Tap, tap, tap!
The sharp clicks of high heels echoed across the floor.
Hiss!
A massive python coiled inside its cage, gnashing its fangs against the iron bars. Its triangular serpentine eyes glared at the woman with pure hatred.
Wah! Wah!
A grotesque creature—woven from vines into a wooden humanoid form—flailed its limbs, violently ramming against its prison. Yet no matter how fiercely it struggled, it couldn’t break free.
"Such restless little things."
Shirley swayed her hips, her enchanting smile never leaving her lips as she observed the horrifying creatures.
"Shirley, you’re here."
A middle-aged man in a white lab coat greeted her with deference.
"How are things progressing?"
Shirley’s gaze lingered on the caged monstrosities before turning to him, her voice low and serious.
"It’s done. There’s no room for delay."
The man whispered cautiously, adding, "As for Boss Nie—"
"Don’t meddle in affairs beyond your concern!"
Shirley’s icy glare silenced him.
"Y-yes, of course!"
The man trembled, his eyes cold with suppressed fear.
Shirley studied the imprisoned abominations, her beautiful eyes flickering with an unreadable emotion.
"Dr. Yang, where’s the serum?"
Her voice dropped to a whisper, meant only for his ears.
The man in the lab coat smiled. "In my possession, ready to be delivered to the organization. Heaven’s already sent someone to extract us."
"Hand it over."
Shirley’s tone was indifferent. "I’ll ensure it reaches the organization safely."
"I have no issue giving it to you, but Boss Nie—"
Dr. Yang hesitated, his expression wary.
"Boss Nie won’t be as easy to deal with."
"It’ll be far simpler for me to take it out than for you," Shirley replied coolly.
"What the hell are these things?"
Hongtian shook his massive dog head, looking around in bewilderment.
The warehouse reeked of blood.
Walls and floors were stained with dried, foul-smelling gore.
In the corners, piles of unidentifiable skeletal remains lay scattered.
Bizarre corpses floated in formaldehyde-filled tanks.
Further inside stood rows of cages—
Holding what appeared to be humans.
No… not humans!
An Yi’s eyes narrowed as he studied the imprisoned beings.
"Monsters!"
These caged creatures, though humanoid in appearance, were unmistakably monsters!
Their numbers were few, but each bore a distinct, unnatural form.
Among them, one stood out—a naked female monster.
"All Tier Three monsters."
An Yi’s expression darkened.
Tier Three monsters shouldn’t be capable of human transformation. The Gourd Immortal had been an anomaly, but this? An entire group of them?
"Help… me!"
A green-eyed youth with a wolf’s tail pressed against the bars, pleading in the ancient tongue of the Forgotten Continent.
An Yi’s eyes sharpened.
He recognized the language.
"Why are you locked up here?"
An Yi responded in the same ancient dialect.
"How did you end up here?"
The wolf-tailed youth’s face twisted in confusion.
Then, with a thud, he collapsed to his knees, clutching his head in agony.
"I don’t remember… I don’t remember anything!"
His screams turned into snarls as his body contorted—
Transforming into a three-meter-tall monstrous wolf, slamming against the cage.
"RAAAGH—!"
"Shut the hell up!"
Hongtian rammed his dog head into the wolf’s skull, his single eye radiating terrifying pressure.
Thud!
The frenzied wolf collapsed, unconscious.
"This place is beyond messed up."
An Yi scanned the eerie warehouse, his unease growing.
The remaining monsters in the cages stayed quiet, barely glancing at the newcomers.
"What even are these? Human-beast hybrids?"
Hongtian muttered.
He’d lived for centuries and never seen monsters take human form.
How were these low-tier freaks pulling it off?
An Yi fell into thought.
Why were monsters from the Forgotten Continent imprisoned here?
What was Boss Nie planning?
The more he considered it, the more terrifying Boss Nie seemed.
This man was far more than just a wealthy figure.
As An Yi ventured deeper, his breath caught.
A massive glass tank—like an aquarium—dominated the space.
And inside it…
A dragon.
A majestic silver Eastern dragon, coiled in slumber.
Its crimson mane swayed gently in the water, its eyes closed yet exuding an overwhelming presence.
"A dragon… How?"
Hongtian was stunned.
"The dragon race went extinct five thousand years ago! How is this possible?!"
An Yi’s expression grew even stranger.
"Boss Nie… is on another level. Dude’s keeping a freaking dragon!"
A sinking feeling hit him.
He’d stumbled into something far bigger than he’d imagined.
He shouldn’t have come tonight.
Clang!
The warehouse door slammed shut.
"Kid, shouldn’t you be asleep at this hour?"
A hunched old monk emerged from the shadows, his voice calm.
Bald with a single visible eye beneath long brows, the monk’s frail frame belied the oppressive aura he radiated.
Hongtian bristled. "This bald fraud is copying my look!"
"Quiet."
An Yi’s voice was tense.
He hadn’t sensed the monk’s presence earlier.
This man’s power was beyond comprehension.
"Who are you?" An Yi demanded.
"I believe that’s my question."
The monk took a step forward, his body glowing with a faint golden light—
A human lantern in the darkness.
"Golden Bell Technique!"
An Yi’s guard shot up.
He’d seen Long and Hu use this skill—their defenses were nearly impenetrable.
"You’re from Lantuo Temple?"
An Yi ventured a guess.
The monk smiled serenely. "Lantuo Temple… What a distant memory. I’d nearly forgotten." His single eye gleamed. "This is no place for you, young one."
"Apologies, Master. We’ll take our leave. Amitabha."
An Yi clasped his hands in a bow, feigning retreat.
The monk chuckled. "You misunderstand. Since you’ve wandered in… why not stay forever?"
"Aren’t monks supposed to be merciful?" An Yi shot back.
Golden light flared around the monk as his lone eye gleamed ominously.
"Who said I was ever a monk?"
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
