The Jiang Family hall was abuzz with activity.
And as the great hero of the Jiang Family, Jiang Che naturally became the focus of attention.
"Hahaha... Old man, I'm so happy today. Let's drink a cup, just the two of us!"
Jiang Yunhuang pulled Jiang Che up and raised their cups, determined not to call it a night until they were thoroughly drunk.
The other branches of the Jiang Family also turned their gaze towards them, and many old veterans from hidden sects were eyeing Jiang Che with scrutiny.
In their memories, wasn't this young master of the Jiang Family just a good-for-nothing?
How did he suddenly leap to become a martial artist at the Later Stage of the Manifestation Realm?
And not only that, he had even cured the hidden ailment of the Jiang Family matriarch?
All these signs pointed to one thing... Jiang Che was definitely not as simple as he appeared on the surface!
A nineteen-year-old at the Later Stage of the Manifestation Realm... a future sure to reach the pinnacle of the Grandmaster Realm. This left them all in awe.
"Incredible! The Jiang Family of the future is going to be extraordinary! It's likely they'll have three Grandmasters in one family!"
"Three Manifestation Realm experts in one family, it makes my scalp tingle. And with Jiang Yunhuang holding an official position... for the next fifty years, it seems the entire ancient martial arts world of Dragon Country will have to look up to the Jiang Family."
Several gray-bearded elders sitting at the banquet table muttered among themselves.
After a few rounds of drinks, Jiang Che returned to his seat.
He wasn't the protagonist, and didn't excel in such public displays of superiority.
As a grand villain, he was much more suited to scheming behind the scenes.
...
"Oh, Yunwu, you're here?"
Soon, several new guests arrived at the Jiang Family.
A burly middle-aged man, followed by a beautiful middle-aged woman and a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy.
"Father, I heard Mother's condition has improved?" Jiang Yunwu was excited.
"Yes, Che found a precious elixir that can cure hidden ailments... your mother is in good shape now," Jiang Yunhuang replied.
"Yunwu, you're here?" Lin Chun, leaning on a cane, stepped out from behind Jiang Yunhuang.
"Mother!!!"
Jiang Yunwu rushed to Lin Chun and knelt down with a thud.
After some pleasantries, the conversation inevitably turned to Jiang Che.
Jiang Che was feeling quite helpless. He really didn't want to show off!
"Hahaha... I always knew Che wouldn't be a good-for-nothing! Our Jiang Family men are all sons of heaven!"
Jiang Yunwu laughed loudly and confidently, looking a bit like a buffoon.
"Let's not say anything else, just drink this first!"
Just after a few strong drinks, Jiang Che was pulled by Jiang Yunwu to drink even more.
He wasn't drunk, nor did he use his internal energy to expel the alcohol. If this little bit of wine could get him drunk... then how could he have been a driver for his superiors in his previous life?
That job required drinking lots of alcohol!
Jiang Che wasn't drunk, but Jiang Yunwu's face was slightly flushed.
With a heavy hand, he slapped Jiang Che on the shoulder, as if pressing down a small mountain, and draped his arm around Jiang Che's shoulder.
"Haha... I knew from childhood that you weren't ordinary! You've indeed given me a big surprise!"
Then he turned to his wife and son, pointing at the fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy. "Ruoxu, do you see? Your brother is now a powerful martial artist at the Later Stage of the Manifestation Realm, his cultivation is almost catching up to mine."
"Hmph——"
The boy, with his hands in his pockets and a middle part hairstyle, looked disdainful.
Jiang Che had long since noticed this boy.
It was hard not to notice!
This brat's head was crowned with four golden sparkles:
'Chosen One'
Yes, his cousin was actually a Chosen One!
And looking at the brilliance of his halo, his luck level seemed to be quite high!
Even higher than Lin Yu, Chen Hao, and Su Han!
[Jiang Ruoxu]
[Age: 14]
[Descendant of the ancient martial arts Jiang Family, at the Middle Stage of the Manifestation Realm, cold and scheming, extremely arrogant, overly confident, childish yet gifted with incredible talent and great luck]
Well, looks like a genius-type Chosen One, that explains it.
Seeing Jiang Ruoxu's talent in martial arts, he had to admit... he was genuinely jealous. A fourteen-year-old at the Middle Stage of the Manifestation Realm... was there any justice in the world?
No wonder the system rated his bone talent as exceedingly high. His personal maid, Chen Ningshuang, was nineteen when she reached the Middle Stage of the Manifestation Realm, and she was already proud beyond belief.
It must be that Jiang Ruoxu had stolen all his bone talent and luck. No wonder his own cultivation talent was so poor.
If he had the bone talent of Jiang Ruoxu, coupled with the century-plus of internal energy he had gained from the system, he would have already soared to greatness.
While the Jiang Family currently only had one Grandmaster, Jiang Yunhuang, the name of Jiang Ruoxu had already shaken the entire ancient martial arts world of Dragon Country. He was undoubtedly the top genius by a landslide, and as long as he didn't die prematurely... reaching the Grandmaster Realm in the future was practically a certainty.
Now, Jiang Che himself had also become what people referred to as a 'genius'. The constant chatter was spreading... it wouldn't be long before the ancient martial arts world talked about the Jiang Family producing three Manifestation Realm experts.
However... my foolish younger brother, feel the pain!
Mwahahaha——
Jiang Ruoxu frowned, why did he feel a tightening in his heart?
The boy turned his gaze towards Jiang Che, his brows furrowing even deeper.
"Why am I feeling this discomfort?"
"Later Stage of the Manifestation Realm? By the time I'm nineteen... I will definitely be stronger than you, and I will surely step into the Great Master Realm."
Jiang Ruoxu clenched his fists in determination.
He was extremely proud, and across the entire ancient martial arts world of Dragon Country, there was no one with a faster cultivation speed than him.
The corner of his mouth unconsciously lifted into a confident smile.
...
Watching the boy's proud and confident demeanor, Jiang Che could not help but feel a bit speechless.
He should have brought Dong'er along.
A little loli at the Great Master Realm, how about that?
Dong'er, although legally an adult at twenty according to her ID, had a childish appearance that made her look more like a middle schooler. Her presence alone would definitely make his cousin question life.
At this moment, an all too familiar system prompt appeared.
[Ding! Host encounters an arrogant Chosen One, triggering Villain Choices]
[Choice One: Take advantage of the Chosen One's youth, teach him a lesson and beat him up. Reward: A bottle of Refining Marrow Pill]
[Choice Two: Shatter the Chosen One's confidence. Reward: A box of Vermillion Fruit]
[Choice Three: Make Jiang Ruoxu completely submit. Reward: 10 Misfortune Cards]
Oh?
This is triggering the Villain Choices already?
Seeing these choices, Jiang Che couldn't help but chuckle.
Wasn't this obviously telling me to teach him a lesson?
Through so many previous Villain Choices, Jiang Che had already gotten used to the system's antics, which often supported multiple choices.
And these three options... clearly all supported being chosen together!
Thinking of this, Jiang Che couldn't help but let out a sinister laugh.
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
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.”
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
