Before long, Su Ling had returned to his room.
After recovering some of his Soul Power, he took out several rare medicinal ingredients, including Mysterious Ice Grass, Dragon Blood Ganoderma, and Netherworld Ghost Vine, and began to refine pills.
Soul Enlightenment Pill. It sounded like a simple name.
But after usurping the throne in his First Life, he had spent countless resources and manpower developing this top-grade pill.
It could not only Purify Marrow and Cleanse Meridians and nourish the soul's foundation, but also improve the efficiency with which one absorbed Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth, thereby improving one's innate talent.
One pill, and even a good-for-nothing could gain the aptitude for Innate Full Soul Power.
It was thanks to this pill that Su Ling had managed to stabilize the situation back then.
With a light tap of his finger, the medicinal ingredients floated into the air, controlled by his formidable Mental Power.
Flames of Life ignited in midair, enveloping all the ingredients.
"Host, the new World Line background has finished loading. Would you like to receive it?"
Just then, the system's voice suddenly rang out in Su Ling's mind.
He furrowed his brow, but his hands never stopped moving. "Receive it."
[After the battle at Jialing Pass, the remaining members of Shrek all successfully took part in the Godhood Assessment and reached Level 100 Godhood.] [But the War of the Three Gods threw the Plane Power out of balance, and a spatial rift appeared on Douluo Continent.] [Asura God Tang San was sanctimonious and actually disregarded the lives of several commoners while trying to repair the rift.] [But the Goddess loved all people!] [Nine-Colored Goddess Ning Rongrong couldn't bear to watch those few living, breathing people die in front of her, so she chose to sacrifice herself and use the source of her divine power to mend the rift.] [Unexpectedly, she was reborn at the age of six and awakened Twin Martial Souls: the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and the Light Feather Divine Bow.]
At that opening, Su Ling nearly lost it.
Who the hell would sacrifice herself for a few commoners?
Would that willful, selfish Little Demoness really do something like that?
And the key point was, she'd already become a god. Couldn't she just take those people away with her?
Was flying a few kilometers really that hard?
Su Ling's mouth twitched, but he still kept reading, holding his tongue.
[Because she awakened the Light Feather Divine Bow, she was taken as a disciple by Light Feather Douluo of Spirit Hall. To her surprise, she became the darling of both Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, loved by everyone.] [Ning Rongrong had only wanted to make sure that none of her loved ones would be hurt in this life.] [But then she discovered that the hot-tempered Evil Fire Phoenix had chosen to remain chaste for her.] [The aloof Evil-Eyed White Tiger had chosen to rein in his sharpness for her.] [Jade Face Asura Tang San had even abandoned Xiao Wu for her, devoting himself to her alone.] [And the noble, holy Angel Sister Qian Renxue had even chosen to become a man for her.] [Even the irreverent Light Feather Douluo had become the Destruction God King for her.]
Su Ling: "Umm..."
He suddenly didn't dare read any further. He was afraid that if he kept going, he'd end up in Ning Rongrong's harem too.
Could it get any more ridiculous?
Ma Hongjun staying chaste for her?
Wouldn't he die? He'd absolutely die, wouldn't he?
Light Feather Douluo becoming the Destruction God King for her?
Was this a joke? Did you own the Divine Realm?
Could you just become one whenever you wanted?
And Qian Renxue changing her sex...
Su Ling rubbed his temples, feeling as if his worldview was taking an unprecedented beating.
"Give me a simple summary of the main plot. Cut the damn nonsense!"
"And... this is female-oriented fiction, right? It absolutely is, right?"
"I put up with the first three lives, but how is the fourth even more outrageous?"
Su Ling gritted his teeth, fighting the urge to throw something.
[After defeating the final Big Boss, Ning Rongrong and her harem found their happy ending, ascended to the Divine Realm together, and spent the rest of their lives side by side.] [Host, just bear with it! The rewards for this mission are generous, and the difficulty is fairly low.] [Besides, think about it. Ning Rongrong is easier to deal with than Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, or Gu Yuena, right? At least she won't try to kill you at the drop of a hat.]
Su Ling considered it and decided that made sense.
From the opening, the heroine sounded like a Saintly Mother.
He probably wouldn't be in any danger if he bounced around in front of her.
Unlike Gu Yuena and Qian Renxue. Around them, he had to tread carefully with every word. One wrong move, and they'd wipe him off the face of the earth.
"Fine. What's the mission this time?"
Su Ling took a deep breath, doing his best to rein in his urge to complain.
[Your mission is to be a fly in the ointment—a Simp and a tool. Cling to Ning Rongrong and offend every male lead.] [In the end, after losing the fight for her affection, you'll turn evil, become an Evil Spirit Master, and start a war that sweeps across the entire continent.] [At the end, you'll repent after Ning Rongrong talks you around, then give your life to help their love story reach its happy ending.] [Of course, your main task is still to keep the plot intact.] [For example, what if the heroine is always busy dating and her cultivation can't advance?] [What if she falls apart after a breakup? What if she's in danger and the male lead can't get there in time?] [And what if something outside the plot interferes? You'll need to handle all of that.] [In short, you're there to make Ning Rongrong's Mary Sue Halo shine brighter and smooth the way for her harem.]
After hearing the system's mission description, Su Ling nearly spat blood.
"So if she gets dumped, I have to run over and take a couple of hard slaps to make her feel better, right?"
[Exactly! You got it, Host. You really are brilliant.]
Seeing this, Su Ling could only sigh helplessly.
Forget it. After so many lives, he was used to it.
Besides, he could turn evil later on. Being a villainous Big Boss didn't sound so bad.
Time passed. Just as Su Ling's Soul Power was about to run dry, all the medicinal liquids finally formed into pills in the precise proportions required.
Su Ling took a look. Of the seventeen pills, only one was of top-grade quality.
It was all the system's fault for releasing such outrageous information and distracting him.
Still, it was enough. The others were only for selling, anyway.
He popped the top-grade pill into his mouth, stored the rest in his Storage Soul Tool, and immediately began cultivating.
Boom! In an instant, countless streams of Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth surged through his body, while the pill's medicinal power became rolling waves of heat that coursed through his Meridians.
Su Ling felt every pore on his body open up, and his Soul Power grew at a visible rate.
But just then, a sudden burst of hurried footsteps sounded outside the door.
"Su Ling! Get out here!" an anxious woman's voice called from the courtyard, accompanied by a rapid pounding on the door.
"Tell me honestly, what did you buy all those herbs for? You can't just take that stuff. It could kill you."
"Mom, you only have one son. If something happens to you, I... I..."
Ye Wanqing's voice choked with emotion. She was clearly frantic.
Beside her, Ye Lingling looked just as worried.
After Su Ling had left the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion, the more Ye Wanqing thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed.
After all, if Ye Wanqing really wanted to buy some kind of medicine,
she could have just asked anyone to deliver it. There was no reason to send Su Ling himself.
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