This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

The knife pierced straight into his heart.

Although Dr. Ganlun had long since prepared himself for death, when the searing pain struck, he still couldn't suppress his agonized struggle.

He Yu's stab had been flawless.

It guaranteed death.

Yet it wouldn't let him die quickly.

Before death finally arrived, he would clearly feel the pain, the blood draining from his body, and the gradual chill spreading through his limbs.

He Yu slowly raised a hand, wiped away the few drops of blood splashed onto his cheek, then drew out a tissue and carefully cleaned each of his fingers.

Looking down at Dr. Ganlun from above.

His gaze was icy.

His expression indifferent.

All around them...

Silence.

The amount of information revealed in the conversation between He Yu and Dr. Ganlun was simply overwhelming.

The shock it delivered was immense.

Gedai, Zhen Xing, Qiong, and Duan Yuchen had already guessed Blue Eyes' identity.

Yet even knowing that...

Their conversation still sent chills crawling across their skin.

Especially after realizing that the powerful energy now flowing through their own bodies...

Came from Blue Eyes.

Blue Eyes' body contained terrifying power.

Dr. Ganlun had fused it into blood, extracted that blood, refined it into one serum after another.

Every injection they had received...

Contained Blue Eyes' flesh and blood.

Just imagining it made their scalps go numb.

Qiong, in particular, turned deathly pale.

Her body swayed slightly.

The others looked no better.

All of them silently pressed their lips together.

Siya was completely bewildered.

She looked at He Yu.

Then at Blue Eyes.

Her mind had become a complete mess.

She couldn't make sense of anything.

And...

It sounded as though He Yu wasn't only talking about this instance.

He seemed to be implying something about the Federation itself.

The audience had already been completely stunned.

Only now did messages slowly begin appearing again.

"What does this mean? Blue Eyes was a god in this instance? Or at least something close to a god? Then Dr. Ganlun killed him to study him, fused his flesh into serum... which is basically the same as eating him?"

"Holy shit!! That's disgusting!"

"No—you completely missed He Yu's point! This is only an instance. They're NPCs. Isn't the real point what he implied about the Federation's gods?!"

"!!! Did something happen to our gods too?"

"Don't joke around. They're immortal gods. How could anything happen to them?"

"...Has anyone actually seen a god after they became a god?"

"AHHH stop talking!! The more I think about it, the creepier it gets! I've got goosebumps all over!"

"Before this season of the Top Talent Show, I had no idea the Federation was hiding so many secrets..."

...

The previous NPC rebellion.

The hidden forces interfering with the competition.

The suppression of the energy cultivation system.

And now...

Even the gods?

The peaceful, scientific Federation...

Had been hiding so many secrets all along?

The Top Talent Show was already the most sensational event [N O V E L I G H T] in the universe.

Virtually everyone watched it.

Especially this season.

An unprecedented number of outstanding young experts had entered the competition.

One shocking revelation after another had surfaced.

The superior energy cultivation system had also attracted enormous attention.

Even the King and the highest officials of every planet were watching the livestream.

That alone demonstrated its influence.

Because of that...

The moment news concerning the "gods" emerged...

The entire universe learned of it.

Every social platform exploded.

Everyone was talking about it.

Countless planets, large and small, were shaken by the revelation.

—

Qiao and his friend had just arrived outside the Royal Palace.

Both wore grim expressions.

The area outside the palace was already packed with people.

Many powerful experts stood at the very front.

As experts themselves, Qiao and his friend naturally moved to the front as well.

The moment they arrived...

They saw Larry standing among the crowd with amplification equipment, shouting loudly,

"Let the King come out!"

"Conduct a full investigation!"

"Give us an explanation!"

...

His voice was filled with unconcealed anger and shock.

Larry noticed them.

Handing the amplifier to someone beside him, he walked over.

The fury had yet to leave his face.

His voice was hoarse from shouting.

"You came too? You saw the latest news?"

Qiao nodded.

"I did."

Larry's voice rose angrily.

"The King must come out and explain immediately! We've already contacted the governments of every major planet. If he doesn't appear before midnight tonight, we'll remove him from office!"

Qiao's expression remained cold.

"Larry. Calm down."

Larry's voice instantly grew louder.

"How are we supposed to stay calm?!

"Someone interfered with the competition!

"They suppressed contestants!

"They deliberately arranged a total-annihilation instance!

"The King never gave us any explanation for any of that!

"And now this concerns the gods!

"He has to explain!"

The Federation revered strength.

Power determined status.

The gods were both idols and spiritual pillars.

Anything involving them was of the highest importance.

Who among them hadn't grown up listening to legends about the gods?

Who didn't admire them?

Especially the most recent one...

Li Zhan.

The god who had emerged from the Top Talent Show.

Now that the matter involved the gods...

The Federation's citizens demanding an explanation from the King was perfectly justified.

If he refused...

Or if his explanation proved unsatisfactory...

The Federation had every right to remove him.

The King did not possess absolute authority.

If public anger erupted...

Or enough powerful experts opposed him...

Replacing the King was entirely possible.

Holding the throne meant accepting both power...

And responsibility.

Larry suddenly narrowed his eyes at Qiao.

"You've never thought highly of He Yu."

"Does that mean you don't take what he said seriously?"

"Or..."

"You don't believe him?"

Qiao: "..."

He finally snapped.

"What kind of person do you think He Yu is?!

"He never speaks without reason!

"If he says something, there's at least an eighty percent chance it's true!"

He Yu's personality had become obvious ever since Dawn Training School.

Everyone had grown painfully familiar with his infuriating way of thinking.

Unless he was at least eighty percent certain...

He simply wouldn't say it.

And once he did speak...

His guesses were almost always the truth.

If he implied something had happened to the Federation's gods...

Then something had most likely happened.

Many of He Yu's devoted supporters immediately dug up something he had casually said long ago—

"After becoming gods, the gods never appeared again. Doesn't anyone find that strange?"

Combined with everything revealed in this instance...

The implication was horrifying.

How could Qiao possibly doubt He Yu?

The moment Larry heard the words "He Yu" spoken with that level of certainty, his suspicion immediately vanished.

His anger faded into confusion.

"Then why are you acting like this?"

Qiao pressed his lips together.

His voice was as cold as sharpened steel.

"When you contacted the leaders of those planets..."

"Did any of them actually give you a clear answer?"

Larry nodded.

"Of course. They said they'd contact the King. Representatives from every major planet are already on their way—"

His voice stopped abruptly.

He stared at Qiao in horror.

Qiao sneered.

"Exactly."

"Do you really think only the King knows about something like this?"

"The most recent god was Li Zhan."

"He ascended during the Sixteenth Top Talent Show."

"One hundred sixty years ago."

"That was only the King's second year in office."

"And many of today's planetary leaders were already serving back then."

Because of their combat power and various enhancement serums...

Federation citizens enjoyed extremely long lifespans.

Many high-ranking officials still in office today...

Had already held those positions one hundred sixty years ago.

In other words...

If there truly was a secret concerning the gods...

It was probably shared by every senior official.

A chill spread through Larry's entire body.

Without He Yu...

Without the Top Talent Show...

They might have gone their entire lives without discovering the secret jointly hidden by the Federation's leadership.

And that secret...

Could not possibly be good.

Larry looked helplessly toward Qiao.

His thoughts had become a complete mess.

He could only seek guidance.

Qiao drew a deep breath.

Then slowly uttered four words.

"Cheng Zhao's death."

He remembered the previous instance.

The truths uncovered at its conclusion.

The secrets concerning the Federation...

And District Three.

At the end of that instance...

They had learned someone was manipulating the Top Talent Show from behind the scenes.

At the time...

He Yu had also said something.

The Federation...

Had made a mistake.

Because of that mistake...

The previous NPC rebellion had been brutally suppressed.

The higher authorities had worked together to bury the truth.

Not every official knew everything, however.

That explained why Wanrenzhan had been questioned repeatedly.

Why he had entered the Top Talent Show a second time.

Why District Three had sent Cheng Zhao into the competition.

No one knew Cheng Zhao's exact mission.

Yet before dying...

He had confirmed only one thing.

Every one of He Yu's deductions...

Had been correct.

The Federation had indeed committed a grave mistake.

Combined with everything revealed in this instance...

The conclusion became painfully obvious.

The Federation had committed that mistake...

Against the gods.

And that mistake...

May very well have led to the disappearance of the gods.

Larry felt as though he could no longer breathe.

Several experts nearby who had overheard the conversation simultaneously sucked in cold breaths.

None of them dared believe it.

Qiao's friend finally spoke.

"He Yu never explicitly said anything happened to the Federation's gods."

"And besides..."

"How could an NPC inside an instance be a god?"

"NPCs are virtual beings."

"They can't become gods."

"The theory itself has too many holes."

"The gods are so powerful."

"Who could possibly hurt them?"

Many people nearby immediately nodded in agreement.

They had gathered outside the palace because of the news about the gods...

But also because someone had interfered with the Top Talent Show...

And because the energy cultivation system still hadn't been promoted.

As for the gods...

Most still found it difficult to believe they had truly died.

There were simply too many unanswered questions.

How could an NPC become a god?

Surely...

If the King simply appeared and declared the gods alive and well...

Public attention would immediately shift back to the other two issues.

Larry frowned.

He wanted to argue.

Yet couldn't find the words.

Qiao simply replied,

"Whether it's true or false..."

"We'll know sooner or later."

"I only need the King to give me a clear answer."

So...

They would continue.

Larry added,

"He Yu will continue uncovering more truths inside the Top Talent Show."

"We have to ensure his safety."

"No..."

"We have to ensure he competes under fair conditions."

Countless people believed the same thing.

As long as He Yu was given a fair environment...

He would survive.

Everything...

Could wait until he came back.

Everyone nodded.

Soon...

The shouting resumed.

"Let the King come out!"

"Conduct a full investigation!"

"Give us an explanation!"

...

Larry looked at Qiao again.

The two exchanged a glance.

Qiao nodded before lowering his voice.

"This is all we can do."

"Demand an explanation from the King."

"As far as I know..."

"Even stronger experts have already entered the palace."

"They're even more anxious than we are."

Those old monsters who had remained stuck at peak SSS Rank for years...

Who among them didn't dream of becoming a god?

Yet...

No one in the Federation had ever seen a god.

Now that news concerning the gods had surfaced...

Regardless of what kind...

They all rushed over immediately.

The great families had mobilized as well.

Even those planetary leaders who already knew the secret...

Would now have to discuss a solution as quickly as possible.

—

Inside the Royal Palace.

Representatives from the Five Primary Planets...

The King...

And Qiu Dao, the person in charge of the Top Talent Show...

Sat together.

Listening to the chants outside...

None of them looked pleased.

The King's gaze swept across the room.

"Whether you knew back then..."

"Or only learned later..."

"You all know something."

"So."

"What do we do now?"

No one answered.

Only after a long silence did the senior official from District Three slowly speak.

"We tell the truth..."

"And accept punishment?"

Silence deepened.

"Impossible!"

The representative from District Four clenched his fist.

"If we explain everything..."

"Everyone in this room will become objects of universal contempt."

"We'll lose all authority."

The representative from District Two nodded.

"We killed a god."

"The entire universe will abandon us."

"Are you willing to accept that?"

The representative from District Five had only recently taken office.

He quietly muttered,

"We can't hide it forever."

"It's only a matter of sooner or later."

"If you refuse to explain..."

"District Five will."

Instantly...

Everyone glared at him.

He stubbornly refused to lower his head.

He hadn't participated in what happened back then.

He had only recently learned the truth.

Of course he intended to explain everything.

That way...

He could keep himself clean.

If he continued hiding it...

He would become their accomplice.

Besides...

He also deeply respected the gods.

Learning the truth had completely shattered his worldview.

The King stared at the projection.

On it...

He Yu's eyes seemed to look directly at him.

The King's entire body turned cold.

It felt as though something had locked onto him.

His heart sank uncontrollably.

Only after a very long silence did he finally speak hoarsely.

"If only..."

"He Yu would die..."

Qiu Dao's face changed dramatically.

"Your Majesty! You can't!"

The highest-ranking official from District Three also frowned.

Taking a deep breath, he replied calmly,

"First."

"Killing He Yu solves nothing."

"His popularity is already too high."

"If we touch him..."

"The Federation's citizens will erupt."

"The force behind the scenes has tried killing him countless times."

"Did they succeed?"

"Second."

"Until the energy cultivation system has been fully promoted..."

"Neither He Yu nor Blue Star can be harmed."

"And even after it's promoted..."

"I still believe the entire universe benefits more from He Yu staying alive."

"We've already made one unforgivable mistake."

"We cannot become sinners of the Federation again."

"Third."

"Until we discover who is manipulating events behind the scenes..."

"It's best if He Yu remains alive."

Silence returned.

It was an impossible dilemma.

Anyone with eyes could see He Yu's value.

Yet...

He was also the biggest troublemaker imaginable.

He feared nothing.

He dared investigate every secret.

He dared expose every secret.

He Yu had been right.

People always paid the price for what they had done.

Now...

They had reached a point where advancing was difficult.

Retreating was equally impossible.

No one knew what to do anymore.

The room remained deathly quiet.

Only the livestream continued playing.

—

Underground Level Ten.

Blue Eyes never once looked away from He Yu.

His azure eyes sparkled.

Filled completely with warmth.

After finishing cleaning his hands, He Yu turned around.

Immediately...

He met those eyes.

Raising an eyebrow, he asked,

"What are you looking at?"

Blue Eyes smiled.

"I'm looking at you."

"You're beautiful."

He knew He Yu had avenged him.

He knew He Yu was angry for his sake.

That alone made him unbelievably happy.

He Yu: "..."

Even with a human body...

He still behaved exactly like a cat.

...He was surprisingly easy to satisfy.

The thought made He Yu want to smile.

Yet...

He couldn't.

Blue Eyes stepped closer.

He always liked staying near He Yu.

When he wasn't human, it hardly mattered.

But now that he had a human form...

Standing so close made them seem especially intimate.

He probably knew He Yu was about to leave.

Glancing at the time, he quietly said,

"You're leaving."

He Yu slowly nodded.

He looked at Blue Eyes, expecting him to say more.

Instead...

Blue Eyes merely nodded as well.

Confusion appeared in He Yu's eyes.

Blue Eyes smiled.

His eyes were simply too beautiful.

Lan Ersi's handsome face could never match them.

Those eyes alone made the entire face shine.

Remaining close to He Yu, he whispered,

"I'm leaving too."

He Yu froze.

Looking carefully...

He finally noticed the azure color had begun to waver.

Blue Eyes had already died.

He had survived only as a fragment of consciousness inside Lan Ersi.

Waiting to see He Yu.

Now...

He had seen him.

His wish had been fulfilled.

The battle had further weakened that already unstable consciousness.

Its disappearance was accelerating.

He Yu understood.

Once Blue Eyes' existence was discovered...

The system would purge him.

In almost every instance where Blue Eyes had appeared...

Leaving required killing him.

In this instance...

He was already dead.

There was no need for He Yu to kill him again.

Pressing his lips together, He Yu pointed toward the black case.

"Can I take it with me?"

Blue Eyes naturally nodded.

His eyes curved into another smile.

For some reason...

That smile even carried a hint of smug satisfaction.

He Yu: "..."

Silently turning toward the case, he muttered,

"I wonder if it'll fit inside my inventory."

Only equipment could normally be stored there.

He had once managed to keep dried fish inside.

He wasn't sure whether flesh belonging to an NPC counted.

Blue Eyes answered without hesitation.

"It will."

He reached out.

Undoing He Yu's wrist restraints.

Rolling his wrist once, He Yu wasn't the slightest bit doubtful.

If Blue Eyes said it would work...

Then it would.

The moment He Yu reached toward the case...

It disappeared into his inventory.

Everyone watched calmly.

No one spoke.

No one tried stopping him.

Not only because it belonged to Blue Eyes.

Even if it had been some priceless treasure...

If He Yu wanted it...

They would have given it to him.

He rarely asked for anything.

No one knew why he wanted this.

Surely...

Not simply as a keepsake?

Or perhaps...

He worried the instance would continue existing after they left...

And another NPC might consume the flesh?

Eugene and the others couldn't figure it out.

So none of them asked.

Once everything had been packed away...

Time grew shorter.

He Yu looked around before suddenly saying,

"You should all head out first."

"Wait for me outside."

Everyone: "..."

Qiong and Siya immediately exchanged meaningful looks.

Duan Yuchen's expression also became rather suggestive.

Meanwhile...

Zhen Xing.

Eugene.

Ling Buchen.

All three stared at the pair expressionlessly.

Clearly...

None of them wanted to leave.

Even the audience, who had been discussing the gods moments earlier, became distracted.

The Bullet Screen exploded once more.

【Bullet Screen: "HOLY SHIT! What are He Yu and Blue Eyes going to do?!"】

【Bullet Screen: "AHHHH!! I'M SO READY!!"】

【Bullet Screen: "More importantly... is what comes next actually allowed to be streamed?!"】

Eventually...

Everyone left.

Smiling slightly, Eugene reminded them,

"We're still live."

"Keep the broadcast rating in mind."

Expressionless, Zhen Xing added,

"We don't have much time."

"We still need to identify the killer."

"Hurry."

Ling Buchen looked at He Yu gently.

"I'll wait outside."

"You should say goodbye properly."

Then he looked toward Blue Eyes.

His smile remained unchanged.

"Thank you."

"For this instance."

"And..."

"Thank you for saving He Yu."

"For saving all of us."

Qiong and Siya simultaneously sucked in sharp breaths.

—Ling Buchen was deliberately provoking him.

Blue Eyes' face darkened.

He looked at Ling Buchen gloomily.

Ling Buchen simply smiled back.

The three walked out.

Being the menace he was...

Eugene deliberately placed the unconscious Wanrenzhan on the table before leaving.

Clearly intending to wedge another person between the two of them.

Even if that person was unconscious.

The moment everyone stepped outside—

Blue Eyes casually picked Wanrenzhan up...

Threw him out in a perfect arc...

Then slammed the door shut.

Bang!

Everyone outside remained expressionless.

Lowering his voice, Eugene muttered,

"I wonder what they're doing."

"So mysterious."

Zhen Xing said nothing.

Standing beside Ling Buchen...

Both maintained blank expressions.

Yet anyone paying close attention would notice—

Their ears were unmistakably tilted toward the door.

They were listening.

Unfortunately...

The voices inside were too quiet.

They couldn't hear a thing.

—

Inside the laboratory.

The audience eagerly anticipated something romantic.

Instead...

He Yu simply looked up at Blue Eyes and calmly said two words.

"Goodbye."

Blue Eyes said nothing.

After a long silence...

He suddenly pulled He Yu into his arms once again.

Holding him tightly.

Of course...

He wished he could embrace He Yu with his own body.

But...

He no longer had one.

Being able to borrow another NPC's body...

Simply to hold He Yu...

Was already the first time in many instances.

This time...

He Yu didn't ruin the moment.

He quietly allowed himself to be embraced.

Emotion rippled visibly through Blue Eyes' eyes.

His remaining consciousness was clearly about to disappear.

His arms tightened around He Yu.

Then he lifted one hand...

Covering the wound on He Yu's forehead.

Lowering his head...

Closing his eyes...

He gently kissed the back of his own hand.

The hand around He Yu's waist trembled slightly.

Such restrained affection...

Only made the moment even more heartbreaking.

【Bullet Screen: "I don't know why... but suddenly I want to cry."】

【Bullet Screen: "Blue Eyes went through so much just to see He Yu. He wasn't even in the last instance... And now they've barely reunited before they have to separate again..."】

【Bullet Screen: "...And no one even knows whether there'll be another reunion."】

【Bullet Screen: "I'm absolutely sobbing!! They aren't even doing anything intimate, they aren't saying anything especially emotional, but my heart hurts so much."】

Every reunion...

Came only after endless suffering.

After blood.

After lives had been sacrificed.

Every farewell...

Might become the last.

No one knew whether contestant He Yu would die first...

Or whether Blue Eyes would be erased by the system first.

Perhaps...

He Yu would never meet Blue Eyes again in any future instance.

Perhaps...

Blue Eyes would never again survive long enough to wait for He Yu.

When he had no memories...

None of this mattered.

Now that he remembered...

The words "Goodbye" carried more struggle and sorrow than anyone could imagine.

His lips brushed only briefly against the back of his own hand.

Then he immediately straightened again.

Retracting his hand as though nothing had happened.

Blue Eyes stared fixedly at He Yu.

As if trying to engrave every detail of him into memory.

The rippling azure grew fainter...

Fainter still...

At that moment...

He Yu suddenly rose onto his toes.

Leaning close to Blue Eyes' ear, he whispered something.

Very softly.

Very quickly.

No audience member heard it.

No amount of replaying.

Slowing it down.

Or reading lips...

Revealed what He Yu had said.

Those words...

Were meant only for Blue Eyes.

Only he heard them.

Blue Eyes froze.

Then his eyes curved into a brilliant smile.

He had heard him.

He had heard He Yu say—

"Goodbye, Li Zhan."

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