After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

The white-bearded old man carefully held the box containing the Three Mountains True Talisman and walked into the palace gate of the mausoleum complex.

Inside the palace gates, all was silent. There were no chirping insects or birds, no wind or rain. The vast palace was filled with a deathly atmosphere, making one's heart tremble with fear.

It wasn't until they reached a large hall with a plaque above the palace gate bearing the three large characters "Zhongtian Hall" that the white-bearded old man saw two old men sitting at the hall's entrance playing chess.

The white-bearded old man walked past the two old men playing chess and arrived at the gate of the Zhongtian Hall.

He then knelt down and shouted loudly.

"Li Chongde, the 36th Celestial Master of the Imperial Observatory, requests to see the celestial constellation map."

"Crash..."

The palace gates of Zhongtian Hall opened, and the white-bearded old man respectfully kowtowed three times before rising and entering the palace.

The palace had no furniture, no decorations, no statues; upon entering, one was greeted only by a vast expanse of the Milky Way.

A dazzling, timeless galaxy.

"Squeak, squeak..."

Upon seeing the Milky Way, the white-bearded old man heard the palace doors behind him begin to close. As the doors closed, the Milky Way beside him began to shimmer with different lights and move in a predetermined direction.

The white-bearded old man first saw the Ziwei Star, then the four star regions ruled by the Four Symbols Divine Beasts, then the other Twenty-Eight Mansions, and then many unnamed stars.

At this moment, the white-bearded old man is Earth, and all the surrounding stars revolve around this "Earth," showcasing the changes of the celestial constellations.

The Celestial Constellation Chart is said to be a chart, but as a sacred artifact of the Tang Dynasty, it has long since transcended its original meaning as a chart. The celestial constellations surrounding the white-bearded old man at this moment are the Celestial Constellation Chart itself.

However, the Eastern Sea Kingdom was not the Tang Dynasty. Because the Celestial Masters of the Imperial Observatory who came to the Kingdom were not the most outstanding group, and many rituals and instruments could not be brought with them, the Celestial Chart ended up in the Eastern Sea Kingdom. After that, the Celestial Chart was only used to predict weather changes and disasters.

Even though the Celestial Constellation Chart is still the Celestial Constellation Chart, once it leaves the Tang Dynasty, its divine power diminishes considerably.

Even now.

With deep emotion, Master Li took out the box that Wang Xingchu had brought and opened it. As soon as it was opened, the surrounding stars paused, except for the Ziwei star, which began to twinkle continuously.

Beams of light emanated from the box that Master Li had opened, and Master Li saw a yellow talisman float up from the box.

Then, the Purple Star above Li Tianshi's head suddenly shot out a beam of light, which covered Li Tianshi.

In an instant, it seemed as if Li Tianshi had merged into the entire galaxy. All the stars and celestial deities seemed to have become acupoints on Li Tianshi's body. These acupoints were filled with the energy of the stars and connected with each other to form a whole.

The feeling was so subtle, so vast, so transcendent. After feeling the stars forging his body for a while, Master Li slowly opened his eyes and then reached out to grab the Vermilion Bird Starfield.

In the past, these celestial constellations were all illusions. No matter how you reached out to grab them, shouted, or did anything else, these constellations would only follow their predetermined paths and would not be affected in the slightest by these Celestial Masters.

But now, after Li Tianshi reached out and pressed down on the Vermilion Bird Star Domain, he clearly felt that the Vermilion Bird Star Domain had an unprecedentedly solid feel.

A Vermilion Bird, composed entirely of stars, fluttered a few times at this moment, but quickly came to a stop under the tightening of Master Li's palm.

At this moment, Master Li is just as the talisman given by the Star Lord of the Central Dipper says—he patrols on behalf of Heaven, his might covering the eight directions.

……

Fire City, Nanshan Xiaozhu, inside a bedroom.

Suzaku's strongest clone sat in front of a computer, holding a glass of soda in one hand and a bag of braised potato chips beside her. A tense and exciting Siamese drama was playing on the computer.

The plot was reaching its climax when the daughter-in-law, harassed by her father-in-law, could no longer bear the humiliation and sobbed in her mother-in-law's arms. The mother-in-law, remembering her husband's years of infidelity and complete disregard for her feelings, suddenly felt a deep empathy for her daughter-in-law and they both cried together.

Crying and crying, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went to the bedside. After the matter was over, the mother-in-law suddenly realized that she had fallen in love with her daughter-in-law.

That's right, the mother-in-law has fallen in love with her daughter-in-law.

Suzaku, who was munching on potato chips, said with great delight.

"What's wrong with the screenwriters in Siam? The title of this play, 'Over the Boundary,' is too conservative. I think a genius deserves this bizarre plot..."

Zhuque's eyes suddenly went blank, and he seemed to fall into a coma.

A second later, Suzaku recovered.

Having regained his senses, Suzaku patted his head and asked in confusion.

"Someone has cursed me? No, that can't be!"

The Vermilion Bird transformed into a streak of light and went to her treasure vault.

……

The rooftop of Wuyue Plaza.

Suddenly, a black shadow appeared on the empty rooftop, and then Zhongdou Xingjun emerged from it.

When he came out, the old man no longer held his beloved erhu, but a faded and peeling compass.

Holding the compass, Zhongdou Xingjun looked in one direction and said disdainfully.

"Having inherited such limited abilities, they couldn't withstand the struggle of a true god in just one second?"

Zhongdou Xingjun thought that the descendants of the Tang Dynasty's Imperial Observatory in the East Sea Kingdom could withstand the Vermilion Bird's backlash for three seconds, but unfortunately, they were even more useless than he imagined.

Fortunately, the matter was eventually resolved.

Zhongdou Xingjun began to shake his head.

"Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng's lineage has declined to this extent; it is truly lamentable."

Chapter Three: Wuqu Star

Zhongzhou City Gymnasium.

A van stopped at the entrance of the gymnasium, and students from the Vermilion Bird Academy got out one after another. Wearing hats and masks, Zhou Yan, who was carrying Su Xiaowan, got out of the van and the group entered the lobby of the gymnasium. They then followed the flow of people to the competition venue.

Unlike the previous preliminary rounds where the audience was only half full, the contestants' personas, which Xuanwu had heavily promoted over the past two weeks, have become much more popular. Members of various fan clubs and support groups have arrived in Zhongzhou City one after another, cheering for their beloved idols during each competition.

When Zhou Yan and the other students from the Vermilion Bird Academy arrived, the 16,000 seats on the first to third floors of the stands had been neatly divided into eight sections. The spectators in these eight sections held various banners and flags, and some even had tattoos and slogans painted on their faces, shouting and screaming to the passionate music emanating from the outdoor speakers next to the competition venue.

Zhou Yan seemed to see the scene of the most enthusiastic fans cheering and shouting when the top teams of some world-class sports compete.

This is only a Demon-level competition.

This four-school competition is divided into two types: one is a battle between demon-level awakened beings, and the other is a battle between awakened beings of demigod level and above.

To ensure the quality of the live broadcast, the battle between demigods definitely cannot be placed before the battle between demon-level awakeners.

Therefore, the competition rules for the month are divided into two parts: the first half of the month is for Demon-level Awakened, and the second half is for Demigod Awakened.

According to the competition schedule, the leaders of the four academies also announced that their students could participate in the magic-level competition if they wanted to, or stay in their respective hotels if they didn't want to. However, they were required to participate in the future competition between demigods, and anyone who didn't participate would have their academic credits deducted.

Therefore, for this competition among Demon-level Awakened, only one large busload of students from Suzaku Academy came, less than a hundred people.

The hundred students from Suzaku Academy casually found a corner of the audience seats and sat down. Zhou Yan was also about to go over, but when he arrived, the students from Suzaku Academy who had already taken their seats made way for him. Almost everyone offered their seats to Zhou Yan, especially some of the senior and junior students, whose eyes practically lit up when they looked at him.

Since Zhou Yan broke through the First Academy, his popularity in the Vermilion Bird Academy has soared. Every day, junior students want to come and pay homage to him and become his underlings, while female and female students constantly find opportunities to send him WeChat messages.

Zhou Yan was already annoyed on the bus, and now seeing his classmate still acting this way, the young man turned around and walked towards a secluded spot. Halfway there, a man wearing a black suit, black leather shoes, black socks, and black sunglasses, with a well-proportioned figure but whose muscle curves could be vaguely seen under his clothes, walked up and blocked Zhou Yan's way.

As soon as Zhou Yan stopped, the man asked.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Zhou Yan?"

Zhou Yan nodded.

"Our young lady is already waiting for you in the VIP room on the fifth floor."

When the man used the word "Miss," his tone became quite strange.

Zhou Yan squinted and glanced at the man's attributes.

Name: Wang Tongming.

Age: 147.

Height: 188cm.

Weight: 333 kg.

Personal attributes.

Strength: 2500 (1 represents the average physical fitness of an adult)

Neural reaction speed: 2510

Agility: 2510

Endurance: 20 billion

Intelligence: 20 million (speed only)

Spirit: 20

Perception: 200 million

Bloodline: Divine Official – Wuqu Star (Awakening Level 89%)

Status: Only this dead man's head is a Wuqu Star, while the body is a Yin Shuai-level ghost.

Bloodline Awakening Passive Skill.

Martial Luck: Proficient in all martial arts below the God level.

Divinity: As long as there are armies, fighting, and other martial arts-related entities in this world, they can be reborn indefinitely.

Martial Prosperity: Can designate an Awakened being below Demigod level and grant them the Martial Prosperity status. Under this status, all unarmed combat and melee weapon skills are guaranteed to be at least Elite level, all martial arts proficiency is increased by 150%, and the learning requirements for all martial arts are greatly reduced (currently unavailable).

Ghost Body: The body below the head has no weaknesses and is not afraid of any injuries.

Yin Qi from the Underworld: When a three-inch Yin Pill is formed within the body, it can completely repair the body three times, or it can be used to temporarily enhance physical attributes.

Ghost Emperor's Personal Guards: With the Ghost Emperor's personal permission, the Yin Army Formation can be summoned with a single thought.

Land Immortal: Hand-to-hand combat skills and cold weapon skills are extraordinary and transcend the realm of mortals, making many martial arts reach the level of idealism (currently unusable).

The Heaven-Reaching Creation Technique: A single point of Qi Sea breaks open, and primordial chaos enters the abdomen. A microcosm is formed within the body, and all kinds of acupoints reflect all kinds of stars. The physical body becomes one with the inside and outside, and the internal energy never dries up, permanently maintaining the highest peak state (currently unusable).

Golden Bell Shield (Highest Level +3): Currently unusable.

Iron Shirt (Highest Level +2): Currently unusable.

Wandering Steps (Highest Level +5): I'll let you run 30 kilometers first.

Iron Crotch Kung Fu (Highest Level +3): Tremble, I have no weaknesses.

Gecko Wall Climbing Skill (Highest Level +10): I live next door, my surname is Wang, and my gecko wall climbing skill must be strong.

Jade Maiden Heart Sutra (Highest Level +1): As a martial artist, one must learn both male and female martial arts techniques to be considered complete! (Currently unavailable)

……

Zhou Yan saw a dense array of hundreds of unarmed combat techniques and cold weapon skills cultivated to the highest level plus N.

Zhou Yan scanned the inexplicable martial arts techniques, then looked up. Wu Quxing opposite him had taken off his sunglasses. This was, how should I put it, a man so beautiful that it was hard to tell if he was male or female. His eyes were even charming, slanted peach blossom eyes. However, the man's delicate features and muscles were strangely well-proportioned, making him look very pleasing.

"Don't you think I'm not manly enough?"

Wu Quxing's tone was playful.

Zhou Yan chuckled awkwardly. Wu Quxing did indeed look a bit soft, while Wen Quxing had a more mature and masculine air compared to him.

Wu Quxing explained.

"I am the way I am now because I used to study the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, the Plain Girl Heart Sutra, and the Jade Pool Flying Immortal Technique, etc. After I reached the highest level in all of these, I became like this."

Zhou Yan couldn't help but ask a question.

"It can't be changed back?"