My Ability Is Role-playing

When the decision was made to determine the time dilation rate for each map in "All Heavens OL," the vast majority of the players voted without hesitation to set the multiplier to the maximum. Even though some had considered the potential issues caused by a thousand-fold time difference, they were only a minority.

This also led to...

In just over three months on Earth, the time in any map of "All Heavens OL" translated to an extremely long period—long enough for players who had completed marriage, family, and reproduction tasks to have been carved by time from passionate young newcomers to society into white-haired old grandpas and grandmas.

Due to the benefits of the Extraordinary Era, the majority of players who had become grandparents still remained energetic and vigorous. While not tigerish, they were at least healthier and stronger than over 99.9% of ordinary urban youths in the 21st century.

Therefore, scenes of three generations fighting together in "All Heavens OL" were everywhere.

Ma Ran didn’t have the habit of personally handling everything; he preferred to leave professional matters to professionals.

Regarding the ethical, legal, and other issues arising from the operation of "All Heavens OL," Ma Ran fully entrusted them to various Academic Societies, the super data life [Hong], and the Earth Heavenly Dao, then secluded himself, quietly reflecting on the "All Heavens," gathering intelligence, and preparing in advance, while honing his combat experience with Supreme power along with Su Qiangwei.

Originally, given the disruptive and invasive nature of the Fourth Calamity, after so much time had passed, the players should have successfully conquered at least millions of worlds.

But during this process, the Supreme of Darkness, Yue Sheng, was not idle.

Though unable to break the game and reunify millions, his life was one of tenacity and struggle.

No matter how strong Zhao Guanlan was, no matter how mysterious his actions, or how favorable the circumstances seemed, there was no way Yue Sheng would give up resisting.

No matter the predicament, Yue Sheng always sought ways to overcome it.

So...

Even though he was split into millions and imprisoned within "All Heavens OL," Yue Sheng continued striving to find a strategy to break free.

He sought external forces, sending out signals for trade, mutual assistance, and temporary alliances with other Supremes...

He eradicated natives, reducing experience points acquisition and stifling players’ growth rates...

Empowered the natives, developed the Immortal Dao Extraordinary System, and elevated the combat powers of these NPCs to balance against the players...

From Yue Sheng’s personal perspective, these methods brought little effect, yet his actions indeed severely hindered the progress of Earth and Cangming Star players’ conquests, often managing to crush the "All Heavens OL" players and turning them into a disgrace of the Fourth Calamity.

"..."

In one hundred thousand worlds, Yue Sheng simultaneously instant-killed the oblivious players who approached him and his thoughts aligned instantly: "The struggle between Zhao Guanlan and me is nearing its end..."

No matter how cautious Zhao Guanlan was, or how flawless his actions appeared, Yue Sheng had always failed to find any breach.

Even so, he never slackened, and he even secretly found Zhu Ding, Qing Dai, and Pei Ming, the "Trio of Prisoners," attempting to create a breach through communication with them for Zhao Guanlan.

However...

After such a long time, Yue Sheng ultimately failed to receive any beneficial response.

Zhu Ding had a foul and stubborn temper; since the first contact, he made it clear he would not become a traitor and even threatened to inform Zhao Guanlan.

The fact proved he did intend to do so; he just hadn’t obtained the qualification to meet Zhao Guanlan.

This made Yue Sheng see Zhu Ding’s nature clearly, no longer harboring any illusions about him.

While [Supreme of Space] Pei Ming and [Supreme of Fusion] Qing Dai were unafraid of Zhao Guanlan, they both behaved as though terrified by Ma Ran and Ye Fengqing.

After Yue Sheng actively contacted them, they were afraid of being caught with evidence, providing Ma Ran an excuse to kill them, behaving more resolutely than Zhu Ding, without leaving any room for maneuver.

Facing Yue Sheng’s contacts and hints, not only did Pei Ming and Qing Dai fail to respond actively, but they even accelerated their conquest progress.

Over years, they had vaguely acquired some "Player Leader" style; whether it was attacking cities and gaining territories or "leading teams to fight Supreme of Darkness dailies," they rushed at the forefront, fearing to lag behind other players even half a step, lest they be seen as Yue Sheng’s accomplices.

Therefore...

Yue Sheng could only face those players, immortal and undying, like clingy fleas, on his own.

If Zhao Guanlan weren’t there, these players’ numbers could increase ten million-fold, and he would just need to blow them all away with a single breath, without even a chance for resurrection.

Unfortunately, there were no ifs.

By now, Yue Sheng was quite clear...

His role as the [Supreme of Darkness] had likely already become an abandoned pawn of the Endless Plane’s will, thrown away mercilessly.

Realizing this point, he felt no anger.

After all, he had long been well aware of what kind of character the Endless Plane’s will was.

Rational to the point of coldness, devoid of human empathy, prioritizing benefits.

Before choosing to invade "All Heavens OL," Yue Sheng had a clear guess about his own ending.

If he could win and successfully gain the Supreme of Death’s position from Zhao Guanlan, further possibilities would open.

If he lost, and the rescue effort outweighed the benefits, he would be abandoned and left with nothing.

Thus...

Yue Sheng felt no anger, only frustration.

He came with momentum, was full of confidence, convinced that even if he were ultimately defeated by Zhao Guanlan, he could still severely injure him in a desperate battle, causing the [Sin Universe] elite forces to dwindle, creating a dazzling scene of his own and driving his comrades on Crystal Star wild.

Had that level been achieved...

The Endless Plane will couldn’t possibly ignore his feats, and most likely would help him solidify his position and resurrect him perfectly anew.

He might even grasp the moment of "reward," deeply understanding the mysteries of the Endless Plane’s will, decoding its secrets, and acquiring the key to a higher level.

But...

Ideal as it was, reality was harsh.

From start to finish, he never glimpsed Zhao Guanlan even once; he was only fragmented by the opponent with a fraction of Death’s position, suppressed by Supreme Origin, and the dispatched players gradually wore away his fighting spirit.

Realizing he couldn’t truly eliminate those "players," he vaguely foresaw developments to come.

"Hahaha! After decades of battles, I’ve finally become the strongest ’All Heavens OL’ player on Huo Ge’s map! Supreme of Darkness, today I, [Candy Not Sweet], am here to end things with you! Let me show you how much I resemble my past self today!"

Seeing the flea suddenly bouncing before his eyes, Yue Sheng impatiently slapped it into ashes, then made a determination.

He was acutely aware of his state; he knew that if he continued like this, it wouldn’t be long before he completely lost all resistance!

He gathered his strength, fled into the boundless darkness of a million worlds, and withdrew.

Though shameful and demeaning, running away was incredibly effective.

It must be known...

Where there is light, darkness exists.

In this state, Yue Sheng was confident that unless Zhao Guanlan personally descended, otherwise...

Crack!

An abrupt, crisp cracking sound resounded deep in Yue Sheng’s soul.

At that instant, peculiar illusions surfaced before his eyes—a black spherical object floating within the vast Cosmos was being brutally torn apart, mercilessly devoured by a gold-red Divine Dragon with terrifying aura and ingested into its dragon belly.

The enigmatic and handsome Zhao Guanlan sat atop the dragon’s head, his mouth silently opening and closing, seemingly saying something.

Yue Sheng strained to discern Zhao Guanlan’s lip movements, yet he couldn’t see clearly no matter what.

Not only that, his vision gradually blurred, and his consciousness turned chaotic.

After a while, Yue Sheng was finally seized with a chilling realization.

"Am I... already dead?"