"This isn’t appropriate. It’s just not right."
"I’m a decent man."
Chen Chang'an quickly waved his hands, rejecting Da Huang’s suggestion.
A decent man?
Da Huang shot Chen Chang'an a disdainful look. You? A decent man? After all the shady things you’ve pulled over the years?
If you were truly decent, would you have made Xuan Wudao beg on the streets for three thousand years?
If not for your master kicking you out, Xuan Wudao might have spent his entire life as a beggar, given how rarely you show yourself otherwise.
You? Decent?
"How can this be considered ‘sneaking in at night’?"
"We’re just… taking a look."
"Pure curiosity, that’s all."
"Think about it—it’s been days since anyone’s had a proper bath."
"Don’t they deserve a good wash?"
"In this frozen wasteland, there’s only one place with water. If not the Heavenly Pool, where else?"
"Xian’er, don’t you agree?" Chen Chang'an asked with a perfectly serious expression.
"Uh…"
Gu Xian'er hadn’t expected the usually stern and upright Chen Chang'an to have such a side to him.
Could this be his true nature?
How shameless!
And yet… somehow, it felt oddly endearing?
"The young master’s words are undeniably reasonable."
"This is the only proper course of action," Gu Xian'er replied with equal solemnity.
What the—?!
Da Huang was floored. Chen Chang'an being shameless was one thing, but Gu Xian'er? Her character’s crumbling too?
When they first met, despite her unfortunate circumstances, Gu Xian'er had been untainted by the world around her—proud at her core, a woman with principles and boundaries.
Yet after just a short time with Chen Chang'an, those boundaries had vanished entirely.
"Gu Xian'er, you’ve changed. You’ve become just as shameless as him," Da Huang scoffed.
"Senior Da Huang, you misunderstand."
"For Xian'er, the young master’s words are absolute."
"If he says it is so, then it is so."
"Thus… Xian'er has not changed at all," Gu Xian'er replied with a faint smile.
"Fine, I can’t argue with you two."
"So what’s the plan?"
"I’m practically itching to go."
"I really want to see what secrets this Heavenly Pool holds," Da Huang said excitedly.
"Oh, we’re definitely going."
"But… I don’t want to harm these villagers. They’re innocent in all this."
"So, Da Huang, I need you to figure out a way—whether it’s the villagers or those snow demons—to put them all to sleep. Can you manage that?" Chen Chang'an asked.
"That’s it?"
"You really think so little of me?"
Da Huang shot Chen Chang'an a disdainful glance before vanishing in a flash. Moments later, he reappeared.
"Done."
"Don’t worry. They won’t wake up unless I allow it—not for ten days, maybe even half a month."
"Plenty of time for us to visit the Heavenly Pool," Da Huang said smugly.
"Let’s go."
"Oh, Xian'er, you should stay behind. Your cultivation is still too weak. If something unexpected happens…"
Da Huang hesitated, thinking it might be safer for Gu Xian'er not to come along. After all, who knew what lurked beneath the Heavenly Pool?
"I… understand."
Gu Xian'er’s face briefly fell, but she quickly composed herself.
I must train harder, she vowed silently. I will reach a level where I’m no longer a burden.
"Bring her along."
"Leaving her up here isn’t exactly safe either. Besides, with you around, what danger could there be?"
Chen Chang'an noticed Gu Xian'er’s disappointment. Bringing her along wouldn’t hinder them. He didn’t need protection, and Da Huang could easily keep an eye on her.
"What kind of nonsense is that?"
"How is it unsafe? I took care of the villagers and the snow demons!"
"This is an insult to my abilities," Da Huang grumbled.
"If you’re so amazing, what’s the harm in letting her tag along for the experience?"
"With you around, what could possibly go wrong?" Chen Chang'an said with a grin.
"Now that makes sense."
"Girl, stick with me. I’ll keep you safe. Let’s go."
"Thank you, young master. Thank you, Senior Da Huang."
Gu Xian'er brightened immediately, following closely behind Chen Chang'an as they made their way to the edge of the Heavenly Pool.
"Young master, I… I can’t go any further."
"What the—?! I can’t either!"
Upon reaching the pool, Da Huang and Gu Xian'er discovered an invisible barrier blocking their path. Only Chen Chang'an remained unaffected.
"There must be a barrier here. It’s likely what blocked your senses earlier during the day."
"Right, I forgot—you’re a freak of nature. Barriers don’t work on you."
"Trying to stop me? Let’s see how tough this barrier really is!"
Da Huang’s competitive spirit flared as he threw everything he had into breaking the barrier.
"Huh?!"
"This barrier is… unusual!"
"I can’t even crack it?"
"Strange, very strange. Could it have been set up by a peak Great Emperor?"
The barrier’s resilience shocked Da Huang. There were few barriers in the world capable of stopping him—only one crafted by a peak Great Emperor at full strength could possibly achieve this.
"So you’re saying there might be a peak Great Emperor inside the Heavenly Pool?"
"That seems unlikely."
"Or… did a peak Great Emperor imprison something here?"
"This barrier isn’t just to keep people out—it’s to keep something in?"
Chen Chang'an frowned, analyzing the situation.
"Then again, there’s another possibility."
"This barrier could be natural, formed because of an extraordinary treasure hidden within the pool."
Whatever the case, Chen Chang'an’s curiosity was thoroughly piqued.
"Chen Chang'an, you’re not thinking of going down there alone, are you?"
"You—"
Da Huang started to protest but then remembered—this bastard was practically unkillable. Why bother worrying?
"Never mind. Go ahead. Just make it quick. I’ll keep watch up here."
"Fine. If you two can’t get in, I’ll go alone."
"It should be… fine."
Chen Chang'an smirked before leaping straight into the Heavenly Pool.
Watching his figure disappear, Gu Xian'er couldn’t hide her concern.
"Senior Da Huang, will the young master really be alright?"
"How is he doing now?" she asked anxiously.
"I can’t sense anything inside, but don’t worry."
"Chen Chang'an may not have many talents, but he’s tough as nails."
"There’s probably no one in this world who could even scratch him," Da Huang said with absolute certainty.
Hearing this, Gu Xian'er relaxed slightly—but her admiration for Chen Chang'an grew even stronger.
Invincible.
Only someone truly invincible could remain unharmed no matter the threat.
The young master really is… extraordinary.
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?"
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."
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
