(Listening to the reader gentlemen's suggestions, rewriting the new plot.)
Star Calendar 6300, the Azure City Xianzhou encountered an activated planet during its voyage.
The sky of Azure City died.
That was not the descent of night, but rather a living entity swallowing it whole.
The crimson star named Luohu hung high above the cloud-peaks of the Immortal Vessel of Cangcheng, beating incessantly like a heart.
Following this, it slowly cracked open its shell made of rock, muscle, and vines, spewing forth countless progeny, resembling both a perpetually ravenous predator feeding repeatedly and a mother about to give birth.
The World-Devouring Rahu, that writhing, living disaster star, brutally filled every inch of space above the Immortal Vessel with its planet-sized maw.
The Jade Realm Qionglou, once shining in the star sea, was now as tiny as dust beneath its skin, which glowed with a crimson luminescence.
Deep within the giant maw was terrifying darkness.
The oppressive feeling didn't come from above, but from below.
The entire land groaned in pain, twisted, and fractured under the living planet's gravity.
The Qionglou Yuyu that Azure City was so proud of, those carved beams and painted rafters, flying eaves and interlocking brackets, emitted ear-splitting noise under a crushing force that transcended the limits of matter.
Glazed tiles fell like a downpour, shattering into powder;
Thick pillars snapped instantly like rotten wood, exploding.
Dust was no longer a rising mist, but a thick, suffocating grey-yellow wave, devouring the remaining light.
"Run!"
A shrill, distorted scream sounded so faint amidst the dust and the collapse of buildings.
The wreckage of starships burned, and the air was filled with a rusty blood smell, the choking dust of building debris, and a sweet, putrid stench from within Rahu.
Those who miraculously survived the first wave of impact, like ants scalded by boiling water, frantically scurried through the ruins, each step potentially treading on the warm corpse of a neighbor.
"Who will save me?!"
A woman cried out hoarsely, her hair disheveled, half her face smeared with blood and ash, clutching a baby still in swaddling clothes.
The baby's cries were sharp and intermittent, like a dull knife cutting at frayed nerves.
She blindly rushed towards a seemingly sturdy ruined archway, seeking shelter.
In the shadow of the ruins, a monster birthed by Rahu was hidden, devouring two meals in one bite.
"My currency! Mine!"
Not far away, a richly dressed merchant looked insane.
His corpulent body was wedged between an overturned shelf and a half-collapsed wall, clutching a heavy bag of brocade tightly to his chest, containing the currency he had accumulated his entire life.
Emerald green currency continuously rolled out from the torn opening of the bag, clinking as it fell into the blood and dust.
He was deaf to the increasingly close crawling sound above his head, only exerting all his strength to stuff more coins back into his arms, his fat fingers cut bloody by the sharp edges of the coins.
Shadow enveloped him.
A monster that had just crawled out of a nearby crack landed in front of him.
It resembled a skinned giant lizard but had multi-jointed insect-like limbs and a large mouth full of spiral teeth, saliva mixed with mucus dripping onto the merchant's brocade robe, making sizzling corrosive sounds.
The merchant finally looked up, meeting those compound eyes devoid of wisdom, filled only with pure appetite.
Food +1.
Not far from there, under a broken giant metal beam, a young Cloud Knight soldier was pinned.
His breastplate was completely dented, one leg twisted beneath him at an unnatural angle, and broken bone fragments pierced through his battle robe.
Blood pooled beneath him in a small, glaring crimson puddle.
He still clutched a broken spear shaft tightly in his hand, its sharp break pointing towards the writhing hell in the sky.
An indescribable itch and burning sensation spread from deep within his bone marrow, from his internal organs, as if countless tiny roots were frantically growing and drilling through his flesh.
"Uh…huff…"
He tried to inhale, but only a wheezing sound like a broken bellows came from his throat.
An irresistible coldness and stiffness rapidly took over his body, replacing the original intense pain.
The long life brought by the Blessing of Abundance, at this moment, turned into the most malicious curse.
In his unfocused pupils, the last thing reflected was the sky completely covered by the living planet.
An eleven-year-old girl witnessed all of this.
Her classmates, friends, and elders were all dead.
She was tired, couldn't run anymore, and had completely despaired.
At the same time.
The Xianzhou Luofu's rescue was almost here.
They were the closest Immortal Vessel to Azure City.
As soon as they learned of Azure City's distress, they immediately mobilized the Cloud Knights for rescue.
"We're almost there! Continue accelerating the jump!"
The leading female commander's expression was serious, her brow furrowed.
"Report! News has come that the Immortal Vessel of Cangcheng is nine-tenths damaged, with 95% casualties!"
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"It must be the Aeon of Abundance's doing again, a sneak attack with a living planet, damn them!"
"Can't worry about that now, save as many as we can!"
The reinforcements rushed to the coordinates of the distressed Immortal Vessel of Cangcheng.
At this moment, the Immortal Vessel of Cangcheng had been mostly swallowed by Rahu, with only a small section remaining.
It would be completely devoured in a little while.
The eleven-year-old girl was very lucky.
She happened to be hiding in that last remaining grotto-heaven.
"Abundance be damned."
The girl's eyes were blank, her face filled with despair.
But she was muttering to herself.
"Who will… help me… get revenge…"
Just then.
Footsteps came from behind her.
The girl didn't turn to look; it should be said that she didn't care at all.
When a figure passed her and walked to the front, revealing a side profile, she saw clearly that it was an older brother.
"system, I don't like this script. Reset it for me."
"Everyone's dead, who am I supposed to show off to? Bad review."
Oliver glanced around, then at the white-haired girl behind him.
Coming in with such a tragic opening, who is this for?
[Ding! Detecting host's dissatisfaction with the current script. Because your appearance meets the standard, the system will restart the script for the host.]
Buzz~
In an instant, everything around stopped moving.
As if time had been frozen.
The scenery suddenly shattered completely!
The scene before Oliver's eyes changed again… "No!!!"
The eleven-year-old girl woke up from her dream with a start.
She was drenched in sweat, her expression terrified.
Clearly, the dream she just had caused her great suffering.
That was hell, a living hell.
"The dream was too real, phew~"
The girl panted, clutching her chest, calming her emotions.
She turned to look at the scenery outside the window; everything was beautiful.
Carved beams and painted rafters, Qionglou Yuyu.
Because the Immortal Vessel of Cangcheng was the most prosperous among all Immortal Vessels.
"Jingliu! Come out and play!"
Just then, several children's voices came from outside the courtyard.
They were her classmates and friends.
Jingliu immediately got up, tidied her clothes, and prepared to go out to play with her classmates.
In the vast mansion, she was all alone.
Because her parents were both martyrs...