Absolute Death Game

"Senior Brother?" Xiao Buli said in astonishment. This man was Gu Yuexuan. Although he had only seen him on the computer screen, he was certain that the man in white before him was Gu Yuexuan.

"So, it seems that I’ve actually entered the game," Xiao Buli thought to himself, somewhat incredulously touching his own face, which felt fleshy and warm. He reached up to touch his hair and found it tied in a bun just like in the game. It was a very strange feeling; this body was his own, yet it felt so unfamiliar and novel. Your next chapter is on NovelBin.Côm

Xiao Buli looked at the equipment on his body and the sword in his hand. Suddenly, a surge of excitement led him to stand up and bounce twice, laughing, "Haha, I feel exceptionally good, eh! Even though I can use skills in reality, they are after all not as handy as in the game."

"Junior Brother, are you alright?" Gu Yuexuan asked dubiously, watching Xiao Buli’s behavior.

"Ah? Haha, I’m fine, Senior Brother, I’m fine. I just suddenly came out and am a bit unaccustomed," Xiao Buli quickly came back to his senses and hurriedly explained.

Indeed, suddenly entering an unfamiliar environment could indeed cause disorientation. Gu Yuexuan was not suspicious, nodded, and asked again, "Did you see everything?"

Xiao Buli also snapped out of his initial excitement and, remembering what he had seen earlier, said with a grave expression, "I saw everything, Senior Brother."

"Then I think you should know why I had to do this," Gu Yuexuan asked sincerely, making Xiao Buli believe that Gu Yuexuan wanted him to be an ally.

Not pretending otherwise, Xiao Buli nodded and said, "You’re collecting Soul Shards of Xuan Zhenzi to deal with Xuanxu Zi, the impostor who usurped Xuantian’s body, if I’m not mistaken."

Gu Yuexuan let out a deep sigh. Even though he had been close to the truth of the matter for so long, hearing someone else speak of it still stirred his emotions. On the one hand, he was reluctant to accept that the master who was like a father to him had long since left, and on the other hand, there was guilt in his heart for the action he was about to take. Despite everything, that body still belonged to the master who had raised him and taught him martial arts.

"Correct, and not only that, I am also trying to save our lives," Gu Yuexuan said heavily.

"You mean Master intends to kill us?" Xiao Buli asked, puzzled. For Xuanxu Zi, it seemed as though there was little to gain from such an act.

Without wanting to, Gu Yuexuan nodded seriously, "That’s one way to put it, or rather, he intends to kill one of us. Xuanxu Zi succeeded in the Soul Possession years ago and inherited Master’s profound power and authority. Unfortunately, Master was already at the end of his tether. Over the years, although Xuanxu Zi’s soul has been nourishing the body, and Master was also highly skilled in Taoist magic, this body is ultimately failing. So it won’t be long before Xuanxu Zi dies, but he does not wish to die just like that," Gu Yuexuan continued, locking eyes with Xiao Buli.

Xiao Buli immediately realized, "He can’t bear to die just like that, so he will look for other bodies to possess?"

"Exactly," Gu Yuexuan nodded. "Do you know why Master took on the three of us as disciples? In fact, we three were vessels he prepared for himself."

"You mean Xuanxu Zi will choose one of us four as the vessel in the future?" Xiao Buli naturally grasped the key point.

Gu Yuexuan shook his head, "No, he will choose from the three of us."

"Three? Oh right, Senior Sister is a woman; she should be alright," Xiao Buli immediately analyzed.

However, to Xiao Buli’s surprise, Gu Yuexuan laughed softly and shook his head, "For cultivators, there is no difference between men and women. I meant the three of us, excluding you. Your talent is too poor; Master would not choose you."

Xiao Buli was left speechless by that remark, thinking to himself how frank that was. However, upon further thought, he realized it was true. While his strength was decent among the players, it was still far inferior when compared to the three prodigies.

"Did Xuanxu Zi, back then, not snatch your master’s body and has waited all these years without taking yours because your strength is too weak?" Although he agreed with Gu Yuexuan’s blunt words, Xiao Buli still wanted to regain some ground verbally.

Gu Yuexuan did not take it personally and shook his head lightly, "The reason Xuanxu Zi didn’t snatch my body back then was firstly because he had just stabilized his position and had not thought that far ahead, and secondly, I did not possess the Immortal Fetal Essence at the time."

Immortal Fetal Essence? That’s the green name, right? Xiao Buli was shocked. Could it be that Xuanxu Zi had the ability to change the color of his name? If that were true, then it wouldn’t be hard to explain why he had taken on three growing disciples. However, he couldn’t ask about the green name; asking an NPC about a green name is as nonsensical as asking if they’re an NPC, isn’t it?

Gu Yuexuan seemed to have no intention of explaining the Immortal Fetal Essence, and continued, "Since he has to choose a physical body among us in the end, I guess that person is very likely to be me."

"Why?" Xiao Buli blurted out. "Is that even a question?" Gu Yuexuan’s face showed a hint of pride, "Obviously because my strength is the most formidable among the three of us," and there wasn’t a trace of embarrassment in his tone.

Xiao Buli thought to himself that Gu Yuexuan really was quite narcissistic.

But thinking about what he had seen recently, Gu Yuexuan’s claim didn’t seem exaggerated: "Since you already know about this, why don’t you try to hide your strength a bit?"

Gu Yuexuan shook his head slightly, "Sigh, it’s useless. I joined the sect earliest, and at first, I didn’t realize Xuanxu Zi’s conspiracy. And with my talent, I’m afraid it’s impossible to hide it from Master." Even though he knew Xuanxu Zi was an imposter, when Gu Yuexuan mentioned the word "Master," he still spoke with a hint of reverence. It seemed that Xuantian had indeed held a very high status in his heart before.

However, Xiao Buli hadn’t noticed those subtleties and thought to himself, unexpectedly, the eldest senior brother also possesses the qualities of a cryptic charmer: an undeniable talent, yeah right~~.

To prevent himself from feeling sick if he continued listening, Xiao Buli hurriedly asked the main topic, "Senior brother, what does Xuan Zhenzi’s Soul have to do with this? If you’re planning to use Xuan Zhenzi to deal with Xuanxu Zi, I’m afraid with Xuanxu Zi’s current abilities, Xuan Zhenzi is no longer his match."

"Of course it’s related," Gu Yuexuan hurriedly said, "Now, the only one who can deal with Xuanxu Zi is his original body. Although Xuanxu Zi is now extremely powerful, in the end, he’s just an Avatar Shadow of Xuan Zhenzi. These Xuan Zhenzi’s I’ve seen, although weak, I know it’s because of the Avatar Shadow Transformation spell. As long as we collect all the Soul Fragments of Xuan Zhenzi and eventually merge them into one Xuan Zhenzi, his strength will certainly not be less than that of Xuanxu Zi. And most importantly, he is the only Magical Treasure that can restrain Xuanxu Zi. These things I learned accidentally when I encountered an avatar of Xuan Zhenzi in the maze; he also gave me a mission, which is to collect the Soul Shards of Xuan Zhenzi. It’s been thirty years, and I’ve gathered more than a dozen. I’m about to finish. Junior brother, you’ll help me, right?" Gu Yuexuan said, his eyes burning as he looked at Xiao Buli.

"Uh..." For the first time, Xiao Buli saw such genuine facial expressions in the characters of the game, and for a moment, he couldn’t spout nonsense like he used to, "Eldest senior brother, to be honest, why don’t you ask second senior sister and the others? They are all stronger than me."

"No, you are different from them. If I told them about this matter, they might very well go and tell Master. We have our own grudges and grievances, but you are not involved in them. You stand independently from us, so only you can I trust. And," Gu Yuexuan paused here, speaking in a tone that seemed to know all the secrets, "Don’t you really want to do missions? Merit Points, goodwill, Contribution Value, aren’t you lacking these?"

Xiao Buli looked somewhat horrified at Gu Yuexuan’s expression. Were these words really spoken by an NPC? Could it be that Gu Yuexuan now knew of his identity?

But that state of Gu Yuexuan only lasted for a moment. Seeing Xiao Buli’s expression change, he promptly said seriously, "Now hand over the Soul Shard you have to me and help me complete the mission. As long as you help me get rid of Xuanxu Zi, I will naturally give you great benefits when the time comes."

"How many shards are you missing now?" Xiao Buli asked.

"The final one, which is in your hands," Gu Yuexuan said.

Xiao Buli nodded, "Alright, I promise to help you with this mission."

After speaking, he reached into his chest, fumbling around but touching nothing. Right, in the game, all items were kept in the inventory, but there was no such thing as a bag on his person. What was happening?

Xiao Buli recalled the gaming novels he had read before and wondered if he might have to summon the inventory just like in the legendary virtual games.

As he pondered, a massive, square inventory screen suddenly popped up before him, with all items floating semi-transparent inside it, somewhat resembling a touchscreen vending machine.

The pearl was there inside the inventory. Xiao Buli pointed at it, and with a flash of white light, the pearl disappeared from the inventory and appeared in his palm.

Clasping the pearl, Xiao Buli didn’t move at all, simply watching Gu Yuexuan quietly. As the saying goes, no prey, no eagle. How could he hand over the treasure without receiving the mission first?

Gu Yuexuan sighed helplessly, and somehow, a dialog box popped up right before him.

System prompt: Sect mission ’Rectify the Chaos’ triggered. Do you accept? Yes/No.

(This mission is an epic storyline quest. Once accepted, it cannot be terminated, and you cannot log off until the mission is completed or failed.) (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian ) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)