Chapter 130: Palace of Extreme Bliss, Endless Fall (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Meng Yuan Chu Altar.

Qi Sheng's gaze shifted to the Beneath Di Zhao Mountain Range region.

In the view, under the boundless sky, a group of players in flowing robes rode Cloud-Hiding Azure Dragon Flying Swords with flashing spiritual light, gliding through the air like steps on waves, enacting a heart-stopping sword-riding chase.

Their figures darted through the sea of clouds, sometimes vanishing into the mist, sometimes bursting through the clouds.

Throughout, their expressions were Solemn, with expectation barely concealed in their eyes.

Directly ahead of them was a giant bird spreading its wings to soar; under the moonlight, every white feather shimmered, its body covered in brilliant colors.

Each flap of its wings stirred wind and clouds, causing violent fluctuations in the surrounding air, forming visible whirlwinds; it would dive rapidly, weaving through Chongshanjunling to use the complex terrain to evade the players, then rise leisurely, shooting straight into the clouds, challenging the players' skill and balance in extreme flight.

The overly variable flight trajectory made players curse loudly in the voice channel.

Throughout, players constantly fell from the sky, decisively switching back to Armed Mode to prepare for free fall.

Some highly skilled players, after switching back to Armed Form, would switch back to Vehicle Form mid-air, step onto their flying swords, and launch a second pursuit.

Since many players used the simplified version of the Cloud-Hiding Azure Dragon, they were no match for the Qi Die in speed; they were quickly left behind, with only a tiny minority able to closely follow the Qi Die's flight path, biting down hard on its tail.

This great chase attracted massive player attention; many players who wanted to possess the Wind-Riding Painful Painful Minghun sent barrage messages in the live streams of the players on the scene to cheer them on.

Throughout, magic-type players condensed ink-flame fireballs, attempting to launch a long-range assault on the Qi Die.

With the guidance of the Eagle-Headed Demon's perception guidance, even if the fireball deviated from its trajectory, it could correct its flight direction through consciousness.

But the Qi Die could always suddenly release a wind wall to resist the moment the ink-flame fireball approached, then instantly change its flight trajectory.

They wanted to release a Binding Painful Painful Minghun, but the distance was insufficient.

After repeated attempts, the players who still couldn't capture the Qi Die grew somewhat furious and desperate.

The problem they feared most also began to manifest.

Flying swords have a short endurance time for high-speed flight; the chase had lasted until now, nearing the point of energy exhaustion.

Players with no choice could only summon the Shangcheng panel, purchase Spirit Stones for high-altitude embedding, and provide extra endurance for their flying swords.

The regional voice channel also began to see players organizing tactics, spreading out, attempting to try a pincer tactic based on the Qi Die's flight trajectory.

But the Qi Die could always sense in advance which direction had players blocking, so the pincer tactic was completely ineffective.

What made players feel even more helpless was that the Qi Die's flight speed seemed to be increasing.

Qi Sheng, watching the chase, could basically judge the outcome of this chase battle here.

His gaze zoomed in on the Qi Die at this moment.

During the chase just now, he discovered a very strange scene on the Qi Die.

While the Qi Die was flying with wings spread, its body would sometimes inexplicably flash forward a few centimeters.

The perception view saw it very clearly; this was not a sudden acceleration, but the entire body flashing over a distance.

It could also be understood as spatial teleportation.

This was obviously not an effect brought by the Wind-Riding trait.

Regarding this issue, Qi Sheng sought an answer from the Guide.

Facing the inquiry, after carefully observing the Qi Die's flight state, the Guide spoke:

【Boss, I think there is a possibility: there might be an unfully activated Meng Yuan Chu trait inside the Qi Die, but as its strength grows, this hidden trait is being gradually activated.】

Hearing this, Qi Sheng was momentarily stunned:

"Can a Meng Yuan Chu monster master two Meng Yuan Chu traits simultaneously?"

【Uncertain; this is merely my guess. I did not participate in or witness the Beneath Di Zhao God's past experiments, so I cannot know the specific situation, but I can deeply analyze the Qi Die's body structure... but this requires consuming extra Shou Shou Jili.】

"Roughly how much?"

【Under ten thousand points is enough; I can trace the trajectory of energy circulation within the Qi Die's body, searching for whether there exists Meng Yuan Chu power not yet born within it.】

"Good." Qi Sheng immediately nodded in agreement.

The Guide vanished at this moment; not long after, the detailed structure of the Qi Die's body appeared before Qi Sheng in the form of a three-dimensional holographic light.

The view focused on the Qi Die's heart area, where a mass of Xiong Xiong burning green flames lay; this was the power of the "Wind-Riding" trait.

The flames burst forth with light when the Qi Die used the Wind-Riding trait, illuminating every corner of its body; as the flames danced, waves of energy radiated from the heart outward, like ripples spreading within the Qi Die, flowing along its vascular system to provide a continuous source of power for its muscles and bones.

Subsequently, these energy waves converged at the roots of the wings, forming strips of flowing, colorful light that spread along the wing veins, like a fine net-like structure covering every feather on the wings.

When the trait was projected outward, green energy overflowed from the body, resonating with the wind element energy between heaven and earth.

This was precisely the principle by which the Qi Die could ride the wind.

Unlike the normal method of controlling wind elements.

The normal method of controlling wind elements first requires gathering wind element energy, then manipulating wind element particles to generate the desired effect.

For example, wind blades, gales, and so on.

But the Wind-Riding Rule trait mastered by the Qi Die was completely different; it was like a command transmitted from inside the body outward.

It directly issued instructions to the wind elements of the Monster World on what to do, and the world automatically changed the arrangement of wind elements in nearby areas according to the Qi Die's instructions.

This was the power of Meng Yuan Chu Rules.

Every Rule trait is a cornerstone constituting the world; possessing Rule power is equivalent to mastering a program that controls the world's operation.

While deeply analyzing the Qi Die's body structure, Qi Sheng found the answer.

He found a faint, pulsing blue glimmer at the Qi Die's brain position; if not observed carefully, it was hard to discover; the blue glimmer would occasionally disappear completely for a period, then suddenly flash at a certain time point.

Under the analysis ability, information about the blue glimmer flooded his mind:

【Void Leap (Eighth-Generation Meng Yuan Chu Seed)】:

Meng Yuan Chu Trait Introduction: One of the spatial-type Meng Yuan Chu abilities; releasing this ability allows for instant teleportation across space; the specific jump distance is affected by the Meng Yuan Chu trait level (the Void Leap trait has not fully formed; lost rule fragments will gradually return with the Qi Die's growth until the "Void Leap" trait is completely generated.)

Seeing that the Qi Die's body actually hid an Eighth-Generation Meng Yuan Chu seed, Qi Sheng was also stunned.

A very rare case had appeared on the Qi Die.

It actually possessed two types of Meng Yuan Chu characteristics at the same time.

And one of them was actually a spatial-type eighth-generation Meng Yuan Chu characteristic — this was simply a walking treasure.

A first-generation Meng Yuan Chu produces 10 points of Shou Shou Jili per hour, a second-generation Meng Yuan Chu characteristic produces 50 points per hour… a sixth-generation Meng Yuan Chu can produce 15,000 Shou Shou Jili per hour.

Calculating by this trend, an eighth-generation Meng Yuan Chu should produce at least 500,000+ Shou Shou Jili per hour, which means 12 million Shou Shou Jili in revenue per day.

That's 12,000 recruitment slots every day.

The desire to kill surged instantly.

Qi Sheng even had the thought of taking action personally — descending in divine form by burning Shou Shou Jili, and swatting the Strange Butterfly to death with a single slap.

But in the end, he still suppressed this thought.

Not that he couldn't, but considering that the Void Leap Meng Yuan Chu seed inside the Strange Butterfly's body had not yet fully formed.

Killing the Strange Butterfly now would only allow him to recover part of the Void Leap characteristic seed; the remaining unformed portion, having lost the Strange Butterfly as its carrier, would regenerate into a new incomplete Meng Yuan Chu monster somewhere else in Monster World.

【Boss, I have two proposals.】

"Speak."

【The first plan is to kill it directly through divine descent, contain the Wind Control and the incomplete Void Leap characteristics first. As for the incomplete portion, we can recover it by burning Shou Shou Jili — as long as we have a Meng Yuan Chu fragment seed as a guide, retrieving the remaining Void Leap Meng Yuan Chu fragments is no problem at all.】

【The second plan is to fatten it up before killing — wait for the Strange Butterfly to naturally grow and repair the Void Leap fragments, then strike.】

【Both plans have their pros and cons. The first plan requires consuming a massive amount of Shou Shou Jili. First, the process of you making a move would consume an enormous amount of Shou Shou Jili to conceal your aura from being exposed; second, the process of cultivating the Meng Yuan Chu seed would require additional expenditure of vast Shou Shou Jili — an eighth-generation Meng Yuan Chu characteristic is an enormous expense, but the subsequent returns would also be extremely high. After all, an eighth-generation Meng Yuan Chu's daily Shou Shou Jili output would surely break ten million. The second plan requires no additional expenditure, but needs time to wait.】

Facing Zhi De Shi Jie's analysis, Qi Sheng fell into thought.

At the current stage, the remaining Shou Shou Jili all had clear planned directions, and choosing the first plan might not be enough.

By comparison, the second plan was clearly more reliable.

"Zhi De Shi Jie, set a tracking coordinate on the Strange Butterfly — fatten it up before killing. Don't let it get away."

【Understood.】

As the words fell, Zhi De Shi Jie's consciousness left Shi Zhu village and left a consciousness marker on the Strange Butterfly.

Like an arena drone, the Strange Butterfly's movements would be completely controlled from now on.

At this time, the aerial battle pursuing the Strange Butterfly had also ended.

Players summarized the reasons for this operation's failure on the forum, all believing that the current Meng Yuan Chu characteristics were still too few, lacking the ability suited for aerial combat.

Especially melee players — when facing the Strange Butterfly in aerial combat, they had no effective offensive means at all.

The only damaging ranged physical attacks simply couldn't hit accurately against the high-speed moving Strange Butterfly.

The magic system's guided fireballs were effectively blocked by wind walls.

Combined with the Strange Butterfly's characteristic of being able to sense the strength of enemies, it was very hard to form an effective encirclement. This joint ambush could be considered a complete failure.

Qi Sheng briefly skimmed through and no longer paid attention to the players' discussion.

His current thinking was very simple: if players could kill the Strange Butterfly through tactics, that was fine too; if they couldn't, he'd wait until the Strange Butterfly nurtured the eighth-generation Void Leap Meng Yuan Chu and take action personally.

……

Colored Mist Coast, Water Realm Forest.

Deep within the forest, a cluster of ruins was hidden.

The building complex was built from massive stones, with moss and vines growing in the gaps between the stones. The marks of wind and rain erosion were like strokes of history, leaving clearly visible traces on the stone walls.

The main structures of the buildings here were all in ruins, but one could still feel their former grandeur. The broken massive Shi Zhu still supported the broken rooftops, but the carvings on them had all become blurred and unclear.

In the center of the courtyard stood an ancient altar.

At this moment, a figure was standing in front of a mural beside the altar, fingers following the gaze's path, touching the mural.

From time to time, he used screenshot mode to photograph and record the contents on the mural.

"Phew, seems like another extraordinary discovery."

After spending several hours reading through the mural's contents, Lu Xing came to the altar and sat down, took out canned food from his spatial pack and ate in big bites, his eyes unable to hide his excitement.

As an exploration-focused and lore-focused player, his fun in playing the game was piecing together game materials, completing the world's historical background unknown to players.

Although the early stage was not smooth — being intercepted and punished by the Strange Butterfly.

But ever since the Colored Mist Coast region was opened, this problem no longer existed.

Before this, he had already had one famous battle.

He discovered the "Snake Ancestor Temple" in the rainforest south of Colored Mist Coast, and shared this important intel on the forum.

This subsequently sparked a wave of enthusiasm among large numbers of players to challenge the temple's trial.

After that, he had also gone to the Great Flame tribe's homeland to look around, continuously recording and completing the histories of the various tribes that had disappeared from the Colored Mist Coast region.

Precisely because of this, a group of players who enjoyed exploration and archaeology had gathered in his livestream room, and they would often tip him to provide exploration funds.

Just yesterday, in the newly discovered Water Realm Forest area, he had found another ruin cluster.

Through the analytical information provided by Zhi De Shi Jie, and through in-depth interpretation of the blurred murals, he had discovered much content that interested him.

After integrating the contents recorded and depicted in these murals, Lu Xing obtained a very strange story.

The starting point of the story was a warrior of this tribe who, while out hunting monsters, broke away from the hunting squad to capture a fleeing prey, and disappeared alone into the depths of the dense forest.

The tribesmen, in order to search for this missing hunter, went into the depths of the dense forest to conduct a carpet search.

But after several days of searching, they couldn't find the missing warrior. Until several days later, the missing hunter walked out of the dense forest and returned.

But what puzzled the tribesmen was that the tribesman who had been missing for several days seemed to have been struck by some kind of evil curse — he became incoherent, constantly muttering about endless food, endless wealth, supreme power, like being possessed, growing thinner day by day while constantly muttering, reduced to skin and bones in just a few days.

The tribe's shaman tried various methods to treat him, but all ended in failure.

One day, this tribesman suddenly rushed out of the tribal land, in a frenzied state, running toward the depths of the dense forest.

In order to retrieve this tribesman, the tribe's high shaman dispatched a hunter squad to follow.

As a result, the tribesmen who went to intercept, along with that frenzied tribesman, all disappeared together.

Several days later, three hunters from the intercepting squad were discovered in the dense forest by another hunter squad.

The situation of these three hunters was exactly the same as the first clansman who had vanished — their mouths ceaselessly muttering about wealth, power, food, the light gone from their eyes, as if their souls had been drained away.

With another unknown incident occurring, the clan's High Priest took it especially seriously.

To prevent such incidents from happening again, the High Priest demanded that the hunting parties were not allowed to leave their designated hunting grounds on their own and head into the depths of the dense forest.

But accidents still came one after another.

One after another, clansmen were drawn by some mysterious force while out hunting and entered the depths of the dense forest; the few who returned would fall into a bizarre state of intermittent madness and disorientation, and in the end still walk into the depths of the dense forest.

The High Priest tried to imprison these clansmen who seemed crazed and possessed, but these soulless clansmen would all mummify and die sudden violent deaths within an extremely short time.

As more and more clansmen fell into the maddened state, the clan's High Priest completely lost his composure.

At this point in the mural's content, a figure appeared that was very familiar to Lu Xing.

Faced with a problem he could not solve, the clan's High Priest chose to seek help from the guardian of the Colored Mist Coast region, Snake Ancestor.

Afterwards, Snake Ancestor dispatched warriors from his clan to this area, who went deep into the dense forest to carry out a detailed investigation.

In the end, the warriors Snake Ancestor sent all developed similar frenzied conditions; the few Snake Ancestor warriors who walked out of the dense forest would all eventually return to the depths of the dense forest, and this time the situation was even more severe — every living being that came into contact with them would gradually be infected by the mysterious force and fall into the bizarre maddened state.

It seemed there was a mysterious energy in the depths of the dense forest that polluted the spirit and consciousness; any living being that went there would be entangled by a curse.

The High Priest could only seek Snake Ancestor's help once more.

But this time Snake Ancestor did not agree. The mural did not state the specific reason, but Lu Xing, combining the intelligence he had gathered earlier, guessed that at that time Snake Ancestor was most likely preparing for the war against the Black Tide and had no mind to attend to this clan's request.

Facing the clan's steadily dwindling numbers, the High Priest's original plan was to relocate the entire clan and leave this ill-omened land.

But the High Priest's child was infected with the spiritual plague during this period, fell into madness, then entered the depths of the dense forest and never returned.

Upon learning this news, the despairing High Priest decided to go alone into the depths of the dense forest to search for his child.

From this point on, the mural's later content became extremely abstract and bizarre.

After the High Priest returned from the depths of the dense forest, he likewise fell into a maddened state, but perhaps because his spiritual will was relatively strong, he could occasionally regain brief moments of clarity.

But in his lucid moments, the High Priest appeared to be in extreme agony, his eyes filled with endless longing, his gaze constantly drifting toward the direction of the depths of the dense forest.

During this period, the High Priest left behind two murals.

The first mural depicted heavenly treasures piled into mountains; the second mural depicted countless delicacies and fine food.

After leaving these two murals, the High Priest left a route map leading into the depths of the dense forest, with a leaf-shaped mark at the endpoint, and with the last of his strength left behind a single sentence.

After this, the High Priest completely lost control, madly rushing toward the depths of the dense forest, his mouth ceaselessly muttering words similar to those of the previously berserk clansmen.

This route map was carved by the clansmen onto the mural, with a line of text left beneath:

"A stimulation beyond the senses, a corruption that cannot be escaped!"

The final mural showed the remaining clansmen relocating the entire clan and departing, leaving behind these ruins.

The mural also marked a migration route, as if expecting that those lost clansmen would one day return and follow the path on the mural to rejoin the clan.

……

After viewing the mural's content, Lu Xing became interested in the depths of the dense forest.

"Brothers, in a bit we'll follow the route the High Priest left to go take a look at the depths of the dense forest. I'm going to eat first."

Saying so, he came to the altar, sat down, took out canned rations from his spatial pouch, and ate heartily.

At this time, the melon-eating crowd in the livestream were also egging him on, saying that the ruins and the mural's content were very likely a hidden easter-egg quest in the game, something only a careful player could discover and find unknown treasure.

To this, Lu Xing smiled and nodded:

"If we really can find the treasure piled into mountains in the mural, I'll send red packets to the brothers then."

After finishing his meal, Lu Xing summoned the map function, then placed the screenshot route onto the map and carefully compared them.

Once he had his bearings, he walked out of the ruins and, following the route's guidance, set out toward the depths of the dense forest.

After a day and a half of travel, Lu Xing arrived at the spot the route indicated.

This place was labeled "Land of Awakening" on the map display; the light was filtered finely through layer upon layer of tree canopy, leaving only mottled, scattered light and shadow, and the surroundings were tightly enclosed by dense, ancient trees.

Untouched by people year-round, year after year the fallen leaves here piled up layer upon layer; stepping on them would sink you up to half your body into the leaf pile.

On the leg pulled out, there would be the distinctive rotting smell of leaves that had decomposed after being buried deep for a long time.

But Lu Xing paid it no mind and continued to press forward with difficulty.

Passing through the ancient trees and leaf piles, he looked around.

The spot beneath his feet was the location the High Priest had marked on the route, but there did not seem to be anything unusual nearby.

His gaze swept in a circle — all were ancient trees with thick, gnarled trunks, and nothing else besides.

With doubts, he began searching the spot on the ground, sweeping aside the layers of piled dead leaves, trying to find the dangerous location depicted in the mural.

After searching back and forth once with no discoveries, Lu Xing sat on the ground to rest, pulled out the screenshot of the mural's content and examined it carefully, trying to find details he had missed.

After looking for a long time, Lu Xing still found nothing.

But he did not give up, and centered on the spot beneath his feet, launched a carpet-style investigation of the surrounding area.

Before long, he stopped before an enormous ancient tree that would take ten people linking hands to encircle.

On the ancient tree was left a leaf-shaped carved mark, and this mark was exactly the same as the one the High Priest had left on the mural.

Circling halfway around the great tree, Lu Xing swept away the fallen leaves behind it and saw faint purple-red spirit-runes on the ground.

He activated his Analyze ability, and the relevant information flooded into his mind:

【Paradise Palace Node Entrance】:

Analysis Introduction: A branch spatial node constructed by the Bliss Clan; one can enter the Paradise Palace through this node.

……

Realizing this was actually a spatial teleportation node, Lu Xing scratched the back of his head.

Glancing at the livestream, the melon-eating crowd were all shouting, hoping he would quickly activate the teleportation array and go take a look at the Paradise Palace — maybe it really did hide treasure.

Having come all this way, Lu Xing naturally was unwilling to leave just like that.

After taking a deep breath, he came to stand above the spatial spirit-runes.

Before he could attempt to activate the teleportation array, he saw the dim spatial runes suddenly flare to life, countless voices whispering as if right by his ears, demonic sounds piercing his mind.

What followed was Intense Weightlessness.

After his vision blurred briefly, the muddy ground beneath his feet vanished, replaced by a floor constructed of countless crystal-clear crystals shimmering with soft light.

Looking up, he saw a magnificent and grand sky-ladder towering ahead, like heavenly pillars reaching straight to the horizon, its end lost in the distant clouds.

"Wow, it really is a hidden quest. Looks like I'm about to get rich."

"I think it's a trap scenario, but since we're here, let's go in and take a look. If we die, we die. We exploration-party players never fear death in our pursuit of the truth."

"Ding, Hidden Map successfully activated. Deducting 10,000 Shou Shou Jili."

Glancing at the suddenly surging barrage of comments, Lu Xing chose to step onto the sky-ladder and walk toward the sky.

Not long after, a pink door blocking the path appeared ahead, its center a swirling vortex of pink energy.

He activated his Analysis ability, and relevant information flooded his mind:

【Gate of Evil Desire】:

Analysis Description: A special scene where the Bliss Clan collects Bliss Power. Entering it subjects one to the rules of Bliss Power.

Confused but undeterred, Lu Xing walked straight through the pink door.

After a brief sensation of weightlessness, the scene before him left him stunned.

Pink mist filled the air. Scanning his gaze forward, countless figures dressed in revealing attire, graceful and voluptuous, appeared and disappeared within the pink mist, slowly walking toward him.

Seductive whispers rose in his ears.

The pink mist gradually dispersed, and the scene ahead became clear.

Countless figures were reveling and enjoying themselves in this scene.

To the left-front stood a woman with emerald-green hair, resembling an elf from movies.

Her face was like a finely carved work of art, her skin Bai Xi and jade-like, tinged with a faint pink glow. Her eyes, clear as water, were innocent and pure; her long eyelashes gently lowered, and every blink resembled dewdrops sliding down in the dawn, making Lu Xing feel a surge of tenderness.

She wore an exquisite green long dress, its hem light and flowing, woven from countless tiny leaves that swayed gently with her steps. On her wrists hung bracelets strung with tiny flowers, each one lifelike, perfectly blending with her temperament.

At that moment, the elf woman walked lightly toward him, offering a shy and charming smile.

Directly ahead stood a woman dressed like a succubus, with a pair of small black goat horns on her head.

Her jet-black, lustrous long hair, like silk in the night, cascaded gently over her shoulders, emitting a charming glow. Her deep eyes were like bottomless pools, holding both allure and a hint of cunning, while a wicked smile lingered on her lips.

She wore a tight black long dress that clung to her graceful figure, embroidered with dark red demonic patterns that outlined her perfect curves.

Shifting his gaze to the woman on the right, her appearance resembled an immortal from novels. She wore an ice-blue long dress, her long hair styled in an exquisite bun at the back of her head. Her skin was Bai Xi as snow, and around her neck hung a necklace carved from ice crystals. Her demeanor was cold and aloof, as if carved from a thousand-year-old block of ice, chilling to the touch.

As the pink mist dispersed, beautiful women of various outfits and styles gradually revealed their forms.

Besides human forms, there were various non-human forms; a glance revealed every type and style imaginable could be found here.

Turning his gaze elsewhere, he saw countless non-human figures engaging in xing there, creating a powerful visual shock. The faint fragrance filling the air constantly pushed Lu Xing's sensory limits.

Countless creatures from different regions of the Monster World were here, indulging and reveling, dancing amidst figures of stunning beauty, immersed in endless joy.

Desire and fantasy wove together into an invisible net, trying to drag Lu Xing into the abyss of depravity.

The players in the live stream were also stunned:

"Holy crap, this place... where is this place? Explorer, hurry up and post the coordinates! I want to go in. I finally understand why those guys in the mural wanted to go back. How is one visit enough? I'm going there every damn day!"

"Oh my god, so many, so big, and there are more and more. What kind of divine place is this?"

"Finally understand why this place is called the Bliss Palace. Happiness is right here. What are we waiting for? Let's charge!"

"Using this to test officials? Which official could withstand such a test? Hurry up and report the address; I want to test my own willpower."

"Good heavens. I just entered the small black room thinking I'd check your live stream, and I end up seeing you in a place like this. I'm going to report you for restricted content in the game... wait, no, this game has no restrictions. We're all adults. What's wrong with restricted content? Just asking, what's wrong... I love it. Fast-forward to the next step immediately."

"Evil, so evil. So there really is every type, huh? I just want to ask one question: Can I get this for free without spending Shou Shou Jili?"

"The mural content says, 'Stimulation beyond the senses, inescapable depravity.' I finally understand what happened to those vanished hunters. They ran into the Peach Blossom Spring!"

Meng Yuan Chu Altar.

Through the feedback of the guidance, Qi Sheng's consciousness descended into the Bliss Palace.

Scanning with his consciousness, a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

"Guidance, what is the situation with this place?"

【Boss, this is a special space built using world rules. It is an independent space similar to Emperor's Tomb Village, except that the space nodes here are completely open to the outside, allowing any creature to enter.】

【It can also be understood as a special scene similar to the Ancient God Arena. The Bliss Clan has built five scenes here to extract Bliss Power released by creatures during their enjoyment through extreme sensory stimulation. However, during this process, creatures will constantly fall into depravity under stimulation beyond sensory limits, and will inevitably die after a mental collapse.】

【Therefore, this place can also be understood as a hunting ground. Every creature stepping into the Bliss Palace is prey. The method of execution is very gentle; it leads them to death in bliss without any pain. But during this process, their consciousness becomes distorted, they become completely lost in desire, forget all memories, and turn into mindless zombies controlled by desire.】

Hearing this, Qi Sheng's consciousness quickly flipped through Lu Xing's previous information.

He then understood what had happened.

The teleportation array deep in the dense forest was like a trap.

Any creature entering the Bliss Palace through the teleportation array would lose themselves under extreme sensory stimulation. During this time, the Bliss Palace would release some of the lost creatures, leaving an infection source similar to mental pollution on them. When these released creatures came into contact with others, they would spread the pollution.

Attracting more creatures to step into the Bliss Palace.

Reveling inside, creating more Bliss Power for the Bliss Clan, and finally meeting death in the release of extreme desire.

With curiosity, Qi Sheng's consciousness swept over this domain.

He was surprised to find that the stunning figures appearing here were all composed of a type of rule energy.

【This should be one of the ways Bliss Power is used. It can automatically form the type the entrant dreams of, launching extreme temptation... Desires in the heart are like a mirror here; the goals creatures crave most will manifest here... Boss, look at this figure. It is the white moonlight deep in player Lu Xing's heart. Here, it is within his easy reach. Combined with the mental stimulation mist filling the air, it can amplify the desires within every creature's heart to the maximum.】

Hearing this, Qi Sheng's gaze turned to the golden door at the end of this space.

"Let's go check the back."

The Guide instructed, carrying his consciousness through the golden gate.

Before his eyes stood a great mountain piled high with heavenly treasures and earthly gems, shimmering with a dazzling light; it was adorned with a myriad of wonders, all condensed from the essence of nature over hundreds of millions of years, with rare spiritual herbs dotting it like jade and strange precious stones radiating intense energy fluctuations.

Countless figures shuttled back and forth, their eyes flashing with greed and longing, as if drawn by invisible magic, stepping closer to that great mountain; in their hearts, there was but one thought: to claim all this wealth for themselves, and their faces, set against the backdrop of countless rare treasures, appeared both tiny and twisted.

The previous layer was called in the analysis information: The Gate of Evil Desire.

And this layer was called in the analysis information: The Gate of Greed.

This was obviously designed for those living beings who could not be controlled by evil desire, possessing resources and wealth here that ordinary living beings could hardly imagine.

The desire for wealth had long eroded the minds of the living beings captured below by the Palace of Bliss; catalyzed by the Blissful Mist, they spared no means in fighting for wealth, the dark side of human nature amplified infinitely here, where friendship, family, and righteousness all became fragile before the endless desire for wealth.

As the viewing distance narrowed and observation refined, it could be seen that after the desires within these alien living beings, bewitched by wealth, were constantly stimulated, wisps of purple-red mist would breed within their bodies, merging with the pink mist in the air.

This was precisely the Blissful Power the Bliss Clan sought to obtain.

"Interesting."

Qi Sheng's gaze turned to the red gate at the end of the Gate of Greed.

In the analysis information, this was the Gate of Power.

After the consciousness passed through the gate, a magnificent and grand palace appeared before his eyes.

The main hall was founded on white jade, with a roof made of materials emitting golden light; every brick and tile exuded supreme nobility and majesty.

The palace gates soared dozens of zhang high, flanked by two lifelike statues of fierce beasts, wings spread as if ready to fly, seeming poised to break through the clouds and coalesce into their true forms at any moment.

The view entered the palace interior, and all that could be seen was golden and resplendent.

Various bright lamps hung within the main hall, illuminating the entire palace as if it were midday; the walls were inlaid with gems of various colors, flashing with brilliant light, reflecting off the energy crystal floor.

At the deepest part of the palace stood a towering Wang Zuo.

Around the Wang Zuo, clouds and mist swirled; below, countless gods prostrated themselves in worship, while before the Wang Zuo, countless alien figures were lost within it; each saw a different scene, yet the same was that they all sat upon the Wang Zuo in the layered space, enjoying the prostrate worship of godly experts.

Supreme power and glory converged upon one being at this moment; the living beings in this scene were crowned as kings, receiving the kneeling worship and respect of countless living beings.

They enjoyed the glory brought by power; every decision they made became an inevitably wise choice within the scenes woven by Blissful Power, and through repeated successes, they were revered by countless living beings, their vanity endlessly satisfied.

But in this process, they would also become lost in power; the process was the same as the first two scenes, ultimately leading to destruction amidst extreme stimulation.

The fourth gate was called in the analysis information: The Gate of Gluttony.

The consciousness passed through the gate, and endless delicacies appeared before Qi Sheng's eyes.

The sky here was woven from delicacies; the clouds were light clusters of spiritual fluff, floating gently and emitting an enticing sweet fragrance.

The earth spread out an endless banquet cloth, upon which delicacies piled up like mountains; every inch of ground beneath their feet was laid with rare delicacies unseen in the world.

Mountains and rivers were no longer in their natural forms but had transformed into flowing rivers of honeyed milk and rich wine; along the riverbanks stood colorful fruit forests, every fruit plump and dripping, emitting an irresistible aroma.

Trees bore leaves of candy and trunks of spiritual meat, hanging down colorful spiritual fruits.

Countless living beings here ate madly, some lying in rivers formed of wine and drinking wildly, some gnawing on the earth, others sitting atop mountains of food and shoving food into their mouths nonstop, wolfing it down... At this moment, they were all immersed in the endless revelry of enjoying food, unable to extricate themselves, with only a craving for food and the impulse of primal instinct in their hearts.

But the delicacies were both temptation and the catalyst for destruction; every mouthful entering the belly brought only a stronger desire to eat.

The living beings here were like insatiable eating machines, sinking and falling into depravity amidst the deliciousness, ultimately lost in this endless feast of gluttony.

While feeling a sigh of emotion, Qi Sheng looked at the last gate.

This gate was called in the analysis information: The Gate of Sloth.

The consciousness passed through the gate; sweeping the perceptual view over the scene inside, one could see that a vast number of alien living beings were all asleep, or lying in comfortable, lazy postures.

The souls and bodies of these living beings were eroded by inertia; their eyes lost their luster, becoming empty and hazy; they no longer pursued progress and growth, no longer craved exploration and discovery, completely shedding various shackles such as the rise of their race, personal growth, and raising family, indulging in a strange comfort, letting time slip quietly away from their fingertips.

Here, time seemed to lose its meaning; all living beings no longer worked on schedule, no longer rushed about for survival; they forgot the taste of effort and struggle, knowing only how to enjoy the comfort and ease before them, immersed in illusory scenes, escaping the responsibilities and challenges of the real world.

In this process, the bodies of the alien living beings gradually weakened, and their spirits grew increasingly listless.

But they bore no psychological burden; their hearts held only endless peace and comfort, and they would inevitably meet death in sloth.

According to the Guide's analysis, these five Bliss Spaces were merely branch node scenes.

That is to say, this was only a part of the Bliss Palace.

Just like the relationship between the Di Zha Village Space and the Colorful Mist Coast Space, this was merely a branch scene separated from the main scene.

What could be confirmed was that the Bliss Clan had created a vast number of branch node scenes in the Monster World, luring alien living beings into these scenes to become machines producing Blissful Power for the Bliss Clan amidst sensory and emotional stimulation.

"Guide, do you know this faction?"

【Never seen them. It can be confirmed they are another alien faction from another world, imposing content restrictions in our Monster World. Pity my strength has fallen to the bottom; I am no longer the Supreme Administrator of the Monster World. Otherwise, I would definitely grant them the Bliss Clan title and deal with them! How audacious!】

After roughly understanding the rules and characteristics of the Bliss Palace, Qi Sheng's consciousness returned to the first layer, the Gate of Evil Desire scene.

At this moment, Lu Xing, who was in the scene, was surrounded by a group of stunningly beautiful figures, his expression gradually becoming hazy.

The number of viewers in his livestream room also skyrocketed during this period, with players constantly arriving upon hearing the news.

Onlookers entered the livestream room; upon seeing the scenes within the special setting, they felt shocked and, one after another, sent danmu comments to stir things up:

Hurry up, get to the next step immediately!

Brother, this game has no audit or freedom restrictions; start your performance.

The sleeping dragon has awakened!

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(End of this chapter)