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by Stayrr

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89. Ascending As An Evil God 1-10

A shut-in accidentally transmigrated while playing a dark R18 banned-cultivation gal game, and he brought this game panel called 《Evil God Cultivation》 with him… The cultivation of an Evil God requires him to go to the various planes' dungeons to complete dark missions and finish daily evil events. "Evil Event triggered: Adopt the orphan Lin Yunyun." "Lin Yunyun? Orphan? Old Wang, find someone to hit Lin Yunyun's old geezer of a father with a car! Quickly, I'm in a hurry!" This is a story of an ambitious shut-in who, under the "persecution" of the portable game system, happily embarked on the path to become an Evil (human) God (scum)

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"Crazy! Scholar Zhang has gone crazy! Run for it!"

"How can that be? That Zhang person is nothing more than a poor scholar, so what can he possibly stir up?"

"He's been possessed by a ghost! He's no longer human, but a ghost! A ghost! Ahh…"

Before his words finished, a longsword pierced the man from behind, lightly traveling upwards. The man was instantly split in two, and warm blood splashed all over the other person's face.

An elegant figure holding a slender silver sword and wearing a scholar's robe appeared behind the severed body.

"S-Scholar Zhang?" The man whose face had been splashed with blood had never seen such a gruesome scene before, and even his voice trembled.

With one hand behind his back, Scholar Zhang's other hand swung the sword in a beautiful arc, just like a skilled swordsman.

"Butcher Hu? You're probably worth 5 points," Scholar Zhang smiled as he spoke words that Butcher Hu couldn't understand at all.

However, that murderous intent was conveyed. Butcher Hu fell to his knees with a Thud and opened his mouth to beg for mercy, "Scholar Zhang… No, Lord Zhang, the matter about the widow wasn't my idea! It was all the Wang family, that Master Wang…"

Swish!

The sword shone with a cold light as it slashed through the air. Blood spurted from Butcher Hu's neck as his body slowly collapsed.

"Sorry, that's exactly what Master Wang said about you."

Scholar Zhang was still smiling, but Butcher Hu could hear the endless bloodshed behind his words. There were over 60 members in the Wang family…

As Butcher Hu collapsed, a voice reached Scholar Zhang's ears.

｢Dungeon's main mission has been completed:

Main Mission Evaluation: A

Side Story Development: A

Map Exploration: B

Sin Value: C

Comprehensive Evaluation: B｣

｢Accumulated Points: 35

Accumulated Evil Value: 2｣

｢Please select the return method:

Return Immediately

Return at any time within two to three days｣

Without much consideration, Scholar Zhang promptly chose to return immediately. His figure suddenly turned into a white light and disappeared from his original location.

……

On the other side of the endless world, the young man in the room slowly opened his eyes and muttered to himself with a little confusion, "After slaughtering all 64 people from the Wang Family, it only gave 2 points for the Evil Value?"

"1 point should be from the small-scale instance dungeon[1] itself, so in reality, it only gave me 1 point? I still have a long way to go to become an Evil God…"

This young man was precisely the Scholar Zhang from earlier. His real name was Gu Nan, a person who had just transmigrated into this world a few months ago.

As a transmigrator, Gu Nan of course had his own golden finger[2]. His golden finger resided in his mind and was called the "Evil God Temple".

The Evil God Temple came from a cultivation game that Gu Nan played in his previous life. In this game, players would roleplay as an Evil God and develop themselves from scratch.

As an Evil God, players needed to enter dungeon worlds to complete missions every once in a while to earn Evil Value and points.

Points could be exchanged for items and were equivalent to the Evil God Temple's currency. However, Evil Value was even more important.

In a sense, Evil Value was the true foundation of an Evil God. Not only did many items have minimum Evil Value requirements, but Evil Value was even needed for players to advance to the next tier.

Gu Nan was stuck on this requirement for a long time, and this time he finally reached the required amount for advancement.

｢Enter the Evil God Temple｣

As the order was issued, Gu Nan's consciousness instantly sank into the Evil God Temple.

The Evil God Temple was a gloomy palace. Every time Gu Nan appeared, he sat on the throne alone, overlooking the empty hall below—there was no such realistic experience back when this was still a game.

｢Current Points: 506historical

Current Evil Value: 11｣

Such figures were displayed, showing the fruits of Gu Nan's labor during this period of time.

｢Advance Tier｣

Gu Nan went to the end of the exchange page and selected "Evil God Advancement".

｢Exchanged for item: Evil God Advancement. The player is currently a Tier 1 Evil God. Advancement will consume 300 points. Evil Value requirement: 10…… Requirements met, beginning advancement｣

An inexplicable force began to materialize, falling upon Gu Nan in the blink of an eye. Gu Nan felt as if something was pouring into his body. There was a sense of swelling all over his body, and his consciousness began to blur.

"Decline of player performance starts with swelling, this is not a good sign…" Gu Nan murmured an incomprehensible ridicule with his last thought.

When Gu Nan woke up, he was still sitting on the dark throne, as if he had just taken a nap. However, the information panel clearly told him that he was not dreaming.

｢Advancement complete. Overall physique has been greatly strengthened. The Tier 2 item exchange shop is now open. Please choose the Tier 2 advancement direction｣

As a veteran player who had played for dozens of weeks and a great Tier 16 Evil God in his previous life, Gu Nan could choose the advancement direction with his eyes closed and answered directly without looking at it.

｢Agility Type｣

The Tier 2 advancement direction was divided into four categories: Strength, Agility, Physique, and Spirit. Considering that players would have to complete various dungeons alone in the later stage, the relatively balanced agility type was more reliable.

｢Tier 2 advancement direction selected. You have obtained the exclusive skill of an agility type Evil God: Deceitful Steps. Movement Speed increased by 30%. Attack Speed increased by 50%｣

The four advancement directions for Tier 2 Evil gods all gave passive skills. In contrast, the agility type Evil God's Deceitful Steps weren't particularly outstanding, but they definitely weren't weak either. It was a very practical passive skill.

As his consciousness gradually returned to reality, Gu Nan stood up again. Not only did he feel full of strength, but his steps also felt a lot lighter.

The power of an Evil God could indeed affect reality!

The corners of Gu Nan's mouth rose up into a sneer. "With a Tier 2 physique, I want to see just who can stop me from crashing the wedding… No, from completing the event!"

In the game 《Evil God Cultivation》, certain Evil Events would be triggered randomly, and a certain amount of Evil Value could be obtained after completing the event.

The Evil Value obtained from events was definitely a sizable amount during the early stages of the game. Moreover, the crux of the matter was that compared to clearing dungeons, it was far easier to complete events!

Gu Nan had already completed practically all of the Evil Events he encountered ever since he transmigrated. There was only one last Evil Event left. He didn't dare to act rashly with that one, because it required a certain amount of strength.

｢Evil Event: Elder Sister Gu Nian's Wedding. Can obtain up to 5 Evil Value points｣

Some of the Evil Events in the 《Evil God》 game were issued in the form of missions, and some were not.

Evil Events in the form of missions had clear goals and were easy to achieve, but at the same time, they generally weren't worth much Evil Value points. On the other hand, the other was exploration-type Evil Events. This kind of event only had a general scenario and allowed players to freely develop the storyline themselves, and it provided slightly more Evil Value.

Of course, whether or not they could get the maximum Evil Value depended on players' abilities.

Exploration-type Evil Events were also jokingly referred to as "CG-Type Events" by players. In other words, they were specially used to achieve certain CGs. For example, this event was a classic example!

'Aiya! Isn't this self-evident? Crashing the wedding while conveniently confessing to my sister. This routine is truly very gentlemanly!'

Gu Nan expressed his righteous condemnation while also thinking, 'Indeed, these are still the same old game events I'm familiar with.' Then he began to formulate a detailed plan to crash the wedding:

'Jump down from the roof, kill the groom with a single punch, and confess to Elder Sister! En… If she agrees, then dump her again.'

For Gu Nan, a pro player familiar with the game, careful planning was just a bunch of nonsense. Instead, it was much easier to end the target with a single punch.

Pros need to believe in their own actions!

Notes:

[1: Instance dungeon

[2: Golden finger: A cheat ability given to protagonists, usually transmigrators, reincarnators, or regressors

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In this average-sized city, the Gu family was also of average size.

Starting from Gu Nan's grandfather's generation, they were a somewhat famous family of entrepreneurs within the city. When it came to Gu Nan's father's generation, the Gu family truly became successful and entered the upper class.

Regarding the wedding of Gu Nian, Gu Nan's older sister, there were many factors to consider.

During peacetime, marriages among the rich always had to pay attention to the families being well-matched in terms of social status, but this Gu Nian's marriage was different. She wanted to marry a little boy who had just turned 20 and didn't have any background.

"Eldest Martial Sister, why bother feigning civility with a bunch of mortals and even going so far as to marry that Lin person? He's a traitor to our martial arts hall!"

"That's right, Eldest Martial Sister! It's been half a year since you left, and we're all looking forward to your return to the martial arts hall!"

In a small courtyard in the Gu family's villa, a man and a woman were earnestly trying to persuade someone. Sitting in front of them was a girl with an indifferent expression as she leisurely sipped tea.

Faced with the earnest persuasion from her younger martial brother and sister, Gu Nian didn't even look up as she calmly said, "You can go back. Ever since I left the martial arts hall back then, I've never thought about returning again."

"Eldest Martial Sister…" The girl was so anxious that she looked like she was about to cry. "Ever since you left, Master hasn't been able to fight anymore. And those people from the Golden Martial Arts Hall are still coming over to make trouble every day… Our martial arts hall will collapse if you don't come back!"

"Oh." Gu Nian continued to face them with a cold expression.

They choked so much that they couldn't speak for a long time.

After a while, Gu Nian leisurely continued, "I don't care how you were able to find me. Right now, I'm just an ordinary person who wants to live an ordinary life."

"Well said!"

Just when the two of them wanted to persuade her once more, a young man suddenly applauded and walked out from the side. It was Gu Nan himself.

Of the two, the man's face suddenly turned cold. "Who are you?"

"It doesn't matter who I am. What's more important is that my older sister is finally enlightened! Say, you guys are still learning martial arts, even in this era? Heh, can martial arts be faster than bullets?"

Gu Nan prattled on self-importantly from the sidelines with a face full of arrogance and ridicule, but in reality, his heart was very calm and even somewhat expectant.

From the first day that he transmigrated into this world, he had been trying to understand this world through various means.

An ordinary technological world? Gu Nan definitely wouldn't believe it. The Evil God Temple took him to many dungeon planes, all of which had individuals highly skilled in combat. Even the weakest plane contained martial arts experts.

It wasn't until later, when he heard of the existence of martial arts halls, that Gu Nan felt that the door to a hidden world was slowly opening in front of him.

'What would the so-called martial arts masters here look like?'

It was with this thought that Gu Nan took the initiative to speak out, trying to enrage the two people who were obviously from a martial arts hall.

But to his surprise, neither of them were angry. They just glanced at each other in response to his words and smiled simultaneously.

Gu Nan recognized their smiles. These were smiles of disdain. This was the look of a cat upon seeing the mouse jumping around in front of it.

'Tsk, I'm being looked down upon.'

Neither the man nor the woman gave Gu Nan a second glance. Both of them cupped their hands at Gu Nian before quickly retreating, vanishing without a trace in just a few seconds.

"They sure are quick to exit the stage…" Gu Nan roasted thoughtlessly and then asked, "Elder Sister, who were those two?"

Gu Nian still had a calm look. "Zhang Qing and Zhang Yuan. My friends from the martial arts hall."

Gu Nian once went out to practice martial arts for two years. This wasn't a secret in the Gu family.

Of course, Gu Nan would not be satisfied with such an answer. He thought about it and asked from another angle, "Elder Sister, the legends say that martial arts masters can leap onto roofs and vault over walls, and those who reach the peak of martial arts can even move mountains and drain seas. Is that true?"

"Moving mountains and draining seas are only legends."

"Then leaping onto roofs and vaulting over walls are real?"

"I never said that."

Since the other party clearly didn't want to continue the discussion, Gu Nan also didn't insist on it. He still treated all this as a game. Since the NPC was unwilling to divulge any information, it simply meant that the player hadn't triggered the right conditions yet, so it would be useless to continue asking.

Therefore, Gu Nan also turned to leave while leaving behind a sentence in passing, "Elder Sister, I look forward to your wedding tonight…"

The voice reverberated for a long time in Gu Nian's small courtyard. A long time after Gu Nan had left, the girl slowly stood up, her somewhat dull gaze gradually sharpening.

"A strange variable… I hope you don't hinder me, or else even if you are my younger brother, I'll still…"

……

Zhang Qing and Zhang Yuan walked in the Gu's Family courtyard as if they were in their own back garden—they came in without any prior notice. The security of these mortals was nothing to them.

"Elder Brother, what can we do if Eldest Martial Sister refuses to go back?" Zhang Yuan sighed.

"That won't happen." Zhang Qing, her older brother, shook his head. "Senior Martial Sister is not the kind of person who ignores old affections. I think she must have her own unspeakable reasons as well…"

At this time, an abrupt voice cut in, "Oh? What reasons?"

The pair of siblings suddenly raised their heads, only to see a young man standing in front of them with a smile. It was Gu Nan.

"You again." Zhang Qing frowned and waved his hand a little impatiently. "Honorable me is in a bad mood, so don't bother us. Otherwise, not even Eldest Martial Sister's face will be enough to save you…"

Gu Nan smiled as he directly reached out to grab Zhang Qing's wrist and pulled backwards.

Zhang Qing only felt a strong force from the tug and fell forward. His expression instantly changed.

But right now, he didn't have time to exert any force. So he just fine-tuned his position, taking the initiative to fall forward. His combat experience was also very rich. Being passive naturally couldn't compare to actively taking the initiative, and this way, he would even have the opportunity to strike back.

'Boy, I'll teach you a lesson soon!' Zhang Qing adjusted his mental state in an instant, and a sneer began to appear on his face.

'He's merely an ordinary person!'

But he never could've imagined that Gu Nan was a veteran gamer who had been playing virtual reality fighting for over ten years. His rich combat experience was not inferior to the veterans of a hundred battles—only players can die thousands of times and accumulate experience.

Gu Nan merely sidestepped, dodging Zhang Qing's counterattack. He then casually slammed a palm onto Zhang Qing's back. The monstrous force directly caused Zhang Qing to spit out blood as his whole body fell down heavily.

This situation not only stunned the Zhang family's pair of siblings, but also stunned Gu Nan himself.

'These two seemed extraordinarily imposing and overbearing, but how come they couldn't even take a beating?'

As soon as they fought, Gu Nan had roughly figured out the level of his opponent. Purely in terms of physique, these two were probably similar to his Tier 1 self—they were stronger than the average person, but definitely did not break through the limits of humanity.

And with the strength of his Tier 2 Evil God physique, he was now completely inhuman in all aspects and couldn't be compared with these two at all.

Zhang Yuan, the younger sister, was dumbfounded. 'I couldn't see the flow of internal energy at all when he attacked. But his palm strike made Elder Brother vomit blood… What kind of enemy is this?'

No matter what, she wouldn't be able to put up a fight, so she turned around and tried to flee.

Gu Nan became happy. If there was one thing players excelled at, it definitely wasn't a frontal attack. Instead, players excelled at finishing off wounded enemies and beating a drowning dog[1]!

Those at an advantage grinned from ear to ear while those at a disadvantage cursed like hell. Zhang Yuan entered Gu Nan's rhythm when she tried to escape.

Notes:historical

[1: Beating a drowning dog: To pulverize an already defeated enemy

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After a while, Gu Nan carried the Zhang siblings to a corner.

Both of Zhang Qing's arm joints had been shattered, and his left leg was broken by Gu Nan's kick… Maximally limiting his combat effectiveness while ensuring that the two wouldn't be able to run away.

"Now tell me, what's the matter with my sister?" Gu Nan stretched out his hand to pinch Zhang Yuan's tiny face.

Zhang Qing, who was lying beside her, burned with anger when he saw this, wishing to bite a piece of flesh off him.

"I… Actually, I also don't know much…" Zhang Yuan sounded like she was crying, with tear stains on her face. She looked at Gu Nan cautiously, fearful that he'd be unhappy.

This wasn't because he used her elder brother to threaten her, but because Gu Nan had already beaten her up once.

Zhang Yuan's escape was, of course, unsuccessful. She was caught by Gu Nan and soundly beaten up until there wasn't a single unbruised spot on her body—for a veteran player like Gu Nan, the gender of an NPC only made a small visual difference; hitting them felt the same either way.

Hearing her reply, Gu Nan suddenly glared, and Zhang Yuan was startled again. She repeatedly waved her hands. "No wait… I remembered, I remembered!"

Zhang Yuan took a deep breath and looked at her elder brother who was lying aside; she had no choice but to grit her teeth and tell him everything… 'In any case, it's just some basic information about Eldest Martial Sister. It's not a big secret, right?'

What she didn't know was that it was precisely the basic information she supplied that helped Gu Nan a great deal.

"…You mean, Gu Nian showed remarkable talent ever since she started learning martial arts a few years ago and soon became your Eldest Martial Sister, but then left without a word."

"And the Lin Feng she's going to marry now is the disciple who was expelled from your martial arts hall? Moreover, he had a crush on my sister back when he was studying martial arts?"

"That's basically it…" Zhang Yuan lowered her head slightly and looked at Gu Nan from the corner of her eye. She truly told him everything she knew and only hoped that this person would stop making life difficult for them.

Gu Nan touched his chin and pondered, 'It's clear that there's something wrong with this, but Gu Nian doesn't look like someone who has fallen in love…'historical

As a player, once Gu Nan entered mission mode, he wouldn't include himself in the storyline anymore. What did it matter if she was his sister? He was only interested in the storyline development now.

'It seems that this Lin Feng person is still the root of everything… Huh, why does his name sound like the main character?'

……

In novels with a male protagonist, there were rules to naming the protagonist. Characters like 'Lin', 'Ye', and 'Wang' were all grand surnames. If such a surname was combined with names like 'Feng', 'Chen', or other homophones, then a great name would be created.

On the other hand, a lousy name like Gu Nan clearly didn't have the fate of a protagonist.

Before this, Gu Nan didn't go out of his way to understand the person called Lin Feng. He only knew that Lin Feng seemed to have done the Gu family a favor at some point, which was why the family even asked him to be their son-in-law. And the Gu family member whose age was most suitable for marriage was his sister Gu Nian.

When there was no use for the background story, players wouldn't go out of their way to understand the entire background storyline. Usually, they would slowly start searching once they receive a mission.

Which is what Gu Nan is currently doing.

He ran to the archives room at home and read Lin Feng's history from beginning to end. He was immediately startled.

This was remarkably like the template for the genre "Return of the Urban Soldier King"!

Lin Feng grew up in the mountains and started studying in the martial arts hall a few years ago. Later on, he was expelled due to some disputes and joined the army. After half a year, he was also fired from the army for contradicting his superiors, and as a result, he returned to his hometown, Feng City.

Everything spiraled out of control after his return. The company president big sister, the big-chested police beauty, and the loli campus beauty appeared one after another…… Whoops, got off track there.

In short, the number of women around Classmate Lin Feng kept on increasing. Even Gu Nian miraculously returned to her hometown and unexpectedly became the eldest daughter of a rich and affluent family who was about to marry this Lin Feng.

According to the Zhang siblings, Gu Nian was Lin Feng's first love… No, she should be his secret crush.

Gu Nan even saw the specific cause of this wedding event in the records.

It was actually pretty simple. The Gu family's grandpa crazily insisted on going for a walk on Mt. Wutai, and he suffered a heart attack while on the plane. Fortunately, Lin Feng was present and saved his life using the acupuncture and moxibustion[1] techniques passed down through the family.

"Not bad, not bad. He can cure a heart attack with a few needles." Gu Nan calmly closed the dossier, but there was a sneer on his lips.

This was too much to be coincidental. Gu Nan believed that this was a big show that someone specially arranged for Lin Feng… 'But who has so much power, and what is he plotting?'

"Still, I have to meet Lin Feng first."

……

On the tranquil campus, pink cherry blossoms gently fell.

A charming girl in a school uniform walked in front. She skipped around, occasionally turning back and yelling, "Lin Feng, hurry up! Didn't you say you were the 'Soldier King'? Why are you walking so slowly!"

Quietly following the girl was a young man with a crew cut. He jogged to catch up to her and said helplessly, "Miss Yang, I am a bodyguard, not someone who accompanies you for a stroll."

There was a wry smile on Lin Feng's face. The girl in front of him was called Yang Lan, and she was said to be the prettiest girl in this university.

But Lin Feng had little interest, because he had already attracted many troublesome women in the past few months since he returned to Feng City. He was really not in the mood to attract another one.

If that old friend hadn't entrusted him with her safety, he would never act as a bodyguard for this kind of big family's young lady.

Sometimes not even Lin Feng himself could understand—why would so many women like him?

Yang Lan sized up Lin Feng with her beautiful big eyes and said with a giggle, "Aren't they the same thing? Besides…"

"Be careful!"

The beautiful school flower[2] Yang Lan didn't even get to finish her sentence when Lin Feng's expression suddenly changed, and he pushed her down.

The instant they fell down, a small black shadow flew by above them and hit the ground beside Yang Lan, directly smashing a small hole in the ground.

Only then did the two of them see that the dark shadow was actually just a pebble that could be found anywhere.

"Expert…"

Lin Feng's heart sank slightly. If the other party could use a pebble to this effect, then they must be a concealed weapons expert. And for bodyguards, such opponents were often the most annoying type of people.

'If the other party keeps hiding in the dark, then Yang Lan will be in danger!' Lin Feng looked around vigilantly and was about to say something to bait the other party into showing himself, but instead, he saw a figure slowly walking out in front of him.

'Eh? To think he actually walked out like this…'

Gu Nan didn't know Lin Feng's thoughts. He didn't know how to use any concealed weapons. The reason that the thrown pebble exhibited such force was entirely due to his great physical strength and had nothing to do with skill.

The physique of a Tier 2 Evil God was completely superior to that of human beings.

"Second Brother Gu?" Yang Lan couldn't help exclaiming after seeing Gu Nan.

Gu Nan was startled slightly and rubbed his nose helplessly. He didn't inherit much of his predecessor's memory, and he certainly didn't expect that the protected campus beauty would actually recognize him.

But this also didn't change anything. After all, he came here for the campus beauty's personal soldier king bodyguard.

Notes:

[1] Moxibustion: In easter medicine, it is the burning of moxa near or on the patient's body to act as a counterirritant.

[2] School flower: campus beauty; prettiest girl in the school

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"Miss Yang, do you know him?" Lin Feng asked in a low voice as he helped Yang Lan up, his eyes fixed on Gu Nan.

"Yeah, I know him. He is Gu… Gu Nian's younger brother."

When she said Gu Nian's name, Yang Lan's expression obviously darkened. She was also a child of a rich family, so she knew about the Gu family marrying off their daughter to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng looked at Gu Nan with a strange gaze. He couldn't figure out why a member of the Gu family would ambush Yang Lan.

"If you're Gu Nian's younger brother, then why are you attacking Yang Lan? Aren't you afraid of starting a war between the two families?" Lin Feng shouted coldly. Even now, he still believed that Gu Nan was here for Yang Lan.

Gu Nan smiled. He didn't intend to say anything at all as he took a step forward and threw a punch at Lin Feng.

Although it was a simple punch, Lin Feng felt like he didn't know how to deal with it.

He had countless precious martial arts techniques and a sturdy foundation of internal energy. The other party's attack wasn't complicated at all, and there were no illusory changes. But such a punch…

Too fast!

In terms of martial arts ability alone, Lin Feng was actually much better than the earlier Zhang Qing and Zhang Yuan, but his realm was still similar to theirs. Therefore, Lin Feng was equally helpless in the face of a Tier 2 Evil God's physical strength.

With superb strength and explosive force, plus the 50% attack speed bonus, Lin Feng could barely see the punch clearly; his body had no time to react.

Crack!

The punch hit Lin Feng's face. The fist landed on the Soldier King's handsome face, fracturing his facial bones.

Lin Feng was knocked to the ground in an instant. The whole process only took half a second. It was so fast that Yang Lan's bodyguard had already been defeated before she could even respond.

"You, how did you…" Yang Lan pointed to Gu Nan, who appeared suddenly, her voice trembling a little.

She couldn't understand why Lin Feng, a martial arts master who could efficiently deal with three or five burly men, would be knocked down by someone with one punch.

And the one who defeated him was actually Second Brother Gu, who had always been overlooked…

Lin Feng passed out. Gu Nan picked him up with one hand and with the other hand, he swept up Yang Lan's delicate body and quickly carried the two away.

……

Inside a small bungalow on the west side of Feng City, a girl with a ponytail was moving around in the kitchen, where a delicious aroma wafted out.

An old man with white beard and hair sat in the living room, peacefully smoking a big cigarette while listening to the actors singing on TV.

It actually wasn't easy for someone's hair, eyebrows, and beard to all become white like this. He looked like an immortal Daoist.

The old man's surname was Li. He turned 86 years old this year. Few people knew that he was a revered authority in the martial arts community thirty years ago. Later, when he got on in years, he went into seclusion with his granddaughter in the downtown area. Recently, he also took on an apprentice…

Boom!

The sound of a porcelain basin falling to the ground came from the kitchen. Old Man Li quickly got up and jogged there, only to see the ponytail girl crying while kneeling on the ground.

"Grandpa… S-something happened to Little Feng!"

……

When Lin Feng regained consciousness, he found himself tied to a chair by a rope, while Yang Lan and that "Second Brother Gu" were beside him.

Campus Beauty Yang's fancy face was pale. Nobody knew what kind of inhumane treatment she had received.

Lin Feng immediately felt an evil rage rushing up to his forehead, and stood up abruptly with the chair. "Do you think you can actually bind me, Lin Feng, with these ropes?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Feng gave a loud shout. The ropes all over his body tore apart inch by inch, and he rushed towards Gu Nan at an astonishing speed.

However, in the next instant, he flew back at an even faster speed.

"Silly child, did you forget how you became tied up?" Gu Nan shook his head helplessly.

"Second Brother Gu, you're already so powerful. Why must you still make Lin Feng's life difficult?" Yang Lan, who saw this scene, covered her mouth and forced a smile onto her face.

Gu Nan waved his hand. "I don't have any grudge against this kid. I just want to find out about a matter."

"Ah? What matter…" Yang Lan couldn't help but panic when she heard that Gu Nan's target was actually herself.

Gu Nan paused for a while and didn't speak. He grabbed Yang Lan's chin with one hand and lifted her head. He looked directly at those beautiful big eyes and asked in a low voice, "How did you and Lin Feng meet?"

"He's my bodyguard. That's how I met him…"

Gu Nan smiled. He swiftly grabbed a knife from the side and casually threw it towards Lin Feng.

Thud!

Blood splattered in all directions. The knife directly pierced through Lin Feng's shoulder, causing him to thrash around on the ground. Lin Feng, who had been trying his best to get up, fell down again.

"Ahh… Mmph!"

Gu Nan covered Yang Lan's mouth with one hand and prevented her from screaming.

"You personally recommended Lin Feng to Yang Zhengting. Do you think the Gu family's intelligence network is blind?" Gu Nan sneered, "I'll give you one last chance. Even if I kill him today, nobody will trouble me over a dead person."

Perhaps Gu Nan's threat worked, or perhaps Yang Lan thought it wasn't a very important matter. In any case, she spilled the beans and began to recount how she met Lin Feng.

The story was very ridiculous. Yang Lan had a best friend named Li Jingying, who was Lin Feng's childhood sweetheart. The two of them met through Li Jingying.

"So much dog blood[1]… Yup, that seems to be the truth." Gu Nan judged using a strange logic.

Li Jingying was indeed a member of Lin Feng's harem. The Gu family's intelligence network also revealed this.

Lin Feng was like a person who had the protagonist template of "Urban Soldier King" in one of the novels in Gu Nan's previous life. There were many things about him that didn't make sense, and among them, the strangest one was naturally his peach blossom luck[2].

Things like learning martial arts, becoming the Soldier King, and returning to his hometown were still reasonable, but the continuous appearance of an outrageous number of women was extremely strange.

If there really was a mastermind behind this, then the appearance of these women was undoubtedly the easiest place to find any clues.

"Childhood sweetheart, huh?" Gu Nan rubbed his chin and seemed to be one step closer to the truth.historical

It just so happened that the subject of his musings arrived right then.

Boom!

The gate of the underground warehouse where Gu Nan was located was smashed open, revealing two figures, one tall and one short.

The tall one was a girl with a ponytail, and the short one was an old man emitting the aura of an immortal Daoist.

It was precisely Li Jingying and her grandfather, Li Qinghui—the revered authority in the martial arts community back then who was referred to as the "Hand of Extinction".

"Grandpa, Little Feng is up ahead!" Li Jingying held a jade pendant in her hand. It radiated a faint light, guiding them in the right direction.

When Gu Nan saw the two coming over, he absentmindedly threw Yang Lan away and looked at the ponytail girl with interest. "Are you Li Jingying?"

"That's me… Little Feng!" Just when Li Jingying replied, she saw Lin Feng, who had crawled up from a pool of blood. Her beautiful face immediately paled, and she rushed towards him without another word.

"Don't come here!" Lin Feng was startled and hurriedly tried to stop Li Jingying's movements, but it was too late.

Gu Nan's figure disappeared. In an instant, he reappeared in front of Li Jingying and landed a punch to the girl's abdomen!

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[1] Dog blood: Melodramatic, contrived, absurd; think the plot of dramas[2] Peach blossom luck: Has good luck with the ladies

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How strong was Gu Nan's punch?

Even a martial artist like Lin Feng, who had a much better physique than ordinary people, was knocked unconscious with a single punch. If this punch landed on a normal person like Li Jingying, the consequences were obvious.

The girl's face paled at a speed visible to the naked eye. She spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to her knees.

Based on Gu Nan's years of experience sadistically killing NPCs, this punch had already caused major internal bleeding in Li Jingying's stomach area. The rest of her organs were probably concussed and displaced. Her survival was slim.

And Gu Nan was actually holding back. Otherwise, Li Jingying's abdomen might've just burst.

"Ahhh! Die!"

Li Jingying's miserable condition angered Lin Feng. He fiercely pulled out the knife from his shoulder, rushed forward at an astonishing speed, and stabbed Gu Nan in the chest.

Clang!

The sound of metal hitting metal came out. This ordinary fruit knife only pierced Gu Nan's clothes but broke when it hit his muscles.

"Did you power up? But it's a pity that you're still too weak… If you're only at this level…" Gu Nan shook his head regretfully.

He severely injured Li Jingying to see if Lin Feng could give him a "pleasant surprise", but unfortunately, it still wasn't enough.

"His body is impervious to sword or spear and is as hard as iron. Is he an external kung fu master?!"

"En?"

Gu Nan turned his head to see that Old Man Li Qinghui had come close to him at some point. He held Li Jingying with trembling hands, but her body had already stopped moving.

The tragedy happened so quickly that not even Li Qinghui could stop it. Anger and self-blame soon filled his grieving heart.

He hated his conceit. If he hadn't been so conceited as to believe that nobody would dare to touch his granddaughter because of his status in the martial arts community, he would never have acted so rashly.

So the old man put Li Jingying down with trembling hands, stood up, and glared at Gu Nan fiercely with bloodshot eyes.

"To be able to enter the Innate Realm at such a young age. You're indeed extraordinary." Li Qinghui's voice seemed to contain a violent storm.

He slowly rolled up his sleeves. "I don't care which family's heir you are. Your methods are so cruel that you even killed Jingying, an ordinary person. Today, this old man will carry out justice for Heaven and for the martial arts community…"

Bang!

Before Li Qinghui finished speaking, Gu Nan's figure instantly appeared in front of him and directly punched the old man's forehead. Li Qinghui also flew back.

"Why are you blabbering so much when you're this weak?" Gu Nan was very puzzled. He couldn't understand why these people would talk so much instead of properly preparing for the fight.

"Master!" Lin Feng roared wildly again. He tried to summon some strength again to fight Gu Nan, but the result was naturally the same.

After beating Lin Feng to a bloody pulp, Gu Nan patted his cheek with a smile. "If you want to get revenge, remember to come to my house tonight for your wedding!"historical

…

Half an hour later, Gu Nan returned to the Gu household, playing with a jade pendant in his hand. This was the pendant that Li Jingying had previously held.

Gu Nan was suspicious about these women's origins, but he didn't think they would know much, so he was actually more interested in the jade pendant.

It was able to warn them if Lin Feng encountered trouble and guide them to that warehouse. This was no longer within the scope of martial arts.

It was a pity that this jade pendant seemed to have lost its energy ever since it fell into Gu Nan's hands. It no longer shone with a faint light and just looked like an ordinary ancient relic.

However, based on Gu Nan's instinct honed from clearing major dungeons all year round, he could still clearly feel an enormous amount of energy hidden inside this jade pendant. Even a small burst of energy would be enough to destroy him.

"The energy level is at least Tier 4…"

As a former Third Round Tier 16 great Evil God, Gu Nan had an extraordinarily accurate grasp of energy levels, which was precisely why something felt strange about this.

It was very unusual for a group of insignificant people who didn't even reach Tier 2 yet to carry Tier 4 items.

Thinking of this, Gu Nan suddenly knew who to look for next.

…

Gu Nian sat alone in the courtyard, feeling a little restless while sipping on a cup of fragrant tea.

A martial artist at her level would have an inexplicable sixth sense about many things.

In fact, even a fool could see that her younger brother's attitude was very strange, but she didn't know where the problem was.

Just as she was carefully pondering this, a photo suddenly floated down in front of her.

Gu Nian's spiritual sense was very keen. She almost subconsciously reached out and caught the photo with two fingers. But the content of the picture made her pupils shrink slightly.

It was a jade pendant!

"Looks like you recognize this." Gu Nan walked out of the shadows with a slight smile. His hands were behind his back, which made him assume the air of a mysterious expert.

"The Dragon Jade is in your hands?" Gu Nian could still maintain a calm look. Even her voice didn't change much, but her hand shook ever so slightly as she placed her teacup down.

Gu Nan captured this detail perfectly in his mind and asked curiously, "This jade pendant is called Dragon Jade?"

Gu Nian's gaze became extremely strange. "You… don't recognize it? Countless people have tried their hardest to obtain this, but I didn't expect that it would ultimately be obtained by you, someone who didn't even know anything about it."

"What's it used for?" Gu Nan asked her directly, not wanting to bother with the girl's misgivings.

Gu Nian didn't hesitate and answered bluntly, "The role of the Dragon Jade isn't a big secret. Certain elders in the martial arts community all know that the Dragon Jade is a precious treasure of fortune, and those who obtain it can receive all the luck of the world."

She paused, then looked at Gu Nan. "In the martial arts community, the Dragon Jade is connected to a senior's inheritance."

"Which senior?"

"'Sword Demon Mo Bai.'"

Gu Nan nodded. He knew that the rumors about it being a treasure of luck were basically nonsense. The inheritance of the martial arts senior "Mo Bai" was most likely the real reason a bunch of people were fighting over it.

"So." Gu Nan took out a jade pendant from his pocket. It was the Dragon Jade. "As long as you have this, you can obtain the inheritance?"

Gu Nian's gaze stopped on the Dragon Jade but then moved away. "It's not that simple. Mo Bai left the inheritance to his descendants. He also specifically sought out the Guardian family to protect the Dragon Jade for his descendants."

"Don't tell me that the inheritance can only be activated using the blood of his descendants?" Gu Nan frowned, feeling a small headache.

"It's even more troublesome than that. It requires his bloodline descendant to personally activate the inheritance." Gu Nian shook her head. "By the way, Mo Bai is the name of the Sword Demon after he became famous. His family name is Lin."

"Oh."

Now he understood why Gu Nian agreed to marry Lin Feng.

The marriage was false, and the real goal was to gain the inheritance.

Thinking of this, Gu Nan smiled and said, "Sis, since you've already made arrangements, I won't intervene… When you need to use this Dragon Jade, just call your Lil' Bro!"

He was actually saying, "You can keep on playing, but you'll still have to find me in the end, because the Dragon Jade is in my hands!"

"Wait, don't forget to take your photo with you."

When Gu Nan heard this, he looked back to see a thin photo zooming towards him at an astonishing speed!

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For true martial arts masters, even leaves and flower petals could hurt people. Gu Nian was undoubtedly an expert at this level.

She threw the thin photo like it was a sharp concealed weapon, which slashed across Gu Nan's neck.

The sound of metal hitting metal came again. Gu Nan didn't even try to dodge as he immediately took the attack with his neck. He wasn't actually trying to show off—rather, he had no other alternative, because Gu Nian was already in front of him by this point.

Ever since Gu Nan's advancement to Tier 2, he had slaughtered every opponent in his path. Not even the old man who looked very skilled was a match for him, and this made him somewhat arrogant.historical

And arrogant people would inevitably be taught a lesson.

Taking advantage of the "concealed weapon" to attack first, Gu Nian made the first move and immediately made Gu Nan fall into a disadvantage.

In Gu Nan's perspective, the opponent's physique wasn't strong. At most, it was slightly better than the old man's, but even so, it wasn't by much.

However, every time he exchanged blows with the opponent, there was a strange force on Gu Nian's hands that neutralized most of his strength. And every time a punch landed on him, that strange force would quickly burrow into his body like a snake.

After a few rounds, Gu Nan felt countless small snakes roaming his body, and his movements began to deform.

What Gu Nan didn't know was that Gu Nian was even more frightened right now.

She had long seen that Gu Nan used external kung fu. In the martial arts world, people who used external kung fu to reach Innate Realm would ultimately be inferior to those who used traditional internal kung fu to do so, no matter in terms of combat strength or status.

When internal kung fu masters reached the Innate Realm, they could flexibly use their internal energy and bring unspeakable misery to any external kung fu users they fought. Moreover, internal energy was more effective for maintaining one's health, so their life expectancy would also be longer than that of external kung fu masters.

Generally speaking, only warriors who had no hope of ever cultivating internal energy would specialize in external kung fu.

'But my younger brother… There has never been anyone in the martial arts world with this level of external kung fu mastery!'

'Although external kung fu masters have greater physical strength, I've never heard of someone resisting internal energy with just their body alone!'

Ordinary external kung fu masters would be unable to get up after even a few blows infused with internal energy, but she had clearly punched the other party dozens of times, yet he still seemed okay.

After their fists collided once more, Gu Nan and Gu Nian stepped back at the same time.

Gu Nan swung his hand and even jumped twice, as if to shake the "little snakes" off his body. Gu Nian, on the other hand, hurriedly adjusted her breathing—their crazy exchange of blows earlier almost made her unable to catch her breath.

"So this is internal energy? How interesting." When the little snakes were completely removed, Gu Nan smiled at his bewildered sister and turned around to leave.

…

The battle with Gu Nian was within Gu Nan's expectations, but the process was worth pondering.

'It seems that after reaching Innate Realm, those martial arts masters who cultivate internal energy have a certain amount of combat power. Innate Realm is probably equivalent to Tier 2?'

'That old man Li was so weak. Mostly because I attacked too quickly, so he was already defeated before he even had a chance to mobilize his internal energy…'

"Oh… Is that to say, once internal energy experts encounter sneak attacks, they may not actually be as strong?'

Gu Nan summarized the level of this world's experts and the weaknesses that he could use.

In fact, he also understood the inherent difference between himself and those Innate Realm external kung fu experts. The so-called external Innate Realm experts relied entirely on external forces to temper their bodies, which left countless internal wounds on themselves, and the tempering effect was only surface-level.

On the other hand, Gu Nan used the power of the Evil God Temple to advance himself, so his physique improved from the inside out, which was much better than the external kung fu masters.

…

After Gu Nan left, Gu Nian slowly returned to her original seat, but a dark shadow gradually appeared beside her.

"Miss, do you need me to investigate this Gu Nan—"

"No need," Gu Nian interrupted without hesitation, "no matter what fortuitous encounters he had, he's still my brother, so it'll be hard to settle my karma… When the matter concludes here, I might as well take him with me when I return."

"To attract such troublesome karma for no reason, the gains from this reincarnation really weren't worth the losses." The black shadow's voice was a little soft and a little old. It was difficult to distinguish if it was male or female.

The voice paused, then spoke again, "Miss, it's all good if that item really is inside the Sword Demon's inheritance. But if it turns out to be just a rumor… We don't have much time left."

Hearing this, Gu Nian also seemed a little worried and could only comfort herself, "We've searched several suspicious places already, and only the Sword Demon's inheritance is left."

"Besides, it's too late to say this now. Whether or not we'll succeed will become clear tonight."

…

In the evening, all the upper class members of Feng City were mobilized and came to a high-end hotel west of the city.

There was nothing they could do about it. After all, this was the grand wedding for the Gu family's Eldest Miss, and her future husband had recently become the hottest news in the city. He was Lin Feng, the person who had ties with several different organizations.

The hotel's location in the west of the city was a little bit off. The quality wasn't the best either, but it's said that the Gu family's Eldest Miss had personally picked this location, so everyone could only make do with it.

"President Wang, you also came?"

"Oh! Isn't this our Boss Sun? The Gu family head personally sent the invitation. Who wouldn't give him this face…"

"That's right!"

At this time, there was still half an hour left before the wedding, but most of the guests had already arrived. The Gu family placed great importance on this wedding. Not only did they widely issue invitations, but they also used their network to spread news of the occasion.

Many elders who ordinarily wouldn't appear were also invited to the wedding.

To put it bluntly, most of Feng City's influential people were inside this hotel right now. If someone launched a missile here, they could immediately paralyze the whole city.

"The groom is here! The groom… eh? Young Master Feng, what's the meaning of this?"

A disturbance came from the doorway. Many people looked towards it and saw Lin Feng entering with a dark expression, a large team following behind him.

There were probably a dozen people behind Lin Feng, all with white hair and wrinkled faces, but their auras were quite extraordinary. One could tell at first glance that they certainly weren't ordinary people.

The host in the lobby was Gu Xinming, the Gu family's third eldest. He hurriedly came forward to welcome them and stop the group. "Lin Feng, what are you doing?"

Lin Feng reluctantly cupped his hands and said, "Third Uncle, all of them are my seniors. They're here to seek justice for my master…"

"Seniors?" Gu Xinming looked at the dozen or so old men suspiciously.

"That's right!" An old man behind Lin Feng hmph'ed heavily and stepped forward. "This one is Zhang Songhe of Eight Goose Sect!"

"Yama Martial Sect's Shen Ruo!"

"The inheritor of the Nine Fists technique, Chen Bowen!"

"Earnest Sword, Wang Mingxin!"

"Tyrant Fist, Yan Dong!"

"…"

By the time the dozen or so old men had finished reporting their names, everyone present was already silent. These high-ranking figures in Feng City more or less knew about the martial arts world, and right now, they were startled.

These people… were all famous martial arts legends!

All of them were martial arts masters who had been famous for decades!

Like thunder piercing the ear! Famous all over the world!

Just what kind of matter and what kind of person would be able to provoke these dozen or so famous masters at once?

Zhang Songhe, who seemed to be the leader, stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "We, a dozen old bastards, are here to seek justice for our martial arts senior— 'Hand of Extinction,' Mr. Li Qinghui!"

"Gu Nan, you rascal! You dared to kill Mr. Li, but do you dare to show yourself!?"

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Over a dozen martial arts legends gathered together just to demand an explanation from Gu Nan. This scene was quite frightening.

Meanwhile, the person involved stood on the second floor's high platform and looked down with great interest. He was even a little eager to try fighting then.

Gu Nian hurriedly said to him, "Don't show yourself. Let the people below deal with them first and wear off their momentum. Then I will make an appearance and draw Lin Feng up here."

Few people knew that Gu Nian and Lin Feng had known each other for a long time, ever since they met at the martial arts hall. Lin Feng fell in love with her at first sight, which was why she set this trap in the first place.

"Will it be enough to simply draw him up here?" Gu Nan asked.

Gu Nian showed a small smile. "This hotel… is the burial ground of Sword Demon Mo Bai!"

Hearing this, even Gu Nan couldn't help feeling slightly stunned.

'My sister really has prepared for everything. Now all she needs is the Dragon Jade!'

'If I hadn't appeared, she would have used the wedding as an excuse to trick Lin Feng into revealing the Dragon Jade's whereabouts.'

It would be way too easy for Gu Nian, an old hand, to trick a youth like Lin Feng. She could find a random excuse like "exchanging family heirlooms." As long as Lin Feng knew about the Dragon Jade, he wouldn't be able to hide anything from her.

However, Gu Nan didn't intend to fully comply with his sister's plans. He never forgot that he had also made many preparations, and it was all for the Evil Value reward from the "Wedding Event"!

The prompt from the Evil God Temple told Gu Nan that the wedding event had already begun. If he allowed Gu Nian to take Lin Feng away, then how would he earn any Evil Value?

So he undoubtedly had to wreak havoc.

Thus, Gu Nan patted his chest and said, "Isn't it merely a dozen old men with half a leg in the coffin? Watch me take care of them!"historical

"Hey, wait!" This was exactly what Gu Nian feared. She became alarmed and quickly reached out to pull him back, but she was still too late.

With Gu Nan's explosive power, he immediately leaped down from the second floor, making Gu Nian stomp her foot in anger.

None of the old men downstairs were ordinary people. For masters of internal kung fu, the 50s or 60s was still considered the prime of their life, and their strength wouldn't be that much inferior to Gu Nian herself.

Gu Nian thought, 'Even if I personally attack, I'm afraid I'll only be able to handle 2-3 old men at most, but there are more than a dozen below!'

'Do I really have to ask Elder Yan to attack?'

Though Gu Nian was pondering this, Gu Nan didn't have the time to care about her thoughts. He jumped down directly from the high platform on the second floor, smashing the hotel floor heavily with a strange force and cracking the marble floor in all directions.

After a terrifying muffled sound, everyone became speechless as their visions cleared and they saw Gun Nan, who had jumped down from above. Even Lin Feng and his party were startled by Gu Nan's entrance.

"Old farts, why were you asking for me?" Gu Nan's first sentence thoroughly made everyone explode with anger.

"This Gu Nan… Has he gone crazy?"

"What did the Gu family teach their children? Doesn't he know what these martial arts masters signify?"

"Sigh… Youngsters nowadays are all obsessed with science. How many people still know about martial arts?"

The dozen or so martial arts legends didn't speak for a while. Some were so angry that they were speechless and also didn't know how to trade insults with a junior, while others were still processing what had happened.

'This brat… is cursing at us?'

Lin Feng was even more furious. He stretched out his finger and pointed at Gu Nan. "Gu Nan, you hurt my master and Sister Ying for no reason! Today we will carry out justice in Heaven's place and teach you…"

"Stop blathering. Let's settle it with fists!" Gu Nan rudely interrupted and directly forced back the rest of Lin Feng's "righteous words."

And Lin Feng indeed couldn't continue his sentence, because Gu Nan did something even more shocking just then.

He actually stretched his arms around a pillar by the wall and tore it out!

The scene stunned everyone present, including the martial arts masters and even Gu Nian, who was on the second floor. Even the one who had been hiding in Gu Nian's shadow couldn't help popping up.

"This kid… Could he be a martial artist who reached the Innate Realm by tempering his physical body?"

The shadow's words made Gu Nian come back to her senses. She suddenly slapped the handrail and said, "Yes! He must have obtained a body tempering inheritance from somewhere, which allowed him to break through the Innate Realm by chance!"

'No wonder he has no awareness of internal energy!'

Unlike external kung fu users, who had walked down a wrong and crooked path, physical body tempering was one of the seven supreme paths standing at the top of the world. It was truly a grand path that could reach Heaven itself. Once successfully cultivated, the practitioner's power would far exceed that of those on the same level.

The onlookers could stare all they want, but Lin Feng and the others couldn't afford to stare blankly, because Gu Nan had already grabbed a pillar and smashed it down on them.

"Justice from Heaven!" Gu Nan viciously smashed the pillar down while shouting a slogan that radiated evil delight.

Wherever the pillar went, people either died or became crippled. Even those who merely brushed against the pillar suffered fractured bones. With Gu Nan's terrifying strength, what else can these martial arts masters do?

Internal energy can't neutralize the force of a massive pillar smashing their faces in!

One of the martial arts legends was killed on the spot—it was esteemed senior Chen Bowen, the self-proclaimed inheritor of the Nine Fists technique. It was a pity that he didn't even have a chance to attack before he was smashed to pieces.

The rest of the people scattered and fled in all directions. The hall was in utter chaos. The guests mostly tried to flee by lying on the ground and crawling away—they started doing that ever since several fearless guests were smashed into the wall with a swing of Gu Nan's pillar.

No one dared to run their mouths now.

"Lin Feng! Come out if you have the guts!" Because Gu Nan was hugging a big pillar, his movements weren't as nimble, which gave Lin Feng and the others time to hide. Thus, Gu Nan simply stood in place and started taunting them.

"How dare trash like you find trouble for me? I'm telling you, not only will I beat your master, but today I will beat all of you martial arts masters until you're crippled!"

Behind a certain pillar, Lin Feng's eyes were already bloodshot. He tried to run out several times but was firmly held down by the seniors.

"Don't fall for his taunts!" Zhang Songhe said in a low voice, "This person was naturally born with monstrous strength, but there's no internal energy flow in his body. He obviously doesn't know martial arts! As long as we can engage him in close combat, he will certainly d…"

Boom!

The pillar Gu Nan held smashed into the pillar behind Zhang Songhe, and a large chunk of rubble fell, directly smashing a hole in the old man's forehead.

Zhang Songhe didn't have time to deal with his bleeding head. He hurriedly pulled Lin Feng and retreated—luckily, the terrain in this hall was complicated. Otherwise, they wouldn't even have a place to hide.

A swing of the pillar once again failed to hit anyone, but Gu Nan wasn't in a hurry at all and just walked forward leisurely. As long as there was a sound, the pillar would be swung in that direction.

This was also one of the methods he came up with to deal with internal energy experts.

'Isn't your internal energy very powerful? If it's so incredible, then why don't you transmit your internal energy through the entire length of the pillar to fight me?'

The hall gradually quieted down. The guests had long since escaped, while Lin Feng and the others were still bitterly waiting for an opportunity. On the second floor, only Gu Nian was silently watching the farce below.

Gu Nan was like an invincible general, surveying the battlefield with a sneer. No one was a match for him.

As a top player, Gu Nan knew that in this kind of situation, it was necessary to deal a psychological blow to the other party's mental state. As long as the mentality of the other side—who were already in desperate straits—collapsed, then he would truly win.

So he continued to hurl trash talk.

"Lin Feng, did you think this wedding was prepared for you? To tell you the truth: she was already my girl long before you knew her! Tsk tsk, a biological sister sure is great. We've got to keep the good stuff within the family after all…"

"B*d! Just die already!"

Classmate Lin Feng finally couldn't stand this kind of provocation anymore. He roared as he shook off Zhang Songhe's hand and rushed out like a crazy demon!

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If Lin Feng had a biography, Gu Nan could easily imagine how his feelings for Gu Nian would be described.

Lin Feng learned martial arts from Li Qinghui ever since he was a child, and after some progress, he entered the martial arts hall to learn combat skills.

He thought that he was one of the best, but when he ran into a figure like Gu Nian, a thread of love was sewn.

After returning home from the army, more and more women appeared around him, but he was only willing to marry Gu Nian. Even the childhood sweetheart Li Jingying was put aside…

But now Gu Nan was claiming that he already had an inappropriate relationship with Gu Nian a long time ago!

This was tantamount to splashing dung on Lin Feng's face. If he didn't go crazy from this, then he wouldn't be the protagonist.

Seeing Lin Feng rushing out, Zhang Songhe suddenly gritted his teeth and simply roared, "Gu Nan, you have overstepped the bounds of proper human relationships; Heaven cannot tolerate this. We will kill you today!"

He spoke a bunch, but it could be summarised into two words— "Brothers, charge!"

And they did plan to charge soon. On their side, twelve Innate Realm experts were still alive. Although everyone was injured, they were still a force to be reckoned with.

Gu Nan was almost invincible only because he had the pillar, but he was still just one person!

'As long as even one of us can close the distance…'

The eyes of the twelve masters all burned with the spirit of sacrificing their lives for righteousness, and then…

Boom!

Gu Nan didn't wait for them and just swung the pillar at them, swatting someone away. Upside down, that person flew out and was embedded into the wall. All the bones in his body shattered. He was basically dead.

"Old Huang!"

Several sorrowful roars broke out, but no one slowed down. They knew that they couldn't let their companion's life be sacrificed in vain. Their only hope of defeating this demon was to use any means necessary to close the distance, but……

These elders were the most precious treasure in the martial arts world!

To die here for nothing… The hearts of all the martial arts legends were bleeding, and all of them swore that after they captured this fellow, they would definitely make him kneel down in front of everyone's homes and kowtow in apology!

Unfortunately, fantasizing couldn't solve any problems.

Gu Nan had always been standing in the same spot, trying to cause injuries and deaths. With a few precise swings of the pillar, several more martial arts legends retired.

By the time Zhang Songhe became the first to approach Gu Nan, only half of the twelve masters were left, and two were even on the ground with serious injuries, so only four could still fight.

Zhang Songhe's eyes were completely red by now, and it seemed like blood would drip out any second. He roared, "Die, little thief!"

He ferociously launched a palm strike at Gu Nan, but something unexpected happened.

Gu Nan laughed and dropped the pillar in his hands, then leaped away like a monkey.

Zhang Songhe was dumbfounded. He never imagined that Gu Nan would actually run away! 'But… This also seems pretty reasonable? He's healthy and uninjured, so if he really wants to escape, how can an injured person like me stop him?'

As soon as Gu Nan widened the distance between them, he rushed towards another pillar and pulled it out in the same way!

'Alright, we're right back where we started…'

Gu Nan might still be in the mood to hum a song, but Zhang Songhe and the others were in despair. They paid such a high price to shorten the distance, but all the enemy did was simply change his spot?

Right when Zhang Songhe was in a daze, a few shouts suddenly entered his ear.

"Brother Zhang, hurry up and kill this little thief!"historical

Zhang Songhe quickly raised his eyes and saw that the two who were lying on the ground with serious injuries had managed to stand again when he was distracted. They clung to the pillar with all their strength and refused to let go!

Although their bodies were crippled, they didn't lose any internal energy. They were currently using their exquisite internal energy to forcibly hold Gu Nan in place.

If Gu Nan hastily let go of the pillar, the internal energy that the two had already poured into the pillar would immediately counter-shock him.

Zhang Songhe's eyes watered a little. To pour so much internal energy into the pillar was basically sacrificing one's life to hold down the enemy.

This was the worst possible method, used only because they had no other alternative. Whether it succeeded or not, neither of the masters holding Gu Nan in place would have a good ending… But now, with their sacrifice, there was a glimmer of light!

Gu Nan, however, sneered, "Using internal energy to stop the pillar? Let's see just how much internal energy you have!"

Thump!

There was another muffled sound, and he forcibly pushed the broad pillar against them. It slammed into the chest of the two masters and made them vomit blood.

"Let us!"

At this moment, the three masters besides Zhang Songhe exclaimed and simultaneously rushed to hold down the pillar together.

With the addition of three fresh troops, not even Gu Nan could get rid of them for the time being.

"Brother Zhang!" The five shouted in unison.

Without another word, Zhang Songhe rushed straight at Gu Nan, yelling for the second time, "Die, little thief!"

"Fools!"

Gu Nan smiled coldly. He swiftly stepped forward, kicking away Zhang Songhe's palm strike with one leg, then wrapped both his legs tightly around the latter's neck!

Everyone was stunned. No one thought Gu Nan would be able to make such an outrageous motion even when his hands couldn't move.

In terms of actual combat experience, how can these old men who haven't fought anyone in decades be Gu Nan's match?

The five people on the other end of the pillar finally lost their strength, and their faces all paled in defeat.

Zhang Songhe's neck was squeezed until he couldn't breathe, but he still glared at Gu Nan, hating how he couldn't kill the little thief with his own hands… But just then, a light suddenly appeared in his eyes.

A figure had appeared behind Gu Nan some time during the fray. Both his eyes were red, a horrifying aura surged around his body, and his every move seemed to carry great power.

It was Lin Feng! And he had temporarily broken through to the Innate Realm, so his internal energy was unstable!

Zhang Songhe didn't have time to think and hurriedly shouted, "Feng'er! Do it!"

And Lin Feng did exactly as he was told, slamming a hard punch on the back of Gu Nan's head!

With this punch, his internal energy surged violently. This punch represented the dignity of internal martial arts masters, and this punch also represented the last hope of justice in the world!

'Justice will eventually defeat evil!' Lin Feng roared wildly in his heart.

The scene seemed to freeze.

Lin Feng, Zhang Songhe, and the remaining five famous legends all stared at Gu Nan's body. They firmly believe that Gu Nan, who had no internal energy foundation, would be killed by this punch!

Only Gu Nian, who was still standing in a corner of the second floor, shook her head gently.

'Although I'm a martial artist who reached the Innate Realm many years ago, I couldn't damage Gu Nan, even after landing dozens of punches on him. Like hell Lin Feng—this little fellow who just stepped into the Innate Realm—can hurt a body tempering martial artist.'

Gu Nan loosened his hold on the pillar, and the heavy pillar smashed into the ground, making a loud noise.

On the other hand, Gu Nan himself slowly turned around and rubbed the back of his head somewhat helplessly. "Hey, what's-your-face… that kinda hurts."

"…"

The scene became dead silent as everyone fell into purgatory levels of despair.

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"I really don't understand you. It could've been resolved so easily…" In the dim light of the hotel's basement, Gu Nian carried an unconscious Lin Feng with one hand while she spoke to Gu Nan helplessly.

Gu Nan wasn't in the mood to pay attention to her at the moment. He was focused on the "Evil God Temple" in his mind. A line of small words slowly emerged above it.

｢Event completed. Total Evil Value obtained: 5｣

Five!

Gu Nan almost jumped up in excitement. The maximum Evil Value reward the Evil God Temple arranged for this event was five, and he actually obtained it all!

It wasn't easy at all to get the maximum Evil Value reward.

As a veteran player of 《Evil God Cultivation》for over ten years, Gu Nan understood the difficulty of events and dungeons all too well.

It was so hard that even if he earned the maximum Evil Value reward only once every ten tries, then he'd be burning some incense in celebration. As for dungeon side quests, he had never seen anything higher than a 95% completion rate.

The system became even more outrageous after transforming into the Evil God Temple—killing an entire family only gave one Evil Value…

Now that Gu Nan earned five at once, his Evil Value suddenly increased to 16, and the Tier 3 advancement requirement was nothing more than… Alright, fine, it needs an Evil Value of 50.

However, having the Evil Value exceed 15 meant that Gu Nan's remaining 200 points could finally come in handy…

"Hey, what are you staring blankly for?" Gu Nian patted Gu Nan's arm and asked in confusion.

"Ah?" Gu Nan raised his head in a daze. He was still immersed in joy, thinking about what he should use the 200 points for.

Gu Nian rolled her eyes, pointed at the Lin Feng in her hands, and said, "Let's go. Mo Bai's tomb is up ahead."

"You can go ahead. Don't forget about me if you find anything good." Gu Nan casually took out the Dragon Jade and threw it to her.

This time it was Gu Nian's turn to be dumbfounded.

She thought that Gu Nan would use countless possible methods to give her the Dragon Jade, with various conditions or prices attached, but she had never thought that he would throw it over like throwing an eraser.

In fact, Gu Nan wasn't interested in the Dragon Jade or the Sword Demon's relics at all. He just wanted to earn a little more Evil Value.

Now that the event was finished, what use was the Dragon Jade?

Gu Nan's consciousness had already sunk into the Evil God Temple, and his figure once again appeared on the dark purple throne, overlooking the empty palace.

｢Evil Value exceeds 15. The equipment store can be accessed. Please select the first equipment page to unlock｣

｢Weapons｣ Gu Nan, an old hand at this, chose without hesitation.

Before players completed the First Round and reached Tier 6, the game would basically still be in tutorial mode, teaching players how to develop themselves. Included among these was the Tier 2 tutorial, which taught players about equipment selection.

There were three equipment pages in total—weapons, armor, and accessories. Players can choose to unlock one equipment page when their Evil Value reaches 15, 30, and 45 respectively.

The order to unlocking each page was generally determined by the player's specific advancement direction. As an agility type player, Gu Nan needed weapons the most.

Red Flame Sword, Rule Breaker, Nine Heavens Divine Flame Claws, Splitting Axe… Familiar names appeared in front of Gu Nan one after another, and he quickly scrolled down the list and promptly found the target he had already decided on.

Four Element Crossbow!

｢Tier 2 crossbow weapon. The user does not need to load arrows. Can generate four types of elemental arrows—earth, water, wind, and fire—based on the user's needs. Costs 180 points｣

As a veteran player, Gu Nan understood the advantages and disadvantages of an agility type Evil God.

Because he didn't choose the strength or physique advancement routes, his attack wasn't high. Otherwise, it would be possible for an Evil God to fight over three Innate Realm experts at once.

And because he didn't choose the spirit advancement direction, he wouldn't be able to get any skills before Tier 3. Thus, his fighting style would be very simple and straightforward, making it easy for enemies to target his weaknesses.

His advantage was that he was very nimble, able to both fight and run. Not even a Tier 3 powerhouse may be able to catch up to his ultra-fast movement speed.

It was precisely due to this characteristic that Gu Nan chose the Four Element Crossbow for himself.

Crossbow weapons were very easy to use, and the firing range could be adjusted at will, so it was very flexible. The most important thing was that with long-range means and Gu Nan's speed, he finally had the ability to use the kite tactic[1].

'If I confront the dozen or so Innate Realm experts now, I'm confident that I can kite them to death within 15 minutes!'

After a while, Gu Nian returned to the basement with a relieved smile on her face. Lin Feng had long since disappeared, and his ending probably wasn't good.

"Looks like you found what you were looking for." Gu Nan couldn't help but smile when he saw her appearance.

"That's right." Gu Nian's heroic face smiled generously. "Since I found that item, this trip was worth it."

Gu Nan gave a noncommittal smile. "Well then, remember to call me next time if something good pops up."

The more profound and long-lasting an event, the easier it was to earn Evil Value. Of course Gu Nan was unwilling to miss this "Evil Value ATM."

"Hey, wait…" Gu Nian hurriedly stopped him.

"Something else?"

"Based on your cultivation technique, you should've obtained some ancient cultivator's inheritance, right? How much do you know about the outside world?"

Gu Nan stared blankly. 'Isn't this a parallel version of Earth? Why is there still an outside world?'

"You mean… an extraterrestrial galaxy?" He considered his tone and tentatively asked.

Gu Nian shook her head lightly. "Feng City, together with over a dozen nearby cities, are only inside this Langya World. The Myriad Heavens Universe has 33 major Heavens, 72 minor Realms, and countless smaller Worlds like this one underneath the Realms."

Contrary to expectations, Gu Nan became calmer now. This sounded like the fantasy novel routine he was familiar with!

"You mean, our Langya World is nothing more than a small World, so if I want to continue leveling up, I have to switch maps?"

"That's basically it… But why does it sound so strange when you say it?"

"It's nothing strange. It's all common sense." Gu Nan waved his hand, his expression one of profound mystery.

Gu Nian stared at him like he was an idiot and finally sighed as she began to explain the structure of the Myriad Heavens Universe.

According to Gu Nian, she came from one of the 72 Realms—Star Realm. She reincarnated into this small World to find a secret treasure of her school.

She explained all this to Gu Nan because she wanted to ask if he would like to travel to Star Realm together with her.

"Return to the larger map together? How do you return? Cut through the void with a finger?" Gu Nan's brain spouted useless thoughts.

Gu Nian's expression grew dark. She felt that her brother was originally a normal person, but how come he became an idiot after learning about the secrets of the Myriad Heavens Universe?historical

"Unless it's a Void Cutter Realm powerhouse, no one can break the barrier of the worlds… We can only rely on reincarnation if we want to travel between the two worlds."

"Bullsh*t! Are you telling me to transmigrate again? But it's only been 9 chapters!"

Notes[1] Kite tactic: Strategy where you continuously back away from enemies, keeping at a safe distance, while simultaneously using ranged attacks

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After experiencing the successful completion of the event, the excitement of obtaining a weapon, the curiosity from learning about the Myriad Heavens Universe, and the shock that he might have to transmigrate once again, Gu Nan finally calmed down.

Getting the Four Element Crossbow was part of Gu Nan's plan, so it wasn't worth feeling emotional about.

As for the Myriad Heavens Universe's peculiar worldview, Gu Nan did remain curious. But what interested him most was the word "reincarnation" that Gu Nian mentioned.

After an "in-depth" exchange with Gu Nian, he finally understood the meaning of the word.

All the worlds in the Myriad Heavens Universe can be collectively referred to as planes, and planes can be divided into three levels: Heaven, Realm, and World. The Langya World where Gu Nan lived belonged to the lowest level.

Cultivators in Heaven- or Realm-level planes can cast a small part of their own will into World-level planes through the method of divine soul projection, thereby traveling between planes. This process was called reincarnation.

Reincarnation was an extremely widespread practice in Heaven- and Realm-level planes. Many resources and inheritance were scattered throughout the small Worlds, so a set of established processes had already been formed around reincarnation.

Not only were there detailed soul projection methods and techniques to retrieve the reincarnator's soul, there were also special methods to extract items from smaller Worlds.

However, people like Gu Nan were more troublesome.

When traveling through small Worlds, reincarnators would often meet talented people that they hoped to bring over to their home worlds, but this "reverse reincarnation" was more troublesome.

The premise of divine soul projection was that the world the reincarnator originated from would have a higher level than the plane they reincarnated into, so if people from lower level planes wanted to go to a bigger map, there was only one way to do this.

"Ascension? Do you want me to cut through the void?"

"Nothing that scary. Ascension is a term left over from the past. In modern terms, it's just like getting a free ride."

…

More than half a month had passed since the farce in Feng City. Gu Nian took Gu Nan to a small town thousands of kilometers away from it.

"This should be the border of Xia Country? Eldest Martial Sister, what are you bringing us here for?"

Bored, Gu Nan laid on a big rock beside them as he watched a little loli asking Gu Nian questions from not far away.

Hearing the little loli's question, Gu Nian smiled and patted her head as she replied, "Little Cabbage, don't worry. You'll know when we enter."

"Oh… Don't touch my head!" At the age of sixteen, she still looked like an elementary school student. Little Cabbage held her head, feeling wronged.

"Tsk tsk, legal loli." Gu Nan sighed.

"What are you talking about? Get down here, we're leaving now!" When Gu Nian's sharp ears heard this, she immediately glared at Gu Nan and yelled.

Gu Nan pouted, but he still obediently came down from the rock.

After half a month of traveling, the three of them had more or less become familiar with each other. Gu Nan knew that although this sister of his looked like an icy goddess, she was actually a very violent woman. She would attack if he disagreed with her. If she could beat someone to death, she would never waste any words.

And Little Cabbage was a junior martial sister Gu Nian knew back when she was studying in the martial arts hall. As for why she took her in, it was very simple—trash like Zhang Qing and Zhang Yuan couldn't even enter Gu Nian's eyes.

Gu Nan didn't know Little Cabbage's real name, but he knew that she was indeed talented.

She just turned 16 this year, yet she was already an Innate Realm expert. Didn't this already explain a lot?

Not to mention the fact that the three of them often sparred against each other on the road. Without using the crossbow, dealing with Little Cabbage wasn't actually much easier than dealing with Gu Nian.

This little loli seemed to have a natural fighting instinct, and her learning ability was also very strong. She never made the same mistake twice, and the same trick would never work twice on her.

'She's practically a beautiful girl version of Saint Seiya…' Gu Nan silently commented.

Of course, no matter how powerful the pretty female Saint Seiya was, she still wasn't his match right now. After all, he was an old hand who had been immersed in virtual reality fighting for many years, and he still carried many tricks.

"The destination is ahead." They finally arrived after half a month's journey, and Gu Nian's mood also seemed to improve. "This is the place people from Langya World use to ascend. All of those ascendants left from here."historical

"In that case, the only types of people here are either reincarnators like you or people preparing to ascend?" Gu Nan asked with some excitement and quickly checked his Evil God Temple, but nothing happened.

This made Gu Nan a little disappointed. It was such a messy place, yet the Evil God Temple didn't issue any events. And throughout the journey this half month, none of the dungeons reset, which puzzled Gu Nan.

Gu Nian nodded. "That's basically right. There are also some staff recruited from this world… Alright, get in the car."

"Eh?" Gu Nan and the loli were dumbfounded.

This small town was very remote. They hadn't seen modern transportation for several days now.

As Gu Nian's voice fell, a tattered small van drove over. There was no license plate, and its white exterior had the words— "Mingguang Ascension Center, Langya Branch."

Gu Nan immediately became amused. It turned out that in Star Realm, there were even businesses that took care of all services related to people ascending from lower planes?

"Which one of you is a reincarnator? Confirm your identity." The van driver asked as he opened the window, revealing the face of a middle-aged man.

"Gu Nian. Federation number 10XXXXXXXXXX28." Gu Nian expertly reported a bunch of numbers, while the middle-aged man also took out a strange-looking machine and started typing.

Taking advantage of this pause, Gu Nian turned around and explained, "Reincarnators will all retain their original names. This is a way to protect the soul."

Gu Nan nodded. "What about foreigners?"

"…If you don't understand the language, you will be reincarnated as someone whose real name sounds similar, or you can change it yourself." Gu Nian's face darkened again.

"It seems that you can find reincarnators this way."

Gu Nian was speechless.

Just then, the middle-aged driver over there also finished checking the information and said, "Gu Nian, a member of the Federation's Ninth Region, Ruby Fish Star, with two ascendants… The fees have already been paid, please get in the van."

The three of them climbed into this suspicious van, and Gu Nan found that there were already two people sitting in the van in addition to them.

It was a man and a woman. The man looked like he was in his thirties, but his expression was a little cautious. The woman looked about the same age as Little Cabbage. Contrary to expectations, she was the one who nodded at Gu Nian.

Obviously, she was the reincarnator. She saw the confirmation of Gu Nian's identity just now, so she took the initiative to greet Gu Nian.

As for Gu Nan and Little Cabbage, she directly ignored them.

Gu Nan felt a little interested and gently rubbed his nose. It was quite normal for people from larger maps to look down on countryside cultivators, but one could see the status of ordinary ascendants from this interaction.

As for the man in his thirties, Gu Nan couldn't see the slightest fluctuation of internal energy on him. He likely wasn't a martial artist, nor should he be the same type of ascendant as Gu Nan and the loli.

Gu Nian also gave a light nod in response and didn't reply. After getting off the van and arriving in town, she casually explained to Gu Nan.

"That woman just now reincarnated to a lower realm to find a boy toy… Compared with Star Realm's slaves, the lower realm is much more cost-effective."

Gu Nan suddenly gasped. "Sister, do you still need a boy toy?"

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