"Vehicle Killer": Any vehicle you operate will flip, crash, or sink.
After Huangbing was hit, he didn’t sense anything unusual.
He focused for a moment longer, certain there was no change in him.
"Heh, after all that commotion, I thought you had a killing move. Turns out you were just messing with me!!"
Huangbing roared, blood energy surging into the sky, cracks appearing across the Sun and Moon Tower!
The spirit of the Sun and Tower wailed.
"Oh no~ I can’t hold it~ I can’t hold it~"
Chen Yi signaled for the Sun and Moon Tower to let go.
The tower immediately released Huangbing and made a quick escape, slipping out through the gap the Great Demon had opened.
At this point, in the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm, aside from the Ancient Wasteland survivors, only Chen Yi and this last Huangbing remained.
Seeing that Chen Yi wouldn’t leave, Huangbing’s face twisted into a mockery.
"Although I don’t know what treasure you carry that leaves me powerless against you, the current situation means we’re evenly matched! You still won’t give up?"
"You’re wrong. I’ve already won."
"Heh, you’ve won in words, have you? By the way, I don’t even know your name."
"Chen Yi. Chen as in arrange, Yi as in game."
"Chen Yi, dragging this out is pointless. No doubt those Blood Moon moles outside are about to strike hard against the various factions. If you don’t want heavy losses among your own and chaos in the human world, you’d best leave now."
Chen Yi smirked.
"I just want to see how you die."
"Big talk."
Huangbing couldn’t do anything to Chen Yi either, so he prepared to go stabilize the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm.
But no sooner had he moved than the space around him suddenly shattered!
"What’s going on?"
Huangbing tried to repair it, but whether it was because he used the divine patterns wrong, he only sped up the destruction.
"This, this…"
The more Huangbing tried to fix it, the faster the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm collapsed.
"No! No! Why?! Why?!"
Chen Yi watched, understanding, and said with a calm smile.
"This 'ace pilot,' your plane is about to crash!"
The last Huangbing in history had survived by merging himself with the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm, hibernating for ages.
So it could be understood like this: Huangbing was the driver, and the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm was the vehicle.
The "Vehicle Killer" had struck him, so the driver’s vehicle was doomed to crash.
In short, the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm was going to collapse.
Based on the effect of "Vehicle Killer," Chen Yi had deduced that hitting him with the slingshot would produce this result. He was watching a bit longer just to confirm it.
"Farewell. Take your time fixing your plane, haha!"
Chen Yi threw a punch, blasted open the space beside him, tore a path to the outside world, leaped in, grabbed his belongings, and withdrew.
Behind him, he could still hear Huangbing’s panicked voice.
"No, no! I am Huangbing! The Huangbing appointed by the Human Ancestor! I haven’t waited for the Human Ancestor to fetch me! I won’t die! I won’t die! Aaahhhh!!"
Chen Yi emerged outside, flying through the air above a vast sea.
Not far ahead, a twisted space hung like a mirror, projecting scenes from the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm.
The Ancient Wasteland survivors were now enduring a terror and agony akin to the apocalypse.
Their world was shrinking—the earth vanishing, the sky pitch black, the space around them compressing their dwindling area of survival.
And it was accelerating.
A few hours later.
The Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm completely shrank and vanished. The survivors and their sins were annihilated together between heaven and earth.
"Any signs of turmoil in the Star Territory or the Mainland?"
Shen Yang and Sword Master reported they had no reports of anomalies yet.
Perhaps the Blood Moon organization’s planted agents hadn’t started their actions.
Now that Huangbing was finished, those bearing divine pattern brands would think he had fallen back into hibernation, and the operations should be called off.
Whether the Blood Moon organization acted or not, once they returned, all sides would carry out a thorough purge, rooting out as many as they could.
The transparent Great Demon flew over to Chen Yi and questioned him.
"What about the Ascension Path?"
"Uh…"
"You didn’t destroy the Ascension Path along with the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm, did you!"
"I figured something left by someone as formidable as the Human Ancestor couldn’t be that fragile…"
"What do you mean, ‘shouldn’t’?! Do you never consider the consequences?!"
"The Ancient Wasteland survivors were too stubborn. There was no use reasoning with them. They wouldn’t stop until someone died, and I couldn’t get the Ascension Path out of them without killing them."
"So what now! Don’t you realize I have no time left!"
"Don’t panic. There are still a few fellows around."
Chen Yi took out the Nine Regions Cauldron and dumped out the five of them, including Yi Chengsheng.
They were almost completely shattered, lying like five piles of mud on a small island.
These mighty Martial Gods were now crying like little kids.
Who wouldn’t cry? Their ancestors were gone, the Blood Moon was finished, the Ascension Path was lost, and even their own world was destroyed.
Though they were still alive, they were now no better than meat on someone else’s chopping block.
Everything was over.
"Where is the Ascension Path? This is your last chance."
Yi Chengsheng sobbed and pointed at the sky.
"Isn’t it right there!"
Chen Yi turned to look.
Indeed, where the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm had vanished, a giant five-colored celestial bridge was gradually appearing.
The force that collapsed the small world hadn’t affected this bridge at all. Instead, with Huangbing’s disappearance, the seals he placed on the bridge vanished, revealing it to the world.
A sacred, holy aura swirled around the bridge.
The radiant projection of the endless star sea was scattered across its surface.
But only half was visible; the other half was hidden in the void.
"Is this the Ascension Path?"
Martial artists and others from all over the human world gazed up at this unprecedented marvel.
The Great Demon could no longer hold back.
"The path to ascension is before me! No one in this world will hinder me! Hahaha!!!"
Wrapped in a surge of baleful black energy, the Great Demon was the first to charge toward the Ascension Path.
The Sun and Moon Tower fell out of that mass of energy and was caught by Chen Yi.
The tower’s spirit spoke in its sweet voice again.
"Martial God Chen~ where is the Great Demon going~"
"He’s going to make a push into the Material Realm."
"But without me~ he’ll dissipate soon~"
"The Great Demon has his own methods. At least for now, the forces of the Underworld haven’t shown up."
Hua Wuyan saw the Great Demon charging toward the Ascension Path and immediately warned him.
"Master! Don’t be rash! This road is by no means easy!"
Hua Wuyan was right.
The moment the Great Demon stepped onto it, he felt an immense resistance blocking his way.
Every step he took was incredibly difficult, as if he was using every ounce of strength.
Flight was impossible on the Ascension Path. One had to tread on the bridge, moving step by step.
"No one! Can stop me! From pursuing! Greater power!!"
The Great Demon gritted his teeth, black flames spewing from his body, like a beast trapped in a cage violently battering its prison.
Step by step, the Great Demon advanced, finally covering the half of the Ascension Path on the human side, disappearing at its end.
Could the other half of the road see the Great Demon through?
Even if he managed to get there, could the Great Demon continue to prolong its life in the material realm?
No one knew.
But Chen Yi could find out.
All he had to do was simulate it.
[Simulation task progress: 1/4.]
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
] [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!"
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...
