The Villain Who Seeks Joy - Chapter 134: The Obsidian Kernel

Buried alive. Forgotten by the world. Cursed to refine death itself.Rin Xie clawed his way out of his own grave with nothing but broken nails, shattered bones, and a core pulsing with rot. In a world where the heavens punish the wicked with celestial fire, where death cultivators are hunted like beasts, Rin awakens with a forbidden path—one that feeds on pain, suffering, and the ashes of the dead.He cannot heal. He cannot forget. But every wound, every betrayal, every death he witnesses becomes fuel for his ascension.Under a crimson eclipse, he walks through battlefields where spirits still scream. In deserts of bone, he consumes lotus flowers blooming from despair. He learns techniques the heavens sealed away in fear—Soul Wither Pulse, Requiem Bloom, Grief Reclamation.But the deeper he dives into death, the less human he becomes.He no longer cries for the fallen.He no longer prays for peace.He begins to wonder—what kind of death should he become?In a world where power devours morality, Rin Xie will either become the end of all things...Or something worse.

He shattered the heavens… and got isekai’d into a crazy desert survival game!Xu Tao cultivated for ten thousand years, defying death and destiny to reach the Divine Heaven Immortal Stage.But just as he touched the heavens—The heavens kicked him into a world based on a full-dive VR game.Now he’s got no Qi. No weapons, no cultivation… and no pants.Just a desert full of monsters, a glitchy “Lost System” that won’t shut up, and knowledge forged from millennia of clawing his way to the top.Enemies? Weaklings.Mystic beasts? Drop garbage loot.Level caps? He’s Xu Tao.He didn’t spend ten millennia chasing immortality just to get wiped by a scorpion in a tutorial-zone!But he’s definitely not here to play. He’s here to ascend—again.Even if this time, he has to grind EXP and punch sand beetles to do it.But wait... That's not all...? He could also... What?!

“Not everyone gets a second chance… and not every second chance ends in happiness.”__________Everlearn Snowfall dreamed of greatness.But in Nvidia, where Power Means all, and Core Fusion Affinity defines destiny, he awakened as an FFF-Grade Fusion Affinity failure, the lowest of the low.But instead of falling prey to despair, like most would, he chose another path: Knowledge.He would become a Mech Designer, equal in status to the mighty Corers.Yet before his dream could be realized, he was caught in a clash of powers far above him, his life cut short with a scythe across the skull.But death… was only the beginning.║System Integration: 99%...100%║║The System Is Now Fully Integrated With The Host.║║Congratulations! Host Has Successfully awakened the SSS-grade Mech Devourer System!║Granted a system that allows him to devour the essence of Mechs and claim their power,Everlearn is given one last chance to carve out the greatness he was denied.Will he rise beyond Nvidia, and one day across the Infinite Apex Universe… or will the same tragic fate repeat itself?=============Join the Discord for character illustrations and talk with the author:https://discord.gg/gTkMp93wxW=============OTHER WORKS: Abyss Draconis

Hong Heeju is a sign language interpreter who has become mute due to severe depression.For three years of their arranged marriage, she and her husband never exchanged a single conversation.One day, her life takes a harrowing turn when she’s taken hostage.‘Don’t hang up! This isn’t a phishing call…!’However, her husband, who was even worse than a stranger, coldly disconnected the call.– “Call me when a body is found.”***You $%#£! He’s such a jerk!Overwhelmed with anger, Heeju decides to threaten her husband anonymously.The problem is that he was a well-known spokesperson for the Blue House.– “Can’t you send threats on time?”“That…”– “Here I’m anxiously waiting for my blackmailer’s call.”“What do you…”– “Are you playing around with someone else besides me?”“…?”Wait, is this the same sociopath husband I knew?——–TL/N: ‘Blue House’ was the official residence and office of the President of the Republic of Korea from 1948-2022.