In the despairing darkness.
A deep, somber soundtrack suddenly began to play!
It was Phainon's voice!
"This dark, apocalyptic age... must be illuminated!"
That's right.
Seeing that the game hadn't ended yet, Guinaifen looked around excitedly, her fingers gripping the mobile phone screen tightly.
"Wait, the voice-over is still playing..."
Could there still be hope?!
In the very next second!
A single spark ignited at the center of the screen, revealing Hyacine, cradling the sky's ember.
The chant began to resound!
The drums kicked in!
A sacred elegy echoed across the entire battlefield. The impassioned vocal chorus, paired with this tragic journey that began with 'humanity,' was so immersive it shook the very soul!
Facing the overwhelming pressure of the dire situation, Hyacine, holding the ember, slowly rose to her feet.
"Just a single spark of light..."
"...I can use it to pierce through the clouds and gloom..."
From the other side, Phainon also spoke resolutely: "Take mine, Hyacine."
He righted his qinchen sword in hand, then ignited another sword-light and hurled it fiercely towards the sky!
"I am... the one who bears the world upon my shoulders—!"
The light pierced open the dome of heaven.
Fierce shouts, one after another, seemed determined to crush this wretched, absurd fate!
"I am..."
"...the blazing sun destined to rise—!"
Phainon raised his longsword high.
Boom—!
With a tremendous roar, light erupted, and the sky shattered in an instant.
Countless dawns scattered down upon the mortal realm!
"Ah~ ah~ ah~ oh~ oh~"
At this moment.
The moment the powerful accompaniment sounded in her ears, Guinaifen was already speechless.
Joy, relief, and an inexpressible sense of awe!
What was that.
What was that?!
She immediately burst into tears of joy right then and there, unable to hold back the flood of emotions.
At that moment, the livestream's popularity soared to its peak, with countless comments flooding the screen in a frenzy.
[I am the blazing sun destined to rise!]
[I am the blazing sun destined to rise!]
[I am the blazing sun destined to rise!]
[...]
The Xianzhou, the Luofu.
The young Yanqing, witnessing this scene, nearly lost his grip on his sword, almost flinging it away.
He startled even himself.
Fu Xuan, needless to say, had taken the day off from the Divination Commission.
Asta, who was in the midst of her journey, had intended to sip some water and take the story slowly.
But upon seeing this scene arrive, she sprayed out her mouthful of water, her gaze burning with intensity!
Across various branches of the Company, Topaz, Aventurine, and others couldn't help but click their tongues in amazement, finding it utterly marvelous.
On the Astral Express.
Himeko, usually so composed, inexplicably stood up!
When she came to her senses, she felt her heart pounding fiercely, the anxiety and unease from moments ago completely swept away.
It was beyond words.
One could only say...
It was utterly breathtaking!
A long-absent smile appeared on Himeko's face. Now she was certain—this was the meaning of "Trailblaze"!
Even separated by distance, facing this intense battle, she could still feel how pure, how admirable the goal for which Stelle and Dan Heng were fighting was.
It was just that, presented through the medium of the game, it became even more astonishing!
[She's standing up! Hyacine is standing up!]
[It's not over yet, Phainon is standing up too, we still have a chance!]
[What's happening? The soundtrack is so hype, it's too epic!]
[Let the ember bloom in the darkness! Uphold the will of all, become the hero—!]
...
On this very day, at this very moment.
Countless players sat before their screens—from the Space Station, the Company, the Xianzhou Alliance, the Astral Express, the Family, the Garden of Recollection, clubs, and more, too many to count.
The gaze of the entire galaxy converged here, witnessing this magnificent moment!
The Re-creation, built upon the struggles of countless people over millennia.
Aglaea, the coldest person, yet the most selfless.
Castorice, the one who commands death, yet the gentlest.
Tribbie, the one deprived of the most, yet gave everything.
Anaxa: the most arrogant person, yet sacrificed all for this.
Mydei, the one who embraced strife, yet slaughtered the world to protect it.
And Hyacine, Cipher...
In this instant, after traversing the long, long road, hundreds of billions of players all wished to see the victory they longed for arrive!
And tomorrow!
Yet...
The moment the scene bloomed.
Hyacine embraced the ember, her cry seeming to pierce through the screen—
"Ember..."
"...grant us the healing rainbow!"
As her words fell.
The soundtrack reached its crescendo!
The sky's ember blossomed in Hyacine's hands, a neon dawn and dusk descended from the heavens, erupting in the most extreme, dazzling, and vibrant colors!
The vocal chorus also completely shattered forth!
[You and I are weak like the reeds!]
[Even though this body is fragile,Like a reed.]
[But chasing flames is carved into creed!]
[However, he was consumed by the flames.,It has become a creed.]
With the sound of "dawn," the whole house burst into tears—!
Light bathed the earth, and all characters revived beneath the dawn and dusk.
The moment the music reverberated in her ears, before Guinaifen could even react with shock, Sushang had already trembled and lunged at her!
Sushang's shaking body pointed at the game screen:
"Little Ika, Little Ika, Little Ika!!!"
"I'm suffocating, Chang Chang... stop squeezing, stop squeezing, wuwuwu~"
Guinaifen struggled rapidly.
Though held by Sushang, the astonishment on her face hadn't diminished in the slightest; she even felt her heart was about to leap out of her chest.
Staring at the screen, Guinaifen felt dizzy, her brain trembling!
Hold on.
You're a turn-based game?
Why are you going so hard?!
Wouldn't it be fine to just write the story properly? How can there be, how can there be voice acting this hype it makes people spiral into the sky?!
She thought "the nameless one" was the limit, but who on earth composed this soundtrack!
Burning up.
The moment the music started, Guinaifen truly felt like she was about to burn up!
Her brain could no longer think...
"Folks, let's pierce through the darkness together and let the dawn rise!" Guinaifen shouted excitedly.
In the livestream, the comment atmosphere had also completely boiled over the previous second.
[The music... damn, such hype music! My baby is literally burning up!]
[Why did I suddenly stand up?]
[Everyone, attention! Appreciate the music!]
[Divine, the Author is divine!]
[Heavens, I'm crying! Really crying! Author, you owe me my tears, I'm crying to death wuwuwu~]
[This is our turn! Now, give back everything you took—!]
...
The outcome of the battle was now beyond doubt.
Buffs like Fire Chasing, Inspiration, and others stacked up one after another.
In the final phase of the boss battle, Guinaifen and the livestream were completely immersed.
An endless stream of skills were unleashed in succession.
"Just a little more... let's push through in one go!" Dan Heng said.
"Hero of the sky, awaken!" Hyacine said.
Then, declaration after declaration.
"Embrace the new life!"
"Charge!"
"The final chapter of the legend, let warmth return to the world!"
"We... are omnipotent—!"
[dawn will surely rise!]
[dawn will surely rise!]
[dawn will surely rise!]
[...]
The livestream was also going wild, with countless comments blocking the screen entirely.
Simultaneously, facing the torrential downpour of skills, the boss's health plummeted rapidly, on the verge of exhaustion.
In its final moments, itsferocious giant eye gathered all its remaining power, still wanting to fight to the death!
But at that moment.
Phainon stepped forward, Qinchen in hand!
Under the gaze of countless eyes, his voice had never been so resolute, his gaze never so steady:
"The deity that 'Qinchen' is about to slay—"
"You are the first, and the only one!"
As these words were spoken.
MyriadDirt Light descended, and from that twisted,ferocious pupils, a grand ray of light erupted, with a force that seemed capable of annihilating everything in the world!
Guinaifen's heart leaped into her throat once more.
But in that moment of despair, a rift suddenly opened!
Heeding Hyacine's call, Sorabis and Lunaebis transformed into two shooting stars, swiftly catching Phainon, Stelle, and the others.
Racing towards theThe light rushing down, the group charged closer and closer. Just as they were about to collide...
From behind, Hyacine spread her arms, Little Ika merging with the ember.
"Hero of the sky—"
"Please bear witness... to the will of humanity!"
In that instant, the reflected energy shot straight into the firmament, piercing through the eye of dawn and dusk.
Phainon and Stelle leaped up from left and right, and the three surging streams of light finally brought the deity down!