novelhk Chapter 376 Rebirth
Chapter 376 Rebirth
The little sprite's thoughts, traversing the void, were like the purest spring water, cleansing Yuan Bao's soul, which had just undergone sublimation.
“Master… welcome back. Look… our woodland… is being reborn. Waiting for you… to come home.” The joy, hope, and sense of belonging in that voice stirred a warm ripple in Yuan Bao’s cold, deep eyes.
"Home..." Yuan Bao's consciousness whispered in the starry sea of the Hall of Profound Truths.
This word carries a double weight at this moment—in the real world, a mother humming a tune while tending to the flowers and plants, an older brother and sister-in-law busy at the clinic, and Xiao Zhi growing up carefree in the everyday life of the world.
And in the game world, there is the Crystal Song Forest, which is stubbornly nurturing new life in the core of the Annihilation Storm, and the light blue figure who regards her as his only home.
"Little 9, return." Yuan Bao's thoughts were calm and firm.
"Yes, my lord!" Little 9's voice was filled with unprecedented energy and awe.
It could clearly sense that the return of its master's soul this time brought about some indescribable, essential improvement!
The surge of data and the fluctuations of spatial transformation instantly enveloped Yuan Bao's consciousness.
within the space.
The Spirit Spring Pool still rippled with a soft, silvery-blue halo, and the air was filled with the unique fresh scent of the spring water and a hint of new spatial fluctuations.
Yuan Bao slowly opened his eyes.
It is no longer the vast perspective of overlooking the laws in the Hall of Mysteries, but a return to the senses of the physical body.
His back touched the cold ground, and the familiar scent of herbs and spiritual spring water lingered around his nose.
The heaviness in her body and the lingering weariness deep within her soul reminded her of how devastating her previous rescue across the void had been.
However, things are different now!
Almost the instant she opened her eyes, she clearly "felt" the changes in her body.
The immense power brought by the peak attribute (MAX) is still surging, but at this moment it is like a divine weapon that has been tempered a thousand times, restrained and profound, and there is no longer any stagnation in its operation.
The hidden wounds left by forcibly guiding the dimensional torrent and detonating the Spear of Judgment have been healed under the dual nourishment of soul sublimation and spiritual spring water, and unprecedented vitality and resilience flow through his muscles, bones and flesh.
More significant changes come from the spiritual level and the perception of space.
Her consciousness seemed to be infinitely extended and refined.
Without needing to deliberately activate "Weaving the Void," everything within the entire spatial warehouse—from the frequency of every ripple in the spiritual spring water to the most minute molecular vibrations of the materials piled in the corners, and even the extremely stable, imperceptible, faint pulses of the spatial barrier itself—was reflected in her "heart lake" with unparalleled clarity, as if she were looking at the lines on her palm.
She could even faintly sense the faint life force of the seedlings she and Xiaozhi had planted in the villa garden in the real world, outside the spatial barrier, as they unfurled their leaves in the morning dew!
"My lady! You're finally awake!" Little 9 excitedly rushed to Yuan Bao's side, its furry body rubbing against her cheek. "Body scan complete! All injuries healed! Vital signs...exceeding historical peak?! Soul strength...unquantifiable! This...this is simply a miracle!"
Yuan Bao propped himself up on the ground and sat up with a smooth and natural movement, as if he had just had a good sleep.
She looked down at her hands; her skin was smooth and without a single crack, and her fingertips were surrounded by a faint, almost invisible silver-blue glow.
That is the manifestation of the profound meaning of "Weaving the Void" reaching its ultimate state, and a high degree of affinity with the origin of space.
"Where is she?" Yuan Bao's gaze immediately turned to the Spirit Spring Pool.
The pool water was still clear, but the small figure that had been immersed in it was no longer there.
"The little guardian spirit awoke shortly after your soul entered the depths of the Hall of Mystic Arts!" Little 9 quickly explained. "Her recovery speed was astonishing! The nourishment from the spirit spring water and the core of the forest not only healed her completely, but her power also seemed to have increased considerably! She sensed that the core of the forest needed her, so... so she went back on her own! She said..." Little 9 mimicked the little elf's tone at the time, with a hint of admiration, "'My master gave me not only life, but also a new mission. I must go back and, with the power and hope bestowed upon me by my master, rebuild my home with my own hands! When my master awakens, the forest will welcome you with a brand new look!'"
Little 9 projected a small screen displaying the scene Yuan Bao had last "seen" in the Hall of Profound Truths: at the core of the Annihilation Storm, within the New Life Light Domain, the little sprite guided the growth of crystal particles like a creator goddess. "Look! She did it! And she did it even better than we imagined! She and the revived Crystal Song Core have formed a symbiotic cycle, and the rate of forest regeneration is accelerating!"
As Yuan Bao looked at the focused, resilient figure radiating new life energy in the picture, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up slightly.
The little guardian spirit that burned itself before the fountain of shadows and cried out in despair was finally reborn from the ashes and found its own path and mission.
“Very good.” Yuan Bao’s voice was filled with satisfaction.
She stood up, walked to the spring, and gently ran her fingertips across the water.
As the ripples spread, this time she clearly "sensed" the spatial vitality rhythm contained within the ripples, which shared the same origin as the new core of the Crystal Song Forest, and it was clearer and more stable than before.
at this time!
Om-! ! !
An extremely faint yet intensely spatial distortion-like fluctuation, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, suddenly came from... the direction of the real world!
It directly penetrated the barrier between the game world and reality, and was clearly captured by Yuan Bao's extremely keen spatial perception!
This fluctuation did not originate from Crystal Grove!
It was filled with chaos and... a sense of tearing apart!
And the source... seems to be near her villa in the real world!
Yuan Bao's eyes instantly turned as sharp as knives!
The joy I felt just moments before was instantly replaced by a somber mood.
"Little 9! Real world! Locate the source of the fluctuation! Highest priority!" Yuan Bao's voice was cold and urgent.
The real world is the foundation of all her power, and the "home" she protects!
Absolutely no mistakes can be made there!
"Yes!" Little 9 instantly entered battle mode, its data stream flashing wildly. "Analyzing spatial fluctuation characteristics... Locating... Source of fluctuation locked, coordinates... Wait! These coordinates... are near your clinic?! Energy characteristics... a tear in higher-dimensional space?! No! More like... residual disturbances from a forced 'grafting' of spatial structure by an external force?!"
Grafting? External force?
Yuan Bao's heart sank!
How could such strange spatial fluctuations suddenly appear in the real world?
And it even appeared precisely near her clinic?
Is it a coincidence?
Or... is it related to the "Omni-loom" and "Breath of Decay" that she encountered in the game world?
"Back to reality immediately!" Yuan Bao said without hesitation.
The rebirth of Crystal Forest is certainly exciting, but the anomalies in the real world are the real pressing issue!
"Spatial passage established! Target: Real world, master bedroom of a large single-level apartment!" Xiao 9 was extremely efficient.
Yuan Bao took one last look at the ripples in the spiritual spring water that resonated with the Crystal Song Forest, his eyes filled with a complex yet resolute expression.
Both "homes" tug at her heartstrings.
The next second, her figure disappeared from the space warehouse.
In the real world, a large single-level apartment, the master bedroom.
Soft morning light streamed in through the gaps in the curtains.
Yuan Bao suddenly opened his eyes and sat up instantly from the soft bed.
The senses of the real body are fully restored.
She could faintly hear her mother, Yuan Ma, humming a cheerful tune along with an old song on the radio downstairs; she could smell the faint aroma of food wafting from the kitchen as Lin Qing prepared breakfast; and she could even sense the faint vitality of the newly planted seedlings stretching in the morning dew in the villa garden.
Everything seemed peaceful and serene.
But Yuan Bao's extraordinary spatial perception was like the most sophisticated radar, instantly locking onto the direction of the clinic downstairs!
over there!
A subtle yet real sense of spatial "folds," like an undercurrent beneath the surface of water, is slowly spreading in a corner of the clinic (which seems to be the back room where medicinal herbs are stored)!
It wasn't violent, but it carried an extremely unsettling... sense of foreign intrusion!
It's as if a fragment of space that doesn't belong here has been forcibly "stitched" into the structure of the real world!
"Yuan Bao? Is he awake?" Lin Qing asked gently from downstairs. "Breakfast will be ready soon."
"Yes, I'm awake. I'll be right down." Yuan Bao responded in a calm voice, but his eyes were as cold as frost.
She quickly got up, her movements light and silent.
He walked to the window, lifted a corner of the curtain, and sharply turned his gaze toward the clinic.
The morning sunlight shone on the ancient plaque of the clinic, and everything seemed normal.
But Yuan Bao knew that beneath the calm surface, undercurrents were brewing.
The rescue of Crystal Forest has come to an end, but a new and potentially more bizarre crisis has silently invaded her most cherished home.
“Spatial grafting…external force…” Yuan Bao muttered to himself, his fingertips unconsciously tracing the window frame. A trace of extremely pure spatial power, infused with the newly comprehended profound meaning of “Weaving the Void,” lingered at his fingertips. “No matter who you are, if you dare to touch my ‘home’…be prepared to pay the price.”
She turned around and walked steadily toward the door.
The everyday life in the real world continues as usual, but the battle of the guardians has quietly begun a new chapter.