GBP Chapter 1421 The real Xiao Ce, he has arrived!!!
Chapter 1421 The real Xiao Ce, he has arrived!!!
"After the fusion, there will only be a more powerful Xiao Ce who can better protect you."
He then looked at Night Owl and the elite warriors: "Night Owl, comrades."
I need complete power to lead you, to lead the Xiao Kingdom, to face the storms of the future, and to stand invincible!
The choice we make now is for greater peace and victory! My will is the command!
Xiao Ce's words struck a chord in everyone's hearts.
That strong self-confidence, clear logic, and unwavering belief in protecting others dispelled the last gloom in Yin Pan'er's heart.
She looked into Xiao Ce's eyes with an unprecedented determination, as if burning with starlight, and felt the warmth from his palm!
Finally, she nodded slowly and heavily, her worry in her beautiful eyes turning into complete trust and support.
"Your Highness, I've said it before... I'll trust you no matter what you decide."
Her voice was soft, yet contained a rock-solid determination.
Night Owl took a deep breath. As the leader of the guards, he knew all too well the importance of strength in chaotic times.
The prince's analysis was clear and insightful, and his sincere desire to pursue greater power in order to protect others was beyond reproach.
He clasped his hands and bowed, his voice resounding: "Your Highness understands! Now that Your Highness has made your decision, I swear to follow you to the death! I will protect Your Highness even unto death!"
The four elite soldiers also knelt on one knee at the same time, and shouted in unison: "We swear to follow the Prince to the death!"
The last concern has been dispelled.
Xiao Ce's gaze returned to the dark green "Source Recovery Chamber" without the slightest hesitation.
He released Yin Pan'er's hand, patted the back of her hand reassuringly, then resolutely turned around and strode towards the cabin that shimmered with the glow of life.
As he approached, the recovery pod seemed to sense the will of the highest authority, and the hatch emitted a low mechanical sound!
It slid back silently, revealing a space filled with emerald green liquid medium. Countless fine energy veins flowed on the transparent walls, like a living neural network.
"wait for me."
Yin Pan'er nodded vigorously, tears welling up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.
Her voice trembled slightly but remained incredibly firm: "Your Highness, I believe in you! No matter how long it takes, no matter what you become, Pan'er will be here waiting for you!"
Night Cat clasped his hands in a fist salute, his eyes blazing as he looked at Yin Pan'er and said, "Your Highness, rest assured! We will be here, never leaving your side!"
"Unless you step over our corpses, nothing can disturb you in the slightest!"
The four elite soldiers also knelt on one knee, uttering a silent yet awe-inspiring oath.
Seeing their tense and vigilant posture as if facing a formidable enemy, Xiao Ce smiled gently.
This smile softened the coldness of the main hall and calmed everyone's tense nerves.
"Don't be nervous. This place is the core of the Star Network Hub. It's safe and sound."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over the slowly rotating, vast and boundless Tianyin Star Chart!
"Wait for my return."
Having said that, he turned around without hesitation and strode towards the "Source Recovery Chamber" that emitted a deep green light.
As he drew closer, it was as if an invisible connection was being triggered.
The smooth, mirror-like curved hatch of the recovery bay emitted a low, pleasant hum, like the soft cry of a sleeping beast awakening, before silently sliding open.
The interior of the cabin was fully revealed: it was filled with a semi-transparent liquid medium that shimmered with a life-like emerald green halo. Its texture was like mercury, yet it contained a strange sense of fluidity!
Countless fine, golden nerve-like energy lines flickered and flowed within the transparent cabin walls, weaving a vast and intricate network that emitted gentle yet powerful fluctuations of life energy.
Xiao Ce took a deep breath, and the pure air, almost free of impurities, filled his lungs.
He took off his outer robe, leaving only his undergarments, and stepped into the recovery chamber.
The emerald green liquid seemed to have a life of its own, gently enveloping his ankles without causing any obstruction or coldness, but rather a strange, warm embrace.
As he was completely immersed in it, the liquid instantly covered his mouth and nose, yet he felt no suffocation whatsoever...
A stream of pure energy automatically formed a cycle, replacing breathing.
The hatch closed silently above his head, isolating him from the outside world, leaving only the soft light flowing inside and the faint glow of energy veins.
The moment the hatch closes, it is not darkness that descends, but rather an extreme expansion and detachment of the senses.
The sounds and lights from the outside world completely disappeared.
Instead, there is an ultimate "emptiness". But this "emptiness" is not nothingness, but rather the absolute clarity of consciousness.
Xiao Ce felt as if he were floating above a boundless, dark, still sea, the water warm and all-encompassing.
Then, there was a buzzing sound!
Countless points of light, like fragments of stars that exploded at the beginning of the universe, suddenly emerged from all directions of this still sea and from the deeper void!
These points of light are not just simple lights; each one carries information, emotion, and fragments of memory!
They roared and spun, as if drawn by an invisible vortex, rushing madly toward Xiao Ce's core consciousness!
The initial impact was very chaotic.
He saw an endless expanse of metallic ruins, even older and more dilapidated than the initial remains of the Starlink Hub; massive metal structures twisted and broken, hanging beneath the shattered sky...
He saw the frigid depths of space, where a solitary metallic planet slowly disintegrated in the stellar winds...
He saw the ancient battlefield shrouded in smoke, soldiers in armor from different eras charging forward, their faces blurred yet tragic...
A blurry silhouette across the river of time revealed a room filled with sophisticated instruments and shimmering screens. A weary figure stared intently at a star chart, a deep, unyielding weight etched on his brow...
Along with these images, Xiao Ce heard a constant stream of ear-piercing metallic tearing sounds, the screeching of energy weapons overload, the muffled thuds of exploding planets, unfamiliar languages giving commands and wailing, and cold, synthesized mechanical voices reporting catastrophic data.
And then... a heavy, long sigh...
At this moment, Xiao Ce could also sense the various complex emotions present...
However, these are all messy...
These fragments didn't play out in an orderly fashion; instead, they were like a sandstorm whipped up by a hurricane, overwhelming and violently colliding with and tearing at Xiao Ce's consciousness. The intense stinging pain didn't come from his body, but from the bloating sensation caused by countless foreign objects being forcibly crammed into the depths of his soul. He felt like a small boat about to disintegrate in a raging storm.
"I am Xiao Ce! Yin Pan'er's husband! My dearest friends are all waiting for me..."
He cried out from the deepest part of his consciousness, clinging tightly to the core anchor of his self in this moment!
His love for Yin Pan'er, his responsibility to Xiao Kingdom, and his trust in his children and others.
These burning emotions, like the lighthouse flame in a storm, stubbornly resisted the torrent of fragments, becoming the cornerstone that prevented his consciousness from being completely shattered...
He even wanted to go back to the place he had once been to take a look...
Just as Xiao Ce felt his consciousness was about to be submerged and torn apart by the torrent, a completely different power emerged from the "root" of the recovery chamber.
It was an incredibly pure, incredibly gentle, emerald-green energy flow carrying the rhythm of ancient life.
It does not directly confront the raging torrent of fragments, but rather, like the most skillful weaver, gently seeps in.
It accurately captures the core radiance of Xiao Ce's consciousness that belongs to "authenticity," that deep affection and responsibility for his lover, country, and subordinates.
Using this as a "thread," this emerald green energy flow began to gently comb through and guide those turbulent fragments of memory!
Cold data about "Interstellar Hyenas," coordinate information from different times and spaces, and deep structural diagrams of the star network's core...
These fragments, belonging to the realm of knowledge and tasks, were attracted and enveloped by the emerald energy flow, slowly merging into the corresponding cognitive area of Xiao Ce's consciousness, like stars returning to their place.
Although the amount of information was enormous, the impact was greatly mitigated, more like opening a dusty library where knowledge was displayed in an orderly manner.
Those intense emotional fragments, such as despair, loneliness, and numbness, were like ice meeting lava when they touched the burning will to "protect" at the core of Xiao Ce!
Although it brings a strong sense of "hissing" dissolution, it is also quickly assimilated and understood, eventually settling into a more profound sense of vicissitude, rather than a continued rampant negative emotion.
The most amazing thing about the emerald green energy flow is that it can repair the edges of memories that have been worn down and torn apart by time and space.
Some blurry images became clear, and intermittent sounds became coherent.
More importantly, it begins to recall those parts of Xiao Ce's "authentic" memory that belong to the "true" Xiao Ce but have been forgotten or worn away!
Gently guide it back, seamlessly splicing it with the memories Xiao Ce currently possesses.
This kind of splicing is not about covering up, but about filling in the gaps, making his long river of memories more complete and coherent.
The weariness, vicissitudes, and awe of the vast universe inherent in "Echoes" blended into Xiao Ce's originally bright soul like dark paint, creating a deeper and more restrained hue...
However, throughout this seemingly chaotic process, the flow of emerald green energy was constantly reinforcing a core message!
At this moment, "Xiao Ce" is the source, the main trunk.
Integration is not about replacement, but rather the return of lost tributaries, carrying with them their experiences and knowledge, to the ocean of origin.
Every integration is a reaffirmation and reinforcement of the question "Who am I?"
He is Xiao Ce, a man who has experienced more and understood more, but whose heart for protecting has never changed.
The raging torrent of fragments gradually subsided, and the process of tracing its source was progressing smoothly. Xiao Ce's consciousness seemed to sink into a warm, viscous sea of chaos. This was no longer a place of painful tearing apart, but a cradle for new life.
Countless images, sounds, knowledge, and emotions no longer clash or collide, but rather, like pigments dissolved in water, slowly rotate, blend, and settle in this chaotic sea of consciousness.
He "saw" the magnificent trajectory of the starship traversing the nebula, and at the same time, he could feel the tranquil warmth of Yin Pan'er brewing tea for him in the palace; he understood the complex principles of a hyperspace engine, and at the same time, the resolute look in Night Cat's eyes when she shielded him from arrows on the battlefield came to mind.
The vastness of the universe and the concreteness of home and country, the ingenuity of technology and the warmth of human relationships, the grand perspective of "Echoes" and the deep bond of "Authenticity" all coexist harmoniously and reflect each other here.
An ineffable sense of "omniscience" does not mean knowing everything, but rather having an unprecedentedly clear understanding of the origins of one's own existence, the connection between power and responsibility, and the relationship between the universe and the individual.
The confusion of the past has dissipated like fog, and the path ahead seems to have become clearer under the guidance of the star chart.
Those heavy responsibilities were no longer a burden that crushed him, but a duty he actively chose to undertake and was confident he could fulfill...
An unknown amount of time passed—perhaps a moment, perhaps eternity. The sea of chaos slowly receded.
The emerald green liquid medium covering Xiao Ce was gradually weakening and converging from the inside out, as if it had completed its task of energy transfer.
The golden energy veins flowing within the bulkhead gradually lost their luster.
The recovery chamber became calm, with only Xiao Ce's figure floating quietly, his breathing long and steady.
hum...
With a soft whistle, the hatch slid open silently.
When Xiao Ce slowly sat up from the recovery chamber, Yin Pan'er, Ye Mao, and the others waiting outside almost simultaneously held their breath.
They were extremely excited, but without exception, not a single one dared to approach...
His appearance had not changed at all; he was still the handsome and dashing Xiao Ce.
However, they didn't know whether this Xiao Ce was the same Xiao Ce they knew.
They were even somewhat worried...
If it weren't for Xiao Ce, whom they knew, frankly, they wouldn't even have known what to do...
However, an invisible yet incredibly powerful change enveloped him.
However, as Xiao Ce slowly opened his eyes...
In that instant, Yin Pan'er's heart felt as if it were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand.
Those eyes were once as deep as a cold pool and as sharp as a hawk's.
At this moment, the deep expanse seemed to transform into an endless starry sky, its tranquility concealing billions of years of starlight and the vicissitudes of time.
The sharpness has not disappeared, but its edge has been tempered and transformed into a profound understanding that sees through everything, as if there are no secrets in the world to him.
There was no gleam of ecstatic joy, only a calm that comes after weathering countless storms, and a lingering weariness and weight that had settled deep in his eyes...
His movements as he stood up were unhurried, fluid, and natural, yet carried an indescribable air of composure.
It wasn't an intentional display of majesty, but rather a sense of harmony that seemed to blend seamlessly with the surrounding space and the vast stellar network beneath one's feet.
Simply standing there, one felt as if they had become the center of the entire main hall, and even the entire island...
An invisible, calm aura emanated from him!
Even a seasoned veteran like Night Owl felt a profound sense of insignificance and awe.
"Prince"
Yin Pan'er's voice trembled!