Chapter Four: Ten Million in Counterfeit Applause

No copied mechanics. No superior attributes. Only a weakness Lin Jin remembered from 470 practice attempts. Before round two, accounts controlled by Zenith flooded the stream with ten million yuan in gifts. [VALUE OF GENUINE RECOGNITION: 0.] Su Wanqing projected the money trail through seven shell companies. “You purchased traffic, Mr. Zhao. You didn't purchase a single person's faith.” Viewers answered with one-yuan gifts carrying the same message: LET HIM FIGHT AS HIMSELF. Round two took place in Mirror Citadel. Han Xiao abandoned every public signature move. He fought like an emotionless machine, each action terrifyingly exact.