This was an extremely abnormal situation.
It was as if the entire world had frozen at that very moment.
Yang Liuqing instantly became alert.
The other party was undoubtedly coming for her.
As expected, one could never relax until the very last moment.
Now Lu Xueyuan, Chen Yanran, Ke Ling, and Ke Li were all unable to move.
Completely still.
The situation was quite terrible.
“Not an illusion…”
Yang Liujing touched Ke Li, who was closest to her, and could feel the softness of the other’s face.
They were indeed in a strange state of stillness.
Could she really handle an enemy like this?
A general chill ran up from the soles of her feet, straight to her mind, causing Yang Liuqing’s body to tremble uncontrollably.
“Clap, clap, clap!”
Just then, applause sounded from not far away.
Neither fast nor slow, a comfortable rhythm.
Following the sound, she saw that at that spot, a girl was standing there at some point.
Black long hair, white skin, tall, young and beautiful, wearing black leather clothes and leather pants, her pupils shimmering with specks of starlight.
“It’s you!”
She recognized this mysterious woman.
When the other had suddenly appeared before, said a strange thing, and suddenly left, it had left a deep impression.
“It’s me.”
The mysterious woman had just opened her mouth when she appeared in front of Yang Liujing.
“Congratulations on surviving to the end.”
She simply stood there, hands behind her back, speaking calmly, with no intent to attack.
Even so, Yang Liuqing was still tensely on guard.
“Who exactly are you?”
This girl, about the same age as herself, yet possessing unfathomable power, was extremely dangerous!
“Game Planner. You can call me [Yueli].”
She looked straight at Yang Liujing, introducing herself word by word.
Hearing the words [Game Planner], Yang Liuqing almost had a stress response, wanting to throw a punch at the face of the girl who called herself Yueli.
Because this identity seemed to be not much different from [Youxi Guanlizhe].
“How long are you going to keep toying with me?”
She forcibly suppressed her inner irritation and stared coldly at the other.
Yueli nodded slightly.
“An ordinary person suddenly dragged into such a [Game], it truly would feel terrible.”
“Toying? Mm, it’s normal for you to feel that way. I can understand.”
“But please don’t misunderstand.”
“This is just a birthday gift from [us] to you.”
“Once again, congratulations, [Fate Witch], Yang Liujing.”
With that, she clapped her hands again.
Yang Liuqing felt like she was being made a fool of the entire time.
What the hell kind of birthday gift!
Who would arrange a hunting feast for someone’s birthday!?
So frustrating.
But she couldn’t act rashly.
She suppressed the urge to hit someone and squeezed words out through her teeth:
“My birthday is in December.”
“Sorry, my words were ambiguous.”
Yueli corrected herself.
“More precisely, this is the day you were reborn and became a witch.”
“The Potion of Destiny, huh…”
Yang Liuqing bit her lip. The other’s words were not wrong.
Yueli’s eyes sparkled, looking like a curious child, making Yang Liujing want to hit her.
After drinking that bottle of magic potion, her life had been forcibly restarted.
“This game was specially designed for you by me. How does it feel?”
A look of gratification on her face.
“Good, very good. I like it so much I want to kill someone.”
She gnashed her teeth, her hands clenched so hard they creaked.
It didn’t seem fake.
“I’m glad you like it so much.”
Yueli wore an expression as if she genuinely believed there was nothing wrong with the mini game she had designed.
Yang Liuqing was dumbfounded, and also calmed down.
This person could not be understood through common sense.
Things she felt were wrong might seem perfectly ordinary to Yueli.
Rather than obsessing over these things, it would be better to try to extract some useful information.
“Are all the games planned and designed by you?”
“No.”
Yueli gently shook her head.
“There’s more than one planner.”
“Then what about [Youxi Guanlizhe]?”
This game administrator, in her view, was quite vicious.
“Unique.”
Yueli’s words made Yang Liuqing’s heart sink slightly.
Unique meant she would have to face that person from now on.
Until the real game ended.
“Lu Xueyuan appearing so late, was that your doing?”
Yueli nodded:
“Severely disrupting the game balance. Isolated for a period of time.”
Well, well, Yang Liuqing thought inwardly, so you blocked my great savior outside.
If Lu Xueyuan could have appeared earlier, none of the later events would have happened.
With her terrifying combat power, who could stop her?
But on second thought, she realized something was off.
Without restrictions, the situation might have been even worse.
All Transcendents of A-rank and above appearing at once, the very image was terrifying to imagine.
“What exactly is your purpose?”
Hearing this, Yueli simply pointed one finger at the sky:
“When you reach up there, you’ll naturally know.”
Yang Liuqing was speechless. I want to know now! Otherwise why would I ask you?
Yueli maintained the one-finger-pointing-at-the-sky posture, her expression indifferent.
Yang Liuqing’s gaze moved upward, then she froze.
“The more games you complete, the closer you get to the truth.”
It seemed she wouldn’t be able to get any useful information.
“Fine, I’ll explore on my own.”
As Yang Liuqing spoke, she cast her gaze toward the night sky.
At some point, a massive ring had appeared in the night sky.
Inside the ring, seven-colored radiance flowed, countless light particles spreading.
No need to ask; she knew this was the [God’s Gate].
“The Path to Godhood officially opens. All of you have a chance to transcend.”
Yueli lowered her hand, spouting nonsense with a serious face.
“Yes.”
Yueli admitted honestly.
“This is a lie. Those not chosen basically have no chance of success.”
“You love lying through your teeth.”
Yang Liuqing wasn’t falling for it.
“In this mini game, you’ve already experienced it deeply.”
“We can only accept it, right?”
Yang Liuqing smiled bitterly in resignation.
Yueli looked at her, expression unchanging:
“Indeed, this is your Fate.”
“Try to fight against it.”
“Like yesterday.”
Yang Liuqing moved closer. There was a height difference between them; Yueli was a bit taller.
“Honestly, yesterday’s mini game, was there some kind of scheme?”
She couldn’t be bothered to probe indirectly and went straight to the point.
In this sealed space, if the other truly wanted to do harm, no one could resist.
Realizing this, there was naturally nothing to worry or fear.
“You seem to have some misunderstanding.”
Yueli placed both hands on Yang Liujing’s shoulders, her touch very light.
“There’s no so-called scheme or calculation here. You just happened to draw the Potion of Destiny and used it, thereby triggering the [Game]. That’s all.”
“The mini game is both a gift to you and a test.”
“If you had broken down midway, causing the potion to go out of control, that would mean you had no right to become a [Witch].”
Saying this, she almost pressed against her, those eyes shimmering with starlight seeming as if they would suck Yang Liujing in.
“The potion itself is a double-edged sword.”
“I understand what you mean.”
“If you grasp it, Defying Fate.”
“If you don’t, you’re a dead fish.”
Yang Liujing looked directly into her eyes, her own eyes also flickering with purple starlight.
“Indeed, fortune or misfortune is entirely for you to define.”
“Balancing the game, simply because I am the Game Planner.”
“The main purpose of coming today is to deliver the game reward to you.”
Hearing this, Yang Liuqing felt relieved.
Then, a wave of anticipation.
She still remembered that Youxi Guanlizhe had said survival would earn a reward.
What would it be?
She had worked so hard to survive; a grand prize was only reasonable, right?
“Don’t move.”
Yueli leaned in, her forehead pressing tightly against Yang Liuqing’s forehead.
The latter’s eyes widened, not knowing what she was going to do.
But the next moment, as if all the switches in her body were turned on, her Magic Heart beat violently, and a terrifying aura surged out, merging into every area of her body.
An Endless Starry Sky appeared in her mind.
A tree of light was born from it, rapidly growing, branching out in all directions, releasing radiance like daylight.
“This is the Witch Talent Tree.”
Yueli’s voice drifted in, ethereal and elusive.
“Witch Talent Tree…”
Yang Liujing perceived it carefully, then her mouth nearly twisted with anger.
“Damn it, this was originally mine!”
Too much. A trait inherent to the potion, and they were giving it out as a game reward.
Bullying an honest person, huh!?
Her consciousness had just returned when Yueli had already vanished.
The frozen space returned to normal.
“Xiao Jing, don’t go. The bureaucracy there is terrible. They’re always scheming against each other, backstabbing one another.”
Chen Yanran’s voice rang out.
Yang Liuqing immediately adjusted her emotions and rejoined the normal timeline.
“Yanran, don’t sabotage me.”
Lu Xueyuan was very dissatisfied. It was rare to find a good seed; of course she had to recruit her.
Lay low for now, and when the opportunity arose later, she could definitely secure her in one move.
With Chen Yanran saying that, the already negative favorability would probably plummet straight into the abyss.
“Xiao Qing is so innocent. Don’t ruin her.”
Chen Yanran didn’t want Yang Liuqing jumping into that cesspool.
Good days had barely lasted a few minutes, and now she’d have to go suffer again.
Lu Xueyuan felt she had changed.
What kind of bewitching potion did Yang Liuqing feed you?
How long have you known each other?!
“Big sister, I’ll listen to you.”
Yang Liuqing wore an obedient look.
Neither had fed the other any bewitching potion; they were purely drawn to each other’s personality.
If the first meeting was just curiosity and interest.
Yang Liuqing’s clean yet slightly broken quality went straight into Chen Yanran’s frank and sincere heart.
Then the second meeting was a collision of souls.
This was very likely a good sister who would never betray her.
Her importance was equal to Lu Xueyuan’s.
In this world, finding even one person you can open your heart to is difficult.
Chen Yanran had encountered two. Without a doubt, she was quite fortunate.
Moreover, the cost for Yang Liuqing to trust her was so trivial, yet heartbreakingly so.
“Good idea, Xiao Jing. How about staying at my place?”
Chen Yanran’s eyes lit up.
“Why don’t you two just live together?”
Lu Xueyuan couldn’t bear to watch.
What a great assist, Xiao Yuan!
Lu Xueyuan almost rolled her eyes.
“Assist my ass!”
“Although I’d also love to live with big sister, too many people makes me uncomfortable.”
Yang Liuqing politely declined.
Chen Yanran quickly grabbed her hand, her expression serious:
“Xiao Qing, you like peace and quiet. The house can be empty.”
Such kindness put immense pressure on Yang Liuqing.
She was about to refuse when a long-unheard voice suddenly rang out:
“Ding!”