Chapter 95

"Good grief..." Lao Hei patted his chest, tears almost streaming down his eyes. "I've played all sorts of games and encountered countless scary scenes, but why is it still so terrifying when I face it in real life?"

This clearly demonstrated the difference between reality and games.

"Hmm... hmm..."

Zhou Xian didn't have the time to respond. He was panting, barely able to speak.

This ghost face was just too terrifying!

"At first, I thought that after seeing so many ghosts, the ones in the game would be nothing much. But I didn't expect the final one to be so big... and it even had sound!" Lao Hei gritted his teeth.

"Indeed." Zhou Xian seemed to have caught his breath. "That scene was truly terrifying. It was just like a horror movie."

"Horror movies are just filmed, but what we saw was real..." Lao Hei's face was about to collapse.

Zhou Xian took a deep breath, regaining his composure. He continued, "But even so, I still plan to go there tonight."

"General Manager Fang," was this referring to his father?

After his father's passing, Zhou Xian had never seen his father's body. This place might hold the answers he sought.

"Alright! If you're going, then I'll go with you, even if it means risking my life!" Lao Hei said boldly. "In the real world, there definitely won't be any ghosts. Otherwise, such rumors would have spread far and wide. But in reality, it's not quite like that."

In modern society, there are still many ghost-related stories, but with the development of technology, young people don't believe in such things. All the old rumors have been debunked and exposed. If there were any real horror stories, they would have caused a city-wide uproar.

Zhou Xian also agreed with Lao Hei. Although he didn't completely believe that the so-called "haunting" was directly related to the Dragon Tomb world, he knew that to understand everything, he would need to conduct further investigations.

"Speaking of which, Lao Zhu, you must have heard the rumor that 'the Dragon Tomb game company doesn't actually exist,' right?" Zhou Xian asked.

"About that... I'm not very familiar."

"Indeed, most people wouldn't know. You're young and probably don't have much information. But for us, the Great Emperor players, this rumor has been around for a long time." Lao Hei explained, "Unlike ordinary people, we who have abilities are somewhat concerned about the game company. So we've conducted numerous investigations. According to these investigations, we found that although the game company operates normally every day, it seems to have little impact on the game. The management and setup of the entire Dragon Tomb world seem to have little to do with the game company."

So, because of this, these people believed that the game company didn't actually exist?

Zhou Xian speculated.

"But, the sudden appearance of new game events recently has indeed been a shock, which is why I came to investigate. You must be the same, right?" Lao Hei patted Zhou Xian's shoulder.

"No, our purposes might be a bit different, Your Majesty."

"——!!"

Zhou Xian's sudden revelation made Lao Hei... no, made Yun Di stop in his tracks.

"Tsk, I accidentally let it slip just now." Yun Di suddenly realized what he had said and knew he had made a mistake.

"Not just now, but you've exposed yourself multiple times before. I just confirmed it now that you are Yun Di." Zhou Xian said.

"Heh, I see... the Eighth." Yun Di suddenly smiled and said to Zhou Xian, "If you hadn't seen through it, I wouldn't have known you were the Eighth. When I used Heavenly Eye to see you using Invisibility in the restroom, I found it strange. But just now, I confirmed your identity."

Zhou Xian's video was in the first person, so his appearance wasn't visible in the footage. Even if he used Invisibility, it wouldn't show up in the video. The security guard's actions were also normal. So, the fact that he knew Zhou Xian used Invisibility must have been due to something else.

"I just felt we should be open and honest with each other." Zhou Xian, of course, hadn't expected to be discovered, but at this point, he could only respond this way.

"Indeed, when it comes to ghosts, I can handle them in the game, but in the real world, I can only protect myself."

Since Zhou Xian recognized his identity, Yun Di's demeanor became more reserved. However, when Yun Di said he could only protect himself, Zhou Xian saw it as modesty and a way to hide his true strength.

"Speaking of which, how did you see through my identity?"

"Mainly through guessing." Zhou Xian rubbed his nose and said, "During the Great Emperor Council, you were the most meticulous in analyzing clues. And since Shadi, Yitian, and the others are female, and you mentioned the Crimson Blood Alliance, you couldn't be the Crimson Blood Emperor. The remaining candidates were the Asura Emperor, the Calamity Emperor, the White Emperor, and you. Based on your personality and the investigations you conducted, I concluded that you were the most likely."

"I see, you're quite impressive. I guessed you were the Eighth because I watched the Zhongzhou Academy competition. If not for that match, I wouldn't have been able to see through you so easily. But in the end, it was the Invisibility and the strange mirror you used that confirmed it. Such powerful abilities and skills are definitely not something a Great Emperor player's subordinate could have. Only the Great Emperor player themselves could possess such power."

In the competition, Zhou Xian's Dragon Tomb Club was the champion. Although they faced many challenges, it was relatively easy to boost their reputation. If one thoroughly investigated Zhou Xian and combined it with his use of abilities, they could make some guesses. However, the last statement still caught Zhou Xian's attention.

Since both their identities were now clear, Zhou Xian asked, "Is Invisibility a difficult skill to obtain?"

"Since you're a new Great Emperor player, I'll tell you. Although we can use skills, we must cultivate them one by one. In the game, our characters have the help of various treasures and trials, but in the real world, our potential can't be improved, so cultivation is often twice as difficult. And these skills are not easy to learn. Without the right potential, it's impossible to learn any skill, just like in the game, where the heavens can obscure the truth. For the same reason, we can only learn the skills of our in-game class, and learning skills from other classes would face the same issue."

"Indeed, the game template seems to be something only I can use..."

Hearing Yun Di's explanation, Zhou Xian was even more certain of this.

"This Invisibility is a mid-to-high-level skill for the Taoist class. To learn such a skill, one needs considerable strength. For a Great Emperor player, it's one thing, but for their subordinates to master it is simply a pipe dream!"

These people didn't have the system template, so they didn't know that Zhou Xian had directly obtained his in-game stats.

However, Zhou Xian couldn't fully trust Yun Di's words.

Zhou Xian knew Yun Di's strength in the game. The terrifying power to summon wind and rain, to move mountains and fill seas, was truly formidable. If Yun Di were useless in the real world, he would have been discovered by other players long ago.

"Eight, I find you quite likable. If you can pass the final test of the Great Emperor players, I think you could be a friend." Yun Di said.

"I think I have some strength."

Zhou Xian rubbed his nose.

If he hadn't been stuck at the Master Artisan stage, Zhou Xian felt the situation might be better.

Why did he choose three hidden professions? Besides describing it as self-inflicted, Zhou Xian couldn't think of a better way to describe it.

This was truly a touching matter.

"I think you might not know... According to our research, the number of Great Emperors reaches its peak at 'seven.' To complete the task and become the true Eighth Great Emperor player is quite difficult," Yun Di shook his head.

"Why do you say that?" Zhou Xian asked curiously.

"Didn't Yitian tell you... Yes, her personality wouldn't allow her to speak casually. Let me put it this way, do you know the Seven Stars Sword?"

"Of course, the Seven Stars Sword created by the Dragon Clan. It's said that when the seven swords are combined, they can form the Seven Stars Formation, which is incredibly powerful." Martin Luther King was planning how to consume these seven swords, so how could Zhou Xian not know about them?

"Good, then let me tell you. The Seven Stars Sword is prepared for the Great Emperor players. Each Great Emperor player has one of the seven swords. To become a Great Emperor player, they must receive the blessing of their own Seven Stars Sword in the final task. The Asura Emperor was able to kill the previous Great Emperor player and become a Great Emperor not because he killed the player and inherited their task, but because... he received the recognition of the Seven Stars Sword!"

"Cough, cough, cough—!"

Zhou Xian suddenly started coughing.

"Are you okay?"

"Cough... I'm fine... cough... I choked on my own saliva."

Zhou Xian was already scared stiff.

Martin Luther King was still thinking about how to consume the seven swords, but it turned out the seven swords were in the hands of the Great Emperor players!

"If you want to know more about the Great Emperor players, I'll tell you everything I know," Yun Di said generously.

"Really?!"

Hearing this, Zhou Xian's eyes lit up. With this source of information, his future work would be much easier.

"Of course, as long as you go with me to the game company tonight! If we succeed, I'll not only give you all the information but also tell you a big secret about the Seven Stars Sword!"