This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

A trump card?!

Everyone turned to look at Qiong, their eyes filled with surprise.

It was difficult for them to imagine that He Yu actually wanted to establish contact with the outside world. They were inside the <Top Talent Show> system, and now that the livestream had been cut off, how could they possibly contact the outside world? And by what means?

This method went beyond anything they understood. More than that, ever since <Top Talent Show> first appeared, no one had ever even conceived of such an idea.

What could Qiong possibly do?

Hearing this, Qiong was also stunned for a moment. She looked at He Yu and smiled bitterly. "My trump card... probably can't do that either."

Before entering the instance, she and He Yu had exchanged a glance. At the time, He Yu had seen that she had a trump card, and Qiong had nodded to him, confirming his guess.

But He Yu didn't know exactly what her trump card was. He had probably misunderstood what it could do...

Restoring the livestream or something like that—she couldn't do it.

Eugene frowned, equally filled with countless doubts. He had always been suspicious of Qiong, and now he asked again—

"During the <Health Bar> instance, what you took from beside Siya was definitely more than just the potion test tube. What else was there? And what exactly have you been hiding?"

Hearing this, Qiong glanced at He Yu.

He Yu pushed the frame of his glasses up the bridge of his nose with his fingertip, his voice calm. "There's no point hiding anything anymore. The mastermind is being held back by Li Zhan, so it would be difficult for them to attack us directly. Besides, things have already reached this point. This is the critical moment of a life-or-death battle."

At a time like this, every trump card could be brought out.

—Because they very likely wouldn't make it through this instance.

Although there didn't seem to be much danger right now, at this very moment, they were in the most dangerous situation they had encountered since entering <Top Talent Show>, with the smallest chance of survival.

Qiong took a deep breath and spoke softly. "I really do have a trump card. I didn't dare reveal it before because if the mastermind found out, they would immediately kill me, even if doing so meant exposing themselves."

Everyone's pupils contracted, and Wanrenzhan immediately pressed, "What is it?"

What kind of trump card could make the mastermind immediately kill Qiong the moment they learned of it, even at the cost of exposing themselves?

It was impossible not to be curious.

Everyone stared at Qiong, their eyes filled with confusion.

Qiong lifted the brim of her hat slightly. She was accustomed to hiding herself beneath her hat. It made her inconspicuous and gave her a strong sense of security. But at this moment, she completely exposed herself to danger, her voice soft—

"A divine-grade treasure. I possess a divine-grade treasure."

Everyone: "!!!"

It was like a thunderclap out of a clear sky. She either kept silent, or the moment she opened her mouth, she scared everyone half to death.

Another divine-grade treasure!

There was no need to explain what level of item a divine-grade treasure was. Among all the contestants currently present, only Ling Buchen possessed "Li Zhan's Zither," the sole divine-grade treasure known among them.

Of course, aside from He Yu himself, none of the other contestants knew about his Luck Reversal Bead.

Yuan Ze opened his mouth in shock. "You obtained the divine-grade treasure that Que God placed inside <Top Talent Show>? Or is it the one that was placed inside during the very first season?"

There were three divine-grade treasures in <Top Talent Show>. Setting aside the already revealed "Li Zhan's Zither," two remained: the Luck Reversal Bead placed inside by the deceased Que God, and the divine-grade treasure that had been placed inside during the first season, whose nature remained unknown to everyone.

Que God had been from District Four, and Qiong herself was an agent jointly cultivated by District Four and Chaos Planet. It would have been perfectly reasonable for her to obtain the "Luck Reversal Bead."

However, Qiong shook her head. "It's neither the Luck Reversal Bead nor the one from the first season."

She slowly pulled her right hand from her pocket and opened her palm. Her little finger moved slightly as she lowered her eyes—

"Do you know why I was jointly cultivated by District Four and Chaos Planet? Because an accident occurred when I was born. My right little finger is a divine-grade treasure."

"It is connected to my mind and possesses a special auxiliary function. A divine-grade treasure named: Qionghua."

Because of her uniqueness, she had received special training, secretly cultivated through the cooperation of two great powers.

An auxiliary divine-grade treasure wasn't as conspicuous as an offensive divine-grade treasure, but it was still extraordinarily rare. As a result, very, very few people knew about it.

Zhante frowned slightly. "A divine-grade treasure... is enough to make the mastermind wary?"

Qiong was indeed extremely special. She was a teammate He Yu had identified early on. Ever since her first appearance in <Dawn Training School>, He Yu had always placed great importance on Qiong.

And Qiong had demonstrated her extraordinarily unique abilities as well. Her hacking skills were unrivaled, she possessed high combat power and high intelligence, she shone brilliantly, and she was always reliable.

But would a trump card like this really make the mastermind expose themselves?

Even equipment like "Li Zhan's Zither," which was directly connected to Li Zhan, hadn't forced the mastermind to expose themselves. Could "Qionghua" really do it?

Everyone was filled with confusion.

He Yu possessed the "Luck Reversal Bead," so he understood auxiliary divine-grade treasures quite well. His expression was serious. "As an auxiliary divine-grade treasure, Qionghua has no offensive power, so its special ability must be extremely powerful. And Qionghua's special ability is something the mastermind fears, right?"

Qiong took a deep breath and nodded, her gaze blazing. "Yes. Qionghua's function is—to tear through a certain amount of space and pass through any barrier!"

Everyone sucked in a sharp breath.

Tearing through a certain amount of space and passing through any barrier—what a terrifying ability!

Obviously, she could use an ability like that to accomplish many things. For example—

Finding Li Zhan.

Qiong continued explaining, "Aside from my own abilities, the reason my hacking skills can break through anything is Qionghua's assistance."

Realization dawned on Eugene and Gedai.

Qiong was a super hacker, but it had to be admitted that it was extremely difficult for a human's operating abilities to compete with highly intelligent machines. There were things even Mechanical Planet people like them couldn't accomplish, yet Qiong could. Aside from her own abilities, she undoubtedly needed assistance.

From the very beginning, they had thought Qiong's methods were almost inexplicable. But if she had a divine-grade treasure assisting her, everything made sense.

He Yu's eyes burned brightly. "What other special property does Qionghua have? What was your true purpose in bringing a divine-grade treasure into <Top Talent Show>?"

Qionghua had to possess another special property. Otherwise, Qiong wouldn't have been so afraid of exposing it.

—A property that truly made the mastermind afraid.

Unlike the other sacrificial agents, Wanrenzhan, Tang Ke, Zhante, Eugene, and the others had entered the competition merely to gather information and transmit it to the outside world through the livestream.

Qiong definitely had another special objective. District Four had sent Siya to serve as a cover, Qiao Yuan and all the others had protected her, and even Yuan Ze was supposed to cooperate with Qiong if necessary...

Coupled with the fact that she carried a divine-grade treasure, could someone with such an identity really have entered merely to gather information?

—Impossible.

Qiong slowly nodded and met He Yu's gaze. "You really are very smart."

Her left hand stroked the little finger of her right hand as she slowly said, "Divine-grade treasures possess special properties. Ordinary divine-grade treasures can only affect living things. But if a divine-grade treasure possesses 'consciousness,' not only will its abilities increase dramatically, it can also affect dead things."

Ling Buchen fell into thought.

He understood this deeply. Back in the <Kill the Prisoner> instance, the attacks produced by his zither music had been very limited against those gray-white faces. Attacking dead things greatly restricted its offensive power.

At the time, he had wondered how he could make his zither music attack everything.

Now it seemed that it was because "Li Zhan's Zither" wasn't "alive," so it couldn't attack "dead" things.

He Yu stared fixedly at Qiong.

Qiong took a deep breath. "That's right. I came here to find Li Zhan's consciousness—and take his consciousness away."

Everyone: "!!!"

No wonder the mastermind feared her. Qiong intended to take Li Zhan out of the <Top Talent Show> system!

How the fuck could the mastermind possibly not fear that?!

At most, everyone else could only come here to investigate information about Li Zhan.

Qiong, however, intended to take Li Zhan away.

He Yu's gaze became even sharper. He stepped forward and stared fixedly at Qiong. "Can you take away any consciousness?"

Qiong shook her head. "According to the information Que God left behind, a divine-grade treasure can only contain one consciousness, and that consciousness must be compatible with the treasure's attributes. The requirements are extremely strict. Under normal circumstances, it can only be naturally nurtured."

He Yu nodded in understanding.

It was just like the cultivation novels from Blue Star—a treasure and its artifact spirit. One treasure could have only one artifact spirit. The artifact spirit was merely a wisp of consciousness, yet it could greatly enhance the treasure's abilities.

—The combat power system seemed to be the predecessor of the cultivation system.

—With only a little guidance, it could step into a true cultivation system, which was also an energy system.

Zhen Xing understood. He let out a long breath and said softly, "I understand. Through the previous season of <Top Talent Show>, you confirmed that God Zhan's consciousness was still trapped inside the competition system, unable to leave. That's why you brought a divine-grade treasure here to save him."

Eugene looked puzzled. "If God Zhan's consciousness enters Qionghua, can he still remain alive?"

Qiong shook her head. "I don't know. The information Que God left behind said that divine-grade treasures automatically develop consciousness after accumulating power over many years. We actually aren't sure whether forcibly placing a living consciousness inside one can succeed, but we have to try."

She paused, then added, "And Qionghua is different from other divine-grade treasures. Qionghua can tear through a certain amount of space, so it inherently possesses spatial attributes. It should be capable of containing a living consciousness. And Li Zhan is a god, after all. He's different. It's worth the gamble."

He Yu nodded. He understood.

In other words, divine-grade treasures could naturally develop artifact spirits. Trying to place another living consciousness inside one and have it serve as an "artifact spirit" was extraordinarily difficult, with almost no chance of success.

But Qionghua's special property was its ability to "tear through a certain amount of space." It possessed spatial properties, making it the divine-grade treasure most likely to contain a wisp of consciousness.

—That was why they had chosen to try.

No wonder Qiong had said that if the mastermind learned about her trump card, they would kill her even at the cost of exposing themselves.

According to Qiong and the others' plan, with Qionghua, their chances of success were quite high.

Wanrenzhan still had questions. "Then how would you send it out? Are you sure you'll survive?"

Qiong said, "I'm not. But if I die, Qionghua will drop. Then it can be handed over to the 'Top Talent,' and the 'Top Talent' can take it outside."

Everyone suddenly understood.

Only Eugene was still fixated on the thing Qiong had taken away in the <Health Bar> instance. As though suddenly realizing something, his pupils contracted, and he raised his voice in disbelief. "Wait—you didn't take Siya's consciousness, did you?!"

Everyone abruptly turned toward Qiong, their faces filled with disbelief.

Qiong smiled bitterly. "I wasn't the one who took it. When I approached Siya, something automatically entered Qionghua."

Her little finger moved slightly, and a faint purple light flowed across it.

He Yu stared fixedly at the purple light, his voice extremely, extremely soft. "So... Siya is still alive?"

Qiong's expression darkened slightly, loneliness appearing in her eyes. "I can't sense that she's still alive, but there is a trace of Siya's aura on my Qionghua, and Qionghua's abilities have also increased dramatically."

He Yu pursed his lips, somewhat disappointed.

Clearly, Siya was still dead. Perhaps a tiny trace of her aura remained, allowing her to become Qionghua's "artifact spirit," an "artifact spirit" without consciousness or thought.

—That was no different from death.

Yuan Ze's expression darkened slightly, his voice hoarse. "In other words, your Qionghua already contains a wisp of consciousness?"

Qiong smiled bitterly. "Yes. Although Siya is dead, she has occupied the position of the consciousness Qionghua can possess."

In other words, Siya hadn't survived, and Li Zhan couldn't enter either.

Yuan Ze was quite ruthless. "Can't you take it out and replace it?"

—After all, compared with Siya, he wanted Li Zhan to make it out alive more. For Li Zhan, he could sacrifice his own life as well. That was his mission. That was his goal.

Qiong instinctively pulled her hand back and pursed her lips. "I don't have any way to put a consciousness inside, so naturally, I don't have any way to take one out either. Besides, Siya didn't succeed, so God Zhan might not succeed either. Perhaps our method was wrong from the beginning."

Perhaps the consciousness of a divine-grade treasure was supposed to grow naturally rather than... be artificially created.

If even Qionghua couldn't do it, other divine-grade treasures were even less likely to succeed.

Of course, Qiong also had selfish reasons.

Even if Siya no longer possessed consciousness, her aura still remained here. That dazzling woman had once existed, so she deserved to exist forever.

If she remained within Qionghua, perhaps one day, as she continued to grow, she would recover and truly become "Qionghua's consciousness"...

They now possessed another divine-grade treasure, "Li Zhan's Zither." The zither was Li Zhan's weapon, personally forged by Li Zhan himself, so its attributes were naturally compatible with him.

If they still wanted to use this method, perhaps they could try using "Li Zhan's Zither."

He Yu rolled his neck slightly and pulled his thoughts back. "Let's put the matter of consciousness aside for now. We'll continue discussing how to establish contact with the outside world."

Qiong looked at He Yu, shook her head, and spread her hands. "I've already told you everything about my trump card. I can't restore the livestream. My Qionghua can't do it."

She sighed. "I've already revealed all of Qionghua's secrets..."

Now, it wasn't only He Yu and the others who knew.

The mastermind certainly knew as well.

Qiong's trump card was basically useless now.

He Yu's gaze was unwavering as he looked deeply at Qiong. "No. Your Qionghua can definitely do it. You're the best hacker, and we have the best mechanical being. Eugene needs to pilot the ship, so you and Gedai are the perfect combination. With Qionghua's help, you can pass through any barrier and restore the livestream."

This time, even Gedai shook his head and denied it. "Impossible. You don't understand technology. We're inside the competition system, but we can't access the system itself. Qiong is a hacker, and I can serve as her tool, but we don't have a medium—a medium through which we can establish contact with the livestream system."

In other words, they didn't have a data cable.

They were inside the system, but they had no contact whatsoever with the system itself or with the livestream. For Qiong to hack it—or rather, for Qiong to restore the livestream—at the very least, she and Gedai first needed to establish contact with the livestream system.

But how were they supposed to make that connection?

This path was simply impossible.

Gedai rejected He Yu's proposal. He thought that although He Yu was incredibly intelligent, he still didn't understand technology.

He Yu smiled. He raised his hand and pushed up his rimless glasses. "Oh, but how could there be no medium? I'm the medium."

Everyone: "?"

They all stared blankly at He Yu.

He Yu's smile remained unchanged. "I wonder whether the fact that I can see the Bullet Screen counts as a bug? A bug that can serve as the medium connecting you to the livestream system?"

Everyone: "??"

He Yu tilted his head. "Doesn't that count as a bug?"

Everyone: "???"

Qiong stared at him expressionlessly. "That doesn't count as a bug. That's called—a cheat!!"

—Fuck!

—Reported. Someone here is suspected of cheating!

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