The vines continuously extended and twisted through the air, their tips finally transforming into two massive python heads that lunged toward Fu Jinyu, snapping their jaws.
"Release!"
Fu Jinyu also unleashed her full power. Black energy gathered above her head, condensing into a black crown.
Her figure flickered through the air, evading the two pythons.
Even as she dodged, she reached out, and the black crown floating above her head hovered into her palm.
Whoosh!
At that moment, the crown began to spin.
All of Fu Jinyu's black energy was absorbed into the crown.
"Second form!"
The moment she spoke, the crown shattered, transforming into a wave of black energy that enveloped her.
Clang!
The unique vibrating sound of metal rang out, and eight blades appeared behind Fu Jinyu.
A suit of black armor covered her body, and the crown on her head had vanished.
The armor clung tightly to her figure, accentuating every perfect curve. Combined with her long black hair and those fierce ghost-like eyes, Fu Jinyu resembled a demon risen straight from hell.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
The eight blades behind her sliced rapidly in front of her body, moving so fast the very air seemed to wail in anguish.
In an instant, the two incoming python heads were shredded into fragments.
Whoosh!
Fu Jinyu transformed into a streak of black light, charging straight at Xiang Teng.
"You're asking for death!"
Xiang Teng pushed his power to the absolute limit. This time, it wasn't just his arms — two more giant pythons burst out from his back.
One of the python heads suddenly opened its jaws, and a green beam of light shot toward Fu Jinyu.
Shing!
Fu Jinyu swung her blade-wings and instantly evaded the beam, appearing before Xiang Teng in the blink of an eye.
She swung her fist, aiming it straight at his head.
One of Xiang Teng's other pythons opened its maw and lunged at her fist, ready to bite down.
But Fu Jinyu didn't dodge at all. She let out a sharp cry and struck downward with all her might.
Boom!
Her fist shattered the serpent's fangs, but the python head still clamped its jaws around her fist.
"I'm not letting go!" Xiang Teng grinned with a savage look.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The remaining serpents all struck toward Fu Jinyu's vital points.
Zing!
At the same time, the blades on her back formed a circle, encasing Xiang Teng.
"Imperial Punishment!"
Each of her blades suddenly expanded to nearly fifty meters in length, radiating vast amounts of black energy.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
The eight nearly-fifty-meter blades began to cut at extreme speed, with no pattern whatsoever.
In an instant, the ground around them, the trees, the raised platforms — everything was sliced into fragments.
Boom!
Xiang Teng's figure plummeted from the sky and slammed into the earth.
Down below, the crowd had long since fled into the distance. After all, this was a battle at the realm-breaking level.
A few of the bolder ones lingered at a distance to watch the fight.
As for the more timid, they had already fled the ruins entirely.
Xu Mu stood with his hands in his pockets, watching it all calmly from afar. Fu Jinyu was indeed impressive — it seemed she didn't need his help at all.
Swish!
A figure flashed behind Xu Mu, a blade slashing toward his neck.
"Don't watch so intently. Next life, be more careful!"
Wu Tian's voice came from behind Xu Mu.
Clang!
A sound like metal colliding rang out.
Wu Tian saw what happened before him and froze, his mouth agape.
The man in front of him had caught his blade with his bare hand.
"Your attack doesn't have much strength behind it!"
Xu Mu drove his elbow backward with force.
Boom!
Wu Tian's body was sent flying. He tried to steady himself mid-air, only to find he had already landed — right on the exact spot where Xu Mu had been standing.
"That technique... You are—!"
Rumble rumble rumble...
In an instant, dozens of punches slammed into Wu Tian's back. The intense pain hit him like electric shocks.
Blood sprayed violently from Wu Tian's mouth.
The speed was so fast he couldn't even react.
[Tribulation Power -50]
Li Poshan immediately took control of Wu Tian's body and dodged away.
"Xu Mu!" Wu Tian's eyes burned with fury.
He shifted his body slightly, and every movement sent searing pain through his back. He could tell that one strike had broken his bones.
"Brother Wu Tian!"
Xiang Huo rushed over from the distance. "Who is this brat? He actually managed to injure you?"
"He's—" Wu Tian started to speak, but suddenly realized that the Xu Mu in the distance had become Xiang Huo.
Meanwhile, Xu Mu, through his translocation ability, had already appeared right beside him.
This movement was like a phantom — impossible to grasp.
Boom!
With a thunderous crash, Xu Mu stomped on Wu Tian's foot, pressing it deep into the ground.
Wu Tian's expression twisted violently. "Demonic Art!"
Rumble rumble rumble...
Countless afterimages of Xu Mu's fists appeared, raining down on Wu Tian like a storm.
For these "protagonists," he had devised a new strategy.
That was — to fight them head-on, using relentless attacks to drain the protagonist's Tribulation Power.
For main characters with high Tribulation levels, sneak attacks couldn't kill them anyway. This was faster.
Wu Tian's face was instantly covered in bruises, blood spraying from his mouth and nose at the same time.
[Tribulation Power -10]
[Tribulation Power -10]
...
Boom!
Li Poshan took control of the body again, hurling a massive orb of light at Xu Mu's chest.
Zing!
The moment the orb touched Xu Mu, it vanished.
The next instant, the orb reappeared above Xiang Huo's head — and exploded.
Xu Mu, meanwhile, did not stop his assault. The attacks continued.
Li Poshan kept raising his arms to defend, but found it impossible to block.
[Tribulation Power -10]
[Tribulation Power -10]
...
A flicker of fear crept into his heart. Just how strong was this Xu Mu?!
Boom!
Li Poshan slammed his fist into the ground, the earth beneath him collapsing and fracturing in an instant.
That finally allowed Wu Tian to break free from Xu Mu's onslaught.
Li Poshan gathered power again, and a golden orb the size of a basketball appeared in his hand.
Bang!
The golden orb exploded into a blinding light, like a flashbang, turning everything around them into gold.
Li Poshan had intended to attack Xu Mu, but realized his technique hadn't affected him at all.
Instead, Xu Mu kept coming straight at him.
Without a moment's hesitation, Li Poshan flew toward the entrance of the ruins.
Xu Mu chased closely behind, only stopping once he reached the entrance.
"I drained a good chunk of his Justice Value this time. If I get lucky next time, I might be able to finish him off."
He muttered to himself, making no move to pursue further. The outside world wasn't a suitable battleground.
There was still an important matter to handle — helping Fu Jinyu resolve her problem.
Wu Tian, having fled outside, only regained control of his body when his leg suddenly gave way, forcing him to his knees.
"It feels like the bones in my foot are shattered, damn it!"
Wu Tian roared in fury. "That Xu Mu! Damn him! Damn him!"
"Stop complaining. Take a pill quickly. I also felt a trace of fear from Xu Mu. We shouldn't have provoked him in the first place."
Li Poshan's voice came through.
"What are you saying? Are you telling me to kneel and beg for mercy?"
Wu Tian pulled out a pill and swallowed it in one gulp, looking at the sky with a defiant gaze. "I am Wu Tian — lawless and unrestrained! I'd rather die standing than live kneeling!"
"I understand. You're already at the Transcendent Mortal realm; it'll be hard to progress further in the outside world."
Li Poshan said. "Go to the Inner Realm. With my help, you're destined to become a lord of one domain. You can get your revenge then."
"Fine!"
Wu Tian clenched his fist tightly. "Xu Mu! I'll let you have your moment of glory, but sooner or later, I'll make you watch me toy with Fu Jinyu right in front of your face!"
...
Inside the ruins.
Xu Mu’s senses suddenly picked up something unusual, so he made his way deeper into the ruins.
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?!
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!
iaobai: "Councilor Dad, front me some funds. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!" [Five-Star Mission Issued: Capture the leader of the Blood Heaven Pirate Gang, who is on the run in the Radiant Star Sector. It is said the gang has over a hundred members. Proceed with caution.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, lend me the family's hundred-thousand-strong Lu Army!" [Seven-Star Mission Issued: Subdue a juvenile Void Dragon Beast.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, I'm taking your tamed Void Dragon Beast King out for a family reunion!" I said, System, don't you have any slightly more challenging missions? You're just not up to par! [Nine-Star Mission Issued: Become the Human Councilor.] Lu Xiaobai: "Dad, there's a small matter I'd like to discuss with you..."
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)
