Pretentiousness might be late, but pretentious assholes never miss their cue!
When An Yi appeared, the entire room buzzed with whispers.
Who's that guy?
Can't you see his clothes? He's a waiter!
But why does he act so damn cocky compared to other waiters?
Didn't he just say something about the Asura Gate?
The crowd murmured, clearly not recognizing An Yi at all.
An Yi, wearing a profound and mysterious smile, felt his face stiffen.
Something's off!
Isn't shocking everyone and flexing supposed to be the protagonist's privilege? And he doesn’t get any?
That’s bullshit!
Just then, Bai Shaojun, arriving fashionably late, stumbled at the sight of An Yi and stammered, "Y-you... You're the Night Emperor An Yi, leader of the Asura Gate!"
Others might not know An Yi, but he sure did!
Back in Jiangbei City, when he tried to forcibly acquire An Yi’s company, he got beaten to a pulp and thrown out a window.
Hearing this, An Yi broke into a grin.
Good kid, beating you back then wasn’t in vain!
"The Asura Gate’s leader, An Yi!"
A wave of astonishment swept through the crowd.
In Daxia, who hadn’t heard of the Asura Gate’s leader?
Slayer of the Hundred Ghosts Sect’s Demon Hall, killer of the Paradise Organization’s SSS-ranked assassins!
Now ranked 19th on the Heavenly Leaderboard!
Even among Void Realm experts, few could rival him.
Instantly, the atmosphere grew tense, everyone staring at An Yi with burning admiration.
This was a living legend—Daxia’s top martial artist, gracing the humble Bai family’s birthday banquet!
The younger attendees gazed at him with outright reverence.
The incident where he killed Chi Xiao was still fresh, and An Yi’s reputation was at its peak.
At just twenty years old, An Yi was indisputably the number one young martial artist of his generation.
Some media outlets had even declared him Daxia’s greatest prodigy in a thousand years!
In the martial world, strength commanded respect.
An Yi was young, insanely powerful, and ridiculously handsome—already a mythic figure.
Now that he’d appeared in the flesh, how could they not lose their minds?
Even the eighty-year-old matriarch’s hands trembled slightly.
Under the weight of all those fervent stares, An Yi raised an eyebrow, suddenly doubting himself.
Am I really this badass?
Of course, what An Yi didn’t know was that thanks to some unscrupulous media, he’d been painted as Daxia’s ultimate big boss!
Every martial artist in Daxia knew about his Asura Gate—how it punched the Law Enforcement Bureau, trampled the Heavenly Dragon Temple, and rode roughshod over the Pantheon of Gods.
These days, the Asura Gate was a name that struck fear into hearts across the land.
Hou Tianci, still kneeling, stared at An Yi in disbelief, muttering, "The Asura Gate... No, impossible. Absolutely impossible..."
As a martial artist, he knew exactly what the Asura Gate represented.
Night Emperor An Yi? Even his own sect master from the Ten Thousand Demons Abyss would flee at the sight of him!
An Yi cleared his throat, hands clasped behind his back, and put on his most aloof act. "Bai Xiu is under the Asura Gate’s protection. If the Ten Thousand Demons Abyss has the guts to retaliate, let them try."
"Bai Xiu... is really part of the Asura Gate?!"
Hou Tianci shuddered violently.
"Night Emperor, this lowly one was blind! I never meant to provoke the Asura Gate—this was all my doing, the Ten Thousand Demons Abyss had nothing to do with it!"
Hou Tianci trembled like a leaf.
He was used to throwing his sect’s name around to intimidate others—after all, who in Daxia wouldn’t cower at the mention of the Ten Thousand Demons Abyss?
But this time, he might’ve just doomed his entire sect.
For a behemoth like the Asura Gate, wiping out the Ten Thousand Demons Abyss would be child’s play.
"Old Bai, what do you think?" An Yi glanced at Bai Xiu.
He didn’t care either way—this was Bai Xiu’s call.
"Get lost."
Bai Xiu swung his spear.
Hou Tianci didn’t even see the strike before he was sent flying like a cannonball, howling in pain.
"Is he... alive?" An Yi squinted at the vanishing figure.
Bai Xiu shrugged—no idea.
But the crowd’s perception of the Bai family had already shifted.
The Asura Gate—was there any stronger backer in the world?
Who’d have thought the Bai family would latch onto this golden thigh?
Even Uncle Liu, the butler, glowed with pride.
Everyone knew: with Bai Xiu’s Transcendent Realm strength and the Asura Gate’s backing, the Bai family was destined for greatness.
On the other hand, the Bai family’s noblewomen looked like they’d swallowed lemons.
They’d always clashed with Bai Xiu. Now that he’d risen so high, if he held a grudge... they were screwed.
Ding! Main Quest [The Discarded Son’s Return] completed!
Ding! Reward: +100 Evil Points! Skill [Blazing Step] acquired!
Hearing the system’s notification, An Yi’s eyebrows shot up.
Holy shit!
Bai Xiu’s quest was this easy?
What a bro!
He hurriedly checked the rewards.
[Blazing Step]
Skill Type: Movement
An Yi:
"...Yeah, didn’t expect this trash system to be poetic."
Since he still had some Evil Points left, An Yi dumped them all into the skill.
Instantly, Blazing Step leveled up to Lv. 3!
Ding! Blazing Step has reached Lv. 3! Unlocked skill [Flame Stride]!
An Yi skimmed the description, eyes lighting up.
[Flame Stride]
Effect: Grants brief aerial movement!
"System, you’re god-tier!"
An Yi’s eyes widened.
Aerial movement! If he’d had this against that bastard Chi Xiao, the fight would’ve been a breeze.
Too bad he’d run out of Evil Points—he really wanted to see what Lv. 4 could do.
Satisfied, An Yi closed the skill panel, grinning like an idiot.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yingying looked like she’d bitten into something sour.
Pitifully, she gazed at Bai Xiu and asked in a small voice, "B-Bai Xiu... you’re really with the Asura Gate?"
Gone was the arrogance she’d flaunted upon arriving.
Regret gnawed at her. Even if Bai Xiu wasn’t part of the Asura Gate, his Transcendent Realm strength alone was enough to make the Jiang family sweat.
Jiang Yingying wasn’t stupid—this guy was only twenty and already at the Transcendent Realm. Breaking through to the Void Realm was practically guaranteed!
A single Void Realm expert could ensure the Bai family’s prosperity for a century!
She wanted to kick herself.
Young, handsome, insanely strong, with an unshakable background...
No wonder the Tang Family’s Young Princess had taken a liking to him.
If she could marry Bai Xiu, she could strut through the imperial capital like she owned it. For the Jiang family, it’d be an incomparable honor.
Bai Xiu gave her a cool glance. "Yeah."
Ding! Destiny’s Child [Bai Xiu] detected. Will host recruit him to your faction?
An Yi, who’d been pinching Ziyue’s cheeks playfully, froze at the system’s voice.
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
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s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
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