I Was Forced to Marry the Empire’s Valkyrie and Lay Low Until I Became Unbeatable - Chapter 2:

Chapter 2: Lying Flat Makes You Stronger!

“Holy crap!!”

Ning Chen was suddenly startled and leapt straight off the bed.

Still in disbelief, he asked cautiously, “System, is that you?”

[Ding! Yes, host. It’s me. This system may arrive late, but it never misses its appearance!]

Hearing the response, Ning Chen was finally certain—this wasn’t a dream.

He instantly got excited. After all, what transmigrator didn’t know the power of a system?

This was the ultimate tool to act cool and dominate the world!

[Life and death are fated, wealth is in the heavens. Reject toxic hustle, lying flat is the true meaning of life!]

[For every day the host lies flat, a system reward will be granted!]

[The more days you lie flat, the greater the rewards. On special milestones, you will receive special rewards!]

“Oh?”

Ning Chen raised an eyebrow, quickly grasping the basic concept behind the Lying Flat System!

Sure enough, in the next moment, the system prompt echoed again.

[Ding! First day lying flat—special reward unlocked: Supreme Divine Body!]

[Supreme Divine Body: The most exalted divine body. After fusion, your bones become Supreme Bones, blood becomes Supreme Blood, and meridians become Supreme Meridians!]

“Damn, this is insane!” Ning Chen’s breathing quickened.

He knew well that this world had the legendary Supreme Bone—a divine talent in itself! A single bone could bring boundless fortune and elevate someone to an unrivaled powerhouse.

But this reward—the Supreme Divine Body—was clearly on another level! Once fused, he would skyrocket to the heavens!

“Wait a second!” Ning Chen suddenly had a thought and cautiously asked, “System, if I fuse with the Supreme Divine Body, will it trigger some crazy phenomenon that shocks the entire world?”

[No. This system will conceal everything. Even if a peerless powerhouse stood right in front of you, they wouldn’t sense a thing!]

“Good.”

Ning Chen let out a breath of relief.

After all, an ordinary man holding a treasure is inviting disaster. If he were to draw the attention of powerful beings, with his weak self, death would be certain!

Even if no powerhouse came after him, any trouble would ruin his plan to lie flat. Fortunately, the system’s reassurance let him relax.

“Then what are we waiting for? Fuse the Supreme Divine Body immediately!”

Ning Chen ordered without hesitation. The system immediately responded with another prompt.

[Ding! Initiating fusion of Supreme Divine Body…]

Boom!

A vast, torrential force surged into his body.

Like a flood, the energy washed through every corner of his being—from his flesh to his bones, from his organs to his meridians… everything underwent dramatic transformation!

And thanks to the system’s presence, even though his insides were being rebuilt from the ground up, his external appearance showed no sign of change!

Lying flat required the right mindset. If he made a grand scene and caught every expert’s attention, how would he ever lie flat again?

[Ding! Supreme Divine Body fusion complete!]

No one knew how much time had passed, but the system notification rang out once more.

Ning Chen examined himself. Though his appearance hadn’t changed, inside—everything was utterly transformed.

His bones were like divine steel, his blood like dense mercury, and his marrow like flowing jade nectar. If his previous body was a block of rotten wood that couldn’t be carved, then now he had become a flawless divine jade!

The difference was like night and day!

“Hm? I’ve reached the 9th stage of the Warrior Realm already?” Ning Chen was shocked.

He knew the martial cultivation hierarchy well, even if he couldn’t cultivate before.

There were seven main realms: Warrior, Martial Master, Martial King, Martial Emperor, Martial Monarch, Martial Saint, and Martial God!

Each major realm was divided into nine stages.

As for realms beyond Martial God, he wasn’t sure. After all, even the strongest figure in the Great Chu Empire only reached the Martial God Realm.

Like his new wife—An Nanjing—she was a Valkyrie, a true Martial God!

That strength was the foundation of her title as Nation-Defending Valkyrie of Great Chu.

Now, in just moments, he had jumped from mortal to 9th stage Warrior!

If news of this spread, jaws would drop across the continent!

“Tsk, this Supreme Divine Body is insane. If I actually work hard now, I’m sure I could rise to the top!”

Ning Chen muttered.

The soul of his former life’s hustle culture and self-sacrifice began to stir again.

[Ding!]

[Reminder: This system is the Lying Flat System. If the host chooses to work hard, there will be no rewards!]

“Ahaha…” Ning Chen chuckled sheepishly.

As expected, bad habits die hard!

[Also, the host need not worry about wasting the Supreme Divine Body. It will autonomously absorb spiritual energy and celestial essence to enhance cultivation!]

“Yo, are you telling me this is basically auto-cultivation? Now that’s more like it—I love it!”

Ning Chen’s dissatisfaction instantly vanished. As expected of the Lying Flat System—it refused to let anyone work hard!

“Tsk! In that case… I’ll sleep a little longer!”

Now that he had no worries, Ning Chen lay right back down on the bed.

Though it was customary to serve tea to the parents on the second day of marriage, An Nanjing’s parents had long passed away. The elders they bowed to yesterday were memorial tablets—there was no tea ceremony today.

Besides, both of them knew the purpose behind this marriage. It was more of a political gesture toward the Emperor of Great Chu.

So, there was nothing for him to do. The only thing left was to continue lying flat.

This nap lasted until well past midday!

Ning Chen hadn’t even woken on his own yet when—

Creak—
The door opened.

A figure peeked in cautiously, then tiptoed inside.

Thanks to the Supreme Divine Body, Ning Chen’s spiritual senses had drastically improved. He instantly noticed and quickly got off the bed.

“My wife?”

He froze upon seeing who it was—his newly wedded wife.

Only… today’s An Nanjing looked different from yesterday.

Her outfit had changed from a red wedding gown to a snowy white dress. More noticeably, the heroic spirit in her brows had softened, replaced by a gentle femininity.

If yesterday’s An Nanjing was a fierce red rose with thorns, then today she was a fresh, radiant white lily.

“Ahem~”

An Nanjing gave two soft coughs. Her voice sounded slightly different from yesterday. But since he had only just met her, Ning Chen didn’t pick up on the details.

“My wife, is something wrong? What do you want to say?”

An Nanjing asked, “Last night… I had too much to drink and blacked out. I don’t remember anything. Did anything… happen between us?”

“What?”

Ning Chen was stunned.

She really drank so much that she forgot he hadn’t even stayed in the bridal chamber?

That meant… he might have a chance! After all, An Nanjing wasn’t just the strongest Valkyrie in Great Chu—she was also its number one beauty!

Getting close to her would be the dream of countless men!

So he put on a serious face and said, “My wife, you don’t remember? Let me help you recall. Though we didn’t go all the way last night, you were quite wild. And I’m just a frail scholar with no strength to resist—I could only let you have your way with me…”

Pfft!

Before he could finish, An Nanjing suddenly burst into laughter. Her face turned bright red, and she doubled over with laughter.

“Brother-in-law!”

“You really dare to say that? Aren’t you afraid my sister will skewer you with her silver spear?”