"Have you all eaten your fill?" Gu Qingfeng said indifferently.
The five guardians of the trial had devoured all the challengers like whales swallowing prey.
Finally, five pairs of predatory eyes locked onto Gu Qingfeng.
"Our strength has been drained for years maintaining the Taiyi Secret Realm. Fortunately, this feast has restored us."
"In other words, kid, that was your only chance, and you wasted it!" Tu Fang sneered.
The others also smirked.
The Fire Fiend Spirit spoke bluntly, "Kid, you seemed pretty arrogant earlier. Now that we’re free and no longer suppressed by the secret realm, why don’t you show us that arrogance again?"
"Keh keh keh... This Emperor absolutely adores your unruly expressions right now. It makes things interesting. Keep it up, won’t you?" Gu Qingfeng laughed wildly.
"Daring to laugh when death is at your doorstep? I’ll take one of his legs!" the Fire Fiend Spirit said coldly.
"This old man wants his head!"
"I’ll take his arms!"
"Then I’ll claim his torso!"
"I demand a fair duel with him!"
Huh??!!
Something strange seemed to have slipped in.
The four fiendish spirits turned their heads in unison, staring at Mu Yi, who was brimming with fighting spirit.
Mu Yi declared, "I made a promise to him earlier—once my strength was restored, we would fight honorably!"
"Fight my ass! I don’t have time to wait around. I’m eating him now!" the Fire Fiend Spirit snarled.
Mu Yi leaped forward, positioning himself between the fiends and Gu Qingfeng, looking earnestly at his companions.
"A promise is a promise. I said I’d fight him fairly, and that’s what I’ll do!"
"Are you serious?" Tu Fang asked gravely.
The other fiends also grew solemn. They had been humiliated by Gu Qingfeng earlier and were itching for revenge, unwilling to wait even a second longer.
But the five of them were as close as brothers, and none would disregard another’s wishes.
Sensing Mu Yi’s resolve, they had no choice but to respect his decision.
Mu Yi nodded firmly. "Yes. Until our duel is settled, no one interferes—even if I’m defeated, even if I die. Otherwise..."
"Shut the hell up!"
A thunderous slap came flying.
Bam!
Mu Yi was sent sprawling.
"Enough of this nonsense! You five trash, come at me together!" Gu Qingfeng taunted.
The fiends glanced at the dazed Mu Yi, momentarily stunned.
Mu Yi, lying on the ground, looked utterly bewildered and betrayed, as if to say, "You actually turned on me?"
"Insolent brat!"
"You dare ambush us!"
"Kill him together!"
The enraged fiends charged at Gu Qingfeng in a frenzy.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Five terrifying surges of innate Five Elements fiendish energy erupted, carrying radiant immortal light and destructive power, crashing toward Gu Qingfeng.
The sheer force of the attack reached the level of a True Immortal.
As it turned out, the fully restored Five Elements Fiend Spirits were all True Immortal-level beings!
This also highlighted the profound foundation of the Taiyi True Immortal, who had managed to capture five True Immortal-level fiends.
The Eternal Night Lamp Technique undoubtedly played a crucial role, refining the Taiyi True Immortal’s mana to an extraordinary degree and deepening his reserves.
Facing the onslaught of innate Five Elements fiendish energy, Gu Qingfeng merely smiled, standing his ground as the five-colored radiance swallowed him whole.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
Five system notifications chimed.
Host attacked by innate Metal Fiend Spirit.
Innate Metal Fiend Energy +100,000+100,000+100,000......
Host attacked by innate Wood Fiend Spirit.
Innate Wood Fiend Energy +100,000+100,000+100,000......
Host attacked by innate Water Fiend Spirit.
Innate Water Fiend Energy +100,000+100,000+100,000......
Host attacked by innate Fire Fiend Spirit.
Innate Fire Fiend Energy +100,000+100,000+100,000......
Host attacked by innate Earth Fiend Spirit.
Innate Earth Fiend Energy +100,000+100,000+100,000......
"Keh keh keh... What pitifully weak attacks. Is this all you five trash have got?" Gu Qingfeng’s derisive laughter echoed from within the storm of energy.
"What?!"
"How dare you mock us!"
The innate Five Elements Fiend Spirits flew into a rage, unleashing their ultimate techniques.
The innate Five Elements fiendish energy coalesced into five colossal divine dragons, each ten thousand feet long.
The dragons shimmered in different hues—gold, wood, water, fire, and earth—roaring as they engulfed Gu Qingfeng.
Boom—!
The devastating strike shook the heavens, distorting the void as if all existence would be annihilated by the overwhelming fiendish energy.
"Now we’re talking!" Gu Qingfeng grinned savagely, then abruptly opened his mouth, revealing rows of gleaming white teeth.
A terrifying black hole formed within, sucking in the five divine dragons like a whale inhaling water.
At this moment, Gu Qingfeng resembled a legendary demonic overlord, one who feasted on dragons.
He chose not to resist the attack head-on but instead swallowed it whole, wondering if internal damage would yield greater rewards.
What could he say? He was just being economical—making the most of every bit of "love" his family sent his way, never wasting a drop.
The innate Five Elements Fiend Spirits sneered at Gu Qingfeng’s audacity to consume their violent energy.
"A mere mortal dares to contain innate Five Elements fiendish energy like us? He’s got a death wish."
Yet, the next moment, something horrifying unfolded.
The five divine dragons visibly shrank before being sucked into the black hole.
And then... nothing.
Gu Qingfeng smacked his lips. "Got any more? That wasn’t enough."
The innate Five Elements Fiend Spirits: "..."
"How is this possible?! A mere mortal shouldn’t be able to withstand innate Five Elements fiendish energy!"
"Have we been sealed for so long that our skills have dulled?"
The fiends exchanged bewildered glances.
"Useless trash. If you won’t attack, this Emperor will eat you first!"
Growing impatient, Gu Qingfeng struck. Ever since he realized that devouring his "family" granted him their full power, he’d grown fond of this straightforward method.
Compared to enduring beatings, merging into one seemed far more harmonious and loving.
He stepped forward through the air, charging straight into the midst of the fiends.
The innate Five Elements Fiend Spirits erupted in fury, bombarding him with relentless attacks that shattered the heavens and split the void.
Yet, at the center of the storm, Gu Qingfeng stood unharmed, as if indestructible.
Clang!
A golden sword forged from innate Metal Fiend Energy slashed at him, sparks flying as it clashed against his body—yet not a single hair was harmed.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
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?!
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
