After the filming was completed, I awakened my superpowers.

Chapter 194 The Compass of Destiny
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"Sorry, sorry, the timing is wrong." Sheng Yixia looked embarrassed and quickly canceled the time reversal with a thought.

The police officers were stunned, feeling their worldviews were greatly shaken.

Although 3D projection and similar technologies already exist in the world, there are no such devices here, and even if there were, they could not create such a lifelike effect.

Having eliminated all the impossibilities, this answer, though somewhat absurd, can only be the truth.

Is there really such a thing as divine magic in this world?
"By the way, did you record the faces of those two men?" Sheng Yixia reminded her. "Remember to arrest them later. Group sex is no longer a public order incident, but a criminal offense."

"Yes, yes, we won't let him get away." One of the police officers nodded repeatedly.

Immediately afterwards, Sheng Yixia once again rewound time, and accurately pinpointed the time provided by her master.

soon.

The 3D image reappears, and the old Taoist priest enters the private room to tell fortunes. After a series of ramblings, he convinces the person that he is an old immortal, which attracts a group of beautiful women who surround him and ask him to help them with their fortunes and solve their problems.

The old Taoist priest was unwilling to get involved in so much karma. He tried to escape, but was blocked by the glaze and the wine.

Then, the police came to raid prostitution!

"See? See?" the old Taoist priest exclaimed excitedly. "I told you long ago that I came here to tell fortunes and help people solve their problems, but you just wouldn't believe me."

The police officers quickly apologized repeatedly. Putting aside the fact that they had indeed arrested the wrong person, the key issue was that the old Taoist priest and his apprentice possessed extraordinary abilities. They were worried that they might secretly cast a spell on someone without them even knowing it.

The group then returned to the police station, where the administrative penalty decision was revoked, and Sheng Yixia's 5,000 yuan bail was returned.

this time.

When Sheng Yixia drove the old Taoist priest away again, she drove with her head held high and did not wear a mask.

While driving, Sheng Yixia asked, "Master, what exactly is the background of our Tianji lineage? It seems like we're quite something."

He had never expected that the old man possessed such a powerful secret technique.

"What do you mean by 'having something'?" the old Taoist priest said smugly. "Our lineage has been an invisible protagonist in many major historical events. It's just that our ancestors were too fond of courting death, which is why they were targeted by the Heavenly Dao."

"However, we have also made contributions to the Heavenly Dao. We have played an important role in several world crises. Otherwise, where would the eight cracks on the back of the Xuanwu come from?"

Then, the old Taoist priest began to recount the great achievements of the successive generations of Heavenly Secrets inheritors, speaking with great enthusiasm and spittle flying everywhere, as if he were omnipotent, and all the emperors bowed down in worship.

However, these successors of the Heavenly Secrets have one thing in common: Sheng Yixia has never heard of them.

After returning to the venue.

Two matches have already been played, but because one of them was a magician's match, Sister Fei decided to postpone that match.

After arriving at the venue and showing the old Taoist priest the competition, it was the magician's turn to perform.

Sheng Yixia changed into a magician's costume and went on stage, winning the fight in no time.

Then, the Illusionist won easily again.

As for Sheng Yixia herself, she gave up the competition, as controlling three characters by herself was really too tiring.

Over the next two days, the magician and the illusionist fought their way through the competition. In the final, the two put on a dreamlike charade, and the first Youth Conference of Xia Dong region ended with the magician winning by a narrow margin.

Go home.

After taking a shower, Sheng Yixia began trying to get promoted.

He had already consulted a fortune teller, and today was the most auspicious day for him to upgrade his status.

The next day.

He took only one B-grade evolution potion that night and easily broke through to B-grade, and his overall physical qualities also soared.

In particular, his mental strength and speed, thanks to the cards, have definitely surpassed those of a newly promoted A-level superhuman.

It can be said.

Sheng Yixia can be said to have achieved a double promotion today. His physical body has been promoted to B-level, but his actual strength has been promoted to A-level. Moreover, he is absolutely confident that he can go toe-to-toe with some veteran A-level players.

After the upgrade.

Sheng Yixia contacted Sister Fei, preparing to fulfill her previous promise and calculate the location of the owner of the ice-type scale.

However, that S-class superhuman creature couldn't possibly be on Earth, and it shouldn't be too far from the J City forward base; otherwise, Lucien Twilight's motives behind his seemingly effortless success would be questionable.

After a short preparation.

Sheng Yixia drove to J City again, but this time she did not invite the members of the Tianqiao organization.

Just like last time, Sheng Yixia passed through security checks and arrived at the forward base in the Star Realm once again. However, the place was really changing rapidly. In just a short time, there had been huge changes.

Most notably, the base now features numerous rockets with independent launch pads. These rockets are long and narrow, resembling sharp swords, and can use inertial guidance to attack targets hundreds of kilometers away.

"We also considered the possibility of fighting S-class supernatural beings, so we've been trying to bring some rockets in these past few days," Sister Fei explained.

“This is good. Although it’s not as good as a missile, it’s enough for the current situation,” Sheng Yixia said. “However, we still need to find a way to develop long-range missiles in the future so that we can deliver nuclear weapons more safely.”

I'm not even thinking about large bombers.

That thing has such a complex structure and such precise requirements that it's practically impossible to disassemble it, transport the pieces to the astral plane, and then reassemble it.

However, if the spatial rift widens further, it might be feasible to transport some smaller fighter jets sideways!

After chatting briefly with Sister Fei, Sheng Yixia got down to business.

In recent days, the forward base has been constantly scouting the surrounding areas. They have thoroughly investigated the gathering places of astral monsters or natives within a hundred-kilometer radius. However, for fear of making too much noise, they have not yet wiped them out one by one.

Now, isn't this opportunity here?
From the list provided by Sister Fei, Sheng Yixia chose a relatively nearby monster-infested area.

About 60 or 70 kilometers from the camp, there is a swampy area where some fish-man tribes live, as well as a Class A water python that is suspected to have a symbiotic relationship with the fish-man tribes.

Sheng Yixia appeared as a mechanical instructor this time, and set off with the elite team gathered by Sister Fei. They headed straight for the edge of the swamp, first sweeping through the fishman native tribe and killing them in a bloody manner, which soon attracted the A-level water python with a symbiotic relationship.

The giant python was as thick as a small car and over thirty meters long. As it swam through the swamp, it created waves and curtains of water, its presence quite astonishing.

Moreover, this swamp is its home ground, where it can launch a sneak attack or escape at any time. To truly take it down without taking any damage, it would require at least four or five A-level superhumans working together.

Although China now has more A-level superhumans than before, they are all in high positions and shoulder heavy responsibilities. They don't have time to form a team to eliminate this insignificant, remote monster.

But Sheng Yixia was different. All he wanted was a scapegoat and to conveniently wipe out a monster's lair that posed a threat to J City.

Therefore, as soon as the giant python appeared menacingly, Sheng Yixia quickly cast a divination to deduce the location of the owner of the ice scale. Based on logic and known information, she deduced that it should not be too far from the forward base.

Soon, Sheng Yixia determined the direction and approximate distance, and even the general image of the monster appeared in her mind—it looked like a large lizard, with its body covered in dense, hard, cold scales, and it also had a pair of huge wings, emanating a terrifying chill.

That scale was one of the ones on its neck, and it looked somewhat like an ice-type evil dragon from Western legends.

After only a couple of glances, the monster seemed to realize it was being watched and slightly raised its head to look at the sky.

At the same time, a tremendous malice came from all directions, like an invisible giant hand trying to crush Sheng Yixia to death.

This power comes from the laws of the celestial realm. Any law strongly resists abilities like prophecy that disrupt the rules governing the world.

In principle, this would cause malignant damage to the operation of the Heavenly Dao, generate a large amount of entropy, and accelerate the collapse of the order. The more important the matter or the more important the existence, the more likely it is to cause a backlash from the Heavenly Dao.

Therefore, the malice of the Celestial Laws of the Astral Realm came quickly and with great ferocity, clearly touching its Achilles' heel.

However, for Sheng Yixia, who possessed the ability to shift blame, he only hoped that this divine punishment would come as fiercely as possible. Almost immediately, Sheng Yixia activated his ability to shift the blame to the newly emerged A-level water python.
The powerful malice instantly shifted its direction, aggressively enveloping the water python.

The python was stunned and frightened, so it quickly slid down into the swamp, but it was too late. Its body was squeezed by the power of the rules, its surface rotted and cracked, and its blood turned into thick liquid and flowed out.

However, that's all for this round of divine punishment.

The python survived.

But Sister Fei was clearly not going to let it go. As soon as the divine punishment was over, she jumped into the swamp like a martial saint and fought with the half-dead water python. In no time, she smashed the water python's head and dragged its corpse and the supernatural material crystal core ashore.

"Sister Fei's power is amazing." Sheng Yixia was secretly shocked. Fei's progress has been quite rapid recently. Could it be that she secretly consumed a lot of A-grade evolution potions?

As the champion of the Youth Tournament, Sheng Yixia was naturally rewarded with an evolution potion. However, since his body had only just advanced to B-level, he was afraid that taking an A-level potion would harm his body.

Let's not get into the small talk.

After sweeping through the murloc tribes, the task was handed over to the special operations team to continue the cleanup and finalization.

Meanwhile, Sheng Yixia and Fei Jie returned to the forward base to begin deploying plans to locate and scout the S-class ice-type dragon, as well as to increase the transport of rocket launchers from the mainland.

Five days later.

Intelligence gathering has been completed.

The location of that ice-type evil dragon is in a perpetually frigid canyon about 300 kilometers west of the forward base. One of the reconnaissance teams that have been dispatched has already pinpointed its location.

Only after completing the initial tasks did Sister Fei notify Branch Chief Ning Ou to come and join the battle. Along with Ning Ou came two A-level superhumans, one of whom was Branch Chief Ao Qing, the "South China Sea Dragon King," from the Xia Nan Branch.

This guy is a water-type superhuman. He usually wears beach shorts and beach shoes and seems like a rascal, but his strength is extraordinary.

The other is Qiu Feng, the captain of the special operations team from the Imperial Capital Bureau. She is a fair-skinned, tall young woman dressed in exquisite and gorgeous ethnic costumes and wearing a headdress in the shape of a fiery red phoenix feather.

It is said that she was born with the body of a fire phoenix, and is a descendant of the ancient race of the legendary "phoenix descendants". She is the inheritor of an ancient civilization. By her generation, only a few people remained, and she was the only one to awaken superpowers.

In terms of potential and strength, she is definitely no less than the Ice Queen Ning Ou.

In fact, those who can reach A-level strength at this stage are all people with great potential. If they have enough extraordinary materials, becoming a demigod in the future is not out of the question.

However, the current defense pressure is enormous, and most of the A-level combat forces are burdened with heavy responsibilities and unable to spare any time. Only these two can barely free up their hands to help.

As for those below A-rank, we won't participate. Otherwise, even dealing with a heavily injured S-rank monster would be too dangerous, and we might get killed in one hit. You have to understand that those who can reach B-rank at this stage are the future pillars of the human race, so we can't just waste them.

Fortunately, the main force in this operation was not A-level, but modern weapons and Sheng Yixia.

Followed.

The five human A-level members, including Sheng Yixia, didn't even bother with the Lynx vehicle and started traveling directly through the wilderness. This turned out to be the fastest way, and in just two or three hours, the five-person team had traveled 300 kilometers and successfully met up with the reconnaissance team.

After sending the reconnaissance team a little further away, the five-man squad immediately began to deploy their battle plan.

After some planning, Branch Chief Ning Ou took out a crystal ball. She channeled energy into the crystal ball using supernatural matter, and soon the image of the forward base commander appeared in the crystal ball.

There was no other way; when Earth's communication was unusable, they had to adapt to local customs and use the astral communication methods. These crystal balls were seized from the astral supernatural beings.

However, while this crystal ball is useful, it cannot be mass-produced and has many limitations in use. It's not feasible to equip every combatant with one. In the future, we still need to research things like mobile phone communication.

After a while.

Branch Chief Ning Ou has already communicated with the J City forward base and transmitted the coordinates.

Wait patiently for a moment.

Suddenly, some scattered lights appeared in the gray mist on the horizon. Then, the lights became more and more numerous and intensely hot, pouring down like a meteor shower into the canyon where the ice-type dragon was located.

Boom boom boom!
The intense explosion engulfed the entire canyon in flames, the shockwave swept and crushed everything, and flames filled the sky, making it look like the end of the world from a distance.

Unfortunately.

These rockets, lacking satellite guidance, are less accurate and can only conduct area-of-effect bombardment to inflict damage on the ice dragon as much as possible. However, it is quite difficult to kill the dragon directly in this round of long-range fire.

as predicted.

Amidst a series of shrill and furious roars from the monster, the ice dragon flapped its wings and soared into the air.

Despite stumbling and falling, covered in lacerations from the explosion and looking extremely disheveled, it was still alive.

As it appeared, a terrifying aura emanating from an S-class supernatural being swept around like a whirlwind, constantly spewing out icy mist to extinguish the raging flames.

"Mechanical Instructor, it's your turn to make a move," Ning Ou, the temporary leader of the five-person team, commanded.

"Yes."

With a response, Sheng Yixia, who was already prepared, immediately took action.

With a flick of his left hand, he produced a book of mystical light, the "Book of Heavenly Secrets," while in his right hand he held a handful of Five Emperor Coins, and began to rapidly perform divination.

This was the first time that Ao Qing, the Dragon King of the South Sea, and Qiu Feng, the Fire Phoenix, had met Sheng Yixia. They were both curious as they watched this guy called "Mechanical Mentor" engaging in some kind of mystical divination, a style that was completely out of character with his ID.

Before long, Sheng Yixia finished casting the hexagram and calculated with her fingers.

A strange and incomprehensible illusory scene appeared in his mind.

It was a boundless void, filled with world-destroying storms. These storms had no substance, yet they could ignore space and destroy everything.

At the same time, the image of the Twilight Prophet's giant head reappeared in his mind. The grooves and scalp of its head were trembling incessantly, and extraordinary power was surging from its body, as if driving a treasure. The treasure was suspended in the air, like a compass, with countless threads intertwined within it.

Just as Sheng Yixia was about to "see" more clearly, suddenly, an unprecedentedly terrifying malice rushed towards him, ten times stronger than the aura he had when he divined the S-class ice-type evil dragon before, no, more than a hundred times stronger.

Sheng Yixia immediately realized that she had divined crucial information and had touched a nerve with the Heavenly Dao of the Star Realm.

He dared not delay for a moment, hurriedly interrupted the divination, and activated the blame-shifting skill, shifting the blame to the S-class ice-type evil dragon that was putting out a fire in its hometown.

The sudden disaster startled the ice dragon for a moment, but it roared in terror as its body was crushed inch by inch by the power of the Heavenly Laws, and its flesh and blood rapidly disintegrated and dissipated.

They were wiped out almost instantly!
Damn it! ?
Sheng Yixia was also stunned by this scene. How big a hole had she dug?

However, he didn't have time to think about it, because after the other party, Tiandao, killed the ice-type evil dragon, it seemed that his anger had not subsided. The remaining power after killing the evil dragon had nowhere to be vented, so it came towards Sheng Yixia along the network cable.

Although he blamed the dragon for the disaster, he was not entirely unrelated to the matter.

This is like displaced anger!
Even if it's misplaced anger, it's not something Sheng Yixia can withstand. Besides, this isn't Earth, where the Heavenly Dao Mother is too far away to help him win.

Without any choice.

Sheng Yixia could only flip her palm, and a Xuanwu shell appeared in her hand. It emitted a diamond-shaped, semi-transparent shield in the shape of a tortoise shell, protecting Sheng Yixia within it.

The tortoise shell shield shattered in the next instant, and the power of the astral heavenly wrath was completely blocked and dispelled.

"Crack!"

A ninth crack appeared on the back of the Black Tortoise, followed by the entire back shattering into dust. It had exhausted its last bit of protective power and ended its mission.

At that moment, Sheng Yixia felt incredibly fortunate.

If it weren't for the Xuanwu back, he would have been either dead or crippled in this wave.

Of course, without the Heavenly Secrets Book and the Five Emperors' Coins, he wouldn't have been able to cause such a huge disaster or incur such great hatred. His ability to frame others would have been sufficient.

...Wait a minute, so these three treasures were largely responsible for the ancestors of the Heavenly Secrets lineage's suicidal tendencies!
Of course, now there are only two left, so future inheritors should be more restrained.

In short.

Although he didn't yet understand what he had divined, he knew it was absolutely incredible information.

"Yi Xia, are you alright?" Ice Queen Ning Ou also flashed to Sheng Yi Xia's side and asked with concern. At the same time, she couldn't help but glance at the ice-type evil dragon, her eyes filled with shock.

No one knows what method he used, but he managed to kill the injured ice-type dragon in one fell swoop.

The other two A-level big shots were even more dumbfounded.

So the evil dragon died just like that?

They were thinking that it would be a fierce battle for the five of them to kill a wounded S-rank, and there might even be casualties! But if they could help Ning Ou advance to S-rank at this stage, even if there were sacrifices, it would be worth it.

Is it really over just like that?
This guy called Mechanical Mentor—no, this guy is too awesome.

While everyone was astonished, only Zhou Fei remained calm. She knew Sheng Yixia best and was used to seeing him display all sorts of unbelievable fighting styles.

"It's alright, it's all over now." Sheng Yixia exhaled a breath of stale air, her tone somewhat relaxed. "Branch Chief, hurry up and pack up the spoils and leave. This place is deep behind enemy lines, and we might attract the attention of some powerful forces."

"Okay, I really owe you a lot this time." Ning Ou winked at Sheng Yixia. "I'll definitely repay you properly once I reach S-rank."

Without waiting for a moment, he rushed into the inferno to loot the spoils. The others followed suit.

In less than half an hour, they had looted all the valuables and began to retreat at top speed. Their looting movements were so smooth and skillful that they were obviously used to doing this kind of thing.

This made Sheng Yixia secretly sigh, wondering what kind of work these high-ranking branch bureau chiefs usually did, how come they were all experts at extorting money from the ground?
It's fast to go there, but even faster to come back.

Two hours later.

The five-person team has returned to the J City forward base.

Ao Qing and Qiu Feng, who hadn't made a move from beginning to end, felt a bit unsatisfied and asked if there were any S-rank monsters to hunt nearby.
However, Zhou Fei and Sheng Yixia refused to take action again. This mission to kill enemies of higher ranks was already risky, and since it was successful, they decided to wait until the branch chief was successfully promoted to S-rank before taking any further action.

After completing his mission, Sheng Yixia did not linger in the Star Realm. He returned directly to Jingchen Huating in H City. After resting briefly, he once again immersed himself in his consciousness and communicated with the projection of Sheng Yixia from the previous timeline.

In the dilapidated Jingchen Huating home, Sheng Yixia, dressed in white, fell into deep thought after hearing the retelling. After a moment, she said, "In my timeline, because the Twilight Prophet was never eliminated and later became the commander-in-chief, I have never seen the compass you mentioned."

"But it's not like we have absolutely no information. Because we've been fighting against the Twilight Prophet, we've gradually gathered a lot of scattered intelligence. Piecing it together, I've determined that the compass has a certain probability of being one of the legendary astral treasures—the Compass of Fate."

"In addition, the storm you described is a terrifying disaster that can ignore space and tear everything apart. Based on some known information I have collected, I believe that the storm is more in line with the legendary superdimensional storm."

Sheng Yixia wasn't just a nobody in the future; it's said that several demigods have died at his hands, and he also knows a great deal about the secrets of the Astral Plane.

"The Compass of Fate? A Superdimensional Storm?" Sheng Yixia frowned and said, "Why did these two images appear in my divination? And why are they so strongly linked to the Twilight Prophet?"

"I don't know. I only know that the Compass of Fate is a supreme artifact for prophecy, capable of reversing predetermined fate and changing the future."

“And a superdimensional storm is a spatial storm from the fourth dimension or higher. It is said that even the gods of the astral plane can hardly resist it, because in a sense, gods are actually high-dimensional beings who have transcended dimensions.” Sheng Yixia replied in the future, “The me in front of you is just a program projection. My logical judgment cannot compare with my true self. You will probably have to figure out the reason for that.”

"A superdimensional storm that even gods can't withstand? Are gods superdimensional beings?" Sheng Yixia's eyes gradually brightened, as if she had sensed some crucial information, and she hurriedly asked, "You've been talking about fighting demigods, so what about the gods of the astral plane?"

"The Lord of Twilight, the Lord of Crimson Moon, and that Lord of Dawn or something? Have they made a move?"

“The Lord of Twilight intervened once,” Sheng Yixia replied. “The reason our H City is in its current state is because of the Lord of Twilight. Otherwise, we would still have some power to resist. As for others, I haven’t heard of them intervening. It’s the demigods below who are active.”

now it's right.

Sheng Yixia seemed to have grasped the blind spot and judged, "If it's because gods are high above and disdain to interfere in mortal wars, and their status is too high, I can understand. But it seems that the Twilight Lord's status is not high at all, and he even personally intervened in a crucial battle."

"Then there's a problem. Since the Lord of Twilight isn't that high-class and cares a lot about the outcome and progress of the war, why doesn't he intervene more often? If he did, our Earth would have been destroyed long ago, and we wouldn't have been dragged into this late stage by you!"

"You mean... Hyperdimensional Storm?" Sheng Yixia asked thoughtfully.

“If they want to act but cannot, there is only one reason: they cannot act, or rather, acting would require a huge price to pay, and they will not act unless absolutely necessary,” Sheng Yixia analyzed. “Then there is most likely a situation that restricts those gods. Judging from the information I obtained from my divination, it is very likely a superdimensional storm.”

"Based on your intelligence analysis, is it possible that those gods are all fighting against the extradimensional storm and can't spare any more resources?"

After thinking for a while, Sheng Yixia nodded and said, "Yes! And the possibility is quite high."

“That explains it.” Sheng Yixia nodded and said, “The astral plane suffered a superdimensional storm, and the gods struggled to resist it. Therefore, they wanted to devour the Earth’s origin to replenish themselves and overcome the crisis. That’s why they changed their trajectory, which had previously just brushed past Earth… By the way, the Compass of Destiny, they changed their trajectory using the Compass of Destiny!”

After exchanging and analyzing information, Sheng Yixia gradually figured out the cause and effect. Her eyes became more and more determined. Even if the analysis was not comprehensive, the logical chain was relatively clear, and that should be the general idea.

“So that’s how it is. I was wondering why the Astral Plane was so ruthless towards Earth.” Sheng Yixia said in the future, “Logically, after a planet is swallowed by the Astral Plane, it is normal for it to preserve some oases and enclaves for us to live and multiply and become a part of the Astral Plane.”

"But now, just look at our devastated H City, and you'll know that the Astral Plane isn't leaving us any way out; they want to completely digest the spoils of war!"

Sheng Yixia nodded and said, "This is called 'poverty makes people think of the past.' Those high and mighty gods in the past might not care about this little bit of primordial energy on Earth, but this time, when disaster strikes, even a mosquito's leg is meat to them, and it may be the key to whether they can survive the attack of the superdimensional storm."

"Now that we've figured out the cause and effect, how do we break this deadlock?" Sheng Yixia asked again.

“The Compass of Fate!” Sheng Yixia said firmly, “Since the Twilight Prophet can use the Compass of Fate to change the trajectory of Earth’s fate, then we can also use it to change Earth’s fate again, and perhaps even the fate of Earth in future timelines.”

"Seize the Compass of Destiny? Change the trajectory of the collision between the Astral Plane and Earth?" Sheng Yixia pondered in the future. "Based on the information and intelligence I have, you must complete this before the Twilight Prophet initiates the [Root Severing Project]."

Sheng Yixia knew that the Twilight Prophet's "Root-Severing Plan" was a full-scale attack during the Chinese New Year in the previous timeline, and it was during that attack that her parents died.

"What do you mean? What's the reason?!" Sheng Yixia asked, frowning.

“The timing of the Twilight Prophet’s root-severing operation was not chosen arbitrarily,” Sheng Yixia said. “At that point in time, a natural space tide occurred. During the tide, the space barrier between Earth and the astral plane was very weak, creating many temporary large rifts. Now that I think about it, that natural space tide was probably caused by a superdimensional storm.”

"The Twilight Prophet, who made preparations in advance, used this spatial tide to trigger a large-scale rift in mortals, deploying troops to invade Earth and eliminate Earth's excellent resistance forces."

"It was after that space tide that Earth was locked in the gravitational tides of the celestial plane on the fourth dimension, and the collision between them was irreversible."

The future Sheng Yixia gave a series of information.

After absorbing and digesting the information, Sheng Yixia concluded, "In other words, we only have a little over three months left to save the Earth. Once we miss this window, the end of the world will be irreversible."

“No, you can choose to continue upgrading and confront the Twilight Lord and the others head-on in the future,” Sheng Yixia said. “That was also my original plan.”

It would be difficult to confront the gods head-on.

Moreover, even if they ultimately win, the entire Earth will have already been swallowed by the astral plane and completely merged with it.

“There’s no other choice.” Sheng Yixia pondered for a moment and then said, “If we miss the window of opportunity three months from now, the Earth will actually be destroyed, and what will be left is Earth’s civilization.”

“That’s true!” Sheng Yixia agreed, but then added, “But it’s basically impossible for you to grow to the point of destroying the Twilight Prophet within three months. It has many powerful guards around it, and neither you nor I know where its lair is.”

"You said that the space tides might be caused by the outbreak of a superdimensional storm. That window of opportunity was a chance for the Astral Plan to carry out the 'Root Severing Plan,' but conversely, wasn't it also a chance for Earth to escape from a desperate situation?" Sheng Yixia said thoughtfully. "If they are carrying out the 'Root Severing Plan,' then we will carry out the 'Decapitation Plan,' and see whose blade is faster and more ruthless! Most importantly, since it is a superdimensional storm outbreak, the Twilight Lord is very likely to be restrained by the superdimensional storm and unable to cheat. This is our best chance to turn the tide."

After thinking it over, Sheng Yixia agreed: "That's true, but it's very difficult."

"At least it's an opportunity," Sheng Yixia said thoughtfully. "How will we know if we'll succeed or fail if we don't try?"

After communicating with Sheng Yixia in the future, Sheng Yixia emerged from her silence, turned on her computer, and began to organize her thoughts and ideas, refining the initial outline of the decapitation plan.

soon.

Sheng Yixia had sorted out her thoughts and reported the plan to Sister Fei and Ning Ou, the branch chief who was preparing to go into seclusion.

Fei Jie also brought Sheng Yixia some good news: the "Lying Down and Winning Life" persona had found Lei Dao again and confessed to Lei Dao that she was an undercover agent in the Astral Plane. She explained that the vampires were also victims of the Astral Plane and were willing to cooperate with Earthlings to kill the Twilight Prophet and liberate the entire Astral Plane in the future.

This result was exactly what had been predicted, but its actual occurrence still boosted morale. After so much hard work, we finally saw hope of saving the Earth.

However, Lucian is ultimately an astral being, and his cooperation with Earth is undoubtedly just for his own purposes. We must be prepared to guard against his hidden tricks.

Subsequently, after a small-scale brainstorming session, the decapitation plan gradually took shape, with 94 days remaining before the scheduled execution time.

Now that the plan has been finalized, the next step is to accumulate as much strength as possible within these 94 days.

The improvement of strength is multifaceted. First, it is necessary to comprehensively strengthen high-end combat capabilities. After all, it is not easy to rush in and kill the Twilight Prophet. It is impossible to succeed without multiple S-class powerhouses to support the situation.

Therefore, the branch chief must break through to S-level as soon as possible, and on this basis, let the rich help the poor, and with the help of Sheng Yixia's divination ability, hunt more powerful S-level supernatural creatures to help others advance to S-level. The remaining A-level and B-level people also need to be trained as soon as possible, after all, the Twilight Prophet's plan to eradicate the roots is not a joke.

I believe this time its plan to eradicate its roots will be more intense than the previous timeline, and we must guard against it.

Besides.

Sheng Yixia must seize the time to improve her strength, such as filming, drawing cards, and settling accounts after the film's release. However, this time time is tight, so it's pointless to cast a wide net and draw random cards. It's better to focus on upgrading the cards she already has as much as possible.

In addition, Sheng Yixia also has requirements for the extraordinary level of his original body. In 94 days, he hopes that his original body can be upgraded to at least A+ level. In this way, with the cards, he should be able to exert at least S+ level combat power, and it may not be impossible to have a chance to fight against a demigod.

He also needs to find time to work on key research projects, since fighting against the astral plane cannot rely solely on the superhumans; modern weapons are still necessary for victory.

therefore.

Sheng Yixia quickly entered the busiest period of her life.

First, there's the start of filming for Special Operations Bureau 19. After some revisions, Sheng Yixia now plays two roles in Bureau 19: Xingchen, a psychic hacker in the good guys' camp, and Dahai, a space-age ability user in the bad guys' camp.

In order to save on special effects, and even to make the fight scenes look better, Sheng Yixia invited some real superhumans to be stunt doubles for other actors, specifically to perform superpowered battles. There were some minor incidents along the way.

During this process, although the director, screenwriter, and other crew members had signed a confidentiality agreement with the National Non-Agency Affairs Bureau, they were still stunned and their values ​​were greatly impacted.

Fortunately, humans are an extremely adaptable species, and some people in the crew already knew about these things. After being shocked for two or three days, they got used to it and instinctively accepted the fact that there were people with superpowers in this world, and things began to function normally again.

In addition, many special effects actions were performed by the superhuman stunt doubles themselves, which not only made the fighting realistic and reduced the number of takes, but also saved a lot of money on post-production special effects, so the whole movie was filmed very quickly.

Meanwhile, during the filming process, Sheng Yixia's previously filmed "The Gambling King's Side Story 2" was also released in theaters with the secret support and assistance of the National Security Bureau. In addition, the film itself was of good quality, Sheng Yixia's popularity, Shao Jingqiu's cameo appearance, and other factors.

In a short period of time, the box office revenue exceeded one billion. At this time, it began to be promoted on major online platforms, which expanded its influence even further. This allowed Sheng Yixia to break through the limits of the two skills she obtained from the Gambling King Chronicles: Card Control and Mental Power, reaching the Orange Epic level.

The Control Techniques entry has been expanded to include gold legendary and orange epic tiers.

[④ Immobilize: When your thrown card hits an enemy, there is a certain chance to immobilize them. The success rate depends on factors such as the card's level, quality, and the enemy's strength.]

【⑤ Leap: You can control the flying cards to perform a superdimensional leap, making it even harder for the enemy to dodge and defend.】

These two entries are naturally very useful. The former is a control skill. Although there is a probability factor, if you hit the target with a lot of flying cards, you will eventually be able to trigger the effect. The latter involves dimensional jump levels and should be able to directly hit the target. It is suitable for using big moves.

The Mind Power stat has also reached the Orange Epic level, with two new attributes added.

[The Power of the Mind]

[④ Calling a deer a horse: You can forcibly change the target's perception through mental power; the success rate depends on the target's willpower and the difference in their perception.]

[⑤ The butterfly effect: You can use the power of your mind to change a small, crucial event, triggering a chain reaction and unleashing a massive storm. Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.]

The terms related to "psychic powers" are always outrageous, but these two are even more outrageous. Calling a deer a horse is chilling. Imagine the scenarios: making a beautiful young woman believe you are her husband... or making an enemy think you are his father...

This is a skill term with endless applications.

The butterfly effect is somewhat abstract, but if used well, it can achieve great strategic goals with minimal cost. If used in conjunction with skills like divination or prophecy, the effect would likely be even better.

Can these two cards be upgraded to another level?
Sheng Yixia felt it was a bit risky. The leap from Golden Legend to Orange Epic was already big enough. To go up another level from Orange Epic, Sheng Yixia felt that it definitely wouldn't be possible without a box office of over 5 billion.

While the second installment of the Gambling King series is decent, it ultimately falls short of that level. Even with the official support and push from the Chinese government, it would only be a facade, and it would also easily expose Sheng Yixia to the Twilight Prophet.

In the current situation, an orange epic-level item is barely sufficient.

During this process, Sheng Yixia also invested in and filmed "The King of Chefs II", "Urban Legend of Yin Wujiu", "My Mechanical Bionic Girlfriend II", and "Taoist Exorcist Record II". Due to time constraints, these were all fast-paced productions. Apart from "Taoist Exorcist Record" and "My Mechanical Bionic Girlfriend" where she played the lead role, Sheng Yixia played supporting roles in the others.

In addition, Sheng Yixia also starred in "The Legend of the Immortal Realm: The God of War of the Three Realms Falls in Love with Me", in which he played the supporting role of Little Demon Lord Chao Qianjue. Although his role was small, the character was popular and he felt very comfortable playing it, as it suited him perfectly.

After filming wrapped, Sheng Yixia indeed drew the Little Demon Lord's bloodline talent card.

Just as Sheng Yixia had predicted.

Although the Little Demon Lord is portrayed as a young master of the demon realm who has lived for 100,000 years and whose hidden strength is comparable to that of gods and demons, this card does not show exaggerated power.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

His own killing system was made from the broken Heavenly Dao of Earth. If it could grant Sheng Yixia the power to kill the Lord of Twilight in one go, how could it have become a broken Heavenly Dao?

In terms of sheer destructive power, our own Heavenly Dao is no match for the Twilight Lord, who surpasses the Heavenly Dao of the Star Realm, and even the Twilight Prophet might not be able to defeat it head-on.

Therefore, the cards drawn by Sheng Yixia only have some basic law-like functions, and further improvement depends on absorbing the power of faith.

Fortunately, during the accelerated production and release phases, the card generated a lot of buzz, which allowed it to successfully advance to the orange epic level and unleash its true power.

Card Name: [Demon Bloodline]

Card Quality: [Orange Epic]

[①Bloodline Suppression: You possess the noble bloodline of a High-Ranking Celestial Demon. Your mere presence intimidates those of equal or lower extraordinary levels, or those with inferior bloodlines, preventing them from unleashing their full combat potential. Note: High-Ranking Celestial Demons are on par with gods; you are essentially a child of the gods.]

【②Heavenly Demon Body: You possess a powerful body with an innate invulnerability effect, granting immunity to most elemental damage and crowd control effects.】

【③ Innate Demonic Soul: Your soul is incredibly powerful, which in turn generates strong mental strength, making you immune to most soul-based attacks.】

[④ Commanding Demons: You are born with the aura of a high-ranking demon, capable of intimidating and commanding extraordinary beings of equal or lower rank and bloodline level than yours to submit to you.]

【⑤Immortal: As long as a piece of your flesh exists, you can regenerate your body, but your strength will be greatly weakened. If your physical body is completely destroyed, as long as a wisp of your demonic soul exists, you can possess another body and be reborn, gradually demonizing the target into a celestial demon body】

to be frank.

When Sheng Yixia saw the last two effects of this card, he was also very shocked, especially the orange attribute, which was simply overpowered. As long as there was a wisp of remnant soul, it could be resurrected infinitely, which really guaranteed his safety.

The other cards also saw significant changes within just three months thanks to rapid refreshes.

For example, the [Chinese Pastries] category has been updated with an orange epic entry.

【⑤【Endless Vitality】: Consuming Chinese pastries you made yourself can significantly increase physical strength, energy, mental state, and injury recovery speed for a period of time】

Undoubtedly, this has greatly enhanced Sheng Yixia's logistical skills.

Sheng Yixia's favorite Divine Sense card also became an orange epic card, with added attributes.

【⑤【Soul Control】: You can control the target's soul with your divine sense, making it a servant whose only purpose is you. The stronger the target's soul's will, the higher the chance of failure. When controlling a soul servant, your upper limit of divine sense will be reduced, and the degree of reduction depends on the soul servant's soul will.】

This is simply an overpowered skill. If it weren't for the extraordinary world setting, it would be a skill that could get you shot countless times.

The "Scientific Inspiration" category was also upgraded and given an "Epic" entry after the release of "Bionic Girlfriend 2".

【⑤【Source of Inspiration】Your inspiration flows like a spring; you can swim freely in its ocean. Please note that inspiration is just that—inspiration—and does not guarantee the right direction. Please use your judgment carefully.】

This source of inspiration alone is enough to make Sheng Yixia's scientific research capabilities reach an incredible level, and it has also enabled him to make breakthroughs in some of the projects he has participated in, making it one of the most valuable entries.

The successful completion of filming for "Bionic Girlfriend 2" also earned Sheng Yixia her second character card, which she upgraded to epic level.

Character Card Name: [Mechanical Mentor]

Card Tier: [Orange Epic]

[Card Trait 1: You possess exceptional talent in biochemistry, mechanics, and artificial intelligence. Your efficiency in learning and researching these areas is astonishingly high and unbelievable.]

[Card Trait 2: Your brain is naturally capable of multitasking and can simultaneously control and command multiple mechanical units]

[Card Trait 3: Your mind is extremely calm, even somewhat cold-blooded]

[Card Trait 4: You are easily attached to artificial intelligence and gradually lose interest in your physical body]

Entry description:

[Green ① [Mechanical Army]: You believe in the strategy of using numbers to defeat fewer enemies. You can make good use of every bit of divine power to more precisely micro-manage more mechanical war units (number doubled). Note: This attribute and card trait 2 can be stacked.]

This is undoubtedly a very useful term.

For example, Sheng Yixia's original divine sense could only control thirty drones at the same time, but after equipping the Mechanical Mentor role card, she could control at least one hundred and twenty drones, and the number would increase as her divine sense increased.

[Blue ② [Modification Master]: You can freely modify your mechanical units and create fixed production templates.]

To be honest, Sheng Yixia thinks this entry is pretty average. After all, once a product is finalized, changing the production template poses a huge challenge to the entire supply chain.

When used in conjunction with the purple tag, Sheng Yixia found it really appealing.

[Purple ③ [Mechanical Factory]: You own an independent mechanical factory. As long as you have sufficiently accurate blueprints, you can produce your own mechanical war units here.]

This entry is absolutely outrageous; it's like Sheng Yixia owns a machine factory that's always at her disposal, capable of producing custom-made template products at any time...

After using it, Sheng Yixia felt that this thing was really good, and it gave her a great feeling of being able to command an army all by herself.

However, compared to the following entries, this is still child's play.

[Gold ④ [Intelligent Revolution]: You have initiated an intelligent revolution. Among the mechanical units you produce that possess artificial intelligence, there is a chance that true intelligent life will emerge. You can make them your assistants or mechanical army officers, which can greatly increase the number of mechanical units you can command.]

To be honest, even Sheng Yixia herself is afraid of this term.

Before the disaster in another asteroid could be resolved, another mechanical disaster struck. Fortunately, as a mechanical mentor, he had absolute control over the intelligent life forms born under his care, which mitigated many risks.

However, it cannot be said to be absolutely safe; there are still many loopholes that can be exploited.

In short, let's take it one step at a time and see what happens.

In short, Sheng Yixia could accept the gold-level attribute, but the orange-level attribute really scared him.

[Orange ⑤ [Mechanical Ascension]: You can implant a brain-computer interface to gradually mechanize your body. Once you reach the level of mechanical ascension, you can break free from the constraints of the physical body, achieve immortality, and become an existence comparable to gods.]

Upon seeing this entry, Sheng Yixia was deeply moved and remained unsettled for a long time.

……

(End of this chapter)