"Mommy, Daddy, you said you'd take us with you. Where are we going?"
The little dumpling, carved from jade and sculpted from marble, looked curiously at Lin Muci.
Lin Muci ruffled the heads of the two little dumplings, then she said seriously.
"To a... bigger world."
And before her eyes, a line of text appeared, floating in mid-air, visible only to her!
"World progress ninety-nine percent..."
"World progress one hundred percent."
"Congratulations, you have successfully become the actual controller of this world."
"Please choose."
"One, eliminate the original controller of this world."
"Two, leave this world, retaining a portion of your consciousness, to become—the Heavenly Dao of this world!"
These two options could be chosen simultaneously.
So Lin Muci chose both options without hesitation!
A white light flashed before her eyes.
She looked at the little dumplings beside her and hugged them tightly—
As for Ling Qianhe...
Wherever she went, he would follow.
Even if it were hell, he would follow.
So Lin Muci wasn't worried at all~
...
Lin Muci thought she would return to the interstellar world, to the square in the City of Steel.
But what she never expected was that beside her, there was only a void of blankness.
Her consciousness floated in this blankness.
Then, she saw a bright spot of light in the distance. The spot gradually expanded and inflated, transforming into a terrifyingly blurry, massive black mountain!
From within the black mountain, a deep voice emerged.
"Did you disrupt my expansion plans?"
"Do you think—you can stop all of this just like that?"
This colossal black mountain... was actually the Zerg Mother Nest!
She had been pulled into the void by the Mother Nest!
Lin Muci's expression turned slightly cold as she gazed at the immense black mountain above her.
"Why can't I?"
"You finally decided to show yourself. But revealing your true form before me means you are at the end of your rope, aren't you?"
"Otherwise, you wouldn't be crazy enough to threaten me with your true form. This is your last resort."
"You have already lost."
The Zerg Mother Nest on the opposite side threatened her coldly.
"Aren't you afraid... I will completely devour you?"
And facing the Mother Nest's threat, Lin Muci's eyelashes trembled slightly, but she didn't hesitate, directly letting out a cold snort.
"What's there to be afraid of."
"You are at your last breath."
"You will also perish."
"Without infinite worlds to devour, you will eventually expand to the point of explosion—becoming an eternal black hole in the universe. I only feel pity for you!"
Her words clearly enraged the Mother Nest before her!
Innumerable tentacles suddenly sprouted from the black mountain, attempting to drag Lin Muci into the countless black mountains, to devour her completely.
And in the next moment.
A dashing figure suddenly appeared before Lin Muci.
His gaze, slightly cold, fixed on the black mountain before him.
Then he spoke.
"Still refusing to let go?"
"You've cut off all means of survival! All the small worlds have slipped from your control, and you are about to vanish. And you still want to attack my darling?"
"Wishful thinking!"
And the black mountain let out a low roar!
"I am not reconciled...!"
"Everything was supposed to be within my control..."
"Why did you find a way to turn the tables in such a desperate situation?"
"If you hadn't fallen in love with her... how wonderful everything would have been! Humanity would have perished completely, and you wouldn't have been able to find the last ray of hope for humanity in such a desperate situation..."
"How could I possibly be reconciled?"
"I am not reconciled..."
The black mountain shook violently, and in an instant, it felt as if the earth itself was shaking! Lin Muci watched the violently shaking black mountain with a cold gaze and said.
"Your era has ended."
"Await your judgment of death."
The black mountain on the opposite side continued to shake, unyieldingly.
"I have clearly become a deity!"
"I control countless small worlds. I am the only true god in this world!"
And Ling Qianhe extended his hand.
In the dark, void-like universe, he focused intently on the chaotic land before him. Then, whirlwinds began to form in his palm. With a slight exertion of his fingers, these whirlwinds spiraled out.
He raised his head and stared at the black mountain before him!
Then he spoke.
"Your era has ended."
"Everything is over."
His words were cold and ruthless.
"The old god perishes."
"And a new deity will be born, bringing new glory."
"The new god will ultimately belong to humanity!"
A scream of extreme despair and disbelief erupted from the black mountain opposite!
"No—absolutely not!"
But like an iceberg under the sun, the black mountain began to melt. Ling Qianhe turned and grasped Lin Muci's hand.
And only when he grasped Lin Muci's hand did Lin Muci realize that he was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.
He held Lin Muci's hand.
The black mountain sprouted countless tentacles, attempting to drag them into the dark abyss.
To perish together!
Lin Muci took a deep breath. In this dark and silent place, was she truly destined to slumber with Qianhe?
The next second.
Within the darkness, there was light.
It pierced the dark chaos!
A brilliant stream of light illuminated everything.
It also blocked the black tentacles from reaching Lin Muci. A hurried and indistinct voice reached Lin Muci's ears.
"World—"
"Needs you."
"Remember..."
"The core source code..."
"I will have a chance to return..."
"You must remember..."
"This world will be different because of you!"
Within the light, a figure seemed to be walking towards the Mother Nest. It was a handsome young man. Then he spread his arms, a faint smile on his lips.
He turned his head, looking somewhere in the void. He knew a little rabbit was sobbing there, and he said.
"Yue Xiao, I will return."
"Don't worry."
"Even if you don't believe me, don't you believe your own master?"
The little rabbit Yue Xiao's voice was still sobbing, but soon the little rabbit perked up.
"Okay, I believe you!"
Light intertwined with darkness—
Lin Muci silently watched the scene, then countless temporal currents surged, and an immense force pushed her out.
She took a deep breath and heard someone whisper in her ear.
"It's all over."
Ling Qianhe held her and said.
"The Mother Nest has completely fallen this time and will no longer pose a threat to humanity."
And Yue Xiao hopped into Lin Muci's arms. Her voice was still sobbing, but she raised her head and asked Lin Muci earnestly.
"Master..."
"Will the main system... return, right?"
Lin Muci was silent for a moment, then she said.
"Yes."
"He will return."
"We will all meet again."