Far away in the Milky Way Galaxy, within the tranquil and elegant Nebula Manor of the Milky Way Supernatural Ability Academy, far from Giant Salt Star, everything was peaceful and serene.
The vast viewing hall was spacious and airy. Soft white light cascaded gently from the ceiling, while floor-to-ceiling crystal windows reflected the endless scattered nebulae outside. Exquisite glass flower stands and green-jade tables were arranged all around, lending the place the gentle, secluded air of a young lady's chamber.
At the center of the hall, an enormous holographic projection screen floated in midair. The screen was divided into hundreds of small frames, simultaneously broadcasting the full battle situation of Giant Salt Star's genius trial in real time.
Normally, this projection screen remained hanging here year-round. No one deliberately turned it off, yet no one had ever stopped to watch it.
Hundreds of images flickered and changed in turn, all showing unfamiliar prodigies fighting and training. It was bland and uninteresting, and the women had never cared to watch.
Yet today, the five peerless beauties who had originally been resting, chatting, or recuperating separately all moved at once, gathering before the holographic screen without prior agreement.
Xia Qingyin, Jiang Xuanran, Celicia, Shamirra, and Ye Qingyue stood side by side, their graceful figures aligned. Their casual expressions had vanished completely, and their clear, bright eyes were locked tightly onto the screen. Every one of them focused intently without blinking, even unconsciously softening their breaths.
Because amidst the densely packed hundred-plus broadcast windows, one screen had revealed the figure they had thought of day and night—Lu Yuan!
"It's Master!"
Shamirra was the first to cry out softly. Her fair little hand instinctively reached halfway forward, and her delicate face pressed close to the screen as fragments of starlight instantly lit up in