Just like before, with the Doll God Bolas.

When he "Welded the Gate," he silently appeared behind Chris Bartfield, his lips curling up slightly, while his other hand casually touched the back of the neck of the "Perfect Agent."

Tang Qi appeared, Tang Qi acted; it all happened very quickly but was caught by Chris, who was close by.

He indeed had some methods to stop Flora.

But those methods, without exception, required a great price which he wouldn't choose unless it was absolutely necessary.

The sudden appearance of Tang Qi, the "Mysterious Side Big Shot," allowed Chris to relax mentally, and he then planned to speak up to stop Tang Qi from tampering with his disguised Curios.

"Indeed, the previous Polymath Consultant Rose Madeline did report that her friend, the former Witch School Principal who publicly deceived the 'Lord of Light' into signing the Holy Covenant Tablet, was also interested in the Fallen Flora."

"But this guy seems quite cunning, huh? Not earlier, not later, but just shows up right when I'm trapped in this embarrassing moment... Huh? He couldn't have been here earlier and deliberately waited until now, could he?"

This thought flashed by, and a hint of trouble instantly crossed Chris Bartfield's perfect face.

Immediately, he shouted loudly, "Don't—"

"Tsch!"

The moment those words left his mouth, he felt a finger press on the back of his neck.

The angle and force were terrifyingly precise.

Chris Bartfield's doubts in his eyes immediately turned into certainty.

Then, he heard a distinct "hissing sound," emanating from himself.

The others saw it too.

There, on the bright, wide basketball court, a perfect man was leaking air.

The white mist burst forth from Chris Bartfield's neck, and in the blink of an eye, his stature began to shrink and his facial features began to change—a teenager in a black suit with a doll face appeared before everyone.

As those "blood threads" were sealed back into the Mechanical Ball by Tang Qi, with a "pop" sound, the doll-faced agent, now only 1.7 meters tall, detached from the sphere.

The moment he got down, the doll-faced agent wore an expression of being wronged, quickly felt his shrunken body, and then looked at Tang Qi with sadness.

"I told you not to..."

Just as Chris Bartfield was about to complain about Tang Qi, he suddenly became acutely aware of his colleagues' gazes.

He held a high position within the "Black-Clothed" organization, but for some reasons, he didn't choose a fixed team, instead selecting different agent teams to lead each time.

Because of this, besides a few upper-levels, the black-clothed agents actually didn't know his true appearance.

But now, it was all exposed.

He could almost see the scene where his colleagues were first stunned, then covered their mouths to giggle secretly.

His previously brilliant and domineering perfect image was shattered.

The only consolation was that he found, the tall, beautiful blonde female agent, Nicole, didn't giggle but instead, her eyes sparkled even brighter as she looked over, unabashed admiration evident in her gaze.

The appreciation from a great beauty immediately revived the young man's confidence.

Just as he was indulging in the schadenfreude of watching the doll-faced agent's disappointment process, Tang Qi blinked, and he saw him recover.

And it even seemed to inflate him a bit.

He first glanced at the Mechanical Ball that was gradually shrinking with Tang Qi's sealing, quickly confirming that the crisis was over.

Afterward, a rich curiosity emerged in his eyes, along with a faint hint of provocation.

He was actually the first to recognize Tang Qi's identity here.

In fact, before this, Chris Bartfield had been full of curiosity about Tang Qi and had specifically collected his information.

At that time, Tang Qi, just like him, was also one of the East Federation Six New Stars.

East Federation Six New Stars, their fame was almost similar.

Even in dominating the headlines of the Mysterious Side's newspapers, Tang Qi was not at the forefront.

Chris didn't think Tang Qi was all that powerful. What he truly envied was Tang Qi's role as the principal of the Witch School. He thought Tang Qi's daily work must be extremely delightful.

But soon, Tang Qi's "slap in the face from afar" arrived.

After Tang Qi used a "Transformation Spell" on Neil Stinson as a punishment, turning him into a donkey, his fame immediately soared to the top of the Six New Stars.

The Mysterious Side believed that even the "Son of God," who was extremely mysterious among the Six New Stars, was unlikely to be a match for Tang Qi.

As for Chris Bartfield, before Neil Stinson faced his misfortune, both had been equally renowned. Since even Neil couldn't withstand a "Transformation Spell" from Tang Qi, naturally, neither could Chris.

At that point, although he had acknowledged Tang Qi's strength, he also believed he was much stronger than Neil Stinson's foolish donkey. If he were to fight Tang Qi, he certainly wouldn't end up turned into a donkey.

His view didn't last long before it was shattered.

Because that even more incredible, unbelievable "Thorn Event" occurred.

This Mysterious Wizard achieved something that even during the era when human transcendent stars shone in the sky, nobody had done.

"Tricked the Lord of Light, signing a Holy Covenant Tablet that exempted everyone from guilt!"

In Chris Bartfield's mind, Tang Qi's most impressive accomplishment had now profoundly registered.

He opened his mouth but fell into hesitant stuttering.

"My lifelong enemy has suddenly appeared. What should I do?"

"Should I provoke him, challenge him to a duel?"

"Or should I first ask for advice, since this guy is not only a wizard but also a polymath and even a Witch School principal. Maybe I could ask him for some beautiful witches' phone numbers…"

In that moment of Chris' hesitation, Tang Qi had already dealt with the Mechanical Ball containing Flora.

A glance over it, information surfaced.

"Curio: Life Containment Ball, originating from the Exotic Realm's Mysterious Species, specifically targets 'Divine Beings.' As long as there's sufficient energy, it can contain weaker or dying 'Divinities.' It's temporarily sealed, and the inside of the sphere is continually being destroyed by Flora, still holding on for a few hours."

The final fragment made Tang Qi's eyes twitch slightly.

"Time is of the essence. Perhaps I should...?"

"Um?"

Tang Qi's somewhat wandering thoughts suddenly made him realize an issue.

The Master of the Crucible hadn't been roaring for a sacrifice in a long time.

What's called "a long time" had actually just been less than a day.

But upon thinking, Tang Qi immediately felt something was amiss.

"The point of interruption started from that 'Monarch Octopus.' It might be explained as the Master of the Crucible not wanting to offend the 'Mysterious Monarch,' since a complete fusion of that group of big octopuses would actually create a 'Dominator Level' entity."

"But now, even Flora in her prime couldn't possibly be dreaded by the Crucible, let alone the presently weaker than Doll God Bolas, the Fallen Flora."

"Moreover, from the conduct style of the elder generations from the Dark Era, from the previous instance of 'Crucible' coming online roaring about the Light, among the All Spirits Above Mystery, there doesn't exist any entity that the 'Crucible' would dread."

"The Master of the Crucible's previous behavior confirms that on the whole Origin Star, indeed only I remain as a Melter Wizard...logically, He shouldn't give up on demanding a sacrifice from his only follower, right?"

"Although His several demands ended in failure, He shouldn't give up so easily, right? Rose's teacher said, the Crucible is in a terribly dire state, more miserable than the Light, and before heading towards its doom, He would carry out one last frantic act of self-preservation?"

"Since it is about self-preservation, shouldn't He be grasping every straw he can?"

"According to the sayings of the Human World, the Crucible doesn't seem like a cold, haughty 'Sovereign' either."

Various thoughts rose, and Tang Qi's eyebrows immediately furrowed.

Then, he quickly reacted, somewhat amusedly saying, "Thinking this way, I seem to be acting like a scoundrel, intentionally stringing along the 'Crucible'?"

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