Chapter 1126: Weng Falos 3.2 (172)

"But, Master… if Xing turned into a 'cluster of memories', could she revert back?" Long Tai asked softly.

"If the physical body remains intact, it should be possible, but if even the flesh disappears… wait, what about the star core inside her?" Ling Huan sat bolt upright from the sofa, wiping cold sweat from his forehead. He didn't think the impact of the train's crash could destroy a star core.

If the source of the Weng Falos disaster stems from the star core, doesn't that mean there are now two star cores? Double the Heichi?

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Mimi could hardly believe her ears: "What… how could this be possible?!"

"I've… died?!"

Xing lowered her head to glance at her palm, feeling no different from usual.

Suddenly, the entire Trial Gap began to shake violently, and the surrounding air rapidly condensed, bone‑chilling cold surging in from all directions.

"The Gap… is collapsing… the authority of Time… must be borne by someone…"

"Losing the pillar… the law of Time… will collapse… Weng Falos… eternal disorder… will fall into…"

"Time never compromises… never bears grudges… never forgives… never chooses… the son… the Titan… the mother… the Heavenly Father…"

"Time… restrains every existence in the world…"

As Oulonisi's voice grew increasingly thin, Mimi also felt its divinity fading at a visibly rapid pace.

"Memory Walker… my power… entrusts to you… if you wish to save the world's fate… then go retrieve… the future that was taken from you…"

"Even if that means… you must deceive death… you must challenge… the Grey‑Dark Hand that clutches ten fingers…"

"Before the arrival of the fifteenth gate… go reclaim your future… this is the true trial of 'Time'…"

Accompanied by a burst of blinding white light, Xing also lost consciousness.

When they opened their eyes again, they saw Dan Heng looking at them with a worried expression, not knowing when they had been taken to their own bath palace.

"You've finally woken up."

Xing rubbed her drowsy head and asked what had just happened.

"To make a long story short, you succeeded. Oulonisi entrusted you with its divine authority; now you are no different from Weng Falos's Demigod. However…" Dan Heng began to speak but stopped, letting out a deep sigh, "…the things that happened during the trial, Mimi has already told me. It still needs to explain to others, and asked me to take you back to the room to rest first."

Xing was surprisingly optimistic, hands on hips with a smug grin, and got straight to the point: "So, what's my superpower?"

"…to bring this up now, truly typical of you. There's something… I've never mentioned to you," Dan Heng recalled, "When we landed on Weng Falos, our carriage was pierced by Nicadoli's spear. Do you remember the scene? In the ruins of the Deep Abyss, I said—"

"After the carriage was hit, you lost consciousness; after I lifted you out, I also passed out. Fortunately the carriage shielded us, otherwise we would have been shattered. Actually… my retelling was a bit understated; the real situation was far more complicated."

"At that time you were covered in wounds, several cuts still bleeding outward. I barely dragged you out, using the last sliver of strength to stop the bleeding. But I was struck by falling rocks from the collapse and lost consciousness. The last check showed you still not breathing. Yet when I awoke… I found you alive and vigorous. I never mentioned it again."

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Genshin.

During the rare free time at the joint exhibition, Naviya sat on the somewhat aged metal chair of the "Flagship", with two beautifully garnished juices and a cup of frontier liquor placed before her.

"So… Xing actually died long ago, and this form of hers will completely dissipate in fifteen days," Yaked, sitting opposite her, lifted her juice and took a sip, "But there's a question I find odd! Since Xing was already dead when the train was attacked by Nicadoli, she should have vanished on the spot, right?"

"But didn't Oulonisi say Xing had already been stabilized by Fu Li's Glance?" Naviya said.

"No, Xing's being glanced at by Fu Li happened later; it only occurred when she was seeking Oulonisi's help together with Bai E and Xia Die, which was several days after." Cloind gently corrected, her fingers lightly tracing the liquor glass, "Yaked is right; this is indeed strange. If we follow Oulonisi's account, Xing should have been glanced at by Fu Li immediately after the train crash, which would make her condition understandable."

"So Oulonisi is lying?" Naviya frowned.

"No… it has no reason to deceive Xing. But that's precisely the confusing part: Fu Li hadn't yet glanced at Xing, yet the effect of Fu Li's Glance stabilizing her form appeared mysteriously in advance."

"Sigh, Weng Falos has so many bizarre things," Yaked sighed lightly, "Anyway, if Oulonisi isn't lying, it means they must have found the Death Titan that vanished for millennia in Weng Falos within fifteen days, right? How is that different from sentencing Xing to death?"

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"Haha, so you were knocked out by a stone!"

Dan Heng helplessly pressed his hand to his forehead: "…that's not the point. I'm not sure whether Fu Li's Glance is related to this. According to the Titan, you now exist in the form of 'Memory', just like those past things in the 'Oulonisi Divine Miracle'."

"Perhaps Mimi is the anchor that keeps you tethered to the mortal world. I always thought it couldn't stray far from you, but the truth… might be the opposite."

"The star core serves as the starting point!"

"I once thought the star core was your life‑support system, but now it seems that hypothesis collapses on its own," Dan Heng shook his head, "When it's not a time of sorrow, there will surely be a way to save you."

"Oulonisi also mentioned 'retrieving the stolen future' and 'deceiving death'. Think of Wandi's immortal body; Weng Falos possesses some miraculous great power, even capable of reversing death…"

"The key lies in that unknown 'Grey‑Dark Hand'."