Seeing that Lilith had stopped speaking, Ye Chuan sat cross-legged on the bed.
He flicked his fingers, and chaotic energy coiled around his fingertips before manifesting—
"Rider of the End." From the void of darkness, a pitch-black finger adorned with dark golden patterns stretched out, towering like a pillar that nearly touched the ceiling, causing the entire house to tremble slightly.
Ye Chuan rubbed his chin as he observed the colossal entity, which was merely a single finger. "Can you shrink a bit?"
In response, the finger emitted a metallic grinding sound, like gears locking into place, and soon began to visibly shrink.
"Clank, clank, clank." The sound of metal colliding echoed repeatedly as a completely different figure emerged from the ink-like chaos—a towering suit of black armor, standing motionless before Ye Chuan.
Two meters tall, with purple flames flickering through the gaps in the armor.
"Damn, that’s cool." Ye Chuan reached out and touched the Rider of the End’s chest plate. The cold, heavy texture felt reassuring, and the crimson gem embedded in the center glowed ominously.
"Stop touching randomly." Lilith’s voice suddenly rang in his mind.
"Huh?" Ye Chuan froze, quickly retracting his hand.
The jade pendant on his chest faintly pulsed with light.
"……" After saying that, Lilith fell silent again.
Though puzzled, Ye Chuan didn’t press further when she refused to elaborate.
"Guess I’ll give you a name."
Just as Ye Chuan was brainstorming, Lilith’s voice chimed in again, "Cindela. That’s her name."
"Sin… dela?" Ye Chuan blinked. "Do people from the Aiser Continent always have such weird naming conventions?"
"And why does it sound like a girl’s name?"
It didn’t match the intimidating armor at all. Something like "Arthur" would’ve been better.
"She is a girl…" Lilith’s tone dripped with exasperation.
Ye Chuan stared blankly at the menacing armored figure before him. This thing…
"Though she’s already dead. Only the shell remains." Lilith materialized again, her gaze fixed on the armor. Her voice was devoid of emotion, as if she hadn’t expected Ye Chuan to turn this thing into his familiar.
"The Rider of the End is one of the ultimate weapons, capable of wielding four divine artifacts."
"The Sword of the End."
"The Hammer of Twilight."
"The Bow of Judgment."
"The Shield of Verdict."
As she spoke, she extended her hand toward the armor, and a magic circle materialized, enveloping it.
A longsword wreathed in purple flames, a massive hammer engraved with ancient runes, a bow crackling with lightning along its string, and a shield radiating holy light—all appeared before them.
"Even as a mere shell, she’ll be a significant asset to you."
Ye Chuan felt a flood of information rush into his mind. After a moment, he looked at the armored figure and nodded. "Alright… Dela. I’ll call you that."
The entity clad in black armor with flickering purple flames remained silent.
"Why did both of you die?" Ye Chuan asked Lilith, who was now floating mid-air with her legs crossed.
"The world collapsed because of them. That’s all." Lilith replied indifferently before dissolving into a streak of purple light and vanishing back into the jade pendant.
"Them?"
When Lilith didn’t respond, Ye Chuan sighed and let it go.
He glanced at Dela and waved his hand, causing her to dissipate into chaos.
"Time to sleep. I’m exhausted."
……
Night. Deep night.
While Ye Chuan slept soundly, his door silently creaked open.
A figure stepped into the moonlight, revealing slender, pale ankles.
Silky black hair cascaded down to her waist as she tucked a loose strand behind her ear, revealing a beauty mark beneath her eye.
"……" It was Bai Qianshuang.
After entering Ye Chuan’s room, she first scanned her surroundings. Sensing that Lan Xiaoke in the adjacent room was fast asleep, she tiptoed to Ye Chuan’s bedside.
Bai Qianshuang’s eyes shimmered as she silently watched him for a long moment before remembering her purpose.
That’s right—she was here to help Ye Chuan crystallize his core.
At this point, Bai Qianshuang had no idea about Ye Chuan’s current cultivation level. Assuming he was still stuck at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage and lacking a Core Formation Pill, she felt compelled to intervene.
Now at the peak of the Golden Core stage—though she couldn’t fathom why her cultivation speed in this world surpassed even that of the Tianxuan Continent—she was on the verge of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage. With her current strength, she could assist Ye Chuan in reaching the Core Formation stage.
"I’ll help you crystallize." Bai Qianshuang placed her hand above Ye Chuan and released her spiritual energy.
This was a perception-blocking technique, something Ye Chuan, at his current level, shouldn’t be able to detect.
Seeing that Ye Chuan remained motionless, Bai Qianshuang lowered her gaze. After a brief internal struggle, she removed her outer robe and pressed herself against him.
At this moment, Ye Chuan stiffened. As Bai Qianshuang clung tightly to him, his mind blanked.
Wait, what is this girl doing?
Unbeknownst to her, Bai Qianshuang’s perception-blocking technique had no effect against Ye Chuan’s chaotic energy.
"……" But when he heard her next words, realization dawned—
She still thought he was at the Foundation Establishment stage and was trying to help him form his core.
If he opened his eyes now, Bai Qianshuang’s pride would likely ensure she’d never speak to him again.
[Why are you in my room?]
That question alone would probably send her into permanent seclusion.
[Am I dreaming?]
Bai Qianshuang would never buy that.
[Ciallo～(∠・ω＜)⌒☆, good evening, Bai Qianshuang~]
No, no, absolutely not.
But even as Ye Chuan debated how to play along, his body betrayed him—his spiritual energy surged, unmistakably alert.
Bai Qianshuang, still unaware that Ye Chuan was awake, continued channeling her spiritual energy to aid his breakthrough.
The moment her energy flowed into him, Ye Chuan’s instinctive activation of his Chaotic Immortal Body devoured it all in an instant!
"?!" Bai Qianshuang froze. The next second, she felt her meridians emptied, her spiritual energy completely drained. A wave of dizziness crashed over her.
How… how could my energy just…
Thud.
She collapsed onto Ye Chuan, unconscious.
Ye Chuan’s eyes snapped open. Seeing Bai Qianshuang passed out, he immediately checked her condition. "Qianshuang! Are you okay?!"
"Qianshuang?!"
His voice must have disturbed Lan Xiaoke next door, as a drowsy head poked through the wall. "Mmm… what’s wrong? What happened to Qianshuang?"
The next second, she took in the scene—Ye Chuan and Bai Qianshuang’s state…
Their position…
"Uh… so she got knocked out, huh? Heh, my bad, wrong room." Lan Xiaoke swiftly retreated.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
] [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!"
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!"
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."
