Gu Qingfeng had been defending for a long time, yet the true killing move from the Flame Emperor never came.
The Flame Emperor didn’t move either, just standing there as if lost in thought.
Why does the atmosphere feel so off?
Gu Qingfeng glanced at the Flame Emperor, whose expression seemed vacant, then at the other Emperors who appeared petrified.
What’s going on!?
Why are they all staring at me?
Suddenly!
Gu Qingfeng shuddered, a chilling realization dawning on him—were they not looking at him, but at something behind him?
Since when!? He hadn’t sensed a thing!
He turned around, only to find an empty void, nothing there at all.
"Wheel of Life and Death!"
The Flame Emperor’s voice rang out once more.
Once again, the power of life and death converged, forming a massive grinding wheel.
The wheel rolled forward, crushing the void in its path, leaving only lifeless silence in its wake.
It bore down on Gu Qingfeng with an unstoppable force, intent on grinding him into the purest essence of vitality, refining and obliterating him!
"Again!?"
Gu Qingfeng erupted in fury. Testing him once or twice was one thing, but this was just ridiculous!
Hadn’t the Flame Emperor promised to get serious? Yet here he was, still tossing out this weak garbage—did he think Gu Qingfeng was made of clay!?
"Go to hell!"
Boom!
Endless demonic light erupted from his body, twisting and surging, shattering the stars, darkening the heavens, and making the very laws of the universe wail in despair!
Three thousand phantom images of demonic gods manifested behind him, accompanied by the ancient chants of primordial worshippers. An overwhelming, abyssal aura rose, as if the Demon Sovereign himself had descended upon the mortal realm.
With a single punch, the three thousand demonic phantoms roared in unison, shaking the heavens and earth!
"What!?"
The Flame Emperor paled at the terrifying might of that punch, his earlier composure shattered. He refused to believe such power could exist in this world.
His face twisted into a crazed snarl as he poured everything into his dual paths—life and death, flame and destruction—like a gambler who had lost all reason.
"I refuse to lose! I am... the Flame Emperor!!!"
Under his desperate surge, the Wheel of Life and Death swelled even larger, a mysterious flame igniting upon its surface—the Profound Flame of Life and Death!
The Flame Emperor was truly going all out, even recklessly expending the very flames meant to resurrect fallen Emperors.
At this moment, he had pushed his own path to its absolute limit!
"Still holding back, huh!? Then die!"
Gu Qingfeng bellowed. In the next instant, boundless demonic light erupted, annihilating everything in its path. The Flame Emperor’s proud dual paths shattered instantly, and even the Profound Flame of Life and Death was snuffed out within the demonic radiance.
"No!!!"
The Flame Emperor let out a final, unwilling roar before his form was swallowed by the endless demonic light.
After that punch, silence reigned.
The other Emperors stood frozen, as if they had left their voices behind. Their gazes upon Gu Qingfeng were like those of mortals beholding a god.
"Dead...?"
Gu Qingfeng blinked in disbelief.
"Even in death, he refused to use his trump card. Was the Flame Emperor out of his mind?"
The other Emperors: "......"
Trump card!?
Are you blind!? The Wheel of Life and Death, the Profound Flame—weren’t those his trump cards!? He threw everything at you, and you crushed it all with one punch, yet you’re still complaining he didn’t go all out!?
Only then did Gu Qingfeng slowly realize something.
Wait a minute... could it be that the Flame Emperor wasn’t holding back, but that I’m just too strong?
After all, the Flame Emperor’s twisted, desperate expression before death didn’t seem like an act. If he truly had countless trump cards and overwhelming power, why would he bother pretending?
"Cough..."
A weak cough echoed through the desolate battlefield.
Then, endless vitality gathered, and the Flame Emperor’s body reassembled from the swirling energy, resurrecting before their eyes.
Gu Qingfeng’s eyes narrowed. Damn it, this guy really does have more tricks up his sleeve!
"Revival from death! The Flame Emperor’s mastery over life and death has reached such heights!" The other Emperors gasped, their despair momentarily replaced by elation.
They had thought their plans for resurrection died with the Flame Emperor—yet here he was, alive again!
But their joy was short-lived. What did it matter if he revived? Against Gu Qingfeng, whose power far surpassed that of an Emperor, coming back to life just meant dying again.
"Gu Qingfeng! Who are you!? You can’t possibly be the Forsaken Emperor—the Forsaken Emperor was never this strong!"
The Flame Emperor panted heavily, his eyes wide with terror as he stared at Gu Qingfeng.
"Never mind who I am. Right now, I’m more interested in who you are. Are you really the Flame Emperor? The one who mastered dual paths, endured a hundred reincarnations without perishing, apprenticed under the Ancient Schemer, blessed by destiny itself, hailed as the Child of Heaven’s Will?"
The Flame Emperor was momentarily stunned by the barrage of titles, but soon realized they did, in fact, describe him. He nodded reflexively.
"Then why are you so weak? Or are you just pretending?"
The Flame Emperor froze. Pretending!?
He snarled, "Gu Qingfeng, a warrior may be killed but never humiliated! I admit, you are slightly stronger than me, but don’t think victory is yours! With my mastery over life and death, I am immortal!"
Boom—!
Gu Qingfeng punched again, instantly obliterating the Flame Emperor’s body into nothingness. Yet, soon after, he reformed once more, though his breathing grew even more labored.
"You damn poser! No strength, all talk!"
This time, before the Flame Emperor could even speak, an enraged Gu Qingfeng flashed before him, his fists—each the size of a sand pot—hammering relentlessly into the Flame Emperor’s skull.
His head exploded, reformed, and exploded again in an endless cycle.
"Life and death, huh? I’ll beat you to death!
You’re the one doing all the grandstanding! Have you ever seen me show off?
I’m invincible, undying, revered across the realms! Even with one hand shackled by the Abyss, I remain peerless in this world—did you know that!?"
"I—" The Flame Emperor, trembling in horror, barely managed a syllable before his head burst once more.
"Of course you didn’t!
Because I’m humble. I don’t brag like you, flaunting half-baked power like a clown."
The other Emperors watching from the sidelines couldn’t help but shudder at the brutal spectacle.
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."
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?!
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
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.
