The air fell silent for a moment.
???
Xu Tun’s eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the swirling black mist.
His mind was in complete chaos, unable to process what was happening.
“Is this… someone from the Shadow Garden?”
He muttered to himself, a sense of foreboding rising in his chest.
The next second.
The black mist condensed into a slender figure, wielding an ink-black longsword, exuding an icy, bone-chilling aura.
His face was hidden in shadows, revealing only a pair of eerie green eyes—like a demon from the abyss.
“The Sword Ghost of the Shadow Garden?!”
Qin Luo feigned surprise and shouted, “Are you here to save your comrade?”
Li Xuanfeng responded with a sharp, sinister laugh. “No choice. Xu Tun is too much of a fool. The organization has to clean up his mess.”
With that, he strode over to Xu Tun and pulled him up from the crater.
“Come with me.”
His words were brief and commanding, his voice low and oppressive.
Xu Tun froze, his entire body stiff as if struck by lightning.
“Wait…”
He stammered, trying to shake off Li Xuanfeng’s grip. “I don’t even know you! How do you know my name? And what’s this about the Shadow Garden? I have nothing to do with them!”
Li Xuanfeng sneered, his gaze sweeping over the wary members of the Silver Squad before landing back on Xu Tun. “Xu Tun, you’re quite the actor.”
“Enough pretending. Let’s go. Do you really want to be left behind by the Alliance?”
Qin Luo’s expression twisted into a mix of shock and fury.
He whirled around and pointed accusingly at Xu Tun. “Xu Tun! You still dare deny being part of the Shadow Garden?!”
“No… I’m not…”
Xu Tun panicked—genuinely panicked.
“If you’re not with them, why would he come to rescue you? Wasn’t this all premeditated? Xu Tun, how can you claim you’re not connected to the Shadow Garden?”
As the words fell—
[Whispers of the Wind! Activate!!]
???
That… actually made sense.
Xu Tun was utterly dumbfounded.
He opened his mouth but found himself unable to refute Qin Luo’s words.
His eyes darted around the crowd surrounding the crater.
Some bystanders were already snapping photos with their phones.
Tao Tao’s eyes were red with tears, her expression full of disappointment.
Why… why is this happening…
The absurdity of the situation left him drowning in helplessness.
“Enough talking.”
Li Xuanfeng tightened his grip on Xu Tun’s wrist, his voice icy. “Shut up if you want to live.”
The moment he spoke, Li Xuanfeng’s sword erupted with razor-sharp sword energy, transforming into countless black blade shadows that surged outward in all directions.
The Silver Squad members were caught off guard, forced back several steps, and even the drones were shredded into scrap metal by the onslaught.
Seizing the opportunity, Li Xuanfeng flashed through the air, dragging Xu Tun into a rift that had opened midair.
The rift swallowed them whole before sealing shut without a trace.
Qin Luo’s face darkened. He shielded the onlookers with a surge of spiritual energy while cursing under his breath. “Disgraceful! The Shadow Garden would even attack civilians just to escape!!”
“Sir Qin Luo! Are you alright?”
“Sir!”
The Silver Squad quickly regrouped around him.
Qin Luo waved them off, sighing in frustration. “I’m fine. It’s just a shame they got away.”
“Alright, stay here and reassure the crowd. I’ll report this back first.”
His tone turned serious. “We can confirm Xu Tun’s identity—he’s a member of the Shadow Garden.”
“Understood!”
……
……
Whoosh!
Entering the Realm of Fate.
Qin Luo leisurely sorted through Xu Tun’s threads of destiny.
The thread connecting him to [Young Miss Tao Tao of the Tao Family] had already been severed completely.
“As expected of a protagonist with 1.6 million units of fate energy…”
Qin Luo’s fingers danced along the golden threads of Xu Tun’s tangled web—each one representing a bond that shaped his bright future.
Of course, what Qin Luo cared about was the person behind him.
Anyone with over a million units of fate energy met the minimum requirement to become a [Player].
Let alone someone like Xu Tun, who had 1.6 million.
Qin Luo plucked one golden thread, its inscription reading:
[Empress Linglong—Xu Tun’s destined wife. To break his death line, she chose to kill him, forcing his rebirth. Currently residing in the Great Thousand World, she is Xu Tun’s “backer.”]
Heh.
Found you.
A faint smirk curled Qin Luo’s lips.
With a quick calculation, he could already sense the shift in fate among the Sea Clan.
The abominations must have descended.
And these [Players], these so-called Chosen Ones, were still tied to the interests of beings from higher dimensions.
Well then…
Crack!!
Qin Luo clenched his fist, instantly severing the thread binding Xu Tun and Empress Linglong.
His eyes gleamed with amusement.
The lower world is already in chaos. Now it’s time… to drag you lofty higher-dimensional beings down into the mud as well.
Look forward to it, denizens of the Great Thousand World.
By the time my young mistress and I ascend to your realm, the roles will be reversed.
Every sect leader of the Profound Heaven Realm had already been subdued by the [Total Army Command].
For those Chosen Ones with fate energy exceeding a million, Qin Luo had already laid his traps.
Now, only the final step remained.
The step that could overturn the entire game at the critical moment.
……
……
Su Family Villa.
“??”
“From now on, I have to train nonstop?”
“Until I reach the peak of the True Spirit Realm?”
Su Muwan blinked in confusion at Qin Luo, who had vanished all morning and now suddenly reappeared.
Qin Luo smiled and nodded, pulling out a long-dormant artifact.
[The Cauldron of Fate and Dreams]
“Young Mistress, starting today, you’ll train without pause.”
“We’ll use the time dilation inside the bronze cauldron to accelerate your progress.”
“Huh… You’re really serious about this…”
“Of course.”
“First, let’s take a trip to the Profound Heaven Realm in our dreams.”
“Wait, you can control that too?”
“The Cauldron of Fate and Dreams has ‘fate’ in its name. And since I wield the System of Fate, we can give it a try.”
“So you’re finally dropping the act??”
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
nto another world, I bought a slave for the first time, never expecting the silver wolf girl to be so cute... Lin Feng: I know it's cold, but you don't have to sneak into my bed! Yuna: Just sharing body warmth, if you dare do anything naughty, I'll definitely...
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
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."
