I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

Is the land beneath my feet really still the same land? It's a completely different concept!

This is a fundamental shift that cannot be reversed by any means; it's as if this place has forever become a barren wasteland.

Of course, what is a curse to others is a paradise that Yan Zimo longed for.

She had just woken up to face a major decision, so much so that she belatedly discovered a fact that shocked her a second time.

—While she was indeed at her peak combat strength, she discovered that she hadn't activated elemental transformation.

However, her current combat power is about the same as when she activated her elemental transformation, or rather, there is no difference, which is abnormal.

The source of her power, which enabled her to possess such combat strength, was precisely beneath her feet...

"I don't know, I..."

Ziweixing answered very slowly, like a baby who knew nothing, needing to think for a long time before giving a relatively accurate answer.

"I exist simply because I am." That is its original statement.

"That's just how it is..."

Yan Zimo stared at it in silence.

According to this interpretation, it wasn't intentional; it was completely unintentional, just like how humans are born to breathe—it's simply how existence is.

If we reverse our previous stance—this environment is heaven for Yan Ziming, but for others it is hell.

No one can survive in this environment, not even the strongest person. Don't even think about staying there permanently like Yan Ziming.

To others, the Purple Star is just a walking...

Disaster.

69. Wait for me

Humans are a species that is extremely dependent on the environment for survival. The local environment sustains its people, and everything from food, shelter, and transportation to various physiological needs is closely related to the environment.

There are many habitable places on Earth, and although some places are not very pleasant, they still support a large population.

However, some uninhabitable places are simply not suitable for human survival, such as volcanic lava fields and places with excessively high altitudes.

Or perhaps... a land crisscrossed by lightning.

From the air to the soil, from the particles that make up matter to objects, everything is scorching lightning; an ordinary person would be reduced to ashes if touched.

It is completely unsuitable for any life to survive!

"You really are..."

Yan Ziming had another headache. At first, she thought that if the aurora won, it would be a terrible thing for humanity and the world. Now it seemed that the consequences caused by the Purple Star might be even more serious.

Nuclear radiation can at least dissipate over several decades, but this... in a sense, it's beyond saving.

For a moment, Yan Ziming was extremely hesitant. What should he do? He couldn't help either side!

If he wants to get out alive, he can only choose to go to Ziwei Star. His abilities are only beneficial to Ziwei Star, but to Aurora, he is someone who must be killed.

Well, if things really don't work out, let Xian'er stretch her muscles a bit...

With confidence in her heart, everything became easier. Backed by a powerful background, Yan Ziming chose to help Ziwei Star.

"Let me ask you beforehand, if you successfully defeat Aurora, will you break through to the Soul Heaven realm?"

If that's the case, then I'll have no choice but to really get Xian'er to put you in a good position...

Yan Ziming simply couldn't believe that someone who had just broken through to the Soul Heaven realm could compare to Liu Mengxian, a living deity whose existence was unknown.

Even if it succeeds and breaks through to the Soul Heaven realm, I believe Liu Mengxian will be able to suppress it.

"Soul Heaven?"

"...It's a higher level than you are now, you can think of it as 'sublimation'."

"I only wish to exist," Ziwei Star said.

"If I win this battle, the only benefit I can gain is to take all the land it controls for myself."

Yan Ziming was slightly taken aback.

"From the moment I gained consciousness, I acted on instinct. It was that guy you called Aurora who first clashed with me. According to you, it should be the only one that would bring huge benefits after winning."

"So, what exactly are you arguing about now?" Yan Ziming asked, dumbfounded.

"Right now, it's a mutual... erosion. It's eroding this land, and my very existence is transforming this land into the environment I desire."

Just, that’s it?

Just to acquire a piece of land? That's far too little, isn't it?

What about the kind of story she imagined, that special one... where she seizes all of the opponent's Dao Fruits and all their treasures?!

Ahem, Yan Ziming admits that he has been using too many settings from fantasy novels.

Is what it says true? Or is it hiding something from itself?

If she had to choose, Yan Ziming would lean towards the former, since she couldn't sense any lying from the other person; it was a kind of innate intuition.

Well, if I can get my hands on Aurora's crystal core, then my help to it will not have been in vain.

To summarize what Ziwei Star said, it was roughly this: the sudden attack of the aurora forced it into a life-or-death struggle, and if it wins, all the areas in Tibet with nuclear radiation will become a land of lightning and calamity.

[Oh my god, what if the higher-ups in China find out? Will they label me an 'enemy of humanity'?]

You traitor! What happened to helping Tibet Province escape the dangers of nuclear radiation? You've really pulled off this betrayal!

Yan Zimo felt ashamed.

Ultimately, how did the Purple Star come into being? And why does it possess the ability to permanently alter the environment?

"Hey, wait a minute..." Yan Ziming's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something good, and his heart began to pound wildly.

"Well, if I'm willing to help you, what should I do?" Yan Ziming seemed to be trying his best to hide his emotions, but his voice still trembled slightly.

"You are the spirit of the elements, you only need to..."

Before he could finish speaking, the atmosphere suddenly changed. Ziwei Star seemed to be on high alert, with blinding lightning flashing around it and the 'branches' a thousand meters away swaying constantly.

A few seconds later, a loud 'boom' made Yan Ziming think for a moment that a nuclear explosion had occurred, but he realized in the next instant that it was just an illusion caused by a powerful energy fluctuation.

"What's going on? What did it send?!" Yan Ziming asked in a panic.

Without a doubt, it was Ziwei Star and Aurora that worked together to resist the external enemy. What kind of being could make two Sequence-level beings mobilize such a large force?

Ziweixing's reply confirmed her conjecture: "A very powerful being, extremely powerful!"

Immediately afterwards, Ziwei Star seemed to have no energy left to communicate with her. It rose and fell, as if it had mobilized the energy of the earth's veins. The cracks in the ground burst forth with thousands of feet of lightning, accompanied by brilliant electric sparks, which splashed wildly in the air.

At the same time, the branches near the aurora began to dance wildly, and with its dance, an aura that made Yan Ziming almost nauseous became incredibly strong, threatening to destroy her spirit.

"Roar--"

A deafening dragon roar erupted, its dazzling light igniting the surroundings, as if it would shatter the heavens and earth, returning everything to the primordial chaos of the universe.

patter

Suppressed by three incredibly powerful auras, Yan Ziming briefly fainted.

A moment later...

"Ah, it's only been a few minutes? This feeling, like light sleep, is really not good."

Yan Ziming slowly woke up, and what came into view was a pillar of light that pierced through the sky. There was not a trace of cloud, and the pillar of light could be clearly seen to be heading straight into the universe, and it was exceptionally dazzling.

Moreover, Yan Ziming noticed that the atmosphere seemed to be developing in an unspeakable direction—

A series of deafening roars erupted outside, their voices like thunder, threatening to turn the sky upside down; the sheer force of the roars was terrifying.

It's not hard to imagine that the entire power of Tibet Province has erupted. Yan Ziming could vaguely sense two auras as deep and unfathomable as a prison, and the approaching...

boom--

Yan Ziming hurriedly looked to the side and found that about a dozen of the aurora's branches had condensed into a cluster, with crystals on them sparkling as if they were going to burn the world to ashes and shoot out a beam of light that made the world lose its color, which was terrifying.

This scene chilled Yan Ziming to the bone. The attack was terrifying; even if it were weakened by dozens of times, he would still be instantly killed.

This is the sequence level!

"What has caused them to act this way? Is China planning to take action here?"

This was the first thing Yan Ziming thought of, after all, apart from the power of a superpower, there really wasn't any other force that could...

Her eyes widened suddenly as she thought of a candidate.

—Liu Mengxian!

Just as an extraordinary conjecture began to emerge, a gaze that could command the submission of all beings crossed an unknown distance and landed here.

In that instant, both the aurora and the Purple Star trembled violently, especially when the gaze lingered on the Purple Star, the ball of light almost completely dissipated.

Finally, that gaze shifted slightly and landed on Yan Ziming.

She smiled confidently, knowing that Liu Mengxian could see her, and her lips moved slightly:

"wait for me."