123: leave

The former capital of the Dragon Kingdom, now the center of the Blue Star Federation, the tallest skyscraper.

"Reporting to the Leader, the universal identity registration is proceeding smoothly."

"Within a few days, the entire Federation will have only one language."

"The Dragon Kingdom..."

Xia Zhou, sitting on the sofa, looked up slightly.

General Xu An, who was reporting excitedly, paused mid-sentence.

"Cough... Federation Standard."

A hint of speechlessness flashed across Lin Yan's face.

"Alright."

"There are no outsiders here, so stop pretending."

He looked at Jiang Mobai, who was stifling a laugh, and Xia Zhou, whose lips were slightly curled up.

"We agreed on this beforehand!"

"I'm not handling administrative affairs."

"If you guys try to back out, don't blame me for quitting."

Xia Zhou's expression turned slightly serious.

"Of course."

"Your only responsibility is to Cultivate!"

"Leave the rest to us."

Jiang Mobai also gave a light cough.

"Right, just focus on your Cultivation."

"Brother Zhou could handle the previous situation so smoothly; a unified world is child's play for him now."

Lin Yan gave the two of them a suspicious look.

"Fine."

Are these two old geezers planning something bad again?

Whatever, I'm leaving soon anyway.

He didn't have time to focus his mind on these matters anymore.

"Let's go."

"Take me to see it."

Seeing him stand up,

Xia Zhou and Jiang Mobai exchanged a glance and fell silent for a moment.

"Have you made up your mind?"

"Do you really want to do this?"

Lin Yan's expression froze, his eyes instantly becoming wary.

"Are you trying to back out?"

Xia Zhou was slightly speechless.

"I'm being serious with you."

"Given the current situation, there's absolutely no need for you to take this risk personally."

"After all, we don't know if that thing is what we imagine it to be."

"Once you use it, there's no turning back."

"Where you'll end up, how far the destination is from us, and whether you can return—it's all unknown."

"Or..."

At this point, he looked up at Lin Yan.

"Or rather, you might perish directly in a place we can't see."

"Compared to the visible but uncontrollable force protecting Blue Star, that thing is even more dangerous and unknown."

"Didn't you say there would be a reception team when you got that Starry Sky Battle Net prodigy token?"

"Even if you really want to do something, why not secretly start something like the Spark Plan..."

Lin Yan raised his hand to stop him from continuing.

"Don't count on that prodigy token."

"You've heard the words 'defeated territory' more than once."

"It's clear that the situation of our Blue Star in a certain region of the starry sky must be very bad."

"Enough talk."

"What you should do now is take me there to see it."

"I haven't even seen the thing you're talking about, so how can I make a decision?"

"If you won't take me, I'll go find it myself."

Currently, Blue Star has no King Rank resources, and the subsequent path of martial arts is still in an exploratory stage.

Having wasted an entire month just to Breakthrough one minor Realm to the first-grade Peak, and with a full 746% charge value unused, it simply didn't suit him to stay here any longer.

Since there was a possibility of leaving, why not give it a try?

No one was more suitable to be this pioneer than him.

Xia Zhou sighed.

"Fine."

He knew very well that he couldn't hide it.

No one on Blue Star could stop this guy... deep within the Polar Region.

"We were the ones who first discovered this thing back then."

"So this area was directly cordoned off."

Lin Yan's gaze swept over the slightly dim surroundings as he stepped out of the giant elevator.

"Is it because of that beam of light from the Starry Sky Battle Net's AI?"

Xia Zhou, walking ahead, nodded.

"Yes."

"We didn't expect that beneath the ground shattered by that beam of light, there would be something so miraculous."

Rumble—!

A giant door made of special materials opened.

Lin Yan looked toward the large open space ahead, and his pupils couldn't help but contract.

This is?!!

The two turned to look at the figure standing motionless, exchanging a glance.

"Quite shocking, isn't it?"

"We felt the same way when we first saw it."

Xia Zhou shifted his gaze to the other end of the giant door, his tone full of emotion.

"It's simply a masterpiece of nature; it's like a..."

Lin Yan's eyes trembled as he lifted his foot and walked forward.

In the open space stood a giant formation that seemed to be composed of countless stars, emitting an ethereal aura like a fairyland.

These stars flickered with faint light, weaving together into a magnificent and colorful scroll of the starry sky, forming a massive astrolabe.

In the center of the astrolabe, a faint, mysterious beam of light seemed to penetrate the ground and shoot straight into the sky.

This is... the aura of Huaxia!!

He was about to step into the formation uncontrollably.

"Lin Yan!"

Xia Zhou and Jiang Mobai's voices rang out simultaneously.

Lin Yan's body stiffened, and he stopped his movements.

"You said before that after someone stepped inside, they vanished completely?"

"That's why you believe it's a mysterious formation involving space?"

Facing the young man's question as he turned his head, Xia Zhou nodded. "Yes."

"How many people went in back then?"

"Did anyone ever come back?"

Xia Zhou shook his head. "Only two, and neither returned."

He paused and continued.

"So, if it weren't for the beast tide, we wouldn't have been willing to carry out the Spark Plan."

"So, you..."

Lin Yan took a deep breath.

This is a path of retreat specifically left for the descendants of Huaxia!

He was absolutely certain of this thought in his heart!

"There is no danger."

"At the very least, there won't be danger during the process."

"The unknown will only be at the landing point after I enter."

Hearing these groundless but certain words,

A flash of anxiety appeared on Jiang Mobai's face.

"Maybe we should find some more people to conduct a plan first."

Xia Zhou stared at the words "trust me" reflected on the boy's face, a flicker of complexity in his eyes.

"You've decided?"

Lin Yan turned around and looked again at the center of the astrolabe emitting the faint, mysterious light.

"Yes!"

"And if members of the Yao Race enter Blue Star again while I'm gone, you can come here too."

"Use it as our final path of retreat!"

Xia Zhou fell silent for a moment.

"Alright!"

Although he didn't understand why Lin Yan had such confidence in this formation that they had researched for years without a clue,

He believed in Lin Yan.

Jiang Mobai glanced at Xia Zhou and sighed.

He truly didn't understand why this kid wanted to take such a risk.

Under the gaze of the two,

Lin Yan stepped across the flowing light around the formation, onto the starry sky scroll, and walked straight toward the astrolabe at the center emitting the faint beam of light.

Soon.

As he stood still in the center of the astrolabe and looked down slightly at the beam of light penetrating his body,

The many stars that had been quietly flickering with faint light suddenly paused.

Boom—!

A circle of dazzling white light erupted, enveloping the entire formation and illuminating the whole space.

"Lin Yan!"

Xia Zhou involuntarily took a step forward.

"Take care!"

The young man's voice drifted out through the white light.

"Take care!"

The voice faded.

The white light dissipated, and the formation became calm.

But the young man's figure was gone.

"Brother Zhou..." Jiang Mobai walked forward.

Xia Zhou still stared ahead, his eyes trembling slightly.

"Why is this kid unwilling to say what he's carrying in his heart?"

Jiang Mobai's pupils contracted. "He...?"

Xia Zhou turned and walked slowly toward the giant door.

"He must know that the power protecting Blue Star will disappear at some point."

"That time is very close."

"But he just won't say it."

"Because he wants to shoulder it alone."