"Thud!"
Xiao Chen dropped to his knees, his face twisted as if he'd just eaten something vile.
"Ningxue... Ningxue, please don’t! I’m begging you, don’t divorce me, okay? I’m not actually useless—I’m actually really capable!"
By now, Xiao Chen had finally realized that his seemingly indifferent demeanor in the Ji family had been interpreted by Ji Ningxue as sheer incompetence!
If he kept hiding his true abilities, this divorce would be inevitable.
He couldn’t let Ji Ningxue leave him. He’d worked hard for three years, enduring life as a live-in son-in-law in the Ji family, all just to win her over.
He was the Dragon King, the War God! At 16, he founded the Asura Sect. At 18, he established the War God Pavilion. By 20, he created the Dragon King’s Court. And at 22, he retired from the underworld to become a son-in-law in the Ji family. His life had no more grand ambitions left—
Now, Ji Ningxue was his only goal.
Yet the woman he loved most was about to divorce him!
"You? Capable? Why don’t you take a piss and look at your reflection? What the hell do you think you are?"
His venomous mother-in-law, Zhao Li, struck again, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"I am the Dragon King!" Xiao Chen finally snapped, unleashing three years’ worth of pent-up frustration.
Even a clay figurine has its limits—let alone the once-feared master of the Dragon King’s Court.
"Dragon King?" Zhao Li burst into laughter. "Dragon King? The East Sea Dragon King or the West Sea Dragon King? Why don’t you spit some water then? It hasn’t rained in the capital for three months!"
Zhao Li knew exactly how to push his buttons. Xiao Chen felt like he’d just punched a cloud of cotton.
"The Dragon King’s Court—you know it, right? A top-ten global security conglomerate."
"Dragon King’s Court?"
"That’s right! I’m its founder, codename: Dragon King!" Xiao Chen declared with absolute confidence.
Zhao Li narrowed her eyes slightly.
When Xiao Chen first married into the Ji family, she hadn’t treated him like this.
After all, he’d been personally endorsed by the Ji family’s patriarch. She’d secretly investigated his background multiple times.
She read novels—she knew some live-in sons-in-law with godly backgrounds liked to play dumb, only to reveal their power later and blindside their toxic in-laws.
For the first year, she’d treated Xiao Chen with courtesy. But then... she realized he was just a worthless loser. So she switched to the "evil mother-in-law" act, hoping to force his hand.
Two years passed. Zhao Li was now certain—Xiao Chen was a complete nobody, a pathetic little wimp!
If he’d shown even a shred of ability, she would’ve backed off. But Xiao Chen had endured humiliation for over two years without revealing a thing.
Now, hearing about this "Dragon King’s Court" and his "Dragon King" title—though she’d never heard of it—his confidence made her almost believe him.
Most importantly... he’d just smirked!
She finally understood—this useless son-in-law had been hiding his power all along!
Zhao Li cursed internally. You absolute bastard! I’ve been walking all over you, and you didn’t even let out a fart?
Even the Ninja Turtles couldn’t endure like you!!!
If your background’s so impressive, why the hell didn’t you say so earlier? I would’ve switched roles!
[Dragon King’s Court? A top-ten global security firm? So... ninth place?]
She quickly ran through the list in her head. A top-ten security group sounded impressive, but compared to Jiang Che? It was nothing.
After weighing her options, she made up her mind.
Screw you, you dumbass Dragon King! Even if your background’s legit... I won’t indulge you. A loser’s still a loser, no matter how powerful his connections. I won’t let Ningxue waste her life on trash like you!
Revealing yourself now? Too late!
"What kind of dumbass Dragon King? Never heard of it!"
"Delusional! Reading too many novels? You actually think you’re some badass hidden powerhouse?"
She was doubling down!
Xiao Chen’s expression darkened. He’d dropped the Dragon King title, and his mother-in-law still didn’t believe him?
Hmph, ignorant fool!
Steadying himself, he turned to Ji Ningxue with a tender gaze.
"Ningxue, there’s something I’ve kept from you for a long, long time..."
Xiao Chen was about to unleash his ultimate move!
Staring at Ji Ningxue’s breathtaking face, his breath hitched. He could already picture her overwhelmed with gratitude.
"Ningxue, remember all those crises the Ji Group faced over the past three years? Each time, a mysterious donor stepped in with funds..."
Before he could finish, Ji Ningxue laughed—coldly.
"Oh? Are you about to claim that the so-called ‘angel investor’ was actually you? That you secretly donated billions to me?"
Xiao Chen froze, then beamed. "Ningxue... you knew all along?"
Ji Ningxue’s beautiful face turned icy.
"Of course I knew. How could I not?" She was barely containing her fury.
Only then did Xiao Chen, the little Dragon King, notice something was off.
"Ningxue, I know you might not believe me, but I can recite every donation amount and date!"
No more hiding—he was laying it all out. He was the angel investor!
Ji Ningxue looked at him with disappointment. "Xiao Chen, I thought you were an honest man. But now... you’re lying? And with such a pathetic lie?"
"Ningxue, I—I can prove it! Look... here’s the notebook I kept after every donation." He pulled out a crumpled little book from his pocket.
"May 8, 2024: 920 million..."
To his shock, Ji Ningxue didn’t even glance at it.
"How impressive. You did your homework well, didn’t you? Sneaking around the Ji family for three years, gathering intel on the Ji Group?"
First impressions were deadly.
Jiang Che had gotten to her first—and Ji Ningxue already had feelings for him. There was no way she’d believe Xiao Chen now.
"I—" Xiao Chen was speechless.
Then, inspiration struck!
He had witnesses! If Tiaozao could produce all the donation records, Ningxue would have to believe him!
"Ningxue, wait! Let me call one of my subordinates. He manages all my funds."
With that, he dialed Tiaozao.
On the other end, Tiaozao was deep in coding a new framework. Xiao Chen’s call ruined his mood.
"This damn Dragon King, always causing trouble!"
Since betraying Xiao Chen, he’d lost all respect for him.
But then he remembered the mission assigned by the God of Hackers—and a smirk crept onto his face.
The God of Hackers had promised that if he successfully scammed Xiao Chen, he would teach him even more advanced hacking techniques. Already at the pinnacle of the hacking world, he was desperate to break through the technical barriers!
So this Dragon King—he was absolutely going to take him down!
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!
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)
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?!
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
