Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

"In the future, you can even add new psionic energy to the three major skill trees, continuously enhancing their power and versatility."

"Hmm... this consumption data is about what I felt." Fan Xiao nodded: "In that case, we can use it to replace the Judgment of Annihilation in the future."

"The Judgment of Annihilation can be used for cross-node attacks," the Emperor reminded. "While the Crimson Slaughter Slash is powerful, with each strike dealing damage equivalent to the annihilation of a concept, its attack range is far less than that of the Judgment of Annihilation. When we return later, we can observe the trajectory of the slash and calculate the attack range."

He was also quite curious about just how far the Crimson Slaughter Slash could spread.

Theoretically speaking, a light-speed slash that can obliterate concepts cannot be blocked by any obstacle and can go on and on. Even if there is a world barrier in front of it, as long as it reveals its form and can be touched, it will be penetrated... Well, that's how it is in theory.

In reality, the attack characteristic of the concept of obliteration is indiscriminate—in addition to being effective against enemies, it also affects the spiritual energy generated by the three skill trees.

In other words, the light-speed slash will disappear on its own shortly after it is launched, and it cannot be maintained indefinitely.

Therefore... using the speed of light as a carrier is the best option.

It can slash 1 kilometers in one second, and even if it disappears within one second, its attack range is still quite terrifying.

The Emperor had observed that the Crimson Slaughter Slash lasted for more than a second.

"Observe the trajectory of the light-speed slash... Don't you want to hear what you're saying?"

Although Fan Xiao said that, he still honestly communicated about "the shifting of stars and the changing of the seasons".

Thank goodness we have this tool, otherwise this job alone would have been torture.

The power to erase concepts involving little angels cannot be fully understood through luck alone.

The next second, Fan Xiao teleported away from the original location along with the Emperor.

The game company's investigation team and the two divine weapons were buried forever in this ruined space.

Before long, Fan Xiao and the Emperor returned to their original timeline.

Seeing the track that was missing a large section and showed signs of collapse, the two of them... fell silent.

It's even spread here.

100,000 kilometers...

The Emperor looked at Fan Xiao and suggested tactfully, "In the future... why don't you just stop going to Earth?"

He was a little worried that Fan Xiao might accidentally unleash the Crimson Slaughter Blade and slice the Earth in two... Fan Xiao really was capable of doing that now, no joke!

"..." Fan Xiao: "You think I can't control myself?"

"You seemed to be in control of yourself just now..." the Emperor said. "No, I was just worried that you have a penchant for killing in your dreams."

"You're overthinking it," Fan Xiao said speechlessly. "That kind of thing definitely won't happen. Don't waste your time worrying about meaningless things."

He already possesses top-tier A-level mental energy, and he has complete control over whether he dreams or not. How could such a "sleepwalking" incident possibly occur?

Moreover, the emperor was clearly lying and changing the subject.

The Emperor continued, changing the subject, "The tracks here... the game company probably won't dare send anyone to repair them, what should we do?"

"I'll fix it."

Fan Xiao activated the A-level item "King of Imagination".

Although conjuring up a spacetime trajectory through imagination is quite difficult, he has abundant mental energy and can amplify the effects of items with "quantum immortality," so completing this task shouldn't be a problem.

……

Repairing... or rather, creating a new spacetime orbit, just as Fan Xiao had predicted, did not take him too much time.

During this time, the Emperor did not go back early because he was too bored while waiting.

He helped Fan Xiao build the original orbital data model, which was a small favor.

Just as the two were preparing to return, something extremely unexpected happened to them.

【Note】

【Note】

【Note】

A new S-rank item has been created in partition D07, 002.

[The S-Rank Item Battle has officially begun and will last for one year.]

Lucky players, let's celebrate together! Perhaps the game is about to welcome a new super player—it could be someone else, or it could be you. Show your courage and create your own glory and miracles!

"..."

Fan Xiao and the Emperor exchanged a glance, both stunned for several seconds before snapping out of it and looking away from the pop-up player panel.

"This feels like a browser game... Oh well, let's go back first."

After saying a few words, Fan Xiao directly communicated with the Fantasy God Kingdom and transferred back with Li Xian.

Upon returning to the instance, he immediately transferred the young white creature to the Heavenly Palace.

Youbai was staring blankly at her own screen.

After noticing the change in location, she came to her senses and said to Fan Xiao, "Whenever an S-rank item appears, the Evolution Game broadcasts it to all players above B-rank... Boss, do you want to participate in this S-rank item competition?"

Although Youbai was asking a question, she had almost already decided on the answer in her mind—she saw a strong interest and a powerful confidence in Fan Xiao's eyes.

It was as if that newly created S-class item had already been predetermined.

Chapter 781 Departure

Born at node C04, Youbai's perspective and knowledge far surpass those of players from less advanced nodes... Theoretically, that's how it is, which is why Fan Xiao consulted her about the S-rank item competition.

Fan Xiao asked directly, "The notifications that the Emperor and I received both mentioned the S-rank item competition, which will last for a year... What exactly is the format?"

"Master! You can ask Xiao Zhen if you have any questions! Xiao Zhen knows almost everything! This is something that one or two players can't compare to!"

The monocle covering Fan Xiao's right eye roared.

It seemed to be alarmed that Vanshaw didn't ask it questions.

Since Fan Xiao's "quantum immortality" evolved the "active/passive switching" function, which allows him to obtain information by chance, its existence has become very insignificant.

It absolutely cannot be diluted any further!

Youbai: "..."

Why did she feel like she was being looked down upon?

At this moment, the other members of Whale Fall arrived at the Heavenly Palace.

Everyone, whether a B-level or A-level player, received a game notification... except for Song Qingshan.

Even Van Chau's scheming student, Melissa, came.

Song Qingshan, who was only there to make up the numbers, was once again excluded, which is both pitiful and lamentable.

Fan Xiaoxiao was the last to arrive. Although she hadn't received any prior notice, she had already learned about it from others.

Fan Xiao nodded to everyone, then temporarily detached his monocle from his face, letting it float in mid-air... otherwise, it would feel strange if everyone kept staring at his right eye.

Fan Xiao said, "Since everyone is here, Xiao Zhen, please tell us the details."

"Okay, master."

Xiao Zhen suddenly felt supported, and her tone was no longer as excited as before, returning to the rigid and cold atmosphere that an intelligent consciousness should have: "Master, the so-called battle lasts for a year, which means that the evolution game will broadcast the coordinates of S-level items to the entire server for a year. The coordinates include specific nodes and specific zones. Players who meet the competition conditions will receive the latest updated information every day unless they are in a dungeon."

"Is this 1-year period absolutely true?" Fan Xiao asked. "For example, if a player has already officially signed a contract with an S-level item and become its owner, will there still be a server-wide announcement after that?"

"Master, newly created S-class items have no self-awareness. The evolution game will limit their self-awareness to awaken after one year. Before awakening, their functions cannot be fully utilized and can only be partially utilized."

Xiao Zhen replied, "During this period, whoever grabs it gets it, so mediocre people can't really get it, and there's no such thing as a lucky person who can snag an S-level item."

"Furthermore, S-rank items will not be recycled by the game when the player dies; they will definitely be inherited, so there is no need to worry about them suddenly disappearing."

"In addition, S-rank items that have not signed a contract with the player will not be affected by the player's death; they will be inherited completely."

Will top players participate in the battle for S-class items?

Lu Xining suddenly asked.

She knew Fan Xiao definitely wanted to get involved, so she needed to clarify the risks involved.

"Yes, but rarely, and there are limitations from two aspects."

Xiao Zhen replied, "The first restriction is that super players cannot possess a second S-rank item. However, if a newly created S-rank item is more suitable for them, they will participate in the competition to seize and exchange it."

"Of course, this situation is extremely, extremely rare!"

"Because S-class items have their own consciousness, this kind of cheating will make the item jealous, so the final result is likely to be that you lose more than you gain. Very few super players can make this kind of decision."

"..."

"You're just a prop, yet you speak with a surprisingly human touch..." Fan Xiao asked, "What's the second restriction?"

"The second restriction is the 'Covenant,' which comes from those powerful super organizations. They have established an explicit rule for the S-rank item competition: super players cannot help other players, steal, or occupy S-rank items. If the purpose is to change items for themselves, regardless of the outcome, they must leave behind one S-rank item for other players to continue competing for. Super players who openly violate the 'Covenant' will be collectively hunted down by those most powerful super organizations."

Xiao Zhen replied, "Those powerful super organizations are happy to see capable players become the ultimate winners, rather than having unworthy individuals occupy resources and waste them."

"Hmm...that does align with the purpose of a super organization."

Fan Xiao nodded.

Overthrowing game companies is the common goal of the top super organizations in Evolution Games.

In this context, the more capable players there are, the more advantageous it is for superorganisms.

Allowing incompetent individuals to steal S-class items... This is a corrupt practice comparable to that of game companies. How could the top super organizations possibly tolerate it?

"You can't openly violate the rules, but you can still pull some dirty tricks behind the scenes, right?" Fan Xiaoxiao suddenly asked.

"That's right. As long as you're not caught, it's not considered cheating."

Xiao Zhen replied, "A few highly skilled super players do indeed intervene in secret to provide and seize more advantages for their people in the competition."

"However, the top contenders in the competition are basically the most experienced S-level players who have achieved 100% evolution rate and S-level dungeon completion, and some of them are even beyond the norm."

"Even top players might not be able to make them suffer losses."

At this point, it turned the lens towards Fan Xiao and praised him wildly: "Take you, Master, for example, you belong to this kind of existence... No! You have already surpassed this kind of existence! Even super players are nothing more than slightly stronger ants in front of you."

"This new S-class item is an evolution game, a toy specially designed by 'God' for you, Master. It was meant to be yours."

"Master, you must teach those guys who dare to covet your toys a lesson! You need to let them know who the real overlord of the entire evolution game is!"

Fan Xiao: "..."

Hmm... isn't this a bit too exaggerated?

Fan Xiao admitted that he quite enjoyed listening to it, but everyone else in the Heavenly Palace glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally... They definitely weren't thinking anything good!

Fan Xiao steered the conversation back on track: "Will the game company get involved? They must really want an S-rank item, right?"

"In the past, the game company was involved, and its attitude was quite arrogant, clearly treating all the S-class items as its own property."

Xiao Zhen replied, "Later, the major super organizations joined forces and launched a frenzied assassination campaign against the members of the game company involved in the competition. After three fierce battles, the game company weighed the pros and cons and felt that the effort and the reward were completely disproportionate. From then on, it stopped participating in the competition."

"Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the game company might do some underhanded things to help the S-level players they have recruited participate in the competition."

"However, these petty scoundrels are utterly insignificant before you, Master! It's time for you to give these trash a little S-rank psionic shock..."

"Alright, you need to be mindful of the occasion when you speak."

Fan Xiao gave Xiao Zhen a warning.

This is also a reminder to Xiao Zhen—in the future, you can flatter others in private or in front of strangers.

Next, the other people in the palace also asked Xiao Zhen some questions.

Xiao Zhen was generous with her information, answering in great detail.

They even recounted some interesting historical battles from the past.

For example, there was a player with special abilities and a playful nature who, after obtaining an S-level item, did not equip it. Instead, he used his special abilities to hide it in some alternate dimension, leaving behind a series of clues to solve the mystery, thus starting a treasure hunt game.

The player then went on a trip.

A year later, he returned to find that not a single player had found the item he had hidden.

At this point, the server-wide broadcast regarding S-rank items in the Evolution game had ended.

The player had no choice but to suppress the thought that "it's hard to find a kindred spirit in the game," and reluctantly became a new super player.

This history occurred in the early stages of the Evolution game.