Time passed, and the third day arrived.
5:00 AM.
The coastline was pitch black.
The searchlight beam from the tower pierced through the fog, illuminating the seawater that had turned an inexplicable shade of crimson.
Global audiences held their breaths as they stared at the live broadcast.
Comments scrolled frantically at the edges of the screen:
[That water is definitely mutated from nuclear pollution!]
[That sea creature we saw earlier is even more horrifying than zombies!]
[Look! It’s Miss Su! But where’s Qin Luo?]
As per Qin Luo’s request, the great battle between the Sea Clan and humanity was being broadcast live worldwide.
As for why it had to be a global live broadcast—no one knew.
Since it concerned the survival of humanity, all industries worldwide had ground to a halt.
All TV programs were replaced with the live feed.
The streets were lined with broadcast vans looping the footage.
During this time, students were on break, and office workers were on paid leave.
Everything had one singular purpose:
To make sure everyone watched the broadcast.
Tianhai City.
Su Muwan stood calmly atop a crystalline ice wall, surrounded by countless martial artists.
This ice wall was something she had casually conjured.
However...
[Miss Su, your only task is to defend Tianhai City.]
[The Sea Clan’s Second Prince, Lan Ming, will launch a surprise attack on Tianhai City at 5:00 AM. His rule is simple...]
"Anyone who feels killing intent toward him... will be immobilized on the spot."
Su Muwan murmured to herself, recalling Qin Luo’s smug grin from last night.
She rolled her eyes inwardly.
Damn Qin Luo, leaving her alone here while he ran off to who-knows-where doing who-knows-what.
At that moment.
The entire sea suddenly glowed with an eerie luminescence.
"They’re here!!!"
A lookout’s tense scream shattered the silence.
BOOM!!!
The next second.
BANG! BANG! BANG!!
Hundreds of rotting whale carcasses surfaced, their bloated bellies bursting open to reveal countless fleshy tumors.
From each tumor crawled grotesque, mucus-covered Sea Clan creatures.
Lan Ming emerged atop a crimson wave, his broken dragon horns now regrown into twisted bone spikes.
The dragon-faced visage embedded in his chest let out a layered roar: "The feast begins!!!"
Lan Ming raised his trident and sneered, "Humans, are you ready to become nourishment for my father?"
He gestured to his army and laughed. "Kill them all!"
ROAR!!
The Sea Clan horde unleashed inhuman shrieks.
Yet.
"Annoying."
Su Muwan scoffed, flicking her finger lightly.
WHOOSH!
An icy-blue ring expanded from her, instantly freezing the sea for three kilometers.
In an instant, the leading Sea Clan warriors were petrified mid-snarl, their waves frozen into crimson cliffs.
She soared into the air, summoning an ice spear with a wave of her hand.
Gazing down at Lan Ming, she said coolly, "Come at me, trash."
The comment section exploded:
[HOLY CRAP! Miss Su just unleashed her ultimate move!]
[This CGI must’ve cost a billion dollars!]
[Mom asked why I’m kneeling in front of my phone!]
[Ugh, I used to think Miss Su was mean for talking like that, but now... I kinda want her to scold me too~~!]
......
Meanwhile.
Martial Arts Alliance, underground prison.
[Access granted.]
A mechanical female voice echoed from above as heavy doors slid open one by one.
When Qin Luo stepped into the prison’s core area, he took a rare moment to observe his surroundings.
Hmm. Very modern.
Good.
His purpose here was to meet a special individual—a former member of the Alliance whom he had stripped of her system powers and imprisoned long ago.
After walking for a while, he stopped before a pastel-pink metal door.
With a snap of his fingers, the door opened, revealing the room inside.
A 20-square-meter space with warm-toned carpets, a holographic starry sky projected on the ceiling, and a beanbag chair buried under plush toys.
Zixuan, her hair in twin braids, was curled up in a gaming chair, her white-stockinged legs swinging idly.
The tablet in her hands played a scene with a voice cooing, "Big brother~~"
"Hehe... so good..."
Dark circles under her eyes, drool at the corner of her mouth—Zixuan was utterly engrossed in the drama.
"Brotherly love plots are the best..."
"Romance... bonds... bromance... hehehe..."
"After all these years... finally binge-watching to my heart’s content."
Qin Luo shook his head. The first time he met her, she’d at least seemed somewhat normal.
But now, without her system, it was like she’d shed all restraints and embraced her true nature.
Hmm?
Could it be...
Qin Luo blinked. Was the system actually another form of shackle imposed by the Heavenly Dao?
What do you think, little puppy?
[Master, your little puppy will always be yours~~]
That’s a bit too intimate.
[Master~~]
Returning to the present, Qin Luo strode forward and snatched the tablet from Zixuan’s hands.
"My—my pretty boys!!"
"It’s not even mealtime yet!!"
Zixuan flailed, then slumped back into her chair when she saw who it was.
She pouted. "What? You locked me up, and now you’re here to mock me?"
"Go ahead, laugh. ‘Oh, look at the mighty wielder of the Fate System, reduced to this pitiful state.’"
Qin Luo cut off her rambling. "I need to know—how much do you understand about traveling to the Great Thousand Worlds?"
He studied her subtly shifting expression as he continued, "I’ve gone through the Martial Arts Alliance’s entire database."
[For details, see: Chapter 440]
"I know you used the Fate System to gather these so-called ‘Chosen Ones,’ protagonists from every era."
"Moreover, you seemed aware that their destinies were tiered."
"Especially those with exceptionally high destinies—you labeled them ‘Pieces of the Great Thousand Worlds.’"
"The Fate System could indeed detect people connected to them, but... how did you know they were called ‘Pieces’?"
Thanks to his system, Qin Luo retained all the information he’d ever encountered—including records about the Great Thousand Worlds.
Zixuan’s eyes flickered, as if wrestling with some internal conflict.
Noticing this, Qin Luo smiled.
[Whispering Wind Technique—activate!]
He said softly, "Miss Zixuan, why cling to these burdens now?"
"Isn’t your current life comfortable enough?"
"You’re no longer the wielder of the Fate System."
"In simpler terms—you’re free from responsibility."
Qin Luo didn’t understand how these people obtained fragments of the Heavenly Dao (i.e., systems). But...
"Think about it. When those higher-dimensional beings chose you and bestowed the Fate System, was it really to let you control fate?"
"Or were you just a tool to gather Chosen Ones for their schemes?"
Zixuan’s resolve wavered slightly, but she remained silent.
She bit her lip, as if wrestling with something deep inside.
Seeing this, Qin Luo pressed further: "You've already been abandoned by them, haven't you?"
"Your Fate System was contained by me, yet they didn’t come to save you—not even a single reaction."
"What does that tell you? It means you’re worthless to them now."
"Keeping their secrets for them is nothing but self-deception."
"Miss Zixuan..."
"You wouldn’t want to leave this comfortable life and get tangled up in troublesome affairs again, would you?"
Zixuan: "......"
After a long silence, Zixuan raised her head and looked at Qin Luo with solemnity. "Actually... I’ve met someone from the Great Thousand Worlds."
"Who?"
"The leader of the Martial Arts Alliance."
"Me?"
"...? The previous one!"
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
ial death, also known as "shè sǐ" in Chinese, generally refers to... well, never mind, it's not important. My name is Ye Cheng, and I'm about to experience social death firsthand. ... 【Host, your mission is to confess your love to the young lady of the Dongfang family, the current student council president, in a way that will be unforgettable for everyone at the freshman ceremony!】 【Host, assist the girl with a sprained ankle in front of you to reach the infirmary, and fulfill the wicked thoughts in your heart!】 【Host, act on your desires and punish the arrogant young lady before you mercilessly!】 【Host, follow your instincts—abandon shameful surrender, begging, or groveling, and ruthlessly criticize the domineering, ill-mannered young lady in front of you!】 【Host...】 Ye Cheng: "Here, here, you take this host role—I quit!" Wait, why is the girl with a sprained ankle the daughter of a mafia boss? And what kind of punishment method is this for the arrogant young lady? Also, who the heck said anything about wicked thoughts in my heart? Come out here, let’s settle this one-on-one!!! ... The haughty student council president, the scheming mafia princess, the fragile yandere young lady, the airheaded maid-in-waiting, the mixed-blood loli/...
+【Epic Battles!】 "Your Highness, they say Linxi Temple is miraculous. Won’t you make a wish?" "A wish? It should be making wishes to me." "That may be so, but since you’re already here..." "..." "Fine. Then grant this princess a consort to play with." "He must be obedient, devoted, and utterly infatuated with my body—so much so that he’d kneel and kiss my feet." "Your Highness, that’s not a consort. That’s a dog." "Then add clever, witty, heroic, ambitious yet pragmatic..." "Hmm, that’s enough for now. I’ll add more later." After tossing out these words half in jest, Princess Anle departed the temple—only to catch a fleeting glimpse of the Bodhisattva statue smiling at her. Meanwhile, Yang An, fresh out of university, was having a very bad day. Good news: He’d transmigrated into another world with a cheat granting tenfold combat power. Bad news: He’d immediately fallen into the clutches of a certain villainess. Good news: Said villainess possessed peerless beauty and royal status. Bad news: She was absolutely monstrous!!! In the frozen wilderness, Yang An knelt beneath Qin Guo’er’s feet, drenched in sweat despite the cold. Desperately clutching her porcelain-perfect foot—the very one poised to crush his throat—he could only think: How do I survive this?! Need answers NOW!
d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!
