Chapter 1214: Exclusive Astronomy for Lu Xun

Just as Su Zhiwei was bewildered, a voice came from behind her.

“Did you make it...?”

The voice was familiar, but it didn't sound like it came from human vocal cords; instead, it resembled the sound of vibrating leaves. And perhaps it was just Su Zhiwei's imagination, but the voice seemed incredibly weary.

She turned her head and saw a tall, human-like, tree-like green figure standing there. Its feet had transformed into roots, digging into the earth, and slender emerald willows, like long hair, draped over its shoulders. Between the fluttering strands of hair, a familiar face had developed a woody texture.

“Chu Changqing???” Su Zhiwei was equally stunned to see the person. “How did you become like this?!”

“This is part of the evolution.”

Chu Changqing's emerald-like eyes watched the disaster roots continuously breaking through the wall, his voice filled with a hint of regret. “The current samples are too uniform, so this is the only way it can be... It would be better if there were more similar samples.”

As Chu Changqing finished speaking, more and more green roots surged from the earth beneath his feet, intertwining with the disaster roots that were continuously rushing in.

Chu Changqing's intervention completely solved the problem of an overwhelming number of disasters. His roots were also immense in quantity, able to significantly alleviate Su Zhiwei's pressure and even cling to the shelter's walls, stabilizing the entire building's structure.

Although Su Zhiwei still had many questions, now was not the time to ask. She immediately turned and plunged back into the battle with full force.

Brother Pao's gaze swept over Lu Xun, who was enveloped in starlight, Su Zhiwei, who was fighting the disasters bare-handed, and Chu Changqing, who had transformed into a giant tree. He rubbed his eyes vigorously, as if he suspected he was dreaming.

“This world is truly insane...”

“That man is Lord Tianshu, but what about the other two?”

“They came together and both have superpowers, so they must be some kind of 'Lord' too? Are there many 'Lords'?”

Although the entire shelter was under attack by disasters, the actions of Lu Xun and the other two prevented the panicked citizens from completely losing their minds. They stared blankly at the miraculous figures, as if those were their last spiritual pillars.

The starlight around Lu Xun flickered, bright and dim. He gritted his teeth, his consciousness beginning to blur.

“No... I can't hold on much longer.”

Everything before Lu Xun's eyes began to dim, leaving only faint starlight filling his vision. His thoughts started to stall, gradually dissipating with the fading starlight, submerging into the darkness.

Above the shelter,

The twinkling star also dimmed to near extinction.

As Lu Xun's last shred of mental energy was drained, he vaguely saw the starlight leaving him, and darkness fiercely devoured his consciousness. He felt as though he had lost all support, plunging into an abyss.

Just then,

A voice rang out in his mind.

“Lu Xun.”

The moment the voice sounded, within the darkness, starlight blazed brilliantly!

Stars of light lit up one by one behind Lu Xun, and the darkness around him receded like a tide. He instinctively turned his head, only to see countless stars shining in the night sky, their brilliant radiance illuminating the heavens!

Lu Xun, even with all his might, could only maintain one star... but now, behind him, a thousand stars blazed.

Amidst that dazzling starlight, a figure slowly extended a hand towards him. The starlight behind him was so intense that Lu Xun couldn't even look directly at his face, but the voice that followed immediately made him recognize the person.

“Lu Xun, you've done very well...”

“Don't worry...”

“We are on our way.”

Lu Xun stared blankly at the figure standing in the starlight and softly called out the person's name:

“...Director Chen? How could you...”

Lu Xun didn't understand why Chen Ling could also summon starlight, nor did he know who “we” referred to in Chen Ling's words... He could no longer think, so he instinctively reached out and clasped Chen Ling's hand.

The star, which had originally been sustained by Lu Xun's mental energy, suddenly surged with light, as if a different person were controlling it. Dense starlight began to nourish Lu Xun's body, swiftly awakening his consciousness from its stupor!

When Lu Xun opened his eyes again, the starlight in the shelter was already several times brighter than before!

As if realizing something, he suddenly looked up at the void above him.

Three minutes earlier.

Chen Ling took a deep breath, and his finger slowly tapped one of the cards.

“Skill: Starlight Sonata”

“Affiliation: *Astronomy*, Chapter Eight.”

“Character: Lu Xun.”

Seeing this card, Chen Ling was slightly taken aback.

So far, Chen Ling had drawn skills from more than one of the Nine Monarchs. However, whether it was Yang Xiao's *Communication Devices and Electromagnetic Induction Principles* or Lou Yu's *Material Reshaping and Material Ultimate Strength*, they all had a cold, textbook-like feel.

But Lu Xun's skill name had a unique poetic quality...

It was as if Chen Ling wasn't flipping through a book, but rather Lu Xun was looking into his eyes, slowly reciting a poem about stars.

As the card vanished from Chen Ling's mind, instantly, everything around Chen Ling receded like a tide, leaving only the boundless deep space of the universe and countless shimmering stars.

A piece of information appeared in Chen Ling's mind.

What is starlight?

Starlight is the electromagnetic radiation released when hydrogen nuclei combine to form helium nuclei through nuclear fusion reactions in the core of a star under extreme high temperature and pressure; it is the aesthetic of light, scattered or affected by turbulence after passing through the atmosphere, eventually captured by the human eye.

This was Lu Xun's scientific understanding of starlight.

But at the same time, it is also the light that leaves a dreamy impression in a child's mind when they first look up at the night sky; it is the sanctity that permeates countless fairy tales; it is a symbol of hope and the future; it is a lighthouse guiding people forward in the darkness.

Lu Xun was never a rigid researcher; he was a star-seeker who combined both science and poetry.

For him, starlight was never merely a physical phenomenon.

For some reason, standing beneath this starlight, Chen Ling could feel Lu Xun's emotions towards the starry sky and astronomy... passionate like fire, yet gentle as if towards a beloved. To him, the starry sky seemed like a materialized “person.”

“This is... Lu Xun's unique *Astronomy*.”

Chen Ling murmured to himself.

A flash of realization crossed Chen Ling's eyes. He slowly closed his hand, and the boundless starlight around him instantly gathered into his palm like a tide, finally condensing into a tiny point of starlight.

Chen Ling gently curled his fingers, cherishing that wisp of starlight in his palm as if nurturing a seed.