In Year 118 of the Star Dome Calendar, the portholes of the Forgefire Embryo Starship finally reflected the azure blue of Earth. Chen Feng pressed against the observation screen, watching the rolling waves of the Pacific Ocean, when he suddenly noticed that the coordinates of the Earth Cold Pool in his memory were blinking in the Arctic Circle—a region that should have been an ice-covered wasteland, but now featured twelve spiral-shaped bands of light, bearing an uncanny resemblance to the valves of a symbiotic heart.
"Sub-space barrier detected!" Su Yuhan's voice trembled slightly. "The actual location of the Cold Pool... is in the anti-matter space directly above Earth's core. This matches the final page of Old Zhou's Manual..."
"It matches the encrypted star chart in the Manual perfectly." Chen Feng stroked the Origin Ring on his chest, its aquatic glow resonating with Earth's magnetic field. "Liu Ruyan, use the Mist Clan's water-curtain positioning waves to align with the Arctic light bands. That's the key to going home."
Chapter 172