Lou Guanshan scrunched up his face and looked at Qin Yang in confusion. "Why is it called the Son of the Earth?"
Qin Yang felt frustration clog his chest and laughed in exasperation.
"Who knows? Back then, [Earthshaker] kept rambling about how gaining the world core's recognition would make someone the Son of the Earth. He said he'd already lost that qualification, but the world core no longer represented hope either. He went on about all sorts of nonsense.
"In the end, I made off with the world core, and by a stroke of chance, it fused with you instead. You were badly injured then, so you might not have heard, but [Earthshaker] howled something awful.
"He was the one who called you the Son of the Earth. Kid, you'd better be careful. [Earthshaker] is definitely watching you from the shadows."
Lou Guanshan nodded. Thinking of the relationship between Mu Bingge and [Abyssal Erosion], he couldn't help remarking.
"My teammates and I really are connected by fate. We all have countless ties to Calamities."
"All?"
That word carried some interesting implications.
Qin Yang thought he must have misheard. What did he mean, all?
Lou Guanshan calmly raised a hand. "Calamity Power? All my teammates have it. Everyone seems to have some sort of identity."
"Huh?" Qin Yang looked utterly bewildered. "Secret identities going wholesale? And you call that normal?"
Lou Guanshan asked back, "Isn't it?"
"Absolutely not, but that doesn't matter. Start the next stage. Let me see the future you want."
By unspoken agreement, the man and the soul never mentioned Starfall Cliff's past again.
On the day Starfall Cliff collapsed, a dazzling star fell, and another young star was reborn in the radiance of its fall.
"Achoo... Who's talking about me?"
Inside another bubble, Wan Lan stared