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Gui Ye ultimately failed; the Soul Reaper's Soul Hook was not successful.
Although his failure would not affect his own advancement, it caused Jia Xiaoxiao to be eliminated in the group stage.
"My condolences."
"Friendship first, competition second."
"Sister, reaching the top sixteen is already an excellent achievement. I didn't even make it past the group stage. What did I say? At least you received everyone's comfort; what about me? I only received everyone's disdain, sigh!"
Jia Xiaoxiao, who was being comforted by everyone, found herself between laughter and tears, and angrily 'kicked' Liu Bai opposite her.
"Get lost, stinky man, who are your sisters!"
Liu Bai cried, "Sister, why do you have gender discrimination?"
The others burst into laughter.
Mingxi stood up and clapped her hands, "Regardless of winning or losing, everyone has worked hard during this time. You all did very well! Tomorrow, take a good day to rest. Review what needs to be reviewed, play, make noise, and rest if you need to."
Tomorrow was also the day she had agreed with the Tanzan Royal Family to contract the star god scepter.
Because Mingxi's current situation was special and it was inconvenient for her to go to the palace, Yu Xuantong negotiated with the Tanzan Royal Family, and it was finally decided that the three great offerings of the Suweia Royal Family and the Ninth Prince Ai Wen would escort the star god scepter to the contestant's town.
After Mingxi contracted it, it would be sent back to the palace.
Of course, the premise was that Mingxi did not contract the star god scepter!
At 8:30 AM that day, Lu Yun Shen and other contestants, along with most of the logistics team, prepared to leave Shenghua Residence.
They were invited to go to Suweia City's most famous aerial amusement park with the Da Sili Country delegation next door.
"Ming Shen, are you really not coming with us?"
"You go ahead. I've been overthinking lately, so I'm going to rest well for a day."
Only Yu Xuantong and four coaches in the entire delegation knew about Mingxi's dealings with various countries, mainly because Tanzania did not want to cause any complications.
Of course, Lu Yun Shen and the others also did not know about Mingxi being on the Deathly Suspense List.
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"Alright, then you rest well. We'll bring you gifts."
Not long after Lu Yun Shen and the others left, the people from Tanzania arrived.
"Thank you, Your Highness and the three offerings," Yuan Hu was in charge of today's reception.
"Mr. Yuan is too polite."
Ai Wen still maintained his elegant and noble demeanor, perfectly embodying the grace of a prince.
He was also carrying an object resembling a cello case.
As a spiritual item, and not yet contracted, the star god scepter could neither transform into a convenient, portable form like the Twelve Qiluo, nor could it be placed in any spatial item. Therefore, it could only be carried in a box.
Of course, a box capable of holding the star god scepter would certainly not be an ordinary one.
At the very least, it would have to be the Rolls-Royce Phantom of boxes.
Ai Wen looked at Mingxi, his smile bright, like a blooming, captivating peach blossom.
"Dear Miss Mingxi, I wish you success."
Mingxi smiled just as brightly, like a proud carnivorous plant.
"I hope Your Highness's words come from the heart."
"Of course, the star god scepter has existed for so long, yet no one has ever been able to contract it.
But the annual expense we spend on maintaining and protecting it is one percent of our national budget.
It is no longer an honor, but a burden.
If you can truly succeed in contracting it, it will bring a perfect end to these hundreds of years of waiting and guarding."
He spoke these words earnestly, appearing very sincere.
But Mingxi would not take his words seriously.
She wasn't a little fool.
If the star god scepter was truly a spiritual rule item, let alone one percent of the annual budget, they probably wouldn't even bat an eye at ten percent.
"Then I'll have to give it my all, otherwise wouldn't I disappoint you? Right?"
Ai Wen's lips twitched almost imperceptibly; he was just being polite.
So she really didn't need to try so hard.
"This is the star god scepter." Ai Wen opened the cello case.
The appearance of the star god scepter...
How should I put it?
It looked exactly like Zhang Moufan's extremely unremarkable fire poker.
It also resembled a charred human bone.
If it weren't for the signed agreement, Mingxi would have suspected they brought a fake to fool her.
With that dreadful appearance, who knows which genius named it?
star god scepter.
Where was it a star? Where was it a god?
It didn't even resemble a scepter.
Others are photo fakes.
The star god scepter is a name fake.
"You can begin."
Ai Wen and the three expressionless offerings stepped back two paces, clearing the space.
Mingxi stood before the star god scepter without hesitation.
Approaching the star god scepter, Mingxi finally felt the mysterious fluctuations it emitted: quiet, gentle, and also bewildered, confused?
It was like a Xiao Guniang with changing emotions.
Besides that, Mingxi also felt a familiar energy belonging to the realm of rules.
"Master, it can now be confirmed that this star god scepter is indeed a spiritual rule item."
Guangguang's summary was timely and accurate.
Mingxi didn't even twitch an eyebrow.
She was just thinking about the rumor Chu Lingfeng had mentioned before.
To possess a treasure is to invite disaster—an eternally relevant topic.
Mingxi didn't delve deeper.
Times had changed; the only thing she could do to help that family, which had vanished into the annals of time, was to contract the star god scepter for them.
Let the Suweia Royal Family have wasted hundreds of years for nothing.
Sigh.
Her accursed saintly heart.
"Miss Ming, what are you waiting for? A propitious time?"
Seeing her motionless for a long time, Ai Wen spoke with a hint of sarcasm.
Mingxi had never seen such an ungracious prince.
Although, so far, he was the only prince she had ever met.
She didn't answer, choosing instead to form hand seals and summon all six of Golden Silver Azure Emerald Black Scarlet.
Crucial moment.
Family, give her strength, bestow her with luck!
"You Yan!"
Golden Yuanbao and the other six very tacitly occupied the most important positions beside Mingxi.
Once they were all in place, Mingxi skillfully pricked her finger.
She dripped the blood onto the 'big bone stick'.
Mental communication.
Ineffective communication.
Focusing her attention, the mysterious characters reappeared.
It was another completely unfamiliar mysterious pattern, composed of stars, moons, flowers, birds, fish, as well as waves and clouds... various patterns.
It was very complex, so complex that a normal human brain simply couldn't accurately memorize it.
Mingxi's brain once again experienced an unusually strong stabbing pain.
"Buzz!"
"Buzz!!!"
It was as if a propeller had grown in her brain, and it was now spinning wildly, preparing to churn her brain into mush.
Something was wrong!
She had never experienced such intense pain when looking at mysterious characters before.
This time, it was truly life-threatening.
Even when she walked across the bridge in the Qi Palace Secret Realm and saw so many combinations of characters, it hadn't made her feel this uneasy and blocked sensation.
