In the distance, layers upon layers of stairs coiled upward like a great serpent, holding aloft a solitary, gray dais.
Atop the dais, on a blood-red throne—the only object with any color—a blurry figure was reclining. Its face was perpetually hidden within a gray shadow so thick it was impenetrable, impossible to see clearly.
Though the figure remained silent, its gaze felt like countless tangible threads, winding around him, ticulously tracing Qin Feng’s form at the foot of the stairs. It was an almost greedy scrutiny, as if seeking to pierce his flesh and bone, to see straight into the depths of his soul.
[In light of your dauntless feat of continuously hunting the Evil God Believers, the King of War has bestowed a glance upon you!]
[He wishes to grant you an additional divine gift!]
[Please make your choice!]
[1. Greater personal might.]
[2. Superior legion combat strength.]
[3. An exclusive Authority for hunting enemies.]
At that mont, Qin Feng wanted to speak, but his throat felt clamped by an invisible shackle. His limbs were as heavy as lead, and he couldn’t move an inch.
Furthermore, he could clearly perceive everything around him.
The dead silence of the gray world, the oppressive aura of the throne on the dais, the scrutiny from that shadowy figure.
And yet, his body felt as though it were trapped in the deepest nightmare.
It was utterly refusing to obey him.
Left with no choice, Qin Feng suppressed his inner turmoil. He followed the Lord System’s prompt and, from the three divine gifts offered by the King of War, selected the one thing he couldn’t get from the Riding and Cutting system: the exclusive Authority.
[You have acquired a new War King Talent—Eye of the Hunter]
[Eye of the Hunter (LV1): Mark and track one hunted target, providing their real-ti coordinates for 24 hours. This Talent’s coverage includes all Lord Planes and the Real World, but you cannot share these coordinates with or tell them to anyone else. They are visible only to you.]
[Upgrade Effect: Increases the number of targets that can be marked for hunting simultaneously.]
[Upgrade Cost: 1,000 Dragon Crystals.]
’Huh?’
’So that’s how you get additional Lord Talents?’
As his thoughts raced, Qin Feng’s vision was suddenly swallowed by chaos, and he felt as if he were plunging into a bizarre, phantasmagorical dream.
When he ca to his senses, he was back in the familiar Lord’s Hall. The warm glow of bright candles still flickered, and the air was thick with the strange, lingering scent of their passionate encounter.
Su Mumu’s beautiful, wide eyes were shimring as she stared at him unblinkingly. Her face was a mask of curiosity, like a little squirrel peeking out of its den.
"Well?"
"Did the King of War give you another blessing?"
Qin Feng suppressed a laugh and, mimicking her earlier playful expression, deliberately drew out his words.
"What?"
"You really want to know?"
"Pay first!"
Su Mumu couldn’t help but pout, her tone laced with a hint of playful dissatisfaction.
"Hmph."
"So stingy."
"Fine, don’t tell then."
Ignoring Su Mumu’s little tantrum, Qin Feng began to carefully examine his new Talent, the Eye of the Hunter.
He discovered that he could not only mark Mumu, who was right in front of him...
...but also all the enemies he had previously slain who, apparently, weren’t completely dead.
[Currently Markable Targets: Mountain and River (Zhao Chuan), Gale (???), Dragon King (???), Seductive Desire (???), Invincible Giant Waterlon...]
’Zhao Chuan?’
’Didn’t I lead my Wolf Pack Army to obliterate his Lord’s Hall?’
’And didn’t his real body die for good during the resurrection process?’
’So why can I still track him?’
’Is he not dead?’
’But then there’s that Evil God Player nad Gluttony I took out afterward... his situation seems normal. He didn’t appear on the list of markable targets...’
Filled with curiosity and doubt, Qin Feng marked the Evil God Player nad Zhao Chuan to begin tracking him, then glanced at his current coordinates.
[Hunted Target: Mountain and River]
[Real Na: Zhao Chuan]
[Current Plane: Real World]
[Current Coordinates: Xia Country, depths of the Lucky Forest, Eternal Spring, City of the Belt Faction]
[Note 1: You cannot switch to a new target until the current one has been completely eliminated.]
[Note 2: Under the influence of the King of War’s Authority, once you have personally tracked and killed a target three tis, they can no longer be revived by any form of resurrection ability, including the Lord’s Hall’s resurrection function. If the target dies permanently, their Lord’s Hall will self-destruct.]
’Huh?’
’That guy is actually still alive?’
’Does that an these Evil God Players have so heaven-defying ability that can bring a completely dead Lord Player back to life on the spot?’
’But still! As ridiculous as that is, this Eye of the Hunter Talent is even more terrifying!’
’All I have to do is kill them three tis, and I can bypass any kind of resurrection ability. It completely overrides even the Lord’s Hall’s resurrection system, permanently wiping the target from existence!’
’If soone could just use this to kill indiscriminately in the Real World...’
At the thought, a chill shot up Qin Feng’s spine.
If the Destiny Deities—the King of War, the King of Territory, and the King of Tactics—deliberately handed out this type of exclusive Authority...
...then the Lord Players currently living normal lives in the Real World would be plunged into a hell of constant warfare, their peace shattered forever.
What was even more terrifying was the thought of an Evil God Player possessing the sa hunting Authority.
Such a person could go on an indiscriminate killing spree in the Real World, strangling any promising Lord Player who might pose a threat in the cradle.
If that happened, the "safe zone" everyone believed in would pop like a bubble, vanishing completely.
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