I'm a villain in the superhero world.

Editorial Department Universe, "The Child of Yin and Yang" Baidu Tieba —

After the initial buzz from the preview PV subsided, this place had fallen into a brief period of tranquility.

But no one expected that the BE editorial department would release four special character CGs all at once so suddenly.

As one of the main bases for fans of "The Child of Yin and Yang" and the BE editorial department.

When these four character CGs are not only of high quality, but also received almost explosive praise from the entire internet...

The current situation of the "Child of Yin and Yang" forum is self-evident.

Trending topics, discussions, polls, ratings... all sorts of posts are popping up everywhere!

The keyword "Lü Buyi" appeared in almost 100% of the posts.

The entire forum was flooded with discussions about "The Banquet of the Ghost King" and Lü Buyi, and even Ji Mingyang, the protagonist, was briefly ignored and sidelined.

[Pinned Top Post] - Frame-by-Frame Analysis of the "Feast of the Demon King" CG (Continuously Updated)

A glimpse into the whole picture can be seen from a part of it. Among the four CGs, Lu Buyi's "Ghost King's Feast" provides the most information!

The Governing Council, the Bureau of Yin and Yang, the Holy Blood Clan, the Divine Child of the Moon, Ashiya Doman, Energy Level Assessment...

From this, we can see a rigorous and vast worldview. Below, I will analyze and organize these speculations and findings frame by frame.

[Highlights] Real-time statistics of Lü Buyi CG data across various platforms: the increase is outrageous!

This is backend data revealed by a friend who works at the Anime Republic platform. Take a look!

CG Title: "The Feast of the Ghost King" - Promotion of Lü Buyi's Personal Character.

Upload time: 12:00:00

Current time: 19:07:23

Views: 32147896

Likes: 4801556

Number of favorites: 1124902

Total number of bullet comments: 5078129

Live online viewership: 421339

Site-wide ranking: #1 in real-time popularity!

This only includes data from Anime Republic; statistics haven't been compiled for the other short video platforms with even higher traffic.

There are many other posts of all kinds, including one titled "Why is everyone discussing sophistication and looks? Does nobody really think the character Lü Buyi is lewd?" which is a crazy, meme-filled post.

There are also netizens who are purely analyzing and trying to use various details to prove that the BE editorial department must have some shady dealings in terms of resource allocation in CG.

"No fighting, just a purely technical discussion: Lü Buyi's CG vs. other characters' CGs—is this quality better than Ji Mingyang's? Is the production resource allocation too obvious?"

Of course, high-quality fan fiction and illustrations are also an essential part of Baidu Tieba.

——【Fan Creation】【Hand-drawn】The Divine Child of Taiyin, please feature!

The analysis and discussion on Tieba only scratches the surface of Lü Buyi's popularity.

If we're talking about the craziest place, it has to be where CG was first released.

Nowadays, without turning off the bullet comments, it's impossible to watch the content.

Every frame, every second, countless bullet comments engulf the entire screen, making it impossible to even see the figures clearly.

"Holy crap!! What kind of god-like combat power is this?!"

"You're telling me this is a supporting role? I'm dumbfounded!"

"High alert! An iconic scene is about to unfold—"

"Who can understand the true meaning of the phrase 'Those who violate the law will be executed without exception'? It's so cool!!"

"You guys are so weak" - This season's best character line needs no further explanation.

"My mom asked me why I was kneeling while watching videos..."

"From dawn till dusk, I perform rituals before the gods, governing the world with yin and yang, serving them with utmost sincerity. Heavenly gods and earthly deities, seeing this clearly, are filled with trepidation. What I have done... subdues all demons, strengthens heaven and repairs earth, so be it!"

"I have a feeling that this one iconic CG scene alone could support countless content creators!"

Indeed, this is the case, as seen in the fan art section below the official video for "The Banquet of the Ghost King".

The "Related Recommendations" section there was already neatly filled with Lü Buyi's fan works.

Personal Action/Lu Buyi | The Manifestation of Taiyin, Subduing All Demons

【The Child of Yin and Yang/Time-Based Analysis】Three Minutes to Show You What the Ultimate "Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic" Character Looks Like!

Get into position, don't die—

There are thousands of such derivative videos, and they seem endless.

On another purely fan-made anime and manga platform, nine out of the top twenty trending keywords were related to Lü Buyi.

The number of discussions under this topic has reached 187 million.

Even a set of "The Divine Child of the Moon" images recently released by the BE editorial department has been forwarded more than 500,000 times in a very short period of time.

On the most popular and highest-traffic short video platform for anime and manga on the internet, the official channel for the "Feast of the Demon King" CG has surpassed eight million views, and the comment section is flooded with praise.

Despite the vast cultural differences, it's not hard to understand why CG (Cinema Graphique) is so popular; after all, beauty transcends national boundaries.

"The animation quality is insane!!!"

(This animation quality is amazing!) [23 likes]

"This character design is god-tier."

(This character design is unprecedented and unique—) [18 likes]

"I don't understand the story but he's so beautiful I'm crying."

(I don't understand the plot, but he's so beautiful, so beautiful I want to cry) [15 likes]

"Where can I buy the merchandise?"

(Where can I buy this merchandise?) [9 likes]

It's not just the anime and manga channels; even the gaming section is jumping on the bandwagon.

A speedrunner of the AAA game "Millennium Demon Capital" shared and released a mod called "Child of Yin and Yang" created by a friend.

The video title is "When the Moon Goddess Descends upon Heian-kyo - A Speedrun of All Bosses Without Taking Damage".

All of this was conveyed to Lü Buyi without reservation through the [Popularity Feedback Template].

I watched as the various data on the [Popularity Feedback Template] refreshed at a waterfall-like speed.

Lu Buyi rested his chin on his hand, looking unusually surprised.

The surge in popularity and the latest notification almost made him unable to suppress his smile.

[Popularity Value: 1287541 (Continuing to grow rapidly) (Redeemable)]

The popularity score is 1.28 million, although the rate of increase has begun to slow significantly.

But the broadcast of "The Banquet of the Ghost King" was much better than he had expected.

He originally thought that the 200,000 popularity points brought by the ten-second shot in the teaser PV was already an explosive growth, and that he would have to wait until the first explosive point of the plot to accumulate enough popularity to increase the control of the Taiyin Beast.

But now it seems I underestimated the role and effect of special CGs—

CG, as a medium for showcasing character charm and story fragments, is practically a "popularity magnet."

"However, the 10-second scene in the teaser PV also played a part in this..."

"And we also have to consider the possibility that popularity may rise or fall in the future."

Lu Buyi shook his head, deciding to put aside these things that had not yet happened.

He turned to look at the announcement and prompts provided by the [Popularity Feedback Template], and a smile appeared on his lips.

—[Based on your current popularity, your initial role in the official serialization of "The Child of Yin and Yang" has been upgraded to the level of "core supporting character"]