After finalizing the direction, the game development progressed swiftly.
Lu Ze divided the game into four main sections.
The first was the Campaign Mode.
This section was designed rather roughly by Lu Ze, serving primarily as a tutorial.
Since it borrowed events from the Great War between the righteous and demonic factions, he didn’t expect the Campaign Mode to contribute much to the game’s IP value.
The second was the War Mode.
This was specifically crafted for the theme of "War."
In War Mode, players could choose factions and sects, develop their forces on the map, and compete for rankings.
Lu Ze designed unique units and weapons for each sect based on their characteristics.
For example, the Wuji Sword Sect’s special unit was the Sword Immortal, with its ultimate technique being the Wuji Sword Formation.
The Tianxuan Sect’s special unit was the Tianxuan Formation Master, with its ultimate technique being the Earthfire Heavenstar Formation.
...
The third was the Competitive Mode.
Inspired by the competitive styles of StarCraft and Warcraft, this mode was designed for easier adaptation in later stages.
Compared to War Mode, it introduced a "population" limit.
Unit attributes were also more rigorously balanced, primarily adjusting overpowered units from War Mode to ensure competitive fairness.
Additionally, "Hero" units were introduced.
The fourth was the Map Editor.
Compared to the map editor in Is the Cultivator Brave Enough to Descend 100 Floors?, the one in Immortal Realm Domination was far more powerful.
It was almost entirely modeled after the Warcraft III map editor from his past life.
Back then, this very system had given rise to wildly popular modes like Chaos of the Three Kingdoms, DotA, and DotA Auto Chess...
...
Lu Ze worked quickly.
Within just a week, he had a prototype ready.
Most of his effort went into designing unit stats, while the visuals were the simplest part.
Once the prototype was complete, Lu Ze tested it himself.
He chose the demonic faction.
The demonic faction’s traits included slight attribute boosts at night and the ability to evolve additional skills as their kill count increased.
Overall, Lu Ze aimed for relative balance—each faction had its strong phases, and units countered one another.
Lu Ze swiftly concluded a match.
"The Crazy Enemy" was utterly crushed by him.
Of course, this wasn’t a balance issue but a skill gap.
If an average player were to face "The Crazy Enemy," three of them combined might still lose.
After one round of testing, there were no glaringly overpowered phases—in fact, the demonic faction felt slightly weak.
"Hmm, this time I’ll spare my dear senior brothers," Lu Ze muttered to himself.
It wasn’t out of guilt for tormenting his fellow disciples before, but because Immortal Realm Domination was meant to focus on competitive play.
Setting the AI difficulty too high served little purpose.
Just then, the system’s voice suddenly rang out:
[In the coming days, the Great War between the righteous and demonic factions will erupt!]
[Mission: As the demonic faction’s pillar, the host must spare no effort to ensure the demonic faction’s ultimate victory!]
[Reward: Demonic Cultivation Manual]
"..."
Hearing this, Lu Ze paused just as he was about to exit the illusion.
He had planned to be the good guy this time, but this damn system wouldn’t let him...
Lu Ze reopened the development interface.
"Easy Enemy"—deleted!
"Hard Enemy"—deleted!
"Crazy Enemy"—difficulty supercharged!!
All demonic faction unit stats were buffed across the board!
But that wasn’t enough.
He then opened the Campaign Mode.
Originally, he had treated it as a simple tutorial, putting little effort into it.
The Campaign Mode followed a straightforward heroic narrative—
Righteous sects gradually grew stronger, sounded the counterattack, and ultimately defeated the demonic faction.
Now, though...
Lu Ze opened the world map.
The demonic faction’s territory expanded wildly...
...
Time flew by.
Soon, it was the day to submit the illusion.
The Lingyu Pavilion was enclosed by a barrier set up by Yang Zhengxin.
Without permission, no one could communicate with the outside world.
Even mental transmissions would be intercepted by Yang Zhengxin.
After confirming the illusion crystal was flawless, Lu Ze sat cross-legged in the courtyard to meditate, waiting for noon.
He hadn’t been seated long when faint sounds of combat echoed from the sky.
Due to the barrier, he couldn’t hear clearly.
Lu Ze looked up and saw two tiny black dots in the sky.
Suddenly, the sky darkened.
A violet divine thunderbolt split the heavens, shaking the entire region.
The pale blue barrier around him cracked faintly.
"What’s going on?"
Lu Ze rubbed his eyes and peered upward.
A figure plummeted from the sky, crashing violently into the Lingyu Pavilion’s outer barrier.
The already fragile barrier shattered completely.
"You old bastard! Why should I clean up after that traitor’s mess!?"
The figure slammed into the ground, still shouting furiously.
Lu Ze stared at the newcomer speechlessly.
"Master... what kind of act are you pulling?" he muttered under his breath.
"Ahem, finally made it in."
Nangong Yuan chuckled awkwardly, sitting up in disarray and dusting himself off.
"So, how was my acting just now?"
"Master, get up first."
"No need, no need! The ground’s quite comfortable. I’ll just sit here!"
"Master, did Elder Zhao beat you up...?"
"Nonsense! A mere divine thunderbolt can’t take me down!"
"Alright, alright. So what’s this all about?"
"Shush. Here, take this defensive artifact. Drip some blood on it to bind it."
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After some explanation, Lu Ze finally understood the whole story.
The Lingxiao Sect elders were worried he wouldn’t deliver a "War" illusion, which would reduce the sect’s resources.
Moreover, once Ding Mingcang emerged from seclusion, he would surely use this to target Lu Ze and report him to the sect master.
After discussing it, Zhao Wendao and Nangong Yuan decided to stage a performance.
Days ago, the two elders pretended to argue over the illusion, escalating their "feud" until today’s "clash."
They faked a fierce battle, deliberately crashing into Lu Ze’s Lingyu Pavilion.
This way, Nangong Yuan could secretly relay the plan to Lu Ze, and they’d act together—
Lu Ze would pretend to help Nangong Yuan out, and Zhao Wendao would "lose his temper," hurling a divine thunderbolt at them.
The illusion crystal would be "accidentally" destroyed in the chaos.
What a coincidence, right?
Under normal circumstances, the illusion designer couldn’t be replaced mid-process.
But this created an "unavoidable circumstance."
The crystal was shattered—what could they do?
They’d just have to use another pre-prepared illusion crystal from the Lingxiao Sect’s reserves.
As it happened, Elder Nangong had once dabbled in creating a "War" illusion in his free time. Everyone could make do with that!
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After hearing the full story, Lu Ze’s lips twitched.
"Who came up with such a ridiculous script? You and Elder Zhao?"
"Never mind how it came up with this—after racking our brains, this is the only plan we’ve got. You take the crystal, and we’ll go out together!" Nangong Yuan urged.
Lu Ze felt a chill run down his spine.
"You’re saying I go out first, take a divine thunder strike from the Grand Elder, and just happen to shatter the crystal? What about me?"
"You’ll be fine! Didn’t I just give you a protective artifact? Don’t you trust your master’s treasures?"
"But all your artifacts are broken..."
"Broken or not, your master’s still alive! Here, look!"
To reassure Lu Ze, Nangong Yuan performed a kip-up on the ground.
Pfft!
Blood spurted from his nostrils.
"..."
Lu Ze silently took a large step back, his resolve to never leave the room now unshakable.
Ahem, "Your master’s just been indulging in too many rare spirit herbs lately—too much vitality!"
Wiping the blood from his nose without a hint of shame, Nangong Yuan pulled out a few pills from his storage ring.
"Relax, Elder Lin specially brewed some life-locking elixirs for you. You’ll definitely get treated within half an hour!"
"Master!" Lu Ze cut in solemnly.
"What?"
"I’ve already completed the illusion formation. And it’s flawless!"
"Huh???"
Nangong Yuan froze.
This should have been incredible news.
Yet, he couldn’t feel an ounce of joy.
This illusion…
How had Lu Ze actually pulled it off???
So that divine thunder strike earlier… was for nothing???
"Master, maybe you could… send a voice transmission? Tell the Grand Elder to stop blasting?"
"Send nothing! Yang Zhengxin’s barrier is sneaky—he’d overhear it."
"Then, Master…" Lu Ze patted Nangong Yuan’s shoulder gravely. "We’ll just have to commit to the act!"
Nangong Yuan paused.
Then, resigned, he closed his eyes and trudged step by step toward the door.
"Oh, about that artifact I gave you earlier..."
"You told me to blood-bond it, so I did. Can it even be transferred now?"
"..."
"It’s fine, Master. You still have Elder Lin’s medicine..."
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
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.
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?"
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."
