In the forest, Fang Yuan stepped toward the kneeling Lia. He didn't use force; he used the weight of his Rank 3 Space-Time aura. The air grew so heavy that Lia felt her bones creaking.
"You have two choices, Regressor," Fang Yuan's voice was a cold velvet. "You can continue to serve a God who views you as compost, or you can become the needle I use to sew a new world. Your 'System' is a toy; mine is a Law."
He reached out and touched her forehead. A surge of indigo energy rushed into her mind, not to destroy it, but to reformat her connection to the world's luck.
[System Notification: Subjugation Protocol Initiated. Regressor 'Lia' added to the Void-Network. Her 'Future Sight' is now filtered through the Weaver's Will.]
Lia's eyes turned a temporary, glowing violet. She didn't lose her personality, but she felt a primal, unshakable fear—and a strange, dark loyalty—taking root in her soul. She was no longer a free agent of fate; she was now a "Node" in Fang Yuan's grand design.
"Go to the Silver City," Fang Yuan commanded. "The 'Hero' is currently drowning in his own shadow. Tell him you have the cure. Tell him you are the only one who can stabilize his power."