Super God Academy: Kabuto

A ripple spread through the courtyard, and a portal of light quietly opened. He Xi stepped out gracefully, carrying a hint of travel weariness and contemplation. She looked up and saw Lin Yu sitting in a wicker chair in the courtyard, smiling at her.

"Come here." Lin Yu beckoned.

He Xi walked over naturally, sat down in his lap, rested her head on his shoulder, and sighed, "How was it, honey?"

Lin Yu embraced her, his smile deepening, filled with undisguised admiration: "Impressive. The spatial anchoring and energy annihilation are perfectly coordinated; worthy of being called the Heavenly King."

At that moment, Keisha also came out of the house, her silver hair fluttering gently in the breeze. Her gaze fell on He Xi, and she asked directly, "How is the situation?"

He Xi adjusted to a more comfortable position in Lin Yu's arms, her tone becoming clearer and more report-like: "They got away. However, the residual energy detected indicates that Karl... may have already grasped the key to the fifth-generation divine body."

"A fifth-generation divine body?" A serious look appeared between Keisha's brows. "I have to admit, Karl is progressing faster than expected on the path to the 'ultimate.' The power and knowledge vacuum left behind after the collapse of the just order is being rapidly filled by him. The prelude to the Void Era is probably closer than we anticipated."

"Karl is, after all, one of the most outstanding geniuses in the known universe," Lin Yu interjected, his voice steady as if stating an objective fact. "He wields the Great Clock, inherits the most profound legacy of the Divine River Civilization, and it was inevitable that he would develop the Fifth Generation Divine Body. It is already remarkable that you were able to perceive, keep up with, and even surpass him on some levels in such a short time."

Upon hearing this, He Xi, who was in his arms, raised her chin slightly, and a hint of arrogance belonging to the Heavenly King flashed in her azure eyes: "That's right, don't you know who we are?"

Seeing her unusually proud and aloof demeanor, Lin Yu couldn't help but chuckle and reached out to ruffle her silver hair: "Yes, yes, our incredibly clever Pipi Xi and our strategist Xiao Nai Sha are the best."

Keisha, standing to the side, narrowed her eyes, an invisible "queenly pressure" subtly emanating from her: "I told you not to call me 'Little Milk Keisha.' In terms of actual time, you haven't even existed for a fraction of my life. Since you've repeatedly ignored my advice, you'll have to find your own place to sleep tonight."

He Xi turned her head, winked at Lin Yu, and smiled slyly: "Yeah, I agree. I'm sleeping with Keisha tonight. As for you, you'd better 'reflect' on yourself."

Lin Yu immediately showed a helpless expression of "being abandoned". He looked at Keisha, then at He Xi who had "betrayed" him in his arms, and finally sighed in compromise: "Fine." He first kissed He Xi on the forehead, then got up and walked to Keisha. Taking her by surprise, he quickly kissed her smooth cheek as well.

"I'm going out for a bit," he said, stepping back two paces and looking at the two stunningly beautiful queens. "You two wait patiently for my return."

Keisha raised her hand and wiped her cheek with a hint of disgust, letting out a soft "Eh...", but a barely perceptible soft light flashed deep in her eyes.

Meanwhile, in the Styx Galaxy, at the Death Song Academy.

Inside the empty, cold hall, Hua Ye, still shaken from his spatial jump, collapsed onto the ground, completely disheveled. Ruo Ning stood beside him, her face also extremely pale.

Hua Ye, panting heavily, looked at the young scholar behind the desk not far away, calmly perusing a heavy book. His voice was filled with lingering fear and anger: "Karl! What kind of monster is that He Xi?! My Black Hole Engine had absolutely no effect on her! I almost... almost got killed by her!"

Karl slowly raised his head, his gaze calm and unwavering beneath his hood: "She has successfully upgraded to the fifth-generation divine body. With your current engine power and divine body strength, you are naturally no match for her."

"A fifth-generation divine body?!" Hua Ye and Ruoning exclaimed simultaneously, their faces filled with disbelief. Hua Ye scrambled to his feet: "How could she be so fast?! That Heavenly Palace... does that mean I'll never get it back?!" His eyes darted around, and he leaned closer with a fawning tone, "Karl, get me a fifth-generation divine body too! You managed to get us out of He Xi's clutches, you must have one yourself, right?"

Karl lowered his head again, his gaze returning to the pages of the book, his voice devoid of emotion: "The technology is still imperfect, and resources are far from sufficient. Your current task is to avoid direct confrontation and accumulate strength."

Hua Ye's face flashed with resentment, but seeing Karl's unyielding attitude, he knew further entanglement was useless. He waved his hand dejectedly: "Fine! Ruoning, let's go!"

Only after Hua Ye and Ruoning's figures had completely disappeared at the end of the Death Song Academy's passage did Karl raise his head again. He closed the ancient book in his hands, slowly walked to the huge window, and gazed at the eternally silent starry sky of the Styx Galaxy outside. He murmured to himself, as if urging an invisible process:

"Time... must be sped up."