My Ability Is Role-playing

Chapter 718: Chapter 712: Life Span Granting · Defying Fate

"This..."

Mo Xing’s eyes were filled with complex emotions.

After sitting down, it did not affect this special avatar of his as he had imagined, nor was there any constraint; rather, it felt extremely suitable.

Sitting on this divine throne, overlooking the many participants in the Strongman Paradise, wrapped in the aura of time, Mo Xing felt incredibly comfortable.

He lazily squinted his eyes, feeling as if this divine throne was tailor-made for him.

In terms of enjoyment, he was defeated by Ma Ran.

"The enemy’s sugar-coated cannonballs, huh..."

Mo Xing seemed to be observing the participants below with great interest, but in reality, his divine thought inadvertently swept over Ma Ran: "Such a powerful and ruthless being, if possible, I really don’t want to be his enemy."

"Unfortunately, everyone’s stance is different, and there are irreconcilable conflicts of interest."

"So, I can only eat the sugar coating and return the cannonball."

Mo Xing gathered his thoughts and pondered over the mysterious stone pattern on his divine throne.

If there’s no mistake, what that pattern represents should be the Stone of Three Lives.

The term "Three Lives" originates from Buddhism’s teachings on karmic reincarnation.

This immediately made him vigilant.

"Reincarnation?"

Was Ma Ran’s decision hinting that [Reincarnation Supreme] Chi Xiao had become a traitor?

Impossible!

Chi Xiao has always acted on whims, but his purpose is clear, just to pursue pleasure, nothing more.

Even if he truly betrayed the Divine Court and sided with the Earth·Cangming Faction, Ma Ran would never betray such a powerful ally.

In fact, based on what Mo Xing has learned...

He thinks Ma Ran is a guy with a bit of a spiritual cleanliness—he extremely loathes traitors.

Every major country on Earth has sayings like "Judge actions, not intentions; no saints judge intentions."

But how does Ma Ran act?

He uses his prophetic ability to identify "future traitors" in advance and eradicate them without hesitation.

Throughout the entire process, Ma Ran feels no guilt whatsoever.

Judging from his various behaviors, doing such things just makes him feel elated and clear-minded.

In Mo Xing’s view, when it comes to "ruthlessness," Ma Ran indeed lives up to being a native of the "No. 7 Demon Nest."

One should know, those "future traitors" only have the potential to betray Earth Civilization; they haven’t truly acted, and probably haven’t even thought about becoming treacherous.

Theoretically, those "predetermined traitors" who died tragically at Ma Ran’s hands were all Earthlings, all his compatriots.

From this perspective, even if Chi Xiao joined the Earth·Cangming Faction, Ma Ran would certainly never sell out Chi Xiao’s information.

Even if Chi Xiao isn’t at [Supreme Ruler] level, doesn’t have the rank of [Reincarnation Supreme], and his power is no more than trash-level Divine King Realm, Ma Ran would still protect him equally.

I must be overthinking and got it all wrong.

Mo Xing shook his head and looked at Ma Ran and Su Qiangwei: "Aren’t you two going to sit?"

Ma Ran responded in a calm tone, "No need."

"She and I still need to enter for cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Mo Xing couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

This guy actually knows about cultivation?

Before coming here, he felt this "Earth Major Event" was too absurd, just one of many potential futures that might not actually happen.

But facts have proven...

Ma Ran’s actions truly make the gods incomprehensible.

Five hundred thousand years, all dedicated to himself and local talents with potential—how much improvement could that bring?

But what did Ma Ran do?

He directly shared this time, indicating that every Earthling has the right to use it—considering the total number of participants in this [National Cultivation Competition], Ma Ran might even have to subsidize millions of years.

Mo Xing’s puzzled gaze seemed to catch Ma Ran’s attention.

As their eyes met, the power of time collided, formless waves shook the heavens and earth, and in an instant, they understood each other’s thoughts.

——Are you doing all this just to show off?

——What else?

Mo Xing suddenly felt that his previous obsession with the Stone of Three Lives was absolutely foolish.

Trying to keep up with that line of thought...

There was absolutely no need for that.

With Ma Ran’s character, he would sooner or later get himself killed!

Just quietly watch and adapt to the changes.

As for Mo Xing’s thoughts, Ma Ran didn’t care either.

All he needed was the other’s [audience] value.

At the same time, Ma Ran was well aware that other Earthlings following this event were watching the situation in Strongman Paradise through live broadcasts.

Ma Ran’s eyes shone with a sharp, silver-white glow.

He didn’t beat around the bush, and his voice echoed like thunder, resounding through the sky: "Since this is a national event, of course, there are rewards."

"You can gain activity points by cultivating to become stronger or by defeating projections to plunder experience."

"The greater the progress, the higher the points."

"In this cultivation speed competition, the top hundred participants will receive various life span rewards."

"At the end of the event, the first place will receive a ten thousand-year life span, the second place will receive a five thousand-year life span, and the third place will receive a three thousand-year life span."

"The fourth to one-hundredth place will receive a reward of a hundred-year life span."

Ma Ran glanced at Zhao Guanlan seated on the dark divine throne and continued, "All rewards are generously sponsored by [Profound Immortal] His Eminence."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the event participants silenced by Su Qiangwei were visibly excited, faces flushed.

If they could speak, they would probably shout three times to vent their emotions.

The top three rewards were beyond their imagination.

The amounts are enormous, akin to telling a normal person that the top prize is "ten trillion RMB," which sounds entirely unreal, just a string of numbers.

Even for some big shots who act like they don’t care, this is equivalent to ten thousand "small goals."

After all, there are too many geniuses and demons on Earth; no matter how confident a person is, they wouldn’t dare assure a top-three finish.

The rewards from fourth to one-hundredth place...

An entire century of life!

What does that notion mean?

To live an entire additional century!

In the absence of accidents, it allows the elderly nearing the end of their lifespan to live comfortably into the 22nd century!

This is [Defying Fate]!

[Life Span Granting] like this was previously met with disbelief.

But since the Extraordinary Era’s arrival, everyone has experienced so much.

First, there was Guanlan Country’s "Life Span Tax" as a primer, followed by transactions among the Sword Master, the Lord of the Red Lotus, and Profound Immortal resolving the negative effects of the [Prophet]’s Superpower Erosion, coupled with the reputation Ma Ran has built over time...

Though a small number still have doubts, more than ninety percent of Earthlings, upon hearing these words, felt not "skepticism" or "curiosity," but regret.

Regret for not participating in this national cultivation speed competition.

"Tsk..."

Mo Xing glanced stealthily at Ma Ran, feeling emotional: "At this level of cultivation, wanting to live for billions of years is a trivial matter, is this really worth lamenting?"

[Supreme Ruler] is an existence that remains, even when the earth decays and the cosmos vanishes, theoretically with endless lifespan, never needing to worry about such issues.

Even before attaining a supreme rank, Mo Xing, as a long-lived species, never worried about lifespan.

He cannot understand Earth’s mentality at all and only felt a slight emotion called "pity."

These pitying emotions extinguished as quickly as they arose, as if they had never existed.