On the plains east of White Demon Valley, dust billowed, blotting out the sun.
Over three hundred thousand elite troops of the Toronto Empire were advancing in three columns. Their synchronized footsteps sounded like muffled thunder, causing the very earth to tremble.
Flags snapped in the wind, their crimson backgrounds embroidered with a black eagle spreading its wings—the national emblem of the Toronto Empire, fluttering defiantly as the army marched.
This was not the 150,000 men the Mirar scouts had reported; it was a full 300,000!
Heavy magitech tanks cleared the way on both flanks, their treads carving deep furrows into the ground, while their magitech cannon barrels gleamed with a cold, metallic luster.
Magitech ballistae, disassembled and packed onto supply wagons, were ready to be assembled at a moment's notice to fire armor-piercing bolts capable of piercing dragon scales.
Further back, three super magitech cannons were being pulled by dozens of giant elephants, their muzzles pointed toward the sky. Their terrifying pressure kept the surrounding soldiers from venturing too close.
Near the center of the army, a luxurious magitech carriage drawn by eight unicorns moved slowly forward.
Inside the carriage, the commander, Leodo, clad in black armor, held a glass of red wine, a confident smirk playing on his lips.
He was tall and burly, and the pair of folded black wings on his back identified him as a member of the Avian race. His black armor was inlaid with brilliant gemstones, a testament to his high status.
Haha, those fools of the Hill Empire probably still think we only sent 150,000 men! Leodo took a sip of wine, his voice laced with pride.
One million men, attacking from three directions. Their main forces are pinned down by the capital on the front lines, leaving their rear completely exposed. This time, the Hill Empire will surely fall to our Toronto Empire!
The adjutant sitting opposite him quickly agreed, a flattering smile plastered on his face.
Commander! The Hill Empire is plagued by internal strife; this is the perfect opportunity for our Toronto Empire to rise! Once we take the Hill Empire, Your Excellency will surely be titled a Prince by His Majesty and be remembered forever in history!
Naturally. Leodo set down his wine glass, a glint in his eyes.
News from the front says Kaiaolen's allied forces are locked in a death match with the territories of Black Rock and Qingqiu. They simply can't spare any men to stop us.
We will pick up the pace, pass through White Demon Valley, and strike directly at their rear supply camp! Once their supplies are cut, the front-line army will naturally collapse. Then, we will coordinate with our other forces to take the capital in one fell swoop. The entire Hill Empire will be ours!
Your Excellency is brilliant! the adjutant complimented again. I have already passed down the order for the entire army to accelerate. We aim to reach the allied supply camp by sunset tomorrow!
Leodo nodded and was about to say more when a frantic shout suddenly came from outside the carriage.
Commander! An anomaly has been detected ahead! Someone is blocking the army's path!
Hmm? Leodo frowned, a flicker of displeasure in his eyes. Who is so bold? Just kill them!
No! The soldier's voice outside carried a hint of terror. That person is floating in mid-air, a few miles away. Our soldiers don't dare to advance!
Floating in mid-air? Leodo was taken aback for a moment, then sneered.
Interesting. It seems the Hill Empire has sent a high-level mage. Does he really think he can stop us all by himself?
Or perhaps he has laid a magic circle in advance?
He stood up, his black wings snapping open as a powerful aura erupted from his body.
He was a seventh-tier powerhouse, one of the top combatants in the Toronto Empire. Naturally, he had no fear of a lone mage.
Open the door. I want to see for myself who is bold enough to stand against my empire's army of 300,000!
The carriage door swung open, and Leodo leaped out. With a flap of his wings, he instantly soared into the sky.
He looked ahead and saw a young man in a black robe floating in the sky several miles away. Though his figure was slender, he gave off an aura of unfathomable depth.
He had black hair, a handsome face, and a faint smile on his lips, as if he didn't care about the 300,000-strong army below him at all.
It was Ye Chuan.
With a single teleportation, he had crossed a distance of over a thousand miles to arrive at the entrance of White Demon Valley.
Looking down at the 300,000 troops surging forward like a tide, Ye Chuan's expression remained calm, even carrying a hint of amusement.
Leodo had now flown up to Ye Chuan, looking down at him from a higher altitude. Who are you? A mage of the Hill Empire?
Ye Chuan raised an eyebrow, his tone indifferent. You've marched all the way to someone's doorstep, and yet you're asking who they are?
Leodo was stunned for a moment before bursting into laughter. Good, good! You have a sharp tongue. I never kill a nameless man. State your name!
Xi Xi, Ye Chuan said. Remember it well.
Xi Xi? Leodo frowned. He had never heard the name before. He assumed it was some obscure high-level mage from the Hill Empire.
Or perhaps a powerhouse living in seclusion here.
Regardless, coming here alone was no different from seeking death.
He sneered, a murderous glint in his eyes. You dare come here alone... are you trying to stall for time while waiting for reinforcements from the Hill Empire?
Stall for time? Ye Chuan shook his head, his tone casual. Not exactly.
He paused, his gaze sweeping over the 300,000 troops below and the magitech weaponry gleaming with cold light. The smile on his lips widened.
I'm here to wipe you all out.
Hahahaha! Leodo laughed as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, doubling over.
You? Alone? You want to annihilate my 300,000 elite troops? Have you lost your mind?
The soldiers below also heard Ye Chuan's words and broke into raucous laughter. They looked at Ye Chuan as if he were a fool.
One man destroying an army of 300,000? It was pure fantasy!
This army was protected by mobile magic arrays!
Once Leodo finished laughing, the killing intent in his eyes intensified. He shouted to the army below:
All units, hear my command! Magitech cannons, lock on target! Blast this arrogant brat to pieces!
As his voice fell, the three super magitech cannons below immediately pivoted, their pitch-black muzzles pointing directly at Ye Chuan in mid-air.
The magitech tanks and ballistae also locked onto him, waiting only for the commander's order to launch a lethal strike.
Cold killing intent instantly enveloped the entire battlefield, making the very air feel frozen.
A mobile magic array, huh. Ye Chuan glanced at the array below and reached out to summon the Human Sovereign Flag. He grinned.
It's only 300,000. Let's try out my light-attribute summoning magic.

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?!

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!

transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”