A year later, within the Sun Core.
This was the forge of a star, the source of light and heat.
The temperatures and radiation that could instantly vaporize any substance were as gentle here as the warm sun of early spring.
Xiao Han slowly opened his eyes.
His consciousness awakened from a slumber that spanned multiple periods of time.
In his perception, every proton and every ray of light sang in their most fundamental state.
He could hear the star breathing and feel its immense vitality.
He had grown stronger again.
This growth was not a simple accumulation of energy, but a leap in the level of life itself.
Now, he felt that with a single thought, he could extinguish the star before him or make it erupt with a thousandfold increase in light and heat in an instant.
Within the Multiverse, it seemed that nothing could threaten him any longer.
He tilted his head slightly and looked at Kara, who was still sleeping beside him.
Her golden hair drifted in the radiant energy, her peaceful sleeping face as innocent as a child's.
Her body also emanated a powerful aura.
Over the past year, her strength had likewise undergone earth-shaking changes, steadily stepping across the threshold of the Multiverse.
A Kryptonian physique combined with the energy guidance Xiao Han provided was simply an absurdly overpowered cheat.
A fond smile appeared on Xiao Han's face. He reached out and gently brushed his fingers across Kara's cheek, careful not to wake her.
Yet beneath that smile lay an inescapable heaviness.
He knew that this growth in strength had reached a critical point.
A bottleneck.
Like a cup, no matter how sturdy its walls were, the water it could hold was ultimately limited.
Both he and Kara had touched the limit this universe