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The Xianzhou—
descended into chaos.
As the ground trembled violently, the Stellaron crisis erupted.
In an instant, the Luofu was thrown into turmoil.
The Xianzhou Alliance used a spatial expansion technology known as "Hollow Domains".
From the outside, each Xianzhou vessel looked no larger than a planet—
Yet it could sustain a vast population within.
The Xianzhou Luofu was no exception.
It contained numerous Hollow Domains,
each connected by star skiffs for transit.
Among them, the most special—
Belonged to the Vidyadhara.
A sacred realm known as Scalegorge Waterscape.
The location of the Primordial Sea.
With the Stellaron's appearance—
The Arbor within Scalegorge Waterscape
began to revive.
And with it came disaster.
The Stellaron's brief but violent activation immediately affected all major Hollow Domains—
Especially critical areas such as the Alchemy Commission and the Artisanship Commission.
Communications failed across large swaths of the ship.
And worse—
The Stellaron's presence triggered a far more dangerous chain reaction.
"Look—over there!"
At March 7th's cry, Evan followed where she pointed.
In the distance—
A colossal Arbor was extending from within a Hollow Domain,
its branches piercing the sky.
More troubling still—
As the Arbor awakened,
The first to be affected were the Xianzhou people themselves.
The Xianzhou were, by nature, a branch of the Abundance-aligned races.
After discovering the curse hidden within immortality,
Lan severed the Arbor—
Yet left behind the fatal flaw known as mara.
Now, the Stellaron's activation stimulated that curse.
Several Cloud Knights began to mutate.
Signs of the Arbor manifested upon their bodies—
Branches erupted from flesh.
In an instant, Xuanye Avenue devolved into chaos.
At the same moment—
Star Skiff Haven,
Returning Star Harbor,
Cloudford Cargo Routes—
All fell into crisis.
Sky-Faring Commission — Sichen Palace
The instant the Stellaron erupted,
Yukong issued commands without hesitation.
"Seal the Jade Gate."
"Terminate all star skiff traffic."
"Fortify Cloudford, Star Skiff Haven, and all key transit hubs."
"Have the Divination Commission secure every Hollow Domain."
"If any Cloud Knight succumbs to mara—
immediately summon the Ten-Lords Commission to take them away."
Chaos upon chaos.
Yukong had been on edge all day.
In the morning—
a group of Nameless arrived.
In the afternoon—
The Stellaron erupted.
To say there was no connection?
No one would believe it.
But there was no time to investigate.
The General had already dispatched Yanqing.
This outcome—
Had been anticipated.
As the orders cascaded through the Sichen Palace,
every major artery of the Luofu locked down simultaneously.
Aboard the Astral Express
Dan Heng stared out into the starfield, deeply troubled.
"So it really happened."
"The Jade Gate is sealed. The Stellaron crisis has begun."
"This is what Kafka warned us about."
"She was that precise—
So why didn't she foresee that our people had already reached Luofu?"
"Relax," Himeko replied calmly.
"Uncle Yang's there."
"And worst case—Evan's backing them up."
Her voice was steady.
Only her eyes—
fixed on the Jade Gate—
betrayed her concern.
Xuanye Avenue
More than a dozen grotesque creatures emerged before the trio.
Stelle silently lifted her bat.
The aura around it made the air tremble.
(Why not the flaming lance?
Simple—she forgot.)
March 7th drew her bow—
the one Himeko had given her.
Evan narrowed his eyes at the monsters.
"Abundance Spawn."
"Louxin."
"Kuimu."
"And Changyou."
"Creatures awakened by the Arbor's revival."
Unlike Belobog's Fragmentum—
These abominations were directly summoned by the Arbor.
The Arbor itself was a gift once bestowed by Yaoshi.
Xianzhou people gained longevity by consuming its fruit.
Unlike the Vidyadhara,
Xianzhou humans and Foxians were both Abundance-aligned.
But at around seven to eight hundred years of age,
most succumbed to mara.
To this day, there was no true cure.
Across the universe, only two had ever truly resisted it—
The Huaiyan General of the Xianzhou Zhuming,
and the former Sword Champion Jingliu.
Even Blade relied on Kafka's Spirit Whisper
to suppress it.
"Fall back," Evan said calmly.
"Leave this to me."
Blocking Xuanye Avenue were three types of Arbor-bound beasts—
Louxin, canine in shape, bodies interwoven with gold.
Kuimu, horned black-and-white wolves.
And at the center—
Towering giants over four meters tall.
Changyou—
Abundance great apes, their muscles like iron.
Just a few dozen of these creatures
had emptied Xuanye Avenue entirely.
"That one's terrifying—especially the giant ape,"
March whispered nervously.
"Evan… can you handle this?"
Even ordinary Cloud Knights were no match.
The wounded soldiers lying on the ground
were proof enough.
"Relax. They're just Abundance Spawn."
ROOOAR!
The Changyou slammed its chest.
A terrifying wave of energy surged outward.
The beasts charged—
The air itself seemed to freeze.
Panicked screams echoed as civilians fled into shops.
The Divination Commission had dispatched Cloud Knights—
But the Spawn were too many.
"March. Stelle. Back."
"Help the injured Cloud Knights."
"I've got this."
Evan stepped forward.
Then—
He extended his right hand.
A mimetic Star of Eden materialized.
"Watch closely."
"This—
is what it looks like when a star falls."
Gravity twisted.
A black hole formed—
Instantly imprisoning the Abundance Spawn.
No matter how they struggled,
they could not escape.
Evan clenched his hand.
BOOM.
In a blink—
More than a dozen Abundance Spawn were torn apart,
crushed between collapsing gravity.
The Cloud Knights stared in shock.
That was stronger than Xianzhou antimatter cannons.
Those needed charging.
This man—
commanded black holes at will.
Even Abundance Spawn—
If they hadn't reached Emanator level—
They couldn't regenerate from absolute physical annihilation.
When it ended—
Not even blood remained.
Under that gravitational pull,
nothing could.
"Thank you… truly,"
a wounded Cloud Knight said, struggling to rise.
"If not for you—"
March immediately pushed him back down.
"Save it. Lie still."
"Where are your medics?"
Above them—
Another miniature black hole expanded.
Yet this one—
excluded everything but the Spawn.
People. Buildings. Debris—
All untouched.
Only Arbor-born creatures were drawn in—
Crushed. Erased.
Gone.
Stelle stood frozen, bat dangling loosely in her hands.
For someone who could freely mimic black holes—
Calling Evan merely a "Pathstrider"
was laughable.
Everything ended before the civilians even realized it had begun.
"You okay?" Evan asked, glancing toward the distant battle.
Whoever was fighting there—
Didn't need his help.
"I apologize," the Cloud Knight said weakly.
"This should have been our duty."
Xianzhou physiology was terrifying.
A branch had pierced clean through his body—
Yet once removed, the wound vanished.
His condition stabilized almost instantly.
March 7th stared, dumbfounded.
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