When the cape appeared fluttering in his vision, when he heard the voice saying “Come, hit me,” Jun Changxiao instantly confirmed—this was that crazy roasting System!
Holy crap!
It could actually materialize!
Then what was he waiting for!
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao directly stood up. Energy from both the sword and martial paths gathered in his right fist, and he struck out directly, his eyes full of the fury from being crazily roasted back then.
Hit it!
Must hit it!
“Bang—”
A violent sound suddenly exploded, space instantly twisted, and visible ripples madly rippled through heaven and earth.
The nine Great Wudi all widened their eyes.
They saw Sect Master Jun take a step forward, then… a blurry figure faintly visible in the distant space. The former seemed to suffer an invisible force’s bombardment, his face twisting as he explosively flew away!
“Rumble!”
Jun Changxiao fell like a cannonball into a primeval mountain forest, his entire person sinking into a deep crater, with an obvious footprint on his right cheek.
Very obviously.
This was from being kicked in the face.
“Sigh.”
The System, which had been keeping its back to the camera, acting profound, sighed: “Comfortable!”
It said it would let Jun Changxiao come hit it, but unexpectedly kicked the person flying. This was simply… well done!
“Holy… crap…”
Dogshit struggled to stand up from the crater, covering his kicked face, exclaiming in shock, “It’s this strong?!”
This was the System’s second materialization, and also Jun Changxiao’s first time seeing it with his own eyes. The result was being kicked flying, which was really somewhat unbelievable.
Of course.
You could say he was careless.
But being able to kick the dual Sword-Martial Emperor Jun Changxiao flying with one foot proved the System indeed had strength!
“Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the main storyline quest. Receive abundant martial path experience points.”
“Ding! Host successfully breaks through to mid-level Void-Breaking Realm!”
“Whoosh whoosh!”
Standing in the deep crater, Jun Changxiao’s entire body surged with vast momentum again!
Having just completed Epic quests and broken through to dual Sword-Martial Emperor, then completing the main storyline quest and advancing to mid-level Void-Breaking Realm—his advancement speed was terrifyingly extreme!
However.
Obtaining even stronger cultivation and power, Jun Changxiao wasn’t happy at all right now. Because that bastard standing in the sky above who kicked him was gradually fragmenting, gradually blurring.
“Ding! Because the host successfully completed the main storyline quest, the soul bomb is immediately removed.”
The time bomb bound to his soul in the spatial ring stopped jumping. As for how much time remained, it didn’t matter anymore. What mattered was that Jun Changxiao had completed it within the prescribed time.
Ten years of struggle, ten years of effort.
This threat that would deduct time even when he squatted on the toilet too long was finally gradually disappearing.
“Host.”
The System said, “Farewell.”
Its back was slowly vanishing like the bomb.
Jun Changxiao could no longer control his emotions: “So you’re bound to the bomb!”
The gradually virtualizing System raised its head, saying in a rather sorrowful tone, “So regardless of whether the host completes the main storyline quest, my ending is already determined.”
Completion.
Bomb removed, it disappears.
Failure.
Bomb explodes, it disappears.
If there had to be a difference between them, with completion, the System left on its own. With failure, it would depart together with the host as companions.
Since either way was death, why not drag someone down?
The System couldn’t do it. Because ultimately it wasn’t mechanical, ultimately it had feelings. And as a professional support, it should have professional ethics—not to screw over the host.
“Why didn’t you say this earlier!”
“I thought you were joking!”
Jun Changxiao roared furiously with tears in his eyes.
Though the System roasted him, it was also a mentor on his path of growth, a companion on his journey to strength. Now that it was leaving, he definitely couldn’t accept it!
“Refusing to accept fate is the host’s fate.”
“I can’t do that, because I have no fate. I’m just a pile of data.”
The System’s back became increasingly virtualized, its voice increasingly weakened, until the soul bomb completely disappeared. It too turned to dust, scattering across the firmament.
And at the moment of disappearing, it finally turned around, revealing a face with no facial features whatsoever, only the character ‘Sys’ written on it.
The cape was ‘Sys’, the face was ‘Sys’.
This was that roast-loving, sharp-tongued System’s true appearance.
“No!”
Seeing the back completely disappear, drifting away on the wind, Jun Changxiao’s face contorted as he roared.
Just then, the BGM of Tears Bridge played, the hoarse voice immediately rendering heaven and earth to the extreme, and also setting him off as both lonely and solitary.
“Like standing on the scorching sun’s proud bridge.”
“Tears racing and dripping on my face’s slope.”
“Lalalalalala…”
“Lalalalalala…”
…
Xingyun Continent Calendar, year 12019.
Wangu Sect Master Jun Changxiao ascended the Emperor Throne under the gaze of the multitudes, with minor title Handsome Emperor and major title Eternal Emperor Sovereign, thus entering the era of Emperor Sovereign ruling the world.
However.
After ascending the Emperor Throne, he stood absent-mindedly in a deep crater for three full days and nights.
According to Great Zun Imperial City’s City Lord Han, Emperor Sovereign was commemorating a departed deeply beloved one.
Heroes have difficulty passing the beauty barrier.
Even an unparalleled powerhouse who achieved dual Sword-Martial Emperor status would deeply sink into it—truly lamentable, truly a cautionary tale for future generations.
The above content is excerpted from History Records, Emperor Sovereign Biography, many years later.
…
“Second Senior Brother.”
Outside the Dragonhead Peak courtyard, Li Fei asked in a low voice, “The Sect Master achieved Emperor Sovereign status—this should be a happy occasion. Why has he locked himself in his room ever since returning?”
Li Qingyang shook his head, “Don’t know.”
“In my opinion.”
Su Xiaomo said while propping her chin, “Only someone who’s fallen out of love, only someone whose feelings have been frustrated would do this.”
His latter half sentence was correct—Jun Changxiao indeed suffered emotional frustration.
But this emotion didn’t refer to romantic feelings but rather friendship. After all, after spending ten years with the System, even if they bickered with each other, they were still损友 (close friends who tease each other).
…
The first day the System left, missed it.
The second day the System left, missed it, missed it.
The seventh day the System left…
“Whoosh whoosh!”
In the study, Jun Changxiao took paper money with “ten million contribution points” written on it and slowly tossed it into the fire basin, sorrowfully saying, “Today is your seventh day memorial. Take these contribution points and spend them. If it’s not enough, on the twenty-first day, thirty-fifth day, and forty-ninth day, I’ll burn more for you.”
The next day.
“Creak!”
Jun Changxiao pushed open the door and walked out with a haggard expression.
The System was dead and couldn’t be revived. The future ultimately had to continue—he had to pull himself together!
“Sect Master.”
In the cafeteria, Liu Wanshi said with heartache, “What’s wrong with you? Did the Rose Empress abandon you, causing you to become so dejected?”
“…”
Jun Changxiao, who was eating, put down his chopsticks.
If this were the past, the one who liked to roast him using the Rose Empress would only be that annoying fellow.
…
Though Jun Changxiao said he would pull himself together, in the following half month, because there was no System nagging incessantly in his ears, he always had difficulty adapting. He would even occasionally call out absentmindedly in a trance, until receiving no answer, only then realizing it had already left.
“Li Fei!”
“Present!”
“This seat feels miserable!”
“…”
One day, Jun Changxiao sat on the great hall’s front steps, watching disciples kick ball as usual. Unintentionally crushing an ant to death, a clear notification sound suddenly rang in his ears.
“Ding! Strongest Sect System Upper Realm Version activating…”
“Ding! Strongest Sect System Upper Realm Version successfully activated. Beginning to load data panel for host…”
“Ding! Loading successful!”
“Does host require system assistance?”
【Yes】【No】