Within the Chaotic Courtyard – 71 Hours Left
Wang Li stood at the eye of the storm.
Nine beautiful women at his side.
One divine wife hovering above.
Ten more women appearing from time-space tears, each more stunning—and furious—than the last.
And behind them? The Heavenly Ascension Gate, now trembling like a scared cat in a thunderstorm.
"Who…" Wang Li croaked. "Who are they?"
A girl stepped forward. Long black hair. Cold golden eyes. Robes stitched with starlight.
"I am your wife from the Chrono Mirror World," she said coldly. "You married me after destroying the False God Emperor and absorbing the Dao of Reversal."
Another stepped forward. A shy smile, golden bells in her hair. "I'm from the Dream Lotus Realm. You saved me from eternal sleep… and then—"
"HE MARRIED YOU?!" Mu Qingyi, Lin Ruoyan, Little Fox, and the others shouted in unison.
Even Yue Shenyue raised an eyebrow. "I thought I was the only one who rewrote time for him."
A third woman stepped forward—barefoot, carrying a sword larger than Wang Li. "I'm your wife from the Cultivation Apocalypse Timeline. You kissed me before blowing up the entire plane of existence."
Wang Li staggered. "I kissed you… before blowing up the world?!"
"You said it was romantic."
"I was clearly insane."
System Notification:
> Warning: Harem Timeline Convergence Detected
Stability Level: DOOMED
Advisory: Kiss only one wife per hour. No exceptions.
Meanwhile, At Moonflower Sect's Observation Tower…
Elder Bai dropped his teacup.
The image on the Divination Mirror was… chaos. Women shouting. The sky cracking. Wang Li half-naked and glowing.
"...He's done it," whispered Elder Yun. "He's created the legendary Chrono-Harem Vortex."
Elder Mu nodded solemnly. "I warned the Sect Master. I told him not to let Wang Li learn Dual Cultivation AND Time-Refinement."
"The sect is doomed."
"Should we stop him?"
"...No," said Elder Bai. "Let's see how far this rabbit hole goes."
Back at the Courtyard – 70 Hours Remain
Wang Li fell to his knees.
He wasn't in pain. He wasn't broken. He was exhausted.
Too many women. Too many timelines. And somehow… they all wanted him.
"I'm just one guy!" he cried. "Why me?!"
Yue Shenyue floated down beside him, stroking his cheek. "Because you're the only one whose soul is strong enough to carry this fate."
Mu Qingyi folded her arms. "He can't even carry me without his knees giving out."
Little Fox plopped into his lap. "He's strong enough. Especially when I bite his ear."
Lan Xue'er narrowed her eyes. "We'll need to train him. All of us. Tonight."
Wang Li's eyes widened in horror.
"Wait—train me?! What does that mean?"
Training Begins – 69 Hours Remaining
Phase One: Mental Endurance
Shenyue trapped him in an illusion world where each of his wives asked him one emotionally devastating question.
"Do you love me the most?"
"Would you die for me?"
"Would you live for me?"
"Why did you kiss her forehead but not mine?"
By the end, Wang Li was sweating harder than during his last Tribulation.
Phase Two: Physical Conditioning
Lan Xue'er ran him up a thousand-step ice stair with her frost blade chasing him.
Mu Qingyi dropped demon corpses from the sky and made him catch them. With his teeth.
Little Fox just made him chase her tail.
Phase Three: Dual Cultivation Expansion Training
(Censored by the Heaven Laws)
> System Notification: Physical stamina increased by 9999%
Romantic Affection increased by ???
Heavenly Law Resistance: MAXED OUT
Later That Night – On the Rooftop
Wang Li lay on the roof, battered and glowing faintly with spiritual light. His soul had been burned, kissed, crushed, and empowered.
Yue Shenyue joined him, wrapping a blanket around them both.
"You're changing," she whispered.
"I'm going insane," he muttered.
"You were always insane. That's why I chose you."
She kissed his forehead—just once—and the chaos in his heart stilled.
The Next Morning – 68 Hours Remain
The Heavenly Ascension Gate now roared like a beast. It had expanded to cover the entire northern sky, lightning crackling across its frame. The clouds were dyed gold. The air vibrated with Dao pressure.
Ten harem wives from the present.
Ten more from parallel timelines.
One Wang Li.
One Heaven Gate.
And one rule: Only those truly bound by fate may ascend.
> System Alert:
New Challenge Activated: Ascend With All 20 Wives
Impossible Tier. Death Likelihood: 98.9%.
Reward: ???
Wang Li stood, his hand raised to the sky.
"Let's go," he said.
Mu Qingyi joined him, sword flashing.
Lin Ruoyan smirked, forming seals.
Little Fox giggled, tail wrapping his leg.
Lan Xue'er summoned a frost lotus and sat on it like a queen.
Yue Shenyue, now in full divine radiance, hovered above.
And the ten timeline wives… each summoned their divine artifacts.
Twenty women.
One madman.
One gate to the heavens.
They took the first step together—
And the world broke open.