Chapter 2548 / Chapter 2549

As the arbitrator of the Phantasmoon Games, Feiying's ability to awaken depends on the Phantasmoon Games being held.

The Phantasmoon Games was initiated by the Aeon of Joy, Aha. Aha is dead, so the Phantasmoon Games will naturally cease to be held.

Without the Phantasmoon Games, Feiying lost her reason to wake up.

"Don't worry. Since he's the God of Fun, maybe he'll pull himself together after the Holy Grail War is over." Seeing Feiying's troubled expression, Chen Li patted Feiying's shoulder to comfort her.

"Hmm... that makes a lot of sense." Feiying thought about it and felt that what Chen Li said did make some sense, so her tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

In Feiying's opinion, neither the corruption nor the battles were the kind of Elation that Aha truly wanted to enjoy.

That guy was never the type to quietly be the boss.

Perhaps he has already devised a plan to "revive" himself, just waiting for an interesting opportunity to jump out and cause trouble.

After all, He is the Aeon of Joy.

"But you've reminded me..." Chen Li stroked his chin, his gaze returning to Feiying, and suddenly spoke.

After Feiying's reminder, Chen Li remembered something.

Since Feiying has such a long vacation, it's a good time to find Feiying some work to do...

This was originally Aha's suggestion to Chen Li... to upgrade the Summoning Ticket to One-star Artifact, so that it could summon seven Heroic Spirits instead of just one, and then combine the upgraded Summoning Ticket with the trophy [Guardian of Human Order] which has Imaginary Tree.

This way, the Holy Grail War can be held anytime, anywhere.

Of course, Aha also suggested that in order to prevent the Holy Grail War from being disrupted, it would be best to have a fair, impartial, and extremely powerful referee.

As it happens, the [Joyful Judgment] is a Miraculous Item fit.

Even more coincidentally, Aha was willing to part with this Miraculous Item he possessed, despite the painful decision.

As for the selection of referees...

Chen Li's gaze lingered on Feiying.

Feiying felt a little uncomfortable under Chen Li's gaze, and her fox ears twitched instinctively, but she was unaware of what was brewing behind that gaze.

"Feiying, do you like traveling?" Chen Li asked casually with a gentle smile.

"Traveling... of course I'd like to. But as you know, my benefactor, due to my special circumstances, it's basically impossible for me to leave Duality Paradise." Feiying scratched her head, a mixture of longing and helplessness on her face.

Firstly, because Feiying's original form Ambrosial Arbor, was planted in the Duality Paradise.

Secondly, it's because the Imagenae cannot leave the Duality Paradise... Imagenae will die if they lack Wish Power.

However, as the Duality Paradise moved into New Penacony, its Worldview was also accepted, thus allowing the Imagenae to leave the Duality Paradise and roam freely in New Penacony.

However, this is limited to the scope of the New Penacony.

"If you want to, there's no problem." Chen Li nodded, his tone firm.

After all, carrying the King-Subject Jade Tablet is equivalent to carrying at least two Worldviews, which is enough to solve situations that could lead to death due to various strange reasons.

"Uh... why do I suddenly have a bad feeling?" Feiying shrank her neck and looked at Chen Li with a suspicious look.

"How could that be? Would I harm you?" Chen Li spread his hands innocently.

Listening to the conversation between Chen Li and Feiying, Pearl paused slightly and looked at Chen Li as well, her eyes filled with emotion.

"What's wrong? Why are you staring at me like that? Is there something on my face?" Noticing Pearl's gaze, Chen Li turned her head and touched her face.

"No. I'm just curious. What If Miraculous Forger wanted to forge Miraculous Item for someone, what would be the first thing he would consider?" Pearl gently shook her head, her gaze still fixed on Chen Li's face.

Pearl didn't respond immediately, but nodded slightly, though her eyes betrayed her.

Pearl clearly realized that Chen Li might create a Miraculous Item for Feiying. This realization stirred up some rather subtle emotions within her.

For example... why can't it be me?

After all, Pearl should have realized that the "Cuteness Halo" Feiying obtained from Chen Li was also a Miraculous Item.

And now, another Miraculous Item seems to be approaching Feiying. So... why can't it be me?

"I see. So, would Miraculous Forger restrict the identity of the Artifact Wielder to human?" Pearl snapped out of her thoughts and asked again.

"I don't think so. After all, even someone like God of Fun was able to obtain Miraculous Item, and he almost gave it away as a Miraculous Item... This is enough to show that the selection criteria for Miraculous Item items have nothing to do with species. After chatting for so long, Pearl, do you also want Miraculous Item?" Chen Li waved his hand, his gaze lingering on Pearl's face for a moment, and asked curiously.

Pearl first shook her head, then nodded.

"Huh? What does that mean? If you want it, just say you want it; if you don't want it, just say you don't want it," Feiying interjected, somewhat puzzled.

"I'm not interested in the immense power one can wield after possessing Miraculous Item. But if I could obtain a rare Miraculous Item from a Miraculous Forger... wouldn't that represent his recognition of me?"

Pearl shook her head and continued calmly, "Even if this Miraculous Item, like the one in the hands of the Aeon of Joy, can only be used to fulfill obligations rather than exercise rights."

"Oh? Where did you find out about that?" Chen Li's tone was tinged with surprise.

"Inference: If possessing Miraculous Item truly grants the ability to do whatever one pleases, then even the Aeon of Joy of Pleasure might not be qualified to arbitrarily decide the ownership of Miraculous Item and bestow it upon the victor of Counterfeit Holy Grail War. Moreover, the Aeon of Joy's intentions are far too obvious. Rather than a prize, it's more like packaging an obligation as a prize," Pearl analyzed clearly.

"Oh, is that so? That Aha is really too wicked. Luckily, it wasn't me who won the Holy Grail War." Feiying's eyes widened, her tone full of belated relief.

"Feiying, don't get too excited yet." Chen Li looked at Feiying, his tone suddenly becoming meaningful.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Feiying frowned, sensing that things weren't so simple.

"If I remember correctly, there are only seven official Masters in the Counterfeit Holy Grail War. Currently, the known Masters are Manyuan, Sparkle, Pearl, Undying Path, a Master whose name was unknown and was defeated by Sparkle, and you. There is only one Master left who hasn't shown up yet," Chen Li said, counting on his fingers.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Chapter 2548

Feiying blinked, still unaware of what this string of numbers meant to her.

"The problem is that Sparkle has been eliminated, Manyuan has lost his qualification, Pearl hasn't summoned Servant, and Undying Path has formed a contract with Ternan, but given their situation, it's unlikely they'll have a good ending." Chen Li paused and glanced at Feiying.

"So?" Feiying asked.

"In other words, if that Master who hasn't shown up gets accidentally kicked to death, Ternan also disappears... you'll automatically become the winner. Because Pearl doesn't have Servants, she's not considered a valid participant," Chen Li explained.

"Don't worry! There are still so many people who will become Master the Counterfeit Holy Grail War in the future." Feiying's expression stiffened for a moment, and she quickly waved her hand, trying to find a way out for herself.

"You don't know, do you? All the Counterfeit Holy Grail War Masters in the New Penacony were wiped out by that Great Silver Wolf as upgrade material." Chen Li looked at Feiying with some surprise and reminded her.

"Is that so? No, but it shouldn't be a big problem, right? Aren't there several Masters among the Twelve Chrysos Heirs Counterfeit Holy Grail War? They couldn't possibly have been used as materials too, could they?" Feiying's eyelids twitched, but she remained calm.

"The problem is that after they used the Miraculous Item to attack Sparkle, they were disqualified Masters because of the violation," Chen Li said again.

"How come I didn't know about this?" Feiying's voice was full of disbelief.

"It's probably because the server is bugged, that's why you didn't hear the notification," Chen Li explained without changing his expression.

It would be a miracle if Feiying knew about this since Chen Li did it himself.

Don't blame Chen Li being ruthless, because Chen Li doesn't want someone to hit her on the head with Poké Ball while she's sleeping.

After all, the probability of capturing an object increases significantly when the object is asleep.

Chen Li has always been very particular about the quality of his sleep and didn't want to be surrounded by a group of Masters holding Poké Balls in his bed in the middle of the night.

"But... but I don't have Servant either! Why won't Pearl be pushed up when she doesn't Servant, but I automatically win?" Feiying's voice was already starting to sound a bit panicked, as if she was still unwilling to face the facts.

"It's different. Pearl doesn't have Servant because she actively chose not to summon Servant. You don't have Servant because you can't summon Servant. The rules are different. So be careful not to accidentally become the champion." Chen Li patted Feiying on the shoulder, his tone tinged with sympathy.

"Uh... it's not a big problem! Aren't there still Undying Path and that Master whose name I don't know? And at worst, I can help others create Master qualifications, right? Speaking of which, don't General Yaoguang and the others also have the qualifications to participate?"

As she spoke, Feiying raised the Command Spell on the back of her hand as if to reassure herself.

"Oh, really? Take another look. For example, try Imagenesis a Command Spell for me." Chen Li tilted his head and stretched out his hands towards Feiying.

"Uh... what do you mean?" Feiying looked at Chen Li with some confusion.

"Come on, give it a try." Chen Li opened his arms and nodded encouragingly at her.

Although Feiying was completely confused, she still reached out her finger and gently poked Chen Li's chest.

As her fingertips touched the soft fur of the Golden Honkai-Moe King Outfit, she closed her eyes and activated the Imagenesis power unique to her as a Ruler. Then...

Feiying's fingers hovered in front of Chen Li's chest, and she froze.

"What's wrong?" Pearl stepped forward with concern and asked Feiying, whose expression was getting worse.

"Right now... I can only increase the number of Command Spell, not the number of Master." Feiying looked at Pearl with a tearful expression.

"How is that possible?" Pearl's brows furrowed even more.

"It seems that the registration for the Counterfeit Holy Grail War automatically closes after midnight. No matter how many Command Spell I have, I can't get any new Master slots. I can't add a single one." Feiying scratched her head, her voice full of confusion and resentment.

"Is that really true?" Pearl's tone was tinged with surprise.

This rule was clearly beyond all her previous deductions.

"And how did you know, my benefactor? You even knew the detail that I didn't receive the system notification." Feiying suddenly raised her head, staring at Chen Li with a belatedly suspicious look.

"I heard it from Little Golden Honkai-Moe King. It's the management system for the Holy Grail War, so naturally it knows all about these things," Chen Li replied without changing his expression.

"What do we do now? What if the Miraculous Item passed down by Aha is really a trap... Pearl, we're partners for life, right?" Feiying stared at Chen Li for several seconds, then, as if giving up on something, turned to look at Pearl and said in a pitiful tone.

"That's right." Pearl nodded steadily.

"That's good. Remember to tell me before you forfeit so I can prepare myself mentally." Feiying breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest.

"Huh? Why is that?" Pearl tilted her head.

"Because as a Ruler, I cannot automatically forfeit. There is no such thing as 'losing Master status,' only death." Feiying's fox ears drooped limply, her tone full of helplessness.

"I see." Pearl nodded thoughtfully.

"But it's not a big problem. As long as I can commit suicide before all the Counterfeit Holy Grail War Masters die, then I won't be the victor." Feiying rallied and patted her cheeks.

"Then why don't you just die now? New Penacony offers a free death once," Pearl suggested earnestly, her expression somewhat strange.

"Of course it's because I haven't lived enough yet! What that little girl I met on the server said just now is very applicable to the present moment—friends, this is a high-stakes gamble!" Feiying straightened her chest, clenched her fists, and her expression became determined.

"..."by Pearl.

"Besides, my luck shouldn't be that bad, right? Maybe that last Master is planning a long battle and can survive until the end. It's impossible for me to be so unlucky as to encounter a Master that everyone hates, or for the Servant to happen to summon a Servant that everyone hates, right?" Feiying complained.

"Hard to say." Listening to Feiying's self-comforting words, Chen Li shook his head.

"Hmm?" Feiying's ears perked up instantly.

Feiying hated hearing those two words from Chen Li's mouth the most.

Whenever those two words were heard from his mouth, things would, as Chen Li had predicted, turn sour.

The next moment, before Feiying could ask Chen Li why he said that, a hurried shout rang out from the side.

"Chen Li! Chen Li! Something terrible has happened!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Baiheng Heng running towards them.

Her steps were quick and erratic, and a few strands of hair clung to her cheeks as she ran. When she reached Chen Li, she braced herself on her knees, bent over, and gasped for breath before finally managing to lift her head.

"Speak slowly, no rush. What's wrong?" Chen Li looked at Baiheng, who was anxious, and spoke in a calm and unhurried tone.

"Oh no! Manyuan has escaped!" Baiheng took a deep breath and got straight to the point.

"Manyuan escaped?" Feiying's eyes widened, and her fox ears perked up instantly.

"Mmm." Baiheng nodded vigorously.

"Didn't you say you were fully prepared?" Chen Li looked at Baiheng, but there wasn't much surprise in his tone.

"We made thorough preparations. It was a Divine Weapon personally crafted by Blade's Character Card specifically for Manyuan's situation, completely sealing off any possibility of Manyuan escaping," Baiheng explained with some annoyance.

"But when that guy Aha launched his punitive expedition, it seems that even Manyuan's live stream was affected."

Chapter 2549

During the subjugation battle Manyuan was forcibly pulled into the battle space, causing the chains to lose their binding force and break off on their own. After Manyuan was kicked to death by Aha and sent back to his original location... the restraints naturally ceased to exist.

"Isn't the place where that live-streaming room is located a special space? Even if the chains came off, she shouldn't be able to get out," Feiying asked, frowning.

"That's right. But when we got back to the live stream room, we found a water pipe connector there. According to Silver Wolf, that thing seems to be called... 2D Jump." Baiheng's expression became subtle, and he said with some helplessness.

"Huh? 2D Jump? How did that thing appear in the live stream? Who created it?" Feiying's fox ears tilted to one side in confusion.

As a native tree of the Duality Paradise, Feiying naturally knew what this thing was.

"I don't know. A mysterious person helped Manyuan from prison. That pipe connection only appeared after we left. We left very cleanly; there were no traces left at the scene except for that connection." Baiheng shook his head.

"No way... Am I Crow's Mouth?" Feiying said, holding her head in her hands, looking somewhat resentful.

The Servants and Masters that everyone hates... could it be Shuhu and Manyuan?

Do we have to fight for Manyuan and Shuhu again?