While Li Siyi was battling her inner demon, Su Luo observed his own inner demon, which, unlike Li Siyi's, didn't charge forward to attack. Instead, it stood silently.
Such a demeanor naturally caught the attention of the Demon Emperor.
Upon closer inspection, the Demon Emperor was astonished. "Good heavens, how is this kid's inner demon so powerful? Just how formidable is his soul?"
However, the Demon Emperor merely smirked.
But this was also unfortunate. While others still had a chance to overcome their inner demons, this kid was doomed.
The Demon Emperor prepared to intervene, only to find that he couldn't control Su Luo's inner demon.
He couldn't help but curse inwardly. "What kind of inner demon is this? I hate these uncontrollable ones the most."
"Stop staring and attack! That's the entity you hate the most."
Since he couldn't control it, he resorted to verbal provocation.
But it was useless.
The inner demon remained motionless, and so did Su Luo.
Su Luo was contemplating how to deal with the Demon Emperor.
In truth, it wasn't too difficult. With the skill "I Accept Your Power," Su Luo could definitely break through the Demon Emperor's defenses.
The real question was whether his Golden Core body could withstand the power of a Nascent Soul.
Even if it could, how many attacks could he launch?
Of course, there was also the skill "Share the Pain," which would allow him to attack a few more times.
But would a few more strikes be enough to instantly defeat the Demon Emperor?
Probably not.
Overthinking wouldn't help. In the end, this was the best solution Su Luo could come up with. In critical moments, it was time to risk it all.
Su Luo was familiar with risking everything, so he wasn't afraid.
Just as Su Luo was about to take action against the Demon Emperor, the inner demon spoke.
"I have just one question."
"Did you love me?"
Ignoring Su Luo's nonsensical answer, the inner demon continued, "Have you forgotten your original purpose?"
Without a moment's hesitation, Su Luo blurted out:
"××, activate!"
The Demon Emperor was baffled. "What the hell is activating?"
Feeling inexplicable, he urged them to fight.
Su Luo's inner demon grinned, its arrogant laughter growing louder.
"Password correct. Our ideals align. I will assist you."
Su Luo's inner demon dissipated into a cloud of black smoke, swirling around Su Luo.
In an instant, Su Luo was enveloped in a black tornado.
The inner demon began to take on a new form.
From the darkness, a pair of crimson eyes lit up first.
Then, its true form was revealed.
"What kind of form is that?" the Demon Emperor exclaimed in shock.
Su Luo's inner demon replied, "The Black Knight - Gundam Form."
Su Luo's appearance completely transformed into that of a mechanical knight, and to match the form, the inner demon's voice also became mechanical.
This wasn't a fusion; it was merely the inner demon encasing itself in a shell.
Although the form had changed into a Gundam, Su Luo still held the dominant control.
"This makes no sense. An inner demon helping its host? I've never seen or heard of such a thing. But you're still doomed, because I will personally deal with you."
The Demon Emperor descended from the sky, and the pressure of a Nascent Soul bore down on Su Luo.
"Let me reintroduce myself. I am the Demon Emperor, a Nascent Soul cultivator. Your form is impressive, and you almost scared me. But unfortunately, you're only at the Qi Refining stage. There's nothing you can do."
Su Luo thought he was right, but he wasn't afraid. He took a step toward the Demon Emperor.
"If Qi Refining isn't enough, then Foundation Establishment."
In that moment, Su Luo's cultivation instantly rose to the Foundation Establishment stage. The Demon Emperor couldn't help but question this, but Foundation Establishment was still weak.
Su Luo took another step.
"I know you'll say Foundation Establishment isn't enough either, so how about Golden Core?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Luo's aura surged once again.
"How can your cultivation increase like this? Don't tell me you can go even higher!"
The Demon Emperor panicked and was ready to flee. In just a few seconds, everything he knew had been overturned. This kid was too bizarre. Who could increase their cultivation like this?
He had finally emerged; there was no way he would die here.
"I can't go higher."
"Hahaha, I thought you were really something. But Golden Core is still nothing to me," the Demon Emperor said, feeling slightly reassured.
"It's enough. Today, Lin Xuan, with the help of Elder Yan, killed a Golden Core cultivator while at Qi Refining. Now, I, Su Luo, will kill a Nascent Soul while at Golden Core. No problem."
Su Luo prepared to ambush him, accepting his power.
The Demon Emperor laughed after hearing this. "I don't think you heard me clearly. I am a Nascent Soul!"
A Golden Core killing a Nascent Soul? What a joke.
Su Luo ignored the Demon Emperor's mockery and said to his inner demon, "Let's go, my other self."
"Mm, I'm here."
Su Luo's inner demon reshaped itself, and a massive sword appeared in Su Luo's hands.
This sword was formed from the inner demon, its durability dependent on the inner demon's strength, and it weighed almost nothing.
The enormous sword didn't require Su Luo to get close to the Demon Emperor; he could strike from a distance.
But just as he was about to bring the sword down on the Demon Emperor's head, he suddenly stopped.
Su Luo: "Why aren't you dodging?"
"Because I'm not afraid."
"Why aren't you afraid?"
"Not being afraid means... Ahhhhh!"
Su Luo had already slashed down.
The immense force sent the Demon Emperor tumbling to the ground.
Su Luo ignored his screams and raised the sword again, bringing it down once more.
The Demon Emperor rolled to dodge, no longer able to maintain his composure.
Su Luo pressed: "Didn't you say you wouldn't dodge?"
"What kind of power is that?!"
That wasn't the power a normal Golden Core cultivator should have!
"Is there a problem?"
As he spoke, Su Luo continued his attacks.
The Demon Emperor tried to evade.
"You can't dodge anymore."
Another slash, and even though the Demon Emperor dodged, he was still struck by Su Luo.
However, the Demon Emperor's physical body was quite strong.
Su Luo had used such immense power that his body should have been unable to withstand it, but with the inner demon, half the damage was transferred to the Demon Emperor, and the other half was borne by Su Luo's inner demon.
Su Luo remained unharmed, and given the current strength of his inner demon, he could swing the sword dozens more times without issue.
Su Luo's inner demon: "What other tricks do you have? Use them now."
The Demon Emperor didn't need to be told; he would act, or else he'd be cut to pieces.
"Demon Clone!"
But as soon as the Demon Emperor created a clone, Su Luo struck both the clone and the original, hitting them simultaneously.
The clone vanished instantly, and the Demon Emperor was sent flying again. He was furious.
"Instant Prison Soul Wave!"
The Demon Emperor slammed his hands on the ground, and a massive wave of dark demonic energy surged upward.
Within the wave, countless skulls wailed in agony.
Su Luo watched the demonic wave expressionlessly.
He knew similar techniques, but he had moved past the stage of shouting out his moves.
Su Luo dragged his sword along the ground.
Then, he swung upward.
The massive wave was split in two.
Not only that, but the slash also precisely struck the Demon Emperor.
With one move, Su Luo had extinguished the Demon Emperor's rage.
"This is bad, I'm going to die."
The Demon Emperor knew that if this continued, he would truly perish.
Escape, he had to escape.
"Didn't I tell you? You can't dodge anymore."
A forty-meter-long sword descended as promised.
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.”
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
world slacker. But a genius female disciple just had to get clingy, insisting that he take her as a disciple. Not only that, she was always making advances on him, thoroughly disrupting his peaceful slacker life...
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
