Mei and Raven returned together to the spot where they had just left Fenghuang Down, only to find the feather extremely dim and lifeless.
"Hmm? What's going on here?"
"What is it? This Divine... What's wrong with it?"
"I'm not sure."
Suddenly, Mei's pocket vibrated. She took out her phone, unlocked it, and saw lines of text appearing on the screen:
[Go find Kevin, and have him tell you about the Stigmata Project, or have him take you to the Elysian Realm. There is something there that can repair it. When you come out of the Elysian Realm, I will come to pick you up.]
"Is that a message from Teacher? Let's go, Raven, it's time to head back."
"Fine, let's go."
The two of them returned to World Serpent together. After that, Raven parted ways with Mei, and Mei went straight to find Kevin, demanding that he tell her about the Stigmata Project.
Kevin brought Mei into the Elysian Realm.
Meanwhile, back at the Salt Lake Base, a celebration banquet was underway to celebrate the defeat of the Herrscher of Domination and Kiana's mastery of her power.
Before long, however, they received a message broadcasted from Schicksal: Otto Apocalypse had resigned as the Overseer of Schicksal. Theresa Apocalypse was appointed as the new Overseer of Schicksal, with Yeye serving as the Vice Overseer to assist Theresa.
When Yeye saw that he had been appointed as the Vice Overseer of Schicksal, he almost spat out a mouthful of water. Then, a mountain of documents from Schicksal was sent over to Qingxue.
The sender was confirmed to be Otto, who had the audacity to say that since Yeye was assisting Theresa, he should start taking on a portion of the duties early.
After all, Yeye knew what kind of personality Theresa had; although Schicksal could run largely on its own, being the Overseer still required dealing with a massive amount of paperwork.
So, to prevent Schicksal from falling into chaos, Otto had entrusted this heavy responsibility to Yeye.
When Yeye saw this message at the time, he nearly rushed over to punch Otto in the face twice.
He originally wanted to refuse, but Otto said this was his final wish before fulfilling a centuries-old dream, and he hoped Yeye could help him.
Seeing Otto like that, Yeye countered with a demand of his own: the next time they met, Yeye would get to stab Otto a few times.
Otto readily agreed, and then Yeye felt like he might have just been scammed by Otto.
Soon, Otto had Schicksal announce the location of the succession ceremony: the old Schicksal headquarters.
Not long after, everyone arrived at the old Schicksal site and discovered that the scenery here hadn't changed at all from a hundred years ago.
Through the analysis of Tesla and Einstein, they realized that this place was the projection of a World Bubble.
Finally, everyone devised a plan: Yeye would hold down the fort on the Hyperion; wherever trouble appeared, they would send a signal to the Hyperion, and Yeye would immediately rush over to support them.
The rest of the team went off to investigate what Otto was really up to. Yeye sat on a lounge chair on the deck of the Hyperion, a small table set up beside him.
On the table were some snacks, and Yeye held a cup of milk tea in his hand, wearing sunglasses as he looked down at the scenery below, thoroughly enjoying himself.
"I can finally get some proper rest. For this incident, I probably won't even need to use True Self or anything like that. That guy Otto definitely won't pull off anything major enough to force me to unleash True Self."
Yeye sipped the milk tea in his hand and admired the scenery below. This was a rare moment of leisure for him.
Yeye watched as Kiana and the others below began investigating the area. That guy Otto must have already prepared everything.
"Imaginary Tree is not something an ordinary person can easily manipulate. Otto, just wait! After you die, I'll definitely resurrect you just so I can beat you back down again!"