After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

This mountain has flowers, grass, and leaves; the forest is home to birds, snakes, and foxes.

But... everywhere you looked was pitch black.

The mountains, the flowers, the leaves, the birds, the snakes, the tigers—all were the same pitch-black color.

Do not--

More precisely, it should be black.

One of the colors that Shi Yan is most familiar with.

At this moment, Shi Yan, dressed entirely in plain white, became the only splash of milky white in this world.

The master said that he crossed his right arm around his chest.

Besides... to conceal the soft, vulnerable area, there is another very important point...

Before she knew it, her figure had become so beautiful that Shi Yan felt a little heavy.

She ran her left hand through a strand of dark hair, covering her face.

The girl moved calmly and did not appear flustered.

She knows this place.

This is... Youdu.

The land of the dead.

He was already dead.

This is... the real "Houtu".

Click, click—

The sound of delicate toes stepping on dry twigs and fallen leaves suggests that this once untouched, dark place has finally welcomed its second true visitor.

Hmm... second place.

The last person to visit this place was someone Shi Yan knew and was familiar with.

The girl had told Shi Yan in great detail.

What does it feel like to be in a life-or-death situation?

The fluffy, cuddly black fox stared curiously at Shi Yan.

After hesitating for a moment, the little fox risked having its fur peeled off by Shi Yan to make clothes. It moved its overly short limbs, which looked somewhat comical, to Shi Yan's feet, then vigorously shook its tail and rubbed its soft back against Shi Yan's calves.

Shi Yan squatted down and gently scratched the little fox's chin with his left hand.

Because of Bai Xiaoxiao, Shi Yan actually knows a lot about how to please a fox.

The little fox's chin trembled, but its eyes didn't squint like Bai Xiaoxiao's; instead, it stared straight at Shi Yan.

Shi Yan's face darkened.

Under the rather panicked gaze of the little fox, Shi Yan lifted the little fox up by its hind legs.

The dark claws moved uneasily.

Then... the fox's eyes widened, and its tail snapped down.

“Looks like I don’t need to castrate him after all…” Shi Yan got up and hugged the black fox in his arms, using it as a temporary blanket.

The little fox tried to struggle for a moment, its two front paws instinctively stepping down. Then... after Shi Yan tightened his grip, it completely gave up struggling.

Shi Yan strolled leisurely through this desolate place.

She could sense that time passed slowly here.

She could hear... the panicked sobs and almost desperate cries that belonged to Yan Qingge in her ears.

Raise your head...

The master said he could see... the sky, which was like leaden clouds.

And behind that sky... "Azure Lotus Sword Sect".

The dead zone is not underground.

It's not in the sky either.

It's in my heart.

Shi Yan stretched his hand out towards the sky.

moment--

Hundreds of black chains coiled around from all sides of the sky, covering the entire gloomy sky almost instantly.

It seemed as if they were trying to stop Shi Yan.

The moment Shi Yan's fingertips touched the chains, they immediately flashed with dazzling sparks.

The black fox in her arms was terrified and struggled to escape, but Shi Yan's hand, which had been withdrawn, grabbed the back of its neck.

"If you twist again... I'll turn you into clothes."

The little fox immediately became obedient.

Shi Yan looked down at his right hand.

The tip of Shi Yan's index finger was black as charcoal. The little fox looked at Shi Yan's hand, hesitated for a moment, and then licked Shi Yan's wound again and again.

Shi Yan frowned slightly.

Someone is preventing me from being reborn.

—It is destiny.

In fact, it was long before that long, deadly blade pierced her chest. Even longer... back when she was still in Ji Province.

Shi Yan had already anticipated this possibility.

Since the power of "a single phoenix feather" is also one of the "laws" of this world.

Then fate will definitely find a way to stop itself.

But... when that long sword pierced through his chest, Shi Yan had no other way to go.

Even now, Shi Yan isn't that flustered.

She looked up and gazed down at the earth, just as the Womb Mandala looked down upon the mortal world.

Own-

There's still one absolute trump card up your sleeve.

A trump card that, even if one were to perish, would surely reverse the outcome.

But very soon... before Shi Yan could even speak to the Garbhadhatu Mandala...

She sensed the gaze of the Womb Mandala moving.

Remove it from that pulsating flame of the Heavenly Emperor Earth.

Honestly, this is quite special.

No matter what Shi Yan does on a daily basis—whether he's eating, bathing, or flirting with girls—Wang Zang Mandala's gaze is always focused on Shi Yan.

Unless the teacher is unwilling.

But... even so, the Womb Mandala would still occasionally glance over like a child, and then immediately look away the moment Shi Yan noticed.

When Shi Yan spoke with her.

Her whimpering, aggrieved look had none of the imposing presence befitting the Lord of Joy.

But at this moment, the gaze of the Womb Mandala shifted away from the dying Shi Yan.

For Shi Yan, this was something she had never expected.

But she also realized... something big was about to happen in this bustling world.

Then... Shi Yan saw a familiar figure in plain blue.

Almost the instant he saw that figure in plain blue, Shi Yan's heart skipped a beat.

I feel like I've overlooked something very important.

—Jun Qianrou.

In the expansion pack for "The Supreme Being", Shi Yan once sensed the deep malice that world harbored towards Jun Qianrou.

It's easy to make Jun Qianrou turn evil and become the "Demon Lord of a Lifetime".

You don't need to persecute them; just leave them there and don't do anything about it.

But... if you want Jun Qianrou to avoid turning evil and instead choose the "Supreme Empress" route, that would be very troublesome.

It was as if the world was against Jun Qianrou.

They tried every means to persecute Jun Qianrou to death.

Or perhaps she wanted to make Jun Qianrou feel sad, desperate, and resentful.

It might even target those around Jun Qianrou.

So much so that Shi Yan repeatedly reloaded his save file to start over, all for the sake of Jun Qianrou's "unparalleled" demeanor.

The most outrageous incident was... Jun Qianrou's cat died.

The grieving Jun Qianrou instantly transformed into the "Demon Lord of a Lifetime".

On that occasion, Shi Yan simply maxed out Feng Manlou's favorability to prevent the fastest-running cat from running around and dying from some unknown area-of-effect attack.

Finally... Jun Qianrou's CG also proved that Shi Yan's efforts for "the supreme being of the world" were worthwhile.

Compared to the sadistic "Frost Red Witch".

The clingy empress CG is really beautiful and useful.

Recalling his experiences in the game, Shi Yan's lips curled into a bitter smile.

Because of his invincibility in the game.

Shi Yan had never encountered a situation where Jun Qianrou turned evil because of something happening to him.