My Ability Is Role-playing

The land of no defeat?

Zhu Hanyi and Wan Haihao immediately perked up.

After their memories were restored, the way they looked at this world was completely different from before.

An invisible sense of responsibility and the pressure from powerful enemies were almost suffocating them.

The enemies were the mighty Endless Plane; the great Divine Ability Users from All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds had gathered together, heroes galore, each one could be called a dragon among men.

Even without detailed data and reports, they could roughly infer that the powerful Extraordinary individuals among the enemy, whether in quality or quantity, were far superior to their side; as for war potential, there was no need to elaborate— the longer the war dragged on, the stronger they would become. Once the situation bogged down into a quagmire, it would almost become impossible for the Main Universe's side to win.

What exactly was the winning move and key point Ma Ran mentioned, that gave him the audacity to boast he could "stand in a land of no defeat"?

Wan Haihao fell into deep thought, racking his brains, but could not figure it out.

Zhu Hanyi's eyes suddenly lit up. "I think I get it!"

"Brother Ran has always cared about his reputation, paid attention to his image. If he's not absolutely sure, he'd never spout nonsense like that guy Dong Huaiming."

At this point, Zhu Hanyi glanced toward the door. Seeing that no Chaos Star Domain natives were nearby, he scratched his head. "In private I'll still call you Brother Ran. When outsiders are around, I'll call you Ranzhou Governor?"

"Otherwise it just feels a bit awkward."

Seeing Ma Ran smile and nod, Zhu Hanyi went on. "Actually, from the moment my memories recovered, I already started guessing some of the key nodes related to this era."

Wan Haihao and Song Chu were stunned for a moment, then focused their gazes on Zhu Hanyi.

"This is a World called the Chaos Star Domain, and at the same time it's the Cangming Nineteen States!"

As Zhu Hanyi spoke, a hint of feverish excitement appeared on his face. "At first I thought it might just be a coincidence, but after thinking it over carefully for a while, comparing it to the intel we know, I realized this absolutely isn't a coincidence!"

"The topographic map of the Cangming Nineteen States, in terms of general outline, is almost completely identical to the territorial map of Cangming Star."

"The slight differences in details are probably just the result of tectonic shifts caused by changes over the ages, which altered the terrain."

"So…"

"As allies of Cangming Star, in this World we actually have home-field advantage!"

At this, Zhu Hanyi's eyes sharpened, his tone firm and resonant. "As long as Executors from Cangming Star descend, they're equivalent to natives born and raised in the Chaos Star Domain! Perhaps they won't be subject to Law suppression?"

Ma Ran shook his head, cutting off Zhu Hanyi's speculation. "Wrong."

"People of Cangming Star in the Real World, once they enter the Chaos Star Domain, will likewise be suppressed by the World's Laws, no different from anyone else."

At that, an unwilling look appeared on the faces of Wan Haihao and Song Chu.

Listening to Zhu Hanyi's analysis just now, their eyes had practically started shining, thinking their side truly had a huge hidden advantage.

Now it seemed that had been wishful thinking; they'd thought too much, imagined something too beautiful.

Zhu Hanyi was still somewhat unwilling. "Maybe we can have Executors from Cangming Star look for relatives by tracing bloodlines, and use that to rope in and recruit their 'ancestors'?"

The moment he said it, Zhu Hanyi laughed at his own idea.

Not to mention that recognizing kin itself is a difficult problem— every Executor in either faction will have a camp brand hammered into them before descending. Even if they run into their own son or daughter in the enemy camp, odds are they'll have to put righteousness above family, let alone so-called 'bloodline descendants' many generations removed.

"Our advantage…"

Ma Ran had no intention of letting the three of them keep drifting off in wild fantasies; his tone grew heavy. "Is the second Cangming Overlord to complete a Great Unification after the Sword Master, the one called 'Demon Child' Zhang Kuang."

"Based on the intel we've gathered and compared…"

"The era we're in now is precisely the time of chaos after the Sword Master's Divine concealment. The Seven Revolving Sword Sect split into countless Sword Sects, squatting over the Nineteen States, warlords carving up the land, smoke of war everywhere."

Here, Ma Ran let out a breath. "And 'Demon Child' Zhang Kuang is the 'Child of Destiny' of this World during this period."

"As long as the Cangming Nineteen States haven't achieved Great Unification, the Demon Child will have Qi luck upon him. Whatever he does will go smoothly; in cultivation he'll be as though aided by heaven. As long as we ensure he doesn't die prematurely before he grows up, he will definitely be able to touch the combat power ceiling of this World and become the key figure that decides victory or defeat."

Zhu Hanyi's eyes went wide. "Wait… die prematurely? The other side already knows about the Demon Child's special nature?"

"The Demon Child isn't just now being born, is he?"

Actually, just now being born wouldn't be the worst news; the most terrifying possibility would be that 'Demon Child' Zhang Kuang had not yet been born, or had already been seized and brainwashed by the enemy camp, imprinted with ideological shackles, turned straight from a main force into the enemy's ace enforcer.

"These issues are a bit complicated. It's hard for me to explain them clearly to you."

Ma Ran shook his head. "There isn't much I can tell you."

"First, the Demon Child is the first Supreme Level existence to descend into the Chaos Star Domain."

"Second, the Chaos Star Domain's second Law— gain must be offset by loss. Because of the Demon Child's special nature, it's very hard for us to find him."

"And lastly…"

Ma Ran spoke meaningfully. "For us, everything we're experiencing now is unfamiliar. But for the Demon Child, he is filling in his own past, completing the structure of the entire Cangming History."

"Also…"

"The Sword Master, the Profound Immortal, and the Lord of the Red Lotus each have their own mission. They may arrive later, but they will definitely make it to this World in time."

"Now, the task I'm giving you is to go and find the Demon Child!"

The last sentence was directed at Zhu Hanyi and Wan Haihao.

Ma Ran had never planned on having Song Chu go along— this Blood Flame General had guarded his side from the very beginning, never leaving his post.

"Everyone has their own domain of expertise. Rather than doing work I'm not good at, I should do tasks I'm familiar with; that way I can bring out greater value."

This was what Song Chu had said to Ma Ran after his memories awakened. "Just like back then in the A3 District."

"Your body left in the outside world will be protected by the Martial God."

"You in the Chaos Star Domain will be guarded by me!"

"Any assassin who wants to harm you will have to get past me first!"

Precisely because of this, even arranging for Song Chu to go out and find Wan Haihao this time had cost Ma Ran quite a bit of talking.

Initially Ma Ran had wanted to give Song Chu a break, let him rest for ten days, half a month; instead, Song Chu whipped his horse and rushed along the road, braving wind and rain, and managed the round trip in only three days.

In Song Chu's simple worldview, all Descenders can die; Ma Ran cannot die.

As long as Ma Ran is still alive, then even if all of their combat power is wiped out, there is still hope.