Chapter 270: The Hidden Power of Daxuan Kingdom

Congratulations to Salì from Dijuezhou for becoming the eighth player to hunt down a Star Palace Guardian and obtain a Star Palace Artifact.

Congratulations to Lubǐ from Yujuezhou for becoming the ninth player to hunt down a Star Palace Guardian and obtain a Star Palace Artifact.

Congratulations to Aiwéi from Xishanzhou for becoming the tenth player to hunt down a Star Palace Guardian and obtain a Star Palace Artifact.

With this, the first ten players to hunt down the Star Palace Guardians have all appeared.

This infuriated those who were planning to hunt down the Star Palace Guardians later.

"It was so close!"

On a battlefield between the Pisces Palace and the Aries Palace.

Zhou Cheng looked at the fallen Star Palace Guardians in front of him, but instead of feeling happy, his expression darkened.

There was no announcement in the world broadcast about him hunting down a Star Palace Guardian! There were no announcements beyond the top ten.

This situation was not unique.

Many people had gone to great lengths, even using their trump cards to hunt down Star Palace Guardians, only to find out that there was no announcement. This was unbearable for them.

What frustrated them even more was the realization that hunting down a Star Palace Guardian did not guarantee obtaining a Star Palace Artifact.

As the number of hunters increased, the probability of obtaining a Star Palace Artifact after the top ten decreased linearly. To get a Star Palace Artifact, it really depended on luck.

Sū Nán closed the world chat, and at this moment, he began his killing spree once again.

Invisible and silent, one by one, players from the Bharata Kingdom fell like wheat being harvested, disappearing on the battlefield.

At first, people didn't understand what was happening, but soon they realized that it was Sū Nán who had taken action.

"It's Lang Thirteen, Lang Thirteen, the great god of secret power who controls the power of the soul!"

No screams, no blood, everything happened in silence.

Such a scene was extremely eerie. Veteran players were fine, as many of them had witnessed the power of soul manipulation, but for the new players, this situation was extremely shocking.

"Run! Run, everyone!"

"He's a demon! He's a demon!"

It was too fast, as if there were invisible ripples spreading. Wherever the ripples passed, all Bharata Kingdom players fell and disappeared.

The range of the invisible ripples continued to expand.

Ten meters, a hundred meters, a kilometer!

In just over a minute, with Sū Nán at the center, within a radius of a kilometer, tens of thousands of Bharata Kingdom players disappeared without a trace.

Such a scene was truly shocking to the remaining players from the Hua Kingdom.

"Is this the strength of Lang Thirteen, the great god?"

"So terrifying! So terrifying!"

They were frightened, and they couldn't help but be grateful that Lang Thirteen was a player from the Hua Kingdom. Otherwise, it could have been them who disappeared now.

After swiftly dealing with the Bharata Kingdom players on battlefield 484 of the Pisces Palace, Sū Nán left the battlefield again, and then re-entered battlefield 407 of the Aries Palace under the identity of Wang Nan.

To avoid suspicion, he naturally couldn't use soul power and magic. Without large-scale attack methods, Sū Nán could only hunt down players one by one.

Fortunately, his speed was extremely fast, and among the many players, none could withstand his single blow; it could be said that they died upon contact.

The Bharata Kingdom players were frightened and scattered.

Unfortunately, their speed was like a snail compared to Sū Nán.

This time, it took Sū Nán more than ten minutes to clear all the Bharata Kingdom players.

Despite taking the longest time, he had killed the fewest players.

He roughly estimated.

If Zhang Yang and Lang Thirteen had hunted down more than nine thousand players each, then Wang Nan had at most seven to eight thousand players. The remaining players had been hunted down by other players from the Hua Kingdom.

He looked at his personal score.

The Bharata Kingdom players on the battlefield had all been killed, but it was still far from the one-hour mark stipulated by the game for score settlement, so his personal score remained at zero.

"Is this the end?"

More than ten minutes had passed, and there were still seven to eight thousand players left in the field. These players were not particularly strong, and it was a question whether they could win the war today without Sū Nán.

But because of Sū Nán's appearance, this war, which had lasted only a little over ten minutes, ended in victory for the players from the Hua Kingdom.

Ignoring the others, Sū Nán left the battlefield.

"There are still three to four hours before the game refreshes, perfect! I'll use this time to practice the Dàrì Golden Body Scripture."

In reality, the night was deepening, but in the game, the sun was blazing like fire. It was a good time to practice the Dàrì Golden Body Scripture.

Without Chen Ying, he came alone to the outskirts of Baimazhen, found a deserted hill, and took out the array plate for guiding the Great Sun's Fire. Then he looked at the death prediction on the panel.

"Do you know that there is danger in practicing the Dàrì Golden Body Scripture? Do you want to use a certain number of foresight attempts to foresee the situation three minutes before your death?"

"Yes."

With confirmation, Sū Nán was surprised to find that there were twenty foresight attempts consumed on the panel.

"How is this possible?"

Sū Nán frowned.

Twenty foresight attempts could at least foresee what would happen tomorrow, which meant that there would be no problem with his practice today.

If there were no problems with his practice, how did he die?

"You attempt to guide the Great Sun's Fire again and practice the Dàrì Golden Body Scripture. The Great Sun's Fire burns everything, even if you have already mastered the Dàrì Golden Body Scripture, you still cannot withstand the burning of the Great Sun's Fire."

"Fortunately, with the help of the Departed Fire Essence, although your practice is still full of danger, you have no life-threatening concerns."

"After half an hour, your body has reached the limit of withstanding the burning of the Great Sun's Fire, and you have to stop practicing and use the power of essence to recover your severely injured body."

"Five hours later, your body, which was severely injured by the Great Sun's Fire, has finally recovered most of it, and the progress of the first layer of the Dàrì Golden Body Scripture has greatly increased. Then you decide to go to the capital of Daxuan Kingdom with Chen Ying's servants."

"Six hours later, when your group passed through a small town, the Ma family's people who came to find Chen Ying discovered you. Chen De took action and resolved them all."

"Ten hours later, you arrived outside the capital of Daxuan Kingdom. As soon as you arrived, someone recognized Chen Ying and Chen De who were following you. Soon, a group of guards intercepted you and demanded that you hand over the ancient divine key that once belonged to Daxuan Kingdom."

"Naturally, you refused and used your formidable strength to scare off the guards. However, your actions angered the royal family of Daxuan Kingdom. More than ten minutes later, another group of guards appeared, led by a peak Spirit-level warrior."

"This time, you didn't hold back and killed them all. Your strength intimidated Daxuan Kingdom, and they didn't take any further action against you. You entered the capital of Daxuan without any hindrance."

"Twelve hours later, Daxuan Kingdom sent people to invite you to the palace as a guest. You gladly accepted."

"One minute later, in the palace, you met the ruler of Daxuan Kingdom. To your surprise, after discovering that you were not a native of this world but came from the outside, the ruler of Daxuan Kingdom suddenly took action, attempting to capture you."

[The actions of the Daxuan Kingdom's ruler angered you, and you no longer hid your strength. You launched a powerful attack, leaving everyone in awe. However, the Daxuan Kingdom's ruler did not give up; instead, he was even more determined to capture you.]

[The Daxuan Kingdom's ruler was not your match. Just when you were about to capture him, a paper puppet made of white paper appeared in front of you, blocking your attack.]

[At a glance, you recognized it as a Paper Puppet Monster.]

"Paper Puppet Monster! The Daxuan Kingdom indeed possesses the secret art of crafting Paper Puppet Monsters!"

Sū Nán's expression became serious.

His speculation had come true; the Daxuan Kingdom did possess the divine art passed down from the former Daxuan Empire.

Although only one Paper Puppet Monster had appeared so far, where there was one, there were bound to be more. The Daxuan Kingdom definitely had more than just one Paper Puppet Monster.

There were undoubtedly more, and some of them were likely even more powerful!

After all, this was the accumulation of thousands of years!

At this point, even if Sū Nán didn't read further, he finally understood how he had died.

"Why did the Daxuan Kingdom's ruler attack me as soon as he learned that I was from the outside?"

Sū Nán was puzzled.

However, when he thought about it, there hadn't been any outsiders arriving in this world for over a hundred years, so it made sense.

An entity that controlled this world would definitely want to know how he had crossed the Death Desert when he saw an outsider like him.

Of course, it couldn't be ruled out that the Daxuan Kingdom's ruler had other motives.

[The Paper Puppet Monster launched a soul attack against you, but your soul power was not weaker than that of the Paper Puppet Monster. The Paper Puppet Monster's soul attack couldn't do anything to you, and you used the Departed Fire Essence to counter-attack and killed the Paper Puppet Monster.]

[The loss of one Paper Puppet Monster shocked the heart of the Daxuan Kingdom's ruler, and he was enraged. He harbored deep resentment towards you and released four Paper Puppet Monsters at the King-level Early Stage and two at the King-level Middle Stage in quick succession.]

[You were not a match for the monsters. You released the Great Princess of the Wolf Tribe and together, you faced off against the Paper Puppet Monsters while using the Heavenly Teleportation to appear behind the Daxuan Kingdom's ruler, attempting to capture him.]

[However, just as you approached the Daxuan Kingdom's ruler, another Paper Puppet Monster suddenly appeared, blocking your attack. This was a King-level Peak Paper Puppet Monster, and you were no match for it. You were severely injured in an instant.]

[Seeing the unfavorable situation, you had no choice but to flee with the Great Princess. However, the Daxuan Kingdom's ruler did not let you go and pursued you with the Paper Puppet Monsters.]

[You used the Heavenly Teleportation several times to escape to the west. Two minutes later, you accidentally arrived at a winding mountain range spanning tens of miles. You didn't know it, but this was one of the famous forbidden places in the Lost Lands, the Resentful Dragon Mountain.]

[Three minutes later, you died.]

"The Daxuan Kingdom actually has King-level Peak Paper Puppet Monsters!"

Sū Nán's expression turned serious.

Despite his current ability to kill King-level Early Stage Demons, the gap between King-level Early Stage and King-level Middle Stage was not comparable to the gap between Spirit-level Early Stage and Spirit-level Middle Stage.

Not to mention King-level Peak; even King-level Middle Stage would be extremely difficult for him to deal with right now without the help of the Great Princess.

Currently, the Great Princess's soul had only recovered to the level of King-level Middle Stage. Together, they might barely be able to contend with a King-level Late Stage entity, but they would still be no match for King-level Peak.

"It seems I need to change my plan."

Originally, as predicted, he had intended to go to the capital of Daxuan Kingdom first.

After all, the Daxuan Kingdom had controlled this world for thousands of years, making it the most knowledgeable about this world.

If he could gather more detailed information about the ancient divine mound and the Death Desert from the Daxuan Kingdom, that would be ideal.

Moreover, whether it was the secret art that the Daxuan Kingdom might possess or the key to the ancient divine mound, it would inevitably involve dealing with the Daxuan Kingdom's royal family.

However, now that the Daxuan Kingdom's ruler had tried to attack him just because he was from the outside, it complicated matters.

"It seems I'll have to change my identity."

The Great Princess's current strength had only recovered to the King-level Middle Stage. Until he had the absolute power to dominate everyone in this world, he didn't plan to let anyone else know his true identity.

As for what identity to use, that needed consideration.

In this world, which was not that big, the Daxuan Kingdom must have some knowledge about all the martial artists. If an extremely powerful entity suddenly appeared out of nowhere, it was a high probability that they were an outsider.

In such a case, he could only use the identity of a martial artist that already existed in this world.

"Chen Ying's father has gone missing. Maybe I can assume the appearance of Chen Ying's father."

A glint of determination appeared in Su Nan's eyes as he made up his mind.

A missing clan leader who returned after the clan was wiped out, and with significantly increased power—this seemed quite reasonable.

"Out of 69 foresight opportunities, I used 6 when entering this Lost Land. I still have 43 foresight opportunities remaining, and there's no reason to waste them. Let's continue foresight."

Since there were no problems with continuing to cultivate the Great Sun Golden Body Sutra, he had no other immediate need for the remaining foresight opportunities.

Although the game no longer refreshed his status, the use of the foresight ability was based on a daily refresh system, which was not subject to the game's rules.

Not using them now would be a waste, and the game would refresh in just over three hours anyway.

"Do you want to go to the Daxuan Kingdom's capital? You know that this journey carries danger. Do you want to consume a certain number of foresight opportunities to foresee the situation three minutes before your death?"

"Yes."

As the confirmation came, 20 foresight opportunities were once again consumed on the panel.

"Why is it 20 again? How did I die this time?"

"You know that it is dangerous to make contact with the Daxuan Kingdom's royal family as an outsider. You intend to change your appearance to that of Chen Ying's father before going."

"Five hours later, you finish cultivating the Great Sun Golden Body Sutra and prepare to go to the Daxuan Kingdom's capital with Chen Ying's servant. However, before that, you need a portrait of Chen Dao Hai, Chen Ying's father, to change your appearance."

"Chen Ying and her servant do not have a portrait of Chen Dao Hai on them. So, you head to the Chen family. Seven hours later, you arrive at the Chen family's town."

"As soon as you arrive, the people from the Ma family secretly spot you. After obtaining a portrait of Chen Dao Hai from the Chen family's ancient mansion and transforming into his appearance, you are surrounded by a group of strong individuals from the Ma family."

"Upon seeing your appearance, the Ma family's members are shocked, and you have Chen De kill them all. Afterwards, you head to the Daxuan Kingdom's capital."

"Ten hours later, you arrive outside the Daxuan Kingdom's capital. As soon as you arrive, a group of guards recognizes Chen Ying and Chen De, who are following you. Soon, a team of guards intercepts you and demands that you hand over the ancient divine key that once belonged to the Daxuan Kingdom."

"Naturally, you refuse and use your formidable strength to scare off the guards. However, your actions anger the Daxuan Kingdom's royal family. More than ten minutes later, another group of guards appears, led by a peak Spirit-level martial artist."

"This time, you don't hold back and kill them all. Your strength intimidates the Daxuan Kingdom, and they don't attempt to stop you anymore. You smoothly enter the Daxuan Kingdom's capital."

"Twelve hours later, representatives from the Daxuan Kingdom come to invite you to the royal palace as a guest, and you agree willingly."

The situation unfolded exactly as before, and Su Nan's expression became serious.

He was fairly certain that, just like last time, there would inevitably be a conflict with the Daxuan Kingdom in the end.

However, he still wanted to see what excuse the Daxuan Kingdom would use to target him this time.

(End of this chapter)