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Chapter 1396: Chapter 1158: The Battle for Qin Continent’s No. 1 Writer

What’s next?

While pondering this question, a piece of news suddenly popped up online: [Xian Yu had read the ending of the Harry Potter series in advance, and once jokingly spoiled it to readers during a livestream!!!]

The news included a segment from a previous Yu Dynasty livestream.

In the clip.

Xian Yu said:

“Lupin, Dobby, Moody, Colin, Tonks, Snape, Fred, Hedwig… none of them died in this installment…”

At that time.

The livestream chat was full of cheerful banter.

The viewers had no idea it was a death list.

The livestream audience sent chat messages laughingly, such as “Chu Kuang the old rascal won’t go that far.”

Now.

Looking back at this clip, countless netizens were utterly stunned!

“What the hell!”

“Is this for real!?”

“After matching things up one by one, I realized—it’s all spot on. None of them died in the sixth book, but every single one of them died in the seventh!”

“This isn’t a coincidence!”

“Xian Yu indeed knew the ending in advance!”

“Holy shit!”

“Fish Papa almost outright said it, but no one caught on at the time!”

“Wait.”

“Who the hell could have guessed that those names he seemingly randomly recited would turn out to be a death list?!”

“What’s even crazier…”

“Back then, when readers asked about the sixth book, as he listed those names, he left out Dumbledore!”

“Looking back now, he was already hinting that Dumbledore would die in the sixth book!”

“Ahhhhhhh!”

“Is this how spoiler culture works?”

“I’m so naive. At the time, I just thought Fish Papa was helping the old rascal advertise. I didn’t realize those seemingly offhand remarks, those playful jokes, carried so much information!”

“He’s such a rascal!”

“Xian Yu’s randomness is on another level!”

The truth is often hidden in those unremarkable jokes. It wasn’t until everyone had finished reading the Harry Potter series that they realized Xian Yu had already hinted at the ending during the livestream!

And back then, forget about the seventh book’s ending…

Even the sixth book of the Harry Potter series hadn’t been released yet!

This made countless netizens jump up in frustration.

They regretted it deeply.

In the end.

Everyone underestimated the relationship between Xian Yu and Chu Kuang!

Such classified information—Chu Kuang even shared it with Xian Yu ahead of time!

Regarding this.

Some netizens joked: “Maybe the old rascal thought the Harry Potter series’ ending was too heavy and needed someone to accompany him, so he shared these secrets with Xian Yu in advance.”

Lin Yuan chuckled.

It didn’t surprise him that this matter was dug up by netizens. He had intended for part of this to come to light anyway.

In the comments section.

Some Zhong Continent netizens beat their chests and asked: “Is their relationship really so close that they’d share such secrets? How much more is there about Xian Yu and Chu Kuang that I don’t know?”

Netizens from other continents immediately responded:

There’s plenty you don’t know.

Perhaps to enlighten these Zhong Continent netizens.

The friends from Qin Continent, Qi Continent, Chu Continent, Yan Continent, Han Continent, Zhao Continent, and Wei Continent listed one by one the past interactions among the Three Bros, leaving the Zhong Continent netizens utterly stunned.

Goodness gracious.

The relationship between the Three Bros is too tight!

Looking at past events, these three are practically inseparable!

Some even suspected that, beyond Xian Yu, Shadow might have also known the ending of the Harry Potter series in advance. For this, some even went to Shadow’s comment section to ask!

Lin Yuan, of course, wouldn’t respond.

Being playful during a livestream for better engagement is one thing, but if you’re too mischievous, you risk exposing yourself, so it’s better to be cautious.

…

For most novels, after they’re completed, the discussions around them quickly taper off. But after the Harry Potter series finished, instead of a swift decline in engagement, it sparked even more fervent discussions, and even branched out into various topics:

“What clues hint that Snape is actually a good person?”

“Did Wormtail truly find redemption before his death?”

“Why didn’t Hermione and Harry end up together? When you analyze their personalities, everything seems inevitable!”

“Character analysis: Was Dumbledore actually a master schemer?”

“Ranking the characters’ strength in Harry Potter!”

“Popularity poll of Harry Potter characters—guess who’s number one!”

“Was there ever a moment when you hated Harry Potter?”

“Prove you’ve read the Harry Potter series in one sentence!”

“The most comprehensive exploration of the Harry Potter series!”

…

In the days that followed.

Related topics became too numerous to count.

Readers with different opinions frequently quarreled passionately over the topics surrounding the Harry Potter series.

This was the “analysis craze.”

Many successful novels receive similar treatment after their completion.

But the analysis frenzy surrounding Harry Potter lasted longer than anyone had anticipated.

Even as the end of the month drew near.

Debates remained intense.

Harry Potter fans obsessively examined every detail of the novel.

The industry was shocked!

Media outlets boldly speculated:

“The Harry Potter series has enduring influence!”

“Will Chu Kuang’s writer ranking rise again?”

“Might there be changes in the top 20 rankings by month’s end?”

“If Chu Kuang’s ranking rises again, he might become the top author in Qin Continent!”

“Will Lu Yang, ranked eleventh in the Blue Star author rankings, be surpassed by Chu Kuang?”

“Chu Kuang advances aggressively—can Lu Yang hold his rank?”

“Is Lu Yang feeling nervous and anxious right now?”

“The battle for the top author in Qin Continent is about to commence!”

…

In Qin Continent.

Lu Yang, ranked eleventh in the Blue Star author rankings, stared blankly at the news, his mood unbearably heavy.

Is Lu Yang feeling nervous and anxious right now?

No shit!

He’s overwhelmingly nervous and anxious!

Lu Yang isn’t a saint. He hasn’t reached the level of detachment where he’d remain indifferent as his ranking teeters on the edge.

Yet Lu Yang felt a bitterness he couldn’t express.

Even though he had announced his retirement, the ranking pressure had spurred him to decide to return to the literary world.

In Lu Yang’s mind, even though Chu Kuang was just one rank below him, he shouldn’t pose an immediate threat.

By the time Chu Kuang actually threatened his ranking, he figured he’d have completed his new book!

It would be a simple matter to counter Chu Kuang’s threat by releasing the new book!

Lu Yang had full confidence in his work!

But Lu Yang hadn’t anticipated that Chu Kuang would be so fierce!

Before Lu Yang had even finished his new book, let alone announced his comeback, Chu Kuang had already completed the Harry Potter series!

Nearly three million words of content!

That massive work—this junior author finished it in just half a year!

What’s even more outrageous:

The absurdly fast update speed didn’t compromise the novel’s quality one bit!

The Harry Potter series became increasingly popular with each installment, and its conclusion sparked a global sensation!

In this situation, it didn’t take a genius to foresee that his ranking was in jeopardy!

Still.

Lu Yang harbored a glimmer of hope.

Maybe his rank could hold on a little longer!

His new book was almost ready!

Hold on!

The ranking has to hold steady!

The ominous signals from his gut left Lu Yang intensely nervous!

The immense pressure even seemed to make writing his new book flow smoother, though that offered him no comfort!

And amidst this uneasiness.

June was nearing its end.

The Blue Star author rankings were about to be updated!

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