The Rule-Breaker of the Doomsday Game

"You look so plain and ordinary. Why were you chosen as the host?"

Qi Suian didn't kill the Spirit Demon, Zimeng. After a "physical exchange" and some harsh interrogation, the Spirit Demon had become much more humble.

Then, Qi Suian voiced his confusion.

"I don't know. At the time, I thought my luck had turned and someone was delivering an Immortal Spiritual Root to me."

"As long as I could refine it, becoming an Immortal Demon would be no problem. But I didn't even have two days to celebrate before I was trapped in a seal."

"I've only survived this long thanks to the Immortal Spiritual Root." Zimeng didn't know much more than that.

In her era, although she was comparable to a first-rank Mage, she wasn't considered a powerhouse.

Back then, you could say Immortal Mages were a dime a dozen, and first-rank Mages were less than nothing.

However, that was already the final blaze of glory.

"What about ascension? How does that work?" Qi Suian continued to ask.

"That, I do know a little about," Zimeng said quickly. "After refining the four grades of Spiritual Roots—Lower, Middle, Top, and Immortal—one can attempt to breach the Celestial Sect."

"If successful, one can ascend to the Upper Realm."

"If you fail, well, it depends on your luck."

"If you're lucky, you might survive and have another chance to ascend after recuperating. But if your injuries are too severe, you'll probably just have to live out the rest of your days."

"If you're unlucky, you die on the spot. That ends all your troubles, naturally."

Zimeng was recounting an ascension she had witnessed back in the day.

"Is that all? I want to know what happens after ascension, and about certain changes before it." Qi Suian wasn't particularly concerned with the act of ascension itself.

"That, I don't know. I'm not an Immortal Demon." Zimeng's compound eyes blinked. She had indeed possessed an Immortal Spiritual Root, but that didn't mean she had reached the realm of an Immortal Demon.

With the Immortal Spiritual Root, Endless Universe, in her possession, she was a temporary Immortal Demon. Unfortunately, she didn't get to show off for long before she was miserably sealed away.

Dragged out by Qi Suian, she was naturally knocked back to her original form.

"But as for why I was chosen as the host for the Immortal Spiritual Root, Endless Universe, perhaps it's because my own Spiritual Root is of the illusion-dream type."

"With the help of Endless Universe, my lifespan could be put into stasis, ensuring the continuation of this Immortal Spiritual Root." Zimeng offered her own speculation.

Hearing this, Qi Suian set aside the principles for a moment and asked, "Then do you know about the extinction of Immortal Spiritual Roots?"

When Zimeng heard this, her compound eyes froze. A human-like expression of utter confusion spread across her spider-like face.

"Immortal Spiritual Roots are extinct???"

In her era, Immortal Spiritual Roots were precious, but for a first-rank Mage, as long as their luck wasn't bad and no one interfered, it wasn't difficult to find one within a hundred years.

The difficult part was the refinement process.

"That's right. Right now, there are only three Immortal Spiritual Roots in the entire world." Qi Suian's reply was calm; Zimeng's reaction was within his expectations.

From her tone, Qi Suian could guess that Immortal Spiritual Roots still existed in the era she came from.

In other words, the extinction of Immortal Spiritual Roots happened after she was sealed.

Or perhaps it was already underway. Otherwise, Zimeng wouldn't have suffered this unwarranted disaster; she would have been long dead and gone.

'Don't tell me they're all in the hands of the same person,' Zimeng couldn't help but think of that hand and Qi Suian's submission.

"You're wrong about one thing. That person was human before. Now, they might not be human anymore," Qi Suian corrected her.

"It seems you don't know much either."

"Oh well. A VIP seat in the Melting Furnace awaits."

Qi Suian sighed helplessly. All the information Zimeng provided was outdated.

None of it was useful, and as for the truth he wanted to know, she was completely clueless.

More importantly, her strength didn't meet Qi Suian's expectations.

He had thought she would be enough to evolve the Tai Sui God once, but unfortunately, she was just an empty shell propped up by an Immortal Spiritual Root. She could only be sent in as fuel.

"Wait... Wait... I still have value."

"With my strength, this physique..."

"Whether as a hired thug or cannon fodder, I'm more than qualified."

"If all else fails, you can even use me as a mount! There's no need to kill me, right?" Zimeng said hurriedly.

At a time like this, she definitely had to fight for a chance to live.

Qi Suian looked Zimeng up and down and asked, "You're not named Peter Parker, and you don't have a spider totem."

"Besides, I already have a role for you."

As his voice fell, the enormous Fei lowered its head, Mutated Zombies swaying like tentacles on its body.

Its indifferent gaze sent a chill through Zimeng's heart.

In truth, the Fei didn't have expressions like indifference or anger; its features could be controlled.

The so-called indifference was just a vacant look in its eyes. The feeling was merely a product of the atmosphere, amplified by one's own imagination.

In reality, Qi Suian had simply ordered the Fei to come over and swallow Zimeng in one gulp.

Her body was too big, making it troublesome to stuff into the Melting Furnace. Cutting her up would cause fluid to splash everywhere, so he had the Fei swallow her first, to be transferred to the Melting Furnace later.

"I still have..." Zimeng thought she could still struggle a bit.

Unfortunately, before she could finish her sentence, the Fei swallowed her in one gulp, chewed twice, and then gulped her down into the Melting Furnace.

'This was a huge loss. The Immortal Spiritual Root was a trap, and Immortal Mages probably aren't anything good either.'

'The protagonist has even finished his development. I definitely can't beat him.'

'What do I do now?' At this moment, Qi Suian had no solution.

[Suggestion: Ascend to the heavens. It may be your only sliver of hope.]

The AI provided a plan in a timely manner.

"Becoming one with the sun, is it? A fine plan indeed."

"Fine. I might as well see what's going on up in the sky. Maybe I'll find a way to break this stalemate."

"So, on what basis did you give me this suggestion?" Qi Suian asked.

'It couldn't have been a spur-of-the-moment idea, right?'

He had plot armor, so he could do that, but the Tai Sui God didn't. Therefore, any suggestion from the AI must have some basis.

The AI immediately sent a report.

"The Celestial Sect? Oh, right. It's in the sky, isn't it."

"Combined with certain previous restrictions, you think we can use a borrowed knife to kill." Qi Suian stroked his chin after reading the AI's report.

"Good idea. I don't have a solution anyway. If you happen to be right, that would be a good thing."

Qi Suian approved of the AI's proposal.

This had been part of his plan all along, but it had been shelved after being disrupted.

[The Tai Sui God has completed its evolution. It is recommended that you install the module before proceeding.]

"Oh, if I'm not mistaken, this is the last module slot for the Spirit Root World."

Qi Suian looked at the 116 armor value and the empty module slot, then installed the previously designated acceleration module into the Tai Sui God.

[SSS·Furious Elemental Ion Propulsion Device]

Compared to the previous micro elemental particle acceleration device, which was better for long-distance travel, this Furious Elemental Ion Propulsion Device excelled at initial acceleration and short-range bursts.

When combined, they compensated for each other's weaknesses and formed a complementary structure.

With both acceleration modules active, Qi Suian estimated that even if Luo Geng refined all three Immortal Spiritual Roots and had his all-space-attribute Spiritual Root, he still wouldn't be able to catch him.

As for why Qi Suian didn't choose a spatial-type displacement module...

It wasn't that he didn't want to, but the conditions weren't right.

Anything involving space required multiple complementary modules. Otherwise, relying on a single spatial teleportation or jump for movement would make him an easy target.

Given the Tai Sui God's materials and shields, if its spatial data were to be corrupted during transit, leading to an error, Qi Suian might be able to withstand it, but the Tai Sui God would be instantly destroyed.

So, in terms of safety, it wasn't sufficient for now.

On the other hand, for modules related to energy-based movement, acceleration, and flight, the Tai Sui God was already nearing maturity.

It was guaranteed to be both safe and fast.

This acceleration module was also Qi Suian's final safeguard.

If, in the end, he had nowhere left to run, he would just use the Tai Sui God to outlast Luo Geng until the limited-time "New World Access Pass" event began.

Combined with the reconnaissance network, field-of-view radar, satellite projections, and so on, the AI could keep Qi Suian flying around the world for a hundred years without stopping.

No matter how high the opponent's attack power was, if Qi Suian maxed out his evasion and couldn't be hit, it would all be for naught.

Especially since Qi Suian had plot armor. He might not be able to win, but kiting his opponent for a century wouldn't be a problem.

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"They're all spatial-type Immortal-Grade Spiritual Roots..." Luo Geng looked at the Endless Universe in his hand, then at the Heaven And Earth's Four Directions that had come to him innately, and the Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies he had obtained from the Yunhan Dynasty's Imperial Ancestral Temple.

All three Immortal Spiritual Roots were spatial-type. It was hard for him not to overthink it.

One, he could understand. But all of them? Even if he wasn't a suspicious person, it was still strange.

"So be it. This is my time, my fate."

'Perhaps my destiny has arrived.' Luo Geng knew he had no path of retreat.

The grand path to ascension lay before him. If he hesitated, he feared he would be trapped in this mortal world for the rest of his life.

Only by ascending to the Upper Realm could he achieve immortality and be free from the constraints of lifespan.

"I'll refine it into my body first," Luo Geng said. With that, he grasped the Spiritual Root, Endless Universe, and instantly refined it into his body.

However, refining three Immortal Spiritual Roots was no easy task.

Even with his talent, it should have taken him decades.

What he didn't know was that as the Immortal Spiritual Root was refined into his body, all the other Spiritual Roots within him began to change.

The Immortal Spiritual Roots intertwined, forming something that resembled a human brain, with a lively eye growing in the center.

The Top-Grade Spiritual Roots merged into one, taking the shape of a twisted human face.

The Middle-Grade Spiritual Roots began to squirm, and the Spiritual Power they secreted flowed like rushing blood.

The Lower-Grade Spiritual Roots spread out, fanning out like the meridians of a human body.

Finally, they were all organized by the Immortal Spiritual Roots, which intended to form a new, complete whole.

They were only waiting for Luo Geng to completely refine the remaining two Immortal Spiritual Roots.

Luo Geng, of course, did not notice these abnormalities, but he did acutely sense a problem.

"My refinement speed has increased a hundredfold? Could this be the work of the Endless Universe Spiritual Root?" Luo Geng's expression was one of shock.

It should have taken fifty years, but now it would only take one hundred and eighty days. It was astonishingly fast, but also exceedingly strange.

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