Finally, Gu Qingfeng arrived at the shadow where the Shadow Demon was hiding.
It was a patch of tree shadow, and all it took was lifting a branch to reveal the inky black figure beneath.
At this moment, the Shadow Demon was extremely tense.
Just as Gu Qingfeng was about to lift the branch, a faint sound came from not far away.
In an instant, Gu Qingfeng shifted his position and ran towards the source of the noise.
The Shadow Demon immediately breathed a sigh of relief and silently praised its own cleverness.
In fact, the noise just now was a trap it had left behind during its escape. While fleeing, it had tampered with the shadow of a wild rabbit, intending to create a disturbance and draw attention.
Unexpectedly, Gu Qingfeng fell for it.
However, to prevent Gu Qingfeng from returning, the Shadow Demon stayed in place for at least the time it took to burn a stick of incense. Seeing that Gu Qingfeng still hadn't appeared, it finally relaxed, realizing that Gu Qingfeng must be searching other areas.
After all, this forest was vast, and he couldn't focus on just one area.
Suddenly, the Shadow Demon moved.
Its shadowy body flowed like water towards the distance, silent and undetectable.
It felt that the timing was right; if it didn't leave now, given that guy's freakish abilities, he might just set the entire forest on fire.
However, just as it had taken a few steps,
Suddenly!
A chilling, sinister voice came from behind it.
"I found you!"
The Shadow Demon was startled, and when it turned around, it saw a pale face covered by dappled tree shadows, grinning maniacally in the dark forest.
It was Gu Qingfeng!
In that instant, the Shadow Demon felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave! Its mind went blank from the shock of Gu Qingfeng's sudden appearance, and its heart almost stopped.
Looking at Gu Qingfeng's grinning face, a horrifying thought suddenly flashed through the Shadow Demon's mind.
This is it! I'm going to be eaten by a demon! Wait... isn't it me who's the demon?
Help! Someone's trying to eat a demon!
Gu Qingfeng looked at the Shadow Demon, which was almost scared out of its wits, and thought to himself, "Little trickster, do you really think you can fool me with that little scheme?"
He had seen this kind of plot countless times in movies, TV shows, and novels over the past decade. Whenever the villain was about to catch the protagonist, some small animal would always make a noise, and the villain would be lured away.
Did you think I would fall for that?
Wait a minute... why do I feel like I'm the villain here?
It's all the Shadow Demon's fault. It must have given me fake wine to drink.
The Shadow Demon was stunned for a moment, then quickly activated its shape-shifting ability to escape. However, this time Gu Qingfeng was prepared and doggedly pursued the Shadow Demon, not giving it any chance to shake him off.
The two raced each other, neither able to gain the upper hand.
Whenever Gu Qingfeng caught up to the Shadow Demon and tried to strike, his attack speed couldn't match the instantaneous nature of the Shadow Shift technique, and the Shadow Demon would always teleport away just as he lifted his hand.
After a long stalemate, they even started chatting.
“Gu Qingfeng, continuing this chase is meaningless. Both of us can shift forms and shadows, and you should know that as long as I don't stop, you can't catch me. Why not call it quits here?”
Gu Qingfeng knew the Shadow Demon was telling the truth, and continuing this stalemate was actually disadvantageous to him, as his Shadow Power was running low.
But how could Gu Qingfeng give up? Earlier, he had declared that if he couldn't catch the Shadow Demon, he wouldn't deserve the surname Gu. A man of honor keeps his word.
Today, he must finish off the Shadow Demon!
So, while teleporting, Gu Qingfeng pondered how to limit the Shadow Demon's shape-shifting ability.
At this moment, he thought of his nine years of compulsory education, specifically the lessons on shadows.
Finally, inspiration struck, and Gu Qingfeng realized the solution!
To counter the art of transformation, one must first eliminate shadows. Without shadows, the art of transformation couldn't be activated.
How to eliminate shadows?
Naturally, with light!
Just as the sun has no shadow, light is the greatest nemesis of shadows.
With this in mind, Gu Qingfeng looked at the Shadow Demon and asked, "Do you believe in light?"
The Shadow Demon was puzzled and didn't understand what he meant. But soon, as Gu Qingfeng acted, the Shadow Demon understood.
Gu Qingfeng activated his Flame Mastery ability and summoned the Bone Demon Fire, which instantly enveloped his entire body.
In that moment, he became a fiery figure emitting a ghastly white light.
The white light immediately dispersed a patch of shadows.
But that wasn't all!
The light wasn't enough!
Gu Qingfeng simultaneously activated his Indestructible Body, and a dazzling golden light burst forth from his body!
The golden light and white flames intertwined, merging into each other, turning the flames into a golden blaze. The golden light shone intensely!
In that instant, Gu Qingfeng resembled a divine being descending from heaven, engulfed in golden flames, or a sun falling to earth, banishing all darkness!
Or, most like a Super Saiyan.
The dazzling golden light pierced through the darkness, illuminating the Shadow Demon, whose inky black figure was now completely exposed, and its shape-shifting ability instantly failed. (Disclaimer: The Shadow Demon is an independent shadow, a living entity, and cannot be dispersed by light.)
The Shadow Demon was horrified and quickly ran towards the shadows behind some nearby trees.
Although the golden light had dispersed much of the darkness, remember that light travels in straight lines, and shadows still remained behind some trees.
That was the Shadow Demon's lifeline.
However, Gu Qingfeng had finally broken the Shadow Demon's ability to shift and blend into shadows, and he wasn't about to let it re-enter the shadows.
With a wave of his hand, a ball of bone demon fire was thrown towards the Shadow Demon's path of escape, and the trees in that area instantly caught fire!
The shadows were immediately dispersed by the firelight.
The Shadow Demon wasn't stupid either; it quickly changed direction. But Gu Qingfeng was faster, and multiple balls of Bone Demon Fire were thrown in all directions, setting the entire forest ablaze.
This left the Shadow Demon with no way out.
It glared at Gu Qingfeng with a grim expression: "Even if you've blocked my escape, what can you do? As a shadow, I am immortal and indestructible. You can't kill me, and even if you possess Shadow Power, it won't help. I can sense that your Shadow Power is running low after continuous shifting. You don't have enough to kill me."
Gu Qingfeng smiled: "I think you might have misunderstood. I'm not trying to kill you by trapping you."
The Shadow Demon snorted coldly: "Not trying to kill me? So you want information from me about the Blood Demon Cult? Dream on!"
Gu Qingfeng shook his head: "I'm not interested in the Blood Demon Cult."
The Shadow Demon was puzzled, as if it had thought of something, and suddenly raged: "Then what do you want? I already told you, there's only one bottle of poison, and it's gone."
Gu Qingfeng's forehead immediately showed a black line.
"You jerk! I know it's gone, I don't want the poison."
"Then what exactly do you want!"
"Hit me."
"What?" The Shadow Demon felt like it had misheard.
"Hit me hard. As long as you make me feel good, I'll let you go. What do you say?"
The Shadow Demon stared at Gu Qingfeng with a look of shattered worldview: "Are you out of your mind? Why are you not chasing me for poison, but instead chasing me to hit you?"
u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.
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o a martial world and obtained a system that allowed him to draw one entry per year. Unfortunately, all he drew were useless white-tier entries. The probability for high-quality entries was extremely low, with the highest-tier mythic entry having a mere 0.001% chance! To increase the probability, he had to improve his martial realm, but he lacked the innate talent for cultivation. At the age of eighteen, Chen Yi fell into the hands of a gang and was forced into hard labor. Just as his life seemed destined for a bleak end, on his 18th entry draw, he actually pulled a mythic entry—Simulator! In the simulation, he could also draw one entry every year that passed, and upon ending the simulation, he would inherit all entries and his martial realm! In his first simulation, Chen Yi struggled desperately just to survive, knowing that living one more year meant one more entry draw! Finally, with hair turned white, he drew the entry he had longed for—Low-Grade Innate Talent! "Hahaha! Don't bully the old and poor! Time to cultivate and inherit my cultivation base!" ... From then on, Chen Yi continuously simulated and drew entries, his martial realm soaring higher and higher! Epic, legendary, and even mythic entries were gathered into his collection one after another! "What demon race or devil race? What dark turmoil? I don't know anything about that. They just charged at me screaming 'How can you possibly ascend to immortality?!' and got stuck to my fists, unable to be shaken off. Blind spots, speed bumps... go talk to my simulator. We're all struggling to survive out here. I'm trying so hard, so how are they still alive?"
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
