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In that darkness, all manner of unimaginable and chaotic rules lay hidden.

These chaotic rules also spawned various chaotic creations.

Among these chaotic creations, ghost creatures manifested from various rules were the principal types. As for what constituted a rule-manifested ghost creature, it was akin to the Azure Strangleghost!n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

This ghost creature that had long preoccupied Tan Shuchang's thoughts could also be considered a rule-manifested ghost creature, but the difference was that the source of this fierce ghost's power was the ripping laws of the spectral game world.

Its rank was higher and more powerful.

However, these ripping laws were not originally present in the spectral game world. They were the accidental product when a Yin God attempting to open the fourth realm was clarifying the rules and allowing the laws to manifest anew, and part of its residual Yin energy transformed as a result.

Because it originated from a part of the Yin God that embarked on the path to opening the fourth realm, even a mere remnant of Yin energy rendered this Azure Strangleghost extraordinarily powerful, capable of easily suppressing other ghosts of the same tier and contesting Yin Gods for a brief period.

The essence of opening the fourth realm was actually clarifying rules, allowing homogenous rules to converge into laws, ultimately resulting in the resurgence of that one law!

It was precisely because of the law each one manifested anew that the three kings possessed such insurmountable authority and power.

"The killing rules of fierce ghosts, compared to these rule-manifested ghost creatures, are mostly just superficial. No wonder some special fierce ghosts are so much stronger than other ghosts..."

Tan Shuchang pondered thoughtfully. The fierce ghosts in the spectral game had additional killing rules compared to those in the Land of Yin and Darkness. Looking at it now, these were inherently byproducts of the opening of the first realm, the Buddhahood Realm; the second realm, the Unborn Realm; and the third realm, the Desire Serpent Realm!

They were either affected by the laws after they manifested anew, or they were scattered rules that couldn't merge into laws during the clarification process, influencing the fierce ghosts everywhere.

Judging from the wide variety of killing rules of the fierce ghosts, the latter seemed more probable.

"To counter the erosion of power by the Ghost Heavenly Way, the combined effort of the three laws resurrected from the three realms is needed. It seems this Ghost Heavenly Way is truly as its name implies, having reached the level of the Way..."

Tan Shuchang reflected in silence, truly a case of there always being someone stronger. His own cultivation seemed to require even more diligence moving forward.

Thus, after storing the secret scroll in his sleeve, he stepped into the darkness. Not knowing what lay within the darkness and being cautious, Tan Shuchang naturally did not dare to venture in earlier.

According to his dog-headed military advisor, any ghost creature that entered had never appeared again.

But now that he knew from the scroll what was within the darkness, Tan Shuchang was clear that it was true the fierce ghosts did not return — but not because something had trapped or shredded them; rather, they had found paradise and did not wish to leave.

The immensely chaotic rules of this place greatly enhanced the killing rules of the fierce ghosts.

Of course, there were not entirely without side effects.

The consequence was that these fierce ghosts would eventually become like the Azure Strangleghost, or something very similar, and then the odds of upgrading their killing rules became incredibly slim.

Insightful and self-disciplined fierce ghosts would intentionally avoid this, resisting the temptation of the dark chaos, but how many fierce ghosts possessed self-control?

Would they even be called fierce ghosts if they had self-control?

This was also the foundational reason why King of Shadows and King of Destruction both focused on nurturing flesh-and-blood Players. Undoubtedly, flesh-and-blood Players had better self-restraint when facing chaotic rules.

As they would not be tempted from start to finish.

For this reason, in that secret scroll, King of Shadows and King of Destruction also provided a viable path for opening the realm.

That was to leverage the power of the Ghost City, continually creating instances, trapping those rule-manifested ghost creatures in instances, and then using flesh-and-blood Players to gradually whittle them down.

Of course, they couldn't use novice flesh-and-blood Players for this process. At minimum, they had to reach level C, while also incorporating a ghost that had succeeded in possessing a corpse to stand a chance, since an all Player force might suffer too many casualties.

To facilitate Tan Shuchang's contact with those ghosts who had successfully possessed a body, the King of Destruction specifically gave Tan Shuchang a way to communicate.

It was used to contact a special individual who had achieved possession.

This individual had been a Yin God, but willingly gave up the powers of a Yin God to return to the mortal realm. Moreover, the Yin God had always abided by the rules.

Whether the rules of the spectral game or those of the mortal realm.

However, Tan Shuchang did not use this means of contact, for he found it not only troublesome but also too extravagant. To deal with mere ghost creatures, there was no need for those enforcer Players, right?

Those enforcer Players should be saved for the right cause, such as helping him improve his credibility.

That was more worthwhile than having those lackluster flesh-and-blood Players engage in a life-or-death struggle with ghost creatures.

Originally, he did not know what lay in the darkness and was completely unable to sense it, which is why he had chosen to recruit a thousand Players as enforcers.

However, now that opening the fourth realm no longer needed these Players, Tang Shuchang found that the profound stamp of the spectral game certainly did!

As soon as Tan Shuchang entered the darkness, he felt his perception being suppressed yet again.

But there was no need to panic.

Since he could retreat at any time.

Then, Tan Shuchang dispersed his form, a bright red hue spreading relentlessly in this place. A shapeless pool of blood spread in the darkness, expanding towards all directions in a manner that defied the laws of physics.