32: Four times ended

[You are the first to snap back to your senses. With a furious roar, you strike out with the full power of the Dragon-Elephant Palm—]

["Bang!"]

[The Blood-Red Bat is instantly swatted into a pile of mangled flesh.]

[Seeing you kill the Yao Beast in a single move, the group's morale is greatly boosted.]

[Looking closely at the mangled bat corpse, you find a crimson Monster Core inside.]

[You bend down to pick up the Monster Core, feeling the surging power within it, much like a Martial Artist's Dantian.]

[At the same time, you warn everyone: "Watch out for the sonic attacks of these bats! You can block them with a True Essence Shield!"]

[Suddenly, your heart tightens—]

[Yao Beasts from all directions are swarming toward you!]

[In the blink of an eye, thousands of Yao Beasts have surrounded you, leaving no room for escape.]

[The beasts stare at you, saliva dripping from their mouths.]

[Before you can act, the Three-Tailed Spirit Foxes flick their tails, and a purple mist instantly blankets the area.]

[The Glazed Moths follow suit, spraying a purple poisonous fog.]

[Cheng Tianrui is the first to be affected, his body swaying: "Poison..."]

[He collapses to the ground before he can finish his sentence.]

[Cheng Wenbo's eyes nearly split from rage: "Rui'er!"]

[Just as he rushes over, the stinger of a Crimson Poison Scorpion strikes like lightning, piercing through his True Essence Shield with a 'puchi.']

[The dignified Great Grandmaster instantly turns purple and falls stiffly to the ground.]

[A Green-Scaled Flying Crane grabs the corpses of the father and son and tosses them into the beast tide; they are torn to pieces and devoured in an instant.]

[The others break out in a cold sweat at the sight.]

[Your face is grim as you shout sternly: "Hold your breath! Don't panic!"]

[Just then—]

[The feathers of the Green-Scaled Flying Cranes rain down like a storm.]

[The Blood-Flame Bats emit ear-piercing shrieks.]

[The millstone-sized palms of the Thunder-Patterned Mandrills slam down.]

["Charge in one direction!" you roar.]

[Everyone raises their True Essence Shields to break out, but these beasts are incredibly cunning, retreating as they fight, keeping you trapped within the encirclement.]

[Suddenly—]

["Bang!"]

[The palm of a Thunder-Patterned Mandrill crushes Chang Qingyi into a pulp.]

[Simultaneously, Duan Kun's True Essence Shield is pierced by the glowing feathers, riddled with holes in an instant.]

[The shields of Xue Miaoyun, Qin Xiuwen, and Fragrant Lord Qiao begin to dim, looking as though they are about to fail...]

[Your body blazes with golden light as you activate the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art to save them.]

[Suddenly, the three strongest Yao Beasts fix their sights on you—]

[The sound waves from that Blood-Flame Bat cause your shield to tremble.]

[Another Three-Tailed Spirit Fox's purple mist attempts to confuse your mind.]

[And that ten-meter-tall Thunder-Patterned Mandrill swings its palm at you.]

[You circulate the Formless Divine Art and meet it with a full-power palm strike.]

["Boom!"]

[Two massive forces collide, sending both you and the Mandrill reeling back a dozen meters.]

[By the time you steady yourself, it is too late.]

[Xue Miaoyun looks at you with tears streaming down her face, her eyes filled with despair.]

[You watch helplessly as everyone is torn to shreds by the Yao Beasts and swallowed whole.]

[In just a few seconds, the seven Great Grandmasters are completely wiped out.]

[You feel as if the sky has collapsed.]

[Endless rage burns within your body.]

[You swear a blood oath in your heart: you must uncover the truth and make these beasts pay in blood!]

[Enduring your grief, you glare intensely at the thousands of Yao Beasts.]

[You realize the strength of these Yao Beasts is terrifying—over a dozen are comparable to the Heavenly Human Realm, hundreds are equivalent to Great Grandmasters, and the rest are all at the Grandmaster level.]

[You clench your fists: "A gentleman's revenge is never too late, even after ten years!"]

[You give the Yao Beasts one last glare before breaking the sound barrier and soaring into the sky.]

[Suddenly—]

["Buzz!" A streak of light knocks you down.]

[You roll to your feet and see ten people flying through the air.]

[The leader is actually a boy who looks like a child!]

[Just as you are about to strike, the boy flicks his sleeve, and a green light shoots out—it instantly transforms into an ancient green vine, binding you tightly.]

[Your expression changes drastically as you find the True Essence in your body locked away, completely unusable, leaving you no different from an ordinary person.]

[You struggle desperately, but the green vine only wraps tighter, causing sharp pain. You can only look at the boy in despair.]

[The terrifying aura emanating from the boy makes your entire body tremble.]

["A Cultivator!" you exclaim in shock.]

[What shocks you even more is finding a familiar face—Ji Bin is actually standing beside the boy!]

[Decades have passed, yet he still looks like the elegant young man from years ago.]

[Another white-browed elder has a particularly prominent red mole between his eyebrows...]

[The old man's features are very distinct, reminding you of someone—Uncle Cheng, whom you met during the second simulation.]

["Uncle Cheng? You are a Cultivator too?" you ask tentatively.]

[The elder is taken aback: "You know me?"]

[You shake your head with a bitter smile.]

[It turns out these Cultivators have been hidden among the masses all along.]

[But why have you never heard of any Cultivation Sects?]

[Why do they only appear once every thousand years?]

[Most terrifyingly, those thousands of Yao Beasts are following behind the ten people like pets!]

[Your eyes are bloodshot with rage: "You heartless Cultivators, are you not afraid of divine retribution?"]

[Ji Bin laughs loudly: "Hahaha, ignorant! Do you even know what kind of place this continent is?"]

[The boy raises his hand to interrupt: "Ji Bin, is this the playboy you mentioned?"]

[Ji Bin cups his hands: "Third Elder, it is indeed him. For some reason, this playboy actually reached the Heavenly Human Realm."]

[The boy nods slightly and flips his hand, revealing a glowing stone that floats in front of you.]

[With a hook of his finger, your hand uncontrollably reaches out and grabs the stone.]

[But the stone shows no reaction.]

[The boy's brow furrows: "No Spiritual Root? Strange!"]

[He then performs a hand seal and chants an incantation, sending a mysterious power into your mind.]

[Your vision goes dark, and you lose consciousness.]

[The boy looks through your memories—]

[Of course, he cannot see the existence of the System.]

[He only sees your legendary life.]

["Suddenly becoming strong? Truly bizarre," the boy mutters, "Could he have obtained some kind of Legacy?"]

[After a moment of hesitation, he waves his hand and throws you toward the Thunder-Patterned Mandrill: "Forget it, this kind of trash isn't worthy of being possessed by my clansmen."]

[The Mandrill excitedly opens its bloody maw and swallows you whole. You wake up in its stomach, surrounded by corrosive liquids and a foul stench.]

[You feel your body slowly melting...]

[Fifteen minutes later, your Soul drifts toward the sky.]

[The scene before you leaves you completely stunned—]

[Countless Souls are drifting in from all directions, and just like before, they are all being sucked into that massive bronze mirror.]

[You also see Yao Beasts rampaging across the entire Desolate Continent, while those Cultivators hide in the clouds, watching coldly.]

["So... there are so many of them..."]

[You realize the Desolate Continent is completely beyond saving.]

[As your Soul is also sucked into the bronze mirror—inside are countless Souls being refined...]

[After thirty breaths, your consciousness completely dissipates...]

[You are dead!]

[Ding! Simulation ended, please choose your reward:]

[1. Personal Strength: Early Stage Heavenly Human Realm cultivation, all Cultivation Techniques at Perfection, twelve types of Alchemy techniques.]

[2. External Items: One Monster Core, one bottle of earth vein spiritual milk, a portion of the Great Qin Empire's wealth (Imperial treasures, 8.9 billion taels of silver).]

[3. Special Rewards: Cultivation insights, combat experience, detailed memories.]