"666, I love how China exploits loopholes!"
"Haha, you don't need to talk about martial ethics when dealing with demons and heretics. Come at them with the most insidious tactics."
"It's not against the rules, after all, there's no explicit prohibition against using clones, and the clones' strength doesn't exceed the law level."
"Heh, where's the magnanimity of a great nation? Is China going for a hegemonic route? What a disappointing country."
"Magnanimity of a great nation? China is the last surviving human nation in the world, and you're still yapping here? Without China, you'd probably have vanished into residual souls by now."
"If you have the guts, don't stay in China. You're being passive-aggressive. I've already reported you!"
"This guy is probably done for!"
Dense bullet comments flooded the livestream. Among them were passive-aggressive and reactionary remarks. The data-type ability users responsible for monitoring the entire network sprang into action, apprehending those who needed to be apprehended and exiling those who needed to be exiled, showing no mercy.
It was crucial to remember that the condensation of the National Fortune Golden Dragon was closely tied to the unity of the populace. With such a vast population base, China naturally had its share of keyboard warriors and scoundrels.
The China of today was no longer the country with extreme freedom of speech it once was. Crimes of speech were common. Anyone who uttered reactionary remarks or incited unrest was severely punished. As for those who were passive-aggressive and subtly expressed dissatisfaction, they were given warnings and educated. A second offense would result in direct exile, a situation that was extremely harsh.
Committing evil deeds that caused severe negative impacts on society would cause dark energy to appear on the golden shield formed by the National Fortune Golden Dragon, damaging the shield.
For instance, the incident a while ago where a drunk man in X Mountain ganged up on a woman. After it spread online, it caused immense negative repercussions for society, leading to the National Fortune shield above X Mountain being corroded by dark energy, creating a small hole. Malevolent spirits invaded X Mountain through the hole, causing considerable trouble for the local residents.
Of course, the culprits, several drunk men, were executed that very night. The severity of the punishment struck fear into the hearts of many who were accustomed to acting with impunity.
Being sentenced to death for assaulting someone was unthinkable before the revelation of supernatural powers, but this was China.
Correspondingly, those who spread positive energy and did good deeds received generous rewards. For example, not long ago, a man was beaten by his arrogant mistress and his cheating wife during a confrontation. A passerby, Zhang, enraged, intervened and accidentally killed the mistress. Not only was he not punished, but he was also rewarded with 100,000 yuan in cash, which was met with widespread cheers from the public.
Under the generous rewards and humane legal provisions, the public was no longer hesitant to act bravely when witnessing wrongdoing. They dared to confront thieves and help elderly grandmothers without fear of being falsely accused, because under the judgment of ability users, criminals could not conceal their crimes.
To get back to the matter at hand, the three major powers, Ghost Nation, Demon Nation, and Monster Nation, protested vehemently after discovering that Yu Zhibo was using a clone to compete. However, Wang Shouyi forcefully rejected their protests, stating, "The rules don't say clones are forbidden."
The Ghost Emperor was furious and declared, "Since you broke the rules first, don't blame us for resorting to underhanded tactics."
With a wave of his sleeve, hundreds of soul bodies were scattered before him like mud. They eventually transformed into evil spirits of various forms, with levels ranging from A-rank ninth tier to A-rank forty-ninth tier.
These evil spirits were a chaotic dance of spirits. There were Man-slaughtering Ghosts formed from ancient mass murderers, Vengeful Ghosts who died with grievances, and Plague Ghosts who controlled plagues. They exuded a chilling aura, all formed by a wisp of the Ghost Emperor's will fused with the origin of the ghost path. They possessed all sorts of bizarre abilities, and the oppressive aura they brought was incomparable to that of other Ghost Nation contestants.
In response, the Demon Queen of the Demon Nation was not to be outdone. Several law-level demon lords under her command used the Art of Dissolution, transforming into tens to dozens of smaller demon lords, their auras equally terrifying. Although they could not wield the power of laws, their mastery of demonic power far surpassed that of demons of the same rank.
Seeing this, Dragon King Ao Lie pondered for a moment. He forced out dozens of drops of True Dragon blood with his fingertip and infused them into the bodies of the contestants from his faction. This caused a brilliant golden light to erupt from them, and their auras surged.
Simultaneously, he exhaled Dragon Essence, which shone like the scorching sun upon the participating monsters. A flood of complex information surged into their minds, elevating their application of monster energy to a state of perfection.
"Thank you, Dragon King!" The monsters who benefited rejoiced and shouted their thanks in unison.
Dragon King Ao Lie waved his hand, signaling them not to stand on ceremony, but he secretly lamented, "Please, don't escalate this any further."
This maneuver had cost him decades of arduous cultivation.
Wang Shouyi's expression remained unchanged by the tactics of the Ghost, Demon, and Monster races.
"Director, can you give me some of the Double Pupil power? I'll definitely crush all my opponents!" A contestant from China, unable to contain himself, flew before him with a cheeky grin.
The speaker was the master of gender transformation, Sun Wenwu. He was currently at the 28th tier, with a full beard, in his masculine form.
Sun Wenwu's ability was extremely peculiar. When transformed into a male, he controlled extreme yang power, capable of incinerating mountains and boiling seas with a single punch, making opponents from the Ghost, Demon, and Monster races cry out in agony. When transformed into a female, she controlled extreme yin power, capable of freezing vast expanses with a wave of her sleeve, though the damage to the Demon and Monster races was less pronounced.
Looking at Sun Wenwu's peculiar demeanor, Wang Shouyi inwardly sighed about the misfortune of his family. He was related to Sun Wenwu; the latter was his sister's grandson.
"No, get lost!"
Wang Shouyi uttered this and slapped him away.
This fellow, Sun Wenwu, was one who feared death when faced with great tasks and risked his life for petty gains. He was usually very lazy. If not for the mandatory assignment, he would never have taken the initiative to bear responsibility. He frequented cosmetic stores and women's clothing stores. If not for the knowledge that the Source of Immortals and Demons served as a resurrection token this time, he might not have participated at all.
Having done all this, he turned his gaze to Yu Zhibo, "Little Yu, should be no problem, right? I remember you have no rivals among those of the same tier."
Yu Zhibo stepped forward with a helpless expression, "That's what they say, but those are still the split souls and clones of the Ghost Emperor. I'm not very confident."
Wang Shouyi smiled and pointed at him, a golden light hidden in his fingertip. "Are five million strands of immortal energy enough? And after victory, I'll give you fifty percent of the immortal energy gained."
According to regulations, contestants received thirty percent of the immortal energy they won after a victory. Wang Shouyi's offer of fifty percent was an extraordinary favor.
Seeing the five million strands of immortal energy appearing in his pure land space, Yu Zhibo immediately burst into laughter, "Then there's no problem."
With that, he brought his fingers together at his chest and softly uttered, "One Qi transforms into three hundred pure [Shadow Clone Technique]!"
As the words fell, a series of dense "bang" sounds echoed.
Under the astonished gazes of many, three hundred figures identical to him appeared, vaguely standing in the void. Their terrifying aura converged into one, soaring into the sky and scattering the white clouds above.
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Thank you all for your gifts. As I am quite busy, I will not thank you one by one. Mwah!