At ho, Qin Guofang and Hua Ping were sitting eagerly in front of the TV, their eyes fixed on the screen.
"Haha, our son is going to be on TV! Just one more minute."
"It’s not one minute, it’s fifty-five seconds."
"Fifty seconds."
Amid their bickering, the shot shifted to a water-blue planet.
In a distant galaxy, a teor emitting an eerie blue light hurtled toward Earth.
The screen went black, and the blue teor broke through the atmosphere, crashing violently into the city.
"Boom..."
The blue radiance exploded, accompanied by flas swallowing the entire city.
The ruins of a city destroyed by an extraterrestrial teor ca into view.
Stirring music played as the screen went dark again, large bold text flashing across the screen.
[Space teorite Crashes onto Earth!]
[They Are No Longer Human!]
Imdiately after, the screen flickered, and within the city’s ruins, streets and alleys were swarming with humanoid monsters mutated by Space Stone radiation.
"Ah..."
"Roar..."
The grotesque monsters roared, and the bloody scene startled the two.
"What are those creatures..."
"This looks like sothing to do with the Space teorite. These are probably humans mutated by Space Stone radiation. About ten years ago, there was a similar movie; the entire city turned into monsters."
Qin Guofang recalled the scene with a shiver and unease.
As soon as he finished speaking, Hua Ping let out a loud exclamation.
"Look quickly, our son is on screen!"
They stared closely at the screen, where a shooting star streaked across the sky, crashing into the crowd of monsters, erupting in waves of azure energy that obliterated a large number of them.
As the azure energy gradually dissipated, Qin Shou, dressed in ordinary clothes, slowly stood up.
"Roar!!"
The monsters, seeing a living human, fearlessly charged toward him.
Yet Qin Shou remained expressionless, reaching for a white cara hanging from his waist.
"Transform!"
His belt lit up, several black and white beams of light converged, rging into his body.
Accompanied by high-energy music, an oddly-shaped black and white battle armor enveloped him entirely.
Soon after, several black cards flew out from the void, inserting into the headpiece to form a QR code-like mask.
The armor’s sides glimred with light, painting both sides bright magenta.
[Mask Emperor Rider!]
The two were stunned.
"This armor looks so strange, and kinda ugly."
"Yeah, you’re right. Seems like our son’s choice in endorsents is not great."
"Still, it’s worth watching. Go on."
On screen, hordes of monsters charged toward Qin Shou.
Qin Shou calmly took out a card, which depicted a red battle armor with a single horn and insect-like compound eyes.
The card was inserted, and an electronic synthesized voice rang out.
"Mask Drive!"
"Buzz!"
A brand-new battle armor covered his body, replaced by the crimson armor.
"Boom!"
The crimson figure slapped the device on his waist, his speed surged, transforming into a blur as he wove through the crowd of monsters.
In re seconds, the crimson figure darted through the horde.
"Boom!!"
Continuous explosions flashed with fiery light, and the monsters wailed in the flas.
The crimson figure slowly rose, not looking back at the explosions behind him.
"Roar!!"
A larger monster erged from the flas, still ablaze, charging fiercely at Qin Shou.
Qin Shou remained unmoved.
Another card was inserted into the cara, arcs of electricity stread across his body.
"Knight Kick!"
The electronic synthesized voice echoed again.
Turning, kicking!
With an effortless backward kick, the monster flew backward, exploding mid-air.
"Boom!!"
The shockwave swept over, the crimson figure placed his left hand casually on his waist while his right hand slowly pointed skyward.
anwhile, a magnetic voice of narration rang out.
"Grandma always said, my evolution is faster than light!"
[Mask Jiadou!]
Qin Guofang looked puzzled.
"Is this sothing written in the script?"
Hua Ping rolled her eyes at him, saying, "What else? His grandmother passed away long ago. How could she have said sothing like that?"
The two continued watching.
In the scene, large numbers of monsters vanished amidst the flas, while even more ca rushing from all directions.
"Roar..."
"Howl..."
The crimson figure moved swiftly like the wind, weaving through the monsters.
"Boom..."
The explosions continued relentlessly as Qin Shou soared skyward, replacing his card.
"Buzz!"
Red photon-like patterns enveloped his body as a new armor ford, its circular golden visor radiating light.
"Click..."
A card was again inserted into the cara, turning the gold armor black, flipping his chest armor up to the shoulders to reveal an acceleration engine on his chest, and his golden visor turned red.
"Tir engaged!"
"Boom!!"
Another slow-motion sequence.
[Mask 555!]
As the tir expired, the card was replaced by a semi-covered red armor.
The armor only covered the upper half in a muscular, red form. His head retained the iconic compound eyes, and his golden head horn shimred. Gems were embedded in rings on his wrists and ankles.
"Hah!"
Qin Shou let out a fierce roar, stepping forward as a light flared beneath his feet, kicking toward the monster horde.
"Boom!!"
The fiery explosion burst out to form text.
[Mask Kongwo All-Purpose Form!]
"Whoosh!!"
A blue armor bearing similar designs leapt forth from the flas, wielding a blue-golden staff and launched into the monster horde.
[Kongwo Azure Dragon Form!]
Soon, Qin Shou’s armor turned green as he wielded a green crossbow, shooting down monsters.
[Kongwo Heavenly Pegasus Form!]
"Roar!!"
As monsters pressed up close, Qin Shou transford again into a purple-silver hybrid form.
[Kongwo Titan Form!]
"Clang clang clang..."
In Titan Form, Qin Shou faced the monsters’ attacks head-on, brandishing a golden greatsword as he slaughtered freely.
Stronger monsters erged, and Qin Shou showcased more forms before finally transforming into a black form to unleash fury on them.
[Kongwo Surprise All-Purpose Form!]
"Roar..."
Yet, the monsters seed endless. Qin Shou continued switching battle armors, but was eventually sward by the creatures.
"Buzz!!"
At this mont, the shot shifted again.
The massive solar star underwent a sudden transformation, condensing an intense golden beam and firing toward Earth.
"Boom!!"
Instantly, the golden beam pierced Earth’s atmosphere and descended onto the city ruins, striking the horde of monsters.
"Buzz!!"
The golden light erupted, reducing the monsters to wails and finally annihilating them in the radiant glow.
"Roar..."
A dragon’s roar echoed as a dazzling golden armor appeared.
The screen turned black.
[Stay tuned for Emperor Armor!]
The advertisent ended.
In the office.
Fang Bao and his father watched the video with a faint silence.
"Dad, with an ad this flashy, can the company really produce armors like these?"
"I don’t know, but this promotional video is pretty pleasing. Harnessing the power of stars—what a brilliant idea."
"Hey, Dad, are you seriously laughing right now? If the product doesn’t match the ad, we’ll get fined."
"What’s there to fear? We’ll just hold a press conference and say that those armors are still in developnt and what they saw was just a conceptual version. Problem solved."
"Oh oh, Dad, you’ve got sothing figured out."
"Haha, after all these years of ups and downs, what could stump your old man?"
"I’m impressed, truly impressed..."
"Learn a thing or two."
"Yes, yes, I will."
...
In a hotel room.
After watching the video, Qin Shou smiled in satisfaction.
"Not bad, not bad. The special effects were impressive."
In the video, he hadn’t displayed Kongwo’s ultimate dark form, nor had Emperor Armor showcased any skills.
It was just an ad; there was no need to give away everything.
Nearby, Leng Wanbai ended a video call with Yan Bo and approached Qin Shou.
"Master, the masks and armor buried beneath Dragon Island have also been unearthed."
"Hmm, the Long Family seems to be working quickly."
"It’s not just the Long Family; the Hu Family, Quan Family, Fengshen Group, and Liao Zhai Group are all participating in the excavation."
Qin Shou nodded. A battle armor capable of enhancing a Star Level was not sothing anyone would overlook.
Even the mighty Long Family had no choice but to share under the pressure exerted by the other parties.
"Alright, regardless of all this, go back to the Long Family in a few days to handle the matter regarding Cosmic Creature tal," Qin Shou instructed.
He wasn’t sending Leng Wanbai back because he trusted her control over the Frozen Bone Eater, but because he was on the verge of breaking through to Diamond Four Stars.
Once he broke through, neither Leng Wanbai nor the Frozen Bone Eater would be able to resist or retaliate against him as their master.
By then, he could let the Spine-eating Gu’s consciousness replace Leng Wanbai to manage the matters regarding Cosmic Creature tal at the Long Family.
After all, Leng Wanbai’s handling of affairs lacked decisiveness; the Frozen Bone Eater would be more suitable for the job.
There were still many individuals eyeing the Cosmic Creature tal, including so formidable Unbreakable Realm experts.
If Leng Wanbai returned and took the matter upon herself, Qin Shou could avoid a lot of trouble.
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