Without the slightest hesitation, she lit up all nine stars!
What did this mean?
In nearly a century, only the Dark Emperor in his youth and that rebel had achieved such a feat!
Yet now, across a hundred years of time, this scene unfolded before a golden-haired girl with no background!
And…
“The Skyveil Beast… actually lowered its head… to her?”
Wil couldn’t believe his eyes.
Smoteg’s ever-present smile vanished, replaced by shock and disbelief.
This was likely the first time such an event had occurred since the Star Devouring Demon Emperor founded the Stellar Abyss Academy!
Lighting eight stars signaled potential to become an emperor.
Lighting the ninth meant that with sufficient resources, she would inevitably rise to power rivaling an emperor!
Yet such a star chart appeared on an utterly unknown girl!
And she had made even the Skyveil Beast bow…
Could it be…
The crowd dared not even imagine further.
“……”
The Eighth Prince paled, staring at the figure before the crystal.
For the first time, he felt… defeat radiating from Luyi.
“Impossible… absolutely impossible…”
Louise was utterly numb, eyes locked on Luyi, lips trembling as she muttered.
She’d encountered Luyi before.
Back then, the girl had emitted no threatening aura whatsoever!
By all logic, talent of this magnitude couldn’t be so perfectly concealed—not even from her, a former powerhouse in her past life!
This made no sense!
What she refused to accept most was Luyi stealing her spotlight.
She could surpass Prince Salros, but never match Luyi’s level!
Louise’s composure began to crack.
“This talent… utterly terrifying!”
Someone nearby gasped sharply.
“A girl like this, if she doesn’t perish young, will inevitably become a sovereign ruler in the Abyssal Demon Realm’s future!”
Another voice echoed in awe.
“If humanity learns the Abyssal Demon Realm has birthed such a prodigy again, they’ll surely scream, ‘This girl must not be allowed to live!’”
“……”
Praise after praise pierced Louise’s heart.
Weren’t these exclamations meant for her—the reincarnated protagonist?
Where had this Luluie even come from?!
“Damn it…”
Even her refined demeanor shattered into a curse.
“……”
Luyi suddenly felt countless burning gazes on her back.
Panic flared—her social anxiety surged again.
She’d only aimed to match the Eighth Prince’s score. Enough to impress, but not… this.
But this was her limit.
Even a sliver of her Demon Sovereign power instantly lit nine stars and bowed the Skyveil Beast.
Wanting just a passing grade?
Sorry. Impossible.
With no other choice, she turned to the stunned instructor.
“Ah! Y-yes!”
The instructor finally snapped out of his daze, nearly biting his tongue: “Testee #2146… nine stars lit… Rank One!”
The crystal couldn’t even measure Luyi’s bloodline purity.
The golden-haired girl turned to face thousands of stares. Her breath hitched.
The demons had never seen such a talent test.
But Luyi had never been stared at by so many either!
She nearly flinched.
*Stay calm, Luyi!*
*Just keep this icy expression. Walk steadily.*
To the Abyssal Demons, her cold demeanor meant something else entirely.
Such overwhelming pressure!
Such arrogant aura!
Her mere presence froze them like a midwinter blizzard—
chilling their souls to the core.
“She…”
Even Salros couldn’t meet Luyi’s frosty gaze.
His courage had already fled.
The moment that thought surfaced, his pride crumbled.
He was already losing…
*Thud—*
Then, under everyone’s eyes, Luyi tripped on a stair and tumbled down.
*Oof!*
Amidst the crash, they thought they heard… a tiny, muffled whimper.
Huh?
Seriously?
The crowd froze harder.
One second, her aura could freeze the entire plaza. The next… she tripped?
Was this how a peerless genius who lit nine stars behaved?
The contrast was staggering.
Luyi quickly stood, dusted herself off, and walked toward the exit as if nothing happened.
Her expression remained aloof—but the flushed patch on her forehead betrayed her.
*Is this just how geniuses are?* someone wondered.
“Something feels… off,” the Eighth Prince murmured. “Someone who lights nine stars effortlessly shouldn’t be so clumsy…”
Regardless, Luyi’s result left everyone reeling.
“Testee #2147, Louise!”
“……”
“#2147, step forward or forfeit.”
“W-wait! Coming!”
Poor Louise—the reincarnated powerhouse.
Luyi’s inexplicable feat haunted her like a shadow, shattering her focus.
Her mind churned with one thought: *All that praise should be mine.*
*I’m the reincarnator. I’m the one with the cheat!*
Distracted and frantic, her power surged erratically at the eighth star.
The crystal registered it as a failure.
“Testee #2147: seven stars lit. Bloodline purity: Supreme. Qualified.”
“!”
Louise’s face went blank.
“W-wait, Instructor! I demand a retest—”
“Only one test per person. Dissatisfied? Forfeit.”
The instructor had indulged her enough. Seven stars was impressive—
though dwarfed by Luluie and Salros.
“*Sob…*”
Tears streaming, Louise fled the plaza.
Her spirit was broken.
Another heart shattered in the Stellar Abyss Domain.
……
Testing lasted until dusk.
Luyi, the Eighth Prince, and Louise claimed the top three spots.
From seven to nine stars—no one in later rounds stood a chance.
“Nine stars?! The Skyveil Beast bowed?!”
“That girl… she…”
“I need every detail on her. Now!”
“……”
When the first-round results reached the Sovereign Thrones, shock rippled through every ruler.
Records flooded in: Alices’ recommendation letter; accounts of Luyi slaughtering Sge during the Night of Stellar Abyss and making the Fourth Prince lose control of his bladder; footage of the crystal and Skyveil Beast reacting to her test.
Even her stumble was noted.
“The Soulfall Royal Family…”
“Once a branch of the imperial bloodline. They fell eight centuries ago, their lineage diluted to mere royalty…”
“Their blood… once shared ties with the Star Devouring Demon Emperor…”
Countless theories swirled about Luyi’s talent and bloodline.
But one possibility stood out:
Bloodline regression.
Her blood resonating with the Star Devouring Demon Emperor’s legacy had caused the phenomenon!
“Eighty percent probability of bloodline regression.”
Late at night, Salros spoke in his study.
“So…”
His gaze burned on the name *Luluie* scribbled on his notes.
……
“Nine stars?! And she altered the stone carving too?!”
A hysterical scream tore through a dark room. Shattering porcelain followed.
“Why?! WHY?!”
“Why did that bitch Alices find such a Lost Bloodline?! Why does this lost scion possess such monstrous potential?!”
“Damn it… DAMN IT!”
When nothing remained to smash, the Fourth Prince heaved his desk through the window.
Glass shards littered the floor. His hands were already slick with blood.
His face twisted with hatred for Alices and Luyi.
Since the Night of Stellar Abyss, his reputation at the Stellar Abyss Academy was ruined.
He’d be damned if he let them thrive there.
“Don’t think this is over…”
A venomous whisper slithered from the darkness.
……
