Light Fortress Chapter 2098 - 99: Billion Lion Awakenings

["Where... is this?"]

Chu Ling opened her eyes and saw countless arcs of light flashing before her.

A flood of memories emerged from her Spirit Sea.

One after another.

In her memories, she held Gu Shen as they were engulfed by the Dead Sea.

In her memories, she curled her body to hide in the crevices of stone sculptures.

In her memories, she watched the golden illusion surround her like a curtain of silk.

Memories... these memories were fragmented into countless pieces, and at this moment, they surged forth all at once, reminding her of everything that happened during her "slumber," and allowing her to see the scene before her clearly.

This was the Dead Sea, her place of origin.

She was supposed to have died in the last Lion Awakening War, but Mr. Turing preserved her consciousness within the array box.

And so.

She awoke again.

And this time, awakening with her... was the Torch of Love, neither extinguished nor burning.

Layers of golden ripples spread like splendid lights.

The tip of the Source Tower was illuminated by the dazzling light, as Meng Xizhou cast the last glimmer of the Light Fire into the Love Master’s statue, and this action brought daylight clarity to the whole Dead Sea!

The Torch of Love merged effortlessly with Chu Ling’s spirit.

Thousands of years ago, the Lord of Love perished, leaving behind one last relic for the world, which was actually Chu Ling.

So...

There was no need to choose a master.

Chu Ling was the most suitable host for the Torch of Love.

Yet, because both the torch and the host were in a state of Silent Annihilation... their union did not cause significant anomalies.

The Deep Sea Main System is not a "living thing," it has no life.

Neither Extinguishing Candle nor Netherworld Fire can kill it.

Chu Ling... is actually the same.

As long as the "power source" is connected, she can wake up at any moment... for both the Source Code and the Main System, what they need is the same.

That is the Dead Sea Ancient Scroll.

Chu Ling’s revival is heavy-handed and indiscriminate, like Gu Shen’s "Susu Xuanmu," the Main System spent immense power back then to drive the Source Code out of the Dead Sea Zone... and now the Source Code returns, stronger than ever before, Authority Power from the golden illusion blessing Chu Ling, her form seemingly ethereal, dreamlike, yet every edge of her garments is tangible.

No one has ever known what the Lord of Love’s authority was.

Even Alf does not know.

The "visitor" stepping onto the Initial Number, even as successful as Gu Shen, who entered the golden illusion, doesn’t know the authority information of the Torch of Love.

Gu Shen only knew the Lord of Love back then chose to test the Fire Extinguishing Sword in person, leading to her current state.

Because the power of the Fire Extinguishing Sword worked.

Thus, the Lord of Love and her torch fell into a half-extinguished state, with the statue enveloped in golden veils, sinking to rest alongside the Initial Number.

But when you think about it.

The Fire Leaders of the Starship Era managed to develop a Super Divine Artifact like the Time Dojo.

How could they not know the potency of the Fire Extinguishing Sword?

But if they knew...

Why let the Lord of Love personally touch this sword?

The reason is simple.

The authority of the Lord of Love is named [Unextinguished].

Unextinguished means immortality... everything in the world has spirit, unless it’s completely destroyed, otherwise everything has an invisible "emotion line," akin to the Fate’s Thread, invisible to the naked eye, but it exists truly, the Lord of Love earned such a title because she controls all the emotions of living beings, she can influence thoughts and ideas within the Divine Domain.

In a way, she walks the earth as another form of [Fate].

Wherever the Lord of Love passes.

The spirit thread remains unextinguished.

The ultimate cultivation of Unextinguished in the Divine Domain is not just about influencing thoughts, the Lord of Love can turn stone into gold, can transform flora, as long as she wishes, everything within the Divine Domain—flowers, grass, trees, stones—can "awaken the spirit," she can sever a tiny part of her Heart Sea, placing it into inanimate objects.

Even iron stones can open their eyes!

Even lifeless trees can have will!

This is why the Lord of Love wanted to touch the Fire Extinguishing Sword... she wanted to use her Unextinguished to influence this nonexistent Fire Extinguishing Sword, which is the ultimate divine artifact forged from iron through lifetime efforts, a legendary weapon existing only in concept, but if Unextinguished could influence the Fire Extinguishing Sword.

Then the existence of the Fire Extinguishing Sword would be proven.

So she sat upon the Throne.

So she closed her eyes.

Perhaps, judging by what happened afterward, she indeed failed.

The Fire Extinguishing Sword suppressed the Torch of Love for a thousand years.

The Starship Civilization was utterly destroyed.

The Hunter God perished within the Super Giant Source Material Storm, and none of the Fire Leaders, until their lives ended, waited for this ultimate Divine Sword to emerge that could quell the storm.

But perhaps... the Lord of Love succeeded.

Because the Unextinguished of this torch successfully inspired a young girl called Chu Ling, it was because Turing borrowed a thread of spirit from the Lord of Love that the Source Code came to be, even though the Torch of Love was in Silent Annihilation, the Source Code gradually transformed into a vibrant living being, Chu Ling felt the "joys and sorrows" unique to humans, experiencing the full range of human emotions.