Dongfang Yue subtly used a small trick to temporarily suppress the Demonic Seed she had personally planted within Thor's body, allowing him to recover his senses from his berserk state…
"Little Friend Dongfang, from now on, you are one of us."
The Master handed Dongfang Yue a flat, tablet-like artifact made of an unknown jade, his expression solemn.
"This item is called the Tianji Instrument. It connects to the internal network of our Tianming Pavilion and records all Tianming Zhe (Fated Ones) registered in Modu and the surrounding areas."
"Through it, you can learn about our kind, and you can also accept or post some mutual aid missions on it."
Dongfang Yue took the Tianji Instrument; it was cool to the touch and had a warm, smooth texture.
She took a deep breath and immersed her mind into it.
Buzz—!
In an instant, an immensely vast interface unfolded in her mind!
Hundreds of light dots shimmered quietly in this deep "starry sky," each representing a "Tianming Zhe (Fated Ones)" hidden beneath the city!
These light dots were also clearly divided into four colors based on their strength and rarity.
[White] representing new members.
[Cyan] representing veteran members.
[Purple] representing elite core members.
And… the few [Golden] ones, radiating light like stars!
Dongfang Yue's gaze quickly swept across them.
She saw the codenames of the Master, Tianji, Jueying, and Thor—without exception, all were dazzling purple light dots!
And next to them, a brand new purple light dot emitted a faint glow.
[Codename: Moon Lord.]
[Ability Rating: Purple.]
[Remarks: Daoist/Mental expert, mysterious and unfathomable methods.]
This was… herself!
An unprecedented sense of satisfaction and power surged within her.
Suppressing her inner excitement, she casually clicked on the nearest cyan light dot.
A line of information appeared.
[Codename: God Chef.]
[System: Gourmet Cell System.]
[Ability: Can extract transcendent power and strengthen oneself by cooking the flesh and blood of powerful animals.]
[Permanent Residence: Taotie Pavilion Private Cuisine Restaurant, Jing'an District, Modu.]
She then clicked on an outermost white light dot.
[Codename: Hawkeye.]
[Ability: Innate extraordinary dynamic vision, capable of tracking high-speed moving targets.]
[Remarks: No system, pure talent, potential to be evaluated, marginal member of Tianming Pavilion.]
The more she looked, the more Dongfang Yue was shocked by the scale of this organization.
She had initially thought that the so-called Tianming Pavilion was just a small team composed of the Master and a few others.
But she never expected it.
This was a… vast superpower society hidden beneath the city, enough to overturn her worldview!
In an instant, the ambition in Dongfang Yue's eyes almost ignited.
If she could control this place and utilize its resources… perhaps… there truly would be a day when she could escape the shadow of that man and… trample him underfoot!
…At the same time.
In the study of Lu Family Manor.
Lu Cheng leaned on the sofa, and the system screen in front of him was exactly the same as the star map in Dongfang Yue's Tianji Instrument!
Even the trajectory of Dongfang Yue's finger across the screen was displayed in perfect synchronization.
"Not bad, not bad."
"This Tianming Pavilion is quite good at data organization; it saved me a lot of filtering work."
His gaze was like that of a picky customer in his own fresh food supermarket, selecting ingredients for dinner.
This incredibly shocking Tianming Zhe (Fated Ones) star map was, in his eyes, merely a neatly categorized and arranged shelf.
His gaze swept over the light dots one by one.
"God-level Sign-in System? Clock in daily for rewards, too lazy, no ambition at all, can't squeeze much out of it. PASS."
"Student Genius Tech System? Overlaps with Ji Tianxing's abilities, the technology route is a bit old, no novelty. PASS."
"Tycoon Rebate System? Pure money-spending stuff, useless to me. PASS."
System owners, each capable of stirring up a storm in the outside world, were mercilessly crossed off under his judgment, their very existence denied meaning.
Just then, his gaze narrowed slightly.
It landed on a white light dot.
[Codename: Combat Obsessed.]
[Ability: Innate divine strength, tough physique.]
[Remarks: No system, pure muscle-based ability talent, extremely eager for stronger power, marginalized and ostracized in Tianming Pavilion due to lack of special abilities.]
Lu Cheng's face revealed the determined smile of someone who had found the perfect prey.
He wasn't just here to filter targets… He wanted to select individuals among these people who were suitable for modification, to make them work for him.
Only when the Tianming Pavilion's own people fought each other would it be most interesting!
"He's the one!"
His finger lightly tapped on the light screen, zooming in and locking onto Combat Obsessed's data.
"A perfect blank slate!"
Excitement gleamed in Lu Cheng's eyes, the fervor of a capitalist discovering a blue ocean market.
"His physical foundation is solid enough, equivalent to a top-tier server that can host my more advanced programs."
"He has an incredibly strong demand, a craving for power."
"Being ostracized and resentful indicates that he desperately needs an opportunity to prove himself, or even… to get revenge?"
"Most crucially…"
The smile at the corner of Lu Cheng's mouth grew more cruel.
"He doesn't have any system pre-installed!"
A perfect leek should be exactly like this!
"Activate, System Furnace!"
As Lu Cheng's thought moved, the system within him began to operate!
Invisible data streams began to converge, reorganize, and fuse!
[Instruction One: Extract the core module of the Bloodthirsty Dragon King System — Combat Instinct!]
[Instruction Two: Implant the core rule — all energy, luck, and insights gained by the host will automatically be surrendered as 99.9% server maintenance fee to the host!]
[Instruction Three: Name — King of Berserkers System!]
A system light sphere, containing berserk power and enveloped in light, slowly condensed into shape in Lu Cheng's palm.
It appeared to be born for battle, incredibly powerful.
In reality, it was a "super part-time software" bound by the most tyrannical terms in history!
"Done, preparing for shipment."
"Ling'er! Come out with me."