Perched atop the golden giant eagle, Yin Shiren glanced at the unconscious figures of Liu Zhu Yi and Ye Xiao Chai.
At that moment, Yin Shiren had considered healing their wounds—yet he had no idea how. In the end, he abandoned the thought and turned his gaze forward, where a data panel invisible to others hovered.
Congratulations, Host. Mission "Deliver a Devastating Blow to the Grand Academician" complete.
Reward: The grudges of Yin Shiren and Di Peng have dissipated. The host now fully possesses this body.
The sight of the activated system had reminded Yin Shiren of the day he arrived in this world.
"Had I known it would come to this, I would never have entered Yandu—even if it meant leaving my stories unfinished!" Yin Shiren exclaimed.
Yin Shiren was acutely aware of his current predicament.
Once, he had been nothing more than a failed web novelist, churning out niche fanfictions for Pili Puppetry—six books started, six abandoned.
Of course, abandoning a Pili fanfic wasn't called abandoning—it had a more elegant name: Entering Yandu.
And because authors like Yin Shiren kept multiplying, the influence of Yandu grew ever stronger. After all, Yin Shiren alone had contributed six entries.
Not that he lacked conscience—he had wanted to finish at least one. But in the end, he gave up, opting instead to start yet another new book.
Then, just as he prepared to draft his next story, darkness swallowed him—and he awoke in the Pili world of Kujing, within the hallowed grounds of Glazed Immortal Realm.
Soon, he realized the era he had landed in: the final episodes of Pili: Tian Qi.
The Grand Academician, having schemed against Yi Xi Haitang, had claimed both her love and her body, convinced he had surpassed the inept God of Death.
With all his goals achieved, the Grand Academician now sought only to toy with humanity's struggle for survival.
Thus, he resolved to annihilate Deer Garden Monastery, Glazed Immortal Realm, and Sunken Sword Ancient Court.
His first target was Sunken Sword Ancient Court, where he slaughtered its master, Nan Gong Liancheng. Then, he descended upon the Glazed Immortal Realm.
With a mere clench of his fist, the Grand Academician reduced Yinshi Ren and Di Peng to bloody mist.
This was no small feat—Yin Shiren had mastered the Corpse Preservation Art, surviving countless lethal encounters, even bodily explosions, by its power.
Yet against the Grand Academician's overwhelming Death God energy, Yin Shiren perished utterly, with no hope of revival.
But at the moment of their deaths, Yin Shiren's soul arrived—and with it, unforeseen variables entered the world.
Of course, Yin Shiren hadn't known this at the time. His arrival had been an accident—one even he couldn't explain.
All he knew was that his once-disembodied soul now inhabited flesh.
But this gift came with a price: he had to complete a mission.
Host Mission: Resolve the grudges of the deceased.
Yin Shiren and Di Peng died by the Grand Academician's hand, their resentment unfulfilled.
Objective: Deliver a devastating blow to the Grand Academician—or drop a massive "surprise" in his presence.
Reward: Permanent ownership of this body.
Faced with the choices, Yin Shiren had been tempted by the second option—but his new body, crafted by the system, was too pristine, devoid of any… expendable matter.
And so, with no alternative, he chose the first.
"You forced my hand," Yin Shiren muttered.
But recklessness wasn't his style. First, he needed to assess his capabilities.
Soon, clarity came: his body was a fusion of the essence of Yin Shiren, Di Peng, and two lost Miejing spirits, refined by the system.
Thus, he inherited their powers—like the golden giant eagle beneath him, a transformation of Di Peng's avian form. Their bond mirrored that of Demon Prince and Chi Jing.
Beyond that, he now wielded the flawless Corpse Preservation Art and the complete ten-stage Buddhist Seal Palm.
Not the flawed versions Yin Shiren had possessed—these were perfect.
The Corpse Preservation Art was a supreme technique, unparalleled in survival. While others relied on methods like Schemer's Soul Return Art or Yuan Xuan's Xuanjue Flow Skill, none matched its resilience.
Even Yu Yangjun's Sand Dissolution Divine Art, which turned flesh to sand, paled in comparison—for while it granted offensive power, it left the soul exposed.
The Grand Academician had killed Yin Shiren by obliterating his soul with Death God energy. Had the Corpse Preservation Art been unbroken, Yin Shiren might have endured longer.
But his cultivation had been flawed—ever since he botched the Buddhist Seal Palm, fearing its tenth stage's lethality. The backlash from an incomplete technique had shattered his body and crippled his arts beyond repair.
Even so, perfection might not have saved him—but it would have bought time.
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