain Cat gritted her teeth: "Beat me first. If you win, I'll tell you!"
With that, she activated Blood Incineration, red baleful stars emitting from her body, even using the Baleful Chi Secret Art!
Of course, Jiangnan had taught her all these. Whenever he got good stuff, he always shared it with everyone to boost their strength!
Mountain Cat grabbed Jiangnan's arm, bent both legs together, and delivered a leg kick to his chest!
Jiangnan instinctively used Steel Bone, but still got sent flying!
(*ﾟﾛﾟ) "Oh ho? You just learned this, and you're already using it flexibly? You want me to beat you first? Then I'll have to get serious!"
The close combat in the field continued!
15 minutes later, Jiangnan was on the ground, locking Mountain Cat's neck tightly in a naked choke!
Mountain Cat was still resisting, continuously elbowing Jiangnan's ribs, but it made a metallic clanging sound!
After struggling for a while, Mountain Cat looked helpless and tapped the ground in surrender: "Fine, fine! You win this time!"
Jiangnan's heart surged with a sense of triumph from conquering a humanoid tyrannosaurus beast!
"Then you still haven't told me where you're going and what mission you're carrying out!"
Mountain Cat's face reddened, her eyes darting guiltily:
(#◔◠◔ิ#) "It's to the Absolute Final Black Hole for a survey mission."
"Don't misunderstand. I'm not going because of you. It's an order from higher-ups. I'm the most suitable person for it!"
"And my face... is red from your chokehold. Don't overthink it!"
Jiangnan covered his face. The tsundere cat was so cute! Sister Shanmiao's mouth might be even harder than her body!
∑(°口°๑) "Wait! The Absolute Final Black Hole? Sigh—isn't that the largest black hole in the universe, located at the center of the starry sky?"
"It's way too dangerous for you to go there!"
Even Jiangnan, who was illiterate about the stars, had heard of the Absolute Final Black Hole!
The largest black hole in the entire starry sky, period!
Even the supermassive black holes at the centers of large galaxies were mere sesame seeds in comparison!
It was an absolute life forbidden zone, and the surrounding environment was completely unsuitable for life!
It constantly devoured space itself, like a bottomless dark abyss!
The reason it was called the Absolute Final Black Hole was that if it kept existing, one day it would devour the entire starry sky!
It was the end of the starry sky!
But this would be an extremely long process—hundreds of billions of years probably wouldn't even make a dent!
So no one bothered with it. Besides, even if they wanted to deal with it, there was no method!
Mountain Cat shook her head: "Don't worry! We won't go deep. At most, we'll hang around outside the time dilation zone, recording data and various changes of the black hole!"
"After all, black hole jets aren't the only phenomenon. There are many, many more bizarre phenomena beyond understanding!"
"We've all been injected with anti-time dilation agents. Even if we can't handle it, we can break space at any time and hide in the Dimensional Gap. Martin the Star Picker will also be accompanying us. We've made thorough preparations!"
"We hope the data collected will be of some use to you, just to pave the way for the future!"
Jiangnan felt a complex emotion in his heart. He looked at Mountain Cat with warmth in his eyes!
Being remembered and silently protected like this felt really good!
Moistening things without sound, this was the most touching!
"Then wait for me to finish my business here before you go. It's not like we can't spare a few days? I'll go with you..."
Before he could finish, Mountain Cat raised her finger, pressed it against Jiangnan's lips, and shook her head seriously!