Successful Possession
Xi Guican never paid attention to trending topics, so he hadn’t noticed that his baldness had become a hot topic. The once well-hidden secret of his baldness was now known to millions of interstellar netizens.
Because criticizing Xi Guican for deserting during battle might lead to legal trouble with the interstellar police, haters could only mock his baldness, a harmless point.
Even if he became a marshal, so what?
He was just a bald tiger!
Even if he married a stunning celestial being, so what?
He was just a bald tiger!
In conclusion—even if he reached the pinnacle of life with success in career and love, so what?
He was just a bald tiger!
After endless mockery about his baldness, Xi Guican was starting to forget what the word “bald” even meant.
Fans covered their ears, crying out that they refused to hear such things.
“Marshal Xi isn’t bald at all! You haters are just spewing nonsense.”
At this moment, a bald passerby, a member of the vulture clan, saw the battle between Xigui’s fans and haters and suddenly felt as though he had been struck countless times.
“So what if he’s bald?! Though I’m just a casual fan of Xi Guican, I must speak out for him now! Even if Xi Guican is bald, so what?! Wasn’t it he who defended our federation? Wasn’t it he who slain the insectoids? Wasn’t it he who protected our federation? Just because he’s bald, you haters actually want to insult a hero of the federation!”
Xi Guican: “…”
“I’m only bald on my body, not my head. Thank you.”
He Ruge felt the weight on his shoulder and turned to meet Xi Guican’s gaze, seeing those pitiful blue eyes.
“I’m sorry, I know it’s really sad, but I can’t help but want to laugh.”
He Ruge struggled to stifle his laughter and gently touched the thick fur on Xi Guican’s bald tiger body.
“Your fur has grown a lot thicker than before. Soon you won’t be bald anymore, and then we can wipe the floor with those haters. Did you bring your medicine? Should we soak you in some hair growth solution?”
With the current volume of Xi Guican’s fur and the effectiveness of the hair growth solution, a couple more days of soaking would suffice to restore his fur. Although he wouldn’t turn into a majestic tiger with an abundance of fur, he certainly wouldn’t look bald.
Xi Guican nodded heavily. He no longer had the urge to unleash his masculine hormones. Now, even unbuttoning his shirt swiftly was merely for the sake of soaking in the hair growth solution.
“Oh right, Guican, when are you going to Central Star?” He Ruge asked, quickly averting his gaze when he saw Xi Guican unbuttoning his shirt to reveal his chest and abs.
“In a week,” Xi Guican replied.
“By then, your fur should have fully grown back. You can appear in your beast form at the rank bestowal ceremony. You don’t need to be in beast form the entire time, just appear briefly to prove that you’re not bald,” He Ruge suggested.
Xi Guican thought He Ruge’s suggestion made perfect sense. He decided to make the most of the week ahead to soak in the hair growth solution and wash away the shame of being a bald tiger.
After successfully coaxing the bald tiger who always wanted to pounce on him into the bathtub, He Ruge breathed a sigh of relief. Though he hadn’t picked a main broadcaster, this was just a game and there was no rush.
Remembering his draft manuscript of six thousand words, He Ruge planned to revise the first chapter today and then start publishing it. Drafts weren’t urgent; he could write five thousand words a day and save the remaining two thousand.
He Ruge wanted to contact Jiji for a spelling competition, but in the end, he deleted the chat message. What should he do if Jiji wanted to see his new pit? How should he explain his crossing to Jiji? Would Jiji think he was crazy about writing?
Just as He Ruge’s mood was somewhat melancholic, the big white tiger poked its head out of the bathroom. As teachers of interstellar human-beast forms, they were generally not large beasts like Xi Guican, but rather small and delicate races like Shui Xirui, so no one would specially build a luxurious large bathtub.
Therefore, the bathroom’s bathtub could only accommodate two-thirds of the big white tiger.
It was really, truly sad.
Xi Guican could only order a bathtub online. Before the new bathtub arrived, he used a small bathtub to soak himself.
After He Ruge made minor revisions to the first chapter, he prepared to publish it. However, before publishing, he needed to fill in the title and synopsis.
He Ruge spent a long time thinking of the title, “I Have Become Stronger.”
“Very good, it fits the theme well. The protagonist becomes stronger after rebirth. It doesn’t imply Xi Guican is bald anyway; besides, interstellar people wouldn’t understand this meme.”
He Ruge suddenly felt the regret and loneliness of being isolated in his interests. If this story were published on Jinjiang*, he could discuss bald character tropes with Jiji.
*T/N: Chinese novel site
Earth… can we really never go back?
He Ruge possesses some memories from Bai Ze, knowing that Earth belongs to the Lower Realm. When one reaches a certain level of cultivation and their strength approaches a critical point, they ascend to the Upper Realm.
This is because the Lower Realm can no longer accommodate such powerful monsters; the stronger the monster, the more energy it requires. For instance, a gluttonous beast could devour the entire Earth.
Initially, He Ruge ascended to the stars with the help of the game’s power. Later, the residual soul power left by Bai Ze awakened within him. Combined with absorbing a great deal of faith power through interstellar broadcasts, He Ruge’s strength has become formidable. Now, if He Ruge wishes to return to Earth, he would face rejection from the planet due to his heightened power.
Unless He Ruge’s strength diminishes or some other opportunity arises, he cannot return to Earth.
Speaking of which, since his arrival through the crossover, He Ruge hasn’t caught up on many significant updates. He fabricated a reason to have Jiji screenshot and send him the updates.
Satisfied after viewing the updates, He Ruge lay down on his bed for an afternoon nap. The large white tiger, after soaking his feet, slept beside him. He set the room temperature low and happily snuggled into the tiger’s embrace for sleep.
Soon, at six in the evening, the livestream room was filled with people. Xi Guican soaked in his newly purchased bathtub for hair growth, while He Ruge live-streamed from his room. However, this time, he wasn’t telling fairy tales but reciting the first chapter of his new novel.
When a new novel is just released without DJ (a tag for a recommended novel) it’s normal, but after it makes it on the list, DJ collections will follow.
And what’s the most significant exposure method? Combined, the novel site has all the recommended spots, but none were bigger than He Ruge’s live broadcast
He Ruge wasn’t a rigid person. Since livestreaming can bring traffic to his writings, why wouldn’t he use his own influence for promotion? He can livestream and promote his new work at the same time.
Why not take advantage of it?
So, He Ruge began to read the first chapter of his new novel in a clear and melodious tone. This kind of embarrassing feeling was unprecedented. Previously, he had read classic fairy tales and enjoyed the works of masters, feeling pleased and relaxed. Reading his own work, however, he only felt numerous flaws, inadequate expressions, and wished to start over.
The main content of the first chapter is about Subject 20, an abandoned experimental subject thrown into the star wars as cannon fodder. He, being weak, was killed by the Zerg. Coincidentally, another interstellar warrior was killed by the Zerg, and their body fell on Subject 20. Later, Subject 20 resurrected, borrowing the body and soul, successfully reviving by accessing the memories of that warrior.
The barrage of comments first showed confusion, followed by widespread bewilderment:
“Are we not telling fairy tales today?”
“Isn’t the protagonist’s name strange? Why is he called 20? Is he ranked 20th in his family?”
“Someone actually conducted human experiments prohibited by the Federation’s laws! Who is it?! I’m going to report them!”
“What is ‘borrowing a corpse to revive’? Does Subject 20’s ability really exist?”
“Wow, the plot is getting intense!”
…
Audiences who had never heard of such plot twists in online novels were stunned for a moment, urging He Ruge to continue telling the story. He directed them to bookmark the novel on the website so they could receive updates daily.
Promoting a shallow pit with only one chapter was an unethical move. Not only did He Ruge do this, but he also ensnared more than one person, countless unsuspecting viewers, transforming them from eagerly awaiting each broadcast to constantly toggling between the live stream and the novel’s page.
Two days later, Xi Guican’s chosen Xuanwu Battalion made it to the Second Star Arena, while He Ruge had yet to find suitable candidates. After so much live streaming, He Ruge was feeling a bit weary of the same aesthetic, so he decided to check out Fox Cat Girl’s live stream.
However, what He Ruge never expected was that Fox Cat Girl’s account had been deleted. Her live stream room was pitch black and would never open again.
He Ruge quickly clicked on Fox Cat Girl’s personal platform on StarNet and saw her latest update:
“Maybe we truly don’t deserve to have happiness.”
Many friends left messages asking what happened to Fox Cat Girl, but she didn’t reply to any of them.
He Ruge was startled by the gloomy words and rushed to ask her what had happened. However, after a long while, there was still no response. The internet could connect two people who had no intersection thousands of miles apart, yet this connection was incredibly fragile, much like now.
“What happened? Did something happen to her at home?” He Ruge wondered aloud.
Xi Guican, noticing He Ruge’s anxious expression nearby, asked, “What’s wrong?”
He Ruge told Xi Guican about Fox Cat Girl’s situation. Upon hearing this, Xi Guican said, “Don’t worry, I’ll check her information.”
As a marshal, Xi Guican had high clearance, and he quickly obtained Fox Cat Girl’s information.
Fox Cat Girl’s real name was Mu Lengying, a fifteen-star person, orphaned with her sister as her only family. Two days ago, her sister was diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease at the hospital.
To earn medical expenses for her sister, she signed a contract with “Fengya Live Company,” the same live streaming site that He Ruge had reported earlier for obscene content. Now, she had become a minor anchor at Fengya Live Company due to her good looks, immediately receiving favorable promotion upon starting her broadcasts.
Upon seeing the information, He Ruge felt a stifling sensation in his chest. He turned to Xi Guican and asked, “Can you shut down this live streaming site?”
“Yes,” Xi Guican reassured him, patting He Ruge’s back to calm his emotions.
He Ruge wanted to immediately save Mu Lengying, in his heart, Fengya Live company is a yellow dyke, and Mu Lengying is clean as a white paper, small children like her should be spoiled.
Before, He Ruge has not chosen Mu Lengying, and was afraid that the little girl may come into contact with this thing, but still did not expect for things to become this way.
He Ruge simply selected Mu Lengying, and after he made his choice, the game prompt sounded:
【Drop- Select Mu Lengying? Cannot be changed after selection!】
【Yes】or 【No】
【Drop – Mu Lengying has been successfully selected, the selected person’s faith in the player is 36/100 (High Mountains and Flowing Water Seeking Soulmate!)】
【Stage Quest 1: Before Mu Lengying is sent to the Sex/Lust Farm, obtain 100 points of faith from Mu Lengying, and use the Secret Possession Technique to save her.】
【Lust Farm: a place where Taotie breeds lambs that produce lust.】
【Warm reminder: Mu Lengying is under control and cannot communicate with the outside world except for live broadcasts on this platform.】
【Countdown: 01 hour, 00 minutes, 00 seconds】
Only one hour left.
What can we do in an hour?
What can be done in an hour to make Mu Lengying’s faith in him reach 100?
Xi Guichen sincerely suggested from the side, “How about smashing a million star coins reward.”
Money is faith, he smashed twenty thousand star coins to Xuan Wulian, and his faith value was much higher than 36.
He Ruge’s heart was like a mess as he entered the Fengya live site and clicked into Mu Lengying’s live room.
He saw that the little tabby cat was wearing big heavy makeup, and an exposed skirt with a cold face, with extremely deep sadness under her eyes, and three white eyes that had the flavor of a cold beauty when she didn’t smile.
Like a flower that has been prematurely ripened and was about to wither.
The pop-up screen brushes the road:
“The anchor is so pretty, why don’t you smile? Coming out to be a whore but also want to set up a house of cards?”
“How old are you? Are you an adult? Your boobs look small, let uncle come to help you rub them big”
……
The obscenities were endless, but Mu Lengying did not say anything. She was quietly pasting false eyelashes.
The little girl’s make-up skills were not good, and her false eyelashes were pasted three times, each time pasted askew, with tweezers accidentally poking into her eyes.
She closed her eyes, tears flowed down from the corner of her eyes, coated with white foundation. Her powdered face was then left two winding gray tear tracks.
He Ruge watched with a heartbreaking feeling. He remembered Xi Guichen’s suggestion and anonymously rewarded one million star coins, however, Mu Lengying’s faith value didn’t change at all.
Throwing down one million star coins, not even a ripple was created.
He Ruge silently turned his head, staring at the innocent-looking Xi Guican who had made the suggestion. Faced with Xi Guican’s innocent expression, He Ruge could only silently turn away, deciding to find a way to increase his faith value on his own.
Since a task had been set, there must be a solution; there couldn’t be no way out. The game said Mu Lengying was controlled, and only this live platform could allow him to communicate with her.
What could he do on this live platform?
Apart from tipping, there was only the option of sending bullet comments.
Since the monetary approach couldn’t increase her faith value, he decided to use his mouth.
He Ruge took a deep breath and sent a bullet comment, “Can you tell a story? I want to hear ‘Cinderella’. Three days ago, a girl told me that ‘Cinderella’ was her favorite story read by her favorite streamer.”
After saying this, a sudden flash of insight struck his mind.
This was her favorite story read by her favorite streamer.
That girl is my fan.
He Ruge felt like he had found a way to increase his faith value.
【Ding——The selected person’s faith in the player is 60/100 (Gratitude for helping in times of need!)】
Mu Lengying suddenly opened her eyes, staring blankly at this bullet comment. Because He Ruge had tipped one million star coins, his bullet comment was dazzling in a golden color, incredibly eye-catching.
“I… I can.”
The girl’s voice was hoarse, tinged with a hint of crying, “Once upon a time, there was a little girl…”
He Ruge looked at the current 60 faith points, hesitated for a moment, unsure how to proceed.
Should he reveal himself as He Ruge?
How could a fan recognize their idol without hearing their voice or seeing their face? Unless what she loved wasn’t just the appearance, but the talent.
He Ruge didn’t have any outstanding talent, but he did have a pile of fairy tales that he hadn’t read during the live broadcasts.
So He Ruge posted many fairy tales, such as “Thumbelina,” “The Little Cabbage Girl”… Finally, the golden bullet comment said, “Cinderella met her fairy godmother, and that night, the girl also met someone she had always liked.”
“You tell me, who did she meet that night?”
Her gray eyes widened momentarily in disbelief.
【Ding——The selected person’s faith in the player is 100/100 (Idol, I’m your true fan!)】
【Ding——Faith value full secret method usage condition, do you want to use the secret method of possession?】
【Yes】or【No】
【Ding——Possession successful】
What kind of experience is it for the soul to occupy another person’s body?
As if entering a theater, Mu Lengying’s life was edited into a film and quickly played to He Ruge.
He saw a little tabby cat hiding in the closet, staring at his father’s violence towards their mother with wide eyes, while her sister covered her eyes and snuggled up with her.
Her mother couldn’t stand the years of domestic violence. She fainted her father with drugs, cut off her father’s lower body, and watched the violent man lose too much blood and die.
The little tabby cat’s last memory of her mother was the haggard face of a woman who washed her face in tears in prison.
Without parents, it was her sister who brought up the little tabby cat with one hand. When there was an accident at home, her sister was still studying, and the government subsidized very little. In order to live, her sister chose to sell her body.
The memory was very weird. Her sister would use inferior cosmetics to smear her face, and her face looked as white as a piece of paper, her lips as red as blood. But even with such heavy makeup, her sister still looks very gentle when she smiles.
Every time her sister was going to work, the little tabby cat would follow her like a little tail, shouting to her, “Sister,sister, I want to go out to work with you too!”
At that time, her sister would shake her head and say, “No, you are still young and you have to study.”
The little tabby cat was very unconvinced. She said, “But I’m very beautiful!”
Her sister touched her little head and said softly, “ Our family’s Lengying is the most beautiful, but Lengying doesn’t know how to drink. She has to drink a lot of wine for this job, at least 20 bottles at a time. If Lengying takes a sip of wine, she will be drunk”.
The little tabby cat had to stay at home, so she just squatted in front of the house, waiting for her sister to come home. Her sister always gets home very late, and she reeked of alcohol and smoke, smelling bad. The little tabby cat would then help her sister take a bath, and the sisters would chat while taking a bath.
Her sister said, “Lengying, don’t fall in love. Even if you fall in love, don’t sleep with your boyfriend. Does Lengying know how much a good looking girl’s first time is worth?”
The little tabby cat shook her head blankly.
My sister said a number that sounded a lot to the little tabby cat, so the little tabby cat opened her mouth and let out a wow.
My sister started to laugh. She laughed out of tears. After wiping away her tears, my sister nodded the nose of the little tabby cat with her wet hand, and said, “I lied to you, what’s with money, when you meet what you like, who is deserving to be entrusted for life, you don’t need to talk about money.”
Later, the little tabby cat grew up a little bit, and she told her sister that she didn’t want to study anymore. Because the tuition fees for going to university were very expensive, while the dream of other children was to be admitted to a good university, the dream of the little tabby cat was to be raised by the rich.
After listening to the ideals of the little tabby cat, her sister said seriously, “This isn’t good. Nowadays, rich people raise girls who are not only beautiful, but also highly educated, so that they can have face when they are taken out.”
The little tabby cat thought for a while and felt that it made sense, so she started to study hard again.
The days just passed day by day, and the longer she grew, the older she got, but her sister showed an old look.My sister has been emptied of her body by alcohol over the years, and she has a problem. Little tabby cat persuaded her sister not to do this business.My sister shook her head and said, Lengying, you don’t understand, I can’t do other work anymore.
The days just passed day by day, she grew bigger and bigger, but her sister showed old age. Her sister’s body over the years was emptied by wine and alcohol, leading into health problems. The little tabby cat even advised her sister not to do this business.
But her sister shook her head, “Lengying ah, you do not understand, I can not do another job.”
Then later, the little girl tabby cat heard an anchor read fairy tales. The anchor’s voice was very nice and warm, just like a loving father and mother, just like how her sister cared for her. A gentle voice read wonderful fairy tales, and these were the things that were missing from her twisted childhood.
She really liked this anchor.
Every time she closed her eyes and listened to the anchor reading fairy tales, she recalled the bizarre moments from her childhood. Dad hitting Mom, Mom killing Dad, the blood flowing from Mom and Dad’s bodies, the color of Snow White’s lips, the color of the lipstick her sister wore.
Are there really witches who curse Sleeping Beauty in the world?
Could she become an apprentice to that witch?
Then she could learn how to cast a curse that makes people sleep.
She could cast it on those who lean on her sister. They would all fall asleep, slumping over, and she would step on them, just like stepping on corpses, step by step towards her sleeping sister in the center of the castle.
Beautiful sister, gentle sister, her best sister, with lips as red as blood. She lowers her head to kiss that red mark.
Ah, when her sister wakes up, no one will bully her sister again.
Her sister, with tears in her eyes, opened them and showed her the hospital bill. The world began to spin, like a nightmare where she would never wake up.
— Cinderella had her fairy godmother to save her.
— Then who will save me?
“I will save you,” softly said He Ruge.
He Ruge opened his eyes and saw himself facing the live broadcast camera, alongside a heavily made-up girl on screen. He frowned, and the girl frowned too.
He blinked, and so did the girl. Temporarily inhabiting this weeping body, her crying soul fell into a deep sleep.
He picked up an airbrush filled with foundation, touching up the makeup marred by tears.
【Ding—Phase Task 1 completed, rewarded with “Cure for Mu Lengying”】
【Phase Task 2:
Destroy the “Lust Breeding Ground”, one of the breeding grounds that fosters negative emotions for the glutton】
Is the next task to enter one of the Taotie’s lairs and destroy it?
As He Ruge pondered, he touched up his makeup with mascara. He found makeup quite interesting. Suddenly, while applying mascara, He Ruge found a bit of enjoyment.
The barrage of comments continued to be harsh and vulgar, but He Ruge automatically ignored these foul words. “Miao Miao, I’m fine,” He Ruge said to the camera after putting down the mascara.
He Ruge pondered while holding mascara and applying makeup, this kind of makeup thing seems to be quite interesting, He Ruge suddenly found a bit of fun while brushing her eyelashes. The words from the pop-up screen were still hard to hear, these dirty words were automatically ignored by He Ruge, “Miao Miao, I’m done.”
Putting down her mascara, He Ruge said to the camera.
The countdown for Stage Mission 1 was one hour at first, and now counting the time it’s almost time. Sure enough after a while, He Ruge was forced off the air, and two tall men walked into the room, one man even whistled when he saw He Ruge, a lecherous light flashing in his eyes.
The little girl’s body was very short, so He Ruge could only look up at the two men. What made He Ruge even more uncomfortable was that one of the men even tried to make a move on He Ruge.
“Stop.”
He Ruge coldly lowered his face and commanded by pouring spiritual energy into his throat. He Ruge was a bit uncomfortable when the delicate female voice sounded.
The man who had originally intended to take advantage suddenly stopped, really halting his actions.
The mermaid’s voice could compel people’s hearts, and even if they changed bodies, their souls remained the same. A great demon of He Ruge’s level, if he let the two men in front of him wipe their necks and kill themselves, they would all kill themselves without hesitation.
Powerful, one truly can do as he pleases.
