In that moment, the split of the Ancestral Core resembled an interstellar storm, with three hundred Xing Yuan manifesting like phantoms, each possessing Xiao Meng's unique Serpent Eyes.
A strange silence enveloped the air, as if time had frozen at that instant. Xiao Meng's heart raced like a drum; she could feel the presence of the Starlight Baby, its power draining her Starlight Power like invisible chains tightly coiling around her.
"The Bloodline Loop must be completed with the Twin Fetal Cords," the Xing Yuan whispered in unison, their voices echoing from the abyss, carrying an irresistible sense of fate.
Xiao Meng's body trembled involuntarily. Just then, Wu Tong's figure flashed like a bolt of lightning; the Time-Space Compass in her hand glimmered with blinding light as she unhesitatingly plunged it into the back of a Xing Yuan.
"The true bloodline of the First Generation Priestess is Old Grandpa Plugin!" Her voice held a hint of madness, as if unveiling a long-buried secret. However, the compass's power trapped Old Grandpa Plugin's shadow in the center of the Ancestral Core, rendering it immobile.
A sharp pain pierced Xiao Meng's heart. Within the Starlight Baby, the reflection of the Witch in her youth flickered in and out, as if narrating an unfinished story.
At that moment, the Star Pattern Lock Core pierced through Xiao Meng's chest like a blade without warning. "The Witch Clan must live on within you forever," that voice echoed like a curse in her ears.
Xiao Meng closed her eyes as Three Lifetimes of Memories surged in her mind. The wisdom of the Ancient Priestess, the rationality of the Future Scientist, and the courage of the Otherworldly Princess merged into one powerful force.
She felt the Starlight Baby's Serpent Eyes gradually dissolve within her consciousness, as if being devoured in reverse. "Is it over?" Xiao Meng murmured to herself, yet she knew this was merely a beginning.
Her fingers gently touched the wound on her chest, feeling that power flowing within her. "We will meet again," she whispered, her gaze resolutely fixed ahead.
An unresolved suspense lingered in the air, as if waiting for the next clash of fate. Xiao Meng felt as though a cold watermelon had been stuffed into her chest—heavy and exuding an eerie chill. The shadow of Old Grandpa Plugin flickered like a ghost on an old television screen, shimmering in and out before finally coalescing into fragments of a bronze hourglass that floated before her, producing a tinkling sound like wind chimes.
"It must be severed with the Starry Marriage Contract!" The Sandglass Fragment repeated this phrase like a Repeater, its voice sharp enough to make one's skin crawl like nails scraping against a chalkboard.
Before Xiao Meng could react, Wu Tong pulled out a Bone Flute from seemingly nowhere and swiftly hurled it like a dart, pinning the Sandglass Fragment at the center of the Ancestral Spirit Mirror.
The mirror shimmered like a pool of solid mercury, ripples undulating across its surface, leaving one feeling dizzy.
"What is going on? Am I being toyed with?" Xiao Meng couldn't help but complain, feeling as if she had fallen into a giant claw machine, at the mercy of fate's hand.
She tried to reach for the Sandglass Fragments, but found herself bound by an invisible force, unable to move. The air around her thickened, wrapping around her like a layer of heavy honey, making it difficult to breathe.
Suddenly, three hundred Xing Yuan turned their heads in unison. The synchronized movement resembled a classic scene from a horror film, nearly causing Xiao Meng to lose her mind.
The Serpent Eyes in their gaze flickered with an eerie light that sent chills down her spine. Before she could scream, the Xing Yuan swiftly plunged the Ancestral Core into her back with lightning speed.
"Ah—" Xiao Meng gasped, feeling as if her back had been seared by a branding iron; a wave of burning pain spread throughout her body in an instant.
Her vision darkened, and she nearly fainted.
In her dazed state, she heard the Xing Yuan announce in unison, "Ultimate Delivery begins now!"
Ultimate Delivery?
What on earth?
Xiao Meng felt as if her head was about to explode. What was happening?
She wanted to struggle and scream but found she didn't even have the strength to open her mouth.
Just then, an unexpected change occurred. The Umbilical Cord of the Starlight Baby, which had appeared as a transparent plastic tube, suddenly blazed with light, transforming into shimmering Starry Chains that coiled around Sunshine's Xing Jian like a hunting python, striking with lightning speed.
The Xing Jian, which had originally radiated warmth, now seemed covered in ice and snow as its glow gradually faded.
Xiao Meng's eyes widened as she helplessly watched everything unfold before her. She felt as though an invisible hand was tightly gripping her heart, making it hard to breathe.
Fear, worry, and despair surged within her like a tidal wave, threatening to drown her.
"Sunshine..." She exerted all her strength to squeeze out the name from her throat; it came out weakly like a mosquito's buzz.
She wanted to reach out and grasp those Starry Chains but realized that her hands were completely immobile.
A strange tranquility hung in the air, as if time had come to a standstill at that moment. Everything was frozen, except for the shimmering Starry Chain, which continued to writhe, greedily siphoning the vitality of the Sunshine.
"No..." Xiao Meng desperately closed her eyes, a tear slipping down from the corner of her eye.
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