Chapter 402 (1/2)

'Very funny Bob, now change it back.'

'Attempting request… request denied.'

'The hell? Why can't you change it back?'

'User's true identity is an integral part of the system, the user's name can't be changed after it has been updated to the true one.'

'For the love of…'

Zhang Dong wanted to punch the person that designed this system even more now. It seemed that this was some kind of scripted event that was left for him. He had been the original system holder when he came here and probably due to this there had been no change in the grand scheme.

He was unsure about how Wang Long came into this. While spending many years in this realm he did read up on old cultivators that had ascended to other realms. They were all shrouded in mystery but were all probably players like him.

From what he could tell none of these players existed at the same time as the other. Only when one vanished for one reason or another would they be summoned. Here on the other hand there were two of them with two different backgrounds.

Wang Long was a member of the Soaring Dragon Sect so he was already born to power. Maybe due to this, he would not get a boost from the Azure Emperor. Zhang Dong on the other hand started off at a different level.

This could be something to level the playing fields implemented for when the war started. If he was really related to the Long Clan it could be on purpose. The system was giving him a chance to become the leader of the Empire.

Maybe in the original scenario, the Azure Emperor was supposed to die and he was to replace him. They also could have just become allies in the coming war and his true identity was there to help him get through it.

He had thought about his past when he entered this world. He had rushed to the defense of the Zhang Clan which at that time was somewhat stupid. If he thought about everything in the grand scheme he would have been better off as a renegade cultivator.

With the help of this system, he could slay the clans that took his own apart and slowly grow stronger. Probably after he took care of them a sect would be waiting for him to conquer. There were other special locations with strong beasts and treasures that he could farm along the way as he got stronger.

The Zhang Clan that he had saved wasn't anything special. It actually got him killed as he was forced by the Dark Palm sect to take part in that strange testing grounds. That place was created by someone that realized that the system was something else. Without that cube he found there he would have probably truly been dead.

This also caused Wang Long's arrival. Probably because he hadn't even been in this world for a year at that point in time, the administrators of these worlds didn't see any reason to wait.

His mark on the world was small and he didn't get any of the resources, it was as close to a new game as it could be. He wouldn't find it strange that the email that Wang Long received only lacked the option that he had taken as the thirty-year-old cultivator.

His opponent clearly went with the easiest option that also made him younger. The last option was of an old powerful master of the nascent soul level. Probably all three of these options had unique circumstances that somehow led up to the war that was now in the making.

This cross empire war seemed like it would be the ending phase of this scenario. It was still happening a bit too soon in his opinion as not really that much time had passed since he entered this world.

If he counted the five years that he lost due to the time difference in the other world it would have been close to ten years. This didn't seem like enough time to get ready for something like a whole enemy empire of cultivators.

But perhaps the initial rush wouldn't really cause much harm to them and it would be a more contained battle. There could also be a reason for the scenario to be hastened and the words that the Azure Emperor mentioned alluded to it.

”Long Dong, I'm glad that you are with us, and judging by how you handled the nirvana fruit you will be an indispensable ȧsset in this coming war! You could have not come any sooner, the bridges have become unstable without reason.”

”Unstable?”

”Yes, normally we should have had more time to prepare, we didn't really have time to alert the citizens and other sects yet. I wanted to bring it up with the Heavenly Crane Sect and the Soaring Dragon Sect but then that Wang Long fellow went crazy!”

Long Qing gave out a sigh while Long Chunhua patted his back softly. It seemed that these two had a good relationship with each other. It also showed that the Azure Emperor was just a regular person that had trouble with handling the future of his nation.

As someone that had a large sect to maneuver he could relate. But this didn't mean that he was fine with how this was turning out. While he could use this to his advantage he still wasn't sure how much leverage this Azure Emperor would give him.

”I think our new friend is confused, we should give him some time, don't you think so dear?”

”Is that so?”

Zhang Dong looked at the necklace that pointed him to be part of the Long clan. Before he could answer the question that the emperor posed, the light in this room went on.