How utterly ridiculous!
Long Qianqiu's emotions were on the verge of complete collapse. After planning and striving for so long... could it really not compare to being a chosen one of destiny?
It was like working towards a promotion for decades in the real world, only to have the interviewer tell you at the final moment that the position was pre-assigned to someone else, rendering all your effort worthless.
Moreover, she hadn't strived for mere decades, but for over a thousand years!
Anyone would go mad!
"Hah... Dragon Soul? Waiting for your so-called chosen one? I know who this Dragon Clan's chosen one you speak of is... Do you believe I can kill him?"
After her fit of madness, Long Qianqiu's emotions calmed to an eerie flatness.
That's right. The Dragon Soul was waiting for the chosen one. If she killed that chosen one, then the Dragon Soul would have no other choice.
At that moment, her half-brother was sentenced to death in her heart!
Although her brother was said to possess the Divine Dragon Blood Physique, his current cultivation was only at the early Nirvana stage. She certainly had the means to kill him.
Yet the Dragon Soul appeared as calm as ever. "If you can kill him, it proves he is not the chosen one. The chosen one awaited by the Dragon Clan... possesses a fate that you cannot extinguish. Even if you truly did kill him... another chosen one would appear."
Long Qianqiu was now utterly despaired.
She finally understood. This Dragon Clan inheritance was completely beyond her reach.
Because as long as this True Dragon remnant soul did not relent, she could never unlock the Dragon Clan legacy.
She had never felt such intense resentment before. Having wasted a thousand years, only to be met with this outcome, she seriously suspected... once this Dragon Pearl encountered the true chosen one, would it even need the Dragon Mantra to unlock? Would it simply seek out its master on its own?
"Hah, listen well. As long as I, Long Qianqiu, live, this Dragon Pearl will absolutely never fall into the hands of the chosen one you await. I will keep it by my side for all eternity. Even after death, I will banish it to the realm of the alien evil spirits... severing the future of the Dragon Clan you hope for!!!"
That was just how Long Qianqiu was. If she couldn't have something, no one else ever would.
Yet the True Dragon remnant soul still looked at her with a trace of pity. "A laughable notion. For the chosen one, even across tens or even hundreds of thousands of years, they will eventually meet the Dragon Pearl somewhere within the vast expanse of the Nine Heavens and Myriad Realms. This is destiny!"
"Hah, I revered you as Dragon Clan sages, but you turn out to be a bunch of short-sighted fools. Sitting high up with your aloof, transcendent attitudes, looking down on all mortals from your lofty perches?"
"Scum like you deserved the purge by the Ancient Heavenly Court!"
Long Qianqiu was seeing red, her temper exploding!
She had studied much of the Dragon Clan's ancient history and struck directly at the remnant soul's sore point.
"You—how dare you!" Although just a remnant soul, it had once been among the strongest in the Nine Heavens. Even now, its soul could suppress everything within the Dragon Pearl's space.
The pressure of immortal-grade dragon blood instantly bore down on Long Qianqiu's shoulders. With a thud, she was forced to her knees.
Yet her eyes still blazed fiercely, refusing to yield!
"Hah, did I hit a nerve? Wiped out by the Heavenly Court in ancient times for being too arrogant? Wasn't that your own fault?"
Long Qianqiu forced her back straight. Under the immense pressure, blood seeped from the corner of her mouth. This girl had 90 pounds of flesh, 89 pounds of it was defiance, and the last pound was pure cunning.
"Hah..." Long Qianqiu raised a hand and pointed into the distance at the enormous skeleton of a True Dragon. All flesh and blood had vanished from its body, leaving only stark white dragon bones.
The skeleton was unimaginably vast. Even from an immeasurable distance, one could sense its colossal size, as if it contained the entire world within it. Yet this dragon skeleton was severed clean through the middle, as if cut in two by something.
"How laughable. The mighty Dragon Ancestor, master of the 'Supreme Dao' essence ranked within the top 30 of the Three Thousand Great Daos, should have lived as long as the Dao itself, eternal through the ages. Yet, for offending the Heavenly Emperor, he was slain by a single sword stroke, and the entire Dragon Clan was purged along with him... Haha... So is this the only way you can posture before me now, with this haughty act?"
"You! You have a death wish!"
Though merely a remnant soul, the dignity of a True Dragon could not be challenged, especially when its shame was being exposed.
"Hah, a supreme being of the Dragon Clan, reduced to such a state. Having lost your true soul, even the hope of reincarnation is gone. Yet even so, you cling to your ridiculous arrogance."
BANG—
The next moment, Long Qianqiu was sent flying, hurled away by the might of the Dragon Soul.
Countless starlight sparks flashed across her body as every passive life-preserving measure activated. As the daughter of an immortal and a princess of the Dragon Palace, she naturally possessed many such protections.
Long Qianqiu was flung an unknown distance, covered in dust and grime, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood. Yet her expression remained frenzied.
"Haha, so this is the Dragon Ancestor? Don't tell me you're triggered? Haha! How pathetic!!!"
"You say I harbor killing intent towards the Dragon Clan? Of course I do! I wish nothing more than for the entire Dragon Clan to be annihilated. With me as the sole survivor... I would be the new Dragon Clan!"
Long Qianqiu's madness made the True Dragon remnant soul frown deeply. "In that case, you cannot be allowed to live!"
The Dragon Soul transformed into a ten-thousand-zhang-long five-clawed golden dragon, radiating an awe-inspiring aura!
"Go ahead, kill me here if you have the guts! Otherwise, the moment I get out... I will exhaust every conceivable method in this world to destroy the Dragon Pearl. Oh, right... What do you think would happen if the Dragon Pearl fell into the hands of another Immortal Emperor? Could your remnant soul withstand an Immortal Emperor's power?"
By now, Long Qianqiu had abandoned all hope. If she couldn't obtain the Dragon Pearl's legacy... with her bloodline purity, she might not even be able to knock on the gate of immortality. Even if she were to become an immortal by luck, she would at most be a One-Calamity Immortal.
But her ambitions far exceeded being a mere One-Calamity Immortal. Her talent did not match her ambition, and she had always known this!
If she couldn't obtain the Dragon Pearl's legacy, what difference was there from being dead?
Watching the thoroughly enraged True Dragon remnant soul, Long Qianqiu closed her mouth, shut her eyes, and revealed a look of relief.
Dying like this was fine too. She had no hopes left anyway.
The True Dragon remnant soul's methods were extremely fierce. Fully provoked, it no longer intended to hold back, releasing its dragon might without reservation!
Within the Dragon Pearl's space, the True Dragon remnant soul was the sole deity. Even a Great Emperor entering this space would be reduced to a mortal. Dying here... meant death in the outside world as well.
But just as the Dragon Soul's attack was about to strike Long Qianqiu, another ripple stirred in this sealed space.
"I advise you to behave."
A third voice rang out, apart from Long Qianqiu and the Dragon Soul.
Though the voice was soft, it was crystal clear within this space.
Long Qianqiu, with his eyes gently closed, allowed a faint smile to play at the corner of his mouth.
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)
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
