"Xing, open your mouth and drink it down!"
March 7th practically lunged at Xing, using her body and the remaining ice shield to block the heatwave and debris coming from the side.
With trembling hands, she held the straw to Xing's tightly closed lips, which were bleeding from being bitten in pain!
Xing's consciousness was already somewhat blurred under the onslaught of excruciating pain and erosion, but March 7th's heart-wrenching cries and the icy touch on her lips prompted her remaining will to respond.
With her last ounce of strength, she slightly opened her mouth.
A warm current flowed into Xing's mouth through the straw... " Eternity " milk tea was still so sweet.
Wherever the milk tea touched, the excruciating pain that burned the soul melted away instantly, like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun.
Those few wisps of black flame, which seemed to be frantically gnawing at the very source of her existence, emitted an extremely shrill scream when they came into contact with the milk tea.
Buzz--!!!
An indescribable, dazzling light erupted from within Xing's body—from every inch of her skin, every cell, and every wisp of her soul.
That wasn't the amber-colored " Preservation " power she had previously burned, but a more ancient and profound " Eternity "!
The golden light dispelled the billowing smoke and raging black flames, and wherever it touched, the burning ruins instantly cooled and solidified, and the scorching air became warm.
Even the black flame storm, imbued with the aura of burning souls, retreated as if encountering its nemesis under this golden light.
The star's body was lifted up by this boundless golden light and suspended in mid-air.
The gruesome, ominous black flame wounds on her arms and shoulders, illuminated by the golden light, appeared as if gently caressed by an invisible, tender hand.
The charred skin regenerated at a speed visible to the naked eye; one might have thought Xing had been glanced at by the " Abundance " Yaoshi.
As it turns out, " Eternity " milk tea is indeed a panacea.
Even the eroded amber-colored essence, under the influence of milk tea and spirit, seems to have undergone tempering and sublimation, flowing with an unprecedented, resilient Permanence luster!
All the pain, all the weakness, all the traces of decay, vanished completely under the wash of this " Eternity " golden light!
The golden light slowly receded, finally converging in Xing's eyes, transforming into two dazzling golden flames like stars.
She landed lightly on the ground, radiating an aura that was even stronger and more stable than before, as if connected to some ancient and unchanging power.
Her arms were as smooth as new, and there were no more scars on her shoulders. Only the flowing light, containing the aura of " Eternity," was brighter and purer than ever before.
She subconsciously clenched her fist, feeling the unprecedented power surging within her body, and the strange sensation of a gentle yet vast warm current flowing through her blood.
Xing looked at the empty milk tea cup in her hand, then at March 7th standing beside her, dumbfounded.
"... Ye Yan's milk tea?"
Xing's voice was slightly hoarse with disbelief, which then transformed into an indescribable sense of shock and gratitude.
"Um!"
March 7th nodded vigorously, tears finally rolling down her cheeks—tears of pure, exhilarating joy at surviving a close call. "I knew it would work! And thinking about it, it's been so long since Teacher Ye Yan's milk tea made an appearance!"
Just as the two were deeply moved—
"Watch out!" Dan Heng's stern shout rang out again!
The black sea of fire, which had been temporarily pushed back by the golden light, suddenly surged and contracted violently, like a ferocious beast that had been provoked.
All the flames, as if drawn by an invisible force, collapsed madly toward the center of the explosion, the spot where the Flame Reaver had vanished.
A massive, slowly rotating vortex of pure black flame is forming at the center of the bathhouse ruins.
At the center of the vortex, an aura even colder, purer, and more despairing than before emanated!
It was as if something was about to return from that vortex of obliteration.
On March 7th, seeing that Xing hadn't finished her milk tea, a brilliant idea struck her. She took a step forward and threw the " Eternity " milk tea directly into the sea of fire.
At that moment, while Blake was casting spells within the black flames, he seemed to sense something and stared intently at the milk tea that March 7th had thrown at him.
He hesitated for even a second, which would be disrespectful to Lord Yite!
In any case, the " Flame Reaver " act is coming to an end, and now it's time to act in the name of the " Church of Eternity " Chair.
In the blink of an eye, Blake manipulated the black flames, snatched the milk tea, and fled the scene.
However, to outsiders, this action appeared as if March 7th had extinguished the black flames with just a cup of milk tea.
Who knew " Eternity " milk tea could be used as a fire extinguisher? Now we have another use for it!
"Long time no see, Nameless of the Astral Express."
Just when the three thought it was all over, a familiar voice came from behind them.
"Whoa! Who is it?!" March 7th instinctively became alert.
"I'm so glad I arrived in time to stop that man in black from doing any more harm to the three of you," Screwllum said.
"... So it was you."
Xing suddenly realized why the Flame Reaver had suddenly frozen; it turned out that it was Screwllum had intervened!
Dan Heng nodded. "It's nice to see familiar faces."
"I never expected the Astral Express Crew to hire a genius as an outside helper... The situation is getting more and more baffling..."
March 7th scratched his head, but thankfully they finally had help.
"Indeed. Ms. Herta invited me to meet with these Nameless. Please rest assured, all three of you."
"I fully understand your situation. Right now, all I can do is temporarily halt the man in black's actions. Time is limited."
"To cut to the chase," Screwllum, "I will now summarize my purpose in the most concise terms—"
"The place where the three reside, Amphoreus, is a world constructed from data and Memoria, an experimental field of a Aeon."
"And now, this isolated sandbox world is rapidly heading towards its Path — 'Destruction '."
Upon hearing this, all three of them froze. Following " Eternity," it was " Destruction "?
Conclusion: If the process of Amphoreus is allowed to proceed without restriction...
"A ' Lord Ravager ' will complete its evolution and transformation, emerging from the surging tides. The galaxy we know will suffer an irreversible blow."
Xing and March 7th exchanged a glance. " The Lord Ravager... is he similar to ' Phantylia '?"
A galaxy-wide catastrophe? Is it that terrifying?!
"The calamity this Great Ruler intends to unleash may be far more severe than the crisis at the ' Luofu ' Stellaron. Because its target is..."
Screwllum was silent for a moment, then said, "... it is the Aeon of ' Erudition '."