Priscilla and Pamela are identical twins.  They are in 7th Grade.  Joined the Summer Camp in Baguio this summer.  They just found out that they are sisters because they got separated since birth.  Their parents got separated when they were babies.  And, both of them wished they could just have one big happy family if their parents could reunite together.  Hoping ending would last forever to them.

Chapter 850 – Country Embarks

 Within the Imperial Reading Room.

 Ouyang Shuo solemnly took out the imperial seal, taking a last look at the three imperial decrees before personally stamping it. With that, the imperial decrees were set and could not be changed.

 When Tsing Yi saw that, she took out a cotton box and carefully placed the imperial decrees inside.

 At this very moment, a court lady reported, "My king, the auspicious time has arrived!"

 Ouyang Shuo nodded, smiling as she said to Tsing Yi and Jia Xu, "Let's go, to the court."
 ...
 8 AM sharp, Xia Palace main hall.

 The auspicious time had arrived, and Ouyang Shuo sat on the throne and started the first court assembly of the Great Xia Dynasty.

 Ouyang Shuo looked down at the civil servants and generals and seriously said, "A new dynasty has been establishing and must be ruled properly. I've ascended to the throne, and I'll remove all chaos, setting up a system to rule the wilderness."

 The officials all bowed, "The king is wise!"

 Ouyang Shuo said, "Decree!"

 Secretary Bai Nanpu who was standing not far from Ouyang Shuo respectfully took out the cotton box and started to read the imperial decree upon hearing the order.

 Bai Nanpu had been around Ouyang Shuo for a long time; he was stable in his work. Although he was placed in the Secret Document Pavilion, his role was more like the manager of the eunuchs, and he was in charge of reading the imperial decrees.

 To Bai Nanpu, it was the king showing him a lot of gratitude and thanks.

 The first decree to be read was the Great Xia Dynasty title system.

 Based on the system, any children of the Great Xia Dynasty, be it soldiers, students, artisans, or merchants, as long as they did well in their fields, they could be awarded a title.

 To the dynasty, soldiers killing on the battlefield were contributing, merchants paying tax and opening up trade routes were contributing, teachers educating were contributing, artisans inventing were contributing....

 Since one contributed, one needed to be rewarded.

 The lowest title was the 1st class baron. The titles were further split down into nine grades, 1st class as the highest and 9th class as the lowest. Each occupation had their specific class standards.

 The title given by the dynasty was only an honorary one; it did not come with any salary increase or monetary reward. However, anyone with a title would have a higher status than civilians and would be treated with more respect.

 Hence, it gave people who contributed to the dynasty a lot of respect.

 After reading the title system, Bai Nanpu followed by announcing the list of the first group of people granted titles. Apart from the few during the ascension ceremony, all the generals and civil servants present were given titles one by one.

 Based on Ouyang Shuo's request, the titles were not given based on appointment but by their contribution to the dynasty. Hence, the longer the official served in the territory, the higher their title.

 Take Culture Division Secretary Xu Shuda as an example; he was given the title of 3rd class earl. Even if newcomers had high appointments, they might just become a viscount. For example, Kou Zhun and Di Renjie were given the titles of 3rd class viscount.

 With that, it rewarded the old guard while also giving the new ones pressure to give their all for the dynasty. 
 ...
 After announcing the list of people who were given titles, next would be to announce the organizational structure of the Great Xia Dynasty as well as the appointments.

 During this reorganization, apart from adjusting the original organizations, 20 odd support organizations were made to perfect the system.

 The new support organizations included the imperial medical court, imperial academy, and the like.

 The Xia Palace used court ladies to replace eunuchs, setting up 12 offices.

 Apart from that, in the inner palace, there were also four new divisions and eight bureaus, merging into the 24 Yamen of the inner palace. The court ladies also had six bureaus, paying attention to the palace, rituals, food, sleep, and the like. Each bureau had four divisions under them.

 However, since only Ouyang Shuo, Song Jia, and the underage princes Bing'er lived in the palace, Ouyang Shuo did not like excessive extravagance and ordered the 24 Yamen to make it simple.

 If not, it would be hard to maintain the running of the dynasty.

 With the support organizations being set up one by one, the aura and appearance of a dynasty appeared.

 Of course, the most core adjustments were in the original Nanjiang Governor-General House. These organizations were the true core to maintaining the running of the dynasty and had to be treated seriously.

 Setting up the cabinet to take charge of administrative matters, there would be one Grand Secretary and one assistant. Jiang Shang was officially appointed as the Grand Secretary and Kou Zhun as the assistant to help Ouyang Shuo.

 There was also the setting up of the Grand Council, where the War Division, Military Intelligence Division, and Navy Headquarters would be under.

 With that, the Privy Court would mainly care about the daily matters of the army and their logistics, while the Grand Council would be in charge of commanding. These two organizations would work together whilst also working independently.

 The Grand Council would have one head to lead them all.

 Military Affairs Minister Du Ruhui would temporarily take the role of Grand Council Head, Navy Admiral Zheng He, Guards Legion Corps Marshal Huo Qubing, Dragon Legion Corps Marshal Baiqi, Tiger Legion Corps Marshal Sun Bin, and Leopard Legion Corps Marshal Han Xin would all be members of the council.

 The Cabinet and the Grand Council were the highest military and administrative organizations in the dynasty. Apart from the organizations under Ouyang Shuo's direct control, the others would be under these two.

 The Clerk Room would be upgraded to the Secret Document Pavilion, and there would be one advisor and two secretaries. Tsing Yi would be the Secret Document Pavilion Advisor and Bai Nanpu would be the secretary.

 They would also set up the Administrative Mentor Court to take charge of military and administrative questions; they would also be in charge of memorials. There would be one Chief Secretary, two advisors, and four secretaries. Jia Xu was appointed as the Chief Secretary and Chen Gong as the advisor.

 The Censorate would be set up to be in charge of monitoring, and there would be one minister, and one assistant minister. Wei Zheng would be the minister while Feng Ting would be the assistant minister.

 The newly established Secret Document Pavilion, Administrative Mentor Court, and Censorate, along with the Honglu Temple, Shanhai Guards, and Black Snake Guards were the six organizations under Ouyang Shuo's direct control.

 Below the cabinet would be the Administrative Court, Internal Affairs Court, Financial Court, and Privy Court as well as the Industrialization Department and the Four Seas Bank.

 The secretaries under the four courts would all be upgraded to department, and their member appointments would be kept the same with no changes.

 After the reshuffle, the local offices and Yamens around the territory needed to adjust too.

 Based on the system, the local offices would all be set into six grades, province, prefecture, house, county, township, and village. Each grade would have a fixed number and one could not randomly add or deduct the number.

 At the same time, the province used bureau as the highest grade, prefectures had department, house had division, county had office, and township and villages had branches.

 Branch, office, division, department, bureau, and court; these were the six layers of the organizational system.

 With that, the system was fluid and perfected. Only then could they ensure a smooth administrative system. 
 ...
 The last imperial decree that Bai Nanpu read was regarding the nine grade rank. Since one had a perfect system, one needed strict and clear grades.

 Based on the system, the Great Xia Dynasty would have nine grades of officials, one primary and one secondary, for a total of 18 grades.

 Based on Ouyang Shuo's request, the Great Xia Dynasty would not have a grand tutor, a senior grand tutor, and a grand protector. The Imperial Court civil servants were led by the Cabinet Grand Secretary and the generals were under the Grand Council. 

 The Cabinet Grand Secretary, Cabinet Assistant Grand Secretary, and the head of the Grand Council were all Primary Grade 1; Administration, Internal Affairs, Financial, and Military Affairs Ministers were all Secondary Grade 1.

 Di Ruhui taking up two roles meant that he would have the higher rank. In the future, when the time was right, Ouyang Shuo was considering getting a minister for the Grand Council to do daily duties.

 The Honglu Temple and Censorate leaders were Primary Grade 2, and the assistant ministers of the four courts and the Zhili viceroy were Secondary Grade 2.

 Taking this chance, Ouyang Shuo officially announced the four assistant ministers of the four courts. He appointed Zhang Tingyu as Assistant Administration Minister, Di Renjie as Assistant Internal Affairs Minister, Cui Yingyu as Assistant Financial Minister, and Xiahou Dun as Assistant Military Affairs Minister.

 Original Military Affairs Bureau Deputy Director Zhao Kuo would move along with the War Division to the Grand Council. 

 The Zhili viceroy was like the head of all governors.

 The Provincial Governors, Administrative Mentor Court Minister, Shanhai Guards Commander and Black Snake Guards Commander were all Primary Grade 3. The directors beneath the courts, such as Industrialization Director, and Four Seas Bank Treasurer, were all Secondary Grade 3. 

 Secret Document Pavilion Advisor, Censorate Assistant Minister, and the like would be Primary Grade 4, while the secretary and deputy directors of the four courts would be Secondary Grade 4.

 Out of the six organizations directly under him, Honglu Temple was in charge of diplomacy, and the Censorate handled channels for criticism and feedback; they were really important departments. Hence, their position was really high and only second to the four courts. 

 The Administrative Mentor Court, Shanhai Guards, and Black Snake Guards were on the same level as a Provincial Governor. Although the Secret Document Pavilion was really close to Ouyang Shuo, he only gave it a Primary Grade 4 rank.

 The reason he arranged it like this was naturally to set up restrictions.

 Further down, the secretaries of the four courts, the directors of the provincial Yamens were all Primary Grade 5. The Governor and deputy directors of the provincial Yamens were Secondary Grade 5.

 Directors of the House level were Primary Grade 6, and Prefects were Secondary Grade 6. Country Magistrate and House Secretaries were Primary Grade 7. The four office managers at the county level would be Primary Grade 8 and the branch heads were Secondary Grade 8.

 The town mayor was Primary Grade 9, while village heads and town grade branch heads were Secondary Grade 9.

 After the grade system was released, all the officials in the dynasty would be given a rank with a certain amount of salary.
Hence, there was a way to settle the ruling foundations of the dynasty.

 A new dynasty was about to arrive!


Earth Online – a virtual MMORPG that takes place in the future year of 2190 – a game that everyone will bet their futures on. Set in a map that is ten times the size of real-world Earth, players battle for supremacy in the first game to feature personal adventure, territory construction, and grand warfare. For every death you experience in the game, your level would drop back to zero. Ouyang Shuo, an above average player, suffered the ultimate betrayal. For merely a piece of equipment, his sworn brother betrayed and backstabbed him. This time, after he reincarnated in the game, Ouyang Shuo swore to exact vengeance.

However, in an unexpected turn of events, Ouyang Shuo found himself back five years before the betrayal – right before the launch of Earth Online. This time, armed with the knowledge from his past life, Ouyang Shuo would venture upon a new path.

How to perfectly complete quests? What historical battle maps would appear? How should one build up their territory? Utilizing the experience from the predecessors of his last life, Ouyang Shuo makes his bid for the top against all odds. Follow his journey as he seeks to lord over the world!

A different kind of tale that blends historical characters and virtual reality gaming, with heavy emphasis on kingdom building and warfare.

The second hour of the day after the sunset, 29th day of Adar year 5828. It is still the summer school break of Seisho Chosa, a soon to be 1st year middle schooler student entering UST (University of Systematic Truth). He is watching from the widescreen outside the house near the people's park, the semi-finals of the Book Academia Challenge year 2, also broadcasting in World Channel 777. And the last question had been given to the participating three schools. And they are waiting for the final decision for the final answer. Two students for each school, six students in total are vying to get the final answer and be chosen as the winner of the 1st part of the semi final elimination round. 

The question that was given was "Where in the Book you will find or read that there are no female angels?" Whosoever get this answer right, will be given 50 points. If all of them are correct or all of them are wrong the winner will still be UE (University of Excelsior) because they are leading on the scoreboard showing 480 points.

The DLSU (Divine Love of Spirits University) students, from the left of the stage has a score of 450 points in the scoreboard, if  UE and UST got their answers wrong, UST will be the winner of the 1st Round Elimination, they show their answer to the screen. "Revelation 12:14  And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent." They answered that because they believe that there are really female angels in the Book.

The UST students in the middle, shows their score of 440 points,and their answer on the screen and it is written, "Job 2:1  Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD."

Next the UE students on the far right had answered, "Zechariah 5:9  Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven." They answered that because they also believe that there are female angels of God. 

The manner of questioning are logically true, and  it always will defy the intellect of the students to really squiz out the their knowledge of the Word of GOD. 


This tournament is the most prestigious and most sought after competition in the history of the whole world. All the schools all over the world is fighting over with each other in with their knowledge  of the Book. And becoming the number one title holder of the "Book Masters" that no school has ever gotten yet. It says in the Book "Proverbs 4:7  Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding." This is why this game was a brainchild by The Real Church of God, International, and the Over-All-Steward of this organization is Brother Eriya Gomenani. Brother Eriya doesn't want to be called in any kind of honorary titles, except by which Jesus Christ said that they call each other brothers and sisters. "Matthew 23:8  But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren." 

Any school that attains being the number one or the champion, only shows that they are really the best school in the world that teaches everything to gain Wisdom and Knowledge not only spiritual, but also academic, mental, emotional, and physical aspects of learning. That is why Brother Eriya is doing this because even though he knows all the questions a man can ask from any walks of life, and he gives the answer  taken only from the Book. He wants also to make sure that his answers are still  are written and trust worthy.

The prize winnings of this contest are not only for the students benefits but for the entirety of the whole school. Free education for all of its students, meaning they will be the one to pay for all the students tuition and other payments and together with the salaries of all of the school admin staff, teachers, service staff, etc.. The only thing the owner of the school will pay is the taxes due to the government. 

Seisho is patiently waiting for the answer to be given, so that he can add it, to all the answers he had jotted down from all the challenge games, since it all started out last year ago, and the present year. He have watched every single challenged but the questions ar so vast it was almost have not been given twice from the list he compiled. He has also been reading the Book since then and finish it from cover to cover. And still he is not able to give impromptu answers from the question being ask on the challenged. It only proves that without any help, he cannot memorise all the things written in the Book and understand everything properly all by himself. The reason for this is, he would like to be part of the team of the school he will be attending this coming school year, that will start on the 4th day of Sivan this year.

His memory flashbacked to him when everything got started with Book Academia Challenged. He was in his 5th grade elementary when it began, while he was waiting for the answer to be given. There were 2 schools who have won the challenged 2 years ago, and the first one who got ⅔rds of the prize was given OU (Oxenforth University) and the other one who got ⅓rd of the price was with LVCC (Le Virtu Christi College). The title "Book Masters" and also the  winning prize can only be given when all the answers that had been asks in the whole year of competition were all one hundred percent correct. 

Once the winner of this current round will be known, only 2 more slots will be needed to be filled out to the Finals of Book Academia. From this 2 slots there will be 6 schools who will be competing with each other to complete the "Final Round".

Seisho saw Brother Eriya bow down his head, and before writing down the answer to be be shown on the screenboard , he swayed his head from left to right twice. It is like he was anticipating the answers that the participants will give, are from the four possible answers available. And he press the green button, and it showed the answer on the screen, the answer of UST was the right one "Job 2:1  Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD." They were jumping and shouting and their coaches and teammates all rushed to them to celebrate getting the first slot from the 3 slots available for the current year season. Even the ones in their school were all rejoicing with the outcome because finally they have the chance to get the benefits everyone have been waiting for. 

While the DLSU and UE students were somehow asking how about their answers, and saying can they get an explanation why there answers are wrong? The Brother Eriya gave the explanation to them in a subtle way of speaking, first the "Revelation 12:14  And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent." and "Zechariah 5:9  Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven." they said these two verses are a part of a prophecy and this are just symbols of something or someone. While the answer of UST angels are called also sons of God, satan himself is an angel actually he is a Cherub a much higher type of angel that was before he rebelled to God and loose that distinction.

Brother Eriya did not show the three other possible answers to the question, maybe because he was not satisfied at all with the answers of the two schools DLSU and UE answer. There are time that Brother Eriya explains much thoroughly regarding the answer so that all the students, some other judges, the expectators will be able to know and understand why it is like that. Seisho making a snap of his fingers saying to himself what a low down, those questions are like diamonds that he was waiting, but instead he was not able to grasp the knowledge he could have learned. And he also made a jump of joy when UST have won, since he will be studying there he will not pay anything for schooling. If they definitely won the championship, UST is the nearest school from his house, it is a couple of blocks away and without taking any ride, he can just go there by walking, and when he saw that the school may stand a chance to winning he told his mother to enroll him for his middle school a couple of months ago..

Writer. It was one of the few occupations in Ways of Survival that could give the Avatar ability.

Some of his strange miracles would be explained if he was a writer.

The lips of the 1st Apostle subtly twisted.

"Writer… do you mean the creator of the Book of Revelations? You have found out. That's right, I wrote the Book of Revelations."

I didn't mean this but this bastard was suddenly talking nonsense. For me, it was a truth that wasn't possible. I looked towards Yoo Jonghyuk.

[Exclusive skill, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint has been activated!]

[The character Yoo Jonghyuk is currently using Lie Detection Lv. 6.]

I knew it. He was a meticulous jerk. I asked once again, "You wrote the Book of Revelations?"

"Yes. At the same time, I am also the sole owner of the Book of Revelations."

A confident laugh emerged. Really? Let's challenge it once.

[The character 'Yoo Jonghyuk' has used 'Lie Detection Lv. 6'.]

[The character Yoo Jonghyuk has confirmed that the statement is true.]

…What? This guy was telling the truth? I suddenly panicked and my circuits got tangled up. It wasn't possible no matter how I thought about it.

I hid my confusion and asked again, "What exactly is the 'revelation' you are talking about?"

"Why are you asking when you already know? A great epic about the future."

[The character Yoo Jonghyuk has confirmed that the statement is true.]

…Strange. There was some truth about it?

"Now it is your turn. How did you know about the plan of me and the apostles? Are you also an apostle?"

"You wrote the Book of Revelations yourself? Then shouldn't you know?"

"It is fun to be an omniscient creator?"

He giggled like a leisurely villain while I regained my composure. No matter how I looked, he wasn't the author of Ways of Survival.

If he was really the writer of Ways of Survival, there was no way he wouldn't know that he gave me a text version.

"By the way, it is interesting. I thought the woman in Seodaemun Prison would be the last apostle but a man like you was hiding…"

"…Seodaemun prison?"

"Hmm, you don't know yet? Let's trade. Reveal your true identity. Then I will give you some information."

"Let's see? I don't think you have information that I want."

"I might've been overpowered but this isn't my real body. You were a bit lucky…"

"I know information about the future."

I deliberately interrupted him. Now was the time to sprinkle a bit of spice for Yoo Jonghyuk.

"In addition, I know much more than you."

[The character Yoo Jonghyuk has confirmed that your words are true.]

The expression of the 1st Apostle stiffened.

"You're barking nonsense. I know more than you…"

At this moment, something flashed in his eyes.

"Wait a minute, perhaps?"

The moment he realized something, I also noticed something. This guy, was it 'him'? Right now, there were five truths that I knew.

One, he had read Ways of Survival. Two, his occupation was a 'writer.' Three, he wasn't the writer who wrote Ways of Survival. Four, he wrote a 'text' that told the future. Five, his knowledge was only 'somewhat' accurate.

I read through 3,149 chapters of Ways of Survival.

As far as I knew, Ways of Survival wasn't popular and there was no illegal text version. But if he was the guy that I thought… it would be understandable if this guy had a 'text' version and knew a lot about Ways of Survival.

I opened my mouth.

"Do you like to live while copying others?"

"W-What?"

His eyes were shaken. There was no doubt. The 1st Apostle was him.

"I didn't think you would live like this. The revelation… Do you want to live like this? My teeth starts grinding together when I think about your claims of being the creator of the Book of Revelations."

"What…?"

"It is somewhat strange. The information that you have used is meager."

The guy paled.

"Isn't it time to stop acting like this? Are you still doing it despite the world becoming like this?"

"Yoo Jonghyuk!"

The guy hurriedly looked at Yoo Jonghyuk.

"Yoo Jonghyuk! Work with me!"

He was silly.

"As I said before, I know all of the revelations. Only I can take you to the end of this road in this world!"

[Exclusive skill, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint stage 2 has been activated!]

[Due to high fatigue, you are unable to activate Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint stage 2.]

Damn, right now?

"Think carefully! You can't break through the 46th scenario alone. You have to hold hands with me to defeat Anna Croft and the Zarathustra!"

This jerk was speaking the same words I did. Yoo Jonghyuk shook his head.

"I have never heard of the revelations."

"It is like a prophecy! Can't you see my attribute? It even says that I am the 'last'!"

[The character 'Yoo Jonghyuk' has used Sage's Eyes Lv. 8!]

I also activated the skill.

[The information of this person can't be read in 'Character List.']

[This person isn't registered in 'Character List.']

Damn, I couldn't see it. Yoo Jonghyuk verified something with Sage's Eyes and looked at me. The severed head continued to speak.

"Kill him! You should know that he is dangerous. He pretended to be you and will seriously damage you in the future. If you leave him alone, he will cause a serious butterfly effect and ruin all your plans!"

I was outraged. Did this jerk want to die together with me?

"…Isn't it the same for you?"

'I am different! Yoo Jonghyuk, hold hands with me. I will give you a vow or whatever you want! I will never betray you!"

He came out strongly. Yoo Jonghyuk watched the situation and opened his mouth.

"I see. Joining hands…"

Life started to creep into Yoo Jonghyuk's eyes as he looked at me. I couldn't inside his mind so I was going crazy. Yoo Jonghyuk slowly moved his sword towards me. The 1st Apostle's momentum rose as he shouted.

"Go ahead and kill him! Kill him!"

"One is a prophet and one is a revelator…"

"Kill him!

Peok! Yoo Jonghyuk trampled on the head of the 1st Apostle.

"Kuk… what?"

"If you really know the future then let me ask you one thing."

"What?"

The blade moved to my neck. The 'One Sword' that I experienced through Yoo Jonghyuk was now heading towards me. I felt a sting and something warm flowed down my neck.

"Hey! What are you doing?"

The surprised Jung Heewon ran towards this side. I raised my hand and restrained the party. I was nervous but it wasn't good to stimulate Yoo Jonghyuk here.

Yoo Jonghyuk asked the 1st Apostle.

"I will ask you. Will I kill this guy now or not?"

"What?"

"If you have really received a revelation of the future, you will know my choice."

…This bastard had a bad habit. He was doing this again?

The face of the 1st Apostle looked agonized. Maybe I was the same on the 'Even Bridge.' Surprisingly, the answer came quickly.

"Of course you will kill him! You must do it!"

It was a face full of strong convictions. His face was arrogantly assured that Yoo Jonghyuk would act like this.

"Come on, kill him! And…!"

The sword moved. But what followed wasn't the sound of flesh being cut.

Kwajik!

The head of the 1st Apostle burst as it was stepped on.

The person wouldn't die because it was an avatar, but he would suffer considerable psychological damage.

Yoo Jonghyuk's sword was soon removed.

"He was a mouthy bastard."

I was a bit stunned. Yoo Jonghyuk chose to spare me? I felt a bit shaken. I wasn't sure…

Yoo Jonghyuk stared at me for a moment before walking away.

"Hey! Where are you going?"

This jerk, he must think he was so cool.

…Honestly, he was a bit cool.

"Just wait! Are you going to leave with Lee Jihye?"

"Since the future has changed, the plan has also changed."

"Why don't you act together with me? I can help you."

Yoo Jonghyuk turned towards me. I reflexively shrank back at his eyes.

"The debt is paid off. My last favour is not taking away your flag."

This bastard? But I couldn't retreat like this.

"In any case, you can't leave the station unless I remove you from the group. Do you want to receive the punishment?"

Yoo Jonghyuk slowly moved his hand towards the hilt of his sword. I quickly added.

"I know what your plan is. Aren't you going towards Jung-gu? It is your goal to complete the black flag by walking the King's Road. I will help you."

"I would rather take your flag right now."

"Then try it. Is your sword faster or my tongue faster?"

It was a gamble. Yoo Jonghyuk could stab my neck before the effect of the punishment appeared.

"You don't need to go towards Jung-gu. Go to the north. The territory of the Tyrant King will be yours and it will help you make your grand flag. Getting a flag and removing the enemy, isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"

"I can do it myself."

"There are 48 hours left until the end of the fourth scenario. Can you occupy 20 stations and complete the black flag in that time?"

Yoo Jonghyuk's hands hesitated. He was caught.

"Besides…don't you have a reason for going north? Surely you aren't going to throw away your family member at this time?"

"…You."

"Remain calm. I am speaking in good faith. I really will help."

Yoo Jonghyuk's angry eyes stared at me for a moment. The atmosphere was strained. The killing intent soon disappeared.

"There is no such thing as anything free in the world. What are your conditions?"

As expected, the regressor was quick to notice. I said with a smile, "It is simple. Let me know just one thing. My condition is that simple."

"What is it?"

"That guy you just stepped on, what is his attribute? One would be the 'last to get off.' What is the other one?"

After a while, Yoo Jonghyuk opened his mouth.

***

10 minutes afterwards, I called Jung Minseob and Lee Sungkook. It was a separate matter for the two of them. Before I could open my mouth, Jung Minseob asked me first.

"In the end, what was that guy?"

I hesitated for a moment before asking.

"Do you know the novel 'SSSSS grade Infinite Regressor'?"

"Ah, I read it!"

Lee Sungkook raised his hand.

"Wasn't it the number one platinum novel on Textpia? It was really fun…"

"Ah, that's right. I had forgotten but now it rings a bell. How did it finish?"

The two of them started speaking loudly as memories popped up. As expected, these guys must be interested in web novels if they read Ways of Survival.

"There were all types of elements but… it was still fun."

In fact, I read that novel. I was reading Ways of Survival and accidently clicked on it since it was on the 'Today's Best' list. Then I was surprised to see the development and setting of the novel.

–An infinite regressor psychopath.

–Sponsorship from transcendent beings.

–Streaming system.

–A survival game with absurd missions.

In fact, these were common settings. The problem was the details of the common settings and the way they were combined. I had left a comment as soon as I read it.

–Isn't this plagiarizing Ways of Survival?

I remembered. Rather than a plagiarism controversy, I was criticized for comparing it to a bad novel.

I received terrible messages from the readers of SSSSS grade Infinite Regressor.

–Isn't your business over there? Stop causing inconveniences ㅉ ㅉ

I was furious and even sent a note to the writer of Ways of Survival. Then the author said something. He was in a better mood because the number of views had increased. I teared up because I thought the author was pitiful.

Lee Sungkook asked, "But why are you talking about this novel?"

"The 1st Apostle is the author of SSSSS grade Infinite Regressor."

"Huh? It can't be."

That author would know Ways of Survival.

Now that the world had turned into the novel, a writer who plagiarized the novel could claim copyrights on this world. In addition, he added the absurd setting of the 'revelation.'

After some explanations, Jung Minseob understood and made an absurd expression.

"It was a plagiarized novel?"

"Yes."

"Come to think of it, the novel was similar… I can't remember well because it is old… why didn't that novel pop up first in my mind? I was much more famous."

"Is it due to the attribute? Only the portion we read popped up. The 'SS' part is also confusing because there are too many novels with them."

"Is that so? In any case, the 1st Apostle is a plagiarist? Then he will have a text version…"

I nodded and said.

"Maybe he has a copy of his own plagiarized work. He copied the plot of the original so he can see the future of this world to a certain extent."

It was painful when thinking that a plagiarist was successful even in this changed world. It was time to implement justice.

"Then isn't it impossible to win against him? If he copied the original to the end…"

"It isn't to the end. He only copied the early parts. He would stop early to prevent a plagiarism controversy later on. After a bit more time, the information he knows will decrease.

"How do you know this?"

"I just know."

It was natural. In the chapters in the 100s, I was the only reader of Ways of Survival.

"Excuse me, how far did Representative-nim read in the original work…?"

"Before that, there is something you have to do. To be exact, it is something we have to do together."

Their shoulders stiffened.

"Didn't you tell me before? The prophets were hit by the Tyrant King."

"Ah… maybe there are still a few people being used by him.

"Really? Then it is better."

"Yes?"

The time remaining until the scenario ended was 48 hours. It was hard to do it alone if I wanted to hunt the Tyrant King.

"I will disturb the information of these guys."

If the Tyrant King was using the prophets, I could take advantage of it.

"Reveal part of the revelations."

"Huh? How…?"

They still didn't understand what I was talking about so I kindly explained.

"From now on, we will make a text of SSSSS grade Infinite Regressor and spread it."

If there were several enemies, the answer was to make them fight against each other.

Only I know the end of this world.
One day our MC finds himself stuck in the world of his favorite webnovel. What does he do to survive? It is a world struck by catastrophe and danger all around.
His edge? He knows the plot of the story to end. Because he was the sole reader that stuck with it. Read his story to see how he survives!

Real name: Kim Seok Jin
Birthday: December 4, 1992
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, but since he was 1 year old, his family moved to Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do
Height: 179 cm (5'10.5")
Weight: 63 kg (139 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Jin's Spotify list: Jin's GA CHI DEUL EUL LAE?

Jin facts:
– He was born in Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, but when he was 1 year old his family moved to Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
– His family consists of: Dad, mom, older brother (Kim Seok Joong, 2 years older)
– He's from a well-off family. His father is the CEO of a company.
– Jin's nicknames are: Fake Maknae, Worldwide Handsome, Eat Jin
– In 2015 Jin was nicknamed Car Door Guy (from coming out the door and stunning fans with his visuals).
– Jin is also known as that "third guy from the left" (After BTS participated At Billboard Music Awards).
– Education: Konkuk University; Hanyang Cyber University – Films major (masters/graduate)
– Jin was an exchange student in Australia, during his middle school year.
– During primary school his favorite subject was Physical Education.
– During that period he used to like sports like tennis, swimming or golf (that he learned from his father).
– He also learned snowboarding as his father was a ski lover.
– When his father went in business trips, he used to take Jin with him, so he visited a lot of places like Japan, Europe, Australia etc.
– He got into gaming when he was in the 1st year of middle school.
– Back then he used to spend all his Summer vacation playing video games at Internet cafe with his friends.
– Both his middle school and high school were all-boys schools.
– During his 1st year of high school his dream was to become a newspaper reporter.
– He wanted to become an actor after seeing Kim Nam-Gil in "Queen Seondeok".
– Before being streetcast for auditions, he had been a student at Konkuk University, majoring in acting.
– He has been scouted 3 months after enrolling in University, in the Summer of 2011.
– When he was scouted by BigHit, there were only the 3 rappers there, RM, Suga and J-Hope.
– Bangtan members place him as the 1st in terms of visuals.
– Other members said that Jin has the longest legs in BTS.
– He's very confident about his looks, especially about his tick lower lip and his broad shoulders.
– He revealed his shoulders are 60 cm wide.
– He is also known for his "traffic dance".
– Jin speaks Chinese (Mandarin) and basic English.
– In the old dorm, Jin was the member usually in charge of cleaning up.
– He also likes Disney princesses.
– He is a very good cook.
– He enjoys looking at photos and recipes.
– According to the other members, he has the best body in Bangtan.
– The first ever album that Jin bought was a Girls' Generation album.
– His favorite number is 4.
– Jin's favorite color is blue. His favourite color used to be pink. 
– His favorite weather is Spring sunlight.
 – He started playing Super Mario when he was five years old and Maple Story in seven grade and still plays them.
– He really love Super Mario toys that he even asked his friends to buy him one.
– Jin's habit is blinking his left eye when hungry.
– Jin winks if he meets eyes with anyone.  ("Knowing Bros") He winked at Heechul (Super Junior).
– He can open a bag of chips with his feet.
– He loves eating.
– His favorite food: lobster, meat, Naengmyun (cold noodles), chicken and greasy food.
– His role model is T.O.P from BIGBANG.
– Jin favorite items are: Maple Story action figures, Super Mario action figures, Nintendo games.
– When he was younger he wanted to be a detective.
– Jin and RM used to be the least skilled dancers in BTS, but they improved a lot.
– He wears really strong prescription glasses but he doesn't like wearing them because he'll become insecure.
– Jin chose V as the member that he's closest to.
– V describes Jin like Hidetoshi from Doraemon.
– For Jin, his charms is his full bottom lip.
– Jin wakes up 2 hours earlier than the rest of the members.
– Jin had a dog named JJanggu.
– He has a driver license.
– Jin can play the guitar and the piano.
– Jin likes alpacas.
– Jin is really good at snowboarding.
– Jin has a habit where if he makes eye contact with anyone for more than 3 seconds, he winks at them.
– If he'd get a day off, Jin wants to have a servant. He'd want Suga as his servant so he can order him around.
– Jin can't watch horror movies. When he once decided to watch a horror movie during his first year in college, ended up clinging to the person next to him.
– If Jimin had to go with a member during spring he'd choose Jin because he's funny to be with.
– Jin and Jungkook bicker a lot. A taxi driver once thought that Jungkook and Jin are twins because of their non-stop bickering.
– He likes strawberries, but he doesn't like strawberry flavored things.
– Jin said that looking at bugs isn't scary, but if they get on his body, that's really scary.
– When Jin makes a dad joke the only person who doesn't laugh is Suga.
– Jin dieted for a year, eating only chicken breasts.
– Jin used to work at a strawberry farm.
– Jin got two pets that are sugar gliders and their names are Odeng and Eomuk. He got those while searching for Suga on the Internet, but sugar gliders popped up instead.
– Eomuk passed away because of an accident, but he got a new sugar glider called Gukmul. 
– He is the first idol to hit 100 million hearts on a solo Vlive.
– Jin is friends with Kidoh (Jin Hyosang) ex member of ToppDogg. Kidoh left Big Hit Entertainment in 2012 and switched to Stardom Entertainment.
– Jin is friends with B1A4's Sandeul. They even went to an amusement park together.
– Jin is also friends with VIXX's Ken, Monsta X Jooheon and Lee Won Keun.
– B.A.P's Youngjae revealed that he and BTS's Jin, BTOB's Eunkwang and VIXX's Ken are in a gaming crew, called "The Strongest Idol". 
– Moonbyul (Mamamoo) said that the 92 liner have a group chat. There is BTS's Jin, VIXX's Ken, B1A4's Sanduel & Baro and EXID's Hani. 
– Moonbyul also mentioned that Jin and Sandeul are the person who always make the chatroom interesting. 
– 3 requirements for Jin happiness: money, friends, and calm/quiet place. 
– Jin sang the OST of "Hwarang" alongside V, which is Part 2 – "It's Definitely You".
– He was casted in Law of the Jungle in Kota Manado but left earlier than the other cast because BTS had an abroad concert that time
– In 2017 after BTS attended Billboard Music Awards, Jin got a lot of attention (internationally) for his good looks.
– In April 2018, he opened a restaurant together with his brother. The restaurant, located in Seoul, near Lake Seokchon, is called 'Ossu Seiromushi' and serves steamed Japanese dishes.
– In the old dorm Jin and Suga used to share a room (Suga said that Jin is perfect as his roommate).
– In the new dorm he has his own room. 
– Jin is ranked 47th on TC Candler "The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2018".
– Jin's ideal type is a girl whose looks and personality is similar to that of a puppy, who's good at cooking, kind and takes good care of him.

Other members about Jin
– Jimin: "He's the oldest, but he likes to whine." 
– Jungkook: "Jin-hyung looks manly and he's chic like a wolf but personality-wise, he's carefree so he's sloth-like (laughs). He's really nice and he's also a good cook, so we call him "granny" between us."
– Jimin: "He's like a grandma."
– Suga: "A Wolf."
– V: "Prince."
– J-Hope: "A Princess."

BTS, an acronym of Bangtan Sonyeondan or "Beyond The Scene", is a South Korean boyband that has been capturing the hearts of millions of fans globally since their debut in June 2013. The members of BTS are RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, Jungkook. Gaining recognition from their authentic, self-produced music and top-notch performances to the way they interact with their fans, the band has established themselves as global superstars breaking countless world records. While imparting a positive influence through activities such as the LOVE MYSELF campaign and the UN "Speak Yourself" speech, BTS has mobilized millions of fans across the world (named ARMY), topped prominent music charts, sold out worldwide tours including stadiums and has been named as one of TIME 100: The Most Influential People of 2019. The band has also been recognized with numerous prestigious awards like the Billboard Music Awards and American Music Awards.

The Lightning Sword Sect.
The trade center.
"Little brother, you sold fake goods to the people of the Summer Valley! They will not simply let the matter rest," Da Zhuang followed closely behind Zhou Donghuang and said with a worried expression on his face.
"Perhaps... we should return to the Autumn Valley. In the Autumn Valley, with our Valley Head present, they will not dare to kick up a fuss."
"Do you think they will dare to take rash actions in the trade center?"
Zhou Donghuang appeared extremely indifferently and continued to stroll leisurely past the several stalls present in the trade center. Finally, he arrived at the corner where the bounty list was present.
The person in charge of registration at the bounty list was an outer elder, and he recognized Da Zhuang but not Zhou Donghuang. "Da Zhuang, is this man also a disciple of the Autumn Valley?"
Previously, when Da Huang had bought the fake goods that the disciple of the Summer Valley, Pan Yilin, had sold and had returned to the trade center to find Pan Yilin for an explanation, this outer elder had not been present to witness it.
That was the reason why he had never met Zhou Donghuang before.
"Yes, Elder Liu." Da Zhuang nodded.
"Our little brother has just entered the Autumn Valley recently."
"Young man, are you here to sell items that are on the bounty list or here to post a reward and ask for an item you desire?" Elder Liu smiled as he asked Zhou Donghuang.
"I'm here to request an item," Zhou Donghuang replied.
Next, he began to list the names of several herbs, and these were all ingredients that he needed to curate the core drug needed for one to enter the Dharma stage.
These herbs were all rare herbs.
If Zhou Donghuang put in requests for these rare herbs, even the cheapest of the lot required 30 high-quality spirit stones. This was more expensive than the nine-ringed bamboo that Zhou Donghuang had purchased for Da Zhuang previously.
Of course, although Da Zhuang had spent 11 high-quality spirit stones, he had still only managed to gain a fake stalk of nine-ringed bamboo.
However, after taking a stroll around the trade center just now, he had managed to make a second purchase and got himself a real stalk of nine-ringed bamboo for only ten high-quality spirit stones.
"Young man, these herbs that you are requesting are not expensive by themselves... However, if you request for them on the bounty list, they may add up to about 200 high-quality spirit stones."
Elder Liu glanced meaningfully at Zhou Donghuang and gave him a reminder.
To him, the young man dressed in white standing before him had merely just entered the Autumn Valley of their Lightning Sword Sect and was possibly unable to afford so many spirit stone veins.
"Furthermore, when you ask for items on the bounty list, you need to pay an administrative fee as well as a guarantee fee. The sect will handle the administrative fee.
"As for the guarantee fee, that's for when someone manages to produce the item you were looking for, but you may not have enough spirit stone veins to pay them for it. In that case, the person who intends to sell you the item will then take the guarantee fee as payment."
Knowing that Zhou Donghuang was new, Elder Liu explained the rules of the bounty list in an extremely patient manner.
"Mm."
Zhou Donghuang nodded in acknowledgment and casually raised his hands. He took out several hundreds of mid-quality spirit stones, 380 to be exact.
Three hundred and eighty mid-quality spirit stone veins were equivalent to about 38 high-quality spirit stones.
The herbs that Zhou Donghuang were requesting for on the bounty list added up to about 190 high-quality spirit stones. Of course, one could also use 1900 mid-quality spirit stone veins to pay for them.
"This..."
Seeing as Zhou Donghuang managed to take out so many mid-quality spirit stones so casually, Elder Liu began to observe the young man before him closely.
This young man was dressed in pure white and was well-groomed as well. He gave off a confident and fresh aura and did not seem like he was of normal, average heritage... Furthermore, he had only recently joined the Autumn Valley of the Lightning Sword Sect and was yet able to produce multiple spirit stone veins, which meant that he was probably no ordinary character.
Although he was shocked, Elder Liu quickly regained his composure and took the spirit stone veins. After counting them, Elder Liu gave Zhou Donghuang a receipt for the transaction.
The inscription on the receipt told Zhou Donghuang that this sixth elder's full name was Liu Qing.
Of course, in the course of the inscription of the receipt, this Elder Liu Qing had also asked for Zhou Donghuang's name, and the receipt clearly mentioned that Zhou Donghuang, a disciple of the Autumn Valley, had paid 380 mid-quality spirit stones.
"This will do."
After Zhou Donghuang put the receipt away, Liu Qing then added the names of the herbs that Zhou Donghuang had requested to the bounty list.
The placement of items on the bounty list was in descending order from most expensive to least expensive.
At the top of the bounty list, the prices could reach up to 30,000 high-quality spirit stones... Furthermore, for this very item, if Zhou Donghuang wished, he could quickly obtain it with ease sometime in the near future, and he could even do so without spending a single spirit stone vein.
These were fourth-grade returning-heaven elixirs.
Returning-heaven elixirs were separated into nine different grades. First-grade returning-heaven elixirs were only useful to Qi-Gathering adepts. Second-grade returning-heaven elixirs were only useful to Connate adepts and those below the Connate stage. Third-grade returning-heaven elixirs were only useful to those at the Primal Core stage and below... This followed suit all the way to ninth-grade returning-heaven elixirs.
Ninth-grade returning-heaven elixirs were the highest grade amongst the returning-heaven elixirs and were known to be legendary.
Ninth-grade returning-heaven elixirs were useful even to Deity's Tribulation adepts. As long as one still had breath left in them, after drinking the ninth-grade returning-heaven elixir, one's injuries would be able to heal within a short period of time.
"Previously, Chen Dandan had already been removed of her meridians thanks to me... However, that elder adept Zhong Ya of the Xuanyin sect had managed to gain some returning-heaven grass and created a second-grade returning-heaven elixir with it for her to drink and regain her meridians.
"Afterwards, after I killed Zhong Ya, I found six second-grade returning-heaven elixirs in his space ring afterwards... Out of the six, all were made with extremely careless and subpar Internal Alchemy, resulting in the waste of those five-leaf returning-heaven grass."
Five-leaf returning-heaven grass, in Zhou Donghuang's hands, could be made through Internal Alchemy into fifth-grade returning-heaven elixirs... Fifth-grade returning-heaven elixirs were useful even to those at the Primordial Soul stage and were a treasure that could save a life!
"Six second-grade returning-heaven elixirs... After I enter the Dharma stage and return to training, I will be able to use Internal Alchemy and create at least two fourth-grade returning-heaven elixirs."
Of course, although he had the confidence to at least create fourth-grade returning-heaven elixirs, Zhou Donghuang did not have much interest in obtaining the thirty thousand high-quality spirit stones that were listed as rewards on the bounty list.
This was despite the fact that if one counted all the spirit stone veins he had on him and converted them to the currency of high-quality spirit stones, he only had about fifty thousand high-quality spirit stones.
Well, this amount was actually enough for him as of now.
The spirit stone veins that Zhou Donghuang possessed were all mostly obtained from several planets within several galaxies since he still had his past life's memories. They were all obtained before he had come to the Lightning Sword Sect.
Of course, those spirit stone veins that Zhou Donghuang had obtained were mostly mid-quality spirit stones and usually not high-quality spirit stones.
This was because the planets that he had visited were not like the Tielao planet, which the Lightning Sword Sect was located in. It was already hard enough to find or produce high-quality spirit stone veins in the spirit stone veins mine in the Tielao planet.
"There he is!"
Just as Da Zhuang had bid farewell to the outer elder Liu Qing and was preparing to leave with Zhou Donghuang, from the skies above, an enraged shout could suddenly be heard.
This shout of anger did not contain any essential core energy, but due to the sheer volume of it, it covered the cacophony of noises from the trade center in an instant.
Immediately, the entire trade center quietened down.
A few people even instinctively glanced up in the direction to where the sound had travelled from.
Under the watchful eye of the crowd, a group of nine gathered in the skies above the trade center. After they glanced around, they landed neatly as a group.
Behind these nine people, slowly and unhurriedly, two others followed; they were of course Liu Lang and Huang Long, who were here to be nosy bystanders.
"Little brother, it's the people from the Summer Valley!"
Da Zhuang's facial expression changed immediately.
Just as Zhou Donghuang lazily lifted his eyes to glance at the scene, the nine people of the Summer Valley had already landed and were coming towards them, surrounding Zhou Donghuang and Da Zhuang tightly.
"Brother Zhou."
At this point, Huang Long, who had followed on the heels of the people of the Summer Valley, landed beside Zhou Donghuang and said, "Of these nine people of the Summer Valley, two are elders of the Summer Valley..."
As he spoke to this point, Huang Long could not help but swallow some saliva in his panic. He had not dreamt that this Brother Zhou would actually dare to enrage the elders of the Summer Valley!
Furthermore, he had managed to enrage not one but two elders of the Summer Valley!
These were inner elders of their Lightning Sword Sect and were both mid Primordial Soul adepts.
"Elder Li? Elder Yu?"
Zhou Donghuang and Da Zhuang were still near the bounty list, and the outer elder in charge of registration at the bounty list, Liu Qing, immediately recognized that there were two elders among the nine people of the Summer Valley that had landed. Furthermore, he recognized that they were both also inner elders of the Lightning Sword Sect.
In the Lightning Sword Sect, the two elders were above him in terms of both status and skill level.
At the same time, several other elders and disciples of the Lightning Sword Sect had also gathered around out of curiosity, and they recognized the two elders of the Summer Valley immediately as well.
"What is going on?"
"What situation is this?"
...
Many of those crowded around were actually unaware of what had previously transpired.
"Zhou Donghuang, you actually dared to cheat nine people of the Summer Valley!"
Once Fang Baiwei of the crowd of people from the Summer Valley shouted out, those watching immediately gained an understanding of what was happening currently.
This was because in the morning, they had all heard the news that nine people from the Summer Valley had somehow purchased fake goods from the bounty list as of yesterday.
They had also heard that previously, those making the purchase had not identified that the goods were fake while carrying out their transactions.
Today, many immediately drew the link between that piece of news and this confrontation:
Someone probably wanted to target the people of the Summer Valley!
Now, the people from the Summer Valley who were cheated had now appeared neatly as a group and were surrounding Da Zhuang from the Autumn Valley as well as another new disciple; it was easy to guess what was happening here.
"Did Da Zhuang and the young man dressed in white beside him target the people of the Summer Valley?"
"It cannot be Da Zhuang. Da Zhuang does not have the brains to carry out such a scheme. I'm 80% to 90% sure that it was done by that new disciple of the Autumn Valley."
"His name seems to be Zhou Donghuang?"
The attention of the crowd quickly shifted to Zhou Donghuang, and he suddenly felt all their eyes on him, making him the prime focus.
"Zhou Donghuang, staying mute isn't going to help you now!"
Seeing as Zhou Donghuang was ignoring him, Fang Baiwei, a disciple of the Summer Valley, became further enraged, and he glared hard at Zhou Donghuang before gritting his teeth in frustration.
"Believe it or not, I'll kill you!"
"Ah?"
Zhou Donghuang then glanced lazily at Fang Baiwei in an unbothered fashion.
"Kill me? Do you really dare to do so?"
The Lightning Sword Sect had many strict sect rules. For those of the same sect, unless they had signed some contract with life and death conditions, they could not casually cause injury or death to someone else.
Those that went against such a rule would be dealt with a harsh punishment and be expelled.
Furthermore, if one struck out against an innocent, even if there were no injuries or death, they would receive the same degree of punishment.
If compared to the entire Infinite Universe, the Lightning Sword Sect may not be much. However, when placed within the Tielao planet's Hengliu galaxy, it was one of the top and highest ranking sects.
They were extremely particular about their sect rules, more so than the smaller and lesser-known sects.


Zhou Donghuang, a man from the Earth, is able to destroy any planet in the universe without lifting a finger. His supreme will can sweep across the vast cosmos in the blink of an eye. And his immortal spirit can depart from his body and wander around the universe!
In Kunlun Mountains lies a circular slate, which brought him back to one thousand years ago...

"Sword Mound World".

"On the sky, Jun Lingshang beautiful as a Celestial Immortal, the temperament is unpretentious and cold. There is a hollow pattern in the hand, the undulating 3-foot short sword!"

After seeing this scene, Qin Yutong seemed to be stimulated, and the round fragrant cheek was grieved and annoyed.

"amount". Qin Tian made Little Girl feel a little sympathetic, "cough cough ~, Yutong listens to brother, normal heart, normal heart".

"Younger Sister Yutong".

"Pattern long sword income space ring, Jun Lingshang walked gracefully in front of Qin Yutong, smiling like a flower to make Qin Tian look a little confused." "Younger Sister Yutong, you can rest assured that Sword Mound World is so big. I don't believe you don't have a sword that communicates with your heart. If you don't, let your big brother give you the Blood Drinking Sword."

"Damn"!

Qin Tian was amazed, "how did it touch me?"

"laugh". "2 girls are cover her mouth with her hand shallow laugh", Jun Lingshang opened the mouth and said "Why, you do n't want to give that Blood Drinking Sword to Yutong"?

Suddenly Little Girl looked at the teenager with a weird look.

......

I … fuck, I 'm not wronged. "Qin Tian wants to cry but doesn't have tears" Yutong, why are you in a trench with her, I am your brother.

"Okay, good." Jun Lingshang took Qin Yutong's little hand. "You don't expect him to be so stingy. Elder sister will accompany you to find a sword for you in this Sword Mound World."

Speaking, under Qin Tian's confused and innocent gaze, Little Girl was given to kidnapped.

Three days passed by, and Qin Tian and Jun Lingshang accompanied Qin Yutong to find their own "sword".

"Yeah!"

Qin Yutong frightened and flustered shouted, "I feel like I have felt."

Qin Tian stepped on the shoulder of pats Little Girl "This sentence, you can't say it 100 times! You know, I don't believe you anymore."

"Pooh"! Sister Lingshang, right in that direction. "Qin Yutong made a grimace to Qin Tian and pointed to the direction he sensed."

On the ground with a densely packed ancient sword, a long sword of pink rays of light is particularly dazzling.

"Something felt like it, the pink long sword flew off the ground and flew into the hands of a girl coming from afar."

"Haha! I finally found my sword"! Qin Yutong loves to put his hands on the long pink sword, sparkling and translucent, and inlaid with mysterious scales. cheering excitedly "Brother, don't you not believe my induction? Now you know it's wrong".

low grade Earth Rank Spirit Armament.

Qin Tian sees the quality of the pink long sword obtained by Little Lass. "On Heavenly Sword Continent, the birth of an Earth Rank Spirit Armament is enough to cause a lot of Sword King powerhouse to fight desperately. After didn't expect to come to Sword Mound World! You and Jun Lingshang, Little Girl have successively got an Earth Rank Spirit Armament. "

"I remember that mysterious old man mentioned that after Sword Mound World found his own sword, he could go to 9 Layer Sword Stage to start the Human Level Sword List battle, and now we are all qualified." Jun Lingshang has a beautiful voice, "I don't know where 9 Layer Sword Stage is."

"who cares".

Shaking hands freely, Qin Tian said "Wait."

Sitting on the ground of the Great Desolate, the so-called 7 Layer Sword Stage appeared in the eyes 9 days later.

"Floating the sky, the magnificent and huge platform is divided into 9 Layers! Each layer is rippling with aura that makes people feel palpitated"!

"Xiu! Xiu"!

Innumerable silhouettes, Sword Mound World exhibits Movement Art in all directions! Arrived outside "9 Layer Sword Stage"!

"Qin Tian, ​​who came outside the 9 Layer Sword Stage, looked at the silhouette that occupied the sky, and there were roughly 3 people!" "Human Level Sword List Great Competition, Profound Heaven Sea Territory 4000 continent Peak geniuses are all participating, at least 109 people!"

What appears here now is that I found my own "sword" in Sword Mound World! With the characters who really qualify for the Sword List Great Competition, the genius that has been eliminated is incalculable.

"hehe".

"Mysterious old man in the mist, walked out of the void again", the vast and murky eyes of the overlooked a few thousand energetic geniuses present, opened the mouth and said "Congratulations, you all got your own sword in Sword Mound World, below I will tell you about the rules of Human Level Sword List Great Competition ".

"Human Level Sword List Great Competition, list of 100 people"! Ru and everyone else must enter the 1st Layer 9 Layer Sword Stage and go up layer by layer! To the 9th Layer where there is a arena of decisive battle.

By the way …, the old man's words suddenly turned "Human Level Sword List Great Competition top 10 with rewards, little fellows".

"10th place to 5th, get a Sword Origin Pill! That's Grade 9 precious pill that has a huge effect on the cultivation base"!

It is actually Grade 9 precious pill reward!

More than 1000 geniuses exclaimed with fiery eyes. "Cultivation will always be aided by spirit pill and marvelous medicine, but medicine pill can only be refined by the rare Pill Refining Master, so a basic Pill Refining Master is quite awesome."

"Medicine pill grade, Grade 1 to Grade 9 precious pill! Above it is Earth Rank medicine pill Grade 1 to Grade 9, on it Heaven Rank medicine pill, Saint Rank medicine pill, Divine Rank medicine pill"!

"Cough cough, be quiet."

mysterious old man made a speech, and the loud noise stopped abruptly. "Sword List Great Competition 4th, 3rd genius can get an Earth Rank Martial Arts in addition to a Sword Origin Pill! 2nd Heaven 's Proud rewards an Earth Rank Grade 1 Spirit Pill, an Earth Rank Grade 3 Martial Arts! With 1st Name, you can enter the Sword Pool baptism of Sword Mound World! "

… "Senior, Sword Pool baptism? What are the benefits"? Many geniuses cried curiously.

"Haha".

"Sword Pool baptism is this Sword Mound World. Thousands upon tens of thousands gather the ancient sword Sword Qi which has been swallowed up and down for many years. After entering, you can enter the mysterious Sword Dao artistic conception that language can't describe." "Mysterious old man, the voice is serious." "Even if an idiot enters, there is a chance to realize Sword Intent!"

If you are comprehended Sword Intent, you will improve the Sword Intent level.

"Heaven, Sword Pool baptism can make people realize Sword Intent"! A few thousand geniuses open eyes in surprise "Sword Intent What is that? Illusory's artistic conception, the Sword Dao genius in ten-thousand does not have one can only have a chance to reach a force".

"All right".

The old man announced that the Human Level Sword List Great Competition has officially started, and little fellows have entered the 9 Layer Sword Stage. "Mysterious old man slowly disappeared." Once in the 9 Layer Sword Stage dangerous layer upon layer, Life and Death only for a moment, little fellows take care of themselves.

"Yutong, follow the big brother"! Qin Tian solemnly reminded that he flew behind a large number of geniuses who had already poured into 9 Layer Sword Stage.

"9 Layer Sword Stage 1st Layer".

The air was filled with blood and cold murderous aura, and the light was extremely dark.

Several 1000 geniuses stood at 9 Layer Sword Stage 1st Layer, which did not seem crowded at all.

"Roar roar"! The low, hoarse roar sounded, making people have one's hair stand on end.

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Spending Friday evening at the busy mall was far from what I had imagined for myself just over a year ago. We ate to our heart's content and then watched a movie in a packed theater. I was able to laugh with everyone else and felt one step closer to being a normal teenager like Noah and them. 
Zeke allowed Dave to drive us home and even gave him some pointers for driving out at night. A relaxed atmosphere like this made me forget what we had gone to the mall for in the first place. 
As soon as Noah and I went to our room to get ready for bed though, he pulled out the bag that held Alisha's present. He pulled out a white bottle and tossed it at me, grinning. "I hid this in my pocket when leaving the store. I was so scared he was going to see me slip it in the bag when I got to the car. Luckily I distracted him by talking about Kyle's camping trip."

I read the bottle. "Instant color?" I kept reading. "Pink? Semi-permanent?" I looked up at Noah. "You want to dye their hair??"

Noah grinned and leaned against the door. "It's a good idea, isn't it?"

Uhhh. "Are your parents going to get mad?"

"No way. If they don't like it, they can just get hair cuts. It's not like it'll be super pink." He explained. "Their hair isn't bleached and because we aren't doing it the 'right' way, it should be more like a tinge of pink."

"Oh." I relaxed. "Okay, but how are we going to do this?"

"Zeke and them share the shower, right? They also share the soaps and stuf. Zeke just has to shower before them, empty out a bottle and then fill it up with this one."
"Wow. Sounds like it'll work." I gave him the bottle back. Then glanced at the bag of headbands. "Are you going to wrap those for Alisha's party?"

"Yea." He walked to his desk, placing them in a drawer, hiding the bottle as well. "I'll put them in a bag closer to the party day. I might lose it or forget it if I do it now." He looked at me. "Good thinking with that, by the way. Definitely threw Dave for a loop! He would have never known it was a cover."

I scratched my nose, wondering if I should tell Noah that it wasn't just a cover. Alisha really wanted a gift from him. 
"Jake?" Noah asked. "What are you thinking about?"

I shook my head and went to grab my pjs. "Just about the party."

"It'll be fun!" He grabbed his pjs too. "You know...that would be a good time to pass out Jeremy's autograph to everyone. Kind of like a party favor."

"Party favor?" I questioned, not understanding. 
"Yea. It's a small return gift for party guests. Kind of like a thanks for coming present?" He explained. "It was fun when we were kids. Now it'd be cool to see you pass them out."

"Even though it's not my party?" I asked. 
Noah waved his hand as if to swat my worry away. "Don't worry. I'm sure Alisha would love it too. The hard part would be getting the autographs. There's so many kids in our grade. I can't see Jeremy signing that many autographs."

Ah. I went to my backpack and pulled out a notebook. I turned to an empty page and started to make a list like Dr. Moore suggested. "I'll ask him on Sunday." I wrote it down. Then wrote a few more things I wanted to ask or talk about. 
Noah looked over my shoulder. "Don't forget to ask about Rose. You could have a sister-in-law soon if they're dating." I added it to the list. 
We stayed up later in the night coming up with things I could and probably should talk to Jeremy about. Nothing hardcore or brought up bad memories. Just maybe everything you should know about your brother. Like his birthday? Why he went pro instead of going to college? His high school baseball experience. The list went on. 
When we stopped to take a break and change into our pajamas, we realized that the house was silent. Everyone was already asleep. We moved like mice in the night, trying to keep it down as we really prepared for bed this time. 
"Goodnight, Jake." Noah yawned, turning the light off. 
"Night." I mumbled, passing out in seconds. 
It felt like I merely blinked before incessant knocking at the door made me opened my eyes. Light was leaking into the room, telling me that I really did sleep. 
"What??" Noah groaned from his bed. 
We were both sitting up now, our blurry eyes looking at Zeke, who was still knocking. 
"Rise and shine." Zeke's greeting sounded like a demand, making me shiver. 
"What are you doing..?" Noah squinted at his eldest brother. "It's like 7am. Is there an emergency or something?"

Zeke kept up the knocking. "I can stand here all day. Get up, get some workout clothes on and don't forget your running shoes."

I did what I was told, getting out of bed. I took my clothes to the bathroom to change in private. When I came back, Noah was still in bed, arguing with Zeke. 
"It's the weekend!" Noah complained. "We can start training when summer starts."
Zeke looked down at this troublesome brother of his, stopping with the knocking. He folded his arms across his chest. "Do you think if you keep being rebellious like this, that I would just go away? It's either my way, or the highway."

Noah flopped over in his bed. "I'm going back to sleep."

"Fine. You're just proving to Mom that you won't be able to listen to me over summer break." Zeke replied. "She won't be able to trust you to be here with me so you'll have to go with her to the twins school stuff. Not only that, I might as well not play softball with you."

Noah sat back up. "What? Why are you going this far? I just want to sleep in on a Saturday."

"It's called discipline." Zeke shot back. "I don't want to watch a disobedient brother all summer. If you don't want to do this, just say so. I can go somewhere else to train for the summer."

"I'm moving! I'm moving!" Noah rolled out of bed. "I'm having breakfast first though!" He hopped around, trying to find some clothes to wear. 
I put on my running shoes in silence, kind of scared of Zeke right now. He has always been strict, but he usually didn't threaten. I glanced at him and caught him slightly smiling at the fumbling Noah.
He caught me looking and dropped the smile. "Two bananas for first breakfast. Then we'll run. After weights, you can have a second breakfast."

"We're not even playing baseball..?" Noah was distressed as he changed and got his running shoes on. 
"Just playing baseball isn't enough." Zeke lectured. "You need strength, endurance, and a tough mentality. Do you want your spot stolen when the fall comes around? Do you think a softball league can really keep you in shape?"
"A little rest never hurt anyone." Noah mumbled. 
"We'll train today and tomorrow. Then next weekend. As soon as summer break starts, it'll be Monday to Friday, rest on Saturday and Sunday. There's plenty of time to rest." 
For some reason, I don't think the summer will be as fun and as easygoing as I first thought. 


Jake has it rough: a missing dad, an abusive mother and a hidden talent for baseball which sends his mother off the deep end. Sent to live with a foster family, his love for baseball is revived, and with their help, will Jake start to shine like the future superstar he is?
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Sheng Yize jerked and looked petrified.
An Xiaxia was flabbergasted as well. She shifted her gaze and saw An Yibei standing at the door, a murderous look on his face.
"Ahem, hello, Brother An." Sheng Yize struggled to keep his composure. He sat up, tucked An Xiaxia in, and pretended that nothing had happened.
Unfortunately, he was only giving himself away with that conspicuously innocent act.
An Yibei adjusted his glasses and went up to the bed with an impassive face. "I see you're already alive and kicking, so you're fine now. Do you know that our old man fainted from high blood pressure because of you?"
An Xiaxia felt so embarrassed and apologized gingerly, "I'm sorry…"
"Hmph!" An Yibei darted Sheng Yize a sidelong glance. "To the corridor!"
Sheng Yize rubbed his nose and awkwardly followed An Yibei out.
A couple of minutes later, he came back, looking defeated. An Xiaxia asked in a worried tone, "Are you alright?"
"I… guess…" He grimaced inwardly, feeling the bruises forming on his body.
That overprotective brother was as ruthless as ever… 
He picked up that notebook and went back to reading An Xiaxia's diary.
"January 1st. I watched fireworks with Brother Ah Ze. He said no view was as pretty as me. Sigh, Brother Ah Ze is perfect, but he has very bad taste."
Sheng Yize was speechless.
He went on reading after a little pause.
"February 14th. Valentine's Day and Spring Festival are on the same day this year~ Brother Ah Ze said he's going to spend this day with me every year from now on… Sob, does he want to take my meat for the rest of my life? 
"May 1st, Labor's Day. Lala~ I'm a hardworking bee! I watered all of Brother Ah Ze's plants, but… he said cacti didn't need it… 
"June 3rd. Brother Ah Ze said today is the day I hatched, but it's my birthday! I'm not a chicken. I didn't hatch out of an egg. Is there something wrong with his head?
"July 8th. I like summer, Brother Ah Ze likes summer, I like Brother Ah Ze! Yeah!"
Sheng Yize stopped there and snickered. "You little fool, falling in love so early… You wrote that you like me in your diary. Restrain yourself…"
Despite the feigned disdain in his voice, he couldn't have been any happier.
He darted a look at An Xiaxia, but she had already fallen asleep.
Smiling, he finished the rest of the diary on his own.
The bits and pieces of their past were warm, touching, and the best of their memories.
Knock, knock —
There was a knock on the door and An Yibei walked in. He glanced at An Xiaxia, who was asleep in bed. "She's sleeping?"
"Yes."
"Come. Let's have a drink."
Sheng Yize did as he was told. After instructing his bodyguard to secretly watch over An Xiaxia, he went to the nearest bar with An Yibei.
Both were exceptional drinkers and they finished several bottles after a short while.
Soothing jazz music was playing in the bar. An Yibei adjusted his glasses and lit a cigarette, looking painfully handsome as he held it between his fingers.
"When my dad was trying to give Xiaxia a name, he had come up with quite a few, but she didn't like any of them. She was too afraid to speak and liked to hide in the corners of our house. On a whim, my dad asked, 'How about Xiaxia?'"
An Yibei smiled. "That was the first time I heard her speak. She asked, 'Xia, as in summer?'"
It felt as if a chasm had been pried open in Sheng Yize's impenetrable heart. He pursed his lips tight and recalled that paragraph in her diary… 
"I like summer, Brother Ah Ze likes summer, I like Brother Ah Ze…"
Was that why… she liked the name "Xiaxia"?


As an anti-fan of the idol group, Starry Night, An Xiaxia is happy to spend her time online slandering lead singer Sheng Yize. 

But things take an unexpected turn when An Xiaxia starts high school - the Starry Night trio somehow becomes her classmates, and even end up moving into her house. 

Also, the nation’s idol Sheng Yize seems particularly interested in An Xiaxia for some reason...

Sheng Yize: Xiaxia, if I and a chicken wing fall into the water together, which one will you save?

An Xiaxia: Hm… I can't swim, so obviously you're going to save yourself and get my chicken wing out!

Sheng Yize: I thought I was the nation’s idol???

Over time, more and more monks have rushed to Mystic Ice Temple.

In a short time, it has reached a full 300 people.

As for the monks who arrived later, they were ruthlessly rejected outside the round platform and could only leave in a sad state.

"Congratulations on your success in standing out from the top 10000 contestants. I am Chief-In-Charge of this time Sword list grand competition. Next, I will tell you the rules of second round."

A purple robe old man appeared out of thin air Above the void, a faint voice spread quickly.

Hearing this, Duan Feng and the others were shocked and immediately quieted down, hurriedly looked over and listened carefully.

In the hands of Zipao old man, there are 8 lists.

These 8 lists are naturally obtained from old Jin and other leading men.

The results of Duan Feng and the others are recorded above.

"The rule of second round is very simple. The Mystic Ice Temple you are in is divided into 9-Layer."

"You only need to go up one level at a time. After reaching the 9th floor, there will be a ring of decisive battles."

"By the way, if you want to enter the 9th floor, there is an inevitable condition. It takes 3000 ice crystals to open it."

The old man's eyes in the purple robe slowly opened the mouth and said.

"3000 Ice crystals?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this number.

Not to mention the difficulty of rushing from the 1st floor to the 8th floor. The collection of 3000 Ice crystal alone is scary enough.

After all, it means that it must be snatched from other people.

Being able to stand out from the top 10000 monks, who would not have several points of ability?

"By the way, all the top ten in the Sword list of this time, in addition to being famous for 10000, there are also good rewards."

The old man of Zipao turned his head and continued: "Tenth to fifth place, each get a [Breaking Ancestor Pill]."

"The 4th and 3rd place, in addition to a Breaking Ancestor Pill, will also receive a volume of martial skills at the high grade."

"The second place, in addition to the above, will also get an additional chance to enter the" Sword Mound "to choose the life weapon."

Having said that, the old man in purple robe paused for a moment.

The monks below had already exclaimed, and even their eyes became extremely hot.

Breaking Ancestor Pill, as the name suggests, is helping breakthrough to Sword Ancestor's spirit pill and marvelous medicine, this level medicine pill, which is extremely difficult to find from outside.

As for the martial skill of the prefecture-level high grade, it goes without saying, how come a strong word?

"Senior, what is a natal weapon?"

Many monks asked curiously.

"Haha, natal weapon, as the name suggests, is a weapon that matches your breath. If the weapon is a sword, it can easily achieve the Person and Sword Unite and exert several times the energy; if the weapon is a knife, it is Person and Blade Unite, and so on. "

Zipao old man explained with a smile.

"What's the reward of 1st place?"

Some Peak geniuses have asked impatient.

The reward for the 2nd place is already so unfavorable, it is difficult to imagine what 1st place will be.

"What the 1st place can get is different from person to person, when the time comes again. But one thing that can be revealed is that it can be sent into a powerful ancient influence."

Purple robe old man laughed, opened the mouth and said.

"Guarded into an ancient force?"

Just hearing this sentence, many people have been shocked in place.

They came to participate in the Sword list grand competition of this time, in addition to the famous 10000, the main reason is to gain the favor of some Great Influence.

A youth transmigrates to another world with a system…

1st grade summer reading list

Twin Hearts

The World Online

Book Academia Challenge

Omniscient Reader

BANGTAN SONYEONDAN (BTS)

The Supreme Lord Donghuang

STRONGEST BERSERK MONSTER SYSTEM

The Hitting Zone

The Heir is Here: Quiet Down, School Prince!

Strongest Demonic Fiend System

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