Gu Yuan was thoroughly cowed this time.
He answered every question without hesitation, his swollen face even wearing a hint of sycophantic fear, terrified of suffering another brutal beating.
"How many members are in Group Two?"
"Full capacity of sixty!"
"Where does your strength rank among them?"
"Lower-middle, around fortieth or so."
"What's the group leader's combat power?"
"3.8 billion—a genuine mid-stage True Immortal cultivation!"
Chen Yi's eyes lit up instantly.
"Is he in the Immortal Realm?"
Gu Yuan gave him a strange look.
Wait, why are you so excited?
You think you can actually take on our group leader?!
If it weren’t for my state being locked due to mission failure, I’d have already called him over to crush you!
"Hmm? Answer me!" Chen Yi’s gaze turned sharp.
Crap, forgot this guy can read minds... Gu Yuan hastily reined in his thoughts and answered obediently, "Whether the group leader is in the Immortal Realm or not, I don’t know. Aside from recruiting people for the Peak Demon-Slaying Tournament, he usually ignores low-strength members like us. He’s... enigmatic."
Hearing this, Chen Yi couldn’t help feeling a tinge of disappointment. After punching Gu Yuan once more, he continued questioning:
"Earlier, you mentioned that the laws of our Purple Star Continent aren’t fully developed. Does that mean your world is more advanced? How advanced?"
Gu Yuan rubbed his swollen face, grumbling, "Not that high. It’s only evolved half-step True Immortal-level laws so far. Mainly because I’m not qualified for the Demon-Slaying Trials—I’m stuck picking up fragments of immortal dao laws in low-level Exorcism Dungeons..."
Suddenly, he froze, a flash of insight striking him. He mused aloud, "Wait, you’re in the group too, right? With your strength, even if you can’t join the Demon-Slaying Trials, Exorcism Dungeons should be easy. Why haven’t you collected some immortal dao fragments to help this world’s Heavenly Dao advance?"
"Is it incompatible with the Heavenly Dao? Or maybe—"
Thud!
Chen Yi punched him again, his voice eerily calm. "Did I say you could ask questions? Answer me: What’s inside Exorcism Dungeons? What are the Demon-Slaying Trials and the Peak Demon-Slaying Tournament? What are the requirements to unlock them?"
Gu Yuan’s head was still ringing as he answered reflexively, "Exorcism Dungeons are special secret realms filled with mindless evil spirits. Killing them drops fragments of immortal dao laws."
"The Peak Demon-Slaying Tournament combines two features: the Demon-Slaying Trials and the Peak Competition Leaderboard. The Trials unlock when a group reaches Level 50, while the Leaderboard unlocks at Level 60."
"The Tournament’s purpose is to select five top fighters from each participating group to compete in the Trials. The group with the highest damage output ranks higher, and higher ranks earn more daily reward points!"
Hiss—
Now that sounds interesting!
Chen Yi’s interest was piqued. "Let me ask you this: Do the Demon-Slaying Trials have a minimum combat power requirement for teammates?"
Gu Yuan paused, finally grasping the flicker of realization in his mind. Slowly, he said,
"The Trials are essentially a large-scale Exorcism Dungeon, so the minimum requirement is 30 million. But by the time a group hits Level 50, almost no member has less than 100 million combat power. Why do you ask? Unless... you’re in a brand-new rookie group?!"
"Group 108—it’s Group 108, isn’t it?!"
"A group that shot up to Level 39 in just two and a half months? That’s impossible without a god-tier carry!"
"I remember Group 108’s leader’s nickname—yeah, it’s ‘The Damned Immortal Tribulation Is Still Chasing Me!’"
"Holy shit?! Bro, don’t tell me you even dared to face that monstrous tribulation?!"
Gu Yuan’s pupils shrank in utter shock.
"Sigh..." Chen Yi exhaled wearily. "Why must you be so perceptive? What good does knowing so much do you?"
Gu Yuan broke into a cold sweat. "Bro, please—don’t kill me! I can prove my worth! I’ll be your spy, just like Group 98’s leader! Believe me, please!!!"
Chen Yi stared at him for a long moment, letting the tension build until Gu Yuan was on the verge of breaking. Then, softly, he asked, "Do you want to live?"
"YES!!!" Gu Yuan nodded like a frantic woodpecker.
"Good." Chen Yi gave a slight nod before pulling out nineteen multicolored orbs. Crushing one, he summoned an immortal avatar into the void, displaying its power.
"See these orbs? Each has the same effect, and they can pass through the return channel normally. Once your mission-locked state lifts, you’ll know what to do, right?"
With that, the remaining eighteen orbs transformed into a necklace and clamped around Gu Yuan’s throat.
Whether this would lure in bigger prey remained to be seen, but one thing was certain: Chen Yi would claim the half-step True Immortal law origin from Gu Yuan’s world.
This was a threshold even the Purple Star Heavenly Dao had never reached—the essential path for a world’s ascension!
Meanwhile, Gu Yuan, now collared by fate, gaped like his eyes might pop out.
This... this...
A single orb contained an avatar with 1.8 billion combat power?!
An exact replica?!
So the one who’d beaten him senseless was just a clone?!
The real Chen Yi hadn’t even shown up yet?!
If a mere clone could annihilate him, how terrifying must the true body be?!
How is this even possible?!
How could the Purple Star Continent—a place not even a pseudo-Immortal Realm—house such a monster?!
Most crucially, this guy seemed to have joined the chat group only two and a half months ago. Even if he had other cheats or systems, for a lone cultivator to reach this level... he was anything but ordinary!
Could his own group leader, with 3.8 billion combat power, actually defeat him?
...Damn. Gu Yuan was already losing faith in his leader.
"Bro, don’t worry—I’ll do this job way better than Group 98’s leader!"
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?!
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
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)
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!
