After confirming that the body of the Chaos Demon God had been completely reduced to ashes, without leaving behind even a drop of blood, Aina brought Xia Lun back to their original world.
“How did you manage that?” Xia Lun asked curiously.
To banish such an enormous demonic body directly beyond the world’s boundaries was a feat that had surpassed the limits of his understanding of spatial magic. If they had been in their original world, where Aina possessed the authority of the world, it would not have been particularly surprising that she could accomplish something like this.
The authority of the world was known by different names in different worlds: Gaia consciousness, planetary consciousness, and so on.
Those who possessed the authority of a world were like warriors fighting on home ground within their own worlds, capable of displaying power far beyond what they could ordinarily wield.
In reality, however, people who possessed the authority of an entire world were exceedingly rare throughout the universe.
After all, even becoming the strongest being in an entire world did not necessarily mean one would earn the world’s recognition.
The fact that Aina still possessed such abilities outside her own world was truly thought-provoking.
“It’s very simple. You only need to do three things.” Aina swayed her little head and looked at Xia Lun mischievously.
“First, open a spatial rift.” As she spoke, she lightly drew her slender index finger through the air, as if she could truly slice open an invisible curtain.
“Then, put the Chaos Demon God inside.” Aina exaggeratedly wrapped her arms around an imaginary object before pushing it away.
“Finally, take the Chaos Demon God back out. That’s all there is to it.” Aina snapped her fingers again.
She looked at Xia Lun with a beaming smile.
She made it sound so effortless, as though she were merely explaining how to pack up an old piece of clothing and throw it into a garbage heap.
Never mind the vast quantity of magic power and incredible precision required to maintain a stable spatial rift large enough to swallow the body of a demon god. Simply pinpointing and delivering something to precise coordinates across the endless void was already an almost impossible task.
Xia Lun had gained a new understanding of his wife’s strength.
The power she had inherited from the goddess was probably not limited to the authority of the world. Her own strength had also risen to an utterly inconceivable level.
“Don’t overthink it,” Aina said. She seemed always able to see through the turmoil in his heart. Reaching out with a slender fingertip, she gently tapped his forehead. Her touch was slightly cool. “Just be a good boy and listen to me.”
There was a hint of unquestionable indulgence in her voice.
Passing through the spatial rift, the two returned to their original tent.
Although it felt as if they had been outside for a very long time and experienced quite a few things, in reality, only half a night had passed.
Outside, the campfire they had built no longer showed any sparks, but its lingering warmth had yet to fully dissipate.
After cuddling with Aina beneath the blankets for a while longer, the two of them slowly got up.
The sky was just beginning to brighten. A red sun was rising slowly along the horizon.
Xia Lun now knew that it was a celestial body called a star, essentially a gigantic burning ball of fire.
According to the Mechanical Prophet, the sun in their star system burned with the power of magic. It was just as Liyana had casually remarked during one of their earlier journeys: the sun really could be regarded as an incomparably enormous fireball spell.
Xia Lun lifted the tent flap and stepped outside. He took a deep breath of the cool, damp morning air and stretched his limbs.
They had returned early today, and Liyana and the others had not yet gotten up.
Although he had not slept at all the previous night, that meant little to Xia Lun. He still felt full of energy.
How should he put it? Xia Lun was a little overexcited.
The world outside was far more wondrous than this one. Technology, civilization, artificial intelligence… these were all terms Xia Lun had never heard before.
As an adventurer, nothing could be more exciting than learning that an even broader world existed.
This world could not really be considered very large. If Xia Lun sprinted at full speed with nothing but his physical body, he estimated that he could circle the entire world in three days.
Moreover, Xia Lun had already left his footprints in many places.
Now they were simply traveling in peace. They had long since lost the sense of novelty and excitement they once felt a thousand years ago whenever they arrived in a new city.
But now, a door leading to infinite possibilities had slowly opened before him.
Just thinking about the nearly boundless universe waiting to be explored… how could he not feel excited?
“Look at you, Xia Lun. You’re as happy as a child.” Aina followed him outside. Seeing his tall, straight back, she could not help covering her mouth and laughing softly. Her eyes were as gentle as water.
“Is it really that obvious?” Xia Lun instinctively raised a hand and touched his cheek, unaware of any unusual smile on his face.
“There isn’t much expression on your face…” Aina took Xia Lun’s hand and threaded her fingers through his, locking their hands together. “But I know what you’re thinking. I’m your wife, after all.”
“Aina…” Feeling the warmth and softness in his palm, Xia Lun felt a surge of warmth in his heart. “Once our journey through this world comes to an end… how about we go see some other worlds?”
He finally voiced the longing that had been circling in his heart for so long.
“Of course.” Aina lifted her face and gave him a light kiss on the cheek, smiling as brightly as a flower in bloom. “No matter where you want to go, I’ll go with you.”
“Just the two of us?” Xia Lun had already begun sketching out a vision of the future in his mind.
“Let’s bring Liyana and the others along. Otherwise, the journey will probably be too boring.” Aina spoke softly, her gaze drifting toward the quiet tent not far away. “That is, if they’re willing to come.”
“Liyana will definitely come.” Thinking of that lively, unpredictable companion, Xia Lun could not help showing a helpless yet affectionate smile.
Aina squeezed Xia Lun’s palm, making it itch slightly. “Xia Yi is still young. When the time comes, we can leave him at home to look after the place.”
“Will he agree to that?” Xia Lun rubbed his brow, as if he could already see his son pouting with a deeply dissatisfied expression.
He was still rather worried about his son.
“He’ll be old enough to start school in a few years. When that happens, we can send him to Olifundo and have Wolund look after him.” Aina offered what sounded like an excellent suggestion. “We can’t let him keep following us on adventures forever. It’s time he learned some proper knowledge.”
“That makes sense…” Xia Lun nodded.
He simply had no idea what Wolund would think when the time came.
After all, to him, Xia Yi was a little ancestor in the truest sense of the word…
“I’m planning to bring Mida along,” Aina continued. “That child has never gone adventuring with us before.”
“I’m sure she’ll be very happy.” Xia Lun pictured Mida’s expressionless face, so similar to the way Aina had looked in the past.
“Mida’s snowfield can be left in Yisi’s care.” Aina counted off the possibilities on her fingers. “If that doesn’t work, there are always Niya and the others.”
Xia Lun was somewhat surprised.
It seemed that she had already begun arranging everything for what came afterward.
lan, the Luo family, tracked him down - along with the babies in their arms. Mo Xuan stared pensively at the paternity test results from over a dozen top institutions, both domestic and international, showing a 99.99% match between himself and the two baby girls. At 23, Mo Xuan, a doctoral student, had become the father of two three-year-old children. The kicker? The mothers weren't even the same person! He gradually realized he was being lured step by step into an elaborate trap designed by these two yandere sisters. "Be good, little Xuan. Sister's life belongs to you entirely." "Brother, if you try to run away, I'll have no choice but to tie you up." Mo Xuan: "Do whatever you want, ladies. I give up."
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
