Nighttime, Moonstone City.

Under Madame Oli's arrangements and the Lamp Keeper's apologies, the Nether Sea Ghost Ship encountered no obstacles and docked at the port.

Chen Qi, Fen, Little Crow, and others put on simple hoods, made slight disguises, then disembarked from the ship.

"It's been a long time since I visited Moonstone City."

Chen Qi gazed at the prosperous port before him.

As the largest commercial city in the Witch Sea, it gathered extraordinary resources from across the entire ocean and talents from around the world.

Whether it was the massive resources needed to advance to the fifth tier or the Ice Witch's sanctuary plan, both relied on this vast city.

Fen pulled her hood lower:

"Qi, let's go! Miss Pelu is already waiting for us in the city."

"Mm."

Chen Qi stepped forward.

But just then, he faintly sensed a dangerous gaze watching him.

Who? Chen Qi turned around.

He saw the ocean waves crashing one after another, each wave carrying dangerous, twisted, and insane monsters.

The collapse of the Great Sea Coffin was enough to raise the danger level of all sea monsters by another tier.

"The aftermath of the Great Sea Coffin is coming soon too..."

"When I have time, I'll deal with this little guy."

Chen Qi thought for a moment, asked Madame Oli to strengthen Moonstone City's security, then entered Moonstone City.

After everyone left.

From the surging black waves, a small head with tentacled snakes emerged, slowly opening its eyes to reveal terrifying sharp teeth.

Its viper-like blood-red eyes gazed at this prosperous city, flashing with unprecedented excitement and greed!

It grinned and said:

"Damn it! Damn it! No opportunity, no chance to capture him, the witch protects him..."

"But, humans, so many humans..."

"It's time to gather the sea beasts in this region and rule this sea..."

...

White Pigeon Press.

At the entrance, the long-waiting Miss Pelu and the president of White Pigeon Press flashed unprecedented excitement in their eyes.

The not-very-tall Pelu stood on her toes, waving:

"Witch Lady, Qi, we're here! Over here!"

The White Pigeon Press president also bowed respectfully, saying:

"Welcome to our humble establishment, everyone."

The White Pigeon Press president was a man just fifty years old, with two deep tear troughs at the corners of his eyes, plus naturally curly white hair and a white beard, giving him a uniquely dignified presence.

On the surface, he only had a third-tier spiritual energy field, but upon closer inspection, one could sense the heavy fourth-tier spirituality.

Chen Qi vaguely remembered this was a hidden fourth-tier 'Grand Card Maker'.

If defeated, he could drop a 'Copy Card' that could replicate any skill card.

"Witch Lady! Qi! Please follow us!"

Under Pelu's guidance, Chen Qi and the others entered White Pigeon Press.

As a Lamp-affinity supernatural organization, White Pigeon Press possessed extremely deep foundations, with its headquarters having four floors above ground and two underground conference rooms.

Under Pelu's arrangements, Chen Qi came to White Pigeon Press's spacious main conference hall.

This was an important venue where editors discussed manuscripts.

Before any article was published, it needed to undergo unified revisions here.

Chen Qi curiously scanned the conference hall.

Among the scattered documents on the table, he could see various drafts and photos.

Deep-sea titan Twelve-Tentacles photographed by war correspondents risking their lives;

the curvaceous, voluptuous Carol;

the instant Black Hunter swung his blade at the Black Thunder Dragon King.

These were all photos from recent major news... Chen Qi looked through them one by one.

Suddenly, one photo caught his eye.

It was a portrait of him and the Flower Witch!

This portrait had outstanding artistic skill, extremely close to a real photograph!

But the content was very obscene - it showed the Flower Witch whipping the Black Hunter.

In the image, Flower Witch Fen was stepping on the Black Hunter's buttocks, smirking, and lashing him with a thorny whip!

What kind of photo is this!?

Chen Qi's pupils rapidly contracted, instinctively blocking the photo to prevent Fen from seeing it.

In it, his clothes were torn, revealing his injured abdominal muscles.

And why was I, being whipped, opening my mouth with an expression of enjoyment?

A trace of confusion flashed in Chen Qi's eyes.

In this world, someone was drawing inappropriate comics about him and the witch?

Who drew this!?

Soon, Chen Qi saw artistic lettering at the bottom of the photo clearly reading 'Lilith'!

Seeing this, the White Pigeon Press president coughed twice:

"Apologies, this was Lilith's initial proposal. She believed no report should lack accompanying illustrations.

She herself is a third-tier painter and enjoys adding illustrations to various reports."

Chen Qi asked:

"Where is Lilith?"

This Lilith could absolutely be called the root of all evil regarding the strange rumors about him and Fen!

She must be caught and punished!

The White Pigeon Press president's white eyebrows furrowed:

"After hearing you cleared the A-rank rift Great Sea Coffin, she completely disappeared. No one can contact her..."

She ran away!

Hopefully this Lilith won't appear in Moonstone City again.

Chen Qi mentally noted this debt, pocketed the photo, then looked elsewhere.

Rows of wooden desks were scattered with manuscript paper, pencils, and ink bottles.

The editors had already gathered twenty years' worth of newspapers and materials together, piling them all in the press's main hall.

The originally cluttered main conference hall was now completely filled with densely packed newspapers.

Pelu bent over, performing an elegant curtsy, and said to the mountain of newspapers piled on the table:

"Witch Lady, these are the materials collected by our White Pigeon Press. They include not only White Pigeon Press reports but also materials from other presses."

"Witch Lady, are these materials sufficient for you to perform Lamp Release?"

The Ice Witch picked up a dusty old newspaper and scanned a few lines.

Like a greedy bookworm, she hungrily devoured the information in these newspapers.

After a long time, having read through hundreds of newspapers, the Ice Witch said calmly:

"Sufficient."

Suddenly, she snapped her fingers, creating a soundproof space where only Chen Qi and she could communicate.

"???"

Requesting a private conversation? A trace of confusion flashed in Chen Qi's eyes:

"Witch Lady, do you have some secrets to share with me?"

A rare excitement flashed in the Ice Witch's eyes:

"Little Black Hair, you are currently the strongest on our ship.

After I activate the fate projections, my spiritual energy will be completely exhausted, and I will be in a very long period of weakness."

"During this time, I entrust their care to you."

A very long period of weakness... Chen Qi asked in return:

"Is the weakness period for this technique that severe?"

The Ice Witch gently flipped through the newspaper in her hand:

"This isn't an ordinary Lamp Release, it's a rift technique called a miracle.

Even Saints cannot touch this supreme miracle."

Miracle technique... Confusion flashed in Chen Qi's eyes.

"If you survive this great disaster, you'll understand later."

The Ice Witch smiled slightly, then snapped her fingers to close the soundproof space.

She sat on the table, looking at everyone who had come here.

The White Pigeon Press president, Madame Oli, Fen, Little Crow, Burry, six water spirits, and Chen Qi.

Among them, Madame Oli and the White Pigeon Press president were significant figures in Moonstone City.

These two had the qualification to witness this miracle.

The Ice Witch gently put down the newspaper and said to everyone:

"Everyone, next, I will perform a miracle called 'fate projections'."

Miracle! Madame Oli opened her mouth and took a deep breath.

She had only heard of such forbidden techniques in ancient legends.

It surpassed Release, Arrival, and Domain - a skill released by combining multiple forbidden conditions that transcended worldly logic!

In Magic Bullet Family legends, only the founder of the Magic Bullet Family had once mastered a miracle called 'Despair Magic Bullet'.

And that single miracle could instantly snipe a deep-sea titan and destroy a city.

Everyone present took a deep breath.

They originally thought Ice Witch Angela was performing just an ordinary Release.

But now it seemed its scale far exceeded their imagination!

Everyone couldn't help but grow tense.

Even the witch's top disciple, Fen, was no exception.

She had only heard of her teacher's 'fate projections' in her teacher's casual remarks.

The White Pigeon Press president bowed:

"Witch Lady, having the fortune to witness your miracle in my lifetime is my honor."

"Alright, I'm beginning."

Complex magic circuits began flashing in the Ice Witch's red eyes.

She opened her palm.

And in that palm was clearly a hexagonal sphere containing infinite light!

Chen Qi took a step back.

That was a contained rift, its tier exceeding An's previous Magic Net!

A special rift above A-rank!

The Ice Witch raised the light sphere:

"Next, what you will witness is the world's future."

"What you see is fate."

"Lamp Book Release. Fate Reflection!"

The Ice Witch chanted ancient incantations in a low, rhythmic voice, each syllable striking invisible drums, stirring resonance in space and even time!

As the chanting accelerated, her aura suddenly erupted, enveloping the entire press building. Newspapers and chairs in the entire conference hall floated in the air, showing weightless phenomena.

And the words on the newspapers burst with dazzling light - the manifestation of materialized magic power, colorful and brilliant, yet carrying an undeniable sense of power.

Accompanying the Ice Witch's chanting, the scenes recorded in the newspapers transformed into screen after screen of light, flashing before everyone's eyes!

Instantly, the White Pigeon Press president saw his wife who had been missing for twenty years in the light screen!

Due to supernatural organization regulations, his wife couldn't leave behind any photos.

Yet in this light screen, his wife's appearance actually appeared.

"This..."

The White Pigeon Press president's eyes were full of astonishment.

In that instant, the White Pigeon Press president personally experienced that the Ice Witch's miracle wasn't an illusion, but something more terrifying - a forbidden technique!

Little Crow looked up.

She saw the Navy Marshal gathering three admirals, launching an massive expedition into the Witch Sea.

Chen Qi also turned his head - in one light screen, Fen appeared arriving at the Witch Sea, encountering a giant sea beast, and tragically falling into the ocean.

While everyone watched the light screens, the Ice Witch couldn't help but focus her gaze on Chen Qi.

Because fate had gone out of control, she had to re-perform the fate projections to clear the fog of the future!

Only this way could she find possibilities to counter the Great Whale.

And the most abnormal element in the runaway fate was undoubtedly this close friend who adventured with Fen:

Black Hunter!

In the original fate, he simply didn't exist.

She didn't know what role this character, overlooked in the original fate projections, would play in the new fate projections!

"Qi..."

The Ice Witch murmured softly, then said:

"Everyone, pay attention, time is about to accelerate now."

Accelerate? Everyone was stunned.

However, before anyone could voice their questions, they saw the scenes in the light screens rapidly expand!

The light grew larger and larger until it covered their entire field of vision!

When they regained their senses, they were already standing on Moonstone City's walls!

The warm sunlight of pale sky shone on everyone, the moist sea breeze blew past them, and a small mutated red crab crossed the ocean, climbing onto Moonstone City's port.

"It's daytime? Where are we?"

Fen reached out and pinched her soft cheek.

Everything felt completely real!

Pelu asked:

"Did we time travel?"

The Ice Witch explained:

"No, you are inside a rift... no, more precisely, you are inside my Fate Reflection.

Next, you will personally witness the future with every inch of your senses."

"..."

Everyone took a deep breath, unable to help but marvel at the Ice Witch's miracle.

With their abilities, they could no longer distinguish whether this was reality or illusion.

They didn't speak much, instead standing on the city walls, looking toward the distant port and ocean.

The Ice Witch walked to the front.

They saw the seawater becoming increasingly turbulent, increasingly dark.

The pale sky burned, then repeatedly extinguished, cycling over and over.

Under the Ice Witch's acceleration, they seemed to be watching a constantly accelerating movie.

After thirty days and nights of rotation, the entire ocean's waters had become like hellish water, the prosperous port piled with the bones of ferocious beasts.

Oli pressed her throat - in that instant, she smelled unimaginable rot.

The Ice Witch remained silent.

The locations chosen by fate projections were always places where major events would inevitably occur.

Next, the protagonist who would influence the entire Witch Sea incident must appear!

At that moment, a ghost ship burning with phantom fire sailed into their view.

The Black Hunter's ship!

Everyone wasn't too surprised - after all, if the Black Hunter didn't appear in the future, that would be more surprising.

Even in the corrected future projections, the Black Hunter was a core figure... The Ice Witch suppressed her inner shock and continued watching.

As expected, next would occur the major event that would influence the entire Witch Sea's direction.

But just then, behind Chen Qi, suddenly, threatening shadows spread out.

From the shadows emerged a raven-haired woman wearing black feather robes, emanating misfortune!

"Fourth-tier Shadow affinity aura, who is that?"

Pelu scratched her head.

In her memory, there were no fourth-tier female experts with Shadow affinity!

Little Crow's pupils contracted.

She never expected to appear in the Ice Witch's Fate Reflection.

That was her thirty days later - having advanced to Disaster Messenger, and having returned to the Blackfin Crew to survive, she had already replaced Carol, becoming the new Pirate General!

Under the Blackfin Crew's resource investment, Little Crow's strength had qualitatively improved!

"Little Crow..."

Chen Qi rubbed his chin, continuing to watch.

And in that instant, Little Crow didn't say anything, directly manipulating the Shadow of Misfortune to attack Chen Qi!

"Ah?"

Chen Qi was stunned, quickly looking at the bewildered Little Crow.

In the future, Little Crow was actually a traitor!?

"I'm not, I didn't..."

Little Crow hurriedly explained.

On the devastated port, the Little Crow in the fate projections attacked while saying in an extremely despondent tone:

"Qi, it's useless, you and I are both infected with the Black Whale poison."

"Next, your only chance of survival is to become the Great Whale's flesh vessel to stay alive."

"Didn't you say you wanted to become the Blackfin Crew's leader?"

Wanted to become the Blackfin Crew's leader... Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but tremble.

The Black Hunter wanted to become the Blackfin Crew's leader!

At that moment, the Ice Witch and Fen looked at Little Crow and Chen Qi with curious gazes.

It seemed they had two 'traitors' among them.