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Characters who had been marked a long time ago, Chen Qing had actually been cautious of them quite some time ago, it was just that so much time had passed, he had truly neglected this person!

It was an old man who looked aged, thin, and was dressed ordinarily, seemingly a harmless old man from any angle.

Yet Chen Qing knew how dangerous this old man was, and that he held a grudge against him because the last time they met, he had snatched a prize right from the jaws of this elder!

"King Chu Jiang?"

Destiny Hole had opened, but what it connected to on the other side was a place even more dangerous than what lay behind him, a pitch-black void filled with countless roaring Evil Ghosts whose gazes were all fixed on Chen Qing, making his scalp tingle.

He did not understand why Destiny Hole would open the Path of Yin and Yang, but he knew why those Evil Ghosts hated him so much!

By setting up the Underworld offices in Jiangnan, he had blocked the souls of the dead in Jiangnan from being absorbed by the Path of Yin and Yang, and he had refused entry to Evil Ghosts, robbing those big bosses of the Path of Yin and Yang of their most fundamental interests, and for the lower-level Evil Spirits, such opportunities were out of their reach, naturally stirring up resentment.

In the past, all souls would be dragged into the Path of Yin and Yang to suffer torment and those who survived turned into beast-like Evil Ghosts, but what if one day you were told that people wouldn’t have to go through all of this after death? How would those who had suffered imagine it?

Chen Qing knew that once he stepped onto that Path of Yin and Yang, he would become the object that all Evil Ghosts desperately wanted to tear to shreds, so he had always tried to avoid the Path of Yin and Yang, never expecting that one day it would come seeking him out.

"Junior..." the old man grinned, "Didn’t I tell you before? I would come for you soon!"

Chen Qing: "...."

"Chen Qing, be careful!" Tianji, who had just stepped in behind him, was startled and shouted, "Retreat!"

"Oh, isn’t this a major player from the development team?" the old man laughed, revealing his yellow teeth as the terrifying aura surged even more, "What a coincidence!"

Chen Qing stiffened, and in that instant, understood the identity of the person before him.

This was not the King Chu Jiang from his memories but a modern-day individual who had usurped King Chu Jiang’s identity!

King Chu Jiang, one of the twelve kings of the Ghost Domain in the second phase of the instance, but Chen Qing was clear that the Ghost Domain, though like the Dragon Palace in being part of the second phase, was fundamentally different from the Dragon Palace.

The Dragon Palace was a gatekeeping script, in the second version it was a player’s checkpoint instance and the protagonist as well as the pinnacle of the second era, but in the later stages, the Dragon Palace became insignificant, for it had risen in the late period of the Earth Spirit’s decline, a low-tier force, but the Ghost Domain was different.

The Ghost Domain was a phased instance, opened in the second version but accompanied the players to the current newest seventh version.

It was a major late-game force, with King Chu Jiang being one of the early bosses of the Ghost Domain, yet if the other party’s identity was that of a player, Chen Qing now could not be sure of the opponent’s actual strength!

Because the Ghost Domain was a place with infinite possibilities.

"So... did you recognize my identity at the first opportunity and then set a trap?" Chen Qing looked at the other with doubt.

"Hahahaha..." King Chu Jiang laughed heartily, "King of Qin really was a bastard back then, who would have thought he’d try to change history during the end of the cycle, unifying the Demon and human dynasties, thoroughly blocking the arrival of the ancients, nearly suffocated me to death!"

"Do you know how much I had to give up just to wake up as soon as possible? It was all to compete for the luck of the human world first!"

Waking up as soon as possible... gave up so much?

Chen Qing inhaled sharply. The information revealed in just a sentence from the opposition made his scalp tingle.

This guy, as expected, is not simply King Chu Jiang!

The twelve kings of the Ghost Domain are the second version of demons, the vanguard of the Ghost Domain forces.

Before the depths of the Ghost Domain were opened, these premature invading Ghost Kings, along with Evil Ghosts, took over half of the dynasties in Central Plains.

At that time, characters like Ghost Doll, King Xiang, and others shone brightly, even before the era of the Dragon Palace.

When the other party first appeared, he remained calm.

After all, he now possessed the power of a True Dragon, and in terms of rank, the Dragon Palace was above the initial Ghost Domain.

According to the comparison of combat power, the original twelve kings of the Ghost Domain were completely no match for the Dragon King in terms of strength before they had accumulated enough destiny.

Ao Zhen, the West Sea Princess belonged to the top tier combatants just below the Dragon King, and he was not inferior to the opponent in terms of attributes.

But if... the other party was not King Chu Jiang, but something even more profound, that would be troublesome!

"Did you give up power and re-select King Chu Jiang as your choice?" Chen Qing frowned deeply.

"What else could it be?" the old man grinned, "Reincarnation is progressive, a rule that no one can change, a regulation you developers set in the beginning. Sadly, we have no choice. To awaken normally, we’d have to wait another forty thousand years, until the creatures of this world evolve to a certain point, and then it would be our turn. "

"But things change, just like the forces of King of Qin who wish to rebel from below, they can delay or even prevent our arrival.

In the second phase, the Dragon Palace once nearly split the world with the Celestial Serpent, and has figured out the methods of valuing human enslavement.

Given another cycle, they too could potentially control the world.

Once the world is under control, the example of the King of Qin has proved that you lowly creatures can indeed rebel from below! "

Chen Qing laughed immediately upon hearing this, "So you were forced to come out early?"

"We had no choice..." the old man chuckled, "We can’t give a second chance, especially since that kid actually escaped our control. We can’t always just sit and wait for the inevitable, can we?"

"I promised King Chu Jiang more things to make him willingly sacrifice himself to me. I was originally waiting for the arrival of the ancient beings at the initial time, but unexpectedly, I met you, kid!"

"The moment you spoke of some taboos of King Chu Jiang in front of that stupid Crown Prince, I knew you were a transmigrator, and from the moment you showed no wariness towards me, I knew you were the new Reincarnator who suddenly appeared and caused the King of Qin to escape!"

Chen Qing: "....."

"Actually..." The old man sneered and stepped closer to Chen Qing, "Initially marking you, I merely wanted to locate the King of Qin through you.

But as I got to know you and saw everything you did in Jiangnan, I completely changed my view of you.

You are a threat even greater than the King of Qin, but at the same time, you are also more valuable than him! "

"Oh?" Chen Qing looked at the other party with caution and sneered, "Such high praise, eh?"

"High... Of course, it’s high!" The elder laughed, "You’re a latecomer player, every latecomer player will have some version information that we do not know of. Your so-called Divine Path Cultivation is definitely something we pioneers were unaware of, and in my eyes, it’s enough to change the current situation! "

"The King of Qin failed because he ultimately lacked effective governance at the base level, while your Divine Path Cultivation is different. Being able to distribute the power of belief, you can amalgamate the Human Race with demons. Of course, you’ll still have conflicts, but your chances of success are greater than the King of Qin’s.

That’s why I say you’re dangerous. Most importantly, if you can control Reincarnation single-handedly, you can dictate destiny.

With the concept of divine retribution, you can eliminate the fear of death among your subordinates. It’s a perfect system..."

"So let’s cooperate, newcomer. You don’t have enough power, you can’t handle this cake alone. Work with me, and I can make you one of us, let you have what the King of Qin could only dream of!"

"That sounds very tempting." Chen Qing gazed at the other party, "How do I know whether what you’re offering is real or fake? And what’s your status among those pioneers? What gives you the rights to offer me a position? I’ve heard that over there... it’s one spot for one person!"

"You have the qualifications to make us eliminate a weakling!" King Chu Jiang looked at Chen Qing, "You don’t have to worry about whether I can do it or not," he said, and behind him a Dharmakaya appeared, instantly causing a heavy feeling in Chen Qing’s heart!

The other party indeed was not lying; King Chu Jiang was but a temporary demonic vessel the opponent was using. The real power the adversary controlled... was indeed more troubling than imagined...

It was a Dharmakaya that was not immense, but behind it was imprinted the whole world’s Yin Yang Reincarnation, the alternation of future!

As one of the designers, Chen Qing naturally recognized it immediately.

Buddha Land Sovereign, the three Buddhas of past, present, and future, is one of the most top-tier powers of the ultimate version!

And the one that represents the Buddha Kingdom guarding Hell is none other than the being before him... Future Buddha Ksitigarbha!