Piaohua Palace: Forbidden Grounds Entrance
The Archive Elder's YuanYing aura crashed down like a collapsing sky, the air screaming under the pressure. "Saintess, colluding with outsiders, stealing forbidden manuals—do you know your crime?"
Ye Qingyan bit her tongue, spraying essence blood onto the jade slip, forcibly activating her Saintess ability. Golden light erupted, transforming into a spirit sparrow phantom that shrieked as it lunged at the Archive Elder.
"Pathetic trick!" The Archive Elder snorted, sleeves fluttering as YuanYing pressure smashed down like a mountain. The sparrow didn't last a second before shattering. Ye Qingyan's delicate body flew backward, slamming into the barrier, blood trickling from her lips.
[WARNING: Archive Elder—Early YuanYing Stage! Ye Qingyan win rate: 0.001%. System emergency calculation: Optimal path—Host runs immediately, abandon Saintess, protect sister.]
"Think you can capture me?" Ye Qingyan laughed bitterly, hands forming seals—she was going to detonate her core, fight to mutual destruction.
At that moment, a thousand miles away in the Skywind Mountains, Lin Chen's eyes snapped open in the grass hut. The faint Heavenly Oath bond with Ye Qingyan was screaming in death throes.
"Want to touch my people?" Lin Chen's killing intent exploded. "System, can I use Killing Points?"
[Current Killing Points: 0/3000. System Alert: Insufficient points, cannot activate any skills. Forced overdraft will permanently reduce maximum. Confirm?]
"OVERDRAFT!" Lin Chen punched through the grass hut roof, shooting toward Piaohua Palace like lightning. "Move against my sister's cultivation and my... ally? Old bastard's asking to die!"
[WARNING! Killing Points overdrawn -500. Current: -500/3000 (Maximum permanently reduced by 500). Skill "Lady's Friend" forcibly activated! Duration: 15 seconds.]
In mid-air, the cracked chancellor's crown materialized above Lin Chen. The domineering announcement thundered across heaven and earth for the third time:
"I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me!"
[GLOBAL WARNING: Host Killing Points negative. In 15 seconds, enters weakened state: All stats -70% for 24 hours!]
"ENOUGH!" Lin Chen laughed madly, crossing a hundred miles in an instant, appearing above the forbidden grounds. "Old bastard, let that girl go!"
The Archive Elder looked up, cloudy eyes flashing with cold light. "Core Formation brat? Courting death!"
YuanYing pressure crushed down like an avalanche. Lin Chen's bones cracked, blood seeping from his mouth, yet he grinned fiercely, spine straight. "System, overdraft ALL Killing Points—summon Slaughter God Bai Qi!"
[Killing Points -500 (Negative limit). Slaughter God summoning initiated! WARNING: Extremely unstable!]
The sky darkened instantly.
Endless killing intent condensed behind Lin Chen, forming a hundred-meter blood-red phantom. Clad in tattered war armor, wielding a blood-dripping halberd, its eyes were twin blood moons overlooking the mortal realm.
"Changping Massacre, RISE!" Lin Chen roared.
Bai Qi's phantom swung the halberd downward. No flashy magic, only pure slaughter law. The Archive Elder's face twisted in shock, hands forming seals as his YuanYing manifestation erupted—a hundred-meter giant python lunging at the halberd.
BOOM——!
The forbidden grounds' formation shattered by a third, the earth cracking for a hundred miles. The Archive Elder stumbled back three steps, blood trickling from his lips, eyes disbelieving: "This is... Slaughter Law at the Deity Transformation stage?!"
Lin Chen fared worse, blood flowing from all seven orifices, body tumbling like a rag. Bai Qi's phantom began flickering violently after the strike—overdrawn Killing Points couldn't sustain it.
[Slaughter God Bai Qi projection remaining: 5 seconds. Host entering weakened state!]
"ENOUGH!" A cold female voice rang out, carrying world-suppressing authority.
Everyone looked up. A white-clad figure strode through the nine heavens. Stunningly beautiful, yet cold as frost—every step froze the void.
"Palace Lord!" The Archive Elder and Ye Qingyan cried out simultaneously.
Palace Lord of Piaohua Palace, Meng Qingcheng—Half-Step Deity Transformation, one of the Ten Great Powers of the Canglan Realm.
Her beautiful eyes swept the field, finally settling on Lin Chen, delicate brows furrowing: "Thunder-patterned core, slaughter god projection, and..." Her pupils contracted, seeing the fading chancellor's crown. "Those words just now—were they yours?"
Lin Chen felt like prey to an ancient predator, every hair standing on end. He pulled Ye Qingyan behind him, grinning: "Mine. What of it?"
[Host Courage Value: MAXIMUM. System Evaluation: New heights of death-seeking! WARNING: Weakened state countdown: 3, 2, 1...]
BOOM!
Lin Chen's spiritual power collapsed instantly, body swaying, nearly falling. Meng Qingcheng flicked her sleeve, a gentle force catching him.
"Overdraft Killing Points to summon a slaughter god? Interesting brat." Her gaze shifted to the jade slip in Ye Qingyan's hand. "Qingyan, you stole the forbidden manual to teach his sister?"
Ye Qingyan's face was pale as she knelt. "Palace Lord, please forgive this disciple..."
"No need." Meng Qingcheng said indifferently. "I detected your theft three years ago."
Absolute silence.
"I was merely curious—what kind of boy could make my Piaohua Palace's Saintess risk everything." Meng Qingcheng looked at the weakened Lin Chen, suddenly smiling. "Now I see—thunder-patterned core, slaughter god inheritance, and... the madness to protect an ally even at the cost of everything."
Her gaze passed Lin Chen to the void beyond: "Girl, you've watched long enough. Won't you come out?"
Space rippled. Lin Ying emerged, hugging the Silver Moon Wolf King pup, timid. Behind her followed five second-stage beasts, three third-stage beasts, and the Fiery Demon Wolf.
The beast army was disciplined and murderous, yet utterly submissive to Lin Ying.
"Natural Beast-Tamer Body, truly lives up to the name." Meng Qingcheng's eyes brightened. But the next second, her pupils contracted, fixating on Lin Ying's forehead. "That's... Chaos Green Lotus Mark?!"
On Lin Ying's forehead, a golden lotus mark slowly rotated, emanating primordial Chaos aura.
[WARNING: Chaos Green Lotus Mark exposed! Meng Qingcheng Kill Intent fluctuating: -50 → +30 → -100 → +200. System calculation: Target emotions highly unstable. Advise Host to prepare for mutual destruction.]
"Chaos Green Lotus... the legendary inheritance of the Demon Race's Holy Mother..." Meng Qingcheng murmured, suddenly looking at the weakened Lin Chen. "She's your blood sister?"
"Yes." Lin Chen gritted his teeth, thunder-patterned core spinning wildly. "Touch her—over my corpse!"
Meng Qingcheng was silent for three seconds, then smiled—like ice and snow melting. "Excellent. This girl becomes my personal disciple. Who approves, who opposes?"
Archive Elder: "?" (He just wounded me and you're taking his sister?)
Ye Qingyan: "?" (What about me?)
Lin Chen: "WTF, this isn't how it was supposed to go..."
[System Alert: Meng Qingcheng favorability +50. Current: 50 (Admiring). WARNING: Half-Step Deity Transformation, extremely dangerous. Not recommended for harem.]
At that moment, a sharp roar tore the sky: "Palace Lord, wait! This brat killed my direct disciple Liu Yanyan—blood must be repaid in blood today!"
The Grand Elder tore through the sky, mid-stage YuanYing pressure crashing onto the weakened Lin Chen. Her gaze at him was venomous enough to drip poison, a blood-red sword forming in hand.
"Die, beast!" She ignored the Palace Lord, stabbing straight for Lin Chen's forehead.
This sword held a century of cultivation—determined to kill in one strike!
"STOP!" Meng Qingcheng roared, but too far to intervene.
At the fatal moment, Lin Ying blocked her brother, Chaos Green Lotus mark blazing. "Don't hurt my brother!"
BOOM!
The Grand Elder's sword diverted three inches, grazing Lin Chen's cheek. But she was mid-stage YuanYing—her palm reversed, slamming toward Lin Ying's skull.
"Courting death!" The Grand Elder's face was savage. "Then kill the small one first, the big one after!"
[System EMERGENCY: Host's reverse scale (Lin Ying) under lethal threat! Hidden life-or-death quest triggered!]
[Quest Reward: Kill the Grand Elder → Permanent Killing Points max +1000, unlock Slaughter God "Cao Cao, the Asura God!"]
[Host status: Weakened, cannot fight. Can overdraft future Killing Points to forcibly summon Slaughter God Bai Qi!]
"OVERDRAFT! ALL OF IT!" Lin Chen roared. "I WANT HER DEAD!"
[WARNING! Host is overdrawing all potential Killing Points for the next three months—total: 1500! After overdraft, no points can be gained for 3 months. Confirm?]
"CONFIRM!" Lin Chen's eyes were blood-red. "From today, Lin Chen and Piaohua Palace are sworn enemies!"
[Overdraft successful! Killing Points +1500. Current: 1000/3000 (Overdrawn). Summoning Slaughter God Bai Qi for the second time!]
The sky darkened once more.
This time, Bai Qi's phantom was more solid—even the scars on his face were visible. He let out a hoarse battle cry: "Buried four hundred thousand—today we add one more!"
The halberd fell, straight for the Grand Elder!
The Grand Elder's face twisted in horror: "Palace Lord, save me!"
Meng Qingcheng merely watched coldly, stating flatly: "The Grand Elder tries to kill my newly accepted disciple before my eyes? She deserves death."
BOOM——!
The Grand Elder didn't even scream—her YuanYing was nailed to the void, soul annihilated.
Blood rain fell. A mid-stage YuanYing powerhouse was dead on the spot.
[Target eliminated: Grand Elder (Mid-stage YuanYing). Killing Points +800 (After overdraft deduction: net -700). Current: 300/3000.]
[Congratulations! Hidden quest "Reverse Scale Fury: Continuation" completed! Distributing rewards...]
[Killing Points maximum permanently +1000. Current: 300/4000.]
[Eighth Slaughter God unlocked: Cao Cao, the Asura God! Skill "City Draped in Golden Armor": Sustained AoE damage with "Bone-Erosion" effect.]
Lin Chen spat blood and completely passed out.
Meng Qingcheng flicked her sleeve, catching Lin Chen, and announced to all:
"From today, Lin Ying is my closed-door disciple, Ye Qingyan is demoted to inner court disciple, and Lin Chen... hmm, becomes my personal guard."
She glanced at the Grand Elder's corpse, voice cold: "The Grand Elder conspired with demonic forces, intending to harm my new disciple. I personally eliminated her. This matter is closed."
The Archive Elder shuddered, lowering his head in silence.