Faced with such a bold declaration, Zhong Yi was momentarily stunned.
He couldn't help but wonder how he would answer if he were in this situation.
"Love? Death?"
Inside the movie, Li Ang shook his head with feigned disdain.
"Spare me, Su Di'er... I am tired of these childish games of playing house."
"You think this is just a game?"
Su Di'er seemed to have made up her mind. She pulled open a drawer and took out an exquisitely crafted hand crossbow.
"Fine, then let's play a game... the kind you taught me."
Saying this, she took out four purple-black poison bolts and placed them one by one into the special cylinder in the center of the crossbow.
The girl spun the cylinder, the bolts making a harsh creaking sound.
This "game" was very familiar to the cultivators.
It was the life-gambling game from the "Liar's Teahouse."
The difference was that in the "Liar's Teahouse," only one bolt was placed in the five-slot cylinder; but in Su Di'er's hand, there were four bolts in the five slots.
It was no exaggeration to call it a suicide attempt.
Under the shocked gazes of the audience, Su Di'er aimed the crossbow at her own temple.
"If I win, you have to let me stay by your side... for a lifetime."
The girl's gaze was firm.
Li Ang did not meet her eyes. "And if you lose?"
"Then you can go back to being alone, just like before."
Hearing this answer, Li Ang finally looked at Su Di'er. "You will lose, Su Di'er... I heard it. The first slot holds a bolt. You will die."
"So what? Even if the bolt pierces my head right in front of you... what will you do?"
The girl asked back provocatively.
"I won't do anything."
Li Ang took a deep breath and answered slowly.
"I hope you aren't lying, Li Ang."
Su Di'er paused, tears shimmering in her eyes.
"I hope that deep in your heart, you have no love for me at all."
"Because, if there is even a tiny bit..."
"You will regret not saying anything to me..."
As the girl spoke, her eyes grew redder.
Large teardrops rolled down from her beautiful eyes.
Speaking, Su Di'er took the crossbow and pressed it against her temple.
As if she had made up her mind, the girl took a deep look at Li Ang, then shut her eyes tight.
"Li Ang, I love you."
At the same moment, the cinematic ended, and Zhong Yi gained control of the character.
A mission objective instantly popped up in the top right corner:
[Main Mission: Stop Su Di'er's "Game"]
"Wha—"
Zhong Yi froze for a second, then reacted immediately.
He sprang up, grabbed Su Di'er's wrist, and jerked it upward.
"Bang—!!"
The crossbow bolt buried itself deep into the roof beam.
"Huff... huff..."
Zhong Yi gasped for air heavily.
The switch between the movie and the illusion gameplay was too sudden. Being someone with slow reflexes, he almost didn't make it, breaking out in a cold sweat.
The girl in front of him was crying and laughing at the same time.
"I won, Li Ang."
...
...
[Main Mission Updated.]
[Main Mission: Raise Su Di'er to Level 50]
[New Permission Unlocked: You may now take Su Di'er on missions. Mission experience will be shared.]
Seeing the new system prompts, Zhong Yi was overjoyed.
Before, raising Su Di'er and performing missions were separate activities; now, they were combined into one.
After Su Di'er won that absurd game, Li Ang finally laid his cards on the table with the tavern owner, applying for a temporary assassin identity for Su Di'er.
His excuse was that he was injured and needed an assistant.
Thus, the two began their legitimate cooperation.
In the original movie, this part was skipped over quickly; but in the illusion, Lu Ze had turned it into the main storyline for the mid-to-late game.
Taking Su Di'er into dungeons, doing missions, exploring towns.
The new raising mechanics and the two-player dungeon mode elevated the playability of the entire illusion to another level.
However, at this moment, the forum reviews for *This Demon Cultivator Isn't Too Cold* were in a heated debate.
The reason was that for most players, the storyline had just reached the "Love or Death" chapter.
Cultivators were very divided on the plot point where Li Ang refused to take revenge for Su Di'er.
Those against Li Ang felt that since he had feelings for Su Di'er, he should avenge her.
Those who supported Li Ang were divided into three factions.
One faction believed Li Ang's personal strength was insufficient to fight the government, so refusing was wise.
Another believed Li Ang wanted to keep Su Di'er innocent and didn't want her to stain her hands with blood.
The last faction believed in the principle of "better a fellow Daoist die than this poor priest"—avoiding karma and focusing solely on the Dao was the correct path.
In short, the arguments between the sides were fierce.
Of course, if the cultivators hadn't been so deeply immersed, it probably wouldn't have been this intense.
Outside, it was just past midnight.
Lu Ze's illusion had been released in the morning, and the cultivators had unwittingly played for nearly a whole day.
...
Meanwhile.
Green Mountain Sect.
Zhang Yuxian looked at the vote count in the illusion network and couldn't help but beam with joy.
The Green Mountain Sect's *Legend of Slaying Demons* was far ahead of the pack, leading by a wide margin and still rising.
On one hand, this illusion was pre-made by the experts of the time and incorporated all the novel features of Lu Ze's illusions.
On the other hand, *Legend of Slaying Demons* was released earliest, so the most cultivators had experienced it.
As for Lu Ze's *This Demon Cultivator Isn't Too Cold*, it was very quiet.
Almost no one had voted for it.
"Elder Zhang! That kid really is finished... The forums are full of curses! Hahaha!"
Yang Zhengxin walked over laughing, absolutely delighted.
In the past, which of Lu Ze's illusions wasn't praised by everyone?
But this time, with *This Demon Cultivator Isn't Too Cold*?
People were arguing endlessly, and quite a few were cursing it!
"Hehe, as a member of the Righteous Path, he dares to use a demonic cultivator as the protagonist... This boy is too arrogant."
Zhang Yuxian sneered.
It was now past midnight, and voting had officially begun.
The results would be out by noon.
Based on the current momentum, Lu Ze was sure to lose.
However, Zhang Yuxian felt that...
The number of people voting seemed a bit lower than expected...
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?!
【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.)
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!
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?
