Welcome everyone to yet another episode of season 1 of the God Emperor saga.
Hope you guys will enjoy it
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The transition to Floor 2 didn't feel like magic.
It felt like being sucked into a smartphone screen.
The cold, silent marble of the Archive was replaced by a blinding neon cityscape.
The air didn't smell like ancient dust anymore; it smelled like ozone, expensive perfume, and desperation.
But the most jarring change wasn't the scenery....it was the noise.
Ding! Ding! Pop!
In front of Han Jin's eyes, a transparent stream of text began to scroll at light speed.
[User392: LMAO look at his shirt! Is that a thrift store God-Emperor?]
[SlayerQueen: Is this the guy who killed the Void Hunter? He's kinda hot tho.
#TeamHanJin]
[NoobCrusher: FAKE. It's all CGI. The GAB is just running a marketing stunt.]
"What... what is this?" Fatty Wei stammered, swatting at a floating, thumb-sized drone that was circling his head.
"Welcome to Floor 2: The Viral Colosseum,"
Han Jin said, his voice flat.
He looked up.
High above the neon skyscrapers, a massive scoreboard flickered.
[CURRENT RANKING: THE ANOMALY (HAN JIN)]
[Followers: 1.2M]
[Approval Rating: 42% (Falling...)]
[Current Objective: Reach 90% Approval or be Shadowbanned.]
[System Note: Shadowbanned in this zone means your physical existence becomes invisible and intangible until you fade into non-existence.]
"It's a popularity contest," Lin Xi said, her eyes scanning the drones.
"The Developer isn't just testing our strength; he's weaponizing the collective consciousness of Earth.
The entire world is watching this through their devices."
A massive holographic screen appeared in the middle of the street.
It showed a glamorous woman in a silver dress....the Floor Moderator.
"Hello, viewers!" she chirped, her smile too wide to be human.
"We have a special guest today! The one and only , sexiest of sexiest , the biggest of them all, God-Emperor himself! But the fans are feeling a bit... bored.
They want to see if our Emperor is actually a hero, or just a glitchy villain.
Let's start the first poll!"
[POLL: Should Han Jin save the influencer trapped in the burning building, or let them Expire for the views?]
A few blocks away, a skyscraper erupted in purple Update flames.
On the balcony, a young man was frantically livestreaming his own impending death on a selfie stick.
"Help me!" the influencer screamed into his phone.
"If I get 5 million likes, maybe the System will let me live!
Like and subscribe, guys! Please!"
"He's going to die for a metric," Han Jin muttered, his grip tightening on the Dragon Bone Cleaver.
[BING! New Quest: The PR Nightmare]
[Objective: Save the Influencer while maintaining Emperor-like dignity.]
[Warning: If you look uncool while saving him, your Approval Rating will drop.]
"Jin-bro, look at the comments!" Wei cried.
[EdgeLord: I bet he can't do it without a System skill.]
[NormieMom: He looks so arrogant.
I hope he fails.]
"They want a show?" Han Jin said, a cold, predatory light entering his golden eyes.
He reached into his pocket and pulled out the Rusty Paperclip.
"I'll give them a masterpiece."
He didn't run toward the building.
He didn't fly.
He simply looked at the influencer on the balcony and then at the Like button floating in his own UI.
"System," Han Jin whispered. "Link the Approval Rating to the physical structural integrity of that building."
[WARNING! High-Level Logic Leap!]
[If your popularity drops, the building collapses instantly!]
"Then I suppose I'll have to be very popular," Han Jin said.
He stepped onto the air as if it were a solid staircase.
Every step he took left a ripple of golden light that spelled out ancient, beautiful runes.
He wasn't just moving; he was performing a walk of heavens.
The comments stopped scrolling for a second.
[SlayerQueen: Wait... that's actually beautiful.
No VFX can do that.]
[HistoryBuff: Those runes... they look like the lost language of the stars.]
Han Jin reached the balcony in seconds. The influencer stared at him, holding his selfie stick out.
"Are... are you here to save me? Make sure you get my good side!"
Han Jin didn't grab the man.
He grabbed the selfie stick.
"Your good side is irrelevant," Han Jin said, his voice broadcasting across every screen on Earth via the floating drones.
"What matters is that you are a citizen of a world I have decided to protect.
And a God-Emperor does not let his subjects burn for the amusement of a child."
He looked directly into the camera lens of the influencer's phone.
"Developer," Han Jin said.
"You want a poll?
Here is one:
How long until I find the server room and disconnect your heart?"
[BING! CRITICAL TRENDING!]
[Approval Rating: 42% -> 88%!]
[Comment: HE JUST THREATENED THE SYSTEM?! GOAT!]
The purple flames, linked to the popularity, instantly turned into harmless gold sparkles and vanished.
The building stabilized.
But the Moderator's holographic face flickered to a scowl.
"Oh, aren't we cocky? But the audience is fickle.
They want to see a Boss Battle! If you're so strong, fight our local Top Streamer!"
A portal opened in the street below, and a man covered in glowing, neon armor emerged.
He was carrying a massive hammer shaped like a giant Dislike button.
[Entity: The Influencer King (Rank: B+)]
[Level: 45]
[Followers: 500 Million]
"Hey, Emperor," the King sneered, his voice echoing through the city.
"Your God act is getting old.
Let's see how many followers you have after I smash your head in for the Gram!"
Han Jin landed softly back on the street, tossing the rescued influencer toward Fatty Wei.
He didn't draw his cleaver.
He just adjusted his sleeves.
"Followers?" Han Jin asked softly.
"I don't have followers. I have subjects."
AN:-
Han Jin is the epitome of Aura....
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