"Invite any three beings below to create a new faction... This is real..."
Su Yi sat in the last row, reading the words displayed on his phone. His expression was complicated as his gaze slid down the screen, where the long list of names made his eyes swim.
Sword Immortal Wang!
Evil Dragon Meng!
Blood Crow Ancestor!
Wu Qingyao!
Mount Tai Immortal Li!
Azure Thunder Wolf King!
Every name sounded incredibly imposing, making Su Yi draw a deep breath.
He was in a university classroom. He was in his first year, second semester, and his counselor was discussing the new semester's arrangements at the front. Only half of the fifty-six students were listening; most were playing on their phones.
Su Yi sat alone at the back, looking rather forlorn.
At that moment, he was caught between shock and excitement. Just moments ago, his phone had suddenly sent a current through his palm, leaving him briefly dazed.
During that short interval, a strange memory had flooded into his mind.
As it turned out, the Great Dao had attached itself to his phone. It was no longer an ordinary device. It could create a faction, and Su Yi could personally choose whom to bring into it, forcibly pulling in humans, demons, devils, gods, and other beings. Everyone who joined could conjure a scene in their minds resembling a group chat on a phone, allowing them to communicate with one another.
As faction leader, Su Yi could kill, expel, or mute its members. The phone had also created an independent Mustard Seed Space where he could store all sorts of things—except living beings.
Even after absorbing those memories, Su Yi still found it hard to believe.
"Is this the protagonist's cheat? Are these names from other worlds?"
Su Yi thought, thrilled yet apprehensive. Pies didn't fall from the sky. Could some enormous conspiracy be lurking behind all this?
After a moment, he focused on the list of names on the screen and began to consider his options.
After a brief hesitation, he tapped three names: Wu Qingyao, Devil Lord Qingyan, and Black Tiger Emperor.
Wu Qingyao sounded like a beauty, while the other two names were imposing. When playing games, Su Yi liked choosing demon or devil characters. They could do as they pleased, free and unrestrained.
At that moment, the image on the phone changed. A message appeared: "Please choose a name for yourself."
A name?
Interesting!
The corner of Su Yi's mouth lifted. His handsome, delicate face broke into a bright smile as he quickly typed two characters: "Su Emperor!"
As the faction leader, he had to choose something imposing, of course!
"Please name your new faction!"
"Emperor Su Sect!"
The screen changed again, this time to a group chat:
Su Emperor invited Wu Qingyao to join the Emperor Su Sect!
Su Emperor invited Devil Lord Qingyan to join the Emperor Su Sect!
Su Emperor invited Black Tiger Emperor to join the Emperor Su Sect!
Afterward, the group chat fell silent.
A little while later.
"Now what? Nobody?"
Su Yi was speechless. He'd thought he was being scammed.
Just then, someone finally spoke. Su Yi glanced at the screen and immediately grinned.
It read:
Black Tiger Emperor: What is this? Why is it in my mind?
Devil Lord Qingyan: Huh? I'm not the only one who can see this?
Black Tiger Emperor: Devil Lord Qingyan! One of the Four Lords of the Demon Cult?
Devil Lord Qingyan: Black Tiger Emperor? What an arrogant name. Dare to compare yourself with me?
Black Tiger Emperor: I wouldn't dare...
Wu Qingyao: You two demons, what are you plotting? Are you planning to target the righteous path?
The more Su Yi read, the more amusing he found it. He couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Su Yi! What are you doing? It's a new semester. You should be working hard. Don't you owe it to your parents? Keep this up and you'll be poor your whole life, just like them!"
The counselor's voice rang out. He was a man in his early thirties named Li Fei. He was greedy by nature and often accepted gifts from students and red envelopes from their parents. Su Yi was one of the few students who hadn't given him anything. On top of that, Su Yi came from a poor family and had to rely on student loans to attend university, so Li Fei looked down on him and often took his frustrations out on him.
He couldn't do anything to the wealthy students, so he bullied the poor ones instead.
At those words, Su Yi's expression darkened. He hated it when people insulted his parents.
Bang!
Su Yi slapped the desk and sprang to his feet, then strode toward the classroom door.
Normally, he might have held his tongue. But now that he'd founded the Emperor Su Sect, he was feeling a little inflated. He couldn't take it anymore!
"You dare walk out? I'll make sure you lose credit points!"
Li Fei pointed at Su Yi and cursed. The other students in the room turned sympathetic looks on him.
"Poor guy. Getting yelled at again!"
"Serves him right. Look at that shabby, poverty-stricken face!"
"Hahaha, Li Fei can only pick on him."
"His family's already poor. Why'd he even come to our major?"
The students laughed and jeered at Su Yi. Throughout the previous semester, he'd worked odd jobs whenever he wasn't in class, and he had no friends in the program.
Su Yi raised his middle finger at Li Fei, then walked out of the classroom.
Li Fei was so furious that he stamped his feet on the spot.
Just then, a voice rang out in everyone's minds, as if it had come from the highest heavens:
"I am Xuanyuan Human Emperor! The Demon Race destroyed my Human Race, and I refuse to accept it! I have used supreme divine powers to alter space and time, selecting you as those destined by heaven and sending you to the Desolate Ancient. I hope you can bring new hope to the Human Race, slay Taiyi and Di Jun, and change the fate of humankind!"
Immediately afterward, everyone's vision went black.
Su Yi included.
No one knew how much time had passed before Su Yi finally woke. He shook his head, grabbed the edge of the classroom door, and hauled himself up. Looking back, he saw that the students were still unconscious. Li Fei was sprawled out in front of the lectern.
Xuanyuan Human Emperor?
The Desolate Ancient?
Taiyi?
Di Jun?
Fear welled up in Su Yi's heart. He'd heard three of those names in mythological tales, and the Desolate Ancient sounded like no place he'd want to visit.
Was the reason he'd obtained the Emperor Su Sect that he was about to be transported to the Desolate Ancient?
Slay Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Di Jun?
Even the Great Sage Equal to Heaven and Buddha Tathagata couldn't do that, let alone a bunch of ordinary humans like them.
Su Yi forced himself to calm down, then turned and walked into the classroom. He kicked Li Fei seven times, stripped off his pants, and left him with only his underwear before strolling away.
When Li Fei woke up, he'd be in for a nightmare!
As he walked, Su Yi took out his phone.
He needed to be able to protect himself before facing the unknown Desolate Ancient.
At that moment, in the Emperor Su Sect chat, Black Tiger Emperor was still constantly sucking up to Devil Lord Qingyan, while Devil Lord Qingyan was wondering what the Emperor Su Sect was. Wu Qingyao chimed in now and then, always with righteous words about vanquishing demons and devils.
Su Yi's mouth curled up as he started typing. After graduating high school, he'd stepped into society for the first time. When he'd looked for work, most of the people he'd encountered were employment brokers. They were smooth talkers, and at first, they'd almost convinced him he'd become the next richest man in Huaxia. After looking for work for a while, though, he'd gained some experience and learned a thing or two.
Su Emperor: I am Su Emperor. This is your great fortune. Join the Emperor Su Sect, and you'll have a chance to transcend everything!
Black Tiger Emperor: Su Emperor? I've never heard of you.
Devil Lord Qingyan: Anyone who dares call himself an emperor must be no ordinary person. Otherwise, how could we not sense his magic?
Wu Qingyao: Senior, are you of the righteous path or an evil heretic?
Su Emperor: There are three thousand Great Daos. Why be bound by the distinction between righteousness and evil? What I pursue is freedom and ease, and unrivaled power beneath heaven!
Black Tiger Emperor: Well said! Just as expected of Senior Su Emperor!
Devil Lord Qingyan: Why does this woman keep targeting us? Did we kill her ancestors or something?
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