There were still far too many demon souls in the Demon Realm.
The Myriad Soul Banner had finally been exposed as all talk. In the end, it had failed to take away every single demon soul and had only managed to bring back three hundred million.
Chen Yi felt that was enough.
These three hundred million demon souls would have to lie dormant within the Myriad Soul Banner until the day they became ghost cultivators. Only then could they truly be put to good use.
As for their loyalty to Chen Yi, there was no need to say more.
They had originally been the dead. Chen Yi had given them a chance at life and another opportunity to wage war beneath the heavens. Even if they died in battle, they would have nothing to regret.
In fact, true death was a form of release for these demon souls. After all, drifting aimlessly through the Demon Realm for thirty thousand years had been nothing short of torture.
One could easily imagine how desperately these demon souls would fight on the battlefield in the future. No matter whether they lived or died, they would come out ahead.
With Sotuofeiren, the Xuanlan Five Heroes, Hu Tiangong, Qilin Soul, and three hundred million demon souls in tow, Chen Yi returned to the Human Realm.
Sotuofeiren and the Xuanlan Five Heroes immediately took up their posts as guards at the Chen Residence in Baiyun County.
Hu Tiangong, Qilin Soul, and the three hundred million demon souls had to remain inside the Myriad Soul Banner. The moment they appeared in the Human Realm, they would immediately be dragged away by the power of the Netherworld.
Incidentally, because there was not enough space left inside the banner, many of the Myriad Soul Banner’s abilities could not be used.
But if the Myriad Soul Banner truly became necessary, the solution was simple: refine some things on the spot to free up space.
Before officially beginning the seventh simulation, Chen Yi first found a secluded place in the Human Realm and upgraded all the immortal artifacts he commonly used.
“Reverse engineering” meant examining the blueprints and raw materials.
The Three-Flame Body-Tempering Profound Art released Three-Flame True Fire, which was superior to any earthly fire or natural source of flame when it came to refining artifacts.
With the craftsmanship of a second-grade artifact refiner, Chen Yi simply made everything by hand.
“Enhance!” This raised the quality of the finished products.
The Demon-Refining Pot, Binding Immortal Rope, Heavenly Dragon Saber, Primordial Armor, Thunder-Chasing Lightning-Bolting Boots, and Nine-Crow Divine Bow.
Chen Yi forged bodies of Transcendent Immortal Artifact grade for all six immortal artifacts, just as he had done for the Myriad Soul Banner.
That way, once they reached the True Realm, they would be like the Myriad Soul Banner had been in the sixth simulation. Their artifact spirits would not be suppressed by the world’s laws and temporarily vanish.
At the same time, according to the True Realm’s classification of artifact quality, they were now all acquired spirit treasures!
“Hey, you really can’t blame me. Suddenly separating from my own body like that is surprisingly hard to bear.”
The Demon-Refining Pot’s spirit flew out of the Demon-Refining Pot and gazed at its old body, looking genuinely reluctant to part with it.
The Myriad Soul Banner teased him.
“Who would’ve thought that an old steward like you could be so sentimental? Looks like I misjudged you before, buddy.”
The Demon-Refining Pot’s spirit then entered its new body.
“Whoa! This silky-smooth control over spiritual energy! These dramatically enhanced immortal-artifact techniques! This body fits me perfectly! It’s absolutely, utterly, ridiculously amazing! I feel like I’ve been reborn! I’m wearing the crown now, baby!”
The Myriad Soul Banner sneered.
“Looks like I didn’t misjudge you after all.”
One after another, the immortal artifacts entered their new bodies.
The immortal artifacts showered Chen Yi’s newly forged bodies with praise. Everyone agreed that they were excellent, and the reviews on Steam were overwhelmingly positive.
Looking at the immortal artifacts that had lost their spirits, Chen Yi picked them up.
“All right. Now I can return these.”
The Binding Immortal Rope had originally been borrowed by Chen Yi from other factions in the Human Realm, so of course he had to return it.
He had never promised, however, that he would return it in the same condition as the original.
Wan Sanqian looked at the spiritless immortal artifact in his hands, his expression indescribable.
“Master Wan, if you have something to say, just say it.”
“N-No, it’s nothing. Martial God Chen, thank you for making the trip. You only needed to notify me, and I would have gone to collect it myself.”
“I know. Its artifact spirit is gone.”
“Oh, oh, is it? I honestly hadn’t noticed.”
“Don’t worry. I won’t take advantage of you.”
Chen Yi raised a hand, and a small mountain of precious artifact-refining materials appeared before the gates of the Myriad Law Sect.
Wan Sanqian was instantly dumbfounded.
“My heavens…”
Wan Sanqian recognized less than one-tenth of the rare, glittering spiritual materials.
“These are for you. They should be enough to refine another batch of immortal artifacts. Just remember to find a decent artifact refiner this time. Don’t waste them.”
“Yes, yes…”
Wan Sanqian’s eyes could no longer move away from the materials.
When returning the other immortal artifacts, Chen Yi followed the same procedure.
He used materials as compensation.
That settled everything between the two sides.
The Binding Immortal Rope and the others now belonged entirely to Chen Yi.
He had not lost out in the slightest.
After all, all those materials had been obtained for free from other planes, and he had simply had some left over after refining the artifacts.
By the time Chen Yi returned to Baiyun County, night had fallen once more.
“Welcome home, Master!”
Sotuofeiren was the first to greet Chen Yi.
Because of his outstanding performance, Chen Yi had already promoted him from captain of the guards to chief steward of the Chen Residence, placing him in charge of the dozens of servants within the estate.
This was quite the promotion—from city lord to chief steward of a residence.
The Xuanlan Five Heroes felt deeply uncomfortable seeing Sotuofeiren acting like such a bootlicker, but in front of Chen Yi, they remained respectful and fearful.
Chen Yi could hear all of their thoughts.
Sotuofeiren was genuinely willing to pledge himself to Chen Yi. In his opinion, the person he followed was an unrivaled super-expert, one who had no equal in the past and would have none in the future.
Perhaps, by following Chen Yi, he would one day see a much broader world and obtain benefits he could not even imagine at present.
As for the Xuanlan Five Heroes, they had been conquered purely through force. Unable to resist, they could only submit.
“Master, would you like to eat first or bathe first? The kitchen has already prepared a meal if you’d like to eat, and the bathwater is ready if you’d prefer a bath. There are also several young ladies…”
“No need. I can take care of myself. Just look after Da Chun and Black Wind.”
“Yes, Master!”
Sotuofeiren hurried over to Da Chun, who was busy gnawing on a peach.
“Lord Chun, would you like to eat first or bathe first?”
“Heh heh, I want to eat.”
“Of course. This way, please~”
Chen Yi found the whole thing utterly amusing. A dignified Martial God and the former lord of a great city in the Wing Realm had actually become like this.
“Black Wind, I brought you some presents.”
Chen Yi went to the courtyard where Black Wind was staying and poured out a storage bag full of dragon pearls.
These were all dragon pearls Chen Yi had casually picked up after accidentally injuring members of the Dragonman Clan in the Dragonman Realm.
The moment Black Wind saw so many dragon pearls, he began drooling.
“Boss, are all of these for me?”
“Take your time and evolve.”
“Yes, Boss!”
Afterward, Chen Yi sat beneath a tree in the rear courtyard and opened the system.
“It’s time for the seventh simulation. I’ll draw the trait first.”
[Guidance mission completed!]
[Reward issued!]
[Number of simulations +1!]
[One premium trait of Epic grade or higher added!]
A ball of light made up of countless traits appeared before Chen Yi.
Each point of light represented a trait.
The lowest-grade lights among them were purple.
“Last time, I went straight for gold. I have a feeling I can do it again this time. Hoo!”
Chen Yi rubbed his hands together, then blew hard on the ball of light, as if this kind of superstitious ritual could increase his luck.
Then, moving at a speed capable of tearing space apart, he suddenly reached for one of the few golden lights within the cluster.
Brilliant golden radiance rapidly began to expand.
“Hmph! You think I can’t do this with the speed and observation skills of the Extremity Realm?”
In reality, this had nothing to do with how Chen Yi selected his traits. His chances of drawing a gold-grade trait had simply increased.
【“The New Bargain-Bin of Bargain-Bins” (Golden Legend):
Who says bargain-bin parts can’t be used? As long as they work, that’s all that matters!
Simply touch an object with your hand, and you’ll obtain a bargain-bin version of it.
The bargain-bin version is guaranteed to have roughly the same performance as the original, but nothing else is guaranteed.
This ability can only activate once per day. The same object can only be bargainized once (destroying the bargain-bin version allows you to bargainize it again). Bargainizing a bargain-bin version is not allowed.
When it comes to value for money…】
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...
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
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?"
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."
