Lou Wei knew very well what he had to do /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ next.

The load brought by the Corona Form was heavy; his body needed rest no matter what.

But the importance of his body was far below that of Ye Yao's situation.

"Sometimes I really wonder if you're even human. You're more of an iron man than an actual iron man. Fortunately, you're not completely without flaws, which makes me feel a bit more balanced internally."

Fu Qi was genuinely impressed.

Activating Future Form whenever he pleased—not every S-Class Esper had that kind of courage.

Even now, he felt it hadn't been necessary.

If it were Fu Qi himself, he would have just activated Celestial Form for show and called it a day.

Instead, Lou Wei's moves were all life-risking gambles.

"Lou Wei, although I admire your guts to risk everything for your father-daughter relationship, it's better to use Future Form as little as possible."

Fu Qi's expression was very serious, as were the other Countermeasure Bureau High Command members.

Lou Wei was undoubtedly the ultimate trump card of human civilization; his formidable strength could not afford any loss.

Both Ye Tong and Ye Yao were outliers.

No one wanted them to exert their power; who knew if the next time they did, it would mean the destruction of the world.

The previous "Spirit of Vengeance" incident, which forced "Nursery Rhyme" to appear, was a disgrace for the Countermeasure Bureau.

Both Lou Wei and Fu Qi had to maintain their peak condition to face potential future crises.

Activating something like Future Form, which grinds down one's upper limits, during a non-critical moment was a mistake.

Originally, Lou Wei's normal Spiritual Power was over twenty thousand; now, it had dropped to seventeen thousand.

Even if Nursery Rhyme had pioneered a new era, Spiritual Power over ten thousand still held extremely high value.

The permanent evaporation of three thousand points in one go was undoubtedly a massive loss.

Lou Wei simply shook his head.

"Don't worry, my limit will keep rising. While Future Form is said to consume the future, it's actually just overdrawing potential. I just need to find a way to break through the limit.

Activating the Corona Form this time wasn't without benefits. At least the power of the star further raised my limit; my future is constantly changing."

Fu Qi fell silent.

Damn it, he really isn't human!

We're all humans, how can the gap be this big?

He even claimed using Future Form didn't result in much loss.

He even turned a misfortune into a blessing.

Clearly, Fu Qi was the stronger one at the beginning, so how is it that now he can only look up at the soles of Lou Wei's feet?

Fu Qi's face was full of resentment.

"Lou Wei, this Corona Form... can I really not learn it? What if it's universal?"

"You can try asking the sun to lend its power to you."

Fu Qi laughed out of frustration.

"Why don't you just tell me to enter the interior of the sun?"

"You could try that."

"Screw you. You'd better look out for yourself tomorrow morning. If something really happens, even Corona Form won't save you."

Thinking about the pressure Lou Wei was about to face, Fu Qi felt much better internally.

Morning.

Ye Yao woke up in Luo Jianhua's arms.

Although she had a nightmare last night about being crushed repeatedly by Great Fortune and turning into a cat pancake...

Fortunately, she could vaguely feel Luo Jianhua comforting and staying by her side the whole time.

Later, the dream turned into her stacking like cats with various other lolis.

One could only say Lou Wei really should thank Luo Jianhua.

Otherwise, Ye Yao couldn't imagine how resentful her gaze would be when she woke up and looked at Lou Wei.

"Sister, are you awake? How did you sleep?"

"Thanks to Xiao Luo, it was pretty good."

The spiritual intimidation brought by the Monarch Form had vanished.

Ye Yao felt like she had stood tall once again.

That mere Great Fortune only got lucky by utilizing the power of the sun.

Once her Spiritual Power reached five hundred and her Superpower was reinforced, Great Fortune would be nothing more than a speed bump.

Just wait until she starts up!

Once her Spiritual Power reaches B-Class, everything will get better!

After getting out of bed, Ye Yao enjoyed Luo Jianhua's hair-combing service while picking up her phone to check last night's trending topics.

The grand duel between the two had indeed triggered a worldwide spectacle.

Many people were so excited they couldn't sleep.

Even now, people were discussing the topic all night, with group chats filled with over 999 unread messages.

Ye Yao didn't even need to scroll to guess what they were talking about.

A few glances were enough to confirm it.

It was nothing more than speculating about identities and the outcome.

Currently, the public's perception of powerhouses was limited to "Nursery Rhyme," who pioneered the new era, and the "modern strongest" mentioned by a certain Streamer.

Some old veterans S-Class Espers hadn't shown their faces. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

They clearly had no intention of gaining the public's worship.

Most S-Class Espers remained mysterious to the masses.

It seemed the only things the public could discuss were the world-renowned "Nursery Rhyme" and the old-era secrets revealed by that Streamer.

"The epic battle between Nursery Rhyme and the modern strongest? Who is the ultimate winner?"

Whoa, is there a prophet?

But it was still a bit off.

If she had the stats of "Nursery Rhyme," Lou Wei and the sun behind him would have been speed bumps long ago.

"Rumor has it that it was a decisive battle between the Director of the Countermeasure Bureau and an Extraterrestrial Demon. The Director won."

Why is there a Director fanboy here?

Do they even know what his Superpower is before they start hyping him up?

"Case closed. It was a team-building activity for Sequence Zero, just putting on a show for everyone."

There's even this kind of unofficial history?

Sequence Zero has become completely famous; they even have fans making up stories like this.

"Aliens are attacking! Emperor Nursery Rhyme wiped out the aliens single-handedly!"

This one is a real heavyweight!

Spreading rumors in this direction certainly won't get you attacked by the crowd.

"It was clearly a world-class spell from Magical Girl Mercury!"

Even Mo Qiuli's fans have popped up.

The internet these days is truly a chaotic mess.

Ye Yao could find quite a bit of entertainment scrolling through it.

At that moment, Luo Jianhua's small hands finally stopped combing, and her gentle voice reached Ye Yao's ears.

"The whole world is discussing you and Mr. Lou Wei, sister. I guess no one knows what actually happened, so they can only guess blindly."

"Hmph, what if they knew the truth? If everyone was there as bloodthirsty spectators, the world might as well explode."

Ye Yao muttered, speaking somewhat terrifying words in her capacity as the future destroyer of the world.

The old Luo Jianhua might have broken into a cold sweat, but the current her was already used to it.

"Mm, I also think the Countermeasure Bureau will hide the truth. You don't have to worry about the embarrassing result being known, sister."

"Since Xiao Luo let me sleep so comfortably, I won't hold your distortion of the facts against you."

Her sister's mouth was as stubborn as ever.

Luo Jianhua smiled without saying a word.

Ye Yao prepared to leave the room.

She was quite curious about Lou Wei's condition.

Although Ye Yao had already pulled Lou Wei back from the brink of death...

There might still be some aftereffects.

Perhaps she wouldn't see Lou Wei at all today.

It would be perfectly reasonable for him to stay in bed.

Thinking this, Ye Yao walked out of the room into the living room and looked toward the sofa.

At his fixed spot, the Mysterious Newspaper-Reading Man had respawned as usual.

Ye Yao's brain almost failed to respond.

Wait, bro?

How do you look like nothing happened at all?