The King of Black Fog

[Qian Xia, Qing Lan, and Turquoise Pool are already dead! Li Changzhou, how long are you going to remain immersed in your own world?] After thirty years, even Guanyin lost patience and couldn't help but shout.

She continued: [I want you to wake up, not give up! As long as you become the victor, they can all come back!]

After a long silence, Li Changzhou said, "Let me stay in my own world, with the belief that this is still the Fate Level, and become the 'victor.'

He raised his hand and wiped away the fog on the glass, concealing the history of the past.

This time, he resigned to his fate.

At this point, it's uncertain whether to say he has a strong will or he's simply unwilling to lose.

No matter what, from now on, his will cannot be shaken.

Li Changzhou suddenly opened his eyes.

He was surrounded by layers of heavy troops, destiny's weapons pierced through him, and his whole body was covered in blood.

Li Changzhou was so agitated that he howled up to the sky.

"You won." The enemy sighed in front of him, then turned into wind and sand and disappeared.

The weapons, warhorses, and soldiers followed and turned into wind and sand.

Li Changzhou returned to the bubble.

He was incredulous.

[Bodhisattva?!]

The Bodhisattva Guanyin was equally incredulous: [It was actually... an illusion?]

Everything that was pierced by destiny on Li Changzhou would enter the illusion of destiny, and even Guanyin couldn't escape unaffected.

[Please wait for the end of the nineteenth level]

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Li Changzhou did not know the duration of each level; if each level was the same, then this was the longest time he'd spent on a level.

Everything in the illusion began to blur, especially the opportunities, cultivation methods, and so on.

Guanyin wanted to say something, but opened her mouth and thought better of it.

Li Changzhou knew what she wanted to say.

The environment chosen by destiny was very likely real history.

Perhaps, something really had happened to Qian Xia and the others.

But it could also have been intentionally selected by destiny to crush him, and the probability was significant.

No matter what, all he could do was wait for the game to end.

A minute passed quickly.

[Number of players: Three thousand]

[This event is now over]

"Huh?" Li Changzhou pressed one hand against the inner wall of the bubble, intently watching the text information.

[New notification: Players within the top ten thousand, but who did not pass the 'Destiny' test, will not receive rewards]

[Two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine rewards have been distributed, please players check for themselves]

[This reward includes 'Second Instinct', 'Game Coin skill permission upgrade', 'one S-Level Skill', ''Assassinate All Saints' mission']

[All players notification: Player 'King of Black Fog', 'Master' entered the top ten thousand, receiving the following reward]

[All players notification: 1- 'Invincible']

[All players notification: It has been detected that player 'King of Black Fog', 'Master' possesses 'Unbeatable', 'No Taboos', Three Lives United, the player 'King of Black Fog', 'Master' is granted 'Fake Winner']

[To balance the game as much as possible, the 'Fake Winner' information is hereby notified to all players]

[Name: Fake Winner]

[Type: Permission]

[Quality: Below Victor, Above Everything]

[Special Effect: Launch a 'Fake Winner State' level attack]

[Minimum Use Conditions: Bound to the unique player 'King of Black Fog', 'Master']

[Introduction: 1, After sacrificing one S-Level skill and one realm, launch a 'Fake Winner State' level attack;

2, The sacrificed skill and realm cannot be restored by items;

3, Can only be used for attacks, not for other aspects, and after each 'attack' is launched, whether it qualifies as an 'attack', and its effectiveness, will be collectively discussed by official players, with the final confirmation by the Value Game]

[Note: Who can be unbeatable? Who is in No Taboos? Who dares to say they are Invincible? Three Lives United, As You Wish]

What is meant by all official players collectively discussing?

Your own skill is subject to others' judgement, and this is considered 'As You Wish'?

This is wanting more after success.

Other players looked sullen; after reading a bunch of texts about this skill, they only had one feeling: even the system couldn't stand the 'King of Black Fog' ('Main').

If it were Earth players, they'd understand: the system couldn't stand it long ago, targeting Li Changzhou several times, but players were not up to the challenge—or rather, Li Changzhou was too strong.

Before anyone thought too much about it, the system notification popped up again.

[Notification to all players: Reward 2—player 'King of Black Fog', 'Main' has obtained partial game permissions for their territory]

[To balance the game as much as possible, the permission information is now notified to all players]

[1. Game arrangement frequency: shortest once a month, longest once a year]

[2. Game marketplace: self-financed with official guarantee, delivery, identification]

[3. Side Mission arrangement permissions: after players meet the conditions for side missions, they can confirm whether to issue the mission]

[5. Forming explorer squads: the Void Time and Void Space after completing the main task will be permanently open to the 'King of Black Fog' ('Main'), with a maximum team size of 50]

[6. The Void Time and Void Space open to the 'King of Black Fog' ('Main') can be arranged for players to enter and play]

[7. The 'King of Black Fog' ('Main') can actively issue props or skills they already possess as task rewards to players—system rewards will correspondingly reduce, until 20%]

[8. Forming a management group: The 'King of Black Fog' ('Main') can grant their game permissions to the group, also can retrieve them at any time]

[9. Territory activities: can be opened on holidays or randomly arranged from one month to a year at the longest, players can provide activity plans]

[10. Station three official players: official players are only responsible for identification, note writing, side mission issuance, permission 7 reward issuance, permission 9 plan review, teaching game management experience]

[Special reminder: The 'King of Black Fog' ('Main') game permissions are still arranged by the system, the same applies to players teaming with the 'King of Black Fog' ('Main')]

The system notification finally ended, the 'Assassinate All Saints' mission was not announced, probably due to it being consistent with the other 2,999 players.

Words on the bubble wall quickly disappeared, Li Changzhou's vision turned black immediately.

Snow fell thickly, the world was a vast white.

Abyss Star.

Li Changzhou instinctively looked around.

"Ah!!" Li Qianxia screamed and tackled him.

Her physical body was also very strong; caught off guard, Li Changzhou was nearly knocked over into the snow.

"Bro! Big Brother! Are you real?! Are you really real?!"

Li Changzhou hugged her tightly, and behind Li Qianxia, Yang Qinglan and Turquoise Pool were smiling.

"No matter if it's real or not, as long as we're together, it doesn't matter if it's fake!" Li Changzhou laughed heartily, tightening his arms.

Li Qianxia's hands around his waist also tightened forcefully.

As emotions calmed down, Yang Qinglan softly said, "It's said life is a big dream, no one inside or outside the dream can distinguish clearly; what Azhou said is very true, as long as it's the life one desires, whether it's a dream is unimportant."

"What if it's not the life one desires?" Turquoise Pool asked.

"Then break it!" Li Changzhou said resolutely, "Achieving dreams and ideals in reality is the same principle."

"Then I have nothing left to say; if this is a dream, I accept it." Turquoise Pool laughed.

[Auspicious Dragon and Phoenix: Favored Concubine and King unite, each increasing certain abilities each time; the more the King and Concubine are in love, the higher the abilities increased each time (Current ability increase per time: 11 points)]

Increased by 1 point.

[All Love in One 2: The favored concubine can use any 'King's' skill, power and effects are determined by the concubine's degree of favor, up to 100% (Current: 60%)]

Increased by 10%.

"From what you all said, you all should've entered the 'Fate Level', did you pass?" Li Changzhou asked.

His situation, they could confirm through the system notification.

Li Qianxia gestured an 'eight' under her chin: "Because without you, Big Brother, even if I die I wouldn't believe, so I passed!"

An 'even if I die I wouldn't believe', said simply, but hard in execution.

Li Changzhou thought of his thirty-three years of experience, what did Qian Xia's 'even if I die' disbelief go through?

"With or without you, it's the same for me, didn't affect anything, I passed easily." Yang Qinglan said.

"I was the first," Turquoise Pool said, "I saw with my own eyes, unaffected Qing Lan came out looking all around, perhaps....."

She tilted her head: "Looking for a phone?"

"Hahaha!" Li Changzhou and Li Qianxia laughed.

Yang Qinglan looked at Turquoise Pool with a soft smile: "I was just being about the phone."

Li Qianxia jumped over in two or three steps and hugged Yang Qinglan: "Your phone is in the honey jar world, the honey jar world is on my brother, so you were looking for my brother, right?"

"Yes," this time Yang Qinglan was very frank, "No choice, my phone's on him."

"Then why is your phone with me?" Li Changzhou asked.

"You asking for a beating?" Yang Qinglan asked him.

Less politeness, more intimacy.

Li Changzhou waved his hands, indicating he didn't want to be beaten, quickly saying: "I meant about the rewards, what are your 'Second Instinct' and 'S-level Skills'?"