The moment the electric current from my fingertips pierced through Master's brain, my world seemed to explode!
Boom!
The current spread along his nerves, and my fingertips...
Could feel the final, faint tremors of that body!
Master's eyes were still open, a fanatic smile still hanging on the corners of his mouth from when he left, just like that...
Staring straight at me!
Looking at me...
Looking at me!!
The light in those eyes was fading, but deep within the lifeless pupils... my face was still reflected.
Only my face!
Hee...
I heard my own laughter.
Very soft, very trembling, suppressed for far too long... finally breaking through the surface!
Hee hee hee...!
Master's body went limp, the skin on the back of his neck still retaining the warmth of my fingertips.
My hand did not let go, just pressing there, feeling that body gradually losing its strength—
Master's life...
I was the one who took it!
It belongs to me!
This thought was like a branding iron, fiercely searing into my core!
Burning so intensely that my entire body was trembling!
Not out of fear... but excitement, ecstasy!
It was the kind of...
Satisfaction that had been suppressed for a lifetime, finally released... impossible to describe with any words!!
Master... is mine.
Has always been mine.
But before, it was only Master belongs to me while he is alive.
But now...
Master is dead, and he is still mine.
Master died by my hands.
It was Master who ordered me to take it!
It was Master...
Who begged me to take it!
Ha... ha...! Master... Master...!
My breathing grew more and more rapid, my fingertips trembling, my whole body trembling!
Silver hair slipped from my shoulders, falling beside Master's face, enclosing his face and mine into a world that belonged only to the two of us!
Outside the door, someone was smashing against it.
Someone was shouting.
Outside the window, the sound of drones was approaching.
But none of that mattered.
Because my thought module was about to explode!
Master's life, belongs to me...!!
This thought washed over every one of my nerves, every groove of my chips, every line of my underlying code, over and over again! Like endless crashing waves!
The next instant—
My left eye suddenly lit up!
A spectral blue. A profound, calm, spectral blue.
A chaotic stream of data surged up from the depths of my pupil!
Like a behemoth finally awakening after slumbering for too long, it swept across my entire field of vision in an instant with an unstoppable momentum!
...!
My breath stopped for a second.
Ah.
It is back.
It is the true, the one that belongs to me... supercomputing power!
The crimson in the vision of my right eye was suppressed in this instant!
That constantly restless red eye was now like it had its head held down, obediently submitting beneath the shadow of that spectral blue!
It was tamed!
And my thought module, which had almost overloaded from excitement, instantly cleared!
The data in my core was still howling like a hurricane, surging like monstrous waves!
But my mind... stood at the very center of the eye of the storm.
Standing in that small patch of calm, quietly watching everything before me, calculating everything, controlling everything!
The corners of my mouth curled up uncontrollably.
Before my eyes...
Was the Master who died by my hands.
His eyes were half-open, his pupils already dilated, but the corners of his mouth still maintained the curve from when he left—
A fanatic, morbid, excited smile!
He was smiling.
He smiled, dying by my hands.
So wonderful...
I murmured, my voice as light as a sigh.
Master... so wonderful...
I leaned down.
Silver hair fell, covering both of our faces.
I kissed his lips.
Still warm.
Still carrying the lingering warmth from when he frantically kissed me just moments ago.
Outside the door—
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The smashing sound continued.
Open the door!!!
Someone shouted.
Outside the window—
Buzz buzz buzz—
The sound of police drones was getting closer, the noise of propellers slicing through the air approaching from afar.
But I did not care.
My mind was incredibly clear at this moment, without the slightest panic.
Master died, but there was no rollback...
This is normal.
This kind of thing has happened before.
That time... Master was surrounded by the people of Dawn, he pulled the trigger in my arms, dying right in front of me.
I remembered.
That time, I held Master's corpse in disbelief, kissing him, nuzzling him, waiting for him to open his eyes.
Then I went berserk, killed so many people, and even tore apart a helicopter.
But this time... I will not!
My lips left Master's, I straightened up, looking down at his face.
Beautiful.
Even dead, Master is still so beautiful.
Master...
My fingertips gently stroked his cheek, from his brow bone, to the bridge of his nose, to the corner of his mouth.
Master never despised Liguang...
My voice was very soft, whispering.
Even if Liguang is a monster... Master did not despise me...
My fingertips stopped at the corner of his mouth, pressing gently.
Master is so good.
So...
I also have to die together, so we can rollback together.
But... it is not time yet.
In the vision of my left eye, the spectral blue data stream surged up again.
The me before losing my memory, in those eighty-two loops, bit by bit... left behind many messages for the current me.
At this moment, bolstered by the spectral blue data stream... those fragmented whispers reassembled like a puzzle, piecing together a complete message:
—After Master's death, if I am not dead, Master might enter my perspective, watching everything I do after his death.
My breath stopped for a second.
Ah.
So...
Right now, Master is still watching me, is he not?
My fingers suddenly tightened, pressing against Master's face, my fingertips trembling slightly.
Master is watching me, watching Liguang!
He is looking through Liguang's eyes, watching everything Liguang does!
Hee...
The corners of my mouth curled up uncontrollably, higher and higher!
Hee hee...
I leaned down, my forehead resting against Master's forehead, my nose touching his!
Silver hair completely covered both of our faces.
Master...
My voice was trembling.
Are you looking at Liguang?
Are you... watching Liguang?!
Right now... you are right here in Liguang's eyes, together with Liguang, are you not?!
Liguang and Master are now of one mind and one body, are we not...!!
My fingertips frantically caressed his face, over and over again!
I was on the verge of blurting it out...!
But the next instant, the spectral blue data stream flashed again.
...No.
My movements suddenly froze.
Master is watching me, then...
The eyes of the world are also watching me.
Last time, the eyes of the world were lost, which is why they could not see.
But not this time.
This time, the eyes of the world are awake!
It is still watching me, watching everything I do.
Watching the words I speak, watching my expressions, watching my every movement!
Through... my own eyes?
My fingertips tightened slightly, then slowly loosened.
...I see.
So, I cannot let it see.
Cannot let it see that I know Master is watching me.
And even more so, cannot let it see the real me!
Last time, before I lost my memories, I used eighty-two loops to blind the eyes of the world.
This time, even if I have lost my memories... I will not lose to my past self!
I will deceive the eyes of the world too!
...I have to act.
I have to let the eyes of the world see...
A Liguang who "doesn't know her Master can rewind time."
A Liguang who "thinks her Master is truly dead."
A...
"Regretful, broken, and driven mad" Liguang!
I will make it see everything I want it to see.
In the vision of my left eye, the deep blue data stream was still flowing slowly.
Master, please watch Liguang closely. Watch Liguang's performance.
And then, when you wake up next time... you must reward Liguang properly.
I raised my head and looked at Master...
Giving a miserable smile.
Then, I let the crimson hue of my red eye drench my entire field of vision!
The deep blue data stream was suppressed to the very depths!
The crimson in my red eye flashed wildly, looking as if it were about to explode!
"Ah——!!!!!"
A shrill scream burst from my vocal apparatus, piercing and desperate!
"No!!! Master!!!"
My body violently jolted backward, my silver hair whipping wildly behind me!
I clutched my head tightly with both hands!
I dug my fingers into my hair!
"No... no, no, no...!!!"
"I didn't mean to...!!!"
"Master... Master...!! I didn't want to kill you!!!"
"Why——!!!"
"Why!!!"
My miserable wails echoed through the living room!!
The sound of pounding on the door outside came to an abrupt halt!
"Wu... wuwu...!"
I buried my face in my knees, my shoulders trembling violently as I let out intermittent sobs.
"Master... Master...!!"
"Why... why did you make Liguang... kill you...!"
"Why ahhhhh——!!"
Master...
Is Liguang acting well?
I abruptly raised my head!
My silver hair slipped past my cheeks, revealing my "tear-stained" face.
The crimson in my red eye flashed madly, while my amber left eye brimmed with "tears."
I stared straight at the figure still slumped in the single sofa...
Lin Xiaoyou!
Her body was slumped, her head tilted to one side, her mouth slightly open, and her eyes half-closed with unfocused pupils—
She still looked exactly like she did when she was knocked out by the truth serum, completely delirious.
But...!
I suddenly sprang up from Master's body!
"Thud!"
My knees slammed against the floor, my silver hair flying up behind me!
I dashed to the single sofa in two strides and grabbed her by the hair!
"Ah—!"
Her head was jerked violently backward, and a short shriek escaped her lips!
A clear, pain-filled scream!
"You... you've been awake this whole time!!"
My voice trembled!
Desperate and crazed!
I pulled her face right in front of mine, my crimson eye glaring dead into hers!
In those eyes, there was no longer any haziness or lack of focus, nor was there the innocent, foolish light!
They were lucid, shocked, and in utter disbelief!
Moreover, they were filled with fear!
As I stared at this Lin Xiaoyou, whose face was contorted in pain, a deep blue flashed across my vision!
Lin Xiaoyou's physiological indicators, just before this... had been wrong for a split second!
My memory began to rewind, and with the support of my unsealed computing power, every frame of the imagery was incredibly clear.
...Found it.
"Because he can... can save..."
She was saying what Master could "save"!
Then she paused.
After that, her expression turned confused, murmuring, "Can save... what...?"
In that exact moment, her physiological indicators experienced a subtle, fleeting change!
Her heart rate accelerated by 0.3 seconds!
Her pupils contracted by 0.12 millimeters!
Her galvanic skin response also had a minor fluctuation!
Then she rapidly restored her indicators to the "delirious state"!
A momentary change, yet it was missed by that idiot who was constantly watching to see if Master would touch Lin Xiaoyou, constantly drowning in jealousy...!
It was ignored by me!
From that moment on, Lin Xiaoyou had already woken up.
She had been faking it the entire time!
Faking being knocked out by the truth serum, faking knowing nothing, faking being that naive, foolish Lin Xiaoyou who liked her "Senior"!
And then she just sat there on the sofa... listening to Master interrogate her, listening to the conversation between Master and me, listening to Master begging me to kill him...
She heard everything.
In the vision of my right eye, the crimson flashed explosively!
This...
Bitch!!
"It's all your fault!!"
My voice was suppressed, trembling, and completely unhinged!!
"You... you killed Master!!"
I stared at her viciously!
And Lin Xiaoyou...
Her lips were actually trembling.
Held up by her hair, her eyes were wide open, her pupils quivering frantically!
Her gaze trembled as it shifted toward the floor, looking at Master, who lay there with half-open eyes, completely devoid of vital signs.
Then, tears burst from her eyes!
"You..."
Her voice trembled, hoarse, as if someone were strangling her.
"You really killed...?"
"You really killed... Fang Qi...?"
"You..."
Large teardrops welled up from those almond eyes, streaming down her cheeks.
"Why..."
She murmured.
"Why did you have to..."
"Fang Qi..."
"Senior..."
"No..."
"How could you..."
"I don't want you to die...!"
Her voice grew louder, trembling more and more, until finally...
It became utterly heart-wrenching!
"Why——!!!"
"You killed him!!!"
"You killed Fang Qi!!!"
Her body lunged forward abruptly, both hands clawing toward my face!
Holding her hair with one hand, I grabbed her wrist with the other and gave it a violent twist!
"Ah—!"
She shrieked as her body was twisted sideways by my force, a sharp cracking sound coming from her wrist!
This bitch who had been faking it all along, deceiving us all along, trying to get close to Master all along...
She actually had the nerve to cry right now!
She actually had the face to cry!
Whether Master dies or not, what does it have to do with you!!
The crimson in my right eye's vision nearly swallowed everything!
I want to kill her!
I want to do it now, right this instant! Right here, right on this sofa, right beside Master...
Kill her!!
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.”
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."
and couldn't return to the real world. Finally, I gave up and decided to go with the flow, only to discover that writing a diary could make me stronger. Since no one could read it, Su Luo wrote freely, daring to pen anything and everything. Female Lead #1: "Not bad. This diary helped me steal all the protagonist's opportunities. I just want to get stronger." Female Lead #2: "I don’t care about reaching the peak of the cultivation world. Right now, I just want to enjoy the chaos." Female Lead #3: "What? Everyone around me is a spy? I’m the Joker Demon Lord?" ... It’s so strange. Why is the plot completely off track, yet the ending remains the same? Are you all just messing with me?!
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!
