[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio":3,"chapter-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-658":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I, the System Protagonist, Joined a Cross-Dimensional Chat Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2293318,4485,"Chapter 658: A Day Trip to Tianshen Sect","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-658",658,"\u003Cp>Su Lin had once, out of boredom, imagined certain scenarios.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered what kind of conversation might occur if he ever met his girlfriend’s parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, his favorite among them was “Take this card and leave my daughter,” but when faced with questions like “Will you go after my younger sister?” he still thought it was too forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Victoria had deftly shifted the topic with a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, have you ever used a similar spell to meet your self from another timeline?” Victoria asked, smiling as if casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My parallel-world self?” Su Lin thought for a moment and said: “Extinct.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a story that made you weep just by smelling it, and grieve just by hearing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dangerous Su Lin entity, seeking greater strength, slaughtered every version of himself across parallel universes, absorbing all their energy—only he survived as the last hope of the Su clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This happened?!” Victoria was slightly startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, it happened—but Su Lin himself would one day make that bastard pay in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like pinning him to a cross and burning him to ashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, only one left,” Victoria sighed helplessly: “Then there’s nothing to be done.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing to be done?” Su Lin was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a group of Irenas emerged from a tunnel created by the Zhutian City token, each carrying large bags and packages that looked remarkably valuable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This level of spending must have generated enormous GDP for Ye’s boss this year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe enough to buy a new Mercedes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re here too?” One Irena walked over to Victoria, saw Su Lin, took an golden apple from her paper bag, and smiled: “For you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Dark-hearted Irena,” Su Lin observed and noticed her mental state was slightly more stable than yesterday:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can end your therapy sessions early—congratulations on recovery.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For those with a happy original family, spending time with loved ones is more effective than clinical intervention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can still tell the difference even though she seems perfectly normal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are slight differences in magical energy and details.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin took a bite of the apple, felt his strength return, and glanced at it suspiciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t this a specialty of the Type-Moon universe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Jialeidi  open a fruit shop over at Zhutian City?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here, have this,” another Irena approached and pulled out a peach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This one is the Depressed Irena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five Irenas Luxu  brought fruits or small gifts; the others showed no reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, only these three—Gelatin, Zombie, and three Negative Energy Aggregates—had visited frequently, so Victoria’s earlier worries were unnecessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? Didn’t Mom give you anything?” Victoria laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course she did!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of Irenas gathered around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin held the clearly Heavenly Court-produced Pantao , looked at the Irena standing with arms crossed, mirroring her father’s stern expression, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve changed my opinion of you—you’re willing to pay such high salaries to others?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suspected this shrewd witch was merely pretending harmony in front of her parents, while the other Irenas had extorted her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But wasn’t this woman saying she’d run out of money?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell those people to stop,” Irena sent a message: “Stop giving them things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suitors?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irena: “They go there and take everything for free—this time, someone even paid behind them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin: “???”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irena: “They say as long as the Empress is happy, it’s all the Lord’s will. Ye Fan even said you already paid for it—just deduct it from your dividends.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That money-grubbing version of me is almost broken.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So all this is being deducted from my company’s corporate account and my personal dividends?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the chat group and sent Ye Fan a question mark—immediately received a reply: “You’re welcome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin’s gaze grew distant, a mouthful of old blood stuck in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally understood why Irena’s parents had this misunderstanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come to think of it, you seem very rich,” Irena suddenly narrowed her eyes, dissatisfied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’ve got extra money to throw at them, why not use it to keep me instead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s your independence as a woman?” Su Lin asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can I eat it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman has zero morals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yan: “Master Yan Sen, it’s been a while since I saw Xiao Xiao—how is she doing at Tianshen Sect?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Sen: “Your daughter is exceptionally gifted; her initial cultivation training is nearly complete.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, I plan to bring my students to Tianyi Sect—some are ready to enter the Jing Hua Qi stage. First, to seek methods for healing Dao injuries among several Daoists;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, to have the elders teach them foundational techniques.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Qi: “I’ve caught a cold. @Su Lin, you cover my class.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin: “?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingfei: “Wait a moment—I’m about to dig out the headmaster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelaien : “?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scritch—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black hexagonal coffin was dragged from the disturbed soil—back then, Lu Mingfei would’ve collapsed like a dead dog doing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he didn’t even need to lift a finger—he could control the Five Elements with a single thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d buried the headmaster himself; he ought to dig him up himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, do you think he’ll say, ‘You won’t let me die, but you won’t let me live,’ then shoot lasers from his eyes?” Lu Mingze joked, sitting atop the cross-shaped tombstone engraved with Anhe’s name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he had Kryptonian blood, he’d have slaughtered all the Dragon Clans long ago.” Lu Mingfei pried open the coffin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White hair, a three-piece suit, polished Oxford shoes, a Yongbukuweidelianjinmeigui  pinned to his chest—the old man lay still inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know he’s not Kryptonian—just a handsome old man with superpowers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingze swung his legs, smiling: “So why don’t you show him some respect and let our old friend rest in peace?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He doesn’t need your pity—because of your existence and mine, he lost all chance of avenging the Dragon Clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He can’t help you, and you don’t need him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingfei silently turned back, gazing beyond the open hilltop: the city stretched out before him, along with a manor and a vast blue ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was where Anhe’s friends—Meineke Cassel and others—had died in the last century.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the morning smoke, Anhe crawled from the collapsed cellar, walked for a long time, and finally saw Meineke Cassel standing in the mist, leaning on the Yatikan blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ran toward Meineke—and the moment he touched him, Meineke crumbled into dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anhe dug through the pile of corpses with his bare hands, burned his friends to ashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I gave him a weapon capable of killing all Dragon Kings,” Lu Mingze spread his hands:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But in the end, that weapon pierced his own heart. Such is the unpredictability of fate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a world where humans, Dragon Clans, and half-breeds coexisted peacefully, Anhe couldn’t argue whether such a world should exist—but for this old man whose life was fueled by vengeance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire in his heart had gone out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know,” Lu Mingfei turned back to look at Anhe in the coffin: “But I still want to bring him back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?” Lu Mingze’s lips curled slightly, tilting his head: “Do you want to force your charity and caprice upon him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hesitated for a long time—but now I’ve realized. Maybe I have a bit of OCD—I can’t accept this ending, so...” Lu Mingfei smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out a cigar from his pocket, lit it, and under Lu Mingze’s gaze, his smile vanished—his eyes turned icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He must live.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant his golden pupils ignited, a will swept across the entire world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black petals, blown from nowhere, dyed the sky the color of eternal night; the air temperature plummeted, freezing like entering the legendary realm of the dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silent and soundless, like a Chaplin silent film, in black and white, the old man’s chest suddenly began heaving violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if waking from a nightmare, his battle-hardened instincts triggered the moment his body revived—he sat bolt upright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu…” Anhe’s throat was hoarse; as his memories returned, sorrow flashed in his eyes: “I told you—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Headmaster,” Lu Mingfei interrupted calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anhe froze. That familiar yet alien young man stared coldly at him, radiating an aura he’d never felt before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That gaze—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d seen it many times on Dragon Clans—only a Sovereign possessed such a gaze!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this is it. After so many years… that dead-eyed child who once held a lion in his eyes has finally returned to his rightful place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anhe’s gaze sharpened, a wave of disappointment rising in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingfei stepped forward quickly beside the coffin; Anhe’s disappointment slowly gave way to anticipation—he reached for the folding knife hidden beneath the white flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could react—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingfei suddenly crouched, replaced his expression with a pleading smile, and offered the cigar with both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, have a cigarette.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Over here, over here!\" Lu Mingfei dragged his whole entourage out through the portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin lay on a rocking chair, watching the familiar faces in the Shuijing Peak training ground grow ever more numerous, and suddenly felt a pang at how fast time had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Long time no see, Teacher Daye.\" Su Lin greeted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not your teacher!\" Xia Mi’s face flushed crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing today’s female version of Lu Mingfei, who had inexplicably started cosplaying Lianggongchunri  again, Su Lin glanced at Chu Zihang trailing behind her and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you married?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're still discussing the date,\" Chu Zihang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't tell him everything!\" Xia Mi stepped on Chu Zihang’s foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sense of déjà vu confirmed once more for Su Lin that all these Dragon Kings had inherited certain traits of Nidhogg—like gaming, being shut-ins, anime obsession, lustfulness, and brother fixation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angre bowed slightly: \"Long time no see, Lord of Light.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swirled a glass of wine, exchanged a few pleasantries with Su Lin, then stumbled off to chat with his long-absent students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I plan to make the headmaster the director—he can also teach new students and rookies combat, swordplay, and killing techniques,\" Lu Mingfei said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you convince him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin had expected Angre to pull out a Desert Eagle and blow his brains out to prove his resolve that humans and dragons could not coexist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told him the entire world is on the brink of collapse,\" Lu Mingfei said solemnly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A dark force is invading all worlds—planets, even the universe itself, won’t be spared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once they fixate on a world, even those steeped in myth and legend cannot escape falling into hell and being destroyed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To resist these invaders, we must begin cultivating new power now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope you’re not talking about our World Devourers,\" Su Lin said, expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingfei blinked, his face falling. \"I meant the Abyss and the Lunhuikongjian !\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I promised him that if he serves five years, I’ll resurrect one person of his choosing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new crisis and shared enemy gave Angre a reason—and the added temptation of \"Don’t you want Mei Nek to lie cold in his grave?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed this guy’s mind had grown much sharper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angre, with years of teaching and administrative experience, could indeed handle many tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially with Yan Sen, a man who took the sect’s affairs extremely seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Su Lin, a wounded man on the verge of soul dispersal and total annihilation, was dragged here for his first student-teacher meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz buzz\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several messages arrived in the chat group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Qi: \"@Su Lin, why are the Heavenly Court and the Three Teachings all using the World-Access Token to contact me for official business?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignore this one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hao Tian isn’t looking for the Heavenly Zun —after all, the Heavenly Zun  will eventually be Hao Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Shu: \"Respected elders, please forgive us—we’ve gone into the Lunhuikongjian  on a mission and cannot participate in the teachings of the Heavenly God Sect and the Heavenly Will Sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Chulan: \"Please forgive us, elders! I’m cosplaying Wu Gen Sheng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hao: \"When did this happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Shu: \"Just now. We joined Brother Zhang Heng’s team, but didn’t enter the Fuben  together, so after reestablishing contact, we proposed making it up to them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coincidentally, Elder Huiye said she had a B-rank Fuben  access pass and could join non-fixed teams.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Shu and the others thought it perfect for training and improving their strength—they couldn’t rely on the elders and big shots to carry them through every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t expected Yan Sen to choose today for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhongli: \"No wonder. Though this was caused by force majeure, the shortage in team numbers likely affected them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Lunhuikongjian .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Heng looked at his teammates, 'Zheng Zha' and several others. He’d already decided to let it go—after all, teammates suddenly unplugging their internet wasn’t unheard of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their team had survived just fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the woman accompanying Zheng Zha suggested they enter another Fuben  together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, what Fuben  does this pass correspond to?\" Song Shu closed the chat group and turned to Huiye, who was preparing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I got it from Su Lin. Let me check...\" Before clicking to use it, Huiye glanced at the description: \"Final Destination.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Shu: \"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2173,"2026-06-20T04:17:33.470Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","fa997b0bf507024839c8e311a449655f6e21c54a516d1cc55f0ac99916aeae40","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-659","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-657",720,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-cover.jpg"]