However, it suddenly noticed that the foolish-looking black bear demon before it had a sudden surge in demonic power, which was somewhat surprising.
The little demons from the Sunward Cave had already started fighting with its five disciples. It only felt a blur before its eyes as the black bear demon, displaying speed contrary to its bulky form, swung a fist down from behind it.
The Dragon-Subduing Taoist reacted extremely quickly, dodging to the side to avoid the blow.
It sneered, waving its pipe. A rope formed from demonic power shot towards Fang Zhiyi. Fang Zhiyi sidestepped to dodge while letting out a loud shout. The hair on his body stood on end as he actually performed a secret technique to boost his demonic power once again.
Pushing off with his legs, he leaped high into the air, striking an imposing pose mid-flight. With fists clenched like meteors, he smashed down fiercely towards the Dragon-Subduing Taoist.
"Black Bird Mounts the Airplane!"
Hearing the name of this move, the Dragon-Subduing Taoist was momentarily stunned. Seeing the black bear demon's imposing aura, it actually felt a bit dazed for a moment.
Yet, just as he was about to strike the Dragon-Subduing Taoist, Fang Zhiyi suddenly twisted his body in mid-air. Using the momentum, he sprinted wildly into the distance. The Dragon-Subduing Taoist watched his retreating figure somewhat dumbfounded, failing to react immediately.
Was that move for escaping?
The city was now in utter chaos. A figure shrouded in black aura held a woman's head in one hand; her body swayed limply.
"You all, deserve to die."
A'Cui radiated a terrifying, baleful aura. She had never imagined people could be this wicked. They had actually beaten her grandmother to death, just because her grandmother had protected her.
They had also killed her friends—Little Bai, Big Grey, Long Tail... They were just fast runners, usually the most timid, yet today they had died here, right before her eyes.
The words Fang Zhiyi had once spoken echoed in her ears. She began to hate her own naivety and innocence. The true energy within her body started flowing in reverse. Originally only at the Qi Refining stage, her cultivation level suddenly increased by a large margin.
Relying on this power, she killed those soldiers, killed those monks and Taoists—their spells had little effect on her.
And just moments ago, she had hunted down Chen Xiaohua's entire family.
A'Cui held the severed head, her tone strange: "Xiaohua, oh Xiaohua, why did you always have to bully me? Were you jealous of me? Why would you be jealous of me? You had parents, I didn't... I only had a grandmother. But why did you have to cause my grandmother's death?"
She let out a miserable laugh.
"Demons are evil? Humans are good? You people are worse than demons."
All the commoners hid in their homes, watching that white-haired madwoman.
She must be a monster!
A'Cui laughed until bloody tears streamed from the corners of her eyes.
"Amitabha!" A Buddhist chant came from afar. A'Cui turned her head and saw several figures. The one on horseback was a monk. She rather disliked monks; it was two monks who had killed Little Bai earlier.
"That's her! Great Monk, please save us!" a commoner cried out pleadingly.
The monk in kasaya robes clasped his hands together: "Mercy... Wukong."
Sun Wukong glanced at the white-haired woman and frowned. This was clearly a human, so why had she fallen into the demonic path?
But he didn't hesitate: "Fiend! Surrender!" His movements were extremely fast, reaching A'Cui almost instantly. The golden staff in his hand, glowing with golden light, smashed down fiercely. Just as it was about to hit A'Cui, a sound of metal clashing rang out.
Fang Zhiyi, holding a monk's staff, blocked the blow. But looking at the staff shattering inch by inch, Fang Zhiyi gave a bitter smile. His arm was numb from the impact, almost unable to hold anything.
"There's an accomplice..." Sun Wukong narrowed his eyes. "Hah, interesting."
Fang Zhiyi looked at his childhood idol before him. He never thought their first meeting would be as opponents. This was too intense.
"Great Sage, this matter... has extenuating circumstances." Fang Zhiyi chose the optimal solution: negotiation.
But Sun Wukong merely glanced at him, then flashed away to strike at A'Cui again.
"Too much!" Gritting his teeth, Fang Zhiyi rapidly circulated the heart mantra within his body. His entire form also swelled several times in size. "If you want to touch her, you'll have to see if I agree!"
Unexpectedly, his vision blurred, and a pig's face appeared right before him.
"If I can't stop you, I won't be able to explain myself to Brother Monkey." Zhu Bajie swung his rake, his speed absurdly fast. Fang Zhiyi barely dodged. Was this Zhu Bajie's true strength?
Another blow came. Fang Zhiyi blocked with his arm, and a tremendous force transmitted through, causing the ground beneath his feet to crack and shatter.
"Damn!"
Fang Zhiyi clenched his teeth, forcibly circulating a cultivation heart technique using his demonic power within his body. Although it would accelerate his body's breakdown, right now he was facing the Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy!
Zhu Bajie looked somewhat surprised. "Something new?"
But to Fang Zhiyi's surprise, Zhu Bajie still parried every one of his attacks, while simultaneously blocking every direction he tried to move towards.
For the first time, Fang Zhiyi felt the sensation of events slipping out of his control. This world was truly terrifying!
A'Cui, who had been relying on her agility to tangle with Sun Wukong, seemed to be at her limit. Amidst Tang Seng's Buddhist chants, she took a blow from the staff, then another. Her whole body fell to the ground like a kite with its string cut. Wrinkles rapidly appeared on her face, and she spat out black blood.
"A'Cui!" Fang Zhiyi rushed over recklessly, but this time Zhu Bajie didn't stop him.
"Brother Monkey, my task is done!"
"Big Brother..." A'Cui looked weakly at Fang Zhiyi and smiled. "I'm sorry... Little Bai and the others... and my grandmother... I'm sorry..." Her breath was as faint as a thread. Fang Zhiyi's eyes widened in disbelief. How could this be!
He had come to this world specifically, only to watch this person he needed to protect be beaten to death before his eyes once again!
"They are the great monks from the Great Tang in the East!" Seeing the situation was settled, the commoners came out cheering, then knelt in worship towards Tang Seng.
"Thank you, Great Monks, for saving us!"
"Pah! This shameless demon woman!"
Some were angry, some relieved, and others wore triumphant smiles.
"Great Monk, that bear demon has been plaguing this region! Please, Great Monk, eliminate him!"
"Please, Great Monk, eliminate him!"
Following the first shout, a second and a third quickly joined. The voices pleading for Fang Zhiyi's elimination resounded to the heavens.
Fang Zhiyi stared blankly as A'Cui before him completely dissipated. Her very soul had burned out, turning to dust along with her body.
This was the first time, the first time he had failed to protect someone.
"Little Hei... what do we do?" Fang Zhiyi's gaze was vacant, his mind a complete blank.
Little Hei scratched his head. "Let's not... We can't win against them. We really can't."
"You're scared?" Fang Zhiyi's voice held neither sorrow nor joy.
Little Hei was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"This world is terrifying."
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
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."
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
