Shen Suning cast a faint glance at Qin Hao, then said helplessly, "Fine, since Haohao has already acknowledged you, what else can I do?"
Hearing this, Qin Kexin's face instantly lit up with joy. She stepped forward and hugged Shen Suning. "Sister Suning, don't worry, I will get along well with you."
Watching this scene from the side, the corners of Qin Hao's mouth couldn't help but curve slightly upward. The issue of these two getting along was resolved, but what Qin Hao worried about now was whether Qingyue's little clique would clash with Shen Suning's little clique in the future.
"I hope my worries are unnecessary."
Shaking his head with a smile, Qin Hao said to the two women, "Alright then, you two chat for now. I need to prepare for my breakthrough."
Upon hearing this, Shen Suning immediately stated, "Okay, I will stand guard for you."
Qin Hao nodded. "Sorry for the trouble."
Qin Hao found an empty spot in the courtyard, then asked Shen Suning to reinforce the surrounding buildings with array formations. He didn't want to accidentally destroy his own home while undergoing a heavenly tribulation.
Qin Hao closed his eyes. He no longer suppressed the surging spiritual energy within his body, allowing it to grow freely.
In an instant, the originally clear sky was covered with dark clouds. The dense, black cloud layers churned, as if something terrifying was brewing within.
Soon, bolts of lightning descended from the sky one after another, striking fiercely at Qin Hao.
Qin Hao just sat there, letting the heavenly lightning strike his body. With his physical strength, this heavenly lightning was nothing more than a toy to temper his flesh.
As the bolts of lightning fell one by one, the robes on Qin Hao's body were blasted into tatters, yet there wasn't a single mark on his skin.
Seeing this, the heavy stone in Qin Kexin's heart finally dropped. "As expected of the man I like. He is completely unharmed by such terrifying heavenly lightning."
Listening from the side, Shen Suning cast a strange look at Qin Kexin. Why is this girl stealing my lines?
Quickly, all forty-nine bolts of heavenly lightning had fallen.
"The lightning tribulation is over. Next is the Mortal Dust Tribulation. Haohao will be pulled into an illusion to experience the mortal world. If he cannot walk out of the illusion, not only will he fail to break through, but his cultivation will also drop, and his foundation will be damaged."
Just as Shen Suning finished speaking, her expression suddenly changed drastically.
Because the illusion she had anticipated did not appear. Instead, a bizarre spatial ripple manifested around Qin Hao.
This instantly made Shen Suning lose her composure. "What! Could it be that Haohao's Mortal Dust Tribulation isn't an illusion, but requires him to experience it in person? How could this be? The Mortal Dust Tribulation will forcibly erase the tribulation-crosser's memories, making him forget who he even is. What if he encounters danger out there?"
Shen Suning couldn't care less anymore. She rushed forward, wanting to interrupt Qin Hao's tribulation. Qin Hao's situation was too unique; she needed to discuss countermeasures with her father.
However, before she could even get close to Qin Hao, Shen Suning was repelled by an invisible force.
She could only watch helplessly as Qin Hao was swallowed by the vortex. Then, the vortex grew smaller and smaller until it finally vanished, taking Qin Hao along with it.
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One of the Middle Three Heavens, Dique Heaven.
The winds of the Northern Region blew against his face, carrying a biting chill and the desolate aura unique to this land.
Qin Hao stood blankly at the gates of a city. He scratched his head, trying hard to recall something, but his mind was a complete blank.
Right now, he didn't know who he was, where he came from, or why he was standing here.
Before him stood a towering city gate built from dark cyan boulders, upon which two ancient, simple characters were carved: Xuanbei.
Qin Hao looked down at his hands.
They were slender, powerful, with distinct knuckles. He then looked at his body. His skin was fair, but his clothes were in tatters.
"Hmm? Could I be a beggar?"
Qin Hao furrowed his brows tightly, trying to remember something, but his mind was completely empty.
No name, no past, no origin, and no destination.
He was like a blank sheet of paper that had been wiped completely clean, standing all alone in front of this unfamiliar city, letting the northern wind whip at his torn clothes.
Right at that moment—
"Ouch!"
A woman's exclamation suddenly rang out. Before Qin Hao could react, a soft figure crashed straight into his chest.
Qin Hao stood as steady as a mountain, but the woman was knocked to the ground by the rebounding force.
The woman slumped on the ground, rubbing her bruised shoulder. She raised her head, her almond-shaped eyes shimmering with tears.
Their eyes met. Qin Hao looked bewildered, while Xu Siya's face was full of disgust.
At this moment, Qin Hao's hair was disheveled, and his clothes were tattered, making him look exactly like a refugee.
"Where did you come from, you filthy beggar? How dare you bump into this lady? Do you know who I am?"
A hint of realization appeared on Qin Hao's blank face. A beggar? Am I really a beggar? It seems so.
Xu Siya scrambled up from the ground, patted the dust off her clothes, and looked at Qin Hao with eyes full of disdain.
Not only was this beggar covered in rags, but he also had a stupid look on his face, standing at the city gate like a wooden stump.
Just as she was about to scold Qin Hao further, the sound of urgent galloping hooves coming from behind made Xu Siya's expression change.
She turned her head to look and saw a group of riders galloping toward them. Leading the group was a young nobleman dressed in brocade clothes.
Seeing the newcomer, Xu Siya's heart clenched. This person was her childhood sweetheart; they had grown up together and had even reached the point of discussing marriage.
But not long ago, Xu Siya shockingly discovered that this despicable man had been secretly meeting with another woman behind her back. He had even been cursing her together with that woman, calling her a hypocrite for not letting him touch her all these years.
"Siya, I finally found you! I can explain all those things to you. Please don't break off the engagement!"
Xu Siya was the daughter of the City Lord. Marrying her would be of immense help to Lin Yi, so he would pester her to death rather than let her cancel the engagement.
Hearing these words, Xu Siya couldn't help but sneer repeatedly. "Shameless! Go live with your cousin! I will never marry you. Even if I have to marry a beggar, I won't marry a man like you!"
Saying that, Xu Siya hardened her heart. She directly grabbed the hand of Qin Hao, who was standing to the side, and said to Lin Yi:
"From now on, he is my fiancé! As for you, Lin Yi, roll back to wherever you came from. Don't be an eyesore here."
After saying that, Xu Siya turned to Qin Hao and said, "Hey, beggar, I want to marry you. Do you agree?"
Qin Hao, who already had a blank look on his face, felt even more confused and bewildered upon hearing this. Wait, is this world really this crazy?
Why do I feel so out of place in this world?
Seeing that Qin Hao didn't speak, Xu Siya immediately said, "Fine, if you don't say anything, I'll take it as tacit consent. From now on, you are my fiancé!"
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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."
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
