“Tian Gou…” Yan Zhichun suppressed her temper, gritted her teeth, and said, “I don’t want to hear any more of your praise for this so-called ‘masterpiece.'”
“Oh…” Tian Gou paused. “Did I not phrase it well… or…”
“Just get to the point… What ‘Heavenly Moment’ do you want me to activate?” Yan Zhichun continued. “No… it’s Qi Xia. What moment does he want me to activate?”
…
Qi Xia held his forehead, his gaze icy as he said, “Is she crazy enough?”
…
“Your current state…” Tian Gou hesitated. “You’re not ready to activate a ‘Heavenly Moment’ yet… So I still need…”
“I suggest you stop while you’re ahead,” Yan Zhichun said coldly. “The reason I brought people here and listened to you patiently until now isn’t because I trust you—it’s because I trust Bai Yang. If you keep talking, I might refuse to cooperate.”
Watching Yan Zhichun’s calm demeanor, Tian Gou muttered, “It’s… still not enough…”
Yan Zhichun frowned slightly. “What isn’t enough?”
Tian Gou swallowed hard, quickly analyzing the situation. Qi Xia couldn’t hear anything, yet it seemed like he could perceive everything happening here.
Yan Zhichun was far too rational right now—how could she possibly activate a ‘Heavenly Moment’ meant for her? If her reason couldn’t be pushed to madness, then it had to be shaken to its core. Relying solely on ‘conviction’… that just wouldn’t cut it…
Seizing the moment, Di Gou stepped forward, interrupting his thoughts and asking softly, “Tian Gou, roughly when was this ‘Sun’ replaced by the owner of ‘Tracking’?”
Tian Gou, agitated, didn’t seem to want to answer, but seeing the murderous look in Di Gou’s eyes, he paused and said, “About a year… or maybe two years ago? I don’t remember clearly. It wasn’t my responsibility—Tian She handled it.”
Hearing their conversation, Yan Zhichun seemed to recall something and turned to Jiang Ruoxue.
“‘Tracking’… that old man was ‘Tracking’…” She hesitated. “Ruoxue… when did you recruit that old man who liked digging?”
“Hmm…” Jiang Ruoxue thought for a moment. “If I recall… it was also… about a year ago…?”
Yan Zhichun paused… Normally, two identical ‘Echoes’ rarely appeared naturally in ‘Terminal Land’ unless the original owner of one had lost their mind or become something else.
From the looks of it… that old man must have inherited ‘Tracking’ from the original owner of this eyeball.
So he hadn’t been digging all along… He only started doing it in the past year…
She felt like there was some subtle connection between these two things, but with the information she had, she couldn’t piece it together.
Meanwhile, Tian Gou was growing desperate, not wanting Yan Zhichun’s thoughts to be further disturbed by these distractions, and frantically searched for a solution.
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Qi Xia: “If she’s crazy enough, proceed. If not, find a way to destabilize her. Your life hinges on her rationality.”
He paused, then added, “Look at the ‘Sun’ beneath your feet. Time is running out.”
…
Tian Gou lowered his head and suddenly noticed that the ‘Sun’ beneath him had begun emitting a faint glow.
His scalp tingled with dread—dawn was approaching, Tian Long was about to wake…
If that happened, would he—a ‘Heavenly’ who had willingly gouged out all his eyes—even survive?
“Please… help me… What are you all so afraid of?” Tian Gou turned and grabbed Yan Zhichun’s hand. “With so many of you here… Do you really think I’d dare to trick you?! There are veteran ‘Echo’ users here… and an unharmed ‘Earthly’! I’m just a ‘Spirit Whisper’…”
“I’ve already heard your voice. I’m not afraid of you,” Yan Zhichun said. “But I am afraid you’ll betray everyone in ‘Terminal Land’ at the last moment.”
“Betray them?! Tian Long is about to wake up!!” Tian Gou shouted. “You said it yourself—this is the last moment! What would be the point of betraying them now?! Once Tian Long wakes, no one survives! And besides… this ‘Heavenly Moment’ isn’t aimed at ‘Paradise’… We didn’t close the door when we came in. Don’t you understand why?”
“What?” Yan Zhichun seemed to grasp the answer but couldn’t believe it.
“Don’t you get Qi Xia’s intention…?” Tian Gou clutched Yan Zhichun’s shoulders in desperation.
Jiang Ruoxue, seeing this, frowned and stepped forward, gripping Tian Gou’s arm. “Hey… talk properly. Keep your hands to yourself.”
“I have no choice left…” Tian Gou gritted his teeth. “Yan Zhichun, what needs to be done is simple… Just listen to me… Just listen…”
Yan Zhichun’s cold eyes narrowed. “I’m listening.”
“Infuse your ‘Soul Steal’ into ‘Energy Storage,’ then unleash a ‘Soul Steal’ combined with ‘Tracking’ onto the entire ‘train’… That’s the ‘Heavenly Moment’ only you can activate…”
Yan Zhichun stared at Tian Gou in shock before finally asking, “But why…? To make them all mimic my actions?”
“Mimic you? Don’t be absurd…” Tian Gou trembled. “It’s to use ‘Soul Steal’ to strip away part of their reason… directly enhancing their mastery of ‘Immortal Arts’… So when dawn breaks, they can fight Tian Long to the death… This is the ‘Frenzied Moment’ only you can unleash!”
“Wha—” Yan Zhichun froze. “A moment… of mass frenzy…?”
Lin Qin and Jiang Ruoxue widened their eyes behind Yan Zhichun, while Di Gou remained grim-faced, standing to the side.
“This plan is crucial, Yan Zhichun!”
“Y-You’re lying…” Yan Zhichun stammered, shocked. “If this plan were so important… Bai Yang would’ve told me in advance… There’s no way he’d leave it to some unfamiliar ‘Heavenly’ to relay at the last second. Something about this doesn’t add up.”
“Bai—” Tian Gou gripped Yan Zhichun’s arm, trembling with fear. “How can you still be so naive?! Wake up, Yan Zhichun… The ‘Helmsman’ has long been someone else! His plans and Bai— No, it might be completely different from what you think! But all of us just want to survive in the end!”
Yan Zhichun stiffened, realizing she’d overlooked a critical detail.
The person who had genuinely cared for her over seven years… was that Qi Xia?
No—it was Bai Yang.
And Bai Yang was only a part of Qi Xia.
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