Chapter 2

All the trouble started three days ago.

Du Yuqi, like any normal boy, had always yearned to find a pure love in his school life—of course, if it wasn't pure, that would be even better—so he couldn't stop thinking about his senior, Xie Wenwen from the Chemical Engineering Department.

However, their relationship had never progressed beyond the point where he was always available to buy gifts, help with moving, and fix computers whenever she needed, but as soon as topics like holding hands, kissing, or going to a hotel came up, the goddess would immediately display her icy purity and firmly reject him.

In short, Du Yuqi was just a backup.

Several close friends had repeatedly advised Du Yuqi to give up, saying that there were plenty of other fish in the sea, and that he could find someone else with just a few taps on Momo or WeChat. However, people sometimes do silly things, and Du Yuqi still believed that although the road was winding, the future was bright, and the goddess would eventually be moved by him. So, he continued to persevere.

Three days ago, the day before the Qixi Festival, his senior somehow offended a professor in her department and was punished to clean the chemistry lab after class in the afternoon. However, that afternoon, she had plans to watch her rich boyfriend play sports and had dinner with him in the evening. The workload for cleaning the lab was enormous and would definitely delay her dinner plans. What to do?

Of course, this was the moment for the backup to step in and shine...

Naturally, the goddess called, and Du Yuqi, without hesitation, gave up his rest time and started working for her, going to clean the chemistry lab. He even lured his best friend, Zhao Qiuyu, with the promise of a meal.

The two were not unfamiliar with the lab, as they had a course in medicinal chemistry in the medical school. Once inside, they started working hard, sweeping out a large pile of trash. The most bizarre thing was that they found a Durex condom in some corner, which they studied for a long time, mocking it with disdain but secretly envying the person who could do it in such a place.

Just as the two were feeling tired and sitting by a desk to smoke, something strange happened. Du Yuqi suddenly noticed something odd. At first, he thought it was just his eyes playing tricks on him, but after a while, he realized that there was a strange, water-like ripple in the air above the podium!

Then, right before their stunned eyes, a beast-claw altar slowly appeared, and in the palm of the altar, there were three translucent, jade-like small crystals stacked in a triangular shape. Although small, these crystals contained a golden, jelly-like substance that seemed to have a life of its own, shimmering with a vibrant hue.

These small crystals were definitely not from Earth. If one had to compare them to something, they would be like a combination of golden diamonds and jelly, glowing brilliantly in the sunset.

"This... This is truly beautiful!"

"Beautiful beyond words!"

The cigarettes in their mouths almost fell out simultaneously, as they were instantly captivated by the golden crystals.

Pure gold is a color that humans instinctively love. Otherwise, why would gold, which can't be eaten, worn, or used to make weapons, have been a valuable item and currency throughout human history for thousands of years, regardless of race or gender?

In that moment, their brains went blank, and they instinctively reached out to touch the strange, golden crystals that had suddenly appeared.

However, the moment Du Yuqi touched the golden crystal, he immediately received a message in his mind:

"You have touched the offering and responded to the summoning of Limis' son, Summoner Mingxi."

"This is your first time becoming a summoned creature..."

The message abruptly cut off!

Then, the two noticed a terrifying large hand appearing out of nowhere, seemingly crossing the boundaries of time and space, reaching for the golden crystals.

The hand was at least as big as a door, with black skin and green stripes forming strange patterns, each containing mysterious power. The nails on the fingers were like glass, sharp and dangerous, much like the claws of a tiger or a leopard, exuding a formidable threat!

The hand had only four fingers, with no distinct thumb or middle finger, all equally slender and identical in appearance.

At the same time, there was a torn wound on the hand, looking extremely gruesome, with jagged edges and red flesh curling up, clearly painful. The blood from the wound didn't flow freely but instead coalesced into a ball like mercury, trying to retract into the wound, and it was clearly different from human blood, resembling a ball of crimson lava!

Just as the hand was about to grab the golden crystals, a massive, black hole-like portal suddenly appeared in the chemistry lab, roaring with a terrifying rumble, generating an enormous suction force that instantly pulled the two, along with several tables and chairs, into it!

In that moment, Du Yuqi felt the world spinning, but his fingertips touched the golden crystal first, and a cool sensation immediately spread through his body, making him feel so comfortable that he almost moaned.

At that moment, he could barely see that he was in a strange light tunnel, with various distorted and elongated fragments swirling around, glowing with bizarre light. His vision and body were also distorted and elongated, and he was spinning and moving at high speed.

The large hand, after missing its target, quickly retracted and disappeared into the void, leaving behind a few drops of crimson, lava-like blood floating in the air, forming strange, blood-red spheres that were crystal-clear like ice. Du Yuqi could even see the nearest blood sphere bubbling as if it were boiling!

Then, as if sensing something, the blood spheres flew straight toward Du Yuqi. He was spinning rapidly in the air, completely helpless, and could only watch as the blood spheres approached and instantly merged into his body!

Suddenly, an indescribable, scorching pain surged through Du Yuqi's body. The explosive pain was far beyond what he could endure, and he immediately fainted!