Chapter 297 - - 295 Alien Battlefield is your stage_1

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After turning the Seven-tailed Fox and others into his friends, Duge used the All in the Same Boat spell again.

This time,

he achieved Integral Dan Realm in an instant.

Having integrated the enormous power of the fox demon and others, Duge’s Yang God was as solid and lifelike as a real person, filled with a tactile sense.

That feeling of being overflowing with Spiritual Power made Duge feel that he didn’t need any spell, and he could just pin the Seven-tailed Fox to the ground with his bare hands.

This extent of Yang God truly achieved what is called gathering into form and dispersing into qi—vanishing and appearing at will, changing unpredictably.

That’s right.

Duge’s Yang God could freely control its form, becoming invisible or visible whenever he wished, and could even transform into anyone he desired.

Moreover, his movement was incredibly fast, reaching thousands of miles away in an instant.

Adding to that, the use of various Five Elements talismans, such as employing the Five Dragons Talisman for protection, drawing some Cloud Rain Talismans to bring rain, and using the Fire Dragon Talisman to burn the land…

Indeed, he could be called a Land Immortal.

Seeing Duge’s changes, Chen Ziyong was so envious that he almost drooled.

Now that he had the ability to travel thousands of miles in an instant, Duge couldn’t be bothered to wait for the people from the Special Affairs Bureau anymore.

He gathered all his friends together and used the Heavenly Net to isolate the back mountain of the Heavenly Master Sect, keeping them safe.

In half an hour, Duge visited Maoshan, Emei, Mount Lao, and several other major Cultivation Sects, turning the remaining sect members and disciples into his friends and collecting their Cultivation Techniques as well.

In actuality,

Cheng Yu’s Primordial Spirit state was already well-known; even if he didn’t make a move, merely appearing in Primordial Spirit form was enough to make many wish to befriend him and offer up everything they had.

But to be on the safe side, Duge still first scorned them, then simply beat them all up neatly, earning their true friendship.

After acquiring the Cultivation Techniques from several sects, Duge returned to the Heavenly Master Mountain and further improved his techniques.

Then, Duge found that Cultivation Techniques which trained all meridians didn’t show good results and, on the contrary, slowed down the cultivation speed.

In the end,

Duge decided on a set of mental methods based on Spirit Condensing Jue, Sky Gang’s Heart Method, Maoshan Heart Method, and Mixed Yuan Jue.

This set of methods abandoned the side meridians, focusing only on the twelve main meridians, which proved to be the fastest in cultivation speed. It not only allowed for accumulating Spiritual Power within the body but also strengthened the Divine Soul.

Duge named it the Supreme Pure Scripture and passed it on to everyone, letting them cultivate it to see if there were any side effects.

After he had done all this in his Primordial Spirit state, barely more than an hour had passed.

The people from Luo Family, Shi Family, and others who were on their way to the Heavenly Master Sect were still en route.

The people from the Special Affairs Bureau had already vanished without a trace.

At this point, having acquired the advanced skill of discrimination and utilizing the advantages of his Yang God to integrate the most suitable Cultivation Technique for himself,

this simulated world challenge no longer held any meaning for Duge.

Next,

eliminating the examinees or ending the main storyline became his primary task.

Of course,

the first examinees he had to eliminate were those from the Special Affairs Bureau.

Finding them was not difficult. By inquiring around the outskirts of Dragon Tiger Mountain about the transportation they were using and then consulting the transportation department for their whereabouts, Duge easily found their new destination—Beimang Mountain.

Knowing their destination made things much simpler.

Duge, carrying the Supreme Pure Seal, took a trip around Beimang Mountain. Without much effort, he turned the Ghost King of Beimang Mountain into one of his own.

He also found an examinee there who had the keyword “maneuvering.” Moreover, at the time, he had already persuaded the Ghost King of Beimang Mountain.

Unfortunately,

before he could take the next step, Duge usurped his plan.

While Duge waited at Beimang Mountain, as the Special Affairs Bureau’s people came to pay their respects, a few bolts of Lightning of Palm struck down a middle-aged man protected in the middle by Li Yao and Fu Lin, without even using the Supreme Pure Seal.

After that,

the stupified Sect Leaders from various factions were restored to their senses in an instant.

What followed became even more complicated, as Duge integrated Beimang Mountain with all the Cultivation Sects, as well as the Special Affairs Bureau representing the government.

Logically speaking, since he controlled all the channels, he should have been able to easily lead out the world’s main storyline.

However, something strange happened. The world’s main storyline never emerged, almost as if Sheng Wenhua’s Three Pure Hall truly had no descendants.

Unable to find the main storyline, the only way left to end the simulated world challenge was to eliminate the examinees.

But next, Duge couldn’t find the examinees either.

All the examinees disappeared without a trace, vanishing within this simulated world…

Unfortunately, the population in this simulated world was extraordinarily large, with various opposing nations totaling up to several billion people.

Searching for a few hundred non-responsive examinees in a population of several billion was virtually impossible.

Unless he was out of his mind and slaughtered everyone in the world.

Duge had the greatest power, so even without waging war, simply letting the Ghost King of Beimang Mountain lead the Underworld Soldiers to kill, he could indeed exterminate everyone inside the simulation.

But in the end,

Duge did not do so.

Even knowing the simulation was virtual, when he looked at these live people and those cute netizens who praised him and apologized to him online, he couldn’t get past his conscience.

Moreover, who knows how many eyes were watching him from outside?

Unable to find the candidates,

Duge didn’t sit idle, but began to explore the simulation.

In previous simulations, he didn’t have the strength he has now and was unable to reach the end of the world.

However, in this simulation, he had achieved Primordial Spirit, with astonishing speed representing the upper limit of this world’s abilities, allowing him to reach any place in the shortest possible time, disregarding time.

This provided him with the most convenient conditions.

Duge soared to the skies and burrowed into the earth, thoroughly scanning the simulation.

He finally concluded.

The simulation was indeed not the real world.

It was an intact planet, but it had boundaries on the outside.

After breaking through the atmosphere, even a Primordial Spirit would encounter a sense of stagnation, as if blocked by an invisible barrier impeding the way.

Not even the Supreme Pure Seal could slice through this barrier.

But inside the planet, its structure was exceedingly intricate; it was even possible to find fossils from millions of years ago in the soil hundreds of meters deep.

And the world had its own set of scientific logic.

Even a child in the most remote corner had his own thoughts and could learn the Cultivation Techniques taught by Duge. Everyone living in this world had infinite possibilities…

It must be said.

The simulation Pan-Universe Entertainment created was too exquisite—exquisite to the point of being frightening.

After ten days passed, Duge finally couldn’t wait any longer.

If he kept waiting, perhaps someone would not be able to resist emerging to compete with him for the world, but Duge didn’t have the patience to spent two months with them.

Atop a desolate snowy mountain, Duge directly called out for Nan Youlong to end the simulation.

Not long after.

The simulation abruptly ended.

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As soon as Duge exited the simulation, before he even had time to test the effects of the “Supreme Pure Heart Method” he created in reality, he received a call from Nan Youlong.

His voice carried a hint of helplessness, “Duge, what have you been doing? Weren’t you supposed to pick team members? Why did you go off and enjoy yourself again? With the way you took control of everything, how could others have any room to perform? This group of candidates was selected from across the nation, all sorts of exceptional individuals, and you forcefully shoved them back onto Gou Path. Do you know Bai Qing became so discouraged by you that he’s become reclusive!”

“Who is Bai Qing?” Duge asked.

“He’s the candidate who took control of the Bureau of Special Affairs, the fourth child of Bai Yanshou. He thought he could come in first this time, but you cleared him out with a single Lightning of Palm in the midst of a great situation,” Nan Youlong said.

Bai Yanshou.

He struggled for 35 years on the Alien Battlefield and finally placed third…

Bai Yanshou’s profile flashed through Duge’s mind; he answered casually and asked, “What are his key abilities?”

“Manipulation. His awakened skills are Puppet and Vision Sharing,” Nan Youlong laughed bitterly, “If you hadn’t participated in the simulation, he would have been the undisputed first place. He feels that your participation severely disrupted the fairness and now he’s making a fuss to go to the Alien Battlefield and fight alongside you!”

Fight alongside me?

Duge automatically ignored this statement and asked, “How does the Puppet skill work?”

“Prepare the strings in advance. As soon as someone touches his strings, they become puppets under his control; Vision Sharing allows him to share the vision of all puppets he controls,” Nan Youlong explained and then asked, “Forget about him, you can check his replay later. What’s with your skill? How did you turn a friendly move into something discriminatory?”

“You’re the one who wanted me to weaken myself!” Duge retorted, “I was thinking of ruining my reputation with discrimination first, then brush up on friendship, putting me at a lower starting point than everyone else, which could be seen as a form of fairness. Who knew that even after I reversed my approach, these folks would still be disappointing…”

The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly fell silent.

After quite awhile,

Nan Youlong finally asked, “What is your awakened ability?”

“Misunderstanding and Mutual Support.” Duge readily revealed his advanced abilities, and while describing their effects to Nan Youlong, he asked, “Old Nan, what’s the main storyline of this simulation?”

“The Ghost King of Beimang Mountain leads his troops sweeping across the Mortal Realm, and Sheng Wenhua’s heir displays divine skills to save the world,” Nan Youlong sighed again, saying, “You directly intercepted the Ghost King of Beimang Mountain, so naturally, Sheng Wenhua’s heir never emerged…”

Fuck!

Duge cursed silently and said with a laugh, “Old Nan, it’s still early, why not open another simulation for me to play in?”

He hadn’t finished his sentence when Nan Youlong interrupted him, “Impossible. The resources you won haven’t been distributed yet, and opening the simulation consumes portions of the resources.

We had hoped opening another simulation for you would help nurture a few promising talents through your guidance, but look at what you’ve done! At the rate you’re going, even opening a few more simulations wouldn’t cover the resource costs with what you’ve won from first place. The simulation is meant to select talent, it’s not your personal playground. Duge, there’s no point playing house with kids— the Alien Battlefield is where you belong…”

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