Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 495 - 132. Truly

Chapter 495: 132. Truly

At four o’clock in the morning, the horizon already began to glow with the first light of dawn. The sporadic bird calls in the forest rose and fell, adding a touch of natural vitality to the castle amidst the swamp.

Li Aozi sat on the bed, struggling out of the nightmare of memories. His entire body trembled uncontrollably, the sweat-soaked sheets beneath him. The scenes before his eyes constantly shifted, the dream and reality overlapping, making it hard to distinguish between the two.

Was that dream... real?

No, to be precise, was that really his own memory?

["Am I... Morphederia’s cannon fodder? Was I a god in my previous life?"]

["You must be joking!"]

After a brief moment, Li Aozi calmed down and raised his hand.

Splaying his five fingers.

Grasping.

Clenching his fist.

Releasing.

Turning it over.

"...Gone."

Li Aozi lowered his head, his gaze sweeping repeatedly over the fair, delicate skin.

Not porcelain skin but something that could barely be called human skin.

"What did I just see, after all?"

Chaos breeding ground, the red-black sun, Radiant Dragon Emperor, Morphederia’s cosmos, Haines...

[And—10752!]

What did that number mean? Why did it happen to be the same as his Qiqiao serial number?

Why did he see Morphederia, see fragments of the memory of the Deity Warrior #10752?

Could it be that, in his previous life, he really had some connection with the cosmos of Starry Abyss?

[I can’t take it anymore, I don’t want to think about it, it’s too chaotic.]

Li Aozi opened the system panel, and the records of the past seven hours had all turned into gibberish. It wasn’t until he woke from his memories that they came back online.

"Welcome back to Starry Abyss... Truly."

Li Aozi muttered the last message prompt. Though surrounded by comfort indoors, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Truly.

This was his, the name of his game account in his previous life.

"Ever since I transmigrated, my system has turned into an NPC template. It wasn’t bound by version restrictions and lost some player conveniences, but now, I’ve reclaimed player information authentication..."

The more Li Aozi murmured, the stranger it seemed.

What was this?

Had the Qiqiao Network reconnected his account? Was it all just a dream, he hadn’t actually transmigrated, only experienced a network fluctuation, a momentary lapse before the descent succeeded?

Or had he returned to the 14.0 version of the game world? Naturally, that couldn’t be the case. He was still in the single dorm room of the Magic Application Academy of Baizhu Interstellar University, with unfinished coursework on the tablet beside him.

This wasn’t a dream; this was reality.

Li Aozi immediately began inspecting his system interface, but unfortunately, he found no changes. It was still the 14.0 version of the system, still the Level 80 Delta Rank [Star Realm Echoer], with the same system functions.

Seemingly, nothing had changed?

"No, that’s not right!"

Li Aozi’s gaze sharpened. He opened his personal attributes and his eyes moved to the top row.

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[Name]: Li Aozi (Switch to ’Truly’)

[Title]: Descender, Catastrophe, Pioneering the Future

[Species]: Elyei Spirit Clan, Stage I

[Gender]: Biological Male

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"It changed." Li Aozi held his breath, suddenly realizing something: "Switch to ’Truly’, what does that mean?"

Could it be...

[Wait, at this moment in time, could it be because—]

To verify his hypothesis, Li Aozi did not immediately switch but instead turned to open the game forum, heading straight for the current date and time.

"2142/11/19, 8:26 AM."

Sure enough.

Li Aozi squinted his eyes.

He remembered this time very clearly as when he, in his past life as ’Li Zi’, registered and entered the game.

In his previous life, Li Zi hadn’t participated in the beta test, nor had he acquired the game immediately upon release. At that time, he was contemplating whether to go to university or make money by taking on an assigned job. Indecisive, he was recommended to play [Starry Abyss] by his friends Wen Long and Xia Yubing.

Until Li Zi coincidentally, and unknowingly, became a [Mutant], he was just an obscure figure. He truly rose to fame due to the viral flow from the 2.5 version’s planetary explosions and subsequent steady improvements across versions, eventually becoming a well-known streamer.

"If I’m not mistaken, the switch to ’Truly’ means..."

Li Aozi opened his personal center. By default, he logged in as ’Li Aozi’, showing a banned account. However, there was a switch account option in the top right corner, just like any regular player.

Li Aozi took a deep breath to calm his increasingly excited heartbeat and clicked on the switch account.

[You’ve switched to ’Truly’ #10752.]

[Welcome to the Starry Abyss official site, esteemed Descender #10752. As a first-time login, you can claim 500 point tickets as a starter benefit.]

Li Aozi’s heart skipped a beat and his mind went blank almost instantly.

He quickly reviewed his account information. There were no badges, no forum level, no post history—just a newly created Qiqiao player account.

"No guides I posted, no short video account, no live-streaming plug-in information, absolutely the original account I first created when entering Starry Abyss!"

Li Aozi specifically tested it, finding his account perfectly functional, able to post, repost, comment, live stream, record, and download videos. He even wrote a joke and received seven likes and two follower subscriptions.

"This is truly my account, established anew today."

And this was only the forum account.

[The forum account is completely tied to the game account...]

At this realization, Li Aozi looked at his personal attributes column.

(Switch to ’Truly’)

[...It can’t be.]

Due to the unique authentication mechanism of the Qiqiao Network, players needed to first register on the official forum, undergo real-name authentication and genetic binding, and then register a game account.

The purpose of this was to prevent ’keyboard warriors’ in the comment sections. Every player’s game level, title, and recent achievements were directly displayed in the forum, fostering a more harmonious environment.

The capability to be a keyboard warrior was actually protected by virtual networks, but when your information was semi-public, every comment had to be more considerate.

But Li Aozi was not concerned with that; he realized a more serious issue.

[I remember it all very clearly. Li Zi entered Starry Abyss and created the ’Truly’ character account at 8:20 in the morning.]

However, to this point, Li Aozi found he had not yet created a game character.

So what does that imply?

[...Does it mean the ’me’ in reality no longer exists?]

So here comes the question.

If the ’Li Zi’ in reality died, why was Li Zi’s official account newly created at this moment?

Qiqiao Network’s game balance and raffle events might be abysmal, but its personal data security was highly reliable, a necessity for something targeting electronic immigrants and highly regarded by various countries.

Moreover, Starry Abyss appeared to be a real-world setting with its science and magic theories perfectly applicable to reality.

Qiqiao Network had neither the authority nor permission to alter user data, at most only able to ban a player’s forum account.

The only one who could create the account would be a person.

[Only I could create this account.]

Li Aozi took out a Truth Drug, already guessing who was responsible.

[That entity constantly suggesting in my mind.]

He typically took his medication at seven in the morning, but today it was delayed by over an hour due to reminiscing.

If that other consciousness within his mind had created ’Truly’, then this more than an hour was absolutely enough time.

[Hmm... this entity doesn’t seem to have malice, always wanting to help me?]

Li Aozi took the Truth Drug to ensure his main self remained normal.

He had pretty much figured out the situation. No matter what, reclaiming his account was a positive turn.

[Due to gravity and magic, Baizhu Star’s time flowed differently than Azure Star’s. He could leverage this time difference to create a dummy account on Azure Star.]

In this way, including [Star Realm Echoer], [White Obelisk], and the influence of Mingji Heavy Industries, Li Aozi would achieve peak control over Azure Star.

"Moreover, I have a good idea."

Initially, Li Aozi aimed to find [Star Realm Echoer] to breakthrough occupational bottlenecks, learning extraordinary knowledge to avoid failing his course.

It should be said he indeed achieved that goal.

Through Total Recall, Li Aozi clearly recovered that guide’s information:

[In Baizhu Interstellar University, Magical Industrial University, and Trevela University, each hosted a piece of forbidden knowledge. Combining these three would yield fragments of the Eye of Discernment.]

If he obtained that item, studying would become unnecessary. About three-fourths of Baizhu Star’s knowledge could come from that source.

If indeed Li Aozi obtained that item—Li Aozi expected he wouldn’t have to attend school.

Directly be endorsed to Interstellar Prison under the name of ’Doomed Fallers’, essentially becoming a state-sponsored model citizen.

"Although I had no choice before... this appearance of ’Truly’ changes things somewhat."

Li Aozi stroked his non-existent chin.

"Li Aozi couldn’t learn extraordinary knowledge—’Truly’ could."

Using ’Truly’ to learn, then switching back to the main body.

Li Aozi’s [Intelligence] attribute wasn’t low, it quickly dawned on him.

Players had cognition filters, but Li Aozi appeared as an NPC.

NPCs had no cognition filters.

With knowledge ingrained in his mind, switching back would mean mastering it directly.

"Ha, looks like I found a system bug."

But, he still ought to test it first.

Li Aozi claimed he was sick to take a half-month leave. Solving his learning problem before returning to class was far better than continuing to lose points.

It was better to take sick leave to study independently at the very least, it wouldn’t deduct points.

"Alright, now begins the true ’Rebirth: I’m a Master of the Abyss!’"