The Su family estate.
Qin Luo stood on the empty lawn.
Flocks of black crows perched on the treetops, curiously observing their surroundings.
"Caw?"
"Caw."
"Caw!"
Qin Luo silently chanted in his mind, "Activate the Lackey Skill Tree."
In the next moment,
A black panel appeared before him.
The panel exuded an ominous aura, with wisps of black smoke continuously seeping out from its edges.
On the panel, a twisted tree-shaped pattern was displayed, with each branch marked by different grayed-out skills.
Among them, five glowing dots flickered.
At the very top, it read:
[Containment Points: 3]
Qin Luo stared at the panel, deep in thought.
According to the system, this Lackey Skill Tree was his primary source of combat power.
It was divided into three distinct paths: the Shadow Arts Master path, the Netherworld Witch Doctor path, and the Night Shadow Assassin path!
Currently, he had invested points into the Shadow Arts Master path.
Essentially, he was a summoner.
On top of that, he had unlocked four skills.
[Shadow Creatures] [LV1], which summoned 100 "Black Chicken Bros."
[Shadow Contract], which allowed him to bind deceased creatures as his shadow servants.
[Shadow Annihilation], which could cause explosions of varying power based on the strength of the shadow creatures.
[Shadow Resurrection], which allowed him to revive shadow creatures by consuming spiritual energy.
Now, how should he use these three remaining Containment Points?
Qin Luo pondered for a moment, his gaze sharpening.
Should he boost his combat power?
No, no, with Su Muwan around, he only needed to play a supporting role!
So!
His eyes shifted to the Night Shadow Assassin path.
He silently chanted in his mind, "Add points to the doggo!"
In the next second,
A mysterious sensation washed over Qin Luo's heart. But that wasn't all.
He continued to allocate points to the branching skills under the Night Shadow Assassin path.
[Shadow Phasing: As the sun sets, you can actively phase your body, becoming untouchable by anyone.]
Perfect!
Although the condition was quite restrictive, it still provided him with a bit more self-preservation ability!
As for the last point...
While Qin Luo was still contemplating,
He suddenly noticed an unlit icon next to the three main profession paths.
[Shadow Domain]
[Status: Locked]
[Unlock Condition: Unlock all three professions. Current progress: 2/3]
Qin Luo realized, "So there's such a mechanic?"
Come to think of it, a domain?
Qin Luo recalled something similar to Su Muwan's Frost Domain.
Interesting.
Without hesitation, as he unlocked the third profession,
Qin Luo also gained access to the Shadow Domain.
The method of using it was simple.
He stood in the estate courtyard, looking up at the clear, cloudless sky.
With a slight raise of his hand and a glimmer of dark light in his eyes,
He softly uttered,
"Domain..."
"Activate!"
Hum—!
In an instant,
A chilling wind howled.
The surrounding air seemed to solidify as Qin Luo's whisper triggered a dramatic change in the atmosphere.
The light around him seemed to be absorbed into an invisible abyss, and the once-bright environment suddenly turned pitch black, as if they had entered another world.
The sun over Jiang City transformed into a black orb hanging in the sky.
A celestial phenomenon.
Within this Shadow Domain, the power of shadows was amplified infinitely.
"Caw! Caw!"
The crows' eyes turned a deeper crimson, and their bodies began to swell.
Qin Luo extended his palm, a surge of shadow energy pulsating in his hand.
His eyes glowed with an inky darkness.
He could sense and even detect every living being within this domain.
At this moment,
The residents of Jiang City rushed outside, holding up their phones.
"Whoa! What's going on? Why did it suddenly turn dark in broad daylight?"
"A solar eclipse??"
"No way! Look, the sun's turned black!"
"I know what's happening!!"
"What is it?"
"It's Monday!"
"And?"
"The sun got shot out!!"
"???"
Outside a clothing store.
"Are you satisfied, Young Lu?"
An elderly man in a Zhongshan suit led Lu Hongshen out of the store.
Beside him was a woman who was scrutinizing Lu Hongshen with a critical gaze.
She tugged at the old man's sleeve and whispered, "Grandpa, are you joking? This guy looks about my age. He might be a fraud!"
The old man frowned, "Xiaoyu, don't be rude. The martial arts this young man displayed are ancient techniques long lost to time."
"Plus, he was able to spot the flaws in your martial arts at a glance. He's truly exceptional!"
With that, the old man cupped his hands and asked, "May I ask where you learned your skills, young man?"
At this,
Lu Hongshen's expression turned haughty. He shook his head and replied in a calm tone, "My martial arts are entirely self-taught."
His tone was so confident that, if not for his youthful appearance, the old man might have believed him.
Seeing the old man's skeptical look, Lu Hongshen didn't bother to explain. He sneered.
What a joke.
He had cultivated for ten thousand years in the Xuantian Realm. In terms of age, he could be considered this old man's ancestor.
But,
Mortals were just mortals. Why should he waste his breath explaining to them?
Right now, his priority was to regain his strength as quickly as possible and then...
Stand at the pinnacle of this world!
According to the old man and the woman, this place was called Jiang City.
It was the territory of someone named Su Muwan.
They seemed to have ventured here for some other purpose.
Of course, even if they didn't say it, Lu Hongshen could guess.
He slightly sensed the disturbances in the area, and his eyes lit up with joy.
An ancient ruin... was about to emerge!
Excellent. When the time came, he would definitely enter the ruins to seek opportunities to restore his strength!
As for Su Muwan...
Hmph.
You'd better not provoke me, or else... I'll make you understand the gap between mortals and immortals!
He shook his head, his hands behind his back, and smirked disdainfully.
But suddenly,
His brows furrowed slightly as he looked up.
The sky had darkened.
The sun had dimmed.
The old man and the woman also looked up in surprise.
"Strange... the weather was fine just a moment ago."
"Grandpa, is this some kind of celestial phenomenon caused by the spiritual energy resurgence?"
"Perhaps..."
Spiritual energy resurgence?
Celestial phenomenon?
What a joke.
Lu Hongshen already knew what this was.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
This was...
A domain!
A Domain Realm?
Back when he had first crossed over to the Xuantian Realm, this world had already entered its age of spiritual decline.
Reaching the Domain Realm was nothing short of a fantasy.
But...
This domain... was extremely peculiar.
He felt as if he was being constantly monitored.
Whose domain was this?
Lu Hongshen thought for a moment, then shook his head again.
Hmph.
He had been in the Xuantian Realm for too long, subconsciously comparing the locals here to the prodigies of that world.
That's right.
Lu Hongshen's eyes filled with arrogance.
In this world, he was the strongest.
...
...
At the villa courtyard of the Su family.
Whoosh!
The domain dissipated.
Qin Luo recalled the scene he had just witnessed.
A faint smile tugged at the corners of his lips.
Lu Hongshen, target locked.
At that moment,
"Ah! It's gone!"
Su Muwan hurriedly ran out with a camera in hand.
Qin Luo looked at her curiously, "What are you doing, Miss?"
Su Muwan pouted, holding up the camera, "I finally had a chance to take pictures of a solar eclipse for keepsakes, but it just vanished!"
??
Qin Luo chuckled and shook his head. He smiled mysteriously, "Miss, would you like to see the solar eclipse again?"
Su Muwan blinked, "Yes!"
"Then give me a kiss!"
Su Muwan laughed, "Qin Luo, why are you so bold today??"
Qin Luo: "?"
That day,
The flickering sun over Jiang City became a trending topic.
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.
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."
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
