My talent is 1.

Zhong Wuyai dismantled the Flame Dragon Fortress into almost complete ruins, until only bare crystals and two magic crystal cannons remained.

However, since the crystal was not broken, the supreme commander will still be the Grand General when refreshed.

"Alright, you guys go back now. I'm going to explore the Holy Dragon Empire some more."

Xiahou Shen and Huangfu Liancheng left after seeing Zhong Wuyai leave.

soon……

[Server-wide announcement: Azure Dragon Empire player Zhong Wuyai is attacking the Holy Dragon Empire's border fortress. The Holy Dragon Empire's borders are in dire need of attention!]

Everyone became numb; the border fortress had become Zhong Wuyai's backyard, where he could ravage it however he pleased.

Gongsun Yuanshan and Thomson Ferdinand could only shake their heads helplessly and continue with their business.

Zhong Wuyai also sent a message to Shen Mengli, asking Chen Wenyu or Xiang Yang to buy a title, since the reward for obtaining a title for the first time should not be wasted.

The others were also numb to the server-wide announcements. No one knew when Zhong Wuyai left. In short, when the people of the Holy Dragon Empire came to the border fortress again, all that was left was the bare crystal and two magic crystal cannons, like building on a wasteland.

However, players of the Holy Dragon Empire discovered that the newly spawned NPCs actually had quests available.

Architects and similar professions assist in the construction of border fortresses, earning merit points and various blueprint rewards.

It has to be said that this is a form of indirect welfare.

In the imperial palace, Zhong Wuyai met the emperor for the first time.

How should I put it, the emperor of the Azure Dragon Empire is nothing like an NPC; he doesn't have any of the stiffness of an NPC.

Zhong Wuyai sensed malice in the emperor's eyes.

What the hell is going on? ...Why would the emperor view me this way after I've achieved such outstanding military exploits?

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened, and Zhong Wuyai was successfully promoted to marshal, gaining tens of millions of merits.

[Ding! You have been ranked number one on the arena leaderboard for three consecutive days. You will receive an additional 500 honor points.]

Zhong Wuyai hadn't expected to gain this much.

Shen Mengli had never even made it onto the arena rankings in her previous life, so naturally she had no idea that such a good thing existed.

However, we now know that being second in the arena for three consecutive days earns an extra 200 points, while Chen Wenyu is third with 100 points.

Only the top three have this advantage; the rest don't.

I wonder if they'll give me something else on the seventh day.

"Little Bai, have you ever seen the emperor?"

"Of course I've seen it, so what?"

In my previous life, I had dealt with the emperor of the Azure Dragon Empire quite a few times, and in this life, I also entered the palace ahead of time and obtained the Azure Dragon Seal.

Shen Mengli knew some information about the emperor.

"Have you sensed that something's wrong with the emperor?"

"The emperor seems to hate players and is hostile towards almost all of them, but nobody knows exactly why."

"Do you know why?"

"I don't know about that, but perhaps Sikong Shen in the future would know something; nobody knows now."

The future Sikong Shen? ... Zhong Wuyai pondered for a moment and guessed some of the general idea.

The rest can wait, but for now, let's go in and see how difficult the disaster is in the underground imperial tomb.

Zhong Wuyai was also eager to know what secrets lay inside.

In the first tomb passage of the underground royal tomb, which is at the Disaster difficulty level, there is a monster with a question mark on its back.

【Heroic Warriors】

Royal Elite Guard

grade:???

Zhong Wuyai didn't think too much about it and went straight for full firepower.

Because it's a passageway, other skills seem somewhat superfluous.

The blazing waves continued to push forward, while Kayla followed closely behind Zhong Wuyai, sharing the experience points.

The Heroic Warriors had a high experience value, so Zhong Wuyai used a low-level experience scroll.

[Ding! You have defeated a Heroic Warrior and gained 945000 experience points. You will also gain an additional 6615000 experience points for defeating a monster of a higher level.]

I reckon it's a level 80 monster. It started with level 80 monsters, so I wonder if it will be a level 90 boss later, or... level 99.

The heroic warriors in the passageway were quickly pushed to the end of the first checkpoint by the shockwave, where there were two coffins.

Zhong Wuyai unleashed a series of fiery shockwaves, and before the heroic warriors could finish off the invincible spirits, the two coffins were shattered by the fiery shockwaves.

One was wearing armor, and the other was wearing a robe.

【Algeste】

Golden BOSS

Marshal of the Azure Dragon Empire

grade:???

【Saville】

Dark Gold BOSS

The Great Sage of the Magic Tower of the Azure Dragon Empire

Dean of the Imperial Magic Academy

grade:???

Zhong Wuyai was getting a little uneasy. The gatekeepers of the underground imperial mausoleum were all marshals, and there was also a great sage from the mage tower. What was behind that?

The difficulty of a disaster directly translates into both a qualitative and quantitative change.

One gold-tier boss and one dark gold-tier boss.

They are clearly all NPCs who have died, and the information they provide is their titles and positions during their lifetime.

Zhong Wuyai didn't stop working either, going all out.

The barrage of fireballs hit, and the Corruption skill first took away 15% of the boss's health. With the added damage from the fireballs, the health bars of the two bosses dropped rapidly.

The remaining heroic warriors could not harm Zhong Wuyai and could be completely ignored.

The damage from Dragon's Fury alone was enough to take down the Heroic Warrior.

After dealing with Algeste and Saviel, Zhong Wuyai entered the main hall.

There was only this one level in the Disaster difficulty, which was something Zhong Wuyai hadn't expected.

"After all these years, someone has finally come!"

"Hahaha, I didn't expect this, Chester. It seems that another one of our younger generation is about to join us."

"Hey, hey, hey, Green, look closely, isn't that our junior?"

"Hmm?...A player?"

"Wait a minute, Chester, this player is only level 54, wow... that's incredible!"

As soon as the door opened, Zhong Wuyai heard voices coming from inside.

Moreover, the content sent chills down Zhong Wuyai's spine.

How do these NPCs know the player's identity?

While Zhong Wuyai was still in a daze, a burly man with a full beard walked over.

"Kid, tell me, how did you deal with Algerst and Saviel?"

"Exactly! Algerst is relatively easy to deal with; once he's under control, he's manageable. But Saviel isn't someone you can take down with simple control skills and damage!"

Zhong Wuyai wanted to curse inwardly; the more he looked at these guys, the more they seemed like players, not NPCs.

"Enough damage is enough."

"Hey kid, you're pretty cocky. But then again, it's not a big deal for people who can get here to be a little cocky."

"Won't you gentlemen introduce yourselves?"

"Yetru didn't tell you? Then what are you doing at the main hall of the imperial mausoleum?"

"Yetru?"

Zhong Wuyai was somewhat confused.

"Nonsense, if Yetru hadn't given you the mission, would you have been able to get in?"

"You didn't actually beat Hell difficulty and just fought your way in, did you?"

"Is there a problem?"

"How is this possible?"

"What the hell is going on?"

Aren't you a ghost?

Zhong Wuyai was about to complain when he saw a few people's information and froze on the spot.

Chester Chalwell

Founding Emperor of the Azure Dragon Empire

grade:???

[Glen Chalwell]

Prince of the Azure Dragon Empire

grade:???

[Siam F. Chawell]

Emperor of the Azure Dragon Empire

grade:???

A founding emperor, an emperor, and a prince—what's going on?

Moreover, judging from their appearance, they were alive, not corpses...

Isn't this going to cause chaos?

"Gentlemen, can you tell me what's going on?"

"The little one is quite curious, but are you sure you want to know?"

"After I tell you, you might have to stay here forever."

As Chester spoke, patterns appeared on the stone pillars, floor, ceiling, and surrounding walls of the main hall, and magic began to flow.

Zhong Wuyai felt a vague unease, sensing a sense of danger. This unease was similar to the feeling he had experienced when his talent failed to adjust the laws.

In other words, the patterns around it are related to the laws of nature...

Zhong Wuyai is immune to magic damage, physical damage, and true damage, and he's also immune to crowd control.

However, in terms of the laws... he's only level 54 and has never even come into contact with them.

In other words, his body simply couldn't withstand the laws.

As for the laws of nature, aside from a few items in the backpack that can interfere a little, there is nothing that can be done.

This time, Zhong Wuyai was really panicked. If he really stayed here and couldn't get out, then everything would be over.

"No, I don't want to know."

"Alright, since you were able to get in, it proves your ability. Now, leave, and we'll consider you qualified."

After he finished speaking, a teleportation channel appeared in the center of the main hall.

Uh… Zhong Wuyai never expected it could be done this way… directly opening a back door…

"Um... are you players?"

"You're very smart, so I won't hurt to tell you. We're all players, of course, we used to be."

"So, you're NPCs now?"

Yes, that's exactly what you think.

As soon as Chester finished speaking, all the patterns shone with light.

[Ding! You are in a special scenario and bound by the rules. You cannot use the return scroll. You will be resurrected on the spot after death.]

Damn it, I was careless. I shouldn't have said anything.

Why the hell did he have to be so sarcastic and leave?

Zhong Wuyai cursed himself inwardly, thinking that he might end up dying here.

"Kid, now you can't leave even if you want to."

"Why? What exactly happened? Can you at least let me die knowing why?"

"To be honest, it would be troublesome if you just quit or left the instance. We really can't do anything to you. Even if we kill you, it's just a failed instance challenge. But right now, you'd better give us some entertainment. We've been in this place for too long, so long that I'm starting to doubt whether I'm even alive."

"Gulp..." Zhong Wuyai swallowed.

"So, you were players before, but now you're NPCs. Can you tell me how that happened?"

"Brother, why waste words with him? Just take him out. This kid only reached level 54 and he's already in here. If we let him get out, the Azure Dragon Empire will be in trouble."

"Father, Second Uncle is right. This kid definitely has the ability to overthrow the Azure Dragon Empire. Our people will suffer then."

"What's the rush? He can't escape. It's been so many years, and we've finally managed to get him in." "Kid, are you wondering why we need to get rid of you when you're already a marshal of the Azure Dragon Empire?"

Zhong Wuyai's first thought was to overthrow the Azure Dragon Empire. He had this plan in mind, but he didn't dare to say it. Instead, he pondered how to solve the current predicament.

The law, the law binds...

Zhong Wuyai opened the panel, and the Law of Annihilation lit up in his attribute bar, but there was only 1 point.

Zhong Wuyai didn't know what effect a little bit of the power of law would have, but it was definitely no match for the guys in front of him.

"Could you tell me why you became NPCs?" Zhong Wuyai couldn't help but continue asking, hoping to get some useful information.

"It won't hurt to tell you." Chester was lost in thought...

"A long time ago, I've forgotten how long ago, for some reason, we came to the world of gods and immortals. When we first arrived in this world, it was a world of martial arts, and martial artists were the mainstream."

"However, we come from a magical world, and at the beginning, these martial artists were very difficult to deal with. Even those with hidden skills had a hard time getting the better of them."

"However, we are players, and I am an SSS-level talent player. There are nine other players with the same SSS-level talent as me."

"If I remember correctly, when I was level 50, the NPC warriors posed a very low threat to players, and there weren't many monsters outside the city. Our biggest enemies were the elves, orcs, and undead who came with us."

"Soon, we overthrew all the martial arts sects. The only troublesome ones were the two dynasties, the Great Qian Dynasty and the Great Yan Dynasty. The Martial Sect was too strong. When we were at level 80, more than a dozen of us were killed by the Martial Emperor with a single punch. I still remember that feeling to this day."

"Up until level 99, when I was 72 years old and had been in the fantasy world for 42 years, I never forgot my faith. The first time I saw the Beast God Temple, I understood that the two dynasties were established by overthrowing other rulers. At that time, I thought about building my own empire."

"At the age of 73, I captured the first main city, and since then, I have been waging war against the Great Qian Dynasty."

"We fought for fourteen years, a full fourteen years, constantly at war. There were over a billion players who joined with me, but by the time the Azure Dragon Empire was established, there were only a little over 300 million left."

"However, the number of high-level players increased, especially after the establishment of the Azure Dragon Empire, which others followed suit. Soon, the Holy Dragon Empire was established. Then came the Demon Dragon Empire and the Flame Dragon Empire."

"That's when all players above level 80 became NPCs."

"For a whole month, I haven't slept much, I can't sleep..."

"We drove the remnants of the Great Qian Dynasty into the deep mountains and forests. The bandits in Qianfeng Mountain are actually the remnants of the Great Qian Dynasty."

"Other sects and such have all become bandit NPCs. We won, but at a great cost."

"The four great empires have just been established, and a new war has begun: the elves, the orcs, and even the undead..."

"When my former teammates, with whom I fought side by side, turned into skeletons and turned to slash at me with knives, I almost burst into tears."

"Then the four great empires gradually built mage towers and holy light halls. Then we joined forces with other races to seal the undead gathering place and cleared the undead from the empire, and things gradually stabilized."

"And then I came here, but I won't tell you why I came here."

Zhong Wuyai didn't even need to think; someone must have been devoured by a god.

After listening to Chester's account, Zhong Wuyai understood that they were among the previous batch of players to enter the fantasy world.

The Azure Dragon Empire was established after the overthrow of the Great Qian Dynasty.

The people of the four great empires were originally players, while the NPCs of the former Great Qian Dynasty have now become bandits and thieves.

"After saying all this, you should understand why I left you here. Level 54. When I was level 54, I almost died fighting a level 50 Gold BOSS, the Grand Martial Master. And you managed to fight your way into the Imperial Mausoleum."

"Therefore, you pose a greater threat than any other player, and I cannot allow you to continue to grow stronger."

"Because one day, you will overthrow the Azure Dragon Empire I established. At that time, my descendants may become bandits or something. I will never allow such a thing to happen."

Zhong Wuyai's thoughts were entirely focused on what Chester had said, but he still didn't know how to resolve his current predicament.

The law...right...the law...

Zhong Wuyai opened his backpack and looked at the [Law Scroll - Chaos].

Now, let's see if this thing can work.

First, change the quantity to 11. There's no other way at this point; I can't worry about anything else now, I can't save up two or three.

Of course, Zhong Wuyai wouldn't use it immediately; in the current situation, he didn't even have a chance to use a return scroll.

He also pretended to use the recall scroll, and unsurprisingly, the message indicated that the use failed.

"What did you do? Why can't I use a return scroll or exit the dungeon?"

"Hahaha, little guy, the laws are not something a kid like you can handle. Maybe you'll be stronger than us in the future, but for now, you won't have another chance."

"I don't believe it!"

As he spoke, Zhong Wuyai ran towards the teleportation channel.

Chester and his two companions looked at Zhong Wuyai with smiles, as if they were teasing a pet.

Upon arriving at the teleportation portal, Zhong Wuyai immediately used [Law Scroll - Chaos].

The surrounding environment began to become chaotic, and the patterns on the main hall began to flash with various lights.

"You bastard, what have you done?"

Chester tried to invoke the laws, but found them in disarray, beyond his control.

"Damn it, kill him! Kill him now!"

However, Zhong Wuyai had already entered the passage.

[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to player Zhong Wuyai for clearing the Cataclysmic Difficulty Underground Royal Tomb dungeon for the first time! Rewards: 20000 Reputation, 1 Resurrection Attack, 10 Royal Tomb Obsidian]

"Phew... thankfully it worked, otherwise, we would have been doomed."

Zhong Wuyai still held the Azure Dragon Seal in his hand. If the Law Scroll failed, he planned to try the Azure Dragon Seal as well.

Fortunately, the Law Scroll Chaos disrupted all the laws of the underground imperial tomb, allowing Zhong Wuyai to emerge successfully.

only……

"Where the hell is this?"

The laws were seriously disordered. Zhong Wuyai entered the other end of the passage, not knowing where it led, but the scenery around him was quite nice.

However... this thing... apart from the Law of Annihilation still shining, everything else on its body has turned gray.

"Huh?...A player?...Kid, are you a player?"

【Han Jin】

武圣

grade:???

What the hell is going on here?

"I'm asking you a question, kid... wait... you're only level 54... how did you get here at level 54? What's the state of the Great Qian Dynasty right now? Even a Grand Martial Master can come to the Lonely Continent?"

"Senior, I am not some Grand Martial Master, I am the Destruction Mage. The Great Qian Dynasty you mentioned is long gone, now it is ruled by four great empires."

"Archmage?... Wengrier, come here for a moment."

A figure flew in from the distant sky and arrived in front of Zhong Wuyai in the blink of an eye.

"Lord Han Jin, what is it?"

[Ungeril]

lower god

grade:???

Han Jin waved to Wengerlier.

"Come here~..."

Han Jin slapped Wengerl across the face, and then a figure flew away.

"This is outrageous! The Great Qian Dynasty is gone!"

Zhong Wuyai couldn't help but shudder.

One slap, just one slap, and a lower-level god was sent flying, seemingly with his health bar empty.

"Senior, could you tell me where this is?"

"This is an isolated island, don't be afraid, I'm a very kind person."

Yes, you're absolutely right, very kind...

"Tell me, how did the Great Qian Dynasty come to be?"

Zhong Wuyai awkwardly repeated Chester's memoirs before explaining how he entered the fantastical world...

"In other words, after I became an NPC, a group of players came in, and then they also became NPCs. Now, you've come in too..."

"That's how it is..."

"This Lord of Divine Illusion has quite the appetite."

"Senior, why can't I see any information here in Lonely Continent?"

"If you could see me, I would be finished long ago. Those high-ranking gods would have already come to kill me."

Okay, damn it, we've entered a bugged map.

According to Han Jin, he was probably a player at first.

Without even thinking about it, it's all about being afraid of being swallowed up.

However, Han Jin is quite capable; he has shielded himself from the gods' prying eyes here, without even basic information.

"Senior, may I leave this place?"

"Why don't you take a look around here?"

"this……"

"Kid, in this fantastical world, there's no player who doesn't want to come here. Since you know how the Great Qian Dynasty fell, you'll face the same predicament in the future. Besides the Lonely Continent, are there any other places like this?"

"Senior, I'm only level 54."

"Right... Huh?... You're level 54, how come you have laws on you?"

"I……"

Zhong Wuyai was stunned; he didn't know how to explain...