Chapter 2153: Uncontrollable Restlessness in the Heart
Taoyuan Star had already been built into quite a sight now!
Countless dreamy interstellar cities had been erected on the planet, and outside the cities were peach groves so beautiful they made you want to cry!
As the main planet where humanity was stationed, Taoyuan Star bore an immense responsibility, serving as a bridge!
It was now under the jurisdiction of the Lan Xing Spirit Martial Alliance!
All humans, the moment they stepped out of Lan Xing and arrived at Taoyuan Star, regardless of identity, nationality, or skin color!
In the starry sky, they all shared one common name: Human!
And at this moment, the people stationed on Taoyuan Star were all gazing toward the direction of the equator!
There, another interstellar city stood, named Pioneer City!
The Pioneer Academy, which had suffered devastating destruction during the global spirit calamity, had been rebuilt on Lan Xing!
And Pioneer City on Taoyuan Star served as the space branch academy!
Students who had reached a certain level, or Pioneers, could come to Pioneer City for training!
Pioneer City was also a concentration camp for the younger generation, the first stop on their journey to the starry sky!
It was named this way precisely to pay tribute to the human pioneers who had opened up the interstellar era!
There was even a statue of Jiangnan standing in the city, already a legend, you know?
But it seemed Jiangnan still hadn't graduated from Pioneer Academy yet; he was still a student...
He hadn't received his diploma yet...
Countless people watched the fiery red clouds above Pioneer City, the blazing light even dyeing the sky red!
And the people on Taoyuan Star were already used to this; recently, Transcendents were lining up to ascend!
A couple of days ago, the two big girls from the Luo family had also become Transcendents, and now here came another one!
But the commotion from this Transcendent ascension seemed a bit too big!
At the Pioneer City Starry Sky Camp Training Ground!
Xia Yao, Wu Liang, Xiong Er, Xiao Jiuwo, Mila, and Lan were all excitedly watching the fiery clouds above!
(งᵒ̌ꇴᵒ̌)ง "Let me see? Let me see? Did Xuexue successfully break through? Nice! I told you taking an oath works! She's Transcendent now, huh?"
Xia Yao happily punched the air, as if she were even happier than if she had broken through herself!
She had already reached Dao Heaven Peak herself, just one step away from breaking through. Wu Liang had just reached Dao Heaven Ten a few days ago.
Even Mila was at Star Glory Rank! Lan was already Diamond!
During these days, everyone had been using the Star Source Gathering Spell Array in Pioneer City, with a massive supply of Star Source Energy Blocks every moment!
They didn't have to worry about resources at all; it was like being immersed in Star Source Energy!
Their level increases were naturally terrifying, and as for sleeping, that simply didn't exist!
Xiao Nan had gone to prison, and at least... at least before he came back, they had to reach Transcendent!
That was the promise they made when seeing Xiao Nan off!
Zhong Yingxue had been training like crazy, and it had only been about two months!
And she had already successfully charged into Transcendent!
Wu Liang looked on with envy: "I can't be left behind either, can I? Transcendent?"
Qian Benying swallowed a mouthful of saliva:
(⸝⸝ᵒ̴̶̷᷄～ᵒ̴̶̷᷅⸝⸝) "Eh? Taking an oath and setting a flag really works that well?"
She was anxious too, you know? She remembered when Jiangnan was still a nobody, she was already Diamond, the leader of the Sakura Group, dominating the scene, okay?
But now Jiangnan's teammates were all Transcendent!
And she was still only Dao Heaven Peak?
Was she really that trash?
Should... should she also try taking an oath?
Xia Yao urged: (乛̫乛๑) "Hurry up and swear! It works great! Xiao Nan just didn't have that luck!"
Qian Benying broke out in a cold sweat on her forehead. Did Jiangnan know about this?
Just as she was about to take the plunge, Olivia appeared with an atomic transmission, rushing over anxiously!
With worried eyes:
(งᵒ̌жᵒ̌)ง "I'm telling you, big troub—"
Before she could finish, she abruptly stopped, her eyes wide!
Everyone looked at Olivia in confusion!
Xia Yao tilted her head:
(๑•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "What about the big trouble? You're only saying half! You'll end up with no partner later!"
Olivia smiled bitterly: "I'll wait until Sister Xue finishes her breakthrough to tell you!"
As she spoke, she also looked up at the sky, feeling as if her pride was being trampled into the ground without mercy!
She was supposed to be a genius beauty, but she still hadn't succeeded in breaking through to Star Breaker!
During this time, more than ten people on Taoyuan Star had broken through to Star Breaker!
It made Olivia's head spin, and she couldn't help but doubt her own identity as a genius beauty!
Above the clouds, infinite flames gathered, threads of fire converging into a human form!
Finally, it took the shape of Zhong Yingxue, her long black hair fluttering in the wind like ignited flames!
She wore a white dress, cold and stunningly beautiful, her bare feet lightly treading on the void, with a burning fire lotus blooming at her toes!
At this moment, terrifying arching prominences swirled around Zhong Yingxue, distorting the space around her!
Her beautiful eyes opened, the red fading from her pupils, returning to black!
Standing on the clouds, longing in her eyes, she gazed into the boundless starry sky!
She wasn't looking at the dazzling Thousand Stars City, but deeper into the stars, toward the direction... of Ming He Death Prison!
Finally, all the Transcendent aura on Zhong Yingxue calmed down, not a single trace of her power leaking out, making her look as ordinary as a normal young girl!
Her lips moved slightly as she murmured:
"I've kept the promise... Xiao Nan, why aren't you back yet? I miss you so much, so, so much..."
"It's okay if you're a little late, but you must come home safely..."
Below the clouds, Xia Yao called out excitedly, pulling Zhong Yingxue back to reality from her longing!
Instantly, Zhong Yingxue's figure scattered into sparks!
When she reappeared, she was already beside everyone, a gentle smile on her face!
(∗❛ั◡❛ั) "I'm Transcendent now..."
٩(๑˃̶͈̀ꇴ˂̶͈́)۶ "Yahooo~"
Before Zhong Yingxue could react, Xia Yao leaped and hugged her, rubbing her face against her chest!
Mila and Lan also excitedly hugged her, offering lollipops as congratulations!
Qian Benying bit her sleeve and ground her teeth!
(∗థ皿థ)…
Jealousy was twisting her beyond recognition!
Xiong Er swallowed:
(｡•̫•｡｀) "Xiong Da, want a hug—"
(͡°㉨͡°) "Scram!"
(｡•⍸•｡｀) "Got it!"
(｡•̫•｡｀) "Xiao Jiuwo, want a hug—"
(◕ˇ～ˇ) "Roll away!"
"Got it..."
Olivia was also happy for Zhong Yingxue: "You broke through to Star Breaker? Do you have a domain? What's it like? Is it pow—"
Before she could finish, Olivia's expression froze!
(◞‸◟) "Okay, don't say it, forget I asked..."
Why did she even ask? It was redundant!
Zhong Yingxue smiled: "Haven't used it yet, not very familiar. Anyway, Xiao Ya, what brings you here?"
Xia Yao tilted her head: (๑•̌.•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "What's the matter? You don't want to end up without a partner, do you?"
Olivia took a deep breath, her expression serious:
(ಠ～ಠ˵) "If... if I tell you, you must control your emotions. Don't get angry. Seriously, don't get angry. Don't do anything impulsive!"
Zhong Yingxue's face suddenly darkened, and Xia Yao's eyes narrowed instantly!
Olivia broke out in a cold sweat on her forehead!
Damn, the atmosphere was already wrong before she even started!
Wu Liang said nervously: "Is it news about Brother Nan?"
Olivia nodded with difficulty: "Actually, Wen Ge has been asking around about Nan Shen's situation. The Minghe Star Domain is isolated from the world; outsiders don't know what's going on inside..."
"But Wen Ge still managed to get Nan Shen's recent status information through a friend in First Light!"
"He didn't tell me originally, but I used my Precognition to simulate and steal the scenario of opening that folder, so I saw it..."
Wen Ge had been sweating profusely when he ran into Olivia!
Although they only met briefly, he wasn't sure if Olivia had simulated and predicted anything!
Zhong Yingxue's expression also became tense: she asked urgently:
(งᵒ̌﹏ᵒ̌)ง "How is Xiao Nan doing in there?"
Olivia sighed, waved her hand: "See for yourselves..."
Suddenly, 15 photos materialized out of thin air in the void!
In the photos, Jiangnan was covered in wounds, dripping with blood. In the worst injuries, you could even see stark white bones!
He was trying to crawl but falling to the ground, while the perpetrator was smiling and making celebratory gestures!
As if declaring their victory!
All 15 photos were different!
The moment she saw them, Zhong Yingxue's eyes flew wide open, feeling as if thousands of knives were stabbing into her heart at the same time!
Tearing it into a thousand holes, a heart-wrenching pain so intense it made it impossible for her to breathe, her ears ringing!
The tears that flowed out of her eyes evaporated instantly from the high temperature!
Xiao Nan was enduring such inhumane treatment in Ming He Death Prison?
While humanity was rapidly developing, Xiao Nan was being abused! While everyone was training, Xiao Nan was beaten to the brink of death again and again!
While everyone was eating, laughing, and celebrating, Xiao Nan was curled up alone in a corner, silently licking his wounds!
Yearning to go home, missing everyone...
Zhong Yingxue was about to go mad. No one could stay rational when they saw their beloved being beaten like this by someone else!
Over the past month and a half, how much abuse and punishment had Xiao Nan endured?
Every time she thought about it, Zhong Yingxue couldn't control the murderous intent in her heart!
"How... DARE! They!"
"Boom!"
Infinite heat erupted from Zhong Yingxue, instantly evaporating the entire training ground!
The flames on her body turned completely pitch black, burning silently, deadly yet quiet!
Zhong Yingxue had now completely turned into a figure of pure black flames, her blurred features showing an extremely ferocious expression!
Even though everyone was so close to Zhong Yingxue, what they felt was not blazing heat, but bone-piercing cold and a murderous intent as solid as substance!
Everything around seemed to be wailing!
Xia Yao gritted her teeth. Damn, Xuexue was going dark!
So far, Xuexue had only gone dark once, when Xiao Nan faked his death!
She wanted to stop Xuexue, but she couldn't hold back either. Her fists were clenched so tightly that red blood dripped from her palms without her realizing it!
Her eyes, filled with killing intent, stared fixedly at the photo of Jiu Lan, hatred reaching the heavens!
"To hurt Xiao Nan like this, no matter who you are, I will kill you! By any means necessary! Bite you to death!"
"I, Xia Yao, swear! No rest until one of us is dead!"