Artificial Protagonist Halo 2.1
Niu Dingtian was never a law-abiding person. After absorbing Lin Hao's destiny, if he were in a novel, he would at least be an important supporting character. His future achievements would not be low, but he would definitely not reach the peak.
In every era, only the protagonist almost always reaches the pinnacle, while other supporting characters rarely achieve the same level. Of course, the protagonist's life is also quite tragic; their current achievements are mostly due to overdrawing their future luck. Once the protagonist's popularity fades, it's time to pay the price.
If they can pay it back, things will be a little better. If they can't, then humane Destruction is the only option. This involves a matter of operation. However, most protagonists are too young and naive or burdened by circumstances, and they owe too much. Especially those protagonists with a sense of responsibility, they usually die in the end.
Niu Dingtian's values have become completely distorted. If he wants to reach the pinnacle, then the identity of the protagonist is the biggest concern. Especially for someone like him who has no bottom line, as long as he is careful, there are still quite a few ways to pay off his debts.
The materials stored in the academy were taken out directly. Niu Dingtian grabbed a handful, and with a burst of Xuan power, he quickly replenished several skill crystals. Now, the style of Great Cloud Mountain has been completely changed.
Everyone carries some degree of shadow power within them. Under the influence of this power, everyone is slowly changing. Coupled with the cannibalistic techniques taught by Niu Dingtian, they discover that by killing more people, they can gain greater power.
Take Qi Rou for example. Her Black Wind currently contains hundreds of living lives. Every time the Black Wind howls, it brings with it a chorus of curses and wails. What was originally just corrosive damage has become an effect that also includes mental attacks. Moreover, the more people killed, the more powerful the Black Wind becomes.
In this era, Niu Great Cloud Mountain, the Demon King who has occupied Niu Dingtian, already has the advantage of terrain. So, the only hurdle to becoming the protagonist is how to kill the real protagonist.
Regardless, the protagonist's aura must be established first; otherwise, they have no chance of winning against the protagonist. Otherwise, the protagonist's various auras will make you question your existence, and then it will become a question of how to find the protagonist and how to replace him.
The protagonist's halo advanced Lu Li's research even further after he studied Lin Shan, the former protagonist. Coupled with the jade pendant related to luck, Lu Li's research progress rose to a new level. He could skip the original 1.5 to 1.9 and directly develop version 2.1.
To create a protagonist's halo, you first need a relatively famous person as a starting point, and then you need to Integration various rituals to gradually add different kinds of halos.
So Niu Dingtian first created a basic overall halo, with a large, Black Day imprinted on his bald forehead. Then he placed all the small components of the protagonist's halo onto the ring and distributed them to the people of Great Cloud Mountain.
Under Niu Dingtian's oppressive policies, the people of Great Cloud Mountain underwent a major purge. Those who couldn't accept Shadow Power were killed, while those who accepted it but were too weak were also killed. However, the few people from Ox Family Town, whether because they were related to Niu Dingtian or for some other reason, became stronger than the last after receiving Niu Dingtian's shadow blood.
Niu Dingtian then began his expansion, centered on Great Cloud Mountain, and began to encroach on the surrounding areas. The nearby families and forces that obeyed brought all their resources to join Great Cloud Mountain and drank the blood of shadow. Those who disobeyed were wiped out, and all their resources were confiscated. Of course, many people escaped and became so-called vengeful youths.
The events near Great Cloud Mountain have attracted the attention of most of the continent, since Great Cloud Mountain is an academy, a place for teaching and educating people.
Many families pooled their money to send their children to school, partly because Great Cloud Mountain's teaching was indeed excellent, and partly because it was a place where they could gather many peers. As long as one wasn't too bad-natured, one could make many friends here, and that's how connections were built.
As a result, the complete annihilation of the Great Cloud Mountain Academy, with heavy student casualties, was considered top news in the entire Heavenly Secrets Continent. Rumors about Niu Dingtian began to circulate, which, to some extent, allowed the protagonist's halo on Niu Dingtian's forehead to grow stronger.
Many parents also started to raise the slogan of "slaying demons" and joined together to form the so-called Demon-Slaying Alliance. They even planned to invite famous top-level experts from the continent to join them in order to get rid of Niu Dingtian, this peerless demon.
Meanwhile, Yang An in Plumfall City knew that the so-called Demon-Slaying Alliance was nothing but a joke. Of the two experts they had invited, one was dead and the other had escaped. And the one who escaped had the misfortune of ending up in Plumfall City, where he was chased by the Demon King Niu Dingtian.
Then, the pitch-black sky descended, enveloping Plumfall City. Not only was that person killed, but the major families of Plumfall City were also forced to make a choice: whether to use the Shadow Blood and become part of Great Cloud Mountain a whole, or to fight back with all their might.
In the previous life, the Yang Family wanted to surrender, but the local major Upper Splendor Sect, thought that Niu Dingtian's solo infiltration of the enemy camp was a good opportunity to kill the Demon King and make a name for himself. So they secretly sent people to contact the Yang Family, the Wang Family, and several other families. Several elders of the Yang Family secretly participated in this matter, attempting to break the heavens with inside help and have several top-level experts join forces to kill the so-called Bull Demon King.
An awkward situation arose: while the people inside did cooperate, a slight problem arose during the external attack. Several top-tier experts working together, despite having an inside accomplice, failed to break through the Shadow Firmament.
Thus began the bloody purge. Even the Upper Splendor Sect fared no better. It is said that Niu Dingtian personally came to their door and devoured everyone from the sect leader to the elders. His fiancée Shen Yuexi, was a little luckier. Although all her talent and life essence were absorbed, she at least survived and retained a beautiful appearance.
A few years later, Yang An found Shen Yuexi in a brothel. At that time, both of them had complicated feelings. Yang An did not know whether he was grateful or hateful for Shen Yuexi's annulment of the engagement.
He could be grateful, but Shen Yuexi's annulment ruined his life and caused him to waste it. In any case, his hatred for Shen Yuexi was among the strongest during those years.
Speaking of hatred, Shen Yuexi's actions actually saved his life. If it weren't for his unawakened soul, he probably wouldn't have been able to escape that disaster, and he might even be green with envy by now.
"I guess we're treating him like an ordinary person right now," Yang An thought, squinting as he walked into the room. His individual awakening ceremony was already prepared, and this time it would change everything.