After speaking, Yan Yu paused for a moment, recalling the message relayed by Xu Ziqi from the special agents stationed at the school. Knowing she needed to report to the principal’s office, she continued:
“Ziqi, I’ll leave Jiamin and her mother, Auntie Zhao, in your care. I need to head to the principal’s office now.”
Hearing this, Xu Ziqi immediately thumped her chest in assurance.
“Got it! Leave everything to me. You go ahead and take care of business at the principal’s office.”
Yan Yu smiled, then released her transformation, reverting to her original form. Without delay, she left the dormitory area and hurried toward the administration building where the principal’s office was located.
…..
While Yan Yu was busy making her way to the principal’s office to report the night’s events to the special agents, Yan Qi had already returned to her home in Windbreak City.
Lying on her soft bed, staring at the ceiling, she replayed the unexpected events she’d encountered inside Ninghang City’s black barrier.
A troubled expression crossed her face. She couldn’t wrap her head around how the Flesh Blossoms—the abyssal creatures responsible for the black barrier around Ninghang City—had managed to spawn two-star abyssal beasts and even block all communication signals within the barrier.
“What in the world is going on? Did these Flesh Blossoms suddenly evolve or something?”
Unable to make sense of it, she began wildly speculating in her mind. But that didn’t help solve the problem at hand.
“Ugh, this is so frustrating. Maybe I should just stop thinking about it.”
The moment the thought crossed her mind, she immediately dismissed it.
“No. The Flesh Blossoms in Ninghang City are acting too strangely. And with my sister studying there, if I don’t figure out why they’ve changed like this, she might end up in even greater danger later.”
With that resolve, she quickly got out of bed and sat down at her computer.
She activated her transformation card once more, becoming the Electronic Diva, then began scouring the internet for any recent supernatural incidents reported in Ninghang City.
After gathering all the available information, she combed through it meticulously.
But even after reviewing everything, she found no clear connection between these incidents and the enhanced Flesh Blossoms.
“Strange… Why is there no correlation at all between these supernatural events and the suddenly stronger Flesh Blossoms?”
Propping her chin on her hand, still in her transformed state, she frowned at the data on her screen.
After a while longer, she concluded that searching online was a waste of time.
“At this rate, I’m not going to find any useful clues here. If I want the truth, I’ll have to make a few more trips to Ninghang City.”
Though she had already decided to visit her sister’s city again, she wasn’t in a rush. Glancing at the time on her phone, she realized she needed proper rest to prepare for potential dangers ahead.
So, instead of her usual nightly cultivation, she quickly changed into fresh pajamas, washed up, and got ready for bed.
…..
Early the next morning, Tuesday, Yan Qi woke up right on time thanks to her internal clock.
Unlike usual, she didn’t linger in bed for a second round of sleep. Instead, she got up immediately, freshened up, and followed her newly formed habit—heading outside for a morning run.
After finishing her exercise, thanks to her recent breakthrough in cultivation and the dramatic improvement in her physique, she didn’t feel the slightest bit tired despite running several kilometers. If anything, she felt even more energized.
“Who would’ve thought that in less than half a month, after my cultivation breakthrough, I’d become this strong? Cultivation really is the ultimate path for ordinary people to gain power.”
Gazing at the rising sun in the eastern sky, she couldn’t help but murmur to herself.
Then, without lingering, she retraced her path home at the same brisk pace.
Once back, she took a shower, had breakfast, and saw her father off to work. Watching her mother retreat into her room to manage the new investment fund she’d bought last week, Yan Qi seized the opportunity to slip back into her own room.
As usual, she left behind a fox-eared loli clone—similar in size to her real body—as a precaution in case her mother decided to check on her unexpectedly.
Then, wasting no time, she transformed into the Electronic Diva and dove into the internet.
In no time at all, she arrived back in Ninghang City, the same place she’d been just last night.
“Now, let’s see what’s really causing trouble in Ninghang City.”
Emerging from a secluded network node where no one was around, she switched transformations—this time into the Daoyan Empress.
After muttering those words to herself, she swiftly took to the skies above Ninghang City.
Once she reached a height where she wouldn’t be easily spotted and could better observe any anomalies, she activated her skill—Truth-Seeking Eyes.
Her originally brown-black eyes shimmered into gold as she peered down at the city below.
Under the Daoyan Empress’s power, the hidden side of Ninghang City soon revealed itself to her.
What she saw made her eyes widen and her breath hitch.
Scattered around the outskirts of Ninghang City were over twenty Flesh Blossoms—all on the verge of blooming. Once they opened, they would tear open rifts to the abyss, bringing unimaginable disaster to the city.
“Good heavens… Why are there so many Flesh Blossoms about to bloom here all at once?”