Mark of the Fool - Chapter 448: The Lion’s Den

[Single Female Lead] [New Genre] [Absolutely Amazing]My name is Chen Huaian. I've been diagnosed with cancer and I'm dying.Recently, I became obsessed with a game where you raise a virtual girlfriend. I spent money buying her cultivation techniques and magical artifacts. Although my wallet is empty now, I couldn't be happier.I always thought it was just a game... until one day, my virtual girlfriend gave me a pill. In the next second, the pill appeared in my hand...I... seem to... not have to die anymore?!———————————————My name is Li Qingran.I was crippled, my spiritual roots were dug up, and I was expelled from my sect. Now, I huddle in a broken hut waiting for death.I thought my life had come to an end, but then I encountered a mysterious senior who had never shown his face before. This senior healed my wounds, helped me cultivate, and I grew stronger and stronger, eventually becoming the strongest sword cultivator in the Azure Cloud Realm.I've heard that the spiritual energy of the Azure Cloud Realm is running dry, the Dao is darkening, and powerful beings from the Immortal Realm plan to merge with another world where spiritual energy is about to revive. A great conflict is about to break out. Even becoming an immortal carries the risk of falling.I search the world for any trace of that senior.I must protect him and become his Cultivation Companion!!!———————————————Alternative Titles:“Though I'm in the Late Stages of Cancer, My Wife is a Sword Immortal”“Training the Golden Finger in Advance”“You Laugh at Me for Being the Biggest Fool, I Laugh at You for Being a Single Dog”“I'm Not Spending Money, I'm Investing in Dao Opportunities”“You Think I'm Raising a Virtual Pet? No, That's a Cyber BOSS!”

The Capital’s girls look on with hatred, “ You’re just a country girl without any knowledge. Do you have Cloud Shop’s clothes? Do you have Brilliant Treasure Pavillion’s jewellery? Do you even know how eminent and domineering the famous Yue Wang is?

Rael screwed up badly. One reckless gamble later, and his guild's entire emergency fund was gone. With debt collectors ready to harvest his organs, his only hope was a single, desperate gacha pull.Ding![Congratulations! Player: Quarterpounder69 has obtained the (Divine) Grade item, Eye of the Beast!][Divine Grade item obtained! All Stats +250][First Divine Grade item obtained! All Stats +100][New title unlocked! [Heavenly Attraction] (Divine)]With no other choice, he consumed the item—only to be thrown into a situation no player had ever faced before.[To ensure fairness, please select a random number. This will determine which boss monster variation you become.]'Uh, I don't fucking know? 69... hmm, maybe not...'[Confirmed.]'Wait—'[Congratulations! You've chosen the Special-Type Boss Monster Variation: The Pay-to-Win Boss.][Congratulations! You've become a Boss Monster!]Armed with broken perks like [Premium Leveling], [Premium Evolution], and [Premium Shop], Rael was thrust into the world of the VRMMORPG game he had been playing.The issue was, he went back in time, specifically, 150 days before the launch of version 1.0.

In humanity’s final war against the Demon Lord, the strongest heroes fell—not by the enemy’s hand, but by their own, twisted into madness by a cruel illusion. Betrayal. Bloodshed. Despair… and then, silence.Only one person remained: Riley—the weakest warrior of them all. Powerless. Ignored. Forgotten.But he saw through the Demon Lord’s deception. The tyrant was on the brink of death—so weak even a fly could’ve finished him off.And Riley did just that, drawing every last ounce of strength to bite off the demon’s head.Victory? Not quite. A final, desperate strike from the Demon Lord pierced him from behind, killing him instantly.But fate wasn’t done with him yet.Riley awoke ten years in the past—when the online game [Apocalypse] was launched. Before demons descended. Before monsters overran the world.And this time, he wasn’t starting from nothing. He had a decade of experience—and a second chance.Even more shocking, he didn’t awaken his old D-rank Strength Boost talent. This time, he received something far more terrifying: an SSS-Rank Gluttony talent!He could now devour anything—monsters, items, talents, even traits—and gain their power.Ding![You have devoured: Iron Fang Wolf][Acquired: +4 Strength, +2 Agility, Skill: Bite (F-rank)][You have devoured: Goblin ShamanAcquired: +8 Intelligence, Skill: Mana Bolt (E-rank), Talent: Minor Spellcasting Efficiency][You have devoured: Flaming Salamander Drake][Acquired: +22 Endurance, Trait: Dragon’s Resilience, Skill: Flame Breath (C-rank)]Now, there is no demon, no god, no monster who will stand in his way. He will devour everything—and save the world.But the power of Gluttony was a double edged sword. If he wasn’t careful… he could be the one getting consumed.