Second Master Xing's mentality had completely collapsed.
If heaven gave him another chance to start over, he would definitely replace this old bastard guard who dared to betray his master!
Watching Yin Zheng, shrouded in crimson flames, stride towards him, An Yi's eyes gradually took on a strange look. He quickly said, "Hey, hey, what are you doing! I'll kill him, I'll really kill him, I swear I'll really kill him, I—"
At that moment, Yin Zheng had already arrived before An Yi and swung his blade down.
How boring!
An Yi seemed not to have expected that his infallible tactic of taking a hostage would actually fail.
So, he casually kicked Second Master Xing down and raised his sword to meet Yin Zheng.
Kill him?
No, no. According to Shangguan Qianqian, this pig-headed fool still had great use.
Yin Zheng's single blade swept horizontally, his momentum like a rainbow.
An Yi no longer wished to prolong the fight. Flames swirled around his feet as he used his Flame Step, leaping to the rooftop.
"Let's see where you can run now!"
Yin Zheng revealed a cold smile and charged after him.
"Save me!"
Second Master Xing wailed miserably as he fell from the second floor.
Cheng Yuanfeng narrowed his eyes, seized the precise moment, and unleashed a blast of astral energy!
A sharp, azure astral wind shot straight towards Second Master Xing's neck.
However, a golden light flickered over Second Master Xing's body, actually neutralizing Cheng Yuanfeng's attack.
Noticing this, Cheng Yuanfeng's expression changed.
At this moment, Second Master Xing's gaze was no longer lecherous but instead radiated a sharp, fierce energy!
Though still utterly ridiculous paired with his balding hairstyle, he now exuded an aura of considerable power.
Cheng Yuanfeng's face darkened.
This Xing Yunhai was not simple. All these years, he had been disguising his true self!
"You forced me to do this!"
Xing Yunhai wiped the snot from his face that had come from crying, shed his foolish demeanor, and his eyes turned icy cold.
The two men's gazes locked in confrontation!
Cheng Yuanfeng sent a slash of astral energy from his hand.
Xing Yunhai raised his hand, a brilliant golden light erupting. With just one hand, he actually blocked Cheng Yuanfeng's azure astral wind.
"The Astral Qi Sect is nothing more than this," Xing Yunhai said leisurely.
With a wave of his hand, the golden light intensified!
Several beams of golden radiance, as solid as spears, shot forth.
Cheng Yuanfeng hastily erected a wall of qi in defense.
Rip!
Before the golden light, the qi wall was as fragile as paper, instantly pierced.
Pfft!
Cheng Yuanfeng retreated two steps, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
Xing Yunhai strode forward, his palm shimmering with golden light.
Wiping the blood from his mouth, Cheng Yuanfeng sneered, "The Heavenly Palace's secret technique, Golden Soul Art! Impressive!"
"Now that you know my secret, you won't escape today!"
Xing Yunhai advanced, golden spiritual energy slowly coalescing into a terrifying great blade!
However, at that very moment, a heavy thud sounded, and Xing Yunhai was forced back two steps.
Thump!
Yin Zheng's body crashed down heavily from above, his heavy armor piercing straight through the floorboards.
His crescent-moon blade was also sent flying, skewing into the wooden floor at an angle.
Everyone stared blankly at Yin Zheng lying on the ground, his spirit utterly depleted.
Had Yin Zheng, one of the Heavenly Palace's Four Great Protectors, been defeated just like that?
Looking up, the masked kid from before had long since vanished.
"Retreat!"
Seizing the opportunity, Cheng Yuanfeng acted decisively. With one hand, he summoned a whirlwind to obscure everyone's vision and swiftly made his escape.
On the rooftop of the brothel.
An Yi, holding his demon sword, was breathing slightly heavily as he wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"That old geezer did have some skill!"
It had taken a long, drawn-out fight to barely defeat him.
Looking down at the growing number of armored soldiers now completely surrounding the brothel,
An Yi hesitated.
It seemed... his subordinates were still inside the brothel.
Thinking this, An Yi felt like slapping himself.
What nonsense was he thinking!
As the Boss, he had to have faith in his subordinates!
They would definitely be able to fight their way out relying on their own strength!
Thinking this, An Yi's feet became wreathed in flames. He stepped onto the air and swiftly left the brothel behind.
"Boss, what should we do next?"
Ning Er followed behind Lin Chen, grinning cheekily as he asked.
Lin Chen stopped walking and looked at him coldly. "You've mistaken me for someone else."
"Boss, you don't know this, but I never forget a face. I'm best at recognizing people. Although you've changed your appearance, I won't mistake you," Ning Er said proudly.
Lin Chen tightened his grip on the Cloud-Splitting Staff.
This annoyingly familiar idiot! He had been pestering him for two days. He couldn't take it anymore!
Thud!
At that moment, a faint sound was heard.
Then, a clattering troop of armored guards rushed past on the street.
"Something's happening?"
Ning Er flicked his imaginary bangs, revealing a smile, and drew his long blade.
Immediately, Lin Chen's expression turned icy. He grabbed Ning Er by the collar and dragged him into a narrow alley.
Those were the Heavenly Palace's armored guards. Was this idiot kicked in the head by a donkey?
Waiting for the armored guards to leave, Lin Chen looked towards the alley entrance.
The person those armored guards were looking for was probably right here.
But, this had nothing to do with him. Less trouble was better than more.
Best not to meddle in matters that weren't his concern!
"Boss, who is this uncle?"
By then, Ning Er had already dragged the unconscious person out from the corner of the alley.
Lin Chen: "..."
By the sparse light from outside, Lin Chen could see the unconscious man's face clearly. He was instantly shocked.
"Master!"
Early the next morning.
The Heavenly Palace Lord's marriage contest continued as before.
In the inn.
Seeing An Yi come out of his room, Han Liang couldn't help but express his admiration, "As expected of the Boss, truly awesome! The Heavenly Palace Protectors and such are all weaklings, not even fit to polish your shoes! I knew they were no match for you!"
Looking at Han Liang, completely unscathed, An Yi also offered slight praise, "You all performed quite well too. I knew I could believe in you."
"Not at all, we didn't really do anyth—"
Arriving at the training grounds, An Yi once again transformed into the minotaur form.
No particular reason, just wanted to annoy the Heavenly Palace Lord a bit!
Now, only seventy martial artists remained. The entire arena felt much emptier.
Over thirty arena matches proceeded simultaneously.
An Yi walked with heavy steps onto his assigned arena in the training grounds.
His opponent was a short guy.
Truly inconspicuous!
But his eyes were bright and shining with intensity.
"I, Wang Lu, will definitely defeat you and become the one to marry the Palace Lord!"
The short guy looked up at An Yi and said solemnly.
An Yi glanced at this Wang Lu and strode over. "Little guy, you're dreaming!"
"You have no idea how much effort I've put in. For today, I've staked my life on this duel with you. Come on!"
Wang Lu's body trembled as he stared at An Yi with gritted teeth, a look of grim determination in his eyes. From excitement, it seemed like flames were blazing in his gaze.
An Yi was slightly taken aback.
This speech...
"Living in this world has no inherent meaning. It's ideals, it's dreams, that give me the courage to live on!"
"A person should strive for their ideals! I trained my skills bitterly for this very day! If I can't live as the self I want to be, what difference is there from death!"
Getting more and more worked up, Wang Lu's whole body shook. He looked at An Yi and shouted, spreading his arms, revealing an unyielding expression. "If you want to win this match, you'll have to step over my corpse—"
Thump!
A huge foot stomped heavily on Wang Lu's face.
Two lines of nosebleed flowed from Wang Lu's nose as his body went limp and collapsed. His eyes rolled back, and he fell unconscious directly!
"Are you the protagonist or am I?"
An Yi said disdainfully, digging his nostril with a finger as thick as a carrot.
Such boring monologuing...
"Just fight already, damn it!"
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]
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
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)
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."
