Alien Hotel.

Chapter 439 Got it?

Yu Sheng heard a discordant "noise" in his mind. Deep within the noise, he seemed to hear the distant earth being shaken by battle, and someone shouting at the edge of the dream world. Something was assaulting the boundary of his cognitive barrier.

He closed his eyes slightly, deliberately strengthening his connection with the celestial body. In the darkness, he saw a series of illusions, seeing the entire planet covered by a pale light that seemed both real and unreal. Within the light, there was a single crack, which resembled a black hole, separated from the "whole" of the planet. Many restless points of light were gathering around the "black hole," repeatedly trying to enter its interior.

"...A fight has broken out in Mo City," Yu Sheng said, opening his eyes to Hu Li and Luna beside him. "And many people affected by the Star Derivatives are heading towards Mo City."

“Master Yuanhao is very skilled in combat,” Hu Li thought for a moment, “He should have arrived with Xuan Che by now.”

Yu Sheng didn't say anything, but just nodded silently, looking ahead.

They had already passed through the massive underground palace, and after crossing the walls set up by the secret order and a series of laboratory-like facilities, they were faced with another complex cave system—this was clearly no longer part of the stronghold built by the pioneers in the past; the huge underground fissures and caverns seemed more like the original geological structure of this planet.

It appears that the ancient border-expanding teams built their strongholds based on the original underground karst cave system here, and over time, this place has become a nest for celestial bodies.

“That’s enough for now,” Yu Sheng said, turning around after assessing the situation ahead. “I’ll continue on my own from here on out. You guys go back to Mo City and help out.”

Eileen, who was sitting on his shoulders, widened her eyes slightly: "Huh? But we haven't found the 'core' of the astral body yet..."

“You can only accompany me this far,” Yu Sheng shook his head. “The core of that thing is hidden in an extremely thick 'shell,' which probably covers the entire planet and cannot be accessed by conventional means—Hu Li, stop wagging your tail, you can’t dig it open either. It’s a geological structure, thicker than you can imagine.”

The raccoon's ears immediately drooped: "Oh."

Eileen casually ruffled Yu Sheng's hair: "Not again? So you're planning to use 'unconventional methods' again, aren't you?"

“It was part of the plan all along,” Yu Sheng rolled his eyes. “Don’t tell me you didn’t expect it.”

The little doll chuckled and obediently jumped from Yu Sheng's shoulder into Hu Li's arms, turning its head to ask, "Any last words?"

“Be careful when you go to help. Fight if you can win, run if you can’t. If all else fails, go back to Huixianzhou first. There’s a door there that can take you back to No. 66 Wutong Road,” Yu Sheng waved his hand. “Anyway, the Star Spectrum can’t possibly cause you trouble through the door.”

Eileen paused, her eyes slowly widening: "...Huh? So you weren't sure about it either?!"

Yu Sheng had already reached out and opened a portal to Mo City. Hearing this, he was both amused and exasperated: "Seriously, why is everyone so convinced that I'm a shoo-in for the angel? It's one thing for others to say it, but you believe it all... Weren't you with me when I was in contact with Ankaela? Don't you know how capable I am?"

Eileen froze, her mouth agape involuntarily—

Yes, she believed it. Although she didn't know why, she just felt that Yu Sheng would definitely win, and even felt that Yu Sheng was omnipotent. She also knew that the end of the Star Entity had come. Although that Dark Angel did seem a bit strong now, she just knew it.

#A terrible omen will befall the soulless sower.#
However, the little doll struggled for a long time, unsure how to explain its judgment to anyone.

Just like every time before, whenever she tried to think about these complex problems, something would block her way. She felt as if a part was missing in her thinking process, something was missing...

What's coming?

The doll's little mind went blank for a moment, then it quickly forgot its doubts and looked at Yu Sheng with a happy smile.

It doesn't matter, her humans can win.

Eileen happily walked through the gate with the raccoon.

Before passing through the gate, Luna turned around and bowed three times earnestly to the students.

The door closed, and Yu Sheng stood at the doorway, pondering for several seconds before he realized what was happening—

"Wait a minute... Luna's gone astray!"

Then he thought about it again and realized that Luna might always have been like this—it was clear from the fact that she still used her accent as a disguise to openly call the little doll "Ai Lin" all day long. This saintess was a dark person inside; her usual lukewarm behavior was just too deceptive...

With a wry smile, Yu Sheng lamented the loss of his prestigious position in the gang, then turned and continued deeper into the cave.

He walked in for an unknown amount of time, until he felt he had forgotten time, space, and his initial goal, before finally stopping in a cave.

The buzzing noise kept echoing in his mind, and the illusions and whispers in his consciousness kept bothering him. Yu Sheng raised his head amidst the chaos of the "interference" and saw a huge crystal mirror standing quietly at the end of his vision. Around the crystal mirror were a few simple objects that had been submerged and assimilated by a large number of crystal clusters.

Stone table, stone bench, alchemy furnace, bookshelf... "It seems that for a long time after arriving on this planet, you still thought of yourself as 'Yun Qingzi'," Yu Sheng muttered to himself, looking at the objects buried in crystal.

"I still am."

An aged voice came from all around the cave, and a familiar figure slowly emerged in the crystal mirror. A dignified old man with white hair and beard stood in the mirror, facing away from Yu Sheng. Then he turned around, revealing the other half of his body that had been completely assimilated by the Star Evolution Crystal, and clasped his hands in a respectful gesture towards them.

"Long time no see, fellow Daoist."

Yu Sheng ignored Yun Qingzi's greeting and casually asked, "Can I consider myself to be talking to the 'Star Sphere'?"

"The Star Entity does not speak, the Star Entity does not think, the Star Entity died a very long time ago. Now it is just an empty shell that keeps repeating the life process and trying to pretend that it is still alive. The one who is talking to you is Yun Qingzi. I know what you are thinking, but I am no different from Yun Qingzi of Garrison-3. There has never been a controlled 'copy'. I have just chosen another way to solve the problem."

The old man in the mirror spoke slowly and deliberately, his crystallized half-body shimmering with an uncertain glow. His tone was calm, yet he seemed unconcerned about whether the listener before him truly believed him.

Yu Sheng frowned deeply, as he keenly caught the key information in the other party's words: "...So, what exactly is a Star Derivative Body?"

The "Yun Qingzi" in the mirror stared at him intently for a long time before the old man slowly spoke: "The Star-Evolving Body is..."

A sudden whooshing sound rang out!

A sense of foreboding suddenly arose in Yu Sheng's mind, but he only had time to slightly turn his head before several sharp, sword-like crystal spikes shot out from the nearby cave wall and pierced his torso—all of them fatal wounds!

The "Yun Qingzi" in the mirror seemed a little surprised, as if he hadn't expected the sneak attack to be so easy, but he quickly revealed a smile: "I'm sorry, fellow Daoist, I didn't expect it to be so simple... I thought you were very strong. But this is good, you won't suffer too much pain—once I solve the problem of the Star-Evolving Body, I will build you a good tomb."

The crystal spikes slowly receded, and Yu Sheng stood in the cave with fatal wounds all over his body, blood flowing profusely.

He looked down at himself and felt he should die, but remembering the few words Yun Qingzi had inadvertently revealed to him earlier, he decided not to die yet. Instead, he looked up and continued to stare at the old man in the mirror: "Tell me first what exactly the Star Derivation Body is. You seem to know more about it than I do."

Yun Qingzi: "...Hmm?!"

A look of surprise finally appeared on the old man's face in the mirror. He realized that the situation seemed to be a little different from what he had thought. Without saying a word, he raised his hand and pointed.

The next second, a dozen crystal spikes flew out in quick succession, pinning Yu Sheng to the ground without any hesitation. Then, a muffled incantation rang out, and a bolt of lightning suddenly appeared in the cave, shattering Yu Sheng, who was pinned to the ground and unable to move, into pieces!

Then, perhaps still feeling uneasy, "Yun Qingzi" frowned as she looked at Yu Sheng's "corpse" on the ground. Suddenly, she raised her hand and waved it, and a huge crystal fell from the top of the cave, smashing the few remaining pieces of Yu Sheng's remains into mud!
After a while, the sounds in the cave subsided. Yu Sheng was nowhere to be seen on the ground, leaving only a few pools of unrecognizable remains and a large amount of blood.

Yun Qingzi stared wide-eyed at the bloodstains on the ground.

The blood slowly began to swell, gradually condensing into a line of text before him—

"So, what exactly is a celestial body?"

Yun Qingzi's expression changed. Over the years, he had rarely encountered a situation that was completely out of his control. Then, without hesitation, he raised his hand and waved.

The Spirit Flame True Fire instantly filled the entire cave!
The flames roared, powerful enough to melt gold and fossils in the blink of an eye, raging through the cave for several minutes, burning away all organic matter. When the flames finally subsided, there was no trace of life left in the cave, only rising heat waves and molten lava flowing along the cave walls.

The "Yun Qingzi" in the crystal mirror frowned, looking at the scene before her with an unusually solemn expression.

He hadn't felt so confused or even uneasy in many years.

After a long while, he finally let out a soft breath.

Behind him, Yu Sheng also stepped out of the mirror and took a breath as well.

Yun Qingzi's face finally paled in shock, and she abruptly turned her head.

Yu Sheng helplessly spread his hands—

"What exactly is a celestial body—should I go down and ask it myself?"

(End of this chapter)