"The ghost... the ghost is back!"
Even Zhou Qiaoling, who had the highest sanity among them, couldn't help but gasp in fear.
"Don’t panic! We have the Evil-Warding Copper Coin!"
Zhong Yi raised the coin tied with a red string, waving it around frantically.
In the oppressive darkness, it felt as though ghosts lurked in every shadow.
Mu Yawen pulled out a Spirit Lantern and shone it around.
No ghostly figures were visible, yet the chilling, suffocating presence clung to them like a second skin.
The three of them were certain.
The ghost,
was right beside them!
"Let’s head for the door first... Junior Sister Zhou, try communicating with it again!"
Zhong Yi gripped the copper coin tightly, forcing himself to stay calm.
"Alright..."
Zhou Qiaoling nodded timidly, her earlier bravado completely gone.
"You..."
"Do you know Old Demon Lu...?"
"......"
A brief silence followed.
But all three of them noticed something unsettling—
Faint breathing could be heard from the other end of the Spirit Jade Slip!
"Heh... hehehe..."
A bone-chilling, hysterical laugh erupted from the Spirit Jade Slip.
"Old... Demon... Lu...!!"
Each word was heavier than the last.
The trio froze, their breath catching in their throats.
At the mention of "Old Demon Lu," the ghost spiraled into madness.
Its shrill, deranged voice scraped against their ears like nails on a chalkboard.
"Give me back my life... Give it back!!!"
"It’s so cold here... so cold..."
"Giggle giggle... hahahaha..."
At the same time,
Black resentment, thick as smoke, gushed out from the Spirit Jade Slip!
"RUN!!"
Zhong Yi sensed imminent danger and shouted. The three of them bolted for the door.
Then—
BANG!
The door slammed shut on its own!
Despair filled their eyes.
A closed door meant only one thing—
The ghost had begun its hunt!
After a moment of frantic thought, Zhong Yi turned around, facing the ghost now striding rapidly toward them from the end of the hallway.
He took a deep breath and raised the Evil-Warding Copper Coin.
"Junior Sister Zhou, Junior Brother Mu... Go. Now!"
"If it kills me, the hunt will end... and the door will open."
"The evidence is clear—this has to be a Wraith!"
"My life in exchange for our team’s victory... It’s worth it!"
"Don’t worry about me, just—... Huh?"
Mid-sentence, Zhong Yi glanced back.
Zhou Qiaoling and Mu Yawen were already sprinting full-speed toward the door, nearly there.
Zhong Yi’s lips twitched.
Well. So much for noble sacrifices.
Meanwhile, the live-stream chat was having a field day watching the elite disciples suffer inside the illusion.
[LMAO, what the hell did Old Demon Lu do to these ghosts? They go berserk at just his name!]
[Fellow cultivators, I take back my earlier arrogance... I lasted half an incense stick in that illusion before dying...]
[Is the illusion really that scary? I don’t believe it.]
[The last guy who said that pissed his pants.]
[Respect to Senior Brother Zhong! Sacrificing himself for the team!]
......
"Trade my life? Not necessarily!"
Zhong Yi stared at the Evil-Warding Copper Coin in his hand, a glimmer of hope still burning in his eyes.
"This coin can block one hunt! It might not kill me!"
As the ghost drew closer, he mustered his courage and charged forward on trembling legs.
"Coin, BREAK ITS POWER!!!"
Three seconds later, Zhong Yi learned another hard truth.
The Evil-Warding Copper Coin only worked when placed on the ground...
......
Now spirits themselves, Zhong Yi and Zhou Yue exchanged wry smiles.
Watching Mu Yawen and Zhou Qiaoling return safely to the carriage, they both felt a flicker of relief.
"Old Zhong... You didn’t guess wrong again, did you?"
"No way! All three pieces of evidence matched, and the constant candle-blowing fits the Wraith’s behavior perfectly. If it’s not a Wraith, I’ll eat my words live on stream!"
Just as Zhong Yi finished his confident declaration, the results screen popped up.
[Entity Type: Mimic Spirit]
[Score: 0]
"???"
"WHAT?! Mimic Spirits can copy any ghost’s traits!!!"
"Damn it all, go eat crap instead!!!"
[P.S. Finally hit 500k words, folks. If you’ve made it this far, drop a five-star review, yeah? That May incident really tanked the ratings... Love y’all.]
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."
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
