Chapter 609: New Rules of the Underworld

Everyone was stunned into silence.

Mount Akina's Speed continued to speak:"If you observe carefully, you'll notice that he remained calm throughout, sitting in the teahouse, watching others, one by one, continuously creating all sorts of miracles, speaking of their dreams and resolve, and then executing brilliant counterattacks, constantly triumphing over the strong with weakness..."

"He was watching everyone's efforts and passion."

"Yes, he barely spoke, just watched quietly. He was far less talkative than Lord Youshan. Counting carefully, he only spoke two or three sentences from beginning to end: 'I no longer know how strong I am.' 'What are you still expecting?' 'In the adult world, there are no dreams.' — just these few words."

Everyone got goosebumps.

These few short sentences revealed intense personal emotion, like an eternally indifferent being spanning across ages, who with a mere raise of a hand, severed everyone's hopes, bringing a sense of fatalistic doom, trapping them in a quagmire from which they couldn't fight.

Mount Akina's Speed continued:"He's too strong, truly too strong! Inexplicably powerful. Even in the mortal realm, what does it matter if brilliant deductions reveal his true form?

In his eyes, it was perhaps just grasshoppers putting on a show, not worth much attention.

Because across countless eras, he had witnessed far too many similar comeback miracles and brilliant strategies... His method, without exception from ancient times to the present, was simply to gently swat them dead, then turn around, go home, leave the Human Path, and return to the Underworld."

Gasp...

Clearly, this truly terrified everyone in that moment.

A world without immortals — this was the true unparalleled overlord of all ages! One person blocked the entire path to immortality, standing before every era!

Thinking about it carefully, his very existence, blocking the path to immortality, made him the ultimate "flexer" throughout history!

"Terrifying! Even across different eras, you can feel that dreadful aura of dominance, rushing through endless time and space!""This is my master!""Just two or three sentences, and they're all classics!""The world calls him... the Miracle Crusher, but I prefer to call him: the Pretension Terminator!""Master, please accept me as your disciple!"

They finally understood: even when schemes were pushed to their limits, and they played outside the usual rules, directly confronting the ultimate boss and forcing him to reveal his true form – what good was it? All those brilliant strategies? All those comeback miracles? Viewed coldly, they were simply brought to an abrupt end!

There was a lot of discussion online: What did this incident signify?

A prominent figure analyzed:It's like a new version update.

This group of ancient beings from the old era bravely fell after a fierce struggle. If the previous era's version was called "The Reign of Emperor Yun," then perhaps after this plotline, this newly opened expansion pack could be named: "The Golden Age of Buddhism and Taoism."

"The catastrophe is over, the remnants of the old era are gone. They were destined to be too old to board the new era's grand ship. This also paved the way for the new era, leading to a flourishing age!"

"Indeed! I strongly suspect Lord Youshan had calculations in this regard too. After all, only with the departure of Emperor Yun and others did the absolute rule of the Celestial Dao disappear, allowing others a chance to rise, like their forbidden zones... and our Beast Dao."

A closer look confirmed this.

If Emperor Yun and the others were still alive, the Celestial Dao, with its sixty or seventy Celestial Emperors, would have first targeted the resurgence of these ancient forbidden zones and suppressed these old rulers. Yet now, the most formidable opponent, the Celestials, had been effortlessly overthrown.

Lord Youshan was undoubtedly one of the powerful rulers of the ancient forbidden zones, a master strategist whose calculations never failed.

"That's right. Although Lord Youshan benefited, we also got to 'drink the soup'! The Beast Dao will likely see many powerful beings reincarnate there. This is an opportunity for our Asura Dao!"

"In the next era, the Asura Dao will flourish!"

"Our players will surpass their number of Celestial Emperors in the future! Seventy? Are you kidding? We'll have hundreds, thousands! The flourishing momentum of the Asura Dao is unstoppable!"

"Cough, cough, cough, it is indeed a new version iteration... The timing also aligns perfectly. The second batch of public beta players, a full ten thousand of them, have just finished their final matches and are ready to enter! This is a great new era where everything is waiting to be rebuilt!"

"Hahahaha, the Golden Age of Buddhism and Taoism is here, and our new batch of players has logged in! 'Cloud Heaven' is dead, 'Yellow Heaven' shall rise!"

"Cough, cough, cough, the new version is out, and we've met the ultimate boss. What do we do? He's too fierce!"

Everyone was discussing.

It was clear that the players' Age of Discovery had fully arrived!

In the future of the Beast Dao and Human Dao, there would no longer be insurmountable, terrifying Celestial overlords above their heads!

At this moment, the entire forum was abuzz. As a publicly accessible game, many players were passionate about it, and there were countless topics for endless, lively debate.

At this time, Cat Jump also stepped forward and spoke about the situation in the Underworld:"Brothers, those Great Emperors who were wiped out are all queuing up in the Underworld – it's completely packed! And just now, Granny Meng suddenly found me and asked me to design skills and moves for Emperor Yun and Lord Yunzhong!"

Everyone: "......"

That's too tragic.

They'd be held accountable even after death for their heinous crimes, especially the two leaders, Emperor Yun and Lord Yunzhong. They were sent to hell, to be imprisoned in the Arcade Avici Scorching Hell, where their bodies would be manipulated and controlled, just like Jue Wushen!

"That tragic? Still, the moves need designing. Emperor Yun's ultimate move is the kneeling one... Lord Yunzhong's ultimate move is clearly his cloud-mist body, which can evade immune attacks."

Some people who were just moments ago looking sorrowful and moved, now became immediately excited, creating "shackles" for them – truly merciless.

"Oh right! Boss, is there a trick to get us into the Underworld? We want to farm there too... We'd be living the good life, following the final boss."

Hearing someone ask, Cat Jump, unsure himself, replied, "For the new version, they'll probably recruit another batch of temporary workers to serve as ghost soldiers and help manage Fengdu... Granny Meng herself got caught by this move and has some regrets. We'll see what she does. She does intend to recruit more people, so some new players might get hidden quests after they enter."

"So I'll choose the Underworld faction, temporary worker? Like managing a city? That wouldn't be bad at all."

With the new version launched, everyone was discussing new possibilities and the recent great battle, constantly analyzing post-war summaries. The more they analyzed, the more impressed they became, realizing it was the optimal solution at the time, and reaching that level truly was a miracle – it just wasn't enough to win.

They analyzed also to become that powerful in the future, because in this game, you can't succeed without "going bald" (working extremely hard, often sacrificing hair/sleep). Knowledge is power.

Some even posted:"Taobao's contract factories are about to get busy. I can already foresee a wave of new character figurines, statues, body pillows, posters, and fan-made art books coming out! Lord of Reincarnation, Emperor Yun, Lord Youshan... three popular characters!"

"Waaah! My action anime, movie figures, and merchandise are unsellable, save the children!"

"Why bother chasing movies, anime, and TV series when this kind of story isn't amazing? Aren't the mythical figures in it cool?!"

Amidst the commotion, many even declared: they wanted to enter the Underworld to "fandom"!

Playing those arcade machines themselves, manipulating the bodies of Lord Yunzhong and Emperor Yun, controlling them, would be far more thrilling than just playing with idol figurines.

"The chance to casually manipulate your idols, I guess only here is possible (doge emoji)."

And then, in the Underworld, they could also ask the Lord of Reincarnation for an autograph.

The Underworld faction was still very tempting.

Of course, some also expressed their desire to delve into the forbidden zones, seek out Lord Youshan as a master, learn his "rules of flexing," and become a philosopher and miracleologist.

All in all, with the new closed beta, everything was thriving.

A new era had truly arrived.

Xu Zhi closed his internet browser, no longer scrolling through comments, content with the quiet.

The deaths of top-tier mighty beings had caused congestion in the Underworld, but Granny Meng was diligently managing the crowded reincarnation affairs, so he didn't need to lift a finger.

"Although I was unexpectedly caught in a wave... my inner world is already orderly, with everything running on its own."

He looked at the Underworld, then glanced towards the Arcade Hell.

It was a soul space.

On the pitch-black land, Emperor Yun and Lord Yunzhong were trying to get acquainted with Jue Wushen, Su Huanzhen, Qi Tiandi, and others, with over a hundred individuals interacting.

Because of the incense offerings in the Underworld, their current intelligence was no less than that of ordinary people, and Emperor Yun and the others didn't discover anything unusual. However, it was clear that some of their ancient memories from the old era had been sealed away for too long and "forgotten."

No matter how Emperor Yun and the others asked, they couldn't recall.

Xu Zhi's gaze was calm as he withdrew his attention from the Arcade Hell.

"Avici Hell has also taken shape, endless suffering, suffering for eternity... But from another perspective, isn't it also a new world, a world where one doesn't have to constantly reincarnate?"

This place would eventually form its own realm, with its own order.

He calculated the time. He had spent over a day setting up arrangements in the dark forbidden zone, creating various ancient beings, and then unintentionally causing a commotion.

In a few more hours, the ancient lava land should be almost ready.

For Planet Stone, the time would fully arrive for the previously projected world-line civilization, the event of defeating the meteor.

This was now about to become reality.

Tomorrow, Zack would likely appear, defeat Cell from the future, transform into his ultimate form, then fly into space to shatter the meteor, ending the apocalypse.

Not just Planet Stone, but other planets, though not specifically projected, were also developing civilizations, like lucky passengers on a super-fast train...

Just not as prosperous as Planet Stone.

But they were still various new civilizations, on planets with entirely different gravity, ecological environments, and metallic soil compositions.

According to normal theory, Caroline would probably soon arrive, inviting the Asura Dao over as guests for friendly talks between their two worlds, discussing scientific development, and declaring their respective territories sacred and inviolable...

Should he bring some players along for an "exchange" between the two worlds, a sort of trip?

"I'm afraid they'll mess things up and embarrass me."

Xu Zhi immediately felt conflicted.

But considering the timing, it was quite suitable. A catastrophe had just ended here, Buddhism and Taoism were beginning to flourish, and a new batch of players was about to enter...

A new temporary dungeon?

Similar to the ancient temple dungeon storyline on Mercury?

He thought for a moment and then stopped thinking about it. Regardless, there was still half a day. He had to wait until this world's light source radiation system and primordial qi system had fully developed.