「I thought Ye Fan was absurdly overpowered—but turns out, there's an even bigger fish in the pond.」
Sun Qian's lips twitched involuntarily.
Earlier, he'd thought Ye Fan's sudden power-up—skyrocketing from the Fourth-Rank Divine Ability Realm to the Seventh-Rank Saint Ascension Realm in the blink of an eye—was utterly insane.
But Liu Yue, the so-called Destiny's Heroine, had just slapped him with a reality check. She wasn't just some prodigy—she was a full-blown Eighth-Rank Heavenly Human Realm powerhouse.
This wasn't just cheating anymore.
These two were practically trying to ascend to immortality right under his nose!
If it weren't for the Villain Simulator, he'd have been played like a fiddle and killed a hundred times over by now.
They really weren't even bothering to hide how little they cared about the "villain" in their story.
That said, thanks to the Villain Life Simulations, he'd now laid bare their deepest secrets. He could finally start preparing countermeasures for whatever tricks they had up their sleeves.
「So Magic City really is a den of hidden dragons and tigers—not as simple as it looks.」
「From what I can tell, Liu Yue doesn't actually want to kill me. If she did, I'd be dead a thousand times over by now, and even Sun Zhong wouldn't stand a chance against her.」
「Which means there are two separate factions gunning for me: one is the mysterious mastermind pulling the strings in the shadows, and the other is Liu Yue.」
「I really don't know if it was a blessing or a curse that the Sun Clan sent me to Magic City from the capital.」
「Out of the frying pan and into the fire…」
Even with a Saint Ascension Realm powerhouse guarding him, Sun Qian felt not an ounce of safety right now.
Because right outside his car lay a woman who was a Heavenly Human Realm cultivator.
One thought from her, and he'd be reduced to ash without any chance to resist.
This feeling of having his life hanging by a thread—of being unable to control his own fate—was absolutely suffocating.
「I have to get stronger. Fast. I need power that lets me hold my own destiny in my hands.」
You stared in shock as Liu Yue vanished into the night sky. No one in their right mind would've guessed that the Iceberg Campus Belle of Magic City University was actually a peerless Heavenly Human Realm powerhouse. At the same time, you silently thanked your lucky stars that your Red Talent You Can't See Me had kicked in just in time.
If Liu Yue had found out you'd discovered her secret… the consequences would've been unthinkable.
You realized now that you weren't just being targeted by the mastermind—there was another player in this game.
A theory began to form in your mind: Liu Yue was most likely either an ancient monster in disguise, or the reincarnation of some peerless powerhouse. There was no other way a woman in her early twenties could've reached the Heavenly Human Realm.
At this rate, it would only be a matter of time before she broke through to the Earth Immortal Realm and stood at the very peak of this world.
Compared to her, the so-called mastermind seemed almost trivial. After all, the mastermind had only sent Transcendent and Saint Ascension Realm cultivators after you so far—not a single Heavenly Human Realm powerhouse.
You finally understood just how deep the water ran in this world.
And you were starting to feel like you were in over your head.
Your thoughts were interrupted by the arrival of Ye Fan, who came rushing over in a panic, his face twisted with anxiety as he scanned the area frantically.
「NO!!!」
Ye Fan let out a heart-wrenching roar of despair, clearly assuming that his goddess had been kidnapped by someone.
Watching this classic scene unfold before your eyes, a devious idea popped into your head. Now that Liu Yue—the Heavenly Human Realm powerhouse—was gone, the assassins who'd practiced the Thousand Shadow Devil Art were most likely still lying in wait at the nearby hotel. But right now, Ye Fan was a much better target.
You decided to make a move on the Destiny's Child.
Ye Fan was at the Fourth-Rank Divine Ability Realm. So were you. He had trump cards that let him boost his cultivation by a major realm—but you had the Supreme Imperial Bone. You weren't the least bit afraid of him.
As for that absurd secret technique of his that let him jump three major realms in an instant? You weren't worried about that either. He clearly didn't have access to it right now. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been maimed by Sun Zhong at the start of the second simulation, losing an arm in the process.
Besides, you desperately needed to hone your combat skills. Having high cultivation without actual fighting experience just made you a sitting duck.
Ye Fan—the Destiny's Child at the very start of his journey—was the perfect sparring partner. Even if you couldn't beat him, you were confident you could escape if things went south.
Ever the cautious schemer, you didn't attack immediately. Instead, you activated your Mimic Shadow Divine Ability, reshaping your face to look exactly like Zhao Kun—the poor, unlucky eldest son of the Zhao Clan whom you'd killed in the second simulation.
You pulled a black cloth over your face to hide your features.
It was obvious you planned to frame someone else for this attack.
Just as Ye Fan turned around, ready to go searching for Liu Yue, you struck without hesitation.
SWISH!
Wispy tendrils of shadow surged up from the ground, coiling around Ye Fan's shadow like iron chains. The Destiny's Child froze mid-turn, his body locking up as if he'd been tied down by invisible ropes.
Eight shadow doppelgängers emerged from the darkness, each wielding a sharp shadow blade. They lunged at Ye Fan, targeting his limbs and—most crucially—his groin, aiming to cripple him for life.
This sudden ambush sent Ye Fan's soul flying out of his body. When he saw four of the blades heading straight for his manhood, he nearly wet his pants in terror.
A blazing aura of flame erupted from his body without warning, his cultivation skyrocketing from the Fourth-Rank Divine Ability Realm to the Fifth-Rank Mountain and River Realm in an instant. He shattered the shadow bindings with a roar, focusing all his power on blocking the blades aimed at his crotch—completely ignoring the others slashing at his arms and legs.
Deep gashes opened up on his limbs, blood soaking his clothes, but he didn't care one bit.
Clearly, he'd rather take a hundred cuts to his body than one to his pride.
You raised an eyebrow in surprise. You hadn't expected Ye Fan to react so quickly to your ambush.
BOOM!
The scorching flames exploded outward, incinerating seven of your shadow doppelgängers into ash. Your true body was exposed instantly.
「You filthy coward! How dare you sneak attack me! I'LL KILL YOU!!!」
Having come within inches of being castrated, Ye Fan flew into a blind rage. He forgot all about Liu Yue's safety, his only thought now being to tear you limb from limb.
Faced with an enraged Ye Fan who was now a full major realm above you, you quickly found yourself on the defensive. But with the ghostly speed granted by the Thousand Shadow Devil Art, you chose to dodge his attacks instead of meeting them head-on.
There were a few close calls where you couldn't react in time and took a hit from Ye Fan's flaming fists—but your Dragon-Elephant Overlord Physique let you tank the blows without serious injury.
You realized that in this state, you could hold your own against Ye Fan indefinitely, but you couldn't actually defeat him. His combat experience was far too rich for you to overcome with raw power alone.
Just as you were about to try activating the Supreme Imperial Bone for the first time in battle, you found that you couldn't. It felt like something was missing—like you weren't strong enough to unlock its full potential yet.
You were stunned.
Could it be that your current cultivation level was still too low to wield the Imperial Bone's true power?
But then, a strange, icy-hot current suddenly surged from your spinal cord, flowing upward and flooding your mind.
In your eyes, Ye Fan's movements slowed to a crawl—as if time itself had stretched to ten, a hundred times its normal pace. Every punch, every kick, every shift in his aura was laid bare before you, analyzed and absorbed in the blink of an eye.
You discovered that in this state, you could absorb your opponent's fighting style, refining it and integrating it into your own. Your combat experience skyrocketed at a terrifying, impossible rate.
In this moment, you felt like a true god, looking down on the mortal world. Everything around you was transparent, every enemy's move predictable.
Only you held the power to control the outcome.
At this moment, you finally understood the true terror of the Supreme Imperial Bone.
It was almost as if it had a will of its own—a will that knew exactly what you needed, exactly when you needed it.
You fell silent for a moment, then smiled in sudden realization.
You named this extraordinary state on the spot:
Supreme Mode.
With Supreme Mode boosting you, your skills improved by leaps and bounds. You went from being on the defensive to matching Ye Fan blow for blow—and soon, you began to gain the upper hand, pressing him back with a relentless flurry of attacks that left him gasping for breath.
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