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Night...
After returning to his own room in Apollo Dormitory, Wu Yan did not lie down on the bed as usual. Instead, he silently closed his eyes, sank his consciousness into his body, stirred his sensitive nerves, and moved toward one of the mysterious powers within him...
More accurately, he was moving toward one of the three mysterious powers within his body!
They were three magatama-shaped seals manifested on the surface!
Wu Yan's consciousness gradually moved there and covered one of the magatama, his lips parting slightly...
"First 'Crimson Jade'... activate..."
Beneath Wu Yan's clothes, over his chest, the leftmost of the three magatama seals arranged in a row suddenly lit up...
"'Crimson Jade Mode'... activate..."
As Wu Yan's command-like murmur echoed through the room, the magatama seal radiating a blood-red glow spun gently, then slowly sank into his body as though melting into it...
"Buzz..."
A hum rang out. The magatama seal that had sunk into Wu Yan's body abruptly burst apart, transforming into an indescribable mysterious power that merged into every corner of his body.
The next moment, Wu Yan's uniform turned black at a visible speed, red veins crawling across it. The veins spread over the bright uniform along with an inky sheen. In mere moments, Wu Yan's uniform had become black and red, and it now possessed a powerful defensive capability unlike before.
Only then did Wu Yan slowly open his eyes. Of his originally wine-red pupils, one had transformed into gold, bearing an eerie clock face within it that made him look exceptionally bewitching...
Clenching his hands, a trace of discomfort flashed through Wu Yan's strange red-and-gold eyes, making his movements seem somewhat unnatural.
This was the second time Wu