Elder Ye's mind had gone completely blank. What had just happened?
Huang Nuanyan was equally stunned, having clearly witnessed Su Luo effortlessly deflecting the enemy's attack.
And then there was Little Yu's razor-sharp sword strike.
They were terrifyingly powerful.
Su Luo glanced at Elder Heiya, now barely clinging to life on the ground.
He had brought this upon himself.
Su Luo had originally planned to leave him half-dead and hand him over to Lin Xuan, but Little Yu had sliced him in two without hesitation.
Not dead yet, but close enough.
"Lin Xuan, your enemy—Earthly Fiend Sect," Su Luo spoke to the air.
But it wasn't just the air. Lin Xuan stepped forward. The one behind the cheating incident—he had traced it back to Elder Heiya.
He just hadn’t expected the elder to confront Su Luo directly.
Su Luo kicked Elder Heiya toward Lin Xuan.
Without hesitation, Lin Xuan finished him off. There was nothing left to say.
Then, silence fell between them.
Su Luo wondered if Lin Xuan had guessed his identity. But he wouldn’t admit it outright, so he stayed quiet, ready to adapt.
Lin Xuan, too, debated whether to bring it up. But now wasn’t the time—not with others present.
Huang Nuanyan exhaled in relief now that the danger had passed, but the atmosphere felt off.
The way the two looked at each other… did they actually know one another?
Just who was Su Yu, really?
Finally, Su Luo broke the silence. "Aren’t you leaving?"
If not for the plot’s sake, he wouldn’t bother fighting Lin Xuan at all.
"Right, I’ll go." Lin Xuan understood—Su Luo didn’t want to be disturbed, didn’t want his identity exposed. Fine.
He collected Elder Heiya’s corpse and turned to leave.
But after a few steps, he suddenly paused and called back, "Su Yu, did you enjoy the Spirit Combat Tournament?"
Su Luo blinked. What kind of question was that?
His first instinct was to brush it off—no way he’d share his true feelings with Lin Xuan.
But Huang Nuanyan was still here. Saying it was terrible might hurt her, as if their time together had been fake.
And that wasn’t true. Su Luo had genuinely enjoyed it.
"It was alright," Su Luo replied.
"Good." Lin Xuan smiled, but his tone darkened. "Sorry about last time… I couldn’t wipe out the Heavenly Demon Sect."
He was still too weak. He’d only managed to kill a few titled demons—couldn’t even touch the Demon Monarch, let alone those above.
With that thought, Lin Xuan vanished, eager to resume his training.
Su Luo was left baffled. What did Lin Xuan mean by that?
Apologizing for not destroying the Heavenly Demon Sect?
What was going on today? First one cryptic remark, then another.
Lin Xuan had always been straightforward—why did he suddenly feel like a stranger?
"Su Yu, who are you really?" Huang Nuanyan asked.
"You sure you want to know?"
"You’re this strong… you must be someone incredible."
It had dawned on her—Su Yu and Little Yu weren’t normal. Their earlier display proved that.
A pang of insecurity hit her. She’d thought they were close, but maybe she’d been deluding herself.
Su Luo understood that feeling. When the gap in power was too vast, distance inevitably formed.
"With things turning out this way, we’ll have to leave early."
"Huh?" Huang Nuanyan stared blankly. It was too sudden.
"Goodbye." Little Yu had already slipped their tournament prizes into Huang Nuanyan’s belongings, along with a few other gifts.
The abruptness stung. Huang Nuanyan had truly considered them friends.
Her heart ached.
Su Luo and Little Yu departed.
"Su Yu! Little Yu! Will we meet again?" Huang Nuanyan shouted after them.
"Hard to say."
"Where can I find you?"
Bold question.
Su Luo decided honesty was best. No point letting her chase after them blindly.
"In that case, let’s reintroduce ourselves. I’m Su Luo."
"And I’m Little Yu."
Then, they vanished. Their names alone would tell Huang Nuanyan everything.
Su Luo? Little Yu?
Why did those sound so familiar?
A second later, her eyes widened.
They were from the Heavenly Demon Sect! The very same wanted criminals on the bounty notices.
But the Su Luo and Little Yu she knew—they hadn’t seemed evil at all.
"Miss, I think we should pretend we never heard those names," Elder Ye whispered, sweating bullets.
This was way above their paygrade.
Su Luo—a titled demon of the Heavenly Demon Sect. His status was beyond immense.
"I… I think so too." Huang Nuanyan nodded weakly. She couldn’t risk her family.
Still, she never imagined it would end like this.
Then, she noticed something extra in her belongings.
The prizes from Su Luo and Little Yu.
Memories of their time together flooded back, leaving her emotions tangled.
Among the items were two notes.
Su Luo’s read: "We’re leaving. These past few days were fun."
Little Yu’s said: "You’re a good person. Thank you for the happiness you gave us."
They’d planned to slip away quietly, leaving these behind.
Reading their words, Huang Nuanyan couldn’t reconcile them with the notorious demons of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
But seeing them again… that would be nearly impossible now.
"Let’s go, Elder Ye."
"Miss, are you alright?"
"I’ll be fine. Somehow… I don’t think Su Luo and Little Yu are as bad as they say."
"Miss…"
"I know. I won’t go looking for them. I won’t cause trouble."
She understood the Heavenly Demon Sect’s infamy. She wouldn’t be reckless.
But she’d treasure these memories—bury them deep in her heart like precious treasure.
"Honestly, telling me your names… should I be worried you’ll silence me?"
Yet, she felt no fear.
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Su Luo and Little Yu left Waterfall City.
But before they did, Su Luo sought out Li Siyi. Some goodbyes couldn’t be skipped.
"You’re leaving tonight? Not staying one more night?"
Li Siyi had grown addicted to their recent… interactions.
Though they hadn’t crossed certain lines, compared to before, it was monumental progress.
She’d already prepared for bed—only for Su Luo to drop this bombshell.
"My cover’s blown. Can’t stay."
"I see. Next time, then." She kissed him.
No protests, no pleas. She wouldn’t make it harder for him.
Looking at her, Su Luo felt a pang of guilt.
Looking back, he’d rarely sought her out. It was always her, coincidentally bumping into him.
"Next time I’m free, I’ll come find you," he said.
"Really?" Li Siyi hadn’t expected that. "You promise? No take-backs."
Her heart soared.
"Of course."
"I’ll come too!" Little Yu chimed in.
"Ugh, no. Not you." Li Siyi made a face of exaggerated disgust.
Little Yu just grinned. "Too bad. I’m coming anyway."
Truth was, they’d grown quite close.
Finally, Su Luo and Little Yu continued on their journey.
"I'll be waiting for you!" Li Siyi called out loudly.
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
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.”
【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.
