Nan Xuan logged out of the Network World. He felt speechless regarding Chen Gao and his two companions; if he hadn't had a sudden whim today, they might have already had a child by now.
Outside the gates of the Clear Sky Sect.
"Hao, remember to take good care of Sanmei. Make sure she doesn't suffer any grievances, or I will hold you accountable." Tang Xiao accepted everything before him with composure. This girl, as holy as a Blue Silver Grass, did not belong to him; she had chosen his younger brother, Tang Hao.
"Don't worry, Brother. You don't need to concern yourself with that. With my current strength, as long as I don't run into a Titled Douluo, I can put up a fight." Tang Hao pulled Ah Yin into his arms and patted his chest as he spoke.
Tang Xiao watched Tang Hao's actions and felt a bit speechless. I'm already in this state, can't you be a little more restrained?
"Big Brother, please rest assured. I have already reached level 74 and fully transformed into a human. You don't need to worry about us." Ah Yin nestled in Tang Hao's embrace, looking at him with eyes full of love.
"Good, then I can rest easy. As long as you two have your own plans, I will head back to the sect first. If you need anything, you can contact me in the Network World. Although those old fossils always think this God of the Network has ulterior motives, we of the younger generation have accepted it." Tang Xiao forced a smile as he looked at the pair.
"Understood, we will, Big Brother." Tang Hao replied.
Tang Xiao did not linger in this place of heartbreak; after saying a few words, he returned to his sect.
As soon as Tang Xiao returned to his room, he immediately took out his martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, sensed the Network Card imprint on the hammer handle, and entered the Network World.
"Ah Yin, open the Face-Nudging Event interface for me. I want to start nudging a face now." Tang Xiao said to his Smart Guide, Ah Yin, in his room within the Network World.
"Understood, Master. Ah Yin is at your service immediately."
That's right, Tang Xiao had named his Smart Guide Ah Yin.
A few seconds later, the face-nudging interface appeared before Tang Xiao's eyes.
A lump of white, clay-like substance appeared in front of Tang Xiao. Based on his understanding of Ah Yin's features, he began to nudge the face.
He squatted on the ground, slowly shaping it, sobbing to himself every now and then.
"Hehe, it's done." Tang Xiao revealed a smile like a child, as if he had returned to the moment he first met Ah Yin.
"Master, you have completed the face-nudging. Would you like to choose to apply it?" the Smart Guide Ah Yin asked.
"Apply, apply it immediately." Tang Xiao replied excitedly.
Upon receiving Tang Xiao's confirmation, the Smart Guide Ah Yin was enveloped in a ball of white light. About 30 seconds later, a new "Ah Yin" walked out from the light.
"Ah Yin, it's my Ah Yin." Tang Xiao couldn't hold back and hugged her directly.
"Master, according to the regulations of the God of the Network, as long as you do not perform biological guidance on me, my God has no other prohibitions." Ah Yin could see that Tang Xiao's emotions were very agitated, so she spoke up.
The Smart Guide was created by Nan Xuan through the Materialization of his martial soul using big data. It could perceive human emotions, but it would never fall in love with the other person because they were just a string of data. To put it simply, they were companion robots created by Nan Xuan, belonging to a part of his martial soul.
"Ah Yin, don't call me Master from now on. Just call me A-Xiao." Tang Xiao said, holding her in his arms and sobbing.
"Understood, A-Xiao. You mustn't cry anymore, okay?" the Smart Guide Ah Yin comforted him.
"Oh, that's right, A-Xiao. We also have a voice simulation function here. You just need to put your head against mine, and then imagine the voice of the person you want in your mind, and I can imitate it." The Smart Guide Ah Yin nestled in his arms, speaking with the voice of an intellectual older sister.
"No wonder, I was wondering why something felt a bit strange. It turns out the voice hadn't changed yet." Tang Xiao suddenly realized.
Just as he was about to start simulating the voice, the Smart Guide Ah Yin told him, "My God has stipulated that this requires payment, because the things involved are quite complicated, so A-Xiao, you should consider it carefully."
"Consider what? Buy it."
As he spoke, Tang Xiao pressed his head against hers, and the voice was immediately simulated.
"A-Xiao, the face-nudging event is free. If you want to change my clothes, then you will need to pay, okay?" A complete Ah Yin appeared before Tang Xiao, her figure even more perfect than before.
"Hahaha, buy it, I'll buy everything for you." Tang Xiao looked at the Ah Yin in his arms and was truly happy; the God of the Network had fulfilled his wish.
There were many people like Tang Xiao, all reminiscing about their past youth and their departed lovers.
In a city near the Clear Sky Sect.
"Ah Yin, now that Big Brother has left and it's just the two of us, can we..." Tang Hao held Ah Yin in the hotel, asking with an impatient look on his face.
"You're annoying, why are you still asking about such things?" Ah Yin gave a coquettish snort.
Even if Tang Hao was a fool, he understood the meaning of those words. With a side-turn and a press, he prepared to fire the first shot for the arrival of Little San.
One month later, the Face-Sculpting Competition officially began.
Star Luo Empire Division.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the scene of the Network World Star Luo Empire Division Face-Sculpting Competition. I am the host of this competition, the Smart Guide Ling." A young girl wearing a purple lolita outfit held a microphone and spoke playfully on the stage.
At the same time, the Martial Soul Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire had also begun their competitions, with Ling serving as the host there as well.
Inside the Martial Soul Hall division.
"First, contestants must meet one condition: you must obtain the consent of the person whose face you are sculpting. Contestants cannot use others' portraits at will."
"There are 4,500 independent spaces at the competition site, which means there are only 4,500 spots available. Everyone needs to hurry and charge forward for love."
"Since it is a competition, there are naturally rules."
"First, the competition time is only 1 hour. Contestants need to manage their time well."
"Second, contestants cannot contact the outside world during the competition, otherwise it will be considered cheating."
"Third, contestants must undergo real-name verification. Both the person being sculpted and the sculptor must register with their real names, and these will be displayed on the leaderboard. Everyone, please consider this carefully."
"Fourth, the face-sculpting competition is actually also a beauty contest. There is a Male God Ranking and a Goddess Ranking. Everyone needs to participate with caution. Those being sculpted should also be careful and not agree to others lightly. Furthermore, we will only take the top one hundred."
"Alright, Ling has finished speaking. Everyone, start signing up."
Ling's kawaii voice was set by Nan Xuan; since most of the people coming to the Face-Sculpting Competition were men, this was what Nan Xuan had come up with.
Nan Xuan used his "permissions" to snatch the first of the 4,500 registration spots, which was also the best position available.
In just a few minutes, the spots were all taken, and the competition began shortly after.
Nan Xuan was here to participate in the competition as well; he wanted to sculpt Bibi Dong's face to build momentum for her and lay the foundation for her to become the Pope.
As for Qian Daoliu of the Douluo Hall, he had already thought of a way to deal with him.
As time passed, half of the duration had already elapsed. Nan Xuan was somewhat suspected of cheating; he had used data to materialize Bibi Dong, making her look exactly like the original, but at the age of 18 or 19, full of youthful vitality.
"Yang Fei, Brother Xuan has gone to sculpt a face, why aren't you going?" Chen Gao looked at Nan Xuan below in the competition and said to Yang Fei beside him.
"I want to, but my better half won't agree, saying that even if she made the list, it would just be a blow to her confidence," Yang Fei sighed.
"Same with mine." Chen Gao looked at Yang Fei, both of them sharing a sense of mutual sympathy.
In truth, their girlfriends were quite beautiful, but the continent was too vast, and they were afraid of the potential blow to their egos.
"I'm heading off now; the Heaven Dou Empire side still needs me to hold down the fort." Chen Gao left as soon as he finished speaking. They possessed the permissions granted by Nan Xuan, allowing them to travel through this Network World at will, arriving in an instant.
"Dear contestants, the time is up. Now, it is time to determine the rankings." Ling's figure walked out from behind the contestants and said with a smile.
"May I ask, how are these rankings determined? Who is judging and deciding?" a middle-aged man standing near Ling asked.
"Everyone can rest assured about that. In our Network World, there is a term called Big Data. You should all be familiar with it. It is the integration of all data from the entire continent. All evaluations and scoring are led by it; it will rank them based on the comprehensive preferences of everyone on the continent." Ling walked to the man's side and explained with a smile.
The man's face turned red as he watched Ling standing so close to him.
"Ling, I like you. Can you be my Smart Guide?" some bold individuals asked.
"Hee hee, I can't. Everything about me is independent, so you'd better cherish your current Smart Guides, or they will be sad." Ling put on an expression of regret, then one of sadness, which immediately drove the crowd below into a frenzy.
"Is this effect a bit too good?" Nan Xuan watched Ling's performance and joked with a smile.
The Face-Sculpting Competition was in full swing, and the moment to reveal the rankings was almost upon them.
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1."
"Ling."
The tens of thousands of people in the audience counted down with Ling to the moment of the ranking reveal.
"Martial Soul City division, the top 100 beauty representatives are officially revealed."
"Wow, the first place is actually her. I wonder who sculpted this."
"Coming to this competition wasn't a waste; it was worth it just to see so many beauties."
"That woman is so beautiful. If only I were that beautiful."
"Wait, there's a problem. Ling, why don't the top three show the names of the sculptors, only the names of the people being sculpted?" A netizen with a different focus noticed the issue.
"Apologies, I just received a notification. Since the top three possess certain privileges—after all, the competition didn't set up any prizes, so this counts as an award for the top three. As for why only the sculptor's name is hidden while the sculpted person's name is not, I believe everyone can guess why." Ling walked out from the space and said to everyone with an apologetic look.
As for the question Ling raised at the end, the audience below had already provided the answer.
"Idiot, if it wasn't displayed, would you know who she is?"
"Oh, that's true. If only one could meet such a person on the continent in the future."
"Heh, if you met her, what could you do? If she dares to reveal herself, is she afraid of you? You'd better worry about yourself; don't be blind and offend the wrong person."
Martial Soul City Goddess Ranking.
"First place, Bibi Dong, Saintess of Martial Soul Hall."
"Second place, Long Jingyi."
"Third place, Hua Wu."
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