Chapter 2: The Invincible Dragon’s Triumph (Part 1)

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[888 System Live Broadcast Activated]
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[Live Room Category: Female Audience / Sweet Romance / Feel-Good / Match Made in Heaven]
[Due to your personal level being too low (reward points), you are currently unable to inherit attack power panel data. Host, please work hard at streaming to earn more reward points and unlock additional features in the dimensional live room.]

Outside the window, the chirping of crickets drifted in as Su Bai opened her eyes.

She was seated at a desk by the window.

Outside, a few deep brown branches of an ancient tree stretched across the view. A breeze stirred the leaves, creating a rustling sound that scattered the faint moonlight sketches drawn lightly on the desk.

On the desk, a communication jade slip vibrated softly, emitting a pale golden glow in the night.

Someone had sent her a message.

Just as Su Bai reached out to take the jade slip, a flood of information about this world and all the memories of the character she had assumed surged overwhelmingly through her mind.

This was a world of the typical overpowered protagonist leveling up story. The continent was called Guiyuan Continent, which housed eight main cities and countless smaller towns. Beyond these cities, numerous cultivation sects operated independently, known as the Immortal Alliances.

The overpowered protagonist was named Qin Yang. Born in Luo Wa City, his family had declined, yet his talent was extraordinary, and his opportunities exceptional. Not only did he inherit the long-lost Heavenly Yan God-Slaying Sword Technique, but he also gained a sacred soul fragment cheat in a secret realm. After joining the Wuji Sect, Qin Yang passed the inner sect exam first among all candidates within five years and was accepted as a direct disciple by the carefree Sword Venerable.

During this time, he saved Yun Zhu, the chief disciple of Huichun Valley, who was being pursued by demonic cultivators. Under the guidance of the Sacred Venerable, he also contracted with the ancient divine beast Vermilion Bird.

Later, when the Candle Dragon controlling the Demon Domain launched an assault on the cultivation world alongside the demon clans to ascend the celestial ladder into the divine realm, Qin Yang formed a life-binding contract with the Vermilion Bird. Using the bird’s bloodline power, he tamed the wild flames and combined this with the Heavenly Yan God-Slaying Sword Technique to slay the Candle Dragon, ultimately becoming a legendary Sword Venerable.

The system automatically inserted Su Bai’s name into the novel.

As the daughter of the lord of Luo Wa City, one of the eight main cities, Su Bai was betrothed to Qin Yang since childhood.

They grew up together like siblings. She was kind-hearted, exceptionally beautiful, and gifted, possessing a Water Spirit Root—second only to Qin Yang’s mutated Heavenly Thunder Spirit Root.

Though betrothed, both Su Bai and Qin Yang regarded their relationship as that of brother and sister. Later, Qin Yang fell in love with Yun Zhu, who repeatedly provoked Su Bai and even orchestrated a trap that left Su Bai severely injured. Throughout, Qin Yang stood firmly by Su Bai’s side.

Eventually, he saw Yun Zhu’s true malicious nature. The two confided in each other and became Dao partners, a tale famed far and wide.

During this period, Qin Yang was beset by numerous romantic entanglements: first, the Wuji Sect’s Elder Yaoguang was attracted to him; later, he was forced into a divine contract with the Vermilion Bird to tame the wild flames. Yet through it all, Qin Yang’s heart belonged solely to Su Bai.

After updating the basic information and preliminary plot, before Su Bai could speak, a few viewers who joined via the newly recommended slot flooded the bullet chat with question marks.

[The pure white saint system bound to a host with empathy at F level—this pairing is quite novel.]
[Is that all? Why is this tagged as sweet romance and feel-good?]
[I remember 888 is a nearly defunct D-tier system without cheat permissions. How is this feel-good?]
[Why is there no tragedy tag?]
[I know this one! The female lead doesn’t love the male lead early on, so the male lead dating the rival female isn’t considered tragic!]

Some viewers who noticed Su Bai’s profile hanging in the live room asked:

[Is the SSS+ attack power level for a preparatory deity real or fake?]
[This is a new preparatory deity. She doesn’t yet have enough reward points to inherit her body’s attack power data.]
[But her spirit power is SSS+, and that’s part of the original character setting that can’t be changed. I think this live room is interesting—definitely worth following.]

Having read through the plot summary with the viewers, Su Bai finally gave her opinion: “...Qin Yang is just this?”

What kind of strange taste was this, being forcibly bonded with the Vermilion Bird to save the world?

She was shocked and baffled that her carefully chosen rival was so tasteless.

To the 888 system, this was the moment its host finally saw its rotten and stinking nature.

It instantly fell to its knees in submission: “Host, I’m sorry! Once I get out, I’ll sell this script to a male-oriented overpowered system. Please don’t despise me!”

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Su Bai: “The writer’s problems aren’t your fault.”

She then asked, “What are the conditions to leave this world?”

The 888 system quietly checked its backend.

After an unusually long silence, it responded: “What the hell? It’s actually Qin Yang slaying the Dragon??”

This answer caught Su Bai off guard.

She communicated with the system through spiritual consciousness, so the viewers in the stream did not see their exchange.

“That’s quite rare.”

Su Bai: “Most systems I’ve talked to require at least maxing out the male lead’s favorability.”

The 888 system expressed a complicated feeling: “My previous system briefly rented this script to the [Female Lead Heartthrob] system. That preparatory deity shamelessly seduced the Candle Dragon, causing it to gain self-awareness. It almost let the Candle Dragon escape the novel world!”

“Later, the [Female Lead Heartthrob] system spent a lot to suppress the incident, but to avoid Heavenly Dao’s notice, they didn’t report it. After entering this world, because the Candle Dragon’s power is now overwhelmingly strong, the world’s built-in protection program automatically prioritized helping Qin Yang slay the Dragon.”

Su Bai: “That’s... good?”

Far from seeing a problem, she found the sudden plot twist intriguing.

Good?

Her host did not blame it but reassured it!

The 888 system was deeply moved but then grew worried about the current thorny situation: “But the Candle Dragon’s power might be too much even for Qin Yang... Even if I report it immediately to Heavenly Dao, since my level is too low, expedited processing would still take at least three days—which in this world translates to nearly twenty years...”

According to the timeline, the Candle Dragon’s birth was only about ten years later.

Su Bai decisively said: “Then report it first. We’ll handle this with a two-pronged approach.”

“We should think of ways to help Qin Yang increase his strength.”

Influenced by her host’s positive attitude, the 888 system began brainstorming: “That means I’ll have to spend money to buy cheats for Qin Yang...”

“...?”

Su Bai: “As long as the reward points are enough to unlock my original attack power panel, it’s not impossible to try with the Candle Dragon.”

The 888 system was shocked: “R-Really???”

Su Bai fell silent, then opened the communication jade slip to read the message inside.

It was from Qin Yang.

—Jiaojiao, tomorrow I will arrive at the Wuji Sect. Then you will be able to meet Yun Zhu.
—Yun Zhu brought you a gift. You will like her.

“Jiaojiao” was Su Bai’s nickname in this world.

The time Su Bai crossed over coincided exactly with Qin Yang returning from an external trial with his first old flame, Yun Zhu.

Less than a month remained before the inner sect exam.

According to the story, Su Bai at this time thought Yun Zhu was just a casual friend Qin Yang met outside. Because of the betrothal with Su Bai, Qin Yang did not dare reveal Yun Zhu’s true identity but persuaded her to maintain the pretense of being close friends within the sect.

On one hand, Su Bai was the only daughter of Luo Wa City’s lord, who had shown great kindness to Qin Yang’s family and was not someone to offend lightly.

On the other hand, Qin Yang believed there was no romantic feeling between him and Su Bai. In recent years, Su Bai had never mentioned the betrothal, so he saw no reason to let it harm their sibling-like bond.

—This explanation came from the 888 system’s briefing.

These explanations were visible in the live room as well.

[Help! If it’s really sibling feelings, why hide it? I don’t get it.]
[Betrothed but dating another, Qin Yang, show some decency!]
[Could the dimensional live room have a one-click report feature? Sometimes watching these streams feels so helpless...]

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[It’s normal. Old-fashioned novels preferred heartbreak. As long as the male lead is written as extraordinarily strong, these “tragic romances” are just their way of showing affection.]

Since newly started streams briefly appear on the rookie leaderboard, the viewer count gradually rose from a handful to over ten.

As expected, the stream received many complaints.

Suddenly, a golden bullet chat appeared before Su Bai’s eyes.

[Host, as long as you disgust Qin Yang, I’ll buy you a hot promotion slot. Deal?]

The user ID was [Let’s Stop Competing and Lie Down Together].

A golden bullet indicated this person had spent over five hundred thousand reward points across various live rooms.

Though different dimensions had different currencies, in dimensional live rooms, all currencies were exchanged at a 1:1 ratio with reward points.

Ignoring the bullet chat, Su Bai, who had been meditating, finally opened her eyes: “Is that for real?”

[For real.]

At the same time, a contract containing the power of the rules appeared before Su Bai:

[“Let’s Stop Competing and Lie Down Together” invites you to sign a contract. Terms are as follows:
As long as the host successfully embarrasses Qin Yang, including but not limited to:
1. Winning first place over Qin Yang in the inner sect exam
2. Exposing Qin Yang’s true nature as a scoundrel

“Let’s Stop Competing and Lie Down Together” will grant you a hot promotion slot worth 8,888 reward points, lasting one day, plus 80,000 reward points.]

The hot promotion slot was like an investment—spending a day there might earn only a few thousand reward points, but if the plot was good, earning tens of thousands in rewards and subscriptions was not unusual.

However, the contract’s cost was that if Su Bai failed the task by the story’s end, she would be deducted 3,000 reward points as a penalty. Considering her and the 888 system’s penniless state, she would lose her eligibility for deity ascension, and the 888 system would be scrapped.

The 888 system hesitated: “Are you sure about opposing Qin Yang directly? After all, we still need him for the Candle Dragon.”

Su Bai’s reasoning was simple.

Since petitioning Heavenly Dao wasn’t realistic now, the only way was to earn money and save herself. For her, relying on herself was certainly more trustworthy than others.

Objectively speaking, Qin Yang—the sword cultivator with time to two-time others—was just too idle.

Su Bai asked: “888, do you believe in me?”

The 888 system paused, then replied decisively: “I believe in you!”

Su Bai nodded, analyzing the situation carefully: “Qin Yang is our enemy in the open, while we are hidden. The advantage lies with us!”

“With this contract as start-up capital, everything will go much smoother.”

The 888 system felt dizzy hearing this but, having no strong opinions of its own, upon seeing Su Bai’s certainty, it quietly and firmly echoed: “Yes! Enemy in the open, we are hidden, the advantage lies with us!”

Agreeing with the system, Su Bai quickly confirmed.

[I swear, this rookie host is so brave! Qin Yang’s character is top three material in male overpowered stories, and 888 is a D-tier system, a poster child for poverty!]

[Is there any streamer in this world who can embarrass others without cheats?]

[Such a big deal, and she doesn’t even discuss it with the system properly—clearly a low EQ sword cultivator!]

The normally quiet 888 system finally exploded, using its admin rights to send a large message in the bullet chat—

[Please do not sow discord between the host and me. The host is the best, most powerful in all the divine realms! No objections allowed!]

The chat fell silent for a few seconds before someone exclaimed—

[Such magnanimity and spirit, no wonder it’s the saintly pure white flower system!]

[Probably got sold out and still has to pay the seller!]