The Fourth Disaster: People become gods through high martial arts and gaming

Chapter 201 Return to the City and the Sensation (Part 2)

"So strong!"

"One person suppressing two bosses, is this the current strength of the sect leader?"

"Looks like I made the right choice when I switched classes. Strength is the best class right now. Once I reach the advanced level, I should be able to be like the gym leader and take down every kid with one hit!"

The players who were struggling against the Golden-Winged One-Horned Serpents were not surprised to see Lin Qi single-handedly overpower two Golden-Winged One-Horned Serpents, but they were still amazed by Lin Qi's strength.

With one strike, the earth seemed to be sliced ​​open by lightning, leaving a trench hundreds of meters long—it was simply inhuman.

However, Fang Zhen and others who switched to the strength class were even more overjoyed.

Previously, Ye Qinglu's sword control had truly amazed everyone. No one expected that the Balance system could be played like this; it was simply heaven-defying in group battles.

But now, seeing the power Lin Qi is displaying, the two bosses are finding it difficult to even put up a fight. This shows how terrifying the potential of the power-type martial arts is. They can completely overpower monsters at the same level. What they need to do is to quickly master the corresponding power-type martial arts, and then they will naturally be as powerful as Lin Qi.

On the battlefield, even after Lin Qi dealt with the two Golden Winged One-Horned Serpents, the two convoys suffered significant losses due to the large number of Golden Winged Serpents surrounding them, as well as the three rampaging Golden Winged One-Horned Serpents.

However, at this moment, the people in both convoys were no longer flustered because of the presence of Lin Qi, who was suspected to be a master of the Bone Forging Realm. Instead, they were seriously dealing with the Golden Winged Serpent Swarm.

Then, a black fighter jet, hundreds of meters in size, flew into the distant valley and launched something at it. The valley was enveloped in a huge ball of lightning and fire. When the lightning and fire dissipated, the entire valley looked as if it had been scooped out by a giant spoon. All the rocks and trees were gone, leaving only a huge meteorite crater hundreds of meters deep.

Just as everyone was filled with doubt, a deafening roar came from the small valley that had become a meteorite crater, causing the Golden Winged Serpents that were besieging the convoy to scatter and flee, abandoning their attempt to kill the convoy.

"Have these golden-winged snakes fled already?"

As everyone watched the hundreds of golden-winged snakes flee, they breathed a sigh of relief, but were also filled with curiosity about what had happened.

Just as everyone was talking, a tall, dark figure jumped off a black fighter jet that flew by and landed in front of them.

As the dark figure landed, everyone present was stunned.

The fallen figure was none other than Bai Luo, the leader of the convoy. However, Bai Luo was in a terrible state, bleeding from many parts of his body, with one arm twisted beyond recognition. His B6-grade alloy armor, a second-tier armor made of some unknown monster material, was also severely damaged.

As a genius Bone Forging Realm martial artist who graduated from the genius training camp this year, Bai Luo's strength is far beyond that of ordinary Bone Forging Realm martial artists. It is hard for everyone to imagine what could possibly injure a genius martial artist like Bai Luo to this extent.

It should be noted that even when the caravan encountered lord-level monsters before, Bailuo could not handle them with much difficulty, but now he is seriously injured.

"That high-ranking lord has been injured and left. He shouldn't reappear in this area anytime soon. After you rest for an hour, you'll all come back to the city with me." Bai Luo didn't care about the gazes of the crowd and simply gave the order.

However, although Bailuo's voice was calm, the news stirred up a storm in the hearts of everyone who heard it.

High-ranking lord!

This term hasn't appeared in the City of Light for two or three decades.

The classification of monsters, from the initial low-level monsters, mid-level monsters, and high-level monsters, roughly corresponds to low-level martial artists, mid-level martial artists, and high-level martial artists.

As for monsters above the high-level monsters, they are all called lord-level monsters, which correspond to Bone Forging Realm warriors. Lord-level monsters are further divided into primary lords, intermediate lords, and advanced lords.

In the wild, over 90% of the large towns destroyed by monster hordes were wiped out by monster hordes triggered by mid-level lords, while high-level lords were already capable of threatening the cities.

At this moment, their convoy was less than 300 kilometers away from the City of Light. The fact that a high-ranking lord was entrenched in such a short distance was a shocking event for the various forces living in the City of Light.

Just as Bailuo was about to sit back in the armored transport vehicle to rest, he caught a glimpse of the five corpses of the Golden-Winged One-Horned Serpent lying on the ground, and his eyes showed a hint of surprise.

"Five golden-winged unicorns? Who killed these golden-winged unicorns?" Bailuo couldn't help but ask the surviving members of the city's garrison.

As a high-level monster, the Golden-Winged Unicorn Serpent is among the strongest of all high-level monsters. Although the city garrison's squads are full of high-level martial artists, they are all experts among high-level martial artists. It is already difficult to kill one of them, let alone five. That is simply a dream.

This small city garrison is lucky if they aren't wiped out by the five-headed golden-winged unicorns.

"Vice Commander, these golden-winged unicorn snakes were all killed by Lin Qi, the master of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy." Morton, who was still alive, pointed to Lin Qi, who was collecting materials not far away, and said very respectfully.

"Obsidian Martial Arts School? Is that the Obsidian Martial Arts School that was declared war on by the four major powers in the suburbs?" Bai Luo asked with some doubt.

“Yes, it’s that Obsidian Martial Arts School.” Morton nodded.

“Interesting.” Bai Luo smiled and looked at Lin Qi not far away. “I didn’t expect that these forces in the suburbs are quite capable. They even dare to provoke a Bone Forging Realm martial artist with such rich blood and qi. No wonder there are so many genius martial artists applying for the Genius Training Camp this year.”

“Deputy Commander, those four major forces don’t have the guts. I’m afraid they don’t even know that Master Lin is a Bone Forging Realm martial artist,” Morton said awkwardly. “Even I only just realized it. The measuring instruments previously showed that Master Lin was only a high-level martial artist.”

"The measuring instrument shows him as a high-level martial artist?" Bai Luo couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle. "It seems this testing instrument needs a proper upgrade. Putting aside his rich blood and qi, which has already reached the Bone Forging Realm, the Martial Arts Association just recently certified this Master Lin as a top-tier potential genius among beginner-level martial artists. Do you think he can become a high-level martial artist in such a short time?"

It is extremely difficult for a high-level martial artist to kill the Golden-Winged One-Horned Serpent. Even when he was a high-level martial artist, he couldn't do it with a second-tier weapon, let alone Lin Qi, who has no background.

He knew a little about Lin Qi, this genius martial artist, after all, he was previously certified by the Martial Artists Association as having exceptional potential and was 100% qualified to enter the genius training camp.

But now it seems that these tests were all wrong, or Lin Yong used some method to hide his strength, causing the testing equipment to malfunction. His true strength should be that of a Bone Forging Realm martial artist.

A Bone Forging Realm martial artist under 25 years old is far more powerful than the average genius martial artist.

"I also think this is a malfunction of the testing equipment. After all, it's impossible for someone to advance from the beginner level to the advanced level in less than a month." Morton nodded, feeling that the testing equipment must be faulty.

In less than a month, he advanced from the beginner level to the advanced level. Such a speed of advancement is unheard of not only in the City of Light, but even in those powerful mobile cities, such a speed of advancement is probably unheard of.

"Alright, you should all get some rest when you get back. We'll be very busy in the days to come." Bailu smiled, his gaze turning somewhat grave as he looked at the vanished valley. "The fact that a high-ranking lord appeared so close by this time means the effects on the front lines are already starting to show. Places outside the cities will no longer be safe."

Upon hearing this, Morton's expression suddenly turned somewhat gloomy and unpleasant.

Unexpectedly, the problem of clearing monsters on the front line has begun to emerge so quickly. It is likely that the major forces in the city will have a hard time in the future, and it is even possible that they will be wiped out from the City of Light.

Especially for a powerful family like the Blanc who control large towns in the wilderness, the pressure is immense. In the past, the monster attacks that towns might encounter were at most those of low-level lords, but now there are monsters like high-level lords. If they were to launch an attack on a town, the consequences would be unimaginable.

After the convoy rested for more than an hour, Lin Qi borrowed three B6-class armored transport vehicles from another convoy, loaded them with three full truckloads of monster materials, and safely returned to the City of Light.

As Lin Qi and his group returned to the City of Light, the news that Lin Qi was a Bone Forging Realm martial artist spread like wildfire throughout the entire city that very night, leaving the major powers that received the news in disbelief.

"What did you say? Master Lin is a Bone Forging Realm martial artist?" Xia Ling, who was cultivating in the training room, looked at the butler who was reporting the news with a look of astonishment. "How is this possible! Wasn't Master Lin only certified as a beginner-level martial artist not long ago? How did he become a Bone Forging Realm martial artist now?"

She knew Lin Qi's situation perfectly well; in fact, when she first met him, Xia Ling was certain that Lin Qi wasn't even an apprentice.

She herself has only become a quasi-martial artist, so how could she believe that Lin Qi has already become a Bone Forging Realm martial artist?

“Miss, it’s true.” The old butler said excitedly, “On the way back to the city, Master Lin killed five Golden-Winged One-Horned Serpents all by himself. Many people saw it with their own eyes. Moreover, after the caravan returned, the four major powers all chose to hand over all their territories to Obsidian Martial Arts School to save their lives. The higher-ups all fled to the city, fearing retaliation from Master Lin.”

"They're smart enough to know they can't keep those properties in the suburbs, so they might as well give them up to save their lives," Xia Ling chuckled.

"Actually, even if the four major powers don't hand over their territories, it will be difficult for them to hold on to them afterward," the old butler said. "This transport was attacked by seven golden-winged unicorns, along with a large number of them. The heads of the Peiwen and Bain families, two of the four major powers, were killed by the golden-winged unicorns. Wright of the Gorilla Gang and Kadwin of the North O family were seriously injured while protecting people when they faced the golden-winged unicorns. One had an arm turned into minced meat, and the other had a leg bitten off by a golden-winged unicorn. Both of them are crippled. Even though they are both high-level martial artists, they are unable to support the cause."

"No wonder they were so decisive," Xia Ling suddenly realized.

"Miss, after receiving this news, Master also received an invitation from the elders of our Half-Scale Clan," the old butler said cautiously. "You can enter the Half-Scale Training Camp now to prepare for the Genius Training Camp exam!"

"The Half-Scale Training Camp?" Xia Ling couldn't help but show surprise upon hearing this.

As a powerful clan in the City of Light, the Half-Scale Clan selects talented individuals for training in order to ensure their survival. The Half-Scale Training Camp was established by the powerful members of the Half-Scale Clan with a significant investment of resources.

The goal is to cultivate more geniuses who can enter the genius training camp.

After becoming a prospective martial artist, she applied several times but was rejected each time. Unexpectedly, the elders of the Half-Scale Clan have now taken the initiative to invite her to join.

The old butler said excitedly, "Master means that he hopes you will report for duty as soon as possible. With the resources of the Half-Scale Training Camp and the long-term guidance from martial artists, if you are promoted to a martial artist, you might be able to get into the Genius Training Camp this year."

The Half-Scale Training Camp has advanced training methods left behind by the Half-Scale Clan's experts. If you can learn them and advance to become a martial artist, your chances of getting into the Genius Training Camp will be at least 70%.

“No! I’m not going to the Half-Scale Training Camp.” Xia Ling shook her head. “Entering the Half-Scale Training Camp means that I will have to join one of the Half-Scale Clan’s factions in the future.”

“Miss, don’t you want to join? Those forces were all founded by the strongest members of your clan. Even if you don’t get into the genius training camp in the future, you will still have a chance to become a Bone Forging Realm martial artist.” The old butler looked at Xia Ling with astonishment.

As one of the ten strongest clans in the City of Light, the Half-Scale Clan's foundation is incomparable to that of other races. Even without the cultivation of the city's resources, they still have the opportunity to advance to the Bone Forging Realm, and even that level is not unattainable.

Many of the younger generation from the various factions of the Half-Scale Clan dream of joining, but now Xia Ling is refusing, which is simply incomprehensible.

“If this were when I had just become a quasi-martial artist, I would definitely have accepted the invitation without hesitation,” Xia Ling explained. “Even when I was preparing for the Five Cities Grand Competition, I wouldn’t have hesitated. But after I’ve had a little exposure to the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy’s Shocking Breathing Technique these past few days, I feel that this training method is not simple. Now that Master Lin has advanced to the Bone Forging Realm, it proves that my guess was correct. The training method taught by the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is not a martial artist-level training method, but rather a Bone Forging Realm training method, and at a high level.”

“Miss, even if the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy teaches training methods for the Bone Forging Realm, the Half-Scale Training Camp has training methods that touch upon that level. Not to mention, the foundation of our Half-Scale Clan is far beyond what the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy can offer. What our Half-Scale Training Camp can provide is something the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy simply cannot provide. These are far more important than training methods,” the old steward advised.

Advanced training methods are hard to obtain, but cultivation resources are even harder to acquire. Without sufficient resources, even if you obtain a training method, it will be of no use.

"You don't need to persuade me anymore. I know Dad is doing this for my own good, but I still plan to join the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. I plan to join the Academy first thing tomorrow morning." Xia Ling shook her head, her gaze towards the old butler was incredibly firm, even revealing a hint of fanaticism.

Before she went to Obsidian Martial Arts Academy for training, she thought that Lin Qi was the only headmaster who carried everything. But just the day before yesterday, she accidentally learned something about Obsidian Martial Arts Academy that made the hairs on her body stand on end.

That is to say, the advanced martial arts techniques she learned were all created by the disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy.

High-level martial arts technique!

Such powerful martial arts techniques that can greatly enhance one's combat strength are something that even geniuses among Bone Forging Realm martial artists might not be able to create in their entire lives. Yet, the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, consisting of only a group of martial artists, has created so many high-level martial arts techniques. The disciples of these martial arts academies are not just geniuses; they are simply a group of monsters.

It should be noted that in history, any genius who could create a high-level martial art would 100% become a strong person among the Bone Forging Realm martial artists, and more than 20% of them could even take that step.

She couldn't even imagine what Obsidian Martial Arts School would become if such a group of monsters were to grow up.

To completely take over the City of Light?

Or perhaps control of a region?
Moreover, putting aside the fact that these monsters grow up, simply being able to share a room with them and have them personally teach you is something that even a genius training camp cannot do.

She has only attended a few classes, and she has already mastered 32% of the Star Pointing technique. Her progress is so fast that it's like she's on a rocket. It's foreseeable that she can master the advanced Star Pointing technique before the Five Cities Grand Competition.

What she is learning now is just what the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy prepares for outsiders. Joining the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy might allow her to receive more and better instruction, and her future achievements might even reach those of those who graduated from the genius training camp.

In the early morning, the sun rises.

The abandoned area, which was originally sparsely populated, has now become a bustling place thanks to the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. Large numbers of human nomads are selling their wares on the streets, and members from various factions are coming to the academy for training, making the entire human abandoned area thriving.

"Brother Qin Mu, what brings you here?" Lin Qi asked in surprise as Qin Mu stepped out of an association flying car.

It's only been a few days since we last met, and I didn't expect Qin Mu to have changed his mode of transportation to a flying car. This improvement is extraordinary.

"Brother Lin, you really hid it well. A master like you in the Bone Forging Realm is willing to live here. If that lord hadn't told me himself, I wouldn't have believed it was true." Qin Mu looked at Lin Qi with a wry smile on his face.

Thinking back to how he used to say that he would protect the Obsidian Martial Arts School in the abandoned area, it now seems like a complete joke.

A powerful figure in the Bone Forging Realm could take his life in one breath; why would he need to protect him?

"Am I hiding it?" Lin Qi looked at Qin Mu, who was full of embarrassment, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should explain or not.

"Let's not talk about that. I'm here today because it's urgent." Qin Mu got straight to the point. "That important person from the association has returned and wants to see you. Do you have time now?"

(End of this chapter)