"I never thought I'd see the day-a loving father played a projection inside an Evil Spirit Instance just to cheer up his daughter!"
"I'm losing my mind! He can even interfere with the Instance's rules! Just what kind of powerhouse is that little girl's father?!"
"Do you even need to ask? The ridiculously powerful kind, obviously! I'm watching the little girl's stream on my knees now!"
"I can't take it! The suspense is killing me! What present did her father prepare for her? Why all the mystery?!"
"What's the use of getting excited? All we can do is hope the next Evil Spirit Instance starts soon!"
"I just spotted an exploit. If that little girl really joins the next Instance, won't all the other participants get a free ride straight to the top?!"
"Holy shit! You've got a point!"
"It's over. I've lost my mind! Now I'm actually hoping I'll get selected for the next Evil Spirit Instance!"
"Get a grip. Who knows whether she'll join the next Instance? Besides, that scene just now looked really familiar. I just can't remember where I've seen it..."
While everyone was discussing it, the livestream suddenly shut off.
This also meant that the Evil Spirit Amusement Park Instance had officially ended.
All three players, including Tang Xiaoling, were teleported out of the Instance at the same time.
Inside Room 301, Unit 3, Building 2 of the Lasting Peace Community.
Tang Xiaoling sat groggily on her bed, cradling Tiantian and holding the Cloth Doll in one hand.
Only after several seconds did she fully wake up.
As she recalled her two-day trip to the Amusement Park, a happy smile spread across her face.
"Grandma and Auntie are both good people. Lingling won't forget you."
"And all the uncles in the Amusement Park were really friendly too!"
The livestream only ran while she was selected for an Instance.
Thus, none of the people online heard her remarks.
Otherwise, those outrageous words would surely have sent the stream viewers into another frenzy of sarcastic comments.
Sure, sure, sure. Your vengeful ghost grandma and Ghost General auntie are both such "wonderful people"!
And the evil spirits in the Amusement Park were so friendly they'd reach right in and take your heart out!
Anyone without your birth chart would've been warmly welcomed into staying in the Instance forever!
But although the viewers missed that opportunity to poke fun, the internet was still abuzz.
The moment the livestream ended, forums and websites began posting one story after another about Tang Xiaoling.
On social platforms devoted to discussing evil spirits, she was all anyone talked about.
Every headline about her became a trending topic!
[An evil spirit princess appears! What secrets lie behind her?]
[A four-year-old girl and a cat bravely enter an Evil Spirit Instance-no one expected this ending!]
[The four-year-old girl's father is a mysterious powerhouse? It turns out to be him!]
[Princess Tang Xiaoling will enter the next Instance! How should selected participants treat her?]
[Outshining everyone! Four-year-old Tang Xiaoling, the first player ever to clear an Instance with an SSS rating, becomes a rising prodigy!]
[Is Little Yellow Cat a hidden powerhouse, or really just an ordinary house cat?!]
Countless topics like these flooded the internet.
The stream viewers launched heated discussions beneath every headline.
The hottest topic of all remained the identity of Tang Xiaoling's father.
And just what sort of entity was Netherworld Fengdu?
Beyond that, the entire internet spoke with one voice.
They collectively called on Dragon Country to protect Tang Xiaoling!
A player who cleared an Instance with an SSS rating was vital, both to future participants and to the nation's future!
Little did they know that Dragon Country had already taken precautions.
Even the Ten Elders, who stood at the pinnacle of power, had already become Tang Xiaoling's neighbors.
Meanwhile, in the temporary conference room on the first floor.
"How could this happen? The Instance ended a whole day early just because of one sentence from Tang Xiaoling!"
The Ten Elders stared at the black livestream screen, disbelief written across their faces.
They had been in such a rush that many preparations were still incomplete!
They had thought they still had another day, which would have been enough.
Instead, the Instance had ended early, catching them completely off guard!
"Pass down the orders immediately. Everyone must get into character! No one is allowed to give us away!"
"Also, starting now, every member involved in this mission must cut off all contact with the outside world!"
"And delay all deliveries of the equipment we were bringing in!"
"No one is to act without our orders!"
Jiang Daoguo was the first to recover and quickly issued a series of commands.
To make contact with Tang Long and protect Tang Xiaoling at all times.
They had decided to turn the Lasting Peace Community into a military fortress!
Although the plan could not be completed in a single day, some essential equipment was already on its way.
But circumstances had outpaced their plans. To avoid alarming Tang Xiaoling, they could only suspend the upgrades for now.
Cheng Li understood the gravity of the situation. He immediately accepted the orders and hurried out.
The Ten Elders sat at the conference table, their expressions grave.
"Everyone, you heard what Tang Long said just now. What do we do now?"
The elder named Zhao Qian asked in a low voice.
But no one could answer his question.
What else could they do?
The Evil Spirit Instances belonged to the Tang family, not the Ten Elders.
They very much wanted to plant some people alongside Tang Xiaoling and ride her coattails to a successful clear.
Unfortunately, they lacked Tang Long's abilities and had no way to send anyone in.
Yet as everyone sat in silence, Jiang Daoguo suddenly said:
"If there's no other way, we'll have to ask those people for help."
At his words, everyone froze, then their expressions darkened.
Zhao Qian frowned slightly and asked tentatively:
"Jiang, do you mean that organization called the Sacred Soul Hall?"
"That's right. Them!"
The moment he said that, the atmosphere in the room grew incredibly tense!
The Sacred Soul Hall was a mysterious, nongovernmental organization with a global reach!
Its leader was unknown, and it had been established only seven years ago.
Yet it already had over a hundred million followers spread across every corner of the world!
That alone, however, would not have been enough to make Dragon Country's mighty Ten Elders wary.
The crucial point was that the Sacred Soul Hall's actions struck everyone as unfathomably strange and terrifying!
Because they could interfere with Evil Spirit Instances to a certain degree!
For example, they could send items to players midway through an Instance or briefly communicate with players inside.
But most shocking of all, they could even designate someone to enter or avoid an Instance!
Although they were not as powerful as Tang Long, these uncanny methods had enabled their rapid rise.
In just seven years, they had amassed over a hundred million followers.
Among them were a thousand high-ranking members, all players who had cleared Instances!
Even the major powers on Blue Star.
Had only around five hundred players each who had cleared Instances!
That alone showed just how terrifying this organization was!
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