After a brief silence, the entire playground erupted in cheers!

"SS-rank! My god, it's actually SS-rank!"

"Starry Sky Mage! That name screams 'Invincible Magic Class'!"

"A true dragon is about to emerge from our Donghai City!"

Ye Xi, sitting in the audience, jumped and danced with excitement, her face flushed as she gazed at the radiant Zhou Huai on stage.

The principal rushed up to the transfer platform and grabbed Zhou Huai's hand.

"Excellent! Excellent! You truly are a prodigy of the Zhou family!" The principal exclaimed, his face beaming. "Zhou Huai, you will be the pride of Donghai No. 1 High School from now on, and the hope for the future of our Great Xia Kingdom!"

Zhou Huai stood on the high platform, looking down at the countless gazes below filled with awe, envy, and fervor, his body surging with the power to control the stars.

A sense of satisfaction and pride completely enveloped him.

He smiled at the principal.

"The principal is too kind."

Zhou Huai raised his chin, his expression arrogant: "However, I will become a top figure like Marshal Zhao Qingcang, who will suppress a country!"

Cheers erupted from the audience.

Everything was so real, so perfect; this was the pinnacle of his dreams.

However, just as he was enjoying this supreme glory...

A sudden, languid, and mocking voice rang out from the depths of his mind without warning.

"Silly child, shouldn't you wake up?"

The smile on Zhou Huai's face disappeared.

He was stunned.

This voice didn't belong to anyone in the illusion. It didn't belong to this world at all; it was a voice that forcefully pierced this false tranquility from another dimension!

"Who is speaking?"

Zhou Huai's expression turned cold.

His earlier basking in vanity vanished. His instincts as a apex predator sharpened, turning his gaze cold and piercing.

He remained calm and did not panic.

Standing quietly on the job change platform under the spotlight, my consciousness had already contracted inward.

The next second, in Zhou Huai's mind, the noisy cheers, the principal's praise, and even Ye Xi's concerned gaze all quickly peeled away and shattered.

In the endless darkness, a captivating figure emerged.

It was a woman dressed in a dark green dress. She floated silently in the void, surrounded by the faint light of the laws of life.

Her face was stunningly beautiful, yet it exuded an air of indifference and detachment.

Zhou Huaiming had never seen her in this world.

However, upon gazing at this figure, a tenacious nerve deep within his heavily sealed memories was violently stirred.

The unease that had been lingering in my heart for so long finally found an outlet.

Zhou Huai gazed at her, his tone calm, and called out her name without hesitation.

"Tsubaki?"

What are you doing here?

Zhou Huai blurted it out, but as soon as he finished speaking, he was stunned.

He had never seen this woman before; the name Chun should be an absolutely unfamiliar word to him.

But he just called it out so naturally.

Chun in the void chuckled.

The laughter was crisp and melodious, then faded away.

“A beautiful dream can only ever be a dream.” Chun’s gaze pierced through the false light and shadow around her, staring intently at him. “Zhou Huai, it’s time to wake up.”

"Otherwise, Mr. Duan will be out of trouble soon and will come looking for you."

Mr. Duan?

Zhou Huai frowned, repeatedly chewing on the name between his lips and teeth.

"Mr. Duan... Mr. Duan..."

Every time Zhou Huai uttered these three words, an extremely sharp pain would pierce the depths of his mind.

However, along with this stinging pain, those underlying memories that had been forcibly sealed and altered by the laws of higher dimensions began to frantically assault the barriers of this false world!

Mentioning this name is like unlocking the door to the fog.

The darkness of the deep sea, the deformed behemoths, the Netherworld Chains left behind by Mo Lao, the terrifying giant hand formed from black high-dimensional laws... those life-or-death battles, those collisions of power that transcended the limits of dimensions, that real blood and fire, all shattered this laughable tranquility!

The confusion that once belonged to an ordinary high school student in Zhou Huai's eyes was completely replaced by a cold and domineering dark golden light!

The one who has achieved the ultimate unity of all things, the half-step transcendent being, has returned.

Meanwhile, in the realistic light and shadow of the job change platform, the underlying logic of the illusion sensed the violent fluctuations in Zhou Huai's consciousness and began to frantically repair and strengthen this perfect world.

"Huai'er! Well done! You truly deserve to be my son, Zhou Feng's son!"

Zhou Feng, beaming with pride, rushed onto the job change platform and hugged Zhou Huai tightly, his voice filled with pride and fervor.

"SS-rank hidden class! Starry Sky Mage! Hahahaha! Our Zhou family is finally about to produce a true dragon!"

He patted Zhou Huai's shoulder forcefully, spitting as he described a grand plan: "From today onwards, the entire Donghai City, no, the entire Great Xia Kingdom, will have to defer to you! In the future, you will definitely become the pillar of our Great Xia!"

The mother also walked quickly onto the stage, her eyes reddening, full of love and tenderness.

"Huai'er, Mom knew you could do it."

Ye Xi followed closely beside her mother, her beautiful eyes filled with admiration.

"Brother Zhou Huai, you're amazing! I knew you'd be the best!"

The principal, teachers, students, and even the usually aloof representatives of the major guilds below the stage were all applauding and cheering wildly, with some even kneeling on the ground and shedding tears of excitement.

Flowers, applause, glory, family, love...

Everything about it was so perfect, flawless. It resonated with the deepest desires of every mortal for redemption and the pinnacle of life.

However.

Faced with this noisy and frenzied celebration, Zhou Huai no longer showed his arrogant smile.

He stood quietly in place, letting Zhou Feng pat his shoulder and his mother hold his hand.

He suddenly raised his head and calmly looked at the three people in front of him.

He remained silent for a long time.

There was no joy, no excitement in his eyes, only a cold indifference that saw through everything.

Gradually, Zhou Huai began to laugh.

That was the mocking smile of a superior looking down on ants, or a predator scrutinizing its prey.

The mother keenly noticed Zhou Huai's unusual behavior.

Her smile froze slightly, and she released Zhou Huai's hand, looking somewhat flustered.

"Huai'er... what's wrong?" the mother asked gently, her concern evident. "Why are you unhappy? You're an SS-level professional now, this is a momentous occasion!"

Zhou Feng stopped laughing and frowned at his son: "Yeah, what are you staring at? Are you so happy you've gone silly?"

Ye Xi also came closer with concern, reaching out her fair little hand to try and grab Zhou Huai's clothes.

"Brother Zhou Huai, don't scare me."

Looking at the faces in front of him, so lifelike yet so fake, Zhou Huai shook his head.

"What a childish show."

Zhou Huai's voice stood out clearly on the noisy job-change platform.

This casual remark brought all the cheers around them to an abrupt halt.

The entire playground was frozen in place, and the scene was paused.

“However...” Zhou Huai looked at his parents, whose faces were full of astonishment, and sneered: “I have to admit, Mr. Duan, the high-dimensional mental illusion you set up in this Sea God’s Stomach is indeed quite something. It hit the nail on the head, and I almost, just a little bit away, fell for your trick.”