2026-01-22 07:08:57Derek circled Kai like a predator sizing up prey. His phone was out, recording. Brandon and Justin flanked him, their expensive shoes crunching on broken glass from the taxi's shattered mirror.
The crowd had grown larger. At least twenty people now, all of them with phones pointed at the scene. Someone in the back whispered loud enough for everyone to hear.
"Isn't that the guy from the video? The one who barked?"
"Oh shit, it is. This is about to go viral again."
Brandon heard it and grinned wider. He held his phone up higher, making sure to capture everything. "The dog found his bark again, guys! This is going to be even better than last time! Make sure you all follow me for part two!"
Justin stepped closer to Kai. Close enough that Kai could smell his cologne. Expensive and suffocating. He leaned in, his voice low and mocking.
"You remember what happened last time you talked back, right? Should we make you bark again? Right here in the street? I bet the views would be even higher this time."
Driver Chen was still on his knees. His hands shook as he reached up and grabbed the hem of Kai's jacket. His voice came out desperate and broken.
"Please, sir. Please don't make this worse. They'll destroy both of us. Just let it go. I'll figure something out. Please."
Kai looked down at Chen. The man's eyes were wet. His whole body trembled. This was what fear looked like when it had nowhere left to hide.
Kai's vision flashed blue.
The system screen appeared in front of him. But this time it was different. The border pulsed red, urgent and demanding. Text scrolled across it fast.
EMERGENCY MISSION TRIGGERED: HUMILIATION REVERSAL
CURRENT SITUATION: Three of your tormentors have appeared. Public humiliation opportunity detected. The universe has given you a chance for righteous vengeance.
MISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Expose their hypocrisy and cruelty publicly
Protect the innocent (Driver Chen)
Demonstrate your new status without revealing the system
DO NOT resort to violence (righteousness, not revenge)
MISSION REWARDS:
500 Upgrade Points
Special Skill: Authority Presence (Make people instinctively defer to you)
Cash Bonus: $5,000,000
Hidden Reward: (Unlocked based on performance)
FAILURE CONSEQUENCES:
Loss of 200 UP
System will mark you as unworthy of further combat related missions
They will continue to torment you and others
OPTIONAL BONUS OBJECTIVE: Make them kneel and apologize to Driver Chen
Bonus Reward: Epic tier skill unlock
TIME LIMIT: 30 minutes
Kai read it all in seconds. His expression didn't change. The screen flickered, and new text appeared. This time it was different. Colder.
SYSTEM OVERRIDE
The word appeared right before Kai's eyes in bloody red.
Clawing at him and screaming, deadly.
The host has been granted power, resources, and opportunity. But power without the ability to wield it is meaningless.
This mission will proceed without system assistance.
No special contacts and hidden advantages.
OBJECTIVE: SURVIVE
Derek and his friends stepped forward from the crowd with matching smirks plastered across their faces, their eyes fixed on Dante like wolves circling prey.
Derek folded his arms and tilted his head with mock concern dripping from every word as he said, "Hope you're ready to bark again, just like old times."
The crowd erupted into fresh laughter and phones angled toward Dante to capture what they assumed would be his humiliation.
Dante reached into his jacket pocket without breaking eye contact and pulled out a small bottle of water that had been there all along, droplets clinging to the plastic as he held it up for everyone to see.
"Drink up," he said with his voice cold and even, "because you're going to be the ones barking instead."
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Chapter 182
Mo Hua followed the planned Architectural Formation Map, drawing one Formation after another, one Compound Formation set after another, methodically, with no detail overlooked.When his Divine Sense was exhausted, he would sit in meditation to recover, and when tired, he would sit on the side for a rest, taking out Formation Books to relieve the fatigue with some theory.After a good rest, he continued Drawing Formation.This kind of large-scale construction required intricate Formation Patterns, and while the actual drawing was not particularly difficult, it was monotonous and tested the Formation Master’s patience and concentration.Fortunately, Mo Hua had become accustomed to Formation Painting, having practiced day and night in the past, and he had adapted to the actual process.Moreover, he had amassed a thousand bottles of Monster Blood, all turned into Spiritual Ink, which he realized he should use now, lest the ink’s potency waned over time, which would be a waste.That was bl
Chapter 181
But you can’t blame him for misjudging, it’s just that the situation was too extraordinary.Master Ban said to himself.After all, throughout his many years, he had mostly dealt with white-haired Formation Masters and had never seen a youngster in his teens drawing formations at such a large Artifact Refining shop project.Master Ban couldn’t help but click his tongue in wonder.Now that they had a Formation Master, Master Ban also sighed in relief. Since he had no other duties, he stood behind Mo Hua with Elder Yu, craning his neck to watch Mo Hua draw the formation.Elder Yu, seeing Master Ban so engrossed, asked softly, “Do you understand what you’re seeing?”Master Ban shook his head, “I don’t,” and asked in return, “Do you understand?”Elder Yu also shook his head, “I don’t understand. What are you looking at?”“You don’t understand and yet you’re looking too,” Master Ban said.Elder Yu chuckled awkwardly, “I’m just curious, taking a look from the side.”Master Ban said to himsel
Chapter 180
The construction progress of the Refinery Shop was advancing according to Master Ban’s expectations.As the end of the year drew near, completing the Refinery Shop earlier meant that he could settle the repayment of Spirit Stones sooner, providing his craftsmen and disciples with closure, and allowing everyone to return home for a good New Year celebration.Master Ban took it to heart and basically spent every day at the Refinery Shop, urging on the craftsmen under him, instructing the Monster Hunters who came to help, and personally taking care of some tasks the disciples couldn’t handle well.During this time, Master Ban also frequently saw Mo Hua.Mo Hua would just stand there with his hands behind his back, looking around here and there, occasionally muttering something, and taking out a piece of paper to jot something down.If uninformed, one might think he was a little craftsman too.Remembering Elder Yu’s words, Master Ban decided to let him do whatever he wanted, so he didn’t
Chapter 179
The young monk looked to be about ten years old, with a clean brow and handsome features, appearing obedient and cute. But as he lay sprawled on the ground, covered in dirt, he also looked rather filthy.“Whose child is this, running around here to play?”Master Ban was taken aback for a moment, then quietly walked over to follow the young monk’s gaze and discovered he was looking at the foundation stone below, which seemed to be reserved for Formation Painting.What was a child doing looking at this foundation stone?Master Ban didn’t quite understand and also peered down for a while, noticing nothing but soil and stone, and nothing particularly special. At that moment, he heard the child say:“Is that Master Ban?”Master Ban paused, “You know me?”“Mmm, my name is Mo Hua, Elder Yu sent me here.”Mo Hua stood up and dusted off the dirt from his clothes.But he only brushed the front, his back still had some mud stains—he must have crawled somewhere dirty, and his short arms couldn’t
Chapter 178
“The limits… of Divine Sense.”This wasn’t the first time Mo Hua had heard this term, but he still didn’t understand what the limits of Divine Sense were, or how to break through them.Mo Hua didn’t understand, so he asked in a soft voice, “The limits of Divine Sense… how can one break through them?”Mr. Zhuang silently looked at him.Regaining his composure, Mo Hua scratched his head and offered an apologetic smile, “Gentleman, I’m being overly ambitious again.”Mr. Zhuang raised an eyebrow, lightly chuckling, “It’s good to know these things, but don’t spend too much time on them. What’s most important for you is to learn more about Compound Formations, especially since you are already at the Qi Refinement level six.”Qi Refinement level six, so what?Mo Hua frowned, suddenly remembering that he was indeed at Qi Refinement level six, and a breakthrough would take him to level seven.Moving from Qi Refinement level six to seven signified the transition from the middle phase to the lat
Chapter 177
After Mo Hua had planned the Architectural Formation for the Refinery Shop, he checked it himself and felt there were no major issues.It had all the basic functions. Since they were still considered separate formations, the interaction between them was minimal, so drawing them up wouldn’t pose any problems.Yet, Mo Hua was somewhat unsettled.The construction of the Refinery Shop was of great importance; it related to the Loose Cultivators’ cultivation and life for the next ten, several decades, or even longer. There couldn’t be the slightest negligence.Since he wasn’t completely sure, it would be better to consult Mr. Zhuang.Mo Hua then went to the Forgetful Residence and presented his Architectural Formation plan to Mr. Zhuang for review.Mr. Zhuang’s eyelids twitched at the sight of the densely packed Formation Method Map, but upon seeing that it was just a simple arrangement of Single Formations and Compound Formations, independent of each other, he finally let out a sigh of re
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