Chapter 385

Page 183: White Meteor

(From Xiao Kai’s perspective after a long time)

The white sun was larger than before, and its light was becoming increasingly bright.

We were getting closer to our destination.

“Mom, how much longer until we get there?” I asked while lying on the bed in a spread-out position.

Mother, who was working at her desk, turned her back to me and replied, “Well, maybe another month? ”

It was longer than expected. I pressed the tube against my chest and sat up.

“Another month? We’ve been flying non-stop for twenty-four hours already. Before, when we were flying intermittently, you said it would take only one and a half months.”

I even felt like a whole month had passed, so is there still a month left?

Cherry Sauce and Big Brother Bei Hai hadn’t contacted us for quite some time, which made me worry about their progress…

Mother answered, “I didn’t expect it to be this far. The volume of the Heavenly Path is bigger than I imagined. When the entire field of vision is filled with the sun, we’ll be almost there! Besides, aren’t you pretty relaxed now? You don’t need to concentrate on controlling the output anymore.”

Her words made me feel annoyed.

“I’m not relaxed at all! Ever since you came up with this perpetual propulsion system, I’ve been in a constant state of being drained and then refilled. I feel like my heart rate might go out of sync!”

The divine power inside me affects my mood, and my mood alternates uncontrollably between good and bad, making me feel like I’m going crazy.

“Alright, just endure for another month.”

“Then I might go insane!”

Sigh…

Mother sighed and then pulled out the tube supplying energy to the engine from my collar.

With my divine power restored, my heart found peace again.

But the spatial jewel lost its power and started to fall rapidly.

Mother shouted, “Prepare for impact!”

There wasn’t much to prepare for, just grab onto the bed frame. Even if we hit the ceiling, any pain would be a win… I seemed to be turning into a masochist.

After a series of bumps, the jewel landed steadily on the ground.

“Oh, that nearly killed me. Let’s rest for a day first.”

Mother rubbed her temples as she got up from the floor. “Looking at the same array of spells every day, I’m about ready to throw up.”

I asked again, “Why have you been perfecting this spell for so long?”

“It’s not perfection, just checking. To save myself from within the Heavenly Path, I must ensure this spell runs flawlessly. Although I can’t say it yet, you will understand eventually, Xiao Kai.”

Apart from this life-saving spell, Mother has basically told me everything else. I’m not sure what to talk about anymore.

Because there’s nothing here, we’ve been flying through nothingness for months (feeling like months), and outside, apart from the sun growing larger, there’s no change.

“This space is truly a forbidden zone for emotions. At least we have each other, but alone, one would surely go mad from despair.”

If I were alone, I wouldn’t last a week.

It’s worth reflecting on what kind of loneliness hell we put Qian Xia through.

Mother pointed to the big sun outside.

“The Heavenly Path has been alone in this timeless space for countless years.”

“It’s a precise machine that won’t break down even after thousands of years, but we can’t. It anticipated this, which is why it separated Lord Hai from itself. This shows that emotional beings can’t survive in this space.”

“That may have been true in the past, but I’m here! I’ll teach it what loneliness is!”

With grandiose words, Mother rolled over and hugged me, even her hands were a bit too playful.

I no longer resisted being used as a pillow, and even if she took advantage of me a little, I didn’t react.

Without cooperating, Mother found it uninteresting and let go, advising, “Xiao Kai, you need to stay mentally active. You’re acting like an old woman in your seventies and eighties.”

“I know this isn’t sustainable, but I haven’t found a way to fight time.”

I scratched my head.

I was gradually becoming numb, robbed of most of my feelings by the constantly resetting time. I felt no fatigue, no pain, no stimulation, but also couldn’t do anything about it.

“Don’t be afraid. These days aren’t endless. Mom will definitely get you back.”

With both Lord Hai and fragments of the Heavenly Path, Mother’s soul is more complete and robust than the Heavenly Path’s, even if swallowed by it, it won’t easily dissipate. And the emotions she possesses will become the millennium bug of the Heavenly Path system.

“Mom, what will happen to the world after liberating the Heavenly Path?”

Mother shrugged and replied, “Who knows? At least without the Heavenly Punishment, you’ll have much more power as a deity, right?”

“But without the Heavenly Path, will there still be gods?”

Buzz—

A sound like tinnitus.

Someone had synchronized my five senses through the restraint. This situation brought me a hint of excitement.

I sat up abruptly and said, “Someone’s connected!”

Not Cherry Sauce, this restraint belongs to…

“It’s Xiao Lei.”

“Huh? Did they switch people? Maybe they’re conducting some experiment, allowing someone other than Cherry Sauce to connect to you. That’s a significant breakthrough.”

I wriggled around on the bed.

“Let me think about what to say… Mom, give me the mirror.”

“Here.”

Mother fished out a hand mirror from under her and handed it to me.

Where did she get that from?

The reflection showed no expression, I reacted and remembered how to smile, mechanically lifting the corners of my mouth, but it wasn’t natural.

“It seems we can’t establish two-way communication, but it doesn’t matter! Fool, remember what I’m going to say next and pass it on to others.”

I wasn’t sure how long this fool could connect, so I’d report the current situation first instead of small talk.

“We’re still heading towards the Heavenly Path core, though much faster than before, but we’re not sure how long it will take. Because the volume of the Heavenly Path is larger than expected, and its nature is strange. Initially, it seemed to float above the surface, but now it’s rising into the sky, as if it’s expanding rather than us approaching it… Anyway, I won’t return until we reach the Heavenly Path with Mother. If you find a way to rescue me, don’t rush.”

Mother added, “Don’t be stubborn. Opportunities don’t come often. If there’s a chance to leave, you should go alone.”

“But if you’re alone…”

She lifted my face with her hands, her palms cold but providing the only warmth in this space.

“I’m fine. I’ve prepared for this for a long time. Even if you’re not with me, I can walk back alone.”

So far, everything is according to Lord Hai’s plan…

She looked into my eyes and said to Xiao Lei, “That foolish girl watching from afar, if you have a way, take Xiao Kai and leave first.”

“Mom! I’ll stay with you till the end. This is decided, and everyone will support me!”

I wanted to convey my determination to Xiao Lei, they would surely understand—

Suddenly, a strong light exploded overhead.

“Ahh! My eyes are going blind!”

The originally mild white sun suddenly transformed into a thousand-watt lamp, piercing my eyes painfully in an instant, tears streaming down.

But the pain subsided in the next second, and I covered my eyes, unable to look up, asking, “Mom, what’s happening?”

“Maybe the Heavenly Path is reacting to our presence. Wait, I’ll open the light-blocking layer of the jewel dome… There.”

The red light on my eyelids faded, and I cautiously opened my eyes, noticing a dark film covering the dome, blocking most of the intense light, like a giant pair of sunglasses.

“…What kind of application did Lord Hai consider when making this bead? It has such a function?”

“After all, it needs to consider the situation of being exposed to the sun outdoors during summer.”

As she spoke, Mother looked up at the abnormally bright white sun.

Not only had its brightness increased dramatically, but violent coronal eruptions appeared around the originally regular spherical body, and even solar prominences bursting through the surface could be seen…

“Mom, this doesn’t look good. Is this sun going to explode?”

“Don’t worry too much. We’re safe inside this jewel. Probably… that foolish girl is still watching, right?”

“Mm, the connection through the restraint hasn’t been affected.”

Mother propped her chin and thought for a moment, saying, “This anomaly doesn’t seem directed at us. Are they doing experiments over there? If not, then Lord Hai must have done something to trigger the Heavenly Path core’s reaction.”

“…What did Lord Hai do?”

“I don’t know. Given how strongly the Heavenly Path resists, she might want to come here personally?”

Lord Hai plans to come here personally?

If she really has that ability, she wouldn’t have been locked up in the Divine Court for so long…

Mother slapped my E-cup chest and said, “Xiao Kai! Regardless of who caused this anomaly, it means there are still people fighting for us externally. So you can’t give up. Stay focused~ How long has it been and you’re already about to give up?”

“I haven’t reached the point of breaking down… Hmm?”

I looked up at the abnormal white sun and noticed a glaring white meteor (not a Gundam) flying toward the jewel.

“Mom, is this jewel really invincible?”

Mother replied, “Well, the jewel itself is certainly fine, but what about us inside?”

She noticed it wasn’t pure divine power energy; something else was wrapped inside, as big as a suitcase, but from a smaller jewel, it looked like the size of Axis.

Being hit by that would have severe consequences. This space resets time periodically. If we’re evaporated in an instant, can we be restored the next second?

“The core’s reaction is so intense, it’s intercepting the intruding object, but the Heavenly Path failed to stop it.”

As the meteor approached, I asked, “Whatever it is… What do we do now?”

“What else? Run!”

She inserted the energy supply tube between my chest, activating the engine spell, and the upward acceleration pinned me to the bed, leaving in a blink.

“Alright, we can dodge it!”

Before I could celebrate,

Mother cursed, “Damn! That thing is following us!”