# Chapter 2352: Reappearance
Chong Feiyu's teeth were clenched tightly. Damn it, it's too late!
Once Jiangnan released the Black Hole Devouring Star, no one could stop it. Even she, a Star Devourer herself, would have no way to deal with it!
If that happened, everything would be over.
Xia Yao stared fixedly at Jiangnan. No! Don't do this!
"Qian Benying! Send me over! Hurry!"
Qian Benying wanted to, but she simply couldn't: "It's too dangerous! And there's no time!"
Zhong Yingxue said urgently: "Mila!"
"Instant of Time!"
The next moment, the world froze, and a golden sundial phantom appeared beneath the feet of both Qian Benying and Xia Yao!
Each of them gained an extra second of time!
Shrouded by a cherry blossom, an ultra-long-distance teleportation was executed, finally sending Xia Yao to Jiangnan's side just before the Black Hole Devouring Star could activate!
Time resumed its flow!
Xia Yao, disregarding everything, pounced on him like a wolf and hugged Jiangnan tightly!
"Stop! Stop right now! If you insist on leaving, then take me with you to die! You belong here! You do!"
At such close range, if Jiangnan insisted on activating the Black Hole Devouring Star, Xia Yao would be instantly swallowed by the black hole, with absolutely no chance of being saved!
Clearly! Forced into a corner, Xia Yao was using her own life as leverage!
If you have the heart, if you can bring yourself to do it, then go ahead and activate the Black Hole Devouring Star!
Even though Jiangnan believed he didn't belong to this reality!
How could he bear to personally end Xia Yao's life?
The warmth, the scent of her body, her trembling frame, the tears flowing from the corners of her eyes—all of it was so real!
Jiangnan ultimately canceled the Black Hole Devouring Star. He didn't want Xia Yao to be devoured!
He was about to teleport out of her embrace, but that single moment of hesitation cost him the chance to release his domain!
Qian Benying had already brought Jiu Lan over. The Stygian River Star Domain was deployed, directly sealing Jiangnan's abilities!
With a swift step, she rushed forward, her palm striking Jiangnan's back hard, imprinting the Stygian Death Mark!
Now, even if Jiangnan wanted to open his domain, he couldn't!
Wang Youzhi let out a long sigh of relief: "At least we managed to hold him down. That was too dangerous! Phew~"
Just a little more, and if the Black Hole Devouring Star had actually been released, things would have spiraled to an irredeemable point!
Jiangnan gritted his teeth, his gaze incredibly complicated: "Xia Yao, let me go! No, none of this is right! Something must be wrong!"
"Let me go! Let me go back and see. As long as I can return to that sea of energy, everything will become clear!"
Xia Yao kept shaking her head, holding on tightly and refusing to let go!
"No! Even if you kill me, I won't let go! Letting you go back would be the real mistake. You'd be lost in there forever, never to return!"
Jiangnan's eyes were filled with anxiety. That unfamiliar feeling still couldn't be erased, and a sense of fragmentation lingered in his heart!
"But..."
Zhong Yingxue hurried over: "No buts! Xiao Nan, calm down. No one needs you to save them. You haven't returned to the wrong reality. This is your reality!"
"It's just a cognitive disorder caused by missing memory fragments. Don't be afraid. Everyone is here, right here with you. Whatever the problem is, we'll solve it together!"
Jiangnan looked at Zhong Yingxue with a pale expression, even a hint of shimmering in his eyes!
"How can you prove that this is my reality? All the things you talk about, I don't know them. I feel like I've been abandoned, left out. I..."
Zhong Yingxue bit her lower lip, her nose stinging, and pulled Jiangnan into her embrace!
"No one has abandoned you. You've never been alone. Everyone is here. Don't be afraid... Take it slow. We'll solve the problems one by one. We'll find a way!"
"Don't activate the Black Hole Devouring Star. Stay safe!"
Jiangnan's restless emotions gradually calmed under Zhong Yingxue's soothing.
But his cognition remained extremely chaotic, and unease still gnawed at his heart.
Wang Youzhi winced: "Drag him back. Before the matter is resolved, don't unseal Jiangnan. Keep him under watch!"
A minute later...
In the Dawn Basin, everyone surrounded Jiangnan in a circle, staring at him intently!
Chong Feiyu, Qian Benying, Mila, Jiu Lan, and the others were ready to act at any moment!
Immortal Silk had tied Jiangnan up like a silkworm chrysalis. At this point, even moving was a luxury for him.
Even Jiangnan couldn't help but darken his face:
"The Stygian Death Mark is applied, my abilities are sealed, and I'm tied up. Don't you think this is a bit much?"
What kind of treatment was this?
Wu Liang looked troubled: "No choice! Brother Nan! Bear with it for now. If you go crazy again, we might not be able to hold you down!"
Jiangnan's face grew even darker: "I'm not crazy! I'm clearer-headed than ever!"
"That uneasy feeling of having lost something might be because I returned to the wrong reality, so I feel like there's something unfinished. I..."
Li Bing directly raised her hand: "Stop! Just stop right there! As they say, the onlooker sees the game best. Don't follow your own train of thought!"
"You're currently suffering from a cognitive disorder caused by memory loss. That's why you feel this way!"
Jiangnan argued anxiously: "Then how can you prove I didn't enter the wrong book page? What if! What if I entered the wrong one? Even if the probability is minuscule, I have to go back and check, or I won't be at ease!"
Wang Youzhi's expression turned serious: "Calm down. I know that possibility can't be ruled out, but the cognitive disorder from memory loss is more likely!"
"Don't forget? You used Baleful Flame positioning to return, like a lighthouse in reality!"
Jiangnan's eyes were complicated: "I used Baleful Flame positioning the second and third times, but not the first time. What if I entered the wrong one the first time?"
"And how can you be sure that the me in other book pages wouldn't know the Baleful Qi secret technique?"
Wang Youzhi kept scratching his head. Ahhh, this is really difficult!
The current problem was how to make Jiangnan eliminate this cognitive confusion, to make him believe that this was his reality!
To erase the unease in his heart. Because as long as Jiangnan had even a trace of unease, he would want to go back and check!
It was like leaving home but forgetting whether the gas stove was turned off, and wanting to go back to confirm that nagging feeling!
Li Bing's eyes flickered: "So we just need to prove that your memories were really just lost, not that you never experienced any of this with everyone, and that these things never happened, right?"
Jiangnan looked at Shanmao, at Lan, at Xueli with a complicated gaze, saying nothing. No one knew what was going through his mind at that moment, or what he was doubting.
And just then, Liu Mang suddenly raised his hand:
☻ﾂ"I! I have an idea! Let me try!"
Everyone's attention immediately focused on Liu Mang!
Wu Liang swallowed: "What's your plan?"
Liu Mang scratched his head: "I roughly understand. You want to prove that Nan Shen really lost his memory, right? Then let's go through it from the beginning!"
"Everyone present here, many of you have been with Nan Shen through the whole journey, right? You must have experienced many things with Nan Shen!"
"So let's find the missing parts and help Nan Shen fill them in through everyone's memories, okay?"
"Don't forget! Besides being dark, I also have the nickname Projector!"
Li Bing's eyes lit up: "That's not a bad idea. It might help Jiangnan regain his sense of identification!"
"Jiangnan? What do you say?"
Jiangnan's gaze dimmed, and he nodded silently. Besides that, there didn't seem to be any other way!
And it would be a good chance to see if the past he experienced was the same as everyone else's, to see if they aligned!
Liu Mang stepped forward, placing his hand on the back of Jiangnan's head: "Nan Shen! I'll start. Don't resist. Just hide the memories you don't want to show!"
Jiangnan nodded!
Liu Mang immediately activated his ability: "Domain Expansion • Fantasy World!"
Infinite multicolored light burst forth from Liu Mang's mind, transforming the surrounding scenery!
Simulating the world and scenes from Jiangnan's memory!
It was a bustling night market, full of the atmosphere of everyday life!
There was Jiangnan, wearing floral-patterned underwear and small slippers, sitting on a small stool, holding a loudspeaker, hawking excitedly—still in first-person perspective!
This Jiangnan wasn't as mature and steady as he was now, radiating a youthful, immature aura!
"Socks, shorts, hair ties, hairpins! Cheap! The bastard factory owner..."
Jiangnan's face darkened: (̿▀̿益▀̿̿٥)"You're starting too early! Where did you go with that? I remember all that clearly!"
Chong Feiyu, Jiu Lan, and even Akali from the Bully Gang were shocked!
What the hell?
Boss Nan Shen was a street vendor before he debuted?
That actually happened?
Liu Mang broke out in a cold sweat: "Th-then where should I start?"
Jiangnan said irritably: "Start from when I saved Sister Shanmao. I have no memory of that! Right after I came out of the Void Sea!"
Liu Mang nodded. The next moment, the fantasy world shifted again!
And the scene turned to the entrance of the Void Sea, the battle with the Dimensional Dragon Loach. Uncle Li and Wang Dalei even came to help!
After the battle ended, Uncle Li used a space sphere to bring the floating island back to the forward base!
Liu Mang's fantasy world instantly pulled everyone back into distant memories!
Xia Yao anxiously pointed at the floating island:
☚(๑ᵒ̌﹏ᵒ̌)"Xiao Nan! This island! You later pulled it back to the academy, chained it up, and even moved the villa onto it, right?"
Zhong Yingxue nodded repeatedly: "Little Rabbit Bastard! The Space Rabbit was brought back with the Sky Island! Because the Dragon Loach ate, slept, and beat up the rabbit!"
"Your Warp Bubble skill was inherited from the Dragon Loach!"
Mila quickly added: "Fake death! Brother Jiangnan even faked death, making everyone cry so hard! Big Guy mistakenly carved the wrong words on the tombstone!"
Xia Yao raised her hand: "I even opened you up to take out the Spirit-Binding Bead! Xiao Nan? Have you forgotten all of that? This all matches up, right?"
Zhong Yingxue and the others who had experienced all of this with Jiangnan kept talking about things that had happened, all wonderful memories!
In Jiangnan's memories, there were them. In their memories, there was Jiangnan!
At that moment, Jiangnan suddenly quieted down, staring blankly at the memories he had revealed!
The things that Xuexue and the others said—he remembered them all. He had experienced them personally. He remembered the anxiety during the fake death, the mistaken words Wu Liang had carved on the tombstone!
He remembered that Sky Island...
But as the memory played back to the point where they returned from the Void Sea to the forward base, after paying respects to the fallen...
It suddenly blurred, until finally, the entire fantasy world collapsed and turned pitch black!
Jiangnan frowned: "What's wrong?"
Everyone's expressions also stiffened!
Liu Mang's face turned dark: "There's nothing after that..."