Xingtie: Starting with an in-depth analysis of the Yellow Springs

[Danheng: Ms. Black Tower, if there is a way to save March 7th, the Starry Sky Train is willing to pay any price.]

[Star: Yeah, Black Tower, since I've helped you test so many simulated universes, help me out with Black Tower.]

[Black Tower: Help... help... can't I even complain? You ruined the audience opportunity. Who else but me would care about your lives? Humph.]

She took a few more steps forward and looked at the fourth mirror that appeared. Black Tower sighed helplessly. She was only one step away, but she couldn't take that step.

The Fourth Mirror: "What's wrong, Lady Black Tower?"

"No, it's nothing. I was just thinking..."

Before Black Tower could finish speaking, the Fourth Mirror interrupted, "Uh, Ms. Black Tower... you'd better listen to the sounds coming from outside the narrow passage..."

Can I trouble you, Mr. Sunday?

Black Tower: "Wait... what are they trying to do?"

Excuse me, Lady Black Tower—

The power of harmonious modulation transcends the narrow confines of fate and acts upon the spiritual realm.

"Is this... harmony?"

"Nonsense! Trying to influence me with such petty tricks? No way!"

She easily resolved the issue of harmony through her subconscious... truly worthy of being called the Envoy.

Are there any other options?

The Fourth Mirror sneered: "Ha! You overconfident fool, thinking you can interrupt Lady Black Tower's experiment?"

"Ignore them, let's continue to see the Venerable Master Boshi!"

Gazing at the center of the narrow passage between fates, the Black Tower hesitated for a moment, "...Never mind, Mirror, let's leave here first."

The fourth mirror exclaimed in astonishment, "Get out? You...you mean...we should interrupt the audience experiment at this moment?"

"This is insane, madam! We went through so much trouble to get here, and we were just one step away from meeting the Star God himself... You know how expensive it is to restart the audience system!"

Black Tower naturally knew.

But, "if I ignore those two intruders and keep going... the moment the machine head looks down at the space station, the energy in that instant will surely burn them to a crisp."

"The experiment can be done a second time, but once a person is gone, there's no way to bring them back to life."

"Waaah..." The Fourth Mirror sobbed, "The benevolent and gentle Lady Black Tower! I've truly chosen the right master..."

Black Tower snapped, "Stop it! Don't talk in such a disgusting tone!"

"Sigh...it looks like this project will have to be abandoned halfway through again."

He raised his head, his gaze resolute, "Machine Head—I'll be back, you just wait..."

Chapter 297 Eager Walter, Adorable Sunday

[Black Tower: Sigh, fate is against me. Every time I get a chance to open the Knowledge Circle, it gets interfered with by various factors. Is the Silent Lord still watching me?]

The powerful force of balance has been unleashed.

[Star: Force restart.]

[Navia: Actually, thinking about it, Lady Black Tower is a bit pitiful. She spent a huge amount of resources to meet the Venerable Master, only to fall at the last step.]

[Qingque: I didn't expect her to give up after we fought her. She's a Star Goddess, after all. I can't imagine how painful it must be for someone on the Immortal Ship to be forced to withdraw after getting the chance to see Lan.]

[Walter: I'm so sorry, Ms. Black Tower, this was an oversight on our part.]

[Paimon: She has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She might be a bit harsh, but she really cares about other people's safety. Love her!]

[Black Tower: This genius just wants to repay me because I think your deaths on the space station would cause me a lot of trouble. So, keep an eye out for the simulated star gods escaping from the simulated universe.]

[Star: I remember the Simulated Aha entered Onpharos, but we haven't found any trace of it.]

[Saifeier: Uh… I think I saw a red mask in Suspended Peak City a couple of days ago. It even asked me if I wanted to join Pleasure. But before I could answer, it went after the Fire Thief Walker.]

[Bai'er: Well done. It would be even better if you could seriously injure him.]

[The Fire-Stealing Traveler: ...]

In reality, Black Tower slowly opened its eyes, and Walter and Sunday were right in front of it.

"...Ms. Black Tower? You're awake?"

Black Tower's vision went black, and he sighed helplessly, rubbing his forehead. "Sigh...you two..."

Her eyebrows shot up, her anger rising rapidly. "My plans have been completely ruined by you!"

Walter looked at Sunday, and Sunday looked at Walter. They looked at each other, wondering what was wrong with her. We hadn't done anything to her.

"Your plans?" Sunday asked, puzzled.

When in doubt, apologize first. Walter: "I'm sorry, Ms. Black Tower... we were unaware that you had other plans."

"When we arrived at the space station, we found it completely dark. Sunday and I both thought there was some kind of emergency. We descended to find the source of the accident, but we never expected to encounter you here..."

Black Tower sighed again, "How...did you get in?"

Even with all the staff of the Black Tower space station dismissed, an accident still occurred; it's unbelievable.

On Sunday, looking at Old Yang, he said, "That door wasn't locked."

“Alright, alright…” Black Tower shook his head. “I’m a reasonable person, so this isn’t your fault.”

"I remember Mr. Yang from the Starry Sky Train. And this gentleman next to you is...?"

"...It seems she's not very sensitive to news from across the galaxy," Walter said in a low voice.

Sunday realized his mistake and said, "Please forgive me, in my haste I forgot the most basic etiquette—my name is Sunday, and I'm just an ordinary hitchhiker."

Black Tower naturally didn't believe it. "An unknown traveler... is actually a fellow traveler on a path of destiny? Humph, who would believe that?"

"So, I guess you two didn't come here just for sightseeing, did you?"

Walter nodded. "Although the current situation is quite different from what we had imagined... in any case, it's good that the space station is alright."

“Ms. Black Tower, we have come for Onpharos.”

"Oh, not surprising at all." Trains are always the same few things: next station, previous station... trouble.

Walter: "Have you thought of anything?"

"No, I told Himeko. This is very strange." Black Tower looked up, his gaze seemingly piercing through a barrier as he looked at Boshizun.

"The machine head has cast its gaze upon so many worlds... They are all etched in my mind, how could any have escaped its grasp?"

"Either you've been misled by Yi Ting's people. Anyway, I first searched for those four words using the simulated universe, although I've already filtered out some irrelevant results..."

"But there's still an astronomical list left—like the Onfaros God King team will be using King Bavilu instead of their logo next season—hopefully that will be of some help."

"...It's alright, please let us take a look." Walter dared not let any clue slip by now; Danheng and Xing's fates were unknown, and Sanyue was still frozen in ice.

Black Tower asked curiously, "Didn't the Star Train already depart? Is the world really that magical that it would make you make a special trip back?"

“Because…we are in a dilemma.” Walter’s expression was grave.

“Especially after witnessing it firsthand, if Onphalus is indeed closely related to the stars, destiny, and even intellect, we need the wisdom of geniuses.”

Black Tower became interested. "Why don't you elaborate on the dilemma you mentioned, Mr. Yang?"

Walter looked exhausted. "Two of our most important companions disappeared without a trace after we entered Onfaros."

"In addition... there is another companion who has developed terrible symptoms that we cannot explain."

[Fou: Welt and Himeko must be frantic with worry. The entire pioneering team is in trouble, there are no leads, and they can't just rush into Onpharos. They can only watch helplessly.]

So I took action. Little March...frozen into an ice cube, Dan Heng...missing, Xing...fated or not.

[Himeko: Sigh, once the Onpharos matter is over, Miss Black Swan, please don't give us any advice... um, or please don't go near the train.]

[Fireworks: Please teach me, I want to learn your god-like initiation technique.]

[Black Swan: Uh… I don’t seem to be suited to taking care of children. I will try my best to make up for what happened with Onfaros.]

[Walter: We also bear responsibility for underestimating the uniqueness of Onphalus and letting the children explore it on their own.]

[Pam: The train conductor believes the passengers will return safely.]

[Bell: If there hadn't been video footage, Xing and the others would have been pierced through the carriage by spears as soon as they entered Onpharos. Dan Heng almost thought Xing was dead.]

[Star: Thinking back now, I still feel a chill; I almost exploded with Onpharos.]

[Bai E: Hey, buddy, you can't say that. But thankfully you're all alright, otherwise I'd feel guilty for the rest of my life.]

The scene returns to Onphalus, to Star's private bathhouse.

Mimi floated in front of Xing's eyes, her eyes narrowed and full of smiles.

"You're awake! If you hadn't woken up, people were afraid the giant's light would have cooked you alive!"

Danheng came down from the rooftop. "It's been acting very excited since just now... Did you feed it anything?"

"It doesn't seem to need to eat." Xing scratched his head.

"What are you saying!" Mimi stomped her foot, displeased. "No matter what, I'm still a... a cute little animal!"

"Hmm? Now that I think about it... how long ago was the last time I ate something? I can't remember..."

Just as Xing was about to explain, Danheng interrupted her.

"...It's alright, no need to bother translating. My intuition tells me it didn't say anything of substance."

"The time is almost up. The Golden Bloods are probably already making preparations at the heart of the Genesis Vortex, right?"

"Once you're ready, we'll go and witness the return of the flame."

Xing nodded, washed up, and entered the core of the Creation Vortex through the water basin in the bath palace.

Chapter 298 Trial

As Xing entered the vortex of creation, he heard Tinin's prayers. Following the sound, the two slowly made their way toward the central altar.

Upon stepping onto the platform, Bai'er, Aglaia, and Xia Die were already there, waiting for a long time.

Aglaia turned around. "Your witness has arrived, Bai'er. The return ceremony may begin."

Bai E looked over and saw Xing giving him a bright smile, as if to say: Keep it up, buddy.

"Lord Wan Di is not present..." Xia Die reminded.

Bai E waved his hand, "She already gave prior notice, Miss Xia Die."

“I told him that getting well is the most important thing. Don’t worry too much about the promotion ceremony that good comrades only experience once in their lives.”

His words betrayed his deep resentment, clearly indicating that he was eagerly anticipating Wan Di's arrival.

[Fireworks: Don't take it too seriously~]

[Paimon: Wow, I can feel Bai'er's resentment even through the screen. Wan Di, aren't you really going to take a look?]

[Xia Die: Such an important ceremony, without Lord Wan Di, feels a bit out of place.]

[Ling: Xia Die, do you ship those two too, hehe.]

[Xia Die: Ah... I... I just think they have a very good relationship and care about each other a lot, but they don't hold back at all when they talk to each other. It's a very strange relationship.]

[Star: @WanDi, if you don't show up and say something, your good brother and comrade-in-arms are dying to hear from you.]

[Wan Di: Indecisive, needing a whole group of people to accompany you to inherit the flame, you savior. I'll go when you inherit the flame... provided I happen to be free.]

[Bai E: I can't help it, I just like inheriting the torch under the watchful eyes of my friends, it's a pity you're not here... Wait, what did you say? This is the first time I've ever seen you agree to my request.]

[Aglaia: Wan Di is in a good mood today; the matter of the Suspended Peak tribe has been resolved.]

[Wan Di: Hmm, I hope the Ohma people will treat my people equally and let them live in peace.]

[Aglaia: Leave the rest to me. From now on, you will fight against the Black Tide. The honor you brought cannot be trampled on. I believe most people are reasonable.]

[Rest assured, Lord Golden Descendant. Lord Wan Di protects us from disaster. Anyone who dares to harm the people of Suspended Peak is an enemy of all of us.]

“I’m ready.” Bai’er turned around, facing the tide in the basin.

Aglaia nodded, "My master... please show him the way forward."

As Tinin recounted the story, the vortex at the heart of creation brightened slightly, and the lit sparks guided the latter forward.