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On the Gilded Long Table, the Contract of Star Sand rustled as Luna tiptoed, gathering the staffs used by her brothers into her embrace.
Delicate Wisteria Petals fell from her hair, crystallizing into ice upon touching Aelia's skirt, refracting the Red Glow of the Starry Crown beneath the Nursery floor.
"Please witness, Mother." The seven-year-old girl's voice carried an unsettling calmness for her age, as her short boots, embroidered with the Star Moon Pattern, gently kicked away Leonard's Binding Spell that had been secretly cast.
On the Silver Tray that Qin Si hurriedly held, three damaged staffs suddenly emitted a Longyin simultaneously, shaking the Crystal Chandelier above and causing the Star Sand to cascade like a snowstorm.
Leonard's fingertip traced a line of blood at the end of the Contract Terms. "The heir test of the Glorious Demon Fortress is no child's game," he scoffed, glancing at the mottled Ebony staff in Luna's arms. Within his Lustrous Golden Pupils unique to the Magic Castle, Dark Red Patterns surfaced—marks from the Blood Curse that had stained him when he personally broke Aelia's Starry Crown twenty years ago.
A gasp echoed through the Viewing Platform.
Luna raised her brother's staff overhead on tiptoe; cracks scorched by Magic Backlash on the Staff Handle began to ooze a Pale Golden Liquid, winding along her arm like an intricate rune.
The silver key at Aelia's waist suddenly burned with an astonishing heat, breaking free from its Lock for the first time in twenty years, hovering above the Young Girl and casting a Diamond Light Spot.
"Be careful, Father." Luna tilted her head and bit her fingertip, letting a Blood Pearl drop precisely into the Magic Crystal gap of her Second Brother's staff.
Lucius, observing, suddenly pressed down on his Ice Crystal Wand that was still healing. From the crack left by his friend's treachery, a faint golden glow emerged—one that shared its origin with Young Sister's Blood Pearl.
Leonard's first Heiyan spell struck against the Contract barrier, singeing a lock of Luna's curly hair.
The Elders of the Demon Fortress were about to reprimand the unauthorized attack when they saw the girl suddenly thrust Brother San's staff into a crack in the floor.
A spider web-like Bing Wen spread across the Lapis Lazuli Floor, freezing all incoming dark flames into translucent red Purple Crystal Clusters.
"This is... the sigh of the Frost Witch?" The Chief Elder's Eagle Staff hit the ground heavily. "Forbidden Magic that has been lost for three hundred years!"
Luna leaped into the air on the ice crystals she had formed, and the three broken staffs in her arms suddenly disassembled and reformed.
The staff of her eldest brother transformed into the Xuan Tie Heavy Sword, while the shards of her second brother's Magic Crystal coalesced into the Starfall Arrow. The Ice Cracks from Brother San's Staff Handle extended into a Silver Longbow in her palm.
As the Lustrous Golden Contract Document revealed the imprint of the First Generation Fortress Master’s Milk Tooth, an arrow infused with Star Sand was already tearing through Leonard's hastily erected Obsidian Shield.
"Impossible!" Leonard exclaimed, wiping away the blood that Xing Mang had drawn from Luna. The Dark Red Curse surged wildly within his pupil.
The Extramarital Token hidden in his sleeve suddenly grew hot; it was a Transmitting Stone refined from Aelia's Crown Fragment—now it began to crack amidst the Xing Hui surrounding the Young Girl.
A crisp sound echoed from the Viewing Platform as a Crystal fell to the ground.
Suddenly, a Branch Family Member's Gilded Pocket Watch exploded, and the Curse Puppet hidden within its dial was reduced to ashes in the Xing Hui.
Luna walked toward her Father on the spreading Bing Wen, each step blooming Wisteria Patterns on the Lapis Lazuli Floor. The shattered Star Sand gathered behind her to form the Phantom of the First Generation Lord.
"Three days ago in the Weapon Vault..." Aelia suddenly grasped Qin Si's trembling hand tightly, gazing at the faint golden runes floating around the Young Girl. "Those Automatic Repair Ancestral Sacred Artifacts—"
Before she could finish her sentence, Luna had already nocked a second Star Arrow onto her bow.
The Arrowhead spun with the Magic Castle Emblem before splitting into twelve radiant phantoms. All elders of Leonard's faction on the Viewing Platform drew their Leonard's Sword simultaneously, forming a Demon-Slaying Giant Sword Totem of the First Generation Fortress Master within the Dome.
With Leonard's roar, a Demon Serpent Curse Spirit lurking within Leonard's Cloak emerged in full force.
However, these fierce beasts that had devoured countless challengers surprisingly coiled obediently around Luna's toes on the Bing Wen, their Snake Eyes reflecting the Star Essence and Red Glow flowing through the girl's hair.
Luna suddenly turned her Longbow horizontally, transforming the arrow into a barrier shaped like a Crystal Baby Bottle that enveloped Aelia. "The true Lord of the Frost Fortress should forge armor for loved ones with the stars." She lightly tapped the void with her fingertip, which was stained with Star Essence, and from beneath the Nursery floor, the severed Starry Crown from twenty years ago burst forth, transforming into Liuguang as it merged with Aelia's pale fingertip.
Leonard's wand pulsed in his palm, and the Dark Red Crystal embedded in the Staff Tip was suddenly covered in cracks resembling a Spider Web.
His sinister gaze swept over the reassembling Starry Crown, and he suddenly bit his tongue, spewing forth a Blood Mist.
The crimson Curse coalesced in the air into the form of Leonard's Concubine. The woman, Xu Ying, raised her hand to strike at Luna's back—
"Watch out!" The shout from her elder brother coincided with the sound of shattering ice crystals.
The Ebony Heavy Sword in Luna's arms suddenly spun autonomously, shredding the attacking Blood Curse to pieces.
The Magic Ripple rebounding from the Sword Body swept across the audience, causing her brother's Right Leg, which had been paralyzed for many years, to twitch and lift away from his Wheelchair.
In the eye of the Star Sand Storm, a little girl in a skirt adorned with Wisteria flowers fluttered as she moved.
She threw three fragments of Sacred Artifacts towards the Contract Document. Suddenly, Liujin Iris ignited, projecting an image of the First Generation Fortress Master as a baby onto the Dome—an infant gnawing on a Scepter perfectly mirrored Luna's current stance as she reached for the Star Sand on tiptoe.
"Certification complete." The mechanical Contract Spirit emitted a tremor akin to a sob. "After two hundred years... the true Star Bloodline..."
Leonard staggered and knocked over a Gilded Candelabra, causing the hidden Twelve Rays protective Curse on Leonard's Cloak to explode one after another.
He looked on in disbelief at the curse seal that had been secretly placed since Luna's swaddling days, now peeling away under the radiance of the Starry Crown.
A roar suddenly emanated from the Magic Fortress Leyline, and all restrictions within the dark passages shifted simultaneously, projecting the coordinates of Outer Chamber Villa onto the Banquet Hall Dome.
Luna bent down to pick up a shard of the Starry Crown, its sharp edge cutting into her palm, drawing blood.
As the Blood Pearl dripped onto the Contract Document's Shan Na, Leonard suddenly let out a beastly roar—his pupil was being forcibly stripped of the Dark Red Curse, transforming into Blood Mist that surged toward a certain Sacred Artifact awakening beneath the Nursery floor.
Staggering against the Gilded Column, Leonard was engulfed by the Blood Stench rising from his throat, mingling with the fragrant aroma of the Starry Crown coming back to life.
In the midst of the Geomancy Roar, he glanced down to see the Curse fragments falling from his fingertip being devoured by the Dome Projection—those swirling Light Spots were clearly reorganizing the Magic Castle's Inheritance, a thousand years of the Head of the Family's Secret Order.
"Abyssal Breath!" He suddenly tore open the collar of his Dark Pattern, revealing a pale chest from which emerged a swirling Serpent Seal.
The Viewing Platform was filled with gasps as the Elders of the Demon Fortress hastily raised their Protective Barriers—this was a Taboo Black Magic obtained through Illegitimate Bloodline Sacrifice, which had once consumed the souls of three Legitimate Lineage Heirs a hundred years ago.
The Star Essence in Luna's hair suddenly surged, casting the Star Sand in the Nursery Dome into a light gold hue.
She stood on her toes, stepping on the heavy sword formed from her elder brother's staff, her delicate fingertip tracing over the crack in Second Brother's Magic Crystal Arrow. "Brother San, seventh Peacock Stone Tile in the Southeast Corner!"
Brother San, who was supporting himself on a wheelchair, trembled violently.
His Ice Magic, long neglected for twenty years, suddenly boiled within his Meridian, and his misdirected Magical Talent now precisely responded to Young Sister's guidance.
The Lapis Lazuli Tiles flipped in response, revealing a Defensive Magic Pattern hand-carved by the First Generation Fortress Master. The dormant Ice Crystal Vines instantly ensnared the Shadow Serpent summoned by Leonard.
"Watch out for mirror reversal!" Second Brother suddenly pressed down on his wand where Xing Mang was pulsating.
Years ago, a close friend had used this very technique to reflect his Fire Magic back as a Self-Immolation Curse; now, the Blood Curse swirling in Leonard's pupil was unmistakably replicating that same track.
Luna spun around and flung the Crystal Baby Bottle barrier towards Aelia, her embroidered Wisteria boots precisely shattering three floating Curses.
Memories of her past life as a Great Mage facing the Dark Pope suddenly surged back. As the fragments of her staff reformed in her palm, they unexpectedly resonated with the chant of an ancient Forbidden Spell.
When Leonard's Mirror Spell touched the Star Sand barrier, the black Dark Magic that should have rebounded suddenly solidified, transforming into countless star butterflies that fluttered towards the caster.
The Chief Elder's Eagle Staff snapped in her palm. "Light's Praise? This is clearly a lost technique of the Sanctuary..." The old man's murky pupils reflected the Twelve Star Wheels swirling around the girl. The sacred runes that should have been inscribed on the Pope's Scepter now shimmered as they merged with black Dark Magic under the nurturing of the Magic Fortress Leyline.
The Blood Mist spewed by Leonard coalesced into the enchanting Xu Ying, Leonard's Concubine. Just as the cursed red thread entwined around her fingertip was about to touch Luna's nape, it was suddenly shredded by a swirling storm of Star Sand, turning it into powder.
The images of past Lords on the Nursery walls suddenly opened their eyes collectively. The image of the First Generation Fortress Master in swaddling clothes reached out with its chubby little hand and pinned a Wisteria flower from Luna's hair tips to its own ear.
"Now's the time!" Luna abruptly drew back the reformed Longbow to a full moon shape. The Magic Castle Emblem spinning on the Arrowhead suddenly split into three hundred sixty beams of Xing Mang.
Each beam pierced precisely into the Leyline Node, and those seals altered by Leonard emitted mournful cries. The Guardian Beast Statues carved on the Magic Castle's Outer Wall suddenly turned collectively, exposing the location of the Outer Chamber Villa beneath the scorching noon sun.
Leonard roared as he tore open a Space Rift, and black flames from the abyss coiled around the Young Girl like a giant serpent.
Amidst the sounds of Qian Jiao erupting from the Viewing Platform, Luna redirected her arrow to shoot at her own feet.
The Black Magic Shockwave infused with Starlight Power exploded violently, causing the Star Essence Vein sleeping beneath the Nursery floor to surge forth, a milky-white beam of light dousing the dark flames into an Ice Sculpture.
"Father, do you know..." Luna leaped into midair atop the Star Essence Pillar, fragments of broken swaddling gathering behind her to form a cloak resembling that of the First Generation Fortress Master. "The Curse Puppet you hid in the West Tower was unraveled by Brother San's Ice Cracks last night into Xue Shui."
Leonard's pupils constricted as the Puppet controller hidden in his sleeve suddenly exploded, scattering Bing Hua everywhere.
Almost simultaneously, a deafening collapse echoed from the Magic Castle on the West Side. The Obsidian Prison, which had confined Aelia and the Starlight Power for twenty years, was crumbling under the onslaught of Star Essence.
Fury's Lord finally snapped the Neck necklace, and the Zhui Zi, embedded with Leonard's Concubine's hair, fell to the ground, transforming into a Blood Pool.
From the swirling putrid waters emerged countless Pale arms, each Palm clutching a Curse Doll inscribed with Ailya's Birthday Rune, a member of Chang Fang.
The observing Lucius suddenly groaned and fell to his knees. The Blood Curse he had suffered years ago while protecting Aelia resonated with the Curse Dolls at that moment.
Luna spun around, wielding her Longbow like a wheel of light. The Wisteria Petals drifting from the Nursery suddenly shimmered with Xing Mang.
Just as the first Curse Doll's arm was about to touch Aelia's Skirt, the girl bit her Tongue and sprayed forth Blood Mist. Within it were fragments of the Starry Crown, and a Blood Pearl accurately pierced through all the Curse Dolls, Mei Xin included.
"With stars as my guide, I return to my origins!" In her youthful chant, the Blood Pool surged back into the Space Rift torn open by Leonard.
The Magic Fortress Leyline emitted a joyful Roar as those Nodes tainted by Dark Magic began to purify at an astonishing rate. The Projection in the Banquet Hall Dome suddenly shifted to the Trial Grounds of the First Generation Fortress Master—at that moment, Luna's petite figure perfectly overlapped with the image of her ancestor as an infant.
Leonard's final counterattack Curse had yet to be uttered when three fragments of Sacred Artifacts in Luna's arms suddenly flew toward the Contract Document on their own.
As Liujin and Iris began to scorch the family name, a phantom of the First Generation Lord descended from the Star Essence Pillar. The infant-like apparition reached out its hands toward Luna, as if asking for a hug.
"No!" Leonard's roar coincided with the jubilant cries of Geomancy.
The dark restraints he had painstakingly maintained for twenty years turned against him in that moment. Amidst the dust from the collapsing West Tower, Liuguang from the Starry Crown pierced through layers of stone walls and surged toward Aelia.
The wheelchair of Brother San was suddenly enveloped by Star Essence, and the Twin Legs that had been crippled for years twitched involuntarily within the Halo.
Brother San's Ice Magic reached its peak at that moment. He waved his hand, forming an Ice Bridge that precisely caught Luna, who had been thrown into the air by the Black Magic Shockwave.
The ground of the Nursery began to collapse, and Lapis Lazuli Tiles shattered into sharp fragments amidst the Magic Turbulence, tearing apart Leonard's last protective Curse.
As the dust obscured the final rays of light, everyone heard the weeping proclamation of the Contract Spirit echoing in the void, accompanied by the rhythmic pulsing of the Star Essence Vein like a heartbeat.
Wisteria Petals mixed with Star Sand swirled in a dome, forming a crown shape, while from the direction of the West Tower came Luna, piercing through the clouds with the liberated Starlight Power—Star Sand settled upon Shan Na, and an eerie silence fell over the banquet hall.
Wisteria Petals hovered in mid-air, and the Magic Pattern on the Gilded Column flickered, reflecting the gradually dimming Serpent Seal on Leonard's Cloak.
The Chief Elder's Eagle Staff suddenly fell to the ground, and the sharp sound of metal colliding with Lapis Lazuli was like stones breaking through an Ice Surface, causing the entire Viewing Platform to erupt in excitement.
"A seven-year-old New Castle Lord? A phenomenon unseen in a millennium at Magic Castle!"
"Those spells that reconstitute Sacred Artifacts... could they truly be the reincarnation of the First Generation?"
Amidst the discussions carried by Sound Waves, Luna staggered back a step, her short boots embroidered with Star Moon Pattern leaving Light Gold traces on the Lapis Lazuli Floor.
She looked up at Aelia as ice crystals surged around her skirt. In a baby voice wrapped in echoes of Star Sand, she said, "Mother, I didn't let you down..." Before she could finish her sentence, she softly collapsed, a Wisteria flower falling from her hair into the Silver Tray hastily extended by Qin Si.
In that instant when Aelia caught the Young Girl, the Starlight Power that had lain dormant for twenty years suddenly surged at her Fingertip, Zhen Chan.
The Star Sand descending from the Nursery Dome spontaneously wove into a swaddling blanket, enveloping Luna in flowing Xing Hui.
She placed her hand on the vacant Silver Keychain, suddenly realizing that the Magic Fortress Leyline was vibrating in sync with her daughter's faint breathing.
"Madam, be careful!"
Qin Si's scream and the sound of something slicing through the air erupted simultaneously.
Aelia spun around, her sleeve sweeping out to freeze the Star Sand into an Ice Shield, just in time to block the Dark Red Curse Arrow that came at her from the side.
The Serpent Pattern of the Poison Curse slithered across the Ice Surface, corroding the Starry Crown Projection that had been severed twenty years ago, leaving behind charred cracks.
"Why must you stubbornly resist, sister?" Wrapped in Fox Fur leaned against the Gilded Door Frame, her fingertip stained with crimson as she toyed with Leonard's Serpent Pattern Tail Ring.
Behind her, eight Black-clad Maids carried the Liu Mo Wooden Box, from which a dark red curse seeped through the Gap in the lid, resonating with the remnants of darkness from the Magic Fortress Leyline.
Aelia tightened her hold on the sleeping Luna as Ice Cracks suddenly spread across the Nursery floor.
The abandoned magic that once belonged to Brother San now blossomed beneath her feet into a Frost Flower barrier. "The Curse Puppet from the West Tower has yet to be cleared away, yet Lady Yolanda is eager to move into the master bedroom?"
Leonard's Concubine covered her mouth and chuckled lightly, the Serpent Pattern hairpin in her hair jingling softly.
She lifted her foot and crushed Xing Hui struggling in the Floor Tile Gap, and suddenly, her shoes embroidered with Dark Patterns oozed Hei Xue, staining the Defensive Magic Pattern carved by the First Generation Fortress Master. "Since Lord has already been defeated, according to Ancestral Teachings, it should fall to the Second House..." Before she could finish her sentence, a maid behind her suddenly flung open the wooden box—hundreds of Curse Dolls inscribed with Chang Fang and Ailya's Birthday Rune spilled out, landing and transforming into Bloodthorn as they lunged toward Aelia.
"Mother, catch the sword!"
Brother San's roar pierced through the Ice Crystal Barrier.
The Peacock Stone Tiles in the Southeast Corner exploded with a thunderous roar, and the Sword of the Stars, sealed for twenty years, broke free from the earth.
Aelia grasped the hilt of the sword as Shan Na, a deafening sound from the direction of the West Tower echoed. The fragments of the imprisoned Starry Crown fell like shooting stars, coalescing around her into a swirling Radiant Armor.
Bloodthorn disintegrated upon touching the Radiant Armor, while Leonard's Concubine stumbled and shattered the Gilded Candelabra.
The meticulously cared-for Ailya's White Nails all snapped at once, and the Dark Red Curse flowed back along her Fingertip, corroding her fox fur into a Honeycomb-like Black Hole. "Impossible! Leonard clearly said..."
"He said that the Starry Crown would never be reborn?" Aelia lightly flicked the Sword Tip, and as the Radiant Armor peeled away, Xing Xu condensed into the First Generation Lord's Phantom.
The infant-like illusion gnawed at the Scepter, mirroring the posture of Zhua Zhou during Luna's Swaddling period.
Suddenly, thunderous footsteps approached from afar.
A servant wrapped in Star Sand burst through the door thick with curses. The emblem belonging to Contract Spirit on Liujin's waist badge shone brightly. "Magic Fortress Leyline Bloodline Certification Completed! Luna... no, the Lord of the Fortress has taken over Star Palace!"
The Gilded Pocket Watch suspended in the Dome suddenly exploded collectively, its cursed gears turning to Powder in Xing Hui.
Leonard's Concubine's carefully styled Hair Bun fell apart, revealing a Serpent Seal on her nape identical to Leonard's—at that moment, it oozed dark Hei Xue, corroding Liu Mo Wooden Box into a pitiful state.
"What kind of certification is this?" Her sharp Ailya's White Nails reached for the Contract Document in the servant's hand but were met with Star Sand and Ailina's Burn upon touching Liujin's Cover. "How can a seven-year-old Child wield..."
"Lady Yolanda, be cautious with your words." The Chief Elder's Eagle Staff suddenly interposed itself, the Staff Tip embedded with the First Generation Fortress Master Milk Tooth resonating with Luna's Starry Crown. "During the Geomancy certification, the fluctuations of the Star Essence Vein are more potent than a hundred Elders' signatures combined."
Aelia stared blankly at the flowing golden script on the Contract Document, those rights that should have belonged to Leonard were being restructured within the Star Sand.
The Young Girl nestled against her dress without awareness, her hair adorned with Wisteria flowers mingling with Star Sand, casting a totem of the First Generation Fortress Master Trial Grounds upon the Ground.
Suddenly, a crisp sound of shattering ice crystals came from the direction of the West Tower.
The gloom that had shrouded Chang Fang for twenty years was being dispelled by the Star Essence Pillar, while Leonard's Concubine's Dark Red Curse receded like a retreating tide into the darkest corners of the Magic Fortress Leyline.
Qin Si's hand trembled as she held the Silver Tray, the Wisteria Juice congealed within bubbling inexplicably.
She gazed at the Infant Handprint slowly forming at the end of the Document, her throat tightening as if choked by Star Sand. "Madam, actually, Young Miss..."
"Silence!" Aelia suddenly barked, and the Sword of the Stars sensed its master's turmoil, carving Ice Blue cracks into the Lapis Lazuli Floor.
She did not notice the Prophecy Poem quietly Emerging on the back of the Contract Document, those Tiny Inscriptions written in Star Essence fading like melting snow, leaving only half a line—"Twin Moons in the Same Sky"—flickering between the golden script.
As the Star Sand Storm subsided, the remaining Wisteria Petals in the Nursery suddenly turned collectively towards the West Side corridor.
There lay access to the Star Palace, where Qing Yue and Luna’s faint breaths echoed in response to one another, intertwining into a new Laws Network within the Magic Castle Dome.
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