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The preview ended at this point.

Secretary Lin, dressed in a uniform and black stockings, reappeared on the screen and began explaining the specific update content of version 3.2.

But whether it's the comments section or the top players in the expert forum, everyone is still discussing that last scene in the preview video.

They were all filled with righteous indignation, cursing the Soul Palace for not letting the Medicine Venerable go after all.

Even the youngest, Xiao Yaoxi, couldn't hold back her tears. She said that as soon as the game was released, she would immediately go to Zhongzhou to find Yao Lao.

However, the other people inside Yang Shan's company were much quieter.

Her eyes would unconsciously drift towards Yang Shan, wanting to say something but not daring to.

Yang Shan himself seemed quite calm.

When Yang Shan first met Luo Xie and followed the clues to get in touch with the Soul Palace, he had no idea that Zhongzhou was actually "one tower and one palace".

This is completely different from the original story.

Without knowing the game's background, Yang Shan initially formulated his development plan based on the Soul Palace being the main boss of Zhongzhou.

This is why Yang Shan insisted on hiding his identity to join the Soul Palace.

You have to leave yourself a way out!

But it's different now.

Based on the game's background, the Soul Clan, after three thousand years of biding their time, must have recovered to a level of strength similar to that in the original story.

However, the game also features the Xiao Clan, as well as the Ling Clan and Shi Clan, who did not appear in the original work.

In addition, there are forces native to Zhongzhou.

Furthermore, as Yang Shan has confirmed, the Dou Di lineage is not unique.

Based on the original story, the Soul Emperor's combat strength was roughly the same as Gu Yuan's.

But Xiao Xuan is even stronger than Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan!

It should basically be comparable to the level of the Dragon Emperor "Zhukun" of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.

After all, in the original novel, Zhu Kun only appeared near the end of the story, and even though he knew that Hun Tiandi was a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng at the time, he did not hesitate at all to agree to his own daughter Zi Yan's request to take Hun Tiandi's life!

Based on the information already obtained from the game...

The Soul Clan has a long way to go before it can become the ultimate boss.

Unless Tianyao Company suddenly gives the Soul Clan a huge boost.

otherwise.

Just like the current game background, with the Xiao Clan and the Gu Clan joining forces, the Soul Clan can only choose to keep a low profile!

The "Dou Qi Continent" created by Tianyao Company may not have a so-called final boss.

Unless it's the Soul Palace or even the Soul Clan, player access will never be granted.

Otherwise, without Xiao Yan's existence, the Soul Clan and Soul Palace would be ridiculously popular among fans of the original novel!

There are still a lot of players on the forums who reply with "hehehe" when trying to gain experience!

If the Soul Clan ultimately becomes the final boss, standing against all players.

What about the players who joined the Soul Clan earlier?

Moreover, Yang Shan himself has confirmed that players can join the Soul Palace.

Of course, in the first few versions after the server opened, the Soul Palace did send some protectors to act as behind-the-scenes bosses and stir up trouble in the Northwest Continent, drawing a wave of hatred from the players.

However, based on the ancient eight clans' prodigies that Yang Shan had come into contact with, as well as the Heavenly Demon Phoenix and the Nine Netherworld Python...

These prodigies are all incredibly arrogant!

Unfortunately, players at this stage can't do anything about them!

To be honest, it's about stirring up hatred.

In the subsequent versions, these prodigies will likely attract far more hatred than the Soul Palace!

While watching Secretary Lin explain the update content of version 3.2 in the preview live stream, Yang Shan also discussed it with everyone in the company group.

Three cobblers are like Zhuge Liang.

Everyone expressed their opinions and had their own ideas, except for Chao Bafang, who kept posting:

"I think what Sister Tang said makes a lot of sense!"

"I think Brother Zhu has a point!"

"Old Master Tieyang's analysis is excellent!"

I don't know how this muscle-bound guy managed to win over Yao Ye, or maybe Yao Ye just has a thing for this kind of guy?

Just then, Master Bai Su'an sent a message:

"I do have some ideas, you may wish to hear them."

Yang Shan: "Grandpa Bai Su'an, hurry up and say it! We've been waiting for you to speak!"

As the saying goes, "An elder in the family is a treasure." In his spare time, Yang Shan often discusses things about the game and even things outside the game with the two old men, Bai Su'an and Tie Yang.

After all, one's thinking cannot be limited to oneself. Listening to the insights and opinions of others can greatly help one's own thinking logic and cognition.

Mr. Bai Su'an often provides some very substantial analyses.

Especially Mr. Bai Su'an, many of the Taoist ideas are actually very pragmatic.

In modern terms, it means to vent anger when you're angry and seek revenge when you have a grudge, to act on your whims and never engage in internal strife.

Therefore, Grandpa Bai Su'an's analysis is often very insightful.

Yang Shan was still waiting for Bai Su'an's analysis, but Bai Su'an asked a question first:

"There are many things in the original Battle Through the Heavens that are not explained. For example, Gu Yuan and Xiao Xuan had a very good personal relationship, so the relationship between the two clans must have been good as well. Moreover, Gu Yuan should not be a heartless person. So why did the Gu clan stand idly by when the Xiao clan was destroyed?"

Yang Shan thought for a moment and then said, "Oh! I understand!"

Bai Su'an: "President Yang is truly talented! If this were ancient times, he would probably have had considerable skill in political maneuvering and strategy!"

Chao Bafang: "Hey Bai, stop keeping us in suspense! The master understands, but we don't!"

Zhu Tianpeng: "Master Bai, stop speaking in riddles!"

Yang Shan: "@Su Yitang, have you figured it out yet?"

Su Yitang: "I don't understand. I'm not good at thinking about these things."

Yang Shan: "That's true."

Bai Su'an: "Hehe, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. In fact, in my opinion, based on the original story, Gu Yuan, and even the Gu Clan, would love to stand with the Xiao Clan. Once the Soul Clan is destroyed, the Xiao Clan's bloodline will be depleted, and the Gu Clan, with a Nine-Star Dou Sheng in charge and a well-preserved bloodline, will be able to dominate the entire human race!"

"If we look at it from a more sinister perspective, the ancient clans did not intervene at first because they were wary of Xiao Xuan breaking through to the Dou Di realm, which would allow the Xiao clan to reach its peak again, and the ancient clans might become vassals."

"Wait until the Soul Clan and the Xiao Clan are both severely weakened, then strike and kill Xiao Xuan. That way, you can still dominate the world!"

"But the ancient clans ultimately took no action, not because they didn't want to, but because they couldn't!"

"The Thunder Clan, Flame Clan, Medicine Clan, Spirit Clan, and Stone Clan—judging from the original work, their overall strength is weaker than that of the Soul Clan, Xiao Clan, and Ancient Clan. Originally, the Xiao Clan and the Ancient Clan were on good terms, and the presence of two nine-star Dou Shengs already made the other five clans wary. So, to some extent, when all eight clans were present at the beginning, the other five clans, from a standpoint perspective, were biased towards the Soul Clan."

"If the Soul Clan falls! With the Xiao Clan and the Ancient Clan joining forces, the living space of the other five clans will inevitably be greatly compressed! Even if the Ancient Clan becomes the sole dominant force, the result will still be the same!"

"Unless the five tribes form an alliance, they are probably wary of each other."

"Therefore, if we were to recreate the scene from the original story where the Xiao clan was wiped out and the Gu clan did nothing, the most likely scenario would be that the Gu clan is being watched by the other five clans!"

"If the ancient clans dare to make a move, the other five clans will immediately follow suit, eventually escalating into a war between the eight ancient clans. No one can predict what the fate of the ancient clans will be!"

"Of course, if we think about it from a more sinister perspective, there must be spies from the other five clans at the battlefield where the Xiao Clan and the Soul Clan are fighting. If Xiao Xuan really has a chance to become a Dou Di, it's hard to say about the Ancient Clan, but the other five clans will definitely come out and take action against the Xiao Clan!"

Bai Su'an: "President Yang, I've finished my analysis. Would you like to say a few words?"

Yang Shan: "Old Master Bai, you're so good at handling interpersonal relationships. Why don't you just say it all at once, so I don't have to type it all out!"

However, Yang Shan continued Bai Su'an's line of thought:

"In terms of the analysis of the original work, to put it simply, the eight ancient clans were mutually restraining each other, maintaining a relatively balanced state. However, the relatively weaker forces among them were the ones who least wanted the balance to be broken. Before it was broken, the eight ancient clans were nominally equal in status, but once it was broken, the weaker ones were directly demoted to a lower level!"

"Taoism emphasizes the balance of Yin and Yang. When Yin and Yang are in balance in the universe, there are fewer natural disasters. When Yin and Yang are in balance in the human body, one can live a long and healthy life. The same principle applies to game companies making games."

"Battle Through the Heavens is so popular right now, the net profit per day is probably in the double digits. From the perspective of the game company, they certainly don't want the game's storyline to end too soon."

"Therefore, Tianyao Company also hopes to achieve a balance between yin and yang!"

Yang Shan retrieved the version information for Battle Through the Heavens and then provided some screenshots:

"You should remember when the server first launched, players could choose their own landing region. After a few versions, the civil war between different empires began, starting with the Tagor Desert in the central region."

"The same goes for the Black Corner Region. With a large number of players entering, Canaan Academy doesn't get involved. Some forces in the Black Corner Region have risen and some have declined, but there are at least three or four forces that restrain each other."

"Even in this version, the original empires still exist. In the Black Corner Region, the Demon Flame Valley has declined, but now the Blood Calamity Alliance, the Black Emperor Sect, and the Sky Eagle Sect stand as a three-way balance of power!"

Yang Shan did not continue his analysis, but instead said:

"I need to revise the development plan for the next version when I get back. You all have two core tasks for the company this time! One is to analyze the possible development of subsequent versions from Tianyao Company's perspective, and the other is the development plan for version 3.2, which is specific to you. You must submit all of them to me the day before the server opens. Anyone who doesn't do it well will have a month's salary deducted!"

Yang Shan had just sent the message when Su Yitang sent him a private message:

"Boss, I can write the plan, but what about analyzing the possible development of subsequent versions from Tianyao Company's perspective... well, I'm not very good at that."

Yang Shan: "It's okay, you can make it special. I'll tell you slowly after the preview ends."

Su Yitang: "Wow! That's the advantage of an office romance!"

Thanks to the guidance of Grandpa Bai Su'an, Yang Shan was able to better understand the current situation in Zhongzhou from the perspective of Tianyao Company.

Tianyao Company has recreated the three ancient races: Xiao Clan, Shi Clan, and Ling Clan.

Furthermore, this "Five Hundred Years of Great Momentum" was arranged, bringing all transcendent forces and the "new generation of prodigies" that players in later versions could afford to come to Zhongzhou to compete for resources.

So, once a large number of players have chosen their faction in Zhongzhou, regardless of the temporary strength or weakness of each faction, as long as they can survive to the next few versions, with the rapid increase in players' combat power and the continuous acquisition of resources, it will be difficult for that faction to be directly destroyed like the previous Huangquan Pavilion!

Therefore, as the game progresses, due to the players' actions, several transcendent forces will inevitably coexist, thus achieving a state of "yin-yang balance"!

The role played by the players is crucial in this process.

In the original work, the Soul Clan is the big boss.

However, in the game, the Stone Clan, who were just minor characters in the original work and were wiped out before even making an appearance, received 100 million main players, while players from other factions were distributed equally.

The tasks that the 100 million players continuously complete, the resources they fight for, and the combat power they themselves provide.

The Stone Clan can become the big boss in the game!

The Xiao Clan and the Soul Clan must step aside!

Yang Shan recalled version 2.1, which featured significant changes compared to his previous life. After the preview video ended, the last line of text that appeared on the screen was:

This time, the story is in your hands!

There's also a preview program for version 3.0, where Xiao Yan raises the baton in front of the screen:

"The future powerhouses who will be renowned throughout the Dou Qi Continent! This time, the baton is passed to you!"

Yang Shan even came to a seemingly absurd, yet perfectly reasonable, conclusion:

The Dou Qi Continent in the game may have a main storyline about NPCs, or it may have a main storyline about the relationships between factions.

But

The main storyline of Dou Qi Continent has always been driven by the players!

Just like the expansion packs in the three most recent major version updates.

From Yang Shan's solo appearance at the beginning to the appearance of all four players on the Heavenly Ranking in version 3.2.

The future of Dou Qi Continent, from beginning to end, belongs to the players!

Who is qualified to be the big boss?

The players decide!

During internal company discussions, the preview livestream was also nearing its end.

The new version includes a lot of new content.

For example, the importance of NPCs in the original work was precisely ranked, from highest to lowest as follows:

Core, main, secondary, supporting role, secondary ingredient, soy sauce.

The faction development section has also been further unlocked.

The alchemy section has been significantly optimized, increasing its fun and realism.

The weapon crafting and array seals have been strengthened once again.

In the next few days, the forum should be filled with discussion and analysis posts about the new version.

This is the only way to temporarily alleviate the withdrawal symptoms caused by the server shutdown and update.

With the preview over, this gathering of industry leaders has also come to an end.

The group said their goodbyes and didn't discuss the game any further.

To some extent, the various "forces" within the bigwigs' concentration camp are also trying to maintain a balance!

Of course, everyone else automatically ignored Yang Shan.

This person has nothing to do with the word "balance".

Yang Shan, who has more money than he can spend, wouldn't stoop so low as to compete with a group of Dou Zong for seventh-tier resources to make money.

The Enlightenment Pill is waiting for him in the next version!

Monopoly is where the real profits are!

After Yang Shan went offline, he cooked himself a bowl of noodles as usual.

I was just about to take my first bite when the doorbell rang!

"My mom came to see me without even calling?"

Yang Shan walked to the gate and saw the scene outside through the screen next to it.

A large suitcase stood beside a stunningly beautiful young woman, her hands clasped above her head in a heart shape.

"Clang! Open the door, boss!"