508: Competing players

Luo Daonan wanted to step forward and give a hint, telling these players that Luo Zheng was very likely a child of destiny.

If they accidentally offended a child of destiny, tsk tsk, their future days would be filled with suffering.

But on second thought, even if he really told the players about this, how many would actually believe him?

And of those who believed him, how many would give up such a piece of fat meat that was practically in their hands?

Not long ago, when he encountered Hei Da Luan and realized he might be a child of destiny, his first reaction was to kill him and seize the treasure.

Even if he failed, his subsequent reaction was to bring in powerful experts to seize the treasure together.

If he exposed Luo Zheng's identity now, the players' reactions would likely be the same as Luo Daonan's before—thinking to take advantage of Luo Zheng's weakness to kill him and seize the treasure.

That would make things even more troublesome.

For a moment, Luo Daonan didn't know what to do, cursing these demon players in his heart over and over again.

Not knowing what to do himself, he had no choice but to seek advice from Looking Up at the Stars Faction.

Looking Up at the Stars Faction had once been a faction leader in North Mountain and had some experience in dealing with players.

Upon hearing about the Luo Family's situation, he immediately said:

"Wait, don't move for now, and try not to expose your identity.

"I have a bold plan right now with a very high failure rate. I need a safety net, so you shouldn't move.

"Continue acting as a native. With your previous friendship with Luo Zheng, I think even if my new plan fails, the old plan might still be pushed forward."

Luo Daonan was completely bewildered, not knowing what Looking Up at the Stars Faction intended to do.

The surrounding players were clearly unable to contain their excitement, approaching Luo Zheng one after another.

Luo Family Disciples, Live Targets, and other Household retainers and Servants all backed away, fearing they would be swept into the battle.

At this moment, the battle on the martial arts stage finally ended. The player who had first ascended the stage won and joyfully put the thoroughly dead corpse into his storage ring.

He looked toward Luo Zheng's direction and realized it was too late for him to rush over now. With a flash of inspiration, he shouted:

"Everyone! Everyone! Listen to me!

"We are all players, we are all one family. Harmony brings wealth, right? There's no need for all this killing; let's not let a little profit damage our relations.

"I propose that the Family Refining Day continues. After all, it's a big day for the Luo Family; we should still show them some consideration.

"However, let's change the format of this Family Refining Day. These trash from the Luo Family shouldn't go up. We players will go on stage ourselves to compete in a round-robin tournament. The final winner gets Luo Zheng.

"What do you all think?"

The Luo Family Disciples, who were called trash, were furious but didn't dare to speak out; these players were simply too strange.

Luo Zheng was stunned on the spot, clearly not having reacted to what was happening.

The players, on the other hand, discussed it for a bit and all nodded, agreeing to the proposal.

The player on the stage looked toward the Luo Family Head again and asked, "Does the Family Head agree?"

The Luo Family Head's face turned beet red, as if he had suffered the ultimate insult.

Straining with all his might, he finally managed to ask one question:

"Who exactly are you people?"

The name of 'players' was known to everyone in Eastern Region East, but in the Eastern Region west of the Great Desert, it was truly something new.

The player on the stage replied, "We are players. You don't know us now, but our names will surely be world-renowned in the future."

Another player asked, "Oh, if you don't know what players are, have you heard of Extraterrestrial Demons?"

The Luo Family Head was horrified: "Extraterrestrial Demons? You come from beyond?"

The player on the stage sighed: "That's why I hope the natives call us players instead of Extraterrestrial Demons. 'Extraterrestrial Demon' isn't a term exclusive to us; the Prison Land's history hasn't lacked for other Extraterrestrial Demons, but none can compare to us."

Hearing this, the Luo Family Head was shocked once again.

The players didn't wait for his answer and started drawing lots to begin the competition on their own.

A perfectly good Luo Family Refining Day instantly became a stage for the players to compete.

Luo Daonan scanned the area and saw that the Luo Family Disciples were all aggrieved but didn't dare to speak up, and he saw that the Luo Family Head was equally angry but helpless.

The players' strength was too great. Even the so-called Mortal players who had sneaked over were actually Spirit Nurturing practitioners who had cultivated techniques; beating these true Mortals of the Luo Family was easy.

Luo Daonan also saw Luo Zheng recover from his daze, a sharpness appearing in his eyes; he seemed very displeased with the players.

He had once been the Luo Family's Young Family Head and naturally had many attachments to the Luo Family. Seeing the players acting so arrogantly in the Luo Family, he was instinctively displeased.

Luo Zheng also saw the current Luo Family Head—his Second Uncle—standing there aggrieved and helpless against the players, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Luo Daonan also shook his head. These low-level Martial Artists had neither strength nor vision; they only liked to scheme in internal struggles.

Once someone stronger came knocking, they could do nothing but wait for death, or... Luo Daonan looked toward the main gate and found that players were already stationed there, stopping every Luo family member who tried to leave.

He breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed these demon players hadn't completely lost their minds and knew what needed to be done now.

The Luo Family's greatest reliance was the Green Feather Sect. If they really allowed them to ask the Green Feather Sect's experts to intervene, all the players present would be killed, and his, Luo Daonan's, infiltration would most likely end in failure.

'Could these players really occupy the nest and then send a bunch of players into the Green Feather Sect?'

Luo Daonan couldn't help but feel curious.

The matches on the martial arts stage continued, and the players fought fiercely, using various means that left the Luo Family members stunned and speechless.

Boom!

Suddenly, a loud explosion came from outside the Luo Family's main gate.

Everyone's attention was drawn there, and some instinctively looked toward the captured Artifact Refiner.

The elderly Artifact Refiner was filled with shame, yet he also looked toward the gate with curiosity.

Had a colleague also found this place? Wouldn't that mean they'd suffer the same fate as him?

Whoosh!

A ripple of spiritual power spread out, then enveloped the entire Luo Family like a hemispherical transparent membrane.

The players' expressions all changed, and the Luo Family members were already too startled to speak.

To be able to place the entire Luo Family into some kind of barrier in the blink of an eye, it must be an 'Immortal' who had stepped onto the path of cultivation.

Why would an Immortal come to our Luo Family?

The Luo Family Head felt as if he were about to faint.

He never would have dreamed that a common Family Refining Day would attract so many strange things.

"None of you move, keep silent, especially the players—do not move."

A voice came from afar; it was a voice transmission that instantly entered everyone's ears.

The Luo Family Head almost collapsed. Since it was a voice transmission, it must be an Immortal arriving in person.

What was he supposed to do?

Even Luo Zheng looked toward the main gate with a look of surprise. He also didn't know what was going on today or why an Immortal would grace them with their presence.

Soon, Looking Up at the Stars Faction appeared in everyone's sight.

He was wearing a blue and white Daoist robe in an extremely flamboyant manner, as if merging with the horizon. He held a Daoist sword in his hand, gripped upward, while his other hand maintained a spell-casting gesture.

As he drifted down from the air, his feet also leisurely pushed off the ground, striking an extremely elegant pose that made him look exceptionally otherworldly.

Luo Daonan couldn't help but find it odd. A Demon Race Player, and he's putting on such an act?