Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

At first, those specks of light were just a spherical glow, but as they gathered incessantly, Zhou Baiyu finally saw their outlines.

Mallets.

At that moment, he had a sudden realization, the assembly of sorrows was not a crushing burden, but the hammer striking the bell!

The weight he carried was not a mere encumbrance; it was a force destined to shatter the Illusory Country!

Seeing hope, Zhou Baiyu bellowed with renewed strength as he climbed.

One step at a time, he ascended, and all the sorrowful pasts of the Floating Country were revealed and absorbed by him.

The seemingly endless bridge that never showed its end finally, at one moment, revealed the light of the other shore.

But after Zhou Baiyu took a step forward, he no longer saw those tragic sorrows filled with great remorse.

The staircase seemed to suddenly change its nature.

At the end of the endless bridge, he saw beautiful things.

It was as if it were a May afternoon, with gentle sunshine falling upon Zhou Baiyu.

There he lay on the rocking chair on the balcony at home.

His mother was playing Phantasy Star 4 on the Sega console, while his father, Zhou Zeshui, told a story of adventure.

He used to tell young Zhou Baiyu stories about the tower.

Latter, he told another story occurring in a plagued city.

And now, Zhou Zeshui slowly recounted a tale after the apocalypse, giving Zhou Baiyu a feeling of being in a trance.

Nothing had happened.

Everything was as beautiful as it ever was; they only existed in the stories.

In this world, many memories surfaced in Zhou Baiyu's mind.

Jiang Zongheng remained aloof with immense wealth and married Li Yanran.

Interestingly, both of them loved gaming; in the virtual world, Jiang Zongheng created a guild called Future Gate, and Li Yanran created the Divine Consort Association.

Ye Yu, after winning a Sanda championship in the real world and then retiring due to injuries, became a martial arts instructor. By chance at a shooting range, he discovered he possessed an extraordinary talent for hitting bullseyes.

Ling Hansu became Zhou Baiyu's neighbor, and in his memory was the girl with the username 'Xueyao,' always appearing somewhat silly.

Zhang Haoyun was spotted by a talent scout who thought she had the makings of a star, so she was invited to join a variety show and unexpectedly gained a lot of popularity.

As a result, the wrongdoings by her parents began to be exposed one by one. Sympathy, along with her independent image, quickly made her famous, freeing her from parents who never loved her.

Duan Kun took on various gigs every day. Though not wealthy, he was someone who disliked being tied down.

Some drunkard abroad was invited to shoot the American horror-fantasy series "Constantin" due to his decadent aura. Because he looked exactly as the director envisioned, he was cast as the lead male without contest.

Zhou Baiyu immersed himself in the memories flooding his mind, the strange story his father was telling, and the warm and peaceful surroundings...

He truly felt it was wonderful. Even the message from his former colleague, Li Ping, inviting him to dinner, was just perfect.

How he wished the sadness he had borne all along was but his own imagination.

How he wished that on some sunny afternoon, he could wake up on the balcony, wipe the drool from his mouth, smile knowingly, and realize it was all but a dream.

But he shook his head.

The next moment, as his consciousness grew clearer, this world lost all its allure.

"Boluke, you cannot stop me,"

As if by some spell, the utterance made the world Zhou Baiyu was in fracture.

A web of cracks quickly spread, and in the vast skies, the image of a long bridge and a beautiful face appeared suddenly.

The Enchanting Demon Empress, Boluke, emerged.

When endless sorrows could not halt Zhou Baiyu's march, Boluke, now the embodiment of desire in the Land of Joy, would envelop and obstruct the climber with boundless desires.

"You are not a person without desires. You ought to know that what I offer is but an illusion of desires, yet if you abandon resistance, you can immerse yourself in this world, and I will make it feel as real as possible."

"Don't you wish your deceased colleagues could come back to life? Don't you want your friends to have a stable future? Don't you hope that all the disasters of this world were just a dream?"

Protected by the secrets of the divine treasures, Zhou Baiyu could draw into dreams any who tried to charm, brainwash, or transform his memories.

But Boluke, a fusion of Lust Demon and Enchanting Demon, did not invade actively but had become one with the staircase during the process of Divine Endowment.

To be precise, her very existence induces infinite desire.

Every word she utters doesn't need to forcefully invade anything or change anything; it naturally triggers endless daydreams, tempting one to sink into desires.

She is the greatest creation of the Enchanting Demon Empress Reina, a hybrid of Enchanting Demon and Lust Demon.

Furthermore, having always activated the divine treasure of Eternal Laughter has greatly empowered her.

Embracing infinite desires, she can conjure the ideal land people hold within their hearts.