Chapter 3598: The Shattered Starry Sky

This was the first meeting between Wen Ni and this short witch. So she handed the "Earth Holy Grail - Cold Ice" left by Xia De to her, but didn't say a word.

And after the witch was surprised at what kind of treasure this was, she still said:

"Compared to such a precious and ancient treasure, I want to hire you to stay by my side more. I can pay the reward, and my kingdom is also on this snowfield. If you are not satisfied, you can leave at any time."

She didn't nod or shake her head, but asked:

"Do you believe that a cold heart can also be melted by emotion?"

The strange witch was surprised by this question, and hesitated for a while before answering:

"What I pursue is eternal extreme cold, the coldness that is enough to make all things sluggish. I don't know if emotion can melt a cold heart, but I know that I will not let anyone melt my pursuit of ice and snow—this is my awareness, I want to rely on this belief to climb the ladder of demigods."

The cold girl looked at her, then for some reason showed a smile. She looked at the young silver-haired short witch who came with her again, and then nodded gently:

"Okay, I can go with you."

So a surprised expression appeared on the witch's face:

"That's good, please follow me. I have a camp on the other side of the mountain, we can go there and talk first. Oh, forgot to introduce myself—Chloe Marcus Marx, thirteenth-tier witch."

"Wen Ni, the ice element lord who has lived here for a long time."

She looked at the others who followed the silver-haired witch. In order to show sincerity and her strength, the witch emperor's guards and attendants were composed of unicorn knights. At the back of the team, Wen Ni noticed a little unicorn poking its head out. The little unicorn looked like a foal, and after being seen by her, it immediately shrank its head and wanted to hide, but unfortunately exposed its butt and tail.

"She is..."

Chloe, who was in a good mood, also looked over, and then laughed:

"This is a cub of the unicorn tribe I take care of. This child is very young and hasn't been far from home, so everyone discussed bringing her out to see this time. The largest unicorn tribe in the extreme north has signed a friendship contract with me, and everyone knows that I am a very good person."

Saying that, Chloe waved to the little unicorn hiding behind the "adults":

"Ai Li, come here quickly."

(Little Mia is running...)

The familiar white mist emerged from all around to wrap Xia De. He carried Little Mia, looked up at the phantom of the lush giant tree in the mist.

In the past, he would always sigh about many things in this mist when a key ended. But this time, he was unusually without so many things he wanted to say.

"After all, there were so many times to say goodbye to companions this time, all the words have been said, and this time I didn't leave any regrets."

So Xia De raised two hands upward and caught two emerald green leaves slowly falling from the tree. When the leaves fell into Xia De's palm, they happened to overlap. One was "any spell connected to 【World】 spiritual rune", and the other was "Transformation Spell - Snake".

He looked up at the tree again, hesitated for a while and said:

"I will encounter danger after leaving here. A star contaminated by strange power is falling towards me. Since this key has been completed, then after I return to my own time, Tree, can you show your great power and help me deal with that star? I don't ask you to attack it directly, just let the time of its fall be extended."

He had left for three seconds after all, even with "Hundred Phases of Stars and Moon", he still needed the action of spellcasting and attacking. If he went back and found that the star was only a few dozen meters away from falling completely, in order to protect everyone, he might really only be able to burn his divinity. 【3598-2

He knew this was an extra request; after all, the power of the Time and Tree after completing the key only protected him and would not affect a very large area, but he still longed for more this time.

Even though there was no wind, the crown of the giant tree was rustling.

"She" said softly:

【The use of the next Time Key is delayed by one month.】

Xia De let out a long breath, and "She" reminded him again:

【The power left behind by the Tree Father will not directly interfere with the material world in any form, so your wish will be realized through other methods.】

"That's fine, as long as the time of the star's fall can be slowed down."

"She" smiled gently:

【Really?】

Three seconds of time may seem short, but it can also be very long.

In those three seconds when Xia De did not exist in the world, Amelia rode Toby Julian, with a sword in one hand and a gun in the other, rushing toward the black-red star about to fall against the backdrop of the pitch-black night, like a white arrow shot from the ground.

Her appearance had changed from a small sprite to a great sprite, and the destiny ring behind her had also turned into a clock pattern held up by the World Tree.

Amelia knew that even if she did nothing, Xia De should be able to find a way after he returned. But she also understood that she shouldn't let Xia De pay the price for everything, and she was not powerless now. At least until Xia De returned, she would protect everyone.

In the dark golden watch face behind her, three hands were spinning rapidly counter-clockwise, and Amelia pointed both her sword and gun upward:

"Even if you are a star, you must obey the rules of time—get back!"

At this moment, she clearly felt that she had broken through her limits once again, and the power transmitted by the tree staff entwined with the watch face in her destiny ring was even stronger than the power transmitted by the small sapling in the crystal statue in the Vesta Woodland.

Thus, the people on the ground of this strange world saw that slender beam of white light collide with the falling star in the sky, and the moment the two touched, the phantom of the verdant giant tree held up the star.

Amelia, inside the phantom of the giant tree, felt power continuously surging forth; she felt her understanding of time had become more vivid. Also inside the giant tree phantom was Toby Julian; the newly adult unicorn certainly did not yet understand the meaning of time, but this did not hinder the miraculous influence that the great power of time had upon it.

That stalemate, which seemed like time standing still, did not last for more than a few seconds. With a clear cracking sound, a thin, purple-red fissure appeared diagonally in that deep night sky, centered on the point where the star and the tree touched.

As the fissure opened, the people located in this strange world saw the familiar starry sky and night behind the crack, and Claire recognized it almost at a glance:

"It's the night sky of Star Fall Bay."

And on the sea surface in the southeast of Fatumunster Island, dozens of large ships, including the Glory Messenger, were originally waiting silently.

The Ringed Shushi of the Church and the Association of Prophets, led by the three 13th-tier masters—President Lenorman ("Mr. Crystal"), Miss Camille Eden ("Sun Emblem"), and Mr. Clark Cavill ("Hand of Annihilation")—were nervously monitoring the ocean movements in the surrounding waters.

Suddenly, someone screamed loudly:

"Look, the starry sky has split open!"

Tonight, there were almost no clouds above the entire Star Fall Bay, and the sea of stars above the sea surface was exceptionally beautiful. At this moment, a straight, purple-red fissure appeared diagonally in that brilliant starry sky.

As the fissure opened, the people in the real sea area also saw that strange dark night and the stars filling the sky, and saw the power of the star and the tree colliding with each other.

The collision of these two forces shattered space, connecting that strange black world near the sub-space with reality. But Amelia was ultimately too young; she and Toby Julian only held on beneath the star for less than two seconds before the giant tree phantom shattered, and they both fell toward the depths of the black long night.

After they were knocked down by the star, the falling black-red star continued to descend. The good news was that Amelia had ultimately played a role; the star's falling direction had been changed by her, and it was no longer falling toward everyone beneath the dark night.

And the bad news was that the falling star had passed through the veil between reality and sub-space, slowly dragging a stream of destructive light as it fell from high above toward Star Fall Bay in the real world.

In the night world, the star was already very close to the ground; but after it entered the real world, it was still a long distance from the sea surface, so the time of its fall was indeed extended.

"Hmm?"

This was what Xia De saw just after returning to reality from that white fog; he had originally been curious about the meaning of the last sentence "She" said, and now he understood it completely:

"It can even do this?"

But this was fine, after all, the time of the star's fall had indeed been greatly extended, and he had ample time to prepare.

And in the real world, the 13th-tier masters, having realized the terrifying power contained within this star and guessed the horrific consequences it might bring, leaped up and flew toward the star; Yin Yi Yi Lu Na, who was also on the ship, arrived in the sky at this moment.

Through that fissure, she saw the group of witches standing under the starry sky, and also saw Xia De use 【Blood Moon Return】 to catch Toby Julian and Amelia, who had almost flown too far away.

She had originally wanted to use "Earth Power: Earth Energy Cannon" to bombard the falling black-red star, but her eyes saw something flying toward her from high in the sky, and she subconsciously reached out to catch it, then was surprised to find it was a long silver spear.

The long spear did not seem to be a physical object, so it had almost no weight, and on the translucent silver-blue spear body, beautiful silver long-snake patterns shimmered with brilliance like the starlight at this moment.

Judging from the direction the spear flew from and Amelia's actions just now, this spear seemed to have flown out of Amelia's hand.

"The power of this spear... can it be used to deal with that star?"

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na's heart stirred as she looked up and saw that the incomparably huge star was getting closer and closer to the sea surface, and the bombardment of the three 13th-tier masters not only failed to shatter it, but instead made the increasingly massive black-red star appear even more terrifying.