You're Even More of a Dog Than Black Emperor

In the original storyline, Ye Fan's investigation revealed that he and Lingzhi had been set up. Someone had sprinkled a precious medicine on them that could drive powerful exotic beasts into a frenzy.

It had to have been the joint work of several other Li Family cultivators. Such a spiritual medicine could not have been easy to obtain. To kill the couple, the Li Family had truly paid a steep price!

What a Li Family!

More details from the original storyline continued to surface in his memories. After the couple died, the Li Family began bullying his elderly father and daughter bit by bit. They first took his father's tavern, then seized his inn.

However, wary of Jiang Ming's sect and the attitude of Smoke Glow Grotto-Heaven behind him, they did not openly rob them when carrying out these deeds. Instead, they used schemes to seize everything in secret.

Until more than two years later, Ye Fan appeared.

He did not dare linger there and quickly fled.

After fleeing dozens of li in one breath, he reached the outskirts of Smoke Glow Ridge. Before Jiang Ming could even catch his breath, he suddenly sensed that something was wrong. The feeling was mysterious; his brow throbbed violently as danger closed in. His heart tightened, and in an instant, he darted into a chaotic stone forest, hid behind a huge boulder, and restrained his aura.

"Don't even think about running. I saw you. Hand over all the treasures on you. You must be the source that caused the Lightning Birds to go berserk, right? Hand over the spiritual herbs and treasures you picked. We three brothers can consider sparing your life."

Three figures swiftly spread out through the trees on the mountain ridge, surrounding Jiang Ming. One of them spoke coldly.

Jiang Ming's heart sank. There would be no peaceful end to this. He did not believe for a moment that they would spare him. His clothes were scorched black and tattered, but they still bore some identifying features of Smoke Glow Grotto-Heaven disciples' clothing. These people had clearly taken the risk of intercepting and killing him. Afterward, they would certainly silence him to eliminate future trouble.

Since that was the case, he would strike first.

Jiang Ming checked his condition. He looked miserable, but he was actually in excellent shape. The Heavenly Tyrant Body was known as one of the strongest physiques in the world of Shrouding the Heavens. It was no weaker than the physique of Ye Fan, the child of the world. Moreover, its early advantages were even clearer. As a member of the Heavenly Tyrant Body Lineage, he had not suffered the same fate as the Sacred Body Lineage, whose bloodline had been cursed and prevented from rising.

He could now feel the surging essence within his Sea of Bitterness, causing his blood and qi to boil. The blood flowing through his body roared like a rushing stream, splashing and churning. Every punch and kick seemed capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks.

Not only that, but he also possessed memories from Chinese Paladin 1 in his previous life. He had been an unmatched sword cultivator in offensive power.

His combat strength had nearly stood at the pinnacle during the era of Chinese Paladin 1. If he had not died, people like the Worship Moon Sect Master would have been nothing.

For the moment, he could not clearly recall the precise relationship between the power systems of Chinese Paladin 1 and Shrouding the Heavens. Still, killing three Sea of Bitterness Realm lackeys should not be a problem.

Boom!

Jiang Ming stomped on the ground and shot out from his hiding place in an instant. He moved with astonishing speed, as though stepping on the wind itself, merging with the gale kicked up by his charge. He was so fast that he resembled a fleeting phantom.

Splat!

Blood burst through the forest, spraying three meters into the air. A head rolled to the ground, while the headless corpse staggered forward two more steps before collapsing with a thud.

Congratulations, Host. You have jinxed a Sea of Bitterness cultivator to death. Random reward: one bottle of Hundred-Grass Liquid, automatically stored in the Host's Sea of Bitterness.

Hearing the system prompt, Jiang Ming felt his teeth itch. That word, "jinxed," was especially grating.

After killing the cultivator blocking his path, Jiang Ming had no intention of continuing the fight. There was no need. He could already break through from this direction. Once he fully digested his memories and the changes brought by the Heavenly Tyrant Body, he would be able to kill such lackeys with ease.

Don't push him. If they pushed him too far, it was not as though he could not kill.

Sword Flight Technique, Myriad Swords Art, Heavenly Sword Art, Divine Sword Art, Immortal Wind Cloud Body Art, Drunken Immortal Gazing at Moon Step, Talisman Dao, as well as the three ultimate arts Jiang Ming had created himself.

Jiang Ming ran at full speed, leaping through the forest. He was as agile as a mountain gibbon and as swift as a prairie cheetah, crossing mountains and ridges as the terrain rushed backward beneath his feet.

Yet the two figures behind him continued their relentless pursuit. With a sharp whistle, a golden streak suddenly shot at him from the top of a nearby hill. It was a golden awl over a foot long, incomparably sharp and triangular in shape.

Faced with the sudden ambush, Jiang Ming's footwork changed. Like an antelope hanging from a horn, his body became elusive and unpredictable, transforming into five afterimages as he slipped through.

At the same time, Jiang Ming threw his scorched broken sword toward the hill. With a sharp whistle, a woman in a blue-green dress on the hill dodged Jiang Ming's attack. A trace of contempt flashed through her eyes.

How could such an attack possibly harm her?

With a casual motion, she produced a silver shield. It spun rapidly, knocking Jiang Ming's broken sword away and sending it crashing to the ground.

Glancing at the broken, charred Green Wood Sword, the woman sneered and controlled her magical awl to attack Jiang Ming again.

But in the next moment, the scorched broken sword lying on the ground seemed to come alive. It sprang up instantly and shot out even faster than before. With a sharp whistle, it pierced through half the woman's head in an instant.

Sword Flight Technique!

Jiang Ming remained calm. The attack range was indeed somewhat far, beyond the reach of ordinary Sea of Bitterness cultivators. Even some Life Spring cultivators might not have been able to achieve it.

But clearly, he was no ordinary cultivator. Whether in physique or realm, he was beyond comparison with Sea of Bitterness cultivators. Even Life Spring cultivators could not compare.

Hmm!

The Sword Flight Technique had been slightly off. It should have gone straight through the back of her head, but it had missed by five centimeters.

The broken sword chopped at the woman's head several more times before finally stopping.

Congratulations, Host. You have jinxed a Sea of Bitterness cultivator to death. Random reward: one bottle of Hundred-Grass Liquid, automatically stored in the Host's Sea of Bitterness.

So it was stingy enough to reward only Hundred-Grass Liquid? What a trash system.

The golden awl that had ambushed Jiang Ming clattered onto the ground. Jiang Ming walked over, picked it up, and poured in his surging mana, directly imprinting it with his mark.

The Sea of Bitterness Realm was truly weak!

Boom!

At that moment, Jiang Ming transformed into a streak of purple divine light and vanished from where he stood. The golden awl in his hand shone brilliantly as he hurled it out. Like a golden bolt of lightning wreathed in faint purple qi, it streaked through the air in the blink of an eye.

"You're chasing me down, are you? You dogs ambushed me, surrounded me, and tried to kill me. Four of you wanted to kill one of me. In that case, all of you can die."

Drunken Immortal Gazing at Moon Step!

Raise one's head to gaze upon the bright moon; with one's shadow, there are three.

Whoosh!

In the next instant, Jiang Ming's body split into three figures. They were not false afterimages, but real phantoms. A charred broken sword flew over and landed in the hand of one of his figures.

Borrowing the artistic conception of the Drunken Immortal Gazing at Moon Step, Jiang Ming seemed drunk. Behind his head rose a bright star and moon, while a Milky Way hung across the heavens.

"Have you not seen the Yellow River's waters descend from the sky, rushing to the sea and never returning?"

Whoosh!

A sweep of silver innate sword qi illuminated everything within several hundred meters, cutting an onrushing cultivator in half at the waist.

The other cultivator had just unleashed a purple, glowing magical net when Jiang Ming pierced his head with the awl. The awl passed through a gap in the purple divine net. "The net of justice is vast, yet there are still gaps."

At the same time, Jiang Ming's third figure stepped forward and crushed the head of the cultivator who had been bisected.

Congratulations, Host. You have jinxed two Sea of Bitterness cultivators to death. Random reward: one Hundred-Year Jade Snake Orchid.

Hearing the system prompt, Jiang Ming cursed inwardly. Did it think increasing the reward quality meant he would stop cursing it? Dogshit system, you're even more of a dog than Black Emperor.

Jiang Ming surveyed the area and quickly searched the two men for spoils. Without bothering to take stock, he went over to strip the female cultivator of her belongings as well, then left without hesitation.

He could not return to Purple Cloud Mountain. There was little point in going back; he was too weak.

As for those Li Family cultivators, he would not let a single one of them go.

Home!

He could not return home either. This dogshit system felt too strange. It had to be the thing that had affected his Fate Pattern. Otherwise, why had he been so unlucky in all three lifetimes?

On Earth, he had been burned to death in a forest fire.

His second life had been even more miserable. His wife, his confidantes, his master and adoptive father, those junior brothers, and his daughter—there were simply too many people he had wronged.

In his third life, his confidante, Smoke Glow Fairy Lingzhi, had died so completely that not even a strand of hair remained.

Jiang Ming was truly a little afraid. He genuinely suspected that this vile system had infected him with some Fate Pattern like the Jinx Star or Heavenly Lone Star.

He would rather Tingting's fate remained as it was in the original storyline than have it changed because of his interference.

Just then, Jiang Ming's gaze sharpened. He saw one of the Li Family cultivators who had harmed him, a man named Li Sigui. He had actually come to Smoke Glow Ridge to observe the situation. Was he checking whether the couple had died?

Jiang Ming could not remain here for long, much less allow anyone to see that he was still alive.

Everyone who had seen him was now dead. From now on, Jiang Ming would be considered dead as well!

He directly used the ultimate art, Immortal Wind Cloud Body Art. In the next moment, he vanished from the spot and merged with the surrounding wind. As a wisp of cloud and mist appeared, Li Sigui's head was plucked from his shoulders.

He was merely a Sea of Bitterness Realm cultivator. Once his head was severed, he was almost certainly dead. Unlike Life Spring cultivators, they could not easily survive decapitation.

Congratulations, Host. You have jinxed your enemy, Li Family cultivator Li Sigui, to death. You have obtained the three-star Fate Pattern: Calamitous Star.

Note: With this Fate Pattern, every person you jinx to death will slightly increase your own luck.

This Fate Pattern is also known as the Heavenly Lone Star and Jinx Star. If you do not wish to harm your loved ones, it is best to stay away from them.

Additional suggestion: It is best to kill them all. Then there will be no troubles.

Only those who can endure loneliness can preserve prosperity; only those who can withstand solitude can wait for flowers to bloom.

Kill enemies, kill kin, kill oneself. Slay heaven, slay earth, slay gods. There is no one in this world who cannot be killed.

When yin and yang are thrown into chaos, I shall dye the blue heavens with my demonic blood!

As for the dogshit system's poisonous chicken soup, Jiang Ming chose to fight poison with poison.

Jiang Ming: "That was a kill I made with my own hands, not someone I jinxed to death. Fuck—one hundred thousand words omitted here."

"Fuck! Among all the systems in the myriad heavens and worlds, why did I have to encounter the most vile one?

"Is this revenge?

"Is this a reward, or a punishment?"

The hatred, killing intent, and resentment in Jiang Ming's heart began to boil and surge. A black lotus the size of a grain of rice slowly rotated between his brows, flowing with purple-black divine radiance.

Even though Jiang Ming was fully conscious, he did not sense any of it. It was as though the black lotus did not exist at all.

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