Anana followed Xia Lun, seemingly very excited. Like a child out on a spring field trip, she chattered non-stop like a little sparrow.
Xia Lun didn't find her noisy at all; in fact, he quite enjoyed this kind of childish innocence.
"Mr. Administrator... the sword in your hand is so beautiful."
Anana's attention was drawn to the longsword Xia Lun was holding.
The design of the sword was indeed quite unique. At the crossguard, layers of profound ice formed a blooming ice rose.
"Mm, because it's an ice sword."
Xia Lun flicked his wrist. Where the tip of the sword pointed, a chilling aura overflowed, condensing into fine ice crystals that scattered down like falling stardust.
"That's so nice. I wish I had a sword like that," Anana said, her eyes filled with envy.
"But this is my wife's sword. Without her permission, I can't give it to you," Xia Lun smiled and shook his head. "Besides, you probably wouldn't be able to wield this longsword."
The ice sword was constantly emitting a freezing aura. With Anana's current strength, she would be instantly frozen solid the moment she even gripped the hilt.
Furthermore, since she was a student of Olifando, Anana would definitely become a mage in the future. Xia Lun didn't want the child to stray down the wrong path.
"Oh, I just thought that if I had a sword like this, hugging it to sleep might keep me very cool... I feel like it's been a bit hot when I sleep these past few days." Anana stuck out her little tongue. "The snowfields are still more comfortable."
Xia Lun couldn't help but laugh. What an interesting little one.
"If we can meet again after going back, I can ask Aina for a small piece of ice crystal to give you, so you won't be hot when you sleep."
"Really? That would be wonderful! Thank you, Mr. Administrator!" Anana excitedly bowed deeply to Xia Lun.
"But, Mr. Administrator, you always mention your wife." Anana suddenly changed the subject, her tone rising slightly. "I suppose you must..."
Xia Lun gently picked up the conversation and smiled, "Yes, I love her very much."
"I suppose you must be completely henpecked, right?" Anana giggled.
Xia Lun: ...
He completely didn't expect Anana to not play by the rules.
"Hahaha... This little girl says the most interesting things. I like her." Aina's soft laughter echoed in Xia Lun's mind. Her consciousness had not left; she had been watching the situation here all along. She certainly wouldn't let Xia Lun be alone with another girl.
"Mr. Administrator, in the future, I will definitely learn from your wife and train my own husband to be perfectly obedient." Anana's figure flickered again as she reached out and patted Xia Lun's shoulder. "You are truly the model of a good man."
"If we can meet again in reality, I could give her a little gift," Aina's somewhat gloating voice rang out in Xia Lun's mind again.
Xia Lun gave Anana a rather resentful look, but the girl still looked cheerful and had no reaction whatsoever.
"Don't blame the child, Xia Lun... She's still dreaming right now," Aina's voice explained in Xia Lun's heart. "Her current mental state is completely dazed. She probably doesn't even know what she's saying herself... When you're in a dream, you might also do some bizarre things, right?"
Xia Lun naturally wouldn't hold it against Anana, and merely rubbed the little one's head vigorously.
Anana seemed to enjoy it, smiling even more happily.
"Mr. Administrator, we've been walking for so long. When will we finally be able to walk out of the library?"
A moment later, Anana complained to Xia Lun.
They had only been walking for a few minutes.
Xia Lun shook his head and chuckled; this must be a cognitive error unique to being in a dream.
"It's okay, just hold on a little longer. We'll be out soon," Xia Lun comforted her softly.
As for when they would get out... that depended entirely on when Anana left the dream.
Anana's figure flickered unsteadily like a flame. She might detach from the Spirit World the very next moment, or she might remain until she woke up at dawn the next day...
It wasn't that Xia Lun had no other methods. If he just gave the child a fright and scared Anana awake, he could directly help her leave this place. But in the end, Xia Lun didn't want to resort to such a method.
"Walking is so tiring..." Anana sighed.
Then, a scene that surprised Xia Lun occurred. Anana floated up weightlessly, her feet leaving the ground as if supported by an invisible force.
This wasn't a flight spell; Xia Lun didn't sense any magical aura. This was simple flight, like a biological instinct... Even Xia Lun couldn't do this. Even Xia Lun had to rely on the magic power within his body in order to fly.
Right, Anana was in a dream, which meant her subconscious believed she could fly... The Spirit World was a world of the mind and soul, which was why she could achieve this.
"Phew—this is much easier." Anana flew beside Xia Lun. "Let's keep going, Mr. Administrator."
However, at this moment, there was suddenly another commotion.
Boom—
From the shadows of the bookshelf that Anana had knocked over earlier, viscous dark liquid suddenly emerged. Like living tainted blood, it quickly crawled all over the scattered bookshelves on the ground, wrapping, eroding, and restructuring them.
Under this eerie power, the wooden bookshelves twisted and deformed, piecing together into a massive skeletal frame. The black slime rapidly multiplied, covering it and forming continuously pulsating flesh.
Soon, a behemoth shaped like a giant python, yet constructed of bookshelves and shadows, reared up. It had no eyes, only a massive maw constantly dripping black mud, letting out a chilling, monster-like exhalation.
"M-Monster!" Anana let out a cry of alarm.
"Don't be afraid, I'll take care of it." Xia Lun stepped forward, shielding Anana behind him, his voice as calm as ever.
The shadow python let out a terrifying roar, then charged fiercely at the two of them like a derailed train. Wherever it passed, even the space itself seemed to be stained with a murky dark hue.
Xia Lun held the ice sword in one hand, positioning it in front of him. A piercing cold aura permeated outward with him at the center. Just as the snake's head rushed to his face, he suddenly pressed his wrist down and swung his sword in a fierce slash.
Swish—!!
A pale blue frost sword aura tore through the air like a crescent moon, freezing everything in its path.
The sword aura sliced through the giant python's body without any resistance, instantly cleaving it in two. The unabated cold wave then spread in all directions, completely encasing the writhing black slime in solid ice.
The massive body crashed heavily onto the ground. The shadows dissipated, eventually reverting back into a scattered pile of broken bookshelves.
"Are you alright?"
Xia Lun retracted his longsword and looked back, but there was no one behind him. Anana had disappeared without a trace.
Well, she was probably frightened awake the moment that monster charged over.
Xia Lun shook his head helplessly and sighed.
Silence once again enveloped this area of the Spirit World, leaving only Xia Lun alone, along with the lingering traces of cold air in the atmosphere that had yet to dissipate.
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
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!
y came from. The chests contained supplies, currency, class-change scrolls, skills, talents… and even godhood! The laws of the world were completely rewritten. This became a world where everyone gambled with their fate! Some people, despite having nothing, opened a divine artifact and rose to the top, eventually ruling the world. Others went bankrupt, opened nothing but worthless junk, and leaped from skyscrapers in despair. Lin Ye arrived in this world from another reality, utterly bewildered. “What is going on? Why is everyone a gambling addict?!” “Opening chests? No way. I refuse to gamble. I’ll start with myself!” Until— On his first chest, he obtained a Mythic Talent: Void Incarnation! He could become completely intangible, pass through all things, and reduce everything to nothingness! … On his fiftieth chest, he obtained a Mythic Weapon: Blade of Karma! With a single slash, karma shattered, twisting the universe and overturning the myriad phenomena of creation! … On his ninety-ninth chest, he obtained a Mythic Divine Treasure: Primordial Purple Energy! It could split open the heavens and earth, create all things, and evolve countless worlds with a single thought! Lin Ye: “Now that I think about it… shouldn’t someone have told me that every chest is guaranteed to contain something Mythic?!”
