At the same time, somewhere on the Douluo Continent, within a heavily guarded secret laboratory hidden deep inside the Thousand Ancient Family.
Inside a transparent cultivation tank, the blue-haired young man, Huo Yuhao, suddenly opened his eyes, which had remained shut for who knew how many ages.
In those profound eyes, deep as a sea of stars, a rare flicker of clear astonishment and disbelief flashed.
Through layer upon layer of obstructions, his Spiritual Power clearly saw and heard the jubilant pulse and essential transformation of the entire Douluo Star.
"They actually... chose this path..."
Huo Yuhao murmured, his voice hoarse from having gone so long without speaking, yet carrying even more complicated, unexpected emotion.
"To return the entirety of a God King's Origin to the plane that gave birth to him... Such courage and vision truly caught me by surprise."
In his mind, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's gratified and excited voice immediately rang out:
"See, see, Yu Hao? I told you, they aren't bad people. Douluo Star only gave him the power of a second-class god back then, yet now he has repaid it with the power of an entire God King!"
"What an extraordinary gesture! He truly regards Douluo Star as his own homeland and protects it!"
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice was full of persuasion:
"We really don't need to be enemies with them! Look how well they treat Douluo Star! This is like timely help in a snowstorm—no, it is the grace of remaking it!"
Huo Yuhao remained silent for a long time. The coldness and vigilance in his eyes seemed to have been softened ever so slightly by the warm wave of evolution sweeping across the planet.
He let out an almost imperceptible sigh.
"...Let us hope so."
In the end, he uttered only those