["It is meaningless. In the Void Realm War, one must defeat all other worlds.
Once you wage war, it means you have learned the connection between the 'Realm War' and 'Ascension to Immortality.'
Then all the worlds that know the secret of ascending to immortality will know that you will attack them sooner or later.
Because of this, it is impossible for allies to exist.
You do not know whether your ally knows this secret. Once your ally finds out, they will definitely attack you when you are unprepared, because you are also one of their targets.
Everyone becomes a hunter in the forest. Once the bow is drawn, there is no turning back. You either fight all the hunters to the death, or you become the target of other hunters."]
[What kind of Void Realm Dark Forest is this!]
[You gained a massive amount of insight from your conversation with Shen Yang.]
[The outline of the entire Void Realm, as well as the events hidden beneath the fog of millions of years of history, gradually became clear.]
[Your thoughts returned to reality, and you began to discuss some "practical issues" with Shen Yang.]
["Brother Shen, look, I found you a 'Twin Soul Holy Body,' which saved you from having to possess bodies multiple times, right?"]
["Exactly. You have been a great help."]
["Every time you possess a body, the Shen family has to organize a Mirror Holder selection for you, consuming a massive amount of financial, material, and human resources each time."]
["That is indeed true."]
["Now that I've saved you all that trouble, shouldn't you give all those saved resources to me?"]
[Your fierce negotiation tactics completely dumbfounded Shen Qingshan, who was standing to the side.]
[In just a few days, his young and fragile mind had been utterly shattered by your actions.]
[You were simply too street-smart, making Shen Qingshan look like a complete rookie.]
[Shen Yang smiled and pointed at you.]
["Alright, alright, so you were waiting for me here. But what you say makes sense."]
[Is 'Chinese Succubus' really this strong? He even agreed to such a request?]
["But your appetite is too big. I can't satisfy all of it. Let me make you an offer."]
[It seems it has nothing to do with 'Chinese Succubus'; Old Shen is just quite generous.]
[Shen Yang made a list for you and told you to go to the Shen family's storehouse to collect the items.]
[The list was so long that you couldn't see the end of it at a glance.]
[You suspected that Shen Yang was just dumping all of the Shen family's overproduced goods on you to clear their inventory.]
[Thus, you argued strongly for your rights, demanding the option for equivalent exchanges.]
[For example, if you didn't need a certain material, you could exchange it for another material of equal value.]
["Brother Shen! I don't want these resources for myself. This is part of the plan to resist the Dragonkin!"]
[Old Shen couldn't out-argue you and reluctantly agreed.]
["By the way, there's one more thing you need to handle, Brother Shen."]
["What is it?"]
["Shen Wanquan, the Grand Elder of the Shen Family's Council of Elders, has already contacted the Dragonkin and become their inside man."]
[Shen Yang's face instantly turned gloomy.]
["Such a thing actually happened?"]
["I believe you have a hundred ways to make him tell the truth. This is your family's internal affair, so I won't worry about it."]
["Naturally. Before I merge with Shen Qingshan, I will first clean house and conduct a thorough investigation from top to bottom to ensure the Shen family is united. After all, internal problems are far more terrifying than external enemies."]
[Year 20, 39 years old.]
[For the first time in many years, Patriarch Shen stepped out of the Star Power Profound Realm, drawing the attention of the entire family.]
[He subsequently announced that a massive search would be conducted inside and outside the Star Domain, across the entire Shen family.]
[They were to investigate whether anyone was colluding with alien races from other realms, attempting to sell out the Human Realm for personal gain.]
[Shen Wanquan was finished.]
[Although you didn't pay attention to the specific process, you knew he had been executed by Patriarch Shen as a warning to the others.]
[You stayed in the Star Domain and lived with Third Sister's family.]
[In your daily life, you were busy cultivating and delving into formations, artifact forging, alchemy, the Path of Incense, and other disciplines.]
[Teaching staff was also a resource. According to your agreement with Shen Yang, the Shen family had to arrange teachers for you.]
[The resources needed for practice during your studies also had to be provided.]
[You spoke to your real-world self outside the simulation.]
["Brother, equip some learning-related traits for me. I'll be settling down in the Shen family for a while, and I can also see if the Shen family takes action to help human martial artists improve their combat power to jointly resist the Dragonkin."]
Chen Yi outside the simulation.
"Received."
[Year 21, 40 years old.]
[You replaced 'Serious Punch' with 'Formation Master.']
[You replaced 'Treasure-Snatching Nose' with 'Alchemy Sage.']
[You replaced 'Veteran Tomato User' with 'Forging Sage.']
[You replaced 'Trait Slingshot' with 'Man and Sword as One.']
[The academic atmosphere in the Star Domain was intense.]
[Exchange meetings, competitions, and lectures on the eighteen disciplines were everywhere.]
[Your Dao of Alchemy, Forging, Formations, Swordsmanship, and even the Path of Incense, which had no trait assisting it, were constantly improving.]
["Oh God! Really, it seems I can attract the power of incense, but I can only turn it into a faint amount of cultivation. It's simply too little, practically nonexistent."]
["The Path of Incense is just like that. Those who obtain little call it useless, while those who obtain much realize its wonders."]
["Speak plainly."]
["You have received too little incense. It only becomes meaningful when it reaches a certain amount."]
[The person discussing the Path of Incense with you was an old gentleman in the Star Domain known as Elder Taiping.]
[He had spent his entire life traveling around the Human Realm, dedicating himself to enlightening ordinary commoners and teaching them basic culture and knowledge.]
[He didn't have any temples of merit, but the Path of Incense didn't require people to build temples and burn incense for you. As long as people were grateful for your virtues, it was just as effective.]
[As the person with the most profound mastery of the Path of Incense in the Star Domain, Elder Taiping was not weak. He was one of the over thirty Martial Sages in the Shen family.]
[It was just that he was very old, already over four hundred years old.]
[The theoretical lifespan of a Martial Sage was four hundred years. He truly didn't have much lifespan left now; he was a Martial Sage in his twilight years.]
["It is already not easy for you to grasp the basics. If you want to master the more profound applications of the Path of Incense, you need talent."]
[Elder Taiping said it quite tactfully.]
[With a teacher like him guiding you hand-in-hand, and Old Shen's high-level research results as teaching materials, it took you a long time just to get started. If you wanted to go deeper, it would probably be a waste of time.]
[You also knew your own limits.]
[It would be better to wait for a relevant trait before studying the Path of Incense again.]
[In your spare time, you 'talked on the phone' with Xie Guihong from the Xiaoyao Sacred Ground.]
[This 'phone' was the Xiaoyao Token.]
["Island Master, is there any news about the Holy Son finals?"]
["Don't worry, it's still early. Focus on handling your family affairs and come back when you're done. If you have any difficulties, just say the word. Even if you're far away in the Five Regions, the Sacred Ground can send people to help."]
["Sorry for the trouble. Are all the masters doing well?"]
["Good... they're doing very well."]
[After confirming that there was still a long time before the Holy Son finals began, you decided to do something big.]
[Forge the Immortal Artifact, the Myriad Soul Banner!]
[Not forging a Heaven-rank Spiritual Artifact and turning it into an Immortal Artifact through 'Enhancement!']
Instead, he would directly forge an Immortal Artifact, the true and original Myriad Soul Banner!
As for what "Enhance!" would upgrade it into, that remained unknown.
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
