MIGHT AS WELL BE OP

Chapter 1077: Exploring Space-2

After a moment, Bryan spoke, ”How come this planet doesn’t have life?” he asked without turning to Anthony, his gaze still fixed ahead as though searching for something unseen.

Anthony’s figure appeared beside him immediately as he explained, ”Planets without life are simply called Barren Planets, mainly because they do not possess the necessary requirements to sustain life, for example, oxygen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and such elements. Water itself is formed from the combination of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen; without this, how would anyone here even quench their thirst, even if they could live without breathing oxygen?” he explained with the composure and clarity of a seasoned teacher.

”Barren Planets, huh?” Bryan murmured to himself. He turned to the Blue Planet, their home world, then pointed at it as he spoke, ”Our own planet has a barrier, but this one doesn’t; does that mean any planet without a barrier isn’t habitable and is barren?” he asked, his question both sharp and logical.

”Half right and half wrong,” Anthony stated, ”yes, this particular planet doesn’t have a barrier because it is a barren planet, but that is only one of the reasons. You can simply say that any planet without a planetary barrier is uninhabited, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it is uninhabitable,” Anthony replied, his tone measured.

”Just like the military that has various bases, those bases are formed on habitable planets that do not possess intelligent lifeforms capable of sparking or beginning civilization. A barrier only forms around a habitable planet when civilization begins through an intelligent lifeform.” Anthony paused for a moment, as though allowing Bryan to fully grasp his explanation.

”If these various planets around us were habitable, I’m sure many would have already moved to them, so if there was another race there, we would simply be at war with them,” he added in finality, his voice carrying quiet certainty.

Bryan stayed silent for a moment, then nodded his head in understanding, ”Will it be dangerous if I go in?” he asked before stepping foot into some unknown world, his curiosity not outweighing his caution.

”As long as you have my mana cloaking you, you are basically immortal,” Anthony replied with a faint smile, his confidence ever present.

Bryan shook his head as he replied, ”I swear, I will be needing your humble bragging skills when I get to the Planetary level; I’m sure it feels good to flex once in a while,” he spoke, then without waiting for Anthony to reply, he shot forward as he flew into the planet without hesitation or fear, his figure vanishing into the unknown.

Anthony watched him go and simply shook his head. Although he hadn’t physically entered the planet, Anthony’s senses had already swept through it, and it was a world filled almost entirely with immense poisonous gas. Anyone entering such a planet without proper safety measures would be courting certain death, their fate sealed before they even realized the danger.

Tiara flew towards Anthony as she leapt away from the moon she had been standing on, descending gracefully before landing on the poisonous planet.

”I have a question,” she spoke the moment she landed, her expression serious.

”How are we talking? In fact, how are we even breathing? Sound travels through air, and there is no air within space. Also, there isn’t oxygen in space, so how are we breathing?” she asked as she stared at Anthony with blood-red eyes, her curiosity intense.

Anthony couldn’t help but feel like some kind of physics, chemistry, and general science teacher at this point, yet he still replied with patience.

”Delete that knowledge from your mind; we are in a magical Galaxy, so do not limit yourself or your understanding,” Anthony began to speak. ”There is air in space, and it is called Cosmic Air, just not air as you know it on the Blue Planet. The Cosmic Air would crush you billions of times over, just like the gravity here, but you are protected by my mana. Even if Cosmic Air didn’t exist, people can still communicate by transmitting sound through mana or through telepathy,” he paused briefly before continuing.

”As for oxygen, there is oxygen in space, but it is scattered and scarce. Besides, individuals at the Planetary level do not need to breathe, as we have crossed into an entirely new level of existence. However, as for you being able to breathe here, that is because I am generating oxygen for you and everyone else in real time,” he stated calmly, as though such a feat was trivial.

Tiara nodded in understanding, though she had clearly been deeply confused before. She turned to the stars, her eyes widening slightly, ”Honestly, I never thought stars were this huge; the word huge itself feels like an understatement,” she spoke in awe, her voice soft yet filled with wonder.

”You will get used to it when you reach this level,” Anthony replied as he shook his head lightly, his tone casual.

From afar, Bringer shouted, ”Hey, Anthony, how about you destroy a couple of stars or suns for us to see!”

Tiara looked at him like an idiot as she mumbled under her breath, ”That idiot only knows how to destroy things; why would he even think about destroying such things?” She shook her head in mild annoyance as she flew towards another astral body, this time heading for another planet.

Anthony floated towards Bringer as he spoke, ”Sure, no problem.”

The moment he approached a star, Anthony’s fist shot out, slamming against the star’s surface with calm, indifferent ease. Instantly, with a cataclysmic burst, starlight and pure, overwhelming stellar energy erupted outward, covering everything within kilometers. It engulfed Bringer, Rider, and Tiara before they could even process what was happening, let alone blink, their senses consumed by the sheer magnitude of the explosion.

The next moment, Anthony spoke with a calm tone.

[Time Magic: Chrono Reversal]

Mana pulsed from his mana core, and in the very next instant, the intense starlight and star energy froze in place, then began to move in reverse as time itself rewound, unraveling the destruction until the star reformed completely, returning to a state where it had never been destroyed.

Bringer, Rider, and Tiara could only stand there, completely speechless at the scene before them, their minds struggling to comprehend what they had just witnessed.

”It seems destroying a star is far easier for you than I had imagined; I thought you would have needed a serious punch, not a casual, lazy one,” Bringer sighed as he spoke, his voice filled with disbelief.

They were not exactly surprised at Anthony’s Time Magic, since practically everyone in the world already knew he possessed such an ability, yet witnessing it firsthand was an entirely different experience altogether.

Anthony raised a hand, and from the reformed star, star energy streamed toward him, condensing into a radiant orb within his palm. The energy pulsed with quiet potence, contained yet immeasurably powerful.

Anthony casually threw it toward Bringer as he spoke, ”You can have it as a souvenir.”

Bringer caught it with eyes filled with glee. Although he had no idea what to actually do with the orb, he was literally holding a condensed fragment of a star’s energy in his hands. To him, this had to be something unimaginably rare, something that few, if any, could ever claim to possess, and that alone filled him with an indescribable sense of excitement.