"And you all." Gu Jing turned around, glaring at the weakened Spirit Race pioneer, "the Ark Council must hand over the three fragments of the Eternal Prism. Father said you know where they are."
Meifenierâs golden blood suddenly froze into ice crystals: "Thatâs impossible! That is..."
"Or I could let the Magic Lord of Thousand Changes devour your destiny threads right now." The bird-headed monster behind Gu Jing opened its abyss-like maw, "Just a reminder, the path exit polluted by chaos is only 0.3 light-years away from your queenâs ark."
When Kaoâer embedded the logic core into the protective matrixâs gap, and Meifenier painfully stripped the olive branch crown from her forehead, Gu Jing finally let the Starfire runes sink into the void. The entire dream space began to collapse into a brilliant Star Gate, interwoven with countless chants of the Sect of Mechanics and incantations of the Spirit Race.
"Remember, navigation rights are in my hands." Gu Jingâs figure gradually turned into particles of light, "If you dare to tamper with that sleeping can..." As the final notes faded, Airelianâs soul imprint suddenly manifested burning silver-white chains.
Meifenier held the unconscious princess with a bitter smile, Kaoâer silently wiped the cracks on the logic core. From the depths of the path came the roars of evil demons, but this time, what lit up on the other side of the Star Gate was the blood-colored moon of the Super Sea Star. "So what exactly is this destiny link you speak of?" Gu Jingâs spiritual energy tendrils swirled around Meifenier, intricate runes emerging in her golden eyes, "Better not brush me off with prophecy talk."
Meifenier lightly tapped the void with her bare feet, the olive branch-woven crown suddenly bursting with a halo like the stars. Airelian gasped, clutching her forehead, while Kaoâer Sageâs mechanical eye spun wildly, and the gear staff struck ripples of data in the void.
"Thirty years ago, you were ambushed by a Slaanesh Demon in the Norma Star System." In the halo appeared Gu Jingâs blood-bathed figure, "The wound that shouldâve been corrupted by evil power seeped out silver-white flames, that power..."
Gu Jingâs pupils shrank suddenly. That was the first time he activated the Starfire planted in his bloodline by his father and the only time he revealed it in front of outsiders. Spiritual Energy detection showed the other party wasnât lying, but there were still seven subspace deception techniques that could bypass lie detection.
"Five days ago you received an encrypted star language." Meifenier flicked her finger to release a flickering rune, "Though we couldnât decrypt its content, the sending coordinates are in the Comillas Star Zone, which was just blockaded by the Tai Clan Fleet three hours ago."
Gu Jingâs right hand was suddenly enveloped by the wings of the Magic Lord of Thousand Changes. Kaoâerâs mechanical voice sounded at the right moment: "Verification complete, the coordinate data does indeed come from my private key vault. But I donât recall granting Spirit Race access."
"Enough!" Airelian suddenly threw out a memory fragment. In the scene, Gu Hang was implanting some crystal into an infantâs swaddle, with the virtual image of Spirit Race Holy Artifacts hovering around. "We observed destiny ripples at your birth, this is the truth the Ark Council exchanged the Eternal Prism for!"
The entire space suddenly froze. The bird-headed Great Demon behind Gu Jing let out a piercing screech, the blue light at the tip of its magic wand almost tearing apart the illusion. Twelve layers of shields shot out from Kaoâerâs mechanical arm, flashing 103,000 contingency plans in the data stream.
"So the âdirty thingâ father spoke of includes the Spirit Race." Gu Jing suddenly laughed, but his spiritual energy pressure increased threefold, "So youâve been spying since forty years ago? No wonder he upgraded the Eternal Star Ringâs protective matrix seven times."
Meifenierâs white robe suddenly seeped with blood, the olive branch crown fracturing: "Please believe, we fear Master Gu Hangâs wrath more than anyone. But the path rift is devouring your border star systems. Every day delayed means a million souls fall into the Evil Godâs mouth!"
Kaoâerâs staff suddenly projected a holographic star map. At the edge of the Scarlet Scar, 27 light points were being obliterated. "Data source verified, itâs last weekâs loss report from the Third Star District." The Mechanical Sageâs voice carried the noise of metallic friction, "At least they got one thing rightâthe path anomaly is spreading."
Gu Jing absentmindedly rubbed the silk strands tangled by thunder. Airelianâs Spirit Bone Armor suddenly exhibited scorch marks, horrifying her to discover the other could reverse scorch her soul along the destiny strands.
"I need to establish a spiritual energy link with my father." Gu Jing suddenly spoke, and the Magic Lord of Thousand Changes behind him spread 720 wings, "Rest assured, itâs just a one-way report."
Meifenier and Kaoâerâs data streams clashed fiercely in the void. Three seconds later, the Mechanical Sage sighed: "They modified seven key parameters, but the core logic chain is true."
"No way!" Airelian burst into emerald flames, "Gu Hangâs spiritual energy signature is too distinct; it will alert the Slaughter Demon Army hunting us!"
Gu Jing sneered and tore apart the thunder silk strands. The entire dream space began to collapse, Meifenierâs phantom flickering: "Please wait! We can open parts of the memory core..."
"Either let me contact father, or you continue wandering the paths for sixty years." Gu Jingâs figure gradually turned translucent, "By the way, the recent spiritual energy fluctuation already caught the attention of Jian Qi demons."
Kaoâerâs mechanical arm suddenly stabbed into his own chest, extracting a glowing logic core: "Use my memory module as collateral. Master Gu Hang modified this module back then; you should recognize the authentication code."
Meifenierâs white robe was completely dyed crimson. She trembled, presenting a half-broken crystal: "This is a fragment of the Eternal Prism, your father should recognize it..."
As Gu Jingâs spiritual energy tendrils probed into the crystal, countless memories exploded in a torrent. He saw his father confronting a Spirit Race priestess in Starfire, saw the Star Ringâs protective matrix devour the Ark Fleet, and finally, the scene froze on himself as a baby being infused with some silver-white rune.
"Authentication passed." The wings of the Magic Lord of Thousand Changes suddenly folded into an egg shape, "But father once said, the promises of the Spirit Race are less trustworthy than a scared demonâs excrement."
Airelianâs pointed ears flushed red with anger, only to be silenced by Meifenierâs spiritual energy. The pioneer wiped the golden blood from her lips: "We can accept encrypted star language communication, but it must use the Sect of Mechanicsâ Holy Artifact as a shield."
Kaoâer detached his right eye globe, throwing it into the air, the mechanical eye immediately expanding into a gear-laden protective shield: "This is the credential of Marsâ Founding General, capable of blocking subspace gazes for thirteen seconds."
Gu Jingâs spiritual energy finally began to weave Starfire runes. As the silver-white flames illuminated the entire space, Meifenier suddenly groaned and knelt on the ground, while Airelian directly faintedâthey felt all their forbidden memories about Gu Hang boiling in the depths of their souls.
"Father agreed." When the runes extinguished, Gu Jing revealed a playful smile, "But he wants Kaoâer Sage to hand over âthat thingâ as collateral."
The gear staff of the Mechanical Sage suddenly jammed, Mars splattering from its joints: "As expected, nothing can be concealed from him... Please convey to Master Gu Hang, the STC template will be handed over upon arriving at the Super Sea Star."
"And you all." Gu Jing turned around, glaring at the weakened Spirit Race pioneer, "the Ark Council must hand over the three fragments of the Eternal Prism. Father said you know where they are."
Meifenierâs golden blood suddenly froze into ice crystals: "Thatâs impossible! That is..."
"Or I could let the Magic Lord of Thousand Changes devour your destiny threads right now." The bird-headed monster behind Gu Jing opened its abyss-like maw, "Just a reminder, the path exit polluted by chaos is only 0.3 light-years away from your queenâs ark."
When Kaoâer embedded the logic core into the protective matrixâs gap, and Meifenier painfully stripped the olive branch crown from her forehead, Gu Jing finally let the Starfire runes sink into the void. The entire dream space began to collapse into a brilliant Star Gate, interwoven with countless chants of the Sect of Mechanics and incantations of the Spirit Race.
"Remember, navigation rights are in my hands." Gu Jingâs figure gradually turned into particles of light, "If you dare to tamper with that sleeping can..." As the final notes faded, Airelianâs soul imprint suddenly manifested burning silver-white chains.