Just as the Star Sea Alliance was engulfed in war and suffering defeat after defeat, deep within the Abyssal Starfield of Annihilation, another "guardianship" concerning a final thread of hope had already lasted for several months.
The Primordial Stone Coffin still floated silently amid the ruins of space, its cracks unchanged and its radiance restrained, as though it had sunk into eternal silence. The remnants of the expeditionary army led by Ling Xiao Sword Master, Master of Qingwei Temple, the Elf Queen, and others stood like the most loyal guards, laying down layer upon layer of formations and protecting this region as tightly as an iron fortress. Every face bore exhaustion and anxiety. Their gazes repeatedly turned toward the stone coffin, their hearts filled with both hope and unease. Grim news continued to arrive from beyond, and the Alliance's situation worsened by the day. They desperately needed a miracle.
That day, the stone coffin remained utterly still. The guarding soldiers took turns resting, while the oppressive atmosphere hung as heavy as solidified amber.
However, at the instant midnight gave way and the currents of stellar energy shifted ever so slightly—
Buzz!
The Primordial Stone Coffin, silent for months, suddenly gave an almost imperceptible tremor without warning! The vibration did not come from outside, but from the deepest part of the coffin itself, as though something was about to awaken from a long slumber**!**
Ling Xiao Sword Master, stationed closest to it, abruptly opened his eyes. A sharp gleam flashed from them as he stared fixedly at the stone coffin. Master of Qingwei Temple, Queen Elara, and the others were instantly alerted as well, all turning anxious gazes toward it.
Then, the dim, spiderweb-like cracks on the coffin's surface suddenly lit up with a faint yet pure grayish-white radiance! That light