"Assassinate the king?"
When Ye Chuan heard the young woman utter these words, he wondered if his ears were playing tricks on him.
The king?
Assassination?
"Uh, me?" Ye Chuan pointed at himself, tilting his neck slightly.
Though he considered himself quite capable, he wasn’t that capable.
Ye Chuan was only at the fourth-tier level. While stacking buffs to challenge higher tiers was manageable, leaping five or six major realms? That was a stretch.
After all, a king would surely have powerful guards protecting him.
"No, I meant something as difficult as assassinating a king." Isabella noticed Ye Chuan’s puzzled expression and quickly shifted the topic.
"You sounded pretty serious just now."
"It was just a joke." Though Isabella explained it away, Ye Chuan couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off.
"Really?" Still, Ye Chuan found the idea of assassinating a king unrealistic—though he could theoretically try. Activate spatial jump, phase through defenses, stab the king in the kidney, then vanish.
The number one assassin in the realm.
Immune to all physical and magical attacks—just charging in to stab your kidney. Scary, right?
In theory, it worked. Time to get started (not really).
"So, what’s the actual request?" Ye Chuan asked Isabella. Her sudden backtracking left him unsure what she really wanted.
Isabella hesitated for a moment before asking,
"Mr. Xi Xi, if one day you discovered that all your loved ones had turned into something… unfamiliar, what would you do?"
"I’m not sure I follow. Like, amnesia?" Ye Chuan pondered. If his family became strangers, did that mean he’d lost his memories?
"No, not that." Isabella’s breathing grew heavier, as if recalling something terrifying.
"For example… they turned into monsters. Into beings you no longer recognized."
"Monsters?"
Isabella seemed to realize she’d said too much. Her fingers clenched the hem of her skirt, aware she shouldn’t divulge so much to a man she’d only just met.
With a deep sigh, she turned and retreated to the carriage.
Ye Chuan watched her leave, lost in thought.
The break soon ended. Torres called out, and the resting adventurers began packing their gear, boarding the carriages to resume the journey.
Bored during the ride, Ye Chuan started experimenting with his magic techniques.
Given the sheer variety of spells he knew, he began considering the possibility of combining them.
For instance, wind magic + ice magic.
[Storm] + [Ice Shard]
Could that create something like an icy tornado?
Of course, this was all theoretical—pure mental simulation. He had no idea if it would actually work.
But with his infinite mana pool, Ye Chuan had endless opportunities to test his ideas.
Lilith really gave him an incredible gift.
Just then, the moving carriage came to a halt, interrupting his thoughts.
"What’s going on?!" Torres called out, noticing the lead carriage had stopped.
"The bridge ahead is broken!"
A shout came from the adventurers up front. Frowning, Torres stepped down to investigate.
Blocking their path was a small river, its only bridge partially destroyed—only a few wooden stumps and broken planks remained.
"This is troublesome." Torres hadn’t anticipated this.
He pulled a scroll from his pack—a map.
"Hmm…" After studying it, Torres realized the only alternative was a detour that would add at least half a day to their journey.
"Miss," he called outside the carriage, seeking Isabella’s input.
"Take the detour," Isabella replied, seeing no better option.
"Detour?" Ye Chuan, still seated in the carriage, turned to Torres. "How much longer will that take?"
Torres handed him the map, tracing the alternate route with his finger. "Sir Xi Xi, the detour would take half a day, possibly longer."
"Seriously?"
Ye Chuan blinked. That meant overtime.
Absolutely not.
The other adventurers, however, voiced no objections. As silver-ranked mercenaries, they were used to escort missions running behind schedule.
"That river…" Ye Chuan’s gaze settled on the water.
"If we just cross this, we’re good, right?"
"Yes, but the bridge is out. The carriages can’t ford it." Torres scratched his head in frustration. Normally, detours were the only solution.
Dragging the carriages across was impossible, and rebuilding the bridge would take even longer.
"I’ve got an idea," Ye Chuan said.
No overtime. Not a chance.
"You do, Sir Xi Xi?" Torres looked surprised.
"I’ll try."
Ye Chuan approached the riverbank, studying the flowing water. He raised a hand.
"Flash Freeze."
A burst of icy blue light erupted from his palm. The river’s current slowed, then stilled, rapidly freezing over.
In seconds, a hundred-meter stretch had turned to solid ice.
"We can just walk across, right?" Ye Chuan turned back, noting the stunned expressions of the adventurers.
"T-this… Such powerful ice magic! Sir Xi Xi, you know ice spells too?"
"Is that a problem?" Ye Chuan found Torres’ reaction odd. He hadn’t even used a high-tier spell—just a basic Flash Freeze.
"Well, most mages specialize in one or two elements due to their magic circuits’ affinity…" Torres muttered, recalling Ye Chuan’s gravity and light (?) magic. Now ice?
A triple-element mage?
"Specialization?" Ye Chuan vaguely remembered Lilith mentioning elemental affinities.
It was similar to spiritual roots.
But his own attribute was Chaos—the so-called "all-elements" magic, completely unrestricted.
"Anyway, that’s not the point. Can we cross now?"
"Let’s test it!" Torres stepped onto the ice, finding it rock-solid. He then tied some straw to the carriage wheels for traction.
Now they could safely proceed.
To avoid any danger, Torres decided to have Isabella disembark so he could escort her across the river personally, preventing any mishap where the carriage might slip and sweep the young lady away.
"Let's move on!"
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
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."
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)
