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A heavy pressure made it hard for Latis to breathe. With the help of the Soul Girls, he finally stood up from the ground and immediately felt the transformation of Seren's soul power.
"Oh, you're about to enter the realm of gods..."
The unstable fluctuations of the simulated bodies made Latis realize what was happening instantly. He scratched his head, looked at the spirit girls whose soul power had made great progress, and couldn't help but smile.
"In short, you've become stronger, which is a good thing..."
He was about to give a speech to encourage the girls and quickly tell them where he was going when a white figure caught his eye. His expression froze, and his gaze fixed on the direction he had come from.
A scene that defies your comprehension appears before your eyes. What is it?
You feel a chill run down your spine; what did you see?
"The white moon...soars through space."
Latis instinctively held his breath and murmured softly.
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"I heard that after arriving on this planet, we will be connected to the vast world. Our journey ahead... Mr. Bones? Your body?!"
The powerful soul energy fluctuations of the spirit girls have disrupted the stability of your simulated body. Your body has begun to tremble violently, as if it is about to fall apart at any moment.
“Saileng…listen to me.”
You murmured, gripping Sai Leng's cold little hand tightly, your gaze still fixed blankly on the direction you came from. You just said the white moon was rushing through space—what kind of sight was that?
“That’s the planet we came from…” Latis instinctively looked towards the horizon, the pale sky causing his pupils to constrict slightly. He clenched his fists and whispered, “Why is it…”
"Mr. Bones!"
Seren anxiously grabbed Latis's arm and shouted:
"What on earth is going on? What should I do... Mr. Bones!"
[Saileng frantically released her soul power, attempting to repair your body in this way. Although her soul power was almost exhausted at the end of the previous journey, the power of the starry sky had allowed her to break through her original limitations. Now, her soul power could make you feel the immense pressure belonging to the divine realm.]
Your gaze swept past the indescribable scene and landed on Sai Leng's face. That familiar, aloof face was now completely flustered, as if tens of thousands of emotions accumulated by Bai Yue were about to surge forth all at once.
"There's no need to rush..."
Latis finally came to his senses. He opened his mouth, but his chaotic thoughts prevented him from speaking for a moment.
He raised his violently trembling arm, stroked Sai Leng's head, looked at Hai Yue'er and Lan Ling, who were equally terrified, and helplessly reached out to pat their heads as well, saying:
"I've finally brought you to the Sea of Stars..."
"So you always knew you would leave...!"
Sai Leng bit her lower lip, tears already welling up in the corners of her eyes, and whispered:
"What's going on? Why didn't you tell me first? I thought I could stay with you forever. I really wanted to continue that journey with you..."
"Mr. Latis!"
Before Latis could react, Haiyue'er crashed straight into his arms. The surging soul power that followed made even him take a step back.
Haiyue'er gripped Latis's clothes tightly, let out a sob, raised her head, reached out and cupped his face in her hands, pleadingly saying:
"Please don't leave me... What's the point of my life if I don't have you..."
"Haiyue'er, don't look so sad..." Latis held Haiyue'er's hand that was stroking his face, sighed, and was about to comfort her when a deep blue color suddenly appeared in his peripheral vision.
He looked up and saw Lanling, who looked bewildered. She pursed her lips tightly, not saying a word, but her body had already unconsciously moved closer to him.
"...Captain."
Their eyes met, and Lanling couldn't help but cry out. She took a step forward, then fell silent again, looking at him with only her sad and earnest eyes.
"Bluebell, you..."
"I don't want you to leave, Captain."
The lingering affection of the spirit maidens left you momentarily at a loss. You weren't overly saddened by your own departure, after all, you were alive and well. It was only upon witnessing this scene that you realized for the first time that your companions, who had shared such a journey with you, would grieve over your passing.
"Is that right?"
Latis glanced at the girls in front of him again, about to encourage them, when suddenly his body trembled and he fell backward.
The collapse of your simulated body tells you that your journey has come to an end. It's just a pity you didn't have time to tell them beforehand that you wouldn't die. You sighed inwardly, hoping they would quickly realize this fact after you left and embark on their journey again.
[Your soul spilled out of your collapsing body. In the last second before your time-space journey, you saw once again the scene from your journey in the boundless universe. What did you see?]
"I saw……"
A pale glint flashed in Latis's eyes, the reflection of something in his vision. The initial shock robbed him of his ability to think, but now he suddenly realized that the scene had something else to do with it. However, he had no time left to think.
He opened his mouth, but before he could speak, he felt an irresistible force of attraction coming from a distant time and space.
"Are you leaving?"
Latis murmured to himself, gazing at the pale curtain stretching across the universe, a sense of endless bewilderment welling up within him.
Was that really the "white moon"?
"...You won't just disappear like that!"
Sereng's shout echoed in Latis's ears. Just as he was about to ponder the meaning of those words, he felt a surge of icy soul power flow into his soul.
No, it's not soul power, but Sai Leng's soul.
A refreshing sensation instantly spread from the point of contact, and Latis felt as if he were enveloped by a clear spring. In that icy touch, it seemed that every inch of his soul was being cleansed by the gentle flow of water.
The tingling sound of flowing water gradually spread throughout his body, and he felt a soft soul, like fine snow made of milk, slowly seeping into his body.
"Don't leave...!"
Seren's clenched teeth echoed in Latis's ears. He suddenly realized that his soul had paused slightly, as if Seren had truly blocked the gravity that transcended time and space.
"Sea Moon, Bluebell!" Sai Leng's voice trembled as she strained to stabilize Latis's soul with her own, while screaming:
"Yes, we can do it!"
"Wait... Whoa!" Latis had barely opened his mouth when he felt two soft souls merge into his body one after another. The feeling of being filled instantly tensed him, and he shouted:
"You, all of you!..."
[Haiyue'er's soul was full of vitality; she possessed both the weight of the ocean and the allure and nimbleness of a siren.]
You once shared a profound connection, on the edge of life and death, the mermaid leaping into your chest like a fish leaping into the sea. Swept away in a whirlpool, you were almost unable to escape.
You recall the moment the petrel battled the deep sea, and how the mermaid, guided by you, searched for her way in the capsized boat. Now, she sees it as the boat carrying you.
Her soul enveloped you tightly, like her ever-warm embrace, bringing you immense peace. In the touch of your soul, Haiyue'er and your body were inextricably linked, overlapping and merging, moist and warm.
You don't know if it's her surging tide or the tears she shed like when you first caressed each other, or perhaps both, but at this moment they are all within you. You will take them with you and keep them forever in your heart.
Almost simultaneously with the sweeping waves, you feel a delicate little flower take root in your soul. This is the first time you perceive it, yet you know instantly: this is Bluebell.
The flower's roots are shallow, like a gentle, intimate nibble. You can't help but feel a growing expectation that it will leave a deep mark, but the flower, by its very nature, is unwilling to do so. It gently enters your soul, restraining and cherishing your fluctuating emotions. After swallowing the memories and feelings associated with you without any aggression, it then reciprocates by expressing its love for you.
Where bluebells have taken root, you feel as if they have left a mark on your lips. This mark slowly spreads throughout your soul, like a soft, silky blanket, lightly and smoothly draped over your shoulders, chest, and abdomen. When you move slightly, it floats up with a gentle smile and falls back down on you.
You feel a delightful tenderness for this flower. If you could, you would gently touch its shallow roots with your fingertips, and feel a soft, warm tongue caress your heart before pressing its tip to your lips.
She once gazed longingly at your retreating figure; that memory is etched in your mind, along with everything she wanted to say, all of which is engraved in your heart.
[In a daze, you once again caught the damp scent of the Bone Spirit Realm, carrying the aura of life and death. Sai Leng forever carried the icy indifference bestowed upon her by the long years, yet this indifference transformed within you into an infinite yearning for the future. She had completely permeated every inch of your soul, like the vast white earth and white sky, attempting to leave all her memories to you, and in turn, leave all your memories to her.]
Your soul trembled slightly, vibrating under the pull of time and space and the entreaties of the three spirit maidens. Then you realized that you could no longer speak, but you must leave your will within them. This will will guide them in the long future after your departure.
You wanted to build up your will to a peak, like in experience, so that all words would burst forth in an instant. However, you didn't do that. Amidst the overlapping sensations flowing through your body, your will had already unconsciously revealed itself.
These waves, like the crescent moon, crashed against their shore, like bluebells, their delicate fragrance permeating every sunlit morning, and like the vast, desolate world of Sailen, repeating its unwavering resolve through countless moonrises and sunsets.
[You have long since lingered at the pinnacle of spirit and desire. They struggle to keep you here, and as you gaze upon these girls, you cannot help but smile, like waves overflowing a dam, revealing wave after wave your will, thoughts, emotions, and love, leaving them all within their souls.]
Then, during this pause, you opened your eyes.
The pale curtain stretched out endlessly, almost filling Latis's entire field of vision. After the shock that had once suffocated him, he was finally able to begin to ponder what he had actually seen.
Your gaze falls upon the planet you came from, where the torrents of the white moon still surge across the land, engulfing all mountains, valleys, and all living things…
"No, it's not the white moon that's surging..."
Latis's gaze followed the end of the white torrent, extending outwards to the "curtain" in space.
It was an endless expanse of pale white; no matter which direction you looked, you couldn't see the end of that "curtain." The "curtain" appeared fluid and surging, yet it resembled the boundary of this world, forming a curtain without visible limits.
On the planet you came from, the white torrent didn't surge forward on its own. Rather, the planet, almost touching the pale curtain of the world's boundary, experienced relative surging on its surface due to its rotation.
The gravitational pull across time and space grew stronger and stronger, and a tearing pain came from Latis's soul. He gritted his teeth and refused to let the gravitational pull pull him away. Instead, he shook his body and accelerated the surge of his will.
Upon receiving this feedback, the spirit girls seemed to understand something. They paused, loosened their control over their souls, and began to merge even more intensely.
"Haiyue'er, Lanling, Saileng, hold on, don't lose yourself in my soul... It will be over soon..."
Latis's body trembled, and amidst the mixed sensations of pain and pleasure, he opened his eyes wide and looked at the vast curtain.
If the ruthless "White Moon" that devours humans is merely a phenomenon arising from the rotation of a planet and a "curtain" during their intersection, can the struggles of the beings in the Bone Spirit Realm over millennia truly come to an end?
With mixed feelings, you look beyond the planet you came from, your gaze suddenly freezing on another planet.
"That, that is...?"
Latis's eyes widened, a sudden chill running through him.
[Your vision is filled with planets of all sizes, so far away that you can barely discern their direction of rotation. But what truly horrifies you isn't the sheer number of planets, but rather that more than half of them are already obscured by that pale "curtain"!]
"The 'White Moon'...also rises on those planets, while they remain in a state of death for a much longer time!"
Latis murmured to himself, unconsciously clenching his fists.
Some of the planets immersed in the "curtain" only barely touched it, much like the planet you came from, while others were almost half-submerged, appearing as if they had been cut in half by the "curtain."
[At a distance beyond your estimation, several planets are almost completely submerged in the "curtain," leaving only small protrusions at their edges, like isolated islands floating on the pale "curtain."]
When you refocus your gaze on the "curtain," you realize that the countless protrusions you had previously overlooked have almost blended into the "curtain," becoming barely discernible only upon close inspection.
"This...is more than hundreds or thousands of planets!"
Yes, you can no longer estimate how many planets have been submerged in this vast "curtain," and the life on those planets has undoubtedly fallen into eternal slumber.
"Where exactly is this place? Is this the ecosystem of the Bone Spirit Realm?!"
Latis murmured to himself, when suddenly a deep, bone-deep pain shot through his soul. He gasped and cried out in pain.
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