Arc 15Regression and the Stolen Iris

Chen Xi destroyed Wala and returned to Blue Star, where she prepared for the Seven Deadly Sins and reunited with Lin Yue after Lin Yue defeated Original Sin. As Chen Xi and Lin Yue began investigating the theft of the Iris, they found no trace of the culprit and turned their search toward Chen Xi’s hometown.

  • Chen Xi used Heart Flower and Sovereign’s Wrath to destroy Wala, while Lin Yue fought on as Wala’s detonation devastated the Black Moon Empire.
  • Chen Xi woke on Blue Star with her plundered talents and Ademos’s Lord’s Cross intact, then warned Wang Zhengqi and Yue Xing that the Seven Deadly Sins would threaten the Federation.
  • Chen Xi contracted the Polar Ice Dolphin and restored a desert with magic-rich rain and melting ice, completing her ritual and gaining an endless lifespan.
  • The Seven Deadly Sins’ rift opened, but Lin Yue appeared on Original Sin’s back and revealed she had subdued it before embracing Chen Xi.
  • Lin Yue and Chen Xi spent two weeks sightseeing on Blue Star, including visiting Chen Xi’s childhood secret base, before saying farewell to Ademos and Yue Xing.
  • Chen Xi discovered that a mimetic slime had replaced the Iris, and she and Lin Yue began investigating the theft with help from Wen Nuo’s Reverse Deduction.
  • Wen Nuo’s search of the beach found no sign of the thief, so Chen Xi decided to investigate her hometown while Lin Yue summoned Original Sin to guard Wen Nuo.
Chapters 353–377 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 353Falling in Love

At the banquet, Chen Xi waited for Lin Yue and upgraded her Undying CG before sharing a private dance with her in Lin Yue’s domain. The dance ended in a blood-soaked hall, where Lin Yue and Gu Yu confronted Chen Xi as crimson infected-like scars spread across her face.

  • Chen Xi withdrew the Crow Brigade’s Wish Power and evolved Undying, gaining stronger resistance and a ten-minute third-person perspective.
  • Gu Yu arrived at the banquet, and Chen Xi declined her invitation to join the crowd while waiting for Lin Yue.
  • Lin Yue used her domain to isolate the banquet hall and entered in a white gown, then invited Chen Xi to dance.
  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue danced, with Chen Xi taking the lead as Lin Yue urged her to be more proactive.
  • Chen Xi came to her senses in a hall filled with corpses and blood, while Lin Yue and Gu Yu stood armed before her.
  • Chen Xi saw crimson centipede-like scars spreading across her face and began to ask what had happened.

Ch. 354The Source of Desire

Chen Xi learned that Anastasia Vala had been parasitizing her since the God-Chosen Trial and had been manipulating Scarlet Blood Aura as the Source of Desire. Vala offered to make Chen Xi her symbiote, while blood spread toward Chen Xi across the banquet hall.

  • Chen Xi questioned Lin Yue and Gu Yu about the attack she had committed at the banquet, and Lin Yue described how Chen Xi had used a variation of Water Blade against the candidates.
  • Vala emerged from Chen Xi's centipede scar and fought her for control of Andres, revealing that they each held half the authority.
  • Vala introduced herself as Anastasia Vala and explained that she had awakened inside Chen Xi, while Lin Yue and Gu Yu recognized that she did not know about Lin Yue's time Regression.
  • Vala revealed that she had hidden inside the worldline of Ailin's main god during the God-Chosen Trial and had entered Chen Xi's body then.
  • Chen Xi identified Vala as the Source of Desire, and Vala explained how Scarlet Blood Aura and the origin she had stored weakened Chen Xi.
  • Vala invited Chen Xi to become her symbiote, and bloodstains spread toward Chen Xi's skirt.

Ch. 355See You Tomorrow

Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Gu Yu tried to defeat Wala, who had taken control of half of Chen Xi’s body and infected the Black Moon Empire. Chen Xi broke free of Wala’s control with Heart Flower and struck her down, leaving Lin Yue to handle what came next as she promised they would meet again tomorrow.

  • Wala revealed that her infection had spread across the Black Moon Empire and that Chen Xi’s life was bound to half of her essence.
  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue confirmed that Wala could not observe their memories or lie to them, while Wala concealed the banquet hall from the outside world.
  • Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Gu Yu launched their domains and strongest attacks, but Wala blocked them and interfered with Chen Xi’s magic power.
  • Chen Xi used Heart Flower to break free of Wala’s control and reverse their hold over each other.
  • Chen Xi entrusted the rest to Lin Yue, promised they would meet again tomorrow, and shattered Wala with Sovereign’s Wrath.

Ch. 356Self-Proclaimed Extinction

Chen Xi destroyed Wala’s body, but Wala retaliated by detonating the Sources of Desire across the Black Moon Empire. Lin Yue transformed into a shadow monster and unleashed Myriad Agonies, leaving the fleeing Wala facing annihilation.

  • Chen Xi used Rain Slash and Rose Bomb to destroy Wala, and Chen Xi’s body turned to crimson dust as well.
  • Lin Yue sent Gu Yu and Zhu Li away, but Wala detonated the Sources of Desire in the Transcendents and citizens of the Black Moon Empire.
  • Wala formed a new origin body and charged at Lin Yue, who entered the Erosion Engraving State and activated Monster in My Heart.
  • Lin Yue became a shadow monster, spread her domain across the royal city, and unleashed Myriad Agonies against Wala.
  • Wala fled tens of thousands of miles, but the invisible shadow pursued her and ground away the crimson trail behind her.

Ch. 357The Dance That Couldn't Be Finished

Wala tried to escape Lin Yue’s shadow torrent, then faced it with her Myriad Plagues Devour Life domain and was killed. The torrent vanished, but Lin Yue began to crumble and returned to the palace, where Chen Xi disappeared before she could embrace her.

  • Wala tried to evade the shadow torrent by creating duplicates and splitting her origin, but Lin Yue’s shadows pursued every body and grew stronger by consuming magic power.
  • Wala absorbed blood mist and infected creatures from the Black Moon Empire, then turned to confront Lin Yue with her Myriad Plagues Devour Life domain.
  • The shadow torrent swallowed Wala, killing her, then vanished and left the Black Moon Empire devastated, with its infected creatures turned to ash.
  • Lin Yue’s body began to crumble, and her Regression ability transformed as she recalled memories from past timelines.
  • Lin Yue returned to the palace and found Chen Xi, but Chen Xi vanished when Lin Yue reached for her, leaving Lin Yue to say, “See you tomorrow.”

Ch. 358Return to Blue Star

Chen Xi returned to Blue Star on September 1, 2025, carrying her plundered talents, Lord's Cross, and peak fifth-rank strength. She considered how to prepare for Wala's next appearance, decipher her sixth-rank ritual clue, and decide whether to contact the Blue Star Federation.

  • Chen Xi woke in her Blue Star bedroom and discovered the regression had taken her back less than half a year, likely because time had gone wrong.
  • Chen Xi checked her panel and found her curses were still absent, her plundered talents remained, and Ademos's Lord's Cross had returned with her.
  • Chen Xi worried about Wala's survival and wondered whether Lin Yue had defeated her after Chen Xi killed Wala's body.
  • Chen Xi recalled that the Yin-Yang Twin Fish Pendant had revealed the clue, "First, to the end of the world, with her," and struggled to interpret it.
  • Chen Xi ordered the beef noodles she had missed during the previous Regression and considered whether to reveal herself to the Blue Star Federation in exchange for help finding Legend abilities.

Ch. 359Future × Arrangement

Chen Xi met with Bureau Chief Wang Zhengqi as “Dawn” and warned him that the Seven Deadly Sins’ avatars would destroy the Blue Star Federation. She left him to consider preparations while planning to contact Yue Xing and wait for Ademos’s descent.

  • Chen Xi decided to eliminate the Seven Deadly Sins’ approaching avatars before leaving the Blue Star Federation, and planned to contact Wang Zhengqi and Yue Xing and await Ademos.
  • Chen Xi met Wang Zhengqi at the Jiangchuan Province Legend Investigation Bureau and introduced herself as Dawn, a savior who had witnessed the future.
  • Chen Xi claimed her future-seeing ability came from a one-use legend, convincing Wang Zhengqi that her prophecy was genuine.
  • Chen Xi told Wang Zhengqi that the Seven Deadly Sins’ avatars would defeat the Federation and bring about its destruction.
  • Wang Zhengqi asked how the Federation should prepare, and Chen Xi began to answer.

Ch. 360Old Friend

Chen Xi persuaded Wang Zhengqi to give her a low-profile identity and keep her existence secret until the final battle, then sought out Yue Xing. She introduced herself as a Savior from the future, but Yue Xing dismissed her claim, leaving Chen Xi to tease him.

  • Chen Xi told Wang Zhengqi that her absence had helped Blue Star nearly win the future battle and asked him to arrange a suitable identity while keeping her existence secret.
  • Wang Zhengqi agreed to Chen Xi's request and submitted her identity for approval.
  • Chen Xi used Phantom Shadow to reach Yue Xing's favorite buffet restaurant, where she found him eating under the watch of his personal secretary.
  • Chen Xi sat across from Yue Xing and claimed she was a Savior who had traveled from the future.
  • Yue Xing dismissed Chen Xi's claim, and she teased him about his twin ponytails and fondness for dragons.

Ch. 361Trivial Matters

Chen Xi revealed her identity and overwhelming power to Yue Xing, then explained the future and reassured him that dragons would appear soon. A week later, she waited by the ocean for Ademos’s arrival, having collected several new abilities.

  • Yue Xing unleashed his Heavy Mountains and Rivers domain, but Chen Xi’s Rain Disaster destroyed it and forced him to listen.
  • Chen Xi explained her origins and the future to Yue Xing, who accepted that she was the Savior and asked whether dragons existed.
  • Chen Xi told Yue Xing that he would see a dragon within a week, then planned to contact Ademos when his avatar arrived.
  • Over the following week, Chen Xi worked with local Transcendents and gained Chimera, Spirit Cat’s Pacing, and Luo Goddess.
  • Chen Xi confirmed Ademos’s expected arrival point with her operator and watched a polar dolphin leap from the sea.

Ch. 362Same Origin

Chen Xi encountered an intelligent Polar Ice Dolphin and formed a Contract with it to obtain its Same Source ability. After the dolphin transformed and reached the peak of the sixth tier, Chen Xi left it to live in the ocean while she departed.

  • Chen Xi approached the Polar Ice Dolphin and gently explained her intention to form a Contract.
  • The Polar Ice Dolphin understood the offer, agreed, and formed a Contract with Chen Xi.
  • Chen Xi obtained Same Source, which let her transfer her abilities to a target and greatly increase its maximum mana output.
  • The Contract transformed the Polar Ice Dolphin, making it more than twice as large and raising its magical power to the peak of the sixth tier.
  • Chen Xi learned that the Polar Ice Dolphin had come from another world and told it to remain in the sea before leaving with Spirit Cat's Pacing.

Ch. 363Starting the Ascension Ritual

Chen Xi arranged for the Blue Star Federation to create a vast desert so she could complete her fifth-tier Ascension Ritual and prepare to advance to the sixth tier. After discussing the plan with Wang Zhengqi, she went to Yue Xing’s home as Ademos’s arrival drew near.

  • After contracting the Extreme Ice Dolphin, Chen Xi waited for Wang Zhengqi and left Voice of Heaven in Flower Cluster’s final vacant ability slot.
  • Wang Zhengqi told Chen Xi that the Blue Star Federation’s higher-ups had approved her plan to create a vast desert.
  • Chen Xi explained that Blue Star was the best place to fulfill her ritual condition and assured Wang Zhengqi she could restore the terrain afterward.
  • Wang Zhengqi warned that the federation’s higher-ups would monitor Chen Xi, but she said she could manage their attention with Phantom Shadow.
  • Chen Xi teleported to Yue Xing’s home and invited her to go see Ademos, prompting Yue Xing to complain about being called Evil Supergirl.

Ch. 364Reunion

Chen Xi reunited with Ademos after his descent to Blue Star and explained that she was the god of death from his world, who had traveled there through a twist of fate. Yue Xing learned that Chen Xi would leave after dealing with the Seven Deadly Sins, while Ademos realized he had given away the Lord's Cross again.

  • Chen Xi and Yue Xing waited above the city until Ademos descended, and Yue Xing asked him to remain in his hatchling form.
  • Chen Xi showed Ademos the Lord's Cross, then took him and Yue Xing to a dessert shop under Phantom Shadow's cover.
  • Chen Xi told Ademos and Yue Xing that she was the god of death from his world and had traveled to Blue Star.
  • Chen Xi recounted her experiences, and Yue Xing concluded that Chen Xi would leave after dealing with the Seven Deadly Sins.
  • Ademos said he had never expected to give away the Lord's Cross again.

Ch. 365A Fleeting Figure

Ademos explained that he had given the second Lord's Cross to Wala, who had become irredeemable after unleashing the Source of Desire, and urged Chen Xi to kill her. Chen Xi briefly chased someone who resembled Lin Yue, then revealed to Yue Xing that the deity who could reverse time was her girlfriend.

  • Ademos told Chen Xi that Wala had received the second Lord's Cross when she was a worthy twelve-year-old, but her temperament had changed after an incident.
  • Ademos asked Chen Xi to kill Wala if they met again, and Chen Xi agreed.
  • Ademos explained that his presence on Blue Star was a special independent entity, not an avatar stranded by the Seven Deadly Sins' descent.
  • Chen Xi spotted someone who looked like Lin Yue, pursued her, and found a blonde girl whose features resembled Lin Yue but whose aura and eyes were different.
  • Chen Xi returned to the dessert shop and told Yue Xing that the deity who could reverse time was her girlfriend.
  • Yue Xing teased Chen Xi about changing how she described her girlfriend.

Ch. 366The Truth of the Split

Ademos explained that the Blue Star version of himself was an independent newborn avatar sent to face the world’s coming catastrophe, and he joined Chen Xi and Yue Xing as an ally. As the Seven Deadly Sins’ arrival drew near, Chen Xi sensed an unforeseen event, then learned that the desert needed to advance her ability was ready and teleported west to begin the ritual.

  • Ademos revealed that his Blue Star self was a rare avatar with independent consciousness that could not return to his main body, and warned that Blue Star faced a great catastrophe.
  • Chen Xi and Yue Xing vouched for Ademos to the Blue Star Federation, securing him a place as an ally and reinforcements.
  • Chen Xi failed to find a suitable Legend ability but recovered the Iris, while the Seven Deadly Sins’ arrival deadline drew closer.
  • Chen Xi told Yue Xing and Ademos that she sensed an unforeseen accident, and Ademos suggested the coming event might help her defeat the Lamenter.
  • Wang Zhengqi called Chen Xi to say the desert for her ability-advancement ritual was ready, and Chen Xi teleported to the western region of Blue Star.

Ch. 367Miracle

Chen Xi began restoring Blue Star’s wasteland by using her magic to bring rain and awaken buried seeds, with Azure Hundred Deer and Polar Ice Dolphin helping her reach beyond her domain. As greenery spread across the desert, she sensed the fifth-tier ritual nearing completion.

  • Chen Xi traveled to the desert chosen by the Blue Star Federation to begin restoring it.
  • Chen Xi formed a Contract with Azure Hundred Deer, raising it to the peak of Fourth Rank so it could help spread plants.
  • Chen Xi used her domain to bring magic-rich rain onto the desert, causing flowers and trees to grow rapidly.
  • Federation President Wei Guanhai and the legislators watched the restoration through a drone broadcast, and Wei Guanhai said Chen Xi's allegiance to them was what mattered.
  • Chen Xi asked Polar Ice Dolphin to cover areas beyond her domain, and it created melting ice steps that supplied more water.
  • Chen Xi sensed the land's vitality rising and realized the fifth-tier ritual was close to completion.

Ch. 368Eternal Life

Chen Xi completed the desert oasis project, gained an immortal lifespan, and learned that Zhi Yuan was still gathering Wish Power in the Black Moon Empire. As Blue Star prepared to fight the Seven Deadly Sins, Chen Xi trained with Yue Xing, who had grown stronger but gave up their sparring sessions.

  • Chen Xi finished paying her debt through the oasis project, and the Verdant White Deer settled into the new forest while the Polar Ice Dolphin chose to stay nearby.
  • Chen Xi discovered a new CG blessing that made her lifespan endless and found that Zhi Yuan had contributed 8% of the Crow Brigade's Wish Power from the Black Moon Empire.
  • Chen Xi decided to prepare for the coming battle against the Seven Deadly Sins.
  • Yue Xing sparred with Chen Xi for five days to improve her control over her strength, but stopped after she became frustrated that she could not make Chen Xi budge.
  • Chen Xi teased Yue Xing about giving up, and Yue Xing noted that a new Transcendent who controlled the sky could be troublesome.

Ch. 369Original Sin

Chen Xi and the Transcendents gathered on the Taihua Mountains to meet the arriving Seven Deadly Sins, but the rift released Original Sin, a peak Fifth Rank monster. As Chen Xi prepared to attack, she recognized Lin Yue standing on the monster’s back.

  • Ademos warned Chen Xi and Yue Xing that the Seven Deadly Sins were arriving, and they gathered the combat personnel on the Taihua Mountains.
  • The rift shattered, and Chen Xi sensed a single source of magic power rising to the peak of the Fifth Rank.
  • Original Sin emerged from the rift, and Yue Xing warned the Transcendents that its appearance caused mental contamination.
  • Chen Xi unleashed her domains to isolate everyone from Original Sin and swung her sword at the monster.
  • Lin Yue appeared on Original Sin’s back and greeted Chen Xi.

Ch. 370Chapter 13

Chen Xi reunited with Lin Yue after Lin Yue defeated and subdued Original Sin, and the two left the Taihua Mountains to catch up at Chen Xi’s favorite dessert shop. The chapter ended with Chen Xi reflecting that Lin Yue had grown up.

  • Chen Xi confirmed that the blonde girl was the real Lin Yue and noticed the lingering aura of time around her.
  • Lin Yue explained that she had subdued Original Sin during its descent, then embraced and kissed Chen Xi.
  • Yue Xing directed the Blue Star combat teams to disperse after recognizing Lin Yue had handled Original Sin.
  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue moved to a dessert shop, where Lin Yue tried caramel pudding and said she had defeated Original Sin.
  • Chen Xi remarked that Lin Yue felt like her daughter, grown up.

Ch. 371Two-Handed Preparation

Lin Yue asked Chen Xi to postpone returning to their world and spend two weeks sightseeing on Blue Star, revealing that she could protect three items from the Regression. Chen Xi accepted, then met with Blue Star’s higher-ups, while Lin Yue confirmed to Ademos that she had transferred from the world of its original body.

  • Lin Yue asked Chen Xi to delay their return and spend two weeks sightseeing on Blue Star, explaining that she had secretly given the Glazed Jade Bottle to Zhu Li.
  • Lin Yue revealed that she could keep the Ten Thousand Year Ice Spring, her spatial ring, and Self-Proclaimed Extinction unaffected by the Regression, and Chen Xi agreed to her plan.
  • Chen Xi dealt with Blue Star’s higher-ups, who withdrew their surveillance and switched to one-way communication out of fear of her and Lin Yue’s power.
  • At Yue Xing’s home, Yue Xing asked Chen Xi her age, and Chen Xi said she was eighteen.
  • Lin Yue told Ademos that she had transferred from the world of its original body and had not visited the Black Moon Empire before this Regression.

Ch. 372Secret Base

Ademos and Yue Xing stayed behind to play games while Chen Xi and Lin Yue set off on a honeymoon trip. Chen Xi took Lin Yue to the woods where her childhood secret base stood, leaving them to explore the dusty shelter.

  • Ademos admitted he knew little about the Black Moon Empire, then joked with Yue Xing after winning their games.
  • Lin Yue asked Chen Xi to go on a date, and Chen Xi agreed to take things slowly.
  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue left Ademos and Yue Xing and concealed their identities for a honeymoon trip.
  • Lin Yue tried to take Chen Xi into her former workplace, but Chen Xi refused and suggested another destination.
  • Chen Xi used Unrestrained to teleport Lin Yue to the forest where her childhood secret base was located.
  • Chen Xi led Lin Yue to a crude shelter made from discarded furniture, covered in dust after years of neglect.

Ch. 373A Delicate Sniff of the Rose

Chen Xi and Lin Yue visited Chen Xi’s old secret base, where Lin Yue comforted her and revealed that her evolved ability could detect traces left by time. After two weeks of revisiting places from Chen Xi’s past, they reached the journey’s final stop, where Chen Xi prepared to say goodbye to Ademos and Yue Xing.

  • Chen Xi recalled how she used to visit the secret base after her mother died, while Lin Yue pulled her onto the old sofa and held her hand.
  • Lin Yue nestled against Chen Xi and fell asleep in her arms until rain and the time for class woke them.
  • Lin Yue explained that her evolved ability let her detect traces left by time and tease Chen Xi about her past.
  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue spent two weeks visiting places where Chen Xi had lived, with Lin Yue using her ability to trace the past.
  • At night on a rooftop, Chen Xi held a pot of irises and bade Ademos and Yue Xing one final farewell.

Ch. 374The Great Thief

After Chen Xi and Lin Yue said goodbye to Ademos and Yue Xing, they discovered that the Iris flower had been replaced by a mimetic slime. They returned to Yue Xing’s home to investigate the powerful thief, and Chen Xi asked Ademos whether he could recreate a scene.

  • Chen Xi said farewell to Ademos and Yue Xing, then prepared to leave Blue Star with Lin Yue.
  • The Iris flower withered and turned into green slime when Chen Xi tried to activate it, and Lin Yue identified it as a mimetic slime that had replaced the flower.
  • Chen Xi realized that an unknown thief with abilities comparable to a fifth-tier Transcendent had stolen the Iris flower.
  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue returned to Yue Xing’s home and told Yue Xing and Ademos about the switch.
  • Chen Xi listed three periods when the Iris flower had been outside her perception, and Yue Xing suggested checking security cameras.
  • Chen Xi asked Ademos whether he had an ability that could recreate a scene.

Ch. 375Investigation

Chen Xi and her companions searched the three crime scenes for magical traces but found nothing, then waited in a rented residential complex for a Legendary investigation ability to become available. Eight days later, Chen Xi was making breakfast nearby Yue Xing’s home while they remained on guard for an attack.

  • Ademos said he lacked investigative abilities, so Chen Xi planned to search Blue Star for someone with a suitable Legendary ability and investigate the three crime scenes herself.
  • Chen Xi, Lin Yue, Yue Xing, and Ademos searched the beach and the other suspicious locations but found no useful traces of magic.
  • Chen Xi and her companions agreed to wait for a suitable ability to appear and stay alert for a surprise attack.
  • Chen Xi rented an entire residential complex near Yue Xing’s home to keep nearby residents safe if a fight broke out.
  • Eight days later, Chen Xi prepared breakfast in the apartment kitchen while the group continued waiting.

Ch. 376Key of Truth

Chen Xi reviewed the abilities available for investigating the killer and chose to try Key of Truth before relying on Reverse Deduction. She and Lin Yue teleported to the Investigation Bureau headquarters, where they met Wen Nuo, the Transcendent who wielded Key of Truth, and Chen Xi turned her attention to a glass container.

  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue discussed the three reported abilities and ruled out Yesterday's Notes because of its severe conditions and cost.
  • Chen Xi decided to try Key of Truth first and keep Reverse Deduction as a backup.
  • Chen Xi left Andres at Yue Xing's home to protect Yue Xing, then she and Lin Yue teleported to the Investigation Bureau headquarters.
  • The staff introduced Wen Nuo, who wielded Reverse Deduction, to Chen Xi and Lin Yue.
  • Chen Xi greeted Wen Nuo and then looked toward the glass container.

Ch. 377Miss Detective

Chen Xi and Lin Yue failed to activate the Key of Truth, so they relied on Wen Nuo’s Reverse Deduction to search for the murderer. The beach and half the area around the hotel yielded no clues, leaving Chen Xi’s hometown as their next lead.

  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue tried to activate the Key of Truth, but neither had enough information to awaken it.
  • Chen Xi brought Wen Nuo to the beach, where Wen Nuo used Reverse Deduction to imitate the suspected murderer’s movements for three hours.
  • Wen Nuo’s search showed that the murderer had not crossed paths with Chen Xi and Lin Yue on the beach.
  • After Wen Nuo recovered, Chen Xi searched half the area around the hotel with her, but they found nothing.
  • Chen Xi decided to search her hometown next, and Lin Yue summoned Original Sin to guard Wen Nuo while she rested.
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