We promised to develop a game of elimination, but what the hell is going on with Havoc in Heaven?

Even so.

But Nezha is capable and fearless of heavenly soldiers and generals. Players love to watch the show and don't mind the drama. If he dies, he dies; he'll be resurrected and become a hero again.

However, for Yang Jian and Yang Chan, a brother and sister, 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals was an extremely terrifying and chilling number.

Liu Ruyan was clearly aware of this as well. She understood that if Yang Jian and Yang Chan were to make a careless mistake while facing 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, they would be in great danger.

So she came to Qiao Liang's side and asked in a low voice, "Hey, Qiao, the Heavenly Court has sent 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals down to earth to capture Yang Jian and Yang Chan. Do you have any ideas? Nezha is not afraid, but the current Yang Jian and Yang Chan are not the Erlang Shen and the Third Holy Mother of the future. Facing 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals is still very dangerous."

Qiao Liang, who had been laughing heartily and agreeing with Nezha, suddenly became speechless upon hearing Liu Ruyan's words: "Why are you asking me about something like this?"

Those were 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the Heavenly Court seems to mobilize hundreds of thousands of heavenly soldiers and generals at the drop of a hat. You have to consider who they're dealing with. Last time it was the Great Sage, and this time it's Yang Jian and Nezha.

It is only these beings with extraordinary abilities and unparalleled strength that are qualified to urge the Heavenly Court to mobilize so many people.

Anyone else facing this kind of situation would have been easily defeated and annihilated by the Heavenly Court.

Asking him such a question is really giving him too much credit.

"You're always full of clever ideas, who else should I ask if not you?" Liu Ruyan asked in surprise.

Qiao Liang said, "No? Is what I called a clever idea? What I called was world-shaking wisdom! In ancient times, that would be the equivalent of a military strategist or prime minister. Besides, you don't have any good way to deal with me. Why don't you just take Yang Jian and Yang Chan to Yuquan Mountain?"

The Heavenly Court is currently unaware that Yang Jian and Yang Chan are heading to Yuquan Mountain to become disciples of the Jade Cauldron Immortal; otherwise, their escape would be even more difficult.

“No, Master said this is a test for Yang Jian and Yang Chan. They must rely on themselves and not on external forces to get through it step by step. Otherwise, it is very likely that he will not accept them as disciples.” Liu Ruyan shook her head and said.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Liang immediately retorted, "This test is really going to kill you..."

That's what they say, but Qiao Liang actually understands. After all, it's normal for apprentices to have similar tests, whether it's in games, TV series, or movies.

He even thought that, just like Sun Wukong back then, if Dongqing made a game where players could play as Yang Jian, and then, despite the obstacles from Heaven and demons, travel to Yuquan Mountain to learn from a master, and finally return to wreak havoc in Heaven, that would probably be a very powerful game.

All I can say is that Dongqing is truly amazing; they can create a legendary game with just anyone.

"Stop talking so much! Quickly think of a way for me! We can't really let the Heavenly Court capture Yang Jian and Yang Chan again, can we? Then it's hard to say whether we can still rescue them," Liu Ruyan said.

"Let me think about it, let me think about it." Qiao Liang was speechless, but he also began to ponder.

This is a really hard solution to come up with.

He even felt that if there were a next time, the Heavenly Court might not capture Yang Jian again and bring him to heaven, but would most likely execute him on the spot.

After all, we know from the story of Yang Tianyou and Yang Jiao that the Jade Emperor, or rather the Heavenly Court, did not actually care much about Yang Jian and Yang Chan.

This abduction at the South Heavenly Gate has caused the Heavenly Court to lose face in front of the Three Realms, so the Heavenly Court no longer cares about anything else.

As for the solution...

The dungeon will officially open tomorrow, with a large number of players logging in. Will the players be tasked with protecting Yang Jian?

The idea flashed through Qiao Liang's mind for a moment, but he rejected it immediately.

He understood that while it might be fine for players to protect Yang Jian and Yang Chan in the short term, who would be willing to stay by their side and protect them indefinitely? Players are creatures that can't stay idle.

Another point is that if a large number of players protect Yang Jian and Yang Chan, wouldn't that make them easy targets?

With such a large target, the Heavenly Court wouldn't even need to search; they would already know where Yang Jian and Yang Chan are.

Despite the large number of players, if the Heavenly Court were to surround and annihilate them, and incidentally eliminate Yang Jian and Yang Chan as well, it would be a very easy task.

Therefore, we cannot do that.

Qiao Liang racked his brains trying to figure out a way to break the deadlock, but he couldn't come up with anything. Just as he was about to give up, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him: "Holy crap!"

Liu Ruyan was startled, and even the players around them were drawn to her, but she didn't pay too much attention to it and turned back to look at Yang Jian, Yang Chan, and Nezha in the middle.

"What are you yelling about? Have you thought of a solution yet?" Liu Ruyan said, her face full of black lines.

"I've got it! I've got a solution! I know what to do!" Qiao Liang nodded excitedly, his eyes even shining.

"Really?" Liu Ruyan's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she asked eagerly, "What method?"

Qiao Liang was about to speak, but then paused, smiled mysteriously, and said with a grin, "Hehe, you'll find out tomorrow. I guarantee it's a brilliant plan. Then you'll know what amazing wisdom is."

As Qiao Liang spoke, he looked self-satisfied, as if he hadn't expected himself to be so talented as to have come up with such a method.

Liu Ruyan's lips twitched upon seeing this. She hadn't expected Qiao Liang to keep her in suspense. She was just about to press Qiao Liang for more information.

As a result, something happened with Nezha, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan, which diverted her attention.

"Brothers, I have the utmost respect for you all. You dare to rebel against the Heavenly Court and help those who are injusticeful and ruthless!"

"Especially Brother Yang, although you don't know martial arts, you are not afraid of the heavenly soldiers and generals, and the Golden Crow. You even risked your life to protect your sister. Your loyalty and courage make me admire you very much."

"We are all heroes, courageous and upright. Why don't we become sworn brothers right here and now?"

Nezha said to everyone with a happy smile.

His childlike appearance and the way he said those words made him seem very cute and funny.

But besides that, there was also shock; the players were all stunned when they heard Nezha's words.

Even Yang Jian was stunned.

【Fuck! 】

【Fuck! 】

【Fuck! 】

Viewers in various live stream rooms exclaimed in surprise, and the barrage of comments surged.

Sure enough, it was around this time that Yang Jian and Nezha met and became sworn brothers.

"Become sworn brothers?" Yang Jian's eyes were somewhat confused as he said, "But I'm at my wit's end now, and I'm afraid I'll drag everyone down with me."

"If you were successful and famous, I wouldn't even look at you," Nezha said cutely, rolling his eyes.

When Nezha becomes brothers with someone, is it these things that he cares about?

"Yes, Brother Yang, do we care about that?"

"That's right, that's right. Do you think the Heavenly Court would let us go without you? Don't worry about it."

"To be honest, I love the feeling of walking a tightrope between life and death. I wouldn't be happy if I didn't die a few times."

"But let's forget about the sworn brotherhood. You and Nezha can be sworn brothers."

After realizing what was happening, the players laughed and joked.

Although they were somewhat shocked and tempted by Nezha's invitation to become sworn brothers, they later decided against it.

The main reason is that with so many people forming a sworn brotherhood together, they are worried that it might affect the relationship between Yang Jian and Nezha, and thus the later plot. This is just a side story, not a real sworn brotherhood with Erlang Shen and Nezha in the main storyline.

Moreover.

In a game, there's no reason for a player and an NPC to become sworn brothers.

Therefore, for various reasons, they also refused.

As top-tier players, those ranked in the top 100 in the competition, they were well-versed in the ways of the game and wouldn't act recklessly. Yang Jian's brows relaxed upon hearing Nezha and the other players' words of comfort, but when he heard that apart from him and Nezha, no one else was willing to become sworn brothers, he frowned again and said, "I understand what you all have to say, but since you all want me to become sworn brothers, why am I unwilling? Is there some concern?"

Upon hearing this, the players exchanged bewildered glances.

Nezha rolled his eyes and said, "Speaking of which, you people have mysterious origins, yet you dare to go against the Heavenly Court. Could it be that you have a powerful background and look down on us? But it doesn't matter if you look down on me, but even though Brother Yang has fallen out with the Jade Emperor, he is still the Jade Emperor's nephew. You can't possibly look down on him, can you?"

"No no."

"no no."

Upon hearing this, the players immediately shook their heads, feeling incredibly ashamed.

What do I look down on?

One of these two is the future Erlang Shen, and the other is the future Great God of the Three Altars and Seas.

I wonder how many people would envy me for being able to become sworn brothers with them.

They really look down on us.

“In that case, let’s all become sworn brothers. If we don’t all become sworn brothers together, how can we go through with it if it’s just me and Nezha?” Yang Jian smiled and suggested again.

The players made a couple of excuses, but seeing that they couldn't refuse, they had no choice but to agree.

Although they appeared to reluctantly agree, their eyes were filled with ecstatic joy.

Are they really going to become sworn brothers?!

[You didn't say that entering the dungeon early would allow you to become sworn brothers with Erlang Shen and the Third Prince!!!]

[What's wrong? Does telling you mean you'll get into the top 100 in the competition?]

[It's guaranteed! I'll spend as much money as I can!]

Holy crap, that damn rich guy.

Ahhh, I'm so envious.

The chat rooms in various live streams were buzzing with excitement as viewers watched as these players became sworn brothers with Yang Jian and Nezha, causing quite a stir.

But at most they can only watch; they have no way to enter the instance and become one of them.

At this moment, even Ye Qiu in the Heavenly Court was excited, frantically sending messages to the players present, saying that he had to be included in the sworn brotherhood!
After all, this is related to Erlang Shen and the Third Prince! Can just anyone worship them?

Many people rolled their eyes at this, thinking, "Damn it, he's already the second prince of Heaven, and he still wants to become sworn brothers with Yang Jian and Nezha."

Not only Ye Qiu, but other players who died and returned to the respawn point and were not present, and who could not make it in time, were also excited. They frantically sent messages to their friends who were present, saying that they had to be taken along.

After making a series of promises, everyone present finally agreed to help them.

"Yang Jian, Nezha, and Ruyan Da... plus your Senior Sister Liu, we have a total of one hundred people. However, some of you are not here now because you blocked the heavenly soldiers and generals. I wonder if you could join us to become sworn brothers?"

One player suggested this.

Yang Jian and Nezha were immediately taken aback upon hearing this, and replied, "Of course, no problem!"

What reason is there to refuse?
Soon, amidst everyone's busy preparations, the sworn brotherhood ceremony began.

Apart from Liu Ruyan, who, as Yang Jian and Yang Chan's future senior sister, did not participate and stood aside with Yang Chan, the rest of the group was excluded.

The remaining 99 top players, including Ye Qiu, joined this sworn brotherhood ceremony.

Yang Chan watched from the side, and she was also very happy for Yang Jian.

When swearing brotherhood.

Players regard Yang Jian as the eldest brother and Nezha as the second brother. The order of the others doesn't matter. They are just ranked according to the competition ranking. Anyway, no one will admit defeat to anyone else. The main ones are these two.

Yang Jian, being the weakest among those present, was deeply moved to be addressed as the eldest brother, but he still spoke up:

"Everyone, with my elder brother in front of me, I dare not call myself the elder brother. In fact, my elder brother Yang Jiao is a real man of courage and integrity. I am far inferior to him."

Upon hearing Yang Jian's words, the players recalled the previous CG and exchanged glances, falling silent.

Nezha, however, immediately added another spot for Yang Jiao, and then said, "Since that's the case, then Brother Yang Jiao, please join us in the worship."

"Yes." Yang Jian was even more moved.

With Yang Jiao joining the family, Yang Jian became the second oldest, and Nezha became the third oldest.

Wow! Yang Jian is back to being Erlang! And Nezha is back to being the Third Prince! Awesome!

[Leaving aside Emperor Ruyan, Yang Jiao, Nezha, and the players—that's a total of 102 people forming a sworn brotherhood!]

[That's not all! Don't forget, there are also the future Six Sages of Meishan. They will definitely become sworn brothers with Yang Jian, making a total of 108!]

[Wow, that's terrifying! These players are all top 100 in the arena! If their opponents weren't the Heavenly Court, they'd be an extremely terrifying force anywhere in the Three Realms.]

What I find hard to believe is that Qiao Feng was the Great Sage's senior brother, yet now he's sworn brothers with Yang Jian and Nezha?

[So what? Han Tiandi was Nezha's teacher in the Nezha arc! Now he's sworn brothers with Nezha, hilarious, the generations are all messed up!]

[Luckily, Emperor Ruyan didn't get involved, otherwise the chaos would have been unbearable. There were sworn sisters, senior sisters, brothers—the scene was too graphic to contemplate.]

Under the watchful eyes of many, the sworn brotherhood ceremony was successfully completed, a moment that stirred the blood of the onlookers.

After Yang Jian, Nezha, and many other players stood up, they all smiled at each other, creating a sense of closer kinship.

After a conversation.

Nezha suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "Ah!!!"

"What's wrong, brother?" Yang Jian asked.

"Oh no, oh no! I originally went to Heaven to stop the old Dragon King from complaining about me, but he flew too slowly. I waited for him in Heaven for a long time, and that's when I met my second brother and everyone else," Nezha said anxiously.

Yang Jian was stunned for a moment.

The Dragon King went to Heaven to lodge a complaint?

Upon hearing these words, Yang Jian realized that his newly sworn brother was no pushover.

But that's normal. How could an ordinary person dare to kidnap someone at the South Heavenly Gate?

Upon hearing Nezha's words, the players and viewers in the live stream all understood what point in time Nezha was in.

Before Yang Jian could ask anything further...

Nezha rushed out and said, "Second brother, and everyone else, I have to go to heaven to see if the Dragon King has arrived yet. I can't let him complain about me to the Jade Emperor."

Having said that, he also rode on his Wind and Fire Wheels, preparing to head towards the Heavenly Court.

"Nezha! Wait for me! I'll go with you!" Han Paopao shouted when he saw this.

Immediately, he also leaped up and followed closely behind Nezha, heading together to the Heavenly Court.

Yang Jian, watching from the ground, felt somewhat ashamed.

Qiao Liang, Liu Ruyan, and the others understood why Han Paopao had followed them... (End of Chapter)