Oh no!
The monster wanted to drag them all down with it before its death.
This was the first thought of the four of them, but soon they remembered that there was still one person who hadn't come in.
The time agreed upon by the five countries was about to arrive.
It was a pity that the great opportunity had been wasted, and this monster would have enough time to revive itself.
They couldn't help but sigh with regret.
However, soon their thoughts were overturned.
A few meters away from them, a "youth" in a black hooded robe was floating.
Its figure was much smaller than before, looking like a toy doll the size of an arm.
Its harmless appearance made the four people's hearts sink, as they prayed for the Dark Nine Seats of Dragon Country to arrive soon.
Regardless of whether its shrinking size was due to excessive consumption or not, as long as it could still use its supernatural abilities, it could easily kill them.
And the Qi Yuan they had pinned their hopes on was unaware of this, as he had remembered something he had forgotten before leaving.
"Wait."
Qi Yuan suddenly stopped in his tracks, and Bai Li and Hong Feiheng looked at him puzzled.
"Don't worry, it won't take too long. Being a minute or two late won't be a problem."
Four SS-level ability users went in and couldn't last for even a minute or two, how ridiculous!
Qi Yuan was confident that they were not like ordinary people, who would die if rescue was delayed by half a second.
Hong Feiheng and Bai Li thought about it, and it was fine to be a little late.
Since he called a stop at this moment, Qi Yuan must have something important to take care of.
If there was something they had overlooked, and they urged Qi Yuan to rush and caused a delay, that would be even worse.
As for Qi Yuan, the reason he called a stop was that he had just remembered the possibility that the monster might not understand his language.
This issue was very important, as it would affect his ability to show off.
Telepathy wouldn't be affected, but what was the use if only he could understand it?
If he showed off for half a day, and the monster couldn't understand a thing, what would be the point?
"Wait for me."
Qi Yuan walked out a few steps, leaving the crowd's encirclement.
Although he didn't need to explain, he still felt a bit awkward being watched.
After leaving the crowd, he created a translation ability for himself. Whatever he said would be heard as the listener's native language, and whatever others said would sound like his native language to him.
Creating an ability consumed a tremendous amount of energy - this small ability cost him a quarter of his energy, and it would continue to consume energy to maintain, or else he would have to recreate it.
It sounded powerful but was a bit impractical, which was why he didn't use it often.
After adding this buff, he walked back to the crowd, where Bai Li and Hong Feiheng were waiting at the entrance.
He had originally intended to return to his previous position, but seeing that there was also a connected point at the entrance, he gestured to Hong Feiheng to get to work.
Hong Feiheng pointed at his own nose, and seeing Qi Yuan nod, he had no choice but to step forward and take action.
With great power comes great responsibility - when he became stronger than Bai Li/Qi Yuan, he would also have to order them around.
The connected point was opened, and they entered the monster's domain.
...
The four priests watched helplessly as the monster in front of them raised its arm and condensed a black-purple mist in its palm.
The previous mist had been squandered, and the condensation of the small ball in its palm was very slow.
However, the priests could not manage to interrupt its spell-casting, as they were already straining with all their might just to slow down the loss of their life force.
At this moment, they had only one thought in their minds.
Why hadn't Qi Yuan arrived yet?
They couldn't help but feel some resentment. If they had known he would be late, why did they bother coming early?
Unexpectedly, Dragon Country not only excelled in martial arts but also valued chivalry, deliberately leaving them time to collect information.
As for the possibility that the opponent might also be lying in wait like Johnson, they could only say it was impossible.
If the monster was so weak yet didn't show up, the Dark Nine Seats of Dragon Country must be an idiot.
The small ball in the palm gradually took shape, and the four priests felt deep despair.
Don't leave us so much time to collect information!
One minute would have been enough, two minutes was too much!
But their wish was not granted as the small ball fully formed, and a line of characters that constituted the palm crawled out and coiled around the ball.
The monster slowly opened its mouth.
"I curse..."
Before it could finish its words, the space behind it trembled, and an entrance was forcefully opened.
Three people walked out from the entrance, led by a black-haired, golden-eyed youth, flanked by a redhead man and an expressionless woman.
Saved!
The priests heaved a sigh of relief, fearing that Dragon Country would leave them ten minutes, and they would be dead by the time Dragon Country's people arrived.
The humanoid monster looked warily at Qi Yuan and the other two.
Its domain resided in the virtual world, and it could see things happening on the internet as well.
When the five major countries announced their support, it learned about the appearance of foreigners on Sakura Island from the statements made by the Sakura Island people.
To prepare for this, it had carefully set up traps while searching for information in Xiaosaka City after entering from the Delinquent King.
It had also witnessed the conflict between Qi Yuan and the Delinquent King through videos, clearly knowing that the person before it was an illusionist.
However, one question lingered in its mind, refusing to dissipate.
Why was he able to appear directly behind me?
Appearing at this exact time and location, every coincidence was inevitable.
No matter how much it pondered, it couldn't figure out how he could calculate so precisely without being able to communicate across spaces.
Thinking of this, it couldn't help but shudder, even though it had neither bones nor fur.
It was as if all of its actions were under the other party's control.
Apparently, the monster wasn't the only one thinking this way, as everyone else on the scene also broke out in a cold sweat.
Bai Li stared at Qi Yuan with her emotionless half-moon eyes, unusually silent without her usual chatter.
Hong Feiheng recalled Qi Yuan calling a stop before they entered, causing a delay, and then changing positions.
One coincidence was possible, but multiple coincidences? Who would believe that?
His pupils shook, and his eyes widened.
This...
Hong Feiheng turned to look at Qi Yuan, who looked back at him with a blank expression, causing him to inhale a mouthful of black-purple mist.
Damn!
This guy clearly knew everything but was still pretending!
He owed Hong Feiheng a little Oscar!
What a twisted sense of humor!
No wonder Uncle Yu had repeatedly warned him not to make trouble - it turned out that the old cynical bastard had seen through Qi Yuan's cynical personality.
Hong Feiheng mentally kowtowed to Uncle Yu.
If it weren't for Uncle Yu's constant reminders, he might have really gotten himself into trouble.
Before this, he had truly thought that Qi Yuan was a powerful person with a decent personality.
Little did he know that when dealing with non-allies, Qi Yuan had two other faces.
At this moment, Hong Feiheng was genuinely grateful that Qi Yuan was from Dragon Country and not from other countries.
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
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.
] [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!"
