The King of Black Fog

To enhance one's ability seems somewhat insignificant compared to embracing a beauty like the Turquoise Pool; her figure and allure are at a level worth dying for.

Just the thought of kissing those soft, crimson lips, placing a hand on her bust, the other around her slender waist, or fondling her full hips instantly ignited a warmth deep in Li Changzhou's heart.

Sorceress!

Unable to completely rid himself of the influence of the red dress.

Li Changzhou calmed himself: "Let's go back first."

The teleportation vortex unfolded. The four walked inside as the golden constellations in the sky gradually vanished like the coming of dawn.

Ming City, Yanhe Road, the small courtyard behind Qing Lan Bookstore.

It was already May, the ginkgo trees lush and verdant, a dense canopy of leaves formed a vast green umbrella.

The four sat in the courtyard, Yang Qinglan casually erected a barrier to block out the pollution of the outside world and purified the atmosphere within the barrier (various pipelines).

"Other than the setup, this courtyard is identical to the one we rented." Li Qianxia lay leisurely on the rocking chair.

She rocked herself as broken shadows danced upon her.

The four momentarily didn't feel like talking.

This time, the all-player event, nineteen consecutive stages, practically equivalent to nineteen instances, left them mentally exhausted.

The world was about to usher in a new order. Those who died are dead, those who survive grow stronger, the Second Instinct, Game Coin upgrades in skill levels, S-level skills, these are all variables.

Three hours later, Li Changzhou glanced at the sleeping Li Qianxia, at the Turquoise Pool resting with her eyes closed, and spoke softly to Yang Qinglan:

"I've thought about it. Could your obtaining the 'Faith Explosion' be an effect of 'Choice'?"

"Possibly." Yang Qinglan replied indifferently.

After resting for another fifteen minutes, Li Changzhou stood up.

"Alright, everyone!" He clapped his hands to wake the three, "The value game is a quagmire. If we hesitate or seek comfort and don't move forward, we will sink to the bottom, stuck and unable to move in the future."

"Mm—" Li Qianxia awoke and stretched contentedly.

Li Changzhou sent her and Yang Qinglan into the sweet world, then turned and asked the Turquoise Pool: "Want to go back and take a look?"

This time, among the player event, a massive number of players must have perished, the Zhao Family needed news of the Turquoise Pool being alive and required her to return and command the situation.

The Turquoise Pool extended her hand to him.

"Get up yourself." Li Changzhou said with exasperation.

Did she really think she could act recklessly just because Yang Qinglan wasn't around? He kept himself pure!

The Turquoise Pool tilted her head slightly: "Pull me up."

She used "Favored Consort - Calamity," which, depending on the level of favor, can be used on 'King' once every certain period, causing 'King' to unconditionally agree to her one request (current: once a year).

Li Changzhou held her slender, fair hand and gently pulled her up.

"Ah!" The Turquoise Pool lost her footing and fell...

She was just one centimeter short of falling into Li Changzhou's arms, her outermost layer almost touching.

"Luckily," she laughed, as if stars shone in her eyes, "I almost made you cheat."

She slowly stood up straight, mimicked Li Qianxia's stretch, during which the arc and trajectory of her breasts were...

"Eh?" Suddenly, the Turquoise Pool pressed herself against Li Changzhou's chest, her ear to his heartbeat, "Your heart is racing, are you ill?"

"I'm not ill!" Li Changzhou knocked her on the head.

"...You hit me?" The Turquoise Pool was incredulous.

"So what if I did?"

The Turquoise Pool laughed, "It feels good to be hit!"

"..." Li Changzhou could only admit defeat.

The two walked toward the outside of the house, dense with shade.

"Hey." The Turquoise Pool used her slender shoulder to nudge the person beside her, "The effects of Favored Consort and the King of Black Fog have both improved."

"Even if it's a hundred percent, it only means I like you. I'm still solely with Qing Lan."

"That's for the best." The Turquoise Pool put her hands behind her slim waist, "Actually, my mind is twisted, I just like to see a man who clearly likes me one hundred percent, and whom I also like one hundred percent, unable to be with me."

"It's not really twisted, you're not the only one, many like to torment themselves in love with inexplicable reasons."

"Inexplicable reasons?"

"I'm sorry."

This apology was sincere, without any perfunctory or reluctance, as Li Changzhou did feel his words were inappropriate.

The Turquoise Pool pursed her lips into a faint smile, very earnestly said: "You're pretty good."

A simple four words, yet for some reason, a warmth surged in Li Changzhou's heart, reminiscent of his childhood, his grandmother washing his hair in the courtyard, with his little sister beside him, laboriously holding a melon scoop to pour water.

"Let's go." The Turquoise Pool waved her hand, the red dress swirling around her, disappearing in an instant like a bolt of cloth.

Li Changzhou arrived at the Earth Headquarters building, Yafeiluna was still alive.

"Master!"

Li Changzhou's expression was a bit dazed, Yafeiluna was unable to contain her excitement as she walked toward him, as if she wanted to embrace him.

He wasn't doubting that this was still an illusion, but remembered...in the illusion, three years later, the Queen Mother would bring a child.

Child?

Li Changzhou frowned slightly, he couldn't recall the child's features, gender, age, just like the experiences in the illusions, after he woke up, they faded away like mist.

Is it a mystery that destiny intentionally carved into his soul, or is it reality?

Li Changzhou leaned more towards the former, as if destiny allowed Yang Qinglan and them to perish within the illusion.

But what if...

"Sir?"

Li Changzhou lifted his head, glanced at Yafeiluna, and smiled: "It's fine, as long as there's nothing wrong."

Yafeiluna followed with a smile, but tears fell instead: "I, no, we all heard the news of you entering the top three thousand, Sir!"

Li Changzhou sat down cross-legged, glanced at the six great stars on the sand table.

"How is the situation?" he asked.

"Many people died," Yafeiluna wiped her tears, "the exact number will be out tomorrow, only the Immortal Bi, Phoenix, the little Martial Saint, and William Nadilan survived."

Li Changzhou opened "King of Black Fog."

The prosperity level had declined a notch, fortunately, the number of Divine Positions remained at 2, without falling.

"You handle these matters, I'll give you the authority to establish game rules, and you will also be responsible."

"Understood!"

"I only have one request."

Yafeiluna listened respectfully.

"Now is not the time for leisure, whether willing or not, everyone must strive desperately, unless there are special contributions."

"I will thoroughly implement your will."

"You may leave, give me the death data tomorrow."

After Yafeiluna left, above Earth, Li Changzhou's face emerged from the depths of the clouds.

Like a master leaving the living room and coming to inspect the garden developed into a vegetable patch.

A planet-sized head, overlooking every inch of Earth's land, telling everyone, those with malicious intent, those who have gained a new skill and are ready to expand, he, Li Changzhou, still holds absolute power to rule the six great stars.

The racial skills belonging to the Divine Will people, emitting an aura strong enough to suppress an entire civilized circle.

Faces gazed skyward.

Streets once bustling with traffic gradually became stagnant, car after car stopped, a large number of drivers and passengers opened their car doors and stepped out, standing on the road, also gazing skyward.

The mentally frail lives, fell powerlessly to the ground, mouths agape, unable even to catch their breath.

"Star-devouring Dragon Clan!!" Outside the Solar System, inside the alien warship, all third-rank warriors stood up.

They were filled with fanaticism.

"Kill!"

"I'll hold that woman!"

"We must obtain the Divine Will of the Star-devouring Dragon Clan!"

"Calm down." The warrior appearing as a holographic projection in the warship said, "According to the intelligence, this person is 'King of Black Fog', he now has 'Fake Winner State', the Marshal Team has already ordered you to withdraw."

"Not even going to fight?"

"Since when have we, the alien clan, become so cowardly?"

"We aren't even afraid of the Saints!"

The projection asked, "Are you going to disobey orders?"

The crowd fell silent.

After a pause, the projection's tone softened: "The news of the Star-devouring Dragon Clan's Divine Will has spread, others will risk it for us."

After speaking, the holographic projection converged into a beam of light and vanished.

In the dimly lit warship, only the Earth projection, resembling a treasure bead, glowed, releasing a beautiful luster.

Looking at the gigantic human face in the sky over Earth, a deep voice echoed within the warship.

"The Divine Will people won't let him go."

"To have come this far, this person is definitely not reckless."

"You mean, he did it on purpose, wants to establish reputation using us, the alien clan?"

"Now it's the Divine Will Clan."

"The Marshal Team's decision makes sense, perhaps... in the face of the 'Fake Winner State', there's no difference between the Divine Will Clan and the alien clan."

"Let's wait and see, I'm curious to see how the Divine Will Clan, who has always been intolerant of challenge, will handle this matter!"

Li Changzhou indeed intended to establish his reputation.

The universe is vast and boundless, player skills are diverse, bizarre beyond description, even after dueling him in the instances, quite a few players still lived on.

To avoid more trouble, involving Earth and the people around him, he needs to decisively act ruthlessly once more.

Moreover, this time it has to be earth-shattering.