The hair-raising rubbing was even more terrifying than piercing through the body directly. The Immortal Cultivator's face finally collapsed like frozen glass.
"My name is Liao Fei, nicknamed 'Unparalleled Blade'. I was participating in the stream of 'Moment of Slaughter'. How did I end up in this uncanny 'Nether Spring Bloody World'?"
Liao Fei screamed miserably. "What the f * ck is this? Is this another new real-life game?"
"What is' Moment of Slaughter '?" Li Yao asked.
Liao Fei bulged his eyes, full of wariness. "'Moment of Slaughter' is just 'Moment of Slaughter'. Everybody in the Imperium knows it. Even the people of the Holy League know it. How do you want me to explain it? Could it be — "
Looking at the bloody devils and the overwhelming ghosts in confusion, he was greatly enlightened. "Are you a native of this place and a sinner of the Land of Sins?"
He immediately put on the most furious and regretful expression, only to be slapped in the face by Li Yao with a wave of blood, which was almost smashed into a meat pie.
"I am not a sinner of the Land of Sins."
Li Yao said, "I was forced to land on this planet on a meteorite by accident. I know that this is a planet under your control. I know that this place used to be called the Martial Meritocrats Sector. I know that the Imperium of True Human Beings is outside. I … know almost everything."
While Li Yao was talking, the mental devil corrupted and infected Liao Fei's soul without him knowing, making him fall into Li Yao's logic and believe everything that Li Yao said.
"What?"
Liao Fei blinked, somewhat dumbfounded. Pondering for a long time, his eyes bulged wider and wider as he stammered, "It's impossible. What are you exactly? Such weird strength. Are — are you not a human being?"
Li Yao: "Well …"
Liao Fei struggled hard. "No matter what kind of alien species you are, this is the world of human beings and the powerful Imperium of True Human Beings. If you are bold enough to act recklessly, the only outcome will be that you will be locked in the laboratories of human beings and dissected for studies. It will definitely be a feeling that you cannot imagine!"
Li Yao was a little surprised. He didn't expect this immortal cultivator's bones to be so hard.
However, in the next second, Liao Fei revealed his true colors and said in a low voice, "However, if you don't have any ill intentions towards humans, don't kill me. We can talk things over!"
Li Yao's heart skipped a beat. He played along and said, "Did many of my kind come to your human world?"
The mental devil whispered to Liao Fei's soul in secret. "Perhaps we have indeed run into an alien species. This is terrible. But we might as well pretend to be obedient to 'it' first. Chances are that we will receive unexpected benefits, won't we?"
Liao Fei shuddered and said, "There are indeed many alien races that have been defeated and captured by the empire. I don't know if they are your kind. I've never seen any alien race with my own eyes. I've only heard of them."
"Alright …"
Li Yao hesitated for a moment and said, "You don't need to know what I am exactly. All you need to know is that I am very curious about the world of human beings. I was heavily wounded during an accident and accidentally landed on this planet to treat my wounds, only to discover that it was a very weird artificial world. I want to figure out my situation right now so that I can decide what to do next."
"You are in a terrible situation right now," Liao Fei said.
"This is a planet that is under the high surveillance of the imperium. Our people are everywhere in the sky and on the ground. You can't get away without my help."
Li Yao smiled. "Alright. I want to ask you some questions about this world and the Imperium of True Human Beings. There will be no secrets involved. As long as you answer my questions dutifully, maybe I can consider letting you go. I can even reside in your body and modify your body so that you will be given unparalleled strength!"
"What!"
Liao Fei was overjoyed. His voice was shivering. "Really?"
"Why would I lie to you?"
Li Yao said casually. "Now that you have guessed that I am a brand-new intelligent life form beyond human beings, you should know that I don't want to be locked in a laboratory of the Imperium of True Human Beings to be sliced and studied. Residing in your body will be the most convenient way to learn about this world, and it will do you a lot of good, too. It is a win-win choice, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Liao Fei rolled his eyes again and again. Thinking for a moment, he said, "However, I really don't know any secrets. I only know the things that everybody knows. The information that I can tell you must've been grasped by the Holy League a long time ago!"
To this moment, he was still suspicious that he had been captured by the Holy League.
If he was not from the Holy League, there did not seem to be anything to be scared of.
The civilization of mankind had ruled this space zone for a hundred thousand years. The established alien species had all gone extinct before the rise of human beings. One or two alien species that survived to this day could not raise much trouble.
Even if he was neither from the Holy League nor from the alien species but a mysterious expert from the sinners in the Land of Sins, it would be best for him to cooperate obediently and find a way to save his life first.
Even though Liao Fei was somewhat loyal to the Imperium of True Human Beings, his loyalty could not extend to the Land of Sins in the Martial Meritocrats Sector.
"What is' Moment of Slaughter '?" Li Yao asked again.
This time, Liao Fei, who had made up his mind, replied frankly, "'Moment of Slaughter' is a large-scale interactive war game. It is one of the most popular streams in the entire Imperium. More than three hundred billion viewers are watching it online at the same time. The rest of the viewers who watch the videos are more than a trillion! Well, do you … understand? "
"Go on."
Li Yao said calmly, "What exactly are you going to do on this planet?"
"Since it is named 'Moment of Slaughter', we are naturally going on a killing spree," Liao Fei said.
"I'm participating in a special competition. A hundred and twenty contestants will compete with each other in terms of the number of kills in a month. Whoever kills the most will be the final winner. The audience in the entire Imperium will be able to watch our heroic performance when we kill through our crystal cameras and the invisible crystal chips that are directly worn on our eyeballs. That's basically it."
"Therefore …"
Li Yao tried to pretend to be indifferent. "This planet is a paradise for your killing game. All the sinners in the Land of Sins are your targets. The so-called 'war' is planned and directed by you, isn't it?"
"That's basically it," Liao Fei said.
Liao Fei said, "However, the players of 'Moment of Slaughter' are not the only active players here. Dozens of interactive games and livestream programs such as' War Games', 'Glory Apostles', 'Unparalleled Swordsmanship', and so on are on a killing spree all year round!"
"I don't understand."
Li Yao frowned. "Does such meaningless killing do you any good? It has occurred to me that … you cannot keep in touch with the sky all the time. There is a high chance that you will be killed, isn't there?"
"Of course there is," Liao Fei said in delight.
Liao Fei said excitedly, "A hundred years ago, this place was just a pure weapon testing field. Then, a genius felt that it was too wasteful to simply treat the people here as test subjects. So, he came up with the idea of interactive games and real-time streams. After a hundred years of explosive development, this place has become a famous entertainment center of the Imperium, supporting the leisure life of countless people in the Imperium. Many gambling companies with profound backgrounds have joined in. The profits rolling in this place every day are astronomical!
"If you take me for example, I will receive a high reward for participating in 'Moment of Slaughter'. If I rank among the top one hundred and twenty contestants, there will be additional bonuses. However, those are nothing compared to the rewards of the audience.
"As I said just now, more than three hundred billion viewers in the entire Imperium are appreciating our show. As long as I kill in the way that they like or leave their names on the bodies, they will not hesitate to reward me with money. Three hundred billion. That's three hundred billion viewers we're talking about!
"Although I am just a plain, mediocre guy, most of the rewards will be taken away by the platform of 'Moment of Slaughter', and I have to pay more than ninety percent of the special performance tax, the rest of the money will be enough for me to indulge in debauchery and the training of the highest intensity!
"Otherwise, how can a Mr. Nobody with no background and foundation get enough resources to advance into the Core Formation Stage if I don't make money by streaming killings?"
"In other words," Li Yao said solemnly, "other people are paying you to watch you kill people? What an incredible social form! "
"It is not so incredible," Liao Fei said.
Liao Fei said, "You may not know this, but the Imperium of True Human Beings divides the citizens into two classes, namely true human beings and hominoids. The true human beings are the Immortal Cultivators who boast immense strength like me. Naturally, they seldom watch the slaughter streams because they can kill in person if they want to enjoy themselves.
"But the hominoids are different.
"Hominoids are the bottom level of the Imperium. They are weak, lazy, and shameless. They are almost ignorant, brutal animals.
"If the bestiality that has been suppressed inside their body cannot be vented for too long, it will cause a lot of trouble.
"Our benevolent emperor does not want the hominoids to fight each other, either, which will significantly reduce the work efficiency and disrupt the public order. 'Slaughter streams' are exactly the solution to the problem. If all the hominoids can vent their redundant energy through 'slaughter streams', they will naturally work hard and obediently, and the society will be harmonious and stable, too.
"Almost all the hominoids like to watch 'slaughter streams' and are willing to spend a lot of money as rewards. Some of them even steal or rob to reward us. I don't know the mental state of the hominoids, but it doesn't matter. Money is money after all. Even if the rewards of each hominoid are just a drop in the ocean for us, the profits will still be enormous in the end. That's why I am willing to take the risk of participating in the challenge of 'Moment of Slaughter'!"
"Got it."
Li Yao said, "So to speak, such killing games have become an enormous industry in the Imperium of True Human Beings?"
"Exactly."
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