: Alluring Beauty and a Wicked Heart, You Were Born in the Realm of Gods

Inside the Papal Palace, the flickering candlelight made the tall, aloof figure appear even more imposing and awe-inspiring.

Bibi Dong had just returned from the secret chamber, her magnificent papal robes still carrying the chill of the outside air, her brows furrowed with an unyielding fierceness. As soon as she sat down, she looked up at the bowing deacons below, her voice as cold as ice: "Have you found Dugu Yan and Tang San?"

Her previous oversight had already cost her dearly. Tang San possessed extraordinary talent and boundless potential, backed by the Haotian Douluo and the powerful members of Shrek Academy; Dugu Yan, as Dugu Bo's granddaughter, also had formidable talent in poison arts. If these two were allowed to grow unchecked, they would undoubtedly become a major threat in the future. She always believed in eliminating threats completely and was unwilling to give any opponent a chance to recover, much less raise a tiger to cause trouble and dig her own grave.

However, the deacon below was sweating profusely, his voice trembling as he reported, "Your Holiness, we have searched the entire city and the surrounding forest thoroughly as you commanded, but... but we still haven't found any trace of those two people."

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong's fingers clenched tightly, her knuckles turning white. A suffocating pressure of soul power suddenly erupted from her body, causing the candlelight in the hall to flicker wildly. A cold light flashed in her eyes, but she ultimately suppressed her anger and said in a cold voice, "Continue searching! Dig three feet into the ground, find them for me!"

"Yes!" The steward, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, hurriedly withdrew.

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Meanwhile, inside the secret room.

After confirming that Bibi Dong's aura had completely disappeared and the oppressive aura of the Papal Palace had dissipated, Fang Yuan's tense back slowly relaxed. He leaned against the cold stone wall and exhaled a long breath.

During this time, he was imprisoned here, seemingly silent, but in reality, he never stopped thinking. In the darkness, he reviewed the past again and again, analyzed himself, and tried to figure out why he, a transmigrator who only wanted to become a god and ascend to immortality, had fallen into such a desperate situation, being firmly controlled by Bibi Dong and unable to move.

The root cause was sown from the very beginning.

When he first transmigrated to the Douluo Continent, he awakened a seemingly useless martial soul, with zero innate soul power—a complete waste of his physique. Because of this, when the simulator cheat appeared out of nowhere, he was overwhelmed with immense joy.

After learning that the simulator had no limit on the number of times it could be used, he couldn't wait to start the simulator again and again, his mind filled with thoughts of defying fate and quickly becoming a god. However, he never calmed down and carefully studied the simulator's rules, hidden dangers, and side effects.

Later, when those fatal side effects erupted one by one, he finally realized the truth, but by then he was already in a passive position and powerless to reverse the situation.

Even more fatal was his deeply ingrained personality weakness.

He came from a peaceful era, his previous life was stable and smooth, and he had never experienced the bloodshed and cruelty of this continent. After transmigrating, his mentality never changed. Whether in the simulated world or in reality, he was too soft-hearted, hesitant, and always held onto a sliver of unrealistic goodwill, not understanding what it meant to eliminate the root of the problem.

In the first simulation, he clearly knew his fate in advance, and was even more aware of Bibi Dong's tragic past and ruthless methods in the original work, knowing that she would stir up a bloody storm in the future.

But at that time, seeing that Bibi Dong had not yet completely turned to the dark side and was still not in control of her own destiny, he ultimately could not bring himself to find an opportunity to strike.

At that time, he still adhered to the bottom line of "not killing innocent people" from his previous life. He considered himself a good person in the traditional sense and could not bring himself to kill someone who had not yet committed a heinous crime without feeling guilty.

Furthermore, since he had no intention of staying in the lower realm for long and only wanted to accumulate strength as soon as possible to become a god and leave, he chose to turn a blind eye, adopting an attitude of indifference.

In the end, he was betrayed mercilessly by Bibi Dong, resulting in his death and a broken soul.

In the second simulation, he started as a slave, bought by Qian Renxue. At that time, Qian Renxue's possessiveness was pathological; she treated him as her possession, keeping him firmly by her side and hindering his path to godhood at every turn. The two eventually broke off completely, and he ended up being imprisoned until his death.

Looking back now, he clearly had countless opportunities to feign compliance and secretly plot against Qian Renxue to eliminate future troubles, but he acted impulsively and refused to back down, ultimately suffering a complete defeat.

Third simulation...

Not considering it.

Only in the fourth simulation were his choices and actions largely without major flaws.

In the early stages, he concealed his brilliance, cultivating methodically according to the rules of this continent. Later, after enduring countless hardships, he became completely corrupted, his nature ruthless, and his strength skyrocketed, making him invincible. However, he was burdened with the destiny of a soul beast, and even in human form, he seemed bound by the rules of heaven and earth, his path to godhood severed. In the end, unwilling to accept this, he forcibly attempted to break through the level 100 threshold, trying to defy the heavens and become a god, ultimately meeting his end by being struck by divine lightning from the nine heavens, his soul scattered and destroyed.

Whenever Fang Yuan thinks of this, he feels utterly helpless.

He still can't understand why he, who has always been an honest person who only wanted to ascend to godhood peacefully and has never provoked anyone, has ended up with so many strange and life-threatening fates.

This fatal soft-heartedness exists not only in simulations but also in the real world.

Previously, when he escaped from the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, he clearly had the opportunity to completely eliminate Dugu Yan to prevent future troubles, but he ultimately showed mercy.

Later, when he was besieged by the Spirit Hall's pursuers, he was in the Blue Silver Forest. With the help of the Blue Silver King and the advantage of the terrain, he could have easily set up a trap to kill all the pursuers and eliminate the threat of being tracked down forever.

But he hesitated again, and once again his heart softened. He didn't kill him, but instead chose to run away and evade pursuit.

It was this hesitation and leniency that ultimately attracted Bibi Dong, the Pope of the Spirit Hall.

One step wrong, step by step wrong.

A single act of kindness can lead to a descent into the abyss.

Fang Yuan closed his eyes, his fingertips digging deep into his palms. The icy pain made him even more awake, realizing he could no longer be soft-hearted.

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After clearing his mind, Fang Yuan decided to start another simulation.

Since he was already imprisoned anyway, even if the simulation had side effects, it wouldn't affect him now that he was imprisoned in the secret chamber of the Papal Palace in Wuhun City.

Moreover, it's impossible for me to never use an emulator.

However, when it came to allocating Fate Points, Fang Yuan had a different idea because of the surprise he received last time.

Aptitude +8, Comprehension +3, Family Background +20.

[Simulation Start]

[Host's Destiny Extraction: Alluring Bones and a Calamity]

Fang Yuan had become accustomed to this fate.

You were born in the realm of gods.