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

Chapter 300 The Nine Heavens are nothing to fear, and the Abyss can be swallowed.

"What exactly does Obsidian Martial Arts School want to do?"

"To auction off guard robots for an extended period and even prepare to teach them martial arts techniques—that's insane!"

"Isn't the Obsidian Martial Arts School afraid that its martial arts techniques will be leaked, creating more competing forces?"

"Could it be that Obsidian Martial Arts School thinks it has caused a huge disaster and is planning to use this method to fight against Earth Star Pharmaceuticals and Smiling Skull?"

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The various factions at the auction were all baffled by the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy's actions. The fact that the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy had previously defeated the attacking Earth Star Pharmaceuticals and killed Mo Xiao, one of the seven guardians of the Smiling Skull, was already quite extraordinary.

Unexpectedly, the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy has gone to such lengths for some energy crystals. They even use the Sequence Transcendent-level martial arts techniques that are treasured by major forces, as well as the Limitless-level martial arts techniques that clearly surpass the Sequence Transcendent-level techniques, to teach others. This is simply trying to turn the world upside down in the Mist Mountain region, and even the Four Domains.

"Senior sister, what exactly is Master Lin trying to do? Even if he wants to fight against Earth Star Pharmaceuticals and Smiling Skull and cause them trouble, there's no need to go to this extent!" Precia looked at Lin Qi on the stage, her heart filled with astonishment. "That's a transcendent-level martial art, and he actually intends to just teach it so casually?"

It's one thing to auction off the guard robots, since everyone knows that very little of the data inside them is of great value. The Obsidian Martial Arts Academy probably wouldn't sell the truly valuable guard robots anyway. The bidding is probably just for some combat data and the chance to extract the guard robots' memories later.

The auction of these guard robots did not have a significant impact on the major powers.

But auctioning training slots is different now. Martial arts are the core competitiveness of a faction, and they are not easily taught. Those who can be taught and guided are the core figures of a faction, and they are unlikely to betray it.

Obsidian Martial Arts Academy now plans to teach super-limit level martial arts to outsiders indiscriminately. It's fine if the forces don't have any bad intentions, but any forces with ulterior motives will definitely teach their own people a lot of super-limit level martial arts once they learn them, and frantically expand their own forces.

Resources in each region are limited, and there's usually not enough for all the major powers. Once these powers become strong, they will seize resources from other powers and cause trouble for Earth Star Pharmaceuticals and Smiling Skull. However, it's not impossible for these powers to deal with Obsidian Martial Arts School.

This is why only the elders of each major city are qualified to teach super-limit level martial arts. The best martial arts that ordinary students can learn are sequence super-level martial arts. Even if other hostile forces steal them, it won't have much of an impact. After all, major forces already have several sequence super-level martial arts. Even if they learn one more, the improvement won't be significant.

In contrast, teaching super-limit level martial arts to various forces is a different story. Such an improvement would be enormous for a force. If it were to cause trouble for Earth Star Pharmaceuticals and Smiling Skull in this way, it would undoubtedly be the worst choice.

“I can’t guess what he’s thinking.” Shefina shook her head as she looked at Lin Qi’s figure, but quickly said, “But this is a good thing for us. At least we only need to pay some energy crystals to learn that super-limit level martial skill directly.”

She had no idea what Lin Qi was thinking.

To allow people from all factions to learn super-limit level martial arts just for some energy crystals is, no matter how you look at it, entirely detrimental to the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy.

If the Obsidian Martial Arts School's goal was to increase its influence over various forces, simply eliminating the attacking team from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals and taking down the Smiling Skull's demon at the Obsidian Martial Arts School would have been sufficient, and there was no need for anything more.

When it comes to energy crystals, let alone five thousand, even one hundred thousand energy crystals would be enough for many powerful forces to pay up, since the super-limit level martial arts techniques are currently only confirmed to exist in the domain cities of the four domains.

Therefore, the actions of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy will also generate considerable resentment among the cities of the four domains.

The cities of the four domains all regard these items as treasures. The Obsidian Martial Arts School is having a big sale, and everyone is buying them. Although the super-limit level martial arts taught are not the super-limit level martial arts that the cities possess, this not only makes the super-limit level martial arts that the cities possess seem cheap, but it will also undoubtedly reduce the cities' advantage over other forces.

Although this incident won't shake the absolute position of the Domain City or make it take any action, it means that if the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is targeted by other forces outside the Domain in the future, don't expect the Domain City to side with the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy.

If raising the water temperature in the four regions causes trouble for Earth Star Pharmaceuticals and Smiling Skull, Obsidian Martial Arts Academy will also face similar troubles. It's a Pyrrhic victory, ultimately benefiting all the major powers.

At the venue, not only were the major powers exclaiming in surprise and confusion, but even the high-ranking members of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy were bewildered.

"What is the master trying to do? Can he just teach such martial arts techniques to anyone?"

Wu Zhuoqun was about to go crazy watching Lin Qi start auctioning off the places for further education.

The martial arts skills mastered by the gray-robed disciple are definitely the biggest trump card of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, and also the foundation for the Academy's future expansion. After all, the resources of Crimson Moon Town are simply not enough to cultivate many experts, let alone future Blood Condensation Realm experts.

Teaching super-limit level martial arts to various forces in this way, regardless of whether it can put some pressure on rival Earth Star Pharmaceuticals and Smiling Skull, will definitely be fatal to Obsidian Martial Arts School, which is looking to expand.

Moreover, this time they've released fifty training slots all at once, which is a real intention to give many forces a major boost.

"Interesting. They dare to teach such martial arts techniques. It seems I made the right decision to come here this time." Tie Mu laughed as he watched Lin Qi start auctioning off the training spots first. "If the other four old guys knew this, they would be green with envy."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tie Mu had someone raise a bidding paddle and start bidding without the slightest hesitation.

In just a short time, the bidding price rose from 5000 energy crystals to 30000 energy crystals, and the number of bidders continued to increase.

"Fifty thousand! Our Holy Blood Mercenary Group is determined to have these training spots!" Zhuogu looked at the training spots on the stage with burning eyes.

"You're really willing to spend that much, Zha Gu? Your Holy Blood Mercenary Group probably only earns this much in a year." Hu Lei was astonished when he saw Zha Gu increase his bid by 10,000, and then he raised his paddle and said, "60,000!"

"You really don't hold back." Zhuogu looked at Hulei, speechless, but quickly raised his paddle again and said, "Seventy thousand!"

Although the Holy Blood Mercenary Group has joined forces with Star Tower City, the training slots are absolutely not to be given up. After all, these are the resources for a force to grow stronger and the guarantee for breaking through to a higher realm, so they cannot be given up.

"One hundred thousand!" Shefina offered one hundred thousand without wasting any words.

For a moment, the entire venue fell silent. Although 100,000 energy crystals were not an insurmountable burden for the major powers, seeing Xie Feina, the rising star of Misty Mountain City, they did not have much confidence in the competition. Moreover, the major powers had not brought many energy crystals with them this time. It would be really not worthwhile to use them all up in one go for a single spot.

There are quite a few places available for this advanced training program, a total of fifty. The more people who enter the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, the greater their chance of learning martial arts. After all, the more advanced the martial arts, the more difficult it is to learn, and not everyone can learn them. Only when more people learn will there be a greater chance that someone will be able to learn them.

"No bidders participated!"

"No bids received twice!"

"No bids received three times! Congratulations to Ms. Shefina!"

Lin Qi felt a little regretful after seeing the bid of 100,000, but still gave the emblem representing the Obsidian Martial Arts School to Xie Feina. Following the first successful bid, the subsequent auctions became increasingly fierce. Although Xie Feina also won the second spot, it cost her a full 120,000 energy crystals.

Then, five more spots were won by Tie Mu of Black Steel Heavy Industry, which amazed everyone with Black Steel Heavy Industry's financial strength. Even though no one was prepared, Black Steel Heavy Industry brought so many energy crystals. If they weren't rich enough, they wouldn't have brought so many.

As the number of spots dwindled, all the major powers fought tooth and nail. Even Hu Lei, the city lord of Star Tower City, spent nearly 120,000 energy crystals to barely snag one spot, while the even wealthier Zhuo Gu spent over 240,000 energy crystals to grab two spots.

Inside the venue, Donna stared wide-eyed at the various factions scrambling for training slots, and couldn't help but ask Igor, "Brother, is it too late for me to join the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy now?"

"Well... I guess so." Igor looked at the various forces still bidding and wasn't sure.

With his sister Dona's talent, joining the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy as a core disciple would have been a piece of cake. After all, apart from the gray-robed disciples, the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy didn't have many experts at the Bone Forging Realm, let alone a young genius like Dona.

However, now all the major forces are fighting tooth and nail for a place to study, so it is foreseeable that once they leave the auction house today, Obsidian Martial Arts Academy will definitely become the target of many geniuses who want to join.

A spot for a core disciple of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy was auctioned off for at least 100,000 energy crystals—more than he had ever seen in his life.

This is equivalent to joining the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy and becoming a core disciple of the Academy, which means you'll earn a net profit of 100,000 energy crystals.

Such a large number of energy crystals would be an astronomical figure even for the most talented individuals in major cities. For those who do not understand the benefits and value of joining the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, these 100,000 energy crystals are a very tangible representation.

While Igor and Donna were chatting, the members of the martial arts school's security team, who were maintaining order at the venue, were filled with pride and straightened their backs considerably.

The members of the martial arts school's guard team are all talents selected by the Obsidian Martial Arts School, and their status and position are equivalent to the school's core disciples.

Many of those who joined the martial arts school's guard regiment back then were outcasts of their families and clans. Unexpectedly, the status of the Obsidian Martial Arts School has risen so high that even those geniuses who were admitted to the city's genius training camp back then probably have to look up to them now.

By the end of the auction, all fifty training slots and twelve guard robots had been sold out.

The fifty training slots, with each slot selling for an average of over 110,000 energy crystals, earned Lin Qi a total of nearly 5.7 million energy crystals. This is an amount that a city lord could not earn in a lifetime, but for Lin Qi, it was achieved in just one auction.

The twelve guard robots were replaced with seven early-stage Celestial Realm training methods and thirty-four Blood Coagulation Realm training methods, which Lin Qi also found very rewarding.

Inside the Obsidian Branch in Red Moon Town.

Lin Qi directed a large number of martial arts school disciples to move the dismantled remains of the giant skyship. While moving the remains, the disciples used machine tools to reshape and re-cut the C6 grade alloy. Some of this C6 grade alloy was used to renovate the martial arts school's rooms, specifically the intermediate gravity chamber and intermediate training room. The rest was stored in a warehouse to be sold to players later to make a profit.

"Master, of the fifty advanced training spots we're selling this time, several major forces in the Misty Mountain region have each bought one. Some of them even have connections with Smiling Skull. If people from these forces learn those martial arts techniques, we might be in serious trouble. Perhaps we could impose some restrictions on the trainees in the martial arts academy, such as prohibiting the use of the meditation room. This would significantly reduce their chances of learning, and we wouldn't be breaking our promise." Ino frowned slightly as she looked at the auction list in her hand and offered her suggestion.

"In addition, I suggest that we take the nearly 570 million energy crystals we have earned to remote areas to organize people to synthesize energy blood essence. This way, we won't have to hand over energy blood essence to the domain city. The only problem is that we can no longer buy the energy blood essence synthesis equipment from the domain city."

"However, I once heard Lord Diroya say that those synthesis equipment can be purchased from other domains. Although the price is a bit higher, about two million energy crystals, which is one million five hundred thousand more than the five hundred thousand energy crystals that I bought in Wushan Domain City, it is still very worthwhile compared to the value of the long-term production of energy blood essence."

As the former leader of the city garrison of the City of Light, she not only understood the city's operations, but also knew a little about the power network of the Smiling Skull. Although she didn't understand why Lin Qi was selling so many training slots, giving all the major powers the opportunity to learn such martial arts.

However, she knew very well that if the people of Smiling Skull mastered that kind of martial arts, it would be a disaster for Obsidian Martial Arts School. After all, Obsidian Martial Arts School had killed one of the Seven Guardians, which was a serious blow to Smiling Skull.

"No need, just give all trainees the normal treatment," Lin Qi said without hesitation.

“Master, if those powerful people learn it, it won’t be long before a large number of people on the Smiling Skull’s side master it.” Ino quickly explained, “The reason why the Smiling Skull has been able to stand in the Mountain of the Dead for so many years, and why the Misty Mountain Domain City has no good way to deal with it, is because the Smiling Skull has many geniuses, with strong people generation after generation. It not only selects geniuses from within, but also secretly selects geniuses from the four domains. The number of geniuses it recruits is not much less than that of the Domain City. There are so many that they can’t kill them all. Among these geniuses, there will probably be many who can learn that kind of martial art.”

Even if other major powers learn it, not many people will actually master it. After all, there aren't many people who have mastered the extraordinary-level martial arts, let alone the super-limit-level martial arts.

But the Smiling Skull is different. It has many geniuses. If other forces only have a few or a dozen people who can learn it, then hundreds or thousands of people can learn it. At that time, even if they just send a group of Bone Forging Realm experts, they will be able to make the current Obsidian Martial Arts School suffer.

"That's good too. The path of a martial artist is like rowing against the current; if you don't advance, you fall behind. Pressure is what drives you. If they want to learn, let them. Our Obsidian Martial Arts Academy will be here waiting for them." Lin Qi smiled, his tone filled with pride.

He had long considered the possibility of trainees privately teaching others and understood the potential harm involved.

However, his purpose in auctioning off training slots, from the very beginning, was not only to earn energy crystals to synthesize energy blood essence, but also to allow more people to learn those martial arts techniques. Otherwise, how could he spread the reputation of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy and attract more people and talents to join the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy?

Only when all the major powers send geniuses to the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy to learn, and at great cost, will others truly understand the benefits of joining the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. After all, in the future, they will need many, many experts to guard and develop the city, which is not something that the current players can do.

Moreover, he is currently only 200,000 users away from upgrading his management authority, and this wave of advertisements from various forces can quickly help him achieve this goal.

Not to mention that learning super-limit level martial arts is difficult. Even if players teach with their hearts, it is not something that can be learned overnight. They might even lose their lives. By the time many people on Smiling Skull's side have learned it, who knows how long it will be. By then, the players' strength will be incomparable to what it is now.

Is the path of a martial artist like rowing against the current—if you don't advance, you fall behind?

Ino was also taken aback after hearing this, and found that she had suddenly become timid. She had competed with many geniuses since she was a teenager, and that's how she overcame all obstacles to grow to where she is now. Now that she has such a superior training environment as the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, she was actually afraid of being surpassed by others and having them master those martial arts techniques to deal with her.

On the contrary, the gym leader Lin Qi has fought his way up through countless battles, showing no fear of any challenge, which is why he has achieved his current strength and accomplishments. He has even defeated the Smiling Skull's demon, and his rapid growth is unbelievable.

"Master, I understand!"

Ino looked at Lin Qi with admiration, feeling that she had finally understood.

"Good that you understand." Lin Qi nodded, looking at Ino who seemed to understand nothing.

Meanwhile, after the Crimson Moon Auction ended, the major powers returned to their respective homes. The news of the destruction of the Earth Star Pharmaceuticals team and the death of Mo Xiao, one of the Seven Guardians of the Smiling Skull, spread throughout the entire Mist Mountain region.

For a time, everyone from the wild wanderers to the high-ranking officials of the major forces in the Fog Mountain region was in an uproar.

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