Chapter 271

As Li Yu asked his question, it seemed that Hong Dou on her end had also just finished her search; the green light representing data streams flickered in her eyes, and then he heard her speak.

"By taking over and stealing the access rights of numerous mechanical creations, I have become aware of most events that occurred in this area over the past seven days."

"Filtering out irrelevant information, I am now beginning to display and play back events using 'Master' as the core keyword."

"I am also performing deductions based on Master's new questions."

As Hong Dou's voice fell, she entered a new state of thought and deduction.

As for Li Yu, he began to use his own abnormal eyesight to quickly browse through the changes that had occurred within Wanfu City and the three major forbidden areas over the past seven days.

From these results alone, Li Yu could already vaguely feel the harvest of Hong Dou's first Mystic Domain conquest.

A portion of it was revealed before his eyes.

Computing power that surpassed Brother Shang Yang!

Access rights that had evolved once more!

While pleasantly surprised, Li Yu continued to look down.

He knew he had poked a massive hornet's nest.

But just how big was it?

What were the specifics?

Only now could he truly see it clearly.

Scene after scene flashed by, and when combined, they represented one event after another, both large and small.

"Seven days ago, the Blood Age Star Bishop sect rose abruptly and revealed its strength. In order to seize the Fate Tablet, it brazenly clashed with the 【Jinshen Sect】. The two sides used the East District as a battlefield and fought for five full days, causing the deaths of a large number of city residents, eventually ending with the Jinshen Sect ceding a portion of its territory."

"To reward its believers, the evil god 【Blood Age Star Lord】 bestowed a miracle, causing all living beings in that area to undergo a great evolution, but it also created a new area called the 【Blood Curse District】. This area contains evil god contamination that is difficult to eliminate; if one enters it and prays piously to the Blood Age Star Lord, one can obtain some benefits, but if one is a heretic, one will mutate into an unknown mystic creature."

"After this battle, the Blood Age sect became famous overnight."

Events like the rise of the Blood Age sect had occurred countless times within those seven days.

The power dynamics within Wanfu City had already been reshuffled.

It was no longer the case that there were only four district overlords as in the past; instead, there were as many as a dozen overlords, each with a powerful evil god standing behind them.

And their great war had also permanently changed many things.

For example, the appearance of the Wanfu City residents!

For example, the terrain.

Although the war and slaughter continued unabated, the progress of exploring the three major forbidden areas had also skyrocketed.

A landmark event came from the Mingshen Sect.

In order to compete for the Fate Tablet, this sect not only summoned subordinate gods like the Great Shark Mother, but also took a desperate risk, sparing no cost to summon the most powerful "Mingshen." The descent of this evil god caused the Heishuihe to surge, and it also accidentally connected the three major forbidden areas.

One new area and new city after another thus sprang up within the three major forbidden areas.

Although many people died, every major sect had powerful means of rapid reproduction.

The population of Wanfu did not decrease but increased, and it was a violent increase at that.

From the surveillance footage of the "Flesh Satellite," it could be seen that the Wanfu Nation had already begun to take shape.

It could even be said that it already counted as a very vast nation.

These chaotic and complex changes were completed within seven days.

Even Li Yu was dumbfounded.

If he were to leave the Immortal Fortress right now to visit 【Wanfu City】, or the newly opened human gathering places and subsidiary cities outside the city, they would surely be incredibly unfamiliar.

It had only been seven days!

When he looked again, things were no longer the same.

The reason this sigh arose in Li Yu's heart was because he subsequently saw that Hong Dou's algorithm had filtered out the other scenes, leaving only the scenes related to him, Li Yu.

Among them were many scenes of death.

It was the sight of "people" related to Li Yu dying one after another in various conflicts.

For example, that demon monk Zhu Mei whom he hadn't seen in a long time, and that Sun Sanniang who ate the sun.

The two were not big figures; the reason they were captured by Hong Dou and projected into the scene was because they had had contact with Li Yu.

They were both dead.

They died uneventfully in a war between the Fallen Buddhist Sect and the Blood God Hall.

Of course, there were also examples of big figures who had died.

That "Blood God Hall Priest" with peculiar hobbies whom Li Yu had contacted when he was impersonating a strange doctor to stir up trouble had also died in that same war.

The deaths of these people could not make Li Yu feel anything.

What truly made him unable to believe, and even feel some guilt and self-doubt, was the death of a group of acquaintances.

"The Ninth Exploration Team!"

"Captain Zhan Kui, Luo Sheng, Sang Zhu, Zhu Wugou, Shu Fu, Mi Wuniang... they are all dead?"

Li Yu was somewhat stunned at this moment.

The scene flickering before his eyes came from another massive war.

The battlefield was within the three major forbidden areas.

"Five days ago, the three kingdoms of Gan, Li, and Jing suddenly launched an attack simultaneously, raiding Wanfu City from the three major forbidden areas respectively. Although the spies and moles of the three kingdoms and six sects all died, the three kingdoms had the support of the six major orthodox god sects behind them, and they still found some quiet paths within the dangerous forbidden areas, moving in tens of thousands of transcendent troops."

"The great war broke out, and the Main Mansion, as the ruler of Wanfu City, led the evil god army to meet the enemy."

"The war between good and evil lasted for several days, and both sides suffered heavy casualties."

"In the end, Wanfu City completely annihilated the vanguard armies of these three kingdoms."

"But their own side also paid a heavy price, and eighty percent of the exploration teams that were attacked first died."

"The Ninth Exploration Team was the unluckiest; they were exploring a new camp in the Terror Valley at that time, and as a result, they encountered a vanguard army led by a Sequence 3 【Chang Geng Pillar Nation】 of the Chishen path. Together with several other exploration teams, they only held out for half an hour before they all perished."

"It was also this half hour they bought that allowed a Sequence 3 powerhouse of the Yiwang Sect, 【Five Suffering Venerable】, and a Sequence 3 【Fungus Lord】 of the Compassionate Father path to arrive, two against one, and completely annihilate the opponent."

Since Li Yu's rebirth and arrival in Wanfu City, he had been running around for the sake of life and death, and for the sake of promotion.

In the process, there were also some slim opportunities to leave.

In the end, he chose to stay for the sake of rapid promotion.

Wanfu City did not disappoint him; for a god-ascending path like the "Spirit Venerable path," this place was simply an incomparable blessed land.

His promotion speed completely crushed his peers, and they were all top-tier promotions at that.

There were side effects, however, and that was that things like enjoying life were almost completely non-existent.

The only thing that touched upon it was the time he worked in the Main Mansion's exploration team, slacking off, embezzling, and cooking medicinal cuisine; there was almost no danger to his life, and it was very comfortable.

His relationship with the entire Ninth Exploration Team was also about to enter the friend stage.

It was just that he later encountered changes, Li Yu was forced to level up, and the troubles and enemies he encountered afterward were more terrifying than the last.

Li Yu did not want to bring these karmic debts to those few people in the Ninth Exploration Team, so the two sides temporarily cut off contact.

But no matter what, he never expected this.

That when they met again, it would be in this form.

At this moment, somewhat inexplicably, a long-lost disgust for Wanfu City arose in Li Yu's heart.

He had originally thought that he had somewhat adapted to this land of demons, had been infected and assimilated, accepted all the rules here, and was mixing in like a fish in water, even wearing the title of the number one genius.

But looking at it now, he was still lacking.

"Clearly!" "I am still not a qualified Wanfu person; true Wanfu City residents enjoy death and fear, viewing them as the seasoning of life."

"These few from the Ninth Exploration Team are all more qualified than I am."

As Li Yu sighed in his heart, his gaze also fell on the scenes before they perished.

Although their Sequence realms were far inferior to the invaders, Captain Zhan Kui and the others each made the most brutal counterattacks.

They were different from Li Yu!

Each of them was a pious believer.

Before they died, they had to struggle, and their methods all led to the same destination, which was to sacrifice themselves and summon the power of the evil god.

And at the moment of their death, they all had smiles on their faces.

This was because in their "pious worldview," perishing like this was not the end, but the beginning.

They believed that with their piety, they could enter the divine kingdoms of their respective main gods.

Whether they could enter or not, he didn't know, but every one of them had a smile on their face.

No errors, no omissions, look at the content one by one!

From Li Yu's perspective: these few were quite silly; mere small figures wouldn't get any benefits even if they went to the evil god's divine kingdom.

If he gave these few a full perspective of Li Yu, the evaluation would become: so you brat are a shameful 【Non-believer】.

Perhaps it was the death of these past acquaintances that made Li Yu somewhat alert.

Or perhaps it was this seven-day upheaval that was almost "earth-shattering," which had an irreversible impact on history, that made Li Yu's harvest huge.

In any case, as time passed, and as he watched more and more scenes.

Deep in his heart and soul, a realization suddenly arose.

Or rather, a guess with a high degree of certainty:

"With such a big change, it is absolutely impossible that it was because of that prank-like scam of mine."

"My scam was just a pretext; it was seized upon and utilized."

"The participants must be more than one divine entity, and the Main Mansion must also be playing the role of the mastermind in it..."

"Hmm?"

"It is the Main Mansion, and the gods of Wanfu."

"What do they want to do?"

"The gods tacitly joined forces because of the pretext I gave; the target they want to deal with must be a big one... the three kingdoms and six sects?"

"They wouldn't want to take this opportunity, using this Wanfu Nation that is currently being born as bait, to trigger a super war that sweeps the world, and then stab them in the back, directly destroying the three kingdoms and six sects, right?"

"What kind of god-ascending path is this organization, the Main Mansion? How does it feel like it's also a god of fun, a god of shadows, and even more disgusting than the 【Lord of Myriad Changes】?"

Among these thoughts of Li Yu, there was doubt.

But in reality, he was already quite certain.

At the same time, a look of helplessness and unwillingness could not help but appear on his face.

So what if he guessed right?

An arm cannot twist a thigh.

Li Yu's leveling speed was already unbelievable, and Shang Yang, the only one in the city who could compare to him on the surface, had already been killed by him.

But even so, he was only at Sequence 5, and Sequence 4 had not yet been achieved.

The opportunity seized by the gods came from him, and he couldn't resist anything at all.

Afterward, tracing the source, he might even have to carry a black pot like "conspirator" or "mastermind."

Especially since he was still wearing the skin of the Chosen of Myriad Changes!

Thinking of this, Li Yu was already somewhat desperate.

"It's about time."

"There's nothing worth staying for in this broken place called Wanfu City; it's better to fix the 【Immortal Fortress】 and roam the Spirit Realm."

"The cultivation base of Sequence 5 is indeed not enough, but Sequence 4 should be about right."

Just as Li Yu was thinking about escaping this epic trouble vortex.

Hong Dou just happened to wake up from the deduction and directly gave the answer and conclusion:

"If Master chooses to head to the 【Mystic Domain】, under the protection of the Demon Star Command authority, you only need to deal with the dangers within the Mystic Domain, and the survival rate can reach over sixty percent."

"If you go to the 【Wanfu Border】, the survival rate drops to twenty percent... according to existing intelligence, it is known that the intensity of the war in that area is increasing day by day. As the conspiracy unfolds and deepens, all the evil gods of Wanfu have a chance to send out clones to enter the border, including the Lord of Myriad Changes, and including the Ancient Saint."

"The fact that Shang Yang perished in the Desperate Death Star Mystic Domain will be exposed today."

"Master will be identified as the murderer one hundred percent. Although due to the authority of the Demon Star Command, the Sacred Nest and other forces cannot confirm Master's life or death status, there will definitely be some probes coming."

"Unless Master goes to the next Mystic Domain now, you will likely be exposed."

"Automatically deducing a solution for Master!"

"There is already the quickest method: seek refuge in the Main Mansion."

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Li Yu couldn't help but show doubt on his face.

Subconsciously, he wanted to refuse.

Because he had already guessed that one of the sources pushing the terrifying upheaval in Wanfu City over these seven days was one hundred percent the Main Mansion.

That is to say, the many dangers Li Yu might encounter in the future would have a contribution from the Main Mansion.

However, before he could say it, he witnessed Hong Dou display a brand new wisdom and power.

"According to various signs, it can be inferred: the upheaval in Wanfu City was just an opportunity that happened to be seized by the scam Master arranged; the true promoters are the Main Mansion and a group of evil gods."

"The goal they are plotting has a fifty percent chance of being the three kingdoms and six sects, or even the entire world, and the other fifty percent chance is an even bigger conspiracy."

"Although they have a common goal for the time being, because of the 【Divine Nature Conflict】 between the different divine entities behind them, organizations including the Main Mansion will also have some exploitable opportunities during the execution process."

"For example, there is an irreconcilable contradiction between the True God behind the Main Mansion and the evil god 【Ancient Saint】."

"As long as Master tells the truth and provides some valuable bargaining chips, the Main Mansion will very likely provide Master with comprehensive protection."

"And in the middle, there is no need to worry that the Main Mansion will know the secret Master saw from Shang Yang's machine soul at the end."

"The True God behind the Main Mansion will never go to confront the Ancient Saint."

"This method also helps Master to calmly promote to the Sequence 4 【Food-Bait True Lord】 of the Spirit Venerable path in the shortest possible time."

After listening, Li Yu first showed surprise, then discovered a blind spot.

Curiosity and the desire to pry into secrets rose, and he immediately asked: "Hong Dou, do you know the True God behind the Main Mansion?"

The next moment!

He saw Hong Dou first shake her head, then nod and say:

"Due to the evolution of the access rights module again... Hong Dou has quietly hacked into the intelligent network of the Main Mansion and learned some secrets."

"Hong Dou still does not know the name of the True God behind the Main Mansion."

"But I already know the god-ascending path practiced by the members of this organization, as well as some divine characteristics."

"This path has only three Sequences."

"The initial one is 【Nine-Stream Idler】, followed by 【Ancient-Modern Puppet Master】... This path emphasizes the control of living beings in the world, viewing everything as a chess piece, fooling and manipulating them."

(End of chapter)