Chapter 1305: The Ideal Sun
“I…” The Heaven Dog slowly steadied himself, then let out a bitter laugh before saying, “What’s wrong with me? Didn’t I say… this thing is the work of generations? How could it only be related to me?”
“Who exactly are the ‘generations’ you’re referring to…?”
“Follow me.” The Heaven Dog instantly wiped the smile off his face and strode toward the dark shadow in the distance. Zheng Yingxiong could sense that the scent of fear radiating from him had grown even more pronounced.
Just as the group was about to approach the dark workbench in the distance, the surrounding scene began to reveal its horrifying details.
Even Yan Zhichun, Zheng Yingxiong, and Jiang Ruoxue—who had long preserved their memories—could not find words to describe this utterly crushing sight.
Was that thing beneath their feet really an eyeball…?
Because they discovered that on top of this eyeball, other eyeballs had been “grafted.”
Those eyeballs were scattered haphazardly on the ground, making people mistake them for ordinary stones.
But every time they drew closer, they realized those eyeballs were deeply embedded in the floor, rolling around in terror, sending chills down everyone’s spine.
What kind of madman would think of “giantifying” an eyeball and then continuing to “graft” more eyeballs onto it…?
The Earth Dog had been silent since entering this place, his face ashen as if shrouded in layers of murderous intent.
The Heaven Dog took a couple of steps, then suddenly stopped, turned around, and asked with a mysterious expression: “Do you know what ‘compound eyes’ are? Doesn’t this giant eyeball look just like a compound eye?”
Yan Zhichun’s face was icy cold; she had no desire to respond to this man.
“It’s fine. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know. There’s no need to stay here.” The Heaven Dog’s voice trembled slightly. “These are all discarded eyes… useless…”
After saying this, he turned around on his own and walked further into the distance.
“He seems afraid of death,” Zheng Yingxiong said.
Yan Zhichun nodded after hearing this. The Heaven Dog’s state was indeed strange, but since everything was proceeding according to his plan, why would he fear death?
“This ‘sun’ is simply too overwhelming…” Lin Qin covered her mouth and nose as well. “Just as overwhelming as this nauseating place…”
The Earth Dog, walking behind the Heaven Dog, finally spoke up: “Heaven Dog, has this ‘sun’ here… always been like this?”
“How could it be…” The Heaven Dog sighed. “After all, a ‘Utopia’ is a ‘Utopia.’ In Azure Dragon’s hands… the ‘sun’ here can be replaced.”
“Replaced…?” The Earth Dog muttered the word softly.
“Dissatisfied with one ‘sun’? Then just swap it for another ‘sun’ under the cover of night.” The Heaven Dog forced a faint smile onto his sorrowful face. “All you need is to ‘giantify’ an eyeball, ‘hover’ it in the sky, and then add the ‘flash burst’ that only lights up during the day… Isn’t that a ‘sun’? The earliest sun might have just been a glowing ball, requiring someone with ‘flash burst’ to control it at all times. But Azure Dragon’s ideas were always so ahead of their time… He thought it would be much simpler to just turn the person wielding ‘flash burst’ directly into the sun.”
Hearing the Heaven Dog’s explanation, the group fell back into silence.
“Later, people with ‘hovering’ and ‘giantification’ abilities were used as ‘suns’… Then, as ‘technology’ advanced…” The Heaven Dog let out a laugh. “It didn’t matter who the person was or what ability they had—after all, you could directly ‘graft’ the ability onto their eyeball… That opened up even more options.”
Yan Zhichun looked down at her feet, feeling an inexplicable sorrow. The owner of this eyeball might once have been just an ordinary “participant,” but now she was hung up in the sky. She might still have her own thoughts, but no one would listen to her words, and no one could predict her fate.
“People don’t really care what’s above their heads. As long as it lights up the daytime, it’s naturally the sun.” The Heaven Dog shook his head and continued, “To make it more realistic… in the morning, it could even ‘flash burst’ while ‘hovering’… To everyone’s eyes, that would look exactly like the sun slowly rising, right?”
“And this is what you call a ‘masterpiece’…?” The Earth Dog asked with cold eyes.
“Isn’t this a masterpiece?” The Heaven Dog stamped his foot. “Do you even know what this is? This isn’t flowers, grass, bugs, or a black bear—this is a ‘sun’!”
“Then the current ‘sun’…” The Earth Dog paused again. “What ability does it have?”
At that moment, Zheng Yingxiong finally vaguely sensed the trace of those two words and whispered, “It’s the stench of ‘Tracking’…”
“Exactly. It’s ‘Tracking’.” The Heaven Dog said. “This is exactly what I meant by the efforts of ‘generations.’ It includes not only Azure Dragon’s ingenious ideas but also Sky Serpent’s exquisite technology, and Whi—”
The Heaven Dog stopped abruptly, as if all the words he was about to say had gotten stuck.
He pondered for a long time how to phrase it, then finally decided to abandon that sentence and changed the subject: “In any case, you’ve all come at the perfect time. This is the optimal state for the ‘Heavenly-level Moment.’”
Upon hearing the word “Tracking,” the Earth Dog’s expression sank even further. He followed the Heaven Dog silently, as if a plan had already formed in his mind.
As they spoke, the group had slowly approached the workbench.
Looking closely, it was a table carved from some strange material with bizarre patterns etched into it. It seemed to be made of stone, but that wasn’t certain.
It stood embedded in the open, foul-smelling plaza like a small desk.
On the surface of this table, many eyeballs were neatly embedded, five across and five down. They lay there like buttons, resembling either a bizarre computer or an abacus covered in eyeballs.
This “device” showed signs of frequent use. Some eyeballs were stained with blood, while others had bruises inside them.
“A masterpiece…” The Heaven Dog said with a bitter laugh. “No matter who becomes the ‘sun’… as long as this device is ‘grafted’ onto her… everything will proceed according to plan… Do you know which eyeball is the most ingenious?”
The Heaven Dog turned back and grabbed Yan Zhichun’s arm. She noticed that his hand had turned ice-cold.
“Look, it’s this one!” The Heaven Dog pulled Yan Zhichun in front of the table and pointed at the eyeball at the very center. “That Whi—I mean, there was someone who creatively proposed replacing that central eyeball with ‘Energy Storage.’ Do you know what the benefit of that is?”
No one spoke, but they all felt like the Heaven Dog was about to cry.
“Th-the benefit is that a single ‘Energy Storage’ brings infinite possibilities…” The Heaven Dog said. “The ‘sun’ is already mad… No matter what kind of ‘Celestial Art’ is transmitted to her, she will amplify it infinitely. This power even surpasses the ‘Heavenly-level’—yet she herself is completely unaware of it.”
The Heaven Dog lowered his head again and murmured, “It is precisely because of ‘Energy Storage’ that the ‘Heavenly-level’ can remotely activate the ‘Heavenly-level Moment’ at the right time, even when they are not on the sun… How is this not a great masterpiece?”
Yan Zhichun reached out and gently touched the tabletop. It felt warm, as if not only the “sun” was alive, but the table itself was alive too.