Chapter 281: Wuji Xuan Zhan: Giant Beast Apocalypse Siege

"Still not working?"

Feng Xue sighed and casually tossed the three prototype talismans into the scrap bin; Watching Dailisi merely shrugged.

"How could it be that easy! Even getting a tiny bit of output is already insane—if divine power could be produced that easily, the Exile Lands would've collapsed long ago."

Although Watching Dailisi didn't seem like the type to lie, Feng Xue secretly had Xiao Lingdang try the opposite of her advice—but the result was the same failure.

"Looks like this thing really isn't easy to pull off…"

Feng Xue repeatedly cross-checked every component of "Eat Shrimp," confirmed every single configuration had been tried—even all possible two-by-two and three-by-three combinations—but this thing behaved like a bug in a program: even if you copied it exactly, just a difference in sequence made it impossible to fully replicate the original properties.

Feng Xue had thought he'd already reached the threshold of "Primordial Qi," but now it seemed he still had to find a way to knock on that door.

Realizing that whether Watching Dailisi genuinely didn't know or was deliberately withholding, he no longer counted on her—luckily, this upper-worlder had plenty of other details to mine, so he wouldn't waste his time.

While Feng Xue was absorbing Watching Dailisi's knowledge like a sponge, Bi Gelei wasn't idle either.

Under Xiao Lingdang's guidance, the three Demon Kings were reencoding their own methods, while the demons they controlled continuously gathered materials to build the hundred-ton vessel Feng Xue required.

Later, other Demon Kings who learned of the Saint-Visitors' appearances also mobilized, and without exception, each dispatched a group of demons to assist.

Then again, it made sense—Demon Kings' trump cards were mostly based on their own strength; their subordinates were expendable anyway. Why let them sit idle when they could aid others, especially since the plan's mastermind was currently drawing the dangerous Saint-Visitors' attention away from them?

The entire Exile Lands began operating at high speed, unbeknownst to Watching Dailisi, until many players noticed that the once-busy grinding zones had suddenly emptied out.

Some even thought there was a spawn bug and began filing complaints on the official website; others, with nothing better to do, returned to the Secluded Village.

Days passed, and the deadline Feng Xue had promised drew ever closer; Watching Dailisi grew increasingly anxious. Though in terms of time flow, she could still afford to stay another year or two, her intuition as the "Goddess Heir" kept whispering that danger was drawing nearer.

Finally, a month after the last siege, unbeknownst to Watching Dailisi, Feng Xue secretly released King Ghidorah.

Yes, though King Ghidorah had always been used by Feng Xue as a suit, it was fundamentally a Demi-God. This world couldn't generate devotional energy, but the devotional energy Feng Xue brought from his previous world had barely been consumed. Now that the ship was built, he simply used Xiao Lingdang and Su'e Huiye Ji as batteries to power King Ghidorah and began directing the operation: "Wuji Xuan Zhan: Giant Beast Apocalypse Siege."

…

"Are you sure the Demon Dragon will come? I've asked the players—this world's siege boss is randomly selected." On the eve of the siege, Watching Dailisi followed Feng Xue as he buried talismans outside the city, studying the fortress's terrain—she clearly looked anxious.

"Relax. I've partially lifted the seal on the Demon Dragon's source of power. Sensing these energies, even if he knows it's a trap, he'll definitely come!"

Feng Xue confidently pulled out eight refined talismans: the abstract characters 【Gold】【Water】【Fire】【Earth】【Motion】【Stillness】【Art】【Flow】 glowed with a hypnotic radiance. Feeling the energy within—the kind that seemed alive yet was fundamentally different from life itself—Watching Dailisi could only nod.

Night slowly passed; professional players logged in, and players long vanished from public view—Guan Er, Super Invincible Tyrannosaurus Warrior, and others—reappeared beneath the city walls.

After a month of intense cultivation, they'd even cleared the 20-player dungeon. Unfortunately, too few in the Secluded Village were interested in the 50-player dungeon, so after a quick consensus, they decided their divine art was now perfected and it was time to make a grand public display.

But unlike past sieges, though morning had long passed, the rigid day-night cycle system hadn't changed—the sky remained gloomy. Soon, everyone realized—

This wasn't because the sun hadn't risen; the heavens had, at some point, been entirely shrouded in dark clouds.

A howling wind swept across the plain before the fortress, carrying a desolate chill. Thunder rumbled within the clouds, and the sudden flashes of Lei Guang illuminated the clouds, as if revealing the silhouette of some colossal entity.

"This game is finally putting real effort into player experience! The atmosphere is way better than before!" Guan Er, a veteran player, remarked with deep feeling. The Tyrannosaurus Warrior nodded in agreement:

"Right. Ever since the cultivation update, this game has clearly hit its stride! But if the atmosphere's this thick, where's the boss?"

"Boom!"

As players and Watching Dailisi tensely waited, a golden-red Lei Ting suddenly struck from the heavens. King Ghidorah in its X-form appeared alone outside the city, piloted by Mo Ying.

"Holy crap, it's a new boss!" Someone shouted first, and the entire player camp erupted into chaos.

The previous siege still haunted them—the way that boss had effortlessly shattered the city was far beyond anything players could match.

But players also remembered that during the last battle, this boss had been weakened by the plot once. Some bold ones now pulled out their first-gen talismans and began charging their ultimate techniques.

With one player leading, the rest surged toward King Ghidorah X—but Watching Dailisi's face was utterly bewildered—

"This is the Demon Dragon boss you mentioned?"

"Yes." Feng Xue's face remained stern. Watching Dailisi pinched the bridge of her nose, sharpening the data in her vision. After confirming she hadn't misread, she glanced back at Feng Xue, then muttered dryly:

"This guy's 'Sin' is way less than yours!"

"What?" Feng Xue raised an eyebrow slightly. Watching Dailisi shook her head:

"Nothing. I was just thinking… maybe this Demon Dragon isn't as strong as I imagined?"

Feng Xue internally cursed, but smirked: "Shall I return its origin to it so you can check again?"

Watching Dailisi immediately realized how tone-deaf she'd been and quickly shook her head:

"No no no, please don't do that!"

(End of Chapter)