Deep in the core of the earth, there is a kingdom where warm golden light flows.

A massive core golden root resembled a jade pillar supporting heaven and earth, its complex and mysterious veins flowing with immense life energy. Next to it, a fist-sized golden cocoon of light quietly hovered, emitting a soft, warm glow. On its surface, subtle thorn-marked patterns flickered like breathing, each pulse perfectly synchronizing with the pulse of the entire network of golden veins at the center of the earth, resonating with the heartbeat of the silent figure standing before the root platform.

Pei Du sat cross-legged, his body, shrouded in dark golden energy veins, like a statue of the deepest obsidian, casting a silent silhouette against the flowing golden light. His eyes were slightly closed, yet deep within them flowed a molten gold, a star-core glow. His profound gaze seemed to penetrate the outer shell of the cocoon, gazing upon the slumbering core within. A wisp of pure, gentle, terminal life energy lingered at his fingertips, like an invisible thread, gently and continuously connecting the cocoon to the light, nourishing the fragile yet resilient imprint of consciousness within.

Time has lost its scale here. Only the pulse of life flows silently.

I don’t know how long it took.

Buzz...

An extremely slight sound, but like the first heartbeat of a newborn star, came from inside the light cocoon.

Pei Du's eyes, which had been slightly closed, suddenly opened, and an irrepressible wave of emotion flashed across his golden eyes. The energy threads lingering around his fingertips trembled slightly.

The light on the cocoon's surface rippled softly and distinctly, like a pebble dropped into a lake. The subtle thorn-marked patterns suddenly lit up, as if coming alive, gleaming with a warm and resolute luster. The cocoon was no longer completely solidified, but began to beat like a heart, slowly but powerfully.

Each beat resonated with the surrounding golden veins, emitting a subtle, melodious hum. A familiar, warm, and freshly inspired soul wave, like a thawed stream in early spring, flowed along the energy threads at Pei Du's fingertips, clearly reaching the core of his consciousness.

It was no longer a faint throbbing, but a clear...calling.

Pei Du slowly raised his other hand, with his palm covered with dark gold patterns facing upwards. Carefully, as if holding up the weight of the entire universe, he gently faced the pulsating golden cocoon of light.

The light cocoon seemed to sense his movements, and its pulsation suddenly intensified! The soft golden light flickered like breathing!

Snap...

A sound so subtle that it was almost imperceptible.

A tiny crack appeared on the smooth surface of the light cocoon. A warm, pure, and infinitely vibrant golden light flowed out from the crack.

Immediately afterwards, the second, the third... fine cracks spread rapidly like a spider web!

Buzz——!!!

A warm golden light suddenly erupted, like the rising sun piercing the darkness before dawn! The light was not dazzling, but filled with a magnificent vitality that cleansed everything and nurtured all things! The entire core of the earth was completely illuminated by this light, and the flowing golden veins cheered as if they had been given life!

At the center of the light, the cocoon of light silently shattered and dissipated like a blooming lotus.

A figure, curled up in the light, slowly floated.

Her skin was as smooth and flawless as freshly frozen snow, shimmering with a faint golden glow. Her long, jet-black hair flowed across her shoulders like a flowing galaxy. Between her brows, a mark of eternal golden flame burned, like a star-like eye. Her long, slender eyelashes trembled slightly, like the flutter of a butterfly's wings, before slowly opening.

What kind of eyes are those?

Clear as the purest mountain spring, yet profound as the abyss of the stars that embraces all things. Deep within his pupils, no longer purely human emotions flow, but rather the weight of mountains and rivers, the vitality of forests, the rhythm of the ocean, and the eternal pulse of the planet's core. Warmth, tolerance, wisdom, and a supreme majesty, precipitated through destruction and rebirth, the embodiment of the planet's will.

However, when these eyes, which contained the stars and all things, reflected the figure sitting cross-legged in front of them, covered with dark golden lines, with complex emotions surging in the molten gold eyes——

The planet's supreme majesty instantly melted away. Ripples formed in his clear eyes, like a deep pool into which a stone had been dropped. A ray of pure light, belonging to "Xu Shuangyao," brimming with endless longing and the ecstasy of regaining what had been lost, flashed like sunlight breaking through the clouds, instantly illuminating the entire Xingyuan!

She hovered, like a newborn elf, her bare toes gently tapping the rooted platform shimmering with golden light. She said nothing, simply tilting her head slightly, her lips curved in a warmth that would have eclipsed the stars.

Then she stretched out her hand towards Pei Du.

Slender, white hands with a soft golden halo around their fingertips.

"Pei Du..." The voice was no longer transmitted by consciousness, but a real, slightly hoarse, yet extremely clear call like a newborn, like a clear spring dripping on a jade plate, echoing in the center of the earth, "I... am back."

Pei Du's seated form trembled violently! His hands, covered in dark gold patterns, subconsciously clenched, his knuckles turning slightly white. Within his molten-gold eyes, a complex swirl of emotions—ecstasy at recovery, profound pain, a boundless will to protect—like metal thrown into a furnace, instantly boiling and blending, ultimately transforming into a gentleness as tranquil as the deep ocean.

He slowly stood up, his movements imbued with an indescribable solemnity. His right hand, covered in dark gold lines, raised, no longer channeling destructive energy, but with an almost reverent gentleness, firmly and firmly grasping the warm hand extended towards him.

The moment our fingertips touch.

Buzz——!!!

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