After all this was done, your lifespan finally could not sustain the continued use of the Seven Radiance Power.
Your projections across the world vanished simultaneously.
White-haired, withered and aged like a dried-up husk, you fell freely from the sky, plummeting rapidly toward the ground.
The wind howled in your ears.
The blue sky and white clouds filled your vision.
The earth was at your back.
“It’s over...”
Five simulations, five lives.
This time—the longest, the richest in experience, and the one where you connected with the most people.
You counted the gains you had gathered along the way and felt it was worth it.
Over... was it?
Li Lingyue burst forth from the earth and caught you as you fell from the sky.
“Chen!”
Looking at you, aged beyond recognition, tears filled Li Lingyue’s eyes.
“Don’t grieve... Lingyue, fulfill your role as the Guardian... the human realm still has a long road ahead...”
“How can you leave before me! Hold on, I’ll find a way to extend your life!”
You let out a bitter laugh.
Your lifespan was simply gone. On top of that, you had taken out a life loan earlier, and now it was time to repay it.
Even if Li Lingyue managed to keep you alive a little longer, when the debt came due, if you couldn’t pay, you’d still be dead.
Just as you were about to pass away, someone came to your side.
“Third brother-in-law?”
Shen Qingshan arrived from the star region, speaking urgently.
“The Ancestor said he left a great gift for you. Use this method to claim it!”
Shen Qingshan transmitted a cultivation method to you and told you to circulate it.
You struggled to sit up, crossed your legs, and began to channel your energy.
Your mind entered a mysterious space, bright all around, filled with light everywhere.
“This is...”
Within these lights, seven figures walked toward you.
They were the seven Martial God-level powers that had served as the Seven Radiance Immortal Array’s focal points.
Shen Yang and Li Wentian came side by side, walking in the front.
Li Wentian still wore that air of unrivaled supremacy.
“Descendant! You did not disappoint My power and won this boundary war!”
Shen Yang smiled.
“Chen Yi, the Seven Radiance Immortal Array is immensely powerful. It is not an object from the Void Realm, and using it there didn’t unleash its full potential. After my power entered the array, I discovered it has a small ‘side effect’—good news for you...”
You asked curiously.
“What ‘side effect’?”
“It can help you elevate your cultivation!”
“Really?”
“Haha, with seven Martial God-level powers infused into you alone, aided by a True Realm formation, it’s no trouble to push your cultivation up a notch, right?”
Li Wentian waved his hand grandly, and the surrounding light began to converge into your body.
“Take it, descendant!”
Congratulations! Your realm has broken through to the Martial Saint Stage!
Your theoretical lifespan is extended to four hundred years!
You gain +2 equippable affixes, and the chance to draw high-quality affixes increases!
Previously, you had borrowed two hundred years through a Life Loan.
—The maximum lifespan a Life Loan can borrow equals the current theoretical lifespan limit.
Although you reached special states like Martial Saint, Martial God, Supergod, Unity of Heaven and Man, and Seven Radiance Ascension through affix effects, your true realm remained Martial King.
At the moment the loan was completed, your theoretical lifespan reached four hundred and forty years.
Subsequently, the Seven Radiance Immortal Array consumed more than three hundred years of your lifespan, and your own age exceeded one hundred years.
In other words, your remaining lifespan just now was infinitely close to zero, putting you on the verge of death.
Now, your true realm has broken through to the Martial Saint Stage, and a Martial Saint has two hundred more years of life than a Martial King.
Therefore, your remaining lifespan is now two hundred years.
Your current age is less than half of your theoretical lifespan. The effect of Everlasting Half-Emperor activates, making your surface realm reach Martial God Stage.
Through the Life Loan, you borrowed two hundred years. From now on, you must repay five years each year for a total of sixty years, with principal and interest totaling three hundred years.
So, may I ask: how many more years can you live?
I know you can’t do the math, but don’t worry—this simulator will calculate it for you.
Barring any surprises, you can still live for 33.33333333... years.
“You really know how to calculate...”
Chen Yi outside the simulation didn’t care how many years he had left.
Even if it ended right now, he would have come out ahead.
“The interest on this loan is pretty steep—borrow two hundred and pay back three hundred? The key is, if you don’t have enough life span, borrowing two hundred years won’t let you actually live two hundred years...”
So, this affix couldn’t be used carelessly.
The best time to use it was when your own lifespan was about to run out. Borrow the maximum for a grand finale.
Never borrow it in your prime—you’d only sacrifice the years rightfully yours.
“A twist of fate... I didn’t expect this simulation to last another thirty-plus years. Let’s see what the human realm looks like after the war.”
Year eighty-six, age one hundred and five.
Drawing affix...
Draw successful!
Martin’s Morning (Green Rare): Every morning when you wake up, you turn into a random person, including race, appearance, gender, height, and other externals, without affecting cultivation, combat power, lifespan, or racial talents.
Would you like to adjust affixes?
Yes/No
You equipped Proficiency!
You equipped Bad News Spreads Through the Cultivator Circle!
The war is over.
The human realm has returned to peace.
Everything is in ruins and awaiting revival.
Though you only have thirty-odd years left to live, your current remaining theoretical lifespan is still quite long.
So right now, you still look middle-aged.
With Martial God-level power, even without the Black Wind, you can freely roam the human realm.
In today’s human realm, you and Li Lingyue are the only Martial God-level powers left.
One of you is the female emperor of the entire realm and its Guardian.
The other is a savior who rescued the world, revered by the people as the Divine Chen.
Your temples are always built close together.
Or you are enshrined together.
Romantic tales about the two of you began to spread among the folk and gradually became widely known.
“Lingyue, this thing called the ‘Guardian’—why is it you, or why was it Senior Flower, and not someone else? What is the proof?”
In these peaceful times, you occasionally played in the sea of flowers in the Southern Wastelands with Li Lingyue.
When you had nothing else to do, you asked her for more information about the Guardian.
“There is no particular proof. It feels more like a power that can be inherited.”
“What manifestations does it have?”
“A Guardian can live for three thousand years.”
“That much!”
You remember that even Martial Gods only live for a thousand years.
That is the limit of the Void Realm.
Even if someone, like you or the Dragon Human Heavenly Sovereign, reached power beyond the Martial God level through some means, their realm could never surpass the world’s limit.
"Guardians protect their realm, and the realm in turn bestows its blessings."
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...
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
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?"
] [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!"
