Starry Heroine

November 7th, 4396 of the New Era, 1:00 PM.

"Dear viewers, our highly anticipated first simulated Wasteland Adventure Live Stream has officially begun!"

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"Who will find the final treasure chest and become the lucky winner? Let's wait and see!"

After several days of promotion, the viewership for this live stream program had already reached a considerable peak. Hundreds of thousands of viewers flooded in as soon as it started, and the numbers were still steadily increasing. However, because the pilot location was set in Jiang City and lacked the participation of particularly renowned prodigies from Immortal Sects, the audience composition was mainly from Tianbei Prefecture.

In Wangyou Media's main live stream room, there were two commentators, a man and a woman. The man's voice was passionate and stirring, while the woman's was clear and pleasant, introducing the situation on screen.

The male commentator said, "The camera is now sequentially showing the cultivators entering the Wasteland. They have all been randomly deployed to different areas. The first is our He Caihua, Sister Hua! Sister Hua, wielding her Crimson Lotus Ancient Sword that has slain countless demons, is as captivating and dangerous as ever."

In the camera's view, He Caihua had already gotten into character. She tightly gripped a sword that was entirely crimson red with a lotus-shaped base. Its luster flowed, and its sword energy was contained, not yet unleashed. She slightly lowered her posture, released her Spiritual Sense, and began to explore forward.

The biggest selling point for her popularity was the combination of her beautiful face and figure with her outstanding cultivation strength; neither could be lacking. While in the jungle, she was a pure Third Realm cultivator. Her expression was stern, her aura deep and restrained, without a trace of weakness.

It was unknown how many fans were utterly captivated by He Caihua's cold demeanor.

The camera shifted, and the female commentator said, "Next is Liu Yuanjun from Xuanfeng Temple. I'm sure many viewers from Jiang City have heard his name. This is his first time participating in such a public event. Seeing him advance so confidently, he truly walks as if strolling through a garden, truly worthy of being Xuanfeng Temple's ace disciple. However, I must remind him that the danger level here is no different from a real Wasteland, so he cannot be careless!"

"Huh? Who is this..." the male commentator suddenly exclaimed, "Is she wearing a mask to participate?"

"Hehe, that's right," the female commentator chuckled. "This is our Starry Heroine. She's a genius cultivator with a very mysterious background."

On camera was a tall girl with a slender waist and long legs, her figure quite graceful. However, she was wearing an Ultraman mask, which felt a bit comical.

Backstage, the director watched the scene and frowned. "What's going on? Didn't Sister Hua say to pick a pretty mask for her?"

A Mei gave a wry smile. "There's nothing we can do. That girl just likes this one."

"Ah, Starry Heroine has encountered a demon beast! It's a Mountain-Crashing Bear!" the female commentator suddenly shrieked. "She seems to be the first explorer to encounter a demon beast. She's about to draw her weapon, she's taken out a... what is this?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the name of this weapon should be... the Bagua Xuanhua Axe," the male commentator's voice was equally astonished.

On screen, the figure, as pure and white as a flower, held a large axe several times wider than her body in one hand. Wielding it, she moved like a whirlwind, the scene filled with a strong sense of contrast.

Opposite her stood a giant black bear, two stories tall when standing. Its roar shook the earth, and a black wind arose around it. It swung its massive bear paws, each capable of shattering mountains and smashing rocks!

Starry Heroine spun and swung her axe again and again, her power flowing like a vortex. She directly clashed with the black bear and cut it down, blood splashing everywhere.

The fierce and bloody scene was presented directly to the audience.

Both commentators shouted in unison, "So strong!"

After a full ten seconds of silence, the camera switched. The male commentator continued, "Alright, after watching Starry Heroine's battle, everyone has likely realized that this place can be treated as a real Wasteland, not a place for child's play. Our explorers could encounter danger at any second. Now, this handsome young man you see is a rogue cultivator from Jiang City named Yue Wen. You might not recognize him, but the fact that he was selected as a rogue cultivator suggests he's not simple."

"Huh!" the female commentator immediately exclaimed, "Yue Wen has also encountered a demon beast!"

The director's cuts were very professional. Originally, Yue Wen's introduction was scheduled after the two people from Hidden Dragon Pool, but during his advance, he also encountered a demon beast.

It was a strange hybrid demon beast, resembling a bat and a wolf. Its body was in a semi-crouched wolf shape, but its arms were connected to a section of fleshy wings that opened to its ribs, like an umbrella. It crouched on a tree branch, gazing at Yue Wen, revealing its ferocious fangs.

Most demon beasts in the Wasteland had territorial awareness and would attack intruders in their territory ferociously. Although these demon beasts had only recently been placed here, they clearly already perceived nearby creatures as outsiders.

Its bared teeth were filled with killing intent.

"Let's see how this rogue cultivator deals with the enemy. He's making the first move, he's taken out... " the male commentator was about to raise his voice, but suddenly lowered it, "...a pair of sunglasses?"

That's right. In the footage, Yue Wen, after a brief observation upon encountering the demon beast, took out a pair of sunglasses from his pocket and put them on.

"Haha," the female commentator laughed awkwardly. "Perhaps Yue Wen wants to conceal his eyes so the demon beast can't sense his movements, and he's about to launch an attack! Look! He's moving again, he spreads his hands and with lightning speed... took off his shirt?"

Each explorer was followed by a Spirit Bug camera, rotating to find the best angle.

Spirit Bugs were specially trained spiritual insects, thumb-sized and highly obedient. Some film crews would specifically hire insect masters to train Spirit Bugs to carry cameras for follow shots. Above Yue Wen's head at this moment was such a small yellow flying insect with a camera strapped to its six legs.

With a rip, he tore off his black t-shirt, revealing another black t-shirt underneath. He turned the front of this t-shirt towards the Spirit Bug. A sentence was printed on the chest of this t-shirt.

"Yue's Cultivation Firm, Jiang City's own firm!"

"..." Both commentators scratched their heads.

The director backstage had a dark expression. "Why wasn't this product placement mentioned?"

"This is his family's firm," A Mei covered her face. "He's probably trying to advertise for them."

The director said irritably, "He really knows how to pick his moment. From now on, except during combat, don't cut to his camera!"

After a while, the male commentator chuckled, "This rogue cultivator has quite a lot of preparatory work before a fight."

"Hehe, but this makes me even more eager to see his fight," the female commentator smoothed things over. "He must be a very interesting person."

In the picture, Yue Wen lazily summoned his Flying Sword.

He put on the Demon-Slaying Mirror, which instantly revealed the opponent's foundation.

[Swift Bat Wolf: That night, both the Bat Demon and the Wolf Demon were drunk... A rather bizarre hybrid demon beast, it's hard to imagine its creation process. It possesses the bat's hearing and the wolf's sense of smell, making it extremely acute. If you try to sneak attack it, it's almost impossible. Its frontal combat ability is relatively weak, with a combat power equivalent to five hundred healthy human grandmothers.]

A mere five hundred 'grandma' level combat power was truly insufficient to impress Yue Wen, who had once fought several Ten Thousand Grandma Level Tiger Demons.

That's why he leisurely revealed his prepared GG t-shirt.

This series of preparatory actions had exhausted the patience of the commentators and the audience, and it had also exhausted the Swift Bat Wolf.

"Roar--"

The demonic beast roared, unfurled a pair of fleshy wings, and charged forward. Its sharp claws opened, entwined with black winds!

Facing the actively attacking demonic beast, Yue Wen didn't even blink. His Flying Sword was unleashed instantly.

Chii--

A stream of light pierced through, immediately erupting into a mist of blood.

As golden smoke gathered within his body, Yue Wen finally felt a surge of energy.

The demonic beasts in the Wasteland would periodically produce a demonic beast tide, crashing against the barrier of the city-defending grand formation, wave after wave. Sometimes, the scale was immense, truly capable of creating a crack or two. A few lucky demonic beasts could then sneak into the city before the gap was repaired.

The half-transformed demonic beasts within the city were basically all acquired this way.

Most of the demonic beasts in the tide returned without success. Some were stunned by the backlash from the formation as they collided with the barrier. After the main force retreated, some would be left behind, like crabs stranded on shore after the tide recedes.

The city-defending army would then capture these demonic beasts and sell them cheaply to various places. This batch from Wangyou Media, naturally, came about in the same manner.

To summarize the characteristics of these demonic beasts: extremely low intelligence, low cultivation, but incredibly ferocious. They were practically walking Demon Suppressing Coins.

Thus, he did not stop, continuing to walk forward.

After he killed the demonic beast with his sword, the camera from the main livestream cut away from him and switched to the next explorer.

The audience couldn't discern the years of cultivation in his sword strike. They simply found the scene monotonous and uninteresting.

"Wow, as soon as Fairy Feixia from Hidden Dragon Pool appeared, the audience's enthusiasm seems to have skyrocketed. She's truly a unique beautiful girl!" the female commentator said passionately.

"Everyone's favorite sister Feixia is the grand finale. Judging by the scene, she's also been through a battle. The adorable Fairy Feixia is currently recuperating. It seems the previous demonic beast was quite strong. Now that the explorers have been introduced, who do you all support to win the treasure chest? You can type their name on the public screen! For those who are most beloved, we can give them more camera time."

"..."

[Fairy Feixia! Fairy Feixia!]

[He Caihua!]

[He Caihua!]

[That Starry Heroine is also quite interesting.]

[The young man from Hidden Dragon Pool isn't as handsome, but his Supernatural Powers are so flashy.]

[I want to see Liu Yuanjun! I want to have his babies!]

[Su Renxue! Ahhh, sister, kill me!]

[...]

The bullet comments scrolled with the explorers the audience favored. Yue Wen was mentioned the least. Although a few comments indicated that this rogue cultivator was quite handsome, they were quickly drowned out.

Compared to the others, he indeed lacked some spectacle.

The audience in his personal livestream was also sparse.

However, he had no time to pay attention to that.

There were Demon Suppressing Coins scattered everywhere, waiting for him to pick them up!