He became the White-Haired Evil God after wearing the Seven Curses Rings.

the other side.

Xie Bai and his group were walking down the street.

Because of their generally youthful appearance, many passersby would focus their attention on them as they walked by.

Xie Bai himself did not feel anything amiss about the gazes coming from all around him.

Ivy, standing next to her, seemed somewhat awkward in the face of these gazes.

"Um, my lord..."

"Did we really come here just to stroll around? Didn't we say we were looking for some Church of Life?"

Hearing her question, Xie Bai slowed down and gently turned his head.

"Well..."

"You saw what happened in front of the city gate just now. This Church of Life is clearly having some problems. Although we don't know what kind of trouble they're up to, it doesn't stop us from relaxing for now."

"Anyway, we're already at the event they've set up. If they want to take advantage of the situation and do something big, we can just be there."

"and……"

Xie Bai suddenly stopped and turned his entire body around.

"That elf they call the Pope seems to recognize my power."

"Given this situation, they've even tacitly allowed us to get involved. We might actually be useful to them. Maybe that Pope of Life is still somewhere plotting how to use us..."

Xie Bai was speaking when a buzzing sound suddenly came from afar, engulfing the entire venue.

"Buzz—!"

Upon hearing the buzzing sound, Xie Bai unconsciously raised his head and looked into the distance.

That was the signal that the game had officially started.

"It seems we don't have much time left to wander around. Let's put those questions aside for now."

Xie Bai lightly stepped forward, his body gracefully floating between the two.

"Now, let's get down to business. Let's take this opportunity to see how the Pokémon Tournament is going in this world."

As they were speaking, a pale blue halo suddenly appeared, enveloping Ivy and the others.

While the surrounding crowd was still distracted by the buzzing sound, Xie Bai used a bit of spacetime authority on Jia Mi to instantly teleport Ivy and the others to the Holy City Arena.

The sacred tree of the Church of Life, a tree reaching to the heavens.

At a height of 1,200 meters above the ground, the hollow canopy at the core of the Sky Tree was actively nurtured by the Church of Life to develop a special wooden structure, forming the Holy City Arena, which is made entirely of natural materials.

Because the Holy City Arena is located at a very high altitude, all the contestants who came to prepare for the competition chose to arrive early so as not to miss the official start of the competition.

When Xie Bai teleported over with Ivy and the others, the rest area for the contestants was already full, with only a few seats remaining in the corner of the front row.

"Um…?"

The player closest to the empty spot looked puzzled when he saw Xie Bai and the others arrive.

"Young lady, you've come to the wrong place. This is the players' rest area. The spectator seats are over there."

At this moment, Xie Bai quietly sat down to the side.

"No, I'm also a contestant this time, and I'm sitting right here."

Upon hearing this, the contestant was taken aback.

"what?"

"You... are you also a contestant in this competition?"

Faced with the other party's doubts, Xie Bai took out the player's badge from his waist, revealing the anti-counterfeiting mark of the Church of Life on it.

"Snap"

The other person slapped their own forehead.

"Hiss, what's wrong with these elves from the Church of Life? Have they lost their minds or something...?"

His gaze fell on the plush dragon doll in Xie Bai's arms and the little hill with a top hat on its shoulder.

"Wait, these three... uh, are they your summoned creatures?"

Xie Bai nodded slightly.

"Yes, how does it look?"

"Well, she's actually quite cute..."

The contestant looked away, trying to appear calm.

At this moment, all he could think about was what to do if he encountered this white-haired little girl in the competition.

If he goes too far, he might ruin the reputation of all the audience members present.

If he went too far, he couldn't guarantee that his summoned creatures would be defeated.

If the match-fixing goes too far, he will be accused of match-fixing, which will also lead to his disgrace.

hiss……

Why is it that they all end up disgraced and ruined? Are there no other outcomes?

Just as the other party was still struggling with the possible future, a noisy discussion suddenly broke out around them.

He looked up and saw that many spectators had already entered the arena, gradually filling it up.

At this moment, Ivy and Atoris also found the seats closest to Xie Bai and quietly sat down.

Looking further up, an elf dressed in the robes of an archbishop had taken his seat on the central platform of order, ready to begin explaining the rules and regulations for the competition and to give various celebratory speeches.

Xie Bai quickly shifted his attention from the archbishop to his own player panel.

"Let's ignore these pre-opening presentations for now. Instead, let's use this time to come back and check out the forum."

I wonder what new things have appeared on it since I last checked.

Why are you playing Wheel of Fortune? Me:

A video suddenly popped up on the homepage, instantly catching her eye.

The video cover featured none other than her own anime-style image.

"Mmm..."

Xie Bai gently rested his chin on his hand.

On the forum's built-in recommendation list, this video overwhelmingly surpassed the second-place video, becoming a top-tier trending video.

Such impressive data made Xie Bai somewhat hesitant to comment on the video and hesitant to click to view the details.

"but…"

My gaze lingered for a moment on Xie Bai's fan-made image on the video cover.

It's unclear whether it's because she rarely appears in front of players, causing them to be unfamiliar with her, or something else entirely.

This anime character, based on Xie Bai's appearance, seems to have received a significant enhancement.

At least some fluctuations are clearly visible, so it's not impossible to distinguish the beginning from the end.

"It should be somewhere between A and B..."

Xie Bai couldn't help but look down at himself.

"Um……"

"Never mind, let's ignore this for now."

Xie Bai's gaze moved downwards, landing on the video of the person ranked second.

[Official Launch Trailer for "Wheel of Fortune": "Destinies Intertwined Here"]

"Oh? It's just a launch trailer?"

But why is it that such a crucial event in the gaming world can only be relegated to second place on the forum's recommendation list?

Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration...?

Xie Bai silently complained to herself, and was just about to click on the trailer to see what important news it contained when her gaze inadvertently fell on the official game avatar that released the video.

"etc…"

Xie Bai froze on the spot, subconsciously.

Previously, the official game icon was a simple, misaligned circle.

And now, they've actually changed it to a two-dimensional avatar featuring her!?

Unbeknownst to many, she went from a mysterious figure who only briefly appeared in official videos to becoming the official mascot of the entire game.

Huh?

They're not even going to act anymore; are they just relying on her to generate buzz for the game?

Putting everything else aside, why would her loli-like appearance directly represent the entire game and be a major selling point for players?

Xie Bai held his forehead.

"Who on earth is running this game...?!"

……