Chapter 14: "Voidspire’s Guardian – Stats and Sacrifice"
Scene 1: The Worldshard Cannon's Wrath – System Overload
The Worldshard Cannon's barrel glowed with stolen realm energy, its light searing the sky. Luo Fan's system interface flickered crimson.
**[System Alert: "Catastrophic Threat Detected – Worldshard Cannon (Tier 9 Artifact)"]**
**[Recommended Action: Evacuate Immediately!]**
Luo Fan (grabbing Xiao Ling and Jiang Chen):
"Time to go!"
**[Skill Activated: Shadow Step (Cost: 200 SC)]**
**[Spirit Coins: 8,200 → 8,000]**
They vanished as the cannon fired, the shrine exploding into fractal debris.
**[Sect Status Update: "Temporary Base Destroyed"]**
**[Morale: -10% | Sect Stability: Critical]**
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Scene 2: Flight to Voidspire Peaks – Stat Tracking
The trio raced toward Voidspire Peaks, the system updating in real-time:
**[Current Stats]**
- **Cultivation Stage**: Qi-Threading (Mid)
- **Subscribers**: 612
- **Spirit Coins (SC)**: 8,000
- **Karma Level**: Neutral (0/100)
- **Sect Members**: 3 (Luo Fan, Xiao Ling, Jiang Chen)
- **Skills**: Rusted Iron Fist, Shadow Step, Soulbond Pact
- **Active Quest**: "Reach Voidspire Peaks – Reward: Sect Blueprint (Basic)"
Xiao Ling's meridians flickered erratically.
**[System Notice: "Disciple Xiao Ling – Meridian Stability: 43%"]**
Luo Fan (tossing her an Awakening Pill):
"Take this. Stabilize your Qi."
**[Item Used: Awakening Pill x1 | Remaining: 2]**
**[Xiao Ling's Meridian Stability: 43% → 65%]**
Jiang Chen (eyeing the system prompts):
"Your 'interface'… it's Admin tech. But different."
Luo Fan (glancing at him):
"Don't touch it."
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Scene 3: Voidspire's Guardian – Ancient Power Unleashed
At Voidspire's summit, a stone golem stirred—its body etched with Admin runes.
**[System Alert: "Guardian Awakened – Sentinel-IX (Starforge Tier)"]**
**[Combat Mode Activated!]**
Sentinel-IX (voice echoing):
"Authorization Required: Shen Li's Bloodline Confirmed. Greetings, Heir."
A hologram of Shen Li materialized, her eyes soft.
Shen Li's Echo:
"Fan'er… this Sentinel holds our sect's legacy. Prove your worth."
**[New Quest: "Defeat Sentinel-IX in Trial Combat" → Reward: Sect Blueprint (Advanced), +500 Subscribers]**
Luo Fan (cracking his knuckles):
"Let's dance, tin man."
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Scene 4: Trial Combat – Real-Time Stat Updates
**Round 1**:
- **Sentinel-IX** uses **Fractal Fist**.
- **Luo Fan** counters with **Rusted Iron Fist (Enhanced by 200 SC Donation)**.
**[Spirit Coins: 8,000 → 7,800]**
**[Damage Dealt: 15% | Guardian HP: 100% → 85%]**
**Round 2**:
- **Sentinel-IX** activates **Qi Drain Field**.
- **Luo Fan's Cultivation Drops**: Qi-Threading (Mid → Early).
**[Cultivation Stage: Qi-Threading (Early)]**
**[System Warning: "Qi Reserves Critical – 20% Remaining"]**
Jiang Chen (intervening):
"Redirect its energy! Use the Soulbond Pact!"
**[Skill Activated: Soulbond Pact (Cost: 500 SC)]**
**[Spirit Coins: 7,800 → 7,300]**
Luo Fan, Xiao Ling, and Jiang Chen's Qi fused into a hellfire frost vortex, overwhelming Sentinel-IX.
**[Guardian HP: 85% → 0%]**
**[Quest Complete! Reward: Sect Blueprint (Advanced), Subscribers: 612 → 1,112]**
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Scene 5: Sect Blueprint – Building the Foundation
The system projected the blueprint—a holographic fortress with spirit vein reactors and training grounds.
**[Sect Blueprint (Advanced) Unlocked!]**
**[New Features Available: Spirit Vein Amplifier, Defense Matrix, Subscriber Hall]**
Xiao Ling (studying the schematics):
"We need 10,000 spirit stones to build the Amplifier. How?"
Luo Fan (grinning):
"Stream a raid on the Abyssal Auction. Viewers love chaos."
**[New Quest: "Raid the Abyssal Auction – Steal Spirit Stones" → Reward: Sect Rank Up, +1,000 SC]**
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Scene 6: Jiang Chen's Betrayal – Admin Fragment Activated
While Luo Fan streamed, Jiang Chen hacked the system, his eyes glitching blue.
**[Warning: Unauthorized Access Detected!]**
**[Jiang Chen Activated: Admin Override Protocol (Li Wei's Fragment)]**
The interface distorted.
**[System Corruption: 10% | Skills Malfunction Risk: +25%]**
Jiang Chen (to himself):
"Li Wei… you planned this all along."
**[New Stat Added: "System Stability: 90%"]**
As Luo Fan prepared to raid the auction, his Shadow Step failed mid-stream.
**[Skill Malfunction: Shadow Step (Locked for 24 Hours)]**
**[Viewers: 1,112 → 1,000 (Panic-Induced Unsubscribes)]**
Princess Lian's face filled the chat.
Jade Princess Lian (via system intrusion):
"Run all you want, streamer. The Dominion always wins."
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Current Stats (End of Chapter 3):
**[Cultivation Stage]**: Qi-Threading (Mid) *(Regained post-battle)*
**[Subscribers]**: 1,000
**[Spirit Coins (SC)]**: 7,300
**[Karma Level]**: Neutral (0/100)
**[Sect Members]**: 3
**[Skills]**: Rusted Iron Fist, Soulbond Pact *(Shadow Step: Locked)*
**[System Stability]**: 90%
**[Active Quests]**:
- Raid the Abyssal Auction (0/10,000 Spirit Stones Collected)
- Repair System Corruption (Find 3 Admin Fragments)
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Next Chapter Preview:
The Starborn Stream Sect infiltrates the Abyssal Auction, but System Corruption triggers a glitched boss fight. Meanwhile, Princess Lian deploys a Karma Bomb to erase Luo Fan's subscribers—and his soul.
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