Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

"Buzz—!!" The earth beast roared angrily, but no one could understand what it meant.

Someone exclaimed, "Oh no, the prophecy has come true again!"

"What prophecy?" Yan Huan asked, completely bewildered.

He suddenly felt that he was out of place among these people, and couldn't even understand what was going on.

The Earth Beast sat down on the ground, cried out a few times, and then fell silent, its rear end submerged in the pool used for the competition.

The baby seals nearby looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

"ヽ(#`Д?)ノ You dare steal Leopard's territory? I'm going to fight you, Leopard!"

"(:3_ヽ)_ With eyes open, the competition begins. With eyes closed, the surrender begins."

"ヾ(??▽?)ノ Is this also a leopard's opponent? Interesting."

Just as everyone was puzzled, Sai Fei'er slowly walked out of the crowd:

"Oh dear, it's said that the Earth Beast is unhappy because [Mountain People] Darion was replaced by [Thief Spirit], so it has come to protest!"

"Is that so?" Apofis said thoughtfully. "Hitting the field during the off-season is a relatively friendly form of protest, I suppose."

Upon seeing this scene, the halo-wearing Tian couldn't help but ponder:

"Wow, if Tian isn't mistaken, this must be the [giant beast lying in the abyss] from the prophecy?"

"What?" Apophis exclaimed in surprise, "Another prophecy has appeared?"

“Yes, yes!” Tian explained:

"Besides [the golden cup is shattered, no one becomes the champion], we've recently heard from the audience at the bathhouse about [the black tide erodes the clear waves] and [the giant beast lies in the abyss]..."

"I found out by asking around," Yan Huan said, looking at Tian.

"I thought you three saintesses had also had such prophetic dreams."

"Although these weren't our predictions, they have indeed come true."

Tian reminded her:

"For example, the prophecy mentions '[the black tide erodes the clear waves],' and wasn't the bathhouse contaminated by black bath salts?"

"The prophecy mentions [a giant beast lying in the abyss], and the earth beast appeared here."

Apophis couldn't help but comment on this:

"This...this prophecy sounds incredibly true!"

"Is it possible that this is another result of Katniss deliberately instigating things?" Yan Huan raised an eyebrow:

"It's said to be a prophetic dream, but who actually had this dream?"

"I think it's more like hearsay, maybe it's information that someone deliberately spread."

"According to Danheng's investigation, how many of these [false oracles] do you have?"

"If prophetic dreams really exist, it makes no sense that a few demigods didn't dream about them, but a group of citizens did."

"Does Lord Yan Huan believe that this prophetic dream is a trap deliberately spread by someone?" Apophis looked at Yan Huan curiously.

"But... the first two prophecies have already come true one after the other."

"Maybe the person who spread it did it on purpose?" Yan Huan asked rhetorically.

"For example, if I predict that an apple will be knocked away in an hour, I will send someone to elbow the apple away in an hour. It's that simple, isn't it?"

“I see… that is indeed possible.” Apophis nodded slightly.

"Then, Lord Yan Huan, if this is true, what is the intention of the person who spread this message?"

Chapter 1414 You're Going Too Far

"I don't know," Yan Huan said, shrugging.

"Perhaps they're creating chaos to buy time for some kind of conspiracy."

"Don't panic, don't panic~" Sai Fei'er said calmly.

"With two demigods, the seamstress and Sister Tibo, in charge, what are you afraid of?"

“Don’t worry, everyone,” Tining reassured them.

“We guarantee in the name of demigods that the so-called [Three Calamities] are false.”

"However, we cannot predict whether someone will act deliberately."

"What does it matter?" Yan Huan looked at Apophis.

"The trophy hasn't been brought out yet, and apart from you guys, nobody knows where the real trophy is."

"Hmm...not necessarily!" Tian touched the halo above her head, offering a reminder:

"Little Huan, don't forget that many elders participated when Ohmma was first established."

"We can find out where the trophy can be hidden by using the process of elimination."

"Then put it in my room," Yan Huan offered as a solution.

"So what if they know where it is? Let them take the trophy right under my nose."

"Hey, you're a fucking genius!" Apophis exclaimed excitedly.

As a representative of combat strength, having Yan Huan protect the trophy is undoubtedly a good choice.

So what if you know where the trophy is? Do you have the guts to come and take it?

"Huanzi, this isn't your plan, is it?" Sai Feier looked at Yan Huan suspiciously.

"Are you worried you won't win the championship, so you want to touch the trophy beforehand?"

"How could that be!" Yan Huan said dismissively.

"The person who can beat me at an event in Ohmma hasn't been born yet!"

"Really?" Suddenly, a familiar voice came from the side.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and found that it was Xia Ke.

"Hey~ you!" Apophis was about to say something when Xia raised her hand and silently put a halo on herself.

Everyone: "..."

"Don't look at me like that. Since it's an event for Fagina, as the representative of Tree Garden, I naturally have to participate."

At that moment, Xia looked at everyone:

"What? If Tian can participate, why can't I?"

"Lord Xia, we understand your desire to participate in the event, but have you forgotten something?"

Apophis couldn't help but remind him:

"Now that the championship is almost here, you first need to find a player who is willing to give up their place in the competition to you."

"Given your popularity in Ohma, you see..."

"Isn't that simple?" Xia looked at Yan Huan without hesitation.

“Hey, you nameless guy over there, let me take the trophy for you.”

"No, why should I?" Yan Huan raised an eyebrow. "You've already sunk to the bottom, what use is this trophy to you?"

"I just want the foolish world to witness miracles again." Xia said expressionlessly at that moment.

"Besides, you're not even sure you'll win in the end, are you?"

"You're just a beginner. Do you think you can win every battle just by reading a tutorial or manual once?"

"I don't care." Yan Huan clutched the gold medallion and stepped back, watching Xia warily. "I'd rather throw it in the latrine than give it to you."

That moment Xia: "..."

“Hehe~ Not everyone is as popular as Tian!” Tian couldn’t help but laugh.

"Hmph, it will happen." Xia glanced at the crowd.

"It's okay if you're embarrassed now. You fool who wants the championship can come find me in the garden later."

"Dignity is useless, but trophies are real. I hope everyone understands this."

After saying that, Xia left in a haughty manner.

The group returned to their original topic.

Should we hand over the trophy to Yan Huan for safekeeping?

Now that Xia has joined the group, even though she's annoying, she's actually quite clever.

It doesn't seem right to hand the trophy to a contestant who might not even win the championship.

"How about this?" Sai Fei'er smiled slightly, "We can just switch the trophy, won't that solve the problem?"

"Didn't that prophecy say that the trophy would eventually break? Then let's get a fake one. It doesn't matter if someone with ulterior motives breaks it. We can bring out the real trophy and give it to the champion at the end of the awards ceremony."

“We’ll prepare a fake trophy, and I’ll replace the real one with lightning speed.”

"That way, even if someone tries to cause trouble based on a false prophecy, they won't know that what they're destroying is a false one!"

“But the prerequisite is to first remove the ‘tailor’s golden thread’—it only trusts you three brothers!” Sephiroth looked at Apophis.

After thinking for a moment, the latter realized that doing so might also work.

"Alright then." Apophis finally agreed to this method.

"Removing the gold thread is easy, but the trophy is still in the live stream that's being monitored 24/7, and many citizens are watching. If we don't want our actions to be discovered..."

"Turn off the broadcast," Saifeier replied.

"Just say that the drone suddenly ran out of power and had to stop broadcasting for a short while."

"Wouldn't that arouse suspicion?" Apophis frowned.

"There's no other way." Sai Fei'er looked at Yan Huan: