Chapter 40: Countdown of Life

  "Where is this?" Ye Feng raised his head to look at the enormous, palace-like structure before him. The phrase "golden and resplendent" was far from sufficient to describe everything he saw before his eyes.

  The vaulted ceiling, as vast as the sky, seemed to be made of transparent crystal, bright and clear. At the farthest point that the eye could reach, four jade pillars connecting the ground to the vaulted ceiling could be vaguely seen. The black ground, like a mirror surface, was completely seamless, as if it were a huge piece of black glass, except for the ripples that rose from where the feet stepped on the ground, just like the calm and waveless water surface.

  "Didn't I just finish off that vampire with a smart photon cannon... how did it end up here?" Ye Feng looked around in curiosity at this unfamiliar place.

  "As the master of a virtual domain, you have the right to know about the existence of such a place......" A voice suddenly came from behind Ye Feng's back. Ye Feng turned his head around and saw an astonishing scene - the other person not only looked exactly like himself, but even their clothes, movements, and expressions were all identical.

  "Who are you? Why are you impersonating me?" Ye Feng looked at him with a vigilant expression.

  "Don't be in a hurry, young man. I am just a projection of the virtual domain. To put it accurately, whatever form the master of each generation takes, that's what I become. And this time, the master is you, so I have taken on your form." Ye Feng received such an answer from his opponent.

  "Why am I here?" Ye Feng continued to ask.

  "It's simple, because your domain value has become negative now, so I must represent the virtual domain to give you a kind reminder." The virtual domain projection replied.

  Yefeng, who had just been reminded by Boyi, immediately knew what would probably happen this time when he appeared here.

  "You have killed a Blood Clan member, and the system has automatically deducted 10,000 Domain Value. Your current Domain Value is -922,900. If you do not clear this debt within ten days, the amount you need to repay will double to -1,845,800. If twenty days pass without repayment, the amount will double again to -3,691,600. And if thirty days pass, your Domain Value will become -7,383,200. Of course, the thirtieth day is also the final deadline; if you still have not cleared your debt by then, I regret to inform you that you will completely disappear. Complete disappearance means not only the dispersal of your soul and inability to enter reincarnation but also that all traces of your existence in all time and space will be erased, including your past lives... All memories of you will be eliminated because the Heavenly Laws will consider that you never existed; they will automatically erase all records of you, making it as if you truly never existed..." The Virtual Domain's words made Ye Feng realize what kind of situation he was in.

  "I wonder if all virtual domain owners will encounter such a situation and then be swallowed up by the virtual domain?" Ye Feng asked a rather sharp question.

  "Firstly, I correct a mistake. You are not the owner of the virtual domain, but rather the authorized user. So far, all previous authorized users have disappeared without exception due to their failure to repay their debts. Of course, there are a few excellent ones who will sign a contract with the virtual domain and exist in some special form. However, only the best will be retained...... The projection of the virtual domain does not reserve this kind of thing."

  "How many authorized personnel are there like me?" Ye Feng furrowed his brow, wanting to know how high the probability of his success was.

  "Hmm, this number is currently a secret, but I can tell you that it's between ten thousand and one hundred thousand." The projection gave a range.

  "Isn't the authorized person someone who can't just be anyone who gets the virtual domain?" Ye Feng looked at the man opposite him, who was identical to himself.

  "Yes, those who can be chosen are one in ten thousand, with terrifying potential. In fact, all the selected people may become the true owners of the virtual domain, but they made wrong choices at some point, leading to their failure." The projection still gave a positive response to this point for those authorized.

  "You brought me here just to tell me to pay back the domain value as soon as possible, right? If that's the case, can I leave now?" Ye Feng knew he didn't have much time left, but there were still many things he needed to do that hadn't been completed.

  "No problem, by the way, if you clear your debt, you'll get a reward...". The projection waved its hand and a golden gate appeared in front of Ye Feng out of thin air.

  Ye Feng pushed open the door without hesitation and walked in.

  The projection dissipated and disappeared, leaving only a hoarse voice echoing through the palace, "A rather interesting little fellow, I hope you can give me some surprise..."

  Ye Feng slowly opened his eyes, and everything in front of him began to gradually clear up from being blurry. He finally saw Yi Fan propping up his head and sleeping. He slowly got up, trying to minimize the noise he made, but his subtle movements still caused Yi Fan to open his eyes.

  "Are you awake?" Yifan was stunned for a moment, got up and walked towards the door, "Just wait honestly, I'll let Kelly call the kitchen to prepare some food. Be right back!"

  It wasn't long before Yifan came back.

  "What's wrong? I'm not hungry..." Ye Feng shook his head and smiled.

  "You've been sleeping for three days, if you don't eat something you'll die!" Yifan said in a bad tone, "They've already gone to prepare, it'll be ready soon, making some millet porridge or other liquid food is easy."

  "Did I sleep for three days?" Ye Feng was slightly stunned, "What about Long Ge and their corpses?"

  "Long's family is going back, along with Ling Kai..." Yi Fan lowered his head.

  "Yi Ge, you guys go back......" Ye Feng fell silent for a while, and finally made up his mind.

  "What did you say?" Yi Fan was somewhat perplexed, he didn't know what Ye Feng meant, "You... aren't leaving with us?"

  "No, I want to stay." Ye Feng gave a very calm response.

  "Don't be foolish, that force is not something you can resist alone. A gentleman takes revenge ten years later, you can wait until you become stronger and then come back to settle the score..." Yi Fan immediately knew what Ye Feng wanted to do.

  "But I can't wait that long......" Ye Feng shook his head, "I only have 27 days left to live...... In these 27 days, I don't know what I can do, but I will make them pay the price, a bloody price!!! I said before, I owe him and I will repay everything to him. Unfortunately, now all I can do is avenge him......"