[The phantom floating over Yin Rui's body was more than ninety percent similar to the final transformed state of Feng Yucheng in the third simulation.]
[They obviously belonged to the same race.]
[During the last simulation, you didn't see this thing on Yin Rui because you didn't have the "Materialist Warrior" trait at the time.]
[The steps you were taking toward Yin Rui began to retreat.]
[Those who are not of our race are sure to have different hearts.]
[Regardless of Yin Rui's situation, he was already involved with the alien race. You no longer wanted to save him.]
[Let go of the urge to help; respect the fate of others.]
"The Demon Seed, the little dragonkin transformation, the teleportation array in the ancient tower of the Crimson Heart Sect, the alien race addressed as 'Chief Commander', and now the little dragonkin phantom seen on Yin Rui..."
Through the scattered clues gathered in simulations and reality, Chen Yi realized something.
In this world, besides the human and demon races, there was another intelligent race actively operating.
They were likely from another world, and their intentions were not friendly.
Because they had already established secret strongholds, were recruiting "human traitors," and were preparing to bring over a large army.
This was undoubtedly preparation for an invasion.
"Feng Yucheng, this 'Demon Seed', must have been guiding them. 'Anchor point is in position' meant sending a signal to the alien race, providing navigation for their attack on this world..."
However, the preparation time for this alien race was surprisingly long.
Feng Yucheng was already in his forties in reality.
Even when Chen Yi was in his eighties, this alien race had never truly shown themselves on the continent.
Except for Feng Yucheng's transformation that one time.
Perhaps large-scale world-crossing was not an easy task.
[You retreated outside the chaotic battlefield and secretly used the Myriad Soul Banner to cast "Myriad Ghosts Gathering", turning them into your eyes and ears to penetrate deep inside and outside the Crimson Heart Sect to gather clues and intelligence.]
["Why has the array in the tower disappeared?"]
[The demon souls flew into the ancient tower within the Crimson Heart Sect, only to see that every floor had become completely empty. The array patterns that should have existed on the floor were now as smooth as a mirror.]
["Did the alien race know the Azure Dragon was coming, so they erased their traces in advance?"]
[You hadn't left the Crimson Heart Sect for the past two days, yet you didn't notice when the traces in the tower were erased.]
[The other party acted so covertly; it was far from simple.]
[Just then, a stern shout rang out in the air.]
["Azure Dragon! Why have you come to the Central Plains to cause trouble! Are you going to disregard the treaty between our two races!"]
[You quickly slipped away.]
[You knew that when Li Liushui's words rang out, the Azure Dragon wouldn't just be supervising the battle from the air anymore; he would smash the Crimson Heart Sect to pieces with a flick of his tail.]
[You didn't want to become collateral damage.]
[Running over ten miles in one breath, you looked back. The mountain gate of the Crimson Heart Sect had already been reduced to ruins, shrouded in dust filling the sky.]
[Li Liushui and the Azure Dragon were already fighting high in the sky. Rumbling booms and explosive thunder echoed from the heavens from time to time.]
[Just as you were about to leave, you saw the little dragonkin phantom that had just been on Yin Rui floating over from the direction of the Crimson Heart Sect.]
[This guy happened to fly right over your head.]
[You saw him, and he saw you.]
[The two of you locked eyes.]
[A hint of confusion appeared in the dragonkin's eyes.]
["Kid, what are you looking at?"]
[He spoke the human language.]
[Your spider-sense didn't tingle. You knew this guy was not your match and posed no threat to you.]
["What's it to you!"]
[The dragonkin phantom instantly stopped in mid-air.]
["Hey! What the hell! You can actually see me, kid?"]
[You said nonchalantly.]
["So what if I see you? What about it?"]
[The dragonkin sneered.]
["Then I'm very sorry. I can't let anyone see me right now, so I'll have to ask you to die. Although I'm only in a soul state right now, dealing with a measly Golden Body Realm like you is no problem!"]
[The dragonkin spread its arms, suddenly brought them together in front of him, and unleashed a purple shockwave at you.]
["Whoosh..."]
[The fierce wind brought by the shockwave blew up a lock of your red hair.]
[That was all.]
[The imagined scene of reducing you to a puddle of blood with one move did not appear before this dragonkin, shocking him so much that his eyes widened.]
["What's going on?!"]
[You clenched your fists.]
["My turn! Punch!"]
[You leaped up, jumping directly to the height of the dragonkin phantom, and smashed down with a punch.]
["Hehe, I'm in a soul state, your fist can't hit... Pfft!!!"]
[You punched this guy's face crooked!]
[The force of the punch was so fierce that it smashed him directly out of the sky, crashing into the ground and creating a terrifying crater!]
[Of course, to outsiders, it looked like the ground suddenly caved in on its own.]
[The dragonkin phantom stood up in frustration, shouting with a crooked mouth.]
["What's going on?! How can you hit me?! I'm in a soul state, why is there a collision with the ground?! What went wrong?! Waibibabunanamei!!"]
[This guy was in such a panic that he started speaking his native tongue.]
[Seeing that he was a bit dumbfounded, you didn't rush to kill him, wanting to fish for some intelligence.]
["Who are you... or what are you, and what were you doing on Yin Rui?"]
["Hmph! Don't even think about getting intel from me! I might not be able to deal with you, but you shouldn't dream of catching me either!"]
[Seeing this guy about to run, you couldn't help but want to laugh.]
["Xiao Wan..."]
[The Myriad Soul Banner makes its debut!]
["Ghosts, come and play!!"]
[Thick black smoke rolled from the Myriad Soul Banner, turning into a massive vortex, and a bizarre gravitational pull appeared out of thin air.]
[This gravitational pull only targeted souls and had no effect on material existence.]
[The dragonkin phantom tried to fly away, but found that the more he flew, the closer he got to you.]
["Xita!!"]
[You couldn't understand what these two syllables meant, but it was definitely a curse word.]
[The dragonkin phantom struggled wildly, using quite a few bizarre moves you had never seen before to resist the suction of the Myriad Soul Banner.]
[Not gonna lie, he really had quite a few smooth little combos.]
[He actually almost managed to break free from the Myriad Soul Banner's gravitational pull.]
["Xiao Wan, I gave you a chance to earn some merit, but you're useless. I have to do it myself!"]
[You thrust your spear forward, piercing right through this guy.]
[The dragonkin phantom looked at his soul body being pierced by a spear, utterly speechless.]
["Is this right?"]
[Souls have no physical form, so how could it be pierced as if it were solid?]
[This guy was completely baffled.]
["Be a good boy and get in the banner!!"]
[This guy was both an alien and a non-material entity, taking the full damage from two golden traits. He suffered tremendously.]
["Let me out!! You evil cultivator who toys with souls! I despise you!!"]
["You're an alien and you're despising me? Xiao Wan, I'll give you three hours. Make sure to dig out all the intel in his brain. There shouldn't be a problem, right?"]
[The Myriad Soul Banner let out a villainous laugh.]
["Kekeke! Leave it to me... I have ninety-nine ways to make a soul talk! Hehe, scream! Scream all you want! Even if you scream until your throat bleeds, you still won't escape! Within this banner, I am God!!"]
[You furrow your brows slightly.]
["You're laying the villain act on a bit thick. Dial it back."]

shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]

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!