Chapter 492: Online Game?

Dongcheng is a humid coastal city in the south. When the weather turns decisively cold, a cold snap typically arrives. Cold air descends, often bringing with it a very cold, heavy rain during the days when people are starting to wear long sleeves and jackets. This rain leaves the ground thoroughly damp, and walking on the streets, one feels a bone-chilling cold that penetrates deep, accompanied by the dampness.

Although such conditions rarely involve typhoons, weather patterns have become increasingly abnormal in recent years due to environmental damage.

"They said there was a typhoon coming before, which startled me! But what's landed now is just a moderate strong wind, enough to make the trees rustle and bring some rain. Still, it's a destructive event."

Xu Zhi rubbed his nose. Several rains had fallen in the past two and a half months, causing floods in the orchard that washed away many "ant nests." While people on Earth can withstand floods and tsunamis, so can the inhabitants of the orchard.

But what about this wave?

The floods themselves weren't the most terrifying; what was terrifying was their role as a conduit for the cold.

This heavy rain, at this moment, symbolized the arrival of deep winter. Moreover, for the creatures of the orchard, it was a cataclysmic disaster.

"On Earth, this would be equivalent to glaciers melting and an ice age descending..." Xu Zhi took a deep breath. "It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a world-ending flood, would it? Can you all cope with this disaster?"

Void Era, Year 31.

In Kad Town, a new species emerged: half-human, half-evil god, called the Fiend Clan.

The Fiend Clan consisted of humans who possessed partial control over the evil gods' powers.

The entire Demon Realm was in an uproar.

The following year, people discovered a vast, oppressive black cloud appearing in the Demon Realm's sky. It carried a terrifying aura and an apocalyptic presence, hovering above and slowly pressing down.

"A storm is brewing."

Countless powerful individuals sensed the impending doom.

Disaster was about to strike, yet the old enemies who emerged from Kad Town continued their frenzied battles.

Meanwhile, Adrian and others continuously transformed into refugees, absorbing the fear of all beings and spreading it everywhere.

Miraki began establishing the Fiend God Palace, using scattered forces like casinos, gladiator arenas, and bookstores to collect the fear of all beings, gradually becoming the largest dark force lurking in the shadows of the nearby towns.

Void Era, Year 40.

With the Dream God under his control, Miraki continuously gained new power. Adrian, lacking new strength, was outmatched and pledged allegiance to the Fiend God faction.

Bai Xiaosheng launched a shocking surprise attack to seize the Dream God!

He who controls the Dream God controls the world!

Hermes, leading the Church of Light, displayed astonishing wisdom. Both sides began an intense conflict, causing the entire world to boil over as the struggle between good and evil fully erupted.

In June, the Earth Mother Goddess, along with several other deities, held secret discussions for three days and three nights.

"The conflict between the righteous gods and the fiend gods must have rules to endure for millennia... This is a generational struggle. We stand above all living beings, holding the world's authority, not monopolizing individual eras," the Earth Mother Goddess stated calmly.

"Indeed, too much karma is being accumulated," Dao Changsheng remarked.

"Whether it's good or evil, it doesn't concern us. Heavenly Dao, Underworld Emperor, Demon God, Earth Mother... Each of us has already mended the heavens and aligned with the Dao! We have become part of the world's rules. As rules, we cannot deviate," Medusa said indifferently.

"Furthermore, based on calculations related to the apocalyptic black cloud in the sky, it is predicted that the great catastrophe of the Demon Realm will arrive in another ten years! We should devise a plan to resist this world-ending disaster and save more beings, rather than focusing on the struggles of mortals," said the Underworld Emperor, Almin, with a worried expression. "This world-ending deluge might last for thirty years... Thirty years of continuous frost and torrential rain would likely leave no living creatures on the entire land."

"Indeed."

Mengmei said calmly, "Facing this natural disaster for all beings, I have a plan! It can allow the beings of the Demon Realm to cultivate, making everyone in the Demon Realm as mighty as dragons, just like in the mortal realm, where even the weak can become strong enough to resist the catastrophe!"

"Please, Earth Mother Goddess, tell us!" Several ancient saints and deities exclaimed in surprise. "Such a strategy? Unimaginable."

"What I intend to create is called... an online game! To counter the world-ending flood disaster!"

"Online game? What is that?"

Void Era, Year 40.

After their secret discussions, the deities took away the Dream God, who had already gained sentience.

A voice then resounded throughout the entire world:

"The Dream God, who is involved in the order and system of heaven and earth and is one of the most important deities in the world, shall from this day forward integrate with the Three Realms!"

"The Dream God is truly a god of the mortal realm! She oversees the dreams of the Three Realms, controls human dreams, mends the heavens, and aligns with the Dao, granting humanity the authority to transform into the Fiend Clan... She shall stand alongside the Heavenly Dao, the Earth Mother, the Underworld Emperor, and the Demon God as an integral part of the world's rules. She need not concern herself with the mundane affairs of the mortal world, which involve accumulating too much karma, as the ancestral Fiend God! From her, all Fiend Gods shall be born..."

All beings trembled!

From this point on, five primordial entities in the Three Realms became truly eternal.

The Heavenly Dao oversaw the order of the Three Realms, controlling clouds, rain, and the laws governing the operation of all things.

The Underworld Emperor presided over the land of the dead, justly rewarding good deeds and punishing evil from past lives.

The Earth Mother managed the earth's ley lines and established the system of incense and faith.

The Demon God governed magical potions and became the sole progenitor of the potion-user system.

The Fiend Ancestor controlled the dreams of all beings and became the sole progenitor of the Fiend Clan system.

The foundations of the entire Three Realms were now fully established.

"Although I knew the Dream God, as a fiend god, would eventually return, and such a powerful deity wouldn't truly belong to me, still..." Miraki pressed his lips together, whispering with his companions in a small hut. They had already established a considerable presence in nearby towns.

At this point, with the Dream God returning to the Heavenly Dao, the emergence of the Fiend Clan was no longer controlled by individual factions.

Bai Xiaosheng finally smiled. "The various deities have finally realized they shouldn't hinder us, because this is the prevailing trend. As brothers, we should take turns ruling the world, each presiding over an era."

"The Dream God has become an entity similar to Medusa. Therefore, they will next ensure that fiend gods, just like the Demon God Medusa, fairly grant anyone the ability to become a member of the Fiend Clan. I eagerly await this!"

"What form will this take?"

Bai Xiaosheng murmured calmly, full of confidence. "Like the Demon God Medusa, will they cast off parts of their bodies to become magical potions, available for purchase at every potion shop?"

"But that seems unlikely. The fiend gods grant mortals the ability to become fiends in an intangible, formless way. It should be through mortals performing some ritual, calling upon the Dream God to descend into their dreams, and then gaining the abilities of the Fiend Clan!"

Bai Xiaosheng remained calm internally.

Impartiality was the best outcome. If he had helped the righteous gods retain the Dream God, he would have been the most disadvantaged. Now, with neutrality, anyone could gain power, giving him an advantage instead.

"And the saints have begun to observe from the sidelines. The great catastrophe has arrived, and they no longer have the energy to deal with us. The struggle between good and evil has begun on fair terms."

Bai Xiaosheng stated calmly, "In this world, only the Blood Emperor, who lacks the ability to align with the Dao and remains in the mortal realm, and Hermes, among the other righteous gods, are involved. This is a fair contest between good and evil..."

Just as he was about to fully commence the mass conversion of ordinary mortals into members of the Fiend Clan to contend with the righteous gods, an unexpected change occurred!

At this time, resembling medieval Europe, rudimentary electronic devices had already emerged, even some handheld game consoles. However, a mysterious alchemical device, a virtual reality helmet, suddenly began to appear in ordinary households. An online game called "Virtual Reality," with only ten thousand beta test slots, spread from house to house.

Bai Xiaosheng: ???

What new trick was the Earth Mother Goddess up to now?

What is an online game? Can anyone tell me what kind of distribution method this is?!