Whoosh!
A dazzling sword light flashed, like a series of brilliant divine rainbows.
Sharp, radiant, and blazing, it exuded an aura that sent chills down one's spine.
When this sword strike landed, it was as if an immortal had danced with the blade, illuminating the mortal world.
A muffled grunt echoed from the distant void—it was the Divine Martial Marquis.
But the Divine Martial Marquis was as stubborn as a mule. If you told him not to speak, he’d insist on doing the opposite!
His thought process was simple: If I can’t have Gu Qingfeng, then neither can you, Yan Jingyun!
The Star Extreme Immortal King wants to seize a body to recover from his injuries? Dream on!
Gritting his teeth through the pain, the Divine Martial Marquis shouted, "Gu Qingfeng, do you really think Yan Jingyun is here to save you? He’s here to capture you so the Star Extreme Immortal King can possess your body!
Your Star Demon Clan is ruthless—since when do they care about so-called ‘kin’? If you want to live, run as far as you—"
Splash!
Before he could finish, the surface of the starry river rippled, and a strikingly handsome figure eagerly leaped out of the water.
Divine Martial Marquis: "..."
"Are you out of your damn mind?! He’s going to possess you! Possess you!" The Divine Martial Marquis roared, veins bulging in fury.
Yan Jingyun, who had been about to strike, froze mid-motion, staring blankly at Gu Qingfeng emerging from the water.
"Shut your mouth, you little punk!" Gu Qingfeng suddenly bellowed. "This Emperor shares a bond deeper than blood with his kin! How could a cold-hearted wretch like you possibly understand?
Now that my kin is in trouble, what does it matter if I offer up this worthless body to save them?"
The Divine Martial Marquis felt as if something had lodged in his throat, choking off any further words.
His heart burned with frustration.
Why was it that despite all his efforts, he couldn’t capture Gu Qingfeng, yet the moment Yan Jingyun showed up, the man jumped out willingly—knowing full well he’d be possessed?!
Whoosh!
Yan Jingyun swung his sword again, sending a silver crescent of energy slashing toward the Divine Martial Marquis. Already disheartened, the marquis suffered another devastating blow.
This time, he didn’t utter a word—just slunk away like a beaten dog.
Yan Jingyun sheathed his sword and turned to Gu Qingfeng, about to speak, when a figure suddenly darted right up to him.
An impatient voice rang out: "When’s the possession happening? How’s my kin’s condition? Can he hold on? If not, let’s hurry—we can’t afford to delay!"
Yan Jingyun: "..."
"Well? Spit it out! If the Star Extreme Immortal King’s injuries worsen because of you, can you even take responsibility?" Gu Qingfeng pressed irritably.
Yan Jingyun: "..."
After a long silence, he finally managed, "This isn’t the place to talk. Let’s relocate."
With that, he raised his sword and slashed it across the ground, splitting the earth open into a bottomless chasm that swallowed them both.
In an instant, Gu Qingfeng felt as if he’d entered a tunnel of time—stars whirling, heaven and earth spinning.
When the disorientation faded, his vision cleared to reveal… a tree.
A towering, ancient tree, its branches stretching into the void like pillars holding up the sky. It was unimaginably vast—each leaf the size of a mountain range, blotting out the heavens.
Its massive boughs, resembling winding mountain ridges, were studded with countless shattered remnants of stars.
It looked as though the tree had weathered a storm of celestial bodies, each one embedded in its bark like arrows in a battlefield.
The sight was awe-inspiring.
Yan Jingyun spoke calmly from beside him, "This is the Starry Sky Ancient Tree. It’s—"
"Who gives a damn about a tree?! Where’s my kin? Where’s the Star Extreme Immortal King?!"
Yan Jingyun was rendered speechless—again.
Most people would be awestruck by such a magnificent sight, wouldn’t they?
Yet here was Gu Qingfeng, singularly obsessed with getting possessed.
"The Immortal King is within the Starry Sky Ancient Tree."
"What?! Perfect!" Gu Qingfeng’s face lit up with joy, as if reuniting with a long-lost loved one.
He immediately flew up into the tree, frantically searching for traces of his "kin."
"Star Extreme Immortal King! This Emperor has come to save you! I heard you’re gravely injured, on the verge of collapse? Well, take a look at this body—prime condition! Every woman I’ve been with can vouch for it. Come out and possess me already!"
Yan Jingyun: "..."
Just then, a stunningly beautiful woman in ornate palace robes materialized from the void.
"Jingyun, is this His Majesty’s kin?"
Hearing her voice, Yan Jingyun stiffened, then immediately dropped to one knee in salute. "Reporting to Concubine Luo, yes, this is the one."
Concubine Luo studied Gu Qingfeng, who was still hopping around the tree like a madman, and frowned. "What is he doing?"
"Uh…" Yan Jingyun struggled to explain. "He’s… looking for the Immortal King."
"Oh?" A hint of amusement flickered in her eyes. "Why?"
"He… he wants His Majesty to possess him."
Concubine Luo: "..."
The two exchanged a glance, then fell into mutual silence.
After a long while, Gu Qingfeng gave up his fruitless search and descended.
"Yan Jingyun, where the hell is the Star Extreme Immortal King hid—"
His words cut off as he noticed the elegant, dignified woman beside Yan Jingyun.
"And who might this beauty be?"
Yan Jingyun snapped, "Mind your manners! This is Concubine Luo, His Majesty’s most favored consort."
"Most favored?" Gu Qingfeng smirked. "Funny, I heard that title belonged to the Divine Martial Marquis’s sister."
Yan Jingyun’s face paled. Concubine Luo’s expression turned icy.
"How dare you spout such—"
"Enough, Jingyun." Concubine Luo cut him off. "So you are His Majesty’s kin?"
Gu Qingfeng shook his head. "Family."
She ignored the correction. "You’re right. The Divine Martial Marquis’s sister, Concubine Ling, was indeed His Majesty’s most favored consort. But do you know why His Majesty ended up in this state?"
"I don’t care. I just want to know where my kin is."
Beneath her sleeves, Concubine Luo’s delicate fists clenched.
She took a deep breath and continued as if he hadn’t spoken.
"His Majesty’s downfall was entirely Concubine Ling’s doing!
That vile woman exploited His Majesty’s favor, poisoning him when he was weakest after surviving the Heavenly Tribulation!
Then she colluded with her clan to ambush him. That’s how we ended up here."
Gu Qingfeng paused. So that’s what happened. That little punk Divine Martial Marquis claimed the Star Extreme Immortal King killed his sister—but hell, if she poisoned him, what did he expect? To let her live until spring?
"What a venomous witch! How dare she harm my kin like this! Pity she’s already dead—if she weren’t, I’d tear her corpse to shreds!" Gu Qingfeng snarled.
Concubine Luo gazed at Gu Qingfeng, the genuine emotions in his eyes feeling utterly surreal to her.
Because she faintly sensed that Gu Qingfeng seemed even more furious than she had been upon learning of Concubine Ling's poisoning.
But the problem was—shouldn't you and the Star Extreme Immortal King have never met before?
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."
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
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?!
