"Are you all right?"
"I-I'm fine, I'm okay. S-sorry, I bumped into you—"
The little girl rubbed her head. The collision seemed to have left her seeing stars. It took her quite a while to come around before she spoke in a clear, sweet voice—
As Ma Hongjun used his mental power to scout the area, countless living beings across Douluo Continent could also watch everything he saw through the projected images!
"Holy crap, why didn't I think to use mental power to scout?"
"Judging by the looks of things, these people have no idea what's going on."
"Oh my god, is that one of the famous Shrek Seven Devils from the Heaven Dou Empire?"
"Gasp! No wonder they call it the most monstrous academy in legend. Its students are ridiculously powerful!"
It wasn't just the other empires. Even many Spirit Masters on the Heaven Dou Empire's side stared in shock at the scene. When they looked at Yu Xiaogang, their eyes brimmed with reverence.
Everyone knew that the Shrek Seven Devils had been trained by this Grandmaster!
Such a shocking discovery—
"Heh!"
Yu Xiaogang was quite pleased with the way their expressions had changed. He lifted his chin and puffed out his chest proudly. "It's only a Gnosis. With my Shrek students on the job, getting their hands on it will be a piece of cake!"
"Human, what do you think?"
Star Dou Great Forest, forbidden zone, Silver Dragon Space.
The Silver Dragon King gazed up at the light screen, then turned to Chen Fan, whose expression was a little strange, and asked him.
"Me?"
Chen Fan pointed at himself. "How else would I watch? Standing up?"
The Silver Dragon King asked, "I mean, do you have confidence?"
"Confidence? I've got a handle."
The Silver Dragon King fell silent.
She had no words.
"—I-I buried my treasure in the Whispering Woods, but it's gone!"
Ma Hongjun wasn't paying any attention to that. Of course, he had no idea how the people of Douluo Continent were reacting at that moment, either.
He was focused entirely on using his mental power to spy on Lumine and the little girl's conversation.
When he heard what the girl said, his eyes lit up. "A treasure?"
"Could it be—"
The little girl hadn't appeared in Mondstadt before.
Likewise,
there had been no mention of that Gnosis before.
So that meant—
"Is this treasure the Gnosis?"
"Do I have to go on an adventure to find it?"
At the thought, Ma Hongjun's spirits soared with excitement.
He'd searched high and low, only to find it without looking!
He'd never imagined that he would find the Gnosis this way!
Just as the thought crossed Ma Hongjun's mind,
Lumine and the little girl finished talking. They hurried out of Favonius Cathedral and headed toward the Whispering Woods.
Ma Hongjun didn't hesitate. He quickly followed them!
"Wait, they found it just like that?"
Nobody in Favonius Cathedral heard Ma Hongjun's mutter, but everyone on Douluo Continent watching the light screen saw it all clearly.
The Spirit Hall Empire erupted!
"We lost a Titled Douluo, and still didn't get a single clue. Now this kid from the Heaven Dou Empire just stumbled onto it by sheer luck?"
"Oh my god, is the Heaven Dou Empire cheating or something?!"
Rakshasa God Bibi Dong's face was livid. She gritted her teeth, and the atmosphere inside the palace grew especially oppressive.
Meanwhile, the Heaven Dou Empire's people were practically ready to set off firecrackers and celebrate early!
They were finally going to win one!
It hadn't been easy!
But—
Chen Fan's reaction was completely different from that of the people across Douluo Continent.
He stared at the light screen with an odd look. "Ma Hongjun's about to get served up on a platter..."
He hadn't forgotten!
This was probably part of Klee's Story Quest.
That so-called treasure was actually Klee's Jumpy Dumpty!
Of course, that wasn't the important part!
The important part was that the one who'd taken it was an Abyss Mage immune to fire!
If he remembered correctly, Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul was fire-based.
"I wonder whether Teyvat's fire immunity works on Martial Souls from Douluo Continent."
Chen Fan stroked his chin, thoroughly engrossed in the scene.
What he didn't notice was the Silver Dragon King watching him with a thoughtful expression—
"An Abyss Mage?!"
Sure enough!
Before long, Lumine and Klee, with Emergency Food in tow, hurried to the place where the treasure had been hidden. They immediately spotted the Abyss Pyro Mage who'd just picked it up!
"What's he holding?"
"My treasure!"
Klee spoke in her clear, sweet voice, making Ma Hongjun, who was eavesdropping nearby, perk up at once!
"Tsk, the girl brought backup. Plans have changed—"
The moment he saw Lumine, the Abyss Pyro Mage narrowed his eyes. Without another word, he turned and tried to leave.
However!
He'd taken only one step when a brilliant flash of light appeared.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike!"
In an instant, a blazing fireball suddenly formed. With a boom, it swept toward the Abyss Pyro Mage.
"Bang!"
Caught off guard, the Abyss Pyro Mage was sent flying and crashed heavily to the ground. The treasure in his hand clattered away.
"Damn—it caught me off guard!"
The Abyss Pyro Mage scrambled to his feet, covered in dust.
He'd forgotten to form a fire shield with magic. Fortunately, he had some resistance to fire, so that Soul Skill had done nothing but leave him with a dirty face.
But—
The treasure in his hand bounced away and rolled right to the feet of Ma Hongjun, who had just stepped out.
"It's them!"
When Lumine saw the Spirit Rings pulsing behind Ma Hongjun, she realized what was going on. Her face changed. "You're back again?!"
"What do you want from us?!"
"Give Klee's treasure back!"
Ma Hongjun paid Lumine no mind. Excitedly, he picked up the treasure and darted away to put some distance between them. Then he looked at Klee, who was anxiously watching him, and grinned smugly. "The treasure's in my hands now. Getting worked up won't do you any good!"
"Let's see what makes your treasure so special!"
Ma Hongjun thought it might be that Gnosis. Perhaps he could even stumble into acquiring a divine position!
The thought made him even more excited.
"N-no, you can't touch it!"
Seeing Ma Hongjun like that, Klee panicked and hurriedly cried out, "Whatever you do, don't touch it!"
"Tsk—let me take a look!"
With a wicked grin, Ma Hongjun gripped the treasure in his hand and gave it a twist—
BOOM!
A dazzling firework burst out of it, swallowing him whole in an instant!
Thud!
A soot-blackened figure, smoking and charred like cured meat, collapsed heavily to the ground.
Lumine: "!"
Emergency Food: "?"
Klee: "Oh no, oh no—someone got hurt by a bomb, and now Jean's coming after me—"
"Klee's doomed this time! Waaah—"
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