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

Chapter 210 Is it really that simple to go in and come out? (Combined Chapters)

Are these two really human?

Donna was stunned as she watched the two figures bite down without any hesitation.

The orc race is known for its ferocity, and it is quite common for them to tear apart their enemies in battle, but that is only when dealing with other races.

They wouldn't dare to bite a monster, even if they had two lives. After all, the flesh of a living monster is too tough, let alone a boss monster. If they took a bite, their teeth would break.

However, Donna quickly understood it after watching for a short while.

The two figures weren't actually tearing the monster apart; rather, they were ferociously swallowing the Shadow Panther King's blood whole...

For some reason, the Shadow Leopard King didn't move at all. It just stared intently at the man whose one arm had turned to charcoal and whose other arm was raised high, with a hint of fear in its eyes.

Time passed by in a matter of seconds, and everything around seemed to stand still. The man and the monster faced off for three or four seconds before the Shadow Leopard King suddenly moved.

With a single roar, its entire body erupted with a volcanic eruption of blood and energy, spreading outwards from the Shadow Leopard King, directly blasting away everything within a radius of a hundred meters, leaving a large crater in the ground, while Lu Fanchen and his two companions were instantly sent flying more than a hundred meters away.

Even Donna, who was more than 500 meters away, was shocked by what she saw.

The Shadow Leopard King's mere burst of energy leveled a hundred-meter radius, far surpassing the power of some mid-level lords she had ever encountered.

Just as Donna thought the Shadow Leopard King was about to attack Lu Fanchen and the others, the Shadow Leopard King simply turned around, stomped its feet on the ground, and ran into the depths of the wilderness, completely ignoring Lu Fanchen and the other two, as if it had seen something unclean and wanted to hide from it.

"They escaped just like that?" Donna stared at the Shadow Panther King, which quickly disappeared from sight, her mouth agape in disbelief.

As the top predator in this area, the Shadow Panther King is so powerful that other low-level lords would run away at the mere sight of it, and if a city's transport convoy were to encounter it, it would be completely wiped out.

Moreover, given the aura and strength displayed by the Shadow Leopard King, even if the city sent several high-level experts at the Bone Forging Realm, they probably wouldn't be able to defeat it.

But this Shadow Leopard King actually chose to flee when faced with the provocation of Lu Fanchen and his companions?
Meanwhile, Lu Fanchen and his two companions watched as the Shadow Leopard King fled into the depths of the wilderness, their faces grim.

"I haven't had enough yet, how come it's gone?" Lin Xinyao said, speechless.

They had swallowed more than ten mouthfuls each time before, but this time she only swallowed a few mouthfuls before the Shadow Leopard King ran away, completely unpredictable.

"This guy is getting smarter and smarter; he actually knew to escape into the depths of the wilderness." Lu Fanchen frowned as he looked at the vanished Shadow Leopard King. "Now it will be even harder for us to find it."

"Then what should we do?" Li Tianxing said somewhat unwillingly, "Our future advancement depends entirely on it. If it continues to venture deep into the wilderness, we may really have no way to deal with it."

The few mouthfuls they've swallowed so far will at most advance him and Lin Xinyao to intermediate-level martial artists. The three of them, as intermediate-level martial artists, might be able to venture deeper into the wilderness, but the distance they can go is very limited. Especially after consuming that pale golden blood, they need a safe place to cultivate. If they go too deep, they might be discovered by the monster horde while cultivating.

Monsters are more sensitive to qi and blood than humans. They can sense qi and blood from a kilometer away. When cultivating, qi and blood will naturally erupt and cannot be hidden at all. If there are monsters nearby, they will be discovered immediately.

"Let's try to catch up as many times as we can," Lu Fanchen sighed. "This game probably won't let us exploit the bugs for long. Let's improve as much as we can first. If we can cultivate to the level of a mid-level martial artist, then even high-level monsters won't be impossible to kill with the Heaven-Shaking Fist. I think completing the assessment shouldn't be a problem."

After saying that, Lu Fanchen and the other two chased after the place where the Shadow Leopard King had disappeared.

"They actually plan to deal with the Shadow Leopard King. Who exactly are they?" Donna, watching Lu Fanchen and his two companions disappear into the depths of the jungle, could hardly believe her eyes.

These three humans dressed in silver-gray clothing were clearly not even at the Bone Forging Realm, yet they actually went to hunt down the Shadow Leopard King. She wondered if the world had gone mad or if she was hallucinating.

Just as Donna was beginning to have doubts, the communicator on her wrist rang.

"Lady Donna, how's the situation on your end?" the garrison captain asked in a low voice. "Do you need us to come and provide support?"

"No need, the battle is over." Donna shook her head, thinking of Lu Fanchen and the other two who were chasing the Shadow Leopard King, and then instructed, "Investigate for me which human faction wears silver-gray long-sleeved trench coats. Notify me as soon as you find out."

Three martial artists who weren't even at the Bone Forging Realm dared to hunt the Shadow Leopard King, yet the Shadow Leopard King was somewhat afraid. Monsters that have reached the Lord level already possess considerable intelligence, and the fact that it didn't even fight but turned and fled indicates that these three people must have posed a threat to the Shadow Leopard King, which is why the Shadow Leopard King took the initiative to escape.

The fact that the three were wearing identical clothes indicates that they belonged to the same faction.

The fact that such a force dared to hunt down a mid-level lord piqued Donna's curiosity. After all, hunting down a monster like the Shadow Leopard King, which was close to being a high-level lord, would probably require the combined strength of their entire orc race.

She had never heard of such a terrifying force before, so she naturally wanted to investigate it thoroughly.

"Yes." Although the captain of the garrison was puzzled as to why they were investigating these things for no reason, he agreed without hesitation.

The City of Light, Obsidian Martial Arts School.

The midday sun shone on the training ground, causing large numbers of martial arts school guards to sweat profusely, soaking half of the training ground.

Meanwhile, the men and women, all martial arts masters dressed in the uniforms of garrison leaders, were training the disciples who had joined the garrison, making them practice the Obsidian Martial Arts School's signature martial art, Thunder Palm, over and over again.

If any disciple couldn't persevere, these martial arts captains would give them a good beating until they had practiced the Thunder Palm hundreds of times. Only then would they stop, distribute a type of healing potion to restore their damaged bodies, and then begin the afternoon training.

"Xia Ling, I really didn't expect you to join the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy directly. I thought you would join a major force in the clan." Zuo Wei, a classmate from the same university, looked at Xia Ling after she finished her morning training with great surprise. "Didn't the clan elders invite you to participate in the Half-Scale Training Camp?"

Xia Ling, who also participated in the Five Cities Grand Competition, was no less talented than her, and would normally be invited by the clan to receive training from the clan.

As one of the ten strongest clans in the City of Light, the Half-Scale Clan has its own set of training and inheritance methods. This training is second only to the Genius Training Camp in the entire City of Light.

She came to the Obsidian Martial Arts School to learn martial arts today, but she never expected that Xia Ling would join the Obsidian Martial Arts School and even become a member of the Obsidian Martial Arts School's guard team. She could hardly believe her eyes.

"I was invited," Xia Ling said calmly, wiping the sweat from her brow. "But I declined."

"Are you crazy! That's the clan's key training program, much more useful than the Five Cities Grand Competition. Don't you want to get into the Genius Training Camp?" Zoe looked at Xia Ling, who had taken the initiative to refuse, and was quite astonished.

The Genius Training Camp is a place that gathers the resources of the entire City of Light to cultivate strong individuals for the city. The training camp established by the ten strongest clans of the City of Light can be said to be a preparatory training camp for entering the Genius Training Camp.

As long as you enter the clan's training camp, your chances of entering the genius training camp will increase by at least 30% to 40%. I didn't expect Xia Ling to give up so easily.

“I’m not crazy,” Xia Ling explained. “If I join the clan’s training camp, then I can only join the clan’s forces in the future, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to join the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy and learn the real skills there. Besides, joining the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy won’t affect my chances of getting into the Genius Training Camp.”

"You don't actually think the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy's garrison training is better than the clan's training camp, do you?" Zoe glanced at the garrison warriors instructing the training on the training ground and said speechlessly, "I admit that the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is a major force with Bone Forging Realm warriors in charge, but when it comes to training, the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is far inferior to the clan. The clan directly invites Bone Forging Realm warriors to provide guidance, and there's an ample supply of Type 1 potions. Now, they even have high-level monster flesh and blood provided daily."

"I've only been here for two days, and I'm already close to becoming a near-limit martial artist. The Five Cities Grand Competition is in a few days, and I'm confident that I can become a true near-limit martial artist before the competition. With the advanced martial arts I've learned, it's not impossible for me to compete for the top twenty."

As she spoke, Zoe displayed her own vital energy, which circulated throughout her body, clearly indicating a slight strengthening of her internal organs—far beyond what ordinary aspiring martial artists could achieve. This scene astonished many of the apprentices at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy who had come to learn martial arts.

To possess such terrifying vitality at such a young age, becoming a martial artist is practically a certainty.

Just as Zoe was about to say something, Meng Wei, the first commander of the martial arts school's defense team, came downstairs.

As Meng Wei descended the stairs, everyone in the martial arts hall couldn't help but turn their heads to look at him.

Meng Wei was originally just a martial arts elder of the Iron Heart Gang, but after joining the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, his strength improved by leaps and bounds, directly from a beginner-level martial artist to a mid-level martial artist, making him a top-tier expert even in the suburbs.

"This is the list of ten outstanding performers today. These people are exempt from this afternoon's training. They can take a bottle of Type I energy potion and a bottle of Type I healing potion and go to the meditation room to cultivate on their own." Meng Wei said, then posted the list on the notice board in the training field.

In an instant, the garrison disciples who had just finished training at the training ground all ran over. The scene was like a pack of wolves that hadn't eaten for days seeing delicious fresh meat, swarming forward as if afraid of being too slow.

Even Xia Ling, who was chatting with Zoe, used martial arts-level footwork to dart to the notice board in a few moments, completely ignoring Zoe's astonished expression.

"Great! Today it's finally my turn!" Xia Ling looked at the posted list, her fists clenched involuntarily, and she couldn't hide the joy on her face.

Zoe looked at Xia Ling, whose face was filled with ecstasy, and her surprise grew even greater.

"It's just a list of people who can cultivate freely, is there any reason to be so happy?" Zoe couldn't help but feel a little worried about Xia Ling's future.

As members of the Half-Scale Clan with some background, she and Xia Ling had been training hard every day since childhood, without even needing supervision. Training for eighteen hours a day was the norm. If they hadn't done so, they would have been eliminated by the other children in the clan long ago.

It's fair to say that in terms of training, they are far superior to those who are just coasting along recruited from outside by various powerful groups.

If Xia Ling had participated in the Half-Scale Training Camp, she could train freely every day now, and even have special guidance from experts at the Bone Forging Realm for targeted training. Instead, she wouldn't have to train with everyone else according to the requirements of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy Guard, which severely slows down her growth.

"Zovie, I'm going to the meditation room now, so I won't be able to talk to you anymore," Xia Ling said impatiently.

"Don't worry about me. I'm here to learn martial arts. We can talk after you finish today's training." Zoe didn't seem to mind Xia Ling's eagerness.

Afterwards, Xia Ling and the nine disciples of the guard regiment who were selected today went up to the third floor, while Zoe checked the time and realized it was time for her scheduled instruction, so she turned around and went to the training room on the first floor.

In the beginner's meditation room on the third floor.

"This feeling of controlling my Qi and blood is wonderful. It's a pity I can only come in for six hours a day. If only I could come in for twenty-four hours a day." Xia Ling sat in a corner that had been partitioned off, feeling regretful about the effectiveness of the beginner meditation room.

She had previously dismissed the meditation room reward Meng Wei mentioned, and the training provided by the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy's guard team was also quite good. They not only taught secret techniques like the Lightning Palm and mental magic, but also trained with combat puppets in the combat room in the afternoons, greatly enhancing their combat abilities.

So on the first day, she didn't compete for the so-called six-hour meditation room reward.

As a result, the next day, those who had entered the meditation room trained like madmen, desperately trying to get a spot in the meditation room.

This made her a little curious. These people had previously taken it lightly, and some even offered to join the afternoon training, but Meng Wei sternly refused.

They said that if you don't want a spot, you don't have to compete for the top ten every day, but if you make it into the top ten, you can't refuse and you have to stay for six hours before coming out.

Those who had been inside were now vying for a spot in the top ten the very next day. Since the meditation room must be beneficial, she naturally wanted to check it out as well, and thus made it into the top ten.

As a result, she was filled with regret.

Why didn't we try to get into the top ten on the first day?
Six hours of self-cultivation in the meditation room is far more effective than more than ten days of cultivation outside. As for the first level of the Obsidian Martial Arts School's Divine Breathing Technique, she was already a quasi-martial artist, so her cultivation speed was already very fast. However, cultivating in the meditation room made her progress even faster.

"Now I've mastered the first level 100%, and I hope I can succeed in the second level of this training method this time." Xia Ling then took out the Type II energy potion and Type II healing potion that her family had given her, drank them in one gulp, and began to cultivate the second level of the Shocking Breathing Technique, the Reverse Star Third Level.

One hour... two hours... three hours...

As the sun set, the people who came to learn martial arts at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy gradually dispersed.

Zoe walked out of the training room with a satisfied expression, clearly having benefited greatly from Chen Ya's instruction.

"Now my Eight Leaves One Blade Flash has reached a proficient level. With the physical condition I've learned from the training method, I should be able to use it twice in a row." Zoe looked at the A6-level battle sword she was practicing with in her hand, a burning light igniting in her eyes. "Now I should have no problem making it into the top 20. With the rewards from the competition, I should have no problem getting into the top 10 of this training camp."

Zoe then sheathed her A6-level combat sword, preparing to share the good news with Xia Ling.

Just as Zoe was about to make a call to Xia Ling, a powerful surge of energy descended from the third floor, filling the first-floor hall with waves of heat and making the apprentices in the hall feel oppressed and even have difficulty breathing.

"This energy and blood! Has someone broken through to become a martial artist?"

"Recently, more and more people in the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy have broken through to become martial artists. It's a pity that the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy does not teach martial artist-level training methods to outsiders, otherwise I would really like to learn them."

"You're dreaming. Major powers don't easily teach martial arts-level training methods, let alone the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. Even those who join the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy have to make a lot of contributions before they can be taught the first level of training method when they are 100% proficient."

"I wonder which elite disciple from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy achieved this breakthrough."

The people who came to the martial arts school to learn martial arts felt the powerful energy pressing down from the third floor and discussed it among themselves, all expressing their envy.

However, when everyone saw Xia Ling walking down from the third floor, they were all stunned.

"A martial artist! How could it be her?"

"Isn't she a half-scaled? I remember she was a disciple of the martial arts school's garrison. Does that make her a martial artist?"

When everyone saw that the person who had been promoted to martial artist was Xia Ling, they couldn't believe their eyes.

It's not surprising that the disciples of Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, dressed in silver-gray uniforms, have advanced to the rank of martial artist, since they are the direct descendants of Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. However, it is unbelievable that disciples recruited from outside the academy have become martial artists so quickly.

"Xia Ling, you've become a martial artist?"

Zoe watched as he walked downstairs, his entire body brimming with vital energy, and she could even see faint wisps of smoke formed from it. Clearly, his vital energy was exceptionally rich, which left Zoe completely dumbfounded.

Musha!
This is what she has always been pursuing. Participating in the Five Cities Grand Competition and joining the Half-Scale Training Camp are all for the purpose of becoming a martial artist as quickly as possible.

Xia Ling, whose talent level was similar to hers, was a quasi-martial artist when she went in at noon, but became one when she came out in the afternoon.

(End of this chapter)