"Chief, looks like first place this time is ours for sure!"
One of the members of [Final Dusk], [Sunset], said smugly.
"All thanks to that benefactor's gift. Those so-called prodigies and saints? In the illusion realm, they're nothing but a bunch of trash! Hahaha!"
Another player with the ID [Black Serpent] laughed just as arrogantly.
Granted blessings by [Heart Demon], they had not only broken through to the Golden Core realm overnight but could also light the eighth spirit lamp of the Ten Directions Spirit Summoning Array.
With the enhancements of X-ray vision and auto-aim, they were invincible in the "Immortal Abyss Operation"!
Even Li Moran, whom they once dared not even look at, could only be bullied by them now.
"Should we just go straight for them this time? Wouldn't that be too blatant?"
As soon as they landed, [Sunset] asked with some concern.
"Heh, it's not our fault this time... they spawned right next to us!"
[Dusk] let out a sinister chuckle and pointed toward the direction of Cell Two.
In his field of vision, the IDs of Lu Ze and his two companions were clearly visible.
"This time..."
"We'll take them out ourselves!"
...
In the Lingxiao Sect viewing area.
"Junior Brother Lu's team spawned in Cell Two, while [Final Dusk] landed in Cell One. They're very close!"
"[Final Dusk] chose not to crouch and wait in this round—they're going on the offensive..."
"What's going on? Brother Zhou and Sister Li didn't set up their guns—they chose to loot and eat in Cell Two instead?"
"[Final Dusk] is in position! Brother Zhou barely pulled a cow horn out of the cabinet before getting taken out... How is he so squishy?"
Zhong Yi frowned as he watched the scene unfold.
His attention was all on [Final Dusk]; he hadn't noticed the starting gear of the [Trim Your Jade Feet] trio.
"Sister Li decided to fight back... What the hell? A humane machine gun?"
As Li Moran fell, Zhong Yi suddenly realized something and quickly shifted his view to Lu Ze.
Looking at Lu Ze, fully armed and calmly taking his time, Zhong Yi was pleasantly surprised:
"Could it be..."
"Junior Brother Lu is about to make his move?!"
...
The Heavenly Dao live stream.
The barrage was all curses and complaints.
[They died way too fast!]
[It feels like Brother Zhou wasn't wearing any armor—too squishy!]
[Sister Li's gunshots sound off... So cheap?]
[Don't tell me they came in just to run around with knives? Already giving up?]
[It's over, it's over, [Final Dusk] is definitely going to win...]
[Strange, Lu the Demon King isn't blowing himself up at the start this round?]
[Lu the Demon King is still alive!]
[What's the point of him being alive? Both his teammates are dead—what's the use of a loaded boss?]
[Lu the Demon King better find a good spot to lie low—maybe there's still a chance.]
...
Ascension Base, Cell Two.
"They're here."
Li Moran, who had just been eliminated, warned.
"Be careful—they have the Six-Set and [Death]!"
Zhou Yue added anxiously in his mind.
[Final Dusk] had two clean sweeps, unlocked the spirit stones, and acquired two Six-Set suits and [Death]. Their gear now crushed everything.
Even someone as strong as Lu Ze—Zhou Yue couldn't figure out how to turn this around.
"Junior Brother Lu, how are we supposed to beat them?"
Zhou Yue asked in utter confusion.
"Simple,"
Lu Ze said with a faint smile.
"All we have to do is be faster than them, right?"
...
On the other side.
"Haha, they crumbled way too easily this time, huh?"
[Sunset] laughed, kicking Zhou Yue's corpse, his pride swelling.
"There's still Lu Ze left? Watch your feet—don't let him 'trim' them! Hahaha!"
[Black Serpent] chimed in with a laugh from outside the workshop.
Jokes aside, the three knew Lu Ze could never actually hit their feet.
His figure was highlighted by a rectangular box in their vision—every move he made, all in plain sight.
"Heh, he's hiding at the corner on the second floor near the stairway... You charge; I'll cover."
[Dusk] said to [Sunset] beside him.
"I'm on it!"
[Sunset] laughed loudly, raised his gun, and charged down the corridor.
"Then I'll circle around from downstairs."
[Black Serpent] understood, flanking from the other side.
Dusk aimed the barrel of [Death] firmly at the wall where Lu Ze might emerge.
Behind the wall, the box representing Lu Ze kept swaying slightly, annoying [Dusk].
"What's this kid up to?"
A shadow flashed past the wall, [Dusk] held his breath, but it was just an arm's blur.
"Damn!"
[Dusk] swore under his breath, almost firing but managing to hold back.
The box continued to sway.
But each time a body part showed, it was a minuscule angle.
Dusk knew that with the eighth spirit lamp active, his aim was godlike but locked onto the chest and head.
Rushing a shot would just hit the wall, so he fought to restrain his trigger finger.
"No, I have to wait until he exposes more... more!"
Dusk's focus intensified.
The shadow behind the wall seemed to slow down in his eyes...
Suddenly!
A massive shadow emerged from behind the wall!
"Now!"
Dusk reacted instantly, pulling the trigger.
At the same time, his eyes focused on the shadow's outline—
Lu Ze's butt.
"Damn!!!"
...
The red spirit bullet flame of [Death] shot out!
"Bang!"
But it hit the wall in front of Lu Ze.
"I knew it."
Lu Ze thought calmly.
He had already guessed their auto-aim was a low-grade version.
Even if it had hit his rear, it wouldn't have been fatal, so he took the risk.
Now the crucial AW bullet was spent—a rare opening!
A gap of one bullet...
Lu Ze seized it.
For players using X-ray vision like these, Lu Ze had never truly seen them as threats.
They once had some technique, but now they were too reliant on their crutches—forgetting the real art of player-versus-player combat.
For instance, if they had placed a shock arrow at his current position, peeking would have been far harder than this.
Or...
From the footsteps, it was obvious—
The Valiant charging down the corridor was striding carelessly, without using any cover at all.
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 bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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?!
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
