On this day, the sun shone brightly.
Another batch of newcomers arrived outside the Violet Star Celestial Court.
These weren’t freshly recruited trainee warriors, but officially appointed loose immortals under the Ascension Bureau’s registry—twenty-nine in total!
Among them, eleven were temporarily ineligible for the Heavenly Dao Divine Ranking due to their excessively high cultivation realms. The remaining eighteen were all at least at the late-stage True Immortal level, skipping the Earthly Deity Clerk rank entirely upon entry and directly ascending to the eighth-grade Heavenly Official status as True Spirit-level officers!
The most outrageous part? The leader of this group was a golden dragon whose cultivation level was unfathomable. Though not yet listed on the Heavenly Dao Divine Ranking, he was immediately appointed as the Chief Deity of the Ascension Bureau upon arrival—holding a second-grade True Court-level position, on par with Xu Jinghong, the acting Marshal of the Central Altar!
Honestly, the Violet Star Celestial Court hadn’t seen such large-scale exceptional promotions in a long time—this blatantly violated celestial regulations!
What kind of background did these newcomers have?
How did they swoop in and snatch twenty-nine spots on the Heavenly Dao Divine Ranking outright?
What?
You say it was by order of the Tribulation Sovereign?
Oh… never mind then.
"Xie Jingjing, you work at the Celestial Pivot Bureau—do you know anything about these people?"
Somewhere in the celestial palace, a group of Heavenly Officials chatted idly before their shifts.
Xie Jingjing, a ninth-grade deputy spirit-level official of the Celestial Pivot Bureau, shrugged helplessly when singled out. "Brothers, I’m just a ninth-grade clerk in charge of assessing trainee warriors and incense merit evaluations. Interviewing loose immortals and earthly deities is already beyond my pay grade. These newcomers started at eighth-grade, personally overseen by the bureau chief—far outside my scope!"
Hearing this, the officials fell silent for a moment before turning their expectant gazes to Hu Yi, a seventh-grade deputy deity-level official from the Fate Reincarnation Bureau.
"Hu Yi, now that these newcomers are in the celestial court, how are their destinies being arranged?"
Hu Yi shook his head as well. "All I can say is their backgrounds are massive. Our bureau chief is handling it personally, and the secrecy level is extreme—even the eighth-grade ones are beyond my clearance!"
Another round of silence followed before the group pinned their last hopes on a certain official from the Treasury Department.
"Fu Li, come on—you handle merit evaluations and are close with that young acting Civil God of Wealth. Surely you’ve heard something? What’s their compensation like?"
Fu Li, the sixth-grade True Deity-level Merit Auditor of the Treasury, smiled faintly. "Why so curious about others’ benefits?"
"Just tell us—I’m begging you!" one official pressed eagerly.
But Fu Li shook his head again. "Begging won’t help. You’ll have to wait for the official announcement."
"Oh? Fu Li, you actually know the details?"
"Of course he does! Who do you think he is? The sworn brother of the Civil God of Wealth! In a way, isn’t the chief of the Celestial Mechanism Bureau practically his father? You think this could slip past him?"
"True. Back when the Civil God of Wealth snuck out for that big mission, Chief Fang Zheng kept storming into the Treasury to interrogate Fu Li. Those ‘friendly exchanges’ were legendary. Yet not only did the Civil God return unscathed, he even accomplished a heaven-shaking feat. Behind all that glory? Fu Li silently bore the brunt of it all..."
"Fu Li, stop pretending. I saw you sneaking into the Fang residence through the back gate the other day..."
"Seriously, Fu Li, just spill it. We’re dying to know—these people waltzed in and took high-ranking spots. Are they actually capable, or just nepotism hires? What justifies their instant eighth-grade status?"
"Yeah! So what if they’re True Immortals? If we work harder, stabilize anomalies, maintain cosmic order, and boost providence, the Heavenly Dao’s ascent will elevate us to True Immortal status too!"
"I refuse to accept this! We’ve poured blood, sweat, and tears into the first ten-year plan. Now that the celestial realm’s ascension is imminent—granting pseudo-immortals True Immortal status and True Immortals Celestial Immortal breakthroughs, or at least realm perfection—these outsiders swoop in to reap the rewards?"
"Why should they?!"
"Exactly!"
"Why?!"
"They weren’t here to share the burden, but they’re first in line for the benefits?"
"If there’s no proper explanation, I’ll… I’ll just slack off!"
"If someone’s gotta carry the weight, why can’t I be the one coasting?"
"I—"
The officials seethed with indignation.
Fu Li, however, smirked and raised a hand to quiet them. "I know you’re upset, but don’t be too hasty. Let me tell you this—while they enjoy privileges now, their duties are far from easy. Their roles demand exceptional skill and frequent deployments."
"Put it this way: we endure hardship first for later rewards, while they get sweetness upfront but bitterness later. We might handle their tasks, but theirs? Not so much."
"That’s all I’ll say. Wait for the announcement. Now scatter—it’s time for duty."
With a flick of his sleeve, he floated off toward the Treasury, leaving the officials to exchange bewildered glances before dispersing like startled birds.
Meanwhile, inside the Violet Star Hall…
A gathering of second and third-grade Heavenly Officials convened for a major assembly.
This time, the Tribulation Sovereign himself attended, seated at the head of the table—eyes closed in meditation, though his consciousness had already departed.
Alas, the Violet Star Realm remained fragile; he couldn’t stay away from the Illusory Star Grotto for long. His physical presence here? Entirely due to the golden dragon’s immense face.
After all, this creature was the incarnation of a Chaos Treasure’s artifact spirit. First baptized by Lingxiao’s infusion—absorbing the immortal emperor’s Primordial Chaos power—then tempered by Wuji’s baptism, inheriting a complete Dao Ancestor-level treasure and the power of Infinite Wuji. Finally, Chen Yi’s six-star clone even channeled Chaos Lightning into it!
Frankly, the little golden dragon’s capacity was staggering, and its resilience unmatched. Despite repeated ordeals, it grew only stronger—far from crippled!
In raw cultivation, it might only be a Golden Immortal, but its combat prowess could force even a Great Luo to retreat!
And Chen Yi planned to return a third of the Creation Disk’s fragments, restoring half of its original form—making it even more formidable!
Thus, unless Chen Yi personally emerged to seal the dragon’s power, the Violet Star Celestial Realm couldn’t withstand its presence.
Even the four Great Luo prodigies of the immortal realm hadn’t received such treatment!
Such was Chen Yi’s regard for the golden dragon.
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!"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
