High above the Academy forest, the clouds parted.
Leo Vance, playing Gojo Satoru, stood suspended in the air, his boots barely touching the updrafts. A gentle, chilling breeze ruffled his silver-white hair, and his azure eyes, uncovered and glowing with the "Six Eyes" aura mirrored the infinite sky. He looked down at the chaos below like a god observing a game of chess that had finally become interesting.
The moment he appeared on the classroom projector at the UCLA, the students erupted in a roar of approval!
"Gojo Satoru! He's back! The GOAT has entered the chat!"
"Look at that frame. When Leo stands like that, the entire screen feels more secure. Who can even touch him?!"
"I don't know why, but the second the blindfold comes off, my blood pressure drops. Everyone else's safety is guaranteed now!"
"Gojo Satoru: 'So, where should I start'."
In the scene, Gojo looked toward the battle between Yuji Itadori and Aoi Todo. A lazy, slightly impressed smile played on his lips. "Yuji's improved a lot. And... that's Todo."
"Which means my priority is to deal with..."
Zip...
Gojo Satoru vanished, reappearing instantly behind the axe-wielding, cyclopean cat Curse, the one carrying the "Gege Akutami" mask.
"It's you, isn't it? The one making all the noise?"
Gojo extended a palm, his sky-blue eyes fixed on the monster. The Akutami Curse, realizing the "Strongest" was upon it, roared and swung its massive axe.
But the next second, a silent, crushing force struck. The monster that had been fighting the Principal and Utahime back-and-forth was suddenly missing half its limbs. It collapsed onto the forest floor like a broken toy, dark blood pooling beneath it.
The audience was stunned. The speed was so absolute that the camera hadn't even tracked the strike. Teacher Gojo hadn't just beaten the enemy; he had deleted it.
"I have a lot of questions for this guy, so I can't let him die just yet," Gojo said, flashing a bright, innocent smile at the Rockstar Principal, who was still holding his electric guitar.
Gojo glanced toward the lake, sensing the forest spirit Hanami. "The big one is trying to run. It's quite far... I suppose I'll have to be a little reckless."
He brought his hands together, his fingers forming a complex, ancient seal.
"Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue."
"Cursed Technique Reversal: Red."
Two orbs of light manifested, one a deep, swirling cobalt, the other a fiery, vibrant crimson. The audience had seen the raw power of "Red" before, but seeing them together felt like watching a supernova being born.
On the other side of the forest, Hanami stopped its escape, its distorted voice echoing in a panic. "I'm leaving. I am not arrogant enough to stand before Gojo Satoru."
"Are you kidding me?! Don't you dare run!" Lucas Miller's Yuji shouted, about to charge.
"Wait, brother!" Ashton Stone's Todo caught him, his eyes wide with terror. "Don't take another step forward! You'll get caught in it!"
Gojo Satoru raised his hand, his voice a soft, melodic whisper that carried across the entire battlefield:
"Hollow Technique: Purple."
The blue and red orbs collided, merging into a massive, floor-height sphere of pure, destructive purple energy. The special effects were staggering; the energy crackled and hummed with a sound that felt like it was tearing the speakers apart.
With a casual flick of Gojo's finger, the purple singularity shot out like a cannonball.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The energy didn't just hit things; it shredded them apart. It tore through the forest like a hot knife through butter, vaporizing trees, rocks, and the very air itself. Hanami was caught in the trajectory and vanished into the purple abyss.
When the dust settled, a long, vertical chasm, like a jagged canyon had been carved into the Earth, stretching for miles.
The live chat was a sea of "!!!" and "WTF."
[HOLY MOTHER OF... Leo is a monster! That special effect alone probably cost more than the average Hollywood pilot!]
['Hollow Purple' is officially the coolest thing I've ever seen. I'm opening ten accounts just to re-watch that one second!]
[As an industry insider, I can tell you: those few seconds of VFX cost at least a million dollars. Leo Vance isn't just making a show; he's flexing his bank account.]
[Hanami: 'I'm leaving.' Gojo: 'No, you're being deleted.']
Starlight Management.
"He's... he's too much," Della Rose whispered, her eyes twinkling with a mix of awe and unbridled infatuation. "Teacher Leo is the king of this era. He owns the screen."
Maya West stared at the screen, her businessman's mind calculating the ROI. "For this drama to become the global hit it is, Leo's performance as Gojo accounts for at least 80% of the reason. If our company could have just one actor with half his charisma..." She sighed, looking at Della. "I heard your audition for his next project failed?"
Della perked up, a bit of the "Della fire" returning. "Yeah, I didn't get the lead. But it's fine. I'm happy to take a supporting role if it means being on his set. I heard Daisy was successful? She's playing Scarlett?"
"No, Scarlett went to Sophie Vane," Maya corrected. "Daisy is playing Jade (Feng Shayan/Fū Saen), the daughter of the King family patriarch."
Della's eyes filled with envy. "Well, at least someone from our group made it in."
After the screening at UCLA, Leo Vance didn't linger. He had a schedule that would kill a normal man.
Between finishing the final episodes of JJK and preparing the pre-production for The Outcast, he was conducting eighteen-hour workdays. He finalized the main cast, the locations (focusing on the mist-covered mountains of the Appalachians to mirror the "Daoist" vibe), and the custom costume designs.
Finally, the official cast list for Celestial Peak Entertainment's next project, The Outcast, was released to the press:
Wang Ye: Leo Vance
Asher Reed (Zhang Chulan/Chō Soran): Asher Reed
Jo (Feng Baobao/Fu Ho): Riley Evans
Scarlett (Xia He/Natsuka): Sophie Vane
Jade (Feng Shayan/Fū Saen): Daisy
Silas (Zhuge Qing/Shokatsu Sei): Silas
Ethan (Xu Si/Xu Si): Ethan
Zane (Xu San/Jo San): Zane
The High Priest (Zhang Zhiwei/The Celestial Master): Marcus Thorne
Luna (Lu Linglong/Riku Rinron): Tia
Xander (Zhang Lingyu/Chō Reigyoku): Xander
Arthur King (Feng Zhenghao): Victor
The announcement caused a secondary earthquake in Hollywood. It wasn't just the stars; it was the fact that Leo had managed to poach talent from three different rival studios.
The "Hollywood Hellraiser" was no longer a name to be laughed at. He was the Director who had just erased a forest with a purple ball of light. And everyone was dying to know what he would erase next.