Shi Yiguang, Public Enemy of Males

China, Ruannan Province.

Obsidian Apartment.

Shi Yiguang walked to the door and saw a crowd of men and women packed into the stairwell through the peephole.

She couldn't help but sigh, holding a makeup mirror up to her face.

She used to think the phrase "femme fatale" was just an idiom invented by ancient male rulers to shirk responsibility.

Now, she had to admit there was some truth to it.

The face in the mirror shouldn't exist in the real world; it looked more like a female character from the 2D world.

Her eyebrows were slender, her nose delicate, her skin smooth and flawless, like the finest, warmest jade. Her metallic, light-silver eyes gave her an ethereal, otherworldly aura, as if she didn't eat mortal food.

Every feature was perfect, and together they formed an exceptionally beautiful face.

Everything had changed three days ago.

Three days ago, she was just an ordinary girl. Even when her body suddenly grew three centimeters during the Blood Moon Incident, she hadn't thought much of it, attributing it to a late growth spurt.

Because of her name, she had endured countless scornful and dismissive remarks since childhood.

In the ancient Spring and Autumn period of the state of Yue, there was a beauty named Shi Yiguang, commonly known as "Xi Shi."

Her parents had given her this name with good intentions, hoping their daughter would grow up to be beautiful.

People tend to emphasize what they lack the most.

This saying was absolutely true.

Shi Yiguang's parents were both quite ordinary in appearance, and the genes they passed down naturally didn't offer much of a boost in facial aesthetics.

From elementary school to high school, her energetic classmates always mockingly called her "Dong Shi."

Dong Shi imitating Xi Shi's beauty...

To label a clean, ordinary girl as ugly was too much.

So, Shi Yiguang deeply disliked her classmates.

Although she had tried her best to endure the gossip around her, hoping everything would get better in college, she never imagined such a change would happen to her...

Recently, entertainment companies like Huayi, Mighty Lion, Dongman, Nanyan, and Yanxing had sent scouts to sign her into the entertainment industry.

The contract terms were very generous, but Shi Yiguang still refused.

Before she could truly adapt to her current face, she didn't want to go out at all.

The change had been too sudden; she needed time to accept it!

When she first became a Silver-Eyed, Shi Yiguang hadn't noticed the changes in her appearance. When she went out to buy breakfast for her mother, someone took a few candid photos of her.

And then...

She gained a huge following online.

The crowd blocking her door now was only a small fraction of them.

"Good girl... your fans have been waiting outside all day, won't you say a few words to them?"

Her father's gentle voice, filled with suppressed frustration, echoed from the kitchen.

The noise in the hallway suddenly diminished significantly.

"No!"

Shi Yiguang pouted, scurried into her bedroom, and locked the door.

What a cruel world that judges by looks!

During this time, countless male classmates from elementary, middle school, and even her current classmates had apologized to her on QQ and WeChat, sending ambiguous messages and showering her with flattering compliments.

She found it incredibly sickening.

They used to mock and gossip about her, and now they wanted to hit on her?

Pfft!

Dream on!

Shi Yiguang logged onto Weibo and typed a string of text.

"Please, everyone, stop blocking my door! I don't like boys..."

As she wrote this, Shi Yiguang paused.

She suddenly realized that a significant portion of her fans were also incredibly enthusiastic young women.

The lucky girl clutched her head and moaned softly.

"Ughhh!"

Her head hurt!

After thinking for a moment, Shi Yiguang changed her wording.

"Everyone, besides my parents, I have no interest in any ordinary human."

"emmm... except for Great God Yan Anqing."

"Yan God isn't human."

"Regular people, please don't bother me. Thanks for your cooperation."

While these words were a bit chuunibyou, they clearly stated her attitude. This should be enough to keep the swarming admirers at bay.

The straightforward and innocent girl hadn't even considered the possibility of these statements attracting negative attention.

Shi Yiguang reread her post a few times, nodded her head with satisfaction, and sent it out.

In less than three minutes, the replies had already surpassed five hundred.

Her bedroom door was pounded on with a thump-thump-thump.

Her mother's furious roar pierced through the door, making the straightforward girl tremble under her covers.

"Your wings have gotten strong, you little brat?!"

"What do you mean, 'Except for parents, I have no interest in any mediocre humans'?"

"Without your mother's excellent genes, where would you be!"

"Mediocre! Mediocre! You little brat, get out here and explain yourself properly to your old lady!"

Unable to hide any longer, Shi Yiguang cautiously opened her door, accepting her mother's "educational beating" and loving guidance.

In the underground secret base of Zhaofu Well.

"Congratulations, player, on obtaining the achievement - [Public Enemy of Males]."

"Your number of admirers of the opposite sex has reached one hundred thousand."

"Main Quest 2 current completion progress: 9/10."

After the black and white dumplings finished their cutscene, they scurried out of sight.

Yan Anqing maintained his usual expressionless demeanor, but a faint, deep glow flickered in his eyes.

Just one more achievement, and the second stage of the Main Quest would be complete...

The unlocking of new game features was only one aspect; Yan Anqing was also very interested in the so-called "Overview of the Infinite Planes Power System."

He wanted to know how his modified creations would be evaluated in a broader worldview.

What position did Yu Hongyi, who was now a mini-superman, occupy?

Was he at the starting point? Or at the peak?

As Yan Anqing was lost in thought, a golden-eyed individual with a clean and handsome appearance approached him.

Ma Ran.

He had undergone Yan Anqing's scientific training plan alongside Yu Hongyi.

Only when Yu Hongyi's Limitless Cell proliferation rate reached 10% did Ma Ran barely manage to reach 3%.

This did not mean Ma Ran was slacking off.

On the contrary, according to the original "aptitude test" Yan Anqing had devised for the two, Ma Ran's willpower was only one-fifth of Yu Hongyi's. Even with daily scientific training, nutritional supplements, and adequate sleep, he was only projected to reach a 2% progress.

Ma Ran...

Had broken through his own limits.

He had paid a price for it – his mental state was extremely poor, his expression dazed, looking as if he had been thoroughly exhausted.

His pale, bloodless complexion, slightly swollen eyelids, and purplish lips, even his golden eyes appeared dim and lusterless.

Ma Ran was like a toy with insufficient battery power; every movement gave a sense of stiffness and slowness.

He looked like he could collapse at any moment.

This was not a problem of sleep, nor a lack of nutrition, nor even a physical overload.

The exhaustion of his spirit beyond his own limits had caused endocrine circulation disorders, dragging down his physical body.

Various subconscious experiments had proven that for most people, the body and mind often influenced each other.

Ma Ran stood there for about two minutes before finally remembering why he had come.

He slowly opened his mouth and said, "Yan God, do you think I'm a natural-born couch potato?"

"Someone who can't accomplish anything, who can't be saved by anyone?"

(Requesting daily recommendation votes~)

Yan Anqing replied, "No, you can be saved. I said so."