A goddess dwells in my heart.

Chapter 2 has undergone a qualitative change: Showing the Sword

Emperor Wu, this is the title of the game's protagonist in his previous life as an emperor.

It sounds a bit cliché, but there's a clever twist to the story of Lu Zheji.

The state was called Wei, so its full name was:

Emperor Wu of Wei!

The appearance of the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, the identity of "reincarnation of the Great Emperor" on the panel, and the way the imprisoned goddess addressed him...

Everything points to one fact: the identity he transmigrated into is the protagonist of the game he designed!

The boss is right! When giving the protagonist a power-up, it should be as fun as possible! Forget about being reasonable, just make it enjoyable!

Lu Zheji was instantly filled with ecstasy and almost wanted to burst into laughter.

Why are you so joyful?

A clear, ethereal voice suddenly rang out, interrupting his surging emotions.

"Huh?" Lu Zheji was taken aback and looked at the goddess.

She remained kneeling on the jade platform, two chains tightly binding her slender waist, pulling her shapely and graceful body downwards, while the chains tied to her wrists were hoisted high behind her.

The six chains, working together, forced the goddess's waist to bend into a breathtaking arc, and compelled her to straighten her chest, presenting the alluring supreme Dao fruit to the newcomer in an almost sacrificial manner.

This design can be described as full of the wicked tastes of the local lord, as if he wanted to completely drag this high and mighty fairy down from her altar and utterly humiliate her.

Even though the goddess was forced into such a humiliating pose, when she saw the culprit arrive, her flawless face showed no anger or resentment. Instead, she cast a calm, deep-pool-like gaze at him.

"I am in the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, and my soul is connected to yours. If your emotions fluctuate too violently, I can vaguely sense your joy or anger. You were suddenly so overjoyed just now..."

She paused, a hint of something unsettling in her voice: "Is it because you saw me?"

The woman below...

However, the goddess's words also stirred his heart. She could sense his soul fluctuations. What did this mean? It meant that he hadn't transmigrated into this body, but had truly awakened his past life and glimpsed the so-called mystery of the womb?

Seeing his silence, the goddess spoke again: "Did you remember the Bronze Sparrow Terrace because you saw me?"

So that's how it is; they were testing how much of my memory I'd recovered… Lu Zheji immediately turned the tables: "Goddess, you haven't recovered your memories either, have you?"

The goddess's expression finally showed a slight change. A hint of confusion flashed in her eyes, which were as calm as a deep pool, as if she didn't understand why he could see through her and why he was so sure.

Lu Zheji was naturally certain, because this was the setting he had written!

The goddess did not truly die, so she did not enter the cycle of reincarnation. However, she was imprisoned in the Bronze Sparrow Terrace deep within Emperor Wu's soul. As Emperor Wu reincarnated, she was taken through the cycle of reincarnation once.

Although they were not reincarnated, they were still washed away by the power of reincarnation and lost their memories of their past lives.

Since she became conscious, the goddess has been confined to the Bronze Sparrow Terrace and can only observe the outside world through Lu Zheji's perspective.

She learned about the story of the goddess and Emperor Wu from the book, and combined this with the overly vivid image of the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, she deduced that she and Lu Zheji were the goddess and Emperor Wu in history.

The goddess remained silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke: "Do you remember why we became enemies?"

Lu Zheji smiled slightly: "It seems the Goddess has also realized that the historical records' denigration of me is excessive, biased, and unreliable. After all..."

His gaze swept meaningfully over her slender figure bound by chains. "You only need to look inward to know that your primordial yin is still intact. The so-called 'sexual debauchery' and 'coveting the beauty of a goddess' are just dirty rumors spread by people with ulterior motives to smear me."

In his version of events, the goddess is a guardian who struggled to hold on during humanity's most perilous time, while Emperor Wu is a mighty man who led humanity to reclaim their land. Their contributions to humanity are equally significant, yet historical records vilify Emperor Wu, omitting his achievements altogether. Those unaware of his background might even believe that he stumbled upon the throne of the Great Wei Dynasty.

As for lusting after the goddess's beauty... please, he's an emperor now, how could he only have thoughts about his crotch?

Although... the goddess before us was indeed breathtakingly beautiful, with a graceful figure and fair skin. Even though she was bound by chains, her unparalleled beauty could not be concealed. One glance at her was enough to make one's heart flutter.

The goddess sensed his gaze, which he thought was subtle, sweeping over her graceful curves, and thought that the claim of "sexual debauchery" might not be entirely unfounded.

"So, what's the answer?" she pressed.

"I can't remember," Lu Zheji said, shrugging.

Actually, it's not finished yet.

In his original draft, he wanted to write that the two turned against each other in order to compete for the throne of the Great Emperor, but he felt that this reason was too utilitarian. Although it conformed to the law of the jungle in the cultivation world, it felt too narrow-minded and inferior to use it on two heroes who had once saved the human race.

Ideally, they should be portrayed as a pair of star-crossed lovers who break up due to unavoidable circumstances...

Considering that there was only a short ten days left, Lu Zheji had no intention of beating around the bush with the goddess.

His expression turned serious, and he said, "Let's leave the past aside for now. We're in this together now. Only the most powerful are qualified to reincarnate. With my current cultivation level, if I die, my soul will be scattered. At that time, this Bronze Sparrow Terrace, along with you inside, will fall into the Netherworld along with my soul, and be condemned to eternal damnation."

The goddess listened quietly, her eyes remaining expressionless, devoid of sorrow or joy.

Lu Zheji said no more and directly reached out and grabbed a silver chain binding the goddess's left wrist.

The instant he grasped it, several lines of semi-transparent text appeared before his eyes:

[Currently obtainable number of Goddess's Blessings: 2]

[Should we draw immediately?]

"Yes," Lu Zheji murmured to himself.

The scene before him suddenly changed, and a card-drawing animation appeared that only he could see.

Amidst a dazzling white light, a card shimmering with seven-colored light appeared, then split into three and floated silently.

[Reversing the World]: Gain the martial skill "Reversing the World", which greatly increases the damage dealt to human units.

【Task: Primordial Innate Dao Body】: Immediately obtain the "Innate Dao Embryo". Use Five Elements Spiritual Objects to nourish the Dao Embryo to complete the task and obtain the "Primordial Innate Dao Body".

[Demonize Your Heart]: Consuming a demon's heart yields triple the benefits. If you personally kill the demon, you will also gain an additional 5% of the demon's life force and spiritual essence. If this is your first time consuming a demon of this level, the effect is increased tenfold, building upon the benefit of personally killing the demon.

There's nothing wrong with the cards.

The Goddess's Blessing is a Hextech system that he copied. As the name suggests, it is a blessing of power bestowed by the goddess, and it is divided into three levels: rainbow, gold, and silver.

The level is random, but he originally designed it to be a color on the first draw to save players from having to repeatedly try to get a good start.

The cultivation system in "The Goddess Chronicle" has seven realms, and the colored martial arts skills correspond to the signature skills of the experts in the seventh realm.

Theoretically, one can use it even if one is below the seventh realm, but the second realm is a bit too low. Even if you drain him dry, he won't be able to use a single move. So, give up.

The mission is quite interesting. Given his current situation, there's no way he could possibly search for those precious Five Elements spiritual items. This mission seems like a trap, but it's not. He doesn't need the immediate combat power brought by his physical formation. Just choosing the innate Dao embryo obtained from the mission is enough to make any sect envious.

But Lu Zheji hesitated. Games may not follow logic, but reality does.

As a member of the royal family, he must have had his physique examined by powerful cultivators since childhood. How can we explain the sudden appearance of a congenital Dao embryo?

Moreover, his medical certificate bears the seal of the Goddess Palace, indicating that it must have been handled by the Goddess Palace when he was initially diagnosed. If the Goddess Palace discovered such a significant oversight in the initial diagnosis, how could they not investigate?

He can't withstand scrutiny!

The Bronze Sparrow Terrace has its own concealment mechanism, so no one noticed the trickery in his soul when he was being treated before. But if this matter attracts the attention of the second-generation goddess who killed the Martial Emperor, it is hard to say whether such a powerful figure in the world can see through the Bronze Sparrow Terrace's concealment.

The first two cards were not his designs, but the third card, "Demonize Your Heart," was one he already had in mind; it's just that he didn't fill in the specific values.

According to Lu Zheji's assessment, this value... exceeded the standard.

"Demonized Heart" is actually a rip-off of "Grandiose Heart". In order to gain traffic, they didn't even change the name much, as if they were afraid that players wouldn't recognize it.

Its noble unlimited growth characteristic should have been a blessing for late-game power, but its overly generous stats mean it can probably be strong from the early game to the late game.

There's a hidden setting about the Demon Heart: devouring a Demon Heart that exceeds one's own cultivation level carries the risk of demonization. However, even acquiring only 50% of the Qi, Blood, and Spiritual Essence of a demon of the same cultivation level is already excessive.

At the same cultivation level, unless one has a special physique, the difference in spiritual energy is not significant. However, there is a difference in blood and qi. The lower the cultivation level, the higher the upper limit of blood and qi of the demon race is compared to that of the human race.

To give a simple example, how many ordinary people's blood and energy is equivalent to that of an adult blue whale?

In the later stages, the difference in blood and qi between these species will gradually narrow as their cultivation level increases, but at that point, it will be time for them to unleash their full potential through infinite growth.

"Choose to demonize your heart."

The instant he made his choice, a mysterious silver magic circle suddenly lit up beneath the goddess's feet, and a surge of immense power flowed into his body along the silver chain that Lu Zheji was holding.

"Ugh..." The goddess groaned softly, a strange expression appearing on her beautiful face.

The next moment, with a soft "snap", the silver chain binding her left hand broke and disappeared in specks of silver light.

The goddess suddenly looked up, staring at Lu Zheji with surprise and uncertainty, a clear ripple appearing in her usually calm eyes.

Lu Zheji raised his hand and gestured for her to calm down: "Don't rush, I know you're anxious, but don't rush, I'll explain to you later."

Let me finish the second blessing first.

He then reached out and grabbed a silver chain that was binding the goddess's right hand.

The mechanism of the Goddess's Blessing is that you can get two chances to draw at each realm. You will automatically get one chance when you break through a realm, and you will get a second chance when you complete the corresponding task.

From the first realm to the sixth realm, there are a total of twelve times, corresponding to the twelve chains that imprisoned the goddess. Later on, there are other ways to obtain the goddess's blessing.

[Currently obtainable number of Goddess's Blessings: 1]

[Should we draw immediately?]

"Yes."

This time, three cards shimmering with golden light appeared before my eyes.

【Prismatic Transformation】: Obtain a random tier of prismatic blessing from the goddess.

[Lifespan Enhancement (Gold)]: Gain a lifespan of 100 years.

【Words of Spring】: Gain the supernatural power "Words of Spring", which heals injuries and restores vitality.

Lu Zheji immediately took a liking to [Qualitative Transformation Prism].

The difference between colored blessings and golden blessings is like night and day. The [qualitative prismatic] that can directly produce colored blessings is undoubtedly an extremely tempting choice.

The other two options...

Given his current situation, I'm afraid he won't live to a ripe old age.

[Spring's Words] He didn't like it either. High-level cultivators have plenty of ways to recover health, so there's no need for a special healing ability.

Moreover, without any special opportunities, one can usually only begin to comprehend supernatural abilities after reaching the fourth realm, so he cannot use this as a bargaining chip to attract sects.

I'll say it again, he can't withstand scrutiny.

Therefore, there is only one answer!

"I choose [Transformative Prism]!"

The force surged through the chains again, and with another "crack," the second chain broke.

[A qualitative change has occurred; the blessing of the Colorful Goddess has been bestowed: Narrow Path, Draw Your Sword.]