However, despite the recent loss of his father, Hong Feihong was not weak. He unleashed 1000% of his power, completely defeating Niu Xuanfeng.
Blinded by rage, Niu Xuanfeng ignored his sect master's order not to harm the qilin and focused on attacking it, hoping to force Hong Feihong into a difficult position.
At that moment, the demonic sect's protector, Hou Junbao, suddenly arrived and knocked out Niu Xuanfeng with a powerful attack.
Ignoring Hong Feihong, Hou Junbao began to scold Niu Xuanfeng.
From later explanations, Daniel felt that Hou Junbao's actions were reasonable.
However, Daniel couldn't shake the feeling that something was off about Hou Junbao.
When Hong Feihong was escaping, Hou Junbao loudly shouted as he threw a thunderbolt.
Dark weapons should be used stealthily, so why was he shouting?
There was only one possibility: Hou Junbao wanted Hong Feihong to hear him.
Of course, it could also be that, like many other comics, characters loudly announce their special moves.
But looking at previous scenes, it seemed more deliberate. When Niu Xuanfeng was about to succeed, Hou Junbao threw the thunderbolt and used his words to distract Niu Xuanfeng, allowing Hong Feihong to escape.
Now, by shouting, he warned Hong Feihong of the attack and gave him the chance to dodge and return the dark weapon to Niu Xuanfeng, buying more time to escape.
"Interesting," Daniel thought, his eyes lighting up.
If Hou Junbao intentionally let Hong Feihong go, what was his goal? Did he not want Niu Xuanfeng to get the credit?
Or perhaps he didn't want the sect master to get the qilin's blood? Was he planning to betray the sect master, Situ Feng, later in the story to take his place?
Or could he be a spy from the righteous side?
Curious, Daniel turned to the next page.
And then...
What the heck!
The most crucial part was missing! Another cliffhanger!
Daniel was so angry he nearly tore the book in half. He pulled out his phone to vent his anger on the Porter's Weibo.
But when he opened it, he saw that others were already calling the Porter a cliffhanger king.
However, most of the discussion was about the plot.
Some people thought the story wasn't that interesting, while others, like Daniel, speculated about Hou Junbao's identity.
"I think Hou Junbao deliberately let Hong Feihong go. Could he be a good guy?"
"I think so too. First, he saved the qilin, then he let Hong Feihong escape."
"Nonsense, if Hou Junbao were a good guy, would he have attacked Hong Feihong's father? This kind of plot is common in many stories. It's called a 'pig teammate.'"
...
In the following days, the popularity of "The Legend of the Seven Heroes" continued to grow.
It received an 8.2 rating on Douzhi Web, and five related topics made it into the top fifty trending searches.
This was impressive for a newly released work.
But the most interesting part wasn't the ratings.
The first scenic spot from "The Legend of the Seven Heroes," Hong Feihong's hometown, Huangshan, saw a surge in visitors. Despite not being a weekend, the number of tourists matched typical weekend numbers.
This delighted the scenic area's manager.
Upon learning that the visitors were inspired by "The Legend of the Seven Heroes," they bought a copy of the comic and marked the iconic scenes.
They even contacted Jada for character rights and created statues at key locations.
For example, the scene of Hong Tao fighting Du Gufeng, Hong Feihong riding the qilin, and a life-sized Long Rainbow Sword embedded in the cliff.
They also collaborated with Ren and his team to issue an announcement, which led many fans of "The Legend of the Seven Heroes" to visit and take photos. Even people unfamiliar with the characters bought the comic to understand.
"Today I visited Huangshan and took a photo with the demonic sect master, Situ Feng. Heart."
...
Of course, all this scenic spot stuff had nothing to do with Ren.
He was busy worrying about the theme song for "Ultraman Tiga."
The preparation for "Ultraman Tiga" had started around the time "Madoka Magica" was released, a few months ago. By now, several chapters would have been published if it were a novel.
While not fully filmed yet, the casting and costumes were ready.
And the theme song was giving Ren a headache. He had tried several samples but wasn't satisfied.
In his memory, the Chinese theme song "Miracle Reappearance" and the ending song "Eternal Ultraman" from "Ultraman Tiga" were classics.
In his previous life, they were Ren's favorite Ultraman songs and among the few he thought were better than the Japanese versions.
Although Jada contacted excellent lyricists and composers, their songs felt out of place compared to the Chinese versions from his previous life.
But he couldn't compose music. If he could, he would write down the theme songs from his past life.
He could only hum a few lines and barely remember the lyrics.
Unfortunately, his system was for manga, not an all-professions system.
Ren even thought his system was a bit lame.
In many novels he read in his previous life, protagonists excelled in multiple fields after transmigrating, making movies, writing novels, drawing comics, creating animations, and composing music.
But he had a rather mediocre life before, just finishing college normally, and his system only awakened after reuniting with Jada.
The frustrated composer couldn't understand what style Ren wanted for the theme song. He was also getting annoyed by the constant rejections. If not for the good pay, he might have quit.
So he suggested, "How about this? Try humming a tune you think works, and we'll build on that to meet your requirements."
Ren was stunned and then said, "Are you sure you can understand what I hum?"
Not to boast, but Ren was terrible at music.
If he hummed, "Ultraman Tiga's" new storm might never appear, and even the earth might not awaken.
But the composer was confident, having listened to countless songs. So, with this confidence, they began their collaboration.
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