Master Changsheng

Chapter 172, Page 169: Touching Your "Immortality"

"Oh no, why isn't Ankai replying to me??"

"Didn't he say that communication could be achieved through a [contract]?"

"Is this kid lying to me?"

Hanks looked conflicted, and around him, one undead figure after another surged from the ground…

His eyes were bloodshot, and he exuded a chaotic madness.

Some of them wore long robes, others wore tattered armor…

Although their clothing styles are different, they do share some common features.

The words "Divine Court" were gleaming on their chests, forming a stark contrast with their grayish-white skeletons.

There are two characters engraved on the back of the garment, covering the entire back from top to bottom.

Even though their clothes were tattered on the back, the two words still shone brightly, radiating a faint glow!

—Eternal life!

The space was so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. The only light in the room was the two characters "Divine Court" on the chest and the two characters "Eternal Life" on the backs of the dead.

Hanks felt a chill run down his spine upon seeing this scene…

Although these skeletal undead exuded an aura of decay, the words "immortality" on their backs somehow made Hanks sense a glimmer of life...

The clash of these two conflicting auras caused a chaotic madness to emanate from the skeletal undead from time to time.

Standing here, enveloped by this chaotic madness, Hanks felt as if he were seeing mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Just as his eyes were about to turn bloodshot, a dark brown light suddenly shone on his body. Hanks was dressed in a well-tailored tuxedo, wearing a top hat, and holding a waist-high cane.

This aristocratic attire flashed by, and the next moment, Hanks exuded an aura exactly like the spirits of the dead in this place…

Amidst the chaos, there was a hint of madness.

This caused the undead around Hanks to pause, and a few even scratched the ground with their toes.

Seemingly embarrassed by treating Hanks as an outsider, he was digging his toes into the ground…

Seeing the undead looking embarrassed, Hanks breathed a sigh of relief.

That aristocratic attire he was just wearing was the manifestation of his [Spirit-Conjurer] form…

"Hanks, try removing the word 'immortality' from their names. I suspect it's related to the first level of the Divine Court, the secret method of immortality."

"Huh?" Hanks was taken aback, just as Ankai's voice rang in his ears.

"Lord Ankai! Help me!!"

"I know you can hear me. Save me, and I'll tell you the location of the magic stone mine!"

No matter how Hanks called out to him, Ankai didn't respond at all.

Hanks was so angry that he was about to start cursing when he suddenly remembered that the kid would hear him cursing Ankai.

Helpless, Hanks could only suppress his resentment...

Recalling Ankai's speculation about the secret to immortality in this place...

Hanks' eyes darted around, and in a flash, he approached a gray-white, skeletal undead dressed in a long robe...

"Brother, can I touch your 'immortality'?"

The undead was suddenly stunned; his mind was not capable of responding to the question.

Just as he was about to ignore this "abnormal companion" and return underground...

But then, it appeared as if two black and white vortexes appeared in Hanks' eyes. The skeletal undead standing in front of Hanks paused for a moment, then voluntarily exposed its back to Hanks...

Seeing this, Hanks didn't hesitate any longer and grabbed it...

Tear!

He clutched the word "immortality" in his hand, and the withered bones and undead before him suddenly turned into ashes...

And at this very moment!

The ground here suddenly started to vibrate!

A loud roar came from beneath the ground!

"hateful!"

"You actually dare to come?!"

"Donglin, you traitor! Prepare to die!"

Holding the "elixir of immortality" in his hand, Hanks suddenly froze...

he…

It seems I've been mistaken for "Donglin"...

"Ankai! Help me!"

Hanks roared inwardly, and a few seconds later, Ankai's response echoed in his mind...

"Life and death are preordained, wealth and honor are determined by fate..."

"There's no saving him, he's just waiting to die."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ankai unilaterally severed all contact with Hanks…

...

This is the entrance.

The four top human powers—the Warrior Association, the Mage Association, the Wizard Association, and the Human Royal Management Association—have converged.

The leader was a member of the Human Royal Family Management Association, from one of the five major human royal families, and a third prince.

Carrying a long sword, he led the four major associations into this place, and as soon as they stepped in, they felt the earth tremble and heard a faint roar:

"Give me your life..."

The group paused, a bad premonition creeping into their hearts for some reason…

I wanted to leave, but it turns out I have to stay for 24 hours before I can leave…

An hour later, the [Alien Alliance Conference], led by the Elf Alli, brought a large number of alien races into the area.

As soon as they entered, they saw humans being hunted down by the undead of this place…

They were about to make a mocking remark when they discovered a new wave of undead suddenly emerging from the ground and charging towards them!

Alli didn't care at all; she possessed a secret treasure given to her by the Elf Queen!

I wanted to teach him a lesson.

As she sensed the undead's strength and prepared to attack...

Suddenly I realized…

These undead are all at the seventh rank!

And behind them is another huge creature, even more terrifying in strength!!!

"run!"

...

Call ~

Inside the top deck of the orcish 10,000-meter-long ship, Ankai patted his chest and let out a soft sigh of relief.

Luckily, he didn't go.

He saw through Hanks's perspective that the four major human powers, as well as the alien races, were being chased and attacked by the undead there.

Every now and then, creatures that fall behind are torn to pieces by the undead.

And there's another big guy who mistook Hanks for "Donglin"?

An Kai frowned. He suddenly realized that Dong Lin, that bastard, hadn't chosen the nameless town on a whim.

Perhaps the royal guards of the Principality of Bucklin were also misled by Donglin when they chose to establish a town in an unnamed place.

Judging from the angry words of that big guy in the Divine Court, it seems that Donglin, that bastard, has tricked him.

But why did he mistake Hanks for Donglin?

"Could it be that Donglin also has a name... Hanks-Donglin?"

An Kai couldn't understand it.

"This [Divine Court] is truly terrifying..."

"Seventh-tier beings are like ants; there are bigger monsters underground..."

An Kai frowned. The Divine Court had suddenly appeared, and its strength was terrifying.

It always feels like someone dropped a nuclear bomb on your doorstep.

"My lord, we have arrived."

Just as Ankai was pondering the problem, the Eighth Prince of the Orcs pushed open the door and entered.

Looking out the window from the cabin, a gate that stretches across the sky, seemingly as high as the heavens, appears before my eyes!

Above the entrance, the two characters "Divine Court" shone brightly.

Just seeing these two words brings to mind a sense of peace and tranquility, and a feeling of national prosperity and peace.

It makes people subconsciously want to enter this world.

They believed that the true "Shangri-La" was only within the gates of their homes...

What comes to mind when you see it?

Upon hearing Ankai's question, the eighth prince of the orcs frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said seriously:

"I believe that's where my twenty-eighth brother's concubine resides!"

"Hmm? Why?"

"Because I want to sleep with his concubine!"

Ankai: ...

The two brothers really do share the same hobbies...

He didn't ask why, because he knew.

The twenty-eighth prince of the orcs once said something.

After sleeping with all of his eight brothers' concubines, he suddenly realized that what he truly loved were elves and humans.

Instead of green-skinned, screaming orcish beings...

Through the orc prince's reply, Ankai confirmed one thing: everyone who sees this portal will see different things.

What they have in common is that they evoke fond memories and make people subconsciously want to enter.

Gazing at the gate that stretched across the sky, seemingly reaching the heavens, An Kai pondered something.

If this portal were used as the portal to Chaos City, wouldn't it be enough to just wait at home and have plenty of people voluntarily join Chaos City?

By then.

Do taxes and resources experience explosive growth every day?

An Kai's eyes lit up at this thought.

A portal that comes with its own "seduction" and "temptation" is practically tailor-made for him!

If you want something, the first thing you have to do is to take it for yourself!

"Order the gates to be sealed off; no one is allowed to enter!"

At Ankai's command, the orc army sprang into action.

The giant ship is speeding along!

They recklessly crashed into everything in their path.

"Orcs?!"

"Why didn't they go in!"

"Just bear with it, that's how these barbarians are."

"Let them go first, don't mess with them. These guys have muscles, but nothing..."

"Shh, keep your voice down, are you out of your mind!"

...

Standing on the deck of the ten-thousand-meter-long giant ship, Ankai had a face similar to that of the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs.

After reaching the [Meditation] level [Lv44] and being "Empowered", Ankai could hear those sounds very clearly.

He turned to look at the eighth prince of the orcs: "Did you hear that? They're calling you barbarians."

The eighth orc prince grinned dismissively, "Let them scream. We'll twist their heads off in a minute!"

"Be civilized."

"Then I'll gently twist their cute heads off in a bit."

...

The orc army, relying on its brute force, blocked the entrance in about an hour.

From this point on, the only way to enter the portal from the orcs is to fly over their heads.

Unfortunately, with their sixth-tier limit, they simply couldn't fly over the orcs' heads...

The portal is nearly 100,000 meters wide.

The giant ship that An Kai was riding, which was 10,000 meters long, blocked the entrance from the side, occupying only about one-tenth of the space.

The remaining space was blocked by other giant ships, each over a kilometer long.

While other forces and scattered creatures were waiting for the orcs to enter the Divine Court, they found that the orcs were blocking the entrance and not moving an inch.

They remained unmoved by the "temptations" inherent in portals.

Little did they know that these orcs were all slaves of Ankai.

Ankai could dispel the temptation in their hearts with just a thought.

and so.

As long as Ankai himself is not "tempted" by the portal, it's equivalent to these orcs also not being "tempted"...

"Huh? What are these orcs doing?!"

"What's the meaning of them blocking the entrance?"

"What are these barbarians up to?!"

...

The orcs' unusual behavior alerted other external forces.

For example, the three giants of the Wasteland: the Wasteland Mage Association, the Wasteland Noble Management Association, and the Wasteland Development Management Association, are now gathered together.

Looking at the orcs in front of the gate, I don't understand what they are doing.

However, they did not act rashly.

no way.

The orcs that entered this time were extremely powerful, numbering over a thousand sixth-tier orcs.

Even if there are only average sixth-tier orcs, the sheer number of them can lead to a qualitative change; if they were gathered together, they could still destroy any force present…

"What kind of trouble are those damned barbarians going to cause this time!"

"I don't know, but... I feel like this group of orcs is behaving a bit strangely?"

"Something's not right. They seem... to be starting to use their brains..."

The three forces in the wasteland murmured, frowned, and watched the orcs' every move in front of the gate through long-range observation devices.

After the orcs had formed their battle formation, they were under the watchful eyes of many forces.

A giant ship, a kilometer long, suddenly set sail.

A huge banner was hung at the forefront of the orc fleet…

[Entry fee to the Divine Court: One mid-grade magic stone per person!]

[Those who violate this rule will be executed!]

Unauthorized entry will result in execution!

Those who disobey orders will be executed!

At the very end of this information, a small note appeared on the banner.

[Those whose households have one or more Tier 6 professionals, or whose households or individuals hold important positions within their organizations, can travel to the 10,000-meter-long mega-ship to enjoy preferential rates.]

The moment the banner was hung up, it caused an immediate stir in the area.

At the gathering place of the three major forces in the wasteland, they saw the banner displayed by the orcs and angrily cursed:

"These bastards! Do they even know how much a mid-grade magic stone is worth?"

"Who gave them the audacity!"

"This is outrageous! This is outrageous!"

"We absolutely cannot pay this money! We absolutely cannot pay it!"

Not only the three major forces in the desolate region, but other forces here also cursed loudly.

Everyone cursed the orcs for being too greedy.

Or they don't know what's good for them.

No one paid.

Either they don't have any mid-grade magic stones, or they do but are unwilling to hand them over.

They are all waiting, waiting for those forces within the Divine Court to appear and uphold justice for them!

Taking advantage of the absence of the four top human powers and the [Alien Alliance Conference], the orcs committed this heinous act.

If we don't teach them a lesson, these barbarians might do something even more outrageous!

The orcs' toll ship, where the twenty-eighth orc prince, Guleil, sat, felt his calves twitching.

He always had this illusion that a professional would descend from the sky at any moment and slap him to death.

He wasn't the only one who felt this way.

Along with him, the Orc King, who specialized in charging "entry fees" for mid-grade magic stones, did the same...

"Father, I told you the Eighth Prince had a rebellious streak!"

"If it weren't for him, would we be suffering like this here?!"

"Alas! You are but an avatar; once you die, you die. But your son is not; your son is the real body!"

The twenty-eighth prince of the orcs, Guleil, wore a bitter expression and said something that displeased the orc king's avatar.

"How come I never noticed before that you, you bastard, could speak so rudely?"

The orc king's clone said resentfully, then ignored the orc prince Guleil's rambling.

Even he felt that An Kai's arrangement was somewhat inappropriate.

He believed that no one would be willing to pay an entry fee of a mid-grade magic stone.

night.

The three major powers in the wasteland were unwilling to be kept out by the despicable orcs.

After making contact with external forces, the leaders of the three major forces, who were in the middle of the ocean, followed the instructions of the person in charge of their respective forces and began to contact the other forces that were blocked outside the door.

Paying money is absolutely out of the question.

Without entering the portal, it is equally impossible.

It has now been confirmed by multiple forces that the Divine Court possesses a secret method for achieving immortality.

Immortality…

This is an irresistible temptation for them.

The next day, at dawn.

An Kai lay in the top deck of the 10,000-meter-long giant ship.

Enjoying the sea breeze blowing in from the window...

From yesterday until now, not only has no one entered the gate, but no one has even made any inquiries.

However, Ankai was not in a hurry.

All beginnings are hard.

He believed that it wouldn't be long before these stubborn guys would willingly pay money and enter the portal to collect resources for him.

Or perhaps their backers are paying for them.

Just then, a side quest refreshed...

[Public beta countdown: 9968 years.]

[Countdown to the first solo closed beta test: 68 years, 8 months, and 21 days.]

[Main Story] It's still the same, with only two countdowns related to time.

The arrival of the first player is still a long way off.

An Kai sighed softly, scrolled past the [Main Story], and looked at the [Side Story].

[1: The Mage Association announced that the "gods" within the Divine Court are merely a group of people who have lived for a relatively long time. Furthermore, a mysterious person inquired about their views on deities such as the "Demonic God," and whether they were also "people" who had lived for a relatively long time. The Mage Association chose to avoid this question.]

[2: The Dragon Clan's slaughter of Dragon Knights has not stopped. They not only slaughter Dragon Knights, but also the Dragon Knights' dragons. The reason why they also slaughter the Dragon Knights' dragons is related to the change of their leader. The new Dragon Clan leader is called the Dragon Knight's Dragon, which is an insult to the Dragon Clan!]

Rumors have circulated that the mysterious city lord of Chaos City in the Divine Court is suspected to be a "Dragon Knight?" The Black Dragon Clan's entry into the city is also to investigate this matter.

An Kai was stunned. When did he become a dragon knight?

How come he didn't know?

Could it be because of Nurnexus?

Should we kill Nurnexus to eliminate this troublesome dragon race?

He knew perfectly well that the dragon race was almost fanatical about "dragon knights." They used to not kill the dragons who were dragon knights, but now they were killing dragons too...

After a brief moment of thought, and once he had dealt with matters here, Ankai felt he needed to carefully consider Nurnexus's future...

...

Far away in Chaos City, Nurnexus, who was sighing and lamenting, suddenly paused, startled.

His face revealed a look of hatred!

Just now, he sensed the aura of the "Black Dragon Clan" within Chaos City!

...

[3: Warriors' Association...]

[4: The Orc Kingdom...]

...

[10: The Longevity Organization publicly reveals its existence for the first time, facing the entire continent, and recruiting those who are interested in pursuing longevity, regardless of race.]

Furthermore, the Longevity Organization has designated Chaos City as an enemy city.

This first appearance of a side quest surprised An Kai once again.

The "Eternal Life Organization" is precisely the organization to which Donglin belonged...

This was also the first time he publicly acknowledged his existence.

Fine, go ahead and make it public. Why are you targeting me?

An Kai couldn't understand why this damned immortality organization had been opposing him ever since it appeared.

"Immortality? Sooner or later, I'll turn you all into short-lived ghosts!"

An Kai muttered to himself and continued looking down, searching for useful information...

[45: The Divine Court, led by the three major associations of the Wilderness, has gathered 51 forces, intending to forcibly break through the gates set up by the orcs!]

However… while their progress was rapid, they encountered a problem: who would lead the temporary force? The selection of a leader had become an obstacle.

Seeing this, An Kai breathed a sigh of relief: "Found you!"

At the same time, based on the side story, Ankai also confirmed something else.

The side quests are arranged according to his strength.

In the past, the side quests of the three major associations in the wasteland were all ranked in the top ten or top twenty.

The three major associations, now united, are only ranked 45th. This shows that the three major associations in the desolate region of the Divine Court and the Vast Ocean pose no threat to Ankai…

I glanced through the side quests and confirmed that nothing major had happened.

At Ankai's command, the orcs completed their preparations.

Then, this massive, ten-thousand-meter-long orc ship sped towards the combined forces led by the three major associations of the desolate region…

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