154 – The New Quasi-Immortal! Swiftly Rising Cultivation

【As the war unfolds, the Purple Spirit Realm is deeply worried. Because you did not participate this time, the war between the two realms, especially the war of the prodigies, has not been advantageous and has even been suppressed by the prodigies of the Blood Demon Realm. Therefore, the morale of the Purple Spirit Realm is somewhat low.】

【Eventually, both sides initiated a duel. This time, Ye Chen challenged the anomalies of the Blood Demon Realm, hoping to regain the upper hand and boost morale.】

【However, the outcome of this duel was not favorable. Ye Chen did not even qualify to duel the strongest Demon Emperor heir of the Blood Demon Realm and fell at the hands of other anomalies from the Blood Demon Realm.】

【Although the result was a draw, with both sides heavily injured and near death, Ye Chen is already one of the top prodigies of the Purple Spirit Realm, able to break into the top three, while the anomaly from the Blood Demon Realm who fought only ranked tenth.】

【This battle further undermined the confidence of the Purple Spirit Realm. The Blood Demon Realm also noticed the weakness of the Purple Spirit Realm and strongly suspected that the Purple Spirit Realm’s foundation was not as deep as that of the Blood Demon Realm, likely lacking quasi-immortal level powerhouses.】

【In the Blood Demon Realm, the Blood Demon Clan reigns supreme. Blood demons like to use the blood of strong warriors as nourishment for their cultivation, making them extremely ferocious. Their style is also domineering and direct. Since they suspect that the Purple Spirit Realm does not have such high-level powerhouses, they have no intention of procrastinating.】

【After all, if given enough time, the Purple Spirit Realm could produce quasi-immortal level powerhouses. They certainly do not want to suffer a massive loss like they did ten thousand years ago again.】

【Therefore, the Blood Demon Realm launched a full-scale attack. The strongest Demon Emperor personally led the massacre of the powerful ones from the Purple Spirit Realm. The experts of the Purple Spirit Realm were terrified and helpless against the quasi-immortal-level powerhouse.】

【Upon hearing this news, you sighed silently in your heart and left the Heavenly Sword Holy Land quietly, planning to find a place to hide. With your Red Talent · Breath Concealment, unless seen up close by an emperor-level existence, your chances of survival are much higher than others.】

【Just as all the emperor-level beings of the Purple Spirit Realm were besieged, and even some emperor-level beings were crushed to death by the strongest Demon Emperor of the Blood Demon Realm, the Eternal Frozen Wastes saw an unexpected event.】

【A figure sealed in ice for ten thousand years broke the glacier and reappeared in the world. She is the Ice Empress. The Ice Empress once sealed several emperor-level beings of the Blood Demon Realm at the cost of her life, achieving impressive feats.】

【At that time, she did indeed fall and experienced Absolute Death in her first life. But she defied the heavens and was reborn, not by seizing another body, but by living out a second life on her own.】

【After living out her second life, she did not reappear but continued to cultivate diligently, comprehending her own path. Now, after ten thousand years, she has not only become an emperor but has also taken that step and broken through to the quasi-immortal level.】

“I knew the Purple Spirit Realm must have some hidden cards yet to be revealed. But I honestly didn’t expect this Ice Empress Ji Bingyan to resurrect these powerful beings, and her methods are indeed more ruthless than the last…”

Wang Ping looked at the simulation content, his mood quite complicated.

However, it must be said that this Ice Empress Ji Bingyan is quite the anomaly, managing to live out a second life on her own and secretly cultivate to the quasi-immortal level, which is truly terrifying.

He had previously lamented that even a prodigy like Ice Empress Ji Bingyan had not become an emperor. The uncertainties for a prodigy to truly grow up were too great.

But now, he was proven wrong again…

It was incredibly awkward.

Of course, Wang Ping also understood that the case of Ice Empress Ji Bingyan was an exception.

Not everyone can live out a second life on their own.

Not only living out a second life but also secretly cultivating to the quasi-immortal level is even more absurd.

“However… even if she has become a quasi-immortal, she still couldn’t save the Purple Spirit Realm…”

Wang Ping thought of the fate of the Purple Spirit Realm again and sighed inwardly.

The Purple Spirit Realm ultimately was destroyed.

Although he did not know what exactly happened, he could infer that Ice Empress Ji Bingyan likely perished in battle as well.

Thus, Wang Ping collected his thoughts and continued to focus on the screen, awaiting the upcoming developments.

【After Ice Empress Ji Bingyan left the Eternal Frozen Wastes, she was discovered by two emperor-level beings from the Blood Demon Realm. They were both astonished, having not expected Ice Empress Ji Bingyan to still be alive. Both were very wary of Ice Empress Ji Bingyan but still chose to jointly attack her.】

【Facing the attacks of the two emperor-level beings, Ice Empress Ji Bingyan coldly struck with one palm, instantly killing the two emperors, displaying an unbeatable stance.】

【This disturbance alarmed many strong individuals from both realms.】

【The fact that Ice Empress Ji Bingyan was still alive and had instantly killed two emperor-level beings shocked the powerhouses of both the Purple Spirit Realm and the Blood Demon Realm to the extreme. None of them had expected that Ice Empress Ji Bingyan was not only alive but had also achieved an unfathomable level of strength.】

【The strongest Demon Emperor of the Blood Demon Realm felt extremely solemn and directly stated that Ice Empress Ji Bingyan had already broken through to the quasi-immortal level, reaching a realm on par with him. This left both sides even more astounded.】

【The elite of the Blood Demon Realm were exceedingly wary of Ice Empress Ji Bingyan. After all, she had sealed several emperor-level beings of the Blood Demon Realm before even becoming an emperor. Although those emperors were the weakest among them, it was still terrifying enough.】

【Now that she had become a quasi-immortal, it was unimaginable how terrifying her strength would be. This made the many emperors of the Blood Demon Realm feel apprehensive, as if they were riding a tiger and couldn’t get off.】

【Meanwhile, the strong individuals from the Purple Spirit Realm were delighted, believing they finally had the capital to fight the Blood Demon Realm.】

【Following this, after a period of silence, the strongest Demon Emperor of the Blood Demon Realm chose to attack Ice Empress Ji Bingyan. In response, Ice Empress Ji Bingyan showed no fear and confronted him head-on. The two fought fiercely, shaking the entire Purple Spirit Realm. If they had not moved the battlefield outside the realm, countless people would have died due to collateral damage.】

【Ultimately, neither side fought to the death, stopping at a certain point and tacitly agreeing to continue using the war to train their soldiers. During the war, quasi-emperors and emperors were not allowed to take action, leaving it to cultivators below the quasi-emperor level to fight until all the prodigies and elites on the enemy side were killed.】

“It’s indeed turned out like this…”

Wang Ping shook his head slightly as he looked at the simulation content, not surprised by the outcome.

Under normal circumstances, the Purple Spirit Realm should have had a quasi-immortal holding the fort; otherwise, they wouldn’t have stood a chance, nor would they have been able to wait for Ye Chen, the child of destiny, to grow up.

However, it was unfortunate that even though Ye Chen was the child of destiny for the Purple Spirit Realm, it was to no avail.

With the Purple Spirit Realm destroyed, what can a child of destiny born from it do? Nothing…

It could only be said that the uncertainty brought by the Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao and the anomaly was simply too significant, twisting the future development.
“Of course, I couldn’t say much more, after all, I am also a transmigrator, who has changed Ye Chen’s destiny.”

Wang Ping thought silently, continuing to gaze at the screen.

【Next, both sides went to war, and you finally decided not to hide any longer, choosing to enter the battlefield. After all, if you didn’t take action, the prodigies on the Purple Spirit Realm’s side wouldn’t be able to defeat those from the Blood Demon Realm, leading to serious consequences.】

【However, although you chose to take action, you still had no intention of going all out. In the end, in your memory, the Ice Empress Ji Bingyan emerged late, resulting in your demise. You are not Ye Chen; perhaps Ye Chen and the Demon Emperor’s Son fought for a longer time, and the appointment was later. Anyway, with his fate on his side, he could wait for the Ice Empress Ji Bingyan to be born to save him, but you cannot.】

【Therefore, appropriately hiding your strength not only allows you to better handle future dangers but also reduces the possibility of being targeted.】

【Of course, even though you hid your strength, you still displayed formidable combat power, enough to go toe-to-toe with the Demon Emperor’s Son, shocking the two realms, and causing countless people to be amazed. Unexpectedly, you, the Holy Son of the Heavenly Sword Holy Land, and the personal disciple of the Sky Emperor, were actually so powerful. For a time, many people felt inferior and ashamed.】

【At the same time, because of your strength and dominance, in addition to the effects of the Blue Talent·Light of Hope, you ignited hope in the hearts of many people in the Purple Spirit Realm. Countless people chose to follow you, and many prodigies became your followers.】

【Thus, you had the grandeur of the Ice Empress from ten thousand years ago, even more so than her time. The quality of the prodigies who followed her back then was not as high as yours, nor were their numbers as many.】

【The Demon Emperor’s Son also remembered you, seeing you as his arch-enemy, wanting to kill you in the future. Regarding this, you didn’t care much. After all, if you wanted to, you could kill the Demon Emperor’s Son now. However, to prevent the Blood Demon Realm from doing something crazy, you couldn’t kill him for the time being.】

【In the blink of an eye, a hundred years had passed. During these hundred years, the wars were incessant, and the entire Purple Spirit Realm was affected, with wars breaking out everywhere. No one could escape the impact of the wars.】

【In the entire Purple Spirit Realm, as long as the cultivators reached the Great Transcendence, they had to participate in the war. As for the cultivators below the Great Transcendence, they were no different from cannon fodder; going to the battlefield was completely meaningless. It was better to let them continue cultivating and wait for their cultivation to progress before talking about it.】

【During these hundred years, you were in the limelight and were recognized as the future leader of the Purple Spirit Realm. However, even with all the glory, you did not go without danger. Sometimes, even when you used all your means, you almost perished.】

【However, after the baptism of war, your cultivation level improved much faster than in your memory. In just a hundred years, your cultivation level reached the third layer of the Nirvana Realm, not far from the fourth layer. Your foundation in the Nirvana Realm was also very solid.】

【Ye Chen was also not bad, having reached the second layer of the Nirvana Realm. However, in terms of combat power, he was far behind you. As for Ji Bingyue and others, they were behind Ye Chen, but they also reached the level of the Nirvana Realm.】

【While the war between the two sides reached a stalemate, and prodigies from both sides emerged, something shocking happened in the Purple Spirit Realm. The Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao found the location of the Profound Turtle, attacked it, and forcibly killed it, taking away the seal.】

【This enraged many powerful beings in the Purple Spirit Realm, but they dared not make it public, fearing that the Blood Demon Realm would become aware. Even the Ice Empress Ji Bingyan remained silent. The Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao had once delved into the Eternal Frozen Wastes, trying to release the demonic creatures she had sealed away, but she had frightened him away.】

【If it weren’t for her being at a crucial point in her closed-door cultivation at that time, she absolutely would not have let the Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao go.】

【His talent and means were extremely astonishing, surpassing other emperors. The Ice Empress Ji Bingyan thought he might become a quasi-immortal. His schemes and plots were undoubtedly grand and posed a significant threat.】

【Unfortunately, the Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao was too cunning, his methods ruthless and decisive, never leaving any traces. It was difficult to catch him or find his whereabouts. Otherwise, the Ice Empress truly wanted to kill him personally, erasing the threat for good.】

“The Ice Empress Ji Bingyan and the Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao, these two entities indeed encountered each other.”

Wang Ping thought silently as he watched.

He had previously suspected the Nine Nether Demon Emperor’s behavior as peculiar, as if he was convinced that the Purple Spirit Realm had the power to resist the Blood Demon Realm’s quasi-immortal. Only by releasing anomalies could the Purple Spirit Realm be completely decimated, allowing him to progress further.

Now, it seemed that this point was proven.

The Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao ventured deep into the Eternal Frozen Wastes, was frightened away by the Ice Empress Ji Bingyan, and noticed that the Ice Empress was advancing to the quasi-immortal stage. Because of this, he had not dared to act too audaciously for many years.

Otherwise, according to the evaluation of the Lord of the Heavenly Sword and others, the Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao would have caused great havoc throughout the Purple Spirit Realm, leading to boundless slaughter.

But in recent years, he had been unusually quiet, and no major disturbances had been heard of him.

“With the continuation of the simulation, various secrets can be unearthed. Otherwise, many things seemed clouded and unclear. However, the treacherous Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao still intends to release anomalies. The Purple Spirit Realm might be doomed again.”

Wang Ping sighed in his heart and continued to gaze at the screen.

When the Purple Spirit Realm was destroyed before, he suspected it was the work of anomalies; only anomalies could have both the capability and intent, making it the biggest suspect by nature.

【After learning about the Nine Nether Demon Emperor’s attack on the Profound Turtle, you fell silent. You knew the Purple Spirit Realm might be destroyed again, and time was running out for you. If you continued with normal cultivation, you would undoubtedly become a pitiful wretch who died from the collateral damage.】

【There are only two ways to survive. One is to frantically improve your cultivation level, break through to the God Realm in the next few hundred years, and ascend to the higher world, or seek refuge in the Blood Demon Realm and escape there. Otherwise, there is no way of survival.】

【However, as a seeker of the Dao, you disdain to rely on the Blood Demon Realm. If you really defect, your Dao heart would immediately shatter, making further progress impossible, and you would suffer from constant inner demons, making you a waste.】

【For this reason, you have no intention of hiding your strength anymore. You chose again to battle the Demon Emperor’s Son, brutally killing him, which shocked the two realms and terrified countless people who didn’t expect you to be so powerful.】

【This pushed you to the forefront. The Blood Demon Realm was furious and wanted to eliminate you, starting various assassinations against you. You began to encounter dangers far greater than before.】

【In addition, you deliberately courted death, attracting beings more powerful than you to fight to the death. In such circumstances, even you experienced one terrifying killing trap after another, nearly dying many times, even being truly killed once, only to rely on the Nirvana Force to barely rebirth.】

【These encounters rapidly enhanced your cultivation. In just fifty years, you reached the seventh layer of the Nirvana Realm.】

【Your encounters and ruthlessness made Ye Chen’s heart race. He thought you were too ruthless. However, he was not to be underestimated. He also followed your path, wanting to quickly improve his cultivation through similar means.】

【Even the prodigies of the two realms also began to engage in such competition, falling into madness. After all, if they didn’t catch up quickly, they would be overtaken or left behind, making them likely to be killed in the future.】

【The kings, quasi-emperors, emperors, and quasi-immortals of the two realms watched this unfold in silence. This war, under your maneuvering, was more brutal than ever, with the probability of prodigies falling far greater, but new prodigies still emerged, joining the killing trap.】

【This is true parasitism. Using the prodigies and powerful beings of the two realms as a basis, conducting large-scale parasitic practices. Perhaps, in such circumstances, new quasi-immortals will emerge in the future, far more than one or two.】

【In the eyes of the experts from both realms, under normal circumstances, you are the most likely to become the king of parasites. Just like ten thousand years ago, the Purple Spirit Realm produced a child of destiny, leading the Purple Spirit Realm to a strong counterattack. Your performance was even more dazzling than that of the child of destiny at a young age.】

【For this reason, the Blood Demon Realm knew they couldn’t let this continue. They relied on having more quasi-emperors and emperors than the Purple Spirit Realm to launch an assassination attempt against you. Although the strong people of the Purple Spirit Realm detected the Blood Demon Realm’s moves and tried to stop them, they couldn’t do much as they had fewer strong men than the Blood Demon Realm. Thus, you were forcefully killed by the emperors.】

【This time, you couldn’t come back. The Rebirth Talisman had long been used up. And under the suppression of the emperor’s power, the Nirvana Force could not have any effect. Thus, the miracle of Nirvana Rebirth did not exist.】

【With your death, this simulation ended.】
“Sigh, he ultimately died… In the end, this method of improving cultivation is just too extreme. Without great fortune, something is bound to go wrong. Death is inevitable. Surviving fifty years and reaching the seventh level of the Nirvana Realm is already terrifying enough.”

Wang Ping looked at the simulation content with some regret.

“Perhaps, facing a direct attack from an Emperor, even someone like Ye Chen, who is blessed with great fortune, would have to die in such a situation… After all, fortune isn’t omnipotent, and it can’t ensure you survive every situation.”

In the simulation, Wang Ping might have known that the probability of his fall was significant, but he still chose to proceed.

Because he had no other choice.

If he didn’t break through, he would die.

Even if he didn’t turn to the Blood Demon Realm and tried to escape there using the effect of Breath Concealment, he would still need powerful support.

At that power level, even being a King might not be enough; at least a quasi-Emperor would be necessary.

To reach quasi-Emperor within a few hundred years through normal cultivation would be a fool’s dream.

Even with such madness, Wang Ping thought it unlikely to reach that level.

One could only say, this damned world, its difficulty level is way too damn high.

If not for his Life Simulator, any other transmigrator arriving at this point would likely die a violent death with over a ninety-nine percent probability.

As Wang Ping lamented inwardly, his consciousness wavered, and his vision changed.

He then saw the scene of the simulation Wang Ping being ambushed by an Emperor.

A dignified Emperor Realm master, shamelessly ambushed Wang Ping, all to kill him in one blow, giving the simulated Wang Ping no chance of survival. It was ruthless to the extreme.

Soon, Wang Ping’s consciousness wavered again, and his vision returned to normal.

“Ding, rewards have been successfully generated. The host can choose two from the following rewards:

①. Seventh level cultivation in the Nirvana Realm.

②. Blue Talent · Light of Hope.

③. King-level Divine Ability · Devour Space.

④. Emperor-level Divine Ability: Sky Sword Art.

⑤. Emperor-level cultivation technique · Blazing Fire Emperor Technique.

⑥. Emperor-level Divine Ability · Blazing Flame Curtain.

⑦. Secret techniques learned.”

“The level is higher now, not a single one of these rewards is simple…”

Wang Ping looked at the reward list and sighed inwardly.

However, he didn’t make a choice immediately. He planned to first understand the world’s situation before picking a reward to ensure safety.

“System, I want to start a free simulation.”

Wang Ping said in his heart.

“Ding, Life Simulator activated, free simulation starting.”

The system’s voice sounded.

Immediately, the familiar screen appeared again, and text floated out.

【On the first day, you began to move. This time, you took an approach similar to the one in Lin Yuanyuan’s world—brutally attempting to kill all humans to forcibly draw out anomalies.】

【You split up. Given your combat prowess, destroying each major human survival base was an easy task for everyone except Zhang Yueying.】

【Zhang Yueying opposed this, finding it too cruel. But you all didn’t care. Having experienced so many group tasks, you all understood the terror of anomalies better than anyone in this world. You prioritized completing the group task and eliminating anomalies above all else. To eliminate the anomalies is to save this world. One could say, it’s saving countless other worlds too.】

【However, something that silenced you all happened. After you meticulously killed all humans in this world, there was still no task completion notice. Just then, Zhang Jun, Qin Tian, Cai Yonglong, and Chen Yao got infected and turned into mutated beasts one after another.】

【Even your body showed signs of infection, becoming a monster was only a matter of time. Only Zhang Yueying was uninfected due to her Golden Finger.】

【This left you incredulous and at a loss. You had no idea why you were infected or how it happened.】

【Thus, you began a final test. You unleashed terrifying power to cleanse the surface. With your current strength, cleansing the entire surface wasn’t difficult; it only took some time.】

【But as you used more power, you suddenly found that the more power you used, the faster you got infected. Soon, you were about to turn into a mutated beast.】

【Faced with this, you resolutely took your own life.】

【After you resurrected, you found that the virus was still in your body, and the infection had accelerated. In the end, you could only watch yourself turn into a mutated beast, losing your sense of self.】

【Because of your ‘death’, this simulation ends.】
“This…”

Wang Ping looked at the simulation content, opened his eyes, and frowned.

This virus is quite terrifying. It entirely disregards the level of life forms and infects all beings equally.

Moreover, the more power you exert, the faster you get infected, as if it feeds on the energy you release.

On top of that, even after resurrection, the virus doesn’t disappear. It’s utterly absurd.

However, the mechanism of the Rebirth Talisman is time reversal, and at that time, the virus was already present, so perhaps it’s not all that surprising.

“Brother Wang, how is it?”

Seeing Wang Ping open his eyes, Qin Tian impatiently asked.

“It’s very troublesome.”

Wang Ping said gravely, explaining the situation.

“Uh…”

After hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Even wiping out all humans didn’t remove the anomaly, nor complete the group’s task.

This means one thing: the anomaly has not possessed humans.

“The anomaly must have possessed other creatures. Based on past experience, the anomaly has never possessed ordinary animals, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t.”

Chen Yao said in a deep voice.

“I think it’s more likely that it possessed a mutant beast. Anomalies usually target intelligent life forms. Humans are intelligent life forms, and so are demons, which is why it can possess them. As for other species, I suspect they cannot bear its existence.”

Wang Ping pondered and then spoke.

“Otherwise, it would be safer for the anomaly to possess some animals, making it harder for us to find.”

“But, are zombies and mutant beasts considered intelligent life forms?”

Qin Tian retorted.

“Zombies can indeed be considered intelligent life forms. As I mentioned before, they have already evolved intelligence and have even started forming primitive civilizations, like the Zombie Civilization Nation…”

Zhang Jun said with a peculiar look, retorting.

“What about mutant beasts? According to investigations, they shouldn’t possess intelligence.”

Zhang Yueying said quietly.

“No, whether zombies or mutant beasts, they are derived from human genes. It’s quite normal for the anomaly to possess them.”

Wang Ping shook his head and said.

Hearing this, Zhang Yueying had nothing to say, thinking it made a lot of sense.

“But, Brother Wang, if it really possessed a mutant beast, then it’s really troublesome. After all, mutant beasts are countless.”

Cai Yonglong said, frowning and helpless.

“On Earth, the number of mutant beasts on land is countless, not to mention the even larger number in the oceans. Trying to find and kill it would require a massive purge of the surface.”

“It’s not that simple. Some mutant beasts may be hiding within human survival bases or underground.”

Zhang Jun remained silent for a moment before speaking.

“Can’t we use secret techniques to find it? Back then, if we had a searching-type secret technique, we could have easily found the zombie anomaly.”

Cai Yonglong looked at Wang Ping, trying to suggest.

Even though he had inherited teachings from the white-haired elder and had similar secret techniques, he was not skilled yet.

But Wang Ping has a Life Simulator and had joined the Heavenly Sword Holy Land, so he might have access to secret techniques from the Holy Land.

“Probably not possible.”

Wang Ping shook his head.

If it were possible, the Wang Ping in the simulation would have done so already.

However, he still chose the most brute-force method to search for the anomaly, indicating that method wouldn’t work.

“I see…”

Cai Yonglong felt a headache coming on.
What should we do…

This virus is too terrifying, there’s no solution at all…

“Cleansing the surface won’t work either. Once we use too much power, it will accelerate the infection. Even I would turn into a monster…”

Wang Ping frowned and reminded them again.

Hearing this, Cai Yonglong and the others were speechless.

This JY Virus is really too perverse.

“Let me try again…”

Wang Ping shook his head and said.

Before coming to this world, he had already prepared himself by using energy to isolate everything from the outside.

Even so, he was still infected in the Life Simulator.

This means the virus is simply unstoppable.

Unless he finds and kills the source, there will be no solution.

“That’s the only thing we can do…”

Cai Yonglong and the others exchanged glances and nodded helplessly.

Then, Wang Ping closed his eyes again and said in his heart: “System, I want to initiate the Free Simulation.”

“Ding, Life Simulator activated, Free Simulation begins…”

The System’s voice echoed again, the familiar screen appeared, and text began to float up.

【On the first day, after discussing it, you took no action, quietly waiting to see how the world would develop.】

【During the waiting period, you integrated into the survival base of this world. You saw much darkness. This world is extremely twisted. Children born already infected with the JY Virus have very strong combat abilities and are the main force against the mutant beasts, yet humans consider them monsters, extremely discriminating against them, and calling them mutant humans.】

【However, humans rely on their protection. You sighed in your heart; these children are too young, the oldest is not even ten years old and has no independent thoughts. Ordinary humans don’t allow them to have their own thoughts either, so they are trained into ‘warriors,’ exploiting their everything.】

【Ordinary mutant children who have no combat talents can only wander and beg, unable to even fill their stomachs. Once their identity is exposed, they are bullied, even their parents despise them.】

【This world is extremely twisted and dark. Many people are numb, filled with despair and violence in their hearts. Humans simply cannot survive for long and will eventually be wiped out by mutant beasts. The theory of human extinction is widely accepted.】

【Six months later, a special mutant beast appeared, breaking the ‘barrier’ made of special metal. A large number of mutant beasts invaded the survival base, turning it into a purgatory. Humans were either eaten by the mutant beasts or turned into mutant beasts through infection.】

【Thus, this survival base fell completely. The news spread quickly to other survival bases, impossible to suppress. Eventually, it ignited the despair and darkness in everyone’s hearts.】

【After all, the theory of apocalyptic despair was already popular. Because of the ‘barrier,’ most mutant beasts could not invade the survival base, only a few slipped through, and they were quickly dealt with by the military or mutant children. So, they survived scornfully. While in despair, they still feared death, believing the apocalypse would come but not hoping it would.】

【Humans are so contradictory. Now, the ‘barrier’ proves useless, signifying humanity’s inability to fend off mutant beasts. The true apocalypse has arrived.】

【Therefore, they naturally fell into complete despair, and the darkness in their hearts erupted completely. Countless people began to release their inhibitions, venting their dark emotions, committing murder, arson, robbery, and other atrocities.】

【Only a small portion of people remained rational, wishing to spend the remaining time with their families while praying for a miracle to happen.】

【You observed this scenario, wondering whether to intervene. In the end, you chose to continue observing calmly. After all, saving some people wouldn’t make any difference.】

【Half a month later, the second human survival base was destroyed by mutant beasts. Humans despaired even more and began to indulge in their final act of desperation before death. Consequently, many innocent people were affected, countless young men and women were violated and persecuted by evildoers.】

【At that moment, a horrifying scene appeared, all humans were infected into mutant beasts in a very short time. Even you could not escape, suddenly getting infected.】

【Due to your death, this simulation ends.】

“This is…”

Wang Ping squinted at the simulation content, having some guesses in his heart.

“Brother Wang, how did it go?”

Qin Tian asked in a deep voice.

“I have some clues.”

Wang Ping exhaled lightly and said.

His words brightened the eyes of Qin Tian and the others, who looked at Wang Ping with anticipation.

Wang Ping quickly recounted the simulation content.

“Despair… Brother Wang, do you think this anomalous ability is related to human emotions?”

Cai Yonglong rubbed his chin and said in a deep voice.

“Mm…”
Wang Ping’s eyes flickered as he nodded seriously.

In the Life Simulator, despair was mentioned multiple times, and combined with the fact that everyone was infected in a short period, it is clearly an anomalous phenomenon.

Therefore, he could fully deduce that this anomaly was related to emotions like despair.

Thinking deeper, it might also be connected to negative emotions such as fear.

“So, this anomaly strengthens its ability by absorbing negative emotions like despair or fear.”

Wang Ping raised a finger and said in a deep voice.

“It’s very likely. The stronger the despair or fear humans generate, the stronger the virus’s infectivity. So in the end, it infected all of us. I have to say, this anomaly treats everyone equally… Whether ordinary people or strong warriors like you, Brother Wang, were infected at the same time.”

Cai Yonglong’s eyes brightened as he muttered.

“Equality of all beings…” Chen Yao’s expression became somewhat subtle.

“Since we know some abilities of the anomaly, things should be easier. We just need to prevent humans from becoming too desperate, and we’ll be able to deal with the anomaly!”

Qin Tian clenched his fist and said excitedly.

“No. Knowing that the anomaly’s power relates to negative emotions like despair or fear, suppressing these emotions only prevents the anomaly’s abilities from growing. In truth, the fundamental problem still isn’t solved.”

Wang Ping glanced at Qin Tian and spoke.

“If we can’t identify where the anomaly is or use powerful enough forces, we will also be infected and turned into mutated beasts.”

“Then what should we do? Although I have artifacts like formation disks, their power is far from enough to cleanse the surface.”

Qin Tian became troubled again.

“No, there’s still a way.”

Wang Ping looked towards Zhang Yueying.

Seeing Wang Ping look at Zhang Yueying, everyone else also turned to her, feeling puzzled.

Though Zhang Yueying’s Golden Finger could make her immune to all viruses, her combat strength was one of the weakest in the group, so she seemed unlikely to help much with the task.

Zhang Yueying was also a bit confused, not knowing why Wang Ping was looking at her.

“Honestly, though your Golden Finger seems quite ordinary now and theoretically has limited growth potential, it is key to breaking this situation in this moment.”

Wang Ping looked at Zhang Yueying, and took out the Light God Orb from his Storage Ring, sighing.

“I also think my Golden Finger is pretty average, planning to save enough group points to exchange for a new one later…”

Feeling embarrassed by Wang Ping’s evaluation, Zhang Yueying said.

“Brother Wang, what is this?”

Compared to Zhang Yueying’s embarrassment, Qin Tian, Chen Yao, Zhang Jun, and Cai Yonglong were attracted to the Light God Orb in Wang Ping’s hand.

After all, they were not ordinary people and could sense the immense power within the orb.

This power was far beyond their own.

They guessed it might have already reached the level of eight stars and above.

“This is the Light God Orb, something formed after I killed Apollo, the God of Light in Xu Yi’s world, and sealed his power.”

Wang Ping glanced at everyone and said.

“Uh, Apollo, the God of Light, isn’t he one of the Twelve Olympian Gods in Greek mythology? And Brother Wang, you killed him? Brother Wang, how powerful are you now?”

Qin Tian asked with a puzzled expression.

“Didn’t Xu Yi talk about what happened in his world?”

Wang Ping raised an eyebrow seeing Qin Tian’s surprise.

“No, he didn’t say anything. That guy didn’t mention a word.”

Qin Tian shook his head and said.

“…”

Wang Ping frowned.

The other party said nothing, only mentioning the Golden Finger… What could he be thinking? Theoretically, after obtaining such great power, he should’ve shown off in the chat group.

After all, this was akin to one step to the heavens.

Subsequently, Wang Ping recounted what happened in Xu Yi’s world.