"Guess what~"
"Not playing your games, get lost!"
Zhou Yue clenched his fists in anger, grinding his teeth.
Earlier, Zhong Yi had played as Yu Ji and started with four "Borrowing Arrows" cards, completely bamboozling everyone at the table.
He secured five kills in a single round and ended the game.
In Zhong Yi's illusionary world, floating bullet comments drifted across the sky:
[Brother Zhong, you're insane!]
[Stop provoking Brother Zhou—he’ll never draw four Hearts "Borrowing Arrows" in his life.]
[I can’t get "Guess what~" out of my head now.]
[First two doubts were disbelief, last two were pure stubbornness.]
[Another round, hurry up!]
...
The livestream feature was nearly complete.
However, broadcasting permissions weren’t fully open yet—only peak elders, stewards, and true disciples could go live.
Zhong Yi was the most popular among them.
His play-by-play commentary and natural charisma made him a born streamer.
At the moment, he was reviewing the game with Mu Yawen and Zhou Yue.
"Brother Mu, we were on the same team. Why were you frowning the whole time?"
Zhong Yi asked, puzzled.
His win rate as Yu Ji was high because he excelled at reading opponents.
But Mu Yawen was the exception—he believed everything Zhong Yi said.
"I was just thinking... what does this skill 'Gou Huo' even mean?"
Mu Yawen’s brow remained furrowed as he pondered the general’s ability description.
"...That’s Xun Yu."
Zhong Yi wiped sweat from his forehead, correcting him.
Mu Yawen wasn’t much of a reader, but thanks to "Three Kingdoms Kill," he’d started on "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and adored Guan Yu from the novel.
If even Mu Yawen was diving into the source material, it proved how successful "Three Kingdoms Kill" had become in the cultivation world.
The trio was deep in discussion when suddenly, a system announcement flashed across everyone’s illusionary worlds:
[New Version "Myth Reborn" Now Live!]
[Please update your Illusion Crystal and re-enter the realm.]
They quickly exited, channeled spiritual energy into their crystals for the automatic update, and logged back in.
The login screen this time was the most extravagant yet.
A long-haired, divine Zhuge Liang struck his iconic pose, palm raised to the heavens.
A violet thunder dragon coiled behind him, baring its fangs intermittently.
"Damn, this Zhuge Liang looks epic! Is he a new character?"
Zhong Yi’s eyes sparkled with excitement.
This long-haired version was a far cry from the classic feather-fan scholar or the youthful "Sleeping Dragon" variant.
His aura of controlling heaven and earth carried an almost divine presence.
Just then, Mu Yawen and Zhou Yue finished updating and joined Zhong Yi’s party.
"Whoa, this Guan Yu is sick! He looks like an ancient barbarian warlord!"
"Huh? Mine shows Sima Yi... but like, an older version."
"Wait! These must be 'Divine Generals'! Check the roster—there are eight divine cards!"
Zhong Yi was the first to open the general tab and spotted the truth.
Alongside the standard and "Wind-Fire-Forest-Mountain" packs, there was now a standalone [Divine] series.
"No way! It really is Divine Sima Yi! Where do I buy him? The shop?"
Zhou Yue’s excitement skyrocketed.
Over the past week, Sima Yi had been his go-to general, salvaging his gaming experience.
His skill to alter judgment cards had even helped him conquer his fear of [Lightning].
Without even reading the skill details, he rushed to the [Shop], determined to buy Divine Sima Yi at any cost.
But to his surprise, the shop didn’t sell general cards at all.
Only in-game items like "General Selection Cards," "Swap Cards," "Reconnect Tokens," and "Role Cards," plus interactive props like eggs and slippers.
"Strange... where do you buy generals?"
Zhou Yue was about to exit when a pop-up slapped him in the face:
[First Purchase Bundle: Spend 6 spirit stones for 1000 ingots, 1 Recruitment Token, and a permanent general (Xiao Qiao, Yuan Shao, Xu Huang, or Sun Ce—pick one).]
His eyes lit up.
The exchange rate was normally 1:100—6 spirit stones would only get 600 ingots.
This deal gave 1000 ingots plus a general? And all four options were solid!
As for the Recruitment Token, he immediately guessed it was tied to the [Summon] tab next to the shop.
This was an absolute steal!
Without hesitation, Zhou Yue made the purchase.
Just as he was leaving, another pop-up appeared:
[You have an unclaimed Monthly Pass discount. Claim now?]
"Monthly Pass? Discount??"
Zhou Yue was baffled again.
More unfamiliar terms.
Following the prompts, he noticed a [VIP Monthly Pass] in the shop for 3000 ingots.
With the discount, it was only 2400.
The perk? 600 ingots daily, totaling 18,000 over 30 days.
"Break even in four days, pure profit for the next 26?"
Zhou Yue did the math and nearly choked.
What kind of business model was this?
Meanwhile, Zhong Yi had clearly gone through the same ordeal and gasped:
"Holy—did you guys get the First Purchase and Monthly Pass deals?"
"Not yet, but I’m about to," Zhou Yue replied.
"This is way too generous..."
Zhong Yi bought the pass instantly, afraid the discount might vanish.
"Right? Junior Brother Lu is too kind!"
Zhou Yue agreed wholeheartedly.
Everyone knew how wildly popular "Three Kingdoms Kill" was.
Lu Ze could’ve charged exorbitant prices, and people would’ve paid.
Yet here he was, offering insane value for minimal cost?
A true saint!
This was the same template Lu Ze had borrowed from mobile games in his past life.
First-purchase bundles, monthly passes, battle passes...
Simple, effective, and devastatingly addictive.
No one realized they were sliding into a bottomless pit of microtransactions.
Only the blunt and honest Mu Yawen scratched his head in confusion:
"Wait... we’re spending spirit stones but not really getting anything tangible. Why do you two act like you’ve struck gold?"
...
Zhou Yue exited the shop and opened the Summon section.
Two options appeared:
[General Recruitment] and [Treasure Summon].
Naturally, he went straight to [General Recruitment].
The rules unfolded before him:
[Generals are ranked: Yellow, Mystic, Earth, Heaven, Immortal.]
[1 Recruitment Token = 1 random general.]
[Every 10 summons guarantees at least an Earth-tier or higher general.]
[Every 100 summons guarantees an Immortal-tier general.]
[Duplicate generals are dismantled into Hero Souls, which can be used to craft new generals.]
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
iaobai: "Councilor Dad, front me some funds. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!" [Five-Star Mission Issued: Capture the leader of the Blood Heaven Pirate Gang, who is on the run in the Radiant Star Sector. It is said the gang has over a hundred members. Proceed with caution.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, lend me the family's hundred-thousand-strong Lu Army!" [Seven-Star Mission Issued: Subdue a juvenile Void Dragon Beast.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, I'm taking your tamed Void Dragon Beast King out for a family reunion!" I said, System, don't you have any slightly more challenging missions? You're just not up to par! [Nine-Star Mission Issued: Become the Human Councilor.] Lu Xiaobai: "Dad, there's a small matter I'd like to discuss with you..."
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
