After a long, long time had passed...
Luo Wei no longer heard any sound from them.
He slowly opened his eyes, and the pure white world momentarily dazzled him.
Nervous yet hopeful, Luo Wei gazed at the person before him.
At the same time, she also opened her eyes...
"E... Eleya..."
"Is it really you?"
A fleeting look of confusion appeared in her eyes, instantly making Luo Wei tense.
This expression didn’t seem like something Eleya would show, nor did it resemble Eltuga’s...
"You..." Luo Wei hesitated before asking, "Do you still remember? Remember the things we shared before?"
Eleya rubbed her temples and let out a soft groan. "Hold on, I have a bit of a headache..."
Suppressing his anxiety, Luo Wei waited patiently.
After a while, Eleya lifted her head.
"Right, what did you just ask me?"
Luo Wei thought for a moment and changed his question. "What was the first weapon you ever wielded in your life?"
"A farming tool used for threshing grain in the countryside," Eleya chuckled. "Did you think I’d say [Judgment]?"
Luo Wei sighed inwardly in relief but cautiously pressed further:
"What was the name of the priestess who invoked divine possession in Thornflower Castle?"
"Feilin," Eleya rolled her eyes dramatically. "Are you done interrogating me? It’s really me!"
Luo Wei immediately asked a third question. "During the royal capital’s chaos, who else was with us when we faced Carlton at the end?"
"Ophelia." Her expression grew even more exasperated. "Luo Wei... do you really not trust me at all...?"
Finally, Luo Wei relaxed.
It wasn’t that he was being overly cautious—it was just that the system panel’s notifications were... unusual, to say the least.
[Containment Facility - Subject 005]
[Eleya Christine]
[Affection Level: 100]
[Corruption Level: 0]
[Subject 005 has been assigned Room 203 on the second floor. Host may employ compulsory containment measures to reduce subject’s corruption level and mitigate threats.]
[Upon successful containment, host may acquire subject’s innate abilities.]
...
[Containment Facility - Subject 006]
[Eltuga Samantha]
[Affection Level: ??]
[Corruption Level: ??]
[Subject 006 has been assigned Room 204 on the second floor. Host may employ compulsory containment measures to reduce subject’s corruption level and mitigate threats.]
[Upon successful containment, host may acquire subject’s innate abilities.]
...
Did he just contain two at once?
But there was only one person standing before him! Luo Wei stepped forward, scrutinizing Eleya closely.
"What’s wrong?" Eleya grew even more puzzled.
"Where is she? Where’s Eltuga?" Luo Wei asked curiously. "The system shows she’s still alive. Can you still sense her presence?"
"Her consciousness hasn’t vanished—it’s just fallen into a deep sleep," Eleya murmured, closing her eyes as if trying to perceive something.
"But it’s fine," she added with a smile. "With you here, even if she wakes up one day, she won’t be able to cause any trouble."
"That’s true." Luo Wei nodded. After all, with the old mansion keeping things in check, Eltuga wouldn’t dare act recklessly.
Still, the more he thought about it, the more incredible it seemed...
He had contained a God of Light—albeit a second-generation one—but still, a deity with divine authority!
This was an unexpected gain from this journey...
"So, where do we go next?" Eleya’s gaze drifted toward the distant Mother Goddess of Abundance before sweeping across the endless white expanse around them.
"We’ll keep sealing the breaches first," Luo Wei said with a grin. "Then we’ll go home."
"Home..." Eleya whispered the word softly.
It had been so long since she last heard it...
Home meant a warm fireplace, a safe haven from the storms.
It meant living day after day with the one she loved, in a life that was simple yet filled with warmth...
Once upon a time, it was the life she had yearned for more than anything.
But due to countless twists of fate, she had thought such days would never come again...
"Home."
Repeating the word, a tender smile gradually bloomed across Eleya’s face.
"Oh, one more thing."
"What is it?" Luo Wei asked curiously.
A soft kiss landed on his cheek.
Eleya beamed at him.
"I’ve wanted to answer you like this ever since you started questioning me earlier."
"Every moment I’ve shared with you is my most treasured memory. How could I ever forget?"
Luo Wei was momentarily stunned.
After a long pause, he too smiled, gripping Eleya’s hand tightly.
"Eleya, welcome home."
...
As they ascended the steps leading back.
Hand in hand, Luo Wei and Eleya walked through the darkness, climbing upward.
The path home felt even more thrilling and urgent than they had imagined.
After what felt like an eternity, the darkness gradually faded, and Luo Wei saw everyone waiting for him.
They all rushed over in excitement.
"Brother! You were gone for so long..." Helena threw herself into Luo Wei’s arms, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Don’t cry~" Luo Wei wiped the tears from her cheeks. "Your face is all dusty—keep crying, and you’ll turn into a little mess. See? I’m back now, aren’t I?"
"Finally out..." Evelyn exhaled in relief. "If you hadn’t come up soon, I would’ve gone down there myself!"
"Professor, does this mean the favor I owe you is settled?" Luo Wei teased.
Evelyn shot him an amused glance. "Consider it even!"
"Luo Wei, you were down there for three whole days!" Tilis leaned in eagerly. "Tell us, what did you find? Were there secrets about the gods and the world? Or maybe—"
"Can’t you see how exhausted he is? Ask later!" Ophelia cut in with an exasperated sigh. "Why is your head always full of research, no matter the situation?"
"Huh? Ophelia, you came too?" Luo Wei gave her a questioning look.
"I couldn’t help it..." Ophelia sighed wistfully. "By the first day you vanished into the abyss, I couldn’t take it anymore. I immediately had Caroline contact the remaining members of the Hidden Order in the capital. When you still hadn’t returned by the second day, I gathered a team and teleported straight here..."
"Alright..." Luo Wei smiled helplessly. It seemed Ophelia had also abandoned her duties for once.
As everyone embraced, laughing and crying in a whirlwind of emotions, Eleya stood to the side, watching with a gentle smile.
"Her?" Ophelia cast a wary glance at Eleya before whispering to Luo Wei, "What’s her situation now?"
Luo Wei whispered back, "Handled!"
Ophelia immediately relaxed, her attitude toward Eleya softening slightly.
"Don’t think coming home means I’ve forgiven you! I still remember everything—the chaos you caused in the capital, and worst of all, kidnapping Luo Wei in the end!"
Though her expression was icy, her tone wasn’t harsh.
Eleya smiled and said, "Remember to save me a seat at your coronation."
Ophelia crossed her arms and declared loftily, "Only one seat for an envoy, and not too high-ranking!"
Eleya nodded. "I’ll go in disguise."
Luo Wei silently watched the two, thinking that the historic reconciliation between the Vignar Empire and the Siston Theocracy seemed to be unfolding right before his eyes...
"Alright, alright, save the chatter for home," Evelyn said helplessly. "Have you forgotten where we are now?"
"Right." Tilis then contacted the mages outside via magical communication.
A moment later, she added, "Done. The large-scale magic array is activated normally. Let’s prepare to leave."
The group rejoined the team outside.
Soon after, as the enormous magic array lit up with a radiant glow, everyone vanished into thin air.
[Emergency Repair Mission]
[Completed]
[Chapter 5: The Land Bathed in Holy Light]
[Task complete. Chapter concluded.]
The Black Forest returned to silence.
...
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
transmigrates into the role of a villainous rich second-generation kid in an urban fantasy novel, and gets bound to a god-tier choice system. Right at the start, he catches the female lead stealing exam papers! This triggers the villain's choice options! [Choice 1: Pretend you didn't see anything] [Choice 2: Loudly call her out, drawing everyone's attention] [Choice 3: ...] And thus, a twisted villain is born. To avoid getting killed by the protagonist, he has no choice but to take down all the protagonists first. Jiang Che: Nobody understands being twisted better than me!
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
