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Everyone says the protagonist's name is meant to be abandoned. "Mang" comes from the Book of Songs: "Mang's chī chī, trading cloth for silk." Mang means common people, implying the protagonist is just an ordinary person, without a system, and afraid of death. Mang also means outsider, hinting that the protagonist isn't from this world, and there will be explanations later.
Yes, as this is my first novel, my writing is indeed weak, and I'm afraid I haven't explained things clearly. I tend to ramble, so please just read it as a simple story.
The initial setting didn't give the protagonist high cultivation, so the progress will be slow. With Quasi-Saints and Great Sovereigns surrounding him, the protagonist can only rely on his wit for now. Once his cultivation reaches the Human Immortal realm, the pace will quicken.
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[Terrifying!]
Liu Mang looked up at the woman sitting before him. Her upper body alone was as tall as a 20-story building.
She wore an empress's phoenix crown, a flowing robe adorned with auspicious clouds, golden silk red trousers, and boots that resembled human legs with snake scales. Even though she had restrained her aura, Liu Mang still felt breathless.
With every movement, divine light flowed, dazzling and awe-inspiring, making one reluctant to profane it.
Suddenly, the woman, holding a half-severed human body, looked towards the sky and said coldly, "I wonder who has arrived. Please reveal yourself."
Liu Mang didn't know that this woman was Nu Wa.
She had been in a daze, sensing her opportunity to Prove Dao, and followed her intuition to this place, where she shaped the first Human Race, Liu Mang.
However, to Nu Wa's surprise, with Liu Mang's appearance, there was neither a Heavenly Dao decree nor any Merit descending.
Furthermore, although Liu Mang possessed the Innate Dao Body, he was like a salted fish, sitting there motionless. His only distinguishing features were that he was male and alive.
Was this reasonable? It wasn't reasonable at all!
Nu Wa suspected she might have misjudged, and her opportunity to Prove Dao wasn't here.
With a "might as well try" attitude, Nu Wa began shaping her second Human Race. If the result was the same, she would conclude her opportunity to Prove Dao hadn't arrived yet.
When she was halfway through shaping her second Human Race, she suddenly heard a voice, "Terrifying!" The sound was as if it were right beside her ear.
Although Nu Wa appeared calm on the surface, she was inwardly terrified and prepared to fight for her life.
The other party was so close, yet she hadn't detected them. How powerful must they be?
In all of Hong Huang, even the Dao Ancestor, who had merged with the Dao, couldn't achieve this, right?
Seeing no one reply, Nu Wa scanned the area with her divine sense but still found no trace of anyone, not even a hint of their aura. She frowned slightly.
Nu Wa pondered, if the other party intended to attack, they would have done so directly instead of issuing a warning.
"Perhaps the esteemed guest only wishes to observe from the shadows and doesn't want to reveal themselves."
Nu Wa shifted her gaze back to the half-body she held, contemplating where things had gone wrong.
Did Liu Mang feel touched? He dared not move!
Liu Mang had also watched the anime Attack on Titan. He watched it before becoming deeply concerned about a certain anime girl.
The girl had called it a new release, and after a long time, he realized it was the kind without an episode number.
But he never imagined he would end up like the characters in the anime, becoming food for giants.
Those giants in the anime, who were naked and looked like ghosts, were all incredibly powerful.
He could only imagine how formidable this woman was, dressed so magnificently and beautiful beyond description.
The moment he opened his eyes, he saw the half-severed body the woman held, its eyes rolled back white.
Thinking of the half-eaten body in the woman's hand, he felt his own fate was obvious.
Just as Nu Wa stopped searching for the source of the voice, the same voice sounded again in her ear.
[Holy crap! The giants in the anime don't talk, do they? How terrifying would a talking one be?]
*PS: I transmigrated before finishing Attack on Titan!
[Is someone there? Such a serious tone!]
[Looks like a fight is about to break out! I'll get out of the way first.]
Nu Wa clearly heard the strange voice again and couldn't help but look down at Liu Mang.
Confirmed! If she guessed correctly, the speaker must be this little person.
Liu Mang, whom Nu Wa had created, was now propping himself up with his hands on the ground, lifting his body slightly and shuffling his backside away from Nu Wa.
However, Nu Wa didn't notice him speaking and wondered inwardly, "Am I hearing his thoughts?"
[When they're both badly injured, I'll come out and pick up the spoils.]
Nu Wa confirmed she could hear his thoughts and couldn't help but chuckle inwardly, "This little thing has quite the ambition, thinking about picking up benefits before the fight even begins."
"What anime? Attack on Titan? Is he talking about me? Why does he automatically assume I wouldn't speak?"
Although Nu Wa was intrigued by Liu Mang, she watched his movements with amusement.
Liu Mang repeated the same action until the tenth time before stopping. By then, he had moved more than two meters away from Nu Wa.
[Phew, that was tiring. I won't be stepped on to death now, right?]
[I should be able to watch the show now. If only I had some snacks!]
Liu Mang let out a long sigh and looked up at Nu Wa, only to find her looking at him with a playful gaze.
He didn't need to think to know his little tricks were completely seen through by the other party.
[This is so screwed!]
However, Liu Mang didn't give up. He just stared blankly at Nu Wa, his face a mask of ignorance.
Nu Wa almost laughed out loud. Where did he learn to play dumb like this?
If the humans she created were all like this, she wouldn't bother trying to Prove Dao.
Nu Wa's gaze flickered between Liu Mang and the spot where he had been before.
Seeing that he couldn't pretend any longer, Liu Mang propped himself up with his hands again, reluctantly, and slowly, inch by inch, dragged his butt back to his original position.
Watching Liu Mang return to his starting point, Nu Wa propped her chin in her hands, looking utterly defeated, and then turned her attention back to her hands.
With a slight flick of her delicate fingers, two halos of light rose from the stone platform. One was a blend of gold, silver, and purple, emitting the radiance of the sun and moon, bringing a refreshing clarity.
The other, though only the size of a fingernail, exuded a weight heavier than mountains. It landed on the half-body Nu Wa held, slowly completing it into a whole.
Slowly, a clay figure began to take shape in Nu Wa's hands.
Liu Mang didn't notice any of this. His mind was entirely focused on how to survive.
He was so helpless!
All he did was use the excuse of fixing the air conditioner to check on someone else's girlfriend.
Who knew that halfway through his concern, the girlfriend's husband would come back!
He had no choice but to roll over and hide on the outdoor unit of the air conditioner. He hadn't expected that even the outdoor unit couldn't stand it, its bracket breaking with a snap, and he was transmigrated.
Transmigrated, fine. But without a system or any cheats, he even became food for giants.
Just transmigrated and became food for giants, what should I do? Waiting online, parentheses, it's urgent!
Liu Mang looked up at the woman, wondering if she had eaten enough for today. If she had, please don't consider having an extra meal tonight.
Just then, the woman's body began to shrink rapidly. Her original height of 60 meters instantly became the same as Liu Mang's.
Liu Mang's eyes widened in shock and disbelief. He then rubbed his eyes fiercely with his arm.
What was going on now? Leaking air wouldn't be this fast, would it?
Nu Wa ignored Liu Mang's reaction and placed the small figure in her hand onto the stone platform.
Instantly, the world changed. Golden light flashed across the sky, purple energy spread, and faint immortal music could be heard, accompanied by the cries of cranes.
Between heaven and earth, golden clouds of Merit appeared, and the light of Merit surged.
At this moment, the small figure began to grow against the wind, from its initial size of 1 centimeter, slowly becoming 10 centimeters, 30 centimeters, 50 centimeters...
Liu Mang was completely bewildered. Wasn't this the leftover piece she had just eaten? How could it not only be complete but also grow in such a short time?
In less than a moment, it was the same size as Liu Mang.
"It seems the path to Proving Dao is correct!" Nu Wa murmured excitedly.
She, Nu Wa, was also going to Prove Dao!
She would be the second Saint in this world.
In the blink of an eye, it reached above Nu Wa's head. Just as it was about to descend, a small wisp, about one ten-thousandth of the merit, split off and shot towards the newly grown small figure. Immediately, its tightly closed eyes slowly opened.
The golden light suspended above Nu Wa's head seemed to have completed its task and was about to merge into Nu Wa's body, but it suddenly paused.
It seemed to be looking at Nu Wa, and also at Liu Mang, unsure of what to do.
If the golden light could speak, it would definitely complain: "When did you pop out? Why didn't anyone tell me? Help! What do I do if I give the Merit to the wrong person?"
And Liu Mang, as a descendant of Yan Huang, was still unaware of the situation. He was just an idiot!
[Holy crap, Empress Nu Wa!]
[This is Hong Huang?! Gotta run!]
Beyond the thirty-three heavens, in the Purple Heaven Palace.
An old Daoist opened his eyes, a look of disdain on his face. "A variable? Heavenly Dao is your doing, isn't it?"
The old Daoist's divine sense swept across the entire Hong Huang, revealing everything. "The grand scheme of Hong Huang is set. Do you think this tiny Human Race can contend with me? You don't take me, Hong Jun, seriously at all."
"After three great tribulations, it will be my time to rule in place of heaven. Let's see how long you can struggle."
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