Hippo Emperor

The Steward Elder shook his head and said, "Being a book author is not that simple. Writing a book is merely a method for a book author to achieve something they want through the medium of books."

"Using books as a medium to obtain what you want?" Ma Feifei frowned, asking with some doubt. This was the first time he had heard of such a thing.

"That's right. In fact, you should know that the books written by authors come with some magical effects. For example, you can obtain martial arts techniques, divine weapons, Divine Beast, and even enter the world within the book to live."

Steward Elder spoke, a look of reminiscence crossed his face. He looked up at the boundless sky and sighed, "In fact, according to legend, our Book Battle Continent was originally just a book. However, its quality was exceptionally high; it was the first book in history to be of Eternal grade quality. It was only after the Book Performance World was formed that the Book Battle Continent we know today was created."

Ma Feifei was quite taken aback upon hearing this. The Book Battle Continent was actually evolved from a single book? And Eternal grade? Could someone really write such an amazing book?

Furthermore, according to this logic, who was the author of the book "Book Battle Continent"? And where was he before the Book Performance World existed in the Book Battle Continent?

That doesn't make any sense at all.

Seemingly noticing the confusion in Ma Feifei's eyes, the Steward Elder smiled and explained, "Actually, there's a clue to this. In the most ancient mythological book that is recognized as the oldest surviving book in the Book Battle Continent, the author of the Book Battle Continent, Hippo Emperor, is mentioned."

"Hippo Emperor?" Ma Feifei smacked his lips, finding it hard not to laugh.

What's going on?

"It is said that Hippo Emperor was born before the beginning of the era. He was said to be a spiritual being born from heaven and earth. He was born with the All Beings Brush, the Star Paper, and the Divine Book protecting him. He is the ancestor of the human race and the first person of the era." When talking about Hippo Emperor, the Steward Elder was filled with worship, but there was also a hint of regret in his worship, as if he regretted that he was not born in the same era as Hippo Emperor.

"Why does it sound like a combination of Pangu and Fuxi?" Ma Feifei thought to himself, but his expression remained unchanged as he listened attentively.

"After the birth of Hippo Emperor, this world began to have color. Legend has it that Hippo Emperor wrote a book that created a world, and a stroke that created a star, writing about the Myriad Worlds and coexisting universes, which led to the current prosperous state of all things coexisting." On the Book Battle Continent, there are many legends about Hippo Emperor, and many disagreements have arisen, but the only universally acknowledged fact is that Hippo Emperor is indeed the number one being in all realms. Without Hippo Emperor, there would be no human race, and everything would return to chaos.

"So you mean that everything in the Myriad Worlds is an illusion, a world within a book? Throughout this entire era, we've been living in a story?" Ma Feifei was slightly surprised. If what the Steward Elder said was true, it was a bit too terrifying.

Upon hearing this, the Steward Elder chuckled and said, "What does it matter if everything in this world is real or fake? Since we exist, there must be a reason for it."

"As the saying goes, everything is preordained. If it's a story, our ending is already destined. If it's not a story, won't we also become a story in other people's mouths years later?"

Steward Elder finished speaking, he seemed to be lost in thought, shaking his head and sighing. He then stopped talking and continued walking forward with Ma Feifei.

Ma Feifei followed behind the Steward Elder, utterly bewildered: what happened to the promised analysis to help him understand the author?

However, Ma Feifei didn't dare to remind the Steward Elder that he had to maintain a cool and aloof demeanor in order to intimidate these alien natives.

Besides Ma Feifei and the Steward Elder, there were also many onlookers who wanted to see what rank Ma Feifei was as a book author.

After walking for a while, the Steward Elder finally brought Ma Feifei to the Author Assessment Guild.

Before they even entered, a row of assessment guild members dressed in various colored clothes stood outside, clearly having received a message from the Steward Elder and come out to greet them.

After all, the Ten Thousand Books Flying Together and the presence of books of Mythic-grade quality were enough to prove Ma Feifei's strength, so giving him a high-level reception was also to leave a good first impression on Ma Feifei.

Upon seeing Ma Feifei and the Steward Elder appear, the crowd at the entrance came forward one after another, led by an old man dressed in a red robe.

"This is Hong Tong, the president of the Yong'an City Author Assessment Guild, an eighth-rank writer with the Half-step Emperor Realm cultivation level," the Steward Elder introduced the red-robed old man to Ma Feifei.

Ma Feifei was also startled. She barely managed to suppress her urge to run away and nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

After introducing Ma Feifei, the Steward Elder then tried to introduce him to his guild leader, saying, "This gentleman is..."

At this point, the Steward Elder suddenly stopped, because he realized that he still didn't know Ma Feifei's name, so he naturally didn't know how to address him.

Of course, in fact, the Steward Elder had probably guessed Ma Feifei's real name from the conversation between Xun Ling and Ma Feifei. However, since Ma Feifei had chosen to hide it, he naturally wouldn't expose him, so he pretended to be deaf and dumb.

"My name is Long Aotian!" Ma Feifei said, cupping his hands in greeting.

Since he planned to change his appearance and continue living that way, Ma Feifei had no intention of going back to his original self; he might as well continue to play dumb.

"Dragon Book Master, I have long admired you," Hong Tong said with a smile and a cupped-hand salute.

"President Hong, greetings." Ma Feifei also greeted him with a smile.

After exchanging pleasantries, they entered the main hall under Hong Tong's guidance.

The main hall was quite spacious, with nothing but some furniture and furnishings. In the center was a square platform with a stone statue carved on it. The statue held a book, had a bronze sword at its waist, and gazed in all directions, exuding an aura of dominance over the world.

Beneath the stone statue, there is a crystal pillar.

Seeing Ma Feifei focus her gaze on the crystal pillar, Hong Tong explained, "This is the Author Assessment Pillar. It can clearly detect the author's Heart of the Book, as well as the quality of the book."

Upon hearing this, Ma Feifei felt a sense of unease and subconsciously asked, "Am I going to have to use this test later?"

Ma Feifei has a pretty good idea of his own abilities. He can pretend to be a big shot, but if you make him undergo a full-body checkup, he'll be in real trouble.

"No," Chairman Hong Tong shook his head with a smile.

Just as Ma Feifei breathed a sigh of relief, Hong Tong Master Hongdong said, "We all believe that your level is likely quite high, so we specially invited the Emperor artifact Book God Pillar to conduct a test for you."

Ma Feifei: "..."