Bang bang.

Duke stood in the light, mysterious energy descending from overhead, pouring into his body and permeating the sea of spirits.

His five senses seemed to be magnified.

You can even hear your own heartbeat, powerful and regular, and even your breathing becomes loud as a roar.

"Strange feeling, Xiaoyi, have you found anything?" Duke looked down at his hands and asked in his mind.

He could see every hair on his hands, as well as the pores at the base of the hairs, as well as the clear texture on the skin.

"The master's five senses have been distorted by a certain force, and the spiritual sea has also been infiltrated by this force, and Xiaoyi is resisting this power and analyzing the nature of it." Xiaoyi's information feedback has become slower than usual, and it is impossible to transmit countless messages in an instant.

But basic communication can still be done.

"At full power, this feeling makes me uncomfortable." Duke gives the order.

The feeling of magnifying the five senses is like the body has become allergic, and every trace of feeling makes him feel frightened.

He looked around, and there was light all around him, and he couldn't see anything but his own body.

He tried to shout, "Muse! ”

Then it was like a thunderbolt ringing in his ears, causing both of his ears to buzz, but he didn't get any response from the Muse.

"What am I going to do, standing here stupidly?" Duke couldn't wait for a response, his body entered a strange state again, and he couldn't help but take a step forward, wanting to get out of the formation position of the star platform, "Where is the will of the stars, why didn't I see it?" ”

However.

When his footsteps fell, the surrounding situation changed abruptly, and the light quickly spread out in all directions as if it were going backwards.

Without the Star Tower, the place where he was like a mirror with stagnant water.

Because of the landing, the water on the mirror surface quickly rippled around, completely crushing his reflection. The stagnant water is just as magical, exuding a little brilliance and a dreamlike crystalline texture.

"Where is this?" Duke looked around.

Endless dreamy water, endless mirrors of reflection. It was impossible to distinguish whether it was air or water around his body, and as his body shook, ripples spread outward in circles. The top of the head is also like the water of dreams, gently rippling and rippling.

"Xiaoyi, where am I?"

"Master, your five senses have been invaded and blinded by alien forces, according to Xiaoyi's calculations, you are still in the same place, but the accuracy rate is not 10%." Xiaoyi's response seemed to come from a distant and unknown place, very ethereal.

"In other words, there is still a certain probability that I have left the Star Observatory of the Star Tower?"

"Yes, master."

The spiritual arcane is mysterious, and there are too many unknown powers, even Xiaoyi can't guarantee that Duke has left the Star Terrace at this time.

According to the records of the predecessors, opening the will of the stars is just entering a dream.

But in reality, there are people who have followed the outbreak of the phantom of ancient times, involved in hundreds of millions of years of time, and shuttled between the past and the present.

Time, space, and the realm of spiritual arcane are not fixed.

"I'm ready to move forward, whether I'm caught up in a dream or pulled into time and space, I have to take a closer look at it all." When Duke adjusts his mindset, it will be a wonderful journey, "If the will of the stars wants to inspire me, it must always appear!" ”

He took a big stride, stepped over the stagnant water, stepped on the mirror-like surface, and kept walking.

Circles of ripples around it, stirring up the light that came from nowhere, and dangling it.

I don't know how long it has been.

The magnified five senses Duke was about to get used to, and he was no longer frightened by the sound of footsteps, water splashes, and breathing, and suddenly the mirror in front of him, like a mountain range, rose a huge human silhouette, and countless ripples rippled on the outline.

"Du ......"

There was a distant call, and at the same time it sounded in Duke's ears.

"What, who, who are you, is it the will of the stars?" Duke answered a vague call, looking at the massive silhouette of a human in front of him.

Or a mountain with a human silhouette, like a female silhouette.

There was no response, only the same call as before: "Du ......"

"My name is Duke, Duke!" Duke shouted.

It seems that this cry has finally been accepted by the will of the unknown stars, and the call has gradually become clear and condensed.

"Duke ......"

"Yes, my name is Duke, Will of the Stars, where are you or you, what kind of inspiration do you want to give me?" Duke spun in circles and responded loudly.

The call of "......" is strong and sometimes weak, and the "...... forward"

At a certain point, it becomes extraordinarily clear: "...... forward"

"Go on." Duke whispered in his heart, and then continued to walk forward according to the call.

The water on the mirror, the ripples around him, unconsciously and quietly transformed as he advanced, turning into a fire that never burns out.

It's just that the fire doesn't burn, and Duke walks on the fire steadily.

The call from that distant place, along with the rhythm of Duke's footsteps, began to read the poem ethereally: "Our birth is actually to fall asleep, to forget ......"

The female silhouette peak, which had been traversing the front, moved with Duke's movements, always maintaining the same distance ahead.

At this moment, the mountain peak suddenly fell downward, and there was no power of heaven and earth cracking, only the softness of a horse and a flower.

"The soul that rises with us is the star of life......" The ballad does not stop.

Duke's pace never stopped, he called for Xiaoyi in his heart, but Xiaoyi didn't respond this time.

He wanted to look inside the spiritual sea.

But I found that I couldn't do it anymore, and I couldn't use the slightest strength, as if I had returned to the original person, the ordinary that an earthling should have.

"See those bright lights, those are dying stars." The song rises from all directions and blends into the surrounding flames.

Duke heard the ballad.

Suddenly, I looked up and saw that the starry sky had reappeared at some point, and it was brighter than ever.

The light of those stars is like a painting.

The endless flames beneath his feet had receded, revealing the barren Gobi Desert, with nothing but yellow sand and stones.

The song never stops: "How do you say 'moon' in your language?" Whatever one may say, we all look at the same moon. ”

Duke was stunned.

Standing in place, he shouted, "Will of the Stars, where are you?" ”

The call came again: "Xiang ...... Top ......"

Duke had no choice but to follow the sound and continue to walk forward, stepping on the hard rock and soft yellow sand, and walking in a direction that he did not know.

"Stars are born out of dust and fog and scattered throughout the universe, and they connect us to the universe." The song began to be chanted again.

Duke glanced up ahead.

The female silhouette of the mountain is still lying in front of it, as if sleeping and tempting passers-by, and the angular rocks form a graceful posture.

The general starry sky painted on the mountain peak is covered with a mist-like veil, which adds to its allure.

"If there is no darkness, there is no light." The ballad is far away and near.

Suddenly.

It was as if a woman whispered in Duke's ear: "The reflection of the stars in your eyes is a dream that I have never seen before." ”

Duke subconsciously turned his head, there was no woman.

But in the distance behind him, mountains rose and sank, changing as quickly as the vicissitudes of the sea.

"I've traveled around the constellation and can't find a brighter star than you." The woman's murmur was in Duke's ears again.

Duke circled around and couldn't see anyone.

I don't know who is calling, who is singing and whispering, his memory is about to decay, only that it seems to be the will of the stars.

At the end of the desolate Gobi Desert, there is an endless storm, accompanied by the roar of thunder and lightning.

Duke didn't know how long he had been gone, his body seemed to have decayed in time, and he hadn't even let go of his memories.

He was now bent on walking forward, to the mountain that resembled the silhouette of a woman's sleep.

Occasionally.

He would stop and look at the starry sky overhead.

"When you're staring at the stars, the stars are staring at you...... In the dark, you are never alone. The woman began to murmur in her ear again.

If you complain, you will cry like a complaint.

It's chanting, it's singing.

"Let's show up!" Duke looked at the mountain peaks that were still in the distance, his hands expanded to his lips, and he called out loudly, "Will of the stars!" ”

He didn't move, and neither did the mountain.

The woman was unmoved by his roar, still whispering in her ear: "There is a vast universe in my heart, and now I have given you one of my cherished stars, as long as you are willing to step through the night and walk towards me, then ......"

Something seemed to be stuffed into Duke's head.

The woman murmured, "You can share this whole starry sky with me." ”

"What?" Duke stretched out his arm and scratched his forehead, but he didn't catch anything, but when he put his hand down, his palms were already full of starlight.

These stars slowly rose and surrounded him, like cheerful elves.

"At the end of their lives, they come to each other across thousands of miles, surround each other...... Starlight in the dark is the warmest and most unforgettable, dispelling anxiety and coldness, and bringing hope and expectation. The woman's murmur faded away.

Then, Duke saw the silhouette of a woman lying in the distance, and finally stood up again.

Step by step, it walked towards Duke.

Then, from its messy rock formation, there was a roaring sound that echoed through the night of wind and lightning.

"For someone, you are the center of the universe – like the stars at night, you radiate the light of the entire universe and help them find their way...... Although, you may not realize it, Duke, my Walker. ”

The peaks of the mountains walked like people, closing in and then slowly shrinking.

Until she becomes a real person, a woman in a thin veil, a woman who can't see her facial features clearly, but feels extremely beautiful.

Duke couldn't look her in the eye, like a mortal fearing the majesty of a god.

She is no longer a mountain, nor is she a mortal woman.

At the moment, she is a goddess.

The priestess's voice finally stabilized this time, and the wind, thunder and lightning around her also stopped, and there was no endless water, endless fire, and endless sand and stones, only the stars shining in the night.

"The stars hovered over the dead body, and you are the only one who can wake me up." The goddess looked at Duke so that Duke seemed to forget his breath, "Your body is mine, your voice is mine, but you are not mine." ”

"Whew......" Duke held his breath to the limit, and finally took a breath.

Then the decaying body and memory revived at the same time, and he seemed to have experienced life and death once, and now he came back to life.

I couldn't help but ask, "Are you the will of the stars?" ”

"The stars are me, I am not the stars, I am the forgotten and the one you cannot understand. If you have to have a code name to communicate with each other, you can call me......" The priestess whispered, "Nyx! ”

Nyx...... Goddess. Duke wanted to look the other man in the eye, but he couldn't, as if there was a strong resistance, preventing him from doing so.

You can only keep your head down and look at each other's feet.

He did not wear shoes and stepped on a star, and he himself, likewise without shoes, also stepped on a star.

There are stars all around, and it's a starry sky with no up, down, left, or right.

Duke couldn't understand why he could still stand in the starry sky, without the slightest feeling of weightlessness, and could only understand it as a dream.

He is still in the dream of the will of the stars, and he has not yet woken up.

He looked at the feet of the goddess Nyx, white and flawless, which can be called jade feet: "So, what revelation do you want to give me?" ”

"I can't give you any inspiration." Goddess Nyx shook her head, "I know the past and the future, but the past has withered, and there is no hope for the future, so I will not interfere with you now, you can do as much as you want." ”

The five senses of the "......" have returned to normal, and the IQ has reoccupied the high ground, Duke can't help but ask again, "But you gave my seniors, those arcane mages, a lot of enlightenment, especially in the spiritual arcane realm, I don't understand, why did you stop coming to me?" ”

I had a strange dream, and if I didn't get any benefits, wouldn't it be a daydream when I woke up.

"They're me, you're not me."

"I still don't understand?" Duke frowned.

The will of the stars, or the goddess Nyx, did not treat him as his own.

He couldn't help but think of the murmur of the goddess Nix before, and said loudly, "Didn't you say that I am your walker." ”

"Yes, you're my walker, Duke." The aura of mystery on the goddess Nyx faded, and she spoke much more naturally, "Your body is mine, but you come from a distant foreign land, you are different from them, you can bring me hope." ”

"Huh?"

Duke suddenly realized that his identity as a traverser might have been discovered by Goddess Nyx: "You know that I am from a foreign land? ”

"Your spirit is beyond the stars, not part of this world." Goddess Nyx said Duke's identity flatly, "I don't know where you came from, but there is no doubt that you have injected a new glimmer of hope into the decaying world. ”

"This ......"

"Are you afraid, worried?" "But the stars have recognized you, and I have recognized you, and this starry sky, which I have shared with you, is free to come and go, from any corner of the world." ”

"You mean that I can come to this starry sky often in the future?" Duke's eyes widened.

"It's mine, and it's yours."

"Great!"

"Now, then, tell me, Duke the Walker, where are you from, and will you take me away?"

"Yes!"

Duke didn't know what Goddess Nyx wanted him to do, but his home Earth was a place he had to protect.

Even if there is no malicious intent, they are reluctant to reveal it freely.

So you might as well agree to the other party's request first, he looked at the other party's jade feet, thinking about how to explain his identity.

Soon.

He then groaned and said, "As you can see, I am from the three-body problem. ”

"Three-Body Problem, what is that?"

"Three-Body Problem......," Duke recalled, "In the Three-Body Problem, what I see is something you can't believe." I watched the world be torn in two by the power of the tides, and the magma boiled the seas; I witnessed the corona of the stars, engulfing planet after planet, dim arms, calm and unforgiving. ”

The tone gradually became a little sad and desolate: "However, these are just water droplets in the universe, and all moments will disappear into despair, like a shower, sinking in the sea." ”

After a long time.

Goddess Nyx responded: "I don't understand. ”

"If you don't understand, you're right." Duke said sincerely, "Just as you don't understand my original world, I don't know what you need to do and how to take you away. ”

There was another long silence.

Goddess Nyx whispered, "I have forgotten who I am, and I have only a few obsessions left...... Duke, Walker, follow your ideas and use your talents...... I believe that one day, you will find the answer and take me far ......"

Her body fell backwards and gradually enlarged: "Go ......"

Then it turns into a mountain with a female silhouette, towering in the distant starry sky: "High ......"

The starry sky gradually returned to the dome, and all that was left around was the desolate land of yellow sand and the endless spread of the Gobi.

The female silhouette of the mountain fell to the ground, dragging out the last ethereal syllable: "Flying ......"

"Lord...... People ......" Xiaoyi's voice was suddenly receiving, but it was a little intermittent.

"I'm here."

Duke stood on a Gobi stone pillar, looking up at the starry sky overhead, not knowing what he was thinking, only feeling depressed.

……

Erudite Tower, the top of the tower is covered by night, and several arcane mages in red and purple robes sit by the windows of the conference hall, looking ahead.

"It's on."

"Did you see Duke?"

"I can't see clearly, he stands on the commanding heights of spirituality, he is under the stars." Maderon Rhodiola looked not far ahead, at the top of the Tower of Stars of the same height.

There was only a light that was not dazzling, enveloping everything in it, and there was no clear view to see it.

"Alas, I chose Duke to open the will of the stars, and I don't know if it's right or wrong." A purple-robed arcane mage sighed.

Another purple-robed arcane mage replied indifferently: "It was Lord Selthas's suggestion, and the Lord chose Duke to replace Lord Miguil, obviously because of your lordship's ideas and considerations. We just need to wait for the revelation when the will of the stars is opened. ”

Everyone then fell silent, all of them staring earnestly at the light on the Star Tower, and time flew by.

"How long?"

"Fifteen minutes."

"Well, it's a lot longer than in the records, and the longest time ever recorded in the past seems to be twelve minutes."

"It's better to wait a long time, the will of the stars can give more inspiration."

"The Radiant Moon Arcane Mentors are protecting Duke in the Tower of the Stars, I don't know if they can record anything, and so far they haven't figured out what the will of the stars is." One of the Great Arcian mages said with some regret.

Suddenly.

An arcane mage said, "Look, the light has faded, and the will of the stars has begun to move away!" ”

"Chief Trustee, should we go over and find out?"

"No, just wait here." Ma Delon responded indifferently, "The will of the stars is the top priority of the Federation, and the result will inevitably be notified as soon as possible." ”

"yes, just wait quietly."

"A hundred years of waiting, not too much time."

The arcane mages in the conference hall were silent again.

……

There is a stone forest in the yellow sand, and one of the stone pillars that towers 100 meters high, Miguil, the guard of the gravel field, is sitting cross-legged on the top at the moment.

Look up at the starry sky overhead.

"The stars haven't moved, haven't they opened the will of the stars yet?" He pinched his fingers slightly, and calculated the astrological technique, "Hunter pierces the constellation of Cetus, just when the stars are boiling, the muse will definitely choose to open at this moment." ”

Suddenly.

The tip of his nose twitched slightly.

Then he stared at the starry sky again, and the corners of his mouth showed a touch of cold malice: "It's on, the spirituality that pervades the stars is already converging." ”

"yes, it's open, this is the chance that should have been yours." Maylis's figure suddenly appeared behind Miguil, and quietly reached out to blindfold him, "It's also the only chance you can suppress me, but you missed it." ”

"Get out of here!"

"It will make me sad that you speak ill of me, Miguil, we used to love each other so much that we wanted to take out each other's hearts and exchange them." Maylis cried, "How can you do this to me now, you are so cruel. ”

Miguil clenched his fists, and a diffuse of psionic energy rose from him.

Maylis's figure began to twist under the influence of psionic energy, as if a rubber band had been pulled apart, and her voice changed: "Pain, pain, Miguil, my love, I'm in pain, I'm afraid, in the dark abyss!" ”

The next moment.

Maylis's elongated figure suddenly turned into a pitch-black shadow, and she lunged towards Miguil, and let out a terrible roar.

Miguil opened his fingers, and the roaring arcane turned into a pillar of light, directly through the black shadow, and then shattered countless stone pillars without stopping.

But this didn't work for the shadow, and after the pillar of light disappeared, the shadow pounced again.

No matter how powerful the arcane art Miguil wielded, the black shadow could not be killed, like a piece of kraft candy, pestering Miguil to death.

"Nope! Get out of here! Miguil yelled.

A star in the sky above him suddenly burst into light, and the light spilled down to the ground, forming a pillar of light that enveloped him in the center.

This is the Star Cage.

The power of the realm of the Morning Star Arcane Teacher.

It's a pity that the black shadow came and went freely in the cage of stars, like an octopus, and suddenly wrapped itself around Miguil from behind, and then the black shadow turned into black tentacles, burrowed into Miguil's eyes, ears, mouth and nose, and in Miguil's desperate roar, all of them were submerged.

The stars overhead, and the cage of stars dissipated.

"Huh...... Hum ......"

Miguil stood still, his body hunched slightly, and he let out a violent gasp. It took a few moments before he raised his head and straightened up.

"Duke...... Muse ......"

A faint smile hung on Miguel's face, and in the light of the stars, he jumped and flew lightly, flying in the direction of Gaohe City.

Only occasionally.

Under his eyes, there will be a dark shadow flashing.

……

"What are you thinking?"

The light dissipated, and the mysterious patterns of the rings disappeared under the floor, and the Muse saw Duke standing in the same place as the star platform.

At this time, Duke still maintained a posture of looking ahead.

It's just that at this moment, as far as his eyes can see, there is only darkness in front of him.

"I'm thinking about the dream, Muse." Duke replied in a sighing tone, "Like my ancestors, I seem to have had a dream. ”

"Do you remember what the dream was?" Muse tensed slightly.

"Yes."

"Ahh Exclamations of surprise came from the stairs below the Star Terrace, and several gray-haired arcane teachers climbed the stairs one by one.

There are eight in total, and the leader is none other than the Superior Speaker Andrei Primrose.

Serthas, Lambert Raven are on the list, and Duke has met the others or seen them on the news.

These eight are all the Radiant Moon Arcane Masters in the entire Seven Towers Federation.

"I've seen you." Duke bowed.

Andrei Evening Primrose was rarely awake, and when he stretched out his hand to support him, he had an invisible force to hold Duke up, and he said kindly: "Forget the red tape, Duke, I will now want to know what kind of decree will be sent down by the will of the stars." ”

The eight Radiant Moon Arcane Mentors, plus the Muse, the Morning Star Arcane Mentor, all had their eyes firmly fixed on Duke.

It made Duke feel stressed.

But in his heart, he found that even the acussal aura of a group of arcane tutors combined was not as great as the pressure brought to him by Goddess Nyx in the dream.

Ask for tickets~

(End of chapter)