"Xiao Zhu?"
Baili Qingfeng opened his eyes.
"Qingfeng Gege."
Baili Zhu immediately came over, smiling sweetly.
But as she smiled, her tears began streaming uncontrollably down her face.
Tearstains streaked across her fair cheeks.
"Xiao Zhu, why are you crying?"
"No, I'm not. Qingfeng Gege woke up, and I'm so happy."
As Baili Zhu spoke, she seemed to notice the tearstains on her face. She hurriedly wiped away her tears, then once again gave him a sunny, adorable smile. "I'm really so happy. So, so happy."
"Is that so? Was I asleep for a long time?"
Baili Qingfeng still seemed somewhat dazed.
"Not long. Just a little while."
As she spoke, Baili Zhu held out her little hand and put her thumb and index finger a millimeter apart, making a "tiny bit" gesture. "Besides, Qingfeng Gege has worked so hard all these years. You should get a good sleep and rest for a while."
"Mm, that makes sense. I feel like my mind is in great shape."
Baili Qingfeng paused, then added, "Extremely great."
He focused his attention on his spiritual world.
His spiritual world had already fallen into calm.
Just as he had envisioned when casting the Phoenix Nirvana Art, the star realm had collapsed, but a more stable galaxy had been born.
The black hole serving as the gravitational core squatted in the center of the spiritual world, while one hundred and twenty-eight stars shone brilliantly.
As the galaxy's structure gradually stabilized, the natal stars visualized by the Void Knights, which had collapsed along with the star realm earlier, also reappeared—only their radiance was somewhat dimmer.
It was likely that when the star realm collapsed, their spirits had been affected to some extent as well, though only slightly.
Aside from completing the transformation from a universe into a