Chapter 706: Stripping the Ascend God Seed Identity?! The Human Heart Is Unpredictable!

It's not just fading.

He feels certain qualities inside him, like unwinding silk, gradually peeling away from his body.

The original feeling of a single thought controlling the life and death of his Dependents vanished without a trace.

"My Ascend God Seed identity…"

Thinking of this, Su Yang's gaze became exceedingly solemn, and an inexplicable mix of panic and irritation rose in his heart.

When he stepped out of the restroom, Lin Yang, waiting outside, was startled and said, "Su Yang, are you okay?"

"The situation is a bit bad; my identity seems to have been stripped away," Su Yang said.

"What?!" Lin Yang's pupils contracted, anxiously asking, "Ascend God Seed?"

Su Yang scratched his hair and explained, "Do you remember that before the start of the Tenth Death Game I went to see Huang Hua?"

"That did happen; does it involve him?"

"He told me—if you want the Golden Throne, the first step is the Death Challenge!"

Hearing the last two words, Lin Yang instantly understood, "You died once?"

"You could say so," Su Yang nodded slightly.

"Because of death, the Ascend God Seed qualification was stripped?"

"Normally, when an Ascend God Seed dies, all Dependents under its command also perish, but you are still alive and well, indicating that I am not truly 'dead' in the real sense."

"Huang Hua claimed that one must die once to evade Divinity's gaze; I have to do that."

"But... I don't know why, my current state is somewhat complicated," Su Yang glanced back at the restroom mirror, his thoughts myriad.

"Then..." Lin Yang was instantly bewildered, "Who is the Ascend God Seed now?"

"Also, what is your current identity?"

"Like Huang Hua, a Free Person, not bound by any Ascend God Seed, or perhaps merely stripped away yet still a member of the team?"

Su Yang shook his head, "I don't know; we must wait until the game ends and the official verdict is announced to know the answer."

"How could it be like this," Lin Yang felt somewhat heavy.

Su Yang is their backbone and the team's leader.

With him, the Dependents only need to survive.

The rest need not be considered; he will take care of it.

Whether it's a gamble or a Round Table Meeting, Su Yang's first concern is always the team.

He never withholds Faith Value, truly ensuring every Dependent receives equal share, never favoring one over another.

As for Atrocity, that's even more baseless talk.

Other Ascend God Seeds might still exploit control over Dependents' lives as a pretext to force them to comply, even committing coercive acts.

But that has never occurred with Su Yang.

He has always upheld the principle of treating everyone equally, regardless of how the game is played or the amount of Faith Value obtained.

As long as one is a team member, they can enjoy equal treatment.

It can be said that Lin Yang sincerely trusts Su Yang from the bottom of his heart, unchanged from the initial prison to now.

At the same time, he is deeply grateful that Su Yang chose him as a Dependent.

Otherwise, given Lin Yang's Rankings at the time, it is highly likely no one would have chosen him, leading to a dead end.

Reaching this point is entirely thanks to Su Yang's early support.

The two are not only comrades who once fought side by side, but also brothers to whom one can entrust one's life!

Now Su Yang has lost this crucial identity.

Lin Yang is very worried.

"We must now prepare for the worst," Su Yang said.

"You speak, I'm listening," Lin Yang nodded heavily.

"First possibility—I'm still a team member, everything must restart, including competing for the Ascend God Seed qualification."

"Second possibility—I've already left the team, forming my own system," Su Yang speculated.

Lin Yang frowned at the words, "I lean toward the first; think about it, those Old Era Remnant Faction have lived so long, they must have died once, yet they can still become Ascend God Seeds."

Su Yang nodded in agreement.

Just as the fact he learned from Zhai Sixin—

Yue Zhao commands several hundred people; as an Ascend God Seed, he certainly cannot be without ambition.

Moreover, he himself said the New Era might bring a 'threat' to them.

That threat must be the contest for the Golden Throne.

He already regards Su Yang as a rival!

Great World Struggle, you die I live!

Yue Zhao must have taken the Golden Road, and gone even farther than Su Yang now.

He has a way to return to the Ascend God Seed position, which shows this is only temporary.

Su Yang still has a chance!

"Before that, who will occupy this Ascend God Seed position?" Lin Yang asked.

"Share your view," Su Yang said.

"During the Buffer Period, evolution and the gamble are paramount, and both require the Ascend God Seed to lead; a flock of dragons cannot be without a head, a nation cannot be without a ruler," Lin Yang explained.

The reasoning is correct.

If there is no Ascend God Seed, Dependents have no qualification to join the gamble.

They also lack the qualification to adjust Faith Value!

Thinking of this, Su Yang suddenly had a possibility flash in his mind: "How much Faith Value did you get this time?"

When those words were spoken, Lin Yang's eyes widened abruptly, "Do you think the level of Faith Value this time will directly determine the Ascend God Seed's ownership?!"

"It's not impossible, so I said we should prepare for the worst," Su Yang nodded slightly.

Lin Yang's heart was startled, but he quickly calmed down, "If that's the case, there's no need to worry too much."

"What do you mean?"

"I got a Hidden Achievement this time, which added a full 120 Faith Value compared to last time!" Lin Yang patted his chest.

Hidden Achievement grants an extra 50 Faith Value.

Personal Scoring will also rise accordingly, and the Scoring rewards will increase.

"Don't be careless; Jiang Chengyu's level is very high, he is your biggest competitor," Su Yang said.

"Old Jiang may be a bit lecherous, but he probably wouldn't do anything bad, right?" Lin Yang asked.

"Human hearts are unpredictable; we must stay vigilant," Su Yang said in a deep voice.

He vaguely recalled that when Jiang Chengyu was first selected, the rules, once announced, allowed identity status to be expressed through performance.

A barely perceptible hint of ambition flashed in the other's eyes.

It's not only him; Yan Ke, Ximen Zhirou, and Xi Jun also share that thought.

As the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier.

Su Yang is delighted that they strive hard, aiming for better performance.

But now the situation has taken a sharp turn downward.

If we consider only Faith Value, Su Yang is confident he could sit in this position for a hundred years, a thousand years!

Even without a rare Hidden Achievement, letting them chase would still be too slow.

But now Su Yang has suddenly been stripped of his identity; comparing Dependents with Dependents makes the situation vastly different.

Once they seize the opportunity, it's truly impossible to predict exactly what they'll do.

If, in addition, this identity is only temporary, we cannot guarantee whether the new Ascend God Seed will develop ulterior motives.

"The reason they obey is because of absolute suppression."

"People, once they've tasted the flavor of power, can never return…" Su Yang said leisurely.