Under the anticipation of the live stream audience, Lu Xing sank deeper under the influence of the Power of Extreme Joy.
When the mental corruption reached a certain critical point, the Challenger Tips echoed in Lu Xing’s mind:
[Challenger Tips: Severe mental corruption detected, protection system activated automatically.]
With the sound of the tips, the haze in Lu Xing’s eyes receded like the tide, and his gaze gradually regained clarity.
The activated Purification System quickly expelled the Power of Extreme Joy from his body, preventing him from falling into the endless abyss of desire.
The scene in Lu Xing’s eyes also changed at this moment.
Countless beautiful figures dissolved back into pink mist and dissipated, and all he could see were the figures of other aliens still immersed in their fantasies.
Lu Xing’s perspective also affected the viewing experience of the spectators in the live stream room.
They all let out wails:
"What’s next, is the next part of the plot just gone ?"
"With a snap, it was quick, happiness disappeared in an instant, and my excited mood calmed down, leaving me feeling quite uninterested."
"The promised joyful battle, it ended just like that, it’s really uncomfortable leaving us in the lurch."
"Where’s the Enchanting Demon, my Enchanting Demon vanished, I don’t agree, I want to continue loading the lost scenes."
Lu Xing, coming to his senses, also had a bewildered expression.
Just now, he felt as if his body was continuously falling, enveloped by intense pleasure.
But after the game tips sounded, he suddenly snapped back to reality, realizing that everything just now was a false illusion.
Thinking back on the stupid mistake he nearly made, he felt extremely embarrassed.
Most importantly, there was still a large crowd of onlookers in the live stream room.
If he had acted out of line and someone capturing the scene made a meme of it, he would be socially dead in this game.
Previous memes already made him a laughingstock, and combined with this incident, he’d never lift his head on the forum for the rest of his life.
Thinking about how he was still ridiculed on the forum as the most cowardly of the version, he couldn’t help but feel annoyed.
Regretting his prior exploration towards Stormwave Lagoon’s direction.
"It would have been better if the Colorful Mist Coast region had opened earlier."
Ignoring the still complaining comments, Lu Xing lifted his head to look at the golden gate at the end of the scene.
Driven by curiosity, he walked straight towards the Gate of Greed.
"Guidance, what’s inside this gate?" Lu Xing turned his head, curiously looking at the floating Guiding Water Ball following him.
[The Mirror of Greed, everything in this scene is like a mirror of your heart, reflecting out the things you wish to obtain, but they are all false illusions. Yet in the eyes of those controlled by the Power of Extreme Joy, it becomes a real scene, providing genuine experiences and feedback in every scenario.]
Lu Xing appeared worried, clearly insecure about his self-control.
Upon hearing this, the Guiding Avatar showed a disdainful expression:
[Buddy, if you can’t make it, just retreat, you have system protection yet remain cowardly , if you can’t play, you can just exit. This is an open scenario, enter and exit at your will, nobody blocks you.]
"Go then, who’s cowardly!"
The word "cowardly" triggered Lu Xing somewhat, and he gritted his teeth, heading towards the golden gate at the end of the scene.
On both sides of the road ahead, purple thorns were densely packed, tall and twisted as if woven from nightmares, each branch emitting a faint purple light, like demon whispers, particularly eye-catching.
Passing through the thorny road, ascending the Heavenly Ladder, he came to a halt before the golden gate.
After taking a deep breath, he passed through the thorny gate.
The scene before his eyes was shrouded in purple mist, and Lu Xing’s gaze became blurry once again.
As the purple mist slowly dissipated.
The scene before Lu Xing was not a mountain of treasures made of Heavenly Treasures, nor a land covered with jewels.
In front was a vast golden plain.
The morning sunlight pierced through the thin mist and fell on the stone walls, birds flitting in the courtyard emitting crisp chirps, a gentle breeze stirred golden waves of wheat causing rippling sways, the villagers’ busy and cheerful laughter weaved into a harmonious symphony.
The world in Lu Xing’s eyes changed rapidly.
The sun set, smoke curled up gently, warm fires ignited within the manor, the air filled with the warmth of family comfort.
Time accelerated continuously, the seasons alternating.
Spring on the plains bursting with flowers, summer plains filled with countless stars, autumn plains harvesting bountifully, winter plains blanketed in snow.
An elder’s kind laughter echoed in his mind:
"Welcome adventurer, to live here with us, sharing food, exchanging stories, cultivating together, hoping that this journey you stay here can bring warmth and wonder."
The scene before him was indeed a place Lu Xing longed to reach in his adventure journey.
Uncontrolled, he walked forward, sitting together with numerous children, narrating stories from his journey.
And the scenes of these adventure stories were generated under the stimulus of the Power of Extreme Joy.
"I started from the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range shrouded by evil light, crossed the plains covered by yellow sand, ventured into tangled ancient forest searching ancient forest ruins, walked in the dark swamp interwoven with death and shadow, continuously seeking the unknown... I have seen ferocious Sea Beasts lurking deep in the harbor, seen Stone Giants made of rubble, and seen a cyber city enshrouded in thin mist...finally I arrived here...."
While recounting adventure stories, the scene images intersected and pieced together in Lu Xing’s mind.
He had never felt this kind of satisfaction before.