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.
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
lan, the Luo family, tracked him down - along with the babies in their arms. Mo Xuan stared pensively at the paternity test results from over a dozen top institutions, both domestic and international, showing a 99.99% match between himself and the two baby girls. At 23, Mo Xuan, a doctoral student, had become the father of two three-year-old children. The kicker? The mothers weren't even the same person! He gradually realized he was being lured step by step into an elaborate trap designed by these two yandere sisters. "Be good, little Xuan. Sister's life belongs to you entirely." "Brother, if you try to run away, I'll have no choice but to tie you up." Mo Xuan: "Do whatever you want, ladies. I give up."
shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
