The Sea of Quanta.
After taking control of the other members of the Stellaron Hunters, Nolan returned once again to the vicinity of the semi-transparent world bubble.
Unfortunately, Vita was nowhere to be seen, so there was no way to farm her affection.
Today, instead of searching for world bubbles, Nolan decided to first hunt down the creatures known as "Ethereals" to earn some Adventure EXP.
Before long, he arrived at the region of the seventieth world bubble. Since this world bubble contained a complete planet, it had not been merged into the "assembled continent."
However, it was still nearby, positioned close enough to facilitate future interaction and exchanges.
Generally speaking, world bubbles formed from projections of reality were rarely this complete.
As expected, this world was likely on the verge of collapse, which was why it had fallen from reality into the dimension known as the Sea of Quanta.
If the civilization within it proved resilient enough, it might still manage to persist within the Sea of Quanta for some time, even though eventual extinction was inevitable.
Whether in the real world or within the Sea of Quanta, all world bubbles were destined to perish one day.
Compared to the billions of years a normal planet might last, being able to survive for even a few million years in the Sea of Quanta was already not a bad outcome.
If they could develop technology to continuously draw energy from the Sea of Quanta, then in essence, it would be no different from existing in reality.
However, from what Nolan observed, this world had only one remaining city called New Eridu, and its population was not large. Unless a genius on the level of the Genius Society emerged, the chances of defying fate were extremely slim.
Fortunately, this world had the luck of encountering Nolan. Once it was merged into the semi-transparent world bubble, as long as no one came to cause trouble, its extinction was no longer something to worry about in most cases.
Having arrived on this planet plagued by the disaster known as the "Hollows," Nolan did not head straight into the surviving city.
Instead, he turned his attention to the regions outside New Eridu.
After all, his goal was to eliminate the Ethereals. To maximize efficiency, he would be using large-scale attacks, which would easily cause collateral damage if used within the city.
Releasing his spiritual sense, Nolan scanned the surroundings and casually selected a relatively small Hollow to test things out.
Soon, he arrived at a ruined city several thousand kilometers away from New Eridu.
Most of this city was covered by a black hemispherical dome. This was the Hollow itself.
From the information he had gathered while sensing New Eridu, the so-called "Ethereals" were creatures without Ether adaptability that had been transformed after being eroded by the Ether inside the Hollows.
The galaxy also had Ether, but based on the properties of the Ether on this planet, it was likely not the same as the Ether in the galaxy, which was also known as "Imaginary Substance." They simply shared the same name.
To distinguish between them, Nolan referred to the Ether on this planet as "Hollow Ether," which made things much clearer.
As for Hollow Ether, it generally only existed inside Hollows. As a result, the Ethereals that depended on it for survival could only live within those Hollows.
Outside the Hollows, Ethereals were rarely seen. This was also the reason why humanity on this planet could still barely survive.
If the outside world were just like the inside of the Hollows, filled everywhere with Hollow Ether, then even humans with high Ether adaptability would have long since turned into Ethereals.
The civilization of this planet would have already ceased to exist.
At this moment, Nolan stood outside the Hollow, not entering recklessly. Although there was likely nothing on this planet that could threaten him, it was still better to remain somewhat cautious.
Thus, he directly extended the "Void Star Sea" over it, using it to perceive the situation inside.
As for why he didn't use his spiritual sense, it was mainly because the space within a Hollow was chaotic. Spiritual perception spreading into it could easily be severed.
However, the "Void Star Sea" did not have this problem. As long as something was within its coverage, no matter how complex the spatial structure, it could be perceived in complete detail.
Nolan carefully examined it, and soon obtained detailed information about this Hollow.
First, he focused on checking whether there were any survivors or humans exploring inside. Although the probability was low, he couldn't risk accidents due to negligence.
The result was, unfortunately, exactly as expected. There were no survivors or other humans here.
What filled the place were "Ethereals," numbering in the millions of all sizes. Among them were even extremely powerful individuals with levels exceeding 100.
However, when averaged out, their levels were only around 50. After all, compared to powerful individuals, there were naturally far more low-level creatures.
Nolan directly activated Rosaria's Affection Skill. A crown of thorns hovered in the sky, and a barrier rapidly expanded, enveloping the entire Hollow.
Countless ice lances automatically locked onto each Ethereal, then descended upon them in judgment!
Adventure EXP +1011
Adventure EXP +1232
Adventure EXP +1122
A massive number of EXP notifications flooded his character panel, continuing for over ten minutes before gradually slowing down.
At this point, Nolan checked his panel:
[Adventure EXP: 3,633,656,257]
A total of over 3.63 billion Adventure EXP. He had originally had a little over 20 million, meaning that clearing this Hollow alone had earned him approximately 3.61 billion Adventure EXP.
This efficiency was extremely impressive. Clearing two more Hollows of similar scale would be enough to level up!
Taking advantage of the remaining time, Nolan quickly found two more Hollows and cleared them, gaining tens of billions of Adventure EXP in total.
After emerging from the Hollows once again, he looked around. There were still a large number of Hollows scattered across this world.
Suddenly, Nolan felt that even taking time off to return for a meal would be a grave sin!
So he summoned two "Lumine's Sword Gods" to clear the Hollows in his stead. As for why he didn't summon more—
It was mainly because he had already stationed "Lumine's Sword Gods" in many places, such as Teyvat, the Herta Space Station, the Xianzhou Luofu, the Honkai Impact 3rd Earth, Jarilo-VI, and more, using them as teleportation anchors.
Each one required his control. Even when they remained stationary and didn't require much attention, they still occupied part of his focus.
In the short term, summoning dozens or even hundreds posed no issue.
But for long-term summons, they would continuously occupy portions of his attention. Human focus was limited. If he summoned too many avatars and constantly divided his attention among them—
It would begin to affect his mental state, like trying to eat while playing a game, where you keep picking up your phone mid-meal.
That wasn't a good habit.
In any case, two Sword Gods should be sufficient to clear a large number of Hollows in a short time. Nolan felt that if he worked through the night, he might even reach level 190!
(End of Chapter)
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