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Chapter 105: A Compromise
Ye Cheng paid no mind to the wails of the many in the Live Broadcast Room. After closing the Q&A live broadcast, he began to check the gains from fabricating this future video.
【Role-playing System – Fabricate a Persona. The more people believe in it and generate shock, yearning, fear... all kinds of emotions for this fictional persona, the more this persona will ultimately become real!
Current Role-playing: Sea God - Neptune (24%)
Already Role-played: Twin Martial Soul - Ye Cheng.
External Plugin: Live Stream Spoiler System – 58.4% (Current absorption progress is insufficient, only possessing low-level authority. It can freely ask questions, fabricate and tamper with videos, and set Q&A rewards and punishments. However, it cannot obtain Q&A rewards. Only by acquiring 100% ultimate authority can it control everything within the system.)】
“The completion rate is only 24%? Not even half.”
Ye Cheng was somewhat surprised to see that the Sea God persona’s completion rate didn't instantly reach 100% as he had expected. But on second thought, he felt it wasn't strange after all.
Firstly, the Sea God Neptune persona he set this time was God-level, and its unique, monstrous talent to control the entire Great Sea made it no exaggeration to call it God King-level. Furthermore, this persona being God-level was undoubtedly more advanced in essence compared to the Twin Martial Soul persona. Therefore, the required Acknowledgement Power was naturally much greater than for the first persona.
“…This is a bit troublesome.”
Ye Cheng furrowed his brow slightly, beginning to ponder. At the current stage, the Acknowledgement Power converted from people’s emotions and cognition had already reached its limit. It would be impossible to provide more Acknowledgement Power for this persona in a short period of time.
People's Acknowledgement Power couldn't be harvested indefinitely in a short span of time. After all, after the initial shock from a stunning event, one wouldn't have such a strong emotional reaction to something similar right away. There needed to be a gradual process for emotions to settle.
Ye Cheng didn’t understand the principle behind it. He also always felt that the Acknowledgement Power required by the persona might not be as simple as people’s emotions. Perhaps what the persona truly needed was the power of people’s “longing.” Or perhaps the power of their souls?
Therefore, after harvesting a portion of people's soul power through "emotions" in a short period of time, he had to wait for them to recover before he could harvest again. Otherwise, their souls' self-preservation instinct would subconsciously lock away their soul power, not letting a single bit leak out.
The above was merely Ye Cheng’s personal speculation. As for the actual principle behind the persona's Acknowledgement Power, he truly didn't know.
“What now?”
“The Sea God Neptune persona’s completion rate is less than half, there’s no way to materialize it…”
“Do I have to wait until next time and fabricate another video to advance the progress?”
“But at this rate, it would take three or four more broadcasts to accumulate a high enough completion rate… Who knows how much time that would consume.”
Ye Cheng felt a pang of unwillingness. He stared intently at the 24% behind the persona’s completion rate, falling into a dilemma. Once he could acquire this persona, he would be able to control the power of the entire Great Sea. Even if a God King descended to the Lower Realm, he wouldn't cower.
He could even, if he wished, emulate the water god Gonggong and unleash a seawater apocalypse! He could directly mobilize the waters of the entire Great Sea to wash away the continent, turning the entire Douluo Star into a veritable seawater star.
One could say that his innate authority was utterly incomparable to that of the Sea God on Sea God Island. You get what you pay for; there’s a reason for something being expensive.
But precisely because it was so expensive, he simply couldn't push this persona’s progress to 100% in a short period of time.
Furthermore, the foreshadowing of the extraterrestrial meteorite at the end of the video was also a problem. To materialize it, a massive amount of Acknowledgement Power would be needed.
Fortunately, in the previous Q&A video, Ye Cheng hadn’t revealed when the meteorite would descend. Therefore, he had full control over its timing. There was still enough time to slowly plan and arrange things.
“Wait!”
“Since the complete Sea God Neptune cannot be materialized.”
“Then can I make a compromise and create a half-finished version?”
Ye Cheng suddenly had an inspiration, realizing his thoughts had previously entered a blind spot.
So, after a series of operations on the persona system.
【Role-playing System – Fabricate a Persona…
Current Role-playing: Water Controller - Neptune (100%)
Already Role-played: Twin Martial Soul - Ye Cheng.
External Plugin: Live Stream Spoiler System – 58.4%…】
“Haha, it really worked!”
Ye Cheng laughed aloud at the change in the persona’s completion rate on his system panel. A Water Controller was, of course, different from a Sea God. After he reduced this persona’s strength from a Level 1 God to a Titled Douluo, the required Acknowledgement Power indeed decreased significantly, just as he had anticipated. It filled up instantly.
At this stage, this Water Controller persona’s strength was only that of a Rank 95 Titled Douluo, but that didn’t matter. His most important water-control talent was still there. Next, as shown in the video, he only needed to go to Sea God Island to inherit the position of Sea God, and then he could possess the same power as in the video!
Ultimately, what was most important about this persona wasn't its cultivation realm, but rather its unique water-control talent! Only when combined with the Sea God's divine authority could it exert a powerful effect.
“Come out!”
Ye Cheng’s mind stirred. Immediately, a phantom of light separated from within his body, then transformed into another him. It was stark naked, without any clothes.
This was the soul bone skill from his torso soul bone—Outer Body Avatar.
As the name suggested, this skill allowed him to create clones and multitask. The number of clones depended on how many he could control; theoretically, the number was unlimited.
However, it also had drawbacks. Controlling these clones required mental effort, similar to doing many things at once. It was not something an ordinary person could achieve.
Furthermore, these separated clones were inherently blank slates without any strength. If he wanted them to possess strength, he had to transfer it from his main body. However, for every bit of power he gave to a clone, he would weaken by the same amount. After a clone died, its power would return to the main body.
Theoretically, these separated clones could exist indefinitely unless they were killed or he actively dismissed them.
As long as his main body lived, these clones could live.
Ye Cheng didn’t know the specific principle of this skill, as many of Douluo Continent's soul skills defied logic, belonging to a category that involved the fundamental rules and laws of the world. For him at his current stage, it was still incomprehensible.
After separating the clone, Ye Cheng looked at the identical clone opposite him. With a thought, the clone's appearance immediately began to change. From a graceful, handsome man, it gradually transformed into a robust, handsome, and masculine two-meter-tall burly man!
His features—blue hair and blue eyes—were precisely the likeness of Sea God Neptune.
“Not bad.”
Ye Cheng nodded in satisfaction, then brought up the panel. With a thought, he merged the Water Controller - Neptune persona with the clone before him.
In an instant, the clone, which had just been an ordinary person, felt its aura surge upwards!
Ring after ring of soul rings appeared, ultimately revealing nine soul rings! They were identical to those that had appeared in the previous video.
(end of chapter)
Ye Cheng paid no mind to the wails of the many in the Live Broadcast Room. After closing the Q&A live broadcast, he began to check the gains from fabricating this future video.
【Role-playing System – Fabricate a Persona. The more people believe in it and generate shock, yearning, fear... all kinds of emotions for this fictional persona, the more this persona will ultimately become real!
Current Role-playing: Sea God - Neptune (24%)
Already Role-played: Twin Martial Soul - Ye Cheng.
External Plugin: Live Stream Spoiler System – 58.4% (Current absorption progress is insufficient, only possessing low-level authority. It can freely ask questions, fabricate and tamper with videos, and set Q&A rewards and punishments. However, it cannot obtain Q&A rewards. Only by acquiring 100% ultimate authority can it control everything within the system.)】
“The completion rate is only 24%? Not even half.”
Ye Cheng was somewhat surprised to see that the Sea God persona’s completion rate didn't instantly reach 100% as he had expected. But on second thought, he felt it wasn't strange after all.
Firstly, the Sea God Neptune persona he set this time was God-level, and its unique, monstrous talent to control the entire Great Sea made it no exaggeration to call it God King-level. Furthermore, this persona being God-level was undoubtedly more advanced in essence compared to the Twin Martial Soul persona. Therefore, the required Acknowledgement Power was naturally much greater than for the first persona.
“…This is a bit troublesome.”
Ye Cheng furrowed his brow slightly, beginning to ponder. At the current stage, the Acknowledgement Power converted from people’s emotions and cognition had already reached its limit. It would be impossible to provide more Acknowledgement Power for this persona in a short period of time.
People's Acknowledgement Power couldn't be harvested indefinitely in a short span of time. After all, after the initial shock from a stunning event, one wouldn't have such a strong emotional reaction to something similar right away. There needed to be a gradual process for emotions to settle.
Ye Cheng didn’t understand the principle behind it. He also always felt that the Acknowledgement Power required by the persona might not be as simple as people’s emotions. Perhaps what the persona truly needed was the power of people’s “longing.” Or perhaps the power of their souls?
Therefore, after harvesting a portion of people's soul power through "emotions" in a short period of time, he had to wait for them to recover before he could harvest again. Otherwise, their souls' self-preservation instinct would subconsciously lock away their soul power, not letting a single bit leak out.
The above was merely Ye Cheng’s personal speculation. As for the actual principle behind the persona's Acknowledgement Power, he truly didn't know.
“What now?”
“The Sea God Neptune persona’s completion rate is less than half, there’s no way to materialize it…”
“Do I have to wait until next time and fabricate another video to advance the progress?”
“But at this rate, it would take three or four more broadcasts to accumulate a high enough completion rate… Who knows how much time that would consume.”
Ye Cheng felt a pang of unwillingness. He stared intently at the 24% behind the persona’s completion rate, falling into a dilemma. Once he could acquire this persona, he would be able to control the power of the entire Great Sea. Even if a God King descended to the Lower Realm, he wouldn't cower.
He could even, if he wished, emulate the water god Gonggong and unleash a seawater apocalypse! He could directly mobilize the waters of the entire Great Sea to wash away the continent, turning the entire Douluo Star into a veritable seawater star.
One could say that his innate authority was utterly incomparable to that of the Sea God on Sea God Island. You get what you pay for; there’s a reason for something being expensive.
But precisely because it was so expensive, he simply couldn't push this persona’s progress to 100% in a short period of time.
Furthermore, the foreshadowing of the extraterrestrial meteorite at the end of the video was also a problem. To materialize it, a massive amount of Acknowledgement Power would be needed.
Fortunately, in the previous Q&A video, Ye Cheng hadn’t revealed when the meteorite would descend. Therefore, he had full control over its timing. There was still enough time to slowly plan and arrange things.
“Wait!”
“Since the complete Sea God Neptune cannot be materialized.”
“Then can I make a compromise and create a half-finished version?”
Ye Cheng suddenly had an inspiration, realizing his thoughts had previously entered a blind spot.
So, after a series of operations on the persona system.
【Role-playing System – Fabricate a Persona…
Current Role-playing: Water Controller - Neptune (100%)
Already Role-played: Twin Martial Soul - Ye Cheng.
External Plugin: Live Stream Spoiler System – 58.4%…】
“Haha, it really worked!”
Ye Cheng laughed aloud at the change in the persona’s completion rate on his system panel. A Water Controller was, of course, different from a Sea God. After he reduced this persona’s strength from a Level 1 God to a Titled Douluo, the required Acknowledgement Power indeed decreased significantly, just as he had anticipated. It filled up instantly.
At this stage, this Water Controller persona’s strength was only that of a Rank 95 Titled Douluo, but that didn’t matter. His most important water-control talent was still there. Next, as shown in the video, he only needed to go to Sea God Island to inherit the position of Sea God, and then he could possess the same power as in the video!
Ultimately, what was most important about this persona wasn't its cultivation realm, but rather its unique water-control talent! Only when combined with the Sea God's divine authority could it exert a powerful effect.
“Come out!”
Ye Cheng’s mind stirred. Immediately, a phantom of light separated from within his body, then transformed into another him. It was stark naked, without any clothes.
This was the soul bone skill from his torso soul bone—Outer Body Avatar.
As the name suggested, this skill allowed him to create clones and multitask. The number of clones depended on how many he could control; theoretically, the number was unlimited.
However, it also had drawbacks. Controlling these clones required mental effort, similar to doing many things at once. It was not something an ordinary person could achieve.
Furthermore, these separated clones were inherently blank slates without any strength. If he wanted them to possess strength, he had to transfer it from his main body. However, for every bit of power he gave to a clone, he would weaken by the same amount. After a clone died, its power would return to the main body.
Theoretically, these separated clones could exist indefinitely unless they were killed or he actively dismissed them.
As long as his main body lived, these clones could live.
Ye Cheng didn’t know the specific principle of this skill, as many of Douluo Continent's soul skills defied logic, belonging to a category that involved the fundamental rules and laws of the world. For him at his current stage, it was still incomprehensible.
After separating the clone, Ye Cheng looked at the identical clone opposite him. With a thought, the clone's appearance immediately began to change. From a graceful, handsome man, it gradually transformed into a robust, handsome, and masculine two-meter-tall burly man!
His features—blue hair and blue eyes—were precisely the likeness of Sea God Neptune.
“Not bad.”
Ye Cheng nodded in satisfaction, then brought up the panel. With a thought, he merged the Water Controller - Neptune persona with the clone before him.
In an instant, the clone, which had just been an ordinary person, felt its aura surge upwards!
Ring after ring of soul rings appeared, ultimately revealing nine soul rings! They were identical to those that had appeared in the previous video.
(end of chapter)
