Tortured Beyond Recognition

Watching True Person Ziwei depart, Qin Anlan stood with his hands behind his back.

A triumphant smile spread across his face.

He had already heard the system's prompt.

"Ding! A rift has formed between the Child of Destiny, Ye Qingyun, and True Person Ziwei. The host has gained 20,000 Villain Points and 50 Destiny Points."

"Ding! The Child of Destiny, Ye Qingyun's state of mind has plummeted. The host has gained 5,000 Villain Points."

At the same time, a status panel, visible only to Qin Anlan, appeared before him.

[Name]: Qin Anlan

[Identity]: Young Lord of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate

[Realm]: Late Stage Emperor Sealing

[Physique]: Void Saint Body

[Cultivation Method]: Xuanyuan Emperor Scripture (Fifth Layer), World Ending Demonic Codex (Third Layer)

[Items]: Netherlight Armor (Pseudo Saint Artifact), Heavenly Punishment Sword (Heaven Tier), Purple Luo Heavenly Robe (Heaven Tier), Blood Restoration Pill

[Charm Value]: 97 (Peak 100)

[Villain Points]:

[Destiny Points]: 2450 (A normal person has 100)

[Extra Golden Finger]: Four Beasts' Blessing (on cooldown), Son of Heaven's Qi Observation Technique

Looking at the 2450 Destiny Points he now possessed, Qin Anlan was quite satisfied.

What was the most formidable aspect of a Child of Destiny?

It wasn't their special physique or exceptional talent.

It was their destiny itself.

Possessing boundless destiny, a Child of Destiny was like an unkillable cockroach.

They could turn misfortune into fortune, and danger into auspiciousness, achieving miraculous comebacks from desperate situations.

Think of falling off cliffs and surviving, or encountering fortuitous events.

Even casually helping an old person who had fallen down could lead to encountering a powerful figure of immense status.

Just like Ye Qingyun, who could find a ring with an old spirit inside just by picking one up.

For anyone else, even picking up a dollar on the ground wouldn't be considered an opportunity.

But now.

Qin Anlan already had 2450 Destiny Points.

He only needed to continuously plunder the Destiny Points of the Child of Destiny.

When Qin Anlan's Destiny Points reached a terrifying level, the immense destiny he possessed would surpass even that of those Children of Destiny.

The numerous fortuitous encounters of the Children of Destiny might also appear for Qin Anlan.

Although Qin Anlan still wore the guise of a villain, he now possessed a destiny that even the Children of Destiny could hardly touch.

Of course, that was a story for another time.

Qin Anlan's expression shifted.

The System Mall appeared before him.

The System Mall was densely packed with all sorts of items.

Daily necessities, spirit beast bloodlines, divine weapons and magical treasures, elixirs and pills, cultivation methods and divine abilities, spirit tree transplantation.

If you couldn't think of it, it didn't exist in the System Mall.

Even.

Qin Anlan saw Saint Artifacts in the System Mall.

This couldn't be described with the word "terrifying."

One Saint Artifact alone was enough to change the destiny of the entire Northern Underworld Continent.

There were only a handful of Saint Artifacts in the entire Northern Underworld Continent.

The Qin family had been passed down from ancient times, for millions of years.

Yet, the Qin family only possessed one Saint Artifact.

If he could use the System Mall to exchange for a few Saint Artifacts.

With the strength of the Qin clan, they could directly contend with the Xuanyuan Imperial Clan, or even defeat them.

But when Qin Anlan saw the Villain Points required to exchange for a Saint Artifact...

That long string of zeros, there looked like almost ten.

Qin Anlan shook his head, discarding all the unrealistic thoughts from his mind.

Upon closer inspection, it was clear that

most of the Saint Artifacts, and the divine abilities, magic treasures, and bloodlines in the system's mall were grayed out and could not be purchased.

"System, what's going on? Why can't I exchange for those items?"

Qin Anlan couldn't help but frown and communicate with the system.

"Ding! The System Mall is divided into various tiers. Only when the host's accumulated Destiny Points reach a certain value will the next tier be unlocked."

"The host's current Destiny Points are too low, so only the first tier of the System Mall is available."

Hearing the system's explanation, Qin Anlan felt relieved.

To unlock unavailable magic treasures, or even exchange for more valuable ones, he would need more Villain Points and Destiny Points.

And to obtain these, he would have to target the Children of Destiny.

It seemed that

he would have to give that kid Ye Qingyun a good scare.

Heavenly Firmament Empire.

In the dim death row.

A man with disheveled hair, reeking of filth, whose appearance was indistinguishable, lay on the dungeon floor, barely clinging to life.

This man was none other than our Child of Destiny, Ye Qingyun.

Even Ye Qingyun himself didn't know how he had managed to survive this long.

Ever since he was thrown into the dungeon, apart from his master, True Person Ziwei, who had visited him once, no one had paid any attention to him for the past few days.

Ye Qingyun had spent long days in this dark, lightless death row.

Perhaps only the boundless hatred in his heart could sustain his will to live.

As time passed, Ye Qingyun's resentment towards Qin Anlan only grew stronger.

His entire being was consumed by hatred.

He swore that he would not die so easily.

If he didn't kill Qin Anlan, Ye Qingyun would die with regrets.

"Young Lord, we have kept Ye Qingyun imprisoned here as you instructed and have forbidden anyone from approaching this place."

Luo Feng bowed and scraped as he reported to Qin Anlan.

The fawning expression on his face was self-evident.

Since pledging allegiance to Qin Anlan, Luo Feng's influence within Heavenly Firmament Academy had soared.

Many disciples had eagerly gathered under Luo Feng's banner, obeying his commands.

They only sought to indirectly become subordinates of Qin Anlan, this Young Lord of the Divine Marquis, by leveraging Luo Feng.

This had made Luo Feng incredibly popular, enjoying supreme honor.

Luo Feng knew very well that his current status was entirely thanks to the Young Lord standing before him.

Therefore, deep in his heart, he was even more respectful towards Qin Anlan.

"Understood. Thank you for your hard work. You may go and rest now."

Qin Anlan nodded calmly.

"If the Young Lord has any commands, please do not hesitate to call upon me."

Luo Feng cupped his fists and respectfully withdrew.

After Luo Feng left, Qin Anlan finally turned his gaze to Ye Qingyun inside the death row, scrutinizing him from head to toe.

Judging by Ye Qingyun's appearance, his experiences in the death row during this period must have been quite eventful.

With Luo Feng, his pawn, watching over Ye Qingyun for Qin Anlan, the latter, in his desire for revenge against Ye Qingyun, had not only withheld any food from him but had not even given him a single drop of water.

A fine Child of Destiny had been tormented by that minor villain Luo Feng into a state where he was neither human nor ghost.

It was indeed pitiable and regrettable.

Of course, there was not a trace of pity in Qin Anlan's eyes.

It was because he was currently in a position of power that Ye Qingyun had ended up like this.

If Ye Qingyun had been the one in power, Qin Anlan's fate would have been far worse.

He might have suffered a thousand times more than Ye Qingyun was now.

Perhaps even his ashes would have been scattered by the other party.