The Cloud Knight brother sighed softly: "As expected, it fell flat again... Did you get the punchline? 'Wave' and 'Wolf' are homophones; it's quite amusing."

Yunli was stunned: "This person is actually explaining the joke!"

——

Genshin Impact.

"Cyno, take off that helmet! I know it's you!"

Kaveh, who was drinking coffee, almost choked to death. Why was it that instead of the people around him telling bad jokes, someone in the Celestial Screen started doing it?

"What's wrong? I think this joke is quite good." Cyno wondered why Kaveh had such a strong reaction. In his view, this Cloud Knight's joke-telling ability was not inferior to his own at all.

"Uh... maybe you're the only one who thinks this joke is good?" Tighnari held his forehead, feeling mentally exhausted. "I didn't expect there to be someone like Cyno on the Xianzhou as well."

Cyno nodded at Tighnari with satisfaction. "This shows that humor is an extremely rare quality, even in the entire universe."

"Incredible, you actually managed to define your own jokes as 'humor'." Alhaitham turned the page of his book expressionlessly. "...That might be your best joke of the year."

——

"I heard that in this Wardance, a swordsman from the Zhuming Xianzhou is going to challenge Yan Qing, the War Guard. Who do you think will win if they fight? Can you give a rational analysis?"

While Yunli and March 7th were chatting, a bystander nearby suddenly began a "rational" analysis.

Even though she was still standing there, Yunli's ears had already perked up to listen.

"It's definitely Yan Qing, the War Guard's win! His swordsmanship has reached the pinnacle. I was fortunate enough to see his heroic figure capturing a criminal with a flying sword in the Starcruiser Sea; in just a few moves, he could..."

"Cough... cough cough!"

Yunli immediately cleared her throat and shot a look at March 7th.

March 7th understood perfectly and immediately put on an admiring expression, shouting loudly: "Oh my god, isn't this Miss Yunli, the contestant from the Zhuming Xianzhou?!"

The bystander who had been talking incessantly suddenly lowered his voice, his survival instinct kicking in: "...In just a few moves, he could be knocked flat by the swordsman from the Zhuming!"

After finishing their scouting, March 7th and Yunli arrived at the upper deck of the Skysplitter. Since the audience hadn't entered yet, the view opened up as they stepped out of the stairwell.

Unlike the contestants' lounge, the arena was eerily empty. There were countless advertisements and sponsorships from various planets on the sidelines, and the cannons for firing salutes were astonishingly large. March 7th leaned over the railing, filled with excitement.

"Whoa—! So this is what it feels like looking out from the spectator seats..."

March 7th, who had just told Yunli she wasn't nervous, felt her heart start to race again as she looked at the empty arena. "Master Yunli, I... why do I feel nervous again! Can I really do this?"

"There's no time left to be nervous; it's almost time!"

March 7th clutched her chest, her face turning slightly pale. "When I think about the mission General Huaiyan entrusted to me, my heart won't stop pounding. Master Yunli, what should I do?"

"It would be a real problem if your heart stopped beating. Just take in the atmosphere and get ready."

——

The Legend of Hei.

"Wow—!!"

Little Black pressed his entire face against the fast-food restaurant's glass window, staring dumbfounded at the massive ship in the sky that almost covered the entire Celestial Screen. Still clutching half a fried chicken leg, he began to gesticulate wildly. "Senior Sister! Did you see that? Those three... huge cannons! They're thicker than the TV towers we've seen! No, they're thicker than several TV towers put together! And they're so big!"

Little Black was incoherent with excitement, pointing out the window. Now that the Celestial Screen was obscured by the giant ship, it felt as if it were truly hovering over the city.

Luye sat opposite him, slowly dipping a French fry into ketchup and stirring it. "These Xianzhou people's ships are truly exaggerated. One shot could probably wipe out some small countries on Earth, right? Having weapons like that and still practicing swordsmanship... they really haven't forgotten their roots..."

"Senior Sister." Little Black turned back and sat down in his chair again. "You said before that human weapons—like guns, cannons, and missiles—can't hurt Master, right?"

"Uh-huh."

Luye nodded; this was common knowledge.

"Then..." Little Black pointed at the three giant cannons on the Celestial Screen. "What about these? These super—invincible—huge cannons! Can they hurt Master?"

He put extra emphasis on "super invincible huge," as if doing so would increase the cannons' power.

"You're asking me, but who am I supposed to ask?" Luye glanced at him and smiled slightly. "Over the centuries, many people have wanted him dead. Both humans and Goblins have tried. It's no exaggeration to say Wuxian is invincible under the heavens. But if it's an 'enemy from the heavens'... then no one knows. But Little Black, you just need to remember that Master's Spiritual System is the Metal element, and he also has the Space element's Devour."

"Oh..."

"But, Little Black, there is one effective way to kill Master with a weapon, but the target can't be him from the start. It has to be... this." Luye extended a finger and pointed at the floor beneath her feet.

"Hitting the floor?"

"No, Earth."

"The target is Earth? What would happen then?" Little Black asked in a low voice.

Luye looked at his innocent and slightly uneasy expression and couldn't help but smile.

"It's simple. With the technology level of those aliens, which is enough to wipe out several star systems in an instant..." She leaned back in her chair and looked at the magnificent Skysplitter in the sky outside. "All of us: me, you, Master, Elder Jiu, Nezha, as well as your favorite cinemas, milk tea shops, trees in the mountains, fish in the sea... everything will go 'bang'—"

She He snapped his fingers crisply..

"—and completely disappear."

"I don't want that!"

Little Black suddenly stood up, bracing himself against the table, and shouted, instantly attracting countless curious gazes toward them.

"Alright, stop overthinking and eat. The fries won't be good once they're cold and soggy." She pushed the ketchup toward Little Black. "That kind of thing... is still far away from us."

——

Meanwhile, on the other side.

"Reporting to the General, the units are in position, and the Sky-Faring Commission has completed all controls on the Star-skiff flight paths."

Feixiao nodded. "Get all the Cycranes moving and scan everyone intending to enter or leave the port. Stay alert at all times; if there's any suspicious activity, suppress it in the shortest time possible to prevent the situation spread."

"Yes!"

Feixiao looked at the two people behind her. "You two, follow me. Moze's signal is nearby. But a moment ago, he lost contact..."