158: Chapter 158 Stardust That Illuminates Hearts and [Those Who Make Wishes]

On the black highway leading to the Place of Honkai Beginning, the vehicles of the four teams formed a scattered queue, moving slowly under the red glow of the Magma Sea.

The Honkai cracks on the road surface were becoming denser, and black energy patterns writhed like living things.

The air was filled with thick [Honkai Power], so oppressive that it made it hard to breathe—until Sugar's crisp shout pierced the heavy atmosphere, suppressing the gurgling sound of the boiling magma.

"Talent activation! [Dream Star]!"

As her words fell, a gentle yet bright starlight surged from Sugar's chest, flowing like a mountain stream into the [wishing star lamp] hovering before her.

The originally somewhat dim golden star instantly glowed with radiance, slowly rising above the cloud Bastion on the inner layer of the [Seven-Colored Cloud] sphere.

Fine stardust, like golden snowflakes, scattered down.

The illuminated [Seven-Colored Cloud] sphere also simultaneously sprinkled stardust, which intertwined with the light of the [wishing star lamp] and fell upon every Host, bringing a warm touch that dispelled the gloom brought by the appearance of the [Herrscher of the Honkai], Klaps, from a spiritual level.

"Everyone, let's do our best!" Sugar stood on tiptoe, her face overflowing with a pure smile.

"We have special Talents, loyal Dream Spirits, and partners by our side! As long as we work together, there is nothing we cannot do!"

The moment the stardust landed on them, the originally tense nerves of all the Hosts seemed to be smoothed out.

The sisters of [Fairytale Town] immediately gathered around: Chocolate gently hugged Sugar's shoulder, Marshmallow hugged her waist from behind, Gummy pulled her hand and shook it, and Popping Candy laughed while jumping continuously, the worry in her eyes replaced by firmness: "Sugar is right! We will definitely be fine!"

Walker, captain of the [Road Overlord], threw his head back and laughed, slamming a fist onto the handlebar of the [hurricane motorcycle], the engine emitting a powerful roar: "Hahaha! Well said! A mere [Herrscher of the Honkai] wants to stop our [Road Overlord] from galloping? How ridiculous!"

His team members behind him also echoed, the exhaust pipes of the motorcycles spewing blue flames, their Battle Intent soaring.

Sun Miaomiao of [Most Journey to the West] lay on the lotus platform molded from yellow sand by Sha Luoluo, clutching her stomach and laughing, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes, her legs kicking alternately into the air: "Hehehe! Little Miss Sugar is too cute! Once we solve that [Herrscher of the Honkai], I will take you to meet the [Joy] sister; it will definitely be super fun!"

Tang Youyou also rarely curled the corners of her mouth, her fingers gently stroking the Xinhua Dictionary glowing slightly, and the [Mimicking Parrot] flapped its wings and shouted: "Go! Go!"

Li Mubai turned his head to look at Zhang Hao, who was focused on manipulating the [soul gourd] in the vehicle bed, and said with a smile: "We still have a secret weapon!"

As the emotions of the 19 Hosts were completely ignited, the heavy atmosphere was replaced by excitement.

Sugar smiled until her eyes curved into crescents. Just at this moment, a faint golden starlight suddenly emerged from her chest, instantly surging and wrapping around her entire body like a scorching sun.

A pure and powerful [Root] fluctuation spread out, like a stone thrown into a lake, instantly attracting the attention of Zhang Hao and Sun Miaomiao.

Zhang Hao's movement in manipulating the [soul gourd] paused. The [Eye of Logic] and [Eye of Numerology] operated simultaneously, and complex light flashed in his pupils: "This is... another new [Root]!"

Sun Miaomiao also sat up from the lotus platform, using the Talent of the [Person of Change] to perceive this sudden [Root] fluctuation.

Her pupils shrank slightly: "Such a pure [Root]... to be able to directly influence emotions on a spiritual level, what is this?"

The golden starlight lasted only for an instant before retracting into Sugar's chest, leaving her stunned in place, subconsciously raising her hand to check her [dream system panel].

The information on the panel refreshed like flowing water, and every line of text made her eyes widen, her face full of disbelief.

[dream system panel]

[Host] Sugar (Nickname)

[Comprehensive Rank] A Rank

[Dream Power Reserve] 21690 points

[dream coins] 177 (1 [dream coins] = 100 [Dream Power], only unilateral conversion is possible.)

[dream permission rank] LV2

[Communication Number] UVU204800 (Only displayed on the panel after "dream permission rank LV2")

[Personal Data]

Physical: A-- Rank (Contains physical-related abilities such as strength, agility, defense, endurance, vitality, etc.)

Mental: A++ Rank (Contains mental-related abilities such as intelligence, perception, energy value, energy manipulation, etc.)

Talent Root: Wish (Only displayed on the panel after "Enlightenment Talent")

[Talent] Person of Wishes (Special Unique Talent A Rank) (Talent Reforged - Completed)

[Wish Come True]: Can consume own energy, [Dream Power], [dream coins], etc., to realize one's own or others' wishes.

Can condense physical items (same function as normal items, can be food, tools, weapons, etc.), can temporarily attach special states to oneself, others, entities, or abilities (purification, strengthening, deterioration, proliferation, Fusion, scorching, freezing, etc.).

The specific consumption size is determined by factors such as one's own ability strength and the size of the wish.

[Super Wish] Consume as much energy as possible to realize a [Big Wish], with an unknown upper limit on the size of the wish.

[Wish Root]: Talent has weakly resonated with the [Root], specific effects need to be explored by the Host.

[Talent Characteristic]: Automatically absorbs subsequent [Dominators Gaze] or [Divine Blessing] obtained, converting them into growth resources for the Talent without loss;

[Dream Spirit] wishing star lamp

[Nickname]: Little Star

[Form]: Golden star-shaped night light, with a cluster of continuously rotating and flickering stardust in the center of the night light.

[Wish Stardust]: Can assist the Host in using the Talent [Wish Come True], reducing Talent consumption.

Can absorb and store positive spiritual energy feedback generated by the Host or others due to the realization of wishes, used for the Host's Talent consumption. The more positive spiritual energy feedback stored, the brighter the [wishing star lamp].

Dense text filled Sugar's [dream system panel], and Sugar was also very curious about the [Talent Root] within it.

But most importantly, her Talent had been reforged, becoming more powerful than before, and even the [wishing star lamp] had changed; a cluster of stardust symbolizing positive spiritual energy feedback was constantly rotating and flickering in the center of the star-shaped night light.

When Sugar discovered that all the Hosts from the four teams were looking at her with curiosity, Sugar scratched her head embarrassedly and said: "My Talent just evolved! Hehe, what a surprise!"

Hearing Sugar's words, the four teams fell into a brief silence, and then burst into even greater exclamations.

"It actually evolved just like that? Doesn't that make you even more powerful!" Zhao Hu widened his eyes and couldn't help shouting.

Lin Wan gently stroked Qingyu's feathers and looked at the rabbit doll that Sugar had given her when they first met [Fairytale Town], her eyes full of surprise: "The [Dream Star] Talent was already very powerful; wouldn't it be even more incredible after evolving!"

A flash of envy crossed Flora's eyes, which then turned into firmness: "My [Mechanical Plant] Talent is not weak either. It's just an evolution, so don't let your guard down."

Sugar was still digesting the information on the panel, her fingertips trembling slightly: "I have an idea; perhaps we can defeat that [Herrscher of the Honkai] in an instant!"

She looked down at the [wishing star lamp] hovering beside her. The light in the star lamp was several times brighter than before, the quantity of stardust was greater, and the speed of rotation was faster.

"It's not just the evolution of the Talent. It seems that Young Miss Sugar has also resonated with the [Root]. How does it feel? Am I right, Captain Sun Miaomiao of [Most Journey to the West]?"

Zhang Hao's voice came. He temporarily stopped the upgrade and modification of the [soul redemption vaccine], his eyes swept over Sun Miaomiao, and then he looked at Sugar with burning eyes.

"Your [Root] is very special. My Talent saw that the [fate trajectory] of this world has changed because of your resonance with the [Root]. The originally known inevitable ending has become unknowable. I think I need the help of your new [Talent]."

Sun Miaomiao jumped up from the sand lotus platform and looked at Zhang Hao with a serious expression: "Is this something that can be said? I thought [Root] was a secret~ It seems I was tricked by the [Joy] sister again~"

After speaking, she puffed her cheeks in feigned anger, then stuck out her tongue and said: "My [Root] is [Change]. I can change the shape of the Soul; it should also be able to help, right?"

Zhang Hao nodded and replied: "Yes, it can. My [Root] is [Fate] [Karma] [Logic]. I am now going to use the [soul gourd] on the [dream chaser] to upgrade and modify the [soul redemption vaccine] I transformed. This is the key to our victory!"

Sugar raised her hand and said: "My [Root] is [Wish]. It can make wishes come true."

Sun Miaomiao immediately asked loudly: "Why? Why can you resonate with three [Roots]? This is not fair!"

Zhang Hao chuckled, mischievously placing his index finger in front of his lips, and said: "It's a secret~ You have to help to be told~"

Sun Miaomiao used her Talent to change her legs into kangaroo legs, and with a burst of power, jumped from the [hundred-refined dragon steed] onto the [dream chaser] glowing with golden light.

Sugar also stepped on the Seven-Colored Cloud ladder created by Marshmallow's Talent and stepped onto the vehicle bed of the [dream chaser] covered with golden patterns.

Zhang Hao saw everyone's curiosity about the [Root] and shouted: "I don't know much information about the [Root] either! Once the mission is completed, I will tell everyone what I know! Now, priority is to defeat the [Herrscher of the Honkai]!"

While Zhang Hao, Sun Miaomiao, and Sugar, the three Hosts resonating with the [Root], were participating in the upgrade and modification of the [soul redemption vaccine], on the stage of the opera finale not far away, the [Herrscher of the Honkai], Klaps, pressed her slender index finger to her plump crimson lips and said in surprise: "Another [Root]! Hahaha! The opera dedicated to Lord [Dominator] is getting more and more exciting!"

With Klaps' laughter, in the sphere as black as ink in front of her, a golden spot of light flashed by, barely perceptible.

The final showdown of the opera, amidst the opposition of [Honkai] black light and [Redemption] golden light, was about to officially begin.