Lu Ze's seemingly casual slash left the viewers in the Heavenly Dao Livestream absolutely shocked.
[???]
[The defense of a Void Refinement Realm cultivator was broken just like that??]
[Just what cultivation level is Old Demon Lu!!!]
[Rumor has it he's at the Nascent Soul Realm.]
[A Nascent Soul suppressing a Void Refinement expert?? Even "Battle Through the Heavens" wouldn't dare write something like that!]
[Perhaps... the Illusion Realm is different from reality?]
[It is different. Reality relies on cultivation, while the Illusion Realm relies on divine sense... But divine sense and cultivation are fundamentally inseparable!]
[I'm just a low-level cultivator and don't get it. Can a big shot explain it to me? Didn't he just break a lousy mask? Why is everyone making such a fuss...]
[Your realm is too low, so it's normal you don't understand... The difficulty of True Disciple Lu's move is even higher than directly injuring Rakshasa!]
[Wait... who is this!?]
[Elder Wei of the Qingshan Sect!?]
...
Crack after crack appeared on Rakshasa's mask.
The mask shattered upon impact, revealing a widely recognized face—
The elder of the Qingshan Sect, Wei Chengqing.
"You... how is this possible!?"
Wei Chengqing subconsciously covered his face, but it was too late. The sea of comments in the livestream had already recognized him.
"Elder Wei, what are you hiding for? Do you feel you're too shameful to be seen?"
Lu Ze looked at Wei Chengqing with a smiling expression.
He wasn't surprised that an elder of the Illusion Alliance turned out to be an elder of one of the Five Great Sects.
Let alone the Qingshan Sect, which had never gotten along well with the Lingxiao Sect, Lu Ze wouldn't even be surprised if there were members of the Illusion Alliance within his own Lingxiao Sect.
Ever since the Heavenly Dao Remnant Spirit got involved, the scale of the Illusion Realm had grown exponentially. It was impossible for cultivators not to be envious.
Competition was just competition.
Even if the Illusion Alliance used some secret arts to deduce the mysteries of his Illusion Realm, Lu Ze felt it was understandable.
But in the end, this guy actually tried to suppress him using his cultivation base?
Lu Ze definitely wasn't going to show him any mercy.
Wei Chengqing's expression fluctuated, looking extremely ugly.
His heart was filled with raging waves of shock.
Just as the chat had said, breaking his mask was simply too absurd!
His appearance in the Illusion Realm was a projection of his own divine sense within the Heavenly Dao Illusion Realm.
The worst possible outcome of a clash inside the Illusion Realm was merely the destruction of this projection, resulting in some damage to his divine sense.
However, Lu Ze shattering his mask was equivalent to tracing the illusion back to his actual self and altering the projection from its very source.
Something like this, let alone a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator...
Not even Blood Crow, whose cultivation was two minor realms higher than his own, could possibly achieve it!
The Heavenly Dao Livestream was filled with hidden talents, and soon an expert pointed out the brilliance of Lu Ze's move. The chat instantly flared up again.
[Hiss... Does that mean as long as we are in the Illusion Realm, we have no secrets in front of Old Demon Lu!?]
[Crap, I've badmouthed Old Demon Lu quite a bit in the past. He won't track me down too, will he?]
[Impossible! He's different from before. Now he is Early Saint Lu!]
[I think a few days ago someone got muted by Old Demon Lu just for talking about Early Saint Lu...]
[He's already an Early Saint, how can he still hold such grudges!!]
...
"It's just a dev tool, why the big fuss."
Looking at the dense swarm of comments in the sky, Lu Ze chuckled and muttered softly.
"Impossible... How could a mere Nascent Soul possess such means!?"
Wei Chengqing shook his head desperately.
He raised his head, looked at the cluster of golden light above, and suddenly came to a realization.
"I understand... I understand now!!"
"It must be an issue with this Heavenly Dao Illusion Realm... The Heavenly Dao has a deep relationship with you and lent you its cultivation here! That must be it!!!"
"You couldn't possibly defeat me! Absolutely impossi—"
Before he could finish his sentence.
The cluster of golden light in the sky abruptly turned pitch black.
A gloomy human face materialized, revealing an eerie smile.
The next moment,
Two massive palms suddenly appeared on either side of Wei Chengqing.
The palms slammed shut, and the Illusion Alliance elder known as Rakshasa completely vanished from the Heavenly Dao Illusion Realm.
Heaven and earth returned to tranquility.
"You rascal..."
Lu Ze rubbed his forehead helplessly.
He had originally planned to erase Wei Chengqing from the Illusion Realm himself, but he hadn't expected this idiot to speak without thinking and provoke the Heavenly Dao Remnant Spirit into striking first.
He couldn't help but mutter under his breath:
"Now it's going to be even harder to clear my name..."
...
...
Luofeng Continent, Illusion Alliance Base.
"Pfft!!!"
Forcibly kicked out of the Illusion Realm, Wei Chengqing spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood.
The green ghost mask on his face had long been shattered into pieces.
Wei Chengqing couldn't even bother to circulate his energy to regulate his breath. Without even wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he prepared to flee.
Blood Crow, who was currently in a fit of rage, could be anywhere by now.
He was already two minor realms lower than Blood Crow.
Just now in the Heavenly Dao Illusion Realm, he had been forcibly erased, causing significant damage to his divine sense. Now, he was even less of a match for the other party.
With Blood Crow's current level of resentment, it was entirely possible for him to undergo demonic deviation right on the spot.
If they really bumped into each other now, whether he could survive was highly debatable...
Just as he stepped out of the Illusion Alliance cave dwelling,
A monstrous aura of blood shot up into the sky, and countless blood crows cawed all around him.
"Elder Wei..."
"Let's have a nice, long chat..."
...
...
Lihuo Peak, Lingyu Pavilion.
Lu Ze's Illusion Realm world.
"I'm telling you, couldn't you have just distributed the reward directly? Why make it so flashy and complicated..."
Lu Ze couldn't help but quietly complain.
"This Heavenly Dao likes it this way."
The Heavenly Dao Remnant Spirit's righteous and confident reply left Lu Ze speechless.
[Illusion Realm reward has been issued. Please check!]
A line of golden text appeared in Lu Ze's Illusion Realm, and subsequently, a gorgeously designed red wooden chest engraved with dense runes materialized in front of him.
"This is the first prize? The treasure chest design is actually pretty nice."
Lu Ze looked at the treasure chest with a calm expression, unable to help but sigh in realization that the Heavenly Dao Remnant Spirit had been deeply influenced by his gaming style. Whether it was the method of distributing rewards or the appearance of the rewards themselves, it was exactly the same as a gacha pull from his past life.
"Aren't you curious about what reward you'll get?"
The Heavenly Dao Remnant Spirit couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled.
Because Lu Ze's expression didn't look excited in the slightest.
Among those cultivators who received rewards, apart from Blood Crow and Rakshasa, every single one of them was overwhelmingly grateful and incredibly thrilled.
"Do I even need to think about it? It's definitely the Dao Transformation Incantation."
Lu Ze answered with a smiling face.
The prizes in the first-class prize pool were all extremely special cultivation techniques or magical treasures, otherwise it wouldn't have attracted such massive financial investment from the Illusion Alliance.
Among them, the only thing that tempted Lu Ze was an ancient cultivation technique called the Dao Transformation Incantation.
According to his speculation, practicing the Dao Transformation Incantation would further enhance his ability to control the direction of the Illusion Realm, greatly increasing the immersiveness of the story.
It was no exaggeration to say that if not for the allure of the Dao Transformation Incantation, he might not have even bothered competing with the Illusion Alliance for this first-place reward.
As for why he was so certain that the reward was definitely the Dao Transformation Incantation...
Lu Ze knew the personality of this Heavenly Dao Remnant Spirit guy inside and out.
It was the textbook definition of saying one thing but doing another.
It claimed everything was randomized, but in reality, it always gave him exactly what he needed.
In all the various competitions held on a whim previously, the treasures Lu Ze obtained were always exactly what he needed to construct his Illusion Realms.
Lu Ze looked triumphantly at the Heavenly Dao Remnant Spirit. Just as he was about to open the treasure chest, he suddenly noticed something off about the way the spirit was looking at him.
The moment the treasure chest opened, the golden runes on the Heavenly Dao Remnant Spirit's body suddenly flashed.
[Congratulations on obtaining the illusion realm reward: Ten-Character True Art]
"..."
Lu Ze took a deep breath and looked at the Heavenly Dao Remnant Spirit.
"You secretly swapped the reward, didn't you?"
"?"
"Say something!"
"Heh, how could this Heavenly Dao ever go back on its word?"
"Then why did you turn around??"
"How could a mortal comprehend the actions of this Heavenly Dao?"
"Then why the hell did the runes on your body just flash!!"
"Mortal, cease your nonsense."
"Give me back my Dao Transformation Art!!!"
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?!
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
] [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!"
