180: The last hope, the coordinates to return home?!

"Several vanguard fleets... instantly annihilated?!"

Lu Yuan gasped!

Although he didn't know the scale and combat power of the Wanjiang Starship Army's fleets, as the executioner of civilizations, its strength was absolutely beyond doubt!

And that sword light, unleashed from Earth, could instantly annihilate them!

This... what kind of terrifying power was this?!

Holy crap!

Earth, you've been playing me!

"Yes, instantly annihilated. Along with those massive starships, they were reduced to the purest cosmic dust, not even a trace of energy fluctuation managed to escape!"

Yan's voice was filled with even greater reverence.

"That power... was grand, vast, ancient, carrying an absolute resolve and dominance to cut down everything! It didn't belong to any energy system known to the Sai'an Civilization, nor did it resemble any attack method displayed by the Wanjiang Starship Army!"

"Before that sword light, even the Wanjiang Starship Army's proud planet-destroying main cannons were as ridiculous as children's toys!"

Lu Yuan listened, his mind reeling, an inexpressible sense of pride welling up from the bottom of his heart!

Earth!

His hometown!

It actually hid such a terrifying trump card!

A single sword light, spanning the stars, annihilating countless armies!

What kind of grandeur was this! What kind of might!

No wonder Earth was able to survive that catastrophe!

It turned out that Earth was not a lamb to be slaughtered, but possessed a terrifying power capable of making even cosmic-level forces wary!

"What happened after that?" Lu Yuan pressed, "After that sword light, did the Wanjiang Starship Army not attack Earth again?"

"I don't know." Yan shook her head, "After witnessing that sword light, the crown completely activated its long-distance Space Warp, leaving the starfield where the Solar System was located from then on."

"After that, the crown began its long and solitary wandering through the universe."

"We encountered several life-threatening crises. To evade pursuit, to preserve the fire seed, the crown's power continuously weakened through battles and transits."

"Finally, in an accidental spatial turbulence, the crown was severely damaged and forced to crash into a nascent minor world called the Lost Water Realm, falling into slumber."

"There, the crown's power dissipated and merged with the rules of that world, gradually giving rise to new life, which was the prototype of the flame creatures you encountered earlier."

"the crown originally intended to slowly recover using the world's origin, re-establish itself, and await its time."

"Unfortunately... good times didn't last."

Yan's voice became low again.

"The coordinates of the Lost Water Realm were still exposed. The minions of the Card Continent found their way there once again."

"This time, because the crown had suffered too much power loss, it couldn't escape with all the fire seeds again. Instead, it was imprisoned by them using special means, and they tried to analyze its fundamental mysteries."

"If not for your appearance, perhaps the last trace of the Sai'an Civilization would have completely vanished into the universe."

Lu Yuan fell silent.

He finally understood the flame heart crown's wandering and the origin of those flame creatures in the Lost Water Realm.

It turned out that behind all this lay the elegy and hope of a lost civilization.

He was filled with sympathy for the Martian civilization, or rather, the Sai'an Civilization.

And he was incredibly curious about that mysterious sword light from Earth.

He looked at the system.

The 'Earth Human (Hidden)' column glowed brightly!

Could it be... he was an undercover agent sent by Earth???

Holy crap!

It's very possible!

"Sai'an..." Lu Yuan murmured the name, "Your Mars... or rather, your homeworld, was originally named Sai'an?"

"Yes."

Yan's voice carried a hint of relief, as if being able to be frank with Lu Yuan was a kind of liberation for her.

"My homeland is named 'Sai'an'."

"A civilization... that vanished into cosmic dust countless ages ago."

"Now, you are its new hope."

"Me?"

This crown consciousness, calling herself "Yan," had laid out such a grand and tragic interstellar epic, and its final focus was actually him?

He subconsciously retorted,

"Since your homeland has been destroyed, then you..."

"What do you want to do now?"

"Or rather!"

"What do you want me... to do?"

Lu Yuan knew very well that there was no such thing as a free lunch.

This "Yan," this crown consciousness carrying the last hope of a fallen civilization, chose to communicate with him so deeply and reveal world-shattering secrets without hesitation, implying some profound scheme behind it.

Perhaps it was revenge.

Perhaps it was inheritance.

Or perhaps, it was some more ambitious goal that he couldn't yet imagine.

"I am merely a wisp of residual consciousness imprint, long since without the ability to interfere with reality."

Yan's voice drifted softly.

"The flame heart crown is the last legacy and hope of my civilization."

Light and shadow flickered, as if, in Yan's words, they condensed the microcosm of planets from birth to destruction.

"It carries all our knowledge, all our history, and... a tiny bit of our understanding of the universe's origin."

"Through the long years, it has been searching for a suitable inheritor."

"One... who can understand Sai'an's sorrowful wish, and has the potential to rekindle Sai'an's fire seed in the universe."

Lu Yuan's heart suddenly stirred.

He almost instinctively interjected: "So... you chose me?"

This answer was almost on the tip of his tongue.

But he still needed a clear affirmation, a reason strong enough to support any decision he would make next.

"Your soul is very special."

Yan's voice rang out again, this time with approval.

"You possess insights and potential far exceeding the native beings of this world. This can be clearly perceived from your various responses when facing desperate situations earlier, and from the complex yet unique memory fragments within your soul."

Lu Yuan remained silent, listening quietly.

"More importantly," Yan's tone slightly deepened, "the depths of your soul have not been completely assimilated by the rules of this world."

"Although those invisible chains of law also try to bind you, your essence seems to have a natural... repulsion towards them."

"You are like a... star drifting outside its predetermined orbit."

Yan's analogy seemed to have a hidden meaning!

"This makes it easier for you to accept and understand knowledge and power from different civilizations, without being easily swallowed by their vastness or repelled by their alien nature."

"Moreover..."

Her tone shifted, "From your memories, I sensed your profound and ultimate yearning for your homeland."

Lu Yuan nodded.

"That yearning is so pure, so intense."

"The Card Continent in your eyes... is dispensable!"

"In your words, it's equivalent to a dungeon in your game."

"No matter how difficult this dungeon is, ultimately, it cannot compare to the main quest."

Yan seemed touched as well.

"Therefore! It triggered certain sealed protocols deep within the crown, related to 'return'."

Return protocol?!

"You mean..."

The light and shadow in the consciousness space, at this moment, also seemed to sense the surging emotions in Lu Yuan's heart, and began to rapidly flicker and change.

"One of the core functions of the flame heart crown is to perform ultra-long-distance cosmic beacon positioning and Space Warp after specific conditions are activated."

"This is also one of the foundations on which I can wander the universe!"

"At the time of its creation, it was pre-set with several important starfield coordinates, which were considered 'safe' or 'of special significance' at the time, for unforeseen needs."

"Some of these coordinates point to former allied star systems, some to resource-rich uninhabited starfields, and some... to the cradle of our civilization's origin, as well as strategically valuable secret strongholds we established in the universe."

Lu Yuan held his breath, waiting for the answer he most longed to hear.

"One of those coordinates..."

Light and shadow flowed, as if guided by her voice, a vast cosmic star map slowly unfolded in Lu Yuan's consciousness.

Countless stars twinkled, nebulae shifted.

And among them, an insignificant point was gradually being magnified, becoming clear.

"According to my analysis of your memories, and a comparison with the long-dormant star maps in the crown's database..."

"It points to the homeland you yearn for day and night—"

Time, at this moment, completely froze.

All he could hear was the increasingly loud, drum-like roar from the depths of his soul.

"Solar System, Third Planet!"

"Earth!"

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