Li Changzhou opened his eyes and saw a sky full of snow, the world a vast expanse of white.
Abyss Star.
The game wasn't over yet, but he found himself here. The reason was obvious: he wavered in the end and failed the level.
Li Changzhou couldn't believe it.
He felt no fear whatsoever. Could it be that the final death stirred up feelings of longing for Qianxia, Qinglan, and Yaochi in his heart?
Because of lingering attachment, a fear has arisen in my heart that I haven't even realized I'm experiencing?
Fear caused a crack to appear in one's will?
He waved his hand to clear away the oncoming, annoying snowflakes, and stood quietly in the snow.
He suddenly snapped out of his frustration at his failure and turned to look around.
His silhouette was the only one in the world.
—Did the other three people pass?
Bonds summoned, bound by life and death, King of the Black Mist.
There was no response.
“…Hoo!” Li Changzhou took a deep breath, lifted his legs off the ground, and sat cross-legged in the air.
He closed his eyes, banished the thought of falling into the abyss, composed himself, focused his mind, and began to work out each level of this event involving all players.
The purpose of a value game is to select winners. It avoids making pointless mistakes, and each challenge is designed to assess the qualities required of the winner.
Strength, recognition, attitude towards various crises...
This is a game of value, not a real game. Players can die. Along the way through these eighteen levels, Li Changzhou has killed countless players with his own hands.
What if, Qianxia and the others...
Li Changzhou opened his eyes and began to catch his breath, his chaotic breathing returning to normal.
Looking at the heavy snow, he felt extremely small in the face of nature, and he was all alone.
Perhaps the three of them passed the eighteenth trial, proving themselves stronger than him in facing the test of fate... That's one possibility...
Even Li Changzhou's heart, refined by planets, was shrinking into a ball.
No, he must still be being tested!
How could the test of fate be as simple as charging into battle, killing enemies, and being killed?
For him, what could make him feel fate more clearly than losing them?
Li Changzhou stood up abruptly, his spirits lifted.
【Buddha?】
In his mind, Guanyin seemed to want to say something but hesitated.
"That's exactly the immersive experience I wanted!" Li Changzhou laughed and teleported back to Earth.
"My lord!" Aferona exclaimed excitedly, stepping forward as if to embrace him.
Carefully observing her expression, Li Changzhou smiled and asked, "How is the situation?"
"It's terrible." Aferona was still very agitated, almost in tears. "So far, only half of the players have returned. It seems you're being targeted by the game's official developers. I thought you were also..."
Her emotions were directed solely at Li Changzhou; she didn't care how many Earth players sacrificed themselves.
On the Black Mist King's interface, the prosperity level of the six major stars has dropped significantly.
"I know," Li Changzhou replied indifferently.
"My lord—" Aferona hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.
"What's up?"
"...Qianxia and the others?"
"They're fine."
Aferona breathed a sigh of relief, her expression brightening: "Then you should rest well, I'll go take care of things."
Li Changzhou nodded: "Go ahead."
He closed his eyes to cultivate in the Earth Corporation building. The next day, Aferona came to report that only two Earth immortals had returned: Bi and Phoenix.
The rest of the immortals, including the Little Martial Saint, are gone; of course, for now we only say "they haven't returned."
Everyone knows which wording is truly appropriate.
Those who haven't come back yet, won't be coming back.
Li Changzhou didn't believe it and insisted that this was still level nineteen of the game.
He did not give up on this idea, nor did he give up on his "present" life; he was determined to fight fate to the very end.
He started playing the game alone.
Each fierce battle made him stronger and stronger, advancing by leaps and bounds that were hard to believe. But if you said it was an illusion, the solid foundation of his power weighed heavily on his heart.
Three years later, he reached the end of the celestial realm.
The Queen Mother came to the door, bringing a child with her.
absurd!
Li Changzhou laughed heartily as he accepted the child as his parent, and began to interact with him with the mindset of 'accumulating experience in raising children'.
The next day, there was another event for all players.
Before the event started, the official announcement stated that in the last all-player event, not a single player had passed the Fate Challenge, which was considered a complete failure.
The second all-player event was still a challenge. Li Changzhou went through each stage, and the absurd yet realistic worlds left him speechless.
This time, he overcame the challenge of fate.
Is it because there is no regret in the face of death? Or is it because this is a further inducement from fate?
After thirty years, he became a saint. In the game, no dungeon could pose a danger to him; in reality, he was invincible among saints of the same rank.
Looking up, there was no realm of creation.
He is the person closest to the winner, the most likely to become the winner, and has even begun to enjoy the rights of the winner ahead of time.
No need for the King of Black Mist; with a single decree, no civilization dares to disobey.
But... what joy is there in living?
The power within him was stronger than ever before. He was familiar with every detail of this power and was 100% confident that even if he lost it now, he could regain it within three months.
So, could this be a matter of fate?
"Long day, it's time for you to wake up. This is reality," Guanyin said.
Li Changzhou remained silent, gazing at his ten-year-old sister and the bus on the road where the summer sun seemed to be smoldering, listening to the four of them—Li Qianxia, Yang Qinglan, and Yaochi—talking animatedly under the starry sky.
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