Chapter 68: The Pact of a Hundred Alliances is Sealed!

Amid the anticipation of countless readers, "Immortal Execution" was finally launched. Though it was already midnight, the number of users online at Shengshi Literature that night was several times higher than usual.

Everyone was eager to see how "Immortal Execution" would perform on its release.

Xu Ze took a deep breath; the time had come to test the story’s true appeal.

Without hesitation, he released twenty chapters in one go.

The readers who had been waiting were amazed as soon as they saw the updates.

"No wonder it's 'Immortal Execution.' Twenty chapters at once—other authors think five is a lot for a launch!"

"There’s such a huge stockpile! The updates are frequent even on normal days, and there’s still so much left for the launch."

"This is going to be a feast! Brothers, I’m going to be the first to subscribe!"

"It’s mine! Don’t fight me for it!"

Meanwhile, on the authors' forum—

"As expected of Xiao Yan—twenty chapters dropped at once. He’s a real machine!"

"What do you think, how many first-day subs can 'Immortal Execution' get today?"

"Considering he has a million bookmarks, if he manages a 10:1 ratio, it could hit a hundred thousand first-day subs."

"But that’s the ideal case. Most highly bookmarked books have a lower sub-to-bookmark ratio, generally 20:1. If 'Immortal Execution' gets fifty thousand first-day subs, that’s already impressive."

"I agree—sixty or seventy thousand at most."

Ten minutes later, someone suddenly cried out:

"Holy—! Look! 'Immortal Execution' just got the badge for over ten thousand first-day subs!"

Everyone was stunned.

"What? It’s only been ten minutes, right? Over ten thousand first-day subs already? That’s insane!"

"Yeah, the first-day subs are calculated over 24 hours. Ten minutes in and already over ten thousand? That’s terrifying."

"Look, 'Immortal Execution' has already climbed to tenth on the bestseller list."

Unbelievable—

That was everyone’s first thought. "Immortal Execution" was truly a force of nature!

Even the Demon King's "Adventurer Swordsman" had taken twelve hours to reach the ten-thousand badge.

But "Immortal Execution" did it in just ten minutes.

At that moment, its ranking on both the bestseller and monthly ticket charts was rising—one spot every minute.

Soon enough, "Immortal Execution" had reached fifth on the site-wide bestseller list and tenth on the monthly ticket chart.

"Not only is the bestseller climb fierce, but the monthly ticket chart is just as impressive."

"There are only a few days left in the month, yet 'Immortal Execution' has leapfrogged over twenty days’ worth of tickets to hit the top ten. I wonder how the big-name authors it’s overtaken are feeling."

"What can they do? 'Immortal Execution' is unstoppable now."

"Still, I think it’ll lose momentum soon. The top few on the charts aren’t easy to beat, not with the Demon King still there. It’ll be tough for 'Immortal Execution.'"

"Yeah, I think making it into the top three of the bestseller list is about as far as it’ll go; probably only top five for the monthly tickets."

Just then, a red banner rolled across the site:

"ZeroDegreeIceFire1 has rewarded 'Immortal Execution' with 1,000,000 Shengshi Coins. Congratulations, ZeroDegreeIceFire1, for becoming the leader of 'Immortal Execution!' Come and grab the treasure chest!"

"AchooHaHa has rewarded 'Immortal Execution' with 1,000,000 Shengshi Coins. Congratulations, AchooHaHa, for becoming the leader of 'Immortal Execution!' Come and grab the treasure chest!"

"Zold has rewarded 'Immortal Execution' with 1,000,000 Shengshi Coins. Congratulations, Zold, for becoming the leader of 'Immortal Execution!' Come and grab the treasure chest!"

"OoohPee has rewarded 'Immortal Execution' with 1,000,000 Shengshi Coins. Congratulations, OoohPee, for becoming the leader of 'Immortal Execution!' Come and grab the treasure chest!"

…

A wave of identical reward notifications swept across the site, painting the screen red.

According to the rules, any reward over a million Shengshi Coins—ten thousand yuan—would trigger a site-wide red banner for everyone to see.

By now, everyone was dumbfounded.

"So many leaders—do these people not see money as money?"

"I’m so jealous; I wish I had a leader too."

"My god, just how many leaders is this? Why hasn’t it stopped yet?"

The notifications for "Immortal Execution’s" leaders continued for an entire half hour before finally ending.

Everyone’s eyes were almost dazzled by the endless red banners—it felt as festive as New Year’s.

"Look! 'Immortal Execution' got the hundred-leader badge!"

"No way—half an hour after launch, a hundred leaders already?"

"Since when are there so many rich fans? My book’s been out forever and I barely have one leader. I’m so envious of 'Immortal Execution.'"

"Wow, it’s already up to second on the bestseller list!"

"And third on the monthly ticket chart! This is terrifying—so many rewards come with monthly tickets, I think the ranking could go even higher!"

At first, everyone thought "Immortal Execution" couldn’t possibly catch up on monthly tickets at this late stage. But now, they realized they’d forgotten something: rewards come with tickets!

"Are we about to witness a miracle tonight with 'Immortal Execution'?"

That question echoed in everyone’s hearts.

Xu Ze, seeing so many people reward him, felt a warmth inside.

Clearly, everyone truly loves "Immortal Execution."

With that thought, Xu Ze posted an update announcement, promising to release ten more chapters as thanks for everyone’s support.

Ten minutes later, "Immortal Execution" updated again with ten more chapters.

If anyone was happiest at that moment, it was the readers of "Immortal Execution."

Xu Qing lay in bed, her feet kicking excitedly.

Even though she had class the next morning, she wasn’t the least bit sleepy.

Normally, she’d sleep early and take special care of her skin.

But tonight, as a fan of "Immortal Execution," there was no way she could sleep.

Watching the single-chapter declaration, the explosive launch, and the flood of leader rewards—she finally understood what passion and battle felt like!

It was just too thrilling!

For the first time, she felt the exhilaration of being a true fan. Xiao Yan was her idol now.

Seeing Xiao Yan’s promise of extra chapters, Xu Qing couldn’t hold back any longer.

Excitedly, she rewarded Xiao Yan with a leader’s gift as well.

"Even if I have to scrape by next month, I’ll help our Xiao Yan climb higher!"

"Go, Xiao Yan!"

At that moment, Chen Shuo looked at the chart, watching as "Immortal Execution" caught up step by step, and for the first time, panic set in.

He’d thought a new book like "Immortal Execution" could never threaten him on the charts—not even with ten thousand first-day subs in ten minutes.

But when he saw the hundred leader rewards, panic truly took hold.

He refreshed the rankings—and when the new results popped up, he nearly dropped his mouse in shock.

"Immortal Execution" had surged to second place on both the bestseller and monthly ticket charts.

All the other platinum authors had been overtaken; only he still held a lead.

But it was clear that before long, even he would be surpassed.

"I don’t believe this!" Chen Shuo’s eyes blazed with fury as he growled, "I’m not the only one who can rally support!"

Immediately, he grabbed his phone and contacted his closest fans. Their replies came quickly: no problem.

They would all reward "Adventurer Swordsman" with leader’s gifts at once.