210: Chapter 210 An Unforeseen Route

Shadow Monarch Dai's scarlet eye sockets flickered wildly, as if his CPU was about to burn out.

He hadn't even had time to hint that he could charge more money for an upgrade to the service, yet this newly ascended Monarch Majesty had already preempted his preemption?

"Design it. Money is not an issue."

Chen You's voice seemed to descend from the Ninth Heaven, carrying a... heavy flavor of a client's demanding tone.

"Your Majesty, this... this involves the fundamental rule structure of the Source Realm, which is not something your subordinate can..."

Shadow Monarch Dai instinctively wanted to use official jargon to stall for time.

To make the request for more money sound a bit more reasonable.

However, when his gaze met those giant eyes looking down like two dark suns, the latter half of his sentence got stuck in his throat.

He saw a trace of impatience.

An impatience that communicated, "I'll give you three seconds to solve the problem, or you will be solved."

His survival instinct instantly maxed out!

Shadow Monarch Dai jolted violently, daring not to beat around the bush anymore, and abruptly changed his tune.

"But! For Your Majesty's glory, your subordinate is willing to attempt to communicate with higher permissions. Perhaps... perhaps there is a special channel!"

"Oh?" Chen You's hundred-meter-tall body leaned forward slightly, the pressure making the air in the entire Ultimate Hall seem to freeze. "Then communicate."

"Yes! Yes!"

Shadow Monarch Dai hurriedly lowered his head, the shadow energy flowing over his body becoming chaotic.

He "loaded" in place for over ten seconds, seemingly conducting some internal calculation.

The next second, a golden pop-up window, overflowing with a Pay-to-Win aura, materialized out of thin air before Chen You.

[Ding!]

[Detecting special request: Merging Monarch Routes — 'Luck Plunder' and 'Three Thousand Beauties'.]

[This operation will consume a large amount of World Origin for deduction. Do you wish to pay 10,000 Gold Coins to customize an 'Exclusive Unique Monarch Route'?]

[Yes / No]

"Heh."

Chen You chuckled.

He had figured out the nature of this Source Realm.

Indeed, there were hidden options everywhere.

As long as one was willing to spend money!

No, one also needed to be smart.

With a thought, he selected [Yes].

The Gold Coins were instantly deducted, and the pop-up window before him immediately transformed into a circular progress bar shimmering with seven-colored light.

Above the progress bar, five large characters slowly emerged: [Route Generating...]

Taking advantage of this time, Chen You once again cast his gaze toward the "small figurine" at his feet.

"Xiao Dai."

"Your subordinate is here!"

Shadow Monarch Dai shuddered, almost losing his footing.

"You... you aren't trying to trick me, are you?" Chen You's voice betrayed no emotion.

"I absolutely dare not!" Shadow Monarch Dai shook his head like a rattle drum.

"My loyalty to Your Majesty is like the surging river..."

He was practically swearing to the heavens.

"The route generated by the system is absolutely a perfect fusion of the advantages of the two routes, honest and trustworthy!"

Chen You remained noncommittal.

He just felt that one was called 'Luck Plunder' and the other 'Three Thousand Beauties'; fusing these two together.

He somehow felt like it would birth some monstrous anomaly.

He hoped it wasn't some weird setting.

Just then, the progress bar finally reached 100%.

[Ding! Customized Monarch Route Generation Complete!]

[Route Name: Unknown.]

[Do you wish to immediately start the current Trial Route?]

"Start it."

Chen You confirmed.

The moment his voice fell, the entire world before his eyes rapidly blurred and dissipated, like ink dropped into water.

Space twisted, light and shadow peeled away.

A flash of white light passed.

When Chen You regained his senses, a fresh, moist air flooded his nostrils, accompanied by the rustling sound of bamboo leaves.

He realized he was no longer in that cold Shadow Throne Room.

What greeted his eyes was an endless expanse of a verdant bamboo sea.

Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the bamboo leaves, casting mottled spots of light. A gentle breeze swept by, making the entire bamboo forest undulate like a green ocean.

"Hmm?"

Chen You subconsciously raised a hand and found that the incredibly dashing dark armor and his hundred-meter-tall body were gone.

He had reverted to his normal size, clad in the moyuan star river robe.

The special effects and size he bought for over sixty thousand Gold Coins—were they only good for a few minutes?

Looking at the Ruling the World skill again, it was indeed grayed out; the clone could not use it.

Just as he was about to complain, a faint, suppressed sob drifted from the depths of the bamboo forest not far away.

Something's up?

Chen You followed the sound, pushing aside the bamboo leaves as he walked over.

He saw a woman in a plain white long dress sitting on a green stone in the woods.

Her figure was graceful, her dark hair like a waterfall. Though it was only a back view, she exuded an indescribable fragility and tragic beauty.

As if hearing the footsteps, the woman trembled slightly and slowly turned her head.

It was an exquisitely beautiful face, tear-streaked like a pear blossom in the rain. Her eyes were like a pool of autumn water, currently filled with sorrow and alarm.

The moment she saw Chen You clearly, a flicker of pleasant surprise crossed her beautiful eyes, but it was immediately replaced by deep worry.

She gathered her skirt and hurried to Chen You, saying anxiously,

"Young Master! Why are you here? Hurry and go! You must leave now!"

Chen You: "???"

He looked at the beautiful NPC speaking to herself in front of him, completely baffled.

"Wait, Miss, who are you?" Chen You asked tentatively.

"Is this the trigger scene for some hidden quest?"

The woman paused slightly, seemingly not expecting Chen You to ask such a question, but she clearly had no time to dwell on it.

She shook her head vigorously, tears constantly streaming down her cheeks.

"Young Master, I know you adore me, and Yan Yan... Yan Yan has feelings for you too! But... but Nie Renwang will not let you go!"

"You cannot defeat him. Hurry and leave! Go as far away as possible, and never come back!"

"Yan Yan? Nie Renwang?"

Chen You frowned, feeling those two names sounded familiar.

While he was still thinking, the 'Yan Yan' before him was already on the verge of fainting from anxiety.

She pushed forcefully against Chen You's chest, trying to make him leave.

"I beg you, hurry up and go! It will be too late if you don't!"

"BOOM—!!!"

Before her words finished, a violent, earth-shattering roar exploded from the periphery of the bamboo forest!

A fierce and incomparably savage blast of air swept over, shattering rows of bamboo trees halfway up, their cuts as smooth as mirrors.

The ground trembled!

A figure, as burly as a demon god, stepped out from the dust and smoke with heavy strides.

The newcomer was nearly three meters tall, covered in fine, dark-green snake scales, with a pair of rugged deer antlers growing from his head.

His eyes were a molten red, filled with brutality and possessiveness.

A suffocating sense of pressure rushed toward him!

[Name: Nie Renwang]

[Level: ???]

[Health: ???]

[Description: ???]

A string of question marks was nothing new.

But in this scene, Chen You felt his brain wasn't quite enough.

What kind of Beauty and the Beast was this?

At this moment, the woman named 'Yan Yan' was already pale with fright, trembling as she hid behind Chen You.

"It's over... it's all over... there's no time left," she murmured desperately.

The 'monster' named Nie Renwang fixed his scarlet gaze firmly on Chen You.

"Brat, it was you who tried to take my woman?"

Hearing this line, combined with the names 'Yan Yan' and 'Nie Renwang', and this classic melodramatic scenario before him...

A bolt of lightning struck Chen You's mind!

He finally remembered!

This plot...

That Yan Yan, wasn't she the legendary woman known as the exclusive accessory for the strong?!

So...

"Luck Plunder" plus "Three Thousand Beauties"...

Became "Beauty Plunder"?!

Luck turned into Wife-Luck?

Chen You's expression instantly broke.

"Good heavens," he couldn't help but mutter under his breath.

"I really just exclaimed 'Good heavens'!

"This is truly a path never before imagined!"