Lost Labyrinth.
Inside the Fairy Nook.
The entire labyrinth was shaking violently, as if a sleeping giant beast had turned over in its dream.
The Fairy Forest rustled and trembled.
The canopies undulated like waves, and the leaves rustled.
Fruits hanging from the branches fell one after another, then quickly dissipated.
Inside the labyrinth, tiny fairies, shaped like 'rabbits' with long ears and fluffy tails, flew around in a panic.
They wanted to find a place to hide, but the entire labyrinth was shaking; where could there be a safe place?
Some Memes bumped into glowing vines, bounced off, and then frantically changed direction.
Some simply huddled together, suspended in mid-air, trembling.
The little fairies were like dandelions scattered by the wind.
"Village Chief! Village Chief! Something big has happened—"
Suddenly, a lavender stream of light darted over.
Laila Meme rushed into the Village Chief's nook like a wisp of purple smoke, her long ears trembling anxiously, her tail stiff and straight.
"The... the labyrinth isn't going to collapse, is it? Village Chief—the earth is trembling, the tree roots are crying, the fairies are all scared!"
Village Chief Dodora Meme remained unhurried, calm as ever, slowly raising her head, seemingly looking towards the exit of the labyrinth.
A moment later, a gentle smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Hehe~, don't panic, Himila Meme, the Lost Labyrinth won't be affected by the Black Tide."
As she spoke, Village Chief Dodora Meme's small body floated and turned to the other side, speaking to the 'wooden stump' in front of her.
"..."
Laila Meme froze, looking at the Village Chief's strange behavior, her ears drooping.
She looked down at her lavender fur, then raised a small paw to scratch her head, her face full of helplessness.
"Village Chief, I'm over here."
Village Chief Dodora Meme stiffened for a moment, slowly turning her body, looking at the empty corner on the other side.
"Uh, well, Village Chief, I'm over here. Also, I'm not Himila Meme, I'm 'Laila Meme.'"
Laila Meme sighed, completely speechless, her tail drooping powerlessly.
The Village Chief blinked her misty eyes, her small body slowly turning, and this time, she finally found her target.
She blinked again, and the small lavender figure gradually became clear in her blurry vision.
"Hehe~, so it's Laila Meme,"
Dodora Meme smiled, a hint of apology on her kind face, "Ah, look at my eyesight, sorry, sorry."
"It's fine, Village Chief, what exactly happened to the labyrinth?"
Laila Meme asked, not taking it to heart at all.
She took a deep breath, trying her best to calm herself down.
"The Lost Labyrinth... has never felt such a huge tremor, the entire forest is shaking."
"..."
The Village Chief was silent for a moment, her ears twitching slightly, as if listening to the whispers from deep within the earth vein forest.
Her fluffy tail slowly curled up, then loosened again.
"Hmm..."
"Perhaps, a new fairy has appeared."
A moment later, she finally spoke.
"Eh?"
"But, Village Chief, when the previous Memes appeared, they only caused small ripples, not such a huge tremor?!"
Laila Meme rubbed her head, her eyes wide.
"Hmm?"
The Village Chief slowly closed her eyes, as if sensing some distant 'call.'
After a long while, she slowly opened her eyes again, her gaze still cloudy but filled with the profound wisdom of a sage.
Then she sighed with a hint of reverence.
"Laila Meme, perhaps... this time, the 'fairy' born will be very special!?"
"The 'hero' who will save the Lost Labyrinth, perhaps, is finally here."
As her voice fell, the entire Fairy Forest suddenly fell silent for a moment, as if even the wind held its breath.
"A 'hero'?"
"Is it the one Xilian spoke of?"
Laila Meme's eyes lit up, her two small hands rubbing together.
She seemed to hear a faint, distant echo from deep within the Fairy Forest.
A certain long-dormant 'prophecy' was slowly awakening.
"Yes, this time, Xilian has probably finally waited."
...
Ryuga was unaware that a single glance from 'Nanook' had stirred the threads of fate, casting a 'special' ripple across the entire Omphalos.
The person who was supposed to appear on stage a thousand years later had been born prematurely.
Of course, the changes were far from over.
Inside the courtyard.
Ryuga sat cross-legged, the surging power within his body like a rushing river.
When he tried to push his power to a higher realm, unfortunately... he fell short.
He slowly opened his eyes, a hint of annoyance flashing within them.
"Failed, huh?"
That feeling was like having a film over his head, thin as a cicada's wing, yet no matter how forcefully he pushed, he couldn't break through it.
He couldn't enter another 'world.'
It was like a person climbing to the peak of a mountain, seeing the summit within reach, yet being separated by a transparent 'film.'
Within grasp yet far away, making him feel so stifled he could barely breathe.
"It seems that relying solely on the existing Coreflames and Herrscher Cores is not enough to trigger a qualitative change."
"I need to continue collecting them to hope to break through that film and enter the next realm."
Ryuga sighed softly, lost in thought.
"It seems I'll have to wait for the Herrscher of Death."
The authority of the Herrscher of Death was very similar to that of the 'Creator Demon God.'
Creation and decay, able to create or kill living beings.
Manipulating cells and genes, accelerating the apoptosis of biological cells, or accelerating the self-healing system for super-regeneration.
Even capable of altering the genes of living beings, changing their species, or modifying a specific gene chain.
It had some connection to the 'Creator Demon God's' destruction and rebirth.
With a wave of his hand, he removed the barrier around the courtyard.
Almost at the same instant, the crowd that had already gathered outside the courtyard surged in like a tide.
...
Outside Omphalos, deep within the 'server room,' the faint blue glow of the screen illuminated Lygus' tightly furrowed face.
He continuously scrolled through the management files of 'δ-me13.exe.'
Lines of code scrolled at an extremely fast pace, recording all the 'major events' that had occurred in Omphalos during this period.
"Strange?"
Lygus murmured softly.
After a moment of silence, he turned another page of the file, and the crimson mechanical eye beneath his eyepatch flickered.
"..."
"It turns out, it wasn't just the Aeon of 'Destruction' who gazed upon this place."
"Even 'Remembrance'... also looked over?"
As he spoke, Lygus slowly closed his eyes.
A moment later, he opened them again, his gaze sharp as a blade.
"Things seem to be developing somewhat beyond expectations."
"Although there have been some changes, it is... still within a controllable range."
As he spoke, the corner of Lygus' mouth slowly curved into a faint, confident smile, as if he could control everything.
But soon, his mechanical face turned grim.
"The faction of 'Remembrance'?"
"Hmph."
...
"Susu! Have you become stronger again?"
Elysia was the first to rush into the courtyard, like a gust of wind, her skirt fluttering and her long hair dancing lightly, looking at Ryuga with joyful excitement.
Behind her were March 7th, Sakura, Cerydra, and a host of other beautiful girls.
"How was it?"
"Did you break through?"
A group of beautiful girls surrounded him, chattering away.
"..."
However, Ryuga didn't pay them any mind, his mind a blank.
His eyes were wide, staring dumbfounded at the 'pink puppy' floating beside Elysia, his heart instantly churning with turbulent waves.
"Mimi!?"
Isn't this Mimi?
Her body was covered in pink fur like cherry blossoms, with a pair of fluffy, soft large ears on her head, and heart-shaped wings like clouds supporting her.
Her pink and purple gradient tail wagged back and forth behind her, fluffy like a pom-pom.
Her eyes were a microcosm of the starry night, deep purple at the top, azure blue at the bottom, with star-like pupils in the middle.
She wore a small pink dress, with a heart-shaped gem on her chest.
Those ears were very much like the small wings of 'Fairy Ellie,' light, soft, and fluffy like clouds.
"Mimi?"
The little creature tilted her head, her chubby little paw touching her mouth, her small mouth forming an 'O,' her round eyes curiously gazing at Ryuga.
There was a hint of confusion in her eyes, as if she felt a distant sense of familiarity.
"Oh, how did you know her name is Mimi?"
Elysia giggled, her eyes curving into crescent moons, picking up Mimi as if presenting a treasure, and tiptoeing to offer her to Ryuga.
"Just when you created that colorful pillar of light, she suddenly appeared in front of me with a 'bang.' I couldn't even stop myself, I just crashed into her."
"Look, look!"
"Doesn't she look a lot like me?"
Uh, Ryuga was momentarily speechless.
But he quickly realized that this 'Mimi' was not the one from the story, it just looked similar.
Of course, both were related to Xilian.
"Yes, very similar."
Ryuga slowly reached out his hand, gently stroking Mimi's head.
His heart, however, was in turmoil.
Although the previous coronation had failed, the surging energy torrent had still penetrated the time barrier outside the courtyard.
He quickly added another one.
"Hehe~, because no matter what, I'm always consistent."
Elysia blinked, smiling brightly.
Ryuga smiled.
These words, they really were just like Xilian, weren't they?
No, it should be Xilian is like Ellie.
Ryuga fell silent, then froze, glancing at Elysia: "How did you embark on the Path of 'Remembrance'?"
Shouldn't it be 'Beauty'?
Could it be because of her being Xilian's counterpart?
"'Remembrance'?"
Elysia tilted her head, raising her eyebrows in confusion.
"I don't know, but when you created that colorful pillar of light, in a trance, I seemed to see a figure."
"A giant wearing a crown, his body carved from ice crystals."
"At that moment, I seemed to hear countless voices, like pages turning?"
Elysia said, savoring that fleeting glimpse.
"..."
Ryuga's breath hitched.
This was none other than 'Fuli,' the Aeon of 'Remembrance'!
"Aeon? Is that what you said last time, an existence stronger than a Titan?"
Cerydra frowned, a hint of solemnity flashing in her eyes.
"Yes, 'Fuli.'"
Ryuga nodded, looking curiously at Elysia: "So, 'Fuli' looked at you?"
Inside the courtyard, the atmosphere grew heavy.
He felt that during his coronation, some change had occurred in Omphalos?
One must know that 'Olenos,' the 'Titan of Time,' called Fuli 'Father of Heaven.'
And every time an Aeon cast its gaze, it would cause drastic changes in Omphalos.
The last major change was when Xilian and Bai E used Fuli's pages of 'Time' to repeatedly rewind Omphalos' progress, causing an endless loop of 'Eternal Recurrence.'
And this time, Fuli looked over again?
And Mimi appeared?
Why?
Could it be that Elysia's resemblance to Xilian caught Fuli's interest?
Becoming a 'variable' worth recording?
Ryuga was silent for a long time, then spoke again: "Coincidentally, now is a good time to make corrections and pause the 'Flame-Chasing Journey.'"
As he spoke, he looked around.
"Tell everyone that this has caused an unknown change, and Tribbie is interpreting the oracle."
"Next, we will seek out 'Olenos,' the 'Titan of Time.'"
"Since Fuli has cast his gaze, Olenos will surely sense it. I want to know if the 'cycle' of Omphalos has undergone any changes?"
"Hmm!"
Everyone nodded solemnly.
An existence far above the Titans had cast its gaze, so something was bound to change.
This was indeed the first thing to confirm.
...
After pausing the crusade against the Titans, the entire Okhema was in an uproar.
A month later, after Tribbie 'interpreted the oracle' and found no changes, people finally relaxed.
But!
What made Cerydra and the others frown was that 'Olenos,' the 'Titan of Time,' had disappeared, or rather, was hiding and avoiding their questions.
When the Titan of Time wanted to hide, they had no recourse.
However, Mimi gradually began to speak.
Half a year later, Ryuga personally intervened, found Olenos, and learned a piece of news.
'The 'savior' who was supposed to appear a thousand years later has already been born.'
Bai E and Xilian?
Ryuga was a bit bewildered.
'Aili Mixie,' the fairies' dream paradise, located in a remote village in Omphalos, protected by Olenos' Veil of Eternal Night and thus forgotten by the world.
After telling Elysia the news, her eyes lit up.
"So, I can finally meet Xilian and Kevin? Hehe~, I want to take a picture to show Kevin when I go back."
"Uh..., calculating the time, Bai E is less than a year old right now. Speaking of going back, you really should go back, Ellie."
Although the group chat times were inconsistent, half a year had passed.
Elysia was still lingering in Omphalos, saying she wanted to upgrade Mimi.
Now that she could even speak, shouldn't she be relieved?
"Oh~, then take good care of Mimi for me."
...
Indeed, a baby less than a year old, what could she possibly look after?
Elysia reluctantly went back.
Soon, the group chat exploded.
[Customer Service Miss Pink Elf♪]: "Oh no, Susu, 'Mimi'... Mimi came back with me @Desert Reaper."
['Customer Service Miss Pink Elf♪' uploaded a photo.]
In the Moth of the Flame base.
Elysia and Mimi stared at each other, both looking a bit bewildered?
[1] "???"
[Thirteenth Generation Sect Master of Yunkui Summit]: "Mimi? Is that the pink puppy? Can it leave Omphalos?"
[Istaroth]: "So, is she 'Xilian'?"
[Director Fu]: "Didn't Ellie embark on the Path of 'Remembrance'? Could this be her 'Memory Spirit'?"
Half a year had passed, and the group members already knew that Elysia had embarked on a Path and gained a pink puppy.
And it seemed to be inextricably linked to 'Xilian.'
Ryuga clicked on the picture, also a bit bewildered.
[Desert Reaper: You observe her first. By the way, has the Sixth Herrscher appeared on your side yet?]
In the story, Star-chan's pink puppy should be inseparable from Olenos.
And Elysia's 'Mimi' was most likely given by 'Fuli,' a Memory Spirit that appeared after guiding Elysia onto the Path of Remembrance.
Anyway, in three hundred million cycles, there would be a 'Xilian' in every life.
Elysia had the Path of Remembrance, so she could bring her out.
Just observe for now.
[Customer Service Miss Pink Elf♪]: "I asked, there was no Sixth Great Honkai Eruption."
[Desert Reaper]: "Hmm, remember to @ me when the Great Honkai Eruption happens."
[Jingliu: @Desert Reaper, do you have time now?]
[Desert Reaper: Yes.]
[Jingliu: Come rescue Baiheng.]
[Desert Reaper: Let me make some arrangements.]
...
'Luofu' Xianzhou.
Inside the Seat of Divine Foresight.
After receiving reports about Jingliu's reappearance on the Luofu, Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan, who was beside him, were both stunned.
He rubbed his temples, feeling an even bigger headache.
Three months ago, he had finally managed to send Jingliu away, why was she back again?
"What does she want to do?"
Qingzu's expression suddenly changed: "General, Mr. Su also returned with her."
"Damn it!"
Jing Yuan shot up from his seat, feeling completely numb.
He immediately transformed into a golden lightning bolt and flew into the distance.
They were going to rescue Baiheng.
To be continued…
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