Chapter 59: The First World Announcement!

“Thank you for your help, friend!” Luo Hou bowed awkwardly to the void.

However, there was no reply. Yet, Luo Hou knew that the powerful figure secretly aiding him was close by!

Soon, Luo Hou felt a sense of freedom as no one was watching him; he finally let out a breath. He was currently in the most embarrassing situation of his life!

Carefully, Luo Hou opened his hand, revealing a withering black lotus that slowly materialized from his palm. Looking at the nearly petal-less flower, Luo Hou felt a pang of heartache! The Twelve-Grade Destruction Black Lotus’s foundation had been shattered! Even if he filled it with endless malice, it might become even more fearsome, yet would lose its miraculous essence!

Thinking of this, Luo Hou gritted his teeth at the strange guy calling himself a player! “Where did these players come from? How did they know my plan? From now on, I must act cautiously and steadily!”

It’s undeniable that Luo Hou is a ruthless character. This time, he was deceived by the players, but it was merely due to encountering this bizarre phenomenon for the first time. Now that he knew about these peculiar individuals, he would never underestimate them again!

Suddenly, a strange sound came from nearby, startling Luo Hou like a bird startled by an arrow, and the God-Slaying Spear shot up into the sky!

“Who is it?”

Luo Hou frowned, recognizing that familiar eerie aura again. He clenched his right hand, a dark energy surged outward from his palm!

“Soul-Sealing Immortal Skill!”

Boom! A fierce beast was instantly drawn in by his dark magic! Even a Golden Immortal-level beast was, to Luo Hou, just a larger ant!

Shama was completely bewildered. He merely wandered around, and upon hearing a sound here, he was randomly yanked by a powerful force to encounter this mighty being! Seeing Luo Hou’s pitiful condition and remembering watching the live broadcast earlier, Shama almost laughed.

“No, I can’t laugh now. If I do, Luo Hou might really kill me in a fit of embarrassment!”

Shama held back his laughter, his fierce beast head reddening, making him look even more terrifying! Sensing the players’ aura, Luo Hou frowned and asked, “Could it be you’re also a player?”

Shama was momentarily taken aback: “Yes, I am also a player. However, I’m completely at odds with those players from the three tribes. On the contrary, I have a profound enmity with them! You shouldn’t kill indiscriminately, Demon Lord!”

Luo Hou chuckled, “Killing fierce beasts is the responsibility of both immortals and demons. It would be only natural for me to kill you!”

Shama’s eyes darted around. Meeting the Demon Lord wasn’t necessarily a bad thing; perhaps there was a way out! He slowly replied, “Demon Lord, do you know why the three tribes’ powerhouses ambushed me this time and nearly caused my demise?”

Luo Hou’s heart sank. This was something he had been struggling to comprehend. Looking at Shama, perhaps this player could provide him with the answer! Seeing Luo Hou showing no intention of striking, Shama recognized that his opportunity had arrived! Luo Hou’s earlier ambush would ensure he wouldn’t casually kill players again.

Right now, Shama was like a rat crossing the street, so he definitely had to cling to this golden thigh!

At this moment, Shama eloquently began to praise Luo Hou.

“We players transcend the three realms and are not bound by the five elements. We are anomalies of heaven and earth, knowledgeable of past, present, and future!

In the future, you will face a battle against the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, surrounded and facing death!”

Luo Hou’s brows furrowed deep. He did not take action against the player; he had learned his lesson well! The consequences had been unforgettable! “Am I really destined to clash with Hongjun? And fail?”

Luo Hou felt a wave of unease wash over him. His primordial spirit kept throbbing, and the Demonic Dao’s great technique was running at its peak, continually performing calculations. Though the Heavenly Secrets were chaotic, he could still utilize the player’s previous words to infer the future using his superior spirit! In his mind, countless future scenarios unfolded: the three tribes’ rulers turning on each other, himself setting up the Vanquishing Immortals Sword Formation on Xumi Mountain, only to be defeated by Hongjun! Eventually leading to his own death and the shattering of the Primordial World, even losing the Four Swords to Vanquish Immortals!

So this is a dead end! The conflict between Dao and Demon… I actually lost?

Luo Hou’s frown deepened. Was there still a chance of victory? The Dao has fifty, the transformations forty-nine, and one can evade its scrutiny! There must be a glimmer of hope! He kept attempting to extrapolate the future while Shama, standing nearby, didn’t dare to act carelessly; this great figure exuded a heavy murderous aura! “Dead end!”

“Absolute roadblock!”

“No chance of victory!”

As each potential future flickered through Luo Hou’s mind, he couldn’t find a single way out among the infinite paths! “One can evade scrutiny!”

Suddenly, Luo Hou mumbled. He abruptly turned to look at the nearby player, Shama!

“Little guy, you said earlier that you players transcend the three realms, not bound by the five elements. You are not regulated by the Heavenly Dao, and are anomalies of the Primordial World, right?”

Shama paused for a moment. At this time, Luo Hou’s expression was unusually grave. Shama dropped his relaxed attitude, straightened up, and replied earnestly: “Yes, we players are indeed anomalies that are not governed by the Heavenly Dao!”

“Good! Very good!”

Luo Hou unexpectedly nodded in satisfaction, leaving Shama bewildered. Had this powerhouse really become foolish after the ambush? After all, he had just suffered at the hands of players!

Luo Hou turned to Shama and said solemnly:

“Good! As long as you wholeheartedly assist me in defeating Hongjun and overcome this calamity, I will surely achieve sanctification! I, Luo Hou, will take you as my disciple, ensuring your peace for life! Shielding your Dao from harm!”

Luo Hou was a man of action. While other powerhouses were still in observation mode, he had already made a significant investment in this player! There was no other choice; his prior lesson was too profound!

In the previous deduction, there was nothing but dead ends! The only viable route, Luo Hou gambled on the anomaly of the player! Shama was overjoyed. He had never anticipated that Luo Hou would have such intentions after he spun his yarn! “Yes, Demon Lord, remember what you said today! Although we players lack principles, there are times we have our own morals! As long as you treat me sincerely, I, Shama, will surely help you to overcome this calamity and become a saint!”

The black lotus floated away in all directions, and Luo Hou produced the Destruction Black Lotus.

“From today onward, you are my first direct disciple! Although I am a demon, I still understand the Dao. As the saying goes, even thieves have a code! This Twelve-Grade Destruction Black Lotus, once I repair it with malice, I shall grant it to you!

Now that I accept you as my disciple, our fates will be intertwined; together we rise, together we fall!”

Shama trembled all over; this was the most exquisite spiritual treasure, soon to be his!

He was also clever, instantly bowing in respect, “I bow to my master!”

Shama felt Luo Hou’s authenticity! It seemed that he truly feared the unknown players. Since he found it difficult to confront players, he would cultivate a player of his own!

Having heard that he might fall in the great calamity, he took Shama as a disciple to harness the strength of an unknown anomaly and carve out a path for himself! Shama turned his eyes and said, “Master, nowadays we players have arrived in the Primordial World, and the remainder of the Heavenly Secrets is well understood. Your actions are clear to everyone.”

Luo Hou nodded. If it weren’t for that, he wouldn’t have fallen into an ambush.

“Currently, the only strategy is to break free from convention to reverse our fates!”

“What do you mean?” Luo Hou frowned, wanting to hear what his new disciple had to say.

Shama solemnly said, “Master should know that fierce beasts are currently being hunted down everywhere, and only a few remain. But those that still survive are powerful! We need to harness this power as our foundation; only then can we contend with the three tribes and Hongjun!”

Luo Hou frowned again. The three tribes were powerful, with innumerable strongmen. Hongjun was a renowned benevolent figure with countless friends; he could easily pull together a team.

Right now, he was alone and without allies in the Primordial World, and he feared that his reputation would suffer under the players’ and three tribes’ scrutiny!

“But fierce beasts are inherently reviled by the Heavenly Dao. If I recruit fierce beasts as my subordinates, wouldn’t that damage my own fortune?”

Shama laughed, “Master, I need you to forge an extraordinary treasure. Only then can such a tremendous feat be accomplished! The Dao can be achieved!”

“This is troublesome!”

Jiang Ping laughed at home, watching these raucous fellows and speculating about their intentions.

“I have said so many times, although this is a game, it is not a joke. Some players drift through life without respect for the sanctity of the Primordial World, treating it as an alternative entertainment game.

While others are continually attempting to defy destiny, forging bonds with the strong of the Primordial World, hoping to secure a glimmer of hope! They might start at the same starting line, but the gap will slowly widen!”

Jiang Ping’s eyes landed on Shama, who was hiding behind Luo Hou, and he felt a burst of emotions.

“However, Luo Hou’s mindset has also changed quickly. Just now, he suffered a setback at the hands of players and unexpectedly took a player as his direct disciple. Quite an impressive move!”

In the Primordial World, one cannot receive disciples lightly, especially direct disciples; their fates are shared, their fortunes intertwined.

After the failed ambush on Luo Hou, the three tribes’ powerhouses retreated. Each player, no matter how reluctant, could only return home to seek greater power and more resources within their clans.

And Luo Hou’s reputation also turned into that of a great villain, all manner of shameful acts and evils were attributed to him, causing universal anger.

Under such circumstances, it was a fantasy for Luo Hou to recruit capable subordinates or even seek revenge on the three tribes.

Occasionally, someone would see a silhouette resembling Luo Hou chasing after powerful beasts. There were speculations: “Could it be that Luo Hou knows his reputation is sullied? Is he trying to kill fierce beasts to amend his image?”

This was merely an interlude. Luo Hou had been severely injured by the three tribes, even the Destruction Black Lotus had self-destructed. The damage was not easy to recover from. Both players and the three tribes paid his small actions no heed.

Occasionally, a few players would wonder if the once-formidable “Shama is all floating clouds” was still alive or if Luo Hou had disposed of him as a mere afterthought.

However, nobody anticipated that one month later, in the western territory, inside Xumi Mountain.

Four immortal swords were growing thanks to the western ancestral veins. In the middle, a strange great cauldron spun constantly, while fierce beasts restlessly leaped nearby.

“Great job!” Shama stood in front of the bizarre cauldron, smiling.

Luo Hou smiled as well, “Disciple, step inside!”

Without hesitation, Shama leapt into the cauldron, a clang sounding as the lid closed! The strange cauldron spun rapidly with a sizzling sound!

Countless intricate black patterns lit up on the cauldron, the black lines flowed like living beings, containing the highest principles of the demonic pathway, gradually transforming into black lotuses and pouring into the cauldron!

Boom! Streams of demonic principles flooded into Shama’s body, an abyssal black light shot up to the sky, causing the clouds above Xumi Mountain to disperse.

When Shama lifted the cauldron’s lid and re-emerged from within, he had transformed! He donned black robes, a single horn towering from his head, now a human form! He was perfectly in tune with the Primordial World, no longer the fierce beast that was once despised by heaven and earth!

“Haha! Today, I have successfully reincarnated, becoming the first of the demonic race! I wonder who will still dare to come after me now!” Shama laughed heartily, standing in the cauldron.

Instantly, as Shama emerged from his retreat, the luck of the Heavenly Dao surged toward him, pouring into both him and Luo Hou! Shama felt that barriers which had seemed unbreakable before, were suddenly shattered! Waves of golden light and merit assaulted his cultivation! Moreover, Luo Hou’s aura surged greatly, his cultivation level constantly rising, and the injuries sustained from earlier encounters were swiftly healed!

He laughed loudly, “Good disciple, it’s time to choose a Dao name for yourself. This Destruction Black Lotus is completely restored and is now entrusted to you, becoming your ultimate protection treasure!”

With a wave of his hand, a black lotus transformed into a stream of ink-like light and instantly entered Shama’s brow! Luo Hou was benefiting from the flux of the Heavenly Dao’s luck; his cultivation now reached its peak! The Destruction Black Lotus, while still useful, was no longer as crucial to him. He gladly used it to cultivate this player disciple who would change his destiny!

Shama’s brow now bore the imprint of a black lotus. Enlightened, he slowly spoke: “Today, the player Shama is reincarnated as a demonic being, becoming the first of his kind in the Primordial World. I shall henceforth call myself: Wutian! Let the Primordial World witness it!”

As the words fell, the universe fell silent, and Luo Hou’s eyes sparkled with divine light. He hadn’t expected his disciple to possess such great ambition.

Boom! A strike of divine thunder descended from the heavens, black rain poured from the sky. The three thousand great pathways subtly shifted, and the incompletely formed Heavenly Dao expressed a joyful sentiment, as if it had been significantly completed.

Living beings stared bewilderedly at the celestial realm, sensing that something was different. Several powerful figures’ expressions changed drastically as they quickly activated their powers to compute!

On Yujing Mountain, inside the Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun grew pale for the first time: “Demonic race? Demon sect? Clan and sect unified? Luo Hou, this time you’ve bested me!”

He never expected Luo Hou to take this step forward, surpassing him in refining the Heavenly Dao! He knew he still had the Creation Jade Plate to assist him!

And in the ears of all players, the first system announcement echoed:

Player ‘Shama is all floating clouds’拜魔主罗睺为师，两人师徒同心，浮云助罗睺铸造异宝转换凶兽，大道五十，天衍四十九，留一线生机，凶兽转生魔族，逢罗睺为首领，罗睺补齐天道，修为暴涨，距离成圣只有一步之遥。

Player ‘Shama is all floating clouds’ has been reincarnated as the first demonic being between heaven and earth, self-named: Wutian. Wutian completes the Primordial Heavenly Dao and gains the favor of the Heavenly Dao’s merit. He becomes the first Da Luo-level player. Huge rewards will be awarded to the player Wutian in reality!

Upon this announcement being released, all players were stunned.

Dragon Shao paused, the crystal flames flickering in his hands, murmuring: “Wutian? Demonic race? Da Luo-level? Rewards in reality?”

Little Loli stopped cooking the spirit beasts, her eyes wide with disbelief: “He actually swore fealty to the Demon Lord; this is the first world announcement! What kind of rewards are in reality?”

Ji Lao Jiang was equally shocked. His opportunistic master, the Ziwei Fairy, was currently looking solemnly to the west.

“How could such a strong being emerge? I had thought the Ancestral Dragon would be the first to reach this step! The heavenly secrets are too chaotic; it seems that the great calamity is approaching!”

As she spoke, she slapped Ji Lao Jiang with a smack, saying, “How come other players’ disciples can assist their masters so much, completing the Heavenly Dao, while you’ve been with me for so long without providing any help, always telling me to hide!”

Ji Lao Jiang complained, “You’re not the protagonist of some great calamity! Even if I wanted to help, I couldn’t!”

“Hmm?”

The Ziwei Fairy instantly became displeased, casting a glance at the giant bird below her. “Could it be that your troubles made you so unfocused? I’ve heard that capturing a mount is all the rage now, so you better watch out!”

Ji Lao Jiang turned pale, feeling a chill beneath him.

Ah! The sound of his scream echoed through the quiet starry sky, chilling all who heard it.