77: Chapter 77: A Battle of the Best Actor Awards – Cheers to this Fake Relationship!

He tilted his head back. It went down his throat.

A burning line of alcohol slid down his esophagus into his stomach.

Gu Changge's fingers, gripping the wine pot, tightened ever so slightly.

It's done! Got him!

Deep within his eyes, which had been as still as an ancient well, a flash of brilliance instantly flickered.

Mother-Son Heart-Devouring Gu.

This was a forbidden technique that the Gu Family had restored from ancient texts of the foreign realm.

Even with the Primordial Divine Demon Hegemon Body, as long as he was still a mortal flesh, he would absolutely be unable to defend against this erosion targeting his Origin!

"Brother Qin, what a great tolerance for alcohol!"

Gu Changge held the wine pot, leaning forward slightly, his smile becoming even brighter:

"This wine has quite a kick. Brother Qin, if you feel unwell, please don't force yourself."

"After all, your health is what matters."

He was hinting. He was waiting.

Waiting for that flaw to appear.

Qin Yu set down his wine glass.

The moment the alcohol entered his body, that transparent Gu turned into a streak of light, heading straight for his Dantian Qi Sea.

If it were an ordinary Cultivator, they would have fallen for it long ago.

But who was Qin Yu?

Inside his body, he had the System's firewall, plus the ten thousand souls banner, which acted as a natural trash can.

"Time to work."

Qin Yu's thoughts stirred.

The Gu inside his body, which was preparing to feast, hadn't even had a chance to take a bite before it was locked onto by a suction force that was even more overbearing and unreasonable.

That was a power that transcended the rules of this world.

The power of the System!

Swish!

There was no room for negotiation.

This incredibly precious Gu, which could even cause a Quasi-Emperor to fall, was directly teleported into a dark, sunless space.

...

Inside the eternal night soul ruins banner.

Ye Chen, who was currently being beaten up by the old ghosts of the Ye Family, suddenly felt a chill all over his body.

"Hmm?"

"What is this?"

Before he could react, a transparent shadow burrowed into his Soul body.

Immediately after, an excruciating pain, as if his Soul were being torn apart and ground on a millstone, swept through his entire body.

"Ahhh!!"

Ye Chen let out his 1,500th scream of the day.

"It burns! So hot!"

"Something is eating me! Help!"

He rolled wildly in the Void Realm, and his Soul, which had been relatively solid, instantly faded by a layer.

The surrounding old ghosts of the Ye Family were stunned.

Ye Family Head floated over and kicked him:

"Nephew, what are you doing now? Are you trying to pull a scam?"

"I haven't even bitten you hard yet, what the hell are you screaming for!"

...

Outside.

On the Star-Plucking Platform, a breeze blew by.

Qin Yu's complexion turned visibly paler.

It wasn't a normal paleness.

It was a sickly, ghastly white, as if his Qi and blood had been instantly drained.

Even that aura, which had originally been as profound as a Divine Demon, experienced an extremely brief moment of disorder at this instant.

The hand holding the wine glass trembled very subtly.

This small movement might fool others, but it absolutely could not fool Gu Changge.

"As expected!"

Gu Changge was ecstatic, even wanting to give Han Yueli an award.

It was true!

It was all true!

This Qin Yu's Physique really had a major problem!

That moment of disorder just now was clearly a sign that multiple overbearing Origins were conflicting and could not be suppressed.

And the entry of the Heart-Devouring Gu was like dropping a single drop of water into a pot of boiling oil, completely detonating the balance.

"Brother Qin?"

Gu Changge's face showed concern.

He immediately reached out to steady Qin Yu's arm.

A pure strand of spiritual power, secretly containing the intent to probe, quietly extended out.

"Why does your complexion look so terrible?"

"Could it be that this wine is not to Brother Qin's taste?"

Qin Yu took a deep breath, seemingly struggling to suppress the turmoil inside his body.

He pushed Gu Changge's hand away.

The force was a bit strong, appearing quite rude.

But in Gu Changge's eyes, this was precisely a sign of being weak on the inside while pretending to be strong, an attempt to hide his guilty conscience.

"It's fine!"

Qin Yu gritted his teeth and squeezed out two words.

He forcibly circulated his cultivation, and an abnormal flush rose to his face.

"Brother Gu, this wine is indeed potent."

"It lives up to being aged wine; it's a bit head-spinning."

Saying this, Qin Yu turned his head to look at Han Yueli behind him, his tone instantly becoming cold and irritable:

"Do you not have eyes?"

"Did you not see that This Divine Son's glass is empty?"

"Pour the wine!"

Han Yueli shuddered all over and hurriedly stepped forward to pour the wine, her movements so flustered that she knocked over a fruit plate.

All of this, in the eyes of the surrounding Prodigies, only made them feel that Qin Yu was moody, and they didn't think much of it.

But in Gu Changge's eyes.

This was clearly the cruelty Qin Yu was deliberately displaying to hide his internal weakness.

Bluffing!

"Since Brother Qin likes it, then have a few more cups."

The smile on the corner of Gu Changge's mouth could barely be suppressed.

It was stable.

This game had been under his control from beginning to end.

Looking at Qin Yu's current state.

A sense of superiority welled up in Gu Changge's heart.

The strongest Prodigy?

He was nothing more than a brute who relied on his Family's foundation and had crippled himself through eagerness for quick success.

Fighting with him?

What did he have to win with?

"Come, Brother Qin, let me toast you again!"

"I wish us both to take what we need and return fully loaded from this trip to the Forbidden Zone!"

Gu Changge raised his glass again.

The meaning of "returning fully loaded" here was deep.

Qin Yu looked at the wine he was handing over again and cursed inwardly:

"Are you not done yet?"

"Do you think this Gu is Chinese cabbage?"

"Ye Chen inside the banner is almost being fed to the point of bursting by you."

Although he thought this, the act still had to be played out completely.

A trace of hesitation appeared on Qin Yu's face.

But looking at the pairs of eyes staring at him.

That damn idol baggage took the upper hand again.

"Fine!"

"Drink!"

"Who's afraid of whom!"

Qin Yu stiffened his neck and downed another cup of Gu wine.

...

Three rounds of wine had passed.

The atmosphere of the entire Star-Plucking Platform had reached an extreme level of liveliness.

The Prodigies chatted with each other, exchanging cups.

But everyone's peripheral vision glanced at the main seat from time to time.

The atmosphere there.

Although peaceful on the surface.

Always gave people a feeling of undercurrents surging.

"Brother Qin."

Gu Changge put down his chopsticks and mentioned casually:

"This opening of the Immortal Ancient Forbidden Zone, besides those treasures and Opportunities."

"Also contains clues regarding Immortal Ascension!"

Probing.

It was another probe.

Qin Yu was already looking bleary-eyed from drunkenness at this moment.

He leaned on Han Yueli, his large hand placing itself on a place it shouldn't be without any avoidance.

He was the spitting image of a decadent second-generation heir addicted to wine and women.

Hearing Gu Changge's words, Qin Yu sneered:

"Immortal Ascension?"

"Only fools believe in such illusory things."

"This Divine Son has only one purpose for going in this time."

He hiccuped and stretched out his finger to draw a circle in the air:

"Whatever I see is mine."

"Whoever dares to reach out, I will chop off their claws!"

"Including you, Brother Gu..."

Qin Yu suddenly leaned in close, that handsome face pressing toward Gu Changge:

"You are no exception."

Arrogant!

Boundlessly arrogant!

The crowd exclaimed.

But Gu Changge smiled even more happily.

This arrogance was exactly what he wanted.

If you weren't arrogant, how could I execute my trap?

"Brother Qin, rest assured."

Gu Changge generously helped fill Qin Yu's wine:

"A gentleman does not take what others desire."

"If it is something Brother Qin has taken a fancy to, I, Gu, will absolutely not touch it."