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

Chapter 216 People from Wanxing City

"These two disciples from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy are probably strong enough to rival the three monsters who were in the top three of the competition." Lin Yan sighed as she looked at Ye Qinglu and Luo Wushang picking up their spoils below. "With their strength, even if we didn't come to help, Fang and Steelbone's team would probably have a hard time dealing with these people from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy."

The human captains and vice-captains present nodded in agreement as they watched Fang and Steelbone being killed, their eyes filled with a complex mix of emotions.

They originally thought that after so many years of training by the garrison, their strength might not be comparable to that of experts like Fang and Steelbone, but among the major forces in the city, they would definitely be able to crush those high-level martial artists.

But now, even experts as strong as Fang and Steelbone were killed one-on-one by two disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts School, which was quite a blow to them.

"Zhuoqun, should we go up and help?" Lin Yan asked Wu Zhuoqun, who had been watching everything.

“There’s no need for that, let’s go back.” Wu Zhuoqun smiled and glanced at the crowd scattering and fleeing on the high slope in the distance. “With Fang and Steelbone dead this time, I imagine the forces behind them, as well as other forces with ulterior motives, will behave themselves.”

“They might behave themselves, but with two experts suddenly appearing at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, I reckon those three monsters will be restless once they find out.” Lin Yan nodded, slightly worried. “They’ve been stuck at the peak of the martial arts realm for too long, some even over thirty, their energy and blood starting to decline. Now that two experts have emerged who are neither from the garrison nor from the genius training camp, they probably won’t be able to resist.”

Among the captains of the City of Light garrison, there are three recognized monsters. Even a master as strong as Wu Zhuoqun was defeated by two of them in the last competition and only got fourth place. In fact, Wu Zhuoqun couldn't even last three moves against those two monsters.

As for these three monsters, even the mentors of the genius training camp believed that they had reached the invincible level of high-level martial artists, and only a true early-stage Bone Forging Realm martial artist could suppress them.

Because of the appearance of these three, the annual grand competition of the garrison had no distinction between champion, runner-up and third place. All three were first, and none of them could defeat the others. True masters are lonely.

Now that two experts capable of killing Fang and Steelbone have emerged, it's not impossible that the three of them might directly take action in the wild in order to advance further.

“It is indeed a problem.” Wu Zhuoqun frowned slightly. He was confident of winning against Fang and Steelbone alone, but he didn’t think he had a chance against those three monsters. If they made a move, no one except a Bone Forging Realm expert could stop them. “When I get back, I will discuss it with the elders. If all else fails, I will let the two from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy join the guard regiment. I think they are under 25 years old. When the Genius Training Camp starts recruiting, they can enter the Genius Training Camp. That way, those three monsters will not dare to act recklessly.”

“That’s a good idea.” Lin Yan’s eyes lit up after hearing this. “If the two of them are really under twenty-five, then this year’s recruitment for the genius training camp will be interesting.”

If the two members of Obsidian Martial Arts Academy join the garrison and the genius training camp, it can be said that the possibility of those three monsters fighting each other will be cut off. Otherwise, even if the two members of Obsidian Martial Arts Academy stay in the city and do not come out, those three monsters may still attack the other members of Obsidian Martial Arts Academy to force the two members to come out.

However, if the two of them joined the garrison and had the status of a garrison member, and those three monsters forced them to have a contest, then the elders of the Bone Forging Realm would have an excuse to take action against those three monsters. Unless those three monsters were stupid, they certainly wouldn't do that.

As for the two entering the genius training camp, that goes without saying. They represent the future of a city. To dare to use the future of a city as a practice tool for breakthrough is tantamount to courting death.

For many years, not many people from the human race have been able to enter the Genius Training Camp at the same time. Now, if the two from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy are added, the number of human martial artists entering the Genius Training Camp this year will reach three. Moreover, Ye Qinglu and Luo Wushang are two geniuses who can kill Fang and Steel Bone. This will definitely have a huge impact on the geniuses of all races in the Genius Training Camp.

Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of the others present also became expectant.

The death of Elder Liu Tianzong was a huge blow to the entire human race in the City of Light. If this year's genius training camp could produce geniuses like Ye Qinglu and Luo Wushang, or even those who are exceptionally outstanding, it would undoubtedly elevate the human race's status in the City of Light.

"Alright, let's hurry back and report this to the elders." Wu Zhuoqun reminded them, looking at the suddenly lively atmosphere. "Besides, I don't know if those two are twenty-five years old or not. I'm just guessing. We need to ask the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy about that."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately drove their flying transport vehicles back to the City of Light, eager to find out as soon as possible whether Ye Qinglu and Luo Wushang were truly under twenty-five years old.

On the other side of the hillside, the captain and vice-captain of the Fang and Cyborg teams, after seeing Fang and Cyborg killed, immediately chose to leave in the flying transport vehicle, not daring to linger any longer.

The appearance of Wu Zhuoqun and others had already made things difficult for everyone. Now, two more experts from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy have emerged who can kill Fang and Steelbone. It's impossible to fight them now. If they continue fighting, they will only be courting death. They joined the garrison to break through, not to serve their clan's power. So there is no need for them to fight the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy to the death.

"How can the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy have such strong martial artists? Didn't they only obtain a small part of the treasures from Crimson Moon Mountain? Could there be an even greater secret in Crimson Moon Mountain?" Mans, who had fled into the woods, was filled with shock and confusion.

He could understand why the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy could produce a large number of martial artists. After all, it wasn't difficult for the White Feather Gang to train a group of martial artists from the things they couldn't take from Crimson Moon Mountain, especially since there was also a small energy mine.

But now he really couldn't understand how two disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts School could kill experts like Fang and Steelbone.

It's important to understand that the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy only achieved its large number of martial artists by benefiting from the White Feather Gang's influence. It was already incredible that they could produce a genius like Lin Qi before, but now two more have emerged. No matter how you look at it, this is not an impossible thing.

The only thing that could make Mans think of was that there were still secrets in Crimson Moon Mountain that the White Feather Gang didn't know, which led to the current Obsidian Martial Arts School.

"This matter must be told to the gang leader. There is a great secret in Crimson Moon Mountain, which cannot be exposed to other forces for the time being." While fleeing, Mans planned to inform the gang leader, Isaac, of the great secret he had discovered as soon as possible.

Although the Obsidian Martial Arts School has become very powerful, the White Feather Gang still has a chance to take back Crimson Moon Mountain. Then, the White Feather Gang will be able to exclusively enjoy the great secret within Crimson Moon Mountain.

As both sides secretly dispersed, Ye Qinglu and Luo Wushang, carrying their spoils, boarded a medium-sized transport vehicle and, driven by Lu Fanchen, headed towards the wilderness, as if the robbery that had just occurred was merely a trivial matter.

"The area ahead of us, about thirty kilometers, is wilderness. We need to find a place to hide the vehicle and then proceed on foot," Lu Fanchen explained while driving the medium-sized transport vehicle. "That two-horned cheetah is hiding deep in the wilderness. We'd better not fight any monsters along the way. Run if you can, otherwise the more we fight, the more monsters we'll encounter. If we aggro a boss monster, we'll all have to start over. Be careful and follow me."

“We understand that.” Fang Zhen nodded, then suddenly said, “But I think we’re all pretty strong right now. We finally made it to the wilderness. If we can really grow stronger quickly and become high-level martial artists, can we join forces to deal with those lord monsters?”

"Old Zhen, do you mean that after we level up, we shouldn't complete the assessment yet, and instead directly challenge those wild bosses that are above our level?" Yi Ye Fu Yun asked with some concern. "But is that even possible? We were only able to enter the wilderness because we took the assessment for core disciples, and the wilderness is clearly designed for levels below ours. The game developers probably know that, which is why they sent us here to mine for ore. If we attack the boss monsters and actually kill them, won't the game developers shut us down immediately?"

“Very likely.” Fang Zhen didn’t deny it, but still said, “But don’t you want the drops from the boss monster? That’s a super-version drop, and Fan Chen and the other two can use the bug to quickly level up by exploiting the wild boss, and the game company hasn’t said anything. Even if we actually kill a boss monster, the punishment shouldn’t be too severe. At most, we won’t be able to enter the wilderness for a short time, or the game company might cancel the core disciple assessment. But if we kill a super-version boss, the game company probably won’t take back the super-version drops. Don’t you want super-version drops?”

"Super version drops?" After a moment of contemplation, Ragnarok said excitedly, "I think this is feasible. After becoming high-level martial artists, we can collect enough ores first, and then challenge the BOSS. This super version BOSS, just the blood it spills can help us level up quickly, not to mention the drops. Maybe we'll even have a chance to break through to the Bone Forging Realm. With the strength of the Bone Forging Realm, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to occupy a stronghold outside Crimson Moon Mountain?"

"If I break through to the Bone Forging Realm, will I be able to directly occupy a point in the wild?" The more Yi Ye Fuyun thought about it, the more excited she became.

If they can secure a stronghold in the wild before the next version launches, their team will not only be far ahead of other newly joined large guilds, but will also have stable long-term income and accelerate their progress.

Gao Wu descended upon this game, and the higher his level went, the more magical and incredible it felt to him.

Just by becoming a martial artist, he felt he had undergone a transformation in reality. Just like his sister said, now, after facing the provincial fighting champion they had hired, he felt he could defeat him with one hand. If he reached the Bone Forging Realm, who knows what changes would occur? Obtaining the qualification of a Universe Pioneer wouldn't be difficult at all.

“Then let’s give it a try after we’ve all advanced to high-level martial artists.” Luo Wushang was eager to try it out.

Her previous battle with an elite-level martial arts NPC gave her a general understanding of her physical strength. Her physical strength had surpassed that of a mid-level monster and was approaching that of a high-level monster. In fact, her actual physical strength and speed had already surpassed those of a high-level martial artist, but the system did not display this, and she needed to conduct specific tests to know how much she had improved.

Moreover, her battle with Steel Bone gave her a new understanding of the second level of the Body Strengthening Technique.

Simply using energy to reconstruct cell structure can produce such a significant change in physical strength, but what if we also incorporate physical strength?

After becoming a sword saint, she mastered a sword technique called Absolute Heaven.

This sword strike requires one to possess immense inner energy, filling the entire body completely before compressing it into the sword, making its sharpness capable of cleaving the heavens and splitting the earth, and stopping the flow of countless rivers.

Originally, she didn't have much hope of recreating the Jue Tian move. After all, the power of blood and qi was not that great. It was possible to convert it into force, but even if all the blood and qi in her body were converted into force, there wouldn't be much force. It was impossible for the true qi in the pilgrimage to fill her whole body.

Previously, her body cells were too fragile to withstand powerful force, even after learning the first level of the body strengthening technique. She had to be careful even when using force, as an excessive burst of power would cause her body to collapse.

But now that her physical strength has made a qualitative leap, she can try to integrate her power, so that her whole body will be filled with power, and she can recreate the sword strike that made her a sword saint.

However, her current physical strength is still not very safe. If she breaks through to become a high-level martial artist and her blood and qi advance further, she will be able to control more energy and take her physical strength to the next level. At that time, she will be very confident in mastering the Absolute Heaven technique.

With his immense physical strength and the Sword Saint's ultimate sword strike, it's not impossible for him to challenge a boss of a higher level.

After everyone had finished discussing, the medium-sized transport vehicle drove to a woodland in front of the wilderness and, led by Lu Fanchen, quietly ventured into the wilderness.

While Lu Fanchen and his group were entering the wilderness, news of the deaths of Fang and Steelbone reached the ears of the major powers in the City of Light.

"This human race is really interesting. Liu Tianzong just died, and two young masters have already emerged." A golden-haired gorilla, only a little over two meters tall and already in his forties or fifties, looked at the information in his hand. His voice was neither cold nor indifferent, but it made the mid-stage Bone Forging Realm ape expert who came to deliver the information feel considerable pressure. It was as if a mountain was pressing down on him when he stood in front of this ordinary-looking golden-haired gorilla, greatly affecting his movements.

"Why is your ape clan giving up Crimson Moon Town?" A winged woman with two pairs of crimson wings, sitting to the side, raised an eyebrow. "If you are going to give it up, then Crimson Moon Town will belong entirely to our winged clan. Although it is located a bit too close to Myriad Star City, it is still a town with small energy veins, which can accommodate many of our clansmen."

"Of course not," the golden-haired ape man said calmly. "It's just that Steelbone and Fang are both dead, and we are not suitable to fight, otherwise all the races will have objections."

“It is indeed difficult for us to take action.” The elegant lady nodded and said, “However, we can give those three little monsters some benefits and let them deal with the Obsidian Martial Arts School. They probably won’t refuse, after all, the two young men from the Obsidian Martial Arts School are quite strong.”

“No rush.” The golden-haired ape man shook his head and tapped the smartwatch on his wrist. “Take a look at this instead. It’s a message I sent from Wanxing City not long ago.”

"Is Wanxing City getting restless?" The refined lady glanced at her and frowned slightly.

“Yes, the two people sent this time are not simple. One is the future young patriarch of the half-beast clan, and the other is one of the top ten graduates of Wanxing City this year. He even has a chance to enter the domain city this year.” The golden-haired ape man nodded.

"This year, the half-beast race in Wanxing City has truly produced many talented individuals. However, they have only just graduated from the genius training camp and are already preparing to participate in the Domain City's assessment. It's a pity that our Feather Clan's graduates this year are somewhat lacking, still some distance from the Domain City's minimum requirements." The Feather Clan noblewoman sighed.

The Domain City Assessment is held only once a year, usually at the end of the year. Any martial artist under the age of thirty who has reached the Bone Forging Realm can participate. Anyone who is likely to pass the assessment has a good chance of reaching that level in the future. However, only a few people from each major city can pass the assessment every year.

“What I mean is, let’s wait and see what Wanxing City means before we decide what to do,” said the golden-haired ape-man.

“Alright, we’re not in a hurry.” The winged noblewoman didn’t object.

City of Light, Martial Arts Association.

The sun is rising.

A flying car made entirely of C-grade alloy slowly came to a stop on the rooftop, instantly drawing the attention of the martial artists passing by the association.

Normal flying cars are made of B2 grade alloy, and the most luxurious ones are made of B6 grade alloy. Even martial artists at the high level of the Bone Forging Realm would be reluctant to use C grade alloy to make flying cars. Such flying cars can even withstand flying lord monsters for a while. They are simply luxury cars that ordinary martial artists at the Bone Forging Realm cannot afford.

A man and a woman stepped out of the flying car. Both of them had animal ears. The man was handsome and the woman was beautiful. Their aura was so strong that even a mid-stage Bone Forging Realm martial artist could not compare.

"Brother, shall we go to the Obsidian Martial Arts Gym now?" Donna asked.

“Yes, the sooner we get there, the sooner we can finish.” Igor nodded. “However, I don’t know where the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is. I need to find someone from the association to show me the way.”

On the other side, at the Obsidian Martial Arts School, is the beginner gravity chamber.

boom!
As the entire primary gravity chamber shook, Lin Qi's aura weakened, and his face turned deathly pale.

"I almost died. I really don't know how Luo Wushang cultivated it. Did she really not make a mistake in cultivating the second level of this body strengthening technique?" Lin Qi recalled the inherited experience extracted from Luo Wushang with a grim expression. He felt that the second level of this body strengthening technique seemed a little different from what he had seen.

The second level of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique is said to use energy to reshape the cell structure, but the experience I just extracted from Luo Wushang has somehow incorporated some internal energy.

Fortunately, he had a strong recovery ability and had already mastered the first level of the technique. Otherwise, he would not have been able to master the second level of this body-strengthening secret technique.

(End of this chapter)