Alert! The Dragon Lord has emerged from seclusion!

Yao Guang was still unconscious, but her breathing had stabilized considerably.

The gray-silver vortex within her body had reached a fragile balance, showing no signs of collapse for the time being.

Lin Chen held her as they stood at the edge of the formation.

Su Qingxue, Ye Qingcheng, Shen Qingqiu, Qin Yurou, Chu Ling'er, and Mu Qingyao stood behind him.

Those who needed to be said goodbye to have already said goodbye.

The three elders of Xiaoyao Valley, Qin Hai, Su Zhenbang, Zhang Tianshi, and others were all aware of their decision.

There was no attempt to dissuade them, only heartfelt blessings.

"Are you ready?" Lin Chen asked.

"Alright," the six women said in unison.

Lin Chen nodded, holding Yao Guang, and stepped into the starlight vortex.

Seven star pillars lit up simultaneously, and starlight poured into the vortex like a waterfall.

The light engulfed everyone's figures.

When their vision returned, they were no longer in the Star Palace.

Beneath my feet was a cold, shimmering silver ground, like solidified starlight.

Looking up, there is a real, unobstructed starry sky.

Without the obstruction of the atmosphere, the stars are so close, it feels as if you could reach out and pluck them from the sky.

The Milky Way stretches across the sky like a giant, luminous ribbon, while nebulae resemble splashes of vibrant paint on a black canvas. In the distance, the outlines of rotating galaxies can even be seen.

It was breathtakingly beautiful, and its vastness was unsettling.

There is no air and no gravity here, but the starlight automatically forms a protective force field, allowing them to breathe and stand normally.

Ahead, an even more magnificent and ancient silver palace floated in the void.

The palace's style is similar to that of the Star Palace, but it is more than ten times larger in scale.

The walls are covered with flowing star maps, exuding an aura of vicissitude and majesty.

"This is... the ancestral land of the Star Spirits?" Ye Qingcheng stared at the palace in shock.

"Hmm." Yaoguang, who was in Lin Chen's arms, suddenly moved and slowly opened her eyes.

Within her starry eyes, a gray-silver vortex slowly rotated, but her gaze remained clear, with the consciousness belonging to "Luo Yunyi" clearly taking the lead.

"You're awake?" Lin Chen asked in surprise.

"...The atmosphere here...is very comfortable," Yao Guang said softly. She struggled to stand up, and although she was still weak, she was able to stand on her own.

She looked up at the palace, her forehead tingling slightly: "Something inside... is calling to me."

"Then let's go." Lin Chen helped her up.

The eight people walked toward the palace.

The door opened silently.

The hall was completely empty, with only a huge "pool" of starlight suspended in the center.

The pool contained not water, but flowing, liquid stellar essence, radiating a pure energy that sent shivers down one's spine.

Beside the pool stood twelve statues, their forms shimmering with starlight.

They come in various shapes, but all exude a vast aura—these are the portraits of the Protoss from past generations.

The moment Yao Guang stepped into the main hall, all twelve statues lit up simultaneously.

Twelve gentle thoughts swept over her, finally focusing on the chaotic gray-silver vortex within her body.

"A chaotic fusion... but the core remains stable." An ancient thought resounded, "Child, enter the Star Source Pool. It will help you sort things out there."

Yao Guang looked at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen nodded: "Go ahead, we'll wait for you."

Yao Guang stepped into the pool.

The liquid starlight enveloped her, and she slowly sank to the bottom of the pool, falling into a deep sleep.

Under the influence of the star source, the gray-silver vortex began to rotate slowly and orderly, and the chaotic energy was peeled away, sorted out, and reorganized bit by bit.

This process will be very long.

"She needs time," the aged thought said to Lin Chen and the others. "It may be ten years, it may be a hundred years."

"You can either stay here to cultivate and wait, or you can return to the present world."

"If we choose to stay, the time flow in the Protoss ancestral land is different from that in the present world. A hundred years here may only be a year in the present world."

Lin Chen stared at the six women.

"We'll stay," Su Qingxue answered on behalf of everyone.

"Alright." The old mind seemed somewhat gratified. "Then, during this period, you can observe the Star Spirit's remains and comprehend the Way of the Stars."

"It will be beneficial to your spiritual practice."

The Protoss ancestral land has no day or night.

Time loses its meaning here.

Lin Chen and the other six found a place in the hall and began their secluded cultivation.

Su Qingxue observed a portrait of a deceased person holding an ice crystal star. The Xuan Yin Qi resonated with the coldness of the star, and her cultivation level steadily improved.

Ye Qingcheng was interested in a portrait of a sword that cleaved through the stars, as the Frosty Yin Slaughtering Path incorporated the sharpness and vastness of the stars.

Shen Qingqiu's research into the energy flow of the Star Source Pool has deepened his understanding of the essence of life through his Medicine Spirit Body.

Under the nourishment of the stellar origin, Qin Yurou's cold yin energy became more gentle and resilient.

Chu Ling'er's spiritual power resonated with the stars in a wondrous way, and she could even vaguely sense the thoughts of some powerful beings in distant star fields.

Mu Qingyao's Gu worms mutated in the starry environment, giving birth to several new Gu worms with starry characteristics.

Lin Chen sat by the Star Source Pool where Yao Guang slumbered, guarding it while comprehending the connection between chaos and stars.

Chaos encompasses all things, and the stars are one of them.

Nourished by the essence of the stars, his sapling of chaos grew at a rate far exceeding that of the mortal world, and starlight-like patterns gradually appeared on its trunk.

Occasionally, he could sense the changes within her body through the shimmering light at the bottom of the pool.

The gray-silver vortex gradually stabilized, and the rules of the pseudo-heavenly Dao fragments were purified and reshaped by the origin of stars;

The power of chaos and the celestial body are deeply integrated;

Luo Yunyi's soul, like steel that has been tempered, has become increasingly resilient and radiant.

She is transforming.

It is transforming into a completely new existence that is unprecedented, integrating the four characteristics of Star Spirits, fragments of the Heavenly Dao, Chaos, and humanity.

I don't know how much time passed.

Maybe it will be a year, maybe it will be ten years.

Ripples suddenly appeared in the Star Source Pool.

In the center of the pool, a figure slowly rose to the surface.

It is Yao Guang.

But they are not quite the same.

Her long hair was no longer pure silver-white, but the ends were tinged with a faint, hazy gray.

Her starry eyes remained as deep as the starry sky, but now held a touch of human warmth.

The star mark on his forehead transformed into a tiny, gray-silver vortex, slowly rotating.

Her skin shimmered with a starlight-like glow, yet possessed the texture of flesh and blood.

She stepped barefoot out of the Star Source Pool, and the starlight automatically condensed into a simple silver-gray long dress, the hem of which was adorned with faint starlight.

"Yaoguang...or Yunyi?" Ye Qingcheng was the first to rush over and carefully examine her.

Yao Guang—or rather, at this moment, she smiled and said, "It's all."

The voice was ethereal yet carried a familiar gentleness.

She looked at Lin Chen, her starry eyes shimmering with emotion: "I'm back."

Lin Chen stepped forward and gently embraced her: "Welcome back."

No words were superfluous; everything was understood without being said.

The aged thought spoke again: "Congratulations, child. You have completed an unprecedented fusion."

"You are now both a Protoss and retain a complete human personality."

"It not only carries part of the authority of the Heavenly Dao, but also incorporates the characteristics of chaos."

Your future... is now unpredictable.