Chapter 747 – Hostile World of Protagonists (1)

"Retreat. Wu Empire has been destroyed."

Hongjun, Zhunti, Liu Xuande, Zhuge Liang, and the men from Shu Han bitterly signaled to retreat. Their last three battleships turned around as they had accomplished their mission. As for the rest of their warships, they were all destroyed.

Meanwhile, Huiji City was reduced to rubbles. Sun Jian lost 90% of his troops, and most of his generals were killed. Aside from Sun Wukong, none of the immortals survived.

Among the casualties, many clan leaders fell, and the Huang Clan was annihilated. Huang Zhong was captured by the enemy's troops while Huang Zu and Huang Gai were killed.

This war was a disaster for the Wu Dynasty Empire.

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Make-shift Infirmary, 10 kilometers north of Huiji City

Sun Jian had been laying on his deathbed, gazing at his two sons.

Sun Wukong and Sun Ce sat next to his ill father. The former didn't shed a tear, but Sun Ce wailed.

"Take care of your brother, Wukong. He's immature and reckless, so you need to watch out for his impulsive actions," Sun Jian bitterly smiled.

"I know, father."

"Bofu, remember this. Do not seek revenge. Think of the people around you before you act."

"DAD! We can heal you! Don't give up! Let's bring you to the Mao Clan! Mao Shan and Mao Cheng are with the refugees! They might have enough resources to heal you!"

Sun Jian wiped the tears on Sun Ce's face, "I'm so sorry. My dantian is destroyed. It's too late for me."

"…"

Sun Jian gazed at Sun Wukong. He smiled with his eyes.

"Bring your brother, sisters, and your mother to the Mao Clan. Make sure that Yun'er gets to marry Mao Miaomiao. As long as we get their full assistance, we can restore our country."

"Why him?" Sun Wukong doubted Sun Jian's decision as he didn't trust Miaomiao in this life.

"I heard a voice of a god. He told me to entrust our family to him."

"Who is that god?"

"Haha…"

Sun Jian didn't answer. He coughed blood and took a deep breath.

"Our family and our country need Mao Miaomiao. Do not forget my words."

Sun Jian raised his hand and patted Sun Wukong's head. A second later, Sun Jian closed his eyes and lowered his arm.

That day, the emperor of the Wu Empire passed away. Aside from Sun Wukong and Sun Ce, nobody had learned about his passing yet. But one individual would soon obtain the news from another magical source.

In a tent of refugees, a pink-haired woman in a hooded cloak had been shuffling her tarot cards. She pulled two cards out from the deck.

One was Death, but the other one was a custom card with a white tiger image.

"Sun Jian is dead?"

Zhu Qiao stared at the tarot cards and glanced at her system message, which translated her prediction. The two tarot cards disappeared and two new cards were added to the deck.

The former heroine put the tarot cards away. She brought out a communication talisman and put it on a rock. Then, the rock transformed into a smartphone.

Zhu Qiao dialed a weird series of numbers and made a call.

BEEP

Someone picked up the call.

'Cao Cao here.'"Sister Devil! Sun Jian is dead!"

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Mao Clan Manor

The ruined mansion, buildings, and courtyard remained the same. However, in the middle of Miaomiao's courtyard, two men sat at a tea table.

Miaomiao stopped telling Chase his story. He picked a wine jar, poured the content into Chase's wine cup, and drank the rest of the wine directly from the jar.

"Any question?"

Chase stared at Miaomiao in a daze. He also glanced at the recent system messages, which sent a shiver running down his spine.

<You have refused to join Pangu Faction.>

<Your game system has been removed.>

DING

<You have become a servant of Mu-Nyang.>

<Your game system has been restored.>

<Your status has been modified.>

<You have unlocked a dantian universe.>

<Your karma is permanently tied with Mu-Nyang. If you remove the karma, you will die.>

Chase clenched his chest, realizing that he had done something irreversible. However, he didn't regret it.

"So, am I your slave now, senior?"

"No. As I said – I'm working for Mu-Nyang, but I'm not his slave. I'm more like a temporary handyman that has to work under him for five million years. In your case, you serve directly under him, and he will give you missions until he frees you. Don't worry though. He's an honest asshole. You can't be disappointed because he always disappoints you before you can even be disappointed."

"Wait, WTF."

"So, did you get your first mission?"

Chase looked at his quest menu. Indeed, a quest had been updated.

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YOU ARE WEAK, MUNYA!

Currently, you suck, munya. Train under Mao Miaomiao until your level reaches 1,000. For a starter, you have one week to increase your level to 300, munya!

Objective: Raise your level to 300.

Time Limit: 7 Days.

Failure Penalty: You will be sent to a harsher planet to train.

Reward: A drop of Cathulhu Blood EssenceNote: Do not eat any pink pill provided by Mao Miaomiao. Do not accept his offer to take the shortcuts, munya!

Note2: You should be thankful that you are a man, munya!

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Chase read the quest content for Miaomiao. The latter burst into laughter.

"That sounds like him."

"Is he trustworthy? Who is this Mu-Nyang?"

Miaomiao straightened his finger and circulated light element Qi to the tip of his index finger. Then, he drew a catopus in the air.

"To sum it short, Mu-Nyang is a cat god, and he owns the universe. Pangu is a thief, and their subordinates are the bad guys. That's all you need to remember."

"What about the game? Who is really the one behind it?"

"Obviously, Pangu. He probably wants to destroy the local cultivators and dominate the universe through the players' influence. That's my guess, though."

"…"

"Anyway. Raising your cultivation base from the first stage to the third stage in a week is quite easy. I'll provide the resources. By the way, do you want to take a shortcut? I can raise your level to 600 to 700 or so in a day or two."

Miaomiao suspiciously grinned and brought out a pink pill from his spatial ring.

"Err, no. The quest menu tells me not to take pills from you."

"Ah, dammit, Mu-Nyang. You ruined my entertainment."

Chase stared at the pink pill in Miaomiao's hand. Then, a system menu showed its name.

[Gender-Swap Pill (100 Year Version)]

"…"

Chase was speechless. He wiped his sweat and thanked the quest menu's note in his mind.

"Say, senior."

"Yeah?"

"Had I eaten that pill, hypothetically, what would have happened? And what is the shortcut?"

"Oh. You would have transformed into a woman, and I would have dual-cultivated with you until you either get pregnant or obtain the Chaos Demon God Physique."

"…"

Chase now understood why the second note told him to be grateful that he was born a man.

This Mao Miaomiao was a douche, too!

Miaomiao stood up and stored the pink pill. Then, he brought out a pouch with a hundred refined spirit stones.

"For the next seven days, you stay here and absorb the energy from the spirit stones. Also…"

Miaomiao poked Chase's forehead and transferred a cultivation technique to the player. The cultivation method was the one he knew when he had attempted to establish the Nirvana Sect. It required the cultivator to remain as a virgin to condense Virgin Yang, transforming the practitioner's physique to be extremely compatible with all Yang-Type elements.

It was inferior to the dragonewt method, Adam's method, and Chaos Demon God's method. However, it was far superior to the local's methods, which relied on the universe's strange laws.

"Train hard. You can do it!"

After imparting a technique to Chase, Miaomiao left him alone. He removed the rubbles and debris to reconstruct the clan's buildings from scratch.