Chapter 63

The old Eight Immortals table had been cleared, and dishes were being placed on it one by one.

Fresh and tender stewed chicken, appetizing braised pork, and exquisite sweet and sour ribs...

The large platters of food on the table made the members of the Dragon Tomb Society open their eyes wide in amazement.

"Old Zhou, are we sitting in a five-star restaurant now?"

Looking at the dishes in front of him, Tao Shan's appetite was greatly stimulated, and anyone could see the wolf-like gleam in his eyes.

Such delicious food was not only new to Tao Shan; apart from Zhang Taihao and Su Xiaoyue, the others, including Zhou Xian and Xu Tianyun, were all amazed at this moment.

"By the way, what were you all talking about just now?"

Li Chuyu placed the last dish on the table and then sat down in an empty seat.

However, the members of the Dragon Tomb Society were all looking at the dishes with green eyes.

If it weren't for the presence of a few girls, this group would have already started wolfing down the food.

"Cough, cough," Su Xiaoyue glanced disdainfully at the group of hungry wolves and said to Li Chuyu, "We were just discussing whether real-world skills can be used in the game."

"… So you think my sword techniques might work?"

Li Chuyu looked at Zhou Xian with amusement.

"Probably, but I'm not sure if it will really be effective."

All of this was just speculation from the others.

However, Zhou Xian had also discussed sword techniques with Li Chuyu before.

"Hmm, that's not impossible, but how do we confirm that real-world skills can appear in the game world?"

"It's simple, let Zhou Xian learn a martial art in earnest..."

"—Why not choose her?"

Li Chuyu turned her gaze to Bei Dou, who was sitting on the other side of Zhou Xian.

"Because I'm too good. My techniques, you can't learn," Bei Dou shrugged.

"You can't teach, right?" Zhou Xian saw through it at a glance.

"Ugh..." Bei Dou immediately wilted.

On the other side, hearing Zhang Taihao's words, Li Chuyu seemed to be deep in thought. After a while, she replied, "Alright, I'll choose a quick-to-learn sword technique to teach Zhou Xian."

"Can sword techniques be learned quickly?" Zhou Xian always thought that these ancient martial arts should be practiced in the heat of summer and the cold of winter, but now Li Chuyu said they could be learned quickly?

"For performance only," Li Chuyu said.

"—That..."

A pitiful voice came from Tao Shan.

"Hmm?"

"Uh, I mean, if we don't eat soon, the food will get cold..."

Seeing Tao Shan's appearance, Li Chuyu couldn't help but laugh, "Alright, alright, let's eat first!"

...

While the Dragon Tomb Society was having a meal, in the game world, another Emperor Conference was being held.

In the hall of the Emperor Council, the seven Emperor players were sitting there in silence.

"Regarding the changes in the game world mentioned by the Eighth, I believe you all have some understanding, right?"

The first to speak was the oldest of the Emperors, the Calamity Emperor.

"Tch, it's just a kid who hasn't completed his mission. Who knows what he's thinking. Since we became Emperor players, the 'Eighth' has appeared more than once. Remember the guy you favored last time? He was eventually betrayed and eliminated by other players and the Seven Cultivations Sea."

The White Emperor seemed very impatient.

"But I believe what he said about the changes... Don't hide it. I mean, since you became Emperor players, haven't you noticed? Do you really think this world is just a game?"

The Cloud Emperor spoke.

"Cloud Emperor, what do you mean?" The Crimson Blood Emperor looked at the Cloud Emperor with suspicion and caution.

"What do I mean? What can I mean? Although you haven't said it, according to my investigation, you've done quite a bit behind the scenes... Can you say you didn't send people to investigate the 'mysterious virus' case in Central State City?"

Hearing the Cloud Emperor's words, the Crimson Blood Emperor's expression darkened.

"What do you mean?" The White Emperor, standing to the left of the Cloud Emperor, sounded even worse.

"What can I mean? I think you all know that it wasn't a virus, but the residual energy of extraterrestrial demons. I felt that energy when I entered Central State City. Don't tell me you didn't."

The Cloud Emperor put his hands on his hips and looked down on the others.

Without Zhou Xian, an "outsider," the contradictions among the seven Emperors erupted without any restraint.

"Ridiculous, are you saying the game world is invading the real world? Cloud Emperor, I think you should see a doctor," the Crimson Blood Emperor still insisted.

"Crimson Blood, you should know this best. You know the situation with the Crimson Blood Alliance. Face the facts!"

The Cloud Emperor shook his head.

"I did send people to investigate Central State City," the female Emperor player, the Kṣetra Emperor, said. "Combining the Eighth's information with the real world, some situations are not hard to identify."

Emperor players are at the pinnacle of the game world, but even at the pinnacle, they are only in the game world.

... But is that really the case?

No one knows.

Each Emperor player has kept their true identity hidden.

They have guarded their secrets with their lives.

But from this, although they don't know what these people are hiding, they can understand a bit from their own situations.

"—Cloud Emperor, what you want to say is that we Emperor players are different from ordinary players, and the cultivation techniques in the game can also be used in the real world, right?" Asura Emperor suddenly spoke.

With these words, the others immediately fell silent.

Unlike the other six Emperor players, Asura Emperor's status as an Emperor player was obtained by killing other Emperor players, so whenever Asura Emperor spoke, the others would fall silent, and even avoid arguing with him. This completely isolated Asura Emperor, but he seemed to not care.

With Asura Emperor's words, the entire council fell silent. Except for the always silent Night Sky Emperor, the other Emperor players were looking at Asura Emperor with unfriendly expressions.

"... More or less," the Cloud Emperor looked at Asura. "I didn't expect you to be the one to break this fact."

"But it seems you all knew this secret," the Kṣetra Emperor looked at everyone.

Although the Kṣetra Emperor's figure was blurred by the system, her voice was full of charm, making people imagine all sorts of things.

"Since you've exposed the truth, there's no need for me to pretend anymore," the Calamity Emperor also laughed.

"Since everything is out in the open, can we continue our discussion?"

The Cloud Emperor narrowed his eyes and looked around.

Each of the six Emperor players had their own thoughts, and only the Night Sky Emperor remained silent. The black shadow seemed like a statue, standing there.

However, none of the Emperor players present dared to underestimate the others.

Not to mention the powerful influence of the Lucifer Empire where the Night Sky Emperor was from, just the Night Sky Emperor's own strength was enough to make them wary.

If Asura Emperor was the one they most wanted to avoid, then the Night Sky Emperor was the one they couldn't provoke.

"But what do we talk about next? Are you saying we're not just playing a game, but have actually crossed into another real world?" The White Emperor questioned the Cloud Emperor.

"I think that's unlikely. There are tens of millions of players in the game at any given time, and hundreds of millions is not uncommon. At its peak, there could be over a billion. If it were a real world, the NPCs in the game would have noticed long ago," the Calamity Emperor's argument was quite reasonable. "—But ordinary game servers can't support hundreds of millions of people," Asura Emperor pointed out a fact that others couldn't refute. Although the speed of modern internet is very fast, a computer supporting hundreds of millions of people is not easy. No, it's beyond logic.

"Let's do this. Since we're being open, why don't we share all the information we have?" the Calamity Emperor proposed.

"I agree. This game is getting stranger, just like what the Eighth said... I'm also feeling uneasy," the Cloud Emperor agreed first.

"I have no objections," the second to agree was surprisingly Asura Emperor, which surprised everyone. But because the most isolated Emperor player agreed, the others had no reason to refuse.

"Since that's the case, I have no problem," the Kṣetra Emperor's gaze never left Asura Emperor.

"... I agree," the Crimson Blood Emperor and the White Emperor had no reason to refuse at this point and had to agree.

At this moment, everyone's gaze was on the last one who hadn't spoken, the Night Sky Emperor.

"Night Sky, what do you think?" the Cloud Emperor asked directly.

"Whatever you want," the Night Sky Emperor, facing everyone, said indifferently.

"Are you not aware of your responsibilities as an Emperor player? You always have this attitude in meetings."

The White Emperor complained. But he probably knew the Night Sky Emperor wouldn't react, so he just complained.

"Alright, since everything is settled, let's prepare. I'll notify you of the next meeting time," the Calamity Emperor said and left. With the main figure gone, the other Emperor players also left, and soon only Asura Emperor and the Night Sky Emperor were left.

However, Asura Emperor had no intention of leaving.

"Someone has joined the Seven Cultivations Sea," Asura Emperor suddenly said to the Night Sky Emperor.

"Expected," the Night Sky Emperor said softly.

"Ah, how boring. You, with the resources of the Lucifer Empire, have more information than we do. But I have something that might surprise you," Asura Emperor said confidently. He then directly sent a document to the Night Sky Emperor.

"... I have received your information," the Night Sky Emperor, after a few seconds of silence, said. The information was indeed valuable to her. "But what do you want?"

"Information about the Eighth. We all know there can only be seven Emperor players: Greed, Gate, Wealth, Literature, Integrity, Martial, and Break. The extra Eighth is impossible. Hundreds have failed to reach the top, why do you think this person will become the Eighth? And without a divine weapon, he can't reach the level of a Divine Emperor."

Each Emperor player has a weapon that can enhance their strength to the level of a Divine Emperor, the strongest stage. But theoretically, there are only seven such divine weapons.

"I recognize the Eighth, and you used the wrong term for the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper."

"Tsk, you don't think the Eighth can self-cultivate to become a Divine Emperor?"

"Why not?"

"Alright, I understand, Night Sky. But for that guy to attract your interest is rare. But the appearance of the Eighth is abnormal. Without a divine weapon recognizing him, he can't become a true Emperor. That's all."

With that, Asura Emperor left, leaving the Night Sky Emperor alone.

"No, seven Emperor players are normal."

The Night Sky Emperor looked up at the vast starry sky.

"Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, and Eta, the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper. The Seven Stars of the Big Dipper and the Seven Swords of the Big Dipper resonate with each other, that's true. Killing an Emperor player doesn't inherit their mission, but if recognized by the Seven Swords of the Big Dipper, a player without an Emperor mission can become an Emperor." The Night Sky Emperor murmured to herself and drew her Alpha Sword. When the sword was drawn, a purple light cut through the sky, resonating with the Alpha star in the sky. The Seven Swords of the Big Dipper contain the essence blood of ancient dragons, resonating with the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, with power so great that even dragons find it hard to control, hence they were sealed. In terms of power, the Seven Swords of the Big Dipper are slightly inferior to the complete Wu Jin Tian Kui Sword, but because they can resonate with the stars, they enhance the strength of players below the Divine Emperor level. This is different from the Wu Jin Tian Kui Sword, which is forcibly bound to players below the level of a demon king. From this perspective, the Seven Swords of the Big Dipper are superior to the Wu Jin Tian Kui Sword. Looking at her weapon, the Night Sky Emperor finally put it away: "... But don't forget, the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper all revolve around the North Star..."

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