Bai Xuanling felt only searing heat in her hand, a surge of murderous intent raging in her heart. The already not-so-sturdy seal was gradually collapsing as well.
Her spiritual power also gradually turned a crimson red.
Seeing this, Xu Linglong quickly distanced herself, her gaze calm as she watched Bai Xuanling on the verge of falling into a rage.
Bai Bo was still there. When the time came, she would let him stir Bai Xuanling's fury, making her kill Chu Xingchen.
Or, she could just find an opportunity to kill Chu Xingchen, who had already lost his ability to discern.
A standing target could be ended with a single casual strike.
There was truly no need to risk her life in a direct confrontation with Bai Xuanling.
Bai Xuanling naturally understood Xu Linglong's thoughts as well. Her long sword transformed into a rainbow light, piercing towards Xu Linglong and drawing a bright aurora-like trail. Her form also prepared to flash forward.
"Sister Bai, didn't I say there's no need to rush?"
Hearing Chu Xingchen's voice from behind, Bai Xuanling was slightly stunned for a moment, but she paid it no mind, her form still pressing towards Xu Linglong.
Yet, in the next instant, a hand grasped her sleeve.
Bai Xuanling glanced sideways and saw Chu Xingchen's gaze fixed intently on her.
He smiled and spoke:
"I told you, I was just tricking the other side for fun. How could you take it seriously? How could you even plan to transform? Did you forget all my instructions?"
Xu Linglong's brows furrowed, her expression one of disbelief as she looked at Chu Xingchen.
How could Chu Xingchen possibly resist the Dream Realm?
Even with Tribulation Transcendence cultivation, he should have been entranced for at least two days.
Yet he could observe the real world... how was it done?
Bai Xuanling's aura quickly withdrew inward:
"You truly broke free? What about the contingency plan you prepared?"
Chu Xingchen did not answer. His gaze fixed directly on Xu Linglong, a smile appearing on his face.
Xu Linglong's brows tightened, and in the next moment, her form swiftly shifted.
Where she had just been standing, a faint breeze seemed to pass, but wherever it blew, everything turned to dust-like particles and floated away. Even spiritual power was transformed into pure qi out of thin air.
Xu Linglong narrowed her eyes, the pleased expression on her face completely fading.
Chu Xingchen twisted his body slightly, raised his hand to summon Wanban once more, and simultaneously began to move, putting some distance between himself and Xu Linglong.
At the same time, his aura was revealed — Early Stage Great Ascension.
Chu Xingchen also listened lightly to the system voice in his ear.
[Chen Baiqing breaks through to the Golden Core realm]
[Cumulative cultivation sufficient]
[Unity Perfection — Early Stage Great Ascension]
Chu Xingchen's gaze lightly swept towards that mass of extreme, concentrated black qi.
He still had not broken free from Xu Linglong's most extreme, nearly principle-level illusion technique.
However, the growth of divine sense upon breaking through to Early Stage Great Ascension had allowed Chu Xingchen to discover what he had forgotten, and why his divine sense was under such pressure.
The Innate Primordial Chaos Qi Pearl of Established Dao.
This also allowed him to recall many things. At the very least, Chu Xingchen understood what he was doing now.
Unlike his own divine sense, such a treasure, born of the primordial Heaven and Earth qi, naturally would not fail just because Chu Xingchen was under an illusion.
Although he could not understand what Bai Xuanling was saying,
by observing the qi of the real world through the Innate Primordial Chaos Qi Pearl of Established Dao, he could at least grasp the current situation. He had evolved from being both blind and deaf to being merely deaf.
Chu Xingchen shifted his position, taking an emergency token from his spatial ring and crushing it.
That token instantly transformed into a stream of light and dissipated.
"Two quarters of an hour."
Chu Xingchen's expression was calm, his voice steady: "Sister Bai, don't worry. I just didn't expect her to have such a method, one that made me even forget my contingency plan. I'll provide support."
Bai Xuanling's expression shifted as she looked at Chu Xingchen's revealed Great Ascension cultivation.
Breaking through while under an illusion, between life and death?
But still...
It was ultimately a good thing.
Bai Xuanling heaved two heavy sighs. Fortunately, her own seal had at most only been half broken. Although the burden was greater, she could still control herself.
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Xu Linglong looked at Chu Xingchen, her emotions hard to define.
Naturally, Xu Linglong found it impossible to believe that someone could break through while under the Dream Realm. Therefore, Chu Xingchen must have been playing the pig to eat the tiger all along.
He was already at the Great Ascension realm, only pretending to be at Unity Perfection to deceive her.
The difference between Unity Perfection and Great Ascension, even for the most talented cultivators, was absolutely worlds apart.
Given how things had developed, it could only be said that Chu Xingchen's preparations far exceeded her own...
However...
Xu Linglong's spiritual power surged around her, a terrifying pressure radiating outward.
Two quarters of an hour! That was enough!
"Bai Bo!" Xu Linglong roared angrily.
Bai Bo, drenched in blood and using his injuries to suppress Huang Miao, heard this. Ignoring the sword Huang Miao thrust at him, he decisively looked over and simultaneously slashed his hand, tearing open the partitioned space. He hurled a long spear through it.
The spear transformed into a ferocious beast, carrying boundless might as it crossed the distance, charging straight for Bai Xuanling.
Simultaneously, Bai Bo paid the price for this action.
Huang Miao's expression was ice-cold. A stream of light flashed.
A huge wound was carved into Bai Bo's body, sword intent swirling and churning incessantly within his flesh.
Xu Linglong's form also began speeding towards Chu Xingchen with extreme velocity.
Chu Xingchen's expression remained calm. Turbid qi surged upward from below, yellow murky qi welling up from the earth, taking the form of a true dragon that charged straight at the spear Bai Bo had thrown.
Pure qi pressed downward, heading straight for Xu Linglong.
Bai Xuanling also showed extreme trust, as if certain Chu Xingchen could truly withstand Bai Bo's desperate strike, and she directly moved to intercept Xu Linglong.
Spiritual swords flew like rain, their chill settling silently.
Xu Linglong let out an angry shout, closing in to engage this Goddess of Slaughter directly, her short dagger completely enveloped in primordial source power.
Boom!
In this clash, Bai Xuanling's form was sent flying back.
Just as Xu Linglong was about to turn and press straight for Chu Xingchen, a jade token at her waist instantly transformed into spiritual light and shot into her body.
In the next moment, Xu Linglong stopped her movement, her expression one of extreme fury as she looked towards the direction of the Western Ox Continent.
Simultaneously, she sent a mental transmission to the other Heavenly Demons — prepare for a swift withdrawal.
That jade token was Xu Linglong's ultimate surveillance left in the Western Ox Continent, only transmitting the most critical news.
A Tribulation Transcendence cultivator from the Taidao Sect of the Western Ox Continent was already heading towards the Southern Continent at top speed.
Making no attempt at concealment, seeking only speed.
The token's message took time to cross the distance. If they were truly making no attempt to conceal themselves, and it was the Tribulation Transcendence cultivators of the Eighteen Immortal Sects coming at extreme speed...
Calculating the time, they probably wouldn't even need two quarters of an hour; half a quarter would likely be enough for them all to arrive.
If they got encircled...
Xu Linglong glared furiously at Chu Xingchen. No matter how unwilling she felt, she could only swallow it.
The chance of success now was very low, and she was not a pure gambler.
Moreover, if she delayed any further, withdrawing would become difficult.
Xu Linglong turned and left. Simultaneously, the partitioned spaces all shattered and merged into one. The short dagger in her hand transformed into a long bow, and a giant arrow formed from primordial source power materialized.
She drew the bow to a full moon.
Boom!
The formation shook like ripples on water.
Bai Xuanling narrowed her eyes, preparing to intercept, but was stopped by Chu Xingchen reaching out to hold her back.
Just that moment of action was enough for Xu Linglong to follow up with another strike.
The entire great formation was shattered, streams of light scattering everywhere.
In the far distance, from the direction of the Western Ox Continent, several dazzling rainbow lights were already approaching.
A smile appeared on Bai Xuanling's face.
So much for 'two quarters of an hour'—this kid was actually fishing.
When did he arrange for people to come from the direction of the Western Ox Continent?
Only Chu Xingchen's expression remained as grave as ever.
He had arranged no such additional manpower.
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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."
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.
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?"
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.”
