The Demonic World I designed-Chapter 646 - 636: Unrest.....

Ghost Doll has the bloodline of King Xiang, which struck Chen Qing as odd after he learned that other players had already entered the scene. Logically speaking, with so many players entering, shouldn’t the original history have been turned into a complete mess? Ghost Doll is not an innate demon, so why hasn’t his existence changed anything?

Later, when Chen Qing realized that many things hadn’t changed, he gradually sensed that in this world, no matter how you change history, it’s always repairing its original rhythm. It was as if a pair of invisible hands were controlling everything behind the scenes.

However, there was no time to think so far ahead. The situation now was that Ghost Doll still had King Xiang’s bloodline, and he was the only one in the world who could open King Xiang Palace. This was clearly indicated in the Ghost Domain Four Kings’ battle copy within the original game history. Driven by rage, Ghost Doll caused havoc, devouring millions of people in one city, and quickly grew into an existence close to the Ghost King. After being subdued by players, his final resentment summoned King Xiang Palace, and he used his dying flesh and blood to open it.

The palace was filled with treasures collected by King Xiang. At that time, players thought it was some kind of great benefit. The first batch of guild coalitions immediately entered to plunder the treasures. Their competition against each other, however, resulted in severe losses of vital energy for the players.

The revival of the Ghost King, the traps in the demonic instruments corroded the players’ bodies, and one by one, the Ghost Generals resurrected through the players’ bodies. King Xiang then instantly opened the gateway between yin and yang, entirely activating the era of the Ghost Domain copy.

I remember this copy being highly acclaimed at the time.

It was a big reversal, the first to outmaneuver high-level players into a copy’s narrative, instantly wiping out a bunch of players then monopolizing resources. Subsequently, it allowed the new players under guild monopolies to be completely reborn. This kind of pioneering design that caused a version-induced shuffle created massive upheaval at the time.

It was also because of this copy that my game broke into the mainstream, becoming the most popular game that year, with explosive growth in revenue. It also garnered more support from the company, allowing for continued development of future content...

This copy, which brought widespread recognition to my game, left an indelible impression on Chen Qing, the lead designer. Even before he crossed over to this world, he never created a copy with more drama than the Ghost Domain.

That’s also why, when he was in trouble, he thought of Ghost Doll first.

This turning point allowed his game to defeat all its competitors at the time.

But now, Chen Qing felt a strange sense of unease about having successfully rescued Ghost Doll back then...

He had calculated that history had changed and, without the merchant who would have used Ghost Doll, he likely remained suppressed within the Azure Dragon Formation, unable to emerge. And indeed, reality matched his prediction.

But what about now?

Despite the significant historical changes, Ghost Doll’s birth was unchanged. Was this a coincidence, or now that Ghost Doll had followed him, supposedly forever able to avoid that ultimate fate, he had still become the key to unlocking King Xiang Palace...

This time... was it also a coincidence?

Or perhaps...

For some reason, Chen Qing felt an intense unease about this operation.

Despite his inner turmoil, Chen Qing’s demeanor showed no significant abnormalities, and with everyone racing against time, no one had the opportunity to notice the fluctuations in Chen Qing’s emotions.

The plan was going smoothly.

Ghost Doll used his flesh and blood to open King Xiang Palace, and while his consciousness was still present, he naturally could use his remaining will to control some of the palace’s mechanisms.

Blowing up the Central Hall was one of the hidden mechanisms. Chen Qing knew about it, so he mentioned it when planning. Eventually, everyone agreed that when the lights went out, Ghost Doll would activate the mechanism and destroy the Central Hall. The mechanisms in the Central Hall were made of high-quality crystals, releasing extremely pure energy. Even those at Dragon King Level would suffer injury or death if they didn’t defend with all their might.

In such a situation, no matter what level Emperor Siao from the Siao Family was at, he would have to use extraordinary power to defend himself.

Once extraordinary power was used, the Spirit Ghost would be drawn to it. If King Xiang wanted to save Emperor Siao’s life, he would have to deter the Spirit Ghost.

While the Spirit Ghost was deterred, it would not easily approach this area again. Taking advantage of this window of opportunity to kill King Xiang would allow them to take control of King Xiang Palace. Without King Xiang’s surveillance over the entire palace, they could hide within. The Giant Serpent outside would be unable to accurately poison them, and after a while, it would be forced to retreat.

With this, the crisis would be averted.

The plan seemed solid, but as it was carried out, Chen Qing continually felt an inexplicable sense of discord, even though everything appeared to be proceeding incredibly smoothly.

"There!!"

The player from the guild at the forefront pointed to a position on the left front and shouted in a high-pitched voice.

Everyone looked up and saw a towering figure standing upside down amid the intense energy and flames, positioned oppositely to them, appearing extremely bizarre.

Chen Qing recognized it at a glance, it was the Yin-Yang Barrier!

Only the Yin-Yang Barrier could create such a visual effect. Indeed, King Xiang was hiding within the Yin-Yang Barrier of this palace. The explosion just now was an overall destruction, including the Yin-Yang Barrier. At this moment, the towering figure was staring fixedly above, evidently combating an opponent.

It was clear to everyone that it was still using intimidation to fight against the Spirit Ghost they couldn’t see!

At this moment, everyone looked towards Wang Shiyu!

Wang Shiyu possessed the Heavenly Eye, and just now the Wanxu Guild had used the Heavenly Plate to determine King Xiang’s location, while his Heavenly Eye could confirm a person’s fate and destiny.

"It’s King Xiang!" Wang Shiyu nodded and said.

Such a majestic aura, such a powerful vital energy, it was identical to King Xiang, whom he had covertly observed for decades in the Capital City.

Moreover, the opponent’s vital energy was much stronger than before, presenting an unstoppable momentum....

Wait... unstoppable?

This word struck a chord in Wang Shiyu’s mind, causing him to suddenly freeze....

His Heavenly Eye could make judgments about every person, combining their current fate. At this point, they were in an absolute disadvantage. Having used the power of intimidation twice to resist the Spirit Ghost, they should be at their weakest now. Being discovered by them, shouldn’t their fate be more like at the end of one’s tether?

Why would it be... unstoppable?

No, something is wrong!!

Wang Shiyu hastily looked up, wanting to stop everyone!

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"This is bad... they’ve already made their move, we’re a step too late..."

Zi Yue frowned deeply; her position was the darkest under the lamp, closest to where King Xiang was. It was also because of this position that the group of players had not been able to find her and Ali.

Logically, she should have been the first to react and arrive on the scene.

Were those guys acting too fast?

The Emperor must be among those people... The unexplained destruction of the Central Hall was most likely caused by the Emperor having Ghost Doll do so.

This is terrible...

Zi Yue had no time to watch over Ali, left a message, and then activated her technique with all her might, desperately rushing over.

She needed to get Chen Qing out of there immediately!

It was a conspiracy...

She must tell Chen Qing first—Ghost Doll... wasn’t called over by her!

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