Black Sky Ceremony

"I... I'll save it and eat it slowly."

Fang Yan calmly put the flower nectar into his World Ring.

"Hehe!"

Hei Miaomiao happily linked her arm through Fang Yan's and rubbed her face against his shoulder.

Fang Yan's body stiffened for a moment, but he did not push her away.

Having been an only child through three lifetimes, he had no resistance to this kind of pure affection, devoid of any ulterior motive.

"Miaomiao."

"Mm?"

"Why are you so good to me?"

Hei Miaomiao blinked and answered as if it were only natural.

"Because you're my sister."

Fang Yan fell silent for a long time.

"Sister..."

He silently repeated the word in his heart, and the bitter smile on his lips deepened.

If the Human Race's army entered the Black Heaven Secret Realm one day...

Could he really raise his hand against these "sisters"?

Fang Yan did not dare think about it.

Three years passed in the blink of an eye, and the day of the Black Sky Ceremony arrived.

On this day, all the Black Sky Lotuses in the Dusk Zone stirred into excitement.

Every clanswoman capable of taking human form transformed, donned her finest black robes, and flew toward the Dawn Zone.

Fang Yan stood among the group, with Hei Miaomiao beside him and Hei Sisi ahead of him.

"Little Sister Loulan, are you nervous?"

Hei Miaomiao asked softly, a rare trace of nervousness appearing on her round little face.

"Not nervous."

Hei Sisi looked at the two of them and smiled indulgently, reaching out to rub Hei Miaomiao's head.

"Just follow me."

"Mm!"

Hei Miaomiao nodded vigorously, and most of the tension vanished from her face.

Hei Sisi turned around, her cool gaze lingering on Fang Yan for a moment.

"It's your first time here. Don't fall behind."

"Yes, Sister Sisi."

Fang Yan answered, his black robe fluttering in the void while his long black hair cascaded down like a waterfall.

The group flew toward the Dawn Zone.

The light of the Dusk Zone gradually dimmed, replaced by a profound darkness that seemed almost frozen.

That was the Dark Night Zone.

Fang Yan's heartbeat quickened slightly.

Three years ago, he had been "killed the moment he landed" here, his human avatar beaten to the point that not even scraps remained by a group of Black Sky Lotuses.

But this time, he was swaggering through this region under the identity of "Hei Loulan."

The Black Sky Lotuses of the Dark Night Zone were clearly far stronger than those of the Dusk Zone.

Along the way, Black Sky Lotuses radiating the auras of Marquis and even King-level experts bloomed in the void. Even in human form, they retained their most primal innocence, freely expressing their joy and happiness.

Feeling those auras, Fang Yan's heart tightened slightly.

There were at least a hundred King-level Black Sky Lotuses in the Dark Night Zone.

If the Dusk Zone and Dawn Zone were included as well...

"We're here."

Hei Sisi's voice interrupted Fang Yan's thoughts.

Ahead, a faint glimmer appeared at the end of the darkness.

That was the Dawn Zone.

The light grew brighter and brighter, more and more brilliant. When Fang Yan finally stepped into the Dawn Zone, he froze where he stood.

The void of the Dawn Zone was no longer dark.

Countless tiny points of light hung in the sky, like stars and fireflies, illuminating the entire space as brightly as day.

And in the void, three Black Sky Lotuses were blooming.

They were far larger than those in the Dusk Zone and Dark Night Zone. Even the smallest stood ten thousand zhang tall, with heart-pounding Law fluctuations flowing across their petals.

At the very center, a completely black Black Sky Lotus radiating golden light floated silently.

It had 10,081 petals, each as vast as a mountain range, their surfaces engraved with densely packed Law patterns.

And at the very center of its petals, a humanoid figure could vaguely be seen.

"That is... the Overlord?"

Fang Yan muttered, his heart pounding like a drum.

Hei Sisi's voice sounded beside him, carrying rare reverence.

"Hei Loulan, do not be disrespectful before the Overlord."

Fang Yan took a deep breath, lowered his head, and followed the group as they flew toward the enormous Black Sky Lotus.

The Black Sky Ceremony had officially begun.

And he, a human spy who had infiltrated the Black Heaven Secret Realm, was about to face the most powerful being in this secret realm.

The Black Sky Overlord!

Hei Sisi shifted slightly and transmitted her voice to Fang Yan behind her.

"Follow me. Don't move around."

Fang Yan nodded and followed Hei Sisi as she came to a stop in the void.

Around them, several hundred Black Sky Lotuses in human form stood in orderly rows. Each radiated an Immortal Level aura, appearing as black-robed figures beneath the light of the Dawn Zone.

Pure, aloof, seductive, intellectual...

Countless exquisite faces and countless graceful figures stood quietly in the void.

Fang Yan stood among them in the form of a mature woman in black robes, his long black hair drifting gently in the light.

The Black Sky Overlord at the center looked only a little over twenty. Her features were exquisite, her brows like distant mountains and her eyes like stars. When her lips pressed together slightly, she carried an imposing aura without even showing anger.

Her black hair was not tied up, instead cascading to her waist like a waterfall, with faint golden light flowing between the strands.

"So this is... the ruler of the Black Heaven Secret Realm?"

Fang Yan took a deep breath, suppressed the tremor in his heart, lowered his head, and did not dare meet those eyes.

The Black Sky Overlord's gaze swept across the assembled clanswomen, calm and utterly without ripples.

"Is everyone here?"

Hei Sisi stepped forward and bowed.

"Reporting to the Overlord, all 137 Immortal Level clanswomen from the Dusk Zone have arrived."

"Reporting to the Overlord, all 68 Marquis clanswomen and 23 King clanswomen from the Dark Night Zone have arrived."

At this moment, a King from the Dark Night Zone also stepped forward to report.

The Black Sky Overlord nodded slightly.

"Begin."

Fang Yan was stunned, then saw the surrounding Immortal Level Black Sky Lotuses raise their hands.

Black petals emerged from their palms one after another, each carrying dense Law fluctuations.

"Those are... Law Leaves!"

Fang Yan's heart stirred as Hei Sisi was the first to send out her Law Leaf.

That black petal drifted through the void toward the center.

Then came Hei Miaomiao, the other Immortals, the Marquis, the Kings...

Fang Yan stood among them, his expression unchanged, but his heart sank.

He was human, not a Black Sky Lotus. He had no Law Leaf to offer!

Once he failed to hand over a leaf...

"Little Sister Loulan?"

Hei Miaomiao's voice sounded beside him, carrying a trace of confusion.

"Why aren't you handing over your leaf?"

The gazes of several nearby Black Sky Lotuses also turned toward him.

Fang Yan's heartbeat accelerated, but his face remained calm.

Just as he was about to say something, the Black Sky Overlord's voice suddenly rang out.

"She is still young. Her foundation is unstable, and stripping away a Law Leaf would damage her Origin."

"She is exempt from this session's Law contribution."

Fang Yan's heart shook, and he raised his eyes to look at the Black Sky Overlord.

Upon hearing this, the nearby Black Sky Lotuses all nodded and asked no further questions.

"So that's what it was."

Hei Miaomiao patted her chest and let out a long breath.

"You scared me to death. I thought something had happened to Little Sister Loulan."

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