A Hatred That Cannot Be Exhausted

As a boy, Chi Yi hated a senior fellow disciple who was better than him. Every night, he dreamed of the man dying.

Then one day, the man really did die.

A prodigy with an unyielding spirit and extraordinary talent, he met a spectacular end at the very height of everyone’s admiration. From then on, in the eyes of the world, no one could ever measure up to him.

After Chi Yi broke through to the Great Dao and became the greatest Sword Venerable under heaven, the words he heard most often were: “If only that immortal lord were still here. If he were alive, I’m afraid even the current Sword Venerable Chi couldn’t hold a candle to him.”

Chi Yi spat out a mouthful of blood: ...As expected of my nemesis. Even dead, he still finds ways to get under my skin.

His nemesis’s death gave Chi Yi a heart demon. He failed to attain the Dao and was reborn in his youth.

He was still a nobody, a minor cultivator with a weak spiritual vein, ignored and mocked by everyone.

His nemesis was still alive, clad in white and proud as frost, full of confidence and famous throughout the world.

Chi Yi risked half his life saving him, then grabbed him by the collar and cursed him out. “You damn well better not die, got that?”

A cool-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside prodigy gong × a world-destroying demon lord shou

[Warnings: 1. The shou turns a straight man gay. He has been emotionally attracted to women before, and both leads are sexually inexperienced.

2. The shou is awful, a mad dog in every sense of the word. If you like genuinely good people, this isn’t for you.

3. Both leads have their own tragic backstories. This story is not for readers who are extremely possessive of either lead.

4. Feel free to criticize the characters, but please don’t insult the author. I’m just writing a story, and insults won’t change anything. I’ll keep writing what I like.

5. The author is a chatty internet user who likes adding little details about the couple’s sweet moments in author’s notes. If that bothers you, you can hide the notes.

6. I don’t know what else people might consider a trigger, so I’ve included a bit of everything. If you’re worried about unexpectedly hitting a sore spot, you can stop here. Don’t click in and make yourself miserable.]

[Please note: This is a character-writing exercise. I couldn’t find a similar couple, so I’m making my own content. It’s a melodramatic love story with a serious tone, and the plot and romance are given equal weight, with a lot of couple interaction. If that’s not for you, don’t read. There’s a mountain of original worldbuilding, and the characters may be flawed. If you don’t like it, just click away. Wishing you a happy life.]

Also known as My Love-Hate Relationship with the Top Student in My Class, Despite Being a Slacker and Somehow I Ended Up in Bed with My Rival

P.S. Blurb screenshot dated 2025.9.3

The first edition of the full story was first published on 2026.5.15

Theme: Don’t miss the person who loves you.