Soon, Kaiaolen gathered a group of mages—most were guards employed within the territory, some were from the adventurers' guild, and others were simply passing through.
"To put it simply, there are monsters that can disguise themselves as humans. I will teach you a spell to identify whether people within the city are monsters or not," Ye Chuan announced.
"If you find any, notify the guards immediately so they can be dealt with."
"You're teaching us magic?" One middle-aged mage in the crowd eyed Ye Chuan skeptically, clearly unimpressed by his youth—after all, a mage's magical power grew stronger with time.
Even if a mage was exceptionally talented, without years of accumulation, they might not stand a chance against seasoned practitioners.
"I’m acting under the authority of Count Kangong. Do you want to challenge the lord directly?" Ye Chuan raised an eyebrow at the dissenter.
Hearing the count’s name, the mage merely asked, "Are you a registered mage of the Magic Tower?"
"The Magic Tower? Never heard of it." Ye Chuan’s response drew strange looks from the assembled mages. The Magic Tower was an organization founded by mages, present in every nation, and registration within it was considered the mark of a legitimate mage.
Moreover, gaining membership wasn’t easy—it required passing rigorous trials.
In short, Magic Tower mages looked down on those who walked the "wild path."
Ye Chuan’s dismissive remark made many of the mages sneer, except for those who had witnessed his power firsthand.
Mages were already a prideful bunch, and now their arrogance was on full display.
Some who had only come out of curiosity muttered, "I thought the lord’s summons meant something good, but it’s just this kid teaching magic? Might as well risk qi deviation."
"Yeah, probably using us as test subjects."
"Tch, he doesn’t even wear robes. What kind of mage is that?"
As the whispers grew, Ye Chuan suddenly spoke.
"Silence."
A few defiant mages opened their mouths to retort—only to freeze when they realized their voices had been sealed.
More and more mages noticed the same thing, their eyes widening in shock.
Their voices… gone?
All because of a single word from him?
"What’s wrong?" Ye Chuan said calmly. "Can’t speak? If anyone disagrees, feel free to cast a spell at me."
Yet none of the mages could resist him, no matter how hard they tried.
"Lord Xixi… how is this possible?" From a distance, Torres watched in astonishment.
A mass silencing spell?
"Silence magic? No, it’s more like…" Irena murmured, disbelieving. "He’s suppressing all of them with pure magical force, rendering even their vocal cords useless."
"Against so many mages? Is that even possible?" Torres was stunned.
Just how vast was his mana pool?
"..."
Meanwhile, Ye Chuan stood quietly, waiting. After a moment, he finally said, "Enough."
The mages immediately felt the pressure lift, their voices returning.
Faced with such overwhelming power, the once-disdainful mages now regarded Ye Chuan with reverence, not daring to speak out of turn again.
Strength was always the most convincing argument.
"Now, let’s begin the lesson." Ye Chuan conjured a magic circle.
Since detection spells were low-tier magic—even the variant in Lilith’s hands—they were simple to learn.
With just a minor adjustment, the spell could reveal its targets through colored light.
"Pair up and cast this on each other," Ye Chuan instructed. Without hesitation, the mages began casting the spell on their neighbors.
One by one, lights flickered to life—until a blinding red glow erupted.
"Red!"
The mage bathed in crimson light opened his mouth to protest—only for Ye Chuan’s blade to sever his head in the next instant.
No blood sprayed from the neck. Instead, writhing, worm-like tendrils spilled out, squirming grotesquely.
"A monster!"
Another slash from Ye Chuan, and the creature was obliterated.
Witnessing this, the mages finally understood the spell’s true value.
Apart from that one, no other monsters lurked among them.
"Lesson over. Teach this spell to anyone you know—mage or not, as long as they can cast it."
"As for the guards, start sweeping the city immediately."
Ye Chuan dismissed the mages, and soon, nearly everyone in the territory was subjected to the detection spell—even passing dogs weren’t spared, glowing under the magic’s scrutiny.
"Monster spotted!"
"Another one here!"
Without Kaiaolen needing to mobilize civilians, the mage teams had already uncovered dozens of monsters—all formidable.
Before long, over a hundred monsters were found in this small territory alone.
"So many… My land has been infiltrated to this extent?" Kaiaolen sat in his study, stunned into silence by the reports.
His territory was far from the royal capital.
Yet the corruption ran so deep.
Then what of the capital?
Could everyone there by day be monsters in disguise?
Kaiaolen shuddered at the thought. But now that they had a way to identify the creatures, he immediately began preparing his forces. Marching to the capital—possibly fighting their way there—required thorough preparation.
"Lord Xixi, will you accompany us to the capital?" Irena asked Ye Chuan.
"Of course. I’ll reclaim everything you’ve lost," Ye Chuan replied.
How else would he become the Equal King?
"Thank you…" Irena’s eyes shimmered with gratitude.
"What’s next?" Ye Chuan turned to Kaiaolen.
"After purging the disguised monsters, I’ll contact the other counts," Kaiaolen said, though he had no idea how deeply their territories had been compromised.
"But we must prepare our forces in the meantime."
"Fine. Then I’ll return to Yisu Town for now," Ye Chuan said.
"Eh? You’re leaving, Lord Xixi?" Irena blinked.
"You’re not ready yet, right? I might as well go back." Ye Chuan tilted his head up at a 45-degree angle, gazing solemnly at the sky.
"That place… still has many people who need my help."
"And I will help them."
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
Explosive Plot Song Gua crossed over into another world, bringing along a whole crew of his doppelgangers—all of them mischief-makers. This was a world where everyone could choose a class. Song Gua became a "Bondweaver," capable of borrowing power, while his doppelgangers took on a wide variety of classes, covering just about everything. The number of doppelgangers grew day by day, each one a talented individual with a charming way of speaking. Under Song Gua's brilliant leadership, they would "greet" each other daily and engage in friendly "sparring," pulling off one major scheme after another on Earth. Sometimes they were bandits—stealing bosses, plundering mines, snatching resources. Sometimes they were saviors—descending like divine warriors to face world bosses threatening to massacre cities. Sometimes they even went undercover, infiltrating various major factions to stir up trouble from within, keeping their enemies constantly on edge. To prevent their doppelganger abilities from being exposed, Song Gua made them wear masks with mahjong tile patterns and don Taoist robes in various colors. "Remember, in front of outsiders, call me 'The Dice.'" "Got it! Boss!" "Not 'Boss'—it's 'The Dice.' Think about the vibe, pay attention to the vibe." "Yes! Boss!" "For crying out loud..." From then on, whenever they appeared, they would have their own theme song playing: ~Hey~ paying respects at the mountain stronghold at night~ whose arm is draped over whose shoulder~ gather your courage and follow along...
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
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."
