“I think Chuyao is performing some kind of obedience test,” Sexual Suppression Projection said. “If you endure it this time, you’ll never be able to stand up for yourself again. So I suggest you carry her backstage immediately… and do it.”
The young girl didn’t respond.
“Shen Ning? Shen Ning?”
“Stop shouting,” Broken Shadow said, seeing through the situation. “She can’t hear anything right now.”
Shen Ning was still on the stage, but her soul had long since departed.
No one except Xu Chuyao noticed the girl’s abnormality, because her singing was just as it had been—chilly, indifferent, and ruthless.
As for how Chuyao knew—
**[Counter Villain Value +1,000]**
**[Counter Villain Value +1,000]**
**[Counter Villain Value +1,000]**…
“Do you think we should applaud?” the Music Industry Titan asked the person beside him. “I mean, for that move just now.”
Miss Xu probably wouldn’t do something meaningless without reason. Was that kiss after singing a way for young people to warm up the atmosphere at a concert?
Hearing him say that, the Diva, who had been silent, slapped her thigh. “Darn it, I forgot to clap just now.”
She quickly reached out and clapped several times, glancing at the surrounding nine “plainclothes” to see if they noticed her.
At that moment, a cold snort came from the front row: “Making a fuss over nothing. How ignorant!”
The Titan was slightly stunned and carefully leaned forward. “Excuse me, who are you…?”
“That isn’t important. You just need to know that this isn’t my first time attending such a gathering, and these two ladies aren’t the first to display their personal hobbies. Hmph, high-level officials,” the man said with an air of importance. “This is the era of individual power. Adapt and enjoy it.”
Several people from the music industry immediately felt a sense of awe. “May we ask, sir, what rank are you…”
“That also isn’t important.”
It wasn’t important; none of it was. What was important was that Chuyao glanced at her account balance and grabbed the microphone.
She didn’t want to sing anymore, nor did she need to. She had already forgotten many of the lyrics in the earlier parts.
The tuning Teacher backstage was very perceptive and immediately stopped the stream upon seeing the situation.
“We’re singing… cough, let me say a few words. Thank you for coming here today to listen—”
Who knew how many minutes had passed before Shen Ning’s soul finally returned.
She discovered that she no longer needed to sing. Her wife was beside her, babbling something about, “Is there anyone here who came at their own expense? Go find a Leader to reimburse your plane tickets,” before turning around and pulling her off the stage.
“Is it… over?” Shen Ning asked blankly.
“Yeah, did you want to keep singing?” Xu Chuyao leaned her small face closer. “Or did you want more kisses?”
“…I don’t!”
At least not in front of the whole world.
Although her reaction was intense, Shen Ning didn’t doubt why Xu Chuyao had suddenly done that once they were backstage.
Just as Sexual Suppression Projection had said, Chuyao had done similar things plenty of times before. She simply enjoyed doing them.
Enjoying it was one thing, but—
The girl kept her face taut and said seriously, “You can’t do that anymore—doing this or that so suddenly. You absolutely can’t… at least tell me in advance.”
“Ah, is that so?” Xu Chuyao’s eyes drifted. “Wait a second, let me check.”
Chuyao always kept her promises. Once words were spoken, they were like spilled water. So, she had to see if she could agree to this.
After checking, she smiled and nodded. “Fine!”
She had reached the guaranteed pity threshold; she didn’t need to work hard anymore.
—
When the Old Speaker learned that Xu Chuyao was holding a concert at the Great Hall of the People of the World, he was in a temporary shack on the highway. The weather was hot, and an air conditioner had been specially installed so he could focus entirely on maintaining the barrier.
“What do you mean, a concert?”
“A… a concert is a concert.” The person reporting hesitated for a moment before handing over a Mobile Phone. “This is a Recording. You can take a look.”
It really was a concert, and they even kissed. These young people…
The Old Speaker shook his head helplessly and asked the messenger, “Did she say anything else? I won’t be able to hold this thing back by tomorrow. She better not forget.”
“Miss Xu said she is in seclusion.”
“Seclusion?”
It was seclusion, or more accurately, she had locked herself in a room and wouldn’t even let Shen Ning in.
Originally, she wanted to do something metaphysical like burning incense, bathing, and stargazing, but on second thought, she had already reached the pity threshold. Why bother with metaphysics? It was unnecessary. She would just do the Summoning!
**[Obtained Summer Cool Fashion]**
**[Obtained Exclusive Portable Small Electric Fan (Can be charged with your own Lightning Element)]**
Xu Chuyao’s eyes lit up, but she quickly lay back down.
Keep pulling. The stats outside have inflated; what’s the use of Rank 4 items?
**[Obtained Purple Composite Skill…]**
Purple…
Finally, after dozens of pulls, a dazzling gold burst forth from the sea of blue and white—
Blue sky and white clouds, mixed with purple, and then more blue sky and white clouds, before a flash of gold!
**[Obtained Gold Reward: Limit Break!]**
**[Rank 4 Peak → Rank 5 Initial Stage]**
Good, it dropped. Although it only saved her a ten-pull compared to the pity count, it was considered average.
However, Xu Chuyao still pumped her small fist in excitement because, no matter what, this was the top-tier power of this world.
**[Activated Rank 5 Lightning Elemental Trait: Destruction]**
**[Introduction: Lightning is an incredibly violent power. Before humans successfully ‘communicated’ with it, it brought nothing but endless destruction.]**
**[Effect: After charging for a period of time, summon three bolts of heavenly lightning in succession to strike the target location, dealing extremely high damage. If all three bolts hit, it triggers an unavoidable ‘Destruction.’]**
**[Cooldown: One month]**
**[Description: I couldn’t possibly tell you anything, AAAAAAAAAA!]**
After reading the words on the System Panel up and down several times to confirm she hadn’t missed anything and fully understood it, Xu Chuyao let out a soft breath and picked up her phone.
*Beep, beep, beep… click.*
“Hello, is this Elder Ye?”
That was the name for the Old Speaker.
“I am the Liaison. Please wait a moment, I will transfer you immediately.”
After half a minute, the panting voice of the Old Speaker came from the other end of the line:
“Hello, Chuyao. I heard you held some kind of concert today… Do what you want, but you must keep the situation here in mind. Hurry up and think of a way; I’m about to reach my limit.”
“Then don’t hold it back anymore. Save some strength and come back first.”
“Stop holding it? How can we do that! If we let it go, who knows what it’ll do in the city? This isn’t something that can be handled in a short time…”
“No, it can be handled immediately,” Xu Chuyao said into the phone. “Come back for a meeting. We’ll formulate an annihilation plan.”
The Old Speaker, who had spent his entire life calling others for meetings, felt like the natural order had been reversed, but he quickly reacted:
“You have a solution?”
“I have power.”
Super Intelligence had given its final instruction—
‘Use your damn super power.’