Night gradually deepened.
The night in the mining area was even more oppressive than the day.
Su Ji returned to the shack.
The miners were already fast asleep.
"Senior Brother, I feel... I seem to be able to sense something." Su Jiu's voice rang in the bottom of his heart, carrying a trace of confusion.
"What is it?" Su Ji asked.
"I can feel that under this wasteland, there seems to be something surging. It's very faint, but massive." Su Jiu hesitated for a moment.
Su Ji's heart stirred.
He remembered Zhao Tianyang's words, "Too many people have died here, but no one has been able to leave. Even if they are beaten to death, their bones must be buried here."
Su Ji suddenly opened his eyes.
He looked at the tattered roof of the shack, faintly able to see the sky shrouded by gray clouds.
Suddenly, a pair of eyes met his in the dark night.
It was actually that Golden Core genius.
Where was the expression of a shattered Dao heart in his eyes?
At this moment, those eyes were bright, carrying a hint of inquiry.
He pointed at Su Ji, then at himself, and finally at the door of the shack.
Obviously, he wanted to step outside to talk.
Su Ji looked at the sleeping coworkers around him.
He didn't respond immediately, just slightly turned his body, glancing at that genius from the corner of his eye.
The other party's expression was serious, his movements cautious, not a momentary impulse.
He didn't get up, just closed his eyes as if he had already fallen asleep.
A moment later, Su Ji felt a light sound of footsteps approaching, and then moving away.
That genius had already gone out.
Su Jiu analyzed, "Senior Brother, this person is actually acting too? Being able to deceive Zhao Tianyang and Zhang Kui shows that his acting skills are not bad."
Su Ji had an idea in his heart, "He might not have deceived them, perhaps they just couldn't be bothered to expose him."
Su Ji slowly got up, his movements gentle, not making a single sound.
Snores still echoed in the shack, no one noticed his departure.
Su Ji lifted the tattered animal skin door curtain and walked out.
Outside, a fierce wind mixed with gravel howled past. The gray clouds in the sky pressed down heavily. There was no starlight, nor moon, and visibility was extremely low.
That Golden Core genius stood not far away, with his back to the shack, his figure swallowed by the darkness.
He didn't turn around, only speaking softly after Su Ji walked out.
"Friend, your strength is not bad." His voice wasn't loud, but unexpectedly steady.
"But you are a bit too sharp and revealing."
Su Ji didn't reply, just walked to his side.
He didn't ask about the other party's background, just silently sensed the movements around him.
"My name is Qin Feng."
The Golden Core genius announced his name.
"Su Hao." Su Ji was concise.
Hearing this, Qin Feng turned his head, those eyes looking exceptionally sharp in the darkness.
"Brother Su, your performance in the mine pit today didn't look like a newcomer at all."
Su Ji chuckled lightly, a somewhat careless tone in his voice.
"Isn't Brother Qin also not someone whose Dao heart is shattered?"
Qin Feng was silent for a moment, then let out a low laugh.
He turned his body to face Su Ji.
"In the lower realm, I fancied myself a heaven-defying genius, an eighth-grade Golden Core, suppressing an entire era. But arriving here, I realized I was just a frog in a well. When Old Ghost Li struck down with one palm, I knew that in the face of absolute power, any struggle is futile."
"But I am still unwilling to accept it." Qin Feng's voice lowered.
"My Dao heart isn't truly shattered, I just wanted to see if there were any other smart people in this mining area who were as unwilling as I am."
He paused, his tone carrying a bit of emotion.
"Until I saw you."
"That first swing of your pickaxe seemed ordinary, but it contained a peculiar rhythm. If it were anyone else, that swing would probably just be a waste of effort. But you were able to condense your power to the extreme in that instant, precisely striking the weak point of the ore."
"I knew then that you were no ordinary person."
Su Ji's heart stirred. This Qin Feng's observation skills were indeed impressive.
He appeared mad, but in reality, he saw everything.
"And then?" Su Ji was noncommittal.
"And then, you put on a good show." Qin Feng shook his head.
"You actually managed to bluff both Zhang Kui and Zhao Tianyang." As Qin Feng said this, a flash of appreciation appeared in his eyes.
Listening to Qin Feng's analysis, Su Ji's evaluation of him rose a bit. This person was not only observant but also extremely meticulous in his thinking.
But it only rose a bit.
Because truly smart people generally didn't like to show off their cleverness.
"So, what does Brother Qin want from me?" Su Ji asked directly.
Qin Feng's expression turned serious.
"Brother Su, what kind of place do you think this mining area is?"
"A graveyard?" Su Ji answered.
"That's a good answer." Qin Feng agreed.
"A graveyard that buries the pride of all the geniuses from the lower realm."
He leaned in closer, his voice dropping even lower.
"Brother Su, you and I are both geniuses from the lower realm, unwilling to be confined here." Qin Feng turned his head, his gaze burning as he looked at Su Ji.
"I know you have secrets, and so do I."
"I just want to know, do you have a way to leave this place?"
"Or did you gather any intelligence today?"
"If possible, we can exchange information."
"We both want to get out."
"We won't be enemies."
Su Ji fell silent. He looked at Qin Feng's eager eyes, but in his heart, he was rapidly weighing the pros and cons.
Qin Feng was very smart and decisive.
Being able to see through his disguise in such a short time and make such a judgment meant he was no ordinary person.
But the question was, should he trust him?
"Do you think I would have a way to leave?" Su Ji asked in return.
Qin Feng smiled, that smile looking somewhat desolate in the darkness.
He didn't continue to press the issue, just gave Su Ji a deep look.
"Brother Su, I have an intuition."
"You are not truly willing to stay here and mine."
"And I am not willing to be enslaved either."
"This mining area is far more complex than we imagined. If I'm not mistaken, Zhao Tianyang and Zhang Kui also have unknown secrets on them."
"We might be able to join forces."
Qin Feng reached out a hand in the darkness towards Su Ji.
Su Ji didn't respond immediately, just quietly looked at that hand.
Su Jiu's voice sounded, "Senior Brother, are we going to cooperate with him?"
"What a dumbass, I'm going to report him to Zhang Kui for trying to break out of prison in a minute."
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)
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
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.”
