As the Admin of the Chat Group, Lumine could be described as uniquely blessed.
On the surface, she, as the Admin, didn't seem to possess any exclusive functions that put her ahead of other group members; she even had to pay points to activate localization functions when buying things.
But the truth was not so.
As the Admin, even with the luck-based lottery function, she received the subtle favor and blessing of the Chat Group, giving her a higher probability of drawing good items suitable for her... and she didn't miss out on any of the other various hidden benefits!
One could say that a mere Stellar-level opponent should no longer be anything to her!
Hermes: "The reason is simple; it is naturally because He is not just at the Stellar-level you mentioned."
Hermes: "This Ancient Evil God—how do you think He earned the title of 'Ancient'?"
Hermes: "Naturally, it's because He has harvested era after era, assimilating them into His own space-time slices!"
Hermes: "In other words, He has craftily crossed timelines and exists simultaneously within these space-times He has harvested!"
Chen Nan: "It's so similar!"
Chen Nan: "The Blood Moon of Ill Omen really is like some Evil Heavenly Dao that harvests the living beings of heaven and earth to use as its own nourishment!"
In Chen Nan's view, this Ancient Evil God was no longer a simple living being, but had taken on a form similar to that Evil Heavenly Dao.
Chen Nan was well aware of how troublesome such things could be.
Binchotan: "Sister Qianqiu, under Brother Hermes's guidance, Binchotan has also started cultivating."
Binchotan: "Once I get stronger, I'll go over and help Sister Qianqiu beat them up!"
Lumine: "So good. It's no wonder your Sister Qianqiu dotes on you so much."
Lumine: "Then I'll wait for Little Binchotan to come help me in the future!"
Reading the little cutie's words, the corners of Lumine's mouth curled up slightly, her mood greatly improved.
Even though she had just heard that world-shattering bad news from her fellow countryman, she remained calm.
Lumine stood up and looked up slightly at the blood-crimson moon.
Within her Eyes of Youdu, countless twisted principles of Taiyin, life, flesh, and ghosts... a series of laws surged and intertwined, forming a distorted worm writhing upon the timeline.
He strolled through era after era, and harvested era after era.
Now, He was beginning to awaken, wanting to harvest, assimilate, and devour her era as well... "Just wait!"
Within the shrine, Lumine's voice was calm as she said, "I won't make you wait too long."
"I will eventually ascend to the heavens for a battle, using my Phoenix Divine Fire to refine you alive and turn you into nourishment for my further progress!"
As if in response to these rebellious words.
In this instant, everyone on Earth whose spiritual perception had reached a certain level simultaneously sensed an emotion of "wrath."
Rumble!
After a loud bang echoed from within their souls, the entire Earth turned blood-red in an instant.
"First the blood moon, and now the whole world is dyed red..."
Even the commoners who knew nothing couldn't help but feel their souls tremble; some murmured ignorantly with pale faces:
"The heavens and earth have changed color. Is it the end of the world?"
"Are you joking? Isn't 2012 already over!"
Even ordinary civilians felt uneasy about it.
Recalling the news from Qianqiu Shrine, how could the high-level officials of various countries not know the current situation?
The Ancient Evil God was about to awaken and destroy the world... While people across the globe were panicking, Lumine watched it all with cold eyes.
She knew.
The Blood Moon of Ill Omen had not yet truly awakened; she still had time!
When He truly revived... she, the Chat Admin, Lumine, would never be inferior to anyone!
Lumine hadn't thought about asking her fellow countryman Hermes for help.
Even though she knew that if Hermes took action, the Blood Moon of Ill Omen, no matter how strong, would be nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter.
However, Hermes was not the Chat Group's nanny, nor did he have any obligation to come and go at her beck and call.
Her fellow countryman had already helped her a lot.
Under these circumstances, if she didn't even make an effort and shamelessly asked for help... even Lumine would look down on herself!
Even if she knew that Hermes wouldn't refuse to come to an otherworldly realm so different from the Sea of Trees Multiverse, it still wouldn't do!
..."She really is a strong-willed fellow countryman."
In the courtyard, seeing that Lumine never asked for help, Hermes couldn't help but be speechless, yet a clear look of appreciation appeared on his face.
He was indeed very interested in this world, especially the newly appeared Ancient Evil God, which held extremely high research value in his eyes.
But he was even more gratified by the growth of his fellow countryman.
Thinking back to the beginning, Lumine had shamelessly sought support from him.
But now, facing an even more dangerous situation, she could restrain herself and accumulate power... This wasn't just a simple expansion of power, but growth in character.
This was more precious than a temporary increase in strength; only a tempered Dao Heart could support her in reaching higher levels.
He stopped paying attention to Lumine's affairs.
Although there were still many things to do, none were urgent. Hermes took a rare moment to come to the Thunder Pool, sitting cross-legged as a wisp of his consciousness traveled to the Root Land of the Star Crown Court, carefully savoring the changes of the nearly formed Great Universe.
The process of the Great Universe's formation was Hermes's process of attaining the Dao.
No one knew that Hermes's body was currently one with the universe. In this process, he drove the changes of universal rules and constantly, endlessly expanded outward at the speed of light.
Without the knowledge of the Three Thousand Star Lords and billions of cultivators in the Star Crown Court, Hermes led the universe through tens of thousands of breaths.
For a time, Hermes's own primal ancestral qi merged with the universe, constantly cycling through the Dao begetting one, one evolving into ten thousand, and ten thousand returning to one.
The Dao begot one, and one begot two, which were Imaginary Numbers and Quanta.
Imaginary numbers and quanta entangled with each other, shattering the boundaries between reality and illusion. Boundary lines were thus divided, dimensional gaps formed, and space-time was derived. Three thousand Digital Worlds ebbed and flowed in the Sea of Dimensions, the trajectories of Astrology established the Order of the universe, the power of Alchemy allowed matter to circulate, and the Infinite Möbius bestowed infinite potential upon the Great Universe... Finally, Pure Beauty guided the direction of the universe and civilization, leading the Great Universe toward a better future!
This was Hermes's Great Universe Root System!
Energy and matter, rules and laws—everything cycled within it continuously.
In the Great Universe, every wisp of energy in this process was like an atomic supernova explosion, growing larger and larger like a rolling snowball on a level difficult for ordinary people to perceive!
This made Hermes grow infinitely stronger every minute and every second!
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