I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

Han Zhan and the Contracted Spirit Girls boarded the Nanometer Starship, looking back.

The once water-blue planet had completely vanished, leaving only a void.

As if this planet had never existed at all.

This journey to the Water Planet allowed the Contracted Spirit Girls to experience the dangers beyond Blue Star.

Everyone gained training and growth.

This might be the greatest reward of the trip.

Speaking of rewards.

Next is the time for tallying.

The rewards from the Land of the End, the Water Planet, seemed less luxurious than the previous two trips, but were still quite abundant.

Firstly, the improvement in Cultivation Realm.

All Contracted Spirit Girls broke through to Tier Nine Ultimate, and those who had already achieved it saw further advancement.

Once, Tier Nine Ultimate on Blue Star was rare, but in recent years, they’ve emerged rapidly like bamboo shoots after rain.

This is because Blue Star no longer limits itself, with massive risks hidden in Star Sea offering more opportunities.

The virtual game on the Water Planet greatly reduced the time required for cultivation, enhancing their cultivation—benefits unmatched by any other rewards.

The second reward is authority.

Indeed, with the complete annihilation of Water Planet, the authority that created it finally revealed itself before Han Zhan.

It was a palm-sized, colorful cube named [Game Simulated Core].

The young boy Ji Mu likely used it to transform Water Planet into an entirely virtual gaming world.

As for how Ji Mu acquired this authority and why he could fuse with it to gain virtualization ability, only Ji Mu knows that tale.

"The [Game Simulated Core] authority is a cornerstone of the Virtual Dao, perfectly suitable for Shang Jianyue."

Thus, Shang Jianyue transforms into one of Blue Star’s top contenders to follow Lin Jingxuan in becoming godlike!

"If Shang Jianyue breaks through to godhood first, it would indeed be a good thing," Han Zhan muttered to himself.

Quite simply.

The virtual game world experience this time deepened their understanding of the Virtual Dao.

Apparently, the true power of the Virtual Dao not only gives gods life bars but also levels up cultivation realms through gaming.

Straightforward and worth thorough exploration and development.

As for other rewards, since they’re all game data, they vanished when Water Planet disappeared.

"Wait a minute." Suddenly, Shang Siteng spoke as if recalling something.

"Did we forget someone, oh no, a dog?"

A dog, Big Golden Fur, the talking Big Golden Fur!

Indeed, he probably wasn’t a Water Planet NPC, and most likely was an Adventurer too.

As a crew member of the "Garuda", having completed the final main quest with Han Zhan and the others, he shouldn’t have died.

Where did Big Golden Fur go?

"You finally remembered me." Inside the nanometer starship, Big Golden Fur’s voice arose softly from the corner.

He was squatting there, looking at everyone with a helpless expression.

"When did you come in? I didn’t notice at all." Gongyang Jin looked at Big Golden Fur, slightly surprised in tone.

During this moment, Han Zhan quietly stepped forward, shielding the Contracted Spirit Girls behind him.

"Ah Zhan, what are you...?"

Seeing Han Zhan’s actions, Xia Youwei asked, somewhat puzzled.

Big Golden Fur shook his body, raising his head to look at Han Zhan.

"Why, are you planning to burn bridges so quickly?"

"Burn bridges? Shouldn’t I be asking you that?" Han Zhan paused after saying this, "Am I right, Dawn."

Dawn?

What Dawn!

Could it be that this seemingly harmless Big Golden Fur is Dawn?!

As Han Zhan’s words gathered momentum, the Contracted Spirit Girls were all in shock.

Only Gongyang Jin and Nuannuan, who had witnessed the City of Extreme Evil with Han Zhan, seemed thoughtful.

Listening to Han Zhan, Big Golden Fur didn’t refute; he calmly stared Han Zhan in the eye.

"You’ve noticed?"

"When did you realize it was me?"

"I initially had suspicions, but two subsequent incidents confirmed my guess," Han Zhan replied.

The first incident was Big Golden Fur’s ability to bring luck, inevitably linked to destiny manipulation.

And in all of Star Sea, none excels more in this than Dawn.

The second incident was Big Golden Fur’s timing of emergence, appearing in the Newbie Sea Area, supposedly as a newly arrived Adventurer, coinciding with Jian Beifang’s arrival.

Jian Beifang’s revival strongly connects to Dawn.

Because back on Pure Beauty Star, someone who shouldn’t have survived was resurrected.

The similarities are too numerous to ignore.

Furthermore, Big Golden Fur’s persistent appearances before them, trying everything to get aboard the ship, etc.

Han Zhan’s contemplation led him to only one possible conjecture:

Big Golden Fur is Dawn!

"After being repeatedly thwarted by the World Tree, if I were Dawn, I’d find any way to stay beside the ’protagonist’ to prevent mishaps."

"Am I right?"

After Han Zhan finished speaking, he looked up at Big Golden Fur.

Big Golden Fur sat on the ground, his front legs crossed as though clapping.

The scene was amusing, yet nobody could laugh.

Because they faced Dawn.

A truly formidable adversary, possibly enduring a battle even tougher than on Water Planet.

World Tree’s reinforcements had always been timely, how come this delay?

"You’re waiting on the World Tree, aren’t you?"

"My advice, don’t wait."

"Not only can it foresee and interfere, so can I."

The entire end sequence of Water Planet was accelerated.

This used to be Jian Beifang, the protagonist of fate, resurrected by Dawn and inserted into Water Planet, the true purpose.

Only this way, to beat the World Tree witnessing the end.

In the aspect of ’witnessing the end’, Dawn indeed did not lie.

As Dawn’s words fell, before Han Zhan’s group could act.

A sudden black light appeared, swiftly enveloping the entire nanometer starship.

Then in an instant, without spatial fluctuation, the black sphere wrapping the starship vanished.

Only Dawn’s soliloquy lingered within the starship:

"Time is limited; must act before the World Tree detects the anomaly."

"Let me show you what the ’truth’ really is."

"I hope once you see it, you’re still eager for the World Tree’s arrival as you are now."

"Commence, Retrospect!"