While the player is in Battle Through the Heavens, the system is in The Great Ruler.

Chapter 127 Simulation Again, Second Playthrough: Father, I'm Here to Kill You!

Above the inner courtyard of Canaan, Han Feng's face was ashen, and fine beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

He stared intently at the figure standing in mid-air, his Adam's apple bobbing with difficulty, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Attack together! Kill him!"

"Otherwise, no one will survive!"

Upon hearing this, dozens of Dou Huang and Dou Wang powerhouses, though terrified, had no choice but to grit their teeth and attack simultaneously. In an instant, various fighting techniques rained down like a storm—

"Eight Desolate Annihilation Palm!"

"Bloodthirsty Seal!"

"Earth Flame Burning Heaven Technique!"

The countless fighting techniques intertwined to form a destructive light curtain, illuminating the entire sky with a dazzling array of colors. However, faced with such an onslaught, Lu Yu merely waved his hand dismissively.

"boom!"

A dark, phantom-like pagoda suddenly appeared, and all the attacking techniques melted and vanished the moment they touched the pagoda's shadow, just like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun!

"First."

Lu Yu's figure appeared before Yuan Yi, the leader of the Eight Doors, like a ghost.

Before this powerful figure on the Blacklist, who dominated the Black Corner Region, could even react, he saw a slender hand lightly placed on his chest.

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, Yuan Yi's body exploded like an overinflated balloon, blood and flesh flying everywhere!
"the second."

Lu Yu's voice, like the whisper of death, rang in the ears of Yan, the sect master of the Earth Flame Sect.

This powerful figure, renowned in the Black Corner Region for his fire-based combat skills, felt a chill between his brows as a jet-black line of fire pierced through his skull. His pupils dilated abruptly, and his body plummeted like a kite with a broken string.

……

In just a few breaths, the once imposing Black Corner Region experts had turned into cold corpses.

Blood rained down from the sky, and corpses littered the ground. In the blink of an eye, only Han Feng remained, suspended alone in the air, trembling uncontrollably.

"Someone asked me to spare your life."

Lu Yu stood with his hands behind his back, his voice eerily calm, "I agree."

He slowly raised his right hand and made a grasping motion towards Han Feng.

"what!"

Han Feng let out a heart-wrenching scream as a deep blue flame was forcibly extracted from his body!

That was the Sea Heart Flame that made him famous, but now it was as docile as a lamb in Lu Yu's hands.

"but……"

Lu Yu conjured a snake-shaped mark at his fingertips: "There's always a price to pay."

The Serpent's Sealing Curse!
The mark entered Han Feng's body like lightning, instantly striking him as if by a thunderbolt, causing his entire body to convulse. His aura, originally at the peak of the Dou Huang realm, plummeted at a visible speed, ultimately settling at the peak of the Dou Ling realm!
"Pfft!"

Han Feng collapsed to the ground like a limp rag, his eyes filled with resentment and fear. He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single complete sentence.

"You are dismissed."

Lu Yu turned his back to him, his voice as cold as ice, "Remember, six months from now, someone will take your life..."

Before he could finish speaking, a suffocating pressure suddenly descended, and combined with the suppressive power of the Floating Pagoda, Han Feng instantly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Han Feng staggered backward, his eyes filled with resentment and fear, but he dared not utter another word and could only leave in a panic.

Lu Yu stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping across the devastated battlefield before finally settling on the retreating figure of Han Feng, who was fleeing in panic. The Canaan Academy members tacitly made way for him, and no one blocked his path.

Xiao Yan stood in the crowd and cast a grateful glance at Lu Yu.

Lu Yu nodded slightly, turned around, and flicked his finger, sending a crystal-clear flame gently landing in Su Qian's palm.

"Elder, I have not failed in my mission."

Su Qian carefully held the ball of Fallen Heart Flame, which was at the peak of the Douhuang level, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

He knew perfectly well that if Lu Yu hadn't intervened, the academy probably wouldn't have been able to protect even this spark of fire. So why would they covet the spark of fire that had already been refined?
Moreover, that was the compensation that the academy and Lu Yu had already agreed upon.

"Young friend Lu, your great kindness will be forever remembered by Canaan Academy." Su Qian solemnly cupped his hands in thanks.

At this moment, Wuya led the people of Tianwu Mansion to approach cautiously.

This once-powerful elder, who had dominated the Izumo Empire, now bowed respectfully like a novice, saying, "Mr. Lu..."

Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead as he recalled the scene of Lu Yu slaughtering the powerful figures, a lingering fear gripping his heart. Thankfully, he had chosen the right side; otherwise, someone from his Heavenly Centipede Clan would likely be lying on the ground right now…

Lu Yu looked at Wuya with a half-smile: "Lord Wuya, I wonder if you are interested in the territory of the Black Corner Region?"

Wu Ya shuddered, a sharp glint suddenly flashing in his cloudy old eyes. He swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly, and said, "Mr. Lu means..."

Lu Yu's lips curled slightly as he toyed with a wisp of black flame between his fingers. His gaze drifted towards the Black Corner Region, and he said calmly, "I intend to establish a force to take over the territories and resources of these other forces. It's time to reorganize the Black Corner Region..."

……

A few days later,

In the inner courtyard of Canaan Academy, the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower has been reopened.

Countless students flocked to the scene, and to everyone's surprise, a magnificent statue had been erected in front of the tower.

It was a smiling young man, holding a black pagoda in his left hand and a dark flame in his right, which was particularly eye-catching against the backdrop of the Qi Refining Tower.

"Senior Lin, who is this...?"

A freshman who had just entered the inner courtyard looked up at the statue and asked curiously.

The young man, addressed as Senior Lin, said with reverence, "This is our academy's honorary elder, the lifelong honorary dean, Lord Lu Yu."

He lowered his voice and explained, "A few days ago, it was Elder Lu who single-handedly wiped out the invading heroes of the Black Corner Region..."

"Is that Elder Lu, known in the Black Corner Region as the 'Bloody Hand Butcher'?"

The freshmen gasped in shock.

……

Meanwhile, Lu Yu, who had been granted the title of honorary dean by Canaan Academy, was sitting alone in the quiet room.

He rubbed his hands together excitedly, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes: "Finally, it's time for our monthly simulation again..."

"I wonder what interesting identity I'll get this time?"

With a slight thought, a pale blue light screen slowly unfolded before him, and a mechanical notification sound immediately followed:
[Ding! Extracting a simulated identity for the host—]

[Selection successful. Please choose one of the following three identities:] [One, Holy Spirit Academy Freshman—Due to your innate Earth-grade spiritual veins, you have been exceptionally admitted to the Holy Spirit Academy, the top of the five academies, and become a student of the Holy Spirit Academy.]

[Second, Descendant of the Ice Spirit Clan—You are a descendant of a branch of the ancient Ice Spirit Clan. Your father was an unparalleled genius who ascended from a lower plane called the Gu Realm. In just a hundred years, he achieved the Perfected Earthly Sovereign Realm. Later, he married a woman from a branch of the Ice Spirit Clan, and you were born.]

[Third, Dragon Demon Palace Spy—Due to your outstanding appearance, you were recruited and trained by the Dragon Demon Palace as a spy, and ordered to infiltrate the Northern Cang Spiritual Academy to lie low.]

Please make your choice——

"This is……"

Lu Yu's gaze swept over the three options, then landed on the second option, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

His mind raced, and he exclaimed in astonishment, "Didn't I already simulate this second identity?"

In a flash, Lu Yu suddenly realized, and thought to himself with delight, "So that's how it is! The simulated identity can be chosen repeatedly..."

"This means that I can experience each simulated life more than just once..."

"We can accumulate experience multiple times. For example, last time, I was sacrificed by the simulated father. If I choose this option this time and plan ahead, I might be able to avoid this..."

"Isn't this just like being reborn in a second playthrough in a game?"

Lu Yu's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood the benefits of this approach.

After a moment's thought, he reviewed the process of the last simulation, and with a thought, he made his choice.

"That's it."

"Even if we fail, it's just a wasted simulation opportunity..."

"Father, Father, please don't blame me..."

[Selection successful! Identity loading...]

[In your first year, at the age of six, you began cultivating. Although you only awakened an Earth-grade spiritual vein, under the influence of your father's special bloodline, you unexpectedly awakened an Ice Spirit Body. The combination of these two factors allowed your cultivation speed to rival that of a Heaven-grade spiritual vein, progressing by leaps and bounds in your cultivation.]

However, given your experience in the last simulation, you showed extremely little interest in cultivation, and your progress has been consistently slow and sluggish. After a year, you've only managed to break through to the Sensing Realm.

[In the second year, your cultivation remained stagnant. Finally, your father could no longer contain his anger and, wielding an ice whip, decided to personally "teach" you.]

You think to yourself, "Old Deng, finally couldn't hold back anymore, huh?"

However, just as the whip was about to fall, your mother appeared in time and stopped the punishment.

Under your mother's protection, you take the opportunity to cry to her, begging to leave this place and return to your grandmother's side in the main branch of the Ice Spirit Clan...

Although your mother was only from a branch family, the Ice Spirit Clan bloodline flowing through her veins was quite extraordinary. If she hadn't married your father, a powerful figure from another clan, she wouldn't have been demoted to live in a branch family.

In the third year, your mother sent you back to the main branch of the Ice Spirit Clan. Despite your grandmother's doting affection, you still pretended to have no interest in cultivation and spent your days idly.

In the fourth year, you heard that your father had another son, and you finally breathed a sigh of relief. But you knew this wasn't enough, so you secretly began cultivating the Great Emperor's Inner Scripture.

One day, you deliberately "accidentally" fell off a cliff in front of an elder of your clan. After returning, you told your grandmother that you had discovered the legacy left behind by the Western Heavenly War Emperor at the bottom of the cliff.

[Through your persuasion, your grandmother reported this matter to the Ice Spirit Ancestor, who was in seclusion. Upon hearing the news, the Ancestor broke free from seclusion and quietly came to your residence late at night.]

After careful examination, the patriarch's expression was uncertain. It's possible that the Western Heaven War Emperor did indeed visit the Ice Spirit Clan back then, and although he was repelled by the Martial Ancestor, he secretly left behind a legacy...

[Considering the alliance between the Ice Spirit Clan and the Martial Realm, this matter must be kept strictly confidential. However, faced with the temptation of a peak-level Immortal Rank inheritance, the Ancestor ultimately decided to secretly accept you as his disciple.]

You nodded inwardly. This was all part of your plan. If the Martial Realm allied with the Ice Spirit Clan, they would inevitably antagonize the Western Heaven War Emperor. But who wouldn't be tempted by the inheritance of a peak Immortal-grade expert?

[Subsequently, with the Heavenly Sovereign secretly as your backer, you swaggered back to the branch. Before your father, you tearfully confessed, claiming that you had suddenly realized your mistakes after falling off the cliff and would strive to cultivate and repay your father's kindness.]

Your father was overjoyed and immediately bestowed upon you a large amount of rare resources...

[In the fifth year, under your father's guidance and support, your cultivation progressed rapidly, and you soon broke through to the Heavenly Realm.]

[Afterwards, your father found you the Nine-Bearded Blood Ginseng Pill, the Heavenly Spirit Pill, and the Nine-Turn Ice Heart Pill to help you break through the Lesser Three Tribulations of the Supreme Realm...]

You accepted these extremely precious elixirs with a smile, as if it were a sweet treat.

[In the sixth year, your cultivation has reached the peak of the Divine Soul Realm, just one step away from the Supreme Realm...]

Your father was overjoyed and kept praising you as his good eldest son; you were also overjoyed and kept praising your father as a truly good father…

The two of you look like a picture of a loving father and filial son...

Seeing this, your mother couldn't help but smile with relief...

[In the seventh year, you finally broke through to the Supreme Realm. Then everything went black, and when you opened your eyes again, you found yourself in the forbidden area of ​​the Ice Spirit Continent, the Tai Ming Abyss...]

[A familiar scene unfolds: Your father, having exhausted his three trump cards to survive three Heavenly Tribulations, is now proudly explaining his technique of using a substitute to avert calamity to you.]

Just as he was about to cast his spell, a furious roar shook the heavens and earth: "You beast!"

[A chilling blue figure suddenly burst forth from within you; it was none other than the spiritual energy avatar left behind by the Ice Spirit Ancestor!]

So what if one is a Great Perfection Earthly Sovereign? So what if one is a Grandmaster of Spirit Insects? Below the Heavenly Sovereign, they are all ants!

Moreover, your father has already exhausted all his trump cards in order to overcome this tribulation!

[Faced with the venerable Heavenly Sovereign, the Ice Spirit Ancestor's spiritual incarnation, your father showed despair before being slapped to death!]

[After your death, the calamity ends, and the clouds of calamity dissipate. The ancestor descends in his true form and rescues you. After learning the truth, he takes several treasures from your father's belongings for you to choose from.]

Without hesitation, you chose the jade slip containing the "Heart Sutra of Insect Control."

[In the eighth year, you devoted yourself to studying the art of insect control, combining the unique spiritual power of the "Great Emperor's Inner Classic" to successfully cultivate an unprecedented Yin-Yang Gu. This Gu can transform all attacks into Yin and Yang energies, astonishing even the Ancestor, who specially created a Gu chamber just for you.]

[In the ninth year, your cultivation broke through to the third-rank Supreme level. With the tacit approval of the Ancestor, you entered the main lineage for cultivation, beginning to distinguish yourself within the Ice Lineage and competing with the prodigies of other lineages.]

[In the tenth year, the Ice Spirit Clan held its once-in-a-century Ice Spirit Grand Ceremony. You, as a member of a branch lineage, competed, sweeping aside the prodigies of all other lineages with your unique "Yin-Yang Gu Array." Ultimately, you secured third place with a seventh-grade Supreme cultivation level, earning an audience with Clan Chief Ying Huanhuan.]

She asked what kind of reward you wanted...

After careful consideration, recalling the rumors surrounding the Martial Realm, you requested a replica of the Flame Ancestral Symbol from it.

Although Ying Huanhuan was surprised, she still gave you a replica of the Flame Ancestral Symbol, a top-grade divine artifact...

[After you obtain it, have the Ice Spirit Ancestor place five layers of seals on it, reducing it to the level of a high-grade spiritual artifact, which is perfect for your use in the real world.]

[This simulation ends——]

You can choose one of the following three items.

【Part 1, The Insect Control Manual (Insect Master's Legacy)】

[Second, a replica of the Flame Ancestral Symbol (sealed, a top-grade artifact)]

【Three, Nine-Bearded Blood Ginseng Pill (containing a close relative's Gu gu)】

(End of this chapter)