With Li Moran's defeat, Zhou Qiaoling directly chose to signal surrender.
If it were the usual time, Zhou Yue would never miss the chance to beat up his dear sister.
But thinking of how Lu Ze had just infiltrated the Righteous Attack Bridge Team to hit from behind, and how he played the sneaky "foot-trimmer" during their one-on-one sparring matches...
Zhou Yue put that idea aside.
Otherwise, who knows how the outside world would judge the Lingxiao Sect...
Anyway, Li Moran and Shen Yan accepted their loss and quit the game, leaving just one "rat" behind—it wasn't too outrageous.
Zhou Qiaoling had struck gold and tried to sneak it through, only to be caught by Lu Ze inside the soldier's crate.
"Ah! This shield-soldier crate actually spawned a [Recovery Heavenly Cauldron]? What a lucky shield-soldier~~"
Lu Ze knowingly retrieved the [Recovery Heavenly Cauldron] from the soldier crate and deliberately waved it in front of Zhou Qiaoling, making her so anxious she nearly fumed.
Zhou Yue was 10 million short of the promotion line, and a [Recovery Heavenly Cauldron] was worth 7 million—immediately filling the gap.
Lu Ze directly gave the [Recovery Heavenly Cauldron] to Zhou Yue.
As repayment, the twelve crates scattered in the garden were all devoured by Zhou Qiaoling on his behalf, since Zhou Yue and Zhong Yi absolutely refused to touch those dirty loot bags.
"Junior Brother Lu, what were you thinking back then? At such a formal sparring occasion, how could you..."
Zhou Yue trailed off.
"It's fine. If I got caught, I'd just give it away~"
Lu Ze shrugged nonchalantly.
At the time, his Initial Saint Value had already maxed out. Winning or losing didn't matter, since he wasn't chasing rankings—so he just chose the easiest method.
"Aren't you afraid Junior Sister Li might..."
Before Zhou Yue could finish, Zhong Yi interrupted:
"How could that be? Junior Sister Li is naturally aloof and wouldn't mind... Right, Junior Brother Lu? Huh? Junior Brother Lu?"
Zhong Yi called out twice but got no response from Lu Ze.
Turning around, he saw the other person frozen in place.
A moment later, Lu Ze suddenly transformed into a righteous alliance crate.
[Mirror Master Lu Ze has exited the Illusion Realm!]
"Hiss..."
Zhong Yi shuddered involuntarily.
"Strangely feels a bit cold?"
...
Lihuo Peak.
Above the Lingyu Pavilion, ice and snow converged, illuminating the night sky as brightly as day.
"Senior Sister Li, Senior Brother Zhong just praised you for having a good temperament and said you wouldn't mind what happened in the Illusion Realm... uh hehe..."
Lu Ze grinned awkwardly and scratched his head, quietly starting to deploy various charms and barriers around himself.
"Everything Senior Brother said in the Illusion Realm was the opposite."
Li Moran shot him a glare, instantly shattering all the barriers Lu Ze had just set up.
"Alright, alright... Same as always? If I block all your ice swords, you'll let me off?"
Luzeimally stared at the countless ice swords in the sky and resignedly shielded his head.
"Just don't hit my face this time, okay?"
"I won't hit your face..."
A strange curve tugged at the corner of Li Moran's lips.
With a "whoosh," one ice sword stabbed toward Lu Ze's foot.
"???"
Lu Ze was shocked.
"Senior Sister Li, are you into feet?"
"What?"
Li Moran's expression instantly soured.
Isn't that my line?
She clenched her fists slightly, and the sky filled with profound ice swords doubled again.
The Lingyu Pavilion was instantly swallowed by a blizzard.
"Damn, you're serious..."
...
...
The first stage ended, producing a total of 201 qualifying spots.
Notably, aside from losing to Lu Ze's foot attack in the first match, Li Moran evacuated from all other matches—and went on a killing spree.
Her ranking shot straight to first, pushing [Dusk] down.
According to those who faced her that night, Lady Li was unusually ferocious...
The second stage moved away from the random ranking point-grabbing model and shifted to a team battle phase.
The 201 players formed teams freely, competing for points in a team format.
The competition in this stage was even fiercer, because ultimately only six teams would enter the final round.
Compared to the randomness of the first stage, the second stage introduced a Heavenly Immortal Stone snatching mechanism.
The Heavenly Immortal Stone was the equivalent of the previous life's Mander Brick.
In normal mode, carrying a Heavenly Immortal Stone out of the match allowed you to draw a skin.
In the previous life's official design, the team that successfully decrypted it would win directly.
Those who decrypted it twice would advance immediately.
This was designed to force battles via brick-breaking, though in practice, its effect wasn't as huge as expected.
Lu Ze modified this mechanism slightly.
Unsealing the Immortal Stone—equivalent to decrypting the Mander Brick in the previous life—would not lead to an instant win.
Instead, like an airdrop in PUBG, it granted powerful equipment (Liu Tao and AW).
It also gave the entire team a buff.
Additionally, the Immortal Stone itself was set as a high-value red item worth 2 million.
...
On the cultivation world side, most players formed teams based on their sect or faction.
The consensus was to team up with fellow disciples or other independent cultivators.
"I'm already satisfied with reaching the second stage using the running-knife playstyle! As for the battles ahead, I won't participate further... Wishing you all, may your martial fortune flourish!"
Zhong Yi left behind this remark and lightly withdrew from the second stage.
He had joined the competition just to set an example for running-knife players.
With that goal achieved and the upcoming matches being aggressive combat zones, he naturally didn't want to drag others down.
Zhou Qiaoling felt the same.
Upon learning she couldn't leisurely loot and feast, she directly chose to bail out—since she'd already had her fun.
She could still claim the first-stage reward—a win-win deal.
Lu Ze, Zhou Yue, and Li Moran naturally formed a team together.
Originally, Li Moran didn't want to team with Lu Ze.
She wanted to settle the score from last time in the match and have a fair fight with him.
But Lu Ze wanted to team with Li Moran.
The reason was simple: convenience.
He could just go AFK in the match and still win—how great was that?
So Lu Ze privately set up a custom room and sparred with Li Moran several times head-on, fulfilling her wish.
In the end, the three teamed up.
At first, Lu Ze planned to name the team [Initial Saint Gate], only to find the name was already taken.
That just showed how widespread the followers of the Initial Saint were.
Finally, they used [Trim Your Jade Feet] as their match name.
With two powerful players like Zhou Yue and Li Moran in the team, Lu Ze didn't need to exert any effort.
He'd just open "Thirteen Kingdoms" at the start, switch back to eat loot bags after they cleared the map, and laze around.
His days were almost as comfortable as a boss who hired double bodyguards.
...
Luofeng Continent, Illusion Alliance Base.
"Dammit!!"
Huang Yuwen exited the Illusion Realm and punched the wall in fury.
"Why is this grand formation utterly useless? I can't even beat those two from Lingxiao Sect!"
He was the famed [Dusk] in the Illusion Realm, a minor guardian well-known before the competition, recruited by the Illusion Alliance at a hefty price.
"Young friend, why the rush? The Ten Directions Soul-Drop Grand Formation is operating at less than one-tenth of its efficiency..."
The eye-masked mind demon's voice was sharp and ridiculous at this moment.
"It's enough to just advance to the finals. What difference does it make whether I come in first or sixth?"
"If I reveal too much too soon, it might arouse suspicion and cause trouble instead..."
"When we reach the finals, there will be plenty of chances to teach the Lingxiao Sect a lesson I won't hesitate to hand out!"
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.
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
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!
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
