Great Xia without Shadow is just like… The Evil Spirit Academy Hideout, deep underground!

The church surrounded by magma!

A golden Portal, flickering and surrounded by golden lightning, spanned the air in this space.

Opposite the Portal, one could see a vast plain where various monsters roared past, and occasionally some players flew or ran by… That was the Netherblue Civilization.

In the view, a hexagonal spire reaching into the clouds was already surrounded by countless monsters, looking like a scene of the apocalypse.

Qin Feng flapped the Wings of Death behind him and arrived before the golden Portal.

Now, everything was ready!

He reached out his hand and touched that golden Portal…

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[ This Portal has been activated! You will be teleported to the 'Netherblue Civilization', do you wish to continue? ]

(Note 1: This Portal will exist permanently, and you may freely travel between the two civilizations, but this Portal has a fixed 3-day cooldown time!)

(Note 2: Upon your first visit to the Netherblue Civilization, you will obtain an NPC template! After killing a player, you can use the Blade of Judgment to plunder that player's player identity!)

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There's such a thing?

Qin Feng was a bit surprised upon hearing this system prompt.

These system prompts were clearly left for him by Ashashis.

He needed to head to the Netherblue Civilization and obtain an NPC template… This must be the 'exile' channel that Ashashis took when setting up the Portal.

This would allow Qin Feng to pass through the Portal and travel between the two civilization worlds more easily.

"As long as I kill a player while in the identity of an NPC, I can plunder that player's identity."

"Ashashis really prepared everything."

Qin Feng silently chose 'Confirm'!

His figure was directly sucked into the golden Portal, accompanied by a flash of golden light. Looking through the golden Portal again, it suddenly turned into a vast expanse of white…

Just after Qin Feng teleported away, what he didn't know was that on the level leaderboard of the Blue Star Civilization, as well as in the friend lists of some players, his code name 'Shadow' instantly turned grey!

In the God Forsaken Game, a grey code name status meant that the player was temporarily in a state of losing consciousness, but had not truly died.

For example, the code name of a player killed by Qin Feng in the game and sent to the Land of Judgment would gradually turn grey.

Or, for example, a player who had been stacked with some kind of control-type Superior Affix and lost their ability to act would also have their code name turn grey.

In addition, there were some special BOSSes and special terrains that could also cause a player to lose consciousness, causing their code name to turn grey.

In short… when a player's code name turns grey, it means that the player is in a relatively dangerous state!

At this very moment, when Qin Feng teleported to the Netherblue Civilization, his code name on the Blue Star Civilization's leaderboard and friend lists all turned grey… instantly attracting the attention of more and more people in Great Xia!

"Shadow… what's going on?"

"Could it be that Shadow is about to kick the bucket?"

"No, Great Xia without Shadow is like the 3D section without… no, I said it wrong, it's like the West without Jerusalem!"

"Let me say something fair, Shadow is always going to challenge high-level BOSSes, so it's normal for accidents to happen, right?"

"That's right, after all, Shadow isn't invincible…"

"I believe in my Brother Shadow! This must be temporary!"

The Great Xia Government also immediately noticed this situation.

They even immediately had Wan Ye Wei Yu return to the city and teleport to the Evil Spirit Academy to ask Big Eyes about the situation…

To facilitate the Great Xia Government's exploration, Qin Feng had enabled the usage permissions of Big Eyes for the Great Xia Government.

Unfortunately, even Big Eyes didn't know about this situation!

In the end, the answer Big Eyes gave was: "Shadow's code name turning grey means he is in a dangerous state and might be dying soon, I suggest you prepare early!"

"Get lost, asking is the same as not asking, you wasted twenty years of my life…"

Wan Ye Wei Yu kicked it away…

It wasn't just the Great Xia Government; many others also realized something was wrong.

Gui Ling, who was leveling up outside the Magic City Ruins, saw it and silently continued leveling up without taking any action… She believed that her teacher would definitely be fine.

But, for some people, that might not be the case!

Especially when this news quickly spread outside of Great Xia…

Some "things" were probably already stirring!

…

Qin Feng did not know that passing through the Portal to the Netherblue Civilization would cause his code name in the Blue Star Civilization to turn grey.

In fact, he had encountered a little bit of trouble now.

After passing through the teleportation array, he had indeed arrived; he had come to a city in the Netherblue Civilization!

This was the city where that hexagonal spire was located.

Around the city, there were layers of defensive barriers protecting it, but outside the defensive barriers were groups of monsters that blotted out the sky, attacking this city!

Batches of players from the Netherblue Civilization were fighting against the monsters on the edge of the city, guarding this city…

Qin Feng, draped in a black cloak, appeared in a corner of this city, presenting a semi-transparent state without a physical body yet.

He gazed into the distant sky and could see a golden Portal that only he could see… Currently, the inside of the Portal was a vast expanse of white, in a cooldown state, and could not be used.

"Is this my NPC template?"

"Cannot use stealth."

"Cannot actively attack players, can only engage in legitimate self-defense."

"Damage to any monsters is reduced by 99.9%…"

This meant that if Qin Feng wanted to develop here, he had to first obtain a player identity!

"Now… I need to set an NPC function so that I can solidify and truly become an NPC of the Netherblue Civilization."

Qin Feng understood what the so-called NPC function was; it was the role of an NPC toward players. He just didn't expect that he could set this thing himself.

You have to know, based on what Qin Feng had learned from the memories of various NPCs, their NPC functions were all automatically assigned by the system…

"However, while I can set the NPC function, I cannot set NPC taboos."

"I cannot be like the Six-Fingered Warlock · Vikri, who would kill anyone as soon as they mentioned six fingers."

Then, it would be slightly difficult for Qin Feng to obtain a player identity here!

After all, in the current Netherblue Civilization, everyone was fighting against monsters.

Who would attack an NPC for no reason?

Qin Feng studied it a little and discovered that he couldn't just set his NPC function arbitrarily; it required a certain degree of reasonableness, otherwise, it wouldn't pass the system's test…

"In that case…"

"I'll set a simple and easy-to-understand function."

The corners of Qin Feng's mouth curled up slightly; he already had an idea.

Since he couldn't set taboos, he would set an NPC function that could cause people to have a cerebral hemorrhage, making the players so angry they would become furious!

Wouldn't the players then be angry enough to attack Qin Feng?

As long as Qin Feng was attacked, he could engage in legitimate self-defense, kill the other party, and plunder their player identity!

Soon, Qin Feng finished setting his NPC function… The system prompt: Passed!

"As expected, my NPC function is very reasonable!"

Qin Feng's originally semi-transparent figure finally solidified completely!

A black-robed figure appeared in this chaotic player city…

Qin Feng, in the shadows, watched the coming and going of the Netherblue Civilization players in the city and felt that these players were similar to those in the Blue Star Civilization, looking very much like a mix of Eastern and Western races.

"So… now I can pick a lucky one to try my NPC function?"

Qin Feng smiled faintly and quickly locked onto a player who was alone!