Chapter 219: The Plot of the Authority Dog
It was over. As the video came to a stop, the screen slowly faded to black before disappearing completely. Countless viewers felt a deep sense of loss, their hearts unable to calm for a long time. Though the video itself wasn't too long, the sheer amount of information it contained was staggering, presenting a vast and grand future.
Various factions, upon the video's conclusion, immediately had people document every single detail of the events. The entire content of the video was meticulously recorded in written form, ensuring that not even the smallest piece of information was lost, leaving everything for further analysis. There might be some minor omissions, but the main points were all preserved.
As a result, many hidden truths were now widely known.
White Cloud City.
Ye Cheng was currently reviewing the progress of his character portrayals after the video's conclusion.
[Acting System Create a persona. The more people believe in this fictional persona and feel emotions such as awe, admiration, or fear, the more real it will become!
Current portrayals: Divine Ring Master One Ring God Ye Cheng (10%) Abyss Sovereign (1%)
Previously portrayed: Twin Martial Souls Ye Cheng. Master of Water Neptune. Medicine King Sun Zhongjing.
External Plugin: Livestream Spoiler System 58.4% (Absorption progress insufficient, currently holds only low level permissions. Capable of posing questions, fabricating and modifying videos, and setting rewards or punishments for the Q&A. However, cannot receive rewards. Only by reaching 100% full authority can all aspects of the system be controlled.)]
"As expected, a single video isn't enough to push recognition to 100%," Ye Cheng mused as he stared at the incomplete progress of his personas.
For this fabricated video, he had primarily crafted two character roles Divine Ring Master and the never before seen Abyss Sovereign. Even though the Abyss Sovereign had not appeared at all, the devastation that shaped the next several hundred years was wrought by demons under his command. As a result, the audience had subconsciously formed an impression of him, leading to a 1% acknowledgment rate. Honestly, this was already quite high.
After all, in his setting, the Abyss Sovereign was the ultimate final boss, with a power level equivalent to a Three Ring Divine Ring Master, standing at the peak of the universe. For such a high tier character, even getting 1% recognition from a single video was beyond his expectations.
"It seems that directly breaking through to godhood won't work 10% recognition is far too little. In that case..."
Ye Cheng glanced at the far from complete Divine Ring Master persona and pondered for a moment before modifying its settings through the system.
Immediately, the status on the attribute panel changed.
[Divine Ring Master Ye Cheng (100%)]
A smile finally appeared on Ye Cheng's face he believed he had discovered the true function of the Acting System.
By modifying the settings of the Divine Ring Master persona, he downgraded its strength from a One Ring God to a state where he had yet to condense his divine ring essentially remaining at nine soul rings and not yet achieving transformation. In other words, he was still technically a mortal.
But that didn't matter. By integrating with this persona, the cultivation method of a Divine Ring Master would naturally become a part of him. Thus, he could advance on his own merging his nine rings into one and attaining godhood by himself!
The Acting System was merely a tool to help him cheat it didn't mean he couldn't cultivate through his own means.
Now that he had obtained the Divine Ring Master's cultivation method, there would be no difficulty in merging his nine rings and forming a divine ring. His body had already reached the standard for godhood long ago. If not for the shackles imposed by the Divine Realm on this planet, he wouldn't have been stuck at the Limit Douluo level for so long.
"Integrate!"
Ye Cheng eagerly issued the command in his mind.
In an instant, a golden light enveloped him, covering his entire body. His aura became ethereal and unpredictable as if undergoing some kind of miraculous transformation.
No one knew how much time had passed.
When he opened his eyes again, though his strength remained unchanged, his inner self had undergone a fundamental transformation.
"So that's how it works..."
"Just like this, I can exploit the rules, condense my own soul ring, and further evolve by merging them..." Ye Cheng murmured to himself. Having fully integrated the Divine Ring Master persona, he now completely understood its secrets. If necessary, he could replicate the events of the video, teleport to the moon, and immediately merge his nine rings to become a god.
But there was no rush. He decided to wait for about ten days or half a month, during which he would publicly claim to be in seclusion with Sun Zhongjing.
This was to create a logical explanation for his breakthrough.
After all, it wouldn't make sense if he suddenly attained godhood right after the video aired. By waiting a little longer, he could give the impression that he was inspired by the video, entered seclusion to research, and eventually succeeded in developing the Divine Ring Master system as seen in his "future."
That way, no one would suspect anything. Otherwise, an immediate breakthrough would seem too unnatural.
"The Divine Ring Master persona not only includes the Ring Condensation Method and the Nine Ring Fusion Divine Ring Method it also encompasses the Soul Contracting Master's ability to form contracts with soul beasts. But that makes sense. The Soul Contracting Master system is still part of the broader Soul Master framework, not an entirely new cultivation path. So it being included in the Divine Ring Master persona is actually quite reasonable."
As Ye Cheng reviewed the abilities he had gained from merging with the Divine Ring Master persona, he was surprised by the sheer amount of knowledge it contained.
Nearly every important ability introduced in the video was now his.
Directly materializing an entire power level required immense acknowledgment from the masses. But if it was just about acquiring a cultivation technique or a special ability, the recognition cost was surprisingly low.
"Now, those five God Kings in the Divine Realm are probably both terrified and enraged yet there's nothing they can do about it. I wonder if they'll take the bait."
In the fabricated future he created, Ye Cheng had deliberately arranged for a scene where he annihilated the Divine Realm. His goal was to provoke the five God Kings into descending to the mortal world.
He had long been aware that the five divine emissaries currently present in the world carried a trace of the God Kings' consciousness. That was precisely why he ensured they witnessed the video. If those five God Kings grew anxious, perceiving him as a genuine threat, and decided to descend while he was still "mortal" to eliminate him…
Then, they would have fallen right into his trap.
The moment the five God Kings descended to Douluo Continent, they would immediately be locked into the Q&A System and become participants in the question and answer sessions. Even if they tried to flee back to the Divine Realm, it would be useless.
Ye Cheng could simply assign them an impossible question, and upon answering incorrectly, they would be subjected to a punishment losing their divine power or even their lives.
As someone with authority over the system, erasing those five God Kings would be laughably easy.
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