Within the cold hemispherical space, the emerald green glow of life flowed silently like a warm tide. The secondary energy core, forcibly ignited by Pei Du's power of reversing the end, now resembled an ecological heart awakening after eons of slumber. The complex patterns on the surface of the massive metal tank flowed with a warm and steady stream of emerald green light, illuminating the entire space with vitality. The air was no longer thin and biting, but filled with a moist warmth with a delicate metallic fragrance.

On the platform, Xu Shuangyao lay quietly. A emerald green aura of life gently enveloped her, like the gentlest embrace of a planetary mother. The golden flame between her brows was no longer a faint spark, like a candle in the wind, but now burned steadily with a warm and resilient golden flame. Though not blazing, the flame held within it a powerful will to be reborn after destruction. Her pale face had regained its color, like fresh snow reflecting the morning light. Fine beads of sweat shimmered in the aura. Her long eyelashes, like the wings of a butterfly perched among flowers, trembled ever so slightly with her steady, deep breaths.

Pei Du sat cross-legged on the edge of the platform, his figure, covered in dark gold patterns, a silent silhouette against the emerald halo. His molten-gold pupils stared intently at Xu Shuangyao, the cold and burning simmering within them replaced by a deep, almost frozen will to protect her. The wounds on her waist and thigh, ripped by the Stalker's particle blade, healed at a visible pace, thanks to the combined influence of the power of the End and the surrounding life energy, leaving only a few faint red marks. One of his dark-gold-patterned hands, palm down, hovered a few inches above Xu Shuangyao, not transmitting energy but acting like the most sophisticated sensor, sensing the gradually stabilizing, revitalized pulse deep within her soul imprint.

The fragments of the core data from Source Key G-7 hovered like a cold ghost deep within Pei Du's consciousness. That vast repository of information remained silent. Instead, stimulated by the rekindled vitality of Xu Shuangyao's soul, it became like an activated probe, frantically scanning and analyzing the surrounding environment, the cold aura of order that belonged to the "cradle." Countless subtle energy fluctuations, structural resonance frequencies, even the traces of particles lingering in the air were captured, analyzed, and archived by these cold data fragments.

[Environmental Analysis: Cradle structure, secondary energy core node (life energy state activation).]

[High-dimensional space coordinate anchoring residue detected: pointing to the core functional area - the star core casting furnace (coordinate: Θ-7).]

[Weak mainframe logic scan fluctuation detected: Frequency: Λ-9, Intensity: Low. Status: Dormant Alert.]

[Abnormal spatial structure detected: The spatial folding coefficient in the core furnace area has increased abnormally. Energy reading: ??? (Unable to interpret).]

[Warning: Cradle Ultimate Defense Protocol energy signature detected in the core furnace area: Codename: Zero. Status: Dormant (energy threshold not activated). Danger Level: Extinction Level.]

[Suggestion: Avoid the core furnace area. Calculating the optimal path...]

The cold data stream rushed like a waterfall, peeling off the secrets of the "Cradle" area layer by layer, and finally pointing to the ultimate target marked as extremely dangerous - the Star Core Casting Furnace, and the extinction-level defense protocol code-named "Zero Return" that guarded it!

Deep within Pei Du's molten-gold pupils, the torrent of information transmitted by the data fragments was reflected. The Star Core Forge… that was the icy factory where the "Cradle" forged "Stardust Children" like him! It was the source of countless pain and distortion! Source Key G-7, the "Origin Key," its core data must contain the deepest secrets of the Forge! And that defense protocol, codenamed "Zero Returner"… the mere perception of its existence sent an instinctive, icy throbbing through the Eternal Star Core within Pei Du's chest! It was a destructive force powerful enough to threaten his very existence!

Just then!

Buzz——!!!

An extremely weak wave of thought, but with an indescribable cold penetrating power, like a stone thrown into a deep pool, rippled out from the flickering golden flame mark between Xu Shuangyao's eyebrows without any warning!

This fluctuation did not originate from Xu Shuangyao's own recovering consciousness, but more like... some dormant origin deep within the imprint, which was touched by the cold breath of order emitted when the source key data fragments scanned the core furnace coordinates, and spontaneously resonated!

The wave swept across Pei Du's hovering palm, and the fingertips covered with dark gold patterns suddenly felt a burning heat! The mysterious thorn mark on the back of his hand, like dry firewood thrown into a spark, suddenly burst into an unprecedented blazing light! The light was no longer a gentle flicker, but as dazzling as a supernova explosion! The complex thorn patterns seemed to come alive, instantly spreading to cover Pei Du's entire forearm, and even extending to his shoulders! A resonance from the deepest level of their souls and power, a fusion will that transcended the end and the boundaries of life, was completely ignited by this sudden resonance!

The light of the thorn brand penetrated Pei Du's flesh and blood, like the toughest bond, instantly connecting the cold End Star Core in his chest with the warm and rekindled golden flame brand between Xu Shuangyao's eyebrows!

boom--!!!

An indescribably profound and powerful aura erupted from the two of them! No longer the singular attributes of life or death, it became a perfectly blended chaos! Like the undifferentiated origins of the universe at its dawn! Cold and warmth, order and vitality, destruction and creation... Harmonized by the thorn mark, they blended seamlessly, becoming indistinguishable from one another!

This fused aura instantly penetrated the metal barrier of the hemispherical space, ignoring the barriers of space, like a huge rock thrown into the dead ocean of "Cradle", stirring up invisible ripples!

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