: The Normal World Lockdown

Rumble!!

Almost immediately after Wu An left the [Ordinary World], the Ordinary World underwent a change that shocked everyone.

The fully-fledged magical girl and the perfect witch, who were fighting deep in the wasteland, sensed the movement at the bottom and instantly flew up, escaping from the wasteland.

Immediately following was a deafening roar that shook the earth.

slam-la-

The filthy magic in the liquid was lifted up and rolled down continuously due to gravity. Countless filthy magic was plowed open and surged in four directions, carrying with it endless impurities. Only calamity beasts with a body length of over a thousand feet could be barely detected in this current.

The calamity beasts that were in the wasteland just moments before have been squeezed and crushed by the churning ocean currents, and are now scattered unevenly across the entire land.

The black tide surged outwards in waves, and the liquid, foul magic climbed upwards at a speed that even exceeded the speed at which it rushed outwards.

Soon, the Mankai standing atop the sky saw a solid shape rise from the ruins... Was it the remains of the [Abyss of Desire]?!

Why did it, which originally blocked the path to the Abyss Hole, suddenly rise up?

Click, click—

Cracks appeared on the star debris, and soon, the once uniform and massive debris began to crumble and break at its uneven edges, spreading outwards as it was swept away by the black tide. However... they were not disconnected. The star debris was like a giant, its broken edges like flesh peeled from its body, while the dark, filthy magic formed its fascia and blood vessels, connecting the fragments to the main body.

The main body and fragments of the star remnant moved and rotated continuously under the pull of the black tide, eventually almost piling up to cover a larger area of ​​space. At the same time, an uncomfortable force field was emitted, and the force field fluctuations swept across it. Almost no living beings were affected, except for Man Kai, who felt a sense of oppression.

That was the suppressive force from the Abyss of Desire. In the past, when it was still intact, apart from Azure Star and Thousand Illusions, anyone who came into contact with it at full power could only count half of their abilities. It was thought that with the collapse of the star, this ability would be gone forever.

But now... that feeling has returned. The main reason is that the suppression from the Abyss of Desire increases as you get closer to that massive fragment of star. However, once you get close enough, the fully awakened magical power will completely dissipate and be isolated.

The people looked at this scene, but could not understand what had happened.

The path to the Abyss Hole was already blocked; why is it being blocked again?

The magical girl who knew about Mu'an's situation felt worried as she looked at the abandoned area where the anomaly had occurred. If anyone was to say who was responsible for all of this, the answer would definitely have to be Mu'an's identity.

But the truth is... not long ago, all the fully bloomed plants related to Wu'an could hardly sense Wu'an's presence anymore.

If Jin Yu hadn't still retained a vague sense of perception, and hadn't received confirmation from Yin Xi and Zhu Huan, almost everyone would have thought that Wu An had failed and was already dead.

But in fact, even this feeling is getting weaker and weaker over time. It doesn't disappear suddenly, but slowly decreases. Sometimes it stops weakening, and sometimes it weakens faster, as if it is following some kind of irregular rhythm. But overall, this connection is gradually weakening.

Now, this connection has become so subtle that it is almost imperceptible, and only Jin Yu, who is in full bloom, can still detect it.

This situation was somewhat reassuring. According to Azure Star's deduction, this anomaly wasn't because Wu'an was in danger, but rather that she was gradually moving away, moving out of their perception range. [Please return for now.]

A voice rang in the ears of the magical girls, and soon they stopped their confrontation with the Perfect Witch. Unexpectedly, the Perfect Witch seemed to have received the message as well, and slowly withdrew from the vicinity of the retirement zone, returning to Jiangnan.

On the way back to Jiangbei, Jin Yu felt that the last connection between herself and Wu An had been severed. Although she knew that Wu An was probably still alright, the feeling of this disconnection was still very uncomfortable, and she hesitated.

Not far away, the Holy Emperor had also become anxious and uneasy when she felt the connection from the [Life-Carving Needle] break earlier... If it weren't for Azure Star's certainty that Wu An was still alive, coupled with Jin Yu's corroboration, she would have felt a little more at ease.

This has never happened before... A person's existence in the world has completely disappeared, and even using precognitive methods or luck-based tracking, it is impossible to detect the presence of Wu An.

The Holy Emperor had been secretly observing Jin Yu's expression, and seeing that she had lost her composure, his heart tightened...

"She really disappeared... Did she go beyond this world? But that's not the center of the world... How could it connect to the outside? With her power, could she break through that barrier...?"

Non-spatial type full opening is almost impossible to touch the boundary wall. Even if it does touch it, it cannot fight against it, otherwise it will be countered by an unknown force - which Wu An has identified as the [Chief]'s mental energy - although the initial counterattack is just a warning and no one will die, once the source of the defense is known, naturally no one will try to break through the boundary wall.

It's simply impossible to do...

It's true that Wu An's mental energy is very strong, but her spatial ability is only at the level of [Spatial Fixation]. Can she really break through that barrier?

Suddenly, just as the Holy Emperor was filled with anxiety, she felt a strange sensation in her body. To her astonishment, she discovered that the injuries she had sustained due to the failure to establish her realm were actually being repaired at an accelerated pace.

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She looked up in surprise and found that her other colleagues were also looking up at the zenith, or more precisely, at the star realm above the zenith.

In their vision, the stars were falling... no, more accurately, they were moving closer to the mortal world. Because of the increased distance, the stars' interference with the mortal world was strengthened, and the strength of these star lords naturally increased.

But the focus isn't on these fully blossomed beings, but rather... on the three existing Star Favorites.

The three unclaimed stars that once stood at the top of the star realm now shone with different lights: two were azure blue and one was scarlet.

Although the halo was faint and its color differed greatly from that of a star truly fully illuminated, this was definitely an abnormal situation...

Three stars, symbolizing the favored ones of the stars, were rapidly descending, passing over the petals formed by the red and blue stars, and almost reaching the position of the dark gold star. Then, a faint... almost illusory connection formed with them.

At the bottom of the astral plane, the area that was originally occupied by the Abyss of Desire is now occupied by only a single black dot of light.

It was that point of light that attracted the stars favored by the stars, and the attraction grew stronger little by little until the black point of light established connections with all three unclaimed stars...

At the same time, the three Star Favorites felt a surge of emotion... It was time for them to ascend to their positions, and the place for their ascension had already been chosen—it had to be, and could only be, in that place—the main body of the remains of the [Abyss of Desire].

After the magical girls returned to Rainbow City, Azure Star gave a straightforward conclusion about the incident:

The world is reinforcing its self-isolation. Because when you left, you took a star embryo with you, leaving one of the original fifty-four stars missing, causing the ordinary world to fall into an unstable state...

"Isn't our world already isolated from the outside world? What's this talk of a blockade?" someone asked, puzzled.

Even if Mankai doesn't understand the real reason why the world is sealed off, he still knows that the world is blocked by something.

The previous blockade was because external mental energy isolated us from the Boundary Sea, but the current blockade is actually a measure taken by the ordinary world to prevent the dissipation of world matter.

Our world is composed of thirteen worlds. No one knows their exact state, but judging from the current state of the earth's crust, this combination is not very stable. It has been protected by external forces and is in a relatively stable state. But your departure has broken this balance, and... the star embryo in your hand was originally the star embryo of the "Abyss of Desire".

That celestial embryo, like the stars of our old generation that have fully blossomed, is a star born from the ordinary world itself. It plays a very important supporting role in the original balanced structure. Once it is separated, it is tantamount to removing a supporting beam from a house, which will pose a great threat to the overall structure of the house.

The current situation, where the Star Favorites are being summoned, is a spontaneous action of the Normal World. It needs a new Star Lord to assume this responsibility. The main reason for asking them to choose to ascend to the main body of the "Abyss of Desire" is that when one of the Star Favorites ascends, the remaining world matter belonging to the "Abyss of Desire" will be integrated into the corresponding star.

Only in this way, with the size of the stars increasing and their properties becoming closer to those of the original stars of the ordinary world, can they resume their original supporting function... but...

Xiao Hei spoke at length, but his voice grew softer and softer towards the end, accompanied by embarrassment and hesitation.

"But what—tell me quickly! If we don't stop this situation, will our world collapse?"

Someone anxiously asked the most important question.

Rumble! A muffled sound came from the far distance underground. Without warning, the earth opened up, revealing a crack that was over a million miles long and invisible in depth... and the crack was spreading evenly outwards.

An earthquake...and a super-large earthquake at that.

I don't know how long it's been since a natural disaster like this has occurred, or rather... compared to the battles of Mankai, this kind of natural disaster is really child's play, but this earthquake gives people an unusual feeling. It's not that its scale is very large, but... it feels like it's the source of some kind of calamity, and what follows is an even more vicious disaster.

In an instant, all the cities in Jiangbei, except those surrounding the World Tree, sprang up and transformed into a state not much different from that of Jiangdong and Jiangxi.

If they are still placed on the ground, they will inevitably be affected by disasters.

This is the result of the balance being broken. Originally, the world matter flowing from the Abyss of Desire would have returned to its original state after Wu An ascended to the throne, but now that Wu An is gone, the world matter has begun to separate from the ordinary world. Even though it is blocked by the Chief's mental energy and cannot completely escape, it has separated from the ordinary world.

Regarding that ascension... because it was an ascension under special circumstances, the newly enthroned Star Lord will control the portion of the star debris that lies outside the Abyss... although that thing can definitely be destroyed if one is willing to put in the effort.

After all, it was just a remnant of a star, a mere "corpse," and even the core of its divine essence, the star embryo, had been taken away by Wu An.

However... the size of the star debris is enormous. If the witch were to manipulate it and block the "Abyss's Hole" from both the mortal world and the night world, you might be trapped there if you were inside... and destroying that star debris won't be a quick task. Qianhuan realizes that you've left our world, and it probably won't be long.

"So, to ensure the child's safety, at least she should have a way out if she fails, and the witch can't be allowed to control that piece of star debris?"

That's good.

"However... as you said, that child has already left our world, and there's no sure when she'll return. We also don't know if she'll be at the fifth rank or fully awakened when she does... Most importantly, why did she go to the outside world at this time?" "Was this part of your plan?"

"Isn't it too risky to compete with the witch for the throne now? After all, those two children are still..."

"Miss Wu'an, can she come back? When she returns, will she still be at the fifth rank...?"

A barrage of questions came at Xiao Hei, but she didn't know how to answer them. It wasn't until after the cataclysmic changes in the world that Xiao Hei, as a Holy Spirit, understood the current situation.

In fact, she couldn't understand how Wu'an had escaped the ordinary world... It was an unexpected situation.

Now, back to the main topic, of the three surviving Star Favorites, the strongest is undoubtedly the witch Si Miao.

Wu An had previously told Xiao Hei about his experiences in Jiangnan, including a fight with Si Miao. The witch had also been hiding her strength on the Jiangxi battlefield. In terms of the probability of Si Miao successfully ascending to the throne, she had at least a 90% chance.

Whether it's magical power or innate abilities, she has honed them to the peak of the fifth rank, and her ascension requirements are quite good among all fully-developed talents.

In contrast, on the General Affairs Bureau's side, although there are two Star Favorites, Yin Xi and Shao Guang, they have only been Star Favorites for a short time. Not to mention that their talent and ability are likely not as refined as Si Miao's, their magical power is also far from the peak of the fifth rank.

Both of them became Star Favorites later than Si Miao. They became Star Favorites one after the other on the Jiangxi battlefield, while Si Miao had already become one on the Jiangdong battlefield much earlier.

If we're comparing success rates for ascending to the throne, even if Yin Xi and Shao Guang were combined, they probably wouldn't be half as successful as Si Miao.

Given the current situation, Xiao Hei doesn't intend to consider the possibility of Wu An's failure... The saying goes, "If you're going to help someone, help them to the very end." Since he's already decided to fully support Wu An in ascending the throne, he should clear as many obstacles as possible for her.

So she began to speak:

[It would only make sense to stop the sealing of the Abyss Hole if Your Majesty failed to ascend the throne and was still at the fifth rank.]

But we don't think we should think about this in that way.

We are not doing this simply for your sake, and you most likely don't need us to do it.

After all, Wu An's journey was truly a one-way trip.

If she cannot ascend to the throne as a magical girl, she can only return as a complete witch.

In any case, once they reach the Mankai territory, a mere large rock cannot stop Wu'an.

Right now, there is a witch who, knowing that she will be far stronger than ordinary witches after ascending to the throne, and may even receive more favor from the world, what reason is there not to stop her from ascending to the throne?

The remnants of the Abyss of Desire have isolated all fully opened magic power. To ascend to a position there would be an extremely difficult and extremely long process... Perhaps even those favored by the stars who originally had only a sliver of hope of ascending would face certain death if they did so.

Ascending to the throne there won't be a quick process; what we need to do is get rid of that witch.

Last time on the Jiangxi battlefield, you almost wiped out the witch's middle generation. Although our losses were equally heavy, our condition is much better than the witch's. The new [Agents] on the witch's side not only haven't experienced the tempering of war, but they also received their blessing for a very short time. They might not even have fully adapted to the blessing yet.

In terms of mid-to-high-end combat capabilities, the General Command holds an overwhelming advantage.

As for Jiangnan, regardless of whether Wu An becomes a witch or a magical girl after taking the throne, she will be their enemy. Naturally, they will do everything in their power to intercept her and seize everything they can.

It would be best if the witches didn't go to the ruins of the Abyss of Desire. Letting their own people prepare there for a while might even bring them the blessing of the ordinary world itself. The two witches, whose chances of ascending to the throne were originally not high, might have a better chance of winning.

The witch has arrived, so we must fight her with all our might. If we can intercept and kill the witch Si Miao, that would be a great thing.

In terms of overall combat effectiveness, the overall bureau was overwhelmingly stronger this time.

Upon hearing this, everyone tacitly accepted Azure Star's instructions.

In fact, not many people objected to fighting the witches. The main problem was that this time, a mature Star Favorite was needed, and the two magical girls from the Bureau of Control were obviously not among them, which is why some people were anxious.

However, once the focus is shifted from whether to ascend the throne to defeating Si Miao, the problem becomes much easier to handle.

Xiao Hei gave a few more instructions, and the meeting came to an end. They weren't too worried about the battle that was about to break out on the Abyss of Desire.

Because there won't be any fifth-order beings as extraordinary as Wu'an and Lianhuan anymore.

Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, a communication from the World Tree Clinic made her heart leap: "Little Black, something's wrong."

【What is it?】

"Miss Changhua...she might be waking up soon."

【ha?!】