Calamity of Tomorrow

Christina's body shuddered, "!" She quickly lay down, "What am I even thinking about, Zhou Bai? You don't need to gouge out your eyes at all. I believe that with your willpower, you can surely overcome any demon-hunting impulse. It won't affect your iron will in the least."

Zhou Bai, "That's what I was thinking. How could a true strong person be affected by their own magical artifact? The Demon Illuminating Eye can fill the gap in my investigative abilities. I'm going to use my will to suppress the Demon Illuminating Eye. Tina, come out and let me have a look at you, let's see what I can see with the Demon Illuminating Eye."

Christina shivered, thinking about that demon-hunting impulse, and immediately said, "I... I'm just a little kitty, what would you see in me? Let Elsa come out for you to have a look."

Elsa, "Ah?"

Elsa was kicked out by Christina, and she sat dumbfounded on the bed.

Elsa was maintaining her human form at this moment, looking just like an ordinary blonde beauty, staring blankly at Zhou Bai.

Zhou Bai first came over to Elsa, and bestowed the same protection from Tang Ruhai onto her, then carefully moved his palm away from his right eye, and saw under the observation of the Demon Illuminating Eye that Elsa had turned into a pretty girl with dog ears and a wagging dog tail.

"Huh?" Zhou Bai was surprised, "Elsa didn't turn into a dog-headed person but became a dog-eared girl? She looks pretty nice, and she still has a human face."

Zhou Bai walked around Elsa on the bed and found that apart from a pair of dog ears and a tail, she had no other changes, almost like Elsa's own demi-human form.

Zhou Bai, "Why is this? She looks much better than the others."

Christina suddenly became excited in the sea of consciousness, hopping and chirping, "Elsa still looks human under the observation of the Demon Illuminating Eye?"

Christina suddenly jumped out, "What about me, what about me! Look at me! Am I also a pretty girl?"

Zhou Bai looked at Christina and raised an eyebrow, "Didn't expect this, Christina."

Christina, "Am I very pretty?"

Through Zhou's Bai's eyes, Christina had turned into an ordinary-looking, somewhat chubby orange tabby cat.

Zhou Bai, "Tina, you've turned into a plastic surgery cat, huh? Were you originally an orange cat?"

Christina jumped up, "Nonsense! How could I possibly be just an ordinary orange cat! I've looked like this since I was born! What a rubbish Demon Illuminating Eye, it can't even properly identify my true form! Infuriating! I bet it's just randomly assigning images!"

Christina ran back into the sea of consciousness cursing, and as Zhou Bai looked at the Elsa in front of him, his thoughts were numerous, "Why is this? If I had to say what makes Elsa different from other hybrids, it would only be that she never had any adjustments by the Primordial Spirit from an early age, she grew up by Doctor Zhuang's side, and she also practiced the primal Daoist canon."

"Which one could it be?"

Unfortunately, no matter how Zhou Bai continued to observe with the Demon Illuminating Eye, he couldn't see any more results.

Shaking his head, Zhou Bai's attention returned to the Daya heritage left by Wei Cangsheng.

"Tomorrow is the last day of the Daluo Heaven debate. If anything is going to happen, tomorrow would be the most likely day."

Zhou Bai pondered what he could still do on his last day.

Looking at the Daya heritage, he thought about whether or not to spend laziness points to learn it. The martial arts Wei Cangsheng utilized during their fight were quite exquisite, surely much stronger than his own.

But after thinking it over, he decided against it. After all, laziness points are useful for too many things, whether it's healing the body and mind, enhancing speed, or alleviating the aftermath of unleashing the Star Collapsing Phenomenon, he had too many uses for laziness points.

As for the End of Dharma Heaven Deformed Sword, he also couldn't forge it due to the lack of materials for the ninth realm mutation.

Harvesting luck and laziness, because of concerns about being watched by the immortals, wasn't too feasible either.

Zhou Bai suddenly realized that he now seemingly had no way to increase his strength during this last night.

A sense of emptiness washed over him, and at this moment, Zhou Bai realized, 'Have I done all the preparation I could for the finals?'

He sat on the bed and sighed, "What remains... can only be decided by tomorrow's performance, can it?"

Christina exclaimed, "Zhou Bai, Zhou Bai! Why don't you help me practice my Primordial Spirit Armor? You see, my cat's claw board..."

Zhou Bai furrowed his brow, and the next moment, he nodded, "Alright, since there's nothing else to do, enhancing your strength a bit is good, too. It just so happens that the greedy steel I collected today has no other use."

...

While Zhou Bai was crafting the Primordial Spirit Armor for Christina, in another corner of Central City.

Qian Wangsun looked up at the sky, where the Heavenly Palace appeared somewhat dark under the night sky, his gaze filled with tension and unease.

Li Xiuzhu came up beside him, looking at the Heavenly Palace and said, "Feeling nervous?"

Qian Wangsun let out a breath, "Damn... how did I agree to do this with you... Robbing the Heavenly Court? It's madness... It's absolute madness, are you sure we won't get killed tomorrow?"

Li Xiuzhu smiled, "Didn't you also look at the plan? The success rate isn't low, and tomorrow, when the human fortune converges and the Child of Fortune is born, whether gods or immortals, all will have designs on the human fortune. Whether it's the God Emperor or the Heavenly Venerable, their attention will inevitably be focused on the Daluo Heaven debate tomorrow."

"We'll sneak in quietly, sneak out quietly, with insiders helping us, and your eyes. If we're lucky, they won't even notice us." Nothing will go wrong, and we'll rescue them safely.

Qian Wangsun stared at him, "Li Xiuzhu, I've realized that your mouth... you should go into business with Zhou Bai."

Li Xiuzhu asked, "Business?"

Qian Wangsun shook his head, "Sigh... you're simply crazy. I feel like I've boarded a bandit's ship."

Li Xiuzhu said, "Crazy is just fine, as long as it allows humanity to create deformed weapons. What's a bit of madness worth? By the way, there are still 12 hours before we act, do you want to learn my Great Sky Flipping Fist Intent? I guarantee teaching and learning."

"I certainly don't want to learn." A look of worry suddenly appeared in Qian Wangsun's eyes, "Tomorrow's final contest... Zhou Bai won't have any trouble, will he?"

"Don't worry, with Elder Heavenly Sword protecting him, his life is not at risk," Li Xiuzhu assessed, "But after this, the conflict between the Heavenly Court and the Four Great Taoist Sects will intensify."

"We don't have much time left; humanity must quickly master deformed weapons."

...

Atop a building in Central City.

Zhuang Yan gazed at the palace still twinkling with lights in the sky, a trace of contemplation flickering in his eyes, and he remained silent for a long time.

The Alice beside him curiously asked, "Doctor, am I going to go up there tomorrow?"

Doctor Zhuang nodded, "Yes, we're going to bring back some old friends tomorrow."

Alice tilted her head, "Old friends? Do I know them too?"

Doctor Zhuang stroked her head, "You don't know them yet, but they've known you for a very long time."

Alice asked, "Then aren't we going to watch the Daluo Heaven debate? I still want to see who will win the finals."

Doctor Zhuang said, "Be good, Alice. Tomorrow's matter is very important; there must not be any slip-ups. You are my biggest bargaining chip; only with you can I persuade them."

Alice hung her head, "Is it the Torch Plan? I understand."

She turned to look at the night sky over Central City. Under the tranquil night, countless people were unable to sleep, waiting for the last day of the Daluo Heaven debate to arrive.

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The Daluo Heaven debate is winding down, and the next major plot is on the horizon. These past few days, I've been writing while also organizing various clues and considering how to proceed. The updates have been a bit late, please bear with me.