"Same as you? At the peak of the Quasi-Emperor Realm Twelfth Heaven?"
Di Yao spoke again.
"I don't know."
Wang Xian shook his head.
"You don't know?"
Di Yao was astonished.
"Yeah." Wang Xian nodded. "He looked like a completely ordinary young man. I used the Heaven's Eye skill to inspect his information, but got nothing at all."
"Then how are you sure his strength is comparable to yours?"
Di Yao did not understand.
"It is only a guess. I sensed a threat from him."
Wang Xian frowned.
In truth, he was not sure whether that sense of danger came from the young man himself or from some trump card he possessed.
A few days later, a bell suddenly rang within Emperor Pass, and all Quasi-Emperor Realm players automatically received a quest.
Quest: Pursuit Description: 'Darkness' has struck. Some beings within Emperor Pass have been corrupted. Find the beings corrupted by 'Darkness' and eliminate them. Reward: Receive varying amounts of merit based on the realm of the slain 'Darkness' beings. (P.S. Merit can be exchanged for noble titles, pills, equipment, divine abilities, and more.)
"A quest finally came!"
Wang Xian was somewhat delighted. He had been in Emperor Pass for so long yet gained nothing—there was neither a route to the next stage nor any way to reach it.
Things were different now. Since quests had appeared, a way to proceed to the next stage should appear as well.
"Brother-in-law, Sister Di Yao, let's hurry up and do the quest!"
Su Jin was also excited. She had been bored to death these past few days.
"Let's go. Find those 'Darkness' beings."
Wang Xian immediately set off.
At this moment, the millions of players throughout Emperor Pass had all begun moving.
Although only several hundred thousand Quasi-Emperor Realm players