Transcending Battle Through the Heavens: I, the Xiao Clan's Counterattack System
Chapter 36

System Graveyard: Ultimate Showdown of the Complaint Assembly and True Love Resonance Cannon

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The System Graveyard is a cosmic landfill floating with countless discarded systems. Amidst the rusted wrecks of "Invincible Systems" and "Check-in Systems," the new vessel of the Creation God's second personality—the "Ultimate Refreshing Novel BOSS"—sits upon a throne piled high with "Face-Slapping Experience." Her body is composed of flowing golden refreshing novel code, and a crown labeled "Protagonist Halo · MAX" hovers above her head.

"Little Xiao, welcome to the apocalypse of systems!" She waves her hand, summoning a swarm of "Template Minions," including projections of the defeated Hun Dan and mass-produced versions of God Emperor Long Aotian. "Here, your every attack will turn into my experience points, and every line of dialogue will be a refreshing point for the readers!"

Xiao Yan munches on an energy bar scavenged from the ruins and flips the BOSS the middle finger: "So, you're just a mobile 'Refreshing Novel Generator'? How about I give you a nickname: 'King of Pretending'?"

Ding! Xiao Yan triggers "Sharp-Tongued Critical Hit," BOSS anger +100, experience conversion efficiency -20%!

Xiao Feng channels "Soul Movement Three Thousand," his soul power brushing against the "System Graveyard Canon" at the edge of the graveyard, only to discover that every tombstone is engraved with the titles of free stories strangled by templates: The Blacksmith's Ordinary Life, The Witch's Lonely Castle, The Mute Girl's Starry Diary. He clenches his fist, the Emperor Flame burning the word "Freedom" into his palm: "Today is the end of templates."

Medusa's mechanical fleet opens fire first. The "True Love Main Cannon" does not fire lasers, but recordings of heartfelt confessions from countless heroines: "Xiao Feng, you are the most authentic man I have ever met," "Fighting side-by-side with you is happier than being a queen." The BOSS's golden light barrier cracks under the sound waves, and she screams in terror: "This is cheating! Heroines are supposed to revolve around the male lead!"

Xun Er's mutated plants suddenly erupt from the ruins, vines draped with "Declaration of Independence" banners, every leaf broadcasting the awakening manifestos of female characters. Yun Yun's "Sword of Justice" manifests into reality, cleaving through minions while carving the free clauses of the Wasteland Codex into the system wrecks. Gu Ling hacks into the BOSS's experience pool, converting "Face-Slapping Experience" into "True Fragrance Warning" pop-ups.

"Brother Long, it's your turn!" Xiao Yan shouts to God Emperor Long Aotian, who is hiding behind a spaceship.

"I—I'm ready!" God Emperor Long Aotian, wearing armor fashioned from the "True Fragrance BBQ Blade," trembles as he pulls out an Anti-Long Aotian Anthology. "According to Miss Gu Ling's tutorial, as long as I recite these sentences, the template will be broken!" He takes a deep breath and recites in a shaky voice: "Actually... I find face-slapping every day exhausting... I prefer grilling skewers at home..."

Ding! God Emperor Long Aotian triggers the "Template Traitor" skill, and a vulnerability appears in the BOSS's "Invincible Halo"!

Xiao Feng seizes the opportunity to unleash "Dual Emperor Sky-Breaking · Anti-Trope Chapter." The Fire Lotus and Emperor Flame fuse into the "Sword of Roast," the blade engraved with classic anti-trope comments from Earth's netizens: "Villains die from talking too much? Then I'll chat until dawn," "Male lead must find a divine artifact? I'm kicking this rock away." The BOSS's golden body is slashed open by the sword qi, revealing the code core within—fragments of countless imprisoned free stories.

"It turns out what you fear is a real story." Xiao Yan pulls out the "Mortal Roast Record," a weapon against templates he compiled from Earth's web novel comments. "Taste the power of a mortal!" He reads the first comment: "This plot is so formulaic, I could do better myself!"

Ding! BOSS takes true damage x1000, experience conversion system crashes!

The Creation God's second personality finally panics. She scatters into countless golden lights, attempting to flee, but is simultaneously trapped by Medusa's mechanical snake tail, Xun Er's vines, Yun Yun's chains, and Gu Ling's code web. Xiao Feng raises the Ancient Emperor Jade, his Emperor Flame resonating with Xiao Yan's Emperor Flame to form a giant hand of "Story Reshaping" in the air, gently grasping the code core.

"It's over," Xiao Feng says softly. "These stories you've imprisoned deserve to see the light of day again."

Ding! "Liberator" ultimate skill triggered. The tombstones in the System Graveyard light up one by one, and the free story fragments turn into starlight, pouring into the bodies of the Xiao family members!

Reward: "Multiverse Story King" title, "Permanent Template Virus Immunity" buff!

When the starlight fades, the Creation God's second personality has vanished. In her place sits a little girl curled up in the ruins, hugging her knees, the coldness of code gone from her eyes: "So... free stories really are warmer than templates..."

Xun Er hands her a mutated rose: "Everyone deserves their own story, including you."

The little girl timidly takes the flower, the code patterns on the petals gradually turning a soft pink: "I... I want to write a story about stars. They don't have to twinkle every day; it's okay if it's cloudy sometimes..."

The system prompt sounds with unprecedented gentleness:

Ding! Creation God second personality awakened, becoming "Free Story Gardener"!

Remaining word count: 1196000 - 3000 = 1193000 characters

In the post-war System Graveyard, Medusa removes her mechanical helmet, revealing a sweat-dampened forehead: "Brother Xiao, my mechanical fleet needs a mistress for the captain's quarters—when are you moving in?"

Xun Er's vines roll over a seed: "This is a 'Twin Flower' cultivated from your Emperor Flame and my Seed of Life. Let's plant it in our garden."

Yun Yun unfolds a new interstellar map: "The White Cloud Sect's new headquarters is in the 'Free Star Sector.' It has three bedrooms; you can take your time choosing."

Gu Ling holds up the modified ring: "It can automatically generate marriage proposal lines now—though I think you're better off saying them yourself."

Xiao Feng looks at them, then at Xiao Yan, who is competing with God Emperor Long Aotian to see who can grill better skewers, and suddenly feels an unprecedented sense of ease. He removes the Emperor Scale necklace and places it in Xiao Yan's palm: "Little Yanzi, you be the protagonist for the stories to come."

Xiao Yan raises an eyebrow: "What, not going to be the Son of Destiny anymore?"

Xiao Feng chuckles: "The Son of Destiny should be left to those who want to write stories—like you, or that little girl. As for me..." He gazes into the depths of the universe; Medusa's mechanical snake tail wraps around his arm, Xun Er's vines coil around his fingertips, Yun Yun leans her head gently against his shoulder, and Gu Ling taps new code onto her keyboard, "I already have a more important role."

The system prompt sounds one last time, with the warmth of bidding farewell to an old friend:

Ding! The story of the Douqi Continent has officially concluded. The legend of the Xiao brothers will continue to spread throughout the multiverse...

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