Chapter 68: Side‑eye, the version is truly divine!

Sun.

This was Long Juan's first thought when he locked eyes with that flash of gaze.

—It was a light more blazing than the sun.

Until that light faded, Long Juan's heart could not settle, but was immersed in a profound sense of awe.

Is this the guardian star deity? A mere glimpse of its gaze can illuminate all things, and even across different worlds the impact is indescribable. From the first destructive glance onward, regarding the star deity… the more Long Juan is curious, learns, and understands, the more he feels utterly insignificant.

Although they were not eager to admit it.

"Long Juan, facing its gaze… how do you feel?" Thus line: Yuanzǐ Wushi wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked cautiously.

He recalled that the first time he faced Nanu Ke's gaze, Long Juan subconsciously activated a shield, and the sudden surge of his superpower nearly destroyed a Hero Association building—fortunately the glance was brief, the sense of threat vanished instantly, otherwise who knows what reaction Long Juan might have taken.

Unlike Nanu Ke, Creper's gaze held no hostility, but rather a solid, warm feeling that filled the heart.

"What could I possibly feel? It's just a god from another world, what does it have to do with me?" Long Juan proudly lifted his chin, trying to adopt an indifferent expression.

"Uh… such a tough mouth," Thus line: Yuanzǐ Wushi muttered to himself.

Perhaps even Long Juan himself hadn't noticed, that her black high‑slit gown was already clinging tightly from the cold sweat, outlining a curve that made blood surge, the exposed pale thigh trembling slightly, and the high heels tapping anxiously on the floor.

"It holds a massive hammer in its hand, slowly descending."

"Dong!"

The entire universe seemed to echo a muffled thud at the same moment, and countless people looked up toward the vast, boundless deep space.

"The Amber King's massive hammer has fallen… a new era has begun!"

"So this is the god's gaze…"

【8】 Fuli Lian lifted her head; although she was in a different world and her gaze could not pierce the light curtain to see the galaxy, she seemed to feel the stirring, heart‑shaking resonance when the hammer fell.

Fúli lián raised her head. Although she was in a different world, her gaze could not pierce the light curtain to see the galaxy, yet she seemed to also feel it when the great hammer fell……that soul‑shaking surge.

"How warm, Lady Fuli Lian," Filien raised both hands, and though nothing was in their palms, a warmth seemed to materialize out of thin air, flowing from their hands into their body.

Although this marvelous sensation was brief—lasting only a few seconds—the solid, weighty feeling left a deep impression.

"Perhaps this is a form of blessing… a reward for confronting the star deity's gaze," Fuli Lian mused, lowering her head, "Bestowing blessings across different realms is something even a goddess might not achieve."

"It likely was born many, many, many years before our goddess…"

"Unfortunately, though its power is great, it cannot overly affect our world," Xiutaerke showed a regretful expression, "If it could intervene, the Demon King would have been eliminated long ago."

"No, Xiutaerke, you should be grateful the star deity's power can only stop at the light curtain," Fuli Lian said solemnly, "If the star deity's power is truly as legends say… before the guardian's power arrives, our world may not escape a star core disaster."

"Xing opened her eyes again; at this moment she had returned to Yalilo's icy battlefield, the lance that had pierced her chest and abdomen had vanished, replaced by the blazing gun she now tightly held."

"Xing settled steadily in the palm of the Creation Engine, but the massive thing neither attacked nor resisted, instead obeying Xing's will and gently placing her on the ground."

"Perhaps it was the resonance of the guardian's will; Xing obtained permission from the Creation Engine."

"Xing, that's great! Glad you're okay!" San Yueqi said joyfully.

Everyone saw that Xing was not only still lively, but also brandished a new weapon they had never seen; though they couldn't grasp what had happened, they all collectively exhaled a sigh of relief.

Xing turned back and gave them a reassuring look.

Just that sideways glance alone silently told everyone that she was now… terrifyingly strong.

Facing the floating Kokolia in midair, Xing resolutely raised the blazing gun toward her.

"This can't be…" Although Kokolia's face was shrouded in darkness, the sound of her trembling voice alone was enough to imagine how terrible her expression was at that moment.

"That blazing gun…"

"It seems the guardian's will has already made a choice…" Blooniyah exclaimed.

"No! This can't be!" Kokolia let out a hysterical roar, "You know nothing of this world's plight, you know nothing of the ending that awaits it!"

"Yes, Mother…"

"Even if destiny leads us to ruin, we will hold hands and bravely walk into that darkness—" Blooniyah glanced at He'er beside her; the girl's voice held no tremor.

"At this point, must we still stubbornly resist?" Yan Zhu wept, eyes watery, said, "It's too obstinate; if she were to abandon her star core obsession, perhaps there would still be a sliver of hope."

Since the Creation Engine began obeying Xing's command, several pillars realized Kokolia no longer had a chance.

The star core's power is indeed formidable, but Xing, who has been glanced at by the guardian star deity, has long been transformed. Even though they reside in different worlds, the pillars can sense her vibrant life force from the momentum of Xing's sword‑pointing toward the heavens.

"Such a person won't awaken until death is at her doorstep," Butterfly Ninja sighed, "Moreover, to achieve the world promised by the star core, she has already sacrificed countless lives… whether iron guards or common folk of the lower districts, all were abandoned because of her obsession."

"At this point, telling her that the future she pursues by sacrificing countless lives is a fleeting illusion, a void… she simply cannot imagine, nor dare to imagine—she cannot accept such a reality."

"So… even knowing this path is blocked, she will still charge forward recklessly. Perhaps only death can make her see reality clearly, to fully emerge from the illusion…" Butterfly Ninja showed a regretful, sorrowful expression.

Although she does not approve of Kokolia's methods, she cannot guarantee that she could do better from that position.

Without a crown, one never has to bear that mind‑crushing burden.

"... perhaps, Lord, you can understand Kokolia's difficulties better than she can."