I Am the Dou Wang!
Shortly after, Yang Shan received a video call from Su Yitang.
Su Yitang's pretty face appeared on the screen, making a peace sign at Yang Shan.
Classics truly stand the test of time; gestures that were popular in the 1990s are still in use today!
"Boss, Xiao Mei has gone back to the Xiao Family, but she probably won't stay for more than a few days."
Yang Shan: "Did Xiao Li say anything else?"
Su Yitang: "Xiao Li told Xiao Mei that he didn't kill Yun Shan and Lian Qiao just because he didn't want to get his hands dirty. He hoped that Xiao Mei would grow up and resolve this grudge on her own. It was also a test for Xiao Mei, since Azure Cloud Association killed many members of the Xiao Family."
Yang Shan: "And what about me?"
Su Yitang: "I told Xiao Mei that you have a great grudge against me and I want to kill you with my own hands. Xiao Mei agreed. Anyway, you're just a Dou Ling, a nobody."
Yang Shan's face was as black as hell. "How dare you talk to your boss like that? I'm about to become Dou Wang!"
Su Yitang: "Wang, you can't beat them, but you're good at playing cards."
Yang Shan: "What do you mean?"
Su Yitang: "Version 1.2 is coming to an end, dear boss. How many experience points do you still need?"
Yang Shan awkwardly, "Never mind, let's not talk about that. Where's Xiao Aotian?"
Su Yitang: "Xiao Aotian laughed so hard he was forced offline by the system. I don't know when he'll come back online. Oh boss, he still wants to chat with me and hopes to sign a confidentiality agreement to keep what happened today a secret."
Actually, Yang Shan had already guessed it even without Su Yitang saying it.
If nothing unexpected happens, Xiao Aotian concealed this information in his previous life, which is why the forum has been discussing where Xiao Mei went, but no one can give a clear answer.
Because Yang Shan witnessed the entire incident under the identity of "Cheng E", Xiao Aotian naturally did not include Yang Shan in the count.
Yang Shan: "Tell Xiao Aotian that you've already told me about this, so you have to pay me for signing the confidentiality agreement!"
Su Yitang: "Boss, you're ruthless!"
Su Yitang was very clever; she naturally understood that concealing this news was clearly more advantageous to Xiao Aotian.
So naturally, Xiao Aotian had to pay.
Su Yitang: "Oh right, boss, Xiao Mei thanked me when she left. I gained a little favorability with Xiao Li, but I gained ten points with Xiao Mei!"
"Boss, boss, say something, boss!"
Yang Shan hung up the call immediately.
Damn! I should have known better than to change my identity! "After all that work, I, the boss, am working for my employees? What kind of world is this?!"
Yun Shan and Lian Qiao have been kicked out.
With millions of players attacking from the Azure Cloud Association Main Branch, it remains to be seen how many people can escape.
Looking back on his past life, before Yun Shan even made a move, Lian Qiao, a Dou Emperor, turned the tide and led the people of the Azure Cloud Association Main Branch to fight his way out and escape to the Misty Cloud Sect to seek Yun Shan's protection.
This finally confirmed the relationship between the Misty Cloud Sect and the Azure Cloud Association.
Other empires, similar to the Azure Cloud Association Society, are helpless against the massive numbers of players, with no choice but to retreat.
Yang Shan changed out of Cheng E's attire.
Version 1.2 is nearing its end.
Yang Shan had no intention of forcibly attempting to break through to the Dou Wang.
After all, in this version, the difficulty of the Dou Wang's Heart Demon Trial should be so high that even Yang Shan has a hard time calculating it.
Anyway, his level is now far ahead of others, while Su Yitang is only Seven-Star Dou Ling! In the next version, he'll go to the Black-Corner Region, randomly pick a city, and kill some Dou Wang!
You'll accumulate enough experience points eventually.
Ding ding ding. Yang Shan's friend's video call notification suddenly rang.
Yang Shan smiled when he saw the profile picture.
Clicking the button, Yao Xi's adorable little face almost filled the entire screen. "Handsome Uncle! Handsome Uncle! Hello!"
Yang Shan smiled and asked, "Little Yao Xi, what's wrong?"
Yao Xi took two steps back and took out a small Jade Bottle from her bosom:
"Ta-da!"
Yang Shan: "Oh, Little Yao Xi, newly refined pills?"
Yao Xi said excitedly, "Handsome Uncle, let me tell you, I just broke through to the Fifth Grade Alchemist today, and an old man with a white beard came over. He told me a lot and taught me a lot."
Yang Shan suddenly realized.
Yao Xi probably triggered the opportunity to become the Venerable Yao! Yang Shan quickly asked Yao Xi for many details.
Although Yao Xi was only ten years old, her oral narration was quite clear.
About a day before the game time, Yao Xi entered a mist while refining medicine and met the Venerable Yao.
Unlike Yang Shan, Yao Xi seems to be particularly favored by Venerable Yao, so Venerable Yao plans to stay by Yao Xi's side for a while! Venerable Yao's opportunities can be triggered by any Alchemist player in recent versions, but the timing is not fixed.
This special opportunity will continue until after Venerable Yao is captured alive by Han Feng.
In her previous life, Yao Xi became the number one Alchemist in the entire server. Something special must have happened during the encounter with the Venerable Yao! Yao Xi was still showing off the Jade Bottle in her hand. "I only had the ingredients for one Ascension Spirit Pill, and then I cleared the level perfectly!"
Yang Shan was overjoyed! Yang Shan knew very well that in the field of alchemy in "Battle Through the Heavens," he would be surpassed by Little Yao Xi sooner or later.
How to describe Little Yao Xi's talent? A naturally gifted Medicine Saint master!
Therefore, Yang Shan directly handed over the formula for the Ascension Spirit Pill to Little Yao Xi for one million RMB.
After all, the Ascension Spirit Pill is a special Peak Fifth-Grade Pill, and its refining rules are "advanced alchemy". As long as you pass the test, the refining will definitely be successful.
But the medicinal herbs are really hard to find.
Unexpectedly, Little Yao Xi succeeded in refining it on her first try after breaking through to the fifth rank! Even Yang Shan now wouldn't dare to guarantee that he could refine it successfully, after all, he was only Fifth Grade Alchemist in his previous life, and he hadn't even come into contact with pills like the Ascension Spirit Pill that required "Advanced Alchemy Gameplay" to refine.
Yang Shan certainly wouldn't give up his side job of alchemy, but he definitely couldn't do it for long.
Yang Shan already has Spirit Marrow Pill. To break through to the sixth rank, he just needs to get enough medicinal materials and keep refining them.
Anyway, Yang Shan will get 70% of the profits from the contract he signed with Little Yao Xi! As for the Jia Ma Empire, the Azure Cloud Association has already been destroyed.
All that's left is to wrap things up and redeem the points.
I estimate that the game will be completed in about five days.
However, the progress of other empires was certainly a step slower than that of the Jia Ma Empire.
The game will only Server Shutdown after the storylines of the various empires have concluded.
So, there should be roughly ten more days (game time) left.
"Yao Xi, send me one Ascension Spirit Pill and one perfected Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill."
Little Yao Xi: "Okay, Handsome Uncle, wait a moment, I'll send it to you right away."
Yang Shan casually transferred 60,000 RMB to Tie Yang's account.
Then I sent the transaction contract along with it.
Five seconds later, Tie Yang sent a message:
"Oh dear, President Yang, this is too much. You supplied all these medicinal herbs, the formula for the Ascension Spirit Pill, and the small courtyard where Xixi is now refining medicine were all funded by you. This pill is just a token of our gratitude."
Yang Shan: "Let's keep things separate, Iron Elder. Didn't the doctor say your chronic gastritis was quite severe during your last checkup? If you have money, you can focus on recuperation, right? Besides, I'm just following the contract. It's an internal price, and I've even given you a 30% discount. Please keep it and sign the contract!"
Tie Yang: "Oh, President Yang, thank you so much."
Yang Shan: "You're welcome. Iron Elder, you should also take care of yourself and get some rest. Refining weapons can't be rushed. That's all, I'll hang up now."
After hanging up the call, Yang Shan successfully obtained the Ascension Spirit Pill and the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill.
The Ascension Spirit Pill reduces the difficulty of breaking through from the Dou Ling to the Dou Wang and the Heart Demon Trial by 30%, and also reduces the penalty for failure.
The Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill, when taken by Dou Ling, has a 25% chance of increasing a character's star rating by two stars and a 25% chance of increasing it by one star! If possible, there might still be time! Yang Shan roared, "AI Nüwa, help me! My 21 points of Good Fortune aren't fake, right?"
The Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill enters the mouth.
A warm current flowed down from his throat to his chest, then to his abdomen, and finally to his hips. Why did he feel this way? Yang Shan didn't know, but it didn't matter!
The important thing is the system notification!
[Ding! Player has consumed the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill (Perfect). The effects have been activated. Congratulations on triggering the optimal effect. Since the player has already reached Nine Star Dou Ling, your advancement will be converted into normal two-star level experience points.]
[Ding! Player, please note that you have gained 100,000 experience points.]
Yang Shan's current experience progress bar is: 142558/250000!
There are still a little over 100,000 experience points left! The power of Nine Star Dou Ling defeating Dou Wang has been greatly reduced.
To accumulate that last bit of experience points, even if you're soloing Dou Wang with Purple Word Seal, you'd need to defeat two of them.
Of course, if it's a high-level Dou Wang, one might be enough.
Yang Shan sent a message to Su Yitang: "Su Yitang, are you busy right now?"
Su Yitang: "It's okay, I was just about to log off."
Yang Shan: "I'm going to the Black-Corner Region to try and become Dou Wang before the version ends."
Su Yitang: "Emmm, you're that fast, boss?"
Yang Shan: "Are you going or not?"
Su Yitang: "Go away, but, but boss, I want to log off to feed the cat."
Yang Shan: "Do you have one?"
Su Yitang: "I guess so."
Yang Shan: "Come to my place, I'll use my Hoof Shadow to take you with me. You can just leave the game running. I'll call you when we get to the Black-Corner Region."
"Alright, thank you boss for letting me ride in your top-class BMW!"
Half an hour later, in front of the big tree outside the east gate of the holy city of Gama.
Yang Shan saw Su Yitang with her head down and shoulders hunched up, sneaking up to Yang Shan like a thief. She subconsciously wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "Boss, I'm here!"
Yang Shan: "Why are you still so socially awkward?"
Su Yitang: "I'm used to it. I probably can't change it. It's okay. I'm not socially anxious in front of Ba Fang and Tian Peng anymore."
Yang Shan summoned the Hoof Shadow, mounted his horse, and gestured, "Get on."
Su Yitang lowered her head, her face flushed with embarrassment.
Yang Shan was speechless. "I didn't mean anything by it! Don't just imagine it and floor the gas pedal, okay?"
Su Yitang muttered:
"There are so many guys having fun online, and I'm a pure, innocent girl who's never been in a relationship. I've been led astray without even realizing it. What can I do?"
Yang Shan simply stopped talking, grabbed Su Yitang's hand, and pulled hard.
Yes, he's up! Yang Shan, as always, kept a certain distance from Su Yitang.
Su Yitang was still the same as always, her whole body tense:
"Boss, thank you for your hard work. I'm logging off now, bye-bye!"
As expected of Wind Attribute Dou Ling that pursues speed, he speaks very fast, thirteen words in two seconds, which Yang Shan almost didn't hear clearly.
Su Yitang's body went limp.
Yang Shan quickly put his arm around Su Yitang's waist to steady her.
Yang Shan still remembered the last time the two rode together, he personally witnessed Su Yitang's outrageous figure hidden under her loose robe.
Moreover, Yang Shan was certain that Su Yitang's waist would feel absolutely amazing to the touch! Now he's tried it himself.
Thank you to Tian Yao Company for creating such a realistic game! Of course, Tian Yao Company's protection of players is absolutely top-notch.
Between players of the opposite sex, unless they are friends, touching any part of their body that is even slightly inappropriate is absolutely forbidden.
If you forcefully touch it, there will be an invisible wall.
If the other party insists on contacting you, you can report them. They will be punished by Tian Yao Company, such as having their character weakened for a period of time or being banned for a period of time.
If there are situations where the system can't make a proper judgment, Tian Yao Company also has a dedicated online health department to handle these matters! Of course, this rule applies to both men and women! Don't underestimate the power of a woman's charm!
As the saying goes, "Thirty is like a wolf, forty is like a tiger, and fifty is like someone who can suck up the earth while sitting still!" If you really encounter that kind of woman who can't walk past a handsome guy, touching him is just an instinctive reaction! But if it's a friend, then the restrictions will be slightly loosened.
Waist, you can touch; hands, you can touch freely! Su Yitang can still turn off permissions, allowing Yang Shan to touch the invisible wall.
But it's clear that Su Yitang doesn't have much of a guard up against Yang Shan.
Of course, Yang Shan might try to see if Su Yitang has permission to unlock other parts of his body.
For example, the thighs, or the area above the waist.
But who is Yang Shan?
An old pervert with a very clear self-awareness.
Because he knew he was lustful, he was able to control his lustful desires.
The hand was touching her waist to prevent Su Yitang from falling off the horse.
This is what it means to remain unmoved by temptation!
Well, touching that waist is already intoxicating enough.
After all, they are our own employees, not even to the level of a secretary. We should at least show them the basic respect we owe them.
Three hours later, in the pawnshop of the Bloodshed Hall branch in the Black-Corner Region 'Earth Flame City.
Lord Luo Xie, the Bloodshed Hall Tower Master and a high-ranking Soul Envoy of the Soul Hall, was frowning as he worked on his abacus in front of the counter.
"These bastards are truly cowards. As soon as things get a little chaotic in the Black-Corner Region, they all shrink back faster than turtles! Let's find an opportunity to collect all the souls of these scoundrels!"
These days, the Bloodshed Hall is having a tough time.
The conflict between the Jia Nan Academy and Thousand Speck City, Earth Flame Sect and Golden Wolf Gang gradually intensified, making the Black-Corner Region even more chaotic.
Most of the assassins who joined the Bloodshed Hall had other identities, so they didn't dare to show their faces too much during this period of time, lest they bring trouble to their own forces.
"I wonder how my Little Brother E is doing. Did his return to the Jia Ma Empire go smoothly? He has colleagues looking after him there, so there shouldn't be any major problems. Sigh."
To be honest, Luo Xie really misses Yang Shan.
Luo Xie didn't have anyone like Yang Shan under his command, who had a great passion for his profession as an assassin and was also very capable.
"If my Little Brother E were here, we could definitely meet this month's quota."
"Tower Master!"
"Um?"
Luo Xie saw the figure at the door and jumped up excitedly:
"Hey, you Little Brother E!"
Luo Xie suddenly felt a soreness in his nose.
When had he ever missed a man so much? "Little Brother E, come here, let me see you. Wow! Not bad, not bad, no missing arms or legs."
"Have you eaten? Come on, let me take you out for a good meal. I'll order a few top-tier girls to massage your shoulders and legs, as a welcome-back treat!"
[Ding! Luo Xie's emotions have fluctuated significantly; favorability +1.]
[Ding! Luo Xie's emotions have fluctuated significantly; favorability +1.]
[Ding! Luo Xie's emotions have fluctuated significantly. Favorability +1, current favorability: 48.]
Yang Shan had a question in his mind:
"Am I so handsome that I appeal to both men and women? Come and show yourself, and I'll gain three points of favorability?"
However, Yang Shan didn't have much time for reminiscing right now, and went straight to the point:
"Tower Master, let's talk about the welcome dinner later. I'd like to take on a few jobs. I haven't done anything in a while back in the Jia Ma Empire, and I'm itching to get my hands dirty."
Luo Xie was taken aback. "So soon? Never mind, I know you're someone who can't sit still. You've probably been cooped up for too long since you returned to the Jia Ma Empire."
Little did Luo Xie know that just a day before, this guy was frantically leveling up players in the Magical Beast Mountain Range Wutan City! At least seven or eight thousand players, if not ten thousand, had lost levels because of Yang Shan! Yang Shan made a significant contribution to Tian Yao Company's macro-control of player levels!
But right now, Yang Shan's mind is completely occupied with breaking through to the Dou Wang level.
He originally planned to slowly grind experience in the next version.
However, if you can reach the Dou Wang before the version update, it means you'll have more than ten days extra when the next version launches.
Those ten-odd days, I don't know how much more I could get done.
Yang Shan was so anxious that he didn't even have time to say goodbye to Ya Fei in person, but only sent her a letter.
Luo Xie carefully selected twelve invitations for Yang Shan.
Eleven of them were low- Dou Wang, all of whom had Blue Word Seal.
The last one was Three-Star Dou Wang with Purple Word Seal! Luo Xie generously told Yang Shan, "Little Brother E, don't force yourself. Kill as many as you can. Anyway, the Black-Corner Region is in a lot of chaos lately. If you can't take down that Purple Word Seal, I, as your older brother, don't mind lending you a hand."
Yang Shan put away the booklet. "Tower Master, I won't stay any longer. Wait for my news."
Watching Yang Shan's departing figure, Luo Xie couldn't help but shout, "Little Brother E! Be careful!"
After Yang Shan left, Luo Xie sighed and said, "I wonder which big shot will come over in a while. With your potential and performance, Little Brother E, you'll be a dragon soaring to great heights. Let's help you as much as we can during this time. Little Brother E, my future depends on you!"
For Yang Shan now, as long as he doesn't encounter Wind Attribute, he can easily kill a low- Dou Wang with Blue Word Seal!
However, among the twelve Dou Wang, there is one with Purple Word Seal, whose experience has already far exceeded his previous level.
Bringing Su Yitang increases kill efficiency and avoids wasting experience.
It's pleasing to the eye too! A win-win-win situation! The seven days of gaming time flew by.
The Black and White Impermanence have reappeared in the Black-Corner Region! The two are constantly traveling around the Black-Corner Region.
The main issue is that these NPCs don't necessarily leave the city every day.
This forced Su Yitang to use her charms several times to lure the other party out.
With a blink of her big eyes and a smile on her lips, few men could resist Su Yitang! In seven days, the two of them worked together to kill ten Dou Wang! Su Yitang had even risen to the level of Eight Star Dou Ling! Yang Shan's experience bar was finally full.
He immediately returned to the Bloodshed Hall branch to attempt to become Dou Wang!
Yang Shan clicked the "Heart Demon Trial" button.
[Ding! You are about to undergo the Heart Demon Trial for breaking through from Dou Ling to Dou Wang. If you fail the trial, you will lose 100,000 experience points and be inflicted with a ten-day weakened state.]
[Please note that the difficulty of the Heart Demon Trial at this level is too high in the current version. Please confirm again whether you wish to proceed with the Heart Demon Trial.]
[You have confirmed that you have consumed the fifth-grade top-tier elixir, the Spirit Ascension Spirit Pill. The difficulty of this Heart Demon Trial will be reduced by 30%.]
[The Trial Realm is generating, please wait.]
Yang Shan opened his eyes again.
The desert feels so familiar, the Snake-People feel so familiar.
[Yue Mei] (Golden)
Rank: One Star Dou Wang
Attribute: Water
Belongs to: Medusa Queen
Position: Commander of the Profound Moon Tribe
"A dream? My strength seems to have declined quite a bit!"
Yue Mei saw Yang Shan and frowned. "It's you again?"
Yang Shan: "Oh, an old acquaintance. I didn't expect it to be you again. It's been a long time. Aunt Yue Mei, you are still as beautiful as ever."
In this version where players shouldn't have reached the Dou Wang level, the difficulty of the Heart Demon Trial is bound to be insane, and Yang Shan was well prepared for it.
When I first encountered Yue Mei in the previous version, Yue Mei was Three-Star Dou Wang.
Without the Ascension Spirit Pill, Yang Shan estimated that he would be facing Yue Mei at her peak.
Now, although Yue Mei still has the Golden Word Seal, her level has dropped to One Star Dou Wang.
Yang Shan felt that he could handle this level!
We have to get it done, even if we can't! The Thunderbolt Blade is already in Yang Shan's hand.
This time, we should finally recreate the scene from the Tagor Desert in the previous version!
He hacked and slashed at the Snake-People! The swordplay of "Tyrant Blade" intensified! "You still dare to attack this commander?"
Yue Mei had no idea where Yang Shan got the audacity.
Even though her strength has declined, she is still Dou Wang!
Dou Wang and Dou Ling are not the same thing at all! Yue Mei felt that she should teach this brat who had barged into her dream a profound lesson!
"Being dismembered in a dream must hurt a lot, right?"
Yue Mei opened her mouth slightly, sticking out her forked tongue.
She originally planned to use her Dou Qi Transformation Wings to kill Yang Shan.
Seeing Yang Shan's audacity, Yue Mei also lost her temper.
We must use overwhelming strength to show this brat what Dou Wang is!
Yang Shan charged straight in, but was deflected by Yue Mei's Serpent Sword.
"You dare to use such rudimentary swordsmanship?"
Before she could finish speaking, Yue Mei was unable to utter another word.
Because her throat was firmly locked by Yang Shan's left hand! Perhaps on a whim, Yang Shan, who didn't usually like to talk during battle, blurted out. "Smash it!"
Boom! Yue Mei was forcibly pressed to the ground by an irresistible force.
Purple lightning flashed on the Thunderbolt Blade.
This scene was strikingly similar to the one where Yang Shan had previously attacked Tang Baizhan in front of numerous members of the War Soul Hall.
Yue Mei struggled several times, but found that her strength was no match for Yang Shan's at all!
Where does he get such strength?
Where did it come from?
A string of Global Announcement, a string of Heart Blood Meat and Attribute Pill, all piled up together! In desperation, Yue Mei had no choice but to activate her Dou Qi Armor.
Yang Shan slashed twice, and the Vitality Shield of Yue Mei's Dou Qi Armor dropped sharply! Yue Mei felt her Dou Qi Armor dimming at a visible speed, and she was shocked and furious. "I am Dou Wang! I am the Dou Wang!"
Anyone who didn't know better would think that Yang Shan, the Dou Wang, was bullying the weak Dou Ling! In fact, Yang Shan had been invincible below the Dou Wang level for a long time.
There are countless Dou Wang have died at his hands.
Yue Mei's arrogance allowed Yang Shan to dominate her from the very beginning.
But as Dou Wang with Golden Word Seal, Yue Mei would not be killed by Yang Shan so easily.
Her snake tail whipped out a sonic boom.
If that whip had hit, Yang Shan would have lost at least three thousand lives!
But Yue Mei's snake tail was destined to whip the sand.
Yang Shan had already created a distance of three zhang.
He planted the knife in the sand in front of him, and Scarlet Serpent Flame and Ape King Violet Lightning appeared in his hands.
Under Yue Mei's horrified gaze, lightning and fire collided.
A deafening explosion!