On the battlefield, the Silvermane Guards witnessed their comrades being cut in half and then miraculously restored to their original state. Instantly, as if injected with adrenaline, they began recklessly hacking away at the Divergent Creations.
This scene played out across the battlefield. Together, they shouted the will of "Preservation" before risking their lives against the Divergent Creations.
It was quite a bizarre sight.
Even Qlipoth would shake their head at this.
"It has already begun on the other side."
Kiana stood at the very top of the Pillars of Creation's canyon, turning her head to look toward the Outlying Snow Plains.
Then, with a wave of Kiana's hand, the hidden Angel—Samsara Garden—was fully revealed to everyone's eyes.
Everyone became even more excited as they saw the phantom of the Divine Tree swaying its branches across the sky, emitting a holy light.
They were truly bathing in the gaze of a god, in the middle of a divine miracle!
After returning from this battle, they would be able to brag to their descendants for a lifetime.
"Your father—your grandfather here—once bathed in divine light to fight against the evil Eternal Freeze and Divergent Creations to defend our home!"
Kiana looked up slightly at the super-sized Angel and blinked.
This Angel's ability, combined with her own God Ki, was enough to bypass the underlying logic of other worlds and briefly gain authority to modify world rules.
But time was limited. Once the world itself discovered it, she would be forcibly expelled and marked.
Gaining rule authority after that would be much more troublesome, unless her true body came to "reason" with the world itself.
Just as Kiana withdrew her gaze and prepared to look down at March 7th and the other two, a somewhat familiar fluctuation of Imaginary Energy came from above the planet... Kiana frowned and looked up as a familiar silhouette slowly appeared—
On the Astral Express in near-orbit of Jarilo-VI, Welt and Himeko looked down with solemn expressions.
To be safe, Himeko had already set up orbital cannons in a nearby orbit, ready to provide long-range fire support at any moment.
"I can feel the spiritual energy fluctuations from Stelle and the others. It looks like they've encountered something."
Welt pushed up his glasses and looked down at the planet, his tone steady.
Having mastered the spiritual energy of Spirits, they could sense each other's fluctuations when using their power as long as they weren't too far apart.
Moreover... Welt felt that if his spiritual energy connected with the planet below, he could somehow descend through some means of spatial movement... He wasn't sure if it was just an illusion.
"Welt, with Kiana there, Stelle and the others won't have any problems."
Himeko crossed her arms and spoke in a relaxed tone.
Welt glanced at Himeko upon hearing this, then looked at the orbital cannons whose silhouettes were partially visible outside.
You should listen to yourself. You're acting like you're not worried... You've even deployed the orbital cannons, yet you're telling me this so calmly.
Just then, Pom-Pom's shocked and somewhat hurried voice came from behind:
"A massive convergence of Imaginary Energy has been detected in the planet's outer orbit! The energy level suggests the appearance of an Aeon. The Astral Express is initiating defensive measures immediately, pom!"
Vwoom—
As soon as Pom-Pom finished speaking, the Astral Express was instantly enveloped in a blue particle-state protective shield.
"An Aeon...!? Conductor, what did you say..."
Just as Welt was about to turn and ask Pom-Pom, a massive figure appeared on the outside of the planet.
Beside him, Himeko's pupils contracted, her expression filled with shock. Her lips parted as she slowly said:
"The Aeon of 'Equilibrium', HooH..."
Why did this Aeon, whose movements across the cosmos were quite mysterious, appear at Jarilo-VI at this time?
Could it be that someone on the planet had resonated deeply with the Path of "Equilibrium," drawing HooH's attention?
Welt initially thought so too, but when he saw HooH staring intently at the giant tree that seemed rooted in the planet, he knew the other party might be coming for Kiana... So, Welt took out his phone, warned Kiana in the Astral Express Crew group chat, and then looked up at HooH.
Welt's gaze was deep at this moment, his fingers gripping his cane tightly.
Even if it's an Aeon, I will never allow them to strike at my companions.
Although he thought this, Welt knew his current ideas were somewhat whimsical.
To an Aeon, he was like a mayfly trying to shake a giant tree—overestimating his own strength.
If I could possess power like Finality, perhaps I could stall an Aeon?
Welt paused and instinctively looked at the ring on his finger; this was his Angel, transformed from the Witch of Forgery.
For convenience, he had never deactivated the Angel's manifestation to be ready for any sudden situations.
He might not have noticed that his handsome, middle-aged face was gradually becoming softer.
However, the change wasn't very obvious, as he hadn't used the spirit crystal's power extensively.
"Perhaps through the Witch of Forgery, I can briefly take on Kevin's appearance? Or maybe Kiana's...?"
Although he couldn't perfectly rerun the original's power, using a portion of the power of Finality would be enough.
Stalling an Aeon to let his companions escape should be possible.
If Kiana knew, she would surely say Welt was overthinking it—it was just HooH.
Although she wasn't in her true body, she wouldn't lose; it might just be a bit tricky.
But it didn't matter; she didn't hold grudges at all. When she returned to her true body, she would just come back and ask HooH why they dared to be so arrogant.
When you're out in the world, background matters. Is HooH's background bigger than hers? Say it out loud!
"This is truly..."
Himeko looked at HooH and gave a bitter laugh.
Kiana being targeted by HooH clearly didn't seem like a blessing now.
If she really was being targeted by an Aeon, and with the Astral Express currently stalled by the Stellaron, this was terrible.
"Don't worry, Himeko. I will take action when the time comes."
Welt pushed his glasses and said in a deep voice.
"..."
Himeko opened her mouth; she really wanted to ask where Welt's confidence came from.
Sighing deeply, Himeko looked at the giant tree, feeling the power of the spirit crystal within her.
She believed that Kiana, who could create such rule-based power, would not be weaker than an Aeon... HooH quietly watched the giant tree from outside Jarilo-VI, then turned their gaze toward the interior of the planet.
The people here, under the blessing of a certain power, had gained the power of immortality. Furthermore, the planet under the shroud of this giant tree... its rules were briefly independent of the universe's rule system, which was why they sensed it and cast their gaze down.
They would personally judge whether this power would affect the operation of universal rules and break the universal Equilibrium.
Unlike HooH, who only observed from outside Kiana's Barrier, Aha didn't care about any of that... Aha's mask appeared beside Kiana, circling her continuously.
[Aha's friendly tip: There's a stubborn fellow outside staring at you.]
Aha wanted to see if this little one with mysterious power would fly up and give HooH a couple of punches.
"Let them look. I can't be bothered with them."
Kiana shrugged and withdrew her gaze.
Even if HooH died, the universe's Equilibrium would function instinctively; in Kiana's eyes, HooH was essentially the incarnation of the universe's own Equilibrium.
If one died, a second would appear.
If the universe's own Equilibrium were disrupted, it would cause a huge mess, and she would be the one who had to clean it up. She was a bit too lazy for that.
Right now, as long as Equilibrium didn't act up and look for trouble with her, she wouldn't make a move.
[Then there's no fun to be had? Then Aha is leaving. Leaving for real this time...]
Snap—
[Ara-rare?]
"As expected, your feel is the best, Aha!"
Whoosh—
Aha's mask turned into a shooting star streaking across the sky.
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