Su Ji had never felt death so close to him before.
The water in the bathtub still retained a bit of warmth.
But his whole body was ice - cold.
His blood was almost frozen by the substantial killing intent.
Su Jiu under the water hadn't gotten up yet.
But Su Ji could clearly sense that a terrifying aura was brewing.
Just waiting for a moment, it could incinerate him and this wooden cabin to ashes.
This time, it was really over.
Even the blood oath could only save his brother, not his own life.
However, as you've seen before, in a life - and - death crisis, Su Ji's on - the - spot reaction and survival skills were top - notch.
Begging for mercy?
It was useless.
Making an explanation?
Even more useless. Could he say that it was just human nature and he couldn't control it?
That would only lead to a quicker death.
The only way out...
Su Ji suddenly remembered the colorful destiny he had just upgraded not long ago.
"Beauty is like jade, and the divine spear pierces the path!"
[Effect 2: A two - way binding can be added. Your improvement in cultivation and comprehension of the Dao heart will also feed back to the other party. There is a probability that the other party will achieve a breakthrough at the most urgent bottleneck (it needs to be triggered actively and can only be triggered once every seven days).]
There was no time to hesitate.
This might be the only chance he could create before he opened his mouth to beg for mercy!
Su Ji immediately activated the characteristic of his destiny.
An inexplicable and mysterious power flowed towards Su Jiu along the connection between them.
This was Su Ji's last straw to clutch at. Whether he could grasp it or not all depended on fate!
...
Under the bathtub, Su Jiu's mind was consumed by anger.
There was only one thought left in her mind.
She must beat Su Ji, that bastard, until he was on the verge of death to vent her anger!
However, just as she was about to mobilize her demonic power and break through the water, a gentle force suddenly emerged from the deepest part of her body without warning.
Immediately afterwards, the burning sensation in her dantian and qi sea, which was caused by the medicinal bath, suddenly increased a hundred or a thousand times!
Something was wrong!
This hot current was definitely not something those medicinal herbs could provide!
It was more like a lit sun exploding in her body, and the scorching energy was frantically flushing through her limbs and bones!
Su Jiu's killing intent was forcefully suppressed by this sudden change.
She stared in shock at her own internal state.
Then, something that was beyond her comprehension and even subverted the cognition of the Nine - Tailed Sky Fox clan happened.
The seemingly unchanging Nine - Tailed Sky Fox bloodline in her body...
Was actually...
Evolving...
It wasn't the previous kind of bloodline awakening degree.
It was the origin of the bloodline.
The level of life and the future upper limit.
They actually began to slowly improve!
Bloodline purity was the brand engraved on a living being at birth.
It was the fundamental factor that determined whether one was a "fox", a "sky fox", or "how many tails" one had.
Not to mention her, even the brilliant ancestor in the fox clan's history books had exhausted his entire life but still failed to improve his own bloodline purity!
The "Nine - Glow Nine - Revolving Moon - Devouring Record" that she had been dreaming of could only increase the awakening speed of the bloodline, not the essence of the bloodline purity.
For example, the bloodline awakening degree was just like making a young flood dragon grow into an adult one, and the combat power increased from one to a hundred.
The reason why she pursued it so much was that although she was an adult according to human age, she was still a young fox in the growth cycle of the Nine - Tailed Sky Fox.
She needed to race against time.
To accelerate the awakening speed of her bloodline.
However, bloodline purity was like making a flood dragon transform into a dragon!
The two couldn't be confused at all.
If her bloodline purity was high enough, she could even surpass her ancestors and reach an unprecedented realm!
In the face of such a heaven - defying opportunity.
What did personal emotions matter?
Su Jiu's boiling killing intent subsided within just one breath.
She could clearly feel that the source of the power that improved her bloodline purity was the mouthful of... strangely - flavored medicinal bath that she had been forced to swallow just now!
Her bloodline in her body was leaping with excitement and crazily craving for more!
Following this instinct from the deepest part of her true spirit.
Su Jiu's anger quietly faded away, and what replaced it was a kind of greed that made Su Ji's scalp tingle.
Now, all she wanted was...
"Gulp."
Su Ji was holding his breath and waiting for the judgment of fate.
His heart skipped a beat.
He had already prepared himself to be beaten half - paralyzed by Su Jiu with a single palm.
However, the expected thunderous rage didn't come.
Instead...
"Ah... Stop! It's... "
...
Half an hour later, a fair and jade - like hand slowly reached out from under the water and rested on the edge of the bathtub.
Then, Su Jiu's head emerged from the water.
The misty water vapor blurred her face.
Her long hair was wet and stuck to her cheeks, and a pair of moist eyes were staring directly at Su Ji.
There was no killing intent, nor the usual coldness.
That look... was very complicated.
"Su Ji... Are you really someone sent by an imperial clan for trials?"
Su Ji was a bit confused by the sudden jump in the topic: "What?"
Su Jiu wiped the corner of her mouth: "About what happened today."
"You must keep it a secret."
Su Ji was overjoyed: "Junior sister, aren't you angry?"
Su Jiu still looked complicated: "If you mention it again, I'll get angry."
"Get out of here. I'm going to practice."
[Having a conversation with Su Jiu, meeting the aesthetic standard, triggers a love option.]
[Option 1: Curiously ask, Junior sister, was the medicinal bath delicious? (Reward: Su Jiu goes berserk and beats you half - paralyzed)]
[Option 2: Curiously ask, Junior sister, why did you drink the second mouthful of the medicinal bath? (Reward: Su Jiu goes berserk and beats you half - paralyzed)]
[Option 3: Curiosity kills the cat. Just get out quickly (Reward: Su Jiu's favorability +1 (Current Su Jiu's favorability: 52))]
[Permanent option: (Can't sacrifice the sword when the favorability is greater than 50) (Current number of kills: 0)]
Huh?
When did the favorability reach 52?
It rose so fast!
No wonder he managed to save his life.
After thinking it over, Su Ji also understood.
After all, this wasn't a game.
The change in favorability didn't have to wait until the next option appeared.
All his actions during this period could cause changes in favorability.
But there was no direct prompt.
Presumably, it had increased a lot during the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm.
Otherwise, it would be hard to explain the scene in "Peering into Destiny" where Su Jiu took him out at the cost of serious injury.
] [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!"
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
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."
