Violet-and-gold lightning crackled inside the crystal cube on the center of the stage, bathing the obsidian dome of the Hundred-Sun Treasure Pavilion in a dazzling, hypnotic glow.
In the student gallery, five hundred Academy trainees instinctively channeled star-qi into their ocular meridians and thumb rings to scan the fist-sized black rock on the velvet cart.
The moment their System Appraisal Eyes touched the outer surface of the jagged black stone. A secret coat of Rank 8 Mirage-God Ink that Director Jin had painted over the rock reacted with the Academy’s standard system firmware!
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
Across the retinas of all five hundred trainees—including Sophomore Boss Long Batian and senior bully Zhao Hu—blinding golden pop-up windows exploded like fireworks:
[SYSTEM APPRAISAL ALERT: SUPREME PRIMORDIAL TREASURE DETECTED!]
[ITEM NAME: Ancient Chaos God-Shard (Quasi-Rank 9 Divine Catalyst)!]
[ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE: 10,000,000,000+ High-Grade Spirit Stones!]
