"Look at this, still calling himself an Emperor, what a coward."
With a single soul search, Chen Chang'an had this so-called Emperor-level powerhouse trembling on the verge of collapse!
The stronger the soul, the more agonizing a soul search becomes.
This Emperor-level expert knew all too well—Chen Chang'an's soul strength was absolutely capable of probing his mind without suffering any backlash.
But for him? The consequences would be dire. Forget the unbearable pain of the search; afterward, he’d be reduced to a mindless fool.
If death was inevitable, better to die with dignity, swiftly and cleanly.
"Speak. What’s your purpose here?"
"Who sent you?" Chen Chang'an demanded.
"I’ll talk… W-we’re from the Ten Thousand Beasts Alliance."
"Our mission was to capture the Beast God."
The Ten Thousand Beasts Alliance?
What kind of faction was that?
"Do you know them?" Chen Chang'an turned to the old dean.
"I… I do."
The old dean’s expression twisted with fury, and it was clear—there was history between him and this alliance.
"An old acquaintance?" Chen Chang'an asked.
"The leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Alliance… was once a citizen of Beast God’s Land."
"The first—and only—traitor to the Beast God."
"To think, after all these years, he still covets the Beast God’s power," the old dean said coldly.
"If you already know, then there’s no need for further questions."
"Alright, you can die now."
Chen Chang'an didn’t press for more details. Since the old dean was familiar with the alliance, he could likely extract more information from him later.
Watching Chen Chang'an effortlessly annihilate an Emperor-level expert, the old dean realized he wasn’t even shocked. Somehow, this felt entirely normal.
"Let’s talk, Beast God."
Huh?
Beast God?
Chen Chang'an’s words left Da Huang stunned. Where was the Beast God?
"You’re not saying… Little Qiqi is the Beast God, are you?"
"She’s strong, but surely not the Beast God."
"That leaves only…"
"The old dean?"
Da Huang stared at the old dean, struggling to believe it. The Beast God… was a person?
That was downright absurd!
Did this mean the legends of the Beast God were fabricated from the start?
Were the tales of a tenth-rank beast also lies?
Had this entire journey been a waste of time?
"Chen Chang'an, this isn’t funny."
"Are you sure he’s the Beast God?"
"How did you figure it out?" Da Huang asked, baffled.
"I’d also like to know why you’d call me the Beast God," the old dean added, equally confused.
Sigh.
Chen Chang'an exhaled in frustration. Here he was, forced to explain again.
"At this point, the Beast God has never appeared. Isn’t the answer obvious?"
"The Beast God was never in the Beast God Mountains to begin with."
"I knew that much, but what does it have to do with the old dean? If the Beast God doesn’t exist, how did Little Qiqi achieve human form? She said it was the Beast God’s blessing!" Da Huang argued.
Chen Chang'an gave Da Huang a weary look. After all this time together, how had his intelligence not improved at all?
"You just said it yourself—Little Qiqi’s transformation was the Beast God’s blessing."
"So why is it strange if the Beast God also took human form?"
"When did I ever say the old dean was human?"
Not human?
That made even less sense. The old dean’s cultivation was at the Emperor level—a human realm.
Beasts couldn’t practice human techniques, nor did they have cultivation stages.
Beasts had ranks, not realms!
"I… I can’t wrap my head around this. Can you spell it out for me?" Da Huang asked, utterly lost.
"Fine, I’ll make it simple. Little Qiqi is a peak ninth-rank beast, correct?"
"Even if beasts and their tamers share a harmonious bond, it’s an equal partnership."
"But how does Little Qiqi treat the old dean?"
"That alone is suspicious."
"Also, the Beast God hasn’t appeared in ages. Why? Either it chooses not to… or it can’t."
"Given the circumstances of Beast God’s Land and the mountains, the latter seems far more likely."
"Because the Beast God shed its beastly identity and became human."
"But there’s a cost—its power has been fading over time."
"In all of Beast God’s Land, who else could it be but the old dean?"
"The Beast God Academy has had three deans. Where are the first two now? Or were there ever three to begin with?"
"Rumors say only the leader of the Beast Tamer Alliance can meet the Beast God."
"That’s because the leader is the Beast God."
"The Beast God can’t vanish entirely, but it can’t appear either. So the story had to be spread—that someone could meet it."
"Long story short, the old dean is the prime suspect."
"Though what truly confirmed my theory was the Beast God Mountains."
The Beast God Mountains?
The old dean frowned at Chen Chang'an. What did the mountains have to do with this?
"So?"
"What did you discover?" the old dean asked.
"The restrictions in the Beast God Mountains don’t affect me… or you."
"Oh, and Da Huang too!"
What kind of revelation was that?
Just because you two aren’t affected, that makes me suspicious?
"Da Huang is a divine beast—that’s a natural advantage."
"I’m immune due to my physique."
"But what about you?"
"Why aren’t you affected?"
"Because you’re the one who set those restrictions in the first place."
"Am I right?" Chen Chang'an smirked.
"You’re incredibly sharp."
"No one has ever suspected me. Some doubted the Beast God’s existence, but none guessed it had become human."
"Whenever skepticism grew too loud, a ‘new’ dean would emerge, blessed by the Beast God."
"That’s why I took on three identities to serve as dean three times."
"Holy hell, so you really are the Beast God?"
"But how… what’s going on?"
"How did you fully become human?"
"And how did Little Qiqi achieve human form?"
Da Huang gaped at the old dean. This was beyond its comprehension.
Transformation was one thing—becoming fully human was another.
Little Qiqi could take human shape, but at her core, she remained a beast.
The old dean was different. He’d completely shed his beastly nature, becoming human in every way.
Sigh.
"Fine. There’s no point hiding it now."
"Wait here. I’ll first disperse the beast tamers heading for the mountains."
"Then I’ll take you somewhere and explain everything."
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?"
d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!
