Chapter 2895 - Solemn

"I dont know. The astralscape of order is boundless and Ive never heard of fortuna-cla.s.s nova source worlds or astrals.h.i.+ps, let alone seen one. Its barren outside the Infinitum Mundus. Few dare to risk their lives out there. An interstellar voyage can take a thousand years, and its lonely. Once you leave, youll never returnso how can anyone have seen a world over ten times larger than Ebonia?" Lin Xiaodao helplessly shook his head.

Myriadpath Valley has the Myriadstar Celestial Formation. Maybe theyll know if theres a fortuna-cla.s.s world! How strong would astral G.o.ds from a world like that be? Top foundationeers?" Tianming wondered out loud.

"It's possible!"

"Could Myriadpath Valley be a fortuna-cla.s.s world?"

"I dont think Myriadpath Valley even

is

a nova source world. Theres more than just nova source worlds in the astralscape of order. Many uncharted regions contain other forms of nova source," Xiaodao explained.

"Yes, the Xenoabyss and ancestral worlds are cultivation realms completely unlike nova source worlds." It was rather interesting. The Xenoabyss relied on the eye of heaven for xeno source, for instance.

In fact, what Tianming really wanted to know was if the Flameyellow Imperial Star had once been a ninth-level nova source world.

How big would that be?

Tianming did the math.

If a fortuna-cla.s.s world is ten times the size of Ebonia and a maniverse-cla.s.s is a hundred times the size of Ebonia, then an imperial-cla.s.s world would be a thousand times the size of Ebonia!

Ebonia itself was enormous. Tianming couldnt imagine what a world a thousand times the size of it would be like. The horizon in even an ether-cla.s.s world seemed endless; would an imperial-cla.s.s world appear as flat as the Welkin plane?

A thousand Ebonias.... That's a hundred million heliacal-cla.s.s worlds! So the Sun used to be a hundred millionth of its original size?

That was crazy! Even with all his effort, Tianming had only managed to expand it by ten thousand times to reach ether cla.s.s.

But the black and gold star beyond the Grand-Orient Swords colorless gate and Ji Ji's First Aeonic Ancestral Star appear far more majestic....

The vast, mysterious astralscape of order made him realize his own insignificance. The pressure was on.

"Meng Ying just watched us kill five hundred thousand wonderians without retaliating, which can only mean one thing," Xiaodao said, his voice deep.

"What?"

"Hes gone to receive their reinforcements in person," Xiaodao coldly said.

"It looks like it."

"Were about to face another life-and-death battle." Xiaodao looked at him through the transmission stone, his voice solemn. "Feng'er, I know theres some things you don't want to hear, but I have to speak." He truly thought of Tianming as family.

Lin Feng of the SwordG.o.d Lin Clan.

That

was the name recognized by the entire Lin Clan, not Li Tianming.

"Go on," Tianming said.

"If all else fails, Ill stay behind to stop them. When the time comes, you have to give up everything and escape with the Ninedragon Imperial Tomb! Take the Suns legacies with you and run as far as you can! We wont truly be defeated as long as youre still alive. And I know youll make them pay a million times over!" Xiaodao said, his gaze fiery.

The old Tianming would have refused because this world and all the people on it, his relatives, Jiang Qingluan, Mu Wan and those from Vermillion Bird, his grandmother from the Grand-Orient Sect, big sister Bai Zijin from the Theorocracy of the Ancients, Xuanyuan Muxue from Archaion, Long Wanying from the Sun, and so on, were all so important to him. Every person on the Sun was connected to him! They shared memories and affection for one another. How could he abandon them and leave on his own? Tianming didn't want to bear that kind of sadness.

However, he nodded and said, "I understand."

Xiaodao helplessly smiled upon hearing the words. "Had you refused, Id still believe that I had a chance at convincing you. But you agreed with me, which only means theres no room for discussion.

"You know me well." Tianming looked out at his blazing star. "Everything here is precious to me. Without all of this, my life would be completely meaningless. If we lose, Id rather die with the Sun." Taking a deep breath, he continued, "But Ill still do everything in my power to give these b.a.s.t.a.r.ds who think they can control our destiny a miserable death!"

"Weve weathered many storms since you followed me to Gladeus. Didnt we defeat those stronger than us? f.u.c.k Myriadpath Valley, f.u.c.k Intrepidus! Well have peace when theyre all dead!!"

Their wills were steady, resolute, and strong! Their spirit would affect the entire Sun, and everyone was watching them. Wudi and the two of them had left no way out for themselves. They were prepared to fight to the death!

......

Tianming was on his way back to the Sky Palace Formation.

He looked ahead, his robes fluttering in the wind. "Little Fish, do you know why I dont give myself room to retreat?"

Behind him, Moran seemed startled. After a moment of contemplation, she shook her head and said, "No. You can still get revenge in the future if you give yourself a way out."

Tianming laughed. "Theres no point in revenge once youve lost the most precious things and the people you love. Death is the end. It doesnt matter how brilliant I am now. Midas is forever gone from this world and it can never be happy again. Its death has always been a painful wound in my heart."

Biting her lips, Moran refrained from speaking.

"If I prepare a retreat, theyll place all the important people and items on the Ninedragon Imperial Tomb, including caeli and legacies. And theyll make me leave as soon as there are signs of defeat. They wont fight to their deaths with the belief that its their only way out. Instead, theyll place all their hopes on me and sacrifice themselves...." Turning to face Moran, he said, his voice solemn, "Little Fish, when someones ready to sacrifice themself, theyll die!"

If Lin Xiao, Wudi, and Xiaodao knew that there was a way out, that their deaths would be meaningful, they would lose their rationality in certain situations and focus solely on preserving Tianming.

"I understand. Once theres a way out, it becomes the only way." Morans dark eyes stared at the young man who ruled the world.