134: I've also become one of the "Shadowless Ones"!

On the noisy street, neon lights flickered incessantly.

The last afterglow of dusk gradually faded.

Shen Pan and the other two were like ordinary tourists, visiting and spending normally.

They spent their second day in Sakura very properly.

Soon, Jiang Ruolai, who was already bored, was the first to speak:

"I feel like there's nothing much to see in Sakura. It's not even as good as the Imperial Capital!"

"Those tourist spots are just so-so."

Put your phone away before saying that!

Shen Pan glanced at her calmly without saying a word.

In just one morning, she had already taken hundreds of photos!

Every time she saw something novel, she would make a big fuss.

Startling the surrounding passersby.

The "click! click!" sounds never stopped.

Now that you've seen the sights and finished taking photos...

...you say it's boring?!

Suddenly, a girl wrapped up tightly from head to toe...

...with only a pair of light blue eyes visible, brushed past them.

Hmm?

Shen Pan's nose twitched; he smelled a familiar scent.

It was extremely close to Senior Sister Xia's scent!

As he thought this, a voice rang out in his mind.

"Junior Classmate Shen Pan, don't look back. Others can't see me."

"..."

It really is Senior Sister Xia!

Which sister is it this time... one of the seven emotions clones?

Shen Pan calmly slowed his pace, pretending to look at the scenery.

A somewhat resentful and sorrowful voice continued to drift over.

"Sigh, one of my original purposes for coming to Sakura was that strange-looking broken whip."

"But I didn't expect that after only being in Sakura for a few days, the workplace 'bottom-out' elimination System would be enacted on me."

"Wuwuwu, is the Main Body planning to 'optimize' me, this useless Clone?"

"Is that why she sent you, Junior Classmate Shen Pan, to take over my job?"

"As expected, if I were even slightly useful, I wouldn't be completely useless."

"A crybaby who sighs all day long deserves to be hated and ostracized, right?"

???

What on earth is all this!

However, with such obvious characteristics, Shen Pan had already guessed her identity. This was Senior Sister Xia's [Grief]!

It's just that she seems to talk quite a bit.

She was still muttering complaints to him!

It was as if the Great Xia Sword Immortal's Main Body were some kind of evil capitalist.

Strenuously exploiting her seven poor, helpless little Clones... but Shen Pan didn't dare touch this topic.

Also capable of Divine Thought transmission, he was just about to ask about the god-beating whip to change the subject...

...when a prompt from the System rang out.

[The third year of the third Transcendence Awakening.]

[You finally endured the unknown erosion and accommodated a trace of that unspeakable, great power.]

[Having completed your transformation and successfully broken through to the Epic Middle Stage, you awaken on the seabed near Sakura.]

[As you prepare to head to Sakura nearby to rest and reorganize, you keenly sense a fragrance.]

[A scent that makes every cell in your body crave and cheer!]

[You long to fight against experts, kill them, devour them, and become stronger!]

[But hindered by the experts of Blue Star and not wanting to reveal your identity...]

[...you merely sneak into Sakura, preparing to target some experts of poor character.]

[As the number of people you kill increases, as you come into contact with more people and participate in more events...]

[...the deepest secret and evil buried in Sakura—the God-Making Project—finally reveals a clue to you!]

[You realize one thing: the experts of Sakura are meant to be your nourishment!]

While listening to Senior Sister Xia's bellyful of grumbles and complaints...

...and chatting with Jiang Ruolai and Ruan Qingshu, occasionally feeding each other, Shen Pan paused briefly.

This time, the simulation is actually about the third Transcendence Awakening?

And it's set three years from now!

"God-Making Project?" Shen Pan repeatedly muttered the term in his heart.

Since it's a God-Making Project, then who is the god?

The [Sun Goddess]?

Although Senior Sister Xia said she likes to play the pig to eat the tiger and has hidden a lot of her strength...

...it's definitely not within the scope of the Epic Rank.

Then this god-making... could it be forcing all the people of Sakura to believe in her?

Shen Pan continued to look at the new plot points appearing on the System's light screen.

[Relying on your status as an Epic Rank, you successfully join the Kujo Family in a nominal capacity.]

[Backed by Sakura's strongest power, you can hunt boldly and without worry.]

[One day, you watch that fellow, who is as dazzling as the sun yet more evil than a demon from Hell...]

[...activate a strange Formation, attempting to sacrifice the entire population of tens of millions in Neon City.]

[All just so she could break through to Legendary...]

[...you laugh. You laugh incredibly happily! You laugh so hard you can't stand up straight!]

[Because... you had long wanted to do the same, except you only wanted to devour the Epic Experts of Sakura!]

[Compared to her, you—an anomaly who is no longer considered human—could be called a great philanthropist!]

["Such a feast—if you can eat it, why can't I? There's no such logic!"]

[No longer concealing your strength, you soar into the sky and strike down that golden sun.]

[Nearly half the sky turns black and white; all things fall silent, and all things lose their color.]

[Any individual below the Epic Rank is unable to move within this desperate Domain!]

[You succeeded.]

[Watching Sakura's sun, which was about to break through, still trying to struggle, you sneer and devour her colors.]

[Then, you conveniently kill all the Epic Rank experts in Sakura!]

[You successfully break through to the Epic Peak, only half a step away from Legendary!]

[You completed the God-Making Project for Sakura, except this god isn't the Sun Goddess—it's you.]

[Just as you stabilize your Realm and prepare to leave, an incredibly sharp Sword Qi slashes from the horizon!]

[That is a Legendary Rank expert, the Great Xia Sword Immortal, who is said to possess Mythical Grade equipment!!!]

[Task: Escape from the Great Xia Sword Immortal and survive!!!]

[Reward: 1 upgrade point, 1 skill point, and a guaranteed draw of one Mythical Grade ability—sorrow of no light!]

???

What the heck? Who did you say!?

A dazed Shen Pan took a slight breath of cold air.

It seems this trip to Sakura is indeed somewhat dangerous!

The protagonist provided by the System this time is the super boss who will entrench himself in the Desolate God Realm in the future—

[sorrow of no light]!!!

And looking at the description, that [sorrow of no light] awakens near Sakura three years from now!

"He's actually a Blue Star person???"

This was something Shen Pan hadn't expected.

"Just because I met Senior Sister Xia in Sakura and had a few words with her..."

"...the System generated such a protagonist for me?"

Shen Pan suddenly felt a bit of a toothache.

He's really moving up in the world.

Since he had already been the Great Xia Sword Immortal, now he could even be a super boss like the [sorrow of no light].

This System really isn't a picky eater!

Although he knew that person wouldn't debut for another three years, who knew if his presence...

...would cause a butterfly effect and make this world-destroying great demon awaken early!

Or maybe, sensing Senior Sister Xia's presence, he might just run off to develop somewhere else?

Fortunately, when it comes to giving rewards, the System isn't stingy at all.

It gave him a bit of confidence.

Maybe after he snatched a few of the [sorrow of no light]'s abilities...

...he could even play the part of the other party and harvest experience on a large scale!

And with the System's help, by the time the [sorrow of no light] emerges three years later...

...he could directly reveal the exact same abilities as the other guy, but with even greater strength!

He was sure the [sorrow of no light]'s expression would be quite a sight!

As everyone knows, when abilities are identical, the weaker one is the embarrassed one, and the weaker one is the fake!

"Your title is great, but it'll be mine soon!" Shen Pan thought excitedly.

Anyway, he was already snatching people's talents, skills, and equipment attributes.

Snatching one more title from someone else was just a matter of convenience!

"Jie jie jie!!!"

"Junior Classmate Shen Pan, are you listening?" Senior Sister Xia said with a sob:

"Are you also looking down on me for being useless, only capable of self-pity?"

"Wuwu! My sisters also told me to stop talking, saying I'm noisy and telling me to shut up."

"Even though I usually don't say a word and can only hide in a dark corner, watching them chat with envy!"

"As expected, even if my consciousness were erased by the Main Body, I'd deserve it..."

Shen Pan: "..."

It was all because the information from the System was too explosive.

It caused him to forget that the Great Xia Sword Immortal herself was still here.

Although... she was only a part of the Great Xia Sword Immortal.

Feeling that her sobbing voice really sounded like she was about to cry, Shen Pan decisively soothed her:

"I'm here. I've been here the whole time."