Pale golden threads extended from the shattered body of the Game Console, continuously entering Xu Zhi's body and helping her stabilize her collapsing mind and flesh.
Once the initial explosion gradually spread from its very center to the entire world, the impact Xu Zhi suffered finally weakened somewhat.
During that brief blast, Xu Zhi's body was reshaped several times. Though it was flesh and blood, it was continuously tempered within the Sun Furnace, and so was her soul. If she endured this trial, both her mental strength and her reserves of extraordinary energy would far surpass those of ordinary extraordinary beings at the same level. As for her physical strength, the gap would be even more absurd.
When the impact weakened slightly, Xu Zhi's blank consciousness gradually returned. She did not even know what had happened. She only remembered a flash of white before her eyes, and when awareness returned, she was already here.
It seemed that only an instant had passed for her. She could barely open her eyes, and all she could see was a sea of blood, as though the entire world were red—or perhaps her eyeballs were simply flooded with blood, staining her vision.
The only difference was that amid the thick crimson haze, there was a tiny but not faint strand of pale golden light.
"What... is that?"
Xu Zhi thought drowsily.
[It is Lamp.]
As though it had heard her thoughts, a voice surfaced in her mind.
Xu Zhi was not startled, because the voice was familiar and comforting to her. She knew it was the Narrator.
Since that bit of gold was Lamp, then the crimson filling the heavens must be [Cup]?
Xu Zhi's mind was still muddled, yet she retained a sliver of thought amid the slurry. It was quite a strange