Chapter 3002: Oh～ My Best Friend!
Upon hearing this, the Little Eye Boy shuddered, turned his head away, and ignored Jiangnan!
In the end, Jiangnan still transmitted the Realm Source Energy to Nian Hongyan, pressing his fingertip right into the center of her chest.
If there were no audience nearby, using his Heart-to-Heart technique might have been fine, but with someone watching and snacking on melon seeds, Jiangnan felt embarrassed. His main concern was that these two might take revenge on him later and tattle to Xuexue and Langmie, which would spell disaster for him.
However, the moment the Realm Source Energy entered her body, Nian Hongyan's expression changed drastically. Her face was filled with shock, and her Hongyan Immortal Body began to collapse uncontrollably.
She truly felt the vastness of this Realm Source Energy—it seemed to contain an entire world within it!
And this was merely the amount of a single drop!
How on earth did Lord Demon manage to bear so much Realm Source Energy?
At this moment, she realized the gap between herself and Lord Demon—it was a difference in life level.
Yet the World Seed also craved this Realm Source Energy intensely.
Jiangnan said solemnly:
(˵ಠĹ̯ಠ˵)"Guard your mind. Don't let the wear and tear of the Realm Source Energy corrode you. Transform your body into a form of will, and use the World Seed to absorb it, nurturing the World Seed."
Nian Hongyan bit her lip tightly:
(˵≥﹏≤˵)"O-Okay!"
Witnessing this scene, the Great Path World Tree understood what was happening but could only watch anxiously.
It might be able to set up a Heavenly Canopy to prevent all pseudo-creation-level powerhouses from absorbing its Realm Power to strengthen themselves, effectively trapping them, but it couldn't stop Nian Hongyan from absorbing Realm Source Energy, because that energy came from the Life Forbidden Zone and didn't belong to it.
This essentially bypassed the Heavenly Canopy's blockade.
Once Nian Hongyan cultivated the World Seed to a sufficient magnitude, she could face the world's pressure and create her own world!
In doing so, the Heavenly Canopy would be broken, meaning Nian Hongyan would have the qualifications to speak to the Starry Sky Will as an equal.
That was why Jiangnan, who came from beyond this world, was the variable.
Otherwise, existing within this world, living under the Heavenly Canopy, and missing the window period, no amount of effort could break through the Heavenly Canopy's blockade, because resource acquisition came from the world itself.
But Jiangnan's Realm Source Energy was different.
Nian Hongyan could only withstand three drops before she was nearly overwhelmed. Even though she had inherited everything from Qingcheng Xian and mastered the Six Paths Spirit Training Method, her willpower still wasn't as terrifying as Jiangnan's. Moreover, not everyone possessed the Eternal Glass Body.
He could only wait until Nian Hongyan had fully digested these three drops before giving her more. There were still over a hundred years left—no rush.
Jiangnan reluctantly withdrew his finger:
(͡°͜ʖ͡°)"Go digest them. When you're done, come back to me for more. During my time here, the more you bear, the greater your chances of breaking the Heavenly Canopy."
Nian Hongyan nodded heavily, her eyes sparkling with joy.
(∗❛ัꇴ❛ั)"Mm-hmm! Lord Demon, I'll go then?"
She was happy because Lord Demon said he would come back to check on her homework, which meant she had to do a good job on it!
Nian Hongyan left, and only Jiangnan, along with the Big and Small Eye Kids, remained.
The Small Eye Kid closed his book and tried to slip away.
But Jiangnan flashed over with a smile, throwing his arms around both of their shoulders.
(๑ŏ(๑◔ꇴ◔ิ๑)❍๑)
"Yo～ My two best friends～ Where are you off to? Since you're here, let's chat for a bit before you go～"
"How's the melon-eating been lately? Have you caught any juicy gossip? Have you been hanging around the Wanzu Xingkong Shijie? What's been happening over there? Anything worth recording?"
"Speaking of which, just let me have a look at the Starry Sky History Book, will you? No need to be so secretive! Even if you record things, I can see them through the Life Forbidden Zone, right? It's fine, I don't mind your ugly handwriting!"
The Small Eye Kid was fuming. He shoved the Starry Sky History Book back into his body and shook his head madly.
Not giving it to him!
(︶✽) Hmph!
"Best friend," my foot! Who's your best friend?
He didn't even know where to start complaining about this.
Jiangnan's eyes were teasing:
(〃ಡωಡ)"Come on～ Just tell me～ We're already buddies who've bumped shoulders and know each other inside out!"
"You must know something about the Wanzu Xingkong Shijie, right?"
Nearly two hundred years had passed in the Celestial Palace Starry Sky World, which meant about two years at home.
Without him there, facing powerful enemies, who knew how the situation had developed?
Every day, Jiangnan missed home. He would be lying if he said he didn't care.
Even though he had spent more time in the Celestial Palace Starry Sky World, it still wasn't his home.
The Small Eye Kid's expression stiffened, and he tried to disappear and slip away, while the Big Eye Kid's gaze also became evasive.
The smile on Jiangnan's face gradually faded, and his aura grew oppressive, like the calm before a storm.
"Something's happened, hasn't it? What's going on at home? Tell me. Don't hide it."
But both Big and Small Eye Kids shook their heads frantically, their bodies growing faint, clearly wanting to leave.
However, Jiangnan squinted his eyes. "If you won't tell me, then I'll assume something's indeed happened at home, developing into the worst-case scenario I feared."
"I'll take it as the worst outcome. In that case, I won't wait until the golden planet's dimensional crossing point to go back. I'll go home immediately."
"Even if I don't have a good method now, I'll think of one. I'll try every means to get home, no matter what it takes. I can't guarantee whether the Celestial Palace Starry Sky World will be destroyed as a result."
"Since you can freely shuttle between various starry sky worlds, that means I can too. You know how strong I am now. No one in this world can stop me from doing what I want, including you."
"As for what consequences might follow, that's not my concern."
Hearing this, the faces of the Big and Small Eye Kids turned green. They had just started a new notebook! If he destroyed the Celestial Palace Starry Sky World, wouldn't all their recording efforts be wasted?
Couldn't he just stay put? Why was recording the world's development process as a reference so difficult!
They couldn't let Jiangnan mess around; who knew what he would do?
The Big and Small Eye Kids exchanged glances, full of helplessness.
They had to tell Jiangnan to calm him down, or else he wouldn't stay still until the dimensional crossing time came.
So, the Small Eye Kid stomped his foot and began gesturing frantically.
Jiangnan frowned deeply:
(｡･ˇ_ˇ･)"Wanxiang was really taken down by Jiang Fan? That idiot—didn't I tell him not to leave the Dimensional Gap? Is he dead? What about the Final Plan..."
Then, Jiangnan's eyes widened in surprise:
Σ(°△°|||)"Wanxiang isn't dead? He's just been suppressed by Jiang Fan and turned into a puppet star?"
"He didn't kill him? That's impossible! With Jiang Fan's nature..."
The Small Eye Kid kept nodding and continued gesturing.
Jiangnan's eyes bulged:
∑(°口°๑)"Wanxiang's life thread is connected to Jiang Fan's clone? They're a destiny community? Live and die together? How did they do that? Can life threads even be linked?"
"The Final Plan is still moving forward, but not as fast as expected? The situation hasn't collapsed yet; there's still hope? Why? If Jiang Fan got Wanxiang, the plan should have..."
The Big Eye Kid looked serious and gestured wildly.
Jiangnan was even more confused. For the first time, he couldn't understand what the Big Eye Kid was gesturing about.
(๑•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣"What do you mean? You... you're saying there's a ghost silently guarding the starry sky? Because of its existence, the progress of the Final Plan has been slowed down?"
"A ghost? Huh?"
"What is a ghost? The Starry Sky Will? A remnant of an ancient era powerhouse? Four-dimensional? Two-dimensional will? That's not right—those two dimensions don't have wills, do they? They're part of the starry sky world."
Seeing the Big and Small Eye Kids shake their heads, Jiangnan swallowed. "You don't even know the ghost's true identity? It doesn't exist? Even you two, with your big eyes, can't see it?"
The Small Eye Kid nodded, also scratching his head in confusion.
Such a strange thing—even they had never seen it in so many starry sky worlds.
Jiangnan's brow furrowed, his face dark as water. Regardless, as long as the situation hadn't collapsed, that was good. Although Wanxiang had been taken, he wasn't dead yet, which meant there was still a chance for redemption.
There was still hope!
But the situation wasn't great either. Jiangnan gradually clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot.
"Jiang Fan... Jiang Fan!"
After a long, long time, Jiangnan suppressed his restless emotions.
"Two best friends! Since I'm not at home now, I'll have to trouble you two to go to the Wanzu Xingkong Shijie more often and bring back news to me—especially the major events worth paying attention to!"
"Otherwise, I really will start crying, throwing a tantrum, and hanging myself. Help me this once, and I'll repay you!"
"Even though I don't know exactly how I can help you, if there's ever a chance, if there's anything you need from me, just say the word. Your business is my business."
The Small Eye Kid proudly lifted his head. If you don't cause trouble and just stay put, that would be helping us enough, okay?
And now you want us to report to you every time something happens?
In all our lives, we've never reported to anyone!
We've always been free, eating melons wherever we want.
Why is it that ever since you showed up, we feel like we're working for someone else?
Dammit!
But what else could they do? To avoid wasting all these years of observation, they had to temporarily act as Jiangnan's informants.
Dammit! I, the almighty... hmph! Have actually fallen to the point of working for someone else!
The two watchers left, while Jiangnan, with a dark expression, returned to the Life Forbidden Zone.
He sat cross-legged above the Realm Source Forbidden Sea, beginning to take the final step of the Six Paths Spirit Training Method.
At that point, Jiangnan would evolve into an Eternal Divine Body, and his strength would undergo a qualitative leap.
At this moment, Jiangnan's eyes were filled with coldness.
"Jiang Fan! You'd better not go too far, or I'll make sure you pay the price!"
"A price you absolutely can't afford!"
Above the Realm Source Forbidden Sea, there was only solitude, with the light of Jiangnan's will shining brightly.
He charged toward the uncharted territory, launching his assault!
...
Time flew by like a white horse passing through a crack, swift as an arrow, days and months rushing.
In the blink of an eye, three years had passed in the Wanzu Xingkong Shijie since Jiangnan left on the Star Ark.
In another three months and three days, the dimensional crossing node would arrive...