The Great Demon Lord of the American Comics World

Chapter 1, Chapter 01: Innate Transcendental Holy Body

"Have I...time-traveled again?"

Under the dim light of a desk lamp.

Li Xingzhou sat on the edge of the bed, pressing his throbbing temples, looking around as he sorted through the somewhat chaotic memories in his mind.

"Why did I transmigrate this time? Oh, I failed my ascension tribulation and was blasted to dust by the tribulation lightning... Speaking of my nine transmigrations, although each one was quite exciting, the ending was always the same: either I was besieged and killed by righteous people, or I inexplicably went into qi deviation during seclusion, or I failed to pass through a crucial tribulation and turned to ashes. It seems like I was targeted by the heavens... So, should I change course this time and be a good person?"

Li Xingzhou felt that he had probably awakened the Innate Transcendental Body.

In short, since his first death from a terminal illness, he has been constantly traveling through time. After each death, he can travel to another world, be reincarnated, and live another life.

Not counting this life, he had already transmigrated and been reborn nine times.

From the young master of the demonic sect in the martial arts world of his first life to the supreme demonic cultivator in the immortal cultivation world of his ninth life, he has been a demon for nine lifetimes, whether by choice or by pleasure.

Considering that the ending of each of his lives was not pleasant, whether he was robbed by humans or by heaven, even if he was already a half-step True Immortal and was only one step away from ascension, he would still fall at the gate of immortality for no reason. Li Xingzhou wondered if he should change his path and do good deeds to accumulate some merit.

However, this life seems to be somewhat different from the previous nine...

"Was it only in this life, upon reaching adulthood, that I awakened to the mystery of my birth and regained my true self? Hmm, my identity in this life... Leonardo Victor, also known as Leonardo, with one-quarter Chinese ancestry... Huh, this world?"

Li Xingzhou frowned, some of the information he remembered about this world left him speechless.

"The famous playboy, genius inventor, billionaire, and chairman of Stark Industries, Tony Stark, announced at a press conference that he is Iron Man... A masked monster in a tight suit, behaving strangely, and fond of jumping between skyscrapers has appeared in New York. And..."

Li Xingzhou looked at the side wall, where a large poster was displayed. The poster featured a handsome blond man wearing a dark blue bodysuit and a Stars and Stripes cape, with a warm, sunny smile on his face. He had one hand on his hip and the other pointing at the camera. Next to him was a line of text:
You, my friend, you are the real hero.

……

This guy is a Homelander.

The hottest superhero right now.

However, he mainly became famous by shooting superhero blockbusters and video commercials. He also frequently participates in reality shows, talk shows, and even live-streaming e-commerce. With his handsome appearance and charming smile, he has attracted countless fans. His popularity is even slightly higher than Tony Stark's after he announced that he was "Iron Man". But in terms of his professional work as a superhero, there is no record of him having any outstanding achievements.

To many, Homelander is more like an idol star with superpowers than a superhero.

"Okay, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Homelander... Looks like in this damn world, I won't be surprised to bump into anyone."

Li Xingzhou pressed his temples and muttered to himself.

Although he had lived for nearly ten thousand years across his nine previous lifetimes, Li Xingzhou's memories of his initial life as a 21st-century Earthling had not been erased by time.

In his previous life, Li Xingzhou was an unparalleled demon lord who was only half a step away from ascension. His primordial spirit was incredibly powerful. Not to mention the memories of his previous lives, he could even retrieve the memories of each life he had in his mother's womb if he wanted to.

Therefore, even though nine lifetimes and tens of thousands of years have passed since he awakened to the mystery of his womb and regained his true self, Li Xingzhou still vividly remembers the names he had in his memories as Linadon Victor.

It's not just about memories.

His state of mind has also reached the point of "doing whatever he wants and changing with the times," and he will not become cold, indifferent, or detached from emotions due to nine reincarnations and ten thousand years of cultivation.

"Having survived the ordeal, I am still a youth."

Just as he was feeling the vibrant life force and burning desire within his young body, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a curly-haired boy peeked in, looking at Li Xingzhou and asking him:

"Hey buddy, are you feeling better?"

Looking at the curly-haired guy at the door with dark circles under his eyes and a hazy gaze, as if he had been chronically sleep-deprived, memories instantly surfaced in his mind—this guy was named Stacey Roger, a big fool with a very unhealthy lifestyle but carefree days.

"I'm feeling much better after a nap."

Li Xingzhou pressed his temples and answered in his usual tone before he woke up:

"My head still hurts a little."

"Ha, just a headache? That's great."

Little Curly Hair walked into the room and plopped down next to Li Xingzhou:
“You scared us half to death before. You suddenly fainted for no reason, and your face was as white as a dead person. We thought you had some kind of strange disease... Seriously, buddy, you should probably go to the hospital for a checkup.”

"I'm fine." Li Xingzhou shook his head. "It might just be low blood sugar."

The curly-haired boy said earnestly, "No matter what, we should go back to the hospital for a checkup. If they find out it's a brain tumor or something, we can pray for you in time."

Li Xingzhou asked with a strange expression, "Just prayer?"

"What else?" Curly-haired boy shrugged. "Oh, right, I can also help you book a coffin and burial plot."

Faced with this idiot, Li Xingzhou was speechless and could only shake his head: "Alright, Stevens, I'll get a full medical check-up when I get back. Can you leave now? I'd like to rest a bit more."

"Okay, I'll go out now."

The curly-haired boy shrugged and winked at Li Xingzhou.
"Aren't you going to go say hello to Helena? Speaking of which, even though Chris and Katie are really into each other, that guy's got his eye on Helena too. Before I came in, Chris was sweet-talking Helena into going for a night swim in the lake with him and Katie... Dude, Chris's a total playboy, aren't you worried at all?"

Helena Rubinstein, Chris, Katie Holmes?
The memory resurfaced.

So, Li Ang and his four travel companions seem to have formed a classic American Horror Story suicide squad: the idiot [Stiss], the tough guy [Chris], the hot girl [Katie], the virgin [Helena], and Li Ang, who on the surface deliberately creates a nerdy persona, but is indeed very good at studying.

In addition...

The place where Li Ang and his group of five are currently located seems to be called Crystal Lake?

Crystal Lake?
Li Xingzhou turned to look at Stacey:

"Are we at Crystal Lake Resort?"

Stevens nodded without hesitation:
"Yes. But the resort was built many years ago. It is said that a serial killer was here in the 1980s, and there were many murders afterward. The resort gradually fell into disuse, and now only some adventure enthusiasts, like us, come here occasionally."

So, is this really the Crystal Lake?
Jason's Crystal Lake?

Thinking of that silent killer who had been diligently and tirelessly wielding a large machete to reap lives for decades, Li Xingzhou frowned slightly.

In his previous life, with his powerful abilities to transcend tribulations, he could have annihilated Jason with a single breath; no amount of immortality would have mattered.

The problem is that his immense cultivation in his previous life, capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas, and plucking stars and seizing the moon, was all buried under the heavenly tribulation. Now, he has no cultivation at all, and he can't even cast a beginner-level spell.

Of course, he can also use martial arts.

In his first transmigration, he was the young master of a demonic sect in the mortal martial arts world. He began practicing martial arts at the age of seven, and in less than ten years, his skills had reached their peak, making him unparalleled in the world. Hundreds of righteous people united to attack him, but he single-handedly defeated them all using hit-and-run tactics. He even captured more than a dozen beautiful female warriors and imprisoned them in his demonic palace, enjoying their company to the fullest…

Although he currently lacks any martial arts internal energy, he can easily utilize external martial arts techniques involving fists, feet, and weapons. Before his awakening, Leonardo Victor appeared to be a bookworm, but he was actually quite formidable. He possessed not only some special skills but also a remarkably well-trained physique; he was simply thin and unassuming. This physical condition was more than enough for Li Xingzhou to excel in.

However, Leonardo DiCaprio's physique is only exceptional among ordinary people.

Even if Li Xingzhou could unleash 100% or even exceed his physical potential, as a mortal, he was still somewhat lacking in ability to deal with an immortal demon like Jason.

"The physical constitution of mortals has its limits after all... Forget it, I'll start with the primordial spirit. I'm not very good at the path of inner demons, but it should be just right for dealing with a mindless killer like Jason..."

In his previous life, Li Xingzhou's weakest skill was the Way of the Heart Demon, ranking only third in the world in terms of mastery of it. Although he later used his overall strength to defeat the number one Heart Demon Lord and the Six Desires Heavenly Maiden, refining their primordial spirits and seizing their lifelong cultivation, the Way of the Heart Demon was indeed his weakness compared to his various demonic arts.

Thinking about the path of inner demons, Li Xingzhou suddenly felt a rare moment of self-reflection:

The fact that I died a terrible death in my previous nine lives is certainly partly due to the fact that the gods of other worlds deliberately targeted me as an outsider, but didn't I also have some faults of my own?

Am I too arrogant?

Isn't this a bit too domineering?

Isn't the killing a bit too much?

So much so that in every lifetime I have incurred the wrath of the masses. Even in some lifetimes when my cultivation was unparalleled, the entire martial arts world and even the entire cultivation world besieged me but could do nothing against me. Instead, I slaughtered them, leaving rivers of blood. But in the end, the heavens came to take me away, causing me to either suffer a qi deviation or fail to transcend the tribulations...

If, in my previous nine lives, I had been a little more humble and low-key, and my conduct in dealing with people had been a little more refined and easygoing...

Will the ending be very different?
"It seems that in this life, I must be kind and try to be a good person... Although I have no cultivation left, I still retain a little bit of my primordial spirit power. It is less than one ten-thousandth of what it was in my previous life, but it is still exceptionally powerful compared to ordinary people..."

Li Xingzhou suddenly realized that this might be the reason why he had only now awakened to the mystery of his unborn child.

In each of his previous lives, upon death, he lost not only all his cultivation but also his primordial spirit power. However, in his last life, after nine lifetimes of accumulation, even though he was blasted to smithereens by the ascension tribulation, he still retained a trace of primordial spirit power. This residual primordial spirit power was naturally too much for an infant's brain to handle, so his true self remained dormant until he grew to a point where he could bear it.

"It's fortunate that I awakened in time. Otherwise, given my abilities before awakening, I would have surely died, and before I even awakened, I would have been reincarnated again in a daze... Now that I have enough primordial spirit power, I'll start with the path of inner demons, which I was least good at in my previous life. I'll use my heart to control my heart, and my virtue to win people over. I'll promote harmony and love, and reduce killing and bloodshed. In this way, I will naturally gain more help from others..."

Just as I was pondering this, a heart-wrenching scream suddenly came from the half-open door.

Hearing this scream, the curly-haired Steve, who was holding a hand-rolled cigarette and about to light it, suddenly froze and exclaimed:
"It's Helena's voice! My God, could it be that Chris has suddenly gone mad and is going to force himself on Helena?"

"Don't make wild guesses." Li Xingzhou stood up. "Let's go check it out. Something might have gone wrong."

This is Crystal Lake.

If anything unexpected happens...

That's only one possibility.

Jason has appeared!
(End of this chapter)