At the edge of the Sky Base.
Half of Hong Fei's foot hung beyond the metal platform. Thousands of meters of open sky lay beneath him. The sci-fi city below had shrunk into a tiny white dot, while the mountains that had once stretched across the land beyond it had been flattened into plains, spiritual hills, and ancient-style landscapes. Grass, trees, wind, and rivers spread outward. From above, the mountains and earth veins seemed to have suddenly shrunk into a sandbox that could be controlled with one hand.
The gale at high altitude made his clothes flap wildly.
"Not bad, right?"
Xu Wenwu approached from behind him, his voice unusually gentle.
Hong Fei nodded and said with a hint of emotion, "After getting used to the cosmic sea of stars and all sorts of spectacular sights, I almost forgot that I was born on Earth and grew up relying on this planet's land, animals, and plants."
Hearing this, Xu Wenwu turned to look at his profile and immediately saw the indescribably complex changes in Hong Fei's eyes.
"Does it feel fragmented?" he suddenly asked.
Hong Fei looked back at him and nodded again with a smile.
Xu Wenwu turned to the vast land, his smile gradually growing. "Although I still don't know what an entire universe truly looks like, based on what you've said, it's nothing more than a larger heaven and earth. Worlds nested within worlds. No matter how many powerful lives you see floating in the void, if they want to survive, these worlds must exist. Otherwise, they'll either die outright or go mad alone. In the end, no matter how vast the universe is, it still needs stars to adorn it. Keeping your feet on solid ground is the essence of most lives. At least, that's how