[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-monsters-are-coming":3,"chapter-the-monsters-are-coming-monsters-are-coming-chapter-59":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Monsters Are Coming",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2249908,4069,"Chapter 59: Taboo Blocking","monsters-are-coming-chapter-59",59,"\u003Cp>Through Duan Xing's account, Zhou Xiao roughly understood his background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guide depicted a world background where Di Zhao had fallen and sank into slumber beneath Dizhongcun; they, the players, were inheritors of Di Zhao's power, and the world-level main quest was to help Di Zhao recover the lost Primordial Source to gain the strength to resist the terrifying Black Black Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for what exactly happened during the ten thousand years after Di Zhao's fall, the Guide offered no detailed explanation, leaving players to explore and discover it themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from Duan Xing, he found partial expanded lore regarding the world background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ni Chao Legion was a force established on the Pale Continent after Di Zhao's fall; it rapidly developed and expanded during that period and is now one of the most powerful factions in the Monster World at the current stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During its development, it gathered numerous racial factions that had once pledged loyalty to Di Zhao; the Tian Fu Clan behind Duan Xing was one such racial faction serving the Ni Chao Legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their conversation was naturally heard by Qi Sheng, who remained behind the scenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was also extremely curious about this organization called the Ni Chao Legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could be confirmed was that this deity calling himself Ni Chao must have been one of the gods who once served Di Zhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the teachings of the four vassals, he learned that before Di Zhao dissolved himself, He had established a World Supervision Agency in the Monster World, an agency divided into five ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every member within it wielded mighty power surpassing that of mortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, the strongest beneath Di Zhao were collectively known as the Four Gods, who possessed the formidable power to perceive the world's origin and even alter the laws governing the world's operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the ones who created the Challenger System, and now served as his Guides: Jiu Yin, Yan Ming, and Chao Wei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the Four Gods were the Eight Polar Gods; Qi Sheng suspected that the \"Ni Chao God\" described by Duan Xing was one of the Eight Polar Gods, but he could not yet analyze which one it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Bing Ren, who left behind a cross-era gift, he was not part of the World Supervisors, merely a demigod-level regional hegemon with a fiefdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He belonged to the strongest among mortals, possessing the strength to initially challenge a fifth-rank World Supervisor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Qi Sheng looked at the Guide hovering beside him and asked with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last time I heard the conversation between the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit and the Evil Eye, the Ni Chao Legion's strength seemed quite formidable; they have killed high-level combat units born from the terrifying Black Black Tide many times, obviously faring much better than you lot. As a former Four God, what is your take on this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the Guide sighed dejectedly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Boss, during the Black Black Tide's most frenzied phase, it was we four who fought on the front lines; it was precisely because of our sacrifices that other factions had room to develop and catch their breath. I suspect the Ni Chao Legion was established during that period. It seems they have developed quite well now, gathering numerous racial factions to pledge loyalty, but behind this success lies our contribution.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are the relations between you four and the Eight Polar Gods?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Not great. Although our World Supervision Authority is higher than that of the Eight Polar Gods, the Eight Polar Gods only obey Di Zhao's commands... let's just say we don't see eye to eye. However, the racial factions under our management often cooperate, and many races practice polytheism, worshipping both us Four Gods and the Eight Polar Gods, so we occasionally exchange energy substances collected from them.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exchange energy substances? I don't understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the Guide's water sphere continued to explain:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Di Zhao mastered the refined energy called 'Sacrificial Power' that can transform all things, while the gods beneath Him mastered secondary energies. The various races we manage often sacrifice energy to offer to the gods. To reduce energy transformation consumption, we frequently exchange energies sacrificed to us by races outside our managed zones.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, the Guide paused for a moment; a thoughtful expression appeared on the surface of the water sphere, and after organizing his words, he continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Simply put, it's like Buddha on Earth enjoying incense offerings abroad; this portion counts as foreign exchange energy revenue. Buddha could directly consume this revenue, but transforming this foreign exchange revenue incurs energy loss, so Buddha could choose to directly exchange foreign exchange with Jesus to reduce energy transformation losses.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guide's explanation made Qi Sheng laugh speechlessly, yet it also plainly illustrated the relationships between the supervisors of the Monster World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath Di Zhao, different gods supervised different regions of the Monster World; although there were differences in strength among them and obvious gaps in their control over the world's rules, there was no direct subordinate relationship between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only under specific circumstances did higher-ranking supervisors possess greater authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having failed to obtain detailed information about Ni Chao from the Guide, Qi Sheng shifted his gaze back to Zhou Xiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So your shuttle craft has most likely been sacrificed to Di Zhao and can never be recovered; give up on that idea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patting Duan Xing on the shoulder, Zhou Xiao said with a regretful expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Duan Xing looked completely bewildered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you say in the previous sentence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said that once something enters a player's pocket, don't even think about taking it back, let alone an item already sacrificed to Di Zhao. Unless you have the ability to enter Dizhongcun and demand it from Di Zhao, or the Moon Eclipse Clan manipulates things behind the scenes to send the decomposed item back to you, but that's simply impossible to achieve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhou Xiao spoke the three words \"Dizhongcun,\" Duan Xing suddenly saw Zhou Xiao fall silent, followed immediately by the phrase \"that's simply impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was one of a series of taboo information settings Qi Sheng had established to protect the secrets of Dizhongcun; Zhou Xiao had inadvertently triggered a taboo, and the content he spoke was automatically blocked and retracted by the Challenger System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Duan Xing, it sounded nonsensical; a crucial string of description was clearly missing from this statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pressing the question several times and receiving only responses with the middle part missing, Duan Xing was completely stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"God of Wealth, is your brain not working properly? What I said is easy to understand, do you need me to repeat it three times?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Xing looked expressionlessly at the depressed Zhou Xiao, stopped pressing the question, and instead asked curiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Di Zhao has dissolved himself, and the Four Gods who once sought to inherit Di Zhao's power have also vanished; your persistence is meaningless, but your player race still has a better choice... join the Ni Chao Legion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are there any benefits?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Join the Ni Chao Legion, and your player race will receive Ni Chao's protection, fearless of Black Black Tide invasion; countless Ni Chao warriors will guard your people, and the outstanding among you will even have the chance to become Ni Chao Legion warriors and learn supreme mighty powers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are there any tangible benefits, like the Purple Soul Ore in your hand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Xing: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xiao's reply left Duan Xing completely speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized that these guys calling themselves players claimed to have faith in Di Zhao, yet in their eyes there was only profit and loss; they were not communicating on the same frequency at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to help himself, Duan Xing sighed, then took a green Information Stone from his arm guard and handed it to Zhou Xiao:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since fate brought us together, this Information Stone records a set of basic combat techniques of my Tian Fu Clan; the crystalline energy within can alter your body structure to help you cultivate our clan's techniques. I gift it to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zhou Xiao took the Information Stone, Duan Xing turned into a streak of light and flew into the sky, leaving Zhou Xiao looking at the stone in his hand with a Iron Face full of confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Information Stone]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Item Quality: Special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Item Description: A storage item that records fragments of memory information; after use, the internal memory information can be read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Challenger Prompt: Use Information Stone? This item is a single-use consumable and will disappear after use.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1424,"2026-06-19T09:20:35.554Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3f41f4dd7a29ea0412a824961006549ed9690889599f5d76a132d646bf224dcd","monsters-are-coming-chapter-60","monsters-are-coming-chapter-58",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmonsters-are-coming-cover.jpg"]