Everything had gone so smoothly that he was confident that he was the true Child of Destiny of the Seven Continents.
Only he could lead the human race out of this land, across the sea of stars, and explore the wider world.
Ji Ning took over the position of the head of the Ji family from his father at a young age. Back then, the five thrones had not yet been formed, and the Ji family headquarters was still located in the center of the Subcontinent.
As the magic system was perfected and the players' training became more systematic, the division of power in the human camp was gradually established. The Ji family was an old family, and with Ji Ning as the head of the family, they quickly took over the core area. The Ji family even became the leader of the human camp.
After reaching Level-9, Ji Ning did not stop training. He was not satisfied with his current strength. He crossed the border and planned to train in the sea of stars. Only there would he be able to encounter the truly terrifying disasters. He believed that fighting and killing was the only way to grow.
Ji Ning, who was only 22 years old, arrived at the edge of the sea of stars. There, he met a few lifelong enemies.
At that time, Bai Shili had just made a name for himself. His sister, Bai Lili, and the quiet man who hid in his manor in the north were not famous among the younger generation.
Dong Ling and Ming Yi were low-level players who had just graduated from university. Yue Mei 'er and Morgan Oakes were the leaders of the younger generation of the family. They had just crossed the sea from the barren Southern and Northern Continents. They wanted to learn the most advanced player knowledge of the Subcontinent and the Continent. They had just become players not long ago.
A young man named Xilo Wessex had just recently set up a small workshop with the funds he had gathered from various sources. He claimed that he wanted to create equal opportunities for both players and machines.
The first person Ji Ning met at the edge of the sea of stars was a girl named Ye. She was a cold and beautiful girl. She was accompanied by a young Magician. It seemed that she was also there to train.
At first glance, Ji Ning was certain that only a woman like her was qualified to be his wife. She was qualified to give birth to his children and continue the Ji family bloodline.
Unfortunately, the girl did not even bother to look at him, even though he was already Level-9 and could easily crush the two of them.
"Hey, you didn't take her as your wife?" Li Xinyi picked her ears and curiously interrupted Black King.
She knew that the beautiful girl with the surname Ye was the Night King that she was now afraid of. She was one of the few people who could control a little witch like her.
Ning laughed coldly, then replied, "What does a little brat like you know? At that time, I was omnipotent. What kind of woman could I not have? If he relied on brute force, he would only obtain an unintentional physical body. It would be meaningless. Only by completely conquering her and making her marry me willingly will it be meaningful. "
Ignoring the little fellow's words, Ning continued to speak.
He traveled with the two of them and went through a lot of hardships. Later on, he met Bai Lili and Lancelot. The first time he met them, he was attracted by the eccentric and talented girl. He thought that she was on par with the Night King, even though there was still a huge gap between their abilities back then.
"Men love every woman they see. Hmph, you big pig trotter!" Li Xinyi crossed his legs, looking like a little adult who had experienced the vicissitudes of life. He pretended to be very mature, but in fact, he was very funny. It was unknown who he had learned this accent from.
Ning paid her no mind, continuing with his old story.
The four of them were lucky enough to come into contact with the authority left behind by Yuge Sothoth. Many years later, when he thought about it, he realized that it was probably the beginning of everything. At that time, only he vaguely knew what it was and how terrifying it was.
The other three were ignorant and couldn't even see the true form of the authority.
The authority left behind by the Trihara Pillar God in the human world was to find the Executor. A few hundred years ago, the player Lighthouse obtained part of the authority of the Darkness Origin and became a legendary figure during the Dark Age.
He was strong enough and had come into contact with a lot of things, so he had some understanding of these things.
Unfortunately, he was too proud to rely on external forces. In the end, the authority was obtained by Bai Lili. After they parted ways, Bai Lili's cultivation speed skyrocketed. The girl who had to live in her brother's shadow quickly replaced him and became the youngest Level 9.
Not only her, but in the following ten years, the people mentioned above all became legendary figures in the Seven Continents.
When Ning came back to his senses, he had no advantage against these old enemies.
If it was just a competition of family strength and personal combat power, Ning didn't lose at all. As an old family, the Ji family had a big advantage over these new nobles.
The problem was that Syro Wessex, who had been ignored from beginning to end, rose to prominence.
His Wessex Technology Company was like a hot knife through butter, monopolizing mechanical technology and using technology to promote the development of human civilization. Numbered cities were built, steel fortresses were built, steam locomotives were invented, armored trains entered the lives of the people, and machinery filled the land, improving the quality of life and combat power of ordinary people, allowing them to gain a foothold in a world full of dangers.
The steam gun was the beginning of a new era, and his Origin Form extraction technology completely changed the structure of the Seven Continents.
Magic users could be mass-produced in large quantities in aristocratic families. This was the backbone of a family, and it directly determined the strength of a family. Even the players had to rely on Wessex. After all, they had enough resources, and they also had Origin Form and Magic Equipment.
In a situation where Disaster Equipment was extremely difficult to obtain, Magic Equipment was naturally the first choice of the players.
However, Ning, who was very conservative, didn't think that this would truly change the structure. Ning didn't catch the first train.
The families that took this train to rise were the Bai family, who had a good relationship with Wessex, and the Dong family, who was the first to enter the machinery industry. The two giants established their own heavy industries, and in the following hundred years, they monopolized the entire technology industry together with Wessex.
Until the appearance of the new Polar night, no power was able to shake the position of these three giants.
Ning, who was extremely superstitious about personal strength, had no choice but to set aside his pride and go to the Gate of Eternity with the other nine to find a way to break through the shackles of Level 9.
It was also on that journey that Ning learned about the new world, the Goddess of Calamity, the imperial clans, and many other secrets.
They crossed the sea of stars and successfully crossed the Eternal River. They went ashore, left behind footprints, and arrived at the Gate of Eternity. Facing the towering gate and seeing the true form of the Primordial Eternal, he almost went crazy.
It was also at that moment that he finally understood the enormous gap between himself and Eternal existences.
They were at least Level 11 or Level 2 existences!
As for him, even if he broke through Level 9 and reached Level 10 in theory, it was very likely that he was still some distance away from these existences.
Most of them couldn't withstand the aura of the Eternal existences and retreated from the edge of the gate. Only Bai Lili and Lancelot managed to obtain a bottle of Eternal Water each.
It was then that he found out that Bai Lili had already broken through to level-9. Although Lancelot had yet to reach level-9, he was the most talented and powerful level-9 among them. He was lucky enough to obtain a bottle of Eternal Water.
That was the key to breaking through Level 9.
He was tempted.
Before leaving, Ning had contacted the mysterious imperial clan, and it was the imperial clan who had provided the coordinates of the Gate of Eternity.
According to Bai Lili's speculation, the imperial clan was just a group of surviving humans from the previous human era. They had the Goddess of Calamity's system, a super technological product, and were vainly trying to establish a transcendent regime in the new human world that had been shattered and rebuilt. They would monitor and rule them, using them as experimental subjects to observe and find a way for humans to defeat the calamity and expand to the outside world.
The destruction of the previous human era was due to the awakening of too many dominators. The dominators were so strong that even they, who were at the peak of Level 9, could at most fight one against two. One against three was the limit, but the enemy's numbers far exceeded Level 9!
If they were to make a comeback, the seven continents would definitely be wiped out.
Realizing this, Bai Lili insisted on passing through all obstacles and going to the Gate of Eternity to find an opportunity. She was already the only one above Level 9. If she didn't do this, she could totally proclaim herself as the Empress, unify the seven continents, and be invincible.
But she still resolutely brought them to the Gate of Eternity, hoping that they could break through to her level and contribute to the rise of the human camp.
They were not like the imperial clan who lived in the new world. They were neither human nor ghost, only able to control the people outside and become kings in a cage.
The imperial clan controlled the Goddess of Calamity's system and pushed the seven continents into the era of players. In the end, it was for their own safety and to control everything, using them as puppets.
The powerful respawn ability made the Level 9 existences not dare to resist, and resistance was useless.
The only ones who dared to say no were Bai Lili and Lancelot, who silently protected her.
Unfortunately, she didn't know that before going to the Gate of Eternity, the imperial clan had secretly contacted her and Lancelot.
"Wait, wait. You said that the imperial clan contacted you when you went to the Gate of Eternity?" Li Xinyi felt that she had discovered a blind spot and instantly became alert. "They hid it from my grandfather and grandmother?"
Ning was stunned, then grunted. "Yes."
"That's not right. Grandpa and Dad said that they went to the Gate of Eternity, and the imperial clan contacted them. Both sides traded information and technology from the Gate of Eternity, so Grandpa and Grandma stored the technology in the new world." Li Xinyi knew about this. Her father had told her about it before. It was all thanks to her incompetent father who didn't know how to take care of children. He gave his daughter everything he thought was useful.
But his daughter's memory and understanding were incomparably outstanding.
"Grandpa said that the imperial clan secretly colluded with you and Lord White King in order to seize the technology. They planned for you to attack Grandpa and Grandma in the Gate of Eternity."
"Bullshit. The imperial clan's condition was to give me Lancelot's share of the Eternal Water. Only then was I willing to act against him! What technology? I've never even heard of it! "Ning replied coldly. Given how intelligent he was, he naturally realized where the problem lay.
In other words, it was very likely that the imperial clan had made different agreements with each of them. Everyone would receive different benefits!
According to the Black King's memories, the final result of this incident was that after they left the Gate of Eternity, he intentionally alerted the Primordial Eternal so that he would notice them and force them to fight back. As for Lancelot and Bai Lili, they were the most powerful, so they were naturally in the most danger.
His goal had always been Lancelot and the Eternal Water in his hands. As for the White King, who was supposed to help them out, he didn't shoulder the responsibility. When faced with the Primordial Eternal, he cowered.
In the end, Lancelot died in order to save Bai Lili. He died within the Gate of Eternity, and his share of the Eternal Water was lost within it.
Ning couldn't help but ponder. In the past, everyone had betrayed Lancelot. Later, they had betrayed Bai Lili and killed her in the name of the evil leader. They had imprisoned her in the new world and made her the new vessel of the Goddess of Calamity.
Since everyone had more or less participated, then everyone should have received benefits from the imperial clan.
He hadn't received the Eternal Water, but he had received a new method to break through to Level-9. He had to sacrifice his entire family and use their bloodline power to nourish his soul. It was after that that he had secretly used this method for the sake of his future Sacred Art.
Judging from the results, whether it was Lancelot's death or Bai Lili's death, Bai Shili was the main culprit. However, he hadn't seen any benefits from the imperial clan from this man.
The Shield King, the Night King, and the Polar night hadn't been deeply involved, so the benefits they had received were probably negligible. However, over the years, he had learned a few things from the Night King.
This was why the Shield King was able to have a child at Level-9 — Lori.
The Night King had received an extremely powerful Calamity weapon — the Night God sword.
The Polar night had learned and inherited everything about Lighthouse from the imperial clan.
As for Xiluo, this man was very mysterious. From the beginning to the end, it seemed that he had only set his sights on Bai Lili. He had participated in Lancelot's death, but when it came to dealing with Bai Lili, he had opposed it!
It was said that he had received the core of the Goddess of Calamity's system from the imperial clan. After that, he had gone into seclusion.
Finally, there was Dong Ling, Ming Yi, and Yue Mei 'er. The former had received unknown benefits from the imperial clan, but like Xiluo, he was deeply in love with Bai Lili. As for Yue Mei' er, the marriage between the Yue family and the imperial clan was her reward.
Unfortunately, Yue Mei 'er had made the wrong bet. The imperial clan was just a group of pitiful, ordinary people.
Thinking about it this way, the person who had been betrayed by everyone was clearly the hot-blooded girl who had gathered everyone to her side with her own mischievousness. She had done everything for the sake of the human faction!
She was the one who had been hurt the most.
As for Lancelot's claim that he had been set up by the imperial clan because of the two technologies … Ning didn't think so.
Perhaps the imperial clan had indeed coveted the technologies, but they had coveted Bai Lili's body even more. They had hoped to turn her into a vessel as soon as possible. Unfortunately, things had not gone as they had wished. Too many of them had liked Bai Lili, and so they had killed Lancelot.
In the end, he had died to save Bai Lili. From his perspective, Bai Lili had probably been a part of the plan to betray him.
It was still the most important part: she had lured him to die in order to save her!
No wonder he had been so cold towards Bai Lili after his resurrection.
But why had Bai Lili been so cold towards Lancelot as well?
The only thing in her eyes was her son.
Ning took a deep breath. He thought of another possibility.
Perhaps Lancelot had been one of the people who had participated in the imperial clan's scheme against Bai Lili.
And this was something he had discovered after Bai Lili had become a vessel.
Thus, she knew very well that she had been betrayed by everyone!
Li Xinyi's mind was a mess. The more Ning thought about it, the more he understood what had happened. He began to understand more and more what had happened to that woman.
She had gone from being a hot-blooded young girl who had sacrificed herself for the sake of humanity. Now, she had become an exalted figure who wanted nothing more than to destroy everything and rebuild the world.
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