I'm not just human!

[Fungi, insects, eagles, wolves, elephants, whales... This doll-like girl has actually reached the elephant level!]

"Megan Linda, Rank: Elephant Level!"

"Testing and evaluation: Advanced!"

Beneath was startled. An elephant-level being?

How can this woman named Megan Linda be so amazing?

The Doll Queen Lumiel smiled approvingly and nodded slightly to the doll girl named Megan Linda.

Megan Linda, her face beaming with pride, glanced at the other doll girls, gave a cheerful hum, and stepped off the platform.

[Then, a second doll-like girl with an indifferent expression stepped onto the circular platform, and similarly extended her slender, pale hand, placing it on the testing stone tablet.]

A flash of light appeared on the testing stone tablet, instantly conjuring up the phantom of a giant whale.

"Serlina, Rank: Whale-level!"

"Testing and evaluation: Advanced!"

A gasp of surprise suddenly erupted from among the group of doll-like girls!

"Serlina's already at the Whale level? Isn't she just over eighteen years old and less than ten months old?"

"My God! She'll probably become a demigod very soon!"

"I'm so envious!"

The Doll Queen Lumir smiled broadly and gave Serlina an approving look.

[Serlina's pretty face, however, remained as cold and expressionless as an iceberg, as if all of this was perfectly normal to her, and she stepped down from the platform.]

Next, one by one, the doll-like girls walked onto the circular platform to undergo the ranking test.

"Ankoconi, Rank: Wolf!"

"Testing and evaluation: Intermediate!"

"Gridwin, rank, elephant level!"

"Testing and evaluation: Advanced!"

"Annas, Rank: Wolf!"

"Testing and evaluation: Intermediate!"

Finally, it was Barnes's turn.

Beneath, her face filled with trepidation, stepped onto the platform and placed her small, fair hand on the cold testing stone.

The group of doll-like girls all looked intently at the testing stone tablet.

After all, in the Endless Realm over the past century, only Annas and Benedict have found suitable masters for their contracts.

Moreover, only Benedict's master is a boy; Anna's master is said to be a beautiful little princess from some kingdom.

Therefore, everyone is quite concerned about what rank Benedict will reach.

The testing stone tablet suddenly lit up, its light flashing, and then... the phantom image of a fat caterpillar appeared.

[Beside the inspection stone tablet, the mechanical parrot's merciless voice rang out.]

"Benise, Rank: Insect-level"

"The testing and evaluation were substandard!"

The other doll girls were genuinely surprised to see that Benedict was so weak!

The Doll Queen Lumir also sighed softly, but gave Benedict a comforting look.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a cold voice rang out from among the sea monsters who had come to witness the ceremony.

"Only an Insect-level? This Beneath is really dragging the doll girls down!"

"I heard she made a contract with a human? And a boy at that? Probably a poor boy from a not-so-well family."

"Who would dare to enter into an adventure agreement with her after this? Wouldn't that just be a burden?"

"Hmph, I'd heard before that Benedict Cumberbatch was a rising star among the doll girls, but it turns out she's nothing special!"

"Alas, a fallen genius, alas..."

Hearing these words, some mocking and some indifferent, Benedict bit her lip and clenched her small fists so tightly that her nails dug deep into her palms. Fortunately, as a doll girl, her skin was tough, and her palms didn't bleed.

Xia Fa, upon seeing this: ...

What's with this extremely strong sense of déjà vu?

The old lady in the ring...

Stone tablet inspection...

And then there's Benedict Cumberbatch, who was described as a "fallen genius"...

"Could it be that my doll-like girl is actually the chosen one of the Endless Realms?"

Xia Fa muttered this sentence, half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Mainly, this is just too classic...

"Those sirens look down on Benedict and on me. When I reach the Endless Realm one day, I'll show them what I'm made of..."

A glint flashed in Xia Fa's eyes as he made his decision and continued watching.

A defiant voice rang out in the hall of the Ingenious Castle.

"You...you guys are so disrespectful! And what right do you have to speak ill of my master!"

Beneath loudly protested, seemingly unaffected by the sarcastic remarks, showing no discouragement or willingness to give up, but instead trying to silence the sirens.

The sirens indeed fell silent. After all, they still needed the protection of the doll girls, so naturally they dared not offend them, not even the weakest of them, Benes.

But just then, among the group of sirens, one with a slender figure, a beautiful face, but extremely cold eyes, stood up.

She faced the puppet queen, placed one hand on her chest, and bowed respectfully.

"Your Majesty, Queen of the Dolls, please allow me to offer my highest respect. In one month, the 'Abyss of Rising Stars' in the Land of Rising Stars will open. May I change my partner to forge an adventure agreement?"

[The Doll Queen Lumir raised an eyebrow slightly:]

"Oh? Your name is Lugina, right? Who was your original adventure partner? I remember we randomly assigned you two last year, didn't we?"

[The siren named Lucyna, unfazed by the Doll Queen's obvious displeasure, pointed at Beneath:]

"She is the adventure partner I want to form a bond with, but I have already reached the Whale level, while she is only at the Insect level. I don't want to have to be distracted by protecting her every step of the way when we enter the Star Abyss in a month."

The Doll Queen Lumiel frowned deeply this time, and the temperature in the entire hall seemed to drop several degrees.

"Oh? Are you sure?"

The other sirens, fearing her presence, quietly tugged at Lucina's skirt, trying to get her to sit down.

Unexpectedly, Lucia puffed out her chest, her face full of defiance:

"I'm sure. I'm going to cancel the adventure contract with her and replace it with Serlina, who is also a Whale-level rank!"

Upon hearing this, Benedict immediately raised her little fist:

"Hmph, fine, I'll change you then! I don't even respect you! Besides, I already have a preferred adventure partner!"

Her gaze immediately fell upon a small sea monster among the sea monsters, whose eyes were wide open and who seemed completely bewildered.

"Cerol, you'll be my adventure partner! Let's forge an adventure contract!"

[Cerol pointed blankly at himself:]

"Me...me?"

"Perfect!"

A cold voice rang out, and everyone turned to see that it was Serrina, the highest-ranking doll girl in this test.

[Serlina also turned to the Doll Queen, pressing one hand to her chest:]

"Your Majesty, my originally designated adventure partner was Ceroll, but she seems to be only at the Insect level. In that case, may I enter into an adventure agreement with Lugina, and Beneath with Ceroll?"

The Doll Queen Lumiel stared at her intently, seeing her stubborn refusal to yield, and then glanced at Lugana, whose expression was equally unyielding, before letting out a soft sigh.

"Fine, fine, do as you please."

Xiafa: ...

This... a doll girl and a siren version of annulment?

This is so hilarious!

The main point is that this really happened inside the Ingenious Castle in the Endless Realm!

Of course, on the other hand, a month is actually more than enough time for Benedict to grow up.

I wonder what the siren Lugana and the doll girl Serlina will do a month later, when the stars rise and the Star Abyss opens, after they learn that Beneath has actually mastered the Twelve Divine Swords of the End, which only the Doll Queen can wield...

Seeing that there were only a few lines of text left, Xia Fa immediately continued reading.

[Benise puffed out her cheeks and waved her little fists:]

"Fine, then I'll enter into an adventure agreement with Cerol. Lucina, if you don't want to, I don't want to either!"

Lugina shrugged.

"That's perfect, we're both satisfied, aren't we?"

Serlina remained indifferent, seemingly unconcerned about everything except for forging an adventure agreement with Lugana, a fellow whale-level siren.

Benedict stepped off the platform, not even glancing at Serlina, and walked past her.

Instead, Anna quietly came up to comfort Benedict.

"Benise, don't take it personally with Serlina. She's always been this aloof."

Benedict chuckled.

"I'm not angry at all. They'll regret it someday anyway. What's that saying again? 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; never underestimate a young girl's potential!'"

As she spoke, she touched the obsidian ring on her index finger, her golden-red eyes gleaming with confidence.

Just then, Queen Lumir of the Dolls struck her scepter, and an invisible wave rippled out from its base.