The broadcast of the unknown Divine Entity, Octopus Head, continues, while Tang Qi looks at the Quartet with "disdain".

Among the thirteen teams participating in the game, you’d be hard-pressed to find another like this one.

The four members, who are supposed to be courageously leading the Extraordinary Creatures, are all staying on the ship, refusing to go down.

"You truly are geniuses; in the future, you will definitely bring much glory to the Secret School."

Tang Qi tastes the "strange-flavored ice cream" just made by the Ice Cream Master, once again praising the Quartet.

On the boat, Allen Poe Band and the Cute Bear also nod along.

Just as Tang Qi adopts a sarcastic tone, the surrounding environment suddenly changes.

In the seemingly desolate desert city, a burst of golden light explodes.

The mists of history are swept away, and an ancient city with a real texture yet evidently old-fashioned abruptly appears before the Quartet.

Large streets leading in all directions, desert buildings full of Exotic Realm charm, various caravans arriving from distant lands, crowds extending to infinity... This is clearly an ancient city, gathering people from all nations, extravagant yet filled with exotic aura.

Especially in the distant part of the city, those "giant golden towers," towering as if to reach the heavens, reflect this city’s prosperity and incredibility.

In the center of the market, the Fool’s Ship floats.

The Quartet, each holding an ice cream, looks bewildered at the changes.

Above the Fool’s Ship, a voice that seems close by is heard:

"Congratulations to the [Professor Praises Us as Geniuses] team, for mistakenly entering the special game instance ’Battle of Apocalypse’. This instance is about to begin its official plot."

"Gentle reminder: Crisis accompanies opportunity, and in the plot, the entire team may face Death and exit the game, or gain enormous benefits."

It is clear that this voice came from the host, Octopus Head.

As soon as the hint is given, the perfect and magnificent metropolis before the Quartet undergoes a huge change.

Boom!

Everyone, including the Quartet, as well as the millions in the city,

simultaneously experiences an acoustic shock, instinctively covering their ears.

Subconsciously, they follow the guidance and look far above.

They see atop the highest "golden giant tower," a ruler, seemingly the most perfect male in the world, appears.

He wears special armor, the exposed portions fully coated with gold powder, including the head.

Standing at the top of the tower, he emits dazzling golden light, as if the ancient "Sun God" has descended to earth.

His appearance causes chaos in the city.

A large number of swift and powerful "warriors" appear from all quarters, heading toward the giant tower, and some leaders among them are shouting something.

"Traitor."

"Shameless Rebel."

"Hypocritical Wizard."

"Damned Fallen Great Sacrificial Rite."

...

These warriors and their voices are completely ignored by the sun-god-like man, who raises his hands, gathering and releasing terrifying Magic Power.

The Fool’s Ship suddenly ascends, providing a higher vantage point.

Everyone sees that the city is completely surrounded by "Monsters".

Armies composed of Abnormality, Warriors, Evil Demons seem summoned by the sun-god-like man and begin attacking the city.

The forces defending the city are forced to Counterattack, but they are outmatched instantly.

At the top of another golden tower within the city, a woman with revealing clothing yet with a fully harmonious aura appears.

She looks like a "Priestess", serving some Divine entity, also coated with gold powder, yet she bears an aura of inviolable sanctity.

With her scepter pointed at the man, her gemstone-like eyes filled with anger, she shouts:

"Shameless Tian Qi, you have been expelled by the great ’Master’, you are not supposed to ever set foot in the Holy City again."

"You have brought with you Evil Servant troops, you will provoke the Master once again, your sins cannot be cleansed, cannot be forgiven, I shall erase you on behalf of the Master."

"Boom"

Before the words finish, the scepter in the female priest’s hand erupts with brilliant golden light, terrifying Magic Power gushes forth.

However, the result is not as she wished; the moment the Magic Power reaches him, the man’s body seemingly undergoes transformation.

Initially, he shines in golden light like a Sun God.

But swiftly, the gold fades, turning purple, turning black, and then thousands of colors burst forth.

Each color represents a kind of power, each with a high cap of power.

As the power releases, the man appears to be enduring immense Pain.

He roars, his body swells, ruptures, and then undergoes Rebirth, repeating this process.

In a blink of an eye, the bustling city below is gone.

Crushed by a genuine "giant beast", the Sun God disappears and is replaced by a terrifying Monster resembling colorful Glaze.

The female priest, whose combat level is close to Demigod Level Transcendent, her attack only leaves an insignificant white mark on the Monster’s surface.

And the Monster continues to grow.

It seems to have "No upper limit", any random muscle mass emanates various colors of scorching Steam, then swells a hundredfold, a thousandfold.

Magnifying to its entire body, it is indeed an infinitely expanding Monster.

Boom!

Boom, boom!

Within just a few seconds, the city that appeared to have existed for ages is forcefully destroyed.

Outside, the abnormal armies swarm in like tide, beginning mass slaughter of all Life Forms.

Tang Qi’s gaze settles on the Monster, which seems to gather various powers.

Fragments burst forth, secrets revealed.

"Divine Entity: Tian Qi."

"This is a Divine Favored, abandoned by an unknown Divine. Originally the Great Sacrificial Rite of the Holy City, due to excessive greed leading to losing the favor of the god he served, he was banished... but the god did not take away the special body bestowed upon him; for vengeance, he has traversed almost all maps in the Comical Adventure."

"Whether in-game lives, or participating players, this world actually truly exists."

"Death is real, the Divine Powers, of course, are too."

"Tian Qi uses various methods to accommodate the plundered Divine Power, leading to his transformation into a Divine Entity, but he is actually a parasitic Body of those complex powers’ Authority, not the Sovereign, hence he cannot be called a ’True God’, although he possesses power to kill True Gods."

...

"The former Divine Favored comes seeking revenge on the ’Master’, the plot is overly simplistic and crude."

On the Fool’s Ship, Tang Qi, who knew the process, complained.

At the same time, the Quartet, upon hearing the hints, each expressed their opinions.

"Danger is accompanied by opportunity, according to the experiences of other teams, as long as we can break through this instance’s plot, perhaps we can get a Rare Card, summon a powerful Divine, or even the Sovereign?"

"It’s not a perhaps, it’s a certainty."

"But that voice also said, we might all die."

"So, our choice is..."

"Escape!"

Before Tang Qi, the Quartet showed the tacit understanding that most combats possess.

However, just as they finished speaking, they immediately felt a murderous intent.

Four heads turned simultaneously, seeing their esteemed "Professor" carrying that ship lamp, smiling slightly under its ghost light radiance.

Suddenly, the Quartet all felt a bad premonition rising within them.

They vaguely recalled some rumors about this Legendary Professor.

"Rumor has it, the Professor is particularly petty."

"Not just petty, but revengeful, and sometimes very mean."

"When he acts out, he’s very cunning and likes to toy with people."

"It’s true, the Light Dominator is a case in point..."

As the Quartet communicated with their eyes, Tang Qi’s voice suddenly drilled into their ears.

"Geniuses of the Secret School, hold on tight."

"This is my first time as a boatman, so there could be waves or something, I won’t be responsible if you fall off."

Upon hearing this reminder, the Secret Alchemist, having a potential for being argumentative, instinctively retorted.

"Professor, you must be joking, this isn’t the sea, it’s a desert, what waves..."

"Boom"

"Splash"

Before the Secret Alchemist could finish, the Fool’s Ship suddenly started.

In front was supposed to be the smoke and dust raised by the city’s destruction, but accompanied by the ship lamp’s flickering, a tsunami appeared out of thin air and surged towards the Fool’s Ship.

Although the Quartet reacted quickly, grabbing the ship’s edge, clutching the cute bear tightly, or attempting to rush over to cling to Tang Qi’s leg.

Nonetheless, the tsunami was merciless, with a "splash", the Quartet vanished without a trace.

From beneath the Fool’s Ship, came a series of ah ah ah sounds.

When the stopped Fool’s Ship, Tang Qi holding the ship lamp looked at the cute bear, Ice Cream Master, and Allen Poe Band, and gently asked:

"Am I being a bit cruel? After all, they are just four kids."

Remarkably neat, even the Allen Poe Band members with their dark temperament, all shook their heads.

The Extraordinary Creatures were honest, expressing their belief in the Ace Card.

To avoid being knocked down by the desert-born tsunami, the cute bear continued to act cute, the Master created ice cream of various flavors, and the Band played bizarre music.

Just as Tang Qi felt somewhat like a bully, suddenly, he moved the ship lamp, looking towards a certain area of the destroyed Holy City below.

"Huh? Such luck?"

"Gathering four unreliable rookies directly drops into the final level, and this really involves a Sovereign."

"Unknown, a Sovereign-level Divine I have never seen before?"

"Boom boom boom"

Tang Qi just expressed his amazement, only to see the cute bear, Ice Cream Master, and the Allen Poe Band on the ship simultaneously turn into smoke and vanish.

Obviously, they were summoned away by the Quartet.

This makes one very curious, how would these Extraordinary Creatures be used in combat?

The reason for not summoning Tang Qi is because the Quartet is throwing a little tantrum?

This doubt arose, unable to be verified as Tang Qi immediately felt the summons.

As the Dream Master, Tang Qi actually could choose to refuse, but that would mean leaving the game.

After thinking for a while, Tang Qi agreed.

Puff!

In the mist, Tang Qi’s figure along with the Fool’s Ship appeared in a lavish, warm golden palace.

Without waiting for Tang Qi to observe, the Holy Priestess, miraculously surviving "Tian Qi", suddenly roared, seemingly enraged by the shameless Quartet.

"No, I’ve said no, despicable outsiders."

"Only by defeating Tian Qi and saving the Holy City can you receive the Great Cat God’s blessing."

"What are you trying to do? Have this bear act cute, have these peculiar people play annoying music, and these... things like snow think you can make the Great Cat God pay attention to you? Don’t dream about it, impossible, you’re not Heroes, you just want to trick rewards."

"Cat God?"

Tang Qi didn’t pay attention to the Holy Priestess’s sharp evaluation of the Quartet, but instead, following his perception, looked towards the central area of the palace.

The throne was completely made of gold, laid with luxurious carpets, and adorned with various extravagant ornaments.

On the throne, a "black cat" with a slender body, so noble that even gods wouldn’t dare to look directly, lay in an alluring, lazy posture.

As Tang Qi looked over, the black cat’s gaze coincidentally met his.

With their eyes meeting, Tang Qi confirmed his previous perception.

Although this black cat wasn’t the "Body", it undoubtedly had a high correlation with a Sovereign-level Divine.

As a fellow Sovereign, Tang Qi believed they should be able to converse.

However, after merely a single look, the black cat glanced at Tang Qi sideways.

Then completely uninterested, indifferently, turned its head back high and haughty.

"..."

"Was I disdained?"

Tang Qi very sure, this black cat also perceived his position, possibly even knowing some of Tang Qi’s deeds.

But the exceptionally real performance was that it was completely uninterested in Tang Qi.