Xiao Ling wielded the Heavenly Book, fending off each ray of light. Though arduous, she managed to hold on.
Suddenly, it was as if countless spaces appeared in the air, and from these spaces emerged an endless stream of light and energy. The light intensified dramatically, and caught off guard, Xiao Ling was severely wounded, sent flying backward and crashing to the ground.
Without a moment's pause, she sprang up the instant she landed and charged towards Mo Qi.
This was a fight to the death!
Mo Qi was greatly alarmed and dared not delay, unleashing the Heaven-Splitting Axe. Xiao Ling's divine energy shield was cleaved open, and her body gradually dissolved into an illusion. However, before she vanished, she passed the Heavenly Book to Mo Qi, saying, "The Heavenly Book guides people. I hope with it in your hands, you can truly unleash its power."
Mo Qi watched her form dissipate, his heart filled with immense sorrow. "Why do this?"
"For no reason. This is my fate. In truth, I wanted to fight you to the death. If I won, I would do the things you are meant to do. But if I cannot even defeat you, then I am not qualified to do those things."
Mo Qi was speechless. His ideas were too extreme; how could he argue with him?
"However, you still have a difficult path ahead. Do not think that by defeating me, you can defeat them. Xiao Wu knows their strength, but you... are still far from it," Xiao Ling said intermittently.
As her form blurred and her voice weakened, she eventually fell silent, vanishing into the vast expanse along with her figure.
Mo Qi put away the Heavenly Book, gazing into the void, his heart heavy with sadness. After a long sigh, he murmured, "How terrifying are they? You have the thought to confront them, but not the courage."
Zhu Yan also sighed. "I don't know. Is this path right or wrong?"
"What do we need to do next?" Mo Qi asked, looking at Zhu Yan.
Zhu Yan replied, "Use the Heavenly Book to find Chaos, and then kill her."
"How do I find her? I don't know how to use it!" Mo Qi held the Heavenly Book, flipping it back and forth.
"Don't ask me, I don't know either." Zhu Yan said.
"If I had known, you shouldn't have been so heavy-handed and killed Xiao Ling so quickly. Who else knows how to find Chaos now?"
Mo Qi seemed to have a sudden realization. "Perhaps this is why he sought death. He didn't want us to find Chaos at all."
Immediately after, he began hitting the Heavenly Book furiously. "Chaos, Chaos, come out quickly, come out quickly!"
Zhu Yan, Zi Luo, and Lian Xin all gave him a look of utter disbelief. "Has he gone mad?"
At that moment, as if struck by inspiration, Mo Qi suddenly felt that danger was once again descending upon the Milky Way world.
Looking up, he saw countless stars flowing like a river, as if the Milky Way had never run dry.
Perhaps, the River God had never left.
Mo Qi felt a warmth spread through his heart.
However, from the direction of the Sun Star, another star world from the Golden River world was colliding.
"This can't go on like this. How many people can we sacrifice? Is there any foolproof plan?" Mo Qi said, looking into the distance.
"What are you mumbling about?" Zi Luo asked him.
Zhu Yan also sensed the power and said, "He's saying that the threat from the Golden River world has returned."
"What should we do?" Mo Qi stroked his chin. "Is it possible to turn the stars of the Golden River world into stars of the Milky Way world, and have them rotate together?"
Zhu Yan's eyes lit up, then dimmed. "I know what you're trying to do, but it's very difficult. With our strength, we can't possibly achieve it."
"Then let's find more people," Mo Qi said resolutely.
"Alright, let's go to the Dark World then," Zhu Yan said. "I don't even know why I'm going along with your antics."
"Because you believe that what I'm doing can save all beings, and because beneath your wicked exterior, you actually have a kind heart," Mo Qi smiled.
"You, you're mocking me, aren't you?"
"No, it's pure praise."
"When you say find more people, you just want to find that old hag to help, don't you? But if we go to find her now, it will be too late." Zhu Yan said.
"She already knows and is on her way to the Dark World. If we go to the Dark World now, perhaps she's already there."
"This, how is that possible?" Zhu Yan felt incredulous. "How is that possible? You didn't use a sound transmission spirit stone, so how would she know? Do you mean she also deduced it?"
"No," Mo Qi shook his head. "Ever since we came out of the Sun Star, we've had a telepathic connection."
"Hmph," Zhu Yan snorted angrily and turned away, flicking her sleeve.
Mo Qi then turned to Zi Luo, Sun Qian, and the others. "You all come with me to the Dark World first. It's very safe there."
Xiao Wen asked Sun Qian, "Should we go with them?"
Sun Qian replied, "Of course. He's your father. From now on, you can follow him."
Xiao Wen shook her head. "I used to imagine what my father looked like, no matter what appearance, he was always weathered and experienced. But like this, I just can't accept it."
Mo Qi suddenly floated over, grabbed Xiao Wen's shoulder, and dragged her away. "Whether you accept it or not is not up to you. This is the reality."
No matter how much Xiao Wen struggled, she couldn't break free from Mo Qi's grip.
Finally, she could only cast a pleading look at Sun Qian. "Mother, save me."
"Who told you to speak carelessly? I can't save you," Sun Qian followed, smiling.
With Xiao Wen lightening the mood, the tense atmosphere became considerably more relaxed.
The group headed directly towards the Dark World.
Along the way, fragments floated in the air, some were objects, others were corpses, all shattered, revealing a desolate scene.
Mo Xiao Wen asked, "Will this world be destroyed?"
"No," everyone replied in unison.
As expected, the Saintess was already waiting in the Dark World.
Seeing Mo Qi and his group arrive, she immediately got to the point. "Let's begin."
Zhu Yan felt a strange sensation. "Could it be that they truly have a telepathic connection?"
Regardless of the turmoil in her inner world, her outward appearance remained calm and composed as she set up the formation.
At this moment, thousands of star worlds collided with the Sun Star simultaneously. The Sun Star could be seen trembling, seemingly on the verge of collapse. The surrounding Mars continuously splashed out, its light intensifying, but it was a fleeting brilliance, a sign of a dying candle. Everyone could see this was a final, desperate surge.
Mo Xiao Wen watched with bated breath. "Faster, faster, it's not going to hold, it's going to crash."
Not only her, but at this moment, everyone's hearts were in their mouths.
Fortunately, once the formation was activated, a mass of dark energy slowly spread out, like the unfolding of night, extending outwards.
However, its speed was very slow, seemingly unable to catch up with the speed of the star worlds colliding with the Sun Star.
Everyone's hearts sank lower and lower, reaching the abyss.
It seemed the situation was irreversible.
Strangely, just as everyone thought that the star worlds from the Golden River world were changing direction and slowly moving towards the Dark World,
The crowd erupted in cheers.
Mo Qi, however, felt extremely puzzled. The dark energy had not spread out at all. What was pulling those star worlds over?
Despite his mind brimming with questions, he continued to unleash his divine abilities, persevering with everyone to activate the formation, constantly expanding that mass of dark energy.
Under the leadership of Mo Qi, the Saintess, and Zhu Yan, the formation became even more masterful, its effect growing even greater.
The dark energy soon enveloped the star worlds, like a net, slowly dragging them over.
There were no unexpected incidents in the middle. The star worlds eventually arrived near the Dark World and began to orbit around the Dark World and the Sun Star in harmony.