All-Heavens Game, the Strongest Player

Chapter 134 The Overlord's Palace
Sometimes, even if you know you're well hidden and that the other person won't find you, you still can't suppress your natural reaction when faced with a strong crisis.

And that's exactly what happened to Chu Xiu and his two companions.

The "big monster" that swam across the shallows of time was none other than the Buddha Wutian in "Journey to the West: The Sequel," who asked the Buddha, "Will you go on your own, or will I send you off?"

His aura was actually not very strong.

When I walked past that group of "troublemakers," I was attacked and treated like prey.

However, Chu Xiu and his two companions, who possessed the Mark of the Heavens, could vaguely discern the terrifying power hidden beneath the ordinary appearance.

My heart was in my throat, and I dared not move an inch.

A few minutes later, after the "only" Buddha Wutian had gone far away, Zhou Wudao said with lingering fear, "It is definitely an existence above the tenth level, and may even be above the fifteenth level. We can't stay in this River of Time. We must quickly use the mark to communicate with the game of the heavens and change areas!"

After saying that, he opened the map again.

Leap with the power of the mark.

They simply switched to a shallow beach, and between the two was a distance that even the Monkey King could not cross in a hundred million years by somersaulting his cloud.

There's no need to worry about that "big monster" returning.

"We're lucky this time, there's a Marvel Universe time fragment ahead!" Zhou Wudao said.

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu looked ahead and saw a shattered small planet amidst the spatial turbulence. On it was a fire giant, smashing the ground with all its might.

That's Asgard after the fire giants destroyed it in Thor: Ragnarok.

"The Mark of the Heavens has another function, which is that all paths return to oneself and will not be weakened by crossing worlds!" Zhou Wudao led Chu Xiu and the other into the room and said, "For example, here, powers that do not belong to Marvel cannot be used, and one's cultivation will be weakened by at least 90%. Systems with low compatibility with the laws of the Marvel universe will even be weakened by more than 99%!"

With that, he shattered the fire giant with a single punch.

"And we have not weakened in the slightest!"

"So, only those who possess the mark can explore the fragments of time?" Chu Xiu asked.

“That’s right.” Zhou Wudao nodded: “This is also why I decisively quit the last time I went into the dungeon after realizing there was no hope of obtaining the Mark of the Heavens—power without the support of the mark is useless in the long river of time, and will be greatly reduced when facing future monster sieges!”

Now, let's return to the topic from before.

"What exactly is a siege?" Chu Xiu asked.

It's no secret that monster sieges occur on Earth, but it only happens once every thousand years, making it far too distant for ordinary players.

How could an ordinary person live for a thousand years!

"Actually, it's just that the River of Time overflowed, and fragments poured into Blue Star, creating a Time Shallows where all sorts of monsters roam and attack the main city!" Zhou Wudao said, "Just like the River of Time, people really die here! Once the city can't be defended, everyone will die!"

This made Chu Xiu frown.

"Didn't they say we could hide in the world of imprints?"

"That's just a lie we wove for the world to avoid causing panic! In reality, the Mark of the Heavens can only allow one person to survive until the river recedes, at the cost of the mark's dissipation!" Zhou Wudao said, "One mark, one person. Even I can only bring five people besides myself!"

This was both good news and bad news for Chu Xiu.

If the mark can survive, then at least his safety is not a problem.

But he could only save two people besides himself from dying. If he had three children with Wushang in the future, and the mark did not grow, he would have to make a choice if he could not stop the monsters from attacking the city.

It was a cruel choice.

"Besides blocking them, there's another thing: the protection of a tenth-tier player!" Zhou Wudao added, "Tenth tier is a hurdle. Once you reach that level, the player will possess power that transcends the river of time. At that time, they themselves become a mark that can protect thousands of people!"

At this point, he paused.

He added, "Things after the tenth rank are completely different from those below the tenth rank! Below the tenth rank, the mark is king, but above the tenth rank, the rank determines everything!"

This was the first time Chu Xiu had ever heard of these things.

"Does that mean that marks above the tenth rank are useless?" "Quite the opposite!" Zhou Wudao shook his head and said, "After the tenth rank, players can activate the true function of the marks, the 'authority.' Each mark is equivalent to 'one rank.' Ten ranks plus nine marks are equivalent to a max-level nineteenth-rank player! Although it's only equivalent, and it's still a bit inferior to a max-level player, advancing to the next rank after the tenth rank is harder than climbing to heaven. Marks can be considered a shortcut!"

At this point, he looked at his daughter.

She added, "The talent of being unharmed is very powerful! Theoretically, once she reaches level ten and binds herself to a player with 'eight marks', she can reach level nineteen!"

Then came a series of explanations.

This means that Zhou Wudao had high expectations for his daughter, wanted Wushang to bind to him, and then he would elevate himself to "Ninth Rank, Eight Marks" before trying to get Wushang to the Tenth Rank.

That way you can reach the maximum level of privileges.

In comparison, it was much simpler than him obtaining the ninth mark on his own.

Because in the world that follows, it's just too difficult to get promoted!

"So, being unharmed is the key you used to deal with the 'Tide of Time.' By binding me, she has completely negated the path you provided and utterly disrupted your plans?"

Zhou Wudao nodded upon hearing this.

He added, "Not only me, but the expectations of the three dominant forces in the South, North, and West districts will also be dashed, and the relationship between the four districts will be affected as a result!"

Chu Xiu was speechless upon hearing this.

He really hadn't expected that there would be so many complications involved.

“But Dad, you failed in the seventh-tier dungeon and didn’t get the Heavenly Mark. What makes you think you can get the eighth-tier dungeon mark?” Zhou Wushang said.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wudao fell silent.

No words were spoken.

Because he truly wasn't confident!

It seems like you're only three marks away from reaching the "max level," but those last three marks are increasingly difficult, especially for upgrading to the ninth-tier dungeon.

It's harder than climbing all the way to the eighteenth level!

"Huh, where is this place?"

The appearance of a city ahead caught the attention of the three.

Zhou Wudao stared intently, then exclaimed in surprise, "This is a city that failed to defend against the monster siege and was annihilated in the river of time! When the court session ended, their entire 'Overlord Palace' was washed away by the river and fell into the river!"

After saying that, he led Chu Xiu and the other person away quickly.

As they walked, he said, "The real city must have been destroyed long ago. This is a 'Overlord Instance' that can only be accessed during a 'siege'. Although it's virtual, the Overlord's authority is real. If we can take it, we can get the tax revenue of that entire region, which would be a huge sum of money for me!"

Immediately, he kicked open the door and went inside.

The next moment, a terrifying aura rushed over, causing Zhou Wudao to stop in his tracks.

"Good heavens, a ninth-tier overlord! Before this city was annihilated, it was stronger than our Blue Star!"

As he spoke, he mobilized his power, and the six "Heavenly Marks" overlapped.

The momentum was immediately at its peak.

This gave Chu Xiu a jolt of excitement, and he thought to himself, "Is my father-in-law going to use a seventh-level opponent to defeat a ninth-level opponent?"

But the next moment, Zhou Wudao sent a command to the mark.

"Back to the city!"

Chu Xiu: "???"

(End of this chapter)