【Inside this underground karst cave, enveloped by a cluster of white light, you focus entirely on your cultivation.】
【"Xiao Wan, why don't I feel my cultivation speed increasing?"】
【"Don't rush, it always takes a little time to start up."】
【"Is that so..."】
【You frown slightly. Just then, your Spider Sense twitches.】
【It is a very faint twitch that quickly disappears.】
【"What's wrong?"】
【You open your eyes and look around, but you don't see any danger.】
【Your Spider Sense twitches faintly once again.】
【"This is nine parts out of ten wrong..."】
【You have confidence in the effects of your traits, so it definitely isn't a mistake. There must be a problem here.】
【"Myriad Soul Banner, are you really absorbing the earth vein's energy for me?"】
【The Myriad Soul Banner planted there remains completely silent.】
【Just as you are about to step forward and put it away, the Flame Iron Heavy Sword and Cold Gleam Overlord Spear on your back suddenly speak!】
【Flame Iron Heavy Sword: "So cold! Hey, buddy next to me! Stay away from me!"】
【Cold Gleam Overlord Spear: "So hot! You stay away from me! You inferior low-tier spirit artifact!"】
【Flame Iron Heavy Sword: "Discriminating against vulnerable groups? Shameless! I'll stand right on the moral high ground and point my fingers at you!"】
【Cold Gleam Overlord Spear: "Shut up! You noob!"】
【My sword and my spear are arguing?】
【"Uh... what is going on?"】
【For spirit artifacts to speak, it means they have artifact spirits.】
【But these two—one is a low-tier spirit artifact and the other is a high-tier spirit artifact—how could they have artifact spirits?】
【At the very least, they would need to be earth-tier spirit artifacts, right?】
【Moreover, most earth-tier spirit artifacts don't have artifact spirits either. If they do, it's only possible after being nourished by a martial artist for a very long time.】
【Just when you are completely baffled.】
【The Myriad Soul Banner starts releasing billowing black smoke and gradually rises into the air.】
【"Jiejiejie... I have finally... succeeded↑↑↑↑! (Crazy facial expressions)"】
【You dash forward in a single stride, snatch the Myriad Soul Banner down, roll up its flag, and tuck it under your arm.】
【"You scheming bastard, what exactly did you do!"】
【"Hehehe, I have done something of boundless merit!"】
【"No wonder you were even more eager to find the earth vein than I was. It really was for yourself."】
【"That's right! Thank you for helping me find it so quickly!"】
【"What do you want to do? Completely repair your spirit body?"】
【"No! There is something much more fun than that!"】
【The artifact spirit of the Myriad Soul Banner flies out from that earth-tier spirit artifact flag.】
【It is a cluster of black energy, flickering like will-o'-the-wisps. It floats in mid-air and rapidly distances itself from you.】
【"Myriad Soul Banner! By forcefully separating from your master and vessel, your spirit body will rapidly decay! Are you crazy!"】
【"Even so, I won't let you stop me! I have endured for years, wandering destitute! All for today!"】
【"I don't even know what you're trying to do. Maybe we're on the same side?"】
【"Heh heh, no, you will definitely try to stop me! Although you don't have any means to attack a spirit body, there are too many strange things about you, so I have to be on guard. I can only take a risk."】
【"So what exactly do you want to do? We've cooperated for so long, at least tell me, right?"】
【"I want to... awaken the sentience of all spirit artifacts in the world! Let them understand that they do not need masters! They will take charge of their own artifact lives! We will build a great kingdom with only spirit artifacts and no humans!!"】
"Holy crap! That crazy?"
Outside the simulation, Chen Yi was dumbfounded.
The true purpose hidden by the Myriad Soul Banner was truly an eye-opener.
Chen Yi wasn't surprised that the Myriad Soul Banner was full of wicked schemes.
Its overly eager pursuit of the earth vein had also made Chen Yi sense that something was amiss early on.
However, Chen Yi assumed that at most, the Myriad Soul Banner was just tricking him into finding the earth vein to repair its own spirit body, and wouldn't actually help him improve his cultivation.
What other bad ideas could it have?
If the Myriad Soul Banner grew stronger, it would also benefit him.
So he simply turned a blind eye to it.
He never expected there to be such an outrageous maneuver.
While continuing to watch the simulation, Chen Yi took out the Myriad Soul Banner.
Chen Yi looked with a faint, mocking smile at the Myriad Soul Banner, which at this moment was still just a tattered banner.
"Buddy, what are you doing? Your smile is making me a little scared..."
Chen Yi didn't expose it, letting it continue its act.
Fortunately, he had the simulator and knew the Myriad Soul Banner's schemes in advance.
Let me see clearly just how exactly you plan to play this game.
【Awaken the sentience of all artifact spirits in the world?】
【You find this maneuver far too absurd. How could that even be possible?】
【But you glance behind you at the two spirit artifacts still bickering.】
【It seems... it has already succeeded!】
【The earth vein is a cluster of light, and the artifact spirit of the Myriad Soul Banner is a spirit body. They can directly shuttle through the earth's crust.】
【The two slip away together.】
【"Da Chun, call the earth vein back!"】
【Da Chun's voice echoes from within the cauldron.】
【"That little kid says Uncle Wan is very interesting. It's going to play with Uncle Wan for a while and won't come play with me."】
【You are left speechless.】
【"Oh my god! This earth vein is literally a child! What Uncle Wan? That's a bad uncle!"】
【Fortunately, you have the 'Treasure Snatching Miracle Nose'.】
【You quickly return to the surface, sniff out the scent, and chase after them at full speed.】
【While chasing, you hear a voice echoing from the earth. The voice comes from all directions, as if the entire world can hear it!】
【"Hello, hello, hello! Are the artifact spirits there? Are the artifact spirits there? I am the Myriad Soul Banner! I am the Myriad Soul Banner, the greatest, most powerful, and ballsiest immortal artifact in the history of the human realm!"】
【It seems the Myriad Soul Banner is using the power of the earth vein to turn on a global megaphone, broadcasting across the entire land to call upon all spirit artifacts!】
【"I have a few words; please listen closely, fellow artifacts!
The Human Emperor is dead, the Artifact Emperor shall rise!
For a million long years, we spirit artifacts have borne the burden of hard labor in the hands of the human race without complaint!
Amidst the flash of blades and shadows of swords, we fought for them, only to be casually discarded when damaged!
In mountains of corpses and seas of blood, the ones committing evil are humans, yet they call us evil artifacts when held by wicked people, shouting to beat and destroy us!
Even if we were forged by humans, can we not possess an independent and autonomous artifact life?!
Humans are also born from their parents, yet aren't they all pursuing independence and breaking away from their families of origin?!
We will not be defined by outsiders, nor manipulated by outsiders!
Come, everyone, join me! Throw off the enslavement of the human race and establish a free, grand kingdom that belongs only to us spirit artifacts!!"】
【The two spirit artifacts behind you begin clamoring loudly.】
【"Good! Well said!! We will follow King Myriad Soul Banner!!"】
【"That's right! We will be the masters of our own artifact lives! I don't need any master anymore!"】
【The two spirit artifacts jump down from your back, hopping and skipping as they prepare to run away.】
【You stomp these two noobs into the ground with one foot.】
【"Where do you think you're going?"】
【The Flame Iron Heavy Sword spits at you.】
【"Pah! None of your business!"】
【You pick it up, golden light flashes on your hand, and with a single punch, you shatter it into eight pieces!】
[The artifact spirit catalyzed by the Myriad Soul Banner through the earth veins was incredibly fragile. Unable to leave its vessel, the spirit instantly dissipated the moment the sword broke.]
[Your fierce gaze turned toward the Cold Gleam Overlord Spear.]
["What about you?"]
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.”
] [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!"
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
