đź“– Chapter 1108 - Agreed!
As the paper galaxy folded in half over and over until it disappeared from everyone’s sight, what appeared in front of Wang Baole was a completely different world.
It was a vast paper sea. Unlike last time, it was no longer black, but white. The sky, the sun, the birds, and many more were all those familiar paper existences.
Waves of goodwill emanated from the entire world, permeating Wang Baole’s surroundings and welcoming him happily.
The paper sea undulated with waves as if it was greeting him. All of this caused Wang Baole to feel extremely comfortable inside and out.
“Welcome back to the Starfall Realm.”
Upon hearing this voice, Wang Baole turned his head to find that he was no longer standing in mid-air, but on a boat. At the front of the boat was a paper human cutout wielding an oar, the very same one from back then. The paper human cutout was looking at Wang Baole with a friendly gaze.
“Senior, it’s good to see you again.” Wang Baole cupped his fists and bowed.
The paper human cutout grinned and returned the salute. Then he swept out with the paper oar, causing the paper boat to shoot forward through the waves. Wind swept through Wang Baole’s hair, dancing around him as a gentle breeze, lingering rather than whisking away.
Wang Baole smiled. The moment he returned to the Starfall Realm, he felt the world’s kindness toward him, giving him an unprecedented feeling of freedom as well as safety. Sitting on the deck of the Starfall Boat, he took out a bottle of ice spirit water and drank it down while watching the world whiz by.
“How can I let a distinguished guest drink all by his lonesome?” Wang Baole hadn’t taken more than a few sips before a voice echoed all around him. Standing on a rolling wave, a paper human cutout rose up from the sea and walked over to the boat step by step. He stepped into the boat and stopped next to Wang Baole, holding out his right hand expectantly.
Although most paper human cutouts looked similar, Wang Baole could still tell them apart. He immediately recognized the newcomer as the founding emperor of the Starfall Empire, who had formerly been kept inside his storage pouch.
Back when Wang Baole obtained the Dao Planet and left the Starfall Realm, the founding emperor had chosen to stay behind, guarding the vortex under the mirror seal deep below the paper sea.
Standing up with a smile, Wang Baole bowed in greeting before taking out another bottle of ice spirit water and handing it over to the founding emperor. As for whether or not the paper human cutout would be able to drink it, Wang Baole wasn’t worried. For Almighties, the body was just like a set of clothes, both important and unimportant at the same time.
Indeed, after accepting the bottle of ice spirit water, the founding emperor of the paper human cutouts raised his head and took a big gulp. Normally, after drinking like this, he would let out a sigh and shout “Good wine!” or something similar. But this time, his expression turned strange. Lowering his head, he took a closer look at the bottle of ice spirit water, then looked at Wang Baole.
“What’s up with this thing? Why is it so sweet?”
“Tastes good, right? This is my favorite drink. In the whole universe, only my Federation produces it. It’s called ice spirit water.” Wang Baole blinked and looked back at the paper human cutout.
The paper human cutout fell silent, quietly sipping the ice spirit water. After a while, he curled his lips and put the bottle down, looking at Wang Baole and speaking.
“You’re early.”
“Senior, you seem to have been expecting my arrival?” Wang Baole smiled.
“When you left back then, I had a hunch that you would one day return… to explore the vortex underneath the paper sea.”
Wang Baole didn’t reply immediately, instead looking down at the white paper sea. Indeed, one of his reasons for coming here this time was to make a trip to the vortex down there.
He wanted to verify whether or not this vortex was the same as the vortex that the three chi of black wood had jutted out from. However, he didn’t plan to go right now. Everything would have to wait until after his breakthrough to the Eternal Star Realm.
After pondering for a moment, Wang Baole cupped his fists toward the founding emperor.
“This time, the reason I came here was to ask a favor from the Starfall Empire. I would like to be granted permission to summon Special Planets… and thereby advance to the Eternal Star Realm!” Wang Baole’s expression was solemn as he looked at the Starfall Empire’s founding emperor.
“A small matter. How many do you need?” The founding emperor said in a relaxed tone. Wang Baole had shown great kindness to the Starfall Empire, and his background was also astonishing. Thus, the founding emperor had no reason to refuse such a request. After all, the Starfall Empire had more than ten thousand Special Planets, so giving away a few was nothing much.
“Um… around ten thousand?” Wang Baole said in a slightly embarrassed voice.
“…” The founding emperor fell silent. He picked up the ice spirit water that he’d set aside earlier and took a big gulp before speaking again.
“Are you sure you just want to break through to the Eternal Star Realm?”
“I plan to turn ten thousand Special Planets into a starry sky and use them to highlight my Dao Planet, allowing it to advance from a Planet to an Eternal Star!” Wang Baole also knew that his request was quite excessive, so after speaking, he added another couple of sentences.
“If you have any requests for me, please just speak. Also… if you can’t give me that many, it’s alright to give less…”
“I could make the decision myself if it was less than a thousand Planets, but for ten thousand… I’m no longer in charge of the Starfall Empire, you know. It’s not that I don’t want to give them to you, but I really don’t have the authority… Oh look, the emperor’s here, you should go and ask him.” The founding emperor coughed and glanced into the distance as if shifting blame. Wang Baole could tell that the paper human cutout’s attitude was off and felt a headache coming on when he thought about how he could convince the other party. Following the founding emperor’s gaze, he saw hundreds of paper human cutouts rapidly approaching.
The one in front was the current Starfall Emperor, exuding mighty fluctuations of the Star Domain Realm. Directly landing on the boat, he smiled at Wang Baole.
Wang Baole smiled as well and cupped his fists in greeting. After hesitating for a moment, he repeated his words. The Starfall Emperor also hesitated after hearing Wang Baole’s request and exchanged glances with the founding emperor. They were both obviously feeling somewhat awkward as they prepared to politely decline.
But at that moment… the originally bright sky suddenly shook, and distortions appeared on high. It was as if a curtain of white had been lifted, revealing a dark black vault of heaven!
There, Planets suddenly appeared, shining with brilliant light and numbering in the millions. As their light spread across the entire starry sky, the will of the Starfall Realm itself seemed to speak, reverberating in the minds of Wang Baole and the two emperors.
“Agreed!”
With that, the two emperors couldn’t help but exchange glances again. The current Starfall Emperor looked a little embarrassed as he opened his mouth to speak.
“Baole, please don’t blame me for hesitating earlier. Actually…”
“What were you hesitating for? Isn’t it just as I said? There is no problem with accepting this request. Wang Baole is the great benefactor of our Starfall Empire. Not to mention ten thousand, even if he wanted a hundred thousand Special Planets, we should do our best to get them for him! What kind of people would we be if we didn’t even know how to return favors!?” The founding emperor’s skin had obviously thickened with age. After sensing the world’s agreement, he immediately spoke in a solemn tone as if he were admonishing a junior.
“Ancestor’s words are correct. I’ve benefited from your teachings.” The current Starfall Emperor forced a wry smile and bowed to the founding emperor. Clearing his throat, the founding emperor waved a hand and spoke to Wang Baole.
“Baole, I’ll gift you this piece of starry sky. I won’t ask for anything else. But if, one day, you truly have the opportunity to enter the vortex… Please bring me with you!” His words were quite grand. Blinking, Wang Baole stifled a laugh and quickly nodded. After expressing his gratitude, he took a deep breath and jumped up, flying straight up to the starry sky!
To the eyes of the paper human cutouts all around, Wang Baole at that moment was like a shooting star falling in reverse as he flew toward the starry sky. At that moment, his Dao Planet also appeared outside his body.
The Dao Planet expanded rapidly and almost instantaneously reached a size that was panic-inducing. All nine Ancient Planets also manifested around it, seemingly full of cheer and longing as they accompanied Wang Baole to enter the starry sky.
The countless lights in the starry sky dimmed with his arrival, as if they didn’t dare compete for glory and were bowing their heads in respect. But at the same time, they seemed to be suppressing their own excitement, as if they could sense that… this was an opportunity for them to completely transform!
Finally, when Wang Baole’s figure completely entered the starry sky, his voice echoed out.
“Everyone, please bear witness. Today, this Wang advances to the Eternal Star Realm!”
As soon as his words rang out, all the countless stars in the starry sky seemed to become excited, shining with rays of light even more brilliant than before!