Shen City,
Scenes of civilian riots were unfolding in various places.
The patrol teams who rushed over took down the rioting civilians. The female team leader frowned at the civilians lying on the ground.
All these people...
"Boss lady, what's up?"
Someone in the patrol team asked.
"Scram, call me team leader."
"Too weird. They're neither Parasites nor Superhumans, so why would they participate in riots?"
It was obvious with just a little thought that a group of civilians was no match for even one Superhuman.
If it was due to blood feud driving them to lose their senses, they should have been Parasites.
The woman retracted her chains and crouched next to the civilians, observing them closely.
The one who had asked earlier exclaimed, "Hearing you say that, it's like they really didn't use any superpowers..."
"Could someone be controlling them from behind?"
Others in the team put forth guesses.
The woman shook her head. "Unclear. Anyway, let's first go resolve the riots in other areas."
She took out her communicator, massaging her temples with a pained expression.
The screen was filled with red dots, each representing an unresolved incident.
What was up with these civilians? Had they gone mad?
Also...
She raised her head to look in the Superpower Association's direction.
When would they be able to send people out to appease the masses?
"Team leader, something's happened!"
Someone in the team yelled loudly, jolting the patrol team woman out of her thoughts.
The woman's pupils suddenly contracted.
She didn't need to ask the one who had just spoken to know what had happened.
An enormous illusion obscured the sun, as if it would descend onto the ground in the next second.
Centered around a ghastly, boundless black forest, various bizarre scenes extended outwards within the illusion.
An ancient, mystical castle, with plants growing wildly in every crevice, the silhouette in the window looking like a woman's figure;
An endless sea of flames burning in barren lands;
Desolate ruins of a city, with countless broken walls silently telling their history...
At a glance, there seemed to be no end in sight.
"What is that?!"
The people who didn't dare leave their homes due to the riots looked up at the sky in shock, murmuring.
"Damn, is this a massive Fusion Zone appearing?"
Amidst their shock, some still didn't forget to speculate about what was behind this.
People took out their phones and started filming, their expressions a mix of anxiety, fear and excitement.
#Strange sighting in Shen City#
Related topics soon topped the national trending charts, and people from other cities joined in watching the spectacle.
【Which daoist friend is crossing the heavenly tribulation here】
【Is that a Fusion Zone? Looks weird】
【Envying Shen City residents for this spectacular day, wish I could see it too】
As they discussed fervently, the previously mentioned patrol squad were still staring at the scene before them in shock.
Illusory silhouettes emerged from the bodies of the civilians they had taken down——those were locked doors.
The locked doors slowly opened, and the civilians disappeared into thin air, leaving behind illusory shadows that seemed they could be blown away by a gust of wind.
Beyond the doors was complete darkness, voraciously swallowing any light shone into it.
"Quick, look above!"
They heard someone cry out, and reflexively looked up.
The civilians who had disappeared earlier emerged in the illusion, lying haphazardly on the ground.
After another few minutes, they slowly got to their feet, wandering around the various parts of the illusions like zombies.
The woman pressed her lips into a straight line, tightly gripping her communicator.
"This is bad, have to report to the higher ups immediately."
...
Knock knock knock——
The urgent knocking roused the Superhumans. They swallowed nervously, feeling like they had just received amnesty, and collectively turned to look at where the sound came from.
Just moments ago they were boasting haughtily, but now faced with an S-Rank monster they chickened out a bit.
That was an S-Rank monster. Running around recklessly in its domain was no different than seeking death.
"Come in!"
Yi Shi's brows were furrowed tightly.
He had instructed that no matter what happened, the patrol teams would handle Shen City's chaos and must not disturb them.
"Leader Yi, quick, look outside!"
The visitor was gasping for breath, not offering any explanation.
Trusting his subordinate, Yi Shi strode straight towards the window.
The rest crowded around the window as well, taking in the scene outside.
Doors floated in midair above various spots, the usually bustling streets now eerily quiet, residents' windows firmly shut.
"What exactly is going on?"
Someone couldn't help but ask anxiously.
And just when they had barely grasped the severity of the matter, things took a turn for the worse.
Was there no saving this?!
"Wait, aren't those the S-Rank Superhumans?"
Someone pointed out urgently.
They looked to where he was pointing. Abruptly amidst the black forest, there was an unnaturally empty space, like part of a pencil sketch that had been erased.
In that space, over a dozen S-Rank Superhumans either sat, stood or lay injured on the ground.
"So should we still go in?"
"Yeah, didn't we just need to find the S-Rank Superhumans?"
When it concerned their safety, their brains worked faster than anyone, quickly grasping the crux of things.
But Yi Shi rejected their hopes, stating firmly, "We're going in! If not, we can only wait here to die!"
He took a deep breath and squeezed out, "It might be advancing to a higher level."
As if responding to his words, the illusion floating high above slowly started descending, moving closer and closer towards them.
Advancing?
The crowd erupted into chaos. Their brains turned to mush.
The implications behind those words sent chills down their spines, raising goosebumps.
"There's no time left."
The listlessness vanished from Xue Shizong's face, replaced by grave seriousness.
Leaning on his walking stick, Shen City's Chairman wore an equally solemn expression.
"The SSS-Rank monsters in San Zhu also appeared in populous cities. So these past days, our investigation focus has been on Shen City and Ji City."
They had assumed that with that person around, there was still time for them to prepare. They didn't expect things to already be so dire.
They had to quickly make these A-Rank Superhumans understand the severity of the matter.
"There is no time to ensure your safety any more. You need to enter these doors and find out where they lead."
"Immediately get the S-Rank Superhumans to come out, otherwise all of Shen City is doomed."
Only S-Rank Superhumans capable of attacking Zone nodes could resolve this.
Qi Yuan looked towards that dozen or so S-Rank Superhumans, his gaze settling on the injured lying on the ground.
Even SSS-Rank was troublesome enough. And now there was also a Level Up.
He reached out and took the key, a hint of astonishment flashing through Xue Shizong's eyes as he stated,
"Let me scout ahead first."
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.
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.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
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!
