Night once again blanketed the Cloudfire Sect, this time not with terror—but with celebration.
Everywhere, disciples lit lanterns in honor of the great battle won. Wine flowed, music played, and laughter echoed across the peaks. For the first time in months, hope returned to their hearts.
But amidst the cheers and jubilation, one courtyard remained silent.
That courtyard belonged to Wang Li.
Inside, the candlelight flickered, casting his shadow on the stone walls. He sat cross-legged on his bed, his shirt discarded, revealing a web of scars, fresh wounds, and pulsating qi veins that shimmered gold and crimson beneath the skin.
> [System Notice: Dual Core undergoing evolution.]
[New Path unlocked: Primordial Hybrid – Divine Beast Variant.]
[Bloodline: Dragon-God Hybrid (Partial Awakening).]
> [Cultivation temporarily sealed for three days during refinement process.]
> [Affection Notification: Bai Xueyao is currently observing you from the rooftop.]
"...She's what now?" Wang Li glanced toward the ceiling. "System, are you sure she's not a ghost?"
> [Confirmed. She's crouching and eating spiritual peaches.]
"...That woman." He sighed.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
He got up, warily. "If this is another 'romantic ambush' like last time, I'm setting traps."
But when he opened the door…
He froze.
Standing there was a woman. Not just any woman.
A divine beauty draped in translucent robes woven from starlight, her silver hair cascading down her back like a celestial river. Her eyes shimmered with galaxies, and her skin glowed with a faint divine luster. She looked… not mortal.
Not even close.
"Are you Wang Li?" she asked.
He blinked. "I am. And you are... extremely lost."
She stepped into the room uninvited. The scent of divine lotus flowers wafted through the air. His bed—his precious, nap-hardened bed—was immediately claimed by her as she sat on it as if it was hers all along.
"I am known as Yuechan," she said.
"...That's nice," Wang Li replied, blinking rapidly. "So, are you like, a new sect elder? An illusion? A ghost? A hallucination? Or—wait, are you the Watcher of the Ninth Heaven?"
She smiled. "Correct."
He paused. Then he leapt back, slamming the wall with a defensive talisman. "You! You're the one who was watching me during the Crimson Moon fight! What do you want?!"
Yuechan tilted her head. "You interest me."
"I do?"
"Yes. You carry the breath of both dragon and god. Your soul has been stitched by primordial forces. And… you kissed four beautiful women within a single day."
"That last part wasn't entirely my idea."
She floated from the bed like a wisp of moonlight. "I came to observe you. But now, I find myself… intrigued."
She stepped close.
Too close.
Her finger traced his chest, pausing over the spot where his heart beat faintly. "You are something the heavens forgot to destroy. A mistake that became a miracle."
"I... get that a lot," he said, trying to scoot backward while maintaining dignity.
Yuechan's eyes sparkled. "I will remain here for now."
"Here?! As in—my room?"
"Yes. It's quiet. And your bed is comfortable."
Wang Li looked like he was going to pass out.
Then—
SLAM!
The door flew open.
"Wang Li, did you eat my peach—" Bai Xueyao paused.
She stared.
He stared.
Yuechan sat calmly on the bed, her celestial robes draped elegantly, one leg tucked over the other like a serene empress.
"…Who's that?" Bai Xueyao asked, dangerously calm.
"A goddess," Wang Li said honestly.
"Oh," Xueyao said. Then she smiled. "Of course."
Two seconds later—
BOOM!
Explosions erupted outside.
Mu Qingling, Lin Ruoyan, and Feng Yuling all arrived at once—each one brimming with killing intent.
Qingling: "You seduced another woman?!"
Ruoyan: "I was just starting to trust you again!"
Yuling: "Do you have a death wish?!"
Wang Li held up both hands. "I didn't do anything! She broke in and claimed the bed!"
Yuechan looked at the girls and said, "I merely wish to observe him. If you have complaints, take it up with the heavens."
They all stared at her.
Then stared at him.
Wang Li whispered, "Please don't kill me."
But unexpectedly…
Bai Xueyao smirked. "Alright. Let's do this."
"Do what?!" he asked.
She walked inside and sat right next to Yuechan. "We're all staying in this room tonight. Let's see what kind of man Wang Li really is."
"Wait—what—?"
Qingling entered. "Sounds fun."
Ruoyan grinned. "Let's test your stamina."
Yuling closed the door with a smile that sent chills down his spine.
Wang Li's expression turned ashen.
> [System Alert: Multiple high-level cultivators have entered host's bedchamber. Immediate threat level: Romantic Death.]
> [Host must survive the night.]
> [New mission: Heavenly Harem Initiation Begins!]
Wang Li collapsed onto the floor, groaning.
"This is worse than fighting the Crimson Moon Beast…"