Chapter 597: One sea area, one era! 'Sacrifice' talent!

"Is the prison you were finally in on the sea?" Su Yang asked.

"Yes, Qianqing and I are dependents of the same 'Ascension to Godhood' seed, and Cao An is a player from another small island," Zhu Xiang said as such.

"How many islands are in that sea?" Su Yang continued to ask.

"Countless," Zhu Xiang's gaze was deep, and he said in a deep voice: "Every sea area belongs to players of one era, and there are no less than one hundred known sea areas."

One sea area—

One era?

Su Yang's pupils shrank suddenly, and an inexplicable anxiety suddenly surged in his heart.

Seeing this, Zhu Xiang smiled bitterly: "Surprised, right? I didn't react for three whole days when I learned this fact back then."

"You mean... players in other sea areas have already spent years, or even decades, here?" Su Yang said with a heavy face.

"There are even those who have been here for hundreds of years," Zhu Xiang said slowly: "Haven't you noticed? Here, there is no sickness and no loss of lifespan."

"As long as you can win, you will possess endless lifespan."

What?!

These words exploded in his brain like a bombshell.

Su Yang suddenly remembered the note he received when the second stage was nearing its end.

He said that ascension to godhood was a scam, and Su Yang didn't pay attention to it at first.

But now...

He deeply realized that that sentence was not wrong, and was even described too euphemistically.

Is this as simple as a scam?

It is simply a gladiatorial arena that only distinguishes between life and death!

What is the use of a long lifespan?

Who can guarantee that they can live forever?

Furthermore, even a victorious general, a player who is smart and capable, cannot withstand endless torment.

Deception, intrigue, the contest between life and death.

After a long time, a heart is already numb; what is the difference from a walking corpse?

Even the thought of suicide is not an exaggeration.

Zhu Xiang must have had this thought during the long five years.

It was just that Dong Qianqing's pregnancy allowed him to regain hope.

New life always makes people regain vitality.

"What is after 'Ascension to Godhood'?" Su Yang asked.

"I don't know," Zhu Xiang shook his head, "Perhaps it is entering a brand new world, or perhaps it is starting a new round of competition."

"You didn't get a result after staying on the sea for a year?" Su Yang asked in confusion.

"I don't know your rules; at least in the era I was in, it took more than half a year on the sea before the competition for the 'Ascension to Godhood' seed began," Zhu Xiang explained.

"Are the rules different?" Su Yang fell into deep thought.

First of all, the number of people in his era and the era Zhu Xiang was in were different.

Furthermore, the order of the game themes would also be different.

In this way, Su Yang guessed that the progress of each step might be related to the number of players and their performance.

Based on this guess, then the question comes—

Where did the players who entered the death game earlier than them finally go?

Did they successfully 'ascend to godhood', or did they all fall?

Holding his doubts, Su Yang looked at the ashen-faced Zhu Xiang, "How do you know there are other sea areas?"

"A friend of mine who is also a dependent possesses the 'Map' talent; he can explore a huge range, and this is the result he found," Zhu Xiang responded.

"So one hundred sea areas is just his limit, not the limit of this world?"

"We discussed it collectively at the time; if one sea area represents one era, then players in other sea areas must have players who successfully reached the top," Zhu Xiang nodded.

"Where did this conclusion come from?"

"How the fish on the sea came to be... you should know, right?"

"I know, they are corpses turned into them."

"Once, I saw with my own eyes countless sea fish gathering together and swimming in one direction; under the detection of that dependent, they once broke through the sea area."

"You mean..."

"Pilgrimage!" Zhu Xiang nodded heavily, "There must be a new god appearing, and all believers are rushing to the scene to contribute faith!"

New god...

Su Yang's heart shook; this term was too fresh and too distant for him.

Countless pioneers followed one after another just to become gods, while the failures could only become fish, swimming unconsciously in the seabed, becoming tools for others to suck blood.

What is the meaning of this endless competition?

"What about above the gods?" Su Yang asked.

"Who knows, no one has seen the scenery above that," Zhu Xiang said sadly.

He no longer had a chance.

"Then what did you mean by 'liberation' to Sister Dong?"

"'Watchers', once they complete the mission, can return to reality," Zhu Xiang said while looking at the collapsing earth, continuing:

"You also know that once an 'Ascension to Godhood' seed dies, all subordinates cannot be spared."

"I am in a living dead state and have already died once, so I cannot deduce in reverse."

"But Qianqing is a normal person, and she is still alive, which means our 'Ascension to Godhood' seed must also still be alive."

"After such a long time, he must have completed 'Ascension to Godhood' and gone to the new world."

"As the saying goes, when one person attains the Dao, their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven; if he becomes a god, we can naturally get rid of the shackles."

Su Yang nodded secretly, "So you think you can enter a utopia without death games after going out."

"Isn't it?" Zhu Xiang asked back.

"Maybe," Su Yang smiled and didn't say much.

Huang Hua died and escaped the game through 'deduction', and the note also said 'Ascension to Godhood' was a scam.

Su Yang didn't think becoming a god was that simple.

If there were countless pioneers before him who had tried and were struggling to climb up based on the same rules.

Then after so many years, there would always be one or two people who could succeed.

If faith is the source of energy that maintains them, then when there is only one cake, no one is willing to share it.

At the same time, there is another possibility...

A new god ascends to the throne, a new world is created, kidnapping people from the new world, and absorbing the faith on them as nourishment.

No matter which one it is, Su Yang doesn't think it's a good thing.

Because both of these are also a kind of alternative shackle.

The surface halo is infinite, but in reality, they have become slaves of faith.

What is the difference from the fish in the seabed?

"I've said everything I should say, can we start?" Zhu Xiang said weakly.

Having lost his heart, although he could still survive, he lost his core supply and lost his strength.

"Thank you for your clarification today; I will fulfill my promise to bury you both well," Su Yang said.

"When you take over this baton, you will regret it," Zhu Xiang said.

Su Yang smiled slightly, "People say it's better to live miserably than to die well, but I just don't believe in this evil!"

After saying that, he bit Zhu Xiang's heart and chewed it up, eating it completely.

At this moment, a long-lost smile appeared on Zhu Xiang's face.

This might be true liberation for him.

【Player 'Su Yang' has now become a 'Watcher'; please kill two hundred players within the 'Seven-Day World', no time limit】

【You have acquired the 'Sacrifice' talent】

【Sacrifice—eat a player's heart to trigger a natural disaster in advance; cooldown: none; duration: four hours】 ===== CHAPTER 598 =====