343: Current situation

Maton, who was hit by the durian, directly suppressed him with his Spiritual Sense, sensing that the opponent's strength was only around ninth-grade, which meant he was merely a Qi Refining Cultivator.

He immediately relaxed, even feeling a little like laughing.

He directly interrupted the other party, saying, "Don't think you can be fearless just because the Yao Beast army is nearby. Although I'm severely injured now, killing you would be effortless."

The man in the python robe paused, a smirk playing on his lips: "Cultivators of the Immortal Foundation Golden Core Dao Lineage particularly enjoy using Spiritual Sense to detect strength. I'm a little curious, in your eyes, what level of strength do I possess?"

A bad premonition arose in Maton, who was hit by the durian, and he said, "Are you saying you concealed your cultivation?"

The python-robed man shook his head: "The cultivation in the eyes of our Yuyao Kingdom is not the same as the cultivation discussed by your Immortal Foundation Golden Core Dao Lineage..."

Before he could finish speaking, the earth beneath his feet suddenly split open, and a giant snake, several hundred meters long, coiled out. The man stood on the snake's head, slowly rising, looking down at Maton, who was hit by the durian.

The python-robed man said, "This Demon Body great demon, and indeed the entire Yao Beast army, are all our 'cultivation.'

"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Yuwen Hong, an envoy under Prince Yuwen of the Yuyao Kingdom."

"Now, Prince Yuwen gives you two choices."

"First, become a slave under my Yuyao Kingdom, and from then on, serve beneath the Prince."

"Second, die."

The great snake's cold eyes were fixed on Maton, who was hit by the durian, its forked tongue slowly flicking out.

This was not of the Yao Race, but a Yao Beast, and absolutely a fifth-grade Yao Beast. Even Maton at his peak would have to go all out, let alone him in his current severely injured state.

Maton, who was hit by the durian, thought for a moment and asked, "If I choose to become a slave, will you inflict some sort of control method on me?"

Yuwen Hong nodded: "That is natural. All who enter my Yuyao Kingdom, whether Yao Beast or Yao Race, whether Demonic Beast or Spirit Beast, must bear the Prince's power and from then on cannot disobey the Prince."

Maton, who was hit by the durian, thought carefully. Players had privileges and could not be controlled by others; even Soul-based methods could be easily washed away.

He then had no qualms and said directly, "Alright, I'll go with you to the Yuyao Kingdom."

...The border south of Beishan.

Ye Chun, dressed in a simple white training uniform, held a long spear and stood atop a high mountain.

His gaze pierced through the clouds, looking north.

His brows furrowed.

After the Immortal Dynasty System released the rankings, it was equivalent to a server-wide event.

As a Golden Core Cultivator, Ye Chun's initial thought was to kill Demon Bodies and compete for a spot on the Demon Body hunting leaderboard.

He had absolute confidence in leaderboards based purely on combat.

But he soon realized something was amiss.

A Yuyao Kingdom inexplicably appeared in the north, driving a Yao Beast army southward. Most of the indigenous Yao Beasts and Yao Race along the way were enslaved, and Yao Race players either fled or died.

The individual Demon Body great demons who were originally supposed to oppose the Immortal Dynasty actually became slaves of the Yuyao Kingdom under this wave, gathering together to form a formidable combined force.

Ye Chun searched for opportunities on the periphery for a long time but never saw any lone Demon Bodies; they all acted in groups, seemingly becoming part of the army.

Although he considered his strength far superior to ordinary people, he would not be so reckless as to challenge an army with a great demon of the same Realm alone.

Ye Chun was also certain that other players would have the same idea.

Because until now, the Demon Body hunting leaderboard remained empty.

Originally, there was a Looking Up at the Stars Faction member who fled south and was alone, which could have been killed, but as he connected to the Immortal Dynasty System, he immediately became an ally, and killing him no longer counted for points.

All the Golden Core players could only cease their activities.

"What exactly is going on with this Yuyao Kingdom?"

Ye Chun frowned in confusion, but then another thought grew wildly in his mind, making the corners of his mouth curl up.

"This matter, I'm afraid, the state-stabilizing seal didn't account for at all."

"That's why he set up the Demon Body hunting leaderboard before this; he originally intended for us to gradually encroach upon Beishan's territory, but he never expected the Yuyao Kingdom to invade from the south, making the hunting of lone Demon Bodies impossible."

"He even urgently issued new missions, sending a group of low-level players north with jade tokens, risking their lives to get Yao Race players to connect to the System. This further indicates that he was completely unaware of the Yuyao Kingdom."

"He cannot calculate everything."

The psychological pressure brought by being calculated by the state-stabilizing seal not long ago suddenly lifted with the version update, becoming much clearer.

Indeed, in the old version, the state-stabilizing seal was invincible, with no opponents, able to recklessly calculate everything and firmly suppress the players' advancement paths.

But now that the version was open and powerful enemies from outside had brazenly invaded, the state-stabilizing seal himself was overwhelmed, how could he still manage every player below him?

Ye Chun could even imagine that if there were powerhouses of the same level as the state-stabilizing seal, or even stronger powerhouses, in that Yuyao Kingdom, then the state-stabilizing seal would probably come to him, trying to help him reshape his Dao Heart and assist him in his Breakthrough.

They were now on a united front.

"It's getting more and more interesting..." "It's not what I thought before, the Xuanhuan World really isn't a rigid competitive game..." "Variables, more and more..." "Gameplay, more and more..."

Ye Chun smiled.

The invasion of the Yuyao Kingdom did thwart his ambition to climb the rankings, but it also showed him more possibilities for the future.

He began to look forward to the state-stabilizing seal's next countermeasures...Southern Great Mountains.

This area was also dominated by the Yao Race.

However, because the Southern Mountains had many miasmas, many Formations, many ancient ruins, and no teleportation arrays connecting to the Immortal Dynasty, the danger level of the Southern Mountains was even higher than that of the Northern Mountains. Therefore, whether it was the Season Two players' starting choices or the Human-Demon War, the Southern Mountains' presence was not high.

Now, with the Northern Great Mountains invaded by the Yuyao Kingdom, many player Yao Race and indigenous Yao Race fled through the Great Desert towards the Southern Mountains, making the situation here more chaotic by the day.

Li Changfeng arrived in a miasma forest amidst this chaos.

He wore a white Daoist robe, looking quite ethereal and immortal.

He did not ride the Fire Wolf mount he had purchased with a hefty sum, but traveled alone on the wind, his long hair flowing, appearing particularly otherworldly.

The scenery before him constantly changed, first verdant mountains, then dark thickets, finally transforming into a strange swamp supported by vines and dead branches, emitting green miasma.

Li Changfeng glanced at the large banner not far away, which bore the name of the local power: Underworld Demonic Sect.

Two people were waiting for him under the banner, both dressed in black robes, heavily wrapped, as if afraid others wouldn't know they were demonic Cultivators.

Li Changfeng followed the two forward, as if passing through an illusion, and the surrounding scenery changed once again, becoming a bloody swamp where a blood giant lay on the ground, forming a mountain, serving as the Underworld Demonic Sect's base. Its outstretched left hand formed the entrance and mountain gate of the Demonic Sect.

A black-robed woman was waiting at the mountain gate, looking at Li Changfeng, and asked, "Where is Director Li Shaohua?"