Chapter 534 527: I Have Been Reborn, But It Feels Like the Entire Universe Reborn Too!

"Ah?"

Seeing this dense army of bullet comments, Tingyun was momentarily stunned!

What… what kind of situation was this?

Could it be that she wasn't the only player of Honkai: Star Rail?

Was this game not a product of this laboratory?

And!

Why did these players have such deep feelings for "Tingyun"?

Even she herself had no idea she possessed so many fans!

Tingyun took a deep breath, trying her best to calm her emotions and attempting to make sense of what on earth was going on.

She opened the comment section.

There were actually hundreds of millions of comments here!

"Is… is the entire galaxy playing this game?"

Scrolling down, Tingyun saw IP addresses from all over the universe.

Major galaxies, major star system.

Many of these places were ones she had never even heard of!

"Could it truly be so?"

"During the time I was unconscious, what did I miss?"

The more Tingyun read, the more alarmed she became!

Through these players' comments, she discovered an unbelievable fact—

This game wasn't merely a realistic-style game; it completely mirrored reality!

It was genuinely enacting everything that had occurred in reality!

Although she had felt this way before, truly confirming this fact still left her feeling an inescapable sense of absurdity and unreality!

She had already found Honkai: Star Rail incredible, but now, it seemed this game was far more miraculous than she had imagined!

It could only be described with one word: a "miracle"!

Tingyun licked her dry lips.

If that was the case…

Then she had to keep playing!

...

At this moment, the plot moved inside the Palace of Astrum.

"I still find it hard to believe. Could that battle report truly not be a crude joke?"

Madam Yukong stared blankly at the folding fan, her voice trembling slightly.

"The Antimatter Legion appeared on the Xianzhou? Tingyun… was a disguise of a Lord Ravager? I don't believe it…"

"The Tingyun who worked alongside me for over thirty years, who once handled the affairs of the Sky-Faring Commission with me—how could she be the disguise of some monster? Where is the original her right now?"

Yukong looked utterly unable to accept it.

It was the first time Tingyun had ever seen Madam Yukong show such a demeanor!

Her heart ached, yet she also felt a sense of warmth.

Madam Yukong felt less like her superior and more like a gentle elder.

Upon hearing of her misfortune, the demeanor she displayed was by no means a mandatory performance.

It was an undeniable, genuine outpouring of emotion!

"I apologize… I understand… I understand. I just can't accept it for the moment…"

"Thank you for bringing Tingyun's belongings back to the Palace of Astrum. In this Stellaron crisis, we have lost many comrades, brothers, sisters, children…"

"I would like to invite you all, as witnesses who traversed this battle, to attend the consolation ceremony held by the Sky-Faring Commission for the fallen. I wonder what your thoughts are?"

A consolation ceremony?

Seeing this term, Tingyun was completely stunned!

For the long-life species of the Xianzhou, affairs after death had always been a distant and faint concept.

The only ones who placed importance on funeral rites were the Foxians with their limited lifespans.

Madam Yukong—she was going to send her off in person!

To place so much importance on her funeral rites naturally left Tingyun touched and gratified.

It was likely few people could be like her, witnessing firsthand the myriad emotions their friends and relatives displayed over their "death."

Perhaps, only at such a time could certain overlooked emotions, normally difficult to detect, be fully revealed.

To have so many people still caring about her was naturally wonderful!

But the problem was—

She was still alive right now!

After Tingyun was reborn, she originally had the impulse to return to the Xianzhou as soon as possible.

Looking at it now, however, it seemed a bit inappropriate?

Her farewell ceremony—it seemed to have already been held!

Just as Tingyun was about to continue watching, a voice sounded from behind her.

"It seems you have recovered quite well."

The fox ears twitched slightly!

Turning around, she saw that elegant figure.

"You are…"

"Madam Ruan Mei?"

While going through the plot, she had also seen information related to Ruan Mei, so she naturally knew of her.

This was a genius beyond words!

Remembering the period when she was unconscious, struggling on the verge of life and death, there had been a voice constantly guiding her.

It was Ruan Mei.

A look of gratitude immediately appeared on Tingyun's face.

"Thank you for saving me."

"Are you… the developer of this game, Star Rail?"

Hearing this, a ripple appeared on Ruan Mei's indifferent face.

"Developer?"

"No."

"You have just awakened, so you clearly do not understand the singularity of this game yet."

"Developing a similar game is naturally effortless for me."

"However, this game—every single detail completely corresponds to reality."

"Even today, its plot is still constantly updating."

"Moreover, it is often one step ahead of reality."

"In layman's terms, it can predict the future."

"Just like right now, you have also appeared in the preview of the new plot."

As Ruan Mei spoke, she pointed gently at the jade abacus.

A video popped up.

[ Preview Livestream's Latest Short Video Dropped! "Not Like a Drifting Cloud" — Tingyun's Experiences Revealed… ]

Following Ruan Mei's gesture, Tingyun watched with a mix of curiosity and doubt.

A few minutes later…

Tingyun was practically pale with shock!

Because she was so stunned, she had to rest a hand gently against her chest to ease the impact the video's contents had on her.

It took a good while before she recovered.

She couldn't help but say:

"This…"

"It actually portrays this humble girl's mental journey so thoroughly?"

"To be able to achieve such meticulous precision…"

Ruan Mei spoke, "Not just you. Myself, Herta, and other geniuses have also been perceived crystal clearly."

"The characters who have appeared so far, including the General of the Xianzhou, the Self-Annihilator of Nihility…"

"He understands you even better than you understand yourself."

Hearing Ruan Mei's statement, the shock in Tingyun's heart grew even greater.

She sighed, "Could this developer be an Aeon?"

"An Aeon?"

Ruan Mei's gaze darkened slightly. "So-called Aeons are ascended from intelligent lifeforms. Once a creature leaps to become an Aeon, They gain command over a Path, able to manipulate the imaginary energy within that Path at will."

"Fundamentally speaking, this is also a natural phenomenon within the universe."

"Yet, the appearance of Honkai: Star Rail remains something I cannot explain to this day."

"However… I already have a hypothesis."

"What hypothesis?" Tingyun asked subconsciously.

Ruan Mei shook her head.

"You have no need to know that for now."

"If you still feel lost about the road ahead, you might as well continue paying attention to this game."

"Barring any surprises, the next version will be your story."

Having said her piece, Ruan Mei departed indifferently.

Meanwhile, Tingyun stared blankly at this game, a tempest still raging within her heart.

"Phew…"

"I should try to understand as much as possible."

"I have been reborn. But this universe… it seems to have been reborn as well."

"This small game can actually expose existences beyond the reach of ordinary mortals in the universe…"

"Let this humble girl properly see what the universe today has become…"