Deep within the stone coffin, something seemed to be guiding Chen Shuo.
It was a voice from what felt like an abyss, hollow yet resonating through one's heart.
"You've come... I've finally waited for you..."
The voice made Chen Shuo's spirit tremble, and he doubted for a moment if he had misheard. Upon listening carefully again, the voice spoke once more.
This time, Chen Shuo was certain he hadn't misheard.
Yes, that voice was real.
It was like a beacon, causing Chen Shuo to completely lose himself.
"Channel your spiritual power into me, and I will grant you even greater strength..."
The voice rang out again, and Chen Shuo, as if bewitched, unconsciously began channeling his cold yin energy into it bit by bit.
The moment he did so, the stone coffin began to glow noticeably.
In the next instant, the stone coffin became like a bottomless pit, frantically consuming the cold yin energy from Chen Shuo's body.
This action caused the surrounding heaven and earth to shift, even the air became somewhat distorted.
The scene shocked Su Xiyan. Just as she was about to reach out to stop Chen Shuo, she was held back by Su Yuanying.
"Trust him. At this point, all we can do is wait quietly."
Su Yuanying didn't know how things would develop, but he believed that Chen Shuo wasn't someone who would act recklessly.
The space became increasingly distorted, and both Su Yuanying and Su Xiyan felt an overwhelming pressure.
The feeling was suffocating; even when they channeled their internal power to resist, it was extremely difficult.
At first, they could barely hold on, but as time passed, their expressions grew more pained.
"This is no place to linger. We should leave soon."
Su Yuanying spoke directly, pulling Su Xiyan to leave.
But Su Xiyan refused. She had promised Chen Shuo that no matter what happened, she would stand behind him.
At this moment, Chen Shuo's expression was pained, and his face had turned pale from the excessive absorption.
If this continued, the consequences would be unthinkable.
"Father, we can't abandon Chen Shuo," Su Xiyan insisted stubbornly.
"Silly girl, do you not trust your father, or do you not trust Chen Shuo? Since we can't help him, the best thing we can do is not disturb him."
Under Su Yuanying's persuasion, Su Xiyan finally calmed down somewhat.
"But..."
"No buts. Listen to me, let's leave quickly, right now."
Su Yuanying didn't wait for Su Xiyan to finish speaking and pulled her away.
Su Xiyan ultimately couldn't resist Su Yuanying and was forcibly led away.
Meanwhile, Sang Biao's expression was equally grave as he watched the mutual resonance between Chen Shuo and the stone coffin, his mind filled with confusion.
"How is this possible? This can't be. Master said no one could achieve resonance with what's inside the stone coffin."
Sang Biao muttered to himself. Even with his vampire constitution, he began to be affected by the distorted environment.
Even with the body of a Demon King, he couldn't continue to stay here.
Chen Shuo, please don't disappoint me.
Finally, unable to persist, Sang Biao's form shimmered and vanished from the spot.
His disappearance wasn't entirely due to the conditions of this place; more importantly, he had sensed a powerful and familiar aura.
His master had arrived, without any warning.
Things might have been exposed, and if he didn't respond in time, next year today might become his death anniversary.
As for Chen Shuo, he was also showing signs of struggle.
The bottomless pit's absorption method was causing his cold yin energy to visibly drain at a rapid pace, and although it wasn't causing him any harm.
However, this feeling of being absorbed by someone else made Chen Shuo very uncomfortable.
"You... let go of me."
Chen Shuo snorted coldly, his body trembling as the cold yin power within him exploded out like a nuclear bomb.
He wanted to break free, but even his strongest explosive force turned to nothing at that moment.
As it was mercilessly devoured, everything turned to nothingness.
"Hehehehehe!"
"It's useless. No matter how much you release, I can absorb it all. Give me more, more! Once I completely absorb your cold yin energy, you will become me, and I will become you."
"Don't worry, I will make good use of your body to do more meaningful things. A thousand years, I've waited a thousand years, I'm finally going to be reborn!"
A sinister and treacherous laugh echoed around, the sound causing the surroundings to shake, countless rocks falling, nearly causing the area to collapse.
"Who exactly are you?" Chen Shuo frowned. He could clearly feel the rate at which the cold yin energy was leaving his body - if before it was slowly draining, now it was gushing like a spring.
The enormous power within the stone coffin continued to greedily absorb, expanding like bamboo shoots after rain.
The stone coffin began to shake violently, and the ancient carved patterns on it started to flash with strange light.
"A thousand years! I'm finally going to break free from this seal. I've maintained this deception for far too long!"
The voice from within the stone coffin grew more frenzied, and its absorption of Chen Shuo became even more desperate.
Chen Shuo tried his hardest to break free, but his hands were as if embedded in the stone coffin, completely immovable.
Feeling the rapid loss of cold yin energy from his body, Chen Shuo's lips curled into a playful smile: "Interesting. This is the first time someone has pushed me to this point."
Chen Shuo had become intrigued. Since becoming a Demon Saint, this was the first time he had been so constrained by someone.
"Submit to me, become one with me. If you accept my power, we can become the strongest existence under heaven. I will live in your stead, to fulfill the greatest mission of being a vampire."
"Your sacrifice is glorious, worthwhile. Come, accept it, accept the glory!"
The hollow voice continued its temptation, but what it didn't know was that Chen Shuo hadn't taken it seriously at all. He allowed it to continue absorbing, wanting to see just how terrifying this bottomless pit could be.
As time passed, the dark spirit within the stone coffin was no longer satisfied with just absorbing the cold yin energy; it began attempting to invade Chen Shuo's body and occupy his consciousness.
The moment its consciousness invaded, an additional thought appeared in Chen Shuo's mind, and at that moment, Chen Shuo saw the other's true form.
It was a floating dark spirit in the form of an old man, with sharp fangs that seemed capable of piercing through anything.
It greedily wanted to possess everything of Chen Shuo's, its infinite thoughts raging wildly within Chen Shuo's body.
In its understanding, it had already occupied everything of Chen Shuo's; what it needed now was time. Once it completely occupied Chen Shuo's body, Chen Shuo would be possessed by it.
"Yes, slowly accept me, let me fulfill you, fulfill your tomorrow."
The tempting voice was endless, but Chen Shuo merely smiled calmly, for he too was playing a greater game.
saw a female celebrity tied up and stuffed in the trunk! Little did he know, countless cameras were aimed at him at this moment - this was a new type of reality show. The first randomly selected passerby was caught in less than an hour. But when Xu Moru was selected, things started to take an unexpected turn. "Damn, this isn't how the script goes. This Xu Moru is too bold, he's not following the rules at all." "Crap, is this guy taking it seriously?" "The female celebrity has been scared to tears!"
y came from. The chests contained supplies, currency, class-change scrolls, skills, talents… and even godhood! The laws of the world were completely rewritten. This became a world where everyone gambled with their fate! Some people, despite having nothing, opened a divine artifact and rose to the top, eventually ruling the world. Others went bankrupt, opened nothing but worthless junk, and leaped from skyscrapers in despair. Lin Ye arrived in this world from another reality, utterly bewildered. “What is going on? Why is everyone a gambling addict?!” “Opening chests? No way. I refuse to gamble. I’ll start with myself!” Until— On his first chest, he obtained a Mythic Talent: Void Incarnation! He could become completely intangible, pass through all things, and reduce everything to nothingness! … On his fiftieth chest, he obtained a Mythic Weapon: Blade of Karma! With a single slash, karma shattered, twisting the universe and overturning the myriad phenomena of creation! … On his ninety-ninth chest, he obtained a Mythic Divine Treasure: Primordial Purple Energy! It could split open the heavens and earth, create all things, and evolve countless worlds with a single thought! Lin Ye: “Now that I think about it… shouldn’t someone have told me that every chest is guaranteed to contain something Mythic?!”
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!
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.
