The King of Black Fog

Chapter 443: Destiny



Opening his eyes, it was still a cylindrical area with bubbles floating in it, wherein a few players were immersed.

[Please wait for the end of the eighteenth level]

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Li Changzhou lowered his head, the right arm's flesh fibers interwoven like yarn, just reaching the final step— weaving the five fingers.

When he raised his regenerated right arm, the five fingers had reappeared.

Clenching and unclenching his fist, he adapted to the regained feeling of completeness.

The geass had disappeared.

The clenched right hand opened, a mass of black energy steamed from the palm, forming an energy ball.

Palm-sized, yet powerful enough to destroy a medium-sized district of Tokyo, the spirit and willpower of an Earth Immortal combined with the Divine Body, refined the Qi that was immensely powerful.

The Qi from "Dragon Ball" had strong destructive power and could also be transmitted to others, enhancing their spirit and life force. Apart from its lesser effect on longevity, it was almost as versatile as Mana.

For a melee enthusiast like Li Changzhou, the use of Qi might surpass the learning-costly Mana— when engaging an enemy, unexpectedly throwing an energy wave onto their face.

He suddenly realized, this might also be a test.

In a series of games, players inevitably encountered various power systems, and had to decide whether to focus on one to reach its pinnacle or to master several systems, adapting as needed.

Li Changzhou currently had six systems: Mana, Divine Will, Magic Power, Vampire, Formula Ring, and Qi, with his best being naturally the Earth system— Mana.

He would not think the Earth's system to be invincible just because he was born there.

He remembered that a certain science fiction writer once said that in science fiction, Earth would become increasingly insignificant and human civilization would be negligible on the universal scale.

The Value Game is not science fiction, but it operates on the same universal scale.

However, he doesn't undervalue it either.

As one of the experimental grounds for Saints, the Mana from Earth was undoubtedly one of the most mature fruits, even Si felt this ability could be called "omnipotent."

Nevertheless, sticking solely to 'Mana' would not work, for if it were truly omnipotent, the Tao Ancestor (or 'God') would not pursue 'Harmonization' to become a half-step 'Creation.'

Although from the information Li Changzhou currently had, the half-step Creation of the Tao Ancestor (God) was already the most successful among the Saints.

If the Value Game had not been opened naturally, the Tao Ancestor might still be Earth, no, possibly the "Heavenly Dao" of hundreds of star systems.

The "Prophet" Saint also became a half-step Creation, but unfortunately, the true, permanent, complete cannot awaken again.

Thinking for a moment, Li Changzhou temporarily decided to research the systems of 'Mana,' 'Qi,' and 'Divine Will' in the future.

One was the miraculous force called 'omnipotent,' one was the life force combining physical body and will, and one was the extremely pure spiritual force.

Additionally, there was his own physical force represented by the [Divine Body].

"Hmm?" Li Changzhou suddenly remembered something.

He flipped his left hand and took out "Rooted."

This divine tree, with several root systems, suddenly sprouted a new root system, which implanted itself into the energy wave in Li Changzhou's right hand like a straw.

He recalled a movie version of "Dragon Ball," where there was a Saiyan named Dalis, who looked exactly like Sun Wukong and was also a low-class warrior. He gained super combat power far exceeding upper-class warriors by eating the fruit of the Spirit Tree.

The Spirit Tree could absorb a planet's nutrients and produce fruits that directly enhanced Qi. Now with the 'Qi Root' of "Rooted," it could absorb Qi as well.

Not only a planet's Qi, but as long as there was life, there is Qi, and all Qi would be absorbed by "Rooted."

The absorbed Qi forms into 'Qi Fruit,' and as long as it's consumed, it can enhance the Qi of the user.

This is stronger than eating a Flat Peach, which also requires Mana to evolve the world.

But the world-evolving Mana allows living as long as the Constant Sand World, and no matter how much Qi is enhanced, it is useless, as even if Sun Wukong has changed colors and reached combat power strong enough to destroy the universe, he could still suffer from heart disease and aging.

And cultivating Mana, even if it's just entry-level, wards off all illnesses, and with slight achievements, one can preliminarily delay aging.

If he has no choice, Li Changzhou would choose 'Mana,' but now... whether it's the miraculous Mana or the rapidly enhancing 'Qi,' as a player, he could have both.

Leaving "Rooted" to absorb the Qi in his hand, in the bubble, whatever life lost would be replenished — prior to this, he had already allowed "Rooted" to cultivate 'Divine Blood Root,' 'Divine Meat Root,' and other root systems.

Having done all this, he crossed his arms and closed his eyes, his body slightly floating in the bubble, completely falling into sleep.

Five hours later, he maintained the same posture and suddenly opened his eyes.

[Please wait for the end of the eighteenth level]

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The game did not start.

The countdown turned into a string of text.

[Number of players: ten million]

[Players other than 'King of Black Fog' and 'Master,' upon exiting the event, can obtain 'Second Instinct' and 'Game Coin Skill Enhancement Permission']

[Choose Countdown]

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In merely one instance of progression, the number of players reduced from 'ten billion' to 'ten million'?

Li Changzhou thought of three reasons:

First, when there were 'ten billion' remaining players, many chose to exit;

Second, the last scenario was fiercer;

Third, the surviving players gradually familiarized themselves with the game rules, and any with an advantage would stop at nothing to kill competitors.

As the countdown reached its end, Li Changzhou closed his left hand, stored away "Rooted," and vanished from the bubble.


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