[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-paradise-of-reincarnation":3,"chapter-paradise-of-reincarnation-paradise-of-reincarnation-chapter-96":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Paradise of Reincarnation",{"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},2273954,4446,"Chapter 96: Plundering Heaven","paradise-of-reincarnation-chapter-96",96,"\u003Cp>“Thud.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud crash echoed from the rooftop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao stood barely upright, leaning on Zhan Long Shan, his strength nearly spent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a distant iron water tank, a large dent marred its surface, stained with vivid blood; Jin Muyan lay beneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Muyan was in a pitiful state—his body covered in slashes, both legs twisted and broken, clearly shattered by Su Xiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By passively enduring attacks, Jin Muyan exhausted himself first, and ultimately, Su Xiao emerged victorious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao walked slowly toward Jin Muyan, preparing to kill the story’s protagonist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after only two steps, he felt his pant leg tugged—he looked down to see Dong Xiang gripping it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t… let you… succeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Xiang lay sprawled on the ground, her face half-covered by the mask Jin Muyan had worn, her eyes filled with hatred as she glared at Su Xiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You wasted me three seconds—but you seem to have some value too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao suddenly remembered: Dong Xiang could be considered a half-lead heroine, while the other half was Reise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Dong Xiang’s despairing gaze, Su Xiao raised his blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the next instant, Su Xiao suddenly sidestepped, rolled once, and crouched low to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ting, ting, ting…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of crimson crystal-like spines pierced the spot where he had just stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Su Xiao not dodged in time, he would have been skewered like a hedgehog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man wearing a black rabbit mask appeared nearby—it was Wu Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His crimson eyes blazed with fury, faintly tinged with lingering fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wudao Xuan Du rushed to Dong Xiang’s side, silently lifting her onto his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Xiang clutched his clothes, her pale fingers trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s settle old and new debts together. Last time, you nearly killed me—but your current condition is quite poor, isn’t it~?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wudao Xuan Du spoke through gritted teeth; the hatred for nearly being killed himself, and for his sister nearly being killed, drove him to absolute fury toward Su Xiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly, it was the hatred over his sister nearly being killed—he joined the Bronze Tree specifically to strengthen himself and protect his sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao stood up, smiling at Wudao Xuan Du.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come try.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wudao Xuan Du’s sudden appearance saved Dong Xiang from death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for him to kill Su Xiao was pure fantasy—even weakened, Su Xiao still had the power to turn the tables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ring [Soul’s Roar] obtained from the gecko’s loot box granted a special ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar (Active): Upon activation, this effect grants 20 seconds of pain immunity. During this time, each attack received increases attack speed by 5%. (Maximum increase: 50%. This bonus vanishes when the frenzy effect ends.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Su Xiao activated the [Roar] ability, he could fight for 20 seconds without feeling pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in his prime, Su Xiao had nearly one-shot Wudao Xuan Du.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though heavy blood loss left him weak, he might not kill Wudao Xuan Du—but taking off a few limbs from him was certainly possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao’s calm demeanor made Wudao Xuan Du hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But retreating in shame was unacceptable—he began firing torrents of crimson, crystal-like Feather Flames at Su Xiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao slashed repeatedly with his long blade, reducing the Feather Flames to a storm of shreds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao pressed his finger to his Bluetooth earpiece and spoke casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wan Shou, this is Baiye. Rooftop needs backup.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A simple sentence—yet it turned Wudao Xuan Du’s face pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wudao Xuan Du shot Su Xiao one last resentful glance, then chose to withdraw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Muyan was far away, and Su Xiao stood between them—so Wudao Xuan Du abandoned Jin Muyan and fled with his sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Support arriving in one minute. Hold on, Baiye.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao’s sudden call for help startled Wan Shou Zhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enemy driven off. Threat neutralized.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under dangerous conditions, Su Xiao wouldn’t stubbornly hold out—he hadn’t called for help earlier because he didn’t need to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he feared other investigators might kill Jin Muyan, causing him to drop no loot box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t speculation—it was a painful lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In District 24’s underground, due to You Na and Ma Guijiang, Su Xiao saw not a single loot box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made him suspect: if story characters intervened in battle, loot box drop rates might be affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that boxes wouldn’t drop at all—but the drop rate became painfully low, and combined with Su Xiao’s [Great Chief’s Soul], it became even worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, Su Xiao had a chance to trap Wudao Xuan Du and his sister—he could have held them back after activating [Roar].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bronze Tree officers were nearby; once [Roar] ended, he’d be a helpless fish on the chopping block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Risking his life for the loot boxes of Wudao Xuan Du and his sister was not worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao pressed one hand to his lower abdomen and walked slowly toward Jin Muyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t… lose here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Muyan struggled to rise—only to meet a flash of brilliant blade light, without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Splat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spray of blood droplets shot upward as a head, eyes wide with shock, flew into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Jin Muyan died, the Lunhuileyuan  flooded Su Xiao with notifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You killed the story protagonist: Jin Muyan (Growth 20%)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Jin Muyan is a story protagonist (1\u002F3). You gained 10% World Source. Total World Source now: 24.3%.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You obtained a loot box (Blue Quality）】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You have activated the achievement quest: Plundering Heaven’s Surge】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Achievement Quest: Plundering Heaven’s Surge】 (10% completed)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Difficulty Level: Lv.4—Lv.?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quest Description: Story protagonist? Pathetic. Become another soul beneath my blade—even if you’re the darling of your derivative world, Plundering Heaven’s Surge shall shatter all fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quest Info: Each story protagonist killed grants corresponding quest progress. (Determined by the protagonist’s fate, strength, background, and other factors.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quest Deadline: None.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quest Reward: Calculated based on final completion level. (Minimum reward: Blue-quality equipment or item. Maximum reward: ???)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After killing Jin Muyan, Su Xiao realized Jin Muyan wasn’t the “child of fate” type of protagonist—the Lunhuileyuan  had warned him from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely, Jin Muyan was merely a nominal story protagonist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Muyan could not be killed before becoming a ghoul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once he became a ghoul, his survival or death no longer mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Muyan was pitiful—a protagonist whose fate after the story’s start was left to chance. Compare him to Naruto or Luffy—true darlings of their derivative worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Su Xiao remained on the rooftop. Threat neutralized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao glanced at Jin Muyan’s corpse. They bore no personal grudge—only enemies by circumstance. Whether Jin Muyan was the ghoul world’s protagonist wasn’t the core conflict; given Jin Muyan’s mental state just now, if Su Xiao hadn’t killed him, the consequences would have been endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao had already killed Xiwei Jin, and he’d remain in the ghoul world for some time—he wouldn’t give Jin Muyan a chance to grow strong and seek revenge. That would be the stupidest choice imaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cut the grass, remove the roots. Had the risk not been too high, Dong Xiang wouldn’t have escaped either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Su Xiao prepared to leave the rooftop, the Lunhuileyuan ’s notification appeared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Detected: Jin Muyan is dead. Fate energy redistributed.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Fate energy redistributed. Current story protagonists: Wudao Dong Xiang (1\u002F2), Shendai Reise (1\u002F2).】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a group announcement—other contractors received it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Yu and others, already retreating, paled—but quickly recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Lunhuileyuan , story protagonists dying wasn’t rare. The stronger the protagonist’s fate, the higher their death rate—because their loot boxes dropped at a level higher than their actual power, sometimes two or three levels higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a dark residential house, sobs and gasps echoed. A naked man wearing a black mask was raping a high school girl on the sofa; around them lay several corpses—apparently her family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s thrusting body suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jin Muyan’s dead? Shit. I watched him so long, waiting for him to grow stronger before killing him—who the hell did it? WHO?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The masked man roared in hysterical rage, his cold eyes seeming ready to devour flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly looked down at the high school girl beneath him—her eyes dull, her family murdered, her body and soul violated, teetering on the edge of collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing she had become a hollow shell, the man’s withered hand closed around her slender neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crack…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contractors in derivative worlds acted with utter impunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Bronze Tree outpost rooftop in District 11, Su Xiao raised an eyebrow upon receiving the notification. Indeed—Jin Muyan wasn’t a true protagonist; someone immediately replaced him upon his death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Team One cleared. Ghoul population expelled from designated zone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Team Two clearing…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reports came in one after another through the headset; the activation of the public channel’s permission signaled only one thing—the operation was over, and our side had won decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve won.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marute Sai’s tone was calm, but Su Xiao detected the suppressed excitement beneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In confrontations with ghouls, the CCG rarely emerged victorious; after all, human physical capabilities were vastly inferior to those of ghouls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Marute Sai announced the victory, Su Xiao received a notification that the mission was complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Faction Mission: Cover Operation. (Completed)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Difficulty Level: Lv.4.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mission Brief: Assist the “Special Countermeasures Unit” in combating the Bronze Tree and ensure our side’s victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mission Info: CCG faction mission—will not count toward mission evaluation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mission Duration: Until the Operation in District 11 concludes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mission Reward: 10,000 Faction Contribution Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failure Penalty: None.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes\u002FNo: Complete mission? Upon completion, you will receive 10,000 Faction Contribution Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao chose to complete it; his CCG contribution points became: 【Senior Investigator, Contribution Points 17723\u002F10000, Yes\u002FNo: Promote Rank?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course he chose promotion—access to that blue-quality potion required the prerequisite of Provisional Special-Class Investigator status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on past experience, he knew he’d reach Provisional Special-Class Investigator soon, but Su Xiao noticed something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he rose quickly, he held no real authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was normal; he’d joined the CCG too recently, and his rapid promotion was due to the influence of the Lunhuileyuan .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiao didn’t care about authority—he only wanted to return to the temporary branch in District 24 to exchange for that blue-quality 【Human Gene Enhancement Serum】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Strength +2 and Stamina +4, Su Xiao’s combat power would surge dramatically; then, when he faced the Store Owner again, it wouldn’t end like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS (To avoid chapter breaks, I wrote a 3000-word chapter—plenty of effort, right? So please vote for recommendations.)\u003C\u002Fp>",1733,"2026-06-19T23:49:42.795Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","91d89c78012e758a7d5a138df74aba61ff3d0ae8f0e400aa0a41f950ea429a38","paradise-of-reincarnation-chapter-97","paradise-of-reincarnation-chapter-95",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fparadise-of-reincarnation-cover.jpg"]