pertwk Chapter 2078 [Power Name: The Underworld Corridor of the Trial of the Realm]; Tarot and the God of J
Chapter 2078 [Power Name: The Underworld Corridor of the Trial of the Realm]; Tarot and the God of J
Chapter 2078 [Power Name: The Underworld Corridor of the Thousand Realms Trial]; Tarot and the God of Judgment in the Underworld
On the other hand, companies like Kayaba Akihiko use agreements to clearly define rights and responsibilities, and offer tangible rewards to participants as bait. Although it may seem that a portion of the profits is distributed in the short term, it establishes a sustainable positive cycle.
The stronger and more engaged the participants are, the more the system may benefit, and the system itself becomes more attractive as the participants grow.
A glint of light flashed in Marquis Voban's eyes; he had fully grasped the brilliance of Kayaba Akihiko's design.
Participants gain the power and health they desire, while the creator gains the points he needs. Both sides get what they want, allowing the system to operate for a long time and even evolve continuously.
Even with the wisdom and experience he had accumulated over many years, he had to admit that Kayaba Akihiko's points acquisition system based on "virtual world - user agreement - internal energy cycle" was indeed ingenious.
This subtle yet ever-renewing method of "harvesting" was a path he had never imagined.
Rather, it's more accurate to say that before the game "Jianghu," Kayaba Akihiko had already accumulated hundreds of millions of points by developing virtual games. It's unclear how he did it or how many games he created to recoup those points.
The Great King of Asgard: "What, @The Ancient Godslayer, are you tempted by Kayaba Akihiko's game and want to create one to earn points?"
The Great King of Asgard: "Save your breath, you don't have that ability."
Loki leaned back on the Asgardian throne, his handsome face full of mockery, his words laced with undisguised sarcasm.
The Great King of Asgard: "Kayaba Akihiko was able to do it because he himself was the 'God' of that world. From the underlying code to the top-level design, everything was created by him."
The Great King of Asgard: "He has the mind, the skill, and the patience."
The Great King of Asgard: "But you old fogey, do you even know anything about game engines, neural connections, big data balancing, or virtual economic systems? You probably can't even understand the most basic programming languages, can you?"
He admitted that Kayaba Akihiko's "Jianghu" was a brilliant idea, but that it was based on the fact that Kayaba Akihiko himself was a top master of virtual reality technology.
Kayaba Akihiko not only possesses the technical ability to create a complex virtual world like SAO, but his mindset and rule design perfectly match this "creator god"-like operating method.
This is a combination of talent, skill, and ambition.
Marquis Voban, an old relic who has lived for hundreds of years, does he understand these things?
Even if the chat group shop has everything in the corresponding world, he can spend points to buy the complete set of virtual world construction technology from Kayaba Akihiko's world, or even directly buy a mature 'virtual world seed'.
But can you buy the technology, and can you buy the matching mindset and operational capabilities?
Can we, like Kayaba Akihiko, meticulously design each task and each skill manual to subtly guide player behavior and maximize "recycling efficiency"?
Loki gave a cold laugh.
Not to mention, Kayaba Akihiko himself, having been strengthened through points, is already beyond human.
Even if Marquis Voban were to acquire Kayaba Akihiko's technology, he still wouldn't be able to achieve the same level as Kayaba Akihiko.
It's just a copycat imitating a tiger.
The Great King of Asgard: "I advise you to behave yourself and hunt down the disobedient gods in the ways you know best. That is the path you, a god-slayer, should take."
Marquis Voban was not angered by Loki's taunts.
It wasn't the first time Loki had mocked him; the two of them had exchanged insults countless times before.
Moreover, Loki's words, though harsh, were true.
He genuinely didn't understand those complex technologies and had absolutely no interest in managing games.
But Loki forgot one thing: his world wasn't just an ordinary world devoid of the extraordinary.
The oldest god-slayer: "@Great King of Asgard, in the end, you're nothing more than this."
The oldest god-slayer: "In terms of scheming and pranks, he was barely passable; but in terms of wisdom, he was merely a mediocre man."
The oldest god-slayer: "You seem to have forgotten that in my world, power originates from mythology, and authority is the law; what Kayaba Akihiko's world requires to be done through games, I only need to exercise authority."
The oldest god-slayer: "image.jpg"
Marquis Voban uploaded a picture, and everyone, including Loki, clicked on it immediately.
[Power Name: The Underworld Corridor of the Thousand Realms Trial]
[Power Description: This is the power that Marquis Voban usurped after killing "Morpheus Tarot, the God of Tarot and Judgment of the Underworld".]
The power allows Marquis Voban to use his vast magical power as a foundation to create an independent "Trial Corridor" with customizable rules in the cracks of the real world.
The corridor, situated between reality and illusion, life and death, is both an excellent battlefield for honing the soul and skills, and a dedicated area for selecting and nurturing talent.
[Power Effect:]
1. Corridor Creation: Marquises can create or select a template to generate "Trial Corridors" by using their will and magical power. The size, environment, and strength of the corridor depend entirely on the amount of magical power invested. With Demon King-level magical power, it is enough to support a trial world with thousands of people and last for several months of real time.
2. Trial of Immortality: Marquis Voban can actively choose a target and inscribe a "Trial Mark" on their soul; the inscribed person becomes the "Trial Bearer" and can freely enter and exit the opened corridors based on the mark.
Within the corridor, trainees enjoy "pseudo-immortality." Death is not the end; the soul will be ejected from the corridor and reshaped at a safe point in reality, requiring only a short cooldown before re-entering.
This is the protection of the soul by power, and also the premise for the cruelty of the trials.
3. Growth Feedback: All combat experience, skill insights, magic control tips, and even willpower tempering gained by trainees in the corridor will be deposited in their soul essence in the form of "causal residue".
After leaving the corridor, approximately 70%-90% of the growth effects will be reflected in their physical body and soul, resulting in real strengthening.
4. Underworld Ruler: As the master of the corridor, the Marquis has supreme authority and can adjust everything in the corridor at will; he can conjure equipment, props, and inherited knowledge out of thin air as rewards, and can also set rules to prevent matter from being taken away; he can also adjust the flow of time in the corridor (1 second in reality corresponds to a maximum of 1 hour in the corridor).
5. Seed of the Divine Realm: As the Corridor is used more often and the stories of those who experience it accumulate, the Corridor may give birth to world memories, giving rise to "Primal Spirits" with a hazy consciousness.
Theoretically, this power has the potential to cultivate the corridor into a near-independent "divine realm".
[Note: Everything within the corridor is based on the authority of Marquis Voban. If one gains abilities that transcend the laws of reality, these abilities may become ineffective or weakened upon returning to reality.]
If Marquis Voban's magical power is excessively depleted or even exhausted, all corridors will collapse, and the trainees will be forcibly ejected.
[Power chant: "Morpheus Tarotius, who walks the boundary between life and death and weaves trials, now your underworld corridors are mine to command."]
The golden scales do not weigh the weight of the soul, but rather their will to overcome suffering.
Twenty-two roads converge here.
I declare: This place is neither life nor death, neither reality nor illusion; it is the sharpening stone for the brave to hone their skills, and the ladder for mortals to transcend their limits.
In the name of the Demon King, open the Underworld Corridor of Trials Across a Thousand Realms!
The oldest god-slayer: "Do you see that, @Great King of Asgard?"
The oldest god-slayer: "Do you still think I can't do it?"
Once the information about the powers had been displayed in the chat group, Marquis Voban spoke to Loki.
An ordinary group admin: "Wait, isn't this a bit off?"
An ordinary group owner: "[The Underworld Corridor of the Thousand Realms Trial]? The power usurped after killing 'Morpheus Tarot, the God of Tarot and Judgment of the Underworld'?!"
An ordinary group owner: "I know Morpheus, he's the Greek god of dreams, the son of Hypnos, the god of sleep, who sends dreams to people."
An ordinary group admin: "But what the heck is 'Tarot and the God of Judgment in the Underworld'? And Morpheus Tarotius? This name sounds like it's been stitched together from the Greek god of dreams, the tarot cards, and the Egyptian god Anubis!"
Although Su Yunqing wasn't familiar with every god in every mythological system, she had never heard of this one before. Was she sure it was a real god in the mythological system?
But what she found even more incredible was the effect of this power itself.
An ordinary group owner: "Creating an independent world, souls imprinted with the trials of immortality, growth reflected in reality, adjusting the flow of time, and possibly even evolving into a divine realm?!"
An ordinary group owner: "What kind of disobedient god could provide such exaggerated power?"
An ordinary group owner: "It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this is a creator-level privilege, would it?"
The ordinary group owner said, "The only limitation I have is my magical power."
She recalled the "Jianghu" (江湖, a term referring to the martial arts world) that Kayaba Akihiko had spent a massive amount of points to build, which relied on virtual technology. Then, compared with Marquis Voban's "Haunted Corridor" that could be opened directly with power and incantation, a sense of absurdity arose spontaneously.
At this moment, the science-driven and the mystery-driven approaches are showing completely different paths.
The Great King of Asgard: "."
Loki fell silent, even he was astonished by the power's effects.
The Great King of Asgard: "A twisted deity created by forcibly combining the concepts of dream gods, tarot divination, and the judgment of the underworld? You have usurped the powers of such a god, no wonder you have such confidence."
They use their power to directly define a "domain," set rules within it, forcibly invite others to enter, and extract "value" through life-or-death trials.
Although the number is limited by the power of the spell, a "Demon King" level spell power can invite thousands of people to enter. Marquis Voban's current spell power has long surpassed that of a "Demon King" level by many times.
The richest man in the lighthouse: "@The oldest god-slayer, when did you obtain this power?"
The richest man in the city said, "I never mentioned this before."
The richest man in the beacon city: "And didn't you say you sold all your powers except for your original ones? Are there any you're keeping? Is this one of them?"
Tony remembered clearly that Marquis Voban had explicitly stated that, apart from the powers he initially possessed, the powers he gained from killing gods would be recycled back to the chat group to earn points, which would then be used for enhancement.
This [Netherworld Corridor of the Trial of a Thousand Realms] sounds so powerful and comprehensive. If it was truly obtained by Marquis Voban through slaying a god, given his consistent style, it would either have been developed as a core ability long ago or would be extremely valuable. It's unlikely that it would have remained unknown until now.
unless
Unless this power was recently acquired by the Marquis of Voban, or he had previously concealed it and kept his trump card hidden.
But if it's the latter, there's no need. What's the point of keeping things from each other in a chat group?
Moreover, just looking at the description, the value of this power is immeasurable; if it were actually "recycled," exchanging it for tens of millions of points would not be a problem.
How could Marquis Voban resist taking it back?
The oldest god-slayer: "."
The oldest god-slayer: "This is not my power; I did not kill this disobedient god."
Upon hearing Tony's words, Marquis Voban remained silent for a moment before finally speaking.
The ordinary group owner: "???"
The richest man in the lighthouse: "???"
Kasumi Shiko: "???"
The Great King of Asgard: "???"
No, Marquis Voban, do you want to see what you're saying?
What do you mean by "it wasn't his power"? He didn't kill this disobedient god.
If he did not commit murder, then what is the power they are seeing in the picture now? What is the power described as "the power that Marquis Voban usurped after murdering 'Morpheus Tarot, the god of Tarot and judgment in the underworld'"?
Is it just their imagination?
But they also knew that Marquis Voban would never lie to them about something like this.
So what the hell is it?
The oldest god-slayer: "That was a disobedient god killed by a man named Marquis Voban in a derivative world of the White Profound World, which is based on the god-slayer system."
The oldest god-slayer: "Not me."
Marquis Voban said in a complicated tone.
The oldest god-slayer: "When I was thinking about Kayaba Akihiko's method, I felt that I might be able to learn from his ideas and implement them in a way that is more in line with the rules of my world."
The oldest god-slayer: "Loki's incessant chatter is getting on my nerves, so I thought I'd check the group shop to see if there are any powers that have effects like 'creating trial spaces' or 'establishing domain rules'."
The oldest god-slayer: "Then, I saw this [Netherworld Corridor of the Thousand Realms Trial]; its description and effects are seven or eight parts similar to what I had envisioned, and even more perfect and powerful."
The oldest god-slayer: "And its origin is the world of Bai Xuan, and it was killed by the old man of that world."
Marquis Voban shook his head slightly and then spoke these words.
After a brief silence, the chat group exploded.
An ordinary group admin: "What the heck?"
An ordinary group owner: "A derivative of the White Profound World? Another god murdered by Marquis Voban? And the power he gained?!"
Su Yunqing said incredulously.
She naturally knew that because Bai Xuan had comprehended the rules of many group members' worlds, his own world had generated countless timelines when it advanced to the "prototype of the multiverse," and also included the world system of each member of the chat group.
It's perfectly normal for a world to exist with a system based on god-slayers.
But she never expected that the information about the power given by Marquis Voban was actually from the murder of "Marquis Voban" in the White Profound World.
How could there be such a coincidence in the world?