Chapter 104.2: I’m Done Pretending, I'm Invincible, Do as You Please

Chapter 104.2: I’m Done Pretending, I'm Invincible, Do as You Please

The land quaked violently, yellow dust filling the sky. In an instant, more than a thousand demons were torn apart. Over ten Nation Subjugator demons were erased without so much as a scream.

Ten thousand demons, gone in a flash. The sandstorm kept churning for over ten breaths.

On the wall, Liu Wenmei and Liu Wentai shielded their eyes, yet they could feel it.

That sword... that terrifying sword!

How could there exist such a powerful strike in this world? In just one swing, thousands of demons departed from this world. Even Nation Subjugators were destroyed.

Their hearts pounded with awe and shame. They had once been worried for Qi Yuan. Now, they realized it was akin to worrying that a mere candle would outshine the sun.The guardian of the City of No Return was undoubtedly invincible. He alone could flatten Jialan City.

Qi Yuan had finally reached Level 90. In terms of power, he was now roughly equivalent to a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

A prompt chimed in his ears.

[You have reached level 90. You have earned one chance to comprehend the Origin. Would you like to use it?]

Nevertheless, Qi Yuan wouldn't use it yet. Then, he flew across the shattered battlefield.

The broken cloud carriage caught his eye. It had withstood part of his strike.

Not bad, that's of good quality.

Nearby, Iron Chain lay broken and bloody, trembling. "Don't kill me! You've killed the demons already. I surrender! I'll defect to your side!"

Qi Yuan swung his greatsword. That was his reply. Thus, the thousands-strong vanguard of Wu Tong's army was completely annihilated.

The blood-red armor dissolved into glowing red motes. He reverted to his usual, handsome human form.

He walked out of the settling dust toward Liu Wentai and Liu Wenmei, smiling broadly. "Now, do you understand why I didn't go to Jialan City?"

They were silent, completely overwhelmed—part awe, part fear. That blood-red titan was seared forever into their minds.

"Usually, I wouldn't even bother explaining myself, especially to NPCs. But you two just keep chirping away like canaries. Too bad your voices aren't half as pleasant. They are quite annoying actually."

Of course, even if they hadn't come, Qi Yuan would have slain the demon army anyway.

He dismissed them. "Anyway, thanks for the concern. You can go now."

The siblings exchanged a glance, bowed deeply, and departed at full speed.

Then Qi Yuan said again from the air, "Hopefully, with you small ones believing me, the old ones will. It will be annoying if they don't. You're not demons, I don't like fishing this way."

With that, he turned and walked back into the city. After finding a quiet spot, he sat down. "Comprehend the Origin..."

The scene before him shifted, the yellow sands vanished, replaced by hazy mists.

He found himself sitting atop Nine Plate Mountain once more. Then, his eyes widened. He realized that the Myriad Phenomena Gate was right above the mountain!

Last time, it had been distant, far away in the sky. Now, it stood only a few hundred meters away. So close, yet still beyond reach.

He glanced toward where the canary's nest once was. It was empty. Then he turned back to the Gate.

[You have comprehended the Myriad Phenomena Gate. Mutation +10.]

[You have comprehended the Myriad Phenomena Gate. Coughing +10.]

[You have comprehended the Myriad Phenomena Gate. Shred Cloth +10.]

Perhaps due to the proximity of the gate, his comprehension rate skyrocketed.

Qi Yuan looked down. "Not good... it's too hot."

His whole body glowed blood-red, boiling. With every breath, he felt as if he was on the verge of evaporating.

"Am I too close to the gate?" he muttered, rolling downhill.

Just then, a massive fragment fell.

[You have comprehended the Myriad Phenomena Gate. Human-Demon Path +99,999.]

Qi Yuan was completely stunned.

"999 per hit? What's this... Human-Demon Path?" As the information flooded in, his eyes widened. "A completely new system? No... wait. Isn't this the cultivation system of the Flowing Wind World? A player actually learned an NPC cultivation method? The complete framework of an entire system... this..."

Qi Yuan was speechless. He rolled down to the mountainside, the burning sensation finally easing.

"Guess I'll stay here."

Turning into a single droplet of blood, he continued to comprehend the gate.

Then, someone cheerfully called out, "Blood Drop?"

He looked up and saw a young girl in a golden dress that shimmered like liquid light. Her lips were slightly parted in innocent surprise. Round eyes gleaming like autumn lake, face as fair as a peach blossom in March—it seemed like she'd stepped out of a fairytale.

Qi Yuan asked, recalling the only one who'd refer to him by that nickname."Are you the canary...?"

Who else could this beauty be?

The canary stood a few steps away, glaring at him, refusing to come closer. "

Hmph!

I knew it. Whenever that damn gate appears, you'd show up too!"

"How long have I been gone?"

It had to have been a long time. Last time she'd barely weighed a pound, now she probably weighed ninety!

The girl placed her hands on her hips, fuming, "Forty-seven years and three months!"

Qi Yuan realized. "I've been gone that long...?"

The time he'd been away wasn't tied to game time, but the gate's appearance.

"

Hmph!

You left without a word, so I deleted you from my friends list! But since I'm in a good mood today, and I did my makeup really pretty, I'll let you back in." She twirled proudly, her golden skirt rippling. "I've taken human form! Pretty, right?"

Even after all these years, the canary was as vain as ever.

Qi Yuan said flatly, "

Mm.

A peerless beauty."

He wasn't good at compliments or insults, for that matter.

"Liar!" She pouted, then suddenly frowned. "Wait, don't tell me... a

certain someone

hasn't taken human form yet? On this Nine Plate Mountain?"