The Situ family established this Extinction Array with the original intention of sacrificing ninety-nine percent of their people during a clan-exterminating disaster to preserve that single spark of their bloodline.
Using the entire clan as kindling to ignite the fire of one person, ensuring the bloodline would not be severed.
This was what it meant to leave a true ray of survival.
Yet now, this final chance of survival had become a stepping stone for Situ Aoshi alone to ascend to the heavens.
What kind of Lord of Cinder was this?
The core of the array was triggered, activating the brands carved deep within the bloodlines of all Situ clan members.
A thick stench of blood permeated the air.
Threads of blood were drawn from the crowns of every Situ family member's head, converging into a massive blood-red vortex in the sky.
Invisible threads spread out from the Patriarch's token, accurately finding every clansman whose body flowed with the blood of the Situ family.
"Ah!"
A shrill scream pierced through the blood mist, only to be instantly swallowed by the thick bloody aura.
A young disciple of the Situ family convulsed violently, his skin shriveling at a visible rate. His eye sockets sank deep into his skull, and he ultimately turned into a skin-and-bones mummy, crashing heavily to the ground without another sound.
This was only the beginning.
One after another.
In the courtyards and inside the houses, every member of the Situ family, regardless of gender or age, met the same fate.
Their lifeblood was forcibly stripped away, transforming into dense threads of blood that merged into the churning sea of blood in the sky.
Lin Mo's divine sense enveloped the entire Situ family estate, taking in this scene of a living hell.
He did not make a move.
He had always preferred to be a spectator in a dog-eat-dog show.
In the center of the blood sea, Situ Aoshi's figure faintly appeared. He greedily absorbed this power gathered from the lives of the entire clan, his aura climbing steadily.
Only the Third Elder stood as still as a pine tree, holding the Shadow-Burning Spear in his hand.
He quietly watched the family disciples before him being drained of their power.
Some disciples couldn't even hold on and collapsed directly to the ground, losing their lives.
The Third Elder had not slit his wrists to enter the array, so naturally, he was not affected by it in the slightest. At this moment, he looked more like a cold undertaker, witnessing the annihilation of his own family.
Finally, the last wail dissipated.
The massive Situ family estate fell into dead silence.
All the power of the bloodlines had merged into the blood sea, belonging entirely to Situ Aoshi alone.
Within the blood mist, Situ Aoshi's eyes had turned a pure blood-red.
His gaze fell upon the sole surviving Third Elder.
This old fellow had an incredibly rich vitality and lifeblood; it could not go to waste.
The Third Elder was his final, and most exquisite, nourishment.
"Third Elder, it is time for you to contribute to the family!"
Situ Aoshi's voice became hoarse and eerie, and a giant hand formed entirely of lifeblood reached out from the blood mist, grabbing directly toward the Third Elder.
Seeing the incoming blood hand, the Third Elder's face showed no fear, but rather a hint of mockery.
"Situ Aoshi, as expected, you are still too greedy."
Before his voice faded, he suddenly crushed an inconspicuous token in his hand.
Crack!
The crisp sound was exceptionally harsh in the dead-silent courtyard.
Rumble!
The entire blood-red grand array trembled violently, and hideous cracks spread across the array's light barrier.
"You!"
Situ Aoshi's figure swayed within the blood mist, his aura becoming unstable. He let out a beastly roar, "You dare tamper with the clan protection array?!"
The Third Elder sneered, "Heh, if you weren't so insatiably greedy, wanting to swallow me up as well, why would I crush this secondary array core token?"
As he spoke, the blood hand had already passed through the Third Elder's body.
However, the expected scene of his lifeblood being sucked dry did not occur.
Instead, the blood hand turned into the purest blood aura, completely enveloping him.
The injuries caused by Lin Mo's casual strike last night healed instantly under the nourishment of the blood aura.
An unprecedented sense of powerful strength filled his limbs and bones.
The Third Elder felt so comfortable he almost groaned aloud.
But this was not enough!
He fiercely raised the Shadow-Burning Spear in his hand and spread his arms, his expression frantic.
"Come! Let me absorb all your power!"
A fight to the bitter end probably looked just like this.
The blood-red mist originally swirling around Situ Aoshi seemed to find a new outlet, instantly changing direction and transforming into long blood-red dragons that frantically surged into the Third Elder's body!
The smugness and ferocity on Situ Aoshi's face instantly froze, replaced by endless horror and fury.
"You! How dare you! Do you want the Situ family to die by your hands?!"
Throughout this entire process, Lin Mo chose to stand by and watch.
Anyway, when the sandpiper and the clam fight, it is the fisherman Lin Mo who benefits.
Seeing the blood mist around Situ Aoshi slowly being siphoned away by the Third Elder, Lin Mo crossed his arms, watching with keen interest.
Situ Aoshi glanced at the motionless Lin Mo, took a deep breath, and charged straight at the Third Elder on the ground.
However, Situ Aoshi clearly did not have that much patience.
He shot a glance at Lin Mo, who remained perfectly still in the corner, his eyes ruthless. Then, taking a deep breath, his figure moved like a ghost, violently charging toward the Third Elder on the ground!
"You! Too stupid! Did you think that by modifying the array, I wouldn't be able to do anything to you?"
Before he even arrived, his bone-chilling killing intent had already sealed off all of the Third Elder's escape routes.
"Crack!"
With a crisp snap, Situ Aoshi's large hand was already gripping the Third Elder's neck, forcefully lifting him off the ground.
"I am in the Celestial Realm! You ant, what do you have to fight me with!"
Situ Aoshi's voice was filled with condescending disdain, the force in his hand continuously increasing.
However, the Third Elder, whose throat was being crushed, showed not the slightest trace of fear on his face. Instead, he grinned, revealing an eerie smile. He struggled to raise his other hand, revealing a completely empty wooden box in his palm.
Situ Aoshi's pupils suddenly shrank.
"This is... the Life-Igniting Pill?!"
The Third Elder reached up and pried open Situ Aoshi's fingers.
"Cough, cough... That's right!" The Third Elder's voice was as hoarse as a broken gong. "Igniting my life for a brief moment, to exchange for your... Celestial bearing!"
Before his voice faded, blood-red patterns violently exploded from his heart, instantly crawling all over his skin. His entire body looked like a piece of porcelain about to shatter, covered in scorching cracks.
Boom!
An aura far surpassing the peak of the Grandmaster realm shot into the sky, and the Third Elder's entire body ignited!
He violently broke free from Situ Aoshi's grip, tightly grasping the Shadow-Burning Spear. The spear thrust out like a dragon, sweeping across with the momentum of a prairie fire!
This spear strike actually made Situ Aoshi feel a trace of threat.
His expression changed, and he could only hastily retreat. But the moment he moved, a large chunk of the blood mist he had painstakingly condensed was torn away again.
"You're crazy! Even if you use the Life-Igniting Pill, you will undoubtedly die!" Situ Aoshi was both shocked and furious.
"The Situ family has already been destroyed by your hands anyway; what use is it to keep this old life of mine?"
The Third Elder looked like a mad demon, his hair and beard bristling. "I originally thought you would remember our past ties and spare my life, but you... are too greedy!"
As he spoke, he recklessly thrust out another straight spear strike!
This strike concentrated all of his essence, energy, and spirit, fast to the extreme!
However, this time, Situ Aoshi did not dodge or evade; instead, a cruel curve hooked the corner of his mouth.
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
transmigrates into the role of a villainous rich second-generation kid in an urban fantasy novel, and gets bound to a god-tier choice system. Right at the start, he catches the female lead stealing exam papers! This triggers the villain's choice options! [Choice 1: Pretend you didn't see anything] [Choice 2: Loudly call her out, drawing everyone's attention] [Choice 3: ...] And thus, a twisted villain is born. To avoid getting killed by the protagonist, he has no choice but to take down all the protagonists first. Jiang Che: Nobody understands being twisted better than me!
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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?"
