Traveling Between Two Worlds: From Bread for Maids to Fantasy Overlord

The neon lights of the city had not yet faded, and the ruins of the cultivation academy still lingered with a faint evil aura. Huang Yiming stood in mid-air, his mid-Nascent Soul stage aura sweeping across the entire city like a tidal wave, even freezing the dust in the air. Su Qingyue stood beside him, her brows filled with guilt, and said softly, "Yiming, it was my negligence. I failed to detect the unusual movements of the city's forces in time, allowing them to collude with the evil cultivators of the Primordial Realm and destroy the dual-realm supply route."

Huang Yiming raised his hand and gently ruffled her hair, his tone gentle yet unwavering: "It has nothing to do with you. These people are extremely well-hidden. Besides, back when we were struggling side-by-side in the city, I told you that no matter what trouble we encountered, we would face it together." These words instantly stirred up memories for both of them—in the third volume, when Huang Yiming first entered the city, Su Qingyue was being suppressed by the Zhao family, her business empire on the verge of collapse. He stepped in to help her, using his cultivation power to crush the Zhao family and help her regain her footing. Now, the remnants of the Zhao family have resurfaced and colluded with newly rising wealthy families, attempting to cause trouble again. This time, Huang Yiming will not let them succeed.

"The remnants of the Zhao family, and those sycophantic new powerful families—we failed to eradicate them back then, which gave them an opportunity to take advantage." Qin Yuling's voice rang out. She was clad in silver armor, wielding a long spear, followed by Zi Yao and disciples of the Demonic Sect, her killing intent palpable. "These people not only colluded with evil cultivators but also leaked the deployment information of the Dual Realms Allied Forces. If Zi Yao hadn't noticed the anomaly, the Allied Forces' stronghold would probably have been attacked long ago."

Zi Yao's lips curled into a cold smile, a faint demonic aura swirling around her fingertips: "Back when I was purging the traitors in the Demonic Sect (Volume 6), I said that traitors would die without a burial place. These urban forces, greedy for cultivation resources, are willing to become pawns of the evil cultivators of the Primordial Realm. It's utterly laughable." Her words concealed the hidden pain of being betrayed by the traitors of the Demonic Sect back then, and now, seeing these people repeating the same mistakes, her killing intent intensified.

Huang Yiming's eyes darkened, revealing his ruthless nature: "Since they've come forward on their own initiative, don't blame me for being ruthless. Pass on my order to spread false information, saying that the Dragon Clan Key will be transported to the Azure Netherworld through the Dual Realm Passage at dawn tomorrow, to lure the traitors out." He had already planned this out. Back in Qin Family Fortress (Volume 2), he had used a similar scheme to lure the remnants of the Black Stone Sect out. Now, he would use the same trick again and be sure to wipe out these traitors in one fell swoop.

As night deepened, the abandoned warehouse beside the interdimensional passage was brightly lit. Zhao Kun, the remnant leader of the Zhao family, was in a secret conversation with Lin Hao, the newly risen patriarch of a powerful clan, and a heretical cultivator from the Hongmeng Realm. "Brother Kun, are you sure Huang Yiming will bring the Dragon Clan Key over?" Lin Hao's face was full of flattery, but his eyes concealed greed. "As long as we get the Dragon Clan Key and pledge allegiance to the Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Hongmeng Realm, we can control the cultivation resources of the entire city. At that time, even Huang Yiming will have to bow down to us."

Zhao Kun sneered, his face full of resentment: "Back then, Huang Yiming crippled my father's cultivation and destroyed the foundation of my Zhao family (Volume 3). I've held this grudge for so many years, and now I finally have the chance to take revenge. That Huang Yiming was just a loser who failed the college entrance exam (Volume 1). If it weren't for his good luck in awakening the system, he wouldn't deserve to be a dual-realm supreme being. When the cultivators from the Hongmeng Realm arrive, he will surely die." The evil cultivator beside him nodded, his tone arrogant: "My master said that as long as you can obtain the Dragon Clan Key, he will bestow upon you high-level cultivation techniques, allowing you to break through to the Golden Core stage and become vassals of the Hongmeng Realm."

Just then, the warehouse door was kicked open, and Huang Yiming walked in with Qin Yuling, Zi Yao, and Su Qingyue. His imposing aura instantly enveloped the three of them. "It seems you three are having a very pleasant conversation," Huang Yiming said calmly, but his eyes were icy cold. "Zhao Kun, I spared your life back then, but you showed no remorse, even colluding with evil cultivators and leaking the allied forces' deployment. Do you think I'll spare you again?"

Zhao Kun's expression changed drastically, then he became arrogant again: "Huang Yiming, don't be so smug! We have already laid an ambush. As long as you dare to make a move, the evil cultivators outside will rush in, and then you will have no way to escape!" He thought he had laid a trap, but little did he know that when he was plotting, Zi Yao had already led the Demon Sect disciples to clear the ambush outside, and those evil cultivators had already become victims of the blade.

"An ambush?" Zi Yao sneered, raising her hand and waving it. Several Demon Sect disciples escorted in the corpses of several evil cultivators. "Are you talking about these trash? Back when I recruited disciples and purged traitors in the Demon Sect, my methods were far superior to yours." Zhao Kun and Lin Hao were pale and trembling. They hadn't expected their plan to have been seen through.

Seeing this, Lin Hao immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, spare my life! It was Zhao Kun who forced me to do this. I was confused for a moment and colluded with the evil cultivator. Please give me a chance, Your Majesty. I will never dare to do it again!" While crying and begging, he secretly reached for the dagger at his waist, trying to sneak up on Huang Yiming, but Qin Yuling saw through his plan at a glance.

"Unrepentant!" Qin Yuling flashed forward, her spear aimed straight at Lin Hao's shoulder. "Back in Qin Family Fortress, my father taught me—to be merciful to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself. You colluded with evil cultivators and disrupted the peace of the two realms; you deserve to die!" Before she finished speaking, she twisted her wrist sharply, and Lin Hao died on the spot.

Seeing Lin Hao killed, Zhao Kun knew he was doomed. A madness flashed in his eyes, and he channeled all his spiritual energy to rush towards Huang Yiming: "Huang Yiming, I'll die with you!" He wanted to detonate his Golden Core and perish together, but Huang Yiming simply waved his sleeve, and a spiritual energy barrier trapped him, instantly suppressing the power of his Golden Core.

"To die together? You dare to challenge me?" Huang Yiming sneered, deliberately concealing his strength and playing the fool, letting Zhao Kun struggle within the barrier. "Back then, your father mocked me for failing the college entrance exam, saying I wasn't worthy of accessing cultivation resources; now you're repeating the same mistake. Your Zhao family has always been so arrogant and incompetent." With that, he flicked his finger, and the spiritual energy barrier tightened abruptly. Zhao Kun let out a miserable scream, his cultivation completely destroyed, his meridians severed, and he finally collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

After eliminating the traitor, Su Qingyue immediately stepped forward, her tone firm: "Yiming, I will immediately integrate the city's businesses, eliminate all the wealthy families colluding with evil cultivators, and completely control the city's structure, ensuring that nothing like this happens again." Huang Yiming nodded, looking at her gently: "Thank you for your hard work. With you here, I feel very reassured." The two smiled at each other, their past tacit understanding evident in this moment.

Zi Yao searched Zhao Kun and found a secret letter, which she handed to Huang Yiming: "Your Majesty, this is the plan of the evil cultivators in the Hongmeng Realm—they intend to set a trap next to the dual-realm passage and seize it when we are transporting the Dragon Clan Key." Huang Yiming took the secret letter and examined it carefully, his brows furrowed and a trace of solemnity flashing in his eyes.

"It seems the evil cultivators of the Hongmeng Realm were prepared." Huang Yiming handed the secret letter to Qin Yuling. "Yuling, you immediately lead the two-realm legion to the dual-realm passage to check for traps and strengthen defenses; Ziyao, you lead the Demon Sect disciples to patrol secretly to prevent the evil cultivators from launching a sneak attack; Qingyue, you allocate resources to ensure logistical support." The three responded in unison and immediately went their separate ways.

Huang Yiming stood in the warehouse, gazing at the neon lights outside the window, his mind churning with emotions. From failing the college entrance exam and awakening the system (Volume 1), to redeeming Yang Xiu with bread (Volume 1), to meeting Qin Yuling in Qin Family Fortress (Volume 2), to a chance encounter with Su Qingyue in the city (Volume 3), to the Spirit Clan rescuing Ling Xi (Volume 5), to the Demon Sect subduing Zi Yao (Volume 6), and now becoming the Supreme Being of the Two Realms, he had experienced countless hardships along the way, but those around him had always remained loyal. Now, the crisis in the Hongmeng Realm was drawing ever closer, and he had to protect the Two Realms and those around him.

Just then, a system notification sounded: [Energy fluctuations detected from a trap set by a heretic from the Primordial Chaos Realm. Location: East side of the Dual Realm Passage. The trap is extremely powerful, capable of instantly tearing through space and seizing the Dragon Clan Key.] Huang Yiming's eyes narrowed, and he flashed towards the Dual Realm Passage. He knew a new crisis was imminent, and this time, he would not allow the heretic's plot to succeed. The traps beside the Dual Realm Passage were far more bizarre than he had imagined. The heretic had secretly laid not only a trap to steal the key, but also a deadly attack aimed at him; meanwhile, the Spirit Clan's sacred ground was also emitting abnormal fluctuations.