Bai Xiu held his gun, staring at the strange beast with wings growing from its back in the sky.
A sixth-level beast!
This was going to be a bit troublesome.
“Roar!”
The Candle Demon folded its wings and landed on the ground, striding forward. Its pair of dark green eyes locked firmly on Bai Xiu, with reeking saliva dripping from its fangs, making it look terrifyingly monstrous.
“Lord Divine Child…”
Yue Ling dared not look at the horrifying scene. She clenched her fists, her face full of worry.
Bai Xiu thrust his spear, electricity crackling around it.
The Candle Demon roared, blasting out a fierce gale from its mouth.
A powerful whirlwind, like blades cutting into his body.
Bai Xiu did not dodge. The tip of his spear bloomed with thunderous light as it crashed into the gale.
Wind spiritual power clashed with lightning spiritual power!
The entire forest was shrouded in the violent force of their collision.
Bai Xiu and the Candle Demon were locked in battle.
Yue Ling clung tightly to a tree trunk to avoid being swept away by the gale. She forced her eyes open, watching the fight between man and beast, her heart filled with concern.
Back then, the Yue Clan had begged many famous spiritual practitioners for help, but at the mere mention of a sixth-level beast, not a single person dared to take on the mission.
She wasn’t sure if the Divine Child could defeat the Candle Demon…
Bai Xiu raised his spear, firmly blocking a claw strike from the Candle Demon.
The biting wind even left a thin, long bloody scratch on his face.
Then, the Candle Demon leaped, flapping its wings to spring back.
Although it couldn’t overpower Bai Xiu in a direct confrontation, it used its agile movements and aerial advantage time and again to evade his attacks.
But this time, something seemed different.
“Thunder Net!”
A smile crept onto Bai Xiu’s lips.
He spread his ten fingers, and dense bolts of lightning wove together into a net above the forest.
The Candle Demon dodged—straight into the net!
A piercing scream echoed through the air.
The hideous Candle Demon, now ravaged by the lightning, had no strength left to fight back! White smoke rose from its body in waves!
“Thunder Dragon Breaks the Dawn!”
Bai Xiu seized the opportunity with precision.
The spear in his hand shot out like a rainbow, wrapped in fragments of blue-purple lightning, piercing straight through the Candle Demon’s body!
The spear landed.
Clean and decisive.
Bai Xiu gasped heavily.
Even at his Early Heavenly Firmament stage, taking down a sixth-level beast was still quite a challenge.
“He… he killed it!”
Yue Ling stared at the Candle Demon, now a charred lump on the ground, her pretty face a mask of shock.
This seemed faster than she had imagined.
On the Starlit Sea Domain, within an elegant courtyard.
A bird flapped its wings, cutting across the sky.
A whistle sounded.
Hearing it, the bird circled and landed.
Island Lord Huang Chengning raised his hand to take the bird and removed the message tube tied to it.
“The Divine Child has emerged…”
He studied the contents closely, his expression turning to astonishment: “If this is handled well, there’s a good chance of latching onto the God Worship Sect’s thigh… But the Yue Clan—how did they end up in such a remote place?”
…
Middle Continent, Eastern Ling Empire, Lingchuan Domain, Qi City.
Eastern Xuan Academy, Fire Department, in the meeting room for instructors.
“Did you hear? There’s a new instructor in the Fire Department!”
“Who doesn’t know? I heard he’s the dean’s nephew. Ugh, that nepotism is disgusting.”
“Are you crazy? Watch what you say!”
Several instructors were talking, their words dripping with contempt.
Still, with nearly three hundred instructors at Eastern Xuan Academy, squeezing in one more for the dean was far too easy.
They dared to complain but not to do much else.
At the back, the new instructor, Zi Yun, was undoubtedly the most dazzling presence.
Many eyes kept drifting unconsciously in her direction.
“Miss Zi Yun, I brought you breakfast. It’s infused with fire spiritual power—not only warms you up, but it’s also great for a lady’s skin…”
A slick-haired, flashy man fluttered around Zi Yun, fawning over her tirelessly.
Zi Yun frowned and forced a faint smile. “Instructor Wu, I’ve already eaten. Thank you.”
“You need to eat well in the morning—how else will you have the energy to get through the day?”
Wu Huan said eagerly, his eyes greedily roving over Zi Yun’s stunning figure.
Beautiful!
Damn, she was beautiful!
He swore she was the most gorgeous woman he had ever seen!
And her body was top-tier—the way those long legs moved with every step practically stole his soul.
The other instructors scowled at this scene but were helpless.
Wu Huan was the son of the former dean.
How could they dare to provoke him?
“These pastries were specially made by my chef,” Wu Huan said, then paused, staring blankly at an empty plate.
Where were the pastries?
“You should fire that chef. What kind of garbage is this? And you think this will win a beauty’s heart?”
An Yi swallowed the pastry with effort, frowning as he commented.
Seeing An Yi suddenly appear, Zi Yun’s eyes lit up, and a charming smile curled at the corners of her lips.
Wu Huan threw away the plate, his face turning purple with rage. “Who the hell are you?”
“The new Fire Department instructor!”
An Yi extended a finger, lightly flicking his instructor uniform, and said languidly.
“I’ll fucking—”
Wu Huan raised his hand to slap An Yi.
How dare this guy eat the breakfast he had brought! He must have a death wish!
“Try touching me! I’m the dean’s own nephew! You move, just try it! You dare?”
An Yi stuck out his neck, putting on a challenging look.
Hearing that he was the nephew of Dean Tao Ye, Wu Huan was momentarily stunned.
He had backing?
From the dean himself?
“I’ll fucking—”
Just as Wu Huan was about to strike, several instructors quickly held him back.
“This gentleman here is our new instructor. Instructor Wu, we need to keep things professional.”
“Right, right! Harmony above all!”
Between the dean’s nephew and the former dean’s son—which was more important?
The current dean’s nephew, of course!!
A new emperor means new ministers.
The former dean’s son? Sorry, that fell short.
“Know your place!”
An Yi put on a haughty, arrogant expression, speaking insolently.
A 9-out-of-10 girl—was that the sort even he could chase?
Wu Huan trembled with anger.
He felt his position as the resident rich kid was under threat.
“So, you’re not a student?”
Zi Yun looked at An Yi and asked softly.
An Yi grinned. “Surprised? Shocked?”
Zi Yun covered her mouth with a light laugh. “A little surprised. I didn’t expect you to be an instructor and in the same Fire Department.”
The moment she let out that laugh, every male instructor in the room stared wide-eyed.
Wu Huan was fuming with jealousy.
He had played the lapdog for a month, and Zi Yun had never even smiled for him.
This guy shows up once, and she smiles?
What was there to smile about?!
Watching Wu Huan’s resentful expression, An Yi chuckled and said leisurely, “Actually, I only became a Fire Department instructor thanks to my exceptional talent—it has nothing to do with Dean Tao being my uncle. I hope no one misunderstands.”
“Haha! Bro, with a look like yours, it’s obvious you’ve got it all!”
“Exactly! That striking face says it all!”
Listening to these forced, hollow flatteries from the instructors, An Yi furrowed his brow.
Was he really only good for his looks?
“All Fire Department instructors are now present.”
Old Tao changed into a brand-new set of clothes and strode in with vigor, his entire demeanor greatly transformed.
The group of mentors bowed in unison: "Greetings, Dean!"
An Yi said, "Greetings, Uncle!"
The crowd: "..."
Old Tao forced a slight smile, then walked over and patted An Yi on the shoulder, introducing him to everyone: "Let me introduce you all. This is our new mentor. His name is... An... Anxiang!"
An Yi: "..."
What kind of ridiculous name is that!
This name’s bad luck!
And why did he suddenly give him a fake identity anyway?
] [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!"
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!
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.
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)
