Taking advantage of Gu Qingfeng turning his head to speak, Little Yama King quickly retrieved several precious elixirs from his Qiankun Ring and swallowed them. The medicinal effects manifested, barely stabilizing his injuries.
The other prodigies did the same.
By then, Gu Qingfeng had already turned back to face them.
But when he saw them gulping down elixirs, his fury erupted instantly.
"Who the hell gave you permission to eat my elixirs?!"
Gu Qingfeng was seething. The pills they had just consumed were of the highest quality—each worth at least a million spirit stones if sold in the outside world.
That was his money!
"Stop eating, damn it!"
Unable to stand it any longer, Gu Qingfeng roared and charged at them.
Though injured by the Heavenly Thunder Pearl, the prodigies showed no fear in their eyes—only cold ruthlessness.
Proud and arrogant by nature, none of them would be in a good mood after being ambushed with a Heavenly Thunder Pearl out of nowhere.
Especially Little Yama King. Accustomed to tyranny, he had once annihilated an entire minor sect just because one of its disciples offended him, relying on his strength and backing.
Now that Gu Qingfeng had nearly blown him to pieces, his rage knew no bounds.
Little Yama King sprang to his feet, his body wreathed in bloody light, his eyes brimming with murderous intent.
"I refuse to believe you have a second Heavenly Thunder Pearl! Die!"
With that, he lunged forward, leading the charge.
"Keh keh keh..." Gu Qingfeng burst into maniacal laughter mid-sprint. With a flip of his palm, a glowing orb crackling with endless lightning appeared in his hand.
"Sorry to disappoint, but I do have another one."
The murderous glint in Little Yama King’s eyes vanished instantly, replaced by sheer terror as he turned tail and fled.
"Help me, brothers!!"
Whoosh!
Gu Qingfeng hurled the Heavenly Thunder Pearl.
This time, however, none of the prodigies came to Little Yama King’s aid—they were too scared.
They scattered in panic.
Little Yama King’s eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets. Having charged the farthest forward, he had no time to dodge. His mind screamed—this is the end!
But he refused to wait for death. Instead, he activated every defensive artifact he had, struggling desperately.
BOOM!
A deafening explosion followed.
Endless lightning engulfed Little Yama King, swallowing him whole.
Sword Maniac and the others, having fled the blast radius, felt a chill run down their spines. They never expected their opponent to have another Heavenly Thunder Pearl. Little Yama King was surely dead.
Now, the prodigies began considering retreat. Who could guarantee Gu Qingfeng didn’t have a third or fourth pearl?
Though confident in their combat prowess, unafraid of any challenge among their peers, they weren’t fools. No one wanted to die without even getting a single strike in.
But as the lightning dissipated, Little Yama King’s unharmed figure emerged.
He stood there, dumbfounded.
"I... I’m alive?!"
The others were equally stunned. He had taken a direct hit from a Heavenly Thunder Pearl—unscathed?!
A moment later, realization dawned on Little Yama King.
"You tricked me! That was a fake!"
Gu Qingfeng grinned savagely.
"Damn right I tricked you, idiot!"
He didn’t actually have a second Heavenly Thunder Pearl. The one he’d used was crafted from the heavenly lightning in his Palm World—identical in nature, just... slightly weaker.
Little Yama King’s face twisted with humiliation and fury.
"Bastard! Without the Heavenly Thunder Pearl, you’re nothing! Die!"
"Keh keh keh... The Heavenly Thunder Pearl is the least of my tricks. Since you’re so eager to die, I’ll oblige!
And you so-called geniuses—come at me together!
I’ve got no particular hobbies, but my favorite pastime is crushing arrogant prodigies like you!"
Gu Qingfeng activated the Nine Heavens Dragon Step, his body surging forward like an unstoppable dragon, radiating overwhelming might.
"Arrogant fool!"
"You’re digging your own grave!"
The prodigies roared in fury. They knew the Xuantian Secret Realm barred entry to Heavenly Realm experts—the strongest here were at the Heavenly Origin Peak!
Against opponents of the same realm, they feared no one!
"One Sword Shatters All Techniques!"
"Divine Demon Body Tempering—Sky-Piercing Halberd!"
"Five Directions Demon-Suppressing Fist!"
Several earth-shaking attacks hurtled toward Gu Qingfeng. United, these prodigies’ combined force was unstoppable below the Divine Pill Realm!
"Keh keh keh... Perfect! Entertain me a little longer!"
"Gengjin Sword Array!"
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Gu Qingfeng slapped the Gengjin Sword Case, and thirty-six divine beams shot forth!
The sword rays converged in midair, forming an intricate array. Endless Gengjin Sword Qi erupted, illuminating the sky like countless suns.
"Go!"
At his command, the thirty-six sword beams clashed with the prodigies’ attacks.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Deafening explosions filled the air. For an instant, space itself seemed to freeze—then an overwhelming shockwave erupted. The ground split apart, boulders crumbled to dust, and ancient trees disintegrated into splinters.
The battlefield was reduced to ruins.
The prodigies were sent flying as if struck by lightning, blood gushing from their mouths like fountains.
"How is this possible?!" Little Yama King gasped in horror.
Wu Qianfeng’s expression twisted in disbelief. "Why is he so strong?!"
Only Sword Maniac wore a look of shock and suspicion.
"The Reverse Scale Sword! How do you have my Sword Sect’s treasure?!"
Gu Qingfeng paused.
Reverse Scale Sword?
A treasure of the Sword Sect?
Could that white-robed woman from the Taichu Forbidden Land—the one with the... unfortunate condition—be from the Sword Sect?
Whatever. It didn’t matter. Once in his hands, it was his!
"You so-called geniuses are nothing special. Now, die!"
The dazzling sword beams coalesced into a colossal golden blade, hurtling toward Little Yama King.
"Little Yama King, was it? Today, I’ll send you to meet the real Yama!"
"NO!!"
Little Yama King’s eyes bulged as he roared in desperation, erupting with divine light in a futile attempt to block the attack.
But it was useless.
Under the Gengjin Sword Array, his defenses shattered like glass.
In the blink of an eye, the sword light consumed him, leaving not even ashes behind.
The others watched Little Yama King’s gruesome death, a sense of shared doom creeping into their hearts.
Gu Qingfeng gazed down at them imperiously.
"Hand over your Qiankun Rings, and I’ll spare your lives."
He had no intention of slaughtering them all. These prodigies represented major factions—killing them all would make the Green Wood Domain uninhabitable for him.
Silence fell. The brief exchange had made one thing clear: none of them could withstand that sword array.
Sword Maniac was the first to act, tossing his treasured sword and Qiankun Ring forward.
He was the Sword Maniac, not an idiot. Survival meant submission. If the price was mere material possessions, so be it.
He didn’t doubt the other party was lying, because with their strength, they could easily slaughter everyone and then take the Qiankun Rings.
Seeing this, the others, though grim-faced, had no choice but to remove their Qiankun Rings as well.
Gu Qingfeng waved his hand and collected all the rings into his possession.
"Good. A wise man knows when to yield. Now, scram!"
Thus, the group of prodigies left in disgrace—no endless complaints, no relentless protests. When outmatched, any words would only sound like excuses for their own weakness.
After the crowd dispersed, Gu Qingfeng turned his gaze to the Golden-Winged Roc.
"Heh heh heh... Little treasure, now no one will disturb us!"
The Golden-Winged Roc shuddered at Gu Qingfeng’s sinister grin, an inexplicable chill running down its spine.
"You... what do you want?!"
Gu Qingfeng pulled out a Burst Essence Pill and slowly advanced toward the Roc.
"Be good, little treasure. Time for your medicine."
"Y-you... stay away from me!"
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
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!"
tions: attribute allocation, analysis, proficiency, and simulation. Specializing in mechanical alchemy, from crafting sorcerous battle armor to handcrafting mechanical maidens, his mechanical legion conquers endless realms... Relying on his wits, he begins with a student-teacher romance, wins over a female director, enslaves a female assassin and a underworld queen, becoming the husband of a Grand Duchess... He enslaves the Goddess of Magic from the divine realm, developing his power simultaneously in both the Wizard World and the Realm of Gods...
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
