The eerie target continued to grow, albeit at a slower pace than before, but it felt like the final straw that would snap its nerves—if it even had any.
"I quit!" Finally, it straightened up, grabbed its own head hanging limply from its chest, and slammed it back onto its neck before turning to head home.
Little did it know, an even bigger trouble awaited it there.
The first floor was still bustling with people, even a few homeless folks who had started a fire. In the past, it would have slaughtered them all without hesitation, but right now, all it wanted was to crawl back into the cramped, dark space above the ceiling and lie there quietly for a day.
But when it pushed open the ceiling panel, the sight before its eyes left it stunned.
A man was holding its son by the neck, swinging him through the air like a toy, while half the roof had already been torn off.
"Woo... the airplane's coming!"
"Woo... obstacle ahead, evasive maneuvers!"
The pale little ghost giggled with delight, clearly having the time of its life.
"Look, the main attraction's back!"
"Someone remind Brother Fang! The whole point of finding the ghost's son was to pacify it. I highly doubt his current method counts as 'pacifying.'"
"The female ghost's here!"
Both human and supernatural viewers on the live stream recoiled in unison.
The ghost itself froze for a moment before lunging forward in rage—only to be met with a resounding slap that sent its head flying off.
Fang Zhiyi seemed to brace for something, but when nothing happened after a long pause, a grin slowly spread across his face.
"Well, that's a relief."
"Y-you... what are you doing?!" The ghost suddenly felt uneasy.
"Someone tell me this isn't real," a viewer typed in the chat.
"Looks pretty real to me."
"Ghosts... can be hit? That's not scientifically possible."
"Wait, come to think of it, does anyone know what Fang Zhiyi's innate ability is?"
The question plunged everyone into silence. Every participant in the game drew a unique ability at the start, but to protect the players, almost none of them were publicly disclosed. Fang Zhiyi had always relied on his intellect to clear one challenge after another, so no one had ever figured out what his ability was.
Of course, Fang Zhiyi knew—it was just a lousy "extra life" perk, granting him one additional respawn per dungeon. If not for that, the original host wouldn't have even survived long enough to reach the next stage.
"I got it! His ability lets him deal damage to ghosts?!"
"Ohhh!"
The realization dawned on everyone. That had to be the explanation for what was happening.
Meanwhile, the ghost viewers in the supernatural live stream weren't overanalyzing it. They just kept spamming horrified reactions, as if every slap Fang Zhiyi delivered was landing on them personally.
Eventually, Fang Zhiyi grew tired and tossed the little ghost he'd been using as a weapon back at the female ghost. Instinctively, she raised her arms to shield her head, leaving the child to crash unceremoniously onto the floor.
"Let me ask you something," Fang Zhiyi crouched down. "Are you feeling calmer now?"
The ghost didn’t understand his words, but it definitely understood his expression and immediately nodded frantically.
"Contestant Fang Zhiyi has successfully cleared the dungeon. Rating... C-tier. Dungeon evaluation: 'Slanderer, violent maniac.' Dragon Nation gains a 2% increase in territorial area, while Chrysanthemum Nation loses 5% of its land."
The public erupted in excitement—no one had expected the dungeon to be cleared so effortlessly.
The citizens of Chrysanthemum Nation, however, were furious. They flooded the live stream to protest Fang Zhiyi’s use of their NPCs as cannon fodder, but their numbers were too few, and Dragon Nation’s viewers drowned them out with insults.
The next day, Fang Zhiyi heard that Chrysanthemum Nation’s prime minister had been stabbed by an angry mob and hospitalized.
At the same time, news broke that the transmigrator tasked with fast-travel missions had been devoured by the supernatural dungeon, reportedly turning into one of the ghostly students.
Fang Zhiyi’s name once again echoed across Blue Star. Now, no nation dared to oppose him directly. Instead, they began forcing their own contestants into rigorous training—specifically, advanced mathematics, physics, and chemistry problems. The contestants were driven to despair, cursing Fang Zhiyi under their breath even in their sleep.
One contestant finally snapped: "Don’t push me! If you keep this up, I’ll do anything!"
The think tank promptly slid a sheet of paper toward him. "Then solve this calculus problem set."
"Fang Zhiyi!!! I swear I’ll never forgive you!"
Meanwhile, Hanks from Eagle Nation met his end in a dungeon designed by a contestant from Palm Nation—a place shrouded in an unsettling aura, where a spectral woman lurking in the fog caught him off guard.
Fang Zhiyi also earned some points, though the low rating meant the rewards were barely enough to scrape by. Still, it was better than nothing.
After a brutal round of competition, the supernatural rules suddenly shifted. Due to complaints from ghostly viewers, the game accelerated. Now, both sides would design dungeons simultaneously and run them in parallel. If a dungeon design won and the contestant also cleared it, the rewards would be doubled!
As fate would have it, Dragon Nation’s first opponent in this new phase was none other than Eagle Nation.
That day, viewers frantically switched between the two live streams, unwilling to miss Fang Zhiyi’s dungeon design or his dungeon run.
The supernatural live stream had it easier—their screen was split, showing both dungeons side by side.
Fang Zhiyi found himself in a dilapidated temple. He paused, not because of anything supernatural, but because the temple was unmistakably Dragon Nation in style. Clearly, the Eagle Nation folks had gone all out to counter him.
But did that transmigrator really think he could be taken down with Dragon Nation-style horror? Was he even awake?
Just as he finished that thought, a group of shadowy figures approached the temple.
"Locate the evil spirit hiding in the temple; survive for three days. Time limit: three days."
The figures drew closer. Fang Zhiyi frowned—they were monks, ignoring him completely as they took their seats and began chanting sutras.
"Evil spirit?" Fang Zhiyi found their noise unbearable and strode outside.
Over in Eagle Nation’s live stream, viewers were baffled.
"What the—isn’t this guy from Dragon Nation?"
"Not necessarily. Could be from Chrysanthemum Nation or Kimchi Nation."
"Stupid Dragon Nation idiots, this is an Eagle Nation citizen now. He just used to be from Dragon Nation."
"Pfft!"
[Dao Companion Rental System]. By renting himself out as a temporary dao companion to daughters of destiny, Qin Hao could obtain generous rewards. His service philosophy was simple: play the role of the devoted lover, resolve their troubles, depart without a trace once the matter was settled, and absolutely avoid entangling karma. However, those daughters of destiny didn't see it that way. That night, all the major powers across the Three Realms and Nine Heavens jointly besieged the Qin Clan, plunging it into an unprecedented crisis. "It's Su Qingyue! The peerless sword immortal who attained the Dao and became an Immortal Emperor in a thousand years, the one who severed the River of Time with a single sword strike! When... when did our Qin Clan make an enemy of her?" Qin Hao stepped forward, clearing his throat lightly: "Ahem, Ancestors, don't panic. She's here for me. To be honest... she's my ex-girlfriend." From another direction, the newly ascended Empress of the Demon Realm arrived with ten thousand demons pressing on the border: "Qin Hao! Today, the entire Qin Clan shall be buried with you!" Hearing this, the Qin Clan ancestors all turned their eyes sharply towards Qin Hao. Qin Hao scratched his head somewhat sheepishly: "The Demon Empress... she's also my ex-girlfriend." Before the Qin ancestors could process this, an aloof figure traversed the River of Time: "The Qin Clan deserves annihilation!" Recognizing the newcomer, the Qin ancestors paled in terror: "It's her! Liu Ruyan, the Extinction Empress who ventured alone into the alien realm and suppressed it for an entire epoch! Didn't she vanish into the River of Time long ago? Why would she cross it just to target our clan?" Qin Hao scratched his head again, looking even more embarrassed: "My fault, my fault. She's an ex-girlfriend too." Watching countless celestial maidens descend, the Qin Clan ancestors were utterly astounded: "You scoundrel! Just... just how many women have you gotten involved with over the years?"
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)
host is extracting the Celestial Bone of the Destiny's Female Lead! The Destiny's Great Villain System has successfully bound!] Mo Tianxiao: "Destiny's Great Villain? Me?" Looking at the radiant Celestial Bone in his hand and the beautiful woman lying on the bed, Mo Tianxiao felt somewhat confused. How could he, a law-abiding citizen, become a villain? Mo Tianxiao: "Fine, villain it is then. With the system here, even a Chosen One isn't unbeatable." [Ding! Detected 18,653 Chosen Ones in this world. Please seize the destiny of all protagonists to become the true Destiny's Great Villain!] Mo Tianxiao: "Seize how many?! What kind of lousy great villain is this? I'm a perfectly good citizen!"
g Yu was preparing for retirement when her organization decided to eliminate her. She transmigrated to a zombie apocalypse world. However, a tiny unexpected situation occurred: She somehow transformed into an adorable little girl?!
