You are abruptly awakened from your training state. The chilling presence you feel is more than ten times stronger than the first simulation. You sense danger approaching.
You're in disbelief. At this moment, you're in a villa provided by the Li family, surrounded by countless guards, and Lu Zhong, a seventh-level saint, is guarding the outside. How could anything go wrong?
Unless, of course, the threat this time is beyond anything you could imagine.
Your worst fear is confirmed.
Suddenly, the sound of fighting fills your ears. It's incredibly close, and three powerful saint-level auras clash.
One of them belongs to Lu Zhong, but the other two are completely unfamiliar.
"Lu Shou, the Zhao family's ancestor and a masked saint-level expert, is rushing in with a group of powerful men in black," Liu Ruyue's anxious voice calls from outside the secret room.
"Senior Lu Zhong is being tangled up by them. Please open the door and let me take you away."
Your expression shifts drastically.
You don't want to believe it, but you quickly pass through the secret door and peek outside.
You see Liu Ruyue, her face filled with worry, fighting alongside a group of men in black against your guards.
In the sky, the Zhao family's ancestor and a strange black-clad saint are engaged in a fierce battle with Lu Zhong.
The situation doesn't look promising.
Liu Ruyue's words ring true.
"How is this possible?"
"Where did these saint-level warriors come from? And why are there so many men in black?"
"Could the mastermind behind the scenes be scheming again, setting up a new round of attacks?"
"This is getting tiresome."
You quickly assess the situation. It's only been a few days, but another wave of danger has arrived. It seems the mastermind behind the scenes is still obsessed with your "Supreme Emperor Bone."
The second time you simulated yourself as a villain, you thought you'd set up a trap that would buy you time to develop, but you still underestimated the enemy.
However, there's a problem. Your residence in Magic City is moved every other day, making it nearly impossible for the Zhao family ancestor and the men in black to have tracked you down.
Faced with Liu Ruyue's desperation outside, you choose not to open the door. Instead, you open a hidden passage without hesitation.
You had this secret room and passage built for emergencies—as an escape route. Now, you're ready to abandon both Lu Zhong and Liu Ruyue to save yourself.
As long as you're alive, you can avenge them later. If you die, everything ends here.
You realize how selfish you are, putting your own life above everything else.
But just as you're about to enter the secret passage, a sudden chill sweeps over you. At the same time, the "fate and luck" you took from Liu Ruyue completely dissipates.
Someone is inside! This is the final warning from destiny!
You realize that this is a trap, and you are the prey.
"Shit!" you curse, then a cruel smile forms on your face.
After a quick thought, you open the secret room door and let Liu Ruyue in.
Liu Ruyue is in this with you. If you die, the Liu family will perish too. Unable to bear the wrath from the Lu family, Liu Ruyue will never betray you.
"Lu Shou, let's go. If we escape from here, the Lu family will take us in…"
Before Liu Ruyue can finish, you suddenly attack her, slapping her neck to knock her unconscious.
You're careful, knowing that Liu Ruyue will only be unconscious for a few hours, or maybe forever.
You activate the "Thousand Shadows Magic Art" and use the "Shadow Simulation" ability for the first time, beginning to change Liu Ruyue's appearance.
But as soon as your Thousand Shadow Demonic Energy enters her body, it's blocked, unable to make a difference, and vanishes immediately. You think it's an illusion and ignore it.
Soon, Liu Ruyue's face starts to change, eventually taking on your appearance. You also use the "Shadow" ability to change into "Liu Ruyue's" form and swap clothes.
To survive, you plan to use Liu Ruyue, the destined heroine, as your stand-in. She'll die for you, giving you a chance to escape.
You pretend to be deeply in training, helping "Lu Shou" up, and then, disguised as a woman, you open the door of the secret room and slip out.
Without the "blessing of destiny," you must conceal your aura and disguise yourself as Liu Ruyue, carefully walking along the chaos to escape unnoticed.
Fortunately, the men in black are focused on "Lu Shou" in the secret room, and they aren't interested in you. The three powerful saints fighting above don't even glance at you.
You breathe a sigh of relief, but soon a doubt arises. You can understand why the other families in Magic City are staying neutral—they're avoiding trouble.
But why hasn't the Li family shown up to help us?
Just as you're about to slip away from the battlefield, the mysterious saint above you, his face hidden by a black cloth, suddenly turns his gaze toward you. You immediately feel an overwhelming pressure.
However, he doesn't see through your "Shadow" disguise and soon looks away. You breathe another sigh of relief.
Boom!
A violent shockwave erupts from the secret room, drawing everyone's attention.
The door to the secret room bursts open from the inside, and the mysteriously missing Ye Chen appears, holding a dagger, and stabs it into the chest of "Lu Shou."
"Hahaha, Lu Shou, you bastard! You dared to bully my woman, Ye Chen? Today is your deathday!"
"Lu Shou," stabbed in the chest, suddenly awakens, her eyes filled with disbelief. She gazes at the laughing Ye Chen and then looks toward the distant "Liu Ruyue." Her lips tremble slightly before she dies with her eyes wide open.
"Mr. Lu!"
Seeing "Lu Shou" die, Lu Zhong falls into a frenzy. He burns his blood and essence, causing the Zhao family's ancestor and the other black-clad saint to recoil in fear.
But the next moment, the body of "Lu Shou," who was killed, twists and transforms into Liu Ruyue's appearance, shocking everyone.
"Ruyue! No!!!"
"Damn it! That person is the real Lu Shou! Catch him quickly!"
As Ye Chen howls in despair, the mysterious black-clad saint reacts and orders the other men in black to rush toward "Liu Ruyue."
Seeing your cover blown, you sigh inwardly. You know the "Shadow" ability has its limits. But at this point, you've reached the edge of the battlefield.
You activate the fourth level of the "Thousand Shadows Magic Art," transforming into eight indistinct black shadows. You flee, and the black-clad men can't even touch your clothes. They watch helplessly as you escape.
"Thousand Shadow Magic!!!"