Little Yu couldn't help but feel a bit helpless as more and more people crowded into the small house.
There wasn’t much space to begin with, and now Xiao Pa couldn’t even play around freely.
If playing wasn’t an option, she could always bask in the sun, but she had grown accustomed to doing so with Su Luo.
However, these people kept monopolizing Su Luo’s time, leaving her no opportunity to enjoy the sun with him.
All she could do was find an unnoticed corner to sleep in.
“Little Yu, what’s wrong? You seem distracted,” Su Luo asked, noticing her dazed expression. She had been cultivating just moments ago, but now she seemed lost in thought—and this wasn’t the first time.
“It’s... it’s nothing,” Little Yu snapped back to reality and replied.
“Are you sure?”
“Really, it’s nothing.”
“Maybe she’s just had some insights,” Li Siyi chimed in.
“That could be it.”
At that moment, Yun walked in.
“Come on, I’ve prepared some honey-scented fruit tea. It’s good for cultivation. Give it a try,” Yun offered.
Little Yu took a sip. “It’s delicious.”
“Right? Su Luo really likes it too,” Yun said proudly.
Li Siyi turned to Su Luo. “You like it?”
Su Luo, who was also drinking the tea, nodded. “Yes, it’s really good. Yun’s skills are impressive.”
Li Siyi glanced at Yun and took a sip herself. She had to admit, the flavor was excellent.
Yun had even managed to win over Su Luo’s taste buds. No wonder she had become Su Luo’s most trusted subordinate.
But I won’t let my guard down around you.
However, Li Siyi didn’t stay for long. She had tasks assigned by her sect to complete. The Seven Stars Sword Sect was collaborating with the Tian Guang Sect, and this alliance was being solidified through a marriage arrangement. To ensure the cooperation went smoothly, the sect had assigned her a number of responsibilities.
Little Yu could afford to ignore these tasks since she wasn’t skilled in such matters, but Li Siyi couldn’t escape them. She was quite capable when it came to handling duties.
Before leaving, she called Yun aside.
“So, Yun, I hope you’re truly loyal to Su Luo.”
“Of course I am.”
“Honestly, I don’t like your overly cheerful demeanor,” Li Siyi said, feeling that Yun’s intentions might not be pure, though she had no evidence.
“Alright, I’ll stop smiling then,” Yun replied, her smile fading.
“I’m not Su Luo. You don’t have to take my words so seriously.”
“You’re Su Luo’s friend. I listen to him, and I can listen to you too, especially for something as trivial as this,” Yun said politely.
Li Siyi shivered. Why are you so obedient to Su Luo? You’re supposed to be your own person.
Perhaps this was why Yun had earned Su Luo’s trust.
Or maybe it was just empty politeness.
With that, Li Siyi left.
Nangong Xiyun watched Li Siyi go. Although she occasionally returned to guide her, she couldn’t help but feel she hadn’t been paying enough attention to her disciple lately. As a master, she felt she had been neglectful.
Once this matter was settled, she would arrange some special training for Li Siyi. She knew Li Siyi would love it.
Hehe.
......
Di Haoao returned from the tavern, still disheveled and looking as dejected as he had in Su Luo’s tavern.
Long Xinxin noticed and asked with concern, “What’s wrong? Why did you drink so much?”
Di Haoao instantly put on a cheerful face. “Oh, I met someone interesting today. We had a great conversation, and I ended up drinking a bit too much. I’m a little dizzy now, but it’s fine. I’ll just rest for a bit.”
Di Haoao didn’t dare to tell her what had really happened.
“Hmph, you scared me. But don’t worry, there’ll be plenty of happy times ahead. Our wedding day is getting closer. I can’t wait for it to begin,” Long Xinxin said, her mind drifting into fantasies of the upcoming event. She wore a blissful expression, completely oblivious to the troubled look on Di Haoao’s face.
“Actually...” There’s no need to rush.
“I wonder...” Can I really make you happy?
“We...” Will we be able to love each other as we used to?
Every sentence remained unspoken.
To Long Xinxin, his hesitation was just stuttering.
“What is it? You can tell me anything. There’s nothing we can’t discuss.”
“It’s nothing. I’m looking forward to it too.”
“Good.”
Suddenly, a loud noise echoed throughout the city.
What’s happening? What’s going on?
They soon found out.
A beast army was attacking.
Hearing this news, Di Haoao felt a surge of excitement. This was his chance to prove himself and show everyone who had looked down on him that he wasn’t a failure.
Then he slapped himself.
What kind of mindset is this? Fighting the beast army isn’t about personal glory.
Think of all the brothers who have died at their hands.
Approaching this battle with such selfish thoughts would be disrespectful to their sacrifices.
Di Haoao calmed down, his mind now focused on one goal.
I will annihilate the beast army, leaving none alive.
Long Xinxin watched as Di Haoao instantly sobered up, his demeanor serious and determined. He hadn’t changed at all from the man she knew, and it was kind of attractive.
Di Haoao said, “Let’s go.”
Long Xinxin replied, “Alright.”
......
From atop the city walls, they looked out into the distance. A dark, overwhelming mass of the beast army loomed.
This was different from previous attacks. Both the numbers and the quality of the beasts had significantly improved.
The beast army was intent on sweeping across the South Continent, launching large-scale assaults on human settlements.
The forces gathered on the walls watched with grim expressions, noticing the unfamiliar breeds among the beasts.
For the people of the South Continent, some of these beasts were entirely unknown.
The unknown meant danger.
The Seven Stars Sword Sect was also present. As members of the righteous path, it was their duty to stand against the beast army.
Lin Xuan gazed out solemnly. No matter how many times he faced them, the oppressive presence of the beast army was always overwhelming.
Fierce, monstrous, powerful, and imposing...
In comparison, the humans seemed small and weak.
But if they were truly weak, they wouldn’t have survived this long.
Humanity’s swords had cleaved through the tides of the beast army countless times before.
Di Haoao, however, appeared highly professional. With a single glance, he identified the types of beasts in the enemy ranks and quickly explained their weaknesses and habits.
He also provided detailed strategies on how to deal with them, ensuring everyone was prepared.
There was no need for further dialogue. The beast army charged forward, their only goal to trample the city and slaughter everyone within.
The humans, of course, would not retreat. Behind them were people they needed to protect.
Lin Xuan charged into the beast army once more, and this time, his comrades from the Seven Stars Sword Sect followed closely.
He was no longer fighting alone.
They weren’t just subordinates—they were brothers who had faced life and death together.
Even Lin Xuan’s young Split God Tiger, though newly born, was ferocious in battle.
Lin Xuan moved with unmatched speed, cutting down beasts with precision. Knowing their weaknesses made his strikes swift and lethal, each one aimed to kill instantly before moving on to the next target.
But when the beasts clustered too densely, Lin Xuan didn’t hesitate to unleash a powerful attack, obliterating them all at once.
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!
【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.)
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
