"Indeed... you certainly have the right to boast, my brave one."
Aina propped herself against Xia Lun's chest, her petite body trembling like a sieve.
"Pop—"
A sound like a cork being pulled from a wine bottle.
Perhaps her palms were slick with sweat—Aina's hand slipped, and her head thudded against Xia Lun's chest.
Xia Lun steadied her with one hand on her shoulder while the other cupped her cheek, smoothing back a few sweat-dampened strands of hair near her ear.
"Haa—" Aina was still breathing lightly.
Xia Lun licked his lips—the dazed expression of the Demon King was truly irresistible.
"Let... let me go..."
Only when Xia Lun's large hand settled on her waist again did Aina begin to plead in fear.
Xia Lun... today, he had been relentless, as if punishing her, treating her like nothing more than a doll for his desires.
"Already giving up? How disappointing, Demon King." Xia Lun chuckled.
Provoked, Aina gritted her teeth, roughly grabbing Xia Lun's face and sealing his lips with a kiss to silence him.
Her earlier honesty seemed to have stirred something in him... and now, soothing him was her duty.
Finally, Xia Lun lay back on the bed, arms spread, exhaling deeply in satisfaction. Beside him, Aina lay curled on her side, teetering on the edge of collapse.
This had been far more intense than usual.
Xia Lun gently stroked Aina's hair, his fingers tracing the delicate ridges of her spine, like a range of miniature mountains... The shallow grooves where her wings met her back, flanking her spine, were mesmerizing in their own way.
"That's... enough, right?" Aina's voice carried a hint of frustration—clearly, she had pushed herself to please him today.
"You worked hard, Aina." Xia Lun pressed a light kiss to her back before pulling her into his embrace.
"Much better..." Aina murmured, her voice softening.
Xia Lun rested a hand on her abdomen. "Aina, do you think... you might be pregnant?"
After all, he hadn't stopped at just one round—Aina had been thoroughly sown.
"Hard to say," Aina replied softly. "Maybe... Would you want me to keep it?"
Xia Lun waved a hand. "Not for now."
"Oh?"
His response surprised her.
Back then, Xia Lun had practically begged for a child, dropping hints and pestering her endlessly.
It wasn’t that she refused—it was just that her fertility was naturally low. There was nothing she could do.
Aina turned onto her side, propping her chin on her hand as she studied Xia Lun. "Hmm? Why the change of heart now?"
"With a child, we’d have to be more careful."
"True enough." Aina nodded.
With their business settled, the two fell into casual conversation.
"What happens to the civilizations born from the Labyrinth in the end?" Xia Lun suddenly recalled the lone Angel of the End, standing amidst ruins.
He wondered what it had been guarding.
When he encountered it, its body was already damaged, as if it had endured a great battle. At full strength, it would have been a worthy opponent.
"Hard to say. If they posed no threat, they might still exist... or perhaps the Goddess already destroyed them." Aina lay motionless beside him, like a jade statue. She had indulged enough today and didn’t want to provoke Xia Lun’s desires again.
Xia Lun’s hand wandered over her body, but Aina remained lifeless, unresponsive.
Realizing she truly had no energy left, Xia Lun withdrew his hand with a knowing smile.
"By the way, what about the Magitek Devices..."
Xia Lun remembered that Magitek Devices were inventions derived from studying the Labyrinth’s relics.
"Yes, their prototypes were indeed artifacts from other worlds, but they’ve been integrated with our world’s unique traits. They’re now part of our civilization." Aina nodded. "One day, we might even rival those advanced technological civilizations."
"Ad... vanced technology?" Xia Lun repeated the unfamiliar term.
"Civilizations that rely on external tools and inventions to harness immense power," Aina explained patiently. "Their people—ordinary beings who can’t absorb magic or cultivate other power systems—achieve feats like flight and space travel purely through technological advancement."
"Sounds... unbelievable." Xia Lun murmured.
Aina: "It is. I’ve even encountered beings outside our world whose bodies resembled mechanical constructs, made entirely of metal parts. They claimed to have once been ordinary humans who transferred their consciousness into new bodies."
"What happened to them?" Xia Lun couldn’t help but ask.
Aina: "I left them alone. They meant no harm—just explorers of other worlds, no threat to me. They were lucky they met me and not the previous Goddess... otherwise, she would have coveted their convenient power."
Aina never missed a chance to take a jab at the Goddess.
Xia Lun ruffled her hair but said nothing more.
The two talked at length about the worlds beyond theirs.
Some worlds housed mindless creatures driven purely by instinct, yet capable of shattering space with their innate power... Others were inhabited by beings without physical form, able to traverse freely between the spirit realm and reality.
To Xia Lun, these tales of foreign civilizations sounded like myths.
"Truthfully... our world’s civilization is just as fantastical to outsiders," Aina said softly. "Our world is rich in magic—highly coveted by others. Different worlds call it by different names—Mana, Qi, or something else entirely. The methods of wielding it may vary, but in the end, it’s an incredibly potent and rare power."
So that was it.
Their world was like a massive vein of precious ore.
No wonder evil gods schemed endlessly to infiltrate it.
But all this was still too distant for Xia Lun. His own world held enough novelty—he had no desire yet to venture beyond.
Perhaps one day, he’d have the chance to witness the wonders Aina spoke of.
The lamplight in the room faded.
Aina draped a thin, white silk nightgown over herself—she had been bare this whole time during their conversation.
"Let’s sleep." Xia Lun whispered into his lover’s ear.
Aina exhaled in relief.
This time, it really was time to rest.
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
