In the vast expanse of high-latitude starry skies.
The Bone Colossus sat upon a bronze throne.
Suddenly, two eerie green flames flickered violently within its hollow eye sockets.
"This aura…"
A hoarse voice, like the whispers of countless lost souls, echoed through the void.
Slowly, it raised its head, its gaze piercing through endless time and space to land upon a distant corner.
There—the battlefield of the Great Thousand Worlds!
"So... so this is it…"
The Bone Shepherd's voice trembled, its skeletal frame creaking as if in agitation or fury.
"Heaven's Dao… I see now!"
Its bony fingers clenched abruptly, shattering the surrounding stars into dust!
"You dare drag that existence into your scheme?!"
"You dare… do this?!"
"Reapers... so that's it... that's it!!"
The Bone Shepherd's wrath threatened to incinerate the cosmos as it finally understood—
The true purpose of that damned Heaven's Dao!
The Reapers, minor worlds, the Great Thousand War, the struggle for faith, the tide of abominations… all of it was part of Heaven's Dao's accursed script!
And it—believing it had found the right path by slaying Reapers—had been utterly, disastrously wrong!
From beginning to end, it had been dancing to Heaven's Dao's tune!
But…
"Heh… hehehe…"
The Bone Shepherd suddenly chuckled, its laughter dripping with icy malice.
"That existence…"
"You actually dared to involve that existence in your script."
"I… will never forgive this!"
With those words, it slowly raised a skeletal finger and gently tapped the air.
Hum—!
A pale beam of light separated from its fingertip, streaking through the void toward the most radiant of the Great Thousand Worlds!
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Time flowed steadily onward.
Deep within a shadowy cavern on the Great Thousand battlefield.
The damp walls were covered in clusters of squirming insect eggs, their viscous fluids dripping to the ground with a corrosive hiss.
The members of the Black Crow Squad held their breath, advancing with utmost caution.
"Captain, this place… feels way too creepy," one member gulped, his voice shaking.
"Shut it."
Night Owl shot him a cold glare, his masked eyes sharp as blades. "The mission target is just ahead. Don’t cause trouble."
The others fell silent and pressed forward.
At the cavern’s end, the space abruptly widened—
A massive cocoon hung at the center, its surface covered in dark chitin, something writhing faintly within.
"That’s it…"
Night Owl took a deep breath and pulled out a crystal shimmering with an eerie blue light from his chest.
[Worldbreaker Key]
A mission item issued by Heaven’s Dao Space, designed specifically to break the seal on the Insect Queen.
"All units, prepare to release the target!"
Night Owl barked the order, and the Black Crow Squad members swiftly took defensive positions.
Weapons trained on the cocoon, ready for any sudden threats.
He raised the Worldbreaker Key high—its glow intensifying until it erupted into a beam, striking the cocoon!
Crack—!
A fissure split the cocoon’s surface, spewing forth a torrent of black fluid!
"SCREEE—!"
A piercing shriek tore through the cavern as the cocoon convulsed violently, its chitin shell fracturing!
"It’s coming!"
Night Owl’s pupils constricted as he roared, "Full alert!"
But the next moment—
BOOM—!
The cocoon exploded—yet instead of the expected form of the Insect Queen…
What emerged was a grotesque fusion of pale bones and a spider’s body!!
The skeletal spider slowly rose, emerald flames flickering in its hollow eye sockets.
It glanced down at its bony limbs, its voice a rasping echo from the abyss:
"The Insect Queen…"
"Heh. To think a branch of your kind still lingers in this world."
"If only…"
The Bone Spider paused mid-sentence as its gaze fell upon the Black Crow Squad.
Night Owl froze under that hollow stare, the Worldbreaker Key slipping from his fingers and clattering to the ground.
What… what is this?!
An overwhelming pressure crushed down on them all.
They swallowed hard, their bodies locked in terror, unable to move.
"Oh?"
The Bone Spider’s eyes swept over the squad, its mouth twisting into a ghastly grin.
"The stench of Heaven’s Dao."
"You… are connected to it?"
Night Owl opened his mouth to speak—but in the next instant.
Squelch!!
The Bone Spider clenched its bony fist—
Night Owl’s body twisted grotesquely, flesh and bones crushed by an invisible force, reduced to a mist of blood that splattered across his comrades!
"ARGHHHHHH!!!!"
"CAPTAIN!!!"
The Black Crow Squad lost their minds. Their S-rank captain… gone, just like that?!
The Bone Spider prepared to continue its slaughter but hesitated upon seeing Cold Crow and Blood Crow.
Yet, mercy was not in the cards.
Instead—its fury only grew.
"HEAVEN’S DAO!!!"
The Bone Spider roared in frenzy. "YOU DARE!! YOU DARE TAINT THAT EXISTENCE WITH YOUR FILTHY POWER?!"
"That existence is our King! The one who leads us!"
"YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS!!!"
POP! POP! POP!
One after another, bodies burst apart.
"NOOOO!!! RETURN!! LET ME RETURN NOW!!"
A surviving member turned and fled in sheer panic.
His eyes were glued to his system panel.
[System Notification: Mission successful. Returning to Heaven’s Dao Space.]
[3...2...1... Initiating return!]
Yes! Thank god!
Since they’d technically completed the mission by breaking the seal, escape was possible!
But then—
BZZZT!!!
Glitched code flooded his mission interface, followed by a glaring red warning.
[WARNING!! Unknown interference detected!! Return suspended!]
The man’s face twisted in horror.
"I’m done for…"
Splat!
His final thought before oblivion.
Meanwhile, the Bone Spider stepped out of the cavern, its gaze lifting to the golden leaderboard in the sky—lingering on the words "Netherfrost Divine Realm"—before dissolving into black mist.
My King…
We will meet again soon.
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In the rest area of the battlefield camp.
[Two members with 100% loyalty have perished!]
"?"
Qin Luo set down a tray of freshly baked cream puffs on the coffee table.
Frowning, he studied the system notification.
Two fully loyal members dead?
He performed a quick divination—then his eyes sharpened.
"What’s wrong?"
Su Muwan, munching on potato chips, tilted her head in question.
After a pause, Qin Luo spoke quietly:
"The two we planted in Heaven’s Dao Space—the ones in the Black Crow Squad—are dead."
Su Muwan blinked. "They’re dead? Were they exposed?"
Qin Luo took a deep breath, his expression grave. "Not exactly."
The fact that even the captain of the Black Crow Squad had fallen was precisely why he saw trouble ahead.
At the tail end of the Great War, an incident like this...
Qin Luo couldn't shake a growing sense of foreboding.
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)
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!
invincible power, Gu Changge transmigrates into a fantasy world, bound to a sign-in system that grants him cultivation rewards and various peerless treasures daily. While others struggle desperately to break through their cultivation realms, he has long since reached the pinnacle of the Great Dao, becoming a reclusive Emperor whose true strength even he himself cannot fathom. Originally planning to lie low and retire peacefully on Purple Bamboo Peak, the system suddenly issues a new task — take on disciples. With no other choice, Gu Changge casually picks up a few disciples: The eldest disciple, born with a War God Constitution, is thrown a copy of "War God Stratagems" by him, and ends up conquering the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, becoming a peerless War God who sweeps across the cosmos. The second disciple, possessing a Chaos Sword Body, can break all techniques with a single sword, his swordsmanship unmatched throughout history. He points his sword at the heavens: "My master said, the sword and the man stand together. If the sword perishes... my master will give me another one." The third disciple, a reborn Empress who returns to her throne, her elegance and grace overshadowing all beings. And without anyone noticing, his own sect, the Qingxuan Sect, has become the number one sect on the continent. Looking at these unbelievably formidable disciples, Gu Changge, holding the "Primordial Purple Qi" he just signed in for, falls into deep thought: — Wasn't this supposed to be a peaceful retirement? How did I become the ultimate master?!
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?"
