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

Chapter 286 The Illusion of a Demigod

"What kind of record is this?"

"Why are there so many stone carvings?"

After Lin Qi opened the second recorded video, he looked at the various stone carvings displayed in the room and felt very strange.

The prisoner currently has only three videos stored in the guard robot. The first video, needless to say, shows a powerful being fighting in the cosmos, and two such powerful beings at that. The value of such a battle record is self-evident.

Its value may even surpass that of the Celestial Realm inheritance of the Star Energy Civilization. After all, even a Celestial Realm expert cannot survive in the universe for a long time, let alone destroy a rock belt with a single punch.

Clearly, the strength of those two Starry Sky experts far surpasses that of the Celestial Realm. If the Domain Cities of the Four Domains knew about this battle video, they would probably spare no expense to snatch it up.

However, the second video recorded by the prisoner showed a large room filled with various stone sculptures. There were thousands of these sculptures, and they were all different. The video recording alone lasted for more than ten hours. Even if you fast-forwarded to the end, you were just looking at these stone sculptures. He really couldn't understand what the point of recording these stone sculptures was.

The recorded video shows that these stone sculptures were all carved by the prisoner himself. The video even shows how the prisoner carved a piece of stone into a sculpture.

In his opinion, although these stone carvings were all strangely shaped and different, they were not special in any way.

"Is it to record their masterpieces so they can admire them from time to time?" Lin Qi looked at the stone carvings, speechless.

While many other prisoners also kept records of their favorite things, this prisoner was the first to be so narcissistic.

Lin Qi then closed the second video and directly opened the last one to view it.

But when Lin Qi clicked on the last video, his eyes lit up.

"Is there more to this?" Lin Qi looked at the vast universe in the video and the two powerful beings fighting beside the star, feeling quite pleased.

The first video, which recorded the battle between two powerful beings in the starry sky, was clearly not fully recorded, which he found quite regrettable. He didn't expect that the last video would continue recording.

After fighting for more than ten minutes, the two powerful beings from the starry sky stopped fighting. One of them was seriously injured, with half of his body gone, but he was still alive. The other was not seriously injured.

It's unclear what the two discussed in the starry sky, but the starry sky expert, who had lost half his body, took out something that looked like a crystal ball and crushed it while laughing.

Suddenly, a phantom larger than a star appeared. The instant this phantom appeared, it was as if countless pieces of information flooded into the brain, and the video recording went completely black.

"What exactly is that phantom?"

The moment Lin Qi saw that terrifying phantom, he felt dizzy and his head was throbbing. Blood was streaming from his seven orifices, as if his head was about to explode. He was filled with disbelief.

Just seeing a blurry figure in the recorded video almost made his head explode. He couldn't imagine what it would be like to see it with his own eyes.

Although the video was recorded by the prisoner himself, it is simply unbelievable that a single image could harm him.

But the most incredible thing is that even after seeing the phantom, he didn't remember what it looked like. He only knew that he had just seen a phantom, but his understanding of the phantom was completely vague.

Just when Lin Qi thought the video recording was over, he suddenly discovered that the progress bar was still moving forward. In less than three or four seconds, images reappeared in the video.

However, the scene in reality this time was not the cosmos, but rather the prisoner looking up information. Lin Qi knew from the inherited metal plate that the text in these documents was the language of the Star Energy Civilization.

The text describes a demigod from a star-energy civilization.

Demi god!

This is the pinnacle that the Star Energy Civilization could achieve, and it is also a miracle of the Star Energy Civilization. However, demigods cannot be looked at directly or described, so the Star Energy Civilization has no image records of any demigods, not even statues.

Because no one can sculpt the true appearance of a demigod.

The legendary item that can record the true appearance of a demigod is something that countless powerful people covet. It can be used for visualization, which can greatly enhance one's spirit. It is also the best visualization method of the Star Energy Civilization.

It wasn't until the prisoner had read all the relevant materials that Lin Qi finally understood.

"No wonder he was making statues like crazy; he was contemplating the appearance of that demigod." Lin Qi thought of the second video and began to understand the prisoner's thoughts.

An item that can truly record the appearance of a demigod is a coveted item even the strongest beings in the starry sky would desire, while this prisoner is at most at the Celestial Realm, or perhaps just a Blood Condensation Realm martial artist.

It was impossible to obtain such a thing, but this prisoner was very lucky. He was fortunate enough to see the true appearance of a demigod and even made a video of his memory to save it so that he could contemplate the appearance of the demigod at any time.

After all, for a prisoner who isn't even a Star Realm expert, this is probably the greatest opportunity of his life.

"It's a pity it's just a recorded video. The effect of visualizing it is far inferior to what the prisoner saw with his own eyes. Otherwise, the value of this demigod's phantom would probably exceed that of the entire prison." Lin Qi looked at the third video that had finished playing and felt a pang of regret.

The power of a demigod was beyond his imagination. If he had that crystal ball from the video, and could use it for visualization at any time, the improvement to his spirit would be unimaginable. After all, the appearance of a demigod is the best visualization method.

Now that he has obtained a secondhand demigod phantom, its value is undoubtedly much lower.

Moreover, this secondhand demigod phantom lacks a corresponding visualization aid, and using it directly for visualization has significant side effects. Just like the information the prisoner consulted, this kind of demigod visualization, without professional guidance, can easily lead to problems, ranging from mental confusion to death.

Just like when he watched the video footage, one glance almost made his head explode. If he had to see it a second time, he would definitely explode.

"Forget it, this isn't something I need to worry about. Let the players deal with it." Lin Qi then saved the three videos to his smartwatch, extracted the demigod phantom from the third video, and renamed the video.

The method of contemplating the divine.

This video, combined with the basic visualization methods introduced in the Star Energy Civilization introduction, would constitute a visualization method. It could then be sold directly to players so they could study and research it.

This visualization method can even be used as a reward for the person who made the first contribution this time. After all, everyone has already practiced the previous stellar explosion visualization method, especially the top-ranked players, whose proficiency is over 90%. It is a good opportunity for these people to practice the new visualization method.

All he had to do was extract the players' earnings. Fog Mountain Prison, before the exit.

With the three-day prison visit period over, the leaders of various forces who had been stationed at the foot of Fog Mountain, along with the city lords of many cities, gathered at the foot of the mountain to watch the teams emerge from the prison.

"I wonder what we'll gain this year." Hu Lei, the city lord of Star Tower City, looked at the teams that came out one by one, his eyes full of anticipation.

Last time, the Star Tower City team only explored the upper area and gained nothing in three days. This time, they joined forces with the Holy Blood Mercenary Group to enter the middle area. If they could obtain some combat data of the Blood Condensation Realm or even a trace of inheritance, then Star Tower City, if not developed, could at least take another step forward in overall strength. Then they could seize the position of city lord of other cities.

In this way, their clan can receive at least four energy blood essences every year, making it no longer impossible for them to exchange for sequence extraordinary martial arts techniques or Celestial Realm training methods in the future.

These city lords of the Misty Mountain region can be considered peripheral members of the domain city. In terms of status, they are somewhat inferior to the geniuses who have entered the domain city, but they can exchange many good things in the Misty Mountain domain city by creating energy blood essence.

For those free-spirited forces, such as the Holy Blood Mercenary Group, the Celestial Realm training method they desire is simply a pipe dream. But for these city lords, as long as they gather fifty energy blood essences, they can directly learn from the domain city and have the possibility of breaking through to the Celestial Realm.

Of course, the various free forces in the Fog Mountain region also have their advantages compared to these city lords. They can use all the energy blood essence they produce themselves, just like the Smiling Skull in the Mountain of the Dead.

However, because these free forces are small in scale, they can only produce a small amount of energy blood essence each year. After all, the good places in the Misty Mountain area have been occupied by the Domain City, so these free forces cannot establish themselves in these places. Moreover, the cities in these places are protected by the Domain City, and the Domain City will take action to clear out any invasions of natural disaster-level monsters.

Although the Domain City's response time is often slow, resulting in severe damage to the city or even its destruction, the Domain City eventually resolves the catastrophic monster invasions and rebuilds the city. Therefore, the areas managed by the Domain City are relatively safe.

As for other areas in the Mist Mountain region, establishing large settlements to produce energy blood essence is not so easy. After all, humans are food for monsters, and the more people there are, the more powerful monsters want to go there. Without sufficient strength, it is difficult to defend these large settlements, let alone defend multiple ones.

Therefore, although the powerful forces in the Fog Mountain region with Blood Condensation Realm experts can obtain more energy blood essence each year than these city lords, they also have many more things to worry about, especially when facing attacks from natural disaster-level monsters, which are a nightmare.

Meanwhile, the city lord of Star Tower City, Hulei, was chatting with the leader of the Holy Blood Mercenary Group.

Just look at the several top teams that walked out of the Fog Mountain Prison. In addition to teams from other domain cities, there were also powerful teams from other domains that were no less powerful than Earth Star Pharmaceuticals.

In an instant, the city lords of each city, as well as the major forces including the Holy Blood Mercenary Group, all stared at the top teams that came out. Several teams were carrying a guard robot, and their eyes were almost red with envy.

"Holy crap! Did they have such a big harvest this year?"

"A guard robot! This is probably the first time we've captured a guard robot since we started exploring the prison!"

"The guard robots in the lower level—there are definitely many with inherited skills among them. Are all these top teams on some kind of superhuman boost? They're all so fierce!"

"I heard from some people who managed to get into the lower area that it seems that a group of madmen were besieging the core area in the lower area, which led to a major battle in the lower area. This resulted in many lone guard robots being left behind, which gave these top teams an opportunity."

"Besiege the core area? Isn't that where those prisoners gather?"

The various factions present watched as the guard robots were brought out, and for a moment they were all discussing it with envy.

With the Fog Mountain Prison having been discovered over a century ago, most of the areas that needed to be explored have already been explored. If there is any treasure, it's probably just the guard robots that operate in the lower levels.

Nowadays, top teams have captured a guard robot to varying degrees. It's impossible not to feel envious, after all, the legacy of a demigod civilization, whether in martial arts or training methods, is far superior to what they are currently cultivating.

Among the crowd that emerged, a team of fewer than fifty people quickly attracted the attention of other teams.

"How come there are so few people left from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals and Fog Mountain City?"

"Look, it seems that Beast Karad from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals is seriously injured."

"No way, what kind of battle was this that could have injured both Beast Karad and the captain of the Misty Mountain City?"

Everyone looked at the two rather disheveled teams and couldn't believe their eyes for a moment.

Before entering the prison, the delegation from Wushan City joined forces with Dixing Pharmaceutical. Everyone felt that this collaboration between the two teams would not only yield great results in the lower districts, but would at least make them the first or second strongest team among those entering the prison.

Such a powerful team, of the two hundred people who went in, less than fifty came out alive, and the two team leaders were even injured. It's simply unbelievable.

"Damn it! We were so unlucky this time. We were just a little short. If we had more people, we could have taken down one of those two guard robots." Commander Paris recalled the battle before they came out, his face grim.

If their two teams hadn't suffered heavy losses on the first day, and if Beast Karad hadn't been seriously injured, they would have had a chance to capture a guard robot when they came out today.

Unfortunately, facing two guard robots, they numbered less than fifty in total, and couldn't possibly hold either of them off. If they had more than a hundred members, they could have kept one alive, making their trip to Wushan Prison worthwhile.

At this moment, not only was Paris in a bad mood, but even the Beast Calad was in a bad mood.

For some unknown reason, due to the riots in the core area, there were many more lone guard robots in the lower area, a number rarely seen in a century. These guard robots seemed to be searching for something. Although it was unclear what they were looking for, it was a rare opportunity for these top teams, which they ultimately missed.

It can be said that apart from those two top teams, all the other top teams had some gains. The more capable ones were able to capture one directly, while the ordinary ones had two teams working together to capture one. Only those two top teams came up empty-handed.

Just as Paris and Calard were getting agitated, the surroundings suddenly fell silent. The crowd of onlookers stared wide-eyed at the entrance to the Fog Mountain Prison, their eyes practically bulging out of their sockets.

"What's up with these people?"

Paris and Calard looked curiously at the entrance and exit of the Fog Mountain Prison.

At the entrance of the Fog Mountain Prison, a team emerged from who-knows-when. This team wasn't particularly strong; each member was a high-level martial artist, but they were carrying a whole twenty guard robots...

Leading the team were none other than Lin Qi, the master of Obsidian Martial Arts School, and Xie Feina, the former deputy leader of the team.

"How... is this possible..."

(End of this chapter)