Almost the very next second after their retinas were interfered with, masters like Phoenix Yi quickly woke up.

Plop!

They fiercely gouged out their own eyeballs, instantly covered in blood.

The eyeballs they removed seemed not to be their own, already turned into moist, jelly-like objects, like two soft, transparent jellyfish, stretching out countless soft, eerie tendrils.

"What kind of bizarre thing is this?" They stared at their eyeballs, slightly frowning. Even with their extensive knowledge and experience, they still found it somewhat nauseating.

Whoosh!

Their eyes regrew, they blinked and used mana to isolate external forces from infecting the new eyeballs, instantly eliminating the interference in their vision.

This infection, for these beings in the Self-Transformation Realm, who can completely control the six major circulations, every cell, every hair of their body, is not a hard problem to solve.

"So, it was a cleverly linked scheme all along."

The Cursed Old Man coldly looked at the Water Deer in the sky and said:

"When we thought Thunder God was going to fight us and drag all the spectators cultivators into his thunderstorm, he was only feigning. His real target was the wide-scale evaporation of seawater, setting up an extensive range of thunder rain, a vast spring rain, sweeping across the world, announcing the arrival of the King to the whole realm!"

Phoenix Yi's face was grim: "When we thought Thunder God was defeated amidst the playfulness of the rain, we then discovered that his announcement of the King's arrival was also a facade, in reality setting the stage for Water Deer's appearance."

Now looking at it.

The Water Deer's abilities are extremely bizarre and perverted, but the limitations are equally large.

Only when there is water can it easily operate.

And the rain covering most of the Central Plains Nine-State allows it to infect the eyeballs of the masses.

They felt as if they were being played with like fools, experiencing a kind of angry humiliation. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"This intricate battle art is the only thing to say." Xin Xichen wasn't angry, looking up at the sky with a look of appreciation, "These ancient relics sure seem to enjoy puzzle-solving and being strategetic generals."

Obviously.

They had now realized that the other party had secretly mastered the entire rhythm of the battlefield from the beginning and forced them into this rhythm.

Thunder God protected the attack, created thunder rain, Voice Nine-State, Water Deer appeared...

It was a premeditated chain scheme.

And this continuous mixture of truth and falsehood is the standard of what a battle expert should have.

Their goal was for you not to guess it.

"So then, their repeated setups were to allow Water Deer to now control the masses' eyes..." The Cursed Old Man's complexion turned a steely blue, "The intention is definitely something significant!"

"No matter what they intend to do, we must stop them, disrupt their plans... Human God, turning the masses into Ancient Apes, who knows what they'll do when they control the masses' vision."

The White Tiger Saint cursed once and said, "I should have taken a detour earlier to bring the sleeping old Black Tortoise over!"

However.

Now stopping Water Deer is no longer a simple matter.

It is now spending gigantic amounts of mana, setting up "spy lines," controlling the visuals of vast masses to form images.

Just as they were suspiciously pondering, an ancient sacred scene appeared in the eyeballs of the masses.

"The masses' vision?"

"What is this fellow projecting this thing for, exactly?"

...

...

East Sea.

On a certain remote island.

The Blood Separation Flower family has already re-flourished here.

A hundred years ago, the Hidden Vein re-emerged to multiply, now it has multiplied two or three generations, becoming islanders on the island.

Originally, the Blood Separation Flower family was a Middle Grade Spiritual Root family, and now with the occasional support of Jiao Wuyu and Li Youzhu, it has become increasingly prosperous, famous as a fishing family among the surrounding islands.

The Blood Separation Flower's Flesh and Blood Yang Spirit Root, controls the Fish Puppets, turning them into fishing tools, sea rides, allowing them to dive into the sea to fish and roam the four corners.

At this moment.

The torrential rainstorm also fell overhead, covering the view in a sheet of whiteness.

On the coastline, Swollen Eyes, Puffy Eyes, and others were still developing their Blood Separation Flower family, accompanying Ancestor Qi and Meat Field in fishing while it rained, only to feel their vision suddenly black out.

Their eyeballs were controlled, forcibly intervened into vision!

The image abruptly flickered.

Just like most of the people in the Central Plains Nine-State, a statue of an ancient bronze figure sitting on the throne appeared in their pupils.

This presence gave people a mighty and domineering feeling, its large form seeming to cover the entire Nine-State Four Seas, like the deity at the top of the food chain.

The surrounding earth sank, the sky surged, explosive thunder ravaged.

"In my eyes, what is this!?"

Meat Field swallowed hard, her voice becoming hoarse, "What on earth is this existence, how could... how could it achieve such a degree?"

The throat of Ancestor Qi let out a hint of terror, "It's over, we fell for the trick, there's fear something big is about to happen."

Crash.

In the moment when numerous commoners were bewildered, the infected eyes of the masses suddenly shook, revealing a beautiful Water Deer, kneeling beside the man on the throne, with a voice exuding some casualness:

"No need to worry, we are not the low-grade Human God type."

"Our God is straightforward, how could we resort to devious plots to conquer this world?"

"I am the ancient Deer God serving the King of Embers! As a general coming to this world, I declare you shall submit to us!!"

...

"Permit you all to witness the true visage, in order to welcome the Supreme Monarch!!" The grand and dignified voice echoed through the minds of the masses.

...

"Thunder God reveals his voice."

"Deer God reveals his image."

"Contending with the inhabitants of this world, first let go of two pawns, not for combat, but as ceremonial children, announcing and offering salutes, to make the people hear our master's voice and see our master's face."

"To comprehend our master's intent!"

The voice was so majestic that it left no room for dissent.

"In the ancient era of wilderness, our King led the Ancestors of various tribes to triumph over Xian, saving the masses, now returning, the people should applaud for our King!"

A majestic voice descended from Heaven, seemingly predestining all the masses of this era, the voice filled with an arrogant sense of superiority.

"The King allows you fear."

"The King permits you awe."

"The King lets you struggle, the King allows your defiance."

"And then, all these struggles and resistances are destined to be fruitless. All the unrest will be soothed by our master's might and compassion, then kneel, and together welcome the return of the Ancient King!"

...

As a series of majestic and solemn voices conveyed, the momentum was magnificent, presenting an utterly arrogant and domineering stance.

Causing all the masses' brains to freeze for several seconds, various clamorous noises suddenly boomed.

"How is it possible?" "What is this ancient existence," "Such a great era, only for an appearance," "Unimaginable," "The ancient King of Embers," "He permits our resistance?" "So domineering."

Looking at the actions of the Water Deer from East Sea, the expressions of all turned stiff.

?

Especially the Cursed Old Man, his face turned green!

Originally thinking, with extensive preparations, Thunder God spending immense mana, laying countless arrangements, Water Deer spending immense mana interfering with the vision of the masses, surely there would be some incredibly terrifying plot.

But now, another feint?

Was Lei Gong really just for the voice?

Was the Water Deer really just for the image?

Two ancient Demon Gods personally paving the way, declaring to heaven and earth, celebrating the birth of that one?

Are they lunatics, making such a grand display just for this? Coming forth allowing us two powerful combat powers?

The Cursed Old Man who loves chess was silent, he deeply understood that letting go of two pawns at the beginning of the game is so arrogant and domineering.

Virtually disregarding the powerhouses of this era.

What about us?

We were cautiously and frantically analyzing their inner moves? Pretentiously analyzing how they were plotting against the masses?

A ridiculous thought surged in his mind:

"We were just like clowns earlier, posturing, while those two responsible for flag-bearing at the forefront of the welcoming team, as Demon Gods, probably laughed so hard their stomachs hurt."

Not just the Cursed Old Man, virtually all powerhouses took up various combat stances with vigilance, ready to fight at any moment, and in this instant fell silent.

Phoenix Yi was expressionless.

Xin Xichen appeared indifferent.

The Ancient Bronze Statue was dumbfounded.

All maintained a cool detachment and silence, while none expected such actions from the Water Deer, its great show was merely for projecting an image, for people to see the King.

In endless silence, Phoenix Yi suddenly broke it, putting on a solemn expression, "Xin Xichen, you like solving questions, do you think they feigned again, laying groundwork?"

Xin Xichen furrowed his brow, ordinary logical powerhouses he could certainly analyze.

But for the ones possibly just awoken, likely still retaining a certain insanity from the Embers stage, he couldn't analyze their precise intentions.

Ultimately, Xin Xichen could only exhale a long breath of muddy Qi towards the two, "Can't figure it out, they're simply incomprehensible."

He evidently conceded in terms of solving this problem.

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