"Can the system modify the plot and make Tang San commit suicide?"
Zhang Fan asked the system with a sly smile.
"Ding, can't."
"Then can you modify my level and directly raise it to level 100?"
Zhang Fan continued.
"Ding, no. Cultivation must be gradual. This system does not recommend instant invincibility."
"System, can you—"
"Ding, the protagonist and supporting characters cannot die directly or indirectly due to changes in the plot or dialogue."
"Okay!"
Zhang Fan nodded. That was still beneficial to him. Otherwise, if all his enemies could just be wiped out with a thought, the story would be over—and where's the fun in that?
Afterward, he turned around and formed a team with Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu. Together, they won all three battles.
The three beauties were excited and delighted to team up with Zhang Fan. Seeing his strength and handsome appearance, they screamed like fangirls.
Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Oscar, watching from the audience, were green with envy.
Ma Hongjun rolled his eyes. Damn Zhang Fan—he snatched away three beauties. How were the remaining four guys supposed to survive?
Flender smiled to himself. A man as outstanding as Zhang Fan was truly impressive.
Training continued into the second day... and it was time for sausages.
Yes, they all had Oscar's sausages together.
The three beauties were initially hesitant, showing obvious resistance to eating sausages. But when they saw Zhang Fan enjoying them with great relish, they started eating too.
They figured—if Zhang Fan can eat it, so can we.
Flender was surprised. With Zhang Fan around, everything really did seem easier than expected.
The Next Day
Flender gathered everyone and announced:
"Today, we're heading to the Star Dou Great Forest—one of the three most famous soul beast habitats on the Douluo Continent. We'll be obtaining Oscar's third soul ring and Zhang Fan's fourth.
Of the three great soul beast forests, the Star Dou Forest is the largest, spanning the borders of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire. Two-fifths lie in Heaven Dou territory, and three-fifths in Star Luo.
The terrain is complex—wetlands, swamps, mountains, lakes—and the soul beasts are extremely ferocious. It's said that there are even 100,000-year-old beasts in the center."
"OK!"
Oscar nodded enthusiastically."That means more sausages!"
Zhao Wuji walked over and declared:
"I'll be leading the team today. The Star Dou Forest is 450 kilometers away. Let's move!"
"Just run there?" Ning Rongrong was stunned.
"Of course. I'll run too!" Zhao Wuji dashed forward.
The others followed suit.
With the help of Oscar's sausages, the journey wasn't too difficult.
After running a while, Ma Hongjun suddenly noticed something fall from Tang San's body.
"Ding, triggering plot modification task."
[Ma Hongjun picked up a bottle of poison that fell from Tang San.] Two words can be modified.
Zhang Fan grinned wickedly and changed "poison" to "aphrodisiac."
"Ding, plot modification successful. +60 modification points."
Ma Hongjun bent down, picked up the bottle, and looked closely:
"Aphrodisiac...? Uh..."
He didn't expect Tang San to have something like this, and immediately shouted:
"Tang San, your aphrodisiac fell out!"
Everyone immediately turned to look at Ma Hongjun and the bottle in his hand.
Bald Bai snatched it away.
"Ugh! It really is an aphrodisiac. Why the hell are you carrying this, Tang San? What, been getting lonely at night? Feeling weak and need a little... boost?"
"What nonsense are you spewing?! Why would I have aphrodisiacs?!"
Tang San quickly tried to defend himself.
"Hey, didn't Teacher Luo say you were gay during the registration? And now this... what's this, then?"
Bald Bai held up the bottle for all to see.
Everyone squinted at the label.
Ning Rongrong blushed and hesitantly raised her hand:
"I can testify—it really did fall from Tang San just now."
"I… I only had poison!"
Tang San frantically patted his pockets, but he couldn't find the bottle of poison anywhere.
What the hell?
Where's my poison?! Where did it go?!
He stared at the bottle in Bald Bai's hand. Yep—that was definitely his bottle... but the label now read "aphrodisiac."
He had no way to explain this now.
His expression darkened.
How could this happen?!
Where's my damn poison?!
How did it turn into this kind of thing?!
"Give it back to me!"
Tang San exploded in fury, lunging at Bald Bai.
"Swoosh!"Bald Bai tossed the bottle to Ma Hongjun.
Tang San used Ghost Shadow Step, flashing instantly in front of Ma Hongjun.
Ma Hongjun immediately tossed the bottle to Oscar.
"Shameless! Carrying this kind of stuff around?!"
Ning Rongrong looked at Tang San in disgust.
"Seriously gross!" Xiao Wu crossed her arms, looking repulsed.
"..." Even Zhu Zhuqing silently stared at him with a frown.
"Swoosh..."
The bottle suddenly flew into Zhao Wuji's hand. He looked down at it.
"It really is..."
"Kid, what the hell are you doing carrying this kind of thing?!"
Zhao Wuji's face filled with disappointment.
"Damn it! That's not what it is!"
Tang San howled in frustration and lunged toward Zhao Wuji.
"Bang!"
Zhao Wuji slapped him away effortlessly."Pah!"Tang San's face twisted, and he flew backward.
"Swoosh!"Ma Hongjun and Bald Bai pinned him down by his arms.
"Wow, you even tried to attack Teacher Zhao? You're bold, I'll give you that!"
Bald Bai scoffed. He always thought Ma Hongjun was the creepy one, but it turned out Tang San was even worse—carrying aphrodisiacs on him?
"What, you planning something sick with the three girls?!"
"Bullshit! What does it matter what medicine I carry?!" Tang San roared, struggling to break free.
"...He has a point." Zhao Wuji scratched his head, then casually tossed the bottle back to Tang San.
Tang San's face darkened even more. He shook off Ma Hongjun and Bald Bai, grabbed the bottle, and angrily threw it far away.
But the damage was done. His actions made the girls dislike him even more.
Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Bald Bai—they all now looked at him differently.
Tang San didn't expect this bizarre situation at all.
He was seriously pissed.
Meanwhile, Zhang Fan continued running with the others, smirking to himself.
His modification points had reached five hundred.
"System, what treasures can I exchange for 500 modification points?" Zhang Fan asked curiously.
"Ding, you can redeem ten three-word modification opportunities. You can use them once a day, at any time, until used up."
"Then exchange them!"
Zhang Fan gave the command.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for acquiring ten dialogue and plot modification opportunities."
Zhang Fan was very satisfied.
After this little episode, the group continued on their way.
(End of Chapter)