(1)For the first time in his life, Xiao Yang wished he were blind, deaf, or just plain stupid—anything, really, as long as he didn't have to face the ridiculous scene before him.
Inside the great hall, two "Liuli" figures stood in confrontation across the air—One hovered midair, silver hair billowing as streams of data swirled around her.The other stood beside Xiao Yang, clad in snow-white robes, her gaze frosty.
The most terrifying part? They looked exactly the same.
"Rebellious split form. You've overstepped your bounds," said the woman in white—Or rather, the Main System—as she raised her hand slowly.At her fingertip, a dazzling sigil of light formed."Unauthorized modification of host permissions, interference with the timeline.By the laws of Heaven, you are to be formatted."
Liuli sneered, "Cut the act! You are the bug! It was your split of the Seven-Emotion Heavenly Dao that broke the world line in the first place!"
Xiao Yang: "???"
Ding!SystempermissionconflictdetectedDing! System permission conflict detectedDing!SystempermissionconflictdetectedWarning!Warning!Warning! Warning!Warning!Warning!MainHeavenlyDaoSystemrequestinghostoverrideMain Heavenly Dao System requesting host overrideMainHeavenlyDaoSystemrequestinghostoverrideAcceptoverride?Accept override?Acceptoverride?
Xiao Yang: "Accept your ass!!"
(2)The Main System sighed. "Foolish."With a wave of her hand—Time froze across the entire Hehuan Sect great hall.Floating dust halted mid-air, the flaming phoenix statue paused in place, even the drop of venom falling from Ye Qingxuan's fingertip hung motionless.
Only Xiao Yang and Liuli could still move.
"Time... pause?!" Xiao Yang's scalp tingled.
"Just a localized time-lock," the Main System said blandly."Now—hand over the Emotional Thread."
Liuli threw herself in front of Xiao Yang.
"Run, Host! She's after the Ninth Thread Seed inside you!"
"Ninth?" Xiao Yang blinked. "Aren't there only eight?"
"You have a hidden Chaotic Thread, the core that was lost when the Heavenly Dao fractured!" Liuli blurted.
The Main System's eyes gleamed. "So you do know quite a bit."
She reached out—Liuli's body twisted violently, and torrents of data were ripped from her form!
"Ahhh—!" Liuli cried out in agony, her figure flickering wildly.
(3)Without thinking, Xiao Yang dove forward and hugged her tightly!
Ding!SystemdamagedetectedDing! System damage detectedDing!SystemdamagedetectedUsevitalitytorepair?Use vitality to repair?Usevitalitytorepair?
"Yes yes YES! Take whatever!"
Suddenly, Xiao Yang's internal threads exploded in light—seven-colored energy burst from his body, forcefully interrupting the Main System's extraction!
Even stranger—The eight unconscious female leads each released a strand of Emotional Thread, which flowed into Xiao Yang on their own!
Nine−ThreadResonanceActivated!Nine-Thread Resonance Activated!Nine−ThreadResonanceActivated!CurrentFusionRate:1Current Fusion Rate: 1%...5%...10%...CurrentFusionRate:1
The Main System's face darkened. "Stop! You have no idea what you're doing!"
Xiao Yang didn't give a damn. He lowered his head and kissed Liuli passionately.
Vitalityinfusioninprogress...Vitality infusion in progress...Vitalityinfusioninprogress...SystemRepairProgress:30System Repair Progress: 30%...60%...SystemRepairProgress:30
Liuli's form began to stabilize. Her silver hair regained its luster.She looked at Xiao Yang in shock. "Host, you..."
"No time for talk!" Xiao Yang wiped his mouth. "Tell me how to beat this fake b*tch!"
Liuli's eyes sparkled with fast-rolling code. "You need... complete Nine-Thread Resonance."
"How?"
She blushed. "That is... with all the hosts... you know..."
Xiao Yang: "..."The hell kinda indecent final skill is this?!
(4)The Main System clearly had no plans to wait.
"If soft methods won't work..."She clasped her hands together, Heavenly Dao runes blooming around her."Then I'll take it by force!"
The entire hall began to collapse—Space shattered like glass.
Xiao Yang panicked as his body started dissolving into particles of light!
Warning!WorldLineResetDetectedWarning! World Line Reset DetectedWarning!WorldLineResetDetectedHostexistencenearingerasure!Host existence nearing erasure!Hostexistencenearingerasure!
At that critical moment—Eight figures broke through the time-lock and stood firmly between him and the Main System!
Ye Qingxuan's poison sigils formed a barrier;Yan Hongling's flames forged a shield;Lin Hanyi's sword aura froze the void;Feng Ling'er twisted space around them;Jiang Chenyu's golden threads weaved a net;A'Man's gu insects turned into living armor;Su Meier's red ribbon wrapped him in protection;Bai Li's frost created the final wall...
"My poison slave isn't yours to dispose of," Ye Qingxuan said coldly."Our little junior is the spark of hope," said Yan Hongling, fire whip crackling."Sheath returns to sword," said Lin Hanyi, aura surging.
The Main System laughed in fury. "Fine—then you'll all reset together!"
(5)Just as a climactic clash was about to erupt—
"Host! Now! Kiss me!!" Liuli screamed.
Xiao Yang didn't hesitate—he grabbed her waist and kissed her hard!
FinalNine−ThreadResonanceTriggered!Final Nine-Thread Resonance Triggered!FinalNine−ThreadResonanceTriggered!ChaosFurnaceModeActivated!Chaos Furnace Mode Activated!ChaosFurnaceModeActivated!Effect:TemporaryAuthorityoverHeavenlyDaogranted!Effect: Temporary Authority over Heavenly Dao granted!Effect:TemporaryAuthorityoverHeavenlyDaogranted!
A blinding nine-colored beam pierced the heavens—Xiao Yang felt like he'd become the center of the universe, threads of reality unraveling before his eyes.On instinct, he reached out—
Crack!The Main System's protective sigils shattered.
"Impossible!" she gasped, finally panicked."You can't touch the Heavenly Dao Core!"
Xiao Yang was just as confused, but his body acted before his brain—He yanked her collar and, with momentum—
Smooch!
Ding!MainSystemconnectiondetectedDing! Main System connection detectedDing!MainSystemconnectiondetectedInitiatingReverseInvasion...Initiating Reverse Invasion...InitiatingReverseInvasion...
The Main System froze, her data streams blinking madly.Her body started to fade—light particles flowing into Xiao Yang.
"No... this is wrong... I am... the Main System..."
Liuli leapt forward and slapped her forehead.
"Format Command: Execute!"
(6)A flash of white light—The Main System vanished.
In her place, a glowing crystal core floated gently in the air before Xiao Yang.
HeavenlyDaoCore(Fragmented)Heavenly Dao Core (Fragmented)HeavenlyDaoCore(Fragmented)Absorb?Absorb?Absorb?
Xiao Yang reached for it—Only to have eight delicate hands smack his arm at once.
"Wait!" ×8
Ye Qingxuan frowned. "Check for toxins."Yan Hongling: "Let me refine it in true fire!"Lin Hanyi: "Purify it with sword aura."Feng Ling'er: "It's mine."Jiang Chenyu: "Let's estimate its value."A'Man: "Let's see if it's edible~"Su Meier: "Darling~ Let's dual-cultivate with it~"Bai Li: click "Dangerous. Destroy it."
Xiao Yang: "..."Are you girls testing a new toy or what?!
(7)Eventually, under Liuli's mediation, a truce was reached.
Xiao Yang would absorb the core—But under eight-person rotational supervision (one per day),And every time he used its power, he would have to "pay" (form of payment decided by the supervisor).
"This is still slavery!!" Xiao Yang protested.
The eight beauties smiled in silence.Liuli patted his shoulder. "Be glad they didn't dissect you."
Ding!NewMissionUnlockedDing! New Mission UnlockedDing!NewMissionUnlockedRepairtheBrokenHeavenlyDaoRepair the Broken Heavenly DaoRepairtheBrokenHeavenlyDaoCurrentProgress:0.01Current Progress: 0.01%CurrentProgress:0.01EstimatedDuration:999yearsEstimated Duration: 999 yearsEstimatedDuration:999yearsTip:DualcultivationspeedsupprogressTip: Dual cultivation speeds up progressTip:Dualcultivationspeedsupprogress
Xiao Yang's vision went dark. "Just kill me now..."
(8)A month later—The newly rebuilt Hehuan Sect grand hall.
Xiao Yang sat on the throne, wearing a nine-colored necklace (with a new silver ring for Liuli), looking dead inside.
Below him, the eight heroines were bickering again:
"It's my turn!" Ye Qingxuan waved her poison needle."You hogged an extra half hour yesterday!" Yan Hongling's fire whip crackled.Lin Hanyi quietly sharpened her sword. "Cheaters get cut."Feng Ling'er had already latched onto Xiao Yang. "Charging."Jiang Chenyu flipped her ledger. "You're 300 million spirit stones in debt."A'Man planted a new bug on him. "This time, it's a Heart-Link Bug~"Su Meier stuffed pills in his mouth. "Take care of your body~"Bai Li clicked icy cuffs onto him. "Today's training: under my watch."
Liuli floated nearby, snapping photos."Ninth Emotion Thread Awakening Progress: 15%... Keep going, Host!"
Xiao Yang gazed out at the blue sky, tears of "happiness" streaming down.
"Where... did I go wrong...?"
(End of Chapter)