The first star that passed away extinguished two thousand years ago.
Four hundred years later, the mysterious Calamity of Heavenly Fall destroyed the civilization of the previous era, returning thriving cultures to ignorance.
Since then, stars gradually vanished, the Firmament grew dark and dim, and a new civilization rose from the starless wilderness, flourishing once more.
Yet, what accompanied this were war, death, destruction, and hatred.
The flames once aimed at the Firmament were used to slaughter the people of enemy nations, and the raining clouds once engineered to alter deserts were turned into floods that engulfed the land.
Humans once again began to kill each other for wealth and power... but no one looked up at the sky.
They lost the Guidance of the stars Above the Sky, forgetting the awe of gazing upon the Milky Way.
They were all prisoners.
One thousand six hundred years after the Calamity of Heavenly Fall, a young child awakened memories of his past life.
He wanted to break the Cage, to throw off the shackles.
He wanted to become a star.
To return to Above the Sky.
"I don't care about how the people of this world live, whether they're well-fed or not, whether they can dress warmly or live comfortably, whether they have dreams or hopes. I don't care about their loves and hates."
"I just want to go Above the Sky."
——Ian.

Stepping forward, Ian gently patted the soul of the little girl on the head and said softly, "Rest well... if you don't wish to awaken, then sleep forever in this virtual underworld."


"This is one of the few things I can do for you."


Whispering and shadowy, the white souls surrounding Ian bowed to him: [Thank you for finding us a brand new home]


Then, under the guidance of the two leading souls, they immersed themselves into the Source Quality Calculating Chip.


"This is the train of thought from the Fiery Flame Land Armored Knights, using artificial constructs to store the souls of humans instead of the physical body."


Ian watched the souls forming the Monarch's Mark immerse themselves into the calculating core, with a faint smile on his face: "It's what we discussed before, an artificial underworld. A sheltering facility paired with artificial souls."


Chapter 1453 - Chapter 250: Heart of Terra (2/2)