The light from the explosion had not dissipated.
That light might continue for a long time.
And the illusory galaxy glowing with a faint purple light turned into a pair of giant hands, gently seeming to hold something beneath the explosion, then slowly lowered it down.
The white-haired boy had his eyes closed. From the cracks on his body flickered a beautiful glow like a galaxy. He seemed like Its favored child, gently held by those hands and delivered onto the Xianzhou.
When those giant hands passed through their bodies, everyone only felt a breeze brush across their divine forms, and then they all stepped forward together, catching Nero as he drifted down.
At the same time...
Deep within his consciousness, a trace of memory flashed.
Looking at the worried expressions of the others below and at his own divine body, Nero raised his head and touched his chin, thinking of the time when Aemdo looked like he was about to die, and even when he patted him, that guy didn't react at all...
A moment later, floating in the deep void of the universe, unnoticed by anyone, he finally seemed to confirm something and spoke in a serious and earnest tone, "Judging from the situation now, I really am dead, right?"
"After all, my body is down there, and when I touched that guy Aemdo earlier, there was no reaction at all. Although later that guy suddenly seemed to get a burst of energy."
"But seeing him fall like that was pretty pitiful. Considering he let Jing Yuan and the others leave, catching him like that did work."
As he spoke, Nero turned to glance at the body of the elderly old man floating nearby...
"So that means, not only did I kick the bucket, I even turned into a ghost with superpowers."
[Ding! Correction, the host has not died, and your current state is not that of a ghost.]
"Really? That makes sense. If I were dead, how could I still have consciousness?"
Hearing the system's voice, Nero nodded. Come to think of it, even though he had become like this, he still couldn't see where the system was. So where exactly in his body was this thing?
Nero's curiosity about the System came quickly and went just as fast. Soon he stopped caring about it and instead looked at the dazzling light source created by the explosion, his eyes widening slightly.
After a long while, he said, "…Wow. As expected of me, I didn't die even after such a blast. Looks like I'm ridiculously powerful!"
[...]
[Ding! Yes, host, you are indeed very powerful.]
[Ding! Both externally and internally.]
This time the system's reply was a bit slower, as if it had been choked by Nero's optimism, but it still followed routine and started praising him.
Of course, whether the System had its own thoughts and was therefore momentarily speechless because of Nero's ever-optimistic personality was still up for study.
But even counting tasks like giving rewards, helping adjust the storyline of Blue Star, designing PVs, and perfecting the story, the thing the System did the most was actually praising Boss Jiang.
It was a merciless praise machine. Having it around could lift a person's mood.
After learning that he was still alive and hadn't died, Nero felt even better. After all, if you can live, you should live.
But besides the joy, figuring out his current state was also important, so Nero quickly asked the System, "So, I didn't die, and I didn't turn into a ghost. Then what am I right now?"
the System quickly gave Nero an answer, but the answer was a bit hard to make sense of.
[Ding! The host right now is the host.]
"I know I'm me. I'm asking what my current state is."
[Ding! The host's current state is the host.]
"Huh?" That answer left Nero a bit dazed. He blinked and asked in confusion, "You mean… my current state is the complete me?"
[Ding! Yes.]
After getting this answer, Nero looked downward and pointed at his body surrounded by the crowd, asking, "Then what is that? Isn't that my body?"
[Ding! That is a shell molded from fragments of Pure Beauty, not a part of the host.]
the System's answer shocked Nero. The boy frowned and fell into thought. A few seconds later, he spoke in a stunned tone, "So… I'm not human?"
[...]
]Ding! If the host wishes, you can of course be human.]
[Ding! Additionally, I must now point out that Phantylia and the other Mirror Holders paying attention to this Xianzhou invasion are about to escape. If you want to do something, please act quickly.]
It was rare for the System to say this much in one go. Although it usually answered whatever was asked, Nero rarely encountered situations where he needed to discuss things with it.
This time it was because this strange state of existence had confused him.
But after the System mentioned Phantylia and the Mirror Holders who were about to flee, Nero immediately pulled back his thoughts and focused all his attention on those people with unclear intentions, whether already acting or yet to act.
"I need to think of a way to catch them, but in my current state, I don't even know how to freely interact with others…", Muttering this, Nero lowered his head.
His gaze no longer focused on his divine body, but instead fell on a massive entity that carried countless realms within it...
Nero chuckled and shouted downward, "Luofu Luofu, help me out!"
The next moment, a series of gear rotations and the deep rumble of engines came, falling into Nero's ears.
Luofu gave its response... it agreed.
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