Li Lili was an earth-element ability user with exceptional talent, twenty-six years old, currently at A-class, fifty-sixth tier.
Unlike traditional earth-element ability users, who were known for their cumbersome nature and defensive capabilities, she excelled at assassination and infiltration, making her an unusual assassin-type ability user.
With the invasion of the Eternal Night beasts and the ensuing global chaos, China's ability users faced unprecedented trials. However, with risk came opportunity. Fueled by the resources gained from the war, countless Chinese prodigies had risen to prominence in recent years.
Apart from the Yu Cheng Song siblings, Li Lili was one of the beneficiaries, entering the Law level at the young age of twenty-six.
In the battle against this lizard-like Eternal Night behemoth, she continuously used Rock Stab to ambush the opponent, causing significant trouble for the reptilian giant.
It was precisely because of her presence that Yu Shuya could unleash her full offensive power. However, what she didn't expect was that just as their team, akin to fighting a boss, had painstakingly worn down the lizard behemoth's health to half, the boss was suddenly obliterated into dust.
Li Lili was stunned. The lizard behemoth was level sixty. Its thick hide, possessing extreme defense, and its fangs and spikes were all excellent materials for crafting weapons and armor. Furthermore, its flesh, after being converted by a conversion-type ability user, could transform into incredibly precious spirit meat. It was truly a treasure trove.
Not to mention its soul. Submitting it to the Shenhua Bureau for the creation of Edo Tensei materials could yield a substantial amount of merit points.
If this battle were successful in defeating the lizard behemoth, the immense gains, when divided equally, would be enough for her to recoup all her combat investments and still reap generous rewards...
But now, it was all gone. Li Lili felt like crying.
"My dear Miss Shuya, how many times have I told you not to casually use the killer weapon your father gave you!"
Li Lili, with a crestfallen face, turned to look at Yu Shuya.
Yu Shuya was the beloved youngest daughter of China's Eye Emperor, the great Yu Zhibo, and the granddaughter of the Shenhua Bureau's Deputy Director, Wang Shouyi. She had always possessed many life-saving trump cards, and since teaming up with Yu Shuya, Li Lili had been one of the beneficiaries of these trump cards.
Moreover, Yu Zhibo was her idol, and Yu Shuya had absolutely no airs of a spoiled young lady. Therefore, Li Lili neither wanted to nor dared to scold Yu Shuya, but her expression couldn't help but reveal a hint of resentment.
"Sister Li, it wasn't me who killed it~" Yu Shuya said, scratching her head somewhat sheepishly, then looked towards her father beside her.
"Not you? Could there be another hidden expert?"
Li Lili's face showed confusion. Wait, why did the figure beside Yu Shuya seem a bit familiar?
After being affected by Bai Yinchen's "Heaven Concealing Bug," Yu Zhibo's presence was infinitely reduced, but it was only reduced, not rendered invisible.
With Li Lili's deliberate attention, his figure was completely revealed in her eyes. Upon seeing Yu Zhibo's face, Li Lili felt as if she had been struck by lightning, her mouth agape, her face filled with disbelief.
Then, a brilliant light began to shine from her wide, staring eyes, and her expression instantly transformed into one of extreme fanaticism:
"Ahhh... Great Yu!"
Like an ordinary fan seeing a celebrity before the revelation of the extraordinary, Li Lili, with half her body still in the earth, clasped her heart with both hands, emitting a piercing scream.
Even her fanatical face quickly flushed with a rosy hue.
As for the matter of the boss being stolen, she had long since forgotten it.
Yu Zhibo hadn't expected his righteous intervention to have the opposite effect. He coughed awkwardly. Before he could say anything, he was rendered speechless by Li Lili's scream in the next second.
"Great Yu? What 'Great Yu'?"
The other two ability users who had been围杀ing the lizard behemoth looked at Li Lili in confusion, then followed Li Lili's gaze towards Yu Shuya. After a moment, they noticed Yu Zhibo's presence.
"Holy shit!"
These two ability users, one ice-element and one fire-element, exclaimed a resounding "Holy shit!" when they saw Yu Zhibo's face. The fire-element youth with red hair, who had a more fiery personality, couldn't help but erupt.
The silver-haired ice-element youth, with a comparatively colder disposition, also had his pupils contract sharply. His usually composed expression broke, and a blush appeared.
"It's actually... that man..." The silver-haired youth's heart churned like waves, and then his eyes were filled with fanaticism.
That was... Yu Zhibo!
China's legend!
It was he who popularized the communication stone nationwide, discovering a large number of awakened seeds. It was also he who shone brightly on the racial arena, seizing numerous opportunities from the Demon, Monster, and Ghost nations.
He was China's second S-class after the Dao Sage. Before leaving Earth, he had forcefully fought and killed an S-class demon ape hidden on Earth, saving the entire planet.
It was also he who, after leaving Earth, relied on his powerful combat strength to battle numerous S-class and above-Law-level fierce beasts in the Eternal Night world. He also found many precious cultivation resources and donated them to the Shenhua Bureau free of charge, greatly benefiting all of China's superhumans.
Such a powerful figure, who wouldn't respect him? Who wouldn't love him?!
Li Lili's reaction was a testament to this. Fans as fanatical as Li Lili were present in almost every corner of China.
The silver-haired and red-haired youths looked excited, their lips moving as if they wanted to step forward and say something, to express their admiration. Their expressions looked very reserved and awkward.
But Li Lili had already shot up into the sky, kicking up a trail of dirt, and in a blink of an eye, she was in front of Yu Zhibo.
"Great Yu, I I I I... I am your idol... No, you are my fan, not..."
Li Lili rushed in front of Yu Zhibo, speaking incoherently, her face as red as a ripe apple, her expression filled with excitement.
After a moment of confusion, she managed to express what she wanted to say: "Great Yu, I am your fan. My name is Li Lili. I really like you... Do you still remember when you saved a whole plane of people on the Modu battlefield? It was that giant whale. You saved a whole plane of people from the whale's mouth. My parents and I were on that plane..."
At that time, she was only an eight-year-old girl. The scene of Yu Zhibo blocking the giant whale had been deeply imprinted in her mind, leaving an indelible impression on her young self.
"Oh, you were on the plane then. I'm very fortunate to have been able to save such an outstanding you!" Yu Zhibo chuckled, his eyes filled with amusement. Of course, he remembered.
Now, his memory allowed him to browse through every detail he had ever seen at will. The scene of him scanning the plane with his mental power at the time flashed in his mind. Comparing it with Li Lili's current appearance, the image of a little girl instantly surfaced in his mind.
He wore a nostalgic expression and said, "I remember you were wearing a floral padded jacket back then, with a red bow tied in your hair. You were chubby and very cute!"
Li Lili was so happy she almost fainted. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Yu Zhibo, screaming internally: He still remembers me! His emotional intelligence is so high!
Yu Zhibo patted her shoulder. "Don't get too excited. You're a powerful ability user now. Please take good care of my Xiao Ya in the future!"
He then looked at the ice and fire youths not far away. "And you two, please!"
The faces of the two ice and fire youths flushed red. Their fanatical demeanor made it undeniable that even if Yu Zhibo asked them to die the next moment, they would do so willingly.