This is a cultivation game, but its operation is terrible.

He prayed silently in his heart, but his pace quickened involuntarily.

One hundred meters, two hundred meters, three hundred meters.

Edward slowly stopped and looked straight ahead.

That one glance sent chills down his spine, and he almost turned and ran away.

Before him lay a group of reefs, their color a withered yellow and black, as if eroded by time and some evil force, filled with an aura of deathly stillness.

In the middle of the reefs stood a five-meter-high gray-black tombstone, with seven or eight thick iron chains hanging from it. The chains were rusty, yet they still exuded a heavy and oppressive aura, as if sealing away something extremely terrifying.

My goodness... I know it all too well.

Edward glanced at it and immediately guessed what was going on.

Although he is of mixed race, he was born and raised in China and is very familiar with all kinds of online novels. In those novels, this kind of scene is all too common.

Tombstone, seal, mysterious voice, yearning for power...

Possession!

The thought flashed through Edward's mind, and his heart suddenly raced, a mixture of excitement and fear coursing through his heart.

"Come here, come here, young man, come here..."

"Just come here, and I'll give you strength!"

"What you hate, the despair you experience, all your pain will vanish!"

The voice still echoed in Edward's mind, every word and phrase seemingly possessing a bewitching magic, extremely alluring, making his heart flutter.

"Is it really that awesome? Then I'm coming over. If it's not awesome, don't blame me for digging up your grave!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Edward walked straight toward the tombstone.

Possession?

Haha, this is a game!

In the game, on the event map, do you think I'm afraid of you?

Come, let me see your worth, whether you're qualified to be compared to Jiang Zemin, the devil.

"I'm here. What do you want?"

Edward walked to the tombstone, reached out and tugged hard on the sealing iron chain on the tombstone. The chain made a dull creaking sound, but did not budge.

He said casually, "Do you want me to break the seal for you? If I do, you'll give me a chance, right?"

As he spoke, he pulled out a magic sword and slashed fiercely at the sealing iron chains.

Hmm, not a single inch moved.

Edward paused for a moment, looking somewhat embarrassed at the magic sword in his hand.

"You mere ant at the eighth level of Qi Refining dares to try and break the seal? You're not worthy!"

A mocking voice echoed in Edward's mind.

"Don't waste your energy, just pour the lightning spiritual energy into the tombstone."

"Then why didn't you say so earlier!"

Edward had been in a terrible mood ever since Jiang Liu snatched away an opportunity from him, and now, being mocked by this mysterious voice, he couldn't help but curse.

Then, with great reluctance, he mobilized the lightning spiritual energy within his body, his palms flashing with lightning as he slapped the tombstone.

The moment the lightning energy came into contact with the tombstone, the previously quiet five-meter-tall tombstone suddenly erupted with pitch-black demonic energy!

The demonic energy surged and roared like a raging torrent, soaring straight into the sky!

Edward: "......"

Edward's face stiffened, and he stared blankly at the pillar of demonic energy shooting straight into the sky. He took a deep breath and suddenly wondered if he had done something wrong.

It seems like... things have gotten out of hand?

The pillar of demonic energy surging from the tombstone shot straight into the sky, interspersed with wisps of flashing lightning, weaving together a dense patch of dark clouds in the high sky.

Amidst the demonic clouds, lightning flashed and thunder roared. After several streaks of gray-white lightning ripped across the sky, it was as if a secret realm had been opened. An item descended from the sky and slowly landed in front of Edward.

This is a hammer over a meter long, its body entirely black with a ghostly glow, radiating a faint power of thunder.

"A hammer? Give me a hammer?"

Edward looked at the giant hammer floating in front of him and instinctively reached for it.

At the same time, the system's voice rang in his mind.

The spirit of the tombstone is offering you a low-grade mystical weapon, the Demonic Thunder Hammer. Do you accept?

Edward: "??????"

Edward was stunned when he heard the system's voice in his mind. His brain went blank as if it had crashed, and he was overwhelmed by this sudden surprise.

What did I hear?

You're giving me a mysterious weapon?

Holy crap, it's a mystical weapon!

Hahaha, that's awesome! I have a secret weapon!

With this mysterious weapon in hand, I will quell the flow of rivers!

What goes around comes around, and this time it's my turn to send Jiang the Demon out of the event map!

【Yes, yes, yes, I accept!】

The instant he accepted, a large amount of demonic energy surged from the Demon Thunder Hammer, rushing towards his body like a predator devouring its prey.

In the blink of an eye, his body was surrounded by demonic energy.

You've fallen into a trap; you've been possessed by the spirit of the tombstone.

You are now in AFK mode.

You have fallen to demonic possession.

Edward: "??????"

Upon hearing the system's voice, he was struck dumb, his face filled with disbelief.

What does this mean?

Isn't this a game? How can someone be possessed?

Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!

This game is trash!

So what if I'm being possessed? So what if I'm AFK? Why did you have to turn me into a demon?!

I don't want to become a demonic cultivator!

Edward looked panicked and filled with remorse; he had already realized what had happened.

After Jiang Liu stole his opportunity, he lived in constant fear, and a crack appeared in his heart, giving the demonic cultivator's soul an opportunity to exploit it.

She actually tried to seduce him with power!

Shameful! Who can resist the temptation of power?

Oh no, this time I've really messed up, I've fallen into demonic hands.

Edward's face was ashen, even more desperate than when he had met Jiang Liu before.

If he had known this would happen, he would have preferred to have been sent out of the event by Jiang Liu!

What does "fallen from grace" mean?

He seemed to understand, but in his mind it probably meant being at odds with the whole world.

He's probably the only player in all four regions who has fallen to demonic possession.

In other words... he's going to be fighting against hundreds of millions of players all by himself.

I had no idea I was so awesome.

Edward looked numb, realizing he had lost control of his body. His perspective slowly shifted, becoming a God's-eye view.

Then, he saw 'himself' enveloped in dark demonic energy, holding a giant hammer of demonic lightning, laughing wickedly at the sky.

"Hahaha, I, the Thunder Demon Lord, am alive again!"

"I will avenge the seal! I will avenge my own death and annihilation! I will kill everyone on Moon Spirit Island!"

Edward: "......"

Edward watched helplessly as his body was controlled by the spirit of the tombstone, and upon hearing the shocking words that everyone had been killed, he almost burst into tears.

Oh no, this time we're really going to be at odds with the whole world.

Brother, if you want to kill me, could you please not use my body?

Sigh, whatever, I give up.

What else can I do since things have come to this?

Edward sighed deeply, silently comforting himself: so be it if I'm at odds with the whole world, at least now I have the strength to seek revenge on Jiang Liu.

Demon Lord, first dry up the river!

By the way, what is the Demon Lord's strength?

That must be incredibly awesome, right?

He opened his personal panel with a hint of curiosity.

The personal panel has been replaced with the image of the Thunder Demon Lord.

[Name]: Heavenly Thunder Demon Lord (Remnant Spirit)

[Realm Level]: Qi Refining Level 10.

[Existence Period]: Until the end of the first phase of the event.

Edward: "......"