A little late, Bai Qianshuang finally got out of bed.
She went to the bathroom and took a quick shower, then gazed at her reflection in the foggy mirror—her eyes instinctively landing on her neck.
It was covered in red marks, unmistakably left by Ye Chuan.
"We really… did those things." Thinking about last night, Bai Qianshuang couldn't help but hug the towel beside her, hiding her face in it in front of the mirror.
It took her a while to calm down.
By now, Ye Chuan was no longer in the room. After changing into fresh clothes, Bai Qianshuang stepped out as well.
The living room was quiet, with no one else around, though her spiritual senses could detect several people in their respective rooms.
Just then, a door on the side suddenly opened.
A young woman in a white lab coat walked out, holding a teacup. When her eyes met Bai Qianshuang's, she lazily muttered, "Morning."
"Ah, good morning…" Bai Qianshuang instinctively replied to Ke Ning's greeting, but when she glanced at the clock, she realized it was already late afternoon.
Ke Ning poured hot water into her cup, grabbed a water bottle from the fridge, and without another word to Bai Qianshuang, retreated back into her room.
Among all the tenants, Ke Ning was the type who disliked socializing the most. She had her own interests and usually only asked Ye Chuan for anything she needed.
Bai Qianshuang silently watched Ke Ning return to her room before snapping back to reality and heading straight to Ye Chuan's door.
She knocked lightly. "Ye Chuan."
"It's unlocked. Come in." His voice came from inside. Pushing the door open, she found him sitting at his desk.
"Finally awake? Did last night wear you out?" Ye Chuan asked with a smile.
But his question wasn’t just about their intimate moments—it also referred to Bai Qianshuang inheriting the Empress's legacy.
Bai Qianshuang avoided his gaze, awkwardly looking around the room before murmuring,
"Yeah… tired. But it was good."
"Oh?"
"I-I’m going to train now." Before Ye Chuan could say more, her face flushed crimson, and she bolted from the room like a startled rabbit.
She had so much to say, yet here she was, running away in embarrassment.
"Never knew she had this side to her." Seeing the usually aloof fairy act like a shy girl, Ye Chuan shook his head in amusement but didn’t dwell on it.
Tonight, he planned to enter the Tianxuan Continent alone.
Not because Bai Qianshuang was a burden, but because she needed time to refine and master the Empress's legacy. And if anything went wrong, he wasn’t sure she could return as effortlessly as he could.
Even if he couldn’t defeat Qin Tianya, escaping wouldn’t be an issue.
"Speaking of which…" Ye Chuan checked his phone and saw that Bai Qianshuang’s personal quest was now complete.
[Make Bai Qianshuang Fall in Love with You (Completed)]
Before, he’d struggled with her affection level, which seemed stuck at a certain point. But now, after simply treating her naturally, the quest was done.
Time to claim the reward.
He skimmed the rewards and froze.
[Obtained Realm Synchronization Card (Tenant) x3, added to inventory]
Huh?
Recognizing the item name, he opened his inventory.
[Item: Realm Synchronization Card (Tenant)
Allows you to synchronize your cultivation with any tenant or vice versa. Usable up to the 10th Stage.]
Three at once?
What did this mean—that Bai Qianshuang’s cultivation speed was faster, and he could sync with her each time?
Now he had four in total.
Might as well use one.
Currently, Lilith had the highest cultivation among his tenants, but she exceeded the card’s limit, making synchronization impossible.
But Bai Qianshuang was eligible.
Her current realm was the Enlightenment Stage, while his was the Spirit Transformation Stage.
[Realm Synchronization Card (Tenant) successfully used—]
[Target Tenant: Bai Qianshuang]
[Due to your unique constitution, survive the heavenly tribulation.]
The next moment, Ye Chuan’s aura surged violently, and he blinked in realization as his eyes landed on the words "heavenly tribulation."
Wait…
Tribulation?!
In his carelessness, he’d forgotten that syncing realms would trigger a tribulation!
Outside, the sky darkened in an instant.
The once-clear heavens were swallowed by oppressive darkness, the air thickening as if frozen.
"Wh-what’s happening?" Lan Xiaoke and the others noticed the sudden change, staring wide-eyed at the blackened sky.
"Is the world ending?"
"This is…"
Many residents stepped outside, gaping in disbelief at the swirling clouds.
"No time to think." Ye Chuan instantly teleported, pushing his spiritual senses to the limit. In less than half a minute, he appeared above the Pacific Ocean.
As he hovered over the sea, the clear sky above him was instantly replaced by roiling storm clouds. He felt the tribulation’s gaze lock onto him.
"Just don’t strike my home." Floating above the water, he wrapped himself in his Chaos energy.
Like an apocalypse descending, the black clouds churned violently, forming a colossal vortex thousands of feet wide. At its center was an abyss so dark it devoured all light, save for the occasional flicker of terrifying violet-gold lightning.
Without warning, the first bolt of tribulation lightning struck from the vortex’s heart!
The electricity engulfed Ye Chuan’s body, only to be absorbed entirely by his Chaos energy.
Second strike!
Third strike!
One after another, Ye Chuan endured calmly, knowing he didn’t need to tank the hits like last time—his Chaos energy could absorb it all.
The ocean heaved, the tribulation’s power sending massive tsunamis radiating outward. Yet at the epicenter, Ye Chuan remained unharmed.
Gradually, the clouds began to disperse.
"Mediocre." Perhaps because the realm sync had boosted his strength, the tribulation wasn’t as fierce or prolonged.
[You have broken through to the Early Enlightenment Stage]
[All your divine abilities have increased in power]
[Chaos Immortal Body’s strength enhanced]
[Your Chaos Immortal Body can now partially absorb physical attacks.]
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)
world slacker. But a genius female disciple just had to get clingy, insisting that he take her as a disciple. Not only that, she was always making advances on him, thoroughly disrupting his peaceful slacker life...
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."
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
