Tap, tap, tap...
The light, unhurried footsteps echoed like the death knell of a reaper, each step bringing the onlookers closer to their demise.
Suddenly, Gu Qingfeng stopped before the Azure Demon Emperor.
By now, the demon emperor's strength was nearly depleted. Crushed under the immense pressure of spiritual might, he lay sprawled on the ground like a lifeless dog.
He heard Gu Qingfeng's footsteps but, unable to move, could only shift his bloodshot eyes upward in desperation. His limited view revealed nothing but a pair of shoes.
Those shoes halted less than ten centimeters from his face, kicking up dust that even settled into his unblinking eyes.
Then, abruptly, the pressure on the Azure Demon Emperor lessened slightly—just enough for him to speak.
"What do you want, human?! If you kill me, the Sacred Clan will never let you go!"
Thud!
Gu Qingfeng kicked him square in the face, sending the demon emperor reeling, blood gushing from his nose.
"Stop flattering yourself. You're nothing but a dog the Sacred Clan keeps on a leash. Now, I’m giving you a chance to live. You can contact them, can’t you? Call them down. Now."
"What?!" The Azure Demon Emperor forgot his pain, shock twisting his features.
He never expected that after invoking the Sacred Clan’s name, not only was this human unafraid—he actually wanted him to summon them?!
"Hmph, you fool. The Sacred Clan’s power is beyond your comprehension."
Thud!
Another kick.
This one caved in the demon’s face, his skull denting inward grotesquely. Yet, thanks to the tenacious vitality of a divine-realm demon, the injuries—though ghastly—were not fatal.
"Enough chatter. Just call them."
Gu Qingfeng planted his foot on the Azure Demon Emperor’s head, grinding it into the dirt as he spoke.
Pain and humiliation ignited the demon’s fury. "You’ll never get what you want! I’d rather die than obey you!"
Though he didn’t know his enemy’s motives, thwarting them seemed the wisest course.
Truthfully, the Azure Demon Emperor had his own reasons.
Since when did a dog summon its master?
As the leader of the "sheepdogs," if his masters learned he’d been bested by mere sheep, their cruelty would ensure his death—even if they crushed this human afterward.
Moreover, the Azure Demon Emperor harbored a burning ambition: to be taken to the Upper Realm by his masters.
Only there could he break through his limits, grow stronger, live longer.
If they discovered this failure, all his years of servitude would mean nothing. His dreams—and his life—would end.
Better to stay defiant. The method to contact the Sacred Clan was his alone. He gambled that his enemy wouldn’t dare kill him.
If he survived, he still had one last card to play—a divine weapon bestowed by his masters.
All he needed was a chance to recharge it, and victory would be his.
The might of an Upper Realm artifact was beyond this human’s comprehension.
He hadn’t used it earlier because the cost was too great, and Gu Qingfeng’s overwhelming strength left no opening.
Gu Qingfeng was taken aback by the demon’s stubbornness. This guy had a spine of steel!
Logically, after being beaten and with powerful backers, shouldn’t he call for help?
Yet here he was, refusing.
Was it sheer spite? Or something more?
"Last chance. Call the Sacred Clan," Gu Qingfeng said coldly.
"Hmph! I am the ruler of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom! I will never yield to a human! Go ahead, kill me—only I know how to contact my masters!"
The Azure Demon Emperor emphasized that the method was his alone, fearing Gu Qingfeng might kill him and extract the information from another.
Torture didn’t frighten him. What he truly feared was dying before realizing his ambitions.
"Good. I admire your courage. But death isn’t the worst fate."
"Hahaha! You may defeat me, human, but you’ll never break me! Do your worst—if I so much as flinch, I’m your slave!"
"Oh? Then let’s start by borrowing your queen."
With a wave of his hand, Gu Qingfeng summoned the unconscious White Fox Queen from nearby.
A few rough squeezes jolted her awake.
Her eyes flew open in terror as she realized she was once again in his grasp. She tried to scream, but he muffled her mouth, leaving only stifled whimpers.
The Azure Demon Emperor’s eyes bulged with rage. "You bastard! Face me! Targeting a woman is cowardly!"
"Keh keh keh... Oh, I’ll do more than target her. Today, I’ll see what the so-called ‘Number One Beauty of the Fox Clan’ truly tastes like!"
"Let her go! Release her now!" the Azure Demon Emperor screamed furiously, yet he still refused to contact the sacred clan from the upper realm.
Gu Qingfeng, however, had no patience for his antics. Without hesitation, he took the White Fox Queen away, entering a relatively intact palace nearby.
Before long, the sounds of a passionate symphony began echoing from within the palace.
The assembled demons and monsters were all divine-realm experts, each possessing keen senses. Even at a distance, the noises reached them as clearly as if they were listening right outside the walls.
Their expressions grew increasingly peculiar.
As for the Azure Demon Emperor, veins bulged across his face, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets. The demon was on the verge of exploding with rage, his head practically glowing green with humiliation.
Yet he still wouldn't yield. He knew what truly mattered—whether a woman was more important, or ascending to the upper realm.
Compromising would mean certain death at his master's hands. Only by holding firm did he stand a chance to turn the tables.
For the sake of his future, even his most cherished love could be discarded!
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.
and couldn't return to the real world. Finally, I gave up and decided to go with the flow, only to discover that writing a diary could make me stronger. Since no one could read it, Su Luo wrote freely, daring to pen anything and everything. Female Lead #1: "Not bad. This diary helped me steal all the protagonist's opportunities. I just want to get stronger." Female Lead #2: "I don’t care about reaching the peak of the cultivation world. Right now, I just want to enjoy the chaos." Female Lead #3: "What? Everyone around me is a spy? I’m the Joker Demon Lord?" ... It’s so strange. Why is the plot completely off track, yet the ending remains the same? Are you all just messing with me?!
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
