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On the stage of the Wanglong Star Martial Arts Festival, the poison gas released by Ophelia had already polluted the entire stage. In particular, the airspace above Columbia was completely enveloped by the deep purple poison gas, forming a large sphere, and the girl's figure was nowhere to be seen.

Just looking at it is terrifying!

People in the surrounding stands had already begun chanting Ophelia's name, just like when she won the championship with Wang Long, no one could stop her.

However, none of the audience noticed that Ophelia's expression had completely changed from indifference to astonishment.

Because her power remained exactly the same as before, without the slightest change, and had even begun to...

fall back?

The moonlight, at this moment, pierced through the poison gas enveloping Columbia and shone upon every part of the Sirius Dome.

And at that moment, the poison gas began to dissipate…

At some point, the cheers from the audience stopped.

Their voices gradually faded, their raised hands slowly lowered, and even the expressions on their faces became blank. They fell into silence, staring blankly at what was happening before their eyes.

The girl, bathed in moonlight, seemed completely unaffected by gravity, and slowly floated into the air…

Behind the girl, a huge full moon formed by three crescent moons was radiating dazzling light.

At this moment, a girl named Columbia…

No, the being named Columbia completely concealed her "humanity" and truly revealed what a "god" is.

Time began to rewind. All the poison gas released by Ophelia returned to her body along its original trajectory. Even the destroyed stage on the ground returned to its undamaged state before the battle.

It looked as if their fight had never even started!

"The power of time... is indeed no match for the rule of time!"

"And it will take even more time to adapt..."

Columbia is the moon goddess, and she only possesses the power of the moon. In terms of time, she is certainly not as powerful as Ishtar, who specializes in using the power of time.

But for this world, that's enough!

"Let me show you the real moon..."

Columbia stretched out her finger and gently drew a line in the sky, and a silvery-white thread appeared in mid-air.

Then, just like a zipper, the silk thread gently opened itself, revealing what was hidden inside…

A silver moon!

During competitions, the Sirius Dome is usually closed to prevent external interference, so the sky is completely obscured.

But now, with Columbia's actions, an incomparably beautiful night sky can be seen through the crack that has been opened.

The moonlight... is even brighter!

"Huh? What's this?"

Why did it float up?

"Is it Columbia's ability?"

In the audience, some people noticed the change in their field of vision.

They, who should have been sitting in their seats, seemed to have lost their gravity, and as soon as they stood up, they began to float into the air.

This was not Columbia's intention; it was merely the moon's response when she called upon it.

"Although it's not the moon of Teyvat, but..."

"It will still respond if I call out... Thank you!"

Columbia & Sandoni/Academic City: Chapter 39 The Power of the Moon Goddess

"Is that... Columbia?"

"What a nice view!"

When the moonlight enveloped the girl, she exuded an otherworldly aura.

Like a fairyland, like a dream!

At this moment, not only did the entire Sirius Dome fall silent, but even those around the world watching the live broadcast of the Wanglong Star Martial Arts Festival were also captivated by Columbia's beauty.

In a daze, they seemed to hear that beautiful song that had once appeared online...

"Sleep well, my little pigeon!"

Although they were thousands of miles away, the girl's voice seemed to pierce through the distance and enter people's minds directly, making everyone feel as if they had entered the courtyard of the silver moon.

Anyone who has seen this beautiful sight will never forget it and will remember it forever!

Columbia's image was thus imprinted on the souls of these viewers, even more so than Sylvia's.

But don't misunderstand, this is not because Columbia used the power of March, but simply because of the hidden, pure pursuit of beauty within people.

Just like in primitive times, when human ancestors would subconsciously look at the moon in the sky and regard it as a deity to be worshipped...

"What...are you?"

"Is it a human, or... a god?"

Columbia's beauty was enough to move people thousands of miles away, let alone Ophelia, who was standing below her at that moment.

Before anyone knew it, the white-haired beauty's eyes had widened, her pupils filled with disbelief.

Unlike the weaker Star Pulse generations outside, Ophelia possesses Star Power that is difficult for ordinary people to attain, almost reaching the pinnacle of this world!

Even Fan Xinglu, a thousand-year-old demon immortal, is absolutely no match for Ophelia in terms of pure stellar power.

That is why Ophelia is closer to the "essence" of Columbia than anyone else.

That's not human at all!

It can hardly even be called a living being!

In Ophelia's eyes, Colombia at this moment was like a "natural phenomenon," similar to an earthquake, avalanche, or volcanic eruption.

But Columbia wasn't that weak, because in a daze, Ophelia saw the phenomenon of the moon falling!

No, why did the moon suddenly appear like that?

Could Columbia really be?!

Before Ophelia could react, Columbia struck first. Like the March god from Doctor's Weekly, she pointed to the moon within the portal, and then…

The silver moon burst forth with an increasingly dazzling white light, unleashing a shockwave towards the ground powerful enough to destroy everything!

In the game, if you can't hide behind three stone pillars, you will be instantly killed by such a shockwave, no matter how much health you have.

Of course, the same applies in reality.

The impact of the moon is not something that just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can withstand. Even if Ophelia is one of the pinnacles of the Star Pulse Generation, she couldn't possibly do it!

The white-haired, red-eyed girl simply stood there, watching the oncoming light, and closed her eyes just as she was about to be hit.

Ophelia resigned herself to her fate.

If this is her fate, she is willing to accept it.

However, a smile had already crept onto the girl's lips without her noticing...

"Let's have a proper talk now, Ophelia Landorufen."

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She didn't know how much time had passed, but the expected pain didn't come. Ophelia didn't feel any attack from the light wave; she only felt a cold wind, just like the path she had walked when she was taken away for experiments...

and many more!

Ophelia suddenly opened her eyes, and what came into view was no longer the stage of the Royal Dragon Star Martial Festival, but a ruin polluted by purple aura.

Isn't this the very laboratory in Lezetania where Ophelia was used as an experimental subject? No one expected the experiment to go out of control, the power injected into Ophelia's body directly destroying everything nearby!

That happened many years ago. I didn't expect it to still be around today.

"But why am I here?"

"Where is the Sirius Dome?"

Ophelia looked around, but saw nothing but the ruins of the laboratory before her and the surrounding snow, until…

rustle--!

Footsteps approached from beside her, and Columbia's figure finally appeared next to her.

You should recognize this place, right?

A gentle voice came from Columbia, but Ophelia stared at the ruins before her, unusually silent.

"Yes, I was brought here back then, and then... became the vessel of this powerful force."

"This is also where I began to accept my fate..."

If this hadn't happened, Ophelia would probably be an ordinary girl right now, wouldn't she?

Staying in the orphanage in Lezetania, playing with other children who had also lost their homeland, and at the same time…

She is also able to communicate calmly with her friend Eurythm.

There are no "what ifs" in this world; what has already happened cannot be changed, because that's fate!

Ophelia's tone remained sorrowful, perhaps because arriving at this place that changed her fate had given her many thoughts, and she wanted to vent them to someone.

But Ophelia seemed to have forgotten why she came here in the first place…

"But I can change my destiny, just like I did, right?"

Columbia's words brought Ophelia back to her senses, and she remembered everything that had happened at the Royal Dragon Star Martial Festival.

Ophelia suddenly realized that Columbia seemed to actually possess this power?

She turned her head to confirm, but…

In the blink of an eye, the white snow disappeared, and the laboratory that had become ruins was gone, replaced by a dilapidated little wooden house.

Ophelia herself, due to an unknown force, suddenly sat down in a chair.

Ophelia never imagined that so much could happen in such a short time... The white-haired girl was completely speechless at this moment, but judging from the power that she could control at will, what Columbia had just said was indeed true!

"You didn't seem to enjoy yourself in that place just now..."

"So I've found a place that will make you happy, and I hope you can make the right choice!"

Columbia's appearance was quite abrupt; in the blink of an eye, she moved a stool to Ophelia's side and looked at the scene before them together...

It's just an ordinary orphanage; many orphanages around the world are like that.

But for Ophelia, the orphanage symbolized her past, her childhood…

Ophelia's eyes widened suddenly as a pink-haired little girl ran past her.

She knew that girl.

Who else could it be but that girl who keeps saying she wants to take me back?

Compared to a real young girl, this child was far too small... as if she had gone back to a few years ago!

"Julis? Why?"

Where exactly is this place?

PS:

When I was watching the plot before, I noticed that it was strangely similar to Doctor Strange.

Columbia & Sandoni/Academic City: Chapter 40 "The Moon Goddess's" Moon Singer

Ophelia had already met the real-life Eurythus, together with Sandone, and that night left a deep impression on her!

That girl named Sandone actually blew her into the sky?