Under Qi Sheng’s Perception View, the dark mist inside the containment wall recondensed.
At this moment, a blue energy hose extended from above the Crystal Wall and connected to Flowing Shadow’s back. Immediately, bright red energy began to be continuously extracted from within Flowing Shadow, flowing into the Sacrificial Pool beneath Imperial Tomb Village.
At the same time, Challenger Tips resonated across all channels:
[Challenger Tips (All Channels): Congratulations player: Jungle Huang Feihong, Top Dong Haichuan, Mid Huo Yuanjia, Bot Sun Lutang, Support Ma Yongzhen, on containing the Second Generation Primordial Monster "Flowing Shadow" and earning a sacrificial power reward: 20000 (Shared among squad members).]
[Challenger Tips (All Channels): Life Soul Library updated with Primordial Monster Life Soul: Flowing Shadow (Avatar)]
The successful containment message instantly caused an uproar in the regional chat channel.
All players were asking about the process of containing a Second Generation Primordial, as well as the difficulty of doing so.
Squad leader Jungle Huang Feihong even received a constant stream of friend requests, the majority coming from leaders of major guilds, all looking to purchase the 20000 points of sacrificial power their squad had earned from defeating the Primordial.
The sudden influx of wealth left the squad members somewhat dazed.
After blocking private messages and friend requests, Jungle Huang Feihong decided to post the breakdown information of Flowing Shadow in the regional chat channel, adding one sentence:
"(Attachment: Flowing Shadow Analysis), Guys, stop DMing and sending friend requests, our squad isn’t part of the Working Party, we don’t sell sacrificial power."
Upon seeing the dissection of Flowing Shadow, the regional chat channel was filled with cries of despair.
The hunting level 1 displayed in the information about Flowing Shadow felt like a bayonet stabbing into the hearts of many players.
They could accept other players obtaining Primordial Monsters through tough battles, but they simply couldn’t stomach the luck-driven, effortless containment.
"Why did I have to log in now, why did they have to show me the successful containment notification, why did I have to click to see the analysis... do you know how painful it is for me who was happily mowing the lawn to see that analysis?"
"(Explorer Emoji—Suffering Cry) Level 1 Second Generation Primordial, I’m sure this is the initial refresh after a Primordial Monster’s death mentioned in the guidance, and you guys just happened to encounter it. You really deserve to die, why couldn’t this luck be mine."
"Are you gambling with your life in the game? How is this different from finding a crate full of money on the roadside? It’s not that I can’t see others do well, but you guys are too lucky, I can’t accept this, give me a moment to breathe and recover from this critical hit."
"After seeing my sacrificial power balance earned from 3 hours of hard work, then looking at the top pinned containment reward number, woo woo woo~ this is unfair, I want it too."
The cries of agony in the regional voice channel filled the screen, and after briefly browsing through, Qi Sheng withdrew his consciousness.
He raised his hand, shifting from his human form to the Emperor’s Omen Form.
His head transformed into a flaming bright red blaze, rapidly spreading over his body.
As he raised his hand, an aura symbolizing the Primordial Power appeared, orbiting around his body.
Within this ring of aura, 18 different colored orbs were attached, each representing a type of Primordial Power.
After the players contained the Second Generation Primordial Flowing Shadow, his strength had improved further.
This feeling was indeed marvelous; he could clearly sense that his control and use of Emperor’s Signal Origin had become more skilled, as if an instruction manual had been implanted into his mind along with the successful containment.
In a fleeting thought, the Primordial Features of Flowing Shadow activated. One of the black orbs in the orbiting light track around his body burst with light, and with the consumption of internal energy, an avatar replicating his body condensed beside him.
After a brief test, Qi Sheng waved his hand to disperse the avatar and shifted his consciousness to the Player Forum.
According to the Guidance feedback, an interesting post had appeared on the forum seconds ago.
As he read the content of the post, he couldn’t help but laugh silently.
[Divine Hall Guild recruiting strong players, the guild offers extra salary daily, excellent treatment.]
Having reborn, I plan to spend 1 billion in in-game currency to become stronger; initially, everyone thought "Dark Land" was just a groundbreaking virtual game, but what they don’t know, is that, in a year, the Black Tide will descend upon reality. Others mock me for spending a billion as bitter and foolish, but only I am clearly aware that when the game servers shut down, when the Spiritual Energy recovers, and Evil Spirits descend, by then endless darkness will envelop the earth, and game attributes will be reflected in reality, and I... will be crowned as king!
Now recruiting high-level players, requirement Life Soul Level 15+ (single one is enough), I will lead you to conquer the Black Tide, and ascend to divinity on the day of apocalypse!
Hamster Party Players: Okay, I’ve received the insider news, quick delete the post before they also see it, I will definitely seize the chance to become stronger, and open a resource supermarket the day darkness falls, selling resources at ten times the price in reality (Exploration Faction Emoji—Got this).
Divine Wings: Holy crap, brothers from Divine Hall Guild too? Bro, are you really ready to spend 1 billion? But in this game, sacrificial power is scarce, you can’t buy enough sacrificial power with money, the resources produced by several Working Teams of players have already been pre-ordered by leaders of some guilds, even if you spend 10 billion it’s useless (Exploration Faction Emoji—Depressed Sigh).
Vosni Butterfly: Damn Divine Hall, the grudge from our Conquest continues in this game, watch our Drunken Group explode you.
Divine King replies to Vosni Butterfly: Stop messing around, our guild members are all newbies just entering the game, please show more care and less violence, also can you provide some sacrificial power to let the old friends cultivate first, then consider doing battle?
Hei Ye: You’re revealing such a huge secret just like that? Who would dare to sell you sacrificial power now, wouldn’t everyone spend it on improving themselves, fearing to become weak when the apocalypse of darkness falls? You should be quietly gathering sacrificial power, stealthily becoming stronger, and stun everyone a year later (Funny.jpg).
Waste Recycling Station: Terrifying, to encounter a reborn in the game, I know this news is true because I’m also a reborn player, when darkness falls, I will make my move, transforming into a level 1000 Sky-Swallowing Python in the real world wreaking havoc, so it’s not a big problem.
This post’s content left Qi Sheng speechless.
Through the Guidance investigation, it could be confirmed that the poster "Divine King" was just joking and playing on memes.
But the mentioned content will indeed become a reality one day.
It’s just that the time of the Dark Night’s arrival isn’t in a year, leaving players ample time to grow.
When that day truly comes, he would reflect the player’s ability into reality, and the real money system would collapse completely, and sacrificial power would become the common currency for human and Alien Race players.
So, converting real money into game sacrificial power is actually a very forward-thinking investment.
But this secret, apart from himself and the four Servants, nobody knows.