"Hey, stinky snake, you knew I was here, didn't you? What's the deal with this Mei?"
Little Bug shouted at the top of her lungs, but Mobius had already vanished.
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In a world bubble constructed by the Cosmic Juggernaut, Su, the [Tianhui] of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers, sat cross-legged under a Bodhi tree like a Buddha.
Su's eyes remained perpetually closed as he conducted observations as numerous as the sands of the Ganges.
But as Mobius sauntered over gracefully, those eyes, which seemed to have been closed since time immemorial, slowly opened, their reddish-purple irises reflecting the serpent's shadow.
"...Mobius?"
He said in astonishment, "You really aren't dead?"
This sentence made the corners of Mobius's mouth slowly curve upward.
Mobius's purpose in coming here was, in fact, to see if this surviving Flame-Chaser would mistake her for someone else.
—Just who... is the real Mobius.
No matter how much she verbally denied being "Mobius," she actually cared about it a great deal.
And now, Su's expression and words were highly satisfactory to her.
Mobius's vertical serpentine pupils shimmered. "Hehe, I am [Infinity]. The universe itself has not yet met its end, so how could the evolution of my life ever stop?"
Upon seeing an old acquaintance, Su's face showed not a trace of joy, but instead became extremely grave.
"Mobius, you came specifically to the world bubble where I imprisoned Kevin... Do you also approve of the [Stigma Project]?"
1500 years ago, after the successive failures of Project Ark, Project Ember, and Project Valuka, Kevin decided to initiate the Stigma Project. However, the Stigma Project was the final gambit, and Su was unwilling to let Kevin destroy the future of human civilization. He decided to intervene and stop Kevin when he strayed onto the wrong path.
Su used the Cosmic Juggernaut to construct a world bubble, imprisoning Kevin in the Sea of Quanta, where he remains to this day.
And speaking of the Stigma Project... it was a plan jointly guided by Dr. MEI and Mobius to combat the Honkai.
Although it was repeatedly rejected in council meetings, in the end, the Stigma Project was still included in the "final decision."
"The Stigma Project?"
Mobius sneered. "You should know that I wasn't very supportive of its execution in the past. Even less so now."
Hearing this, Su breathed a sigh of relief.
Imprisoning Kevin alone was already all he could manage.
If Mobius were added to the equation, the situation would spiral completely out of control.
"Then why have you come here?"
Mobius walked a circle around the Bodhi tree, looking here and there.
"Just taking a look around. Can't I?"
"?"
Naturally, Su did not believe such an excuse.
"Seeing how guarded you are, forget it, I'm leaving. By the way, tell Kevin to behave himself. You people don't need to worry about the Herrscher of Finality."
Su's eyes opened once more. "You... have you found a way to overcome the Finality?"
"You could say that. If you look out at the universe, you'll find that the so-called 'Finality' is nothing special."
Mobius's words were filled with indifference and confidence.
Su was incredulous.
They had once faced the "Finality" directly on the moon and had been crushed by that worldly foe that descended from the starry sky.
That couldn't even be called a "battle." They were more like insects gasping for their last breath.
Even after experiencing such despair, Mobius could still say such words?
"It's fine. As long as the Finality's biological structure is female, there won't be any accidents."
"??"
Su's confusion deepened. He couldn't understand.
Su wanted to ask more, but Mobius had already turned into a shadow and vanished from this world bubble.
He couldn't help but murmur to himself under the Bodhi tree.
"'The Finality is female?' Is there some [revelation] hidden within that?"
Regardless, Mobius's appearance made it necessary for Su to get up and pay Kevin a visit.
On the other side.
Kiana had already frozen the image.
The current Kiana, having received Ye Feng's contract, no longer needed to inherit the Finality; she would surpass it.
What concerned her now was the Mei who had appeared there...
"I'm so curious, so curious!"
What was a Mei from a parallel world like?
Kiana had fantasized about it countless times ever since hearing Ye Feng talk about the "settings."
Today, she had finally seen her in person.
"Stinky snake, you're finally back!"
When Mobius reappeared with her sinuous movements, Kiana immediately caught her scent.
Having fought several times, the two were already quite familiar with each other.
Mobius did not feel any displeasure at Kiana's nickname for her. She smiled bewitchingly. "Yellow bug, sneaking in here just to get horny over Mei?"
Kiana scrunched up her nose. "Why do you talk just like that dog bastard Ye Feng! My feelings for Mei aren't what you people think."
"Oh? Is that so? I heard your pink progress bar was about to explode."
"Mmph..."
Kiana's face instantly flushed red.
She couldn't refute it.
Was she supposed to say that her excitement bar wasn't because of Mei, but because of Ye Feng?
Wouldn't that be even more embarrassing?
But then again, she had gotten excited seeing Ye Feng in a "disadvantaged" position, so it was... excusable?
"Wait, that's not right. How do you know?"
Mobius gave a seductive smile, her slender finger poking Kiana's tiny waist. "Not only do I know, Bronya knows too."
Little Bug froze. "...Bronya?"
What was going on?
"How would she know? She wasn't..."
Wait!!
Kiana suddenly reacted. "Big Duck Duck?"
"You're not that stupid. Hehe."
Kiana felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
She thought that no one besides Ye Feng knew about her disgraceful act of hiding in the wardrobe, but now it had been broadcasted live?
"You, you people... why..."
"Authority, authority. It's such a wonderful thing."
Then, Snake-Snake added, "But we couldn't see if Father didn't allow it. Tsk tsk tsk, I never thought you had such a fetish. I wonder what Kevin would think if he knew his descendant was the type to 'get excited watching their beloved get NTR'd while hiding in a closet'."
"I'm not!!"
Kiana was furious. She had the feeling that "the whole world was deceiving her."
This was too much!
And here she was, helping Bronya come up with plans, only to be sold out by her in the end.
Hmm...? Then Bronya's husband...
Could it be Ye Feng?
Kiana was dazed for a moment. Bronya was that dog bastard's wife, Mei was his lover...
Even this stinky snake before her was his "daughter."
Kiana suddenly felt a pang in her stomach.
Damn it!
Damn it, damn it!
An emotion churned in Kiana's chest, making her want to smash the Cosmic Juggernaut before her.
It was a good thing the Herrscher of the Void had been subdued by Ye Feng, otherwise, in Kiana's current mental state, the HoV might have been able to fight for control of her consciousness.
Kiana clenched her fists tightly, her knuckles cracking. Ye Feng, I'm not done with you!
Old Ye looked with great satisfaction at the swordswoman and the pink elf before him.
One was dressed in white purer than snow, as cold and clear as the moon; the other flowed with pink, pure and flawless.
Jingliu and Elysia were as elegant as twin celestial lotuses.
Their poison had mostly been cured, and Ye Feng's forearm was glistening as if coated in a layer of silver honey.
Elysia and Jingliu's feverish nerves and bodies had finally calmed, but thinking of their earlier disgraceful state, they suddenly felt too ashamed to face anyone.
Many things could not be summed up with a simple "I'm used to it."
Especially for those with a firm will or a pure heart.
Seeing their dispirited mood, Ye Feng offered some enlightenment. "While you were still calculating gains and losses, I had already chiseled a crack in the iron curtain of fate with my forearm, displaying the posture a hero ought to have."
Elysia wiped the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand, her lips glistening and moist. She said in a small voice:
"...Hmph, Mister Ye Feng... a hero?"
Even Elysia couldn't listen to this anymore. To do such a thing!
Ye Feng said, "The essence of a heroic spirit is always the obsession of a life untamed by the secular world for what is beautiful. The reason you feel unwilling and ashamed right now—is it a shackle given to you by the secular world, or is it imprinted in the origin of your life? When you were born, did you cry because you were naked? So-called shame is nothing but a chain endowed upon you by society."
"?"
The swordswoman and the pink elf were stunned for a moment.
Not because they were convinced, but because they were speechless at Ye Feng's sophistry.
But the greatest truths are the simplest. If Little Bug were here, she wouldn't be so polite. She would just sway her slender waist and say with disdain, "Yo, you don't study biology when you fuck, you study philosophy instead?"
"Forget it. This requires a bit of 'comprehension' to understand. I won't make it difficult for you."
Ye Feng lowered his forearm, and Jingliu and Elysia breathed a sigh of relief.
Ye Feng said, "Today is a victory for Elly and Master. The two heroines joined forces to defeat me, the demon lord. What do you want? As long as it's not too outrageous, I can grant your wish."
"Quiet."
Jingliu said simply.
Ye Feng understood her meaning. "Alright, for the next seven days, I will not disturb my Master's quiet cultivation. ε=(′ο｀*)))Sigh, what a shame. My Master was so alluring just now, teasing me to no end."
Jingliu said nothing, but the result was to her liking.
She had thought it would be three days at most. She didn't expect Ye Feng to directly grant her... a week-long leave.
Elly, however, said, "Aiya, Jingliu, isn't your wish a bit too simple?"
Jingliu looked back at Elysia, her eyes puzzled, as if to say, "You want him to fuck you?"
"Mmph..."
Elysia immediately fell silent.
It wasn't that she wanted it.
But there was an old saying in Shenzhou, "He whose heart holds the stars and the sea will not mind the mud beneath his feet..."
Alright, the floor beneath them was quite muddy... she still minded a little.
Elysia said, "Can you help us remove the Star Rings?"
"I can, but..."
Ye Feng looked at Jingliu. "What is my Master's opinion? If you remove the Star Ring, you'll have to go through the process all over again if you want to sign a contract in the future. It might even be more complicated."
"..."
Jingliu opened her mouth.
She had already suffered so much. To cancel the contract now, the sunk cost was too great.
Jingliu desperately craved a power that surpassed that of an Aeon, to strike down the Aeon named Yaoshi.
So, when it came to removing the Star Ring, she found herself hesitating.
At this moment, Ye Feng became considerate. "The glowing effect wasn't actually my intention. How about I just remove that effect?"
Elysia was exceptionally skilled at reading people. She glanced at Jingliu and nodded. "Mhm, that works too. In the future, Mister Ye Feng, please don't do things that embarrass girls like this anymore."
Old Ye shook his head. "Hard to say."
After resolving the issue of the glowing Star Rings, Ye Feng left.
He left decisively, leaving plenty of time for Elly and Jingliu to spend together.
After all... one only has a weakness when there's someone they care about.
If there's no weakness, then create one.
Elysia was undoubtedly the best candidate.
Bwahahaha.
Jingliu was just too solitary. She needed Elysia to warm her up.
Although, she still couldn't compare to Baiheng.
After all, how could a living person compare to a dead white moonlight?
Unless Baiheng was resurrected.
Still, making them become friends was definitely a brilliant move.
Ye Feng collected his thoughts and pulled up his interface.
The main reason he had agreed to give Jingliu a week off was that a new map had opened.
[Inazuma]?
How did it open up there?
With a thought, Ye Feng could retrieve the answer from anything related to him.
It turned out that Kiana the Great Sage's "tentacles" had extended over there.
Mmm... and Mobius was also stirring up trouble. He'd have to spank her when she got back.
Ye Feng arrived at the Tenshukaku.
The towering keep was layered one upon another, its roofs covered in deep purple tiles with golden ornamentation at the edges, symbolizing the supreme authority of the Raiden Shogun.
The exterior walls were primarily dark, adorned with exquisite carvings and lightning patterns, as if recounting the close bond between Inazuma and lightning.
The interior of the Tenshukaku was equally magnificent. Huge curtains hung in the spacious main hall, the wooden floors were polished to a mirror-like sheen, and the surrounding walls were decorated with exquisite murals depicting the history and legends of Inazuma. The Raiden Shogun's throne was located in the center of the hall, behind which was a massive triple tomoe emblem, symbolizing her power and rule.
Night had already fallen. The Tenshukaku, illuminated by moonlight and lanterns, appeared even more mysterious and majestic, like a divine temple standing in the clouds, overlooking the entirety of Inazuma City.
The power of lightning faintly flowed around the Tenshukaku. Raiden Ei sat on the highest floor.
"This aura, it's amazing."
And her prestige was also very high—"The wielder of thunderous authority, the solitary seeker of eternity, the annihilator."
Just hearing the title made one want to study the Raiden Shogun's prest...ige.
Herrschers were naturally very strong, but they lacked the Raiden Shogun's majesty.
That kind of powerful female ruler aura was more likely to arouse a man's desire for conquest.
Setting aside her strength for now, educating and guiding the god who ruled a nation, making Her submit beneath him, was indeed more of a challenge.
Ye Feng had always loved a challenge.
He pinched the Raiden Ei NPC, contemplating in his mind how he should play with... no, how he should interact with her.