I was transported to a broken world, yet my dreams are connected to Star Iron?

　"?"

　【? 】

　"Xiao, Xiaoqi, is this... part of the plan?"

　Obviously not, but don't panic, panicking won't help.

　Xiaoqi's voice carried a hint of helplessness.

　[As I said before, most Star Gods can't track you down because of your distorted timeline, but that "most"... doesn't include Lan.]

　[After all... you've probably seen the description of the "time-reversing attack," right? If He really shoots that arrow, then our plan will have to fail, and we'll obediently return to the moon to continue our previous life in QQ Space.]

　"So...should I write my will now?"

　Lingmo quickly started creating a mental communication system.

　"Xingbao, after I die, please be sure to destroy that box of 'toys' under my bed, or you can keep it for yourself..."

　What kind of suicide note is that?!

　Just as the two were exchanging barbs, Lan released the bowstring without hesitation.

　"Whoosh-"

　Although no arrow was nocked, given Lan's strength, she wouldn't make such a pointless move. A sharp, invisible arrow shot out from the bowstring and precisely severed Suzumo...

　The two sources of power within him.

　Indeed, under Lan's arrow, the link between Yakushi and Nanuk, who were channeling power into her, was severed. Along with the abundant and destructive life force that Suzuma and Kenmoku could not digest, it was also annihilated by this arrow.

　With a single blow, only a small portion of the power remained around Suzumo's body, enough to maintain her balance and be completely absorbed—the so-called safe threshold range.

　After firing the arrow, Lan seemed to have eliminated some concerns. She swept her gaze fiercely over the apothecary and Nanuk, and then, two light arrows were instantly nocked onto the bowstring, and the bow was drawn to its full extent.

　With a gentle release of the bowstring, endless arrows of light rained down on the apothecary and Nanuk.

　The pharmacist's lips curled into a smile. To him, such an attack was probably not as "threatening" as Wendy's high-speed vibration cyclone to Lingmo. After glancing at Lingmo again, he flickered and disappeared into the starry sky of the universe.

　Meanwhile, Nanuk, facing the "food-protecting" Lan, had no good solution. He glanced at Suzuma again, as if to say, "You can't escape," and then disappeared along with her.

　For a moment, apart from Lan, who had just arrived in Lin Yuan Realm, the entire Lin Yuan Realm seemed to fall into silence.

　Then, in the blink of an eye, cheers erupted outside the Scale Abyss Realm, cheers powerful enough to shake the entire cave heaven.

　After all, these cloud riders were unaware of the power struggles and contests between the star gods, let alone what Lingmo had encountered within the Scale Abyss Essence.

　From their perspective, all they could see were the Ancestor of Longevity Plague and the Ancestor of Ash Destruction casting their gazes toward the Immortal Ship from behind, intending to overturn it, before being repelled by an arrow from the Emperor's Bow and Fate.

　It's like a real-life version of "Grandpa Emperor Bow Shoots Down the Ancestor of Calamity with a Light Arrow".

　Suddenly, someone started it, and the entire Lin Yuan Realm began to resound with the unified chanting of the Emperor's Bow Tracks.

　"Phew... does that mean our crisis is over?"

　At this moment, Lingmo finally breathed a sigh of relief inside the Jianmu tree.

　You seem to be getting a little too excited.

　However, Xiaoqi immediately poured cold water on Lingmo's enthusiasm.

　[The Pharmacist and Nanuk have indeed left, but Lan's arrow didn't completely dispel the destructive power within you; in fact, it left you with a considerable amount.]

　[Although even after absorbing everything, you probably won't reach the level of a Commander... but to be honest, given how much you attract these two, I feel that it's only a matter of time before I find another opportunity to "initiate" you.]

　Of course, that's a story for later. Right now, the most important thing is for you to take a look at your physical condition... Haven't you noticed that your body is currently only hanging on by the blessings of abundance?

　Chapter 177 Black Tower: Where's my Suzumo? Tell me, where's my huge Suzumo? (Annoyed)

　After being reminded by customer service representative Xiaoqi, Lingmo realized that she hadn't checked her physical condition yet.

　However, it's no wonder that Lingmo forgot about it. After all, ever since Jianmu took over her body treatment, she has had little awareness of her own body—which is a good thing, of course, otherwise the destructive power that was constantly eroding and transforming her body might have made Lingmo faint from the pain.

　Another thing is... everyone's already engaged in the Star God Wars here, who has time to care about that!

　In short, now that the Star Gods have all retreated, Lingmo naturally began to withdraw her spiritual power and circulate it around her body.

　Then... Suzumo was dumbfounded.

　What kind of body is this? Isn't this a corpse?

　"Xiaoqi, are you sure... this is my body?"

　Seeing the scene unfold like a battlefield, with every part of her body engaged in a struggle between destruction and abundance, one side indiscriminately destroying the battlefield while the other indiscriminately repaired it, watching these two forces of destiny clash and fight each other, creating a grand spectacle, Lingmo felt her future was bleak.

　"Yes, otherwise do you think the destructive power Nanuk personally instilled in you was just a joke? If it weren't for Lan's arrow clearing away most of that destructive power, you'd probably be switching between resurrection and being burned to ashes right now."

　In short, as you can see, the abundance and destructive power within you are currently at just the maximum level your body can handle. However, this is only theoretical; you certainly cannot possibly digest all of it.

　So, you need to make a choice now.

　"choose?"

　【Hmm, Option One: Control the original energy flow within your body. With my help, completely clear away one side's energy and fully accept the other.】

　[By doing this, you will most likely become an extremely powerful being in the Abundant Destiny Path. Although the energy the Apothecary directly gives you is not enough to reach the Envoy level, you can rely on the Abundant Blessing bestowed upon you by the Jianmu Tree to achieve the rare situation of having two Destinies simultaneously blessed. Furthermore, as long as you find the Apothecary again, He will definitely not mind completely transforming you into an Abundant Envoy.]

　Of course, this option comes with a price, and you're likely to find that price unacceptable.

　"Hmm... So what are the downsides? Is it that I'm no longer human? Or will I also develop some natural characteristic and become a fox-person or something like Bu Liren?"

　No, these things only increase my attack speed.

　Customer service representative Xiaoqi casually uttered a suggestive remark to lighten the tense atmosphere.

　The cost of this option is time.

　[As you saw before, it takes an extremely long time to dissipate the destructive energy left behind by Nanuk himself. To completely eliminate it and then integrate some of the blessing from the Jianmu tree... let alone Pinocone, by the time you come out, Onpharos might already be finished.]

　"Then I'll choose the second one."

　Sure enough, Lingmo answered without hesitation.

　"This shouldn't be that slow, right?"

　This is indeed not slow, but it might turn you into the Mamba.

　Stop using puns!

　Okay, okay, don't pull my tail...

　[The second option is actually like Huanlong, simultaneously wielding the power of abundance and destruction. However, the difference between you and her is that she already possessed the power of destruction while also dabbling in the power of abundance and blessing. What you need to do now is to neutralize the power of the destiny of abundance and the destiny of destruction.]

　The difference between a blessed bounty and a bountiful destiny should be self-evident, shouldn't I?

　However, this might not necessarily take that much time. Even if you don't manage to master both powers by then, adding more flour when there's too much water and more water when there's too much flour, and achieving a balance between abundance and destruction within your body shouldn't be too difficult. In fact, you can even seek help from yourself and the outside world during this process.

　[After all, you also possess highly inclusive powers like Erosion and Origin within you... But looking at it this way, your body is quite a hodgepodge.]

　"The origin and the erosion? I'll give it a try..."

　Lingmo nodded and began to communicate with the primordial power within the holy marks in her body.

　As a power capable of "making wishes come true," she manipulated a wisp of primordial power and began to cautiously connect with the other powers within her body.

　then……

　"Hiss—it hurts, it hurts..."

　Unsurprisingly, an "explosion" occurred inside Suzumo's body.

　Hmm... it seems the two forces within you are still quite active.

　Seeing the situation before her, Xiaoqi was at a loss for what to do.

　Therefore, we must wait until they are all stabilized before we can begin to attempt fusion...

　"Then now..."

　Since things have come to this, let's go to sleep.

　In the system space, Qi Mao Mao spread her paws in a human-like manner towards Ling Mo.

　[Perfect, now you have plenty of time to deal with the Honkai situation...]

　……

　Of course, just as Lingmo began to repeat her daily routine in the dark room of Jianmu—"sleeping—merging power—sleeping again—trying to merge again"—the outside world also underwent a dramatic change, completely different from the original story, along with Lingmo's slumber.

　First, regarding Jingyuan, since Lingmo blocked a crucial blow for Jingyuan in the original story (referring to the fact that Huanlong wanted to turn Jingyuan into a phantom soldier in the original work), Jingyuan's physical condition has improved a lot. At least it's not like after the main story ended, which led many players to believe that the upcoming memorial ceremony mission was to mourn Jingyuan.

　The bad news is that Fu Xuan has temporarily taken over Jing Yuan's duties as general—because Jing Yuan has personally returned to the alliance to report on his duties.

　After all, the incident on Luofu has reached a point where it is serious enough to warrant the attention of the entire Immortal Ship. First, the Great Lord of Annihilation attempted to overthrow Luofu, then three Star Gods gathered in Lin Yuan Realm, and now a girl with an extremely sensitive identity is buried in the Jianmu tree of Luofu.

　In comparison, things like Jing Yuan secretly releasing Dan Heng and condoning others impersonating Marshal Hua of the Immortal Ship, which would normally be grounds for conviction and punishment, are now considered trivial matters that don't even deserve a mention.

　However, although it is unclear what the situation is like in Jingyuan, judging from the worried look on Fu Xuan's face, Jingyuan's treatment must not be very good.

　Therefore, the train crew, who had been anxiously waiting in Luofu for a day, decided to lend Jingyuan a hand.

　To be precise, it was about finding someone to help Jingyuan out and figuring out how to get Lingmo out of Jianmu.

　"what?!"

　Having just finished debugging the simulated universe and feeling great, Black Tower suddenly felt like the sky had fallen after receiving a communication from the train crew.

　"What do you mean Lingmo is on the verge of death?! She only passed away a few days ago!"

　Chapter 178 Black Tower: No one can harm my people, not even the Star God!

　"Lingmo only went to Luofu for a few days and this happened? No wonder this guy hasn't contacted me for two days!"

　After hearing what had happened, Black Tower couldn't care less about pretending not to care about Lingmo as he usually did. He hurriedly assigned a whole bunch of tasks.

　"Tsk, this idiot is such a troublemaker. Even the Star Gods in the simulated universe don't appear as often as her! Quick, you guys go to the train now and take my doll... no, never mind, I'll go to Luofu myself."

　"Before I arrive, you should go to Luofu and set up an anchor point for me. I need to send the projection there first to observe the condition of the Jianmu tree in advance."

　"As for General Jing Yuan... Don't worry, politics is nothing more than an exchange of interests. Since the Immortal Ship is still fixated on his issue, it means that in the hearts of some people in the alliance, this Jing Yuan, who is about to enter the Demon Yin realm, is not enough. So... I will add some bargaining chips to his side."

　"He will definitely return to Luofu safely in two days at most. Just wait and see."

　……

　Although she complained about the trouble, Lady Black Tower's efficiency proved that she was actually extremely anxious. After Himeko set the anchor point, Black Tower almost immediately used the fourth mirror to project herself onto the immortal ship and headed straight for the Scale Abyss Realm. Her speed was so fast that even Fu Xuan, who rushed over upon hearing the news, couldn't help but marvel.

　The news of Black Tower's visit was delivered to Fu Xuan's desk along with a report of someone trespassing into the Lin Yuan Realm.

　Of course, she wouldn't say much about it. After all, Black Tower's protectiveness was well-known throughout the world, and besides, she could completely understand the other party's anxiety—Jing Yuan's matter had also made her quite anxious these past two days.

　However... when she arrived at Lin Yuan Realm, she immediately understood the true value of a genius.

　The train crew and she spent more than half a day trying to communicate with Suzumo in Kenki, but they were unable to do so. Meanwhile, the Black Tower, who had only been there for half an hour, had already made contact with Suzumo through an unknown method.

　However, after listening to the conversation between the two for a while, Fu Xuan immediately made an excuse and ran outside the Lin Yuan Realm to wait.

　It wasn't because the two were discussing anything inappropriate for children, but rather... the way Heita was lecturing Lingmo reminded her of Jingyuan. Although she was indeed very worried about Jingyuan, this familiar lecturing... she could already tell what the next sentence would be just by listening to the first one.

　"Black Tower, I'm so sorry Qwq..."

　"What's the use of you apologizing to me now?"

　Black Tower scoffed, "Do you know how many unfinished projects I've abandoned because of you, you idiot?"

　"Gu..."

　Lingmo's voice softened: "Can I sell myself to pay off the debt?"

　"No, because you've been mine for a long time."

　Black Tower paused for a moment, then said, "So, you'd better find a way to get out of here right now. I don't want my personal property to be damaged—not even by the Star God!"

　"hey-hey……"

　Listening to Black Tower's classic hypocrisy, Lingmo laughed foolishly.

　"By the way, Black Tower, so how exactly did you get in touch with me?"

　"Technology gleaned from screws."

　Black Tower replied without hesitation, "Didn't you give your ability sample to Screws for research before? After your accident, I contacted them, and Screws came up with this technology for you."

　"As for the principle... you wouldn't understand even if I explained it. Anyway, it's roughly this: since Jianmu and the strong destiny ability hinder the transmission and translation of ordinary communication, we only need to use a communication method that is not limited by energy. Fortunately, due to the characteristics of the Herrscher of Erosion, Suzuma, you can't be considered a human in essence. You can be roughly regarded as a data consciousness. So, once you understand this, the communication problem is not difficult."