Chapter 394: Hi!

Those phantom silhouettes seemed to be "communicating," not with sound but with a higher‑dimensional exchange of information, and through some conversion Heimu could grasp the general meaning:

【(Burning Wind Projection, thought sweeping across the world)】 "New? The texture seems unusual. Yours?"

【(Star Howl Projection, silent observation)】 "Rule… so tangled yet fragile. Countless possible branches…."

【(Return to Silence Projection, elegantly bowing)】 "An unannounced feast? Huan Long, you always bring surprises."

And the golden phantom of Huan Long, surrounded in the middle, seemed to respond with a self‑satisfied tone.

Higher up, that unobservable gaze that makes the fundamental rules of the Xingyue World tremble faintly still hangs above everything.

Hiding outside the world, the two Suppression Forces who had been fretting over the purple woman now tremble in terror, curling into a ball.

That black‑and‑white figure seemed to casually glance at the outside of the world, making them feel as if they were thrown into the void, like being hurled into a black hole, even their very existence about to shatter.

"It's over, it's over… this time it's really over…"

"Ten thousand times more terrifying than that purple one! Where the heck are these monsters coming from?!"

The Suppression Force's wail must have been filled with Despair.

Heimu watched all this through the screen, his fingers unconsciously tapping the desk.

The situation had already spiraled out of control to an unimaginable degree.

At that moment, Aha's annoying multicolored text popped up again, this time directly overlaying the battlefield scene she was watching:

【╰(°▽°)╯Need help? Dear~!】

【Need help? (^▽^)】

【Do you really need it? You need it, right? (? ω?)】

Heimu's gaze hardened, and he did not respond immediately.

Aha's "help" often comes with greater fun, the cost unpredictable.

【(Spinning circle. gif) Don't hesitate~! Opportunity once missed never returns!】

【(Pulling out the sparkling "Upgrade Coupon". jpg) Look! Complete Form Experience Ticket! One step, all worries vanish!】

Heimu stared at the flashing big characters on the "Complete Form Experience Ticket".

Reason String told her that accepting Aha's help was like drinking poison to quench thirst; Heaven knows what that guy is scheming.

But the reality is, without enough power, let alone solving the Xingyue World crisis, even her own survival in the upcoming cosmic‑scale turmoil is questionable.

Xianzhou has already sensed it; other forces are probably also on the way.

"…What's the price?" she finally asked, her voice hoarse.

【(★ω★)Price?】

【(′? ω? `)? Why think about the price?】

【(Arms spread, background of fireworks) Fun! As long as it's fun! Happiness is the greatest reward~!】

【(Zoom in, text enlarges) Don't you want to experience crushing stars with a flick, feeling what it's like to rewrite the Rule? Don't you want to see what expression the Iron Tomb, perched high above, would have when facing the Complete Form?】

【(Demonic whisper‑like flicker) Power is right before you, accept it, and then… create even greater fun!】

Aha's words were full of guile, precisely stirring Heimu's deep‑seated yearning for power, her discontent with the status quo, and that long‑suppressed desire for the control belonging to Emperor III.

Just as her spirit wavered—

【System】：Ding. Detected external higher‑dimensional Operation Permission intrusion… forcibly overwriting core Repair Protocol…

【System】：Warning! Unknown energy source infusion! Repair Degree soaring! 42.5%… 55%… 68%…

【System】：Core binding releasing… Memory sync rate increasing… Conceptual Operation Permission unlocking…

【System】：Repair Degree breaching the threshold—80%! 90%! 95%! …

Heimu's eyes widened; she didn't even have time to react, to consent or refuse!

She didn't even have time to return to System Space!

At this moment, she was inside a hotel room on Xianzhou Luofu!

"Buzz—!!!"

A massive, chaotic force seemingly emanating from the universe's root poured brutally and directly into her core!

That wasn't gentle repair, but a brute "filling"!

She felt her consciousness instantly expanding, countless sealed memories, knowledge, Authority surging out like a breached dam!

Her body involuntarily radiated a terrifying aura of pressure!

Her ash‑white long hair danced wildly without wind, the tips beginning to stream with violet‑black luminescence!

In the depths of her violet‑black pupils, a Star Swirl seemed to form and vanish, reflecting the cosmos's birth and death.

The mere dissipation of her aura caused every electronic device in the room—jade omen, projector, even the wall‑embedded lighting rune—to have their screens simultaneously flicker!

Immediately after, on all affected screens, regardless of what they originally displayed, a line of flashing large characters was forcibly replaced, followed by a grinning simple‑line emoticon:

【Hi! (￣▽￣)~*】

【11】 "???!" Heimu was startled; she hadn't done this!

【12】 The line spread through Xianzhou's network like a virus in an instant!

【13】 All active jade omen screens, public information boards, private terminals, regardless of their current content, were simultaneously overwritten, becoming a continuously bouncing passage of candy‑colored text and exaggerated emoticons:

【14】 【Hi~(?? ヮ?)? *:???】

【15】 Followed by a smiling emoticon.

【16】 Everywhere on Xianzhou—whether the administrative office at work, the bustling commercial street, the captain preparing for takeoff, or the bridge of a cruising Heavenly Ship Office vessel—suddenly fell into a strange silence, then erupted into massive chaos and shouts!

【17】 "What's happening?!"

【18】 "The jade omen has been breached?!"

【19】 "Is this… some kind of signal? An attack?!"

【20】 "....... A crash…."

「？？！」Heimu jumped in shock—this wasn't her doing!

These characters spread like a virus, instantly flooding through the Xianzhou's network!

All active Jade Omen screens, public information boards, and personal terminals—regardless of what they were originally displaying—were forcibly overwritten at the same moment, turning into the same endlessly looping line of candy‑colored text and exaggerated emoticons:

【Hi~(?? ヮ?)? *:???】

And it was followed by a smiling face emoticon.

Throughout the Xianzhou—whether in the offices of the bureaus, the bustling commercial streets, the captains preparing for takeoff, or the bridges of the Heavenly Ship Office's cruising vessels—everything fell into an eerie silence, then erupted into massive chaos and cries!

「What's going on？！」

「Has the Jade Omen been hacked？！」

「This is……some kind of signal? An attack？！」

「...... The ship has crashed...... 」

Quick, report! Report to the General's Manor! Report to the Tai Bu Si!

Voices of uncertain alarm rose from all over Luofu, and a brief chaos began to brew.

Heimu immediately realized the trouble was huge!

Aha, you bastard, not only forcibly 'helping', but also casually pulled off a prank affecting the entire Xianzhou!

Now it's hard to avoid attracting the highest attention!

She clearly felt several powerful and familiar auras rapidly approaching her hotel's location at astonishing speed!

One of them, carrying thunder… was Jing Yuan!

No time left!

Heimu glanced one last time at the messy scene inside the room and the 'Hi~' projection still lingering in the night sky outside the window, then without hesitation raised his hand and traced a void in front of him.

The space tore open like a slit by an invisible hand, revealing the pure-white entrance to the System Space beyond.

She stepped in, and her figure vanished instantly.

Just one second after she disappeared.

The door was pushed open silently.

Jing Yuan walked in slowly, the leisurely smile on his face slightly fading, his golden eyes sharp as lightning, scanning the empty room; his gaze lingered for a moment on the fading 'Hi' characters on the lingering traces and screen that had not yet fully settled.

Oh?

He let out an indistinct nasal sound, the corners of his mouth turning up again, but the smile didn't reach his eyes: 'Ran off? And left such an interesting greeting… Looks like this mysterious lady of ours is even more complicated than we thought.'

He turned and, facing the shadows outside the door, ordered: 'Notify Fu Xuan to conduct a full sweep of all abnormal spatial fluctuations in Luofu. Also, notify Yan Qing to bring the cloud cavalry elites and secretly investigate all recent visitor records. Furthermore, in the name of Shen Ce Fu, contact the personnel stationed on the Astral Express—General, I… have some questions that need consulting. And…'

He paused, looking toward the still‑bustling street outside the window, and said: 'Find out exactly what that greeting was all about.'

Yes, General!