What Got Blown Off?

Di Yubing hovered above the Imperial Capital, his eyes now filled with an unyielding shock and disorientation.

She looked down at the city below, which had been completely turned into a dead zone, and what she saw far exceeded any terrifying imagination of the apocalypse.

Flesh and bones were brutally dismantled and reassembled by some indescribable force, building up a terrifying, twisted, and writhing Tower.

Human remains are no longer remnants of life, but have become pure building materials.

On the ruins of the former imperial palace, a palace of flesh and blood, built with skulls as its foundation and limbs intertwined as its walls, stands majestically, exuding a nauseating stench and an aura of desecration of life.

On the uppermost platform of flesh and blood, a naked figure was thrust upside down, his imperial robes scattered to the side.

There are six more of these twisted, bizarre, and terrifying buildings in the Imperial Capital, buildings that defy all human imagination.

A thousand years of prosperity, the heart of the dynasty, has now been utterly reduced to a desolate, blood-soaked altar.

Even Di Yubing, who had witnessed the devastation of the Beast Tide, felt a chill run down his Spineback.

What I was seeing before me resembled some incomprehensible, malicious Ritual, with a chilling sense of meticulous design.

This is much more exciting than the Beast Tide; the Beast Tide doesn't waste a single thing, it eats everything clean.

Unlike in the city, where things are all mixed up like soup and water, resembling some kind of sacrificial ceremony that is hard for humans to imagine.

She didn't even dare to land easily.

However, her purpose in coming to the Imperial Capital was to kill certain people and seize something.

Now that all the targets have disappeared, it has saved her some trouble.

Just then, she felt as if the whole world had dimmed for a moment, as if the entire world had let out a regretful, silent sigh.

She cast her gaze into the distance, where the phenomena of her X-Rank Ability awakening continued—flowers rained down, and purple aura stretched three thousand miles eastward, sacred and magnificent.

Such an exaggerated Superpowers did not cause the slightest disturbance among the Mutated Beast horde in the surrounding area; they seemed to collectively ignore this place.

She will need to stay outside the Imperial Capital for some time.

Within the deep pit, the enormous cocoon of lightning throbbed like a heart before slowly dissipating, transforming into wisps of electric arcs that seeped into Dongli Cang's New Life body.

He opened his eyes, stood up somewhat blankly, his New Life legs still feeling a little unsteady and unfamiliar.

What came into view was a silent horde of Mutated Beasts Spread all the way to the horizon.

They stood guard over him like the most loyal soldiers, motionless and mechanical.

He paused for a moment, then abruptly turned to look at the hillside, where the original location of the Laboratory was now just a collapsed, sunken opening.

"System," his voice was dry and hoarse, "Where is that mage?"

[Left]

"He's gone... he's gone..." Dongli Cang was filled with bitterness. This was the first time he had lost to someone since obtaining the system.

He actually lost, lost so completely, was manipulated at will, and even his harem... was unknowingly defiled and destroyed by that person.

But at least... at least there's still Di Yubing.

Di Yubing!

This thought arose like a lifeline, but was instantly overwhelmed by even greater panic.

The fact that the mage controls the Beauty Rankings shows he's a seasoned gourmand; will he let the most delicious princess slip through his fingers?!

Thinking of this, Dongli Cang's face twisted slightly.

What to do! What to do!

"System, where did Di Yubing go?"

[Target Di Yubing detected in the vicinity of the Imperial Capital]

[Target 'Mage' detected to be moving, heading towards the Imperial Capital, estimated arrival time approximately four days later]

Dongli Cang's mouth dropped open.

Sure enough! He knew it!

That damned, damned glutton! He really did go after Di Yubing!

After all, being a fellow gourmand, Dongli Cang had long coveted the Princess.

"No, no! No! I must go protect the princess!"

A surge of emotion—a mixture of extreme jealousy, rage, and a twisted sense of heroism—instantly overwhelmed his reason.

Dongli Cang now felt like Knight in Fairy Tale, raising his sword, mounting his white horse, and going to rescue the princess who was about to be kidnapped by the evil dragon.

But before the story even begins, the Knight has already been tricked and defeated by the evil dragon.

But!

In Fairy Tales, Knights always save princesses, and dragons never win!

Save!

Just imagining himself rescuing a damsel in distress again made Dongli Cang feel a surge of excitement, a long-dormant impulse welling up within him...

Dude... where are you...?

Dongli Cang noticed something was wrong.

The fervor on Dongli Cang's face froze instantly, and he abruptly lowered his head.

A terrifying ordeal!

The Lower Yuan Festival is gone!

His best friend of many years is gone!

It's gone!!

"System! Where's my... where's my... my thing?!"

[Got]

"Why... why won't you fix it for me?!"

[Legacy Core's determination, this organ is not a necessary component for the host's survival and is not included in the priority repair sequence.]

Dongli Cang face twisted in disbelief as he knelt on the ground, suddenly noticing the fragments he had previously ignored.

"There's... there's one left..."

He embraced Louis XVI's jest and let out a heart-wrenching, tearful wail, his voice high-pitched:

No--! No--!

"My brother! Come back! How could you be gone! Waaah... How can I live without you!!"

After an unknown amount of time, the wailing gradually subsided. Dongli Cang slumped to the ground, his face streaked with tears and mud, his eyes vacant, yet immediately filled with life.

He suddenly realized that this era was different from the past.

It's extraordinary!

Coincidentally, one of his concubines is an SSS Rank healer.

But even more coincidentally, this concubine had already been corrupted by the sorcerer's scheme, Dongli Cang personally killed her.

Dongli Cang: "... The mage is really wicked."

[You may try to remove the restrictions on the Legacy Core; high-level inheritances inherently contain the power to reshape the body.]

[Cancel?]

"Release it, only release mine." Dongli Cang calculated that his system points were insufficient to control the Legacy Core owner of the inheritance and release it.

[You do not meet the criteria; this cannot be resolved.]

"I've reached SSS Rank strength! But I haven't met the standard?"

[The judgment is not based solely on strength level. The host's current ability development is severely skewed. As the holder of the Thunder Legacy Core, the host's offensive performance is far lower than their defensive performance. The overall score does not meet the threshold for lifting the restrictions.]

Dongli Cang remained silent for a moment, then exchanged a few more words with the system, deciding to spend time accumulating points with the system to change the direction of his abilities.

"By the way, from now on, all Mutated Beasts will attack their targets."