Above the Black Sea, viscous dark waters surged, resembling a concentrated poison that instilled a sense of primal fear.
Black waves rose, towering a thousand feet high.
As the waves rose and fell, a massive blue-black shadow flickered in and out of view on the sea's surface.
Scales exuding an evil aura emitted a blue glow beneath the waves.
In an instant, the demonic body burst from the sea, leaping out along a colossal wave ten thousand feet high. It soared into the sky, its blood-red eyes oozing a corrosive secretion that ate away at everything in its path.
For a moment, it blotted out the sun and sky.
At the same time, a toad sleeping in the sea was flipped over by a giant wave.
Its pale white belly was exposed.
"Ribbit... ribbit..."
The toad rolled over, extremely displeased that its pleasant dream had been disturbed.
It looked around.
Its gaze fell upon the enormous dark shadow soaring into the sky.
"Ribbit! Ribbit!"
It kicked its legs and paddled over.
The demon circling in midair stirred up wind and waves. It let out a furious roar.
The entire surface of the Black Sea began to tremble.
"Ribbit! Ribbit!"
The toad floated on the sea's surface, craning its neck to call out to the demon.
It seemed dissatisfied at being ignored.
Never mind a mere toad's croak – even a Shadow Wolf's howl would have been drowned out by the demon's roar at this moment.
It was completely inaudible.
But strangely enough, this insignificant little toad's croak somehow pierced through the demon's roar, reaching its ears with perfect clarity.
The demon in midair lowered its head, its blood-red eyes looking down at the toad.
A massive suspended entity and a tiny, barely visible creature floating on the Black Sea.
"Ribbit! Ribbit!" The toad stretched its neck and called out to the demon again, clearly expressing its displeasure.
The demon's form shifted, appearing directly above the toad.
"Little toad, you dare to shout at me?" A deep, oppressive voice emanated from the demon, filled with disdain and amusement.
"Yet, you haven't mutated on this Dark Shadow Island."
"Interesting."
As it spoke, a viscous liquid with a foul odor dripped from its eyes, landing squarely on the toad's body.
The toad, startled, quickly dove underwater and scrubbed its back vigorously.
"Ugh... ugh..."
"You're not even corroded by my saliva. You might make for an amusing plaything," the demon continued. "You don't seem to have much essence anyway."
The thick liquid kept dripping from its eyes, falling onto the toad's freshly scrubbed back.
"Once I devour this Dark Shadow Island's essence..."
But before it could finish speaking, a tongue as thin as a thread shot out from the toad's mouth with lightning speed, wrapping around the demon.
In the next moment, a suddenly appearing cavernous mouth swallowed it whole.
It happened at a speed invisible to the naked eye, over in an instant.
The demon in the sky died with its eyes wide open in disbelief.
But in the blink of an eye, it had vanished completely.
The surging waves of the Black Sea calmed.
All that remained was the toad, floating on the surface, retching non-stop.
It looked utterly disgusted, as if it wanted to vomit out its entire throat.
No, no, it needed to eat something else to get rid of this nauseating taste!
It paddled with its short legs, swimming towards the depths of the Black Sea.
In the distance, the terrified Jiang Zhi also noticed something amiss.
The roaring had ceased, and with it, the oppressive force had disappeared. She was astonished, her gaze uncertain.
However, in her current state, she had no way of understanding what had just transpired.
At the same time.
In a valley at the edge of the Black Sea, blocked by a barrier, a man sat cross-legged.
He was completely bald, but bore a black mark on his head.
It gave him a mysterious, otherworldly appearance.
Moreover, his strange face, smooth head, and exposed arms were covered in all manner of bizarre tattoos.
There were strange patterns and ugly, peculiar beasts.
At this moment, a frightening tattoo on his arm was gradually fading away.
His eyes suddenly snapped open – they had no pupils, only whites, terrifying and ghastly.
"Why has the demon's aura disappeared?!"
He spoke, looking down at his arm.
The tattoo of the demon that had been there was now gone.
The Bald Man was shocked. "The demon is dead!" he exclaimed. "What happened?"
He closed his eyes, trying to recall the demon's aura, but discovered that not only was the demon dead, he couldn't even locate its corpse... there wasn't a trace of its aura left!

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?"

+【Epic Battles!】 "Your Highness, they say Linxi Temple is miraculous. Won’t you make a wish?" "A wish? It should be making wishes to me." "That may be so, but since you’re already here..." "..." "Fine. Then grant this princess a consort to play with." "He must be obedient, devoted, and utterly infatuated with my body—so much so that he’d kneel and kiss my feet." "Your Highness, that’s not a consort. That’s a dog." "Then add clever, witty, heroic, ambitious yet pragmatic..." "Hmm, that’s enough for now. I’ll add more later." After tossing out these words half in jest, Princess Anle departed the temple—only to catch a fleeting glimpse of the Bodhisattva statue smiling at her. Meanwhile, Yang An, fresh out of university, was having a very bad day. Good news: He’d transmigrated into another world with a cheat granting tenfold combat power. Bad news: He’d immediately fallen into the clutches of a certain villainess. Good news: Said villainess possessed peerless beauty and royal status. Bad news: She was absolutely monstrous!!! In the frozen wilderness, Yang An knelt beneath Qin Guo’er’s feet, drenched in sweat despite the cold. Desperately clutching her porcelain-perfect foot—the very one poised to crush his throat—he could only think: How do I survive this?! Need answers NOW!

d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!

esick Sect? Well, at least it's considered a respectable orthodox sect. Wait a minute— What kind of vibe are you all giving off? Shouldn’t this be a love-struck, romance-obsessed sect? Why does everyone here sound more like demonic cultivators? "Master, today he’s getting married. This disciple wishes to descend the mountain and crash the wedding, then toy with him to death right in front of his wife..." "Elder, I only got into your sect through connections, so why won’t you teach me anything?" "Because I also became an elder through connections." Thankfully, Su Ji was just an outer sect labor disciple. Surely, nothing too crazy would— "Junior Brother, you’ve broken through to Qi Refining. Once you sever your useless spiritual root, you can officially become an outer sect disciple." "The Great Dao is merciless. Don’t let a worthless spiritual root waste your essence and spirit, hindering your cultivation." Is this really the Lovesick Sect? ... Three years later, Su Ji sat in the seat of the Lovesick Sect’s sect master, sighing with emotion. His rise to this position all started when his junior sister adamantly insisted on preserving his "spiritual root." "Mmm... Senior Brother, what’s our relationship now?" "Stop talking. Keep going." "By the way, that newly promoted top-tier sect—didn’t they come to buy our Love Beans?" "One top-grade spirit stone per Love Bean—is that really so expensive?" "I suspect they’ve eaten too many Love Beans." "Now they’re lovesick." Well, this really is the Lovesick Sect after all.