When I was in a world of unconventional rules and taboos

"If that were all there was to it, then the world of ghost stories would have only existed for a few decades."

"However, if you look at the vast expanse of history, you will discover some interesting things."

Throughout history, countless weak empires have risen to their peaks in a short period of time, reaching levels unimaginable to ordinary people, while countless powerful empires and dynasties have succumbed to sudden natural disasters and man-made calamities, teetering on the brink of destruction...

"Was the glory of those empires due to the successful completion of the chosen ones' trials? And weren't those sudden natural and man-made disasters like punishments bestowed upon the chosen ones after their failure?!"

"Are the changes of that time and moment exactly the same as those of this moment?"

"It's like a cycle that keeps repeating itself. The resurgence of the Dragon Kingdom today is no less glorious than it was in the past."

Xu Miao looked at Su Ming with a complicated expression. As he spoke, his thoughts seemed to drift into the long river of history, as if he had witnessed the rise and fall of powerful empires.

Even after becoming one of the chosen ones, he was still deeply shocked when he heard these astonishing remarks.

If this is indeed the case, then the existence of the ghost story world is beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

He is like a colossal being hidden in the long river of history, constantly overlooking the workings and changes of the world, and choosing the time to arrive and depart.

Each of His appearances brought about the destruction of an empire.

Yet it could also pave the way for the newly established empire to achieve glory.

He is like a mastermind, constantly manipulating the rise and fall of the entire human world.

Every time He appears, He causes a huge uproar in the human world, but whenever He disappears, He will deliberately erase all traces.

Therefore, when some of the truth cannot be recorded in history.

Can the truth of history still be the true truth?!

"So, what is His purpose?"

Su Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, concealing the strangeness deep within them, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face, as if he was considering the possibilities.

The repeated arrivals and disappearances of the ghost story world must have a purpose.

Otherwise, He wouldn't be so bored as to select chosen ones from various countries to participate in the supernatural tales.

As the chosen ones from the previous batch, Xu Miao and his wife must have known His purpose.

Xu Miao did not disappoint him, directly revealing the true purpose of the Strange Tales World.

"He is selecting the true warriors!"

"Every time He appears, it is to select the true warriors."

"When the chosen one successfully completes ten mystery dungeons and reaches a critical point in strength, they will receive an invitation from Him to go to the mystery space and participate in the real mystery of the rules."

"The rule-based supernatural tales that your group of chosen ones participated in before were all exactly the same, practically synchronized. But those weren't real supernatural tale instances; they were just projections of them."

"The power system revealed in the projected copy is only one-tenth of that in the real copy."

"Major events that occur in the projected copy will also be sensed by the people in the real copy."

"Su Ming, don't think that just because you destroyed the real instance of the [Haunted Building] this time, the real Rules of the Strange Tales are really that weak. On the contrary, the [Haunted Building] in Liao'an City is actually just a makeshift stage that it has temporarily set up. It is nothing. The real Rules of the Strange Tales is a whole, fully functioning world."

"Everyone you encountered in the previous [Town Priest] instance was merely a projection of real-world characters. The real God and Satan are far more terrifying than you imagine. Last time, if you hadn't run fast, you might not have been able to complete [Exorcist Detective], because the God and Satan who came then were their real selves, not projections..."

"The real instance of 【Exorcist Detective】, along with all the projected instances, was wiped out by these two. Even that nascent evil god didn't survive. If the other chosen ones hadn't run away quickly or died quickly, they would all have been killed by you..."

"What you did at the [Town Priest], even though you only killed a projection, still angered these two supreme Western gods. If you ever actually enter a Western-style real-world instance, you might be in for a lot of trouble..."

Even Xu Miao couldn't help but complain when he got to this point; this guy had really maxed out his ability to cause trouble.

If it weren't for Su Ming's strength, good luck, and maxed-out escape skills, he would have been cornered by the two Western bigwigs in the City of Sin long ago.

However, seeing Su Ming's nonchalant expression, he knew he had spoken in vain. With this guy's personality, he would probably dare to chop down even God or Satan in their true forms without hesitation.

Su Ming didn't care about Xu Miao's inner thoughts at this moment, and he wasn't even afraid of offending God and Satan. Instead, he looked at the two people in front of him with a meaningful expression.

"Can His invitation be refused?"

Since Xu Miao and his wife are still in the real world, it means that they can refuse His invitation.

"That's right. Although accepting His invitation might lead to more exciting experiences and greater power, we don't want to continue living that kind of life."

"Therefore, we chose to refuse His invitation."

Of the chosen ones in our batch, only a handful agreed; the rest refused.

In return, after He departs, we are forbidden from displaying any supernatural abilities in front of ordinary people, and we are even less allowed to reveal any secrets about the strange tales of the rules to them. All our identities, along with all information about the strange tales of the rules, will be completely erased.

"That's why you couldn't find any information about my husband and me before."

"Originally, I planned to tell you these things at another time, but since we've run into each other now, I'll tell you all at once!"

Xu Miao looked at Su Ming with a complicated expression and sighed inwardly.

He gripped his wife's hand even tighter.

If possible, he would prefer to change the occasion and the location, and confront Su Ming alone, to reveal these secrets.

As fellow chosen ones of the Dragon Kingdom, he naturally wouldn't deliberately hide these things.

On the contrary, informing this year's chosen ones of these things in advance can also help them dispel confusion and provide assistance.

But there was nothing she could do; the man in front of her was far too dangerous, dangerous to an unimaginable degree.

It's like a powder keg that could explode at any moment.

No one could predict what he would do next.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have deliberately avoided meeting the other party with his wife.

If he hadn't been caught red-handed this time, he would have only met with Su Ming alone at a special time.