Surviving as a Genius on Borrowed Time

The scene unfolding within the manor had defied natural order.

It was an anomaly caused by true internal energy.

Inside the rice-papered room, the silhouette of a seated figure formed from an aura of light, hands gathered over the lower abdomen.

It was a Body-Protection Qi Shield.

Yet, the luminous glow emanating from the faintly shining robes did not merge with the flickering lanterns of the banquet hall.

Instead, it created a subtle, fan-shaped barrier that repelled them.

Its nature was strangely tyrannical.

“Hah—”

A soft exhale escaped from beneath the silver mask of the Little Invincible Demon.

“This... complicates things.”

A murmur slipped from their lips, born from the depths of profound internal breathing.

And then, as if a lie had been abruptly unraveled, the radiance vanished.