Qrow Branwen stood before Jaune, the powerful scent of the Remedy already replaced by the sharp clarity of his sober mind.
Jaune, sensing the momentous shift in the man, immediately contacted Ciel.
“Ciel, check how powerful he is. I can tell he's strong.”
[Scanning target Qrow Branwen... Analysis Complete. High-level Aura reserves, mastered Semblance. He is one of the top Huntsmen of this world, operating at a level far above the current local economy. He has the...
2025-10-07 20:41:03 +0000 UTC
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Jaune stayed with Naruto for a few more hours, watching the sunset cast long shadows over Hokage Mountain.
“I have to go now, Naruto,”
Jaune finally said when the last sliver of sun dipped below the horizon.
He had finished the missions, and the risk of lingering in a volatile world was too high.
Naruto's face fell, his excitement replaced by a deep sadness.
Jaune was his first friend, the first person who had been genuinely, unconditionally nice to ...
2025-10-07 20:15:52 +0000 UTC
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Jaune spent the next hour diligently teaching Naruto every nuance of the Gon Freecss’s Fishing Technique he had acquired, ensuring the boy fully internalized the skills of stealth and patience.
He showed Naruto how to clean the fish, how to make a small, smoke-free cooking fire, and how to preserve his catches.
Time flew quickly on the back of Hokage Mountain, marked only by Naruto’s rapidly increasing competency.
Soon, the mission clock in Jaune’s mind told him i...
2025-10-07 19:31:26 +0000 UTC
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Jaune landed on the back slope of the colossal, carved Hokage Mountain, setting Naruto gently down beside him.
The view of the massive stone faces and the village sprawling out below was dizzying.
The boy, still wide-eyed from the flight, looked up at his savior.
"My name is Jaune Arc,"
Jaune introduced himself, deciding on the truth.
Naruto nodded enthusiastically and tried to remember the name as best as he could.
It sounded pretty difficult and ...
2025-10-07 19:31:00 +0000 UTC
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Jaune listened intently to Ciel's explanation of Chakra—the fusion of spiritual and physical energy—and the lethal art of ninjutsu.
He absorbed every detail, realizing that this world’s threats were vastly different from this Grimm infested world.
Ninja were intelligent, trained, and likely capable of tracking him.
"I understand,"
Jaune finally said, nodding. He looked down at the two mission listings.
"I accept both. Help a boy in need and protect...
2025-10-07 16:40:27 +0000 UTC
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The lingering scent of ozone from the Red Potion's miracle hung in the air, a stark reminder of the incredible value he possessed—and the fact that the Crimson Dogs would soon be back, their greed amplified.
"I have to have a means to protect myself,"
Jaune muttered, pacing the narrow aisles of the store. His Flight Necklace was useful for evasion, but it wasn’t a weapon.
The shelves were mocking him: the Taser Baton was 2 msc, and the Commoner's Garb he needed for ...
2025-10-07 02:16:45 +0000 UTC
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"That glowing sword is a Relic-Rank Soul-Slicer,"
Jaune said, his voice surprisingly steady.
"It requires silver coins, which I believe you do not possess. This shop uses a different currency. We don't use Lien. But we will think about it later. And for you, Mr. Crimson Dog, I have something more fitting."
He pointed to a display shelf holding a single, unassuming red vial.
"This is a consumable good,"
Jaune explained.&n...
2025-10-07 02:16:22 +0000 UTC
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Jaune nodded, his choice clear.
The Lower City Slums offered the highest customer traffic and the biggest potential for quick coins.
If he wanted to run a successful Multiverse Convenience Store, he had to take risks.
And why did he choose a slum? That was because he didn’t need any capital to start a business there.
Just his courage was enough.
He also needed not overly powerful customers and had enough ability to buy things.
That place was golde...
2025-10-07 02:15:00 +0000 UTC
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"I'll take the God Physical Body."
The moment the words left Jaune's lips, the nine coins in his mental interface vaporized.
A flash of blinding, cerulean energy erupted from the spot where the holographic product listing had been.
Jaune didn't feel pain, but a rapid, almost clinical restructuring of his entire essence.
His lingering spectral form was instantly absorbed, his very being woven into the fabric of something new, someth...
2025-10-07 02:14:30 +0000 UTC
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Jaune Arc slowly awoke, disoriented, the rough wooden planks of an old convenience store floor pressing against his back.
A thick scent of dust and something faintly metallic hung in the air.
"Why did I show up here out of the blue?" he wondered aloud, his voice raspy.
His last clear memory was the dizzying, terrifying sensation of being flung through the air during Beacon's initiation test.
Then, the horrifying truth crashed down upon h...
2025-10-07 02:13:46 +0000 UTC
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The brief cultivation period ended with the group's Profound Energy reserves solidified, and Yang Xin confirming the successful sale of the old map for ninety million Universal Credit.
The group was now ready for their true initial conquest.
"The time for low-level resource gathering is over,"
Ao Yetian stated, standing over a rapidly drawn map of the Blue Pole Star.
His eyes, sharpened by the Sky Poison Pearl's power, fixed on a specific northern location.
...
2025-10-06 11:07:31 +0000 UTC
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The dedicated cultivation period continued, solidifying the group's power base on the Blue Pole Star.
The Celestial Profound Ore provided an endless stream of pure energy, filtered by the Sky Poison Pearl, allowing them to grow at an unprecedented pace.
While Xiao Ning'er found her strength and Ye Ziyun found her stabilizing purpose, Yang Xin found something far more complex: a partner who finally matched the scale of her own ambition.
Yang Xin's devotion to Ao Yetian d...
2025-10-06 11:07:04 +0000 UTC
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Ao Yetian had decreed a short but critical Strategic Cultivation period. Using the massive influx of purified Celestial Profound Ore, he began a rigorous, personalized regimen for his three partners.
They were not only absorbing vast quantities of Profound Energy using the Sky Poison Pearl as a filter, but they were also mastering the subtle, high-frequency oscillations of the ATG energy system.
Ye Ziyun, in particular, was flourishing.
Her inherently pure Snow Wind Sou...
2025-10-06 11:06:40 +0000 UTC
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Ao Yetian was silent, intensely focused on the Sky Poison Pearl as he channeled his Profound Energy to locate the scattered mineral wealth.
The immediate crisis was over, and the clock was no longer ticking. Yetian, now standing on a foundation of seemingly limitless fuel, was ready to leverage his advantage.
"We need capital, not local currency, but concentrated energy matter,"
Ao Yetian stated, pointing toward the mountains surrounding the Shattered Cliff.
"The...
2025-10-06 11:06:14 +0000 UTC
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Ao Yetian stood in the clearing, the Sky Poison Pearl settled firmly in his palm, its ancient, purifying power already merging with his Profound Energy.
The pearl felt cool, absolute, and utterly clean—the perfect antidote to the chaotic, impure energies of the TDG realm.
He had secured the ultimate growth tool for his allies and himself. Now, he needed to ensure his command center—the CEO card—didn't go offline.
He held the card, pushing a diagnostic query into it...
2025-10-06 09:00:46 +0000 UTC
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The dimensional passage collapsed with a shriek of tortured space, violently depositing Ao Yetian and his three partners onto the frigid earth of a new world.
The air was instantly different—heavy, dense, and tingling with Profound Energy, a sensation that washed away the low-level, murky feel of the TDG realm.
They landed hard in a chaotic tangle of limbs and debris, the residual power of the dimensional jump scattering the immediate surroundings.
Ao Yetian’s Profo...
2025-10-06 05:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Ao Yetian stood in the ancient cavern, the newly forged Quantum Matrix core humming with contained, dark-purple power.
He had the map, the fuel, and the freedom.
All that remained was the final, most personal negotiation.
He had instructed his three anchors—Xiao Ning'er, Ye Ziyun, and Yang Xin—to meet him at the Institute's oldest archives, a safe, neutral space far above the forgery he’d created.
When they arrived, their expressions were a mix of concern,...
2025-10-06 04:59:42 +0000 UTC
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With the Quantum Matrix humming beneath the Institute, Ao Yetian was finally unburdened by the parasitic drain of the CEO card.
His Profound Core was safe, and his human anchors were now simply his devoted allies, not his life support.
His final goal was clear: acquire a massive, concentrated cache of spiritual treasures that the TDG Realm could provide before using his infinite fuel source to buy his way across the multiverse.
The target was the Sacred Family, the ambi...
2025-10-06 04:59:20 +0000 UTC
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The CEO card had demanded a furnace, and Ao Yetian was determined to build one that didn't require the delicate, draining life-force of his three anchors.
The Quantum-Entanglement-Based Energy Matrix concept, a phrase gleaned from the card's cold, robotic interface, was the key.
He theorized it described a self-sustaining, high-efficiency energy loop—something the stagnant cultivation of Glory City hadn't touched in millennia.
To anchor this foreign concept, he needed...
2025-10-06 04:58:54 +0000 UTC
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The wave of Black Gold Rank Soul Force, though not the overwhelming power of a Legend, slammed through Glory City with the weight of absolute authority.
Ye Zong had located the source of the spiritual maelstrom.
The time for subtlety was over, but the urgency was now perfectly matched to the city’s top defender.
Ao Yetian gave a sharp, decisive nod to Yang Xin, who was still reeling from the energy spike.
"Contact my middleman. Have him immediately deliver the...
2025-10-05 09:03:23 +0000 UTC
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The five newly operational Extraction Arrays in the Demon Beast Mountain Range roared to life, a silent, ravenous feast on the spiritual essence of the fallen beasts.
Ao Yetian now had a sustainable, albeit dangerous, flow of fuel for the insatiable CEO card.
This sudden stability allowed him to shift his focus, not just to wealth generation, but to maintaining the three pillars of his ambition: Xiao Ning'er, Ye Ziyun, and Yang Xin.
He found himself spending an unexpecte...
2025-10-05 08:35:01 +0000 UTC
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The chilling truth of the CEO card had transformed Ao Yetian's goals from mere survival into cold, calculated dominance.
Forty-eight hours of stability was nothing. He needed a sustainable, industrial-scale solution for the demonic energy, and a permanent, high-purity anchor to stop the drain on his precious Profound Core.
He would achieve both using the two things this world valued most: knowledge and women.
Phase One: Automation and Expansion (The Money Trap)
The f...
2025-10-05 08:16:23 +0000 UTC
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The revelation of the Universal Credit Exchange Rate had been a physical blow.
Ao Yetian stared at the number flashing on the CEO card interface: his fifty million Spirit Coins, enough to buy a minor noble title in Glory City, were barely equivalent to the daily upkeep of a common mercenary in a mid-level ATG realm.
The card wasn't just expensive; it was impossibly demanding.
He had less than seventy-two hours before the card would begin siphoning his Profound Core agai...
2025-10-05 07:51:45 +0000 UTC
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Ao Yetian moved with a newfound purpose, his steps lighter, his mind clearer.
The weight of the CEO card in his pocket was still a heavy presence, a constant reminder of its parasitic demands, but the cessation of its energy drain was a blessed reprieve.
He had three days—seventy-two precious hours—before he would need to confront Xiao Ning'er again, or find a more permanent solution.
His most immediate goal was to generate wealth, yes, but more importantly, to und...
2025-10-05 07:30:21 +0000 UTC
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Xiao Ning'er was not a fool, nor was she weak-willed. Ao Yetian's immediate, accurate diagnosis of her crippling technique was undeniable—he had offered the key to her freedom and her life.
But his threat—the knowledge of the impending Demon Beast horde—was terrifyingly unbelievable.
She slowly lowered her defensive stance, the Soul Force retreating back into her core. She looked past the mysterious, foreign card and focused intently on the orphan's...
2025-10-05 04:40:29 +0000 UTC
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Ao Yetian stood on a shadowed rooftop, overlooking the expansive, high-walled compound of the Heavenly Marks Family.
He wasn't thinking about romance or heroism; he was thinking about fuel—the cold, efficient logic of a cultivator.
The CEO card was a cold, demanding parasite.
It needed a stable, pure energy that was external to his own Profound Core to stop its persistent, subtle drain. Ao Yetian remembered the plot: Xiao Ning'er possessed the ra...
2025-10-05 04:40:06 +0000 UTC
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The negotiation with Yang Xin was swift.
Ao Yetian had presented the inevitable, and she was a pragmatic woman.
Within hours, a contract was drafted, signed, and countersigned. The Alchemist Association couldn't transfer two billion Spirit Coins immediately—the gold and spiritual materials had to be liquidated and secured—but an initial deposit of fifty million Spirit Coins was transferred to Ao Yetian in the form of high-grade spiritual gems.
...
2025-10-05 04:39:45 +0000 UTC
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Ao Yetian spent the night in the ruined building, not sleeping, but using the dark-red crystal's energy residue to push his Profound Energy circulation.
His body ached with the lingering violence of the transformation, but his senses were now razor-sharp, and his mind worked with the efficiency of a high-speed processor.
He reviewed the market. One billion Spirit Coins. To a commoner, it was an abstract concept.
To the Sacred Family, it was a dream...
2025-10-05 04:39:25 +0000 UTC
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Ao Yetian slipped out of the Holy Orchid Institute's back gate.
The few guards he passed noticed nothing amiss, yet the unfamiliar, buzzing weight of the Profound Energy in his core felt like a nest of angry, coiled hornets.
To them, he was a student walking home; to himself, he was now a predator walking among lambs.
He moved with the practiced stealth of a man used to shadows, heading for a secluded, derelict building on the very outskirts of Glo...
2025-10-05 04:39:06 +0000 UTC
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The dust motes swam in the late afternoon light, a silent, golden blizzard filtering through the grime-streaked glass of the classroom window.
Ao Yetian stared at the back of Ye Ziyun's head, not with the admiration a nameless extra should feel for the destined heroine, but with a cold, sickening clench of dread that tightened his chest like a rusty vice.
He had no memory of his life before this moment, before waking up as a nobody orphan in a world he only knew from a n...
2025-10-05 04:38:45 +0000 UTC
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