Chapter 1 Warm Color

The warm light of the desk lamp illuminated Zhu Rong's charming face. Her eyelashes were long, catching the light, and in the shadows, her eyes flickered with a morbid excitement and twisted elation.

A few meters away, a tall figure stood in the shadows beyond the lamp's reach, and said in a deep voice, "Why didn't you demand his blood before the final battle? Why let him steal the show? If you had controlled him before then, he wouldn't have won." There was a hint of dissatisfaction and resentment in his tone.

Zhu Rong's lips curved into a charming smile. "I couldn't wait for him to win the championship. The more outstanding he is, the more excited I become. The more talented and brilliant he is, the more I want to soil him, to ruin him, to let him fall into an abyss of depravity from which he can never escape."

As she spoke, her cheeks flushed, as if she were in heat.

What a perverted woman… The man reached out and grabbed a green vine from the air. It looked freshly cut from a tree, adorned with嫩lǜ (nèn lǜ, tender green) leaves, three of which were as clear as rubies.

"That's all. I only whipped him once, so the blood the vine absorbed is limited." The man plucked the three leaves, pinched them between his fingers, walked to the single sofa, and entered the light.

The warm light of the desk lamp illuminated his face. His features were delicate and gentle, his temperament sunny, the kind of refined and friendly warm man. It was Qing Songzi.

Zhu Rong's eyes lit up, and she eagerly reached out to take them, but Qing Songzi suddenly clenched the leaves, his eyes fixed on the voluptuous beautiful young woman with burning desire. "Don't forget what you promised me."

Zhu Rong smiled enchantingly, her slender, jade-like fingers teasingly brushing across the back of the man's hand. She smiled and said, "Once I get rid of Yuanshi Tianzun, you can do whatever you want to me."

Female Musicians possess a captivating charm. Even women with similar figures and beauty would pale in comparison to a female Musician.

This was somewhat similar to the Lust profession, but the core of the Lust profession was to arouse the physiological needs of the opposite sex, making it more direct and domineering. Female Musicians, on the other hand, made men crave romance. Qing Songzi's Adam's apple bobbed, and he released his fingers.

A Mu Yao.

Zhu Rong took the red, translucent leaves, and the corner of her mouth quirked up. She was confident that Qing Songzi could not resist her charm, because Qing Songzi had a strong desire to reproduce.

A little inquiry would reveal that this man had several stable female companions and engaged in reproductive activities every day. Such a person could not resist her beauty.

"That's not what you said last time." Qing Songzi's eyes were burning, and he raised Zhu Rong's beautiful chin, his eyes full of desire. "I want you now, right here."

Zhu Rong flicked his hand away, squinting and smiling. "I don't mind sleeping with outstanding young men, but only when I'm in the mood. Right now, the only person I want to sleep with is Yuanshi Tianzun…"

As she spoke, she clapped her hands gently.

Two beautiful girls in sexy lingerie opened the bedroom door and stood prettily in the room.

"They're a gift for you. Have a good time." Zhu Rong patted Qing Songzi on the shoulder and swayed her full hips as she left the bedroom.

… … …

Huang焖鸡 (Huang Men Ji, Braised Chicken) Restaurant.

Zhang Yuanqing devoured the tender and smooth chicken, pouring a layer of viscous chicken soup over the plump, glistening rice grains. The savory taste of the chicken and the aroma of the rice spread through his taste buds.

He lowered his head and wolfed it down, and before he knew it, a bowl of rice was empty.

The boss quickly served a second portion of Huang焖鸡 (Huang Men Ji). Zhang Yuanqing ate about 30% of it, and his craving for food diminished slightly, so he slowed down his eating speed and began browsing the forum.

#Congratulations to Yuanshi Tianzun for Winning the Championship#

The official posted this thread, marking it in red and pinning it to the most visible position on the forum.

The clerical staff who edited the post had a deep literary background, and the entire article was full of praise, without being exaggerated or sycophantic. For example, this is what they said about the dungeon competition:

"Yuanshi Tianzun was trapped in a desperate situation from the start. He was young but had a calm demeanor. He unleashed his strength in the face of adversity and demonstrated his wisdom in the face of prison. He proved his innocence in the escape room, faced seven enemies alone, and defused the crisis. Wonderful!!"

In the era of mass reporting, the post said this:

"Yuanshi Tianzun fully exploited the reporting rules. Lacking favorable timing, he transformed the rules into favorable timing. Lacking popular support, he actively sought allies. At the same time, he secretly laid out plans, like snakes in the grass, crushing the conspiracy of the Taiyi Sect. Wonderful!!"

This is what the post said about the arena competition:

"No matter how brave and fierce Zhao Chenghuang was, Yuanshi Tianzun blocked his attacks with soldiers and defended with earth against water. Draped in magic robes and wielding a treasured blade, he roared with divine might. Ghostification descended, and ten thousand enemies were silenced. After a heated battle, he defeated the Taiyi Sect's pride, Zhao Chenghuang. Wonderful!!"

Take notes and flatter Fu Qingyang later… Zhang Yuanqing muttered in his heart. He swiped his thumb down the screen to view the comments.

[Tou Bao Pei Jiu Yue He Yue You (Cefaclor and Alcohol, the More You Drink, the More You Have): The Houtu Boots still belong to our Five Elements Alliance. Yesterday, the old leader was drinking with me and said that the young people of the Five Elements Alliance were not good enough, and he was afraid that his beloved item would become the Taiyi Sect's.]

[Tou Bao Pei Jiu Yue He Yue You: I never thought that Yuanshi Tianzun would actually beat Zhao Chenghuang. Too, too damn awesome.]

[Please Call Me Queen: Yuanshi Tianzun is the best!! I must go to Songhai in the second half of the year. I've already submitted an application to transfer positions.]

[Princess Consort: I won't dare to casually comment on Yuanshi Tianzun in the future, no, on his venerable self. He is now someone I can only look up to.]

[Qing Teng: When he first joined the job, he was just a clueless newbie. In less than three months, I can only see his back. It feels like a lifetime ago.]

[Bai Long: That 文渊阁 (Wen Yuan Ge) Scholar, get out here. I promise I'll beat you to death. Didn't you say that Yuanshi Tianzun's equipment was not good enough and that he didn't have enough experience points and couldn't defeat Zhao Chenghuang? You made me lose 100,000.]

[Milky White Xue Zi: That guy is playing dead.]

After scrolling through a lot of boasting comments, Zhang Yuanqing finished his second portion of Huang焖鸡 (Huang Men Ji) with satisfaction, exited the official post, and swiped down to view other posts.

#Why Can Yuanshi Tianzun Control Ghostification#

He was attracted to this post and clicked on it to read it. The poster was "Lai Ri Fang Chang (The Future is Long)", another old acquaintance.

"I just took a stroll around the Taiyi Sect forum. Most of them are discussing Yuanshi Tianzun's ability to control Ghostification. I learned that this kind of special skill cannot be used by ordinary Night Wanderers. Yuanshi Tianzun's control of Ghostification is even more exaggerated than we thought…

"As far as I know, there are only two types of people who can use Ghostification. One is like Zhao Chenghuang, who has honed the power of Taiyin for a long time and has mastered the power to perfection.

The other is someone with a special talent, like Jiang Jingwei, a Fire Master with a special bloodline, who can stimulate her potential in the Extraordinary stage and unleash a power comparable to that of a 'Berserker'. Yuanshi Tianzun belongs to the latter."

[Qu Ri Ku Duo (Gone are the Hard Days): Holy crap, so Yuanshi Tianzun is a born Night Wanderer. His talent for clearing dungeons is already so perverted, and now his professional talent is even stronger?]

[Duo Qing De Zhen Ni (Passionate Jenny): Wow, I suddenly want to learn from that slut, Queen, and transfer to Songhai to hook up with Yuanshi Tianzun.]

[Please Call Me Queen: Who are you calling a slut? Yuanshi Tianzun and I have a bond of life and death. I'm going to Songhai to help Yuanshi Tianzun do a better job.]

[Guan Ya: Hehe, I agree with Queen's statement, hehe~]

[Bin Lang Jia Yan Fa Li Wu Bian (Betel Nut and Cigarette, Boundless Magic Power): Wait, if Yuanshi Tianzun, no, his venerable self, is a born Night Wanderer, then, then Elder Sun must have been cyberbullied by those Taiyi Sect guys again?]

The comments below were screenshots taken by "Lai Ri Fang Chang", all of which were pictures saying "Elder Sun is Confused."

Some were screenshots from the forum, and some were screenshots from the group.

[Qu Ri Ku Duo: Elder Sun is really miserable. A dignified Dominator has been turned into a meme.] The members of the Five Elements Alliance all liked and echoed.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuanqing suddenly thought of Yuan Ting. This guy had disappeared after the dungeon competition. His phone was unreachable, and his messages went unanswered. Could he have been silenced?

With this in mind, he privately messaged Fu Qingyang:

"Centurion, I can't contact Yuan Ting anymore. What happened to him?"

Fu Qingyang replied, "Oh, are you planning to fulfill your promise?"

Without saying a word, Zhang Yuanqing sent a "kneeling and worshiping" emoticon:

"That was all a trick to lure the enemy. I will never reveal the Centurion's 《Garbage Theory》to Yuan Ting. I will remember such a great idea and never spread it."

Fu Qingyang did not respond. After Zhang Yuanqing finished his last portion of Huang焖鸡 (Huang Men Ji), he replied belatedly:

"Yuan Ting was thrown into the training camp by Elder Sun."

Ah, poor Yuan Ting… Zhang Yuanqing felt relieved because this meant he could postpone the time to fulfill his promise.

After all, he didn't know why Dog Elder was possessed by a dog. That was just to coax Yuan Ting.

Fu Qingyang: "Also, tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, come to Fujiawan to collect the rewards for the Extraordinary Stage Arena Competition and bring your Yin corpse with you."

Settle the rewards tomorrow? Zhang Yuanqing's spirits lifted, and he couldn't help but look forward to tomorrow.

He wondered if the Yin Yang Magic Robe and Houtu Boots combination would have a set skill. It was worth looking forward to.

After paying for the meal, Zhang Yuanqing returned home. Remembering that he still owed Land Lord 200,000, he opened the official database, searched for Land Lord's contact information, and sent a message asking for his bank account.

Although Land Lord had not actively asked for the money in the past two days, he had to keep his promise. After transferring 200,000 to the other party's account, Land Lord sent a message: "You're a man of your word! Congratulations on winning the championship."

Yuanshi Tianzun: "Land Lord, will you participate in the mid-year Slaughter Dungeon?"

He coveted Land Lord's unparalleled defense. If the old man also participated in the mid-year Slaughter Dungeon, he would form an alliance with him, which would be equivalent to having an indestructible shield.

Land Lord: "I won't participate. I'll probably stay in the Extraordinary Stage forever."

Yuanshi Tianzun: "Why?"

With Land Lord's ability, advancing to Saint was not a problem at all.

Land Lord: "It's like this. Don't think my defense is strong, because at the Saint level, this defense is not enough. Solo dungeons are all death-type, without exception. I'm old, and promotion and advancement don't appeal to me anymore. Isn't it better to live a stable life until I die of old age?"

This… Zhang Yuanqing was speechless for a moment. He thought about it and found a reason.

"But when you reach the Saint realm, your lifespan will be extended. Don't you want to increase your lifespan?"

Land Lord: "That's true, but how many Saints can live to a ripe old age? Most Saints either die in dungeons or are assassinated by evil professions. I'm already invincible in the Extraordinary Stage. Why wade into the muddy waters of the Saint realm?"

Yuanshi Tianzun: "…You live so wisely!"

Bar Street.

Inside a bar, in a hall transformed into a 酒池肉林 (jiu chi rou lin, a wine pool and meat forest), the Lustrous Divine General pinched the waist of a favorite concubine and reached the peak of pleasure in the splashing water.

He stiffened his body and remained motionless for more than ten seconds, then casually threw away the concubine who was about to faint, turned his head to look at his subordinates who were standing by the pool, heads lowered, not daring to speak or peek.

The Lustrous Divine General said indifferently, "Speak!"

The subordinate breathed a sigh of relief, still not daring to raise his head, and spoke very quickly:

"The Silver Moon Divine General called, hoping you would attend this year's 615 Summit. The location is in Jiangnan Province."

The Lustrous Divine General frowned.

The so-called 615 Summit was a summit held by the three major evil organizations, the purpose of which was to allow evil professions to unite in the Slaughter Dungeon, formulate plans, reach consensus, and work together to hunt down orthodox professions.

The annual 615 Summit was held after the official arena competition, because by this time, the results of the arena competition had been released, and evil professions would discuss and deploy based on the official Extraordinary Stage list and Saint Stage list.

At the 615 Summit, each organization would send the backbone of its organization.

The Lustrous Divine General didn't want to go, because his plan to hunt down Xiao Yuan was still in preparation. The Blood Swallow refused his invitation to cooperate, and this time, the Lustrous Divine General had prepared rewards that the other party couldn't refuse.

In the past few days, he had been thinking about that beautiful woman all the time, and couldn't wait to ravage her, torture her, and shatter her heart's yearning for kindness and pursuit of light.

If he attended the 615 Summit, he would have to put his plan on hold.

But with the temper of the grumpy old man (Silver Moon Divine General), if he refused, that guy would definitely kill him all the way to Songhai and beat him up, regardless of the consequences.

In the concept of the Enchanting Demon, beating someone was not just a casual beating, but a bone-breaking, half-paralyzed kind of beating.

"Understood!" The Lustrous Divine General said in a deep voice.

"There's one more thing…" the subordinate said in a low voice, "The official arena competition, the Extraordinary Stage competition, has ended. The champion is Yuanshi Tianzun."

The Lustrous Divine General raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "Yuanshi Tianzun?!"

He quickly recalled Yuanshi Tianzun's information. This person had passed the Night Wanderer trial dungeon - She Ling Tunnel in April of this year, and had been a Night Wanderer for less than three months.

In less than three months, he defeated the long-famous Zhao Chenghuang?

"Another Fu Qingyang?" The Lustrous Divine General's expression became serious. "It seems that this summit will focus on discussing how to hunt down Yuanshi Tianzun." This person must not be left alive.

… …

Crab City, a lush green garden.

In an antique pavilion, on the second floor, Mother Xie leaned against the 美人靠 (mei ren kao, a railing designed for beautiful women to lean on), twirling a porcelain cup with her verdant jade fingers, admiring the scenery of the garden. As everyone knows, Crab City has two major characteristics: one is the gardens, which are known as the best in the world, and the other is the crabs, which are炒作 (chao zuo, hyped) to be more expensive than ginseng. Mother Xie was wearing a嫩lǜ (nèn lǜ, tender green) cheongsam today, with lifelike lotus flowers embroidered on the skirt. Her hairstyle was also a retro朝天髻 (cháo tiān jì, a high bun).

This made her look like a concubine in a deep courtyard in the Republican era.

With a beautiful oval face, light makeup, and black eyeliner outlining her bright and radiant eyes, her eyebrows and eyes had the嬌憨 (jiāo hān, charming naivete) of a young girl, but her figure was丰腴有致 (fēng yú yǒu zhì, plump and well-proportioned), something that young girls could not match.

This concubine must also be the pillar of the opera troupe.

Footsteps came from behind. Mother Xie turned her head and a look of joy appeared on her face. "Oh, Master, you're out~"

As she spoke, she got up and did a 乳燕投林 (rǔ yàn tóu lín, a swallow flying into the forest) towards the man behind her.

The man naturally put his arms around his娇妻 (jiāo qī, beloved wife) and looked around. "Lingxi hasn't come back yet?"

Mother Xie tilted her head and thought for a moment, confused. "Huh, Lingxi hasn't come back yet?"

The next moment, she suddenly realized. "These past few days, she's only been thinking about Master, ignoring her daughter. I thought she had already returned home."

Father Xie heard this and showed a happy and doting smile.

He looked to be in his thirties, with three-dimensional features, a high nose, thick eyebrows, and deep eyes with fine crow's feet at the corners.

One could vaguely see that he was a remarkable handsome guy when he was young, but now he was a handsome uncle who had experienced vicissitudes and accumulated the years.

Upon closer inspection, one could see some similarities with Xie Lingxi.

Father Xie's real name was Xie Su. He was the fifth son of the previous family head, and he was a Dominator. He obtained his character card very late. He was twenty years old when he obtained his character card and became a Lingjing Xingzhe.

Before that, he was an insignificant member of the Xie family.

But this ordinary guy was deeply loved by the old ancestor, who personally bestowed marriage and married the pearl of the family to him.

Mother Xie was also a member of the Xie family. Her ancestors and the Xie family's ancestors were cousins. After the Xie family's ancestors became Lingjing Xingzhe, the clan rose to prominence and depended on this towering tree for survival.

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Since the birth of Lingjing, more than a hundred years had passed, and the Xie family had繁衍生息 (fán yǎn shēng xī, multiplied and thrived) and had become a behemoth in the scattered provinces.

In the past few generations, the Xie family had been practicing clan内通婚 (nei tong hun, intra-clan marriage).

Every year, the elders would open the family tree and select young people of marriageable age with almost no blood relationship for marriage.

Mother Xie was a great beauty who was famous throughout the clan, and there were countless suitors, but she was betrothed to the good-for-nothing Xie Su by the old ancestor. At that time, the young people of the same generation were all indignant.

In private, they骂他癞蛤蟆吃了天鹅肉 (mà tā làihámá chī le tiān'érròu, scolded him for being a toad eating swan meat).

But no one expected that Xie Su would obtain a character card the second year after their marriage. From then on, he started the protagonist template. A year later, he looked down on his peers, three years later, he looked down on his elders, and ten years later, he became the youngest Dominator in the family.

He was a legendary figure in the Musician family. Father Xie asked:

"The arena competition should be over, right? Did Yuanshi Tianzun make it into the top five?"

He led his嬌妻 (jiāo qī, beloved wife) to a seat, poured two cups of tea, and said, "This child has excellent talent, but a genius in the Extraordinary Stage doesn't mean he can make a name for himself in the Saint Stage, so I wanted to wait and see and invest appropriately. But he's improving very quickly. After killing Li Xianzong in Yinyang Town, I decided to win him over.

"If he makes it into the top five this time, I'll invite him to sit at home for the crab banquet after the autumn."

He was still very concerned about Yuanshi Tianzun. After all, there weren't many young people as good as him.

Mother Xie "嗯 (en)"ed and pursed her嬌艳红唇 (jiāo yàn hóng chún, delicate and beautiful red lips) against the white edge of the cup, taking a sip and saying:

"Not top five!"

Father Xie heard this and showed a look of disappointment. "What a pity."

Mother Xie: "He won the championship!"

Father Xie pinched his wife's nose. "Don't joke." Mother Xie said slyly, "Ask Lingxi yourself."

Father Xie dialed his daughter's number with suspicion.

"Lingxi, Dad's out. Is the arena competition over? What were Yuanshi Tianzun's results…?"

After listening to the phone, Xie Su was stunned and speechless for a long time.

After a long time, he hung up the phone and pinched his eyebrows: "Another monster-level figure?!"

The last person to be called a monster was the Demon Lord, the one before that was Fu Qingyang, and the one before that was the Female Marshal.

These people all had terrifying achievements.

Father Xie's face was serious: "I have to go see the old ancestor."

Late at night.

Zhang Yuanqing, who was looking forward to the rewards being settled tomorrow, was awakened again by a "buzzing" electrical sound.

After many days, the Cat King speaker was going to act up again.