Starting from Douluo Continent, I've become a god through daily check-ins.

Chapter 352 Origin and Extinction

Listening to Nalan Yanran's witty remarks, Jing Chen found it unbearable and sat up in mid-air, listening absentmindedly.

Suddenly, a sentence from Nalan Yanran caught Jing Chen's attention:

"Jing Chen? That good-for-nothing Jing Chen is only slightly better than you, Xiao Yan. He's the same age as me, but his strength is only at the eighth level of Dou Qi, not even a one-star Dou Zhe."

"Niece Nalan, you can't say that like that," Xiao Zhan said somewhat awkwardly.

"You can't say it like that? Should I put it another way?" Nalan Yanran asked.

"I'm a piece of trash? That's hilarious. I've been eavesdropping here for ages, and you haven't even noticed me. Genius."

Jing Chen's voice suddenly came into the living room. Everyone looked around at the same time. There was someone in the room, but how come no one present could notice?

The most shocked was Nalan Yanran. She recognized the voice; it was definitely Jing Chen's voice, and she could tell he was indeed in the living room. But why couldn't she find him?

"Stop looking, look up."

Jing Chen's voice rang out again, and almost everyone looked up at the same time, watching Jing Chen sitting leisurely on the roof beam.

"What?!"

"Jing Chen, when did you get there?"

The most shocked person was the old man behind Nalan Yanran. Although he wasn't particularly strong, no one present was stronger than him. Yet, how could such a junior have been eavesdropping under his nose for so long?

Jing Chen said, "I have no problem with you calling Xiao Yan a piece of trash, but if you insist on comparing me to that trash, then I have a problem with that!"

Jing Chen jumped down. Nalan Yanran looked at Jing Chen. Although Jing Chen had just shocked her, his strength was indeed only at the eighth level of Dou Qi. No matter how you explained it, Jing Chen was still a waste.

"What, you're still not satisfied with me calling you a piece of trash?" Nalan Yanran retorted.

Jing Chen chuckled softly, "I'm a good-for-nothing? Fine, then what about you? You're a genius?"

"I'm not a genius? If I'm not a genius, then tell me, what is a genius?" Nalan Yanran asked.

"You're only a three-star Dou Zhe at sixteen? Where do you get the confidence to call yourself a genius? Oh, sorry, I forgot, you still have the Yunlan Sect as your backer. Even if they use a lot of resources to cultivate you, you're still a genius." Jing Chen sneered sarcastically.

"You! What right do you have to talk to me like that! You're only at the eighth level of Dou Qi!" Nalan Yanran was clearly angered by Jing Chen's words.

Jing Chen smiled slightly, "I know my strength is only at the eighth level of Battle Qi. Although in the Xiao family, the eighth level of Battle Qi is basically considered half a genius, I have never called myself a genius. But some people..."

Jing Chen didn't finish his sentence, but everyone present already understood his meaning. Nalan Yanran clenched her hands, looked at Jing Chen, and said, "Fine, since you say you're not a good-for-nothing, let's make a bet."

"A bet? Interesting, tell me about it," Jing Chen said.

"Three years from now, we'll have a fair duel at Yunlan Sect. If you win, I'll be your slave; if you lose... then you'll be my servant for life!" Nalan Yanran said.

"Ding, mission issued: Accept Nalan Yanran's bet and win. Mission rewards: Ancient Void Dragon Egg, Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan Egg."

"Ancient Void Dragon? Heavenly Phoenix Clan? Good heavens, I'm getting two natural enemies at once? Aren't you afraid they'll fight each other and wipe me out in the process?"

Jing Chen complained helplessly.

"Well, that's none of my business. It's my own pet, so who's to blame if I can't control it? At worst, I'll just have to remake it." The system said indifferently.

"..."

Jing Chen was speechless. These two natural enemies were given to him and then left unattended. This was truly typical of the system.

"Hey, are you scared? If you're scared, then admit you're a loser, and I'll pretend this bet never happened," Nalan Yanran said.

Jing Chen sneered, "Afraid? I don't even know how to spell 'afraid' yet! Fine, then three years from now, at Yunlan Sect, see you there, or be seen!"

"Good! That shows great backbone," Nalan Yanran said.

Jing Chen said, "Then I'll be leaving first. I have no interest in getting involved in your mess." After saying that, Jing Chen turned around and left.

As Jing Chen turned to leave, he noticed Xiao Yan's gaze and sneered inwardly. He knew Xiao Yan would definitely come looking for him, so he might as well wait outside.

After a while, it seemed that the matter inside had been resolved. Nalan Yanran and the old man had already left. Judging from Nalan Yanran's expression, the engagement seemed to have been called off. But Jing Chen didn't care about any of this. Whether the engagement was called off or not was none of his business.

Not long after Nalan Yanran left, Xiao Yan also came out and immediately saw Jing Chen waiting for him not far away. Jing Chen simply tilted his head slightly, indicating that they should go somewhere else.

Xiao Yan remained silent. The two walked to a pavilion and stood facing each other, neither speaking first. Finally, Jing Chen, not wanting to waste time with Xiao Yan, spoke first: "Speak, I know you have something to say to me."

Xiao Yan asked, "What did you mean by that just now?"

Jing Chen shrugged. "Just what it sounds like. Just because you're useless doesn't mean I'm useless too!"

"You!" Xiao Yan was completely enraged by Jing Chen's words and threw a punch at Jing Chen's face.

Jing Chen simply extended one hand and caught Xiao Yan's punch. Xiao Yan gritted his teeth, clearly seething with anger, his eyes fixed on Jing Chen.

"For a transmigrator to live like this, it's really enough." After saying that, Jing Chen pushed Xiao Yan away forcefully.

After taking a dozen or so steps back to regain her balance, Xiao Yan stared at Jing Chen in shock. How did he know she was a transmigrator?

Jing Chen smiled slightly, "Don't be shocked. It's not surprising that I know you're a time traveler, because I'm a time traveler too."

"!!!" Xiao Yan was stunned.

Xiao Yan, who originally thought he would be the protagonist after transmigrating to this place, never imagined that one day he would be unable to cultivate! Moreover, he had become a complete waste! He was supposed to write his own legend here, but now, not only can he not cultivate, but even his fiancée looks down on him and breaks off their engagement. And now, Jing Chen tells him that he is also a transmigrator.

"We're both transmigrators, but the gap between you and me is still too big. The only thing you can brag about is being the eldest son of the Xiao family. Apart from that, you're a complete waste!" Jing Chen mocked mercilessly.

"You! I'm going to kill you!" Xiao Yan shouted, charging directly at Jing Chen and throwing a punch.

Jing Chen grabbed Xiao Yan by the neck and slowly lifted him up. "Look at you, a complete and utter piece of trash!"

Xiao Yan wanted to speak, but Jing Chen grabbed his neck and lifted him up, so Xiao Yan couldn't say anything at all. His face turned purple from lack of oxygen.

"Brother Xiao Yan! Let go of Brother Xiao Yan!" Suddenly, Xiao Xun'er's voice came.

Jing Chen didn't turn around, but just stared at Xiao Yan, whose neck he was holding.

"Pfft"

Jing Chen suddenly took a step forward uncontrollably, releasing his grip on Xiao Yan's hand. Xiao Xun'er quickly ran over and helped Xiao Yan up from the ground. Jing Chen stared in disbelief at the sword protruding from his left chest, then looked up at Xiao Xun'er, who was holding the panting Xiao Yan in her arms and glaring angrily at him.

"Brother Xiao Yan, are you alright?" Xiao Xun'er asked with concern.

"I'm fine..." Xiao Yan said, then coughed twice.

"I won't allow you to bully Brother Xiao Yan!" Xiao Xun'er raised her head and roared at Jing Chen.

Looking at Xiao Xun'er glaring at him, and then at the sword still dripping blood from his left chest, Jing Chen suddenly felt ridiculous. He pinched the tip of the sword between his right index and middle fingers, gave it a gentle push, and the sword flew in an arc from behind him, landing in Jing Chen's hand.

"Flying swallows treading on snow...hehe..." Jing Chen said, seemingly mocking himself.

"How do you know the name of this sword!?" Xiao Xun'er was shocked.

"Heh..." Before Jing Chen could finish speaking, his eyes suddenly widened, and he clutched the wound on his left chest, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Flying Swallow Treading Snow—this was the weapon the system had tasked him with acquiring. This sword was cursed, and only its user could remove the curse.

"Jing Chen, I don't want to see you again, get out!" Xiao Xun'er shouted at Jing Chen.

Jing Chen chuckled self-deprecatingly, abandoned Fei Yan Ta Xue, and turned to leap onto the roof. As he jumped, seemingly due to the wound on his left chest, Jing Chen nearly lost his footing and fell.

For some reason, Xiao Xun'er felt a sudden pang of pain when Fei Yan Ta Xue pierced Jing Chen's heart. Now, seeing Jing Chen almost fall off the roof because of his injury, her heart ached again.

Jing Chen steadied himself on the rooftop, turned his head slightly, and said to Xiao Xun'er, "Alright, I will grant your request and will never appear in front of you again." After saying that, Jing Chen disappeared.

After settling Xiao Yan in, Xiao Xun'er returned to her room, where a figure appeared from the shadows.

"Elder Ling, did I... do something wrong?" Xiao Xun'er asked, sitting on the bed.

"Miss...about Jingchen..." Old Ling stopped there and didn't continue.

"Jing Chen? What happened to Jing Chen?" Xiao Xun'er asked.

"Never mind, Miss, I promised him I wouldn't tell you anything. But your Snow-Treading Swallow... belongs to him," Ling Ying said.

"What?" Xiao Xun'er was shocked.

Ling Ying said, "The Snow-Treading Flying Swallow is a sword that kills with a single blow. The sword carries a curse that will gradually spread throughout the body from the wound, eventually dissipating completely and leaving no trace of the body."

"Then... this sword is his, how did it end up here with me?" Xiao Xun'er asked.

"This... Miss, please forgive me, I cannot say. This is an agreement between him and me."

……

Three days have passed since that day. On this day, a little girl found Xiao Xun'er...

"You must be Xiao Xun'er?" the little girl asked.

"Who are you?" Xiao Xun'er asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Who I am doesn't matter, but you hurt my master, and I will definitely settle this score with you!" the little girl said.

"You hurt...your master?" Xiao Xun'er was somewhat confused.

"My master is Jing Chen!" the little girl explained.

"What?" Xiao Xun'er was shocked.

"Your master is so good to you, yet you still used Flying Swallow Treading Snow to curse him? Doesn't your conscience hurt?" the little girl asked.

"..." Xiao Xun'er was puzzled.

"I really don't know why Master won't let that person tell you, but I can't stand it!" the little girl said.

Xiao Xun'er remained silent, unsure of what to say. The little girl continued, "In your memory, the one who treated you best was that bastard Xiao Yan, right? But I want to tell you that the one who has always silently protected you wasn't that bastard Xiao Yan, but my master, Jing Chen! Even risking backlash, he still tried to improve your constitution. My master... almost died because of you! Also, your Flying Swallow Treading Snow was originally my master's weapon. He endured the backlash and forcibly severed his connection with Flying Swallow Treading Snow just to give it to you! Because of all this, my master spent a whole year recovering! My master did so much for you, and you hurt my master for that bastard!?"

The little girl got angrier and angrier as she spoke. She stopped there, pointed into the shadows, and said, "That Ling Ying, right? He knows everything. If you don't believe me, you can go ask him! He's really infuriating me, and he doesn't even want to see his master, haha."

Xiao Xun'er glanced into the shadows, seemingly having gotten her answer. Panicked, she hurriedly asked the little girl, "Where's Jing Chen? Where is Jing Chen?"

The little girl gave a mocking laugh. "After saying those things, you still want to see Master? Master always keeps his word. If he says he won't see you, you'll never see Master again in this lifetime!"

After saying that, the little girl vanished on the spot. Xiao Xun'er was dumbfounded. Back in her room, Ling Ying emerged from the shadows. Xiao Xun'er looked up at Ling Ying and asked, "Was what she said true?"

Ling Ying remained silent for a moment, then nodded, placed her index finger on Xiao Xun'er's forehead, and all of Xiao Xun'er's missing memories were restored.

After seeing the memories, Xiao Xun'er was stunned. So… the person she loved… was Jing Chen… Then… then why…?

Ling Ying couldn't bear to see Xiao Xun'er like this, and said, "Miss, Jing Chen... he deliberately altered your memories. At that time, Jing Chen was being chased and was covered in wounds. He had no choice but to find me. I made a deal with him. I helped him escape, and he said he could improve your body so that you wouldn't encounter any bottlenecks in your future cultivation. He did it, but because he helped you improve your physique, he was in a coma for more than two months... So... at that time, it was to protect you, that's why..."

"Elder Ling, do you mean... I personally placed a curse on the person I love most, and said I didn't want to see him, is that what you mean?" Xiao Xun'er looked at Ling Ying with cold, tearful eyes.

Ling Ying sighed and nodded. Xiao Xun'er grabbed Ling Ying's hands with both, and said in a panic, "Elder Ling, can you help me find Jing Chen? I...I..."

Ling Ying sighed, "Miss, I can't find him. His whereabouts are very mysterious. Finding him is up to fate..."

……

Three days ago...

Jing Chen clutched the wound on his left chest, stumbled into a cave, released Cai Die to take care of it, and then used his last strength to transform the Xuanyuan Sword into human form.

After doing all this, Jing Chen completely fainted.

Xuanyuan Sword and Cai Die patiently cared for Jing Chen. When he was hungry, Xuanyuan Sword, in his human form, would go out to hunt magical beasts. At night, neither of them dared to sleep. Seeing Jing Chen clutching his left chest in pain, Xuanyuan Sword, in his human form, grew increasingly angry.

Three days later, Jing Chen finally woke up. The transformed Xuanyuan Sword took advantage of the time he was out hunting magical beasts to come and find Xiao Xun'er.

(End of this chapter)