Chapter 1 The Beginning

At this moment, Lei Dakai, still unaware he'd been tricked, lay on the ground, lost in thought.

"Real? Fake? Real? Fake?..."

Poor kid.

"Has Wan Lei gone mad?"

Fang Xiaoyu looked at the little yellow dog suspiciously.

"How would I know? He sat there for a month, unmoving, like his soul had left his body. It scared me to death. The stone tablet said failure meant death, but I don't know how. Luckily, he woke up on the last day."

"I can't wait any longer, I'm going to see him."

Fang Xiaoyu, puffing out her cheeks, flew to Wan Lei's side and kicked him.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?"

Wan Lei suddenly stood up, pulling out the Hammer of Thunder, and looked at Fang Xiaoyu warily.

"What... what do you mean? You don't trust me? Want to fight me?"

"Xiaoyu, are you real or fake?"

"What? You really are mad?"

"Am I... still in a fake world?"

"Please, only you are experiencing the illusion array. We've been outside the whole time. How could it be fake? Are we also being deceived by the illusion array? Impossible!"

Fang Xiaoyu spread her hands, trying to explain.

"Heh, how do I know? What if the you I see wasn't created by this damned stone tablet? Perhaps the real Xiaoyu is still watching me from outside?"

"Then tell me, how can you believe me?"

"It's simple, have a fight with me."

Wan Lei's eyes turned indifferent, cold, bloodthirsty, and most importantly, domineering.

The domineering presence of the Supreme of the Universe.

He had experienced this state for many years; it was all too familiar.

"Alright, as you wish!"

Although she didn't understand why Wan Lei's demeanor had changed so suddenly, Fang Xiaoyu, having been annoyed for a while, didn't hold back when she heard she could beat him. She threw a punch at Wan Lei.

Bang!

"Ah!"

Clang!

"Ah!"

Boom!

"Ah ah ah ah..."

...

"Stop, stop hitting me."

Young Master Lei waved his hand miserably.

"I don't feel invincible anymore, and my memories are clear and real."

"Tch, you sickly person whose injuries haven't recovered, and you want to fight me?"

Fang Xiaoyu lifted her chin high, clapping her hands. That beating she just gave him felt so satisfying!

"Hahaha, I'm back, I'm finally back, back to the real world, hahahaha."

Wan Lei, covered in dust, laughed heartily and hugged Fang Xiaoyu, crying like a child.

"Xiaoyu, I'm finally back, I finally see you. Do you know? That scheme within a scheme, illusion within illusion, it was too real. I thought I'd never see you again. You are the real Xiaoyu, the real one..."

Seeing Wan Lei cry so much, Fang Xiaoyu was very surprised. It was the first time she had ever seen Wan Lei cry. In the past, Wan Lei was either strong and cold, or shameless, never this vulnerable. From his cries, she heard his deep-seated dependence on her.

"There, there, don't cry, I've been here all along."

Fang Xiaoyu patted Wan Lei's back, her heart aching.

"Xiaoyu."

"I'm here."

"Will you betray me?"

"Never."

"What if... your father and the Fang family don't agree to our marriage?"

"Then I'll beat my father to death and destroy the Fang family. How dare they disagree?"

"What if, by killing me, you could become the Supreme of the Universe?"

"What supremacy? None of it is as important as you."

"Good."

"What exactly did you go through? Did you see me? Was our relationship bad in the illusion?"

"I killed you."

"Ah?"

"Twice."

"You dare to kill me, Wan Lei? After I've been so good to you!"

Fang Xiaoyu grabbed Wan Lei's ear, smiling.

"Don't cry, it's all over. Come on, let's go take a bath and go to sleep."

"Okay, before sleeping, I'll... tell you two stories."

Young Master Lei filled a tub with water and soaked himself in it. He stayed there for a full half-hour, as if washing away his entire tragic and dark life.

Wan Lei surfaced and looked up at the sun in the sky.

The sunlight was dazzling.

"It's all fake. In this life, no one will betray me." Da Feng Novel Network

"Huh? My dantian, how has it recovered so much?"

"You've been in the Fate Reversal Origin Array you set up. It's been recovering for you. A month should be enough to recover some."

"I see."

Getting out of the pool, he circulated the lightning power within his body, instantly evaporating the water from his skin. Then, Young Master Lei scooped up his wife and walked into the house, placing her on the bed. The little yellow dog also trotted in happily. It knew the important business was yet to come; it was story time now.

"Alright, now can you tell me what you went through?"

Fang Xiaoyu rested her head on Wan Lei's shoulder, her big eyes full of smiles as she looked at him.

"This feeling is truly good. If you don't experience that heart-wrenching pain, you don't know how wonderful life is now."

"The first story, I returned to the South Mansion, the day of Sui Xiaohang's wedding..."

"So, you're saying the one who was deceiving me from beginning to end was me?"

Fang Xiaoyu's eyes widened.

"To be precise, it was the array's core, not the real you, but it was identical to the real you. I really thought you came to rescue me then."

"So you killed me without hesitation?"

"It was a fake! It dared to impersonate my wife, of course, I wouldn't be polite to it."

"And then you woke up, and became like that just now?"

"No, that ghost world was just a diversion. The real great terror has just begun..."

Wan Lei recounted his past experiences to Fang Xiaoyu, telling her everything. When he mentioned leaving Lei Xinghai, Fang Xiaoyu's expression turned a little dim. When he spoke of the Fang clan chief capturing Fang Xiaoyu and driving him away, Fang Xiaoyu exclaimed,

"So that's how it was! No wonder you asked that. It's okay, once we leave Lei Xinghai, we won't return to the Fang family. Let's see where he can find us."

"After that, I went to the Yin Yang Sect, and then, Wan Liuchuan came to kill me..."

Wan Lei spoke slowly, lost in his memories. Fang Xiaoyu and the little yellow dog listened intently, especially when Wan Lei spoke of facing the armies of all the peak powers in the Lei Feng Realm alone. They both exclaimed in shock. When Wan Lei recounted his return to Lei Xinghai, becoming the strongest during tribulation, returning to the Lei Feng Continent, rescuing Fang Xiaoyu, and eliminating all his enemies, the little yellow dog clapped its paws and cheered. When Wan Lei spoke of his wedding with Fang Xiaoyu, he made Fang Xiaoyu blush and hide under the covers. They went to the Immortal Realm and discovered it had been breached and occupied by demons. The little yellow dog fell into deep worry. Afterward, Wan Lei recounted their entry into the Divine Realm, their fierce battles, and finally, the plot where they became saints and venerables, Fang Xiaoyu rebelled, and he alone became the strongest in the universe.