manynovel Chapter 56 is an even simpler, and dumber, method.
Chapter 56 is an even simpler, and dumber, method.
The light emanating from Xing's chest was not a soft halo, but rather like a miniature star being detonated inside his chest cavity.
Light tore through her outer garment from the inside out, and scorching energy waves spread outwards from her as the center.
Xing's body was lifted up by an invisible force, and her feet slowly rose off the ground.
Her short gray hair flew wildly in the chaotic energy storm, her arms hung limply at her sides, and her head was tilted back slightly.
The intense energy fluctuations made it impossible for Himeko and the other two to get close.
"What is that—?"
On March 7th, he tried to grab Xing again, but was bounced back by the energy wave.
She looked at Xing, who seemed to have fainted in mid-air, and her voice became distorted with anxiety.
"What happened to Xing?"
The chilling feeling from before had just disappeared.
Before she could even feel happy, Xing in front of her suddenly clutched her chest in pain for some unknown reason. Then, an eerie light burst forth from her chest, transforming her into her current form.
Ji Zi did not answer March 7, but Lu Li saw her serious expression.
The star core has been activated.
This step is the same as in the original work.
Nanuk's gaze triggered Xing's activation of his star core.
But "activation" is not the same as "control".
A star nucleus that has just been "detonated" is not a gift to the star, but a bomb.
Judging from the scene before us, Xing's body is clearly not yet capable of bearing this level of energy.
The power of the star's core is expanding and overflowing out of control.
Lu Li had already seen visible spatial cracks appearing on Xing's body.
Tiny, dark purple lines, like cracks in glass, spread outwards along the star's body.
If it's not suppressed...
"Sister Himeko!" Lu Li reminded her, "It's a star core!"
"The star's core is going berserk!"
Himeko glanced at Lu Li in surprise, then looked at Xing Yan again and said seriously, "I know."
But... knowing is one thing.
She didn't know what to do about the situation.
Himeko felt somewhat helpless.
The star core is virtually indestructible; the only way to combat it in the past was to suppress its energy and seal it away.
But... this is not something she can handle.
An orbital cannon can take down a doomsday beast, but it can't take down a star core that's going out of control.
Her firepower couldn't solve this problem.
Why hasn't that person arrived yet?
Looking at Hoshino, who seemed to be almost unconscious in mid-air, Himeko felt a little anxious.
San Yueqi and Dan Heng, who were standing nearby, were taken aback when they heard the conversation between the two.
The star's core within a star?
What does that mean?
Dan Heng was the first to react, gripping his spear and stepping forward.
"I'll try—"
"It's no use." Himeko stopped him. "This is a stellar core-level energy fluctuation; your Wind Fate can't suppress it."
Dan Heng stopped in his tracks, his face grim, but he did not refute her.
Because what Himeko said was true.
If he goes up like that, he'll only end up getting himself killed.
Dan Heng glanced at Lu Li not far away, then at the spear in his hand.
he……
March 7th, no longer caring about star cores, anxiously said, "But we can't just do nothing, can we?!"
In mid-air, Xing's body began to undergo strange changes.
A dark golden light shone through her skin, forming dense patterns on her skin along the direction of her blood vessels.
Lu Li gripped the broken knife tightly in his hand.
In the original story, Walter would arrive at this point and use the "Star of Eden" to stabilize the runaway energy of the star core.
Can……
Lu Li quickly glanced at the entrance to the platform passage.
empty.
Walter didn't come.
Or rather, it hasn't arrived yet.
After the train leaves the berth, it will take some time to enter the platform. Considering the distance and time, it should be on its way.
But the time difference between "on the way" and "already arrived" is the problem.
The star core won't wait for anyone.
In the story, Walter arrived just before the star core went completely out of control, but because of him, the plot took a slight turn.
In other words... the timelines might not match.
If there really was a slight time difference during that period...
Lu Li stared at the stars in the sky, his mind racing.
It seems that Himeko and the others have no way to deal with the current situation.
Everyone has their own area of expertise, but unfortunately, the person who knows this field isn't available... so we have no choice but to take it on by force.
The methods he used.
Force... is useless.
Even railguns wouldn't work, let alone this.
It will hurt Xing.
A flawless body... This is a passive skill, so it's useless.
That leaves only the power of words.
Issuing commands like "calm down" or "sleep" to Xing, causing her body to enter a deep coma and thus indirectly slowing down the activation rate of the star's core?
No, that's too risky.
The essence of a stellar core rampage is energy out of control, not the consciousness of the star driving it.
After all, the star was already dizzy just looking at it, but the star core's rampage still hadn't stopped.
Even if you force Xing to fall into a coma, Xing's core will still explode if it's meant to.
So... how do I control the command star core?
But the key point is...
Does the stellar core possess a "will"?
His "Word of Power: Domination" is an absolute command on a spiritual level, which can theoretically be applied to any target with a will.
But it can't control things that have no will.
Moreover... what if his spiritual power of words clashes with the energy of the star core, thus accelerating his rampage?
Lu Li clenched his teeth.
He found himself hating the words "helpless" for the first time.
In mid-air, an even larger spatial rift tore open from Xing's right shoulder.
The energy gushing out of the crack directly cut a nearby support column in two.
The broken column crashed to the ground, sending sparks flying.
Himeko took three steps back, the shield of the weapon box blocking the flying shards.
"Lu Li!" Himeko exclaimed, frowning. "Xing's condition can't wait any longer! Do you have any ideas?!"
Lu Li: "..."
If he had thought of this, would he still be standing here?
Controlling the star won't work, but interfering with the star's core could be dangerous.
In that case, the only option is...
There's no other way, so let's try anything as a last resort.
Even if it's a futile effort, it's still better than waiting here for Xing's body to shatter into pieces due to the power of the star core!
Lu Li raised his hand, and his spiritual power began to extend outward.
But he didn't touch the star core, nor did he touch the star's consciousness.
What he had to do was simpler, and also more foolish.
—Use your mental energy to construct a "mental energy shell" outside the star core within the star body, physically isolating the energy waves overflowing from the star core!
To give an analogy, it's like wrapping a bomb that's about to explode in plastic wrap.
How long can it hold out?
Lu Li didn't know.
Will the plastic wrap explode and break through?
Lu Li didn't know either.
But at least it can buy us some more time, even if it's just a few seconds.
and so……
Walter, hurry up and get there!