In his previous life, Lu Ze's "Palworld" had many settings that enhanced the gaming experience.
For example, no item drop on death, reduced stamina consumption, reduced item weight, increased item drops, increased experience points...
But in the Illusion Realm.
All of these had been gutted.
If the players were allowed to have too good a time, then Lu Ze's own days would be miserable.
The easiest mode that the cultivators of this world could experience was still the purest survival mode.
And as the level of the regions increased, the Pals on the later islands were far more dangerous than those on the starting island.
However, these cultivators had never tasted anything better anyway. Under such harsh conditions, the Pal world only made them more and more addicted.
"AHHH!! My Pal Spheres, my money, my equipment!!!"
Zhou Qiaoling respawned at the base camp, staring at her completely empty backpack and wailing at the top of her lungs.
"Why on earth did you have to go and provoke a Mammorest..."
Zhong Yi, who had just returned to the base, chuckled as he looked at the pitiful Zhou Qiaoling.
The next second.
[Mammorest killed Unbreakable and Unyielding!]
Zhou Yue's figure also appeared in the base camp.
"ZHOU! QIAO! LING!! Are you trying to get your brother killed?!"
Zhou Yue's back teeth were grinding audibly.
He had just finished crafting a Pal Sphere, teleported to the Statue of the Giant Eagle in the Mammorest territory, and was about to continue exploring.
And he ran right into the Mammorest that Zhou Qiaoling had enraged, which had started attacking indiscriminately, sending him back to home base in a single second.
At this moment, he was wearing nothing but his boxers, and with that face of his—thick eyebrows and big eyes—he looked absolutely miserable.
"Alright, alright, you two stop bickering... Here, let me show you something."
With that, Zhong Yi cheerfully pulled out a Pal Sphere and summoned a slender blue Pal with big doll-like eyes.
"Wow!! It's that little blue dragon from the promo video!!!"
Zhou Qiaoling's eyes, which had just been filled with despair, instantly lit up.
"It's not some little dragon... It's called a Dazzi."
Zhong Yi chuckled and scratched under Dazzi's chin. Dazzi squinted its eyes, tiny heart symbols constantly popping up on its forehead, its tail swaying left and right, clearly enjoying itself.
As the most popular Pal among players in his previous life, it was no different in this one.
Not just Zhou Qiaoling—even Zhou Yue, who always cared most about combat strength, couldn't help but stare at it with an auntie-style smile.
And especially when Dazzi came over and sniffed at Zhou Yue's body again and again, Zhou Yue actually blushed—something that rarely ever happened.
"Haha, I think it's telling you that you smell stinky!"
Zhou Qiaoling couldn't help teasing.
"Also, this Dazzi can be ridden!"
Zhong Yi proudly picked up the Dazzi saddle that the Mischief Cat had just crafted from the Pal Gear Workbench and equipped it.
The next moment, he let out a whistle, and Dazzi really did glide back over, using its head to nudge Zhong Yi onto its back to sit.
The sight made Zhou Yue and Zhou Qiaoling extremely envious.
"Uh, it's just... a bit cold, isn't it?"
Zhong Yi couldn't help shivering.
Dazzi was an Ice-type Pal, and the freezing mist emanating from its body immediately made Zhong Yi feel uncomfortable.
"Old Zhong, where did you catch this Dazzi? I want one too!"
The envy in Zhou Yue's eyes was practically spilling out.
"It's the great demon on the hillside to the northeast. Now that it's been captured, it'll probably have to wait for a respawn."
Zhong Yi explained.
"Senior Brother Zhong, I really like this Dazzi... Could I trade you a Wolf for it? It can be ridden too..."
Zhou Qiaoling stared at Dazzi under Zhong Yi with intense longing, carefully holding out a Pal Sphere containing a Wolf.
"Of course. Once it respawns, I'll just go catch another one."
Everyone had known before entering the Illusion Realm that Zhou Qiaoling loved Dazzi. Zhong Yi didn't refuse and agreed without hesitation.
"That's weird... Since it's a great demon, how did you take it down so easily?"
Zhou Yue was puzzled.
Zhong Yi had caught a Dazzi without a word, seemingly smooth sailing the whole way, no problems at all.
It completely broke his reputation as a clumsy fool!
"Haha, that's where you don't get it!"
Zhong Yi chuckled and summoned a Foxspark.
"Fire beats ice—you know that, right?"
"It's not really that much of a counter... Old Man's sparring matches with Senior Sister Li have never ended in a win..."
"SHUT UP!!!"
"Haha, anyway... the elemental advantages in the Pal world are pretty obvious. Foxspark deals insane damage to Dazzi. And have you noticed? Foxspark also has a saddle!"
With that, Zhong Yi scooped Foxspark up and held it to his chest, aiming it like a rifle.
"When I heard you guys warn me, I quickly crafted a Foxspark harness on the spot, and then I found out I had a combo move with it!"
Zhong Yi demonstrated as he spoke, and a long torrent of blazing flames shot out from Foxspark's mouth.
"So I just held Foxspark up and blasted Dazzi with it. After all that spraying, Dazzi had less than half HP left... No challenge at all!"
"Damn, that's insane. Junior Brother Lu, really—where does your imagination even come from..."
Zhou Yue stared in awe, unable to help but marvel.
Coming up with all sorts of bizarre Pals was one thing, but who would ever think to hold a fire fox to their chest and use it like a flamethrower to hose down an enemy?
When it came to creative thinking, everyone had to hand it to Lu Ze.
"So, that means Pals that can be paired with crafted gear are all pretty powerful?"
Zhou Qiaoling said thoughtfully.
The riding of Wolf and Dazzi, and the flame launcher of Foxspark—both were incredibly strong.
Zhou Yue immediately agreed.
"Quick! Let's see what other Pals have gear that can be unlocked!"
The three of them got to work immediately, each opening their skill tree panel to search for Pal-related gear they hadn't seen before.
"Found it..."
All three said at the same time, and six eyes turned in unison toward a Pengullet watering the berry field diligently.
"Pengullet!"
"Squeak squeak squeak?"
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
g Yu was preparing for retirement when her organization decided to eliminate her. She transmigrated to a zombie apocalypse world. However, a tiny unexpected situation occurred: She somehow transformed into an adorable little girl?!
