The energy level was rising, but it was extraordinarily stable, with no signs of losing control.
Even so, this sudden turn of events made Susan and the others incredibly tense.
More than anything, it was concern for Lin Jili.
Look at the child, standing rooted to the spot as if she had lost her soul.
Lin Feng watched Lin Jili and the Cosmic Cube quietly.
He didn't step forward to stop it, merely casting a biological force field over it to prevent any accidents.
"Jili?"
Lin Feng called out softly. Lin Jili didn't respond.
Lin Feng then looked at the Cube.
At this moment, the Cube had automatically floated into mid-air, stable and still, with no movements or abnormalities.
Confused, Lin Feng watched, utterly perplexed.
But in a flash, Lin Feng's eyes moved. He suddenly felt like he had grasped a clue, yet it was still vague…
He rubbed his chin, sensing that something momentous was about to happen.
As Lin Feng pondered, Lin Jili made another move.
After a moment of stunned silence, she decisively reached out her small hand towards the Cube.
The instant she touched the Cube, Lin Jili was completely sucked into it…
"What the hell?" Lin Feng exclaimed.
What was going on?
Martina covered her small mouth with one hand and pointed tremblingly at the Cube with the other, her voice sharp.
"It ate Jili?!"
Susan also looked bewildered and panicked.
"Lin, what's happening?"
"What is this thing you brought back? Where's Jili?"
She tried to step forward to check, but Lin Feng stopped her.
After his initial surprise, Lin Feng quieted down.
He suddenly recalled the first time he met Lin Jili.
In an instant, he felt some of the doubts in his memory become clearer…
It felt the same as when he had grasped a clue before.
"Don't panic, let me take a look."
Lin Feng walked to the table and picked up the now-quiet Cosmic Cube.
A faint recollection sparked a bold idea in Lin Feng's mind.
He first observed it carefully. After absorbing Lin Jili, the Cube hadn't changed in any way.
If there was no change on the surface, it had to be from within.
Lin Feng calmed his mind and poured energy into the interior of the Cube.
The Cube, which had previously offered no response no matter how Lin Feng communicated with it, finally responded.
"Villain?" a somewhat childish, puzzled voice echoed in Lin Feng's mind.
Lin Feng's lips twitched. He ignored the title.
"Jili?"
"Are you inside the Cube?"
Lin Jili's voice came back.
"The Cube? Is this it?"
"I feel like it's so familiar here, like it's a part of me…"
A part of him?
Lin Feng mused, then a smile curved his lips.
This statement confirmed about eighty percent of Lin Feng's guess.
"Do you want to come in? The scenery here is beautiful!" Lin Jili invited.
Lin Feng thought for a moment and agreed.
"Okay, can you pull me in?"
Lin Jili didn't speak, her actions speaking for her.
A profound attraction emanated from the Cube in his hand.
Lin Feng offered no resistance, and in an instant, he was completely sucked into the Cube.
Susan, Wanda, and Martina watched this scene with horror.
Martina's voice changed pitch: "The, the little cube ate people again?!!!"
"It ate Brother Lin Feng too?!?"
Wanda became even more panicked: "Wh, what do we do? Should we call the police?"
Susan instinctively reached out to stop them.
She felt her cognitive abilities snap, her mind a complete mess.
However, she quickly regained her composure.
She took a deep breath.
"No need. They can't solve this kind of thing."
"Lin Feng is powerful. There shouldn't be any problems."
"We'll wait a moment, five minutes… no, two minutes."
Susan thought calmly and immediately devised a plan.
Lin Feng was Superman; some actions beyond ordinary comprehension were normal.
If the Cube remained still after a few minutes, Susan intended to touch it herself and see if she could also be absorbed, in order to find Lin Feng.
"You absolutely must not touch that cube, understand?" Susan turned and sternly instructed the other two.
"Mhm, mhm, mhm." Martina nodded repeatedly.
This little thing was so strange, she wouldn't touch it for anything!
The three of them sat on the sofa, staring blankly at the Cube, their faces filled with unconcealed worry.
…
Inside the Cube, Lin Feng was pulled by the attraction into a space.
It gave him the illusion of being in the universe.
It was the same boundless void, but here, there were no planets.
Instead, there were aurora borealis of blue light everywhere, and blue light spots drifting around.
Lin Jili stood not far from Lin Feng, holding a small light spot, a nostalgic expression on her face.
"Look, it's so beautiful…" Lin Jili pushed some light spots towards Lin Feng.
The light spots vanished when they reached Lin Feng.
Rolling his eyes, Lin Feng thought, What's there to see?
Shaking his head with a smile, Lin Feng drifted to Lin Jili's side.
Lin Jili's eyes were different from before, but Lin Feng couldn't articulate how.
With a thought, Lin Feng spoke, "Jili, have you remembered your past memories?"
Lin Jili blinked, then smiled happily.
"Yes! Just now, I've remembered everything from before!"
"So this was my body before!"
Lin Jili also remembered the first time she met Lin Feng.
At that time, she was drifting in a silent space.
It was hyperspace, beyond the universe.
She, who had been dormant, was awakened by the shock of energy.
To protect her consciousness from dissipating, she targeted Lin Feng's soul-departed body.
The two of them had some misunderstandings because of this.
But Lin Feng didn't blame her and even found her a new body to inhabit.
And just now, upon contact with the Cosmic Cube, she gradually recovered her memories from before hyperspace.
Lin Jili's response made Lin Feng gasp.
Oh my god, his outrageous guess had come true.
The answer was obvious.
Lin Jili was the Cosmic Cube!
Lin Feng confirmed, "Have all your memories returned?"
Lin Jili nodded affirmatively, "Mm! They've all come back."
"Alright then, can you answer a few questions for me?" Lin Feng asked.
Lin Jili nodded.
"Why did your consciousness detach from the Cube and drift into hyperspace before?"
Lin Feng's question went straight to the core.
He didn't ponder how the consciousness of the Cosmic Cube, once born, could detach from its original body.
It was a non-human being; having some minor abilities was normal, wasn't it?
What he couldn't understand was why the consciousness of the Cosmic Cube had drifted into hyperspace.