Chapter 522: Dependents' Belonging! Life‑Death Contract?!

He guessed it!

Su Yang tightly clenched the paper ball, and a solemn hue appeared in his eyes.

Yin Yun's face had still retained a trace of joy, but at this moment it vanished completely.

Death countdown!

They have only thirty days of survival time!

"Why is this happening? It's unfair!" Yin Yun said.

Qin Weiyang and the others beside them were simultaneously stunned, clearly also shocked by the news.

Ascend God just means death?

"Don't panic first; could it just be some restriction, and Divinity actually wants you to extend your survival time through performance?" Qin Weiyang said.

"That possibility exists, but tied with Dependents, the meaning changes," Su Yang frowned.

On the Leaderboard there are over four hundred people, and a Seed selects ten players.

According to basic logic, Su Yang would certainly prioritize selecting the players ranked eleventh to fifteenth.

Their ability to hold this position means their strength is certainly not to be underestimated.

It's just that now there's a countdown.

The situation will be vastly different.

"What is the role of Dependents?" Yin Yun asked.

"The rules don't say, but I guess it's probably bound together with the Ascend God Seed," Su Yang speculated.

"How do you intend to choose?"

Su Yang glanced at the Screen, then looked at the four neighbors, looking thoughtful.

One hour of selection time.

It does not mean each Seed has an hour.

Rather, the twenty Seeds together only have this amount in total.

And because Su Yang is ranked First Place and has the highest score, his choice will determine the upcoming 'Order'!

At this moment...

His mind echoed the words on the paper: he is the person he most does not want to see in this life.

Who could it be?

The all‑knowing source can basically filter it out.

In public Cognition, most people do not consider Ascend God to be a punishment.

Thus the remaining candidates are few.

"I never want to see them in this life..." Su Yang's brain raced wildly, recalling one by one from the initial prison.

Those who know his Innate Talent?

Or...

A game of chess aimed at him?

From the beginning until now, the only ones who have played the game with Su Yang and survived are those around him.

Plus Lin Yang.

"Tang Youning?" A different hue flashed in Su Yang's eyes.

No, he doesn't have that capability.

Eliminating the above, only one possibility remains.

Resurrection!

Someone resurrected in secret without triggering a rule broadcast.

"Could it be a rival from the initial prison?" Su Yang thought silently.

Because only when the game first started did he verbally expose his Innate Talent.

Isn't it a mistake made in youthful recklessness that now must be paid for here today?

"That's not right." Su Yang suddenly thought of something and fell into contemplation.

"From the standpoint perspective, this person does not intend to harm me; if he had known Ascend God was a scam, why go this far?"

"Moreover, none of those opponents can foresee the future; how would he know it's a scam?"

"Then who could it be?"

Su Yang racked his brain in vain, unable to deduce anything; his mind was a mush.

Yin Yun glanced at the time and reminded, "Fifty minutes remain."

Su Yang snapped back, his Red Gemstone‑like brilliant eyes flashing a hint of complexity, "Human or ghost, decide first!"

After speaking, he looked at Qin Weiyang and the others, asking, "Do you dare to gamble with me?"

Qin Weiyang seemed to have been waiting for this line; a cold face suddenly showed a flash of Smile, "Why not dare?"

Luo Shuangshuang, watching Su Yang's spirited demeanor, felt relieved, "If you choose me, consider this a debt of one life!"

Those not chosen will face Execution.

Her ranking isn't high, even below average.

Most Seeds' gazes will focus among the Top Hundred Players.

If Su Yang and Yin Yun don't choose them, the outcome is easy to imagine.

"What about you?" Su Yang looked at Lu Junsheng and Bai Wanrou.

Lu Junsheng said, "Su junior brother, if you don't mind me being a hindrance, I'm naturally willing ten thousand times."

"Me too..." Bai Wanrou felt Su Yang's burning gaze in his eyes, averted her gaze, and whispered, "Thank you."

Su Yang received a definite answer, nodded silently, and by a quick Finger calculation said, "Including Lin Yang that's five people; I still need to select five."

Before choosing, he looked at Yin Yun and asked, "Do you already have a set candidate in mind?"

Yin Yun nodded: "There were three other survivors who came out of the same cell as me; although their Rankings aren't high, their Innate Talent is decent. I plan, like you, to first pick people I'm familiar with."

"Alright."

Having gotten a definite answer, Su Yang started from the eleventh place and selected one by one downward.

When ten people were confirmed, he pressed "Confirm."

The next moment, Qin Weiyang and the others suddenly saw a string of prompts in their Brain.

【Ascend God Seed Su Yang selects you as Dependents, do you agree?】

"Agree!"

"Agree!"

"……"

Within ten seconds, all ten Dependents were in place.

At this moment, Su Yang's Brain seemed to have gained something.

He vaguely felt that with just a thought, he could wield the power of life and death, granting and taking!

"Life-Death Contract?!"

The crowd was startled, but their expressions quickly settled.

Entrusting one's fate to familiar hands is always better than to strangers.

Moreover, Su Yang is not the so‑called "Tyrant," and will not demand them to do absurd things.

After the selection was finished, it was Yin Yun's turn.

While Su Yang was still calculating, she had already set her target.

She first chose three familiar people, then proceeded to select down the Rankings in order.

Once she finished, the two of them completed the selection of ten Dependents.

Apart from holding the authority over life and death, Yin Yun felt no other change.

"And then?"

"After they finish selecting, the corresponding rules should appear; let's wait."

The selection time seemed only an hour, yet everyone felt it was interminably long.

They now faced the future with complete bewilderment.

Divine Ascension is a completely unfamiliar Domain; no one knows what challenges the future will bring.

When a prompt sounded.

The selection phase was declared over.

【Ascend God Seed Dependents' affiliation is set; unchosen players please wait in the Hall for Execution】

The light, floating words sounded to some like demonic tones from hell.

"Snap!"

Some doors suddenly opened, and dense ranks of bull‑headed men entered the corresponding rooms one after another; a pair of large, black‑furred hands suddenly ripped the player's Brain off!

"Pfft!"

"No, don't kill me!"

"Ah!!!"

A piercing scream rang throughout the entire prison.

Through the glass, many blood‑splattered scenes could be seen.

Even if someone used their Innate Talent to evade Execution, they ultimately could not escape the cage.

When the final scream sounded, the Execution ceremony ended.

【Remaining players:】

【All persons proceed to the 25th floor Hall】

The doors opened, Su Yang and Yin Yun exchanged a glance and said, "Let's go."

Carrying an inexplicable feeling, they stepped out of the Suite, and the group gathered and headed toward the elevator.

On the way they met Lin Yang, who was also on the 12th floor; at that moment he looked like a bereaved mother, his face full of dejection.

"Did you get dumped?" Su Yang teased with a laugh.

"Alas…"