"I refuse!" An Yi declared righteously.
Shangguan Qianqian raised an eyebrow slightly, seemingly surprised by his decisiveness.
She prided herself on her looks—frankly speaking, her appearance had played a major role in her success thus far.
An Yi curled his lips. "You were after my body from the start. I saw right through you. Fan exploitation is unethical."
Shangguan Qianqian:
Her face darkened, fists clenched.
"You bastard!"
An Yi smirked.
This token was a hot commodity right now.
Did she really think she could just sweet-talk her way into getting it? Boss Nie was willing to pay five billion for it!
Five billion!
He could grind himself into dust for that kind of money!
Ding! Task triggered—[Bestowal]! Reward: Evil Power Value +20! Shangguan Qianqian’s Favorability +20!
An Yi: ?
He opened the task requirements and nearly choked.
[Bestowal]
Task Requirement: Gift Shangguan Qianqian the Hongtian Token ×1
He had rejected an astronomical payout to keep the token, and now this damn system wanted him to hand it over to Shangguan Qianqian?!
"Damn it! Trash system! Go to hell!"
An Yi was furious.
Shangguan Qianqian tilted her head. "What’s wrong?"
An Yi coughed lightly. "About my earlier proposal… I was being shallow. Forget I ever mentioned it!"
Shangguan Qianqian crossed her arms, her expression icy. "I don’t care about your lustful intentions."
"Uh…"
An Yi’s face fell. Now that he’d pissed her off, there was no way to backtrack.
With a heavy sigh, he pulled out a black crystal token wrapped in an unknown material.
"Here. Take it. Just don’t let anyone know—there are devices that can detect its presence."
He looked ten years older, his voice weary.
Shangguan Qianqian stared at the wrapped token, baffled. "You… why…?"
"Consider it an employee benefit." An Yi waved it off casually, though internally he was imagining riddling the system with bullets.
Shangguan Qianqian’s usually aloof face flickered with surprise as she studied him.
Ding! [Bestowal] task completed! Evil Power Value +20! Shangguan Qianqian’s Favorability +20! Current Favorability: 80!
Hearing the notification, An Yi raised an eyebrow.
80 favorability already!
What would happen if it reached 100?
Would she be so moved that she’d willingly submit to him?
Clearly, he was overthinking it.
Aside from the favorability boost, Shangguan Qianqian showed no signs of surrendering.
"Has the Hehuan Sect contacted you?" An Yi changed the subject with a cough.
Shangguan Qianqian nodded. "I’ve spread the word that you poisoned me. If I leave you, I’ll die without the antidote."
An Yi blinked. "Will they buy that?"
Shangguan Qianqian smirked. "To them, staying with you is like being trapped in a den of wolves. They’re trying to ‘rescue’ me from this living hell."
An Yi: "..."
An awkward silence followed.
An Yi’s gaze drifted to a pendant on the table—one that stood out. He reached for it.
But Shangguan Qianqian snatched it away instantly, her reaction sharp.
An Yi cleared his throat. "My bad."
He’d caught a glimpse of the character engraved on it—Cheng.
What did that mean?
Shangguan Qianqian pocketed the pendant and spoke first. "The emergence of the Hongtian Secret Realm will reshape the martial world’s landscape. For our Asura Sect, it’s also an opportunity to rise. Don’t waste it."
An Yi’s lips curled.
The Hongtian Secret Realm would open in just half a month.
He was growing more eager by the day.
"Well, it’s late. I’ll head out. See you at the Hongtian Secret Realm."
Without waiting for a reply, An Yi stretched and sauntered out the door.
Watching his retreating figure, Shangguan Qianqian fell into thought, her eyes lingering on the wine glass.
It wasn’t wine—it was an aphrodisiac.
Once opened, its effects would permeate the air, heightening arousal and… performance.
The antidote was drinking it.
Yet An Yi, completely unguarded, had resisted its influence effortlessly.
Just what kind of man is he?
Clutching the Hongtian Token, Shangguan Qianqian felt an unfamiliar surge of curiosity about him.
That careless, roguish exterior… was it all just a facade?
---
Midnight. A Lamborghini roared down the highway.
An Yi cursed. "What the hell? It’s been an hour—why is it still standing strong?!"
As the Hongtian Secret Realm’s opening drew near, the battle for tokens intensified.
At the edge of Dongnan Province, atop a hill—
Two groups clashed in a bloody struggle.
"Wang Chuan, you’re the last one left. Hand over the token."
A portly man draped in a fur coat and gold chains grinned smugly.
Behind him stood a group of masked enforcers, each radiating killing intent.
Wang Chuan knelt, battered and bloodied, his eyes filled with grief as he stared at the corpses around him.
To protect this token—
He’d lost everything.
His brothers-in-arms, gone. Only he remained.
Trembling, he raised the token, tears and snot streaming down his face. "Tiger Lord, take it… just spare me. I’ve got nothing left."
The fur-clad man took the token and smiled warmly—before flicking his wrist.
A silver thread flashed.
Wang Chuan’s neck split open.
Thud. His head rolled to the ground.
"Congratulations, Tiger Lord!"
The subordinates bowed in unison.
The fur-clad man—nicknamed Northeast Tiger—laughed heartily, his golden teeth gleaming.
"With this token, our future is set! From now on, us nine brothers—"
He paused.
The numbers didn’t add up.
One, two, three… eight, nine.
Including him, that made ten.
"Shit, there’s an extra!"
Northeast Tiger scowled at a frail old man who stood out among the burly fighters.
"Tsk, caught me." The old man removed his mask, grinning.
The crowd gasped.
"C-Cheng Yuanfeng?!"
Thump.
The last body hit the ground. Cheng Yuanfeng stood amidst the carnage, his clothes spotless.
"Disrespectful brats. I’ve ruled the underworld for decades—you don’t get to call me by name."
Northeast Tiger was no more.
Cheng Yuanfeng examined the Hongtian Token, his expression grim.
Time was running out.
This secret realm was his only hope now.
"Old man, you’re hard to track down."
A stunning woman in ancient robes appeared, her gaze icy as she stared at Cheng Yuanfeng.
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
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."
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)
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
