“Exactly.”
“When the Demon Lord's Great Array appeared, how many people pleaded with the Heavenly Array Pavilion to take action, yet they acted as if it had nothing to do with them, aloof and detached.”
“Now that they've emerged from seclusion, they use the pretext of taking in disciples to win people's hearts. Do they really think we can't see through their schemes?”
“You're absolutely right. I truly wish that the esteemed elder from Tianlun City would establish a new faction and replace the Heavenly Array Pavilion!”
The crowd's emotions grew increasingly heated.
In the past, when the Heavenly Array Immortal Continent had only Li Yinglian as an Eighth-Rank Array Master, even though he was unpopular, there was no other choice.
But now that another Eighth-Rank Array Master has emerged, especially one who saved the Heavenly Array Immortal Continent from certain doom, the contrast is clear.
It's no wonder that people are now favoring one and disparaging the other.
Hearing such words, Pavilion Master Yun Guang and the others lowered their heads, their faces flushed with embarrassment.
In truth, when the Demon Lord's Great Array appeared, they had considered taking action and even consulted Li Yinglian himself.
However, Li Yinglian forbade them from doing so.
According to Li Yinglian's words, they should only intervene at the very last moment when the Demon Lord's Great Array was beyond control, to demonstrate the importance of the Heavenly Array Pavilion.
To be honest, Yun Guang and the others didn't fully agree with this decision.
But since the ancestor had spoken, they dared not disobey.
Little did they expect that things would escalate to this point.
However, Li Yinglian himself didn't feel he had done anything wrong upon hearing such criticism. Instead, his veins bulged, and a surge of murderous intent erupted from him.
As an Eighth-Rank Array Master, he was always treated with reverence and admiration wherever he went.
Yet here, in this humble tavern, he was being insulted by a bunch of lowly Third-Rank Array Masters.
“Ancestor, please calm down!”
Seeing this, Yun Guang and the others hurriedly tried to soothe him. “Please, you must calm down. If you act now, it will only bring greater shame. The Heavenly Array Pavilion might forever bear the stain of infamy.”
“Hmph!”
“Do I need you to teach me?”
Li Yinglian glared coldly at Yun Guang, then waved his hand, sending an invisible force into the bodies of those who had insulted him.
They felt no anomaly.
But Yun Guang sighed heavily.
He knew that within seven days, these people would meet a violent end.
After leaving the tavern, as they walked through the streets, they heard more and more unfavorable comments about them.
“Fine, fine, fine!”
“Not only did this brat ruin my plans, but now he's the hero while I'm the villain, is that it?”
Li Yinglian's anger surged, his fury palpable.
“Ancestor, please calm down. That Array Master is currently riding a wave of popularity. Perhaps we should return for now and wait for this wave to pass before resuming your grand plan,” a senior elder suggested cautiously.
“Hmm?”
Li Yinglian's icy gaze fell upon the elder, and he seized his throat with a single hand.
“What do you mean by that?”
“Are you questioning me?”
“Do you think the old ancestor is inferior to a mere upstart?”
Li Yinglian's voice was hoarse with rage.
The elder struggled for breath, his face turning red, but he managed to lift his head and say, “I dare not question the ancestor, but the reality is that we could have broken the Demon Lord's Great Array earlier but chose not to, and thus lost the people's support...”
“You're asking for death!”
At these words, Li Yinglian's eyes turned cold, and with a sudden squeeze, he snapped the elder's neck.
“Hmph!”
“Let's see who else dares to speak so boldly.”
Li Yinglian's sharp gaze swept over the crowd.
Everyone lowered their heads in silence, their expressions complex.
“What good is winning the people's hearts!”
“In this world, strength is what matters most!”
Li Yinglian's face darkened as he declared, “Since that's the case, I'll challenge this man to a duel and see whose array skills are superior!”
“Spread the word. At the banquet in a few days, I, Li Yinglian, will invite him to attend and issue a challenge to him. In front of everyone, we will settle this once and for all!”
“If he comes, I'll show him what it means to be a true veteran Eighth-Rank Array Master!”
“If he doesn't dare to come, then he's a coward. What qualifications does he have to call himself an Eighth-Rank Array Master? How can he possibly win the people's hearts?”
With that, Li Yinglian snorted in anger and soared into the sky.
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
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."
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
