The sky above the Azure Cloud Continent was torn apart by a colossal crimson claw, fracturing into a spiderweb-like pattern. Thick black mist surged violently as it forced its way in, scraping against the fabric of space with a piercing screech—like the roar of a primordial beast—striking fear into the hearts of all living beings in the Azure Cloud Continent, leaving them trembling in terror.
Three vertical scarlet pupils split open in the void, spewing an abyssal, viscous black mist. Within that mist, dozens of grotesque, writhing Aberrations emerged, their massive forms twisted and malformed. Foul drool dripped from their gaping maws, corroding everything it touched upon hitting the ground!
"Clang! Clang! Clang!!!"
The moment the extraterrestrial fiends descended, a metallic clamor erupted from the Frostbloom Sanctuary. Streaks of light shot into the sky, soaring toward the heavens!
"The Voidspawn have arrived, and the Snowblade Immortal Han Qianxue is nowhere to be found. Fellow cultivators, today we stand as the final bulwark of the Heavenly Dao!"
Leading the charge was a black-robed female cultivator, her sword raised defiantly toward the black mist. Her aura was overwhelming—clearly at the early-stage True Immortal realm!
"Keh keh keh, you think a handful of ants like you can stop me?"
The black mist slowly parted, revealing the true form of the Voidspawn Matriarch.
It was a vaguely humanoid monstrosity, its body covered in black scales, with nine jagged bone spikes protruding from its back. A vertical eye on its forehead fired arrows of pure annihilation, erasing space wherever they passed!
BOOM!!!
The Azure Cloud Heavenly Dao had no choice but to summon divine lightning, barely managing to dissipate the annihilating arrow.
"Keh keh keh, you won’t be able to block forever! Once you falter, I’ll devour every last one of them!"
The Voidspawn Matriarch cackled, continuously firing annihilation arrows from its third eye, forcing the Heavenly Dao to focus solely on defense.
At the same time, the dozens of fully matured fiends within the black mist roared and charged, eager to indulge in this long-awaited feast of flesh!
"Formation!" the black-robed woman shouted.
Behind her, eighteen Moonwhite-robed Pseudo-Immortals hovered in the air, armed with spears, folding fans, and other lifebound treasures. Whether newly ascended or peak-stage Pseudo-Immortals, all stood ready for battle.
Chen Yi’s gaze swept over the group, lingering briefly on a burly man wielding a halberd before nodding in approval.
Good material for enduring pressure. Once Ziwei ascends to True Immortal status, I’ll recruit them all for labor!
With that thought, Chen Yi no longer concealed himself. He cast aside his concealment cloak, drew a pitch-black halberd, and stepped onto the void.
"Daring to cause trouble in my territory? How many heads do you have to spare?!"
A clear, resonant voice shook the cosmos as an overwhelming pressure descended. The dozens of mature fiends exploded simultaneously, their shattered remains ground into dust and scattered by the wind.
Even the arrogant Voidspawn Matriarch seemed to be seized by an invisible hand around its throat. Its nine bone spikes flailed wildly, its three scarlet eyes widening in terror as it let out a shrill shriek:
"A trap! This was a trap meant for me!!!"
"Han Qianxue! Azure Cloud Heavenly Dao! I you—!"
The Azure Cloud Heavenly Dao: "......"
Honestly, I wish this were a trap!
But it’s not. Even the Young Miss and I are victims...
This ruthless bandit has already claimed the Azure Cloud Continent as his own. Neither the Young Miss nor I can resist him—and you had the audacity to come here and throw yourself at him?
Just die already!
Suddenly, the Heavenly Dao felt a strange sense of relief. Since resistance was futile, why not sit back and enjoy the show?
Watching this long-reigning Voidspawn Matriarch get slaughtered—what a delightful sight!
The bandit hoisted his halberd onto his shoulder, strolled up to the Voidspawn Matriarch, and gave it a once-over before shaking his head. Then, with a calm glance backward, he called out:
"Hey, halberd guy over there!"
The Heavenly Dao stiffened, a bad premonition rising.
What’s he planning now?
First, he forcibly seized the world’s essence, and now he’s trying to poach people?!
You haven’t even returned the Young Miss to me yet!
The halberd-wielding Pseudo-Immortal blinked, pointing uncertainly at himself. "Me?"
This mysterious powerhouse had annihilated all the mature fiends in an instant and was now singling him out. What did he want?
Was it because he also used a halberd, and that offended him?
Chen Yi gave a slight nod. "Yeah, you. What’s your name?"
The Pseudo-Immortal hesitated but answered anyway. "I’m Lv Ziqiao."
Hearing this, Chen Yi paused. No wonder he had the bearing of an old acquaintance—turns out he was a similar soul across different timelines.
With a faint smile, Chen Yi said, "Lv Ziqiao, right? That’s not how you wield a halberd. Too flashy, too soft—no power at all. Watch closely now."
Lv Ziqiao was baffled. "Why?"
Chen Yi’s lips curled. "Because this strike... will be extremely cool."
"......"
After a brief moment of stunned silence, Lv Ziqiao’s eyes widened in realization. He fixed his gaze intently, unwilling to miss a single detail.
The next instant—
The Voidspawn Matriarch regained movement and immediately fled in terror, not daring to look back.
Yet Chen Yi remained unhurried, even holding back his strength as he lightly raised the halberd and swung it in a graceful arc before bringing it down with devastating force!
SHHHHK!!!
The halberd weighed as much as ten thousand mountains, its terrifying gravitational pull yanking the fleeing Voidspawn Matriarch backward, dragging it straight toward the descending blade!
"No! NO! Spare me! I’ll never invade the Azure Cloud Continent again! Let me go!!!"
The Voidspawn Matriarch shrieked, firing annihilation arrows from its third eye in a desperate attempt to slow the halberd’s descent.
But it was futile. Against the halberd’s absolute might, all techniques were meaningless!
It could only watch helplessly as the halberd’s gravity pulled it closer and closer—until...
SPLAT!
It was utterly erased from existence.
"Tsk..."
The sound of collective gasps filled the air, the temperature of the world itself dropping several degrees.
Lv Ziqiao’s mind reeled. Though he couldn’t fully grasp the profundity of that strike, the image of Chen Yi’s effortless, towering figure wielding the halberd was forever etched into his soul.
This... this was the true way of the halberd?!
No fancy techniques, no wasted motion—just the purest, most fundamental strike, channeling absolute force to shatter all resistance!
No wonder his decades of practicing the "Eight Polarities Halberd Art" had hit a bottleneck. He’d been too fixated on form. The true essence of the halberd was the instinctive, primal strike from the very first time one gripped its shaft!
The Great Dao returns to simplicity!
"HAHAHA! I GET IT NOW! SCREW THE EIGHT POLARITIES! WHO CARES ABOUT IMMORTAL TECHNIQUES OR DIVINE SKILLS?! A SINGLE HALBERD STRIKE CAN BREAK THEM ALL!!!"
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
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)
