"Peak Great Emperor!"
"Could it be...?"
Hua Wulei's expression was grave. She could tell that this commotion was caused by someone breaking through to the Peak Great Emperor realm.
In this region, the only one likely to achieve such a breakthrough was the Tu Family's ancestral patriarch.
Chen Chang'an had never witnessed a breakthrough to the Peak Great Emperor realm before, but now he could see just how extraordinary it was.
Even though the breakthrough was happening far away—millions of kilometers distant—Chen Chang'an and the others could still clearly sense the overwhelming aura.
Though no heavenly tribulation had descended, the anomalies in the sky were unmistakable.
"How strange," Xuan Wudao muttered with a frown. "The Tu Family's patriarch has been stuck at this bottleneck for thousands of years. Why did he suddenly break through now?"
Hearing this, Da Huang glanced at Chen Chang'an.
The two of them had discussed this before—ever since the emergence of the Heaven, Earth, and Man Rankings, the number of Great Emperors appearing and the difficulty of breaking through to that realm seemed to have lessened significantly.
"Are we still going?" Chen Chang'an asked, looking at Hua Wulei.
Now that the Tu Family's patriarch had reached the Peak Great Emperor realm—even if he had just broken through—Hua Wulei would likely be no match for him.
"Yes," Hua Wulei replied firmly.
"You know you can't win, yet you still insist on going?" Chen Chang'an didn’t understand. Since the situation had changed, why not return to the Luo Shen Palace first to report and reconsider their strategy? Why charge ahead so stubbornly?
"The Palace Master's orders must be carried out."
"The Luo Shen Palace has never retreated out of fear," Hua Wulei declared resolutely.
"Even if it means certain death?" Chen Chang'an pressed, his brow furrowed.
"Even so."
Seeing Hua Wulei’s unwavering resolve, Chen Chang'an could only shake his head in resignation. Were the people of Luo Shen Palace really this inflexible?
"Have you considered that by doing this, not only will you fail to kill your target, but you’ll also be throwing away your life—and the lives of your subordinates?"
"Sometimes, you have to adapt. Don’t be so rigid."
"Use your brain."
Hua Wulei nodded in agreement. "You’re right. But I still have to go."
"And you two?" Chen Chang'an turned to the two Luo Shen Palace disciples accompanying her.
"Yes."
As expected—like master, like subordinates.
"Stop trying to persuade them. Let them go."
"Let’s run," Xuan Wudao whispered to Chen Chang'an through a sound transmission.
Run?
Chen Chang'an shot him a look. Was he an idiot too?
If they fled now, the Luo Shen Palace would target the Wuji Sect, and everything would go back to square one.
"You," Chen Chang'an chided, "have no sense of chivalry."
"How can you stand by and watch these innocent girls march to their deaths?"
Chivalry?
Wait—was he actually considering helping them?
Against a newly ascended Peak Great Emperor? Was he out of his mind?
They were strangers—why go to such lengths?
Sure, the three women were all quite beautiful, but was it worth risking his life over?
"What do you mean by chivalry?" Hua Wulei asked, confused.
"Never mind."
"You said the Luo Shen Palace is in this direction, right?" Chen Chang'an pointed.
"Yes, that’s correct."
"Good!"
Before anyone could react, Chen Chang'an struck!
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
Three muffled impacts later, Hua Wulei and her two subordinates collapsed unconscious.
Xuan Wudao and Da Huang stared in shock.
What the hell just happened?
Weren’t you just talking about chivalry?
And now you’re knocking them out?
"Did… did you just kill them?"
"Damn, you monster! You actually struck them down?" Xuan Wudao gaped.
"Are you blind? Can’t you tell they’re just unconscious?" Chen Chang'an snapped.
"Brother, what’s the plan here? I don’t get it," Xuan Wudao admitted.
"If they’re unconscious, they can’t go die pointlessly, can they?"
"That’s chivalry. Understand?"
Xuan Wudao and Da Huang had never seen "chivalry" executed quite like this before.
"So… we run now?"
"Run where? We’re taking them to the Luo Shen Palace."
"Don’t you want to resolve this mess?"
Xuan Wudao thought for a moment, then grinned and reached to pick up Hua Wulei.
"Back off!" Chen Chang'an barked.
"You want to die?"
"If Hua Wulei finds out you carried her, do you think she’d let you live?"
Xuan Wudao froze.
"Then… what do we do?"
"Obviously, I’ll carry her. I’m a gentleman."
Xuan Wudao and Da Huang both pretended to gag.
A gentleman?
Had all the praise gone to his head? Did he have no self-awareness at all?
"What about the other two?" Xuan Wudao asked.
Chen Chang'an sighed dramatically. "Fine, I’ll bear the burden."
With that, he slung Hua Wulei over his back and grabbed the other two, one in each hand.
"Let’s go. Why are you still standing there?"
"We’ve got a long way to travel," Chen Chang'an said cheerfully.
"You shameless bastard!"
"You’re keeping all three for yourself?"
Xuan Wudao glared, grinding his teeth. This guy’s greed knew no bounds!
"Shut up. I’m doing this for your own good."
"You two have terrible reputations. They’d never let you touch them."
"We’re here to solve a problem, not create more."
"Besides, I don’t take advantage of people. You two… well, who knows?"
Xuan Wudao and Da Huang fumed but couldn’t argue.
Chen Chang'an might be cunning and shameless, but when it came to this, he never crossed the line. Even Xuan Wudao had to admit that.
"Wait a minute!"
"Fine, the other two being knocked out makes sense, but Hua Wulei is a Great Emperor!"
"How the hell did you knock her out?"
Xuan Wudao suddenly realized something was off. A Great Emperor shouldn’t be so easily incapacitated.
"Simple. I sealed her soul," Chen Chang'an replied casually.
Xuan Wudao’s eyes widened.
"You can seal a Great Emperor’s soul?!"
"Brother, teach me that trick!"
"You’re a legend!"
"Imagine going to the Luo Shen Palace and sealing everyone’s souls. Then we could—"
Xuan Wudao and Da Huang exchanged glances and broke into identical, lecherous grins.
"Heh heh heh…"
Chen Chang'an sighed at their vulgar expressions.
Was this really all they ever thought about?
Couldn’t they aspire to something nobler?
"I refuse to associate with degenerates like you."
With that final remark, Chen Chang'an soared off toward the Luo Shen Palace.
Xuan Wudao scoffed.
"Oh, now he’s too good for us."
"Da Huang, tell me, if it were you, would you do such a thing?" Xuan Wudao cast a disdainful glance at Chen Chang'an's retreating figure before turning to Da Huang.
"I wouldn't."
"I'm a dog!"
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)
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.”
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."
ver to a world of cultivation and returned invincible. Modern medicine is child's play compared to elixirs; technological might crumbles before true cultivation. My name is Qin Ning, Earth's sole cultivator!
