【Ding dong. Lucky Grand Draw. Congratulations, the host has won a divine-grade fortune: Invincible Double Pupils!】
In an instant, a profound and mysterious aura rose from Jiang Wuhen’s body of its own accord.
His eyes mutated, his pupils faintly splitting into two.
In that instant his vision became incomparably clear, as though he could pierce through every illusion in the world.
He could, of course, retract the double pupils and return his eyes to normal.
At the same time, the phenomenon of the emperor dragon holding the blood moon shifted in response.
“Keep going!”
“Divine Body Compatibility Card, activate!”
Jiang Wuhen continued.
Though Luo Qingning had seized the supreme bone for him back then, it was never originally his fortune. A perfect fit was impossible.
That was precisely why a ‘Damaged’ label had appeared next to the supreme bone on the system’s information panel.
The Divine Body Compatibility Card, however, could grant Jiang Wuhen a one hundred percent fit with any divine physique, bloodline, or fortune!
Including the Emperor Devil Tyrant Body and the supreme bone!
【Ding dong. The Invincible Double Pupils and the Supreme Bone are now perfectly harmonized. The host may choose one of the following natural phenomena to invoke!】
【Immortal King Descending upon the Nine Heavens; Chaos Nurturing Green Lotus; Bright Moon Rising Above the Sea; Banished Immortal Descending to Mortal World; Immortals Paying Homage; Ancient Emperors Paying Homage; Myriad Beasts Congratulating; Four Saints Body Protection…】
Jiang Wuhen’s gaze sharpened.
“One isn’t enough. I want them all!”
【…】
【Arranging all natural phenomena for the host…】
RUMBLE!
In the space of a heartbeat, beyond the phenomenon of the emperor dragon holding the blood moon, the sky seemed to split apart. An immortal king, presiding over the Nine Heavens, came into view.
To the other side, chaos spawned a great dao green lotus of thirty-six petals, slowly emerging.
Then came the bright moon rising above the sea, immortals paying homage…
One after another, natural phenomena that had only ever appeared in ancient texts and histories manifested above the Heavenly One Immortal Sect.
Most of the people present were long-established experts of the Eastern Divine Immortal Domain, well-read and widely traveled. Yet when had any of them ever witnessed a scene like this?
“Such phenomena have never been seen since the dawn of time!”
“A prodigy! A prodigy for the ages!”
“I see in the Imperial Son the bearing of a great emperor!”
“For such a prodigy to appear in the Heavenly One Immortal Sect… whether that’s a blessing or a disaster for the Eastern Divine Immortal Domain, who can say!”
In an instant, Jiang Wuhen became the focus of every gaze.
And beneath the blessing of the many phenomena, he basked in the joy of harvesting villain points.
【Ding dong. The Sacred Lord of the Heavenly Water Sacred Ground now fears the host. 200 Villain Points gained!】
【The Sacred Lord of the Geng Metal Sacred Ground is now in awe of the host. 200 Villain Points gained!】
【The head of the Qin Clan now fears the host. 300 Villain Points gained!】
【The sect master of the Beast Taming Sect…】
【…】
Radiant beyond measure, Jiang Wuhen had stolen every bit of the glory that should have been Xiao Chen’s.
Even Mu Yunxi’s gaze toward him was filled with adoration.
Seeing this, Xiao Chen clenched his fists, fury surging through him.
“These cheers, these gasps of wonder, everyone’s adoration, Yunxi’s affection…”
“All of this was supposed to be mine! I am the Son of Destiny!”
“Jiang Wuhen… you took everything from me!”
Xiao Chen ground his teeth and stepped forward slowly, raising a hand to point at Jiang Wuhen. He spoke in a cold, measured voice. “Jiang Wuhen, this sleight of hand of yours may fool others, but it won’t fool me, Xiao Chen!”
“These hollow illusions can’t serve as your borrowed prestige. Today, do you dare face me in battle?”
“The winner takes Yunxi. The loser takes his own life!”
The words fell, and the system’s electronic voice rang out in response:
【Ding dong. Challenge received from the Son of Fortune. Choice mission initiated!】
【Choice One: So you know how to fight? What good is fighting? Out here, what matters is power and connections! (Refuse the Son of Fortune’s challenge and use the Heavenly One Immortal Sect’s power to suppress him.) Reward: Great Desolation Dragon Imprisoning Finger (divine-grade martial skill), 10,000 Villain Points!】
【Choice Two: So you’re brave? Then come, let me see! (Accept the Son of Fortune’s challenge and defeat him.) Rewards: Azure Nether Sword Casket (supreme-grade emperor artifact, the divine weapon once wielded by the Azure Nether Sword Emperor thirty thousand years ago, containing the eight swords Yanri, Duanshui, Zhuanhun, Xuanjian, Jingni, Miehun, Quexie, and Zhengang); Nether God Sword Prison (starts at heaven rank and can be advanced to divine rank at its peak; a system-issued sword art designed to pair with the Azure Nether Sword Casket); 10,000 Villain Points!】
On the Desolate Ancient Continent, martial skills and cultivation arts were ranked, from lowest to highest, in six tiers: yellow, profound, earth, heaven, saint, and divine.
Earth, profound, and yellow rank arts could be attained through practice alone. But saint-grade and divine-grade martial skills required the practitioner to comprehend the great dao of heaven and earth and evolve the skill themselves.
Otherwise, even if one obtained the method for a divine-grade martial skill, if it wasn’t one’s own creation, one could at most cultivate it to heaven grade.
System-issued skills, of course, were the exception.
As for weapons, they were ranked from lowest to highest as: mortal artifact, spirit artifact, treasure artifact, dharma artifact, venerable artifact, and emperor artifact!
Each tier was further subdivided into low grade, mid grade, high grade, and supreme grade.
Before the voice had even faded, Jiang Wuhen had made his decision.
Xiao Chen had been strutting around in front of him for far too long. Jiang Wuhen had been sick of him for a while now.
Fight. He had to fight!
But before the fight, there was still one more round of fleecing to be done.
Jiang Wuhen squared his shoulders and smiled mildly.
“Xiao Chen, you’re wrong. Yunxi is a person with thoughts and feelings, not a prize for us to wager. I will protect her, but I refuse to stake her as a bet.”
“I accept your challenge!”
The words landed, and Mu Yunxi’s beautiful eyes shimmered as she looked at Jiang Wuhen, a new measure of gratitude in them.
By contrast, she had been thoroughly disappointed in Xiao Chen.
【Ding dong. With sweet words, the host has driven a wedge between the Son of Fortune and the Daughter of Fortune. A perfect fit for the villain’s style. Reward: 5,000 Villain Points!】
Inside, Jiang Wuhen let out a villainous heh heh heh.
Fleecing him like this? One word: satisfying!
Xiao Chen stared, momentarily speechless.
It wasn’t as if he didn’t know that reasoning.
It was just that his earlier rage had robbed him of level-headed thought.
“Yunxi, I… I didn’t mean it that way…”
“I just… I just wanted to teach Jiang Wuhen a lesson for you…”
Seeing that Xiao Chen still wanted to explain, Jiang Wuhen’s eyes narrowed.
What now?
Keep fleecing!
“Yunxi has told me about you. You rose from humble origins, made your way step by step out of the wastelands to where you stand today, with the accomplishments and fortunes you now possess. Frankly, I admire you.”
“You saved Yunxi’s life. You are her benefactor, and for that reason I have shown you tremendous tolerance.”
“Yet you’ve crossed my bottom line again and again. You’ve even led a pack of gaudy sluts from the Southern Desolation Immortal Domain into the Eastern Divine Immortal Domain in grand style, gravely violating its sovereignty and territorial integrity. In the face of such a fundamental matter of right and wrong, how can I tolerate you!”
The words fell, and Jiang Wuhen leapt into the air.
Though only in the transcendent realm, his terrifying aura made even many divine martial experts’ hearts clench.
And those righteous words of his struck a chord with the crowd more than anything.
“There were always rumors that the Imperial Son, for all his talent, was nothing but a good-for-nothing playboy. But seeing him today, nothing could be further from the truth.”
“The Imperial Son is broad of heart and clear about right and wrong. When it comes to a fundamental matter of principle, he doesn’t waver in the slightest. That is how a true genius of the heavens should be!”
“This Xiao Chen is clearly from the Eastern Divine Immortal Domain, and yet he leads a group from the Southern Desolation Immortal Domain here to make trouble at the Heavenly One Immortal Sect. What kind of behavior is that? That’s the behavior of a traitor!”
“Sovereignty and territorial integrity… what stirring words. The Imperial Son’s vision is beyond the likes of us…”
“Compared to that, this Xiao Chen is pathetic!”
The crowd’s admiration and reverence delivered another bumper crop of villain points to Jiang Wuhen.
And now, it was time for the main event!
“Jiang Wuhen of the Heavenly One Immortal Sect, transcendent realm seventh stage. I await your instruction!”
Jiang Wuhen’s gaze darkened, battle intent surging.
A destined battle, written in the unseen threads of fate, erupted at last!
