Chapter 81: Yagumo Shizuka·Wu Can

Kage: “...Pfft, that’s got serious visual appeal—I think the plot should go exactly like this!”

Dorag: “...The Lunar Capital and Mary Joa feel eerily similar; I think I’ll be pulling off something like this soon too.”

He figured the group owner’s script was solid—someday, when he got into this grand navigation world, he could pull the same stunt himself; it’d be pretty cool, right?

Ning Qingyu: “Same here—the group owner’s script is genuinely thrilling; I think I could pull it off too?”

Akatsuki Nan: “My world’s different—the core is the Five Nations, but the script doesn’t fit; still, if I could adapt it, it’d be awesome, right?”

Hermes found the scene amusing—he hadn’t expected Luo Qianqiu’s single remark to draw out so many people.

Lu Dongbin: “Designated exchange...”

Lu Dongbin’s eyes held deep thought; ever since exchanging his world’s plot with the group owner, he’d been mulling it over.

As for the whole social death issue?

After calming down, Lu Dongbin—true to his Eastern immortal origins—casually remarked: “Just a little wind and frost.”

Then he brushed the matter off with effortless ease.

Crucially, whether in his world or among the group members, everyone had merely teased lightly before letting it fade away.

Let’s be honest, when Lü Dongbin isn’t being silly, he truly has an innate aura of charisma.

The world’s Dao of balance between righteousness and evil felt strangely abstract.

Though slightly better than the Inhibitor in Aozaki Orange’s world, the improvement was minimal.

Though he was a sword immortal dedicated to upholding the righteous path, he still pursued transcendence and the Dao...

But now, if he took no action, after they defeated the Eight Demons, their fate would likely be grim...

Of course!

The Eight Demons—seasoned actors—they’d subtly pulled the wool over everyone’s eyes!

Originally, he’d planned to pay a price and ask other group members for help—but now it seemed...

Designated exchange—this group function has tremendous potential!

Lu Dongbin, after all, was an immortal, possessing great wisdom.

As long as he wasn’t caught off guard and thrown into utter despair, his methods were beyond the imagination of ordinary mortals.

Hermes: “@Jiege, I didn’t expect Yagumo Shizuka’s sense of smell to be this sharp?”

Hermes: “Don’t worry—that’s me observing and studying this rare boundary spirit in my spare time.”

Hermes: “Let’s be honest, the power of realms is an incredibly miraculous and rare force; if Baoyun Zi hadn’t been born in the wrong era, she would surely have been a supreme deity remembered in myth.”

Luo Qianqiu: “Add one.”

Luo Qianqiu: “The Halloween Queen in the Box World? She’s famously a three-digit anomaly—if not for that White Night Demon King perched on her head, she’d probably be another universe-truth-level two-digit entity!”

Li Hanyi: “I recall my granted boon, [Water Tree], once belonged to Bai Xueji—wasn’t she a retainer of that White Night Demon King?”

Luo Qianqiu: “That’s right, but no one from the Box World has joined the group yet, so I’m still unsure how strong their power truly runs.”

Luo Qianqiu: “Still, two-digit universe-truth entities seem to carry immense prestige—do they even reach the multiverse level?”

Hermes: “Speculating blindly is meaningless—we’ll find out later.”

Luo Qianqiu: “Also, who’d have thought the famed Youkai Sage became your research specimen~”

Luo Qianqiu: “Hehehe—this is what they call ‘Yagumo Shizuka·Wu Can,’ right?”

Hermes: “...”

At a loss for words—even though Yagumo Shizuka had no secrets from him.

And he could rearrange her into a thousand poses at any moment...

In a certain sense, Luo Qianqiu’s words weren’t entirely wrong?

But words are one thing—giving up studying Yagumo Shizuka, the sole specimen he had, was out of the question.

“To be honest, Yagumo Shizuka’s boundary power is more comprehensive than the Halloween Queen’s in the Box World.”

Hermes communicated with the [Heavenly Principle Keeper], sinking into deep thought: “The Halloween Queen was born from the Sun as a star spirit within the boundary of life and death—though this grants her deeper roots and greater foundation, her power still lacks the purity of Yagumo Shizuka’s boundary force...”

Across worlds, Hermes’s gaze toward Yagumo Shizuka glowed faintly with heat—

What a precious research specimen!

The Halloween Queen specialized solely in the [Absolute Summoning] branch of boundary power—capable of summoning across time, space, and dimensions, unconstrained by rules!

Yagumo Shizuka’s boundary power, theoretically, is no weaker than the Halloween Queen’s in the slightest.

Yagumo Shizuka’s current strength is negligible to Hermes—but that’s only due to multiple limitations.

Her youth is one factor; world restrictions are another.

Moreover, though her boundary power holds immense potential, her innate talent is inferior to the Halloween Queen’s.

But all of this posed no problem for Hermes.

He was currently incarnated as the root pillar of that world!

Theoretically, every ability in that world could be fully analyzed and mastered by him.

Thinking of this, he watched as Yagumo Shizuka, seemingly disturbed by his gaze, frantically employed various methods to conceal herself...

Boundary power, being a top-tier ability directly derived from the source, carried immense weight in the cosmos.

Letting her continue like this was already interfering with his research.

Hermes fell silent for a moment, then contacted Jiege again.

Hermes: “@Jiege, tell Yagumo Shizuka to behave—stop all those messy little tricks. I’m currently studying her across worlds.”

Hermes: “Let her cooperate and let me collect data—or I’ll have to re-ascend and give her a good beating!”

Though he had an avatar of Yuan Shi Da Tianzun in that world, this avatar’s identity was too special to move lightly.

As the world’s root and source of law, Yuan Shi Da Tianzun could never act casually.

The impact would be too great!

After all, no world’s Dao ever just randomly went around beating people.

Luo Qianqiu: “...Damn, this really is ‘Yagumo Shizuka·Wu Can’!”

Luo Qianqiu: “And she can’t resist—she’s just stuck, forced to endure a thousand poses for your research!”

Hermes remained unmoved by his fellow countryman’s teasing.

As Lu Dongbin said—it was just a little wind and frost.

Lu Dongbin could remain calm; Hermes didn’t need to explain anything—Luo Qianqiu was just joking, never once suspecting Hermes had any lecherous intent.