Chapter 15: "Karma Bomb – The Audience's Edge"
Scene 1: The Glitched Raid – Abyssal Auction Infiltration
The Starborn Stream Sect descended into the Abyssal Auction's underbelly, their disguises fraying. Luo Fan's system flickered, distorted by Jiang Chen's sabotage.
**[System Alert: "Corruption Level: 15%"]**
**[Skills Malfunction Risk: 30% | Subscriber Hall: Offline]**
Luo Fan (to Xiao Ling):
"Stay close. If my Qi glitches, stream the chaos."
**[Live Audience Poll: "Stealth vs. Chaos" – Majority chooses "Chaos" (72%)]**
Luo Fan (grinning):
"Let's give them a show."
He triggered a Hellfire Frost Qi explosion, collapsing a wall. Auction-goers screamed as hybrid beasts broke free.
**[User [DemonQueen666] Donated 10,000 SC: "RELEASE THE DEMON WOLVES!!"]**
Luo Fan shattered cages, unleashing Inferno Wolves—their howls syncing with subscriber cheers.
**[Subscribers: 1,000 → 1,500 | Morale: +20%]**
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Scene 2: Karma Bomb – Princess Lian's Revenge
Princess Lian's hologram materialized, her voice venomous.
Princess Lian:
"Your viewers fuel you? Let's see them burn."
**[Dominion Weapon Deployed: "Karma Bomb"]**
**[Effect: Inverts Karma Algorithm – High-Karma allies take damage!]**
Luo Fan's interface inverted, highlighting Xiao Ling's minor sins (*stealing bread*) as crimson.
Xiao Ling (clutching her chest):
"What's… happening?!"
**[Skill Unlocked: "Karma Inversion" (Cost: 1,000 SC)]**
**[Effect: Redirect Karma Bomb's damage to enemies for 60 seconds]**
**Luo Fan's Choice**:
- **Use Karma Inversion (Lose 1,000 SC, save Xiao Ling)**
- **Abandon Her (Gain 2,000 SC from Dominion bounty)**
**[Live Audience Poll: 89% vote "Save Xiao Ling"]**
Luo Fan (activating skill):
"Not today, Princess."
The bomb's energy ricocheted, vaporizing Dominion enforcers.
**[Karma Level: Neutral → Virtuous (+50)]**
**[System Stability: 90% → 80% (Overload)]**
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Scene 3: The Auction's Secret – Lady Mingxia's Gambit
Amid the chaos, a hooded figure—Lady Mingxia—emerged, her voice layered with static.
Lady Mingxia:
"Follow if you value your sect's survival, streamer."
She led them to a vault containing a Worldshard Relic—a crystalline shard humming with Shen Li's Qi.
Lady Mingxia:
"Your mother hid these relics to rebuild the multiverse. The Dominion seeks them to resurrect the Devourer."
**[New Quest: "Collect Worldshard Relics (1/5)" → Reward: "Realm Bridge" Skill]**
Jiang Chen (glitching):
"Li Wei… he knew about these. He *wanted* you to find them."
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Scene 4: Sect Stability Crisis – The Weight of Leadership
Returning to Voidspire Peaks, the sect's instability flared:
**[Sect Stability: 40% | Disciples: 3 (Morale: Shaken)]**
**[System Alert: "Build Spirit Vein Amplifier or lose 10% Stability daily!"]**
**Luo Fan's Options**:
1. **Stream a "Sect Building Special" to crowdsource resources (Risk: Dominion attention).**
2. **Raid a Dominion outpost for spirit stones (Risk: Combat losses).**
3. **Sell Worldshard intel to Lady Mingxia (Risk: Betrayal).**
**[Live Audience Poll: 65% choose "Sect Building Special"]**
Luo Fan hosted a 24-hour stream, viewers donating stones in exchange for "Sect Architect" roles.
**[Subscribers: 1,500 → 2,200 | Spirit Stones: 0 → 8,500/10,000]**
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Scene 5: Jiang Chen's Redemption – Admin Fragment Purge
Jiang Chen collapsed, Admin code overwriting his speech.
Jiang Chen (Li Wei's Voice):
"The Devourer… cannot be stopped. Submit."
Xiao Ling (activating Soulbond Pact):
"Fight it, Jiang! You're not his puppet!"
**[Mini-Game: Audience donates SC to "Purge Corruption" (Goal: 5,000 SC)]**
**[Users Contributed: 5,320 SC!]**
Jiang Chen screamed as the Admin fragment shattered.
**[System Stability: 80% → 70% (Fragmentation)]**
**[New Skill Unlocked: "Admin Firewall" (Reduces Corruption by 10% daily)]**
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Scene 6: The Devourer's Echo
As the Spirit Vein Amplifier activated, Voidspire Peaks quaked. A portal tore open, revealing a celestial serpent with Shen Li's eyes.
Devourer (Shen Li's Voice):
"Fan'er… you delay the inevitable."
**[System Alert: "Multiverse Integrity: 88% | Devourer Respawn: 12%"]**
Luo Fan (clenching the Worldshard):
"Mom… what did they do to you?"
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### **Current Stats **:
- **Cultivation**: Qi-Threading (Peak)
- **Subscribers**: 2,200
- **SC**: 3,820
- **Sect Stability**: 65%
- **System Stability**: 70%
- **Worldshard Relics**: 1/5
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Next Chapter Preview:
The Devourer's cult infiltrates Voidspire Peaks, forcing Luo Fan to host a deadly "Survival Stream" tournament. Meanwhile, Princess Lian partners with a reborn Admin-01 to hack the system. Will Luo Fan purge the corruption or embrace it to save Xiao Ling?
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