Chapter 503: Confused Celestial Being (Extra Chapter for the Nightmare League Leader)

Every initial pioneering effort is always arduous.

After placing the order, Xu Zhi pressed his temples, easing his thoughts, and closed his laptop. "This is a world where a large number of players and natives coexist! It's hard to imagine what it will truly be like; it's a groundbreaking experiment. For this reason, I re-structured the placement of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art to make the interactions between players and natives more orderly... hence, a triple-time world!"

The Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art has nine apertures, with a central Sun Furnace where the central space remains unchanged. The remaining nine spaces are divided into three Deva Paths, three Human Paths, and three Beast Paths, each regulating its own time flow.

In the Deva Path, one day equals one hundred years, similar to other transcendent grand worlds.

In the Human Path, one day equals ten years.

In the Beast Path, one day equals one year. This is also where the players are currently located. Their time flow has not changed, so they haven't discovered the appearance of other natives yet, as only a day or two has passed for them in the "Beast Path."

"These are completely new world rules. However, they should soon discover the existence of other time dimensions, right?" He closed his eyes slightly.

***

The Gourmet World.

In the fourth PvP competition of the Wizard Community, Liu Wenjian, the Mortal Celestial Emperor, on his character server, secured third place. As one of the top three participants, he had been there for some time. Out of the original thousand, only a little over a hundred people remained, living in a hidden corner.

Yuan Qinghua, who placed third in this round's combat competition, was a unique gourmet species—a walking boxing treant—currently making a fire and cooking food. The fierce competition involved millions, so the fact that he secured third place in the fighting competition demonstrated his immense combat talent.

"Brothers, let's lay low for a while longer."

"That's right, we are determined to lie low until the next batch of competitive players arrive!"

"This Gourmet World is still a lot of fun, but it's too quiet, just a pure struggle against nature."

"It's not just a struggle against nature; it's also a struggle against the previous players. The gourmet species those guys left behind are still multiplying here, and they're incredibly strong, almost killing us."

"Yeah, the survival difficulty increases with each new phase, all because of the gourmet species left by previous players."

"Don't panic! We're also constantly evolving stronger gourmet species, not just for survival and resisting enemies, but also to kill the next generation of players and let them experience the power of our descendants."

A group of people moved back and forth, constantly whispering and appearing very happy.

When will animosity ever end? Haha, they had absolutely no such sentiment. Let the next batch of newcomers experience the harsh realities of society! Let them feel the pain of life and increase the game's difficulty—let's start with us!

Suddenly, dark clouds gathered.

Countless players paused in a daze, put down their barbecue, and slowly looked up at the sky.

Faintly, it seemed as if a strange humanoid creature was slowly walking on the clouds, surrounded by a mysterious and powerful aura.

"Holy cow, is that a person?"

They were startled and couldn't help but take a big bite of the barbecue skewer in their mouths before their words had even finished.

"Huh? What is this?"

A completely incomprehensible language suddenly erupted, transforming into a wave of sound that swept the surroundings. A being descended, enveloped in endless divine light. "Interesting!"

"I am commanded to investigate the origins of species across all realms. In recent years, new species in this world have continued to proliferate, so I am investigating the source of new life. I never expected that in this remote Beast Path, a group of primitive, mysterious, and entirely new life forms would appear. Are these the ancestors of all species?" He took a step forward and said calmly, "Is this, then, our origin? They must be extremely delicious!"

A magnificent giant hand, formed from white mist in the void, covered the sky and obscured the sun. It unexpectedly snatched several fiercely resisting players out of thin air, causing their barbecue skewers to fall to the ground, and slowly prepared to put them into its mouth.

They were stunned for a few seconds.

"Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh! Holy crap! Where did this boss come from? It can actually talk!"

"Help! Brothers, help!"

"We were just having a nice camping trip, who did we provoke?"

"Dev team, get out here! I just praised you for not being hardcore anymore after the last update!"

Wails!

The captured players wailed, gazing at the gaping maw about to swallow them. Even though they were incredibly shrewd and had lowered their pain perception, they were still terrified. "This isn't like the previous 'chair dungeon' where fighting the Creator God boss forcibly increased pain perception during the boss battle, is it?"

"Beast Path?"

The players below froze for a moment, and Yuan Qinghua, their leader, was ecstatic. "Holy crap, a new worldview!"

"A new language! Can we, the players of the Wizard Community, finally embrace learning?"

"Wails, tears streaming down my face!"

"Screenshot!"

"Screenshot!"

All the players were thoroughly delighted, shouting and yelling.

The celestial being in the sky paused in astonishment, its majestic divine face stiffening slightly. "Is this the origin of new species? Why are their companions, captured and about to be eaten alive, crying loudly for help? Yet they are below, cheering and applauding excitedly?"

His expression showed a hint of surprise, but the astonishment was fleeting, and he quickly regained his composure. "What a truly heartless group of beings."

The loud, majestic divine voice, calm as an ancient well, resounded through heaven and earth. As a celestial being, his inherent nobility made him appear somewhat detached. "Not only are they inherently selfish, but their intelligence must also be low," he thought. "Their companions are captured, yet they stand there, looking up and laughing, not knowing to flee, unaware that they will be the next to die? Then, let me show you the taste of fear!"

He grabbed a handful of creatures, gently bit one, and tore it savagely.

Rip!

Blood splattered.

"Now you should run, shriek, tear, and feel terror..." He gazed intently, having seen such expressions of despair many times in the Beast Path and even the Human Path.

But the next second, his expression froze.

"Hahahaha!"

"Quick, screenshot!"

The idiotic laughter from below remained loud; some even seemed eager to approach and try to touch his fur and hand. What was even more bizarre and horrifying to him, like a scene from a horror movie, was that the creatures held in his hand, who had been screaming, also began to laugh happily, speaking a language he completely failed to understand.

"Hahaha, it doesn't hurt!" The creature, whose body was half-torn off and whose blood drenched its body and sprayed his palm, nevertheless burst into laughter, as if insane.

"Then I'm relieved."

"This boss doesn't forcibly increase pain too much!"

"Quick, quick, brothers below, help us take screenshots! I'll strike a pose!" Amidst the celestial being's utter bewilderment, the strange creature held in its hand raised two fingers and struck a happy pose.