The villain, caught in a chaotic situation, only wants to boost his popularity.

The gravel crunched softly underfoot as Mu Jing walked slowly towards them.

He said lazily:

"It's simple, I'll just become a psionicist."

At the same time, his gaze fell on the black button for the system shop, and a cold notification sound exploded in his mind:

[Successfully purchased the Psychic Energy - Divergence by consuming 3500 Popularity Points and taking out a loan of 4000 Points]

The spiritual energy was instantly refined, and the heat flowed through the meridians and throughout the body!

Then, Mu Jing no longer concealed his aura.

A blinding white light instantly rose from his body, and the air currents stirred up the ground debris.

Amidst the rising dust, the fluctuations of psionic energy spread out like ripples.

Xuehua, Qiongren, and Yingli were speechless with shock, their eyes filled with disbelief.

They had never seen anyone awaken psychic powers so instantly, as if their words could become law!

Xuehua suddenly recalled the "Chronicles of Psychic Power" she had read in her childhood: 12 years old was the latest recorded age for psychic awakening, but Mu Jing had clearly broken this ironclad rule at this moment!

Despite their disbelief, the three of them clearly sensed the faint spiritual power surging within Mu Jing's body—a genuine psychic!

Mu Jing had no time to pay attention to their shock; his gaze immediately drifted to the real-world comment section.

Sure enough, the screen was silent for half a second, then the comments flooded in like a tidal wave:

"Damn it, it's a curse!"

"Teacher, I want to learn this trick—'Words become law'!"

"Holy crap, could he really be Empowerment Bro?!"

"The production team is too lazy to even make up a story, huh!"

There were even extremely long bullet comments flooding the screen:

"I forgot the beginning, I forgot the middle, but regarding why the Holy Shepherd Mirror is God, the first thing he did was commit the sin of pride..."

"Back then, all they could do was slander and spread rumors, but now they praise the Holy Shepherd Mirror with clumsy words and embarrassing pity..."

"You..." Xuehua looked at Mu Jing who was getting closer and closer, her red lips slightly parted but she couldn't utter a complete sentence and fell into deep thought.

"Mwah! Welcome to the extraordinary world!" A tomato-flavored potato chip suddenly floated to Mu Jing's lips, and Qiong Ren jumped up and down with the bag of chips in hand, cheering.

"Just as I expected!" Takari rushed over and patted Maki Kagami heavily on the shoulder. "You're the best partner I've ever had!"

Mu Jing munched on potato chips, ignoring the two people who were crowding around him, and walked straight toward Xue Hua.

"Miss Xue, how about I borrow this sacred artifact for a while?" He bowed slightly, his tone carrying just the right amount of sincerity: "Now, I will protect you."

Xuehua looked at his approaching face and subconsciously took a half step back, her fingertips clenching her clothes tightly—she couldn't think of any reason to refuse Mu Jing's request at this moment, and the feeling was too strange.

Finally, she nodded gently: "Okay."

Mu Jing had his reasons for borrowing the sword at this time: the next plot, "Mirror Realm Maze," was fraught with danger and unpredictability, his D-grade Crimson Flame Longsword was already broken, and he didn't have enough popularity points to buy a new weapon.

And when he saw Xuehua's thigh bleeding and her holy power exhausted, he thought of a mechanism from the original work.

But to his surprise, the comments section exploded first:

"This couple is so sweet! I'll ship Xuejing forever!"

"Damn it, guys, I'm totally obsessed with this ship! Even in prison, she's still got alluring!"

"No, no, no, you should join the more authoritative circle, Qiongjing!"

"Pinkish hair and haughty white hair are the perfect match! The Baihe method is the best!"

"I feel a bit out of place here, a mere maiden like myself. Mu Jing is so dignified! Ying Li is so passionate! Raise the banner of Jing Ying high!"

"Another weird pairing has appeared, hahaha!"

The fighting power of the CP fans exceeded Mu Jing's expectations. He really did not expect that the audience's enthusiasm for shipping CPs would be so high. System pop-ups were popping up like crazy.

[Character "Mu Jing" popularity +1]

[Character "Mu Jing" popularity +1]

"This sword is called [Sacred Judgment]." The silver sword that Xuehua handed over was engraved with a scale pattern.

The sword gleamed with a holy silver light in the sunlight.

As soon as Mu Jing grasped the hilt of the sword, the blade suddenly trembled violently, and a sense of spiritual energy repulsion surged through his palm like an electric current.

He was prepared, his voice clear and resolute as a vow: "Rest assured, I will pave the way for you from now on!"

He raised his sword and pointed it to the sky, like a knight taking an oath in a temple.

The moment the words fell, the trembling of the sword suddenly stopped, and it even emitted a pleasant sword cry!

Xuehua's pupils contracted sharply—Mu Jing had actually gained the approval of the Holy Judgment?

Historically, only the Xue clan has been able to gain the approval of the Holy Judgment.

Even if Xuehua, as the contemporary swordsman, voluntarily hands over the sacred weapon to someone else, if the holder is not recognized, it can only exert the minimum value of "sharpness".

Mu Jing, however, was not surprised. He knew very well that he had gained the approval of the sacred artifact by using the mechanism.

When Xuehua is in a weakened state, if your favorability rating is "friendly" or higher, you can offer to protect her and make a declaration of protection. This will greatly increase the recognition of the sacred artifact and you may even be able to borrow some of the sacred artifact's exclusive abilities.

"Miss Xue, then I will escort you back to the Holy Spirit Bureau!" Mu Jing looked at Xue Hua, paused, and added, "Besides, don't you also need to report on the elimination of the demons?"

"Mwah! Mirror, wanna go to the Holy Spirit Bureau together?" Qiong Ren shook Xue Hua's hand, her tone excited, unconsciously changing how she addressed Mu Jing. "Why don't you join the Holy Spirit Bureau while you're at it! You'll definitely pass the entrance exam easily!"

She wasn't surprised that Mu Jing knew so much about the extraordinary world—it was normal for the descendants of exorcists not to awaken holy marks and to hide in the world.

Mu Jing nodded: "Let's go take a look first!"

"Brother Jing! Take me with you!" Yingli clenched his fists, his eyes burning with fervent passion. "When the demons appeared, we realized the world was already falling apart and on the verge of collapse. This is precisely the moment for us to step forward!"

"Alright, let's go then!" Mu Jing nodded in agreement.

Mu Jing was not arrogant—not believing he could solve everything.

First, you get killed in the anime world; you really die.

Then, if the demon destroys the world or the anime series is canceled, he won't survive either.

More people, more strength. Everything is for saving the world, and incidentally, he'll gain some popularity points!

The four walked out of the school gate. Qiong Ren and Xue Hua held hands and chatted and laughed, while Ying Li shouted out passionate lines. Mu Jing, however, noticed something unusual in the comments section:

"High alert! The Mirror Realm Maze will arrive on the battlefield in 5 seconds!"

Best of luck to the main characters!

"The high-altitude fall attack alone nearly killed the main characters; the production team really went all out!!!"

Welcome to the most cyberpunk-themed dungeon in history—the Mirror Realm Dungeon!

Just a few steps outside the school gate, a distorted reflection suddenly appeared in the glass.

Dark fog surged from the reflection, instantly engulfing the school gate, the sky, and the ground.

"Muchon, watch out!"

As soon as Qiongren exclaimed, the ground beneath everyone's feet suddenly turned into a mirror.

A crack appeared on the mirror.

In an instant, it transformed into hundreds and thousands of cracks, spreading out like a spider web.

"Click~~"

The mirror collapsed with a crash!

"What—" Qiong Ren hurriedly activated his telekinetic power to try to pull everyone into the air, but was pulled back by an invisible suction force!

The four of them fell like kites with broken strings, with the whistling wind in their ears!

Falling, falling, falling, falling!

An endless fall!

Everything went exactly as Mu Jing had predicted, and he had already made preparations…