The audience watched nervously and expectantly.
Because they knew that after everyone gathered, it would be a battle that would lay the foundation for the future of Luofu.
In the picture, Dan Heng and Jing Yuan have arrived in front of the Dragonvista Rain Hall.
The Astral Express crew has been waiting here for a long time.
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On the vast land, the cloud knights army came across the sea from all directions to prepare for the final decisive battle.
"Wow, so many cloud knights... It reminds me of the old saying of Xianzhou." March 7th stood behind Welt and spoke out.
"Like clouds blocking the sky, protect the Xianzhou." Welt said casually
"Yeah! I always feel that the atmosphere is a bit heavy!" March 7th nodded.
She was optimistic "Even if the opponent is a Emanator, in a story, the bad guys will be defeated in the end, right? Don't you think so, Stelle?"
Stelle shook her head and said nothing more.
At this moment, Jing Yuan and another familiar figure appeared in front of everyone.
"Ah!?"
"This is..."
Even Welt was a little surprised after seeing Dan Heng's appearance. Welt knew that Dan Heng had a hidden past, but he didn't expect that he was actually related to Vidyadhara Tribe's High Elder.
"You are Dan Heng, right?! You, you, you, what's wrong with the horns on your head?" March 7th covered his mouth and asked in surprise.
"...It's a long story, March. It's me." Dan Heng didn't know how to explain it to everyone.
"So you do have secret strength!?" March 7th was stunned.
Before Stelle and Welt could say anything more, Jing Yuan had already stepped forward and said with a smile, "Let us save such reminiscence for later, shall we?"
"My astral guests, when you first appeared on the Luofu, your stated aim was the resolution of the Stellaron crisis. I was concerned that the Stellaron Hunters harbored ulterior motives and refused your offer. I see now that I was overly anxious."
"Nevertheless, it is true that the motives of the Stellaron Hunters were not what they appeared, haha. In order that the Express and the Xianzhou fight side by side, Kafka lured you here and broadened the scope of the crisis ... In doing so, she succeeded in making clear that your sincerity is beyond doubt. The Luofu is in your debt, and I have no right to seek further assistance from you."
"However, the appearance of Phantylia means that the situation is far from under our control. As general of the Luofu, it would be foolish of me not to ask Dan Heng and the rest of you for your
strength at this critical moment."
Regarding Jing Yuan's request.
The express crew looked at each other, almost without hesitation, and Welt said "Even if the crisis on the Luofu had nothing to do with the Stellaron, I would be willing to help ... but I can't
speak for the other members of my crew."
"Explore, understand, establish, and connect... As the crew of the Express, that's the trailblaze creed we follow. Still, when the journey gets tough, those words can feel far-off. Fear, risk, enemies, and death are the obstacles we face in pursuit of the creed, That's why the Nameless who are able to stay the course number few indeed."
After the words fell, Stelle and March 7th walked up to Dan Heng and stretched out their palm.
"Dan Heng... ?" Facing the gazes of his two companions, Dan Heng also stretched out his palm.
It was at this moment.
The background music suddenly changed its tune.
The heavy piano bass, coupled with the low singing of the male.
The vague lyrics.
The emotions of the audience were aroused all of a sudden.
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: Wow wow wow, it feels like something big is coming.
: The tune is so nice! The past? Tide?
: The background music that suddenly started to tune, coupled with the determination to explore, ignited everyone's anticipation!
: Urgent, urgent, urgent, I really want to know what the lyrics are singing!
...
The audience's response was extremely enthusiastic.
The moving melody and mysterious lines.
Combined with the picture.
The desolate and epic feeling came to the face.
They couldn't wait to hear the whole song.
...
The express crew made up their minds and came to the High Elder's statue.
Jing Yuan looked at the statue and explained "When the Reignbow Arbiter severed the Ambrosial Arbor, remnants of the curse of the Plagues Author lingered. In order to make the stemming of those remnants a possibility, the Luofu invoked the power of the Scions of Permanence."
"Under the direction of the high elder, the Vidyadhara guided the waters of the ancient sea to flood the Scalegorge Waterscape delve and contain the Arbor. To commemorate this magnificent feat and sacrifice, the Alliance erected the Dragonvista Rain Monument - a Vidyadhara statue."
As Jingyuan explained, the express crew looked at the statue's face.
It felt almost the same as Dan Heng prompting March 7th to question it.
It was not Dan Heng who replied but Jing Yuan "Ha, I see why you might think so. These events occurred a long time ago, yet successive generations of high elders have not differed greatly in their appearance ... that is, until the current generation. The most recent successor did not inherit the same level of power, and their appearance is that of a child."
"Do you understand, Dan Heng? Since Dan Feng perished, the Luofu Vidyadhara have no longer had an individual capable of performing such feats. But you, who once kept watch over the Arbor, should be able to open a way through to that great tree, the Ambrosial Arbor."
"What happens next, is in your hands."
After Jing Yuan's explanation, the background music became clearer.
Dan Heng, who knew his responsibility, listened to his companions' words in silence.
The friendship between March 7th and Stelle.
Welt's encouragement.
And Luofu was still his hometown after all.
At this moment, the gradually clear background music allowed the audience to hear the lyrics.
The scenes along the way appeared in the audience's mind.
...
: This is simply Dan Heng's own voice.
: No matter how he escapes, Blade and Xianzhou are things that cannot be separated.
: Thinking of Dan Heng's bad fate, combined with the lyrics, it is really too depressing.
: Little Dan Heng finally chose to bear this fate.
: Woo woo woo, am I crying to death? I can't hear many lyrics clearly, MiHoYo, what's wrong with you! I want to listen to the whole song!
: The music has been laying the groundwork, in what form will it explode?
...
The barrage of comments are pure speculation.
The music is already good in the warming-up stage.
How will the song during the battle be?
Famous songs like Wildfire flashed through their minds one by one.
Will it be equal to Wildfire?
The strong sense of expectation almost drove the audience crazy.
...
As the song played, Dan Heng stood under the statue of the High Elder and looked up.
The power in his body was gradually becoming restless.
In an instant, Dan Heng was connected with the remnant power of the High Elder, that had existed here for countless generations, which was left in him.
In his mind, the entire Scalegorge Waterscape suddenly appeared.
The Ambrosial Arbor's roots were getting restless and trying to regrow.
However, the seals cast by successive generations of High Elders had long been broken and decayed, and were about to fall off.
The memories that were once buried in his mind were connected with the generations of high elders.
There was no escape, Dan Heng closed his eyes and turned slowly.
At this moment, the background music was still singing.
The male voice was even deeper, allowing the audience to understand Dan Heng's mood at the moment.
"Grind the metal and stone to make my bones"
"Let the hurricane break free"
"Recast me with legends"
"Reshape me with pain"
When the last line of the lyrics was sung, all the sounds disappeared for a moment.
The next moment, heavy drum beats began to beat.
"Tearing apart the body to liberate"
"The roar of thunder!"
All the previous repression, at this moment, was swept away by the high-pitched singing voice like a roar!
The audience, everyone in the screening room, all looked at the screen intently.
The explosion of the song! This is the shocking scene that everyone has been waiting for!
In an instant, even the comments on the screen were gone.
In the picture, Dan Heng suddenly opened his eyes.
He pointed to the sea in front of him.
At this moment, the restless high elder's power in his body was connected with him.
A dazzling light bloomed from his hand.
The camera zoomed out.
The vast and calm ancient sea also began to become restless under Dan Heng's guidance.
Water currents surrounded Dan Heng and he slowly floated into the sky and pointed towards the sky!
The boundless ancient sea, at this moment, rushed to the sides and began parting.
The boundless ancient sea pushed on both sides, forming a towering seawall. The submerged Ancient Sea Palace Ruins gradually emerged.
Dan Heng did not hold back his power.
Then the curtain of water parted fully.
What came to the face was the magnificent ruins under the sea and the roots of Ambrosial Arbor under the shadow of the dragon at the far end.
The blank comments section on the screen got filled instantly.
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: Too exciting! This is simply another Wildfire!
: Split the mountains and cut off the sea! Cool! With the music and Dan Heng, it is really cool!
: If Wildfire is about resistance, then this song is about self-tempering!
: The phrase "tear the body apart" gave me goose bumps when I sang it!
: This is the Wildfire that belongs to Xianzhou!
: The perfect fusion of story, music, and picture! Mihoyo is so awesome!
...
The barrage of comments flooded the screen like an explosion.
In the screening room, everyone was even more shocked.
"It's so beautiful! I wish my opera could be written like this." Furina looked at it fascinatedly.
"Grind the metal and stone to make bones, let the hurricane break free"
"Reforge me with legends and pain"
"It's just talking about Dan Heng. He struggled, gradually accepted, and finally determined that he was himself."
"All of this was a response to the picture. One after another."
Furina tried hard to analyze the images on the screen in her mind.
The more she thought about it, the more she was amazed.
The scene of opening the sea put an end to all the previous choices!
The others in the theater might not have thought as deeply as Furina, but they could all feel the shock of self-transformation and explosion from the images and music.
...
As the Dan Heng parted the sea, the whole picture of the Scalegorge Waterscape was revealed.
In the picture, a large number of cloud knights had already gathered at the intersection.
The audience, who were still immersed in the surprise brought by the Dan Heng Sea, only then realized that the crisis of Luofu had not been resolved.
The next thing was the real highlight.
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: MD, watching Dan Heng part the sea, I almost thought it was the end.
: It turns out that the big boss has not been fought yet, bad, it's a bit too early to be happy.
: The song before the final enemy is so good! I can't imagine what the battle of Phantylia will be like.
: The last time we fought Shuhu, the casualties were so heavy, and this time Phantylia is no less than Shuhu.
: MiHoYo, please give Luofu a good ending!
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Countless audiences around the world are nervously watching the screen.