Guided by the Rift Stabilizer, the Dawnbringer followed the vague direction indicated by the Ark Beacon, sailing toward the deeper, more chaotic reaches of the Forgotten Corridor. The Drifting Temple behind them had become cosmic dust, but they felt little sorrow-only urgency. The guide's final words rang like an alarm: the Watcher's fleet already had them in its sights.
On the bridge, the atmosphere remained tense, though a new flicker of anticipation had emerged. Sakura carefully took the Worldtree Seed from a specially prepared sealing scroll. The emerald seed hovered above her palm, no larger than a walnut, yet the vitality and creative power within it were as vast and restrained as a star. Simply standing near it refreshed everyone's spirits. Even the cold emptiness left by the lingering corrosion of Erasure within Lin Ye seemed to ease a little.
"So this is what can wake Little Star..." Excitement and concentration shone in Sakura's eyes. After the Trial of Protection, her ability to sense and control life energy had reached new heights. She could clearly "see" that within the Worldtree Seed lay a self-contained, exquisitely intricate little world filled with the laws of life and creation.
"Priest Lingxi, Elder Mochen, please help me set up a life-energy guidance and stabilization barrier of the highest standard in the medical bay." Sakura turned to the two Stargazers. "I need an absolutely quiet environment with pure, highly controllable energy. Also, Brother Ye, I may need a trace of your Origin Starmark's aura as a catalyst, to help the Worldtree Seed's power locate and enter Little Star's core more precisely without triggering any internal defenses or encryption responses."
"No problem." Lin Ye nodded. Though still weak, he was in much better spirits than before. After he passed the Trial of the Heart, the Origin