Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 259 Nicardo Returns to Fully Form

"It seems the time is almost right. A battle between us is inevitable..."

When the voice rang in his ears, Lin Qiong suddenly raised his head and looked towards its source.

In the center of the Soul Forging Platform, directly below the Blade of Divine Punishment, Gnaeus was standing there, seemingly out of nowhere.

The four statues whose seals had been broken were now like invisible conduits, continuously pouring golden energy into his body.

As golden energy was continuously injected, his skin surface shimmered with a dazzling golden light, making him look like a little golden man.

"Everyone, without you, I probably would never have been able to return to the origin of Nicardi?"

At this moment, Gnaeus slowly turned his head, his gaze sweeping over Lin Qiong and the others one by one, his words filled with sincere gratitude.

But seeing that Gnaeus was almost completely engulfed by the golden light, Lin Qiong felt a strange sense of foreboding.

He quickly asked, "Gnaeus, what are you doing?"

"...to restore Nicodoli to its wholeness."

Although Gnaeus was completely enveloped in the golden light, his voice could still be clearly heard through the light.

“When the five souls return to Nicardi’s body, His immortal divine body will also be released.”

"When that moment comes, please fulfill my last wish for me—to bring death to Nicardo!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present froze in shock, their expressions filled with astonishment.

"If that's the case, Lord Gnaeus, you will also..."

Xia Die frowned, unconsciously took a small step forward, stared intently at Genneus who was shrouded in golden light, and spoke with concern.

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Gnaeus's voice.

“Listen to me, little girl, Nicardoli’s soul is already rotten and there is no possibility of redemption.”

"When I return to my origins and become a part of Nicardo, I will be consumed by that relentless madness."

"If you truly want to help me, then free Nicardoli from this suffering..."

Upon hearing these words, Xia Die paused slightly, a hint of hesitation and struggle appearing on her face, as if she still had some concerns.

Available in the next second.

The golden light that Gneus transformed into suddenly erupted, and the light spread rapidly in all directions like an expanding balloon until it filled the entire Soul Forging Zone.

At that moment, Lin Qiong felt a burst of intense light explode in front of him, so bright that he couldn't open his eyes at all, and he subconsciously raised his arm to shield them.

Meanwhile, Gnaeus's voice echoed intermittently in the space, like a candle flame about to go out.

"The time... has come... Please, everyone... be sure to... utterly defeat Nicardoli."

The bright light lasted for only about ten seconds.

As the intense light completely dissipated, Lin Qiong, realizing that the blinding sensation had disappeared, slowly lowered his arm that had been shielding his eyes.

Just as he tried to open his eyes, he suddenly heard Danheng's shouts clearly in his ears.

"Qiong, be careful!"

Lin Qiong was startled and before he could react, a series of crisp metallic clanging sounds followed.

"Clang!"

He quickly opened his eyes, but the first thing he saw was Bai E's back.

At this moment, Bai E held his sword horizontally in front of him, adopting a blocking stance, and steadily blocked the golden spear that Nicardoli was slashing down.

As the sword clashed with the golden spear, it trembled violently and emitted a series of buzzing sounds.

"Quick...get out of the way! I'm about to...collapse!"

Bai E gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words with difficulty, his hands holding the sword trembling from the continuous exertion.

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong suddenly snapped out of his daze. Without even having time to sort out his thoughts, he quickly retreated to the back of his body.

Seeing Lin Qiong leave, Bai E immediately tilted his sword to deflect the terrifying force exerted on the blade by the golden spear. Then, he swayed and quickly dodged to the side.

"boom!"

Once the golden spear lost Bai E's protection, it crashed to the ground like a collapsing giant tree, kicking up clouds of dust.

After the dust settled slightly, it was revealed that the ground there was cracked like a spider web, with countless fissures and a huge crater.

Fortunately, the golden spear landed in an empty, deserted area.

Just as Lin Qiong hurriedly retreated to the back, barely regained his footing, and hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath...

Holding the Cloud-Striking Sword, Dan Heng, whose face was covered in dust, appeared beside him in the blink of an eye, his figure like a whirlwind.

Dan Heng wiped the dust off his face and quickly asked:

"You're back. Have you found a way to defeat Nicardoli?"

Lin Qiong stared at Dan Heng in front of him, and his mind went completely blank.

Although he really wanted to answer Danheng's question, his thoughts were in a tangled mess, leaving him unsure where to begin.

What puzzled him most was why they suddenly returned when Mimi hadn't even used her power yet.

After thinking for a few seconds, Lin Qiong slowly spoke:

"I guess... we've found it, right?"

He raised his hand to stroke his chin, recalling what Gnaeus had said, and briefly repeated it to Danheng, then asked in return:

"Did anything change during your fight with Nicardi?"

“No.” Dan Heng pondered for a moment, then decisively shook his head. “There’s been no change whatsoever…”

Dan Heng hadn't finished speaking.

Wan Di flew past the two of them, crashing heavily to the ground in the distance, his body even leaving a noticeable scratch on the ground.

"Ten thousand enemies!"

At the same moment, Bai E's shout came from ahead, drawing Lin Qiong and Dan Heng's attention.

Before Lin Qiong's gaze could settle, Dan Heng's exclamation rang in his ears:

"What? This is...!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong hurriedly looked in the direction of the sound, but the scene before him shocked him—

At this moment, Nicardi's body size was like a plant injected with a catalyst, instantly expanding to a much larger size than imagined.

If the Nicardi tree we saw before was merely a giant tree that provided shade,

So now, He has become a small mountain that can only be looked up at.

However, the changes in Nicardoli did not stop there.

What shocked Lin Qiong the most was the golden battle spirit clinging to his back.

Even from a distance, one can sense a powerful fighting spirit and a faint trace of divinity emanating from it.

Therefore, it seems that Wan Di was most likely knocked away by Nicardo, whose power had been enhanced.

Just as Lin Qiong was thinking this, Xia Die and Xing, who had disappeared somewhere, suddenly burst in from outside the door.

"Sorry, it seems we've been teleported outside the Soul Forging Zone..."

Xing rushed in, talking as she ran, with Xia Die following closely behind her.

But when the two women saw the change in Nicardi, they immediately swallowed back the words they were about to say.

After a moment of silence, Xia Die frowned slightly and asked softly in an uncertain tone:

"This... does it mean that Lord Gnaeus succeeded?"