After the Jade Chamber's explosion, the most immediate consequence for Qin Yu was where she woke up.
A familiar ceiling.
She was back in her rented room, her usual residence.
Ningguang had returned to Yujing Terrace. Qin Yu had actually thought living at Yujing Terrace would be fine—there were rooms there—but Ningguang insisted:
"You have a place of your own, don't y...
2025-10-26 17:26:12 +0000 UTC View PostNoon, after school let out.
Ke Lu and Su Rou had endured a morning under the curious gazes of countless classmates and endless greetings. They finally caught their breath at lunchtime.
As they walked along the school paths, hordes of students sprinted toward the cafeteria.
The midday sky was cloudless, the brilliant sun hanging high overhead, casting short, stubby shadows.
... 2025-10-26 17:25:38 +0000 UTC View Post"Old Liu, I've inspected all the remaining jewelry and found nothing amiss... We have no idea why they floated."
As a security fanatic, Lei Gang was deeply shaken by the theft of the Starry Light. He had immediately taken his team to investigate without waiting for Liu Shanhe's orders.
"We only found this 'Coin of Whimsy' on the original tray where the Starry Light was displayed," L...
2025-10-26 17:25:23 +0000 UTC View PostAt the same time, the live stream's bullet comments erupted with even more fervor than the reactions at the scene.
Because of the live broadcast's perspective, the Production Team went wild the moment Cifera appeared. They immediately activated the Heaven's Eye System, locking onto her with unwavering focus.
As a result, viewers in the live stream were treated to a breathtaking view...
2025-10-26 17:25:03 +0000 UTC View Post"So she didn't disappear earlier! She went outside to the glass wall!"
"But how did she get out there? There's no exit!"
"Could she really be using magic, able to phase through walls?!"
"Or is it still just a projection?!"
"But the Starry Light was definitely taken away! How do you explain that?!"
"My brain's about to explode! This is too much to handle!"
"Wa...
2025-10-26 17:24:50 +0000 UTC View PostCifera gracefully descended the "Moonlight Steps," her movements light and agile. Step by step, she glided downward.
Those who remembered the content of Cifera's announcement letter couldn't help but recall its haunting lines:
"When the eighth chime echoes through the night sky,
"Eternal beauty shall break free from its contractual bonds.
"The cat's footsteps are lighter...
2025-10-26 17:24:35 +0000 UTC View PostNie Junfeng's composure nearly cracked again.
[Hahaha! The Patriarch just unleashed a preemptive Poison Milk!]
[Liu Shanhe: I never imagined our Pursuit Team's greatest enemy wouldn't be Cifera, but my own wretched disciple!]
[It's hilarious, but you can't blame the Patriarch for this. Old Liu was just gambling. Everyone knows that if Cifera could be stopped so easily, she wou...
2025-10-26 17:24:14 +0000 UTC View Post"So that's it! That's how it works!"
"This ratio is perfect!"
"Hahaha! I'll definitely succeed this time!"
"Hehehe Hahaha"
Just as Teacher Glasses approached the White-Bearded Wizard's laboratory door, he heard a series of bizarre laughter erupting from within. He couldn't help but shudder. Rumor had it that Professor Anaxa had berated the White-Bearded Wizard into uncon...
2025-10-26 17:23:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe other students, standing further away, likely believed the Teacher had simply made a mistake. But Hyacine, being closest, could clearly see the slight tremor in his voice and the twitch at the corner of his eye as he spoke. He looked utterly heartbroken.
Hyacine instinctively shrank back. Regardless of the circumstances, she had indeed made a mistake by accidentally breaking someone e...
2025-10-26 17:23:28 +0000 UTC View PostUnacknowledged Firstborn
Quick-Play Spell Card
This card can only be activated while Kingu is on the field. Destroy one Kingu on the field, draw two cards, then Special Summon one Tiamat (Self-Sealed) from your Deck in Attack Position.
An excellent effect. Combined with Kingu's ability to add one Chains...
2025-10-24 20:21:12 +0000 UTC View PostUnder the hopeful gazes of her sisters, Gorgon finally put on the collar.
Facing Jiang You's gaze, Gorgon wore an expression of profound humiliation. Having previously plotted to destroy humanity, she had lost so easily. Now, she longed only to retreat to her Dark Temple and hide away until the Singularity ended, refusing to show her face to anyone.
"Sisters, since I have promised y...
2025-10-24 20:20:52 +0000 UTC View Post"Since this is a Shadow Duel, losing means you have to fulfill the condition, right?"
Sometimes, all a person needs is an excuse. Did Euryale truly not understand her younger sister's heart?
"But... I have no reason to lose to my naive self."
Gorgon remained defiant, glaring at her younger self. "We're the same being, yet I chose to forgive humanity. Isn't that betrayal?"
<... 2025-10-24 20:20:34 +0000 UTC View Post"Hiding won't help you. Come on, look at me properly. You're too tall. Lower yourself, lower... lower."
Despite the vast difference in size and strength, Stheno's imposing aura completely overwhelmed Gorgon. The Queen of the Demonic Beasts meekly lowered her body, pressing her face closer to the ground.
"Good girl. Still pretending you're not Medusa?"
"..."
Gorgon still ...
2025-10-24 20:20:12 +0000 UTC View PostKingu tried to warn her, but it was too late. Ana had already been completely engulfed by the attack.
Gorgon watched as Ana stood her ground without dodging, allowing the attack to strike her. A slight sense of relief washed over Gorgon.
Ana was indeed her weakness, but her actual threat level wasn't particularly high. More than anything, Ana seemed to be afraid of her own inner dem...
2025-10-24 20:19:55 +0000 UTC View PostThe jewels didn't continue ascending indefinitely. They gradually slowed to a stop mid-air, hovering at a height beyond the reach of ordinary ladders.
As if truly transformed into celestial "stars," they compelled everyone to crane their necks upward in awe.
The spectacle unfolding before the audience was even more realistic and awe-inspiring than the earlier "Universal Convergence"...
2025-10-24 20:19:20 +0000 UTC View PostSome "Stars" glided along elegant, arcing trajectories, like comets trailing shimmering tails of light.
Others weaved through intricate geometric patterns, crisscrossing like cosmic dancers in a grand ballet.
Still others maintained steady speeds, converging toward the center along predetermined "star paths."
Each "Star" glowed with slightly varying hues and intensities, perfe...
2025-10-24 20:19:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Brilliant Galaxy jewelry exhibition's opening show, the first phase titled "Initial Radiance," officially began.
One by one, models draped in opulent gowns and adorned with dazzling jewels emerged like ethereal beings from the depths of the cosmos. With confident and graceful strides, they glided down the starlit runway, resembling a cosmic avenue, toward the main stage at the venue's...
2025-10-24 20:18:48 +0000 UTC View PostHost Qiu Qiu seized the moment to press further:
"So, Inspector Nie, you still stand by your initial assessment that Contestant Cifera won't appear at tonight's Charity Auction?"
"Yes, I do," Nie Junfeng affirmed with a decisive nod, even adding a touch of irony:
"She's a clever con artist who knows how to weigh risks and rewards. With such an airtight dragnet closing in, forc...
2025-10-24 20:18:31 +0000 UTC View PostAt the top of the Starry Headquarters, the auction venue had transformed into a magnificent "floating" palace, shimmering above the city.
The most breathtaking feature was undoubtedly the venue's 360-degree tempered glass walls. From within, guests could gaze upon the sprawling metropolis below, its myriad lights twinkling against the backdrop of the inky night sky dotted with distant sta...
2025-10-24 20:18:16 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Anaxa was graduating at lightning speed, Hyacine was still attending classes peacefully. She sat with her hands resting on the desk, holding a book, her small legs swinging rhythmically beneath. Her head tilted upward as she gazed at the blackboard ahead, appearing to listen attentively.
In reality, her mind had long since drifted off, pondering the profound philosophical question o...
2025-10-24 20:17:47 +0000 UTC View PostIn the classroom,
Ke Lu and Su Rou learned that their Homeroom Teacher wanted to see them. Abandoning their morning reading duties, they rushed to the office.
The office wasn't crowded at this early hour. Teachers assigned to morning duty were already at their posts, and few others had bothered to arrive so early.
The office should have been relatively quiet, but unexpectedly,...
2025-10-23 19:49:05 +0000 UTC View PostOutside, at the school
For the students of Liaocheng No. 1 High School, this day offered a rare moment of respite from the relentless pressure of preparing for the College Entrance Examination.
The reason? After being missing for a full month, the two transfer students, Ke Lu and Su Rou, had finally returned to class.
These transfer students had only been at the...
2025-10-23 19:48:46 +0000 UTC View PostInside the New God's abode,
Thirty cycles of rising and setting suns and moons passed. At dawn, the first rays of sunlight fell upon Ke Lu's eyes.
The moon gazed at the New God's radiant beauty and discussed with the rotating sun, wondering why their deity had yet to awaken.
Faced with this question, the sun could offer no answer, but draped the New God in a resplendent golden...
2025-10-23 19:48:26 +0000 UTC View PostInside the Mountain Tiger's lair, Ke Lu instructed Hysilens, "I need to fully absorb the power of this Secret Realm. I don't know how long it will take. You go outside and provide cover for us. Make sure no one else interferes."
"Understood," Hysilens nodded, her gaze shifting to Su Rou standing some distance away. "What about Miss Su Rou?"
Ke Lu pondered briefly. "She'll stay here....
2025-10-23 19:48:09 +0000 UTC View PostInside the Mountain Tiger's lair,
Hysilens wove a spell with her fingers, countless bubbles surging from her fingertips and coalescing into a blue phantom in mid-air.
It was some kind of clone skill. Ke Lu watched Hysilens's movements with keen interest, musing, This looks like the Phantom Technique.
With Hysilens's power level, she could easily crush this Secret Real...
2025-10-23 19:47:42 +0000 UTC View Post"Little Bingbing, what's the situation with Miss Aya over there?"
Liu Shanhe's voice crackled through Nie Bing's earpiece.
She watched in astonishment as a model donned Aya's modified gown, her entire aura transformed—as if she had undergone a complete metamorphosis. Simultaneously, she replied, "Master, no anomalies detected. She's been assisting the other models the whole time.....
2025-10-23 19:47:17 +0000 UTC View Post[Holy shit!]
[Wait! My brain's fried! Let me process this! Night Shadow = Supermodel Lu Yue = A man = Cifera's die-hard fan who trashes Night Shadow?!]
[No way! This can't be true! My goddess Lu Yue! How could you be a man?! My youth is over! Waaah!]
[Calm down! This is just Little Grandchild's scheme to deceive Old Liu. Bullet Comments, anyone know Lu Yue? Call and confirm!]<...
2025-10-23 19:46:53 +0000 UTC View Post[We're done for! Little Grandchild's cover has been blown!]
[Old Liu is a legend! Logic bomb! One-hit kill!]
[No wonder he's a seasoned criminal investigator. Old Liu strikes, and Little Grandchild's disguise crumbles instantly!]
[Old Liu: The truth is clear! You're not a woman!]
[You could say Little Grandchild is still too green compared to Cifera. How could he miss su...
2025-10-23 19:45:48 +0000 UTC View Post"Wearing the Starry Light! This isn't just any ordinary fashion show!"
Liu Shanhe fixed Lu Yue with a sharp gaze.
"For any woman, especially a top model like you who stands at the pinnacle of fashion, this represents a once-in-a-lifetime moment of supreme glory—a dream realized!
"This is the most dazzling highlight of your modeling career! A glorious chapter worthy of being ...
2025-10-23 19:45:25 +0000 UTC View PostIn a room near the backstage area, Lu Yue sat alone, facing Liu Shanhe and Lin Zhiyuan, the latter of whom was responsible for taking notes.
The atmosphere in this "temporary interrogation room" was thick with tension.
The moment the door closed, Liu Shanhe abandoned all pretense of courtesy. His hawk-like gaze locked onto Lu Yue, and he abruptly fired off a question that cut straig...
2025-10-23 19:45:04 +0000 UTC View Post