Chapter 84

The Grand Imperial Council.

The seven emperors now stood silently at their respective positions.

"… This seems to be our fourth meeting in just a few days, doesn't it? You all seem to have a lot of free time. The number of meetings this month has already exceeded the total from last year."

The voice of Emperor Shura was the first to break the silence.

Apart from the meeting with Zhou Xian, and the two previous ones, this was their fourth meeting.

"If it weren't for the special circumstances, who would want to come to a meeting? And you, Shura, didn't you also respond to our request for a meeting?" Emperor Cha's voice was as alluring as ever.

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk, I just came to see your panic and confusion. That 'non-existent official' is now running an event, and you're surprised, aren't you?" Shura retorted without any sympathy.

"Everyone, be quiet! There have been enough events this month; now is not the time for internal strife!" Emperor Chixue interjected.

"Internal strife? We aren't part of your Chixue Alliance, you know."

"You—hmpf! You're ungrateful."

If it weren't for the fact that combat was not allowed in this place, it would have been destroyed countless times by these emperor players.

"Several years ago, when we discussed this, we concluded that there is no one, or any living thing, behind the official website of this game. Our predictions and divinations all pointed to this. The game is truly operated by some special machinery and software."

The veteran Emperor Jie finally spoke.

Emperor Shura remained silent, only looking at everyone with a mocking gaze.

"That's right. I also performed a divination this time, but the result was still the same—there is no one behind it." Emperor Yun shared his divination results. His divination was the most powerful among them, and because of this, he could discover clues that others could not. His divination wasn't just used in the game; in the real world, he also had some skills, though they were slightly less accurate than in the game world.

"It's also possible that someone has concealed the truth. Or perhaps there is an outsider who can access the backend." Emperor Cha suggested.

"An outsider?" Shura continued to sneer. "If it were an ordinary person, they would only see a bunch of gibberish when they enter the website. The source code and data packets are all gibberish, and there's almost no way to decipher them… An outsider? What kind of outsider can interpret the text that only we, who have abilities, can understand? This gibberish only transforms into readable text in our minds when it is reflected in our thoughts. This is a cipher that can only be interpreted through the soul… You think an outsider? Hahaha…"

"You!"

Shura was quite skilled at provoking others.

"Alright, Shura, you should talk less." Emperor Jie continued. "An outsider is indeed impossible. In this situation, I personally believe that there is likely a mole among us. This person found a way to access the backend and modified the data."

"Unfortunately, due to the special nature of this website, our IP tracking methods are useless. Otherwise, we could have easily found out who the mole is."

Although they had their own conflicts, they were still determined to maintain the interests of the emperor players.

Controlling the game's backend means having the power to manipulate the game.

Although it's just the backend of the official website, the authority is still there.

"Besides the emperor players, those with the Soul Thought System might also be possible." Emperor Chixue said. "I investigated my subordinates, and some of them use the Soul Thought System. Their situations are somewhat special, and it's hard for me to guess the exact reason, but I think there might be a connection."

"So, others might also be possible, but how did they get the account and password?" Emperor Bai was puzzled. "I've already tried hacking, but it didn't work."

"Those who haven't seen the account and password wouldn't know them. Just a system, and they think they can enter by randomly inputting something? Wrong, completely wrong!" Emperor Yun shook his head. "This system isn't that simple. And among us emperor players, if no one knows the password, it's useless."

"You think… could it be the eighth one?" Emperor Cha said, looking at the silent Ye Tian. Ye Tian had not spoken a word from the beginning.

In response to Emperor Cha's question, Ye Tian remained silent.

"Tsk tsk, the eighth one, huh." Shura's sarcastic voice drew Emperor Cha's attention back to him.

"Hmpf, you're a suspect too. The only one who could kill other emperor players and take their place is you, right?" Emperor Cha began to counter.

"Now isn't the time for personal grudges." Emperor Jie stepped in to maintain order. "Although we all had our secrets before, now that we're out in the open, it's better to be honest with each other."

Before this, the emperor players had hidden the fact that they could cultivate the game's skills in the real world, but after the last meeting, this was no longer a secret.

Everyone knew that the person in front of them was probably not just a game character in the real world.

"This game is no longer just a game. But what do you think it is? Another dimension? An alien planet? Or do you really think it's just a game?" Emperor Jie asked.

"Indeed, we can't view this game as just a game. Perhaps it really is another world." Emperor Bai agreed with Emperor Jie.

"… It is indeed a game."

When Emperor Ye Tian spoke, everyone's attention immediately focused on him.

"Ye Tian, you don't think this way can fool us, do you?"

Emperor Cha seemed to completely disbelieve what Ye Tian said.

But after speaking, Ye Tian closed his eyes and meditated. He did not respond to Emperor Cha's reaction, remaining silent.

"Never mind, everyone has their own thoughts. I've already verified with the Shenglong Group, and they… had no reaction." Emperor Yun's words shifted everyone's attention to him.

"You really dare to say that. Aren't you afraid we'll investigate and find out your true identity?" Emperor Bai was startled by Emperor Yun's actions.

"If it were like usual, do you think I would tell you such information?"

"The key is in your phrase 'no reaction,' right?" Emperor Shura seemed quite interested.

"What kind of 'no reaction' could make Emperor Yun say such a thing?"

Emperor Yun took a deep breath, and his words seemed to carry a hint of fear: "At first, I just wanted to contact these people, and it went well. They were just ordinary people, talking and laughing, crying and complaining."

At this point, Emperor Yun's voice changed: "But when I mentioned the official website… it was as if they didn't hear me at all. They reacted to every word I said, but when it came to information related to this, they didn't hear it!"

They couldn't hear what others were saying at all.

This terrifying change was indeed frightening.

"I tried shouting, writing, recording, and other methods in front of them, but when it came to 'the official backend,' they couldn't hear it at all."

On the surface, these people were still living, breathing individuals, but they ignored any information related to this.

No, not ignored, but completely "didn't hear, didn't see."

"This is indeed the reaction of Shenglong Group's internal employees. As for the game's headquarters, since their address is in Zhongzhou City, which is where I went. I'll probably go to investigate again… personally."

"…"

Emperor Yun's statement was easy to verify, but the emperor players were more concerned with the emphasis in his last sentence.

"You're not afraid of being discovered?"

Emperor Shura was surprised by Emperor Yun's self-exposure.

"Through divination, I know that my trip to Zhongzhou will bring good fortune, not disaster. So I think it's better to be honest." Emperor Yun was quite open about it. "I don't care about your actions, as long as your subordinates behave. Don't think that just because you're 'Wenqu,' you can plot and scheme all day without anyone knowing!" Emperor Bai's words made Emperor Chixue and Emperor Cha nod. Emperor Yun's intelligence team was indeed effective, so he could obtain information that others didn't know, but to others, these people were sometimes as annoying as chewing gum.

"Alright, let's wait for good news. That's all for today… We'll continue to observe whether we need a fifth meeting." Emperor Jie said and left.

Seeing Emperor Jie leave, the others also left one by one.

Now, only Emperor Shura and Emperor Ye Tian remained.

"Ye Tian, what did you mean when you said it is indeed a game? Can you bring the skills from the game into the real world?" Emperor Shura asked.

"Both, and not both." Emperor Ye Tian's answer was brief.

"Both, and not both?"

"Dragon Tomb is both a game and not a game. If I can fully analyze it, I believe I will know the answer. So I say 'both, and not both.' I'll tell you the answer when I figure it out."

After saying this, Emperor Ye Tian also left the game.

"Both, and not both, both, and not both. Hehehehe." Emperor Shura, seeing Emperor Ye Tian leave, seemed to be