"Heh." Chen Shuo sneered coldly. He couldn't believe Xiao Mingchen could still be so stubborn in the face of death.
At this point, no matter what he said, today would be his day of reckoning.
"Xiyan, do it!"
Hearing Chen Shuo's command, Su Xiyan didn't hesitate. She focused intently, concentrating all her power into a single point.
Normally, it would be effortless for Su Xiyan to summon the Demon Hunting Crossbow, but with Chen Shuo's power enhancement, she encountered some resistance. With each bit of energy she gathered, another bead of sweat formed on her forehead.
Sensing the immense energy, the Ghost King Xiao Mingchen let out a heart-wrenching scream. He was truly terrified now.
In the face of death, his previous arrogance vanished: "Chen Shuo, if you spare me, I'll be your slave. If you want, I can even help you become the new king of Su City."
"Not only that, I can introduce you to the powers behind me. I know you're currently at the Semi-Legendary Ghost Saint level, right? If you gain their favor, you'll definitely break through your current level and reach the legendary Demon Saint realm."
Xiao Mingchen firmly believed the temptation he offered was too great for Chen Shuo to refuse.
The Demon Saint was the pinnacle of vampire power, a height countless vampires couldn't reach in their entire lifetime.
But he was wrong, mistaken in his understanding of Chen Shuo's true strength.
Chen Shuo had already reached the Demon Saint level, and he didn't need any external help.
However, Xiao Mingchen's words did catch Chen Shuo's attention. To guide a Semi-Legendary Ghost Saint to the Demon Saint realm would require at least a Demon Saint level vampire.
In other words, there were other Demon Saints in this world besides him.
Realizing this, Chen Shuo's expression grew serious.
Previously, Chen Shuo might have thought Xiao Mingchen was just talking big to save his life.
But after hearing his explanation, Chen Shuo began to ponder seriously.
As the saying goes, there's always someone better out there.
There were still many unknowns in this world, and one couldn't deny the outside world based on their own limited knowledge.
Just like how Legendary Demon Hunters were once thought to exist only in legends, yet they were real and present in the capital, less than a thousand miles away.
And there might be more than one. If Legendary Demon Hunters existed, it wouldn't be surprising if Demon Saints did too.
"I appreciate your offer, but for us right now, eliminating you is more important. You've done too much evil and should face the consequences," Chen Shuo said after a long pause.
His decision wouldn't be swayed by the other's words. Even if there were other Demon Saints, they were just at the same level as him. In a fight to the death, it wasn't certain who would win.
Moreover, Chen Shuo had the support of his system, giving him some confidence if it came to that.
"Xiyan, don't wait any longer."
Chen Shuo looked at Su Xiyan and nodded.
By now, Su Xiyan was drenched in sweat, her flushed face showing her discomfort.
This arrow contained the strongest arrow intent she had ever used, further enhanced by Chen Shuo's power.
At Chen Shuo's nod, she finally released the arrow.
This arrow, imbued with the essence of heaven and earth, flew out like an unsheathed blade, tracing a beautiful arc in the air.
Its speed was so fast that it was imperceptible to the naked eye. The Ghost King Xiao Mingchen didn't even have time to react. As the light pierced through him, his pupils contracted violently.
Without much suffering, without even uttering a word, Xiao Mingchen's form dispersed like dust. Simultaneously, countless golden lights flew towards Su Xiyan.
In an instant, Su Xiyan was enveloped in golden light. Seeing the dazzling radiance, Chen Shuo smiled with satisfaction.
A Ghost King was indeed a Ghost King. This powerful energy was incomparable to the previous vampires they had encountered.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that even a hundred high-level vampires couldn't match a single Ghost King.
Now, all Chen Shuo had to do was wait for Su Xiyan to quietly absorb everything.
According to Chen Shuo's guess, after absorbing the Ghost King Xiao Mingchen's energy, Su Xiyan should be able to successfully break through to the Platinum Rank.
He was curious to see just how far into the Platinum Rank she would reach, and felt a sense of anticipation.
Time passed minute by minute, with Chen Shuo silently standing guard beside Su Xiyan.
The golden light gradually faded from deep to light as time went on.
From the initial golden yellow to a pale yellow, and finally to colorless.
When the "energy cocoon" enveloping Su Xiyan finally burst, she slowly awakened from her meditative state.
As she opened her eyes again, Su Xiyan exuded an aura completely different from before.
She had broken through, and her strength had increased significantly. Even without Su Xiyan displaying her power, Chen Shuo could clearly sense it.
The current Su Xiyan was at least several times stronger than before. Now, she could probably easily handle a Semi-Legendary Ghost King level vampire.
"How do you feel? What level have you reached?" Chen Shuo asked with concern as Su Xiyan recovered.
"I... I'm not quite sure. I feel some fluctuations, and... I sense something inside my body," Su Xiyan said, assessing herself.
Due to her recent breakthrough, everything was still unstable.
As she was self-assessing, she suddenly became aware of something new in her body, making her feel a bit uneasy.
She didn't know when it had appeared, as it hadn't been there before.
But after absorbing the energy, this thing appeared. She could sense it, but couldn't touch it.
It seemed to exist, yet also seemed not to.
This feeling of something being there yet not there left Su Xiyan feeling uncertain.
She wasn't sure if this was normal after a breakthrough, so she explained her situation to Chen Shuo. His expression grew serious as he listened.
He had never heard of such a situation before. It shouldn't be like this.
To be safe, Chen Shuo placed his hand on Su Xiyan's shoulder.
He channeled his internal yin cold energy, converting it into natural energy that Su Xiyan could accept, and slowly let it seep into Su Xiyan's body through her pores.
At first, everything went smoothly. Chen Shuo could clearly sense Su Xiyan's current strength.
But when Chen Shuo's power tried to probe her sea of consciousness, a great resistance, like surging waves, blocked his power from afar.
Chen Shuo wasn't willing to give up. He tried again, but the result was the same as before.
"How can this be?" Chen Shuo muttered, his expression growing more serious. But he had no intention of giving up. He once again mobilized his internal yin cold energy and continued to try...
d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!
esick Sect? Well, at least it's considered a respectable orthodox sect. Wait a minute— What kind of vibe are you all giving off? Shouldn’t this be a love-struck, romance-obsessed sect? Why does everyone here sound more like demonic cultivators? "Master, today he’s getting married. This disciple wishes to descend the mountain and crash the wedding, then toy with him to death right in front of his wife..." "Elder, I only got into your sect through connections, so why won’t you teach me anything?" "Because I also became an elder through connections." Thankfully, Su Ji was just an outer sect labor disciple. Surely, nothing too crazy would— "Junior Brother, you’ve broken through to Qi Refining. Once you sever your useless spiritual root, you can officially become an outer sect disciple." "The Great Dao is merciless. Don’t let a worthless spiritual root waste your essence and spirit, hindering your cultivation." Is this really the Lovesick Sect? ... Three years later, Su Ji sat in the seat of the Lovesick Sect’s sect master, sighing with emotion. His rise to this position all started when his junior sister adamantly insisted on preserving his "spiritual root." "Mmm... Senior Brother, what’s our relationship now?" "Stop talking. Keep going." "By the way, that newly promoted top-tier sect—didn’t they come to buy our Love Beans?" "One top-grade spirit stone per Love Bean—is that really so expensive?" "I suspect they’ve eaten too many Love Beans." "Now they’re lovesick." Well, this really is the Lovesick Sect after all.
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
