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Chapter 112: Villain fate
Chapter 112: Villain fate
Tang Jingxue gazed at the sky with a look of longing, her heart aching with the desire to reunite with her mother after so many years.
A few minutes later, she turned away and walked into her cultivation chamber.
Before beginning her cultivation, her thoughts drifted once again, this time toward Silver Sword City, where Xiao Chen was at that very moment.
As she looked in Silver Sword City's direction, Tang Jingxue smiled, her mother's words echoing in her mind.
Her eyes, filled with affection, glowed more brightly than ever before. "Brother Chen, when will you return?"
She was like a wife waiting for her husband who went to war.
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At the same time, Xiao Chen, who had been cultivating, opened his eyes after sensing something within his heart.
He gazed towards the direction of the Peerless Heaven Sword Sect. "What was that just now?"
Suddenly, a flood of system prompts filled his mind.
[Ding! Tang Jingxue's favorability has increased by 1]
[Ding! Tang Jingxue's favorability has increased by 1]
[Ding! Tang Jingxue's favorability has increased by 1]
[Ding! Tang Jingxue's favorability has increased by 1]
[Ding! Tang Jingxue's favorability has increased by 1]
[Ding! Tang Jingxue's favorability has increased by 1]
[Ding! Tang Jingxue's favorability has increased by 1]
Xiao Chen was dumbfounded when he saw Tang Jingxue's favorability rise by 7 out of nowhere.
"Why did her favorability increase by so much? It hasn't even been that long since I separated from her," he thought, his eyes filled with confusion as he tried to make sense of the situation.
He couldn't understand why Tang Jingxue's favorability toward him had increased without him doing anything.
Unable to figure it out, Xiao Chen called up the favorability panel in his mind. Instantly, a transparent heart-shaped panel appeared before him.
[Favorability Panel:
Name: Tang Jingxue
Status: Villainess (conquered)
Favorability: 90 <Requirement: Reach 95 favorability to receive the blessing of destiny>]
Looking at the 90 favorability points, Xiao Chen was filled with excitement.
"Only five more, and I can receive the blessing of destiny," he said, his voice full of enthusiasm and after thinking for a while, he decided to look into why her favorability had risen later.
He couldn't return to the sect now, or his plan might go awry.
Xiao chen wasn't worried, though, because his physique allowed him to sense the emotions of others directed at him with the help of the Dao of Darkness and Dao of Light.
With his current strength, he could sense any emotions—whether good or bad—that were aimed at him.
In the moments he had shared with Tang Jingxue, all he had sensed from her were emotions of love, endless and unwavering.
"Damn it! all thanks to the heaven's will, I can't even trust Xu'uer," Xiao Chen muttered, shaking off his thoughts as he realized what he had just done.
Even though it had only been a moment, he knew it clearly.
He had doubted her feelings!
A wave of remorse washed over him, and he couldn't help but feel regretful.
Xiao Chen understood that he could never fully trust anyone because of the heaven's will targeting him.
The system had told him it would alert him of danger, but what if even it couldn't sense the threat?
It seemed that this cycle would only end after he had devoured the heaven's will.
Until then, he had no choice but to live while doubting everyone— even his loved ones.
As these thoughts swirled in his mind, his usually unshakable composure, the same calmness he had maintained even when facing his demise in the plot viewing ticket, began to falter.
Xiao Chen could endure the struggles thrown upon him for survival, but the constant need to never trust anyone and manipulate everyone felt like a curse.
For the first time, he harbored killing intent towards the heavens.
Until now, he had doubted whether it was even possible to devour the heaven's will, even with the help of the system.
But now, it was different.
As he thought of devouring the heaven's will, the Dao of Darkness and Light surrounded him.
The pitch-black darkness seemed to devour everything in its path, while the brilliant light radiated brightly, as though it could burn away all injustices.
Something snapped within him. He appeared like a god of immortals and demons, with the Dao of Darkness and Light swirling around him wildly, his aura rising as if he were on the verge of breaking through the very fabric of the world.
[Ding!]
[Host, the innate demonic and divine immortal is evolving!]
The system prompt jolted Xiao Chen out of his thoughts, and he finally came back to his senses.
"What? My physique is evolving?" he said with an excited expression.
Barely a second passed after his words when another prompt sounded in his mind.
[Ding!]
[Danger! It is detected that the host's current vessel can't handle the evolution.]
Xiao Chen looked at the system panel with an angry smile, his frustration simmering beneath the surface.
[Ding! It is recommended to stop the evolution.]
"If I halt the evolution now, can I evolve my physique later once I become stronger?" Xiao Chen sighed, asking with a downcast expression.
[Ding! No, host. Once stopped, it is unknown when it will occur again.]
Hearing this, Xiao Chen's lips twitched in disbelief. He had the urge to punch the system, but he knew it would be pointless.
"Do it. Stop my physique from... evolving," he said with an unwilling look on his face.
Immediately, the Dao of Darkness and Light that had surrounded him vanished.
Just then, another system prompt sounded in Xiao Chen's mind, as if trying to lift his spirits.
[Ding! It is detected that the Host has comprehended a fragment of the Dao of Light and Dao of Darkness and is rewarded with an opportunity to comprehend another fragment of the Dao.]
[Ding! It is detected that the Host has perfectly adapted to his role as a villain and is rewarded with an affinity and combat prowess column in the status panel]
Hearing these prompts, Xiao Chen couldn't help but smile, looking at the system panel with a grateful expression.
"System, you know what? You're the only one I can trust," he said, genuinely moved.
As previously known, cultivators awaken their affinity for the three thousand Dao when they reach the Divine Awakening realm.
Once they advance to the Dao Comprehension realm, they can comprehend a meaning and, rarely, a fragment of a Dao.
In simple terms, comprehending the meaning of a Dao enhances a cultivator's combat prowess, and a fragment of a Dao can make a cultivator invincible in the Dao Attainment realm.
Not only had he comprehended a fragment of both the Dao of Light and Darkness, but he also received an opportunity to comprehend another fragment!
It was no wonder his attitude had shifted so dramatically. His combat power, already unparalleled under the Ethereal Core realm, now soared to new heights.
As Xiao Chen felt the newfound strength coursing through his body, he confirmed that his combat prowess had reached the Eternal Core Middle stage.
A wave of greed washed over him.
"Should I use that opportunity to comprehend another fragment?"
But after thinking about it seriously, he quickly dismissed the thought, deciding it would be best to save it for when it was truly needed.