The Sword Abomination was stunned.
He stared in disbelief at the ice wall that had blocked his sword energy.
The eyeballs on his sword hilt trembled violently.
What the hell?
Have I become this weak now?
I can’t even instantly kill a mere Dominator-level cultivator?
Damn it… It’s all because I’ve been sealed for too long.
No, I must end this quickly and escape!
As long as I can leave this place and find living beings, I will surely regain my former strength!
With this thought,
his entire body surged with crimson energy as he roared, "DIE!!"
BOOM!!!
In an instant,
a torrent of crimson sword rain poured down, shaking the entire space!
"A mere Dominator-level dares to act insolently before me?!"
"Even if my power has waned, crushing you is still as easy as flipping my hand!"
He spread his arms, and countless crimson blades rose from the Sword Mound,
coalescing into a ferocious sword dragon that roared as it charged toward Qin Luo and Su Muwan!
However—
"Heh."
Qin Luo smirked, a trace of mockery flashing in his eyes.
With a single hand raised, the Ten Thousand Demon Banner fluttered violently, its pitch-black surface expanding abruptly, transforming into a sky-shrouding ghost domain!
"ROAR—!"
Countless vengeful spirits surged from the banner, howling as they pounced on the sword dragon, tearing it apart with sheer ferocity!
"What?!"
The Sword Abomination’s pupils constricted—he hadn’t expected his sword dragon to be dismantled so easily!
"Your sword is too slow."
Qin Luo sneered, his figure vanishing before reappearing right above the Sword Abomination’s head!
Ten Thousand Ghosts Devour the Soul!
—BOOM!!!
The Ten Thousand Demon Banner slammed down, countless vengeful spirits morphing into pitch-black chains that instantly coiled around the Sword Abomination’s body, gnawing at him madly!
"ARGHHH—!"
The Sword Abomination let out a shrill scream as his crimson blades shattered repeatedly, only to reform under the influence of his rule power!
"Useless! I am an immortal, undying existence! Do you think mere ghosts can harm me?!"
With a furious roar, the power of the Sword Mound erupted, crimson mist surging and forcibly repelling the ghostly energy of the Ten Thousand Demon Banner!
However!
"Immortal and undying?"
"I don’t believe that for a second."
A cold, clear voice suddenly rang out!
Su Muwan stepped through the air, her crystalline hair fluttering as she raised a delicate hand—
[Absolute Frost: Frozen for Ten Thousand Miles!]
—CRACK!
The Sword Abomination’s body stiffened instantly, thick frost forming over his crimson blades as even the Sword Mound’s rule power was temporarily frozen!
[Rule Nullification! (Forcibly interrupts enemy rule effects 3 times daily)]
This was the power of Su Muwan’s bond system—
a force specifically designed to counter rule-based enemies!
"What?!"
The Sword Abomination was horrified, his murky eyes finally flickering with panic!
"You… you can suppress my rules?!"
"Suppress?"
Qin Luo scoffed, his figure flickering as he appeared right in front of the Sword Abomination.
Then, he raised his palm—
SMACK!!!
And slapped him hard across the face.
At the same time—
[Concept Dissection: Materializes enemy rules into tangible chains (Severing all chains nullifies the concept skill)]
CLANG—!!
Six chains, visible only to Qin Luo and Su Muwan, materialized before them.
Sever those chains, and his rule power would be completely nullified!
"Guh—!"
The Sword Abomination’s hilt-eyes trembled violently.
What…
I… can’t move?!
Qin Luo smirked. "This is what suppression looks like."
?!!
"GRAAHHH—!"
The Sword Abomination howled in fury, crimson mist surging wildly as he tried to regenerate.
But that slap from Qin Luo had drastically slowed his recovery!
"What kind of slap was that?!"
"Want to learn? Here, have a couple more."
"?!?"
"Damn you! DAMN YOU!"
The Sword Abomination flew into a complete rage, his murky eyes turning blood-red!
"Since you seek death, I’ll show you… my true power!"
—SHIIING!!!
He levitated into the air as the entire Sword Mound quaked violently.
Countless corroded blades shot skyward, converging into a monstrous crimson greatsword that pierced through heaven and earth!
[Sword Mound: World’s End!]
BOOOOM—!!!
The greatsword descended slowly, space itself collapsing as crimson sword energy surged like an apocalyptic flood, engulfing the battlefield in an instant!
"NO!"
Countless cultivators watching this scene paled in horror!
"That sword… could kill even an Eternal-level cultivator!"
"Those two are finished!"
However—
"Heh."
Qin Luo merely chuckled, not a trace of fear in his eyes.
The Sword Abomination was born from rules.
In other words,
this abomination was nothing more than a walking mass of rule power.
And if it was all rule power…
then—
"Miss Su."
"Understood."
Su Muwan’s gaze turned icy as she raised her palm toward the descending greatsword.
Seeing this, the Sword Abomination trembled with laughter.
"Kehahaha!! You don’t even understand the gap in power, yet you dare resist this technique?"
"Insects like you should just—"
[Rule Nullification: Activated!!]
—CRACK!
The entire space fell into silence, time itself seeming to freeze in that moment!
The descent of the crimson greatsword was forcibly halted mid-air!
"WHAT?!"
The Sword Abomination’s pupils shrank to pinpricks, his words choking in his throat.
"Impossible! How could you…"
"Nothing’s impossible."
Qin Luo took a step forward, the Ten Thousand Demon Banner shrinking abruptly into a pitch-black spear gripped in his hand!
The banner, formed from yin energy, could morph into any weapon he desired.
He took aim—
WHOOSH!!!
—and hurled the spear straight at the Sword Abomination’s side.
The abomination gulped. "You… missed?"
But then—
CLANG!!
One of the six materialized chains was severed by the spear.
And the Sword Abomination immediately felt a massive chunk of his power vanish.
His entire body shuddered as he stared at Qin Luo in terror.
"You… severed my rule power?! How is this possible?!"
He was scared now. He had to run. He HAD to run!!
What kind of monsters are these?!
How can they cut my rules?!
Seeing this,
Su Muwan also realized that the chains were the source of the abomination’s power—
Sever them, and the monster would perish.
With a cold hum, she raised her jade-like hand—
SWISH!
Countless mirrors of absolute frost materialized, blocking the abomination’s path before encasing him entirely.
Then—
STAB! STAB!!
Ice spikes shot from the mirrors, not aimed at the Sword Abomination himself, but at the chains beside him!
CLANG! CLANG!!
The second chain shattered!
Then the third!
Fourth!
Fifth!
With Su Muwan joining in, the efficiency skyrocketed.
But…
An abomination with only six chains?
His rule power must be pretty weak.
Qin Luo shook his head. This thing was just a small fry.
"ARGHHH—!"
The Sword Abomination let out a final, agonized scream as his crimson mist scattered wildly, his body crumbling apart!
"NO! I REFUSE TO ACCEPT THIS! HOW COULD I LOSE TO YOU?!"
He struggled wildly, but the dual suppression of extreme cold and the shattering of rules left him powerless to resist!
"It's over."
Su Muwan spoke coldly, raising her hand for a decisive slash.
Crack!! The last chain shattered completely!
Boom!!!
The body of the Sword Abomination exploded violently, scattering into countless crimson fragments!
Yet!
Just as the fragments were about to dissipate, a trace of madness flashed in the Sword Abomination's murky eyes!
"If I must die… then none of you shall live either!"
The next moment.
Rumble!!!
The entire Sword Crypt suddenly contracted—then erupted in a cataclysmic explosion!
Destructive waves of crimson sword energy surged in all directions, tearing countless fissures through the void itself!
This was—a self-destruction!
Qin Luo immediately returned to within five meters of Su Muwan.
Activating [Lord’s Shield: A 5-meter-radius absolute defense domain (during which all damage Su Muwan takes is transferred to Qin Luo)].
Coupled with the Life Domain and the Law of Life, continuously restoring health.
Su Muwan’s frigid power erupted once more, layering ice walls to withstand the impact!
"Hahaha! Die with me!"
The Sword Abomination’s remnant soul cackled madly, its crimson fragments burning wildly in a final attempt to drag them both into oblivion!
The next moment.
"Annoying."
A cold, indifferent voice suddenly rang out.
Boom!!!
The void split open as a massive white beast’s claw descended from above, carrying supreme might, and crushed the Sword Abomination’s remnant soul in an instant!
"Wha—?!"
The Sword Abomination’s laughter was cut short as its remnant soul was utterly obliterated!
Xiao Bai—had made its move!
Boom!!
For a moment, the heavens and earth trembled.
Winds howled.
Across the Great Thousand Worlds, countless eyes remained fixed on the scene unfolding in the light screen.
Had… they won?
Whoosh!
The smoke cleared.
The crimson fragments scattered away.
In the end… only a palm-sized shard of crimson metal remained, hovering silently in the air.
That was—a fragment of the Sword Abomination’s body!
It was precisely by studying this fragment and its sword intent that Duan Jiujian had broken through to the Sovereign Realm—only to be parasitized by the Abomination lurking within!
The battle was over. The dust settled.
And at the same time.
[Points settled—Netherfrost Sacred Domain victorious.]
That night.
The Great Thousand Worlds echoed with howls until dawn.
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)
Cheng's father told him he was getting remarried—to a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng realized his time had finally come: he was about to become a second-generation rich kid. Sure, it might be a watered-down version, but hey, at least he'd have status now, right? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! Which meant, starting today, Cao Cheng gained four stunning older sisters?? But that wasn't even the whole story... "My name is Cao Cheng—'Cheng' as in 'honest, smooth-talking gentleman'!"
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
mance] After transmigrating for eighteen years, Lin Qi lived as an utterly ordinary herbalist in the countryside. One day, he kindly brought home a sickly, beautiful girl covered in blood. They married in a flash and began their blissful, intimate life together. Right then, his long-delayed system finally activated. [Warning! Host detected in contact with the "Crimson Calamity," the world-ending witch!] Lin Qi looked at the adorable wife currently curled in his arms, who couldn't even open a jar lid and trembled at the sight of a mouse. Lin Qi: "System, are you insane? This is clearly just a weak and delicate sickly girl!" Thus, Lin Qi treated the system as a "Contrast System," where taking care of his wife made him stronger. Combing his wife's hair rewarded him with [Free Attribute Points]. Taking his wife out for sunshine rewarded him with [Forbidden Spell: Arcane Explosion]. Lin Qi: "This soft life tastes so good!" ... Yet, in the eyes of outsiders: The strongest Beastkin Assassin: "That man dissected a Beast King with a common skinning knife! That was a show of force towards the powerful!" The Holy Son of the Radiant Church: "I infiltrated his home as a tutor, but he had me babysit the children... He must have seen through my disguise!" The World-Ending Witch, Felucia: "I hid all the way in the countryside. How is it that the husband I married on a whim is stronger than I was at my peak?"
