A new journey begins.
Zhao Tianhao instantly appeared above the Demon City, taking one last look at the world before awaiting the system's final countdown.
"Ten, nine, eight..."
Zhao Tianhao's consciousness went black, and he vanished from his spot. Simultaneously, the world stopped turning, awaiting his return.
When Zhao Tianhao's consciousness returned, he hadn't even had time to observe his surroundings.
The system emitted an urgent warning, "Beep beep beep, warning, warning!"
"This world is the 'Joy of Life' world of the Martial Arts World."
"Beep. The world's power is preventing the host from entering."
"Beep. The host has been discovered and is urgently replacing the male protagonist, Fan Xian."
"Beep. Because the host is replacing Fan Xian, the protagonist cannot hypnotize the female protagonist or anyone related to her."
"Beep. In the Martial Arts World, the host can only hypnotize those with lower mental strength than themselves."
"Beep. The world's power is too strong. The system's level is insufficient to temporarily absorb all the world's source. The system will awaken when it can travel to the next world."
"Beep. The system is about to go to sleep."
"Ten, nine, eight..."
"System asleep."
"..."
Zhao Tianhao was speechless. He hadn't even had a chance to say a word; all he heard in his mind was the system's incessant beeping.
Only after the system went into sleep did Zhao Tianhao have time to check the system messages.
After reviewing the information, Zhao Tianhao understood what had happened. The power of the "Joy of Life" world was too immense. The system had brought Zhao Tianhao to this world, but that had been discovered. The system had no choice but to have Zhao Tianhao hide as a native.
Therefore, the system defaulted to choosing the world's most fortunate individual, "Fan Xian," which was the biggest shortcut it could offer Zhao Tianhao.
However, this also exhausted all of the system's energy, preventing it from absorbing the world's essence in the short term.
The system would go into slumber to accumulate energy, and then take Zhao Tianhao away from this world. Of course, it would return one day; Zhao Tianhao couldn't possibly abandon the resources of this world.
This was the message left by the system. After reading it, Zhao Tianhao was filled with emotion.
The Middle Martial World... Just thinking about it was exciting. The tanks and cannons in his spatial dimension were already itching for action.
He wondered if they would ever be able to be sharpened.
Thinking that he had replaced "Fan Xian," Zhao Tianhao looked at his body. It was still his own body, only the system had forcibly modified the world's rules. Now, everyone in this world, upon seeing Zhao Tianhao, would know he was Fan Xian, and Fan Xian was him.
Joy of Life, not a bad world.
Thinking of Fan Xian being used as Emperor Qing's pawn from birth, and thinking of his "mother," Ye Qingmei.
Killing Emperor Qing would be simple for Zhao Tianhao. Leaving aside the nuclear weapons in Zhao Tianhao's space, even if Zhao Tianhao wanted to, he had countless plans to kill him. But killing him now was useless. If the system couldn't devour the world's origin, there would be a second Emperor Qing, and a third Emperor Qing, and the world's rules would automatically repair themselves.
Of course, it also depended on Zhao Tianhao's mood. If he was truly angered, even knowing he would be resurrected, he would still throw a nuclear bomb at him.
Looks like he'll have to play with women for now. This was something Zhao Tianhao was happy to see. The next time he entered this world, it would be to take Emperor Qing's head.
"Right, what time is it now?"
Although Zhao Tianhao replaced Fan Xian, he didn't absorb Fan Xian's body's memories.
The moment Zhao Tianhao replaced Fan Xian, the original Fan Xian disappeared from this world, as if he had never existed.
Glancing at the antique-style environment of the room, Zhao Tianhao pushed open the door and went out. It was an elegant little courtyard with servants. Seeing Zhao Tianhao emerge, they all greeted him, "Greetings, Young Master."
Looking at the unfamiliar servants around him, not wanting to give himself away, Zhao Tianhao coldly walked out of the mansion.
As for why Zhao Tianhao knew the way, it was naturally because his cultivation technique allowed him to sense his surroundings. He could clearly see his environment, and with his consciousness projected outwards, he clearly knew the way out of the mansion.
Of course, this was an inherent ability of Zhao Tianhao's cultivation technique. Generally, to reach this level, one would need to be at least a Grandmaster.
Zhao Tianhao's current strength, according to this world's standards, would be considered eighth rank.
However, Zhao Tianhao's spiritual power was extremely high. While not on par with Grandmasters, it was certainly no less than that of a Ninth-Rank Upper Master.
Since Zhao Tianhao could see the way out of the mansion, he could naturally see the plaque above the gate: Fan Manor.
The real reason he was allowed to leave was that he not only "saw" the red-armored cavalry approaching in this direction, but also heard the rumbling sound of a large number of cavalrymen marching.
Zhao Tianhao seemed to know what was going on. Seeing Zhao Tianhao about to leave, the servants at the door greeted him and quickly opened the door.
After Zhao Tianhao went out, he saw at the other end of the street that the red-armored cavalry, like a "red" stream, arrived in front of Fan Xian in the blink of an eye and stopped.
They all dismounted, and the leader stood before Fan Xian, bowing respectfully, and said, "Young Master."
"Has the plot begun?" Zhao Tianhao sneered.
Using Fan Xian as a pawn was one thing, but Zhao Tianhao was not Fan Xian. Let's see who's the one playing the game. Zhao Tianhao entered the courtyard and met Old Madam Fan inside. She was genuinely kind to Fan Xian; she knew his trip to the capital was dangerous and didn't want him to take the risk, hoping he would live an ordinary life.
Unfortunately, Old Madam Fan could only stop him temporarily, not permanently.
"Grandma, are they here to take me to the capital?" Zhao Tianhao didn't mind lowering his stance towards elders who truly cared for him.
"Yes, I've already refused. The capital isn't a good place. Your mother died there. You're in Danzhou now; you'll live longer there."
"Then I'll think about it." Zhao Tianhao naturally wanted to go, but he knew Old Madam Fan was thinking of him, so he didn't immediately agree.
Zhao Tianhao went to his room, where Wu Zhu was already waiting. Seeing Wu Zhu, Zhao Tianhao was startled. He suddenly remembered his huge weakness: he didn't know the "Overbearing True Qi."
This system is unreliable.
He'll be exposed as soon as he gets to the capital. Zhao Tianhao felt a little flustered but didn't show it. Looking at Wu Zhu's face, untouched by time, Zhao Tianhao had an idea.
Wu Zhu was a robot, Zhao Tianhao knew.
He was Miss's servant, so he unconditionally trusted and protected Fan Xian.
Thinking this, Zhao Tianhao said, "Uncle Wu Zhu, could I see the manual for the Overbearing True Qi? I've made a new breakthrough and want to see the manual to see if I can gain a deeper understanding."
Wu Zhu didn't suspect anything, or rather, its mind couldn't consider anything too far ahead.
After handing the manual to Zhao Tianhao, Zhao Tianhao didn't look at it immediately.
Instead, he turned to Wu Zhu and said, "I've decided to go to The Capital. What about you?"
"Wherever you go, I'll go," Wu Zhu replied expressionlessly.
Zhao Tianhao smiled smugly. He was naturally satisfied with having a top-tier expert protecting him from the start.
As long as he could keep Wu Zhu in check, even a Grandmaster wouldn't be able to do anything to him. Besides, Zhao Tianhao had his own means of self-defense.
His spatial storage contained a plethora of high-tech combat suits. While they lacked offensive capabilities, they were sufficient for survival.
However, Zhao Tianhao didn't believe he would end up in such a sorry state. He ignored Wu Zhu and began examining the manual for the Overlord True Qi.
Originally, Zhao Tianhao had worried that even with the manual, cultivation would be difficult.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Tianhao's cultivation method was like a set of techniques. As he memorized the cultivation method for the Overlord True Qi, the true qi within his body could automatically transform into Overlord True Qi attacks.
This means Zhao Tianhao only needs to remember the attack methods of the domineering true qi.
As long as he's willing, what he reveals during an attack, in the eyes of an expert, is simply domineering true qi, which no one can see through. Thinking of this,
Zhao Tianhao was secretly delighted.
He thought he really had to start cultivating from scratch.
He returned the manual to Wu Zhu, "Alright, I've finished studying it. You can keep it for me."
"This is your stuff, you decide what to do with it," Wu Zhu didn't take back the manual.
Zhao Tianhao didn't hesitate, putting the clothes into his pocket, actually secretly storing them in his spatial storage.
Oh, by the way, Zhao Tianhao's clothes have already been changed to ancient costumes by the system; otherwise, his modern-style strange attire would have attracted attention long ago.