Ye Chuan watched all of this unfold in silence. In Tian Xiaotian's memory space, the black rain fell continuously, yet not a single drop landed on him.
After all, this was merely Tian Xiaotian's memory.
Soon, the surrounding white light began to fade, and Ye Chuan returned to the deep pit. After such a long time had passed in the dungeon, Tian Xiaotian had long since transformed into the source of the corruption.
Facing the weeping monster before him, Ye Chuan remained silent.
Clearly, the act of slashing its heart just now hadn't truly stopped it.
And that memory space was perhaps nothing more than a collision of their mental worlds.
"Boss... run... I can't control myself..." Tian Xiaotian, now a monster, let out a shrill cry. The endless resentment in her voice could even shake Ye Chuan's state of mind.
"Physical attacks can't stop her at all, and I can't use my powers right now," Ye Chuan muttered. As he spoke, the monsterized Tian Xiaotian completely lost control of her body and launched a direct attack!
The attack carried an apocalyptic momentum. Dark purple streams of corrupt energy swept over, tearing the entire flesh-covered space to pieces!
Ye Chuan gripped his greatsword and blocked repeatedly. The blade clashed with the corrupt energy, sending a jolt through his arms with every impact.
"I didn't expect it to break." Seeing the greatsword in his hand rapidly deteriorating under the impact, Ye Chuan shook his head, tossed it casually onto the ground, and pulled out a new one.
They were merely consumables, anyway; Ye Chuan had plenty more.
But after a few rounds of fighting, he became increasingly certain: his physical attacks could only incapacitate her temporarily. They couldn't suppress her completely, let alone save her.
"Tch, how troublesome." Taking advantage of the moment when Tian Xiaotian's chest was cleaved open by his sword and her flesh was frantically writhing to heal, Ye Chuan turned around and dashed upward toward the top of the bottomless pit!
It wasn't a retreat; Ye Chuan simply didn't want to waste time here.
If he couldn't pin Tian Xiaotian down this way, he might as well think of another method.
Exerting force in his legs, he stepped on the bulging flesh and rocks on the pit walls, leaping upward like an arrow released from a bow. Dark purple slime dripped from the walls, but it couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes!
Compared to the speed of a free fall, Ye Chuan's upward burst toward the entrance, relying entirely on his own strength, was actually faster!
The bottomless pit remained profound. As he ascended, his ears were filled with Tian Xiaotian's shrill roars and desperate pleas from below, along with the humming of the surging corrupt energy.
Ye Chuan remained expressionless and did not look back.
He had to find Xiao Tian first. The child that Tian Xiaotian had taken in and protected was actually a traitor. This realization left a heavy chill in his heart.
Betrayal came with a price.
After jumping for an unknown amount of time, a faint glimmer of light finally appeared above his head, and the humming in his ears was gradually replaced by the familiar sound of rain.
Ye Chuan sped up. With a final, fierce leap, his body broke through the darkness of the pit entrance and landed on the central square of the royal city.
The black rain continued to pour down densely, feeling sticky and cold against his skin. The surrounding ruins still looked hideous in the rain, though they lacked the eerie atmosphere of the underground.
Just as he stood up straight, a surprised cry came from behind him:
"You... you're actually still alive?!"
Ye Chuan turned around slowly to see Xiao Tian standing behind a broken wall not far away. The well-behaved look on her face was long gone, replaced by astonishment and a faint, barely noticeable viciousness.
The spirit sword in her hand gleamed with an eerie black light, and her body was stained with a bit of black mud. Clearly, she had been waiting nearby for news.
But soon, Xiao Tian deliberately put on a joyful expression.
"What, are you disappointed I didn't die down there?"
"Brother Cai Kun, I'm just glad you're okay. Hehe, I was so worried about you," Xiao Tian said with a smile.
"Stop pretending, you ungrateful wretch." Ye Chuan's single sentence wiped the smile off Xiao Tian's face.
"I thought you would have been turned into mush by Mother long ago," Xiao Tian stepped out slowly, a mocking smile curving her lips as she spoke in a harsh tone.
"It seems Mother is nothing special after all, unable to even deal with someone like you. Oh, wait, she must have completely turned into corruption by now, right? How pitiful."
"Having absorbed so much corruption and merged with the source, now unleashing the black rain... she is the sinner who destroyed this kingdom."
Ye Chuan looked at her, a smile slowly forming on his face. It seemed gentle, but his eyes held no warmth whatsoever, resembling a frozen pool.
He didn't speak, just quietly stared at Xiao Tian. That smile, however, made Xiao Tian's heart inexplicably tighten, and she subconsciously took half a step back.
But on second thought, Xiao Tian breathed a sigh of relief.
Ye Chuan had just fought a deathmatch with Tian Xiaotian, which must have taken a massive toll on him. His stamina was surely depleted, and he was just putting up a brave front now.
The malice in her eyes deepened. She raised her hand with a wave and shouted sharply, "Since you survived, then stay here forever!"
As her words fell, countless bizarre monsters instantly surged from behind the surrounding ruins. The monsters densely surrounded Ye Chuan in the center. Their roars and the sound of dripping slime mixed with the rain, creating a deeply ear-piercing noise!
Ye Chuan remained unmoved, just standing there quietly.
"He's exhausted, attack!" Xiao Tian coldly ordered, and the monsters immediately swarmed forward.
Clearly, Xiao Tian possessed the ability to control these bizarre monsters!!
"Good, very good." Ye Chuan gripped his greatsword and moved. He still wore that smiling expression, but every slash carried the momentum of a thunderbolt.
That terrifying power eradicated large swathes of the bizarre monsters as easily as scything grass!
As time ticked by, the smile on Xiao Tian's face gradually vanished, replaced by an unbelievable panic.
Ye Chuan was like a tireless killing machine. No matter how many monsters rushed at him, they were effortlessly slaughtered.
His movements showed no sign of sluggishness, and his breathing remained steady. Let alone lacking stamina, there wasn't even a single drop of sweat on his forehead.
His stamina seemed endless.
"H-how is this possible?" Xiao Tian trembled all over, her steps subconsciously retreating, her eyes full of panic.
"You obviously fought with Mother for so long, how can you still have so much stamina?!"
Ye Chuan ignored her exclamations. With a raise of his hand, he cleaved through the last bone monster blocking his path, and his figure dashed toward Xiao Tian like a phantom.
His speed was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Xiao Tian. Before she could react, he reached out, grabbed her by the neck, and lifted her entire body off the ground with a slight squeeze of his fingers.
Xiao Tian's feet left the ground. Her hands desperately clawed at Ye Chuan's wrist. Her face flushed red, struggling to breathe, her eyes filled with fear and despair.
Ye Chuan looked down at her, the smile on his face still gentle.
"What is 1000 minus 7?"
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
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)
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."
tions: attribute allocation, analysis, proficiency, and simulation. Specializing in mechanical alchemy, from crafting sorcerous battle armor to handcrafting mechanical maidens, his mechanical legion conquers endless realms... Relying on his wits, he begins with a student-teacher romance, wins over a female director, enslaves a female assassin and a underworld queen, becoming the husband of a Grand Duchess... He enslaves the Goddess of Magic from the divine realm, developing his power simultaneously in both the Wizard World and the Realm of Gods...
