After raising her hand, Shi Fumeng lowered her head and walked toward the black-robed old man in the distance.
"Holy crap! Brother Mu, what's going on? Isn't she on your side?"
Seeing this, Chen Xuan quickly turned to look at Xu Mu.
Instead of being angry, Xu Mu actually felt a bit of joy in his heart.
He didn't like carrying a ticking time bomb around. At a critical moment, a person like her could truly endanger his life.
Now that Shi Fumeng had voluntarily left, it was actually a good thing for him.
However, despite his inner joy, Xu Mu put on a furious expression and glared at her. "Shi Fumeng! What is the meaning of this?"
"What do you mean 'what is the meaning of this'?"
Shi Fumeng was already standing beside the black-robed old man. She gritted her teeth and said, "I won't risk my life for anyone! Nothing in this world is more important than my life. I'm just doing what any normal person would do."
"But I saved your life! If it weren't for me, you would have died several times over! I even taught you such a precious cultivation method, and this is how you repay me?"
Xu Mu roared in anger.
"Who asked you to save me?"
Shi Fumeng wiped her tears with her arm and glared at Xu Mu.
She didn't even know what was wrong with herself.
For a woman, especially a beautiful one, to survive in the Valley of Ten Thousand Races until now...
...she had to rely on being ruthless and resorting to any means necessary.
Countless people had been conned to death by her.
But why, when betraying Xu Mu, did her heart ache a little?
Perhaps it was because Xu Mu was genuinely good to her.
Unlike the people she had met before, who only treated her well to get her body.
But Xu Mu wasn't like that.
He freely gave her healing pills, gave her Qi Sea Pills, and even handed her such a precious Heaven-tier cultivation method.
"Xu Mu! If it was something within my power, I would definitely save you, but this is a matter of life and death! It's not like you've ever risked your life to save me..."
Shi Fumeng's voice grew quieter and quieter as she remembered the Immortality Research Institute branch from last time.
Xu Mu had stayed behind, risking his life, just so she could escape.
She closed her eyes, forcing herself to steady her breathing and calm down.
She had initially approached Xu Mu just to obtain a cultivation method. Now she had it, and a Heaven-tier one at that.
Her goal was achieved.
She couldn't die. She still had to get her revenge, and no one could stop her path forward.
Wu Tian, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. "Senior Sister, you actually managed to scam the cultivation method out of him? Master said before that you could definitely manipulate him. I didn't believe it, but looking at it now, this Xu Mu is nothing special."
Shi Fumeng merely shot Wu Tian a cold glance without saying a word.
Boom!
Right at that moment, Amelia suddenly erupted with power and fled into the distance.
As a Cardinal of the Holy Church, she had her own dignity.
If she defected to the enemy who killed her church members just to survive, she would be punished by the Pope even if she managed to live.
But she was even less willing to fight such a powerful expert for Xu Mu.
She had only met Xu Mu once, so for her, the best choice was to run away and not get involved in this matter.
Rumble!
The black-robed man unleashed his power, causing the air to explode with a sound like roaring thunder.
The people around only saw a meteor-like red light flash rapidly, catching up to Amelia in the blink of an eye.
Feeling the terrifying aura behind her, Amelia immediately crossed her arms. "Light's Protection!"
Buzz!
A giant golden shield appeared in front of her.
Crack!
With a loud crash, the shield couldn't even last a single second before the black-robed man.
It shattered instantly, and Amelia behind it suffered a heavy blow.
She flew out like a kite with a broken string, crashing into the rocks on a distant hillside.
Blood flowed down the rocks to the ground.
"I said, either stand on my side and kill Xu Mu, or die. I never gave you the option to run away."
The black-robed man looked disdainfully at the two people beside Xu Mu.
Now, only Chen Xuan and Fu Jinyu were left.
"You two, are you going to die with Xu Mu, or help me kill him? I'll only give you three seconds to consider."
The black-robed man said with an indifferent expression.
Xu Mu didn't speak, but waited to see their attitudes.
"Cut the crap! People of the Jiuli Tribe, our Heavenly Demon Tribe wasn't afraid of you back then, and we still aren't afraid of you now!"
Saying this, Fu Jinyu revealed her face.
Xu Mu was deeply moved by her side. As expected of his Sister Empress, true friendship is seen in times of adversity.
"So it's the Heavenly Demon Tribe. Interesting. I'll be taking your corpse."
The black-robed man laughed. "And what about that other kid? Are you also willing to die with this Xu Mu?"
"Actually, I'd rather run away, but you cut off that path for me. So, I can only stay and share life and death with Brother Mu."
Chen Xuan smiled and tightened his grip on his woodchopping knife.
"Good! Since that's the case, let's fight!"
The black-robed man landed back in front of Wu Tian and Shi Fumeng. "You two, attack!"
Hearing this, Shi Fumeng quickly turned to look at the black-robed old man. "What do you mean? Weren't we supposed to deal with Xu Mu? That woman is very strong; we are no match for her!"
"Senior Sister is right. That Heavenly Demon is in the mid-stage of Mortal Shedding. We can't beat her."
Wu Tian also looked at the black-robed old man. "If it's really a suicide mission, we might as well stand on Xu Mu's side. At least we'd die with a good reputation."
"You two really are cowards afraid of death! Fine, leave that Heavenly Demon to me. The remaining two are yours."
As soon as the black-robed old man finished speaking, he charged toward Fu Jinyu.
"Xu Mu! Run!"
Fu Jinyu directly unlocked her restrictions and charged at the black-robed old man.
"With Sister Empress here, how could I run?"
Xu Mu revealed a faint smile. "Old Chen, you run first. Leave this place to me!"
"Brother Mu, do you trust me?"
Chen Xuan asked suddenly.
"Nonsense! If I didn't trust you, why would I bring you here?"
Xu Mu smiled at Chen Xuan.
"Alright!"
Chen Xuan immediately grabbed his woodchopping knife and ran into the distance.
Seeing Chen Xuan trying to run, the black-robed old man was just about to pursue him when Fu Jinyu flapped her bladed wings and blocked his path.
"A mere ant. How many moves can you last against me?"
He suddenly erupted with power and attacked Fu Jinyu.
Meanwhile.
Wu Tian and Shi Fumeng followed suit, blocking Xu Mu's path.
Shi Fumeng's eyes were red, but she still said viciously, "Xu Mu! Don't blame me, I just want to live! I did nothing wrong!"
"Cut the crap, Fumeng. Finish him off first! He has already become your inner demon!"
An old man's voice came from Wu Tian's body.
Shi Fumeng clenched her fists and executed the Yin Spring Channeling Technique.
Rumble!
The seawater in the island's crevices suddenly began to churn.
She was now stepping on the waves, with several water spheres appearing around her body.
Seeing this, Xu Mu couldn't help but grin.
Shi Fumeng frowned. Before she could ask, Wu Tian spoke first.
"Are you smiling bitterly? You feel like a fool, don't you? The cultivation method you gave to my senior sister must be Heaven-tier, right?"
Wu Tian couldn't help but mock him. "A man like you deserves to be scammed!"
"Using a cultivation method to see a person's true colors—isn't that a good deal?"
Xu Mu smiled and shrugged.
"What are you putting on an act for? If you were duped, just admit it. What are you so afraid of? If you had used a Yellow-tier cultivation method to test things out, I might have actually believed you," Wu Tian said indifferently.
"Certain abilities are exclusive to Heaven-tier cultivation methods, just like this one." Xu Mu looked up at Shi Fumeng, who was hovering high above. "I bestowed this upon you, so naturally, I can take it away."
The moment he finished speaking, the waves beneath Shi Fumeng's feet suddenly dissipated, and she plummeted uncontrollably from above.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
