Chapter 192: Surprises Galore! The Ultimate Prank
Shen Anyu still remembered that he had previously drawn a "Top-Tier Shemale" from a lottery—a reward he had initially dismissed as a joke by the System.
[Item: Loyal Servant - "Rose"]
[Description: Completely identical to a real woman in appearance, voice, and demeanor. A top-tier Thai beauty. However, she possesses a "surprise" that defies biology.]
[Loyalty: 100% (Absolute Obedience)]
The "surprise" was that there was no difference where it mattered for gender identification—except for the scale. The scale was unexpectedly large, not just above, but also below.
Moreover, "Rose" was completely loyal to Shen Anyu. With a single command from Shen Anyu, she/he could do anything—seduce, destroy, or comfort.
However, Shen Anyu wasn't into that. His tastes were strictly traditional. So he had left this "servant" in the System space, frozen in stasis, and hadn't taken him out.
This time, drawing the golden reward, [Red Thread of Destiny], made his heart stir with a truly diabolical idea.
If these two seemingly useless rewards were combined... they would become a weapon of mass psychological destruction.
"Heh heh..."
Shen Anyu chuckled darkly, visualizing the scenario.
"If Xu Ping'an, this fake Young Master and Child of Destiny... a man who prides himself on his [Damage Reflection Aura] and dreams of building a harem... knew his 'Destined Soulmate' was a shemale..."
"And not just any shemale, but one who is 'bigger' than him..."
"His expression would surely be priceless. His mentality would explode. And I wonder how much Destiny Value would be plundered from that sheer trauma?"
Shen Anyu curled his lips, his eyes full of playful, sadistic amusement. He was looking forward to it more than any blockbuster movie.
Just looking at the introduction of the [Red Thread of Destiny], Shen Anyu frowned slightly. After all, it was only a Golden Reward, not a Divine one. Its power was a bit insufficient to override the protagonist's halo completely at full health.
[Restriction: Can only be used when the target's Destiny Value drops below 50%.]
It was still not strong enough to be used directly on a Child of Destiny like Xu Ping'an right now, who still had significant luck protecting him.
It could only be used when Xu Ping'an's Destiny Value dropped to below half and his luck fell into a slump—when he was vulnerable, desperate, and seeking comfort.
"Fortunately, it's not like the [Decapitation Line] or [Enslavement Seal], which requires the Child of Destiny's destiny value to drop below ten or twenty percent. Below half is acceptable. It's achievable soon."
"Speaking of which... once I take down Xu Ruoshui completely (body and soul), and expose Wang Qin's matter to him... it should be about time."
Shen Anyu opened the System Interface and looked through the records of plundered Destiny Value.
[Target: Xu Ping'an]
[Total Value: 4,000,000]
[Remaining: ~2,800,000]
Xu Ping'an's Destiny Value had already been plundered by him for over a million. But Xu Ping'an's total starting value was four million, making him the Child of Destiny with the most Destiny Value Shen Anyu had encountered so far (higher than Han Qi or Xia Liu).
After all, that [Damage Reflection Aura] was truly Heaven-Defying. It was a bug-level ability. It was like a fully armored hedgehog, making it difficult to bite into directly without hurting one's teeth.
However, mental damage bypasses physical defense.
Shen Anyu speculated that by completely taking down Xu Ruoshui (incest taboo break), exposing the matter of Xu Ping'an's mother Wang Qin (mother-son betrayal), and ruining his reputation... Xu Ping'an's Destiny Value would definitely drop to below half. Perhaps even without needing to involve the second sister, Xu Ruoxue.
"When he falls into a slump... when he is alone, crying in the rain, rejected by his sisters and mother..."
"Wouldn't it be wonderful to send a top-tier beauty to him? Like 'sending charcoal in snowy weather,' offering gentle comfort, understanding, and love?"
"And then... when he falls deeply in love... reveal the 'sword' beneath the skirt?"
"My cheap father and cheap brother-in-law are really good to him! Arranging such a unique marriage!"
Shen Anyu's lips spread into a grin that he couldn't suppress. He looked like the devil himself.
He just didn't know who would be the aggressor between that top-tier shemale and Xu Ping'an then.
Perhaps, that top-tier shemale might pull out something much larger than Xu Ping'an's "Golden Finger."
He wondered if Xu Ping'an would be dumbfounded and terrified, or ecstatic? Or first ecstatic and then terrified? Or maybe... he would awaken a new fetish?
Whatever the outcome, the [Destiny Value] harvest would be astronomical.
Afterwards, Shen Anyu dismissed the thought for now and continued to draw lots. The gambling addiction kicked in.
"System! One Thousand Consecutive Draws! Activate!"
Rumble!
As Shen Anyu's words fell, the virtual roulette wheel spun violently.
In an instant, a thousand rays of various colored light bloomed before his eyes, filling the luxurious living room with a holographic projection like a colorful fireworks display.
Most were White (Common/Trash), a small portion Purple (Rare), a very few Golden (Legendary), and...
Wait!
One profound, indescribable, and shocking Seven-Colored (Divine/God-Tier) glow appeared at the end!
Shen Anyu looked over with anticipation, sitting up straight.
For Shen Anyu now, there were few things that surprised him. He had money, power, and women. But he often felt surprised by the lottery, because the rewards drawn were often so incredible and rule-breaking.
[Divine Steel Body], [Divine Rank Resurrection Stone], [Matrimonial Red Thread], [Fixed Light Joy Contract]… Compared to these supernatural items, things like money were not worth mentioning. They were paper.
He scrolled through the log.
"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a white reward: A box of Nutritious Happiness (Condoms)!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a white reward: A box of Nutritious Happiness!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a white reward: A box of Nutritious Happiness!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a white reward: A bottle of Energy Drink!"
...
Shen Anyu's mouth twitched. He flipped through several hundred notifications in a row. Almost 80% were boxes of "Nutritious Happiness."
He was a bit unable to hold it together.
'System, are you mocking me? Do you think I'm a stud horse?'
Was he someone who needed nutritional supplements or that much protection?
He was a man with a [Divine Steel Body]! Even his kidneys were tempered steel, refined a thousand times and indestructible. He could confidently say he could handle a hundred women without breaking a sweat. And his swimmers were under his conscious control (thanks to body mastery), so he didn't really need protection unless he wanted to avoid mess.
Skipping the white and purple rewards (mostly cash, minor skills, or luxury cars), Shen Anyu focused on the Golden and Divine Rank rewards.
"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a golden reward: A bottle of [Qi Nourishing Pill] (High Grade)!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a golden reward: A bottle of [Vitality Pill]!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a golden reward: A bottle of [Vitality Pill]!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a golden reward: A bottle of [Guiyuan Pill]!"
...
"Good heavens... did I just hit a Medicinal Pill nest? Or did I rob an alchemy sect?"
Shen Anyu raised an eyebrow, surprised but pleased.
However, Medicinal Pills were never a loss; they were very useful strategic resources.
Not only could Shen Anyu use them to speed up his own cultivation (which was slowing down), but he could also give them to his family and women to raise their strength and loyalty.
Previously, Aunt An Zhiyue had taken the Medicinal Pills provided by Shen Anyu, and her cultivation had greatly advanced, solidifying her position in the military. Su Hongmian also broke through thanks to them.
Now, Shen Anyu's cultivation had reached [Grandmaster Peak].
He was stuck at a bottleneck. He didn't know if it was due to the [Divine Steel Body], but even after consuming ten times the amount of Medicinal Pills Aunt An Zhiyue took, he still couldn't Breakthrough to the [Great Grandmaster] realm.
His body was like a bottomless pit. Or rather, a fortress.
The [Divine Steel Body] made his physical defense invincible, but it also made his meridians and acupoints tough as diamond. Breaking through the barriers required astronomical amounts of energy.
But the trade-off was worth it. Shen Anyu's [Martial Dao True Essence] was immensely profound and dense.
This was evidenced by his previous beating of Yan Lingxiao, the Child of Destiny who returned as a War God and was a genuine [Martial Dao Great Grandmaster].
Usually, a Child of Destiny would overpower others beyond their Realm (fighting a higher level). But instead, Shen Anyu overpowered him beyond his Realm (defeating a higher level while being lower).
Of course, this was also due to the [Divine Steel Body], which meant he didn't have to worry about defense and could unleash his full power recklessly. He could trade blow for blow, and he wouldn't get hurt.
"The Divine Rank reward won't be a Medicinal Pill, will it?"
Shen Anyu collected his thoughts, his eyes smiling. He quickly searched for the Seven-Colored glow in the inventory list.
"Tsk tsk... it really is! But what a pill!"
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a Divine Rank reward: One Heavenly Human Breakthrough Pill!]
[Divine Rank Treasure: Heavenly Human Breakthrough Pill]
[Type: Cultivation Enhancement Treasure]
[Origin: A Higher Cultivation Plane]
[Effect: Can assist a Martial Dao Great Grandmaster Peak expert to integrate their Essence, Qi, and Spirit. It helps them forcefully Breakthrough the "Heavenly Human Secret Cache" (The limit of mortality) and achieve the [Heavenly Human Unity] Realm!]
[Success Rate: 90% (Without pill, success rate is <1%)]
"Hiss…"
Shen Anyu took a light breath of cold air. The surrounding temperature… oh, it didn't rise, but the atmosphere certainly felt heavier.
Shen Anyu was indeed surprised at this moment. This was a strategic nuke.
[Heavenly Human Unity] powerhouses... looking across the entire world, they were among the top-tier of the top-tier Big Bosses. They were the pillars of the nation, the nuclear deterrents of the Martial World.
Just like Shen Anyu's maternal grandfather, the Patriarch of the An Family and the soul of the army. He was a pillar of the nation, capable of causing an earthquake with a stomp of his foot, practically a humanoid natural disaster.
If it were in ancient times, a Heavenly Human Unity powerhouse would be enough to make an emperor bow his head. In fact, emperors usually had Heavenly Human Unity powerhouses backing them or were Heavenly Human Unity powerhouses themselves (The Founding Emperors).
Even now, in the modern era with various terrifying hot weapons (missiles, nukes), Heavenly Human Unity powerhouses were still formidable.
Unless there was large-scale artillery bombardment or a tactical nuke, they simply couldn't be surrounded and killed. Their danger sense was too high; they would escape before the trap closed.
And if they rushed into a metropolis or a military base? They would be unstoppable. They could decapitate the leadership and vanish.
Unless the opponent was willing to bombard their own military bases and metropolises with crazy artillery fire to kill one man.
Ye Yan, the Child of Destiny who descended from the mountain...
Shen Anyu recalled the plot.
Ye Yan's greatest backer—his ultimate trump card—was his Master, the Old Man on the Mountain. He was a [Heavenly Human Unity] powerhouse.
Later in the original novel, when Shen Anyu's maternal grandfather (Grandpa An) personally dealt with Ye Yan to protect the Shen family... it was Ye Yan's Master who came down the mountain and saved Ye Yan's life, fighting Grandpa An to a standstill.
That was also one of the biggest crises in Ye Yan's book. It was the "Mid-Game Boss Battle."
Without the backing of a Heavenly Human Unity powerhouse, how could Ye Yan dare to confront the behemoths like the Yanxia Shen Family and the Yanxia An Family? He would be crushed like an ant.
"But now..." Shen Anyu held the pill in his mind.
"I can create a Heavenly Human expert. Or... become one myself."
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