This distance was already considered 'intimate contact'.
Since instantaneous movement wasn't working, Jiang Yuan planned to use Space coordinates to return outside the storm.
No.
Jiang Yuan immediately ruled out that coordinate.
The Time Eye's gaze had him firmly locked; what if he was still locked outside the storm?
So, he needed to go further, the further the better.
Ideally, he could directly cross the entire Pacific Ocean!
To cross such a vast distance in an instant, there was only one way to do it.
That was the innate talent of Space!
Jiang Yuan usually didn't use Space coordinates for spatial transfers.
He only used them for long-distance movements, and he hadn't had a chance to use them before.
Now was the chance.
Jiang Yuan planned to directly use Space coordinates to move to Mingzhu Academy.
Such a long distance should be enough to break free from the Time Eye's lock.
It couldn't possibly keep him locked indefinitely, could it?
That would probably be a power beyond the Emperor level!
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan immediately sensed his Space coordinates at Mingzhu Academy.
The Time Eye seemed to sense Jiang Yuan's intention to leave, and the blue light it emitted suddenly intensified.
The time power contained in the blue light clashed intensely with Jiang Yuan's Space power.
Violent spatial tremors occurred around Jiang Yuan, and the blue light had become so bright that it completely engulfed him!
A few seconds later, the blue light dissipated.
The Time Eye closed and vanished into the hurricane sky hole.
Jiang Yuan remained in the ruins.
His body fell from mid-air, landing beside the female statue in the center of the square.
Jiang Yuan's eyes were closed, his face serene, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep.
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Jiang Yuan had a very long dream.
He dreamt that all his power had vanished, and he became a ghost floating in the void.
The land beneath his feet was barren; even with the sun and moon in the sky and endless water surrounding him, there was no life.
Until one day, the sky was torn apart—three giant eyes slowly opened deep within the cloud sea.
The Beast of the Azure Sky descended, shattering the clouds, its majestic body more imposing than Mount Everest, each footstep shaking the pulse of the earth.
It could not speak, but it could communicate through mental power.
It said that it had lived for hundreds of millions of sunrises and sunsets, always wandering alone on this planet.
Every ten thousand sunrises and sunsets, it would destroy the world once, yearning to escape the endless solitude.
But the river of time flowed, and the world was destroyed countless times, yet what responded to it was always that boundless solitude.
So Jiang Yuan told it that life could also be created.
He guided the Beast of the Azure Sky to use its life-filled green giant eyes to place life onto the land and oceans.
In an instant, emerald-like light poured down, like a divine edict of creation.
The earth began to awaken, emerald vines pierced through the frozen soil, tender shoots broke through the ashes, and the spark of life spread like wildfire.
Countless newborn giant beasts rose from the chaos, inheriting part of the Beast of the Azure Sky's divine power, galloping freely across the vast 天地間.
They tore through the sky and stirred the vast oceans.
Every roar of theirs spoke of the joy of new life.
And Jiang Yuan, amidst the clamor of flourishing life, gradually fell into a deep sleep.
Where he slept, a strange plant quietly bloomed.
Six pale red petals embraced the stamen, like an elegy offered by the earth to the sleeper.
Time flowed, and Jiang Yuan's sleep cycles grew longer and longer; each time he awoke, the world had undergone tremendous changes.
Until the last time, Jiang Yuan was awakened from his long sleep by a familiar fluctuation.
The Beast of the Azure Sky stood at the end of the world, its golden giant eyes gazing at him, emitting a blue light.
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"Hmm," Jiang Yuan let out a hoarse hum, slowly waking up in the empty square.
He shook his heavy head hard, the veins on his forehead throbbing slightly, still looking dazed.
"What happened? How did I fall asleep?" Jiang Yuan frowned, his eyes full of confusion.
With his mental power realm, he should never have fallen asleep so easily.
He remembered having a very long dream, with some Beast of the Azure Sky and creating life.
As for the specific content of the dream, he couldn't recall it anymore.
"Forget it, I can't figure it out no matter how hard I try, so I won't think about it for now."
Jiang Yuan shook his head, dispelling the fragmented images in his mind, then got up and prepared to leave, instantly teleporting to the edge of the barrier.
When he saw the green land and sea of flowers outside the city, his gaze flickered slightly.
Six pale red petals slowly opened, and the small flower swayed gently in the wind.
"It seems I've seen it in a dream?" Jiang Yuan murmured to himself, unconsciously plucking one.
This place was too strange; he couldn't stay any longer.
Jiang Yuan no longer hesitated, stuffed the small flower into his pocket, and his figure, like an arrow shot from a bow, instantly disappeared outside the ruins.
When he came outside, the sky was still a sea of stars; not much time had passed since he went in.
"Click~" The Three-Eyed Underworld General saw Jiang Yuan and began to walk over to greet him.
Jiang Yuan immediately made a "shush" gesture: "Keep it down, they're all still sleeping."
Mid-sentence, he felt some movement in the tent and immediately stopped talking.
It was the girls' tent.
As Mu Ningjiao emerged from the tent, she met Jiang Yuan's gaze.
"Why are you still awake so late? Can't sleep?" Jiang Yuan preempted her.
"A little, I wanted to come out and look at the stars," Mu Ningjiao said, sitting on a nearby rock.
She looked up at the sea of stars, tiny points of light twinkling in the sky.
The desert at night was a bit cold.
However, this coldness was nothing to a magician.
"Do you want to come and watch with me?" Mu Ningjiao asked as if casually.
Anyone with sense would know what to do at this moment.
"I'll keep you company for a while," Jiang Yuan naturally sat beside Mu Ningjiao, smiling.
Mu Ningjiao's breathing faltered for a moment, then returned to normal. Her eyes, sparkling under the starlight, looked at Jiang Yuan and asked:
"Aren't you going to sleep?"
"I'm also a bit sleepless," Jiang Yuan replied.
"Mm."
After speaking, both fell silent, looking up at the sea of stars above their heads.
A moment later, Mu Ningjiao's voice sounded:
"Jiang Yuan, do you know what the stars in the sky are?"
"Stars…"
"They should be the souls of departed loved ones," Jiang Yuan said.
He thought for a moment, it was better to say something a bit more magical at this time.
Mu Ningjiao wouldn't understand about stars and such.
Besides, the atmosphere had reached this point; talking about scientific knowledge would be a bit unromantic.
"The souls of loved ones…" Mu Ningjiao whispered softly, her eyes gazing at the stars, perhaps reminiscing about a departed loved one.