Global Asset: Rebirth Of The Ruthless Scholar
Chapter 1: The Emperor's Final Gambit
The execution of the Crimson Hand and the destruction of the Heavenly Ship were declarations of war. The Emperor of the Iron-Leaf Kingdom, Emperor Valerius, realized that no normal army could stop the "Scholar." He activated the "Forbidden Array," a ancient mechanism that began to drain the life-force of every living being in the kingdom to power a single, ultimate weapon: The Sun-Eater Cannon.
Xun Long stood on the highest peak of the Whispering Valleys. He could feel the trees wilting and the animals he loved beginning to collapse. His 1000x Intellect calculated the trajectory of the Cannon's strike. "He is willing to burn his own kingdom to kill me," Xun Long whispered in French.
He looked down at his hands. The Rebirth Mark was no longer just pulsing; it was bleeding violet light. He wasn't just angry; he was ready to dismantle the concept of the Kingdom itself. Tabaahi was no longer a possibility; it was an inevitability.
Chapter 2: The March of the Beast-King
Xun Long didn't go to the capital alone. He used his Universal Translator (Omni-Soul) to call upon every animal he had saved. Thousands of wolves, giant eagles, and even ancient forest drakes emerged from the shadows.
"Tonight, we do not hunt for food," he told them in their primal tongue, his voice amplified by Brute Force. "Tonight, we hunt for the end of a dynasty."
As they marched toward the capital, the Imperial Army met them at the Great Bridge of Solitude. Xun Long didn't wait for a parley. He charged. He hit the front line like a tectonic plate. 18+ gore exploded across the battlefield as he literally ran through soldiers, his body turning them into a red mist. The animals followed, a chaotic wave of teeth and claws that ignored the soldiers' mana-shields.
Chapter 3: The Scholar's Meat-Grinder
The capital's elite guards, the Iron-Centurions, used their specialized "Anti-Brute" formations. They locked their shields, creating a wall of enchanted steel.
Xun Long didn't try to break the wall. He jumped three hundred feet into the air and came down like a meteor. The impact didn't just break the formation; it created a localized earthquake that swallowed the entire front battalion. 18+ level of brutality: he picked up a fallen soldier's spear and used it to "sew" three guards together before throwing them into the Sun-Eater Cannon's power-lines.
"One chance was given to your ancestors," he roared in Mandarin. "You have exhausted your bloodline's credit!"
He was a blur of violet and red, his moves so fast that the human eye only saw the aftermath—severed limbs, crushed armor, and a river of blood that began to flow into the capital's sewers.
Chapter 4: The Betrayal of the High Altar
Inside the palace, Emperor Valerius was panicked. He tried to sacrifice his own daughter, Princess Elara, to speed up the Cannon's charging process.
Xun Long breached the palace walls not by the gate, but by punching a hole through three miles of solid marble. He reached the Altar just as the blade was about to fall. He didn't use a spell. He grabbed the ceremonial blade and crushed it into dust with two fingers.
"A father who kills his own is a variable that must be erased," Xun Long said in Urdu, his voice cold as the void.
He didn't kill the Emperor yet. He used Brute Strength to shatter Valerius's kneecaps and then forced him to watch as he dismantled the Sun-Eater Cannon with his bare hands, piece by glowing piece. The 18+ gore was psychological—the Emperor watched his life's work and his power being treated like scrap metal.
Chapter 5: Uncle Shen's Dark Comedy
In the middle of the burning palace, Uncle Shen appeared, casually leaning against a pillar while eating a stolen imperial pear.
"Beta, tabaahi to bohot khoob ki hai," Shen said in Urdu, laughing as a roof tile fell nearby. "Lekin yaad hai na? Dushman ko khatam karne ke baad uski kursi par baithna sab se bari saza hai. Kyunke phir tumhein unhi logon ka khayal rakhna parega jinse tum nafrat karte ho."
Xun Long looked at the throne. "I am not here for a chair, Shen. I am here to delete the system."
Shen winked. "Toh phir isay 'Pehla Moqa' mat samjhna. Isay 'Aakhri Salam' kaho." Shen's wisdom was dark; he knew that by destroying the monarchy, Xun Long was creating a power vacuum that only a "New God" could fill.
Chapter 6: The Massacre of the Council
The Imperial Council—twelve corrupt elders who had orchestrated the kingdom's misery—tried to escape through a secret tunnel. Xun Long was already there, waiting in the dark.
"I calculated your escape route ten volumes ago," he said in English.
The massacre that followed was a 18+ horror scene. He didn't use his fists; he used his Existential Resonance to vibrate the air in the tunnel until the elders' bodies literally disintegrated from the inside out. No screams, just the sound of meat hitting the floor. He left one elder alive—the youngest one—to tell the story. "Tell them the Scholar has finished his audit," he commanded in French.
Chapter 7: This Is The Rebirth Of The New God
The capital was in ruins. The Sun-Eater Cannon was a heap of junk. The animals were howling in victory from the palace towers. Xun Long stood on the balcony, looking out at the burning city.
Lin Xiao arrived, her clothes torn and her face covered in soot. She saw the carnage and fell to her knees. "Is this what you wanted, Long? A kingdom of ash?"
Xun Long looked at her. The surkh (red) in his eyes was fading, replaced by the eternal violet. "I wanted a world where the animals don't scream and the scholars don't have to hide. If ash is the price, I will pay it."
[Rebirth Mark Status: Overloaded. Evolution Imminent.]
He stepped off the balcony, not falling, but walking on the air itself as his mana began to leak back from the void. "This Is The Rebirth Of The New God," he declared, and for the first time, the entire Down-World bowed in silence.