Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 156 The Key of Devouring - Star of Eden

After leaving the Northern Bank, Lin Qiong went straight back to the temporary residence provided by the young master, which was the meeting place he and his companions had agreed upon.

As soon as I pushed open the door, my companions who were waiting in the lobby immediately surrounded me.

"They didn't do anything to you, did they?"

Xing walked quickly to Lin Qiong, looked him up and down, and nodded in relief after confirming that he was alright.

"Yes, you've been gone for several days. We thought you'd run into some trouble!" March 7th chimed in with a worried expression.

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone started asking Lin Qiong about his experiences over the past few days.

"Well, actually, the thing is like this..."

After organizing his thoughts, Lin Qiong began to recount the ins and outs of the incident to everyone.

He briefly recounted his encounter with the young master and Zhongli at the Glazed Pavilion, Zhongli's request, the awakening of the Vortex Demon God, and how he defeated it.

Of course, he concealed the fact that he had asked for the Heart of God when he received the reward at the Northern Bank after defeating the Demon God, and did not fully reveal it.

The only thing to reveal is Zhongli's true identity—the Rock King Emperor.

After hearing this, everyone showed expressions of surprise.

"Wow, I never imagined that the guest elder of the Hall of Rebirth would actually be the legendary Rock King Emperor!!"

Paimon stared wide-eyed, covered his mouth, his face filled with disbelief, as if he had learned a shocking secret.

"No wonder it was thundering and raining just now, it turns out it was the work of that demon god awakening." March 7th said with sudden realization.

A hint of curiosity flashed in Xing's eyes as she stared intently at Lin Qiong and pressed, "How strong is that Demon God? Is he powerful?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong frowned slightly and fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

"Hmm..." He was silent for a moment, recalling the feeling of facing the Vortex Demon God in his mind, and finally shook his head and said, "I can't feel it."

He tried to assess the power of that demon god, but found himself unable to give a definite answer.

After all, the power of the unleashed Heavenly Fire was too astonishing; the Vortex Demon God was utterly powerless to resist, managing only a single roar before being completely crushed by Lin Qiong...

Just as everyone surrounded Lin Qiong, intending to ask for more details...

Walter Young coughed lightly, interrupting, "Ahem, let's get down to business first."

As he spoke, he took out his phone from his pocket and turned the screen towards everyone so they could see what it was saying.

Lin Qiong looked closely and saw that it was a message from Ji Zi. The message read something like: "The train has been inspected and is ready to jump at any time."

Walter Young's gaze swept over the people in front of him, and he announced in a deep voice, "It's time for us to leave this world."

As the words fell, time seemed to stand still, and the spacious room instantly became quiet.

Everyone was lost in their own thoughts.

A moment later, Ying looked up at Lin Qiong and the others, gently bit her lip, and asked, "Are you... leaving?"

Paimon unconsciously clutched the hem of his clothes, his voice trembling slightly as he asked, "...Are we saying goodbye so soon?"

March 7th and Xing remained silent, standing to the side with their heads down, their eyes filled with the same reluctance to part.

Seeing this, Lin Qiong scratched his head in confusion and said, "Why are you suddenly making it so sad? Why don't we just plant a 'Realm Anchor' here? We can come whenever we want, right?"

"Oh right, there's also boundary anchoring, how come I didn't think of that!"

After Lin Qiong's reminder, March 7th immediately realized what was happening, and the reluctance in her eyes was gradually replaced by joy.

Before Archivist's fall, the nameless beings he led left countless footprints throughout the universe, and the boundary anchors were their "beacons" connecting different worlds.

This was one of the first blessings the nameless traveler received after embarking on the "exploration" – the placement of a boundary anchor.

Just as everyone was discussing the topic of anchoring in the boundary, Walter Young's phone suddenly popped up with a message notification.

Walter Young took his phone out of his pocket and quickly glanced at the latest messages in the discussion group.

It was a message from Himeko: "Do you guys remember this sphere? It suddenly fell from the ceiling and hit Pam on the head..."

Then, a photo was released right after the message.

In the photo, a dark blue sphere with gold trim lies quietly at Pam's feet.

Pam, on the other hand, had a noticeable bump on her head and was crouching to the side, clutching her head in pain.

however.

Upon seeing the photo, Walter Young paid no attention to Pam's injuries, his gaze fixed in shock on the deep blue sphere.

He then involuntarily exclaimed, "This...how is this possible!?"

Hearing the commotion, Lin Qiong and the others stopped their discussion and turned their attention to Walter Yang.

"Uncle Yang, what happened?" March 7th asked curiously.

Walter Young took a deep breath, quickly put his phone back in his pocket, and said briefly, "I have to go back to the train first."

He then hurriedly rushed out the door and ran towards the nearest teleportation point.

"What's going on?" Xing scratched his head, looking at the others with a puzzled expression.

March 7th frowned, his eyes filled with worry: "Hmm... Uncle Yang seemed to have just glanced at his phone and that's how it happened."

"Let's follow them and see," Lin Qiong suggested.

Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly chased after Walter Young in the direction he had left.

......

Using the teleportation anchor, Lin Qiong and his group quickly returned to the coastline where the train had made an emergency landing.

"I'm back here again," Ying murmured softly, looking at the familiar surroundings.

This is not only the starting point of the journey, but also the place where I will soon part ways with my companions...

No wonder...

Lin Qiong stood at the very end of the crowd, staring at the messages in the discussion group on his phone screen, and finally understood why Walter Yang had suddenly become so anxious.

If, when he obtained Venti's Heart of God, the system gave him the fourth Divine Key as a reward.

After obtaining Zhongli's Heart of God, the system's reward is the Ninth Divine Key, the Devouring Key—"Star of Eden".

And now, the photo being shown in the discussion group perfectly proves this point...