You made all the streamers on the internet kneel before you when you were asked to make a game.

The viewers in the live stream were utterly shocked by the cruel methods employed by the Earth Immortal Temple in "making the most of everything."

"wrong……"

The veteran driver, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

His empty, bloodshot eyes stared at the paper figures, his voice hoarse.

"There's something inside their bodies."

"It's very noisy."

"It was as if thousands of people were crying and screaming inside."

After losing his sight, the experienced driver's perception of sound and breath became exceptionally acute.

He could hear countless tormented souls imprisoned within those paper-mache shells.

Professor Chen's expression changed upon hearing this.

He strode to the huge bronze incense burner, ignoring the pungent stench, and peered inside.

The bottom of the incense burner is not solid, but a bottomless hole.

Countless dark red "tubes," each as thick as a baby's arm, extended from the depths of the hole, connecting to the inner wall of the incense burner.

These pipes extend from the bottom of the incense burner, spreading throughout the entire underground of the main hall.

Ultimately, it connected to the feet of every gray-robed Taoist.

"This is..." Professor Chen's voice trembled slightly, "a soul-extracting machine!"

"The ghost spectators of Fenghun Village had their faces peeled off, made into paper figures, and became 'workers' here."

"But their souls didn't dissipate; instead, they were imprisoned within the bodies of these paper figures!"

"These paper figures chant scriptures and work here day and night. The spiritual energy and resentment they generate are continuously drawn into this incense burner through the underground pipe network!"

"What we just lit wasn't incense, but a switch!"

"Once the incense is lit, this soul-extracting formation will be fully activated!"

"It will instantly drain the yang energy and lifespan from our bodies, using it as fuel to refine the souls that are extracted from us!"

"Finally, these tens of thousands of souls will be refined into a single... 'Human Essence Pill'!"

Professor Chen's analysis sent chills down everyone's spines; what a vicious and elaborate scheme!

From the moment they entered the Sealed Soul Village, they stepped into a giant soul juicer.

Whether it's players or ghosts, they are all just "raw materials" in different processes of this factory.

The Earth Immortal Temple wants everything!

Just then.

The watchman, who had been standing in the corner like a statue, suddenly moved.

He slowly raised his head, looked at the crowd, and once again revealed that gentle yet chilling smile.

"It seems that you all have a pretty good understanding now."

"So..."

"It's time to begin the true 'hospitality'."

Before he finished speaking, the entire hall suddenly shook, and the huge green crystal on the dome shone brightly.

All the gray-robed Taoists' bodies began to twitch uncontrollably.

The human skin covering them began to dry out and peel off rapidly.

It revealed the grotesque and twisted body beneath, composed of countless yellow talismans stained with blood.

"roar--"

A fierce roar came from their throats.

At the same time, hundreds of paper-mache Taoist figures transformed into ravenous demons that devoured people, and pounced madly on Brother Long and his group.

"Wife, save me!"

Faced with the attack of hundreds of paper demons, Brother Long subconsciously shouted his life-saving incantation.

The ghost bride did not hesitate at all.

The blood-red wedding dress suddenly burst into a dazzling red light.

A terrifying aura, far more terrifying than ever before, swept out like a tsunami.

She no longer suppressed her power!

"Whoosh—"

The seven or eight paper demons that were closest to it were instantly pulverized into countless pieces of paper before they could even get close.

However, even more evil spirits surged forward fearlessly.

Their bodies are made of talisman paper, making them impervious to physical attacks and even highly resistant to the malevolent energy of the ghost bride.

A demon broke through the barrier of malevolent energy, its sharp claws aimed straight for Brother Long's face.

The ghost bride's eyes turned cold, and she pointed her fingers like knives, a flash of blood appearing.

The evil spirit was cut in half at the waist.

But its upper body continued to crawl frantically on the ground, trying to attack Brother Long's ankle.

Endless and inexhaustible, they can never be eradicated!

"This won't do!" Professor Chen shouted anxiously as he dodged the attacks.

"Their energy is connected to the entire hall! They are immortal unless the array's core is destroyed!"

"Where is the core of the formation?" Brother Long shouted as he dodged awkwardly.

"The incense burner!" Willow Leaf Blade said calmly, "All the energy is gathered there; that must be the core!"

Everyone immediately looked at the huge bronze incense burner in the center of the hall.

The keeper stood quietly beside the incense burner, smiling as he watched the cat-and-mouse game unfold.

If you want to destroy the incense burner, you have to get past him first!

"I'll do it!" Brother Long steeled himself and shouted to the ghost bride, "Wife, take care of him!"

Upon receiving the command, the ghost bride vanished from her spot in an instant.

The next second, she appeared in front of the watcher, her claws, imbued with a lifetime of resentment, slashing fiercely at his head with a shrill shriek that seemed to tear through space!

However, the observer simply smiled slightly.

He didn't even move.

Just as the ghost bride's claws were about to touch his face...

His body became transparent in an instant, like a phantom without a physical form.

The ghost bride's attack passed right through his body.

It didn't work out!

The ghost bride was taken aback.

In that instant of distraction, the observer's body became solid again.

He extended a finger, swift as lightning, and touched the ghost bride's forehead.

"Pop".

A soft sound.

The ghost bride's body was struck as if by lightning, and she was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into a stone pillar in the distance.

The red glow emanating from her body dimmed somewhat.

"Wife!"

Brother Long's eyes were bloodshot.

The watchman withdrew his finger, smiled, and shook his head.

"it's useless."

"Your attack is ineffective against me."

"Because I know everything about you."

"I know everything about your every attack, your next move, and even what you're thinking."

He looked at Brother Long with a hint of pity in his eyes, as if he were looking at an ant about to be crushed.

"Your anger, your fear, your fighting habits... everything was within my calculations."

"In this great hall, I am the all-knowing God."

His words sent a chill down everyone's spine.

[Holy crap! How are we supposed to fight like this?!]

[A boss with a full map cheat and a prediction script?! That's practically invincible!]

[The cult leader's data is terrifying! After being turned into a BOSS, it's like a complete dimensional reduction attack!]

The atmosphere in the live stream was one of utter despair.

Everyone could see that this watchman was unreasonable and overbearing.

He is not only immune to the ghost bride's attacks, but he can even suppress her in return.

Meanwhile, the endless paper effigies of evil spirits continued to drain everyone's physical and mental strength.

At this moment, in the village of the unjustly killed.

Lu Zhixing frowned as he looked at the scene on the screen.

The situation was worse than he had imagined.

That "fake" not only stole his analytical abilities, but also possessed a special "datafied" constitution that made him immune to physical and energy attacks.

A head-on confrontation would be futile; there's absolutely no chance of victory.

We must find its "bug".

Every program has bugs.

It can perfectly mimic my behavior patterns and predict my tactical decisions.

But it... is not me after all.