OFR – Chapter 127 Unlocking Black Market Permissions.

The solo match officially began!

Li Bai vs. Li Bai!

The moment the game started, the entire livestream audience erupted into a frenzy.

The anticipation built up over time—the tension, the mystery of whether Wen Tian was the true King of Solo, and the clash with the undefeated Li Bai of Heartache—was enough to electrify the audience.

Meanwhile…

In the serene setting of his Ink Forest Residence, Mu Bai sat quietly on the sofa, watching the showdown unfold on his screen.

Though he remained silent, Mu Bai had confidence in Wen Tian.

After all, Wen Tian had earned his fame not through showmanship but through consistent gameplay. For someone to achieve such recognition, they must possess genuine skill.

Although Mu Bai believed Wen Tian could win, his lack of familiarity with King of Glory made the match less engaging for him.

Distracted, he switched to his QQ app to check messages.

On QQ, Mu Bai casually replied to messages from Hai Qing and the “Worldly Glamour” group chat. Afterward, he browsed QQ Space for updates.

With the Lunar New Year approaching, Mu Bai noticed several posts lamenting the woes of being pressured into marriage.

One familiar name stood out—Mi Xuan, a diligent colleague of his.

Mi Xuan’s post read:
“Ahhh! It’s almost New Year’s again, and here come the arranged marriage talks. So stressful! I just want to keep working hard with my boss and make money—I don’t have time to be a housewife!”

Under her post, several comments appeared:

• “Haha, Mi Xuan, same here! Only fellow single women of a certain age can truly understand the pain of being forced into marriage.”
• “Your boss? Wow, Mi Xuan, are you dating your boss now?”
• “Haha, you’re reading too much into it! It’s just a phrase.”
• “Mi Xuan, marry me! I won’t make you a housewife; I’ll be the stay-at-home husband while you conquer the world!”
• “LOL, that last comment almost made me spit my coffee!”

Mu Bai chuckled at the comments, then skimmed updates from other acquaintances like Qian Yiwen, Awen, and Jingbao.

Most posts were about daily life and didn’t pique his interest.

Just as he was about to close the app, a sudden burst of glowing text appeared before his eyes:

Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have successfully completed the first phase of the “Rise to Dominance” task.

• You have signed contracts with 1 two-star team, 3 one-star teams, 2 streamers with potential ratings above 90, and 3 members with monthly spending power exceeding 200,000.
• Rewards: 39,000 Network Silver Coins.

Ding! You have unlocked the Black Market Network Access.

• Check the host page for the URL and password.

“Hmm? The side quest advanced?”

Mu Bai glanced at the floating text and deduced that while many team contracts had been signed, a few were still pending, as evidenced by only one two-star team being listed.

The 39,000 Network Silver Coins reward was impressive. To amass that amount through normal means would require spending nearly 400 million yuan online.

However, what intrigued Mu Bai more was the newly unlocked Black Market Network Access.

Curious, he opened his host page to investigate.

Host: Mu Bai

• Mystical Space Level: 3 (8 cultivation slots; time flow 40x the external world).
• Network Copper Coins: 112,600+
• Network Silver Coins: 63,500+
• Inventory: 1 Mystical Dice, 201 drops of Mystical Stream Water.
• Cultivation Slots: Agarwood, Platinum Arowana, Red-Gold Arowana, Tang Dynasty Phoenix Feather, Tianyi Lotus, Ghost Orchid, Purple-Gold Peony, Tiger Tail Grass (all in secondary cultivation).
• Personal Garden: ~500 sqm of saffron, ~200 sqm of wild ginseng, and ~70 sqm of various flower seedlings.
• Daily Online Expenses: None today.
• Daily Check-in: Completed; 50 Network Silver Coins available tomorrow.

Current Tasks:

1. Side Quest – Rise to Dominance: Recruit or destroy five two-star teams to earn 1 Mystical Dice.
2. Side Quest – Luxury Aura: Purchase and wear a watch worth over 8 million yuan (incomplete). Completion unlocks the next stage and a luxury gift pack.
3. Random Task – Cunning Girl: Unfinished. Task will expire in one day.

Black Market Network Access

• URL: ******
• Account: *****
• Password: ******

The Black Market Network URL was long and complex. Mu Bai carefully memorized it, repeating it over a dozen times along with the account credentials.

Once committed to memory, he opened his phone browser and entered the URL.

When the page loaded, it was completely pitch black, a darkness so deep it seemed to absorb all light.

After a few seconds, a single flickering flame appeared in the center, glowing blood red.

The flame rapidly expanded, branching into thin, fiery lines that formed neatly arranged text in multiple languages:

English, 中文, Le Français, Русский…

Realizing this was a language selection screen, Mu Bai tapped on “中文.”

The red flame shifted again, morphing into a login panel.

He carefully entered the account and password. The intricate password took several attempts to confirm, but finally, he completed the process.

For the ID, Mu Bai thought for a moment and typed a single word: “Cold.”

After hitting “Login,” the screen locked. The red flames burned more intensely, as though threatening to leap from the screen.

Text appeared:

“Verifying account and password. Please wait…”

Thirty seconds later, the screen flashed, and a bold statement emerged:

“Welcome to Black Sky Network. This network is beyond the control of any nation, unrestricted by any law.”

The simplicity of the message conveyed an audacious and chilling dominance, an utter defiance of all worldly constraints.

Mu Bai smirked and murmured, “This… opening statement is quite something.”

At that moment, he truly felt the raw power and unrestrained arrogance of the Black Market Network, or rather, Black Sky Network.