Looking at the pale face of the woman before him, a question arose in Gu Qingfeng's mind: Why have you lost so much hair and yet are still not bald?
How do you expect those poor bald souls to feel?
Gu Qingfeng stared at the countless, densely packed strands of hair that twisted like black snakes, radiating from her face and writhing in all directions. It was as if a web of black threads had been woven or a dark, abyssal black hole had formed.
At that moment, he really wanted to quip, "Damn, I’m so jealous of your hair volume—you could knit a sweater with it."
However, as a professional actor, Gu Qingfeng resisted the urge to comment and instead pretended to panic, swimming upwards.
Having dealt with demons and monsters multiple times, he had learned a valuable lesson: never appear too strong at the outset, or you’ll miss out on gaining more attributes.
The Shadow Demon from last time was a perfect example. If he hadn’t been so greedy and had played the coward from the start, he might have gained more than just the "Shape-Shifting" skill. Ah, what a waste of his acting skills back then.
So this time, Gu Qingfeng decided to act from the very beginning.
He played the part of a drowning traveler, thrashing wildly in an attempt to escape.
The Water Ghost fell for it!
Her hair seemed to come alive, with one strand rapidly elongating like a water snake, swiftly darting toward Gu Qingfeng.
Seeing this, Gu Qingfeng was thrilled and struggled even more desperately. But if the Water Ghost had paid closer attention, she would have noticed that the more he struggled, the slower he actually swam.
The next moment, a strand of hair wrapped tightly around Gu Qingfeng’s ankle. The skin there could feel the cold, slippery sensation, reminiscent of a snake.
Ding!
Host attacked by Water Ghost.
Water Attribute +1
Hearing the system’s prompt, Gu Qingfeng was momentarily stunned. +1? What kind of weakling is this?
He immediately toned down his struggles, afraid he might accidentally snap the hair and scare the Water Ghost away.
Seeing that Gu Qingfeng couldn’t break free, the Water Ghost wasn’t in a hurry. She slowly pulled him along, as if flying a kite, seemingly intent on drowning him gradually.
Time passed, minute by minute. After half an incense stick’s worth of time, even with his strong physique, Gu Qingfeng began to feel the effects of oxygen deprivation.
Just as this feeling of suffocation set in, the system’s prompt sounded again.
Ding!
Host attacked by Water Ghost.
Water Attribute +1
With this slight increase in water attribute, Gu Qingfeng felt the suffocation dissipate instantly.
Another incense stick’s worth of time passed.
Gu Qingfeng only began to feel the suffocation again.
Ding!
Host attacked by Water Ghost.
Water Attribute +1
This time, Gu Qingfeng was revitalized once more.
However, the Water Ghost was starting to get confused. Why hadn’t this person drowned yet?
A look of human-like puzzlement appeared on her bloated face.
After a moment of confusion, the Water Ghost seemed to grow impatient. She began to whip her hair around wildly in the water, spinning Gu Qingfeng in circles like a windmill, as if trying to speed up his death.
Ding!
You have been attacked by the Water Ghost.
Water Attribute +5
Congratulations, host. Your Water Attribute has reached its limit. You have acquired the Underwater Breathing Technique.
As the prompt sounded, Gu Qingfeng no longer felt any sense of breathlessness. While ordinary people needed to hold their breath underwater, Gu Qingfeng now felt as though he could breathe freely, just as he would on land.
Not only that, but he also clearly sensed a subtle change in his body. It was as if a strange, warm current flowed through him, transforming his body. The resistance and pressure of the water almost completely vanished, leaving him feeling as though he were one with the water.
It was a sensation akin to being a fish in water.
This feeling filled Gu Qingfeng with delight.
In contrast to Gu Qingfeng’s joy, the Water Ghost grew increasingly puzzled and even began to show signs of frustration.
Why isn’t he drowning!?
The Water Ghost stopped whipping her hair and instead directed her snake-like black strands toward Gu Qingfeng’s neck, wrapping around it tightly in an attempt to strangle him.
And Gu Qingfeng?
His neck had always been a sensitive area. As the hair coiled around it, he felt an intense itch and instinctively moved.
To his surprise, his body slipped out of the hair’s grasp as smoothly as a fish.
Gu Qingfeng was stunned. He hadn’t expected the Underwater Breathing Technique to not only allow him to breathe freely but also grant him this fish-like smoothness, effectively nullifying the water’s resistance and even using it as a lubricant.
The Water Ghost was equally stunned. She stared blankly at Gu Qingfeng, as if unable to comprehend what had just happened.
Gu Qingfeng glanced at the Water Ghost and thought, "I’ve just gained a new skill—I can’t give up now."
So, pretending as if nothing had happened, he subtly extended his foot back into the Water Ghost’s hair.
He then twisted his feet slightly, creating the illusion that the hair had ensnared him again.
He even casually wrapped a strand around his neck, letting her continue to strangle him.
It was as if the two of them were back to their previous positions.
The Water Ghost remained silent, simply watching Gu Qingfeng’s antics.
~Stare!
Feeling the Water Ghost’s gaze, Gu Qingfeng felt a bit awkward. He admitted his acting wasn’t the best today, but for the sake of gaining attributes, he stubbornly continued to play the role of the captive.
The Water Ghost gave Gu Qingfeng a deep look.
Though she was a Water Ghost, she wasn’t stupid.
So...
Whoosh!
The countless black snake-like strands of hair retracted instantly, and she turned to swim away.
Gu Qingfeng was momentarily stunned, then furious. "The Shadow Demon ignored my acting, fine. But you, a mere Water Ghost, dare to do the same?
Today, I won’t let you leave until I’ve drained every last drop of your water attributes!"
With that, Gu Qingfeng’s limbs surged with power, propelling him forward like an arrow, shooting straight toward the Water Ghost.
The Water Ghost was shocked. How could this person swim faster than her?
Who’s the real Water Ghost here?
Instinctively, she tried to swim away faster, but before she could, she felt a tight grip around her waist.
Looking down, she saw that Gu Qingfeng had already wrapped himself around her like an octopus, his arms encircling her waist and his legs locking around hers.
] [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!"
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
