Some Truths

Ye Qian seemed to understand.

The journey from other worlds to the Main World was remarkably easy, conserving Life Energy. She interpreted this as the tides, while Little Orange suggested it was because the coordinates were more distinct and realistic?

"Everyone can dream, but why can't anyone Dream Entry world? Because... dreams are infinite and boundless. No matter what you do in a dream, everything you see is a scene you've created yourself. If you fly in one direction in a dream, theoretically you'll never reach the end; you'll still be in your dream. People can't transcend their own dreams, can't escape their own fabricated concepts, and therefore can't Dream Entry world, let alone find the real world coordinates."

"I think I understand something now. No wonder divination can directly enter other dreams, but it requires information about the other party. Does this mean that the prerequisite for that information is the exposed coordinates?" Ye Qian pondered.

"Yes... you are indeed clever. The world and dreams are similar, but to transcend them, one needs to break free from the cage of this world. Otherwise, even if one masters the rules of one's own world, one cannot escape the final cycle of reincarnation and will face annihilation. Hmm... I've gone off-topic."

At this point, the other party changed the subject and began to get down to business:

"Although the Main World is exposed by coordinates, it is not a place that just anyone can enter. In fact, only those who are closer in coordinates and have Overlord the complete laws of spacetime can observe it. They are almost like gods in their own world, but they can never escape their own world. This is their only chance."

Ye Qian nodded, her face serious.

"Originally there was no problem, but these coordinates are also exposed near our world. The world Overlord held a competition to acquire this place. They sent their forces to fight in this world according to certain rules. Their fate was determined by their performance. In other words, once the competition ends and the Overlord control this world, they will most likely discover our home through this place."

Ye Qian understood.

"The Main World is connected to the reality we live in. Once it changes hands, our world may be invaded?"

"Yes." The woman nodded. "The most troublesome thing is that being exposed in this competition means that multiple worlds could potentially discover our coordinates, which would put us in a very passive position. So, in the end, one of the gods in our world was also forced to participate. And His goal wasn't simply to seize this world, but to use His power to strip away the coordinates of the Main World. Unfortunately..."

At this point, Little Orange sighed, "The Second Era ended, and He perished. The remaining Divine Envoy continued to carry out His mission. Due to the instability of the relative time coordinates of the Main World, one day in reality may be equivalent to 1,000 years in the Main World, and sometimes one day in the Main World is equivalent to one thousand years in reality. The remaining afterglow stabilized the spacetime of the two worlds in the Main World, which actually only took 3 days, but reality had already entered the Fifth Era. And at this time, the competition began."

Ye Qian: "When did it start?"

Three months ago.

Ye Qian: "???"

"Strictly speaking, you are an early player," Little Orange laughed. "Now that the relative time between the two timelines has stabilized, the power of that being has manifested as a system, allowing you to enter and participate in the competition. But that's all it can do. The area where you players are currently located is an isolated island. You could say this is... a beginner's village, not the Main Continent."

"Once you leave this isolated island, you may clash with the power of other outsiders. And in this battle between gods, the enemies are at least Black Iron Rank individuals. This means you cannot withstand any enemy attacks."

Ye Qian was speechless. "Is it that scary? But... aren't there many righteous gods and Transcendent in reality? Why not send them over?"

Chapter 169 Some Truths

"Transcendent in real life?" She narrowed her eyes. "Unfortunately, the rules are different. Our world has serious problems. In fact, the true gods here, and even a whole bunch of Evil God, are far superior in rank to these half-baked contestants."

"But... they themselves are subject to strict restrictions. At the start of the competition, no world is allowed to send any world that has reached the Black Iron Rank to participate. This is to prevent some worlds from using their own resources to disrupt the balance. Everyone can only choose ordinary people at the beginning, and then use the power of the gods to nurture these ordinary people."

"Just like a strategy game?" Ye Qian wrinkled her nose.

"That's right." Little Orange smiled slightly. "The difference is that those gods can provide additional advantages to their followers and subjects afterward. We should have been very strong, but our god fell. We used the Magic Net He left behind to create an operating system to assist your growth, but that's the limit. Because any more power we have can only maintain during the competition, trying our best to isolate our real-world coordinates so that the enemy can't discover us."

At this point, her expression suddenly darkened:

"If we don't intervene in this competition, our spacetime will be exposed to other coordinates sooner or later. And once we intervene, it's not just about fighting for it; the losers will also bet the worlds they control as stakes."

"So, you can't lose, you can only win?" Ye Qian's heart stirred.

"It's okay if we don't win, as long as we can hold out. Our reality has serious problems, and the rules are quite different from those of ordinary time and space. Transcendent use the power of the Black Iron in the main horizon, they will be suppressed by the world itself, so it is almost impossible for them to win."

"Phew, so what are the rules of the competition?" Ye Qian asked.

Little Orange raised her hand and pointed, and a bunch of colorful gems appeared in front of her.

"12 High-Level Race Core. Acquiring one will increase your score by 100,000 points."

"For every 100 ordinary creatures killed, you will receive 1 point."

"Kill Black Iron Rank enemy. Killing one earns you 1 point."

"Kill Mithril Rank. Killing one will earn you 100 points."

"Kill Holy Spirit Rank being. Killing one will earn you 10,000 points."

"The goal is to kill all living beings in this world."

"If you destroy other competitors, their points and bets will become yours. The world of betting is at your mercy."

"And the deadline for the competition is when there are no more native intelligent beings left in the Main World."

"These are the rules."

Upon hearing the other person's words, Ye Qian's lips twitched.

"That's outright murder."

It was a brutal competition.

"To the gods, the lives of mortals are insignificant. Of course, due to their inherent limitations, even the strongest beings in most realms can only be called Overlord or demigods. Only gods who truly transcend worlds can be considered true gods."

"Are those righteous gods in our world true gods?" Ye Qian couldn't resist the opportunity and asked directly.

"I don't know much about this question, but the true gods should all be true gods. However... they are indeed unable to leave this world, and for some reason, they cannot descend to the real earth."

"Alright." Ye Qian sighed. "I never expected it to be like this. Before I met you, I had no idea about this kind of thing."

"Yes, isn't it amazing?" the other person said with a smile.

"It's amazing, but why... are you willing to tell me all this? According to you, you are the afterglow of that being, so why don't you just focus on developing the system? Why tell an ordinary person like me?"

Ye Qian looked at the other person intently.

The woman, bathed in light and possessing an inexplicable air of holiness, remained silent for a moment before speaking, "When newcomers are chosen to come to this world, they undergo potential development to acquire talents. Unless these talents are related to the local environment, they are basically their own inherent potential. Your key lies in... the ability of the Water of Purification."

"Water of Purification?"

"In fact, any Pollution you have touched will be cleansed; this is the ultimate manifestation of spirituality. Such an existence, even if it doesn't pull you in, or even if it develops naturally in reality, will eventually become a powerful being once it comes into contact with extraordinary power."

Ye Qian was startled.

"So, it's not that we give you power and make you stronger, but that you were meant to be this way."

She seemed to have some regret as she said this.

"Hmm."

To be honest, Ye Qian initially thought that her talents were given to her by the Player System, but later she gradually began to doubt whether the power of Purification belonged to her.

But...

Later, when entering the Zombie World and playing the dungeon, she used Ye Xin instead of her original body.

Even Ye Xin's skin experienced Purification effect.

Suddenly, Ye Qian felt as if she had grasped something.

"Let's talk about the problems of this world." Little Orange's expression turned serious. "The rules I mentioned before are the final victory conditions. When all the native creatures are dead, the one with the most points is the winner. The winner takes all; they get the entire stake and the Main World. Although all living beings are gone, the Main World still holds a high position and is a world with exposed coordinates. For those beings, this could become a springboard to transcend their own spacetime. Therefore, it is also very important to the gods."

"The participants in this competition all have different backgrounds, and all the Overlord are worried that others are stronger than themselves. So they jointly signed a contract. The content of the contract is to use the number of points to fix the number of summons. Initially, 100 individuals below the Black Iron Rank can be summoned. For every additional 10 points, one more individual can be summoned, and the newly summoned individual cannot reach the Black Iron Rank."

"You can only choose ordinary people, so that's why you brought in players?"

"Yes." Little Orange's gaze fell on Ye Qian's face. "Do you know about the Magic Net? In the Second Era, the power of magic was not something everyone possessed. It needed to be drawn from the gods through the Magic Net, and magic was subject to astonishing Pollution. The Magic Net was the filter that allowed the power that originally belonged to the gods to be degraded and made us available to everyone."

"The former Magic Net is now the system. The remaining power has not disappeared, and this power has been given to you, the players who treat this place as a real game. The initial number of places is limited. In fact, the competition started several months ago, so we can only try our best to separate people and use a portion of the power in the Magic Net to allow you to call on the heroes of the local Dead Realm, that is, the army you recruit, to compete with the rapidly improving quality of the enemy by using numbers."

"Oh, this."

Ye Qian never expected that the truth was like this.

"So, how many players are there now?"

"Not many, you don't really think there are millions, do you?" Little Orange chuckled. "They're all my alt accounts."

Ye Qian: "..."

After a moment of silence, she asked, "So... exactly how much?"

More than 400.

The truth has come out.

"I see. So, over the past few months, you've accumulated more than 3,000 points, right?"

The players killed... very few people.

"The island we are on now is separated from the Main Continent by only a strait, so it is easy for forces from that side to come over. If I remember correctly, you killed a member of the Holy See at the beginning."

"Yes." Ye Qian nodded. "He said he was being chased and ran all the way here."

"He probably didn't tell you everything. This place is ridiculously far from the Dawn Church's control. In fact, he probably used a random teleportation array and randomly appeared nearby."

At this point, Little Orange smiled at Ye Qian, "There's only a backward kingdom on this isolated island. It's not very valuable. In fact, summoning such low-level troops wouldn't make much difference. Most gods who come to this world will bless their subordinates to some extent, allowing them to cultivate Black Iron Rank powerhouses in a short time. Some individuals absorb Life Energy very quickly. For example, a certain god demoted his subordinates, sending them to this world to cultivate again after they fell from grace."

"Are we really going to fight these people who are cheating...?"

Ye Qian didn't know what to say.

"This isolated island is of extraordinary significance. The end of the competition will mean the extinction of all life in this world. But the island is too far away and has not been targeted, so you... do not necessarily have to kill them all. At least keep one person alive so that the competition can continue."

"Yes." Ye Qian nodded vigorously. "I will try my best."

"Thank you. The Player System will grant you more permissions in the future. I don't know what happened to you, because for quite some time, you were detected as an enemy by the system."

Ye Qian's eyelids twitched violently.

"However, later, the Magic Net System analyzed you and confirmed that you are completely one of our own. We can only deduce that your disorder is caused by your high level of spirituality in Purification. We then granted you very high privileges, and just now, you were even at the same level as me."

"Huh?"

Ye Qian hadn't expected the other party to be so kind.

But she understood what he meant.

"You want me to use this power to fight the enemy, right?"

"Well, you don't have a choice, or rather, we'll force you to accept it, leaving you no room to resist," Little Orange threatened with a smile.

"Well..."

Good heavens, but even if you didn't force me, I would still do it.

No matter how dangerous the real world is, it's still Ye Qian's home; how could she possibly abandon it?

"Alright, let's talk about the more specifics. The island's strength is relatively weak. Your goal is to take control of this place as quickly as possible, select the few Black Iron Rank individuals within, and then, together with other players, break through your realm quickly to become a true Transcendent. Although some of your power will be suppressed, you can't stay here forever; you'll have to fight against other participants. Otherwise, the enemy might come even if you don't do anything."

"I see, this game is really unfair."

Ye Qian really didn't know what to say. Perhaps if that god were still alive, there would still be a chance to fight back.

Given the current situation, and without the participation of contemporary righteous gods, the outcome is predictable.

But...

What's there to be afraid of?

Ye Qian has her own cheat code.

All the things Little Orange said earlier, such as how difficult it is to cross the Dream Realm, and how a person can be trapped in their own world and unable to get out, are not a problem for her.

Guided by the Mystic Thread, and with the sacrifice of Amia's status, traversing worlds is as easy as eating and drinking.

No Black Iron Rank?

What's there to be afraid of? The Dusk Organization is training them to perfection, Cannon Fodder Maid are coming in a team.

"I understand, but isn't it bad to let players kill each other? Do I have to compete with other players now?"

"It's not necessary, but everyone developing on their own can build up more troops to deal with the various forces on the island, which should speed things up. In a sense, you're no longer a player now, you're no different from us, and we can directly access a lot of intelligence. Some functions are also basically open to you. I just hope you can contribute to our homeland."

After Little Orange finished speaking, her expression suddenly became somewhat sad.

"I understand your concerns. Well... how should I put it? I'm not without support." Ye Qian looked at her sad expression and sensed it with her Mystic Thread, knowing that this girl was really worried about reality.

For her, the deaths of some players were already an inevitable sacrifice.

Upon hearing Ye Qian mention that someone was behind him, the other person tilted his head.

"Actually, I had already guessed some of it, but who is behind you?"

"Miss Dusk," Ye Qian said proudly, raising her head.

Little Orange: "?"

What kind of creature crawled out of those nooks and crannies?

Sensing the other person's thoughts, Ye Qian's face immediately darkened.

"Sorry, it seems Miss Dusk is very important to you. Who is she?" Little Orange, a little embarrassed.