232: Chapter 232: Starting with a Sign-in Event. Even an Emperor's cultivation level is nothing more than an ant.

"Since Elder Lion is not a System, doesn't that mean there is a fundamental difference between me and those Children of Destiny?" Gu Qingge feigned some concern.

In truth, he wanted to pry some useful information out of the Camel Demon Lion.

At the very least, he needed to know roughly what level of strength the Camel Demon Lion possessed at his Peak.

Though Great Emperors were powerful, the gap in strength between one emperor and another was still fundamentally vast.

For a truly powerful Great Emperor, fighting a crowd alone or shaking the heavens with a single gesture was by no means an exaggeration.

In comparison, Gu Qingge was pondering what Realm of strength he would need to reach in the future to ensure his safety under the other's hands.

After all, he was not dreaming that the Camel Demon Lion would just pull out an Emperor Scripture and teach him everything based on a distant, empty promise.

Perhaps it was for Possession?

However, thinking about it carefully, that seemed rather unlikely.

If he had such intentions, he would have acted long ago, rather than pinning his hopes on a future full of variables.

"A System? Is it really that strong?" the Camel Demon Lion said, standing proudly and majestically.

If anyone else had said this, Gu Qingge might have scoffed.

After all, a System was the very foundation of survival that every transmigrator hoped for.

However, the being before him completely shattered this conventional expectation.

An Emperor Realm powerhouse who could search the souls of countless transmigrators with Systems—who on earth knew how terrifying his combat power was when he was alive?

"The strongest System I have ever encountered in my life was nothing more than a street-side piece of trash that signed in with Emperor Realm cultivation at the start and claimed it would help its host become invincible under heaven."

"Can you guess what their final end was?"

"They were still nothing more than ants."

"Only trash need Systems."

"The strong always rely only on themselves."

Gu Qingge really wanted to say: If they signed in with Immortal Emperor cultivation at the start, wouldn't you be blown to pieces?

"In this Realm, the power of an Immortal sheds its divinity and becomes mortal; it cannot reign supreme."

These words carried a certain tone of absolute certainty.

Perhaps he really had once slain a True Immortal against all odds, shattering their invincibility.

He had done what ordinary people deemed impossible, slaughtering those who possessed supreme Dao methods.

"Within the Ancient Battlefield of Heavenly Demons, there lies your own infinite Opportunity."

"You only need to remember one sentence: when rivals meet on a narrow path, the brave shall prevail; I am destiny, and no one shall dictate my fate."

The Cultivation Technique he created drew inspiration from and transcended a Ninth-Stage Quasi-Emperor powerhouse.

He had once divided a single soul into hundreds of millions, remaining unextinguished after death, rising from the grave to stir up the surging trends of the world and disrupt the order of various domains.

And this undead evil spirit was known as—the Green-Patterned Flood Dragon Emperor!

His life was also a textbook example of a counterattack from the very bottom.

His original form was of a low-grade Bloodline, belonging to the lowest tier of the Yao Race.

Upon reaching adulthood, he was merely a Green-Patterned Snake whose strength could only reach the Peak of Qi Refining.

Without any Opportunity, he would never have been able to establish his foundation in his entire life, let alone take a step forward on the journey of cultivation.

But then again, the affairs of the world are unpredictable, and sometimes a demon can triumph over heaven.

The Green-Patterned Flood Dragon Emperor was precisely the one who gathered the great Luck of heaven and earth in that turbulent era.

Unwilling to be born ordinary and spend his life hiding for survival and livelihood, the Green-Patterned Flood Dragon Emperor plundered demon blood, consumed exotic herbs, refined rare treasures, and devoured the lives of the strong. Having walked this path, looking back, he had already reached the absolute pinnacle.

Unfortunately, during the chaos of the various domains, because he had always acted arrogantly and aggressively, he had enemies all over the world.

When a conflict of interests arose, he was besieged and hunted by numerous powerhouses.

Although he did not die on the spot, after escaping the encirclement, his body was heavily injured beyond recovery, and he ultimately fell and passed away in a remote region.

And this happened to be the Opportunity and fortune obtained by the Blood Sea Great Emperor, whose cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul Stage back then, when he accidentally stumbled into the place of his passing.

In the world of cultivation, for ordinary people who are not blessed with Luck, life is as cheap as grass, and life and death hang in a single instant.

But for those favored by heaven, it is three parts destiny and seven parts Opportunity.

...

At dusk, the setting sun bathed the evening in a drunken glow.

"Kid, I didn't expect your Luck with women to be so good."

"Huh?" Gu Qingge was bewildered, completely failing to understand the meaning behind the Camel Demon Lion's words.

He looked around, but besides the two of them, there was no sign of anyone else.

Even Nangong Shiya, with whom he had only a casual acquaintance, had seized the Opportunity to flee for her life the moment the Camel Demon Lion unleashed his full power and appeared.

Her terrified expression was even more extreme than when she was targeted by Sword Saint Canglan or pursued and cornered by the likes of the Corpse Concubine.

"This enchantress is brimming with essence, surrounded by Yin Qi. If you couple with her, you will achieve twice the result with half the effort. This seat has high hopes for you!"

Leaving only these words, the Camel Demon Lion vanished without a trace.

Leaving behind a completely dazed Gu Qingge.

"What enchantress?"

In this Ancient Battlefield of Heavenly Demons, everyone was a bone-devouring demon; if you provoked anyone, you could forget about walking away easily.

With this thought, Gu Qingge had no other intentions and resolved to grease his soles and slip away first.

However, the moment he turned to leave, he suddenly felt himself bump into a soft mass in front of him.

Once he composed himself and looked closely, his heart nearly leaped out of his chest in terror.

"You... how did you appear here?" Gu Qingge asked.

The newcomer was none other than the White Empress, whom Gu Qingge had escaped from during the chaos, now standing alive and well right in front of him!

"What, should I not have appeared? Did I interrupt your carefree and happy little life?"

"What do you think you are? His life can only be taken by me." A ghostly figure quietly arrived.

"Isn't this a coincidence? Having tasted the sweetness, I naturally cannot bear to let go of you so easily."

As her vermilion lips curved, a seductive and romantic allure imperceptibly drifted into the air.

The White Empress gently caressed her elegant hair, her beautiful face revealing a hint of lingering, morbid charm, dressed like a cold, elegant, and abstinent beauty.

Since ancient times, femme fatales have always been like this.

The falling flowers have intent, but the flowing water has no feeling.

Pushing her down along with the flow, a state of ultimate bliss would naturally be achieved.

There were no vows of eternal love, no waiting for the mountain flowers to bloom; there was only getting straight to the point and charging head-on.

"So you don't plan on letting me go?" Gu Qingge knew this matter would not be easily resolved, and he began to contemplate a way out.

"Wait, we can negotiate some terms."

"For example?"

"If you let me go, I will give you the Half-Step Immortal Scripture I obtained from the Secret Realm."

"Giggle! How interesting."

"If I capture you, won't all the rare treasures still belong to me anyway?"

Gu Qingge turned pale, thinking to himself that what she said actually made a lot of sense!

"Besides, do you think I need such a thing?"

"Eternal life and immortality? Even if it is a forbidden technique, the price to be paid is inestimable. It might even be unattainable in a lifetime."

"Compared to that, Immortal Ascension is instead a smooth path leading straight to heaven."

"Of course, claiming you as my own and turning you into an excellent Cauldron for cultivation is also a nice bonus option."

Gu Qingge spread his hands; he had absolutely nothing.

Oh, wait, he still had this Pure Yang Body that was extremely tempting to the White Empress.

Feeding oneself to a snake—even if this snake was so breathtakingly beautiful—could still be considered a grave sin!