The atmosphere in the palace instantly became tense, thick with hostility.
Xu Rong clenched his fists tightly. Ever since the spiritual energy resurgence, he had absorbed the genes of numerous evolved creatures. The genes from this new era were incomparably stronger than those of ordinary creatures from before. Naturally, his power had skyrocketed as a result.
One could say that within the Shattering Heaven stage, he was practically invincible. Across the entire Blue Star, there were only a handful of beings who could threaten him.
But the problem was... he had Chen Hao tagging along with him!
That damn troublemaker was nothing but bad luck!
Xu Rong had been screwed over by him more than once. The last time, in the depths of a certain mountain in Dragon Country, he had been about to devour a highly evolved Devil Vine Tree—only for Chen Hao’s presence to turn a sure victory into a complete disaster!
He had suffered severe injuries because of it.
The worst part? Chen Hao stuck to him like a piece of stubborn gum—impossible to shake off!
With tensions this high, it seemed a fight was inevitable.
And right at that moment—
"B-b-b-big trouble! Invaders! Invaders! We’re no match for them!"
A massive shark crashed into the palace gates, its body drenched in blood, its fins completely missing.
The tense atmosphere shattered instantly.
Qiu Lin stood up, his eyes gleaming with ferocity.
"Invaders?"
The Megalodon’s eyes flickered with an almost human-like intelligence. "You must avenge me, my lord! The invader is too brutal—he sliced off my fins..."
"Your Majesty, help me!!!" The shark, highly intelligent, pleaded.
But the response it received was a merciless palm strike from Qiu Lin!
The Heaven Origin-stage shark died instantly.
"Damn trash! You ruined the underwater palace I painstakingly built for Her Highness the Dragon Maiden? You deserve death!"
The palace was still under construction—he had planned to recruit millions of sea beasts to craft a breathtakingly luxurious underwater palace, one that would surely earn the Dragon Maiden’s admiration.
Qiu Lin glanced back at Chen Hao and Xu Rong. "I’ll deal with you two later!"
With that, he summoned his trident and strode out to face the enemy.
The aura of a Half-Step Divine Transformation expert radiated from him, crushing the surrounding waters under its pressure.
In the Nine Heavens, Qiu Lin might have been nothing more than a weakling everyone bullied—but in the Mortal Realm? Who dared challenge him?
Chen Hao and Xu Rong exchanged a glance, instantly understanding each other.
They would wait and observe. Once the fight started, they’d strike when Qiu Lin was weakened—finish him off for good!
......
Trident in hand, Qiu Lin exuded an overwhelming presence.
But the moment he stepped out of the palace, the sight before him nearly stopped his heart.
The seabed was a scene of utter devastation.
His appointed Octopus General—its tentacles all severed.
Every shark had lost their fins. The sea turtles had been decapitated. The sentient abalones had been drained of moisture, turned into dried abalone...
Was this the distortion of morality or the collapse of humanity?
Finally, his gaze landed on Jiang Che—and his fury erupted.
"A human? Another human?! Hahaha..."
Qiu Lin’s aura surged violently, even emitting a radiant glow.
But Jiang Che merely yawned, casually releasing a trace of his Martial God-stage aura.
Qiu Lin: "???"
In an instant, his scales trembled uncontrollably.
M-M-Martial God?!
Impossible!
How could a Martial God exist in this world?
Even in the Nine Heavens, Martial Gods were considered formidable experts!
Thud—
The little dragon-man dropped to his knees without hesitation.
Just then, Chen Hao and Xu Rong rushed out—only to see Qiu Lin kneeling.
What the hell? This guy had been so arrogant a second ago... why was he kneeling now?
But when they looked at Jiang Che, everything became clear.
Ah... Jiang Che had arrived. Well, that explained it.
With Young Master Jiang here, the Dragon Palace was at peace. With Young Master Jiang here, justice was served.
Qiu Lin was shaking like a leaf, too terrified to even register his own humiliation.
Jiang Che glanced at Chen Hao and Xu Rong.
Thanks to his divine perception, he already knew everything.
"So... all this grand preparation was just to summon the Dragon Maiden to the Mortal Realm?"
The moment Jiang Che spoke, Qiu Lin’s soul nearly fled his body.
How did he know about Her Highness?!
Could it be... this man had also descended from the Nine Heavens?
But the current spatial rifts shouldn’t allow a Martial God’s body to cross into the Mortal Realm!
Jiang Che smirked. Special effects truly were a divine skill.
He leisurely walked up to Qiu Lin and patted his shoulder.
"I... I..." Qiu Lin was too stunned to form words.
"You want to ask how I know so much?" Jiang Che chuckled.
Qiu Lin nodded instinctively.
"Ask me in your next life." Jiang Che’s voice was soft—yet it carried the weight of a demon’s whisper.
Qiu Lin: "???"
"No... don’t kill me!!!"
In that one second of desperation, Qiu Lin’s brain worked at lightning speed.
This Martial God knew of the Dragon Maiden—he must also be from the Nine Heavens. Perhaps he was one of Her Highness’s countless admirers.
The Dragon Maiden, the most prestigious princess of the Dragon Palace, possessed the purest dragon bloodline. Before even reaching a century in soul-age, she had already ascended to the Martial God stage, ranking among the Ten Great Beauties of the Southern Abyss Heaven!
Her descent to the Mortal Realm was said to be in search of lost dragon treasures.
The Martial God’s murderous intent must stem from jealousy—he had sensed Qiu Lin’s own ambitions toward the Dragon Maiden. After all, the geniuses of the Nine Heavens were notoriously possessive.
"Lord Martial God! I was wrong! Spare me... I swear I have no ill intentions toward Her Highness! I’ll build the Dragon Palace for you! I can even briefly communicate with the Nine Heavens’ Dragon Palace—I’ll tell you everything I know!!!"
Dragon dignity? A goddess’s honor? None of that mattered in the face of death!
Human Overlord, right this way!
Chen Hao and Xu Rong were dumbstruck by Qiu Lin’s shamelessness.
This guy had zero principles!
Jiang Che was speechless. The little dragon-man’s survival instincts were so strong, he almost felt bad killing him.
Fine. He’d keep him alive—use him to extract more information about the Nine Heavens’ Dragon Palace.
Besides... Jiang Che did have some thoughts about that mysterious Dragon Maiden.
What man hadn’t dreamed of becoming a dragon rider?
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.”
or! A blessing for those who struggle with love, a guidebook for dating novices. Quickly match with your dream goddess! Complete walkthroughs earn rewards, and perfect walkthroughs unlock limited achievements!】 Shen Yi, an ordinary office worker, accidentally downloads a mini-game called Dating Simulator. The mini-game is simple: randomly search for dating targets, simulate dates, and receive rewards upon successful confession. Rewards include but are not limited to money, attributes, and skills. The higher the evaluation, the better the rewards, with perfect ratings unlocking mysterious achievements. Shen Yi plans to use this mysterious mini-game to continuously pursue targets and improve himself, making his life better and better. ...... However, after several successful walkthroughs, Shen Yi suddenly notices something strange - the targets he previously simulated dating seem to be searching for him in real life?
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!
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."
