Between Star Regions.
Two streaks of light flashed by in an instant, plummeting downward with an astonishing momentum.
A Great Saint stood at the top of his Star Region observing, his expression hesitant. After frowning in thought for a moment, he turned to ask another Great Saint beside him.
"If I'm not mistaken, those who just passed by were two Zhun Di affected by the Dark Invasion, right?"
"It seems... they really were."
"What do you think, should we intervene? Judging by their trajectory, they seem to be heading straight for the bottom of All Heavens. Could they be planning to coordinate with the Way of Heaven at the highest level for an attack from both inside and out?!"
The Great Saint shook his head, "Forget it, we can't handle Zhun Di anyway. Let's just watch. I expect it won't be long before a Great Emperor notices and personally moves to eliminate them."
As the two Great Saints discussed in low voices, the black streaks of light had already fallen to the bottom of All Heavens, about to crash into the Blue Sky Sword Sea.
The Avatar instantly rose, staring at the sky above expressionlessly. Only a vast expanse of black mist could be seen violently swirling, emanating a murderous aura.
Inside the small house.
Qiu Li abruptly stood up, his gaze extremely serious. A faint light flickered across the great formation encompassing the entire Star Region.
He sensed that someone had arrived, and the newcomers were not friendly.
So Qiu Li hurriedly turned, wanting to inform Chen Xia first and let him make the decision.
But a hand had already pressed down on his shoulder, stopping him in his tracks. Then came a calm voice, chuckling softly.
"It's alright, just continue sitting quietly."
Qiu Li turned his head, intending to explain, but before he could speak, his pupils suddenly dilated.
The figure before him still wore a blue robe, but instead of appearing as a youth, he now looked like the young man from their time in the Blue Sky Sword Sea.
"What happened to you?" Qiu Li asked hesitantly.
"I evolved," Chen Xia casually replied, then lifted his head to look at the sky, smiling as he said.
"One White Emperor and one second-level Zhun Di. After so many years, they still dare to come. Very well, let their spiritual energy scatter across the Blue Sky Sword Sea. It will serve as a blood sacrifice for the retracing to come."
After speaking, Chen Xia turned back to Qiu Li with a smile and asked, "Do you think that's appropriate?"
"It's... it's appropriate," Qiu Li stammered in response.
"Good then." Chen Xia nodded. His blue robe fluttered slightly, and a faintly red flying sword kept circling around him, as if acting coy.
Chen Xia reached out to pat the sword hilt, as if soothing it, then said with a light laugh.
"Come, I'll take you to kill some people."
His figure flickered, and he was already in the River of Time, using three million flying swords as a boat to calmly cross the river, heading towards the Blue Sky Sword Sea.
Qiu Li's face was blank with shock. He felt that Chen Xia just now was quite different from usual, not just in appearance, but in many deeper aspects as well.
Qiu Li couldn't put it into words, but he felt that when he saw Chen Xia earlier, his heart trembled, and he couldn't help but have a thought.
He felt that Chen Xia was like...
Heaven above!
"Hey, dummy, what are you thinking about?"
Qiu Li's head was suddenly slapped, making it buzz. He turned to look and saw Emperor Capital standing with his arms crossed, grinning at him.
"What are you doing?" Qiu Li frowned and asked.
"Hitting a dummy, of course," Emperor Capital replied with a laugh, going for blunt honesty mixed with smugness.
But Qiu Li wasn't in the mood to banter. He waved his hand dismissively, saying, "Go play somewhere else."
"What, you're not happy?" Emperor Capital inquired curiously, then began to explain himself.
"I hit you for your own good. Between brothers, we shouldn't fuss over these little things. As the saying goes, 'If you don't teach your child, it's the father's fault.' When I hit you, it actually hurts me more!"
Qiu Li gave him a long look and replied, "You should sort out the difference between brotherhood and father-son relationships first."
Emperor Capital was about to say something else.
Boom!
Suddenly, a massive sound came from the direction of the Blue Sky Sword Sea.
Without a second thought, Emperor Capital leapt to his feet, spiritual energy covering his body, ready to charge towards the Blue Sky Sword Sea!
"No need," Qiu Li quickly called out to stop him, adding, "Chen Xia has already gone. He told us not to move and just wait quietly. He..."
"He should be back soon."
But Emperor Capital paid no attention to this, continuing to rush towards the Blue Sky Sword Sea while shouting loudly.
"Brother Chen, I'm coming to back you up!"
Qiu Li smiled helplessly. Although Emperor Capital often spoke nonsense, when it came to loyalty, he was truly admirable. This was the key reason why Qiu Li had been willing to partner with Emperor Capital for thousands of years.
He sat in the small house, his expression turning worried again.
While being loyal and fearless was good, when true battles came, it was often these types of cultivators who died the easiest.
Fortunately, Emperor Capital himself was a Saint, not far from becoming a Great Saint, so he had the ability to protect himself. Surviving in a major battle shouldn't be too difficult for him.
Yes, it shouldn't be difficult.
Qiu Li could only comfort himself this way.
In the direction of the Blue Sky Sword Sea.
The White Emperor had already engaged in battle with the Avatar. He was fighting across realms, which would normally result in suppression by the plane itself, but now that he had succumbed to the Dark Invasion, it was as if he had merged with the Way of Heaven, so this suppressive force had minimal effect on him.
To the extent that the White Emperor could now vaguely suppress the Avatar.
The second-level Zhun Di stood at a high vantage point, looking towards the inner part of the Blue Sky Sword Sea. He spotted the Old Fisherman holding half of an Immortal Sword.
A half-dead man, also affected by the Dark Invasion.
Heh, nothing special.
Thinking this, the second-level Zhun Di began to consider how to take the sword.
If he took it by force, it would be quick, but he might suffer some injuries. After all, it was an Immortal Sword, even if only half remained.
But if he took his time, there were other dangers. Not to mention whether the top cultivators of this Star Region would notice, if Great Emperors from other Star Regions discovered him and came to hunt him down, he likely wouldn't be able to escape.
So it was better to end this quickly.
Having made up his mind, the second-level Zhun Di hesitated no longer. He let the White Emperor keep the strange black mist figure occupied while he went to retrieve the sword from within the Blue Sky Sword Sea.
His figure blurred, dissipating like smoke, then reappeared within the Blue Sky Sword Sea, face to face with the withered Old Fisherman. He smiled and said,
"That Immortal Sword is quite nice. You've already died in body and spirit, clinging to life by a thread. What use is it to you? Why not give the Immortal Sword to me? It would be finding a worthy new owner."
Whoosh!
There was no verbal reply, only a fierce sword intent slashing towards him.
The second-level Zhun Di's figure retreated, landing far away in the sword sea. Light gathered in his hand, coiling like smoke. His eyes flashed with killing intent as he said in a deep voice,
"For a dead man, you sure have a temper. It's really irritating. After I take that flying sword, I'll tear you to shreds and completely destroy what's left of your soul. I'll use your dried-up head as a lantern and hang it high above this sword sea. Even in death, you'll keep watch here forever!"
"Good idea," a calm voice responded.
Drip.
It sounded like a water droplet falling.
A long, grayish-white river appeared above the sword sea, slowly opening up into a portal large enough for a person.
A blue-robed figure stepped out, smiling lightly at the second-level Zhun Di.
"I think I'll use that method on you instead."
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
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.
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
