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

Chapter 321 We may not sell technology, but we can sell martial arts schools.

Inside the lobby of the Obsidian branch.

A gray-clad female disciple, dressed in silver-gray clothing and wearing a hood, nodded to Xie Feina. Xie Feina's face lit up with excitement, and she quickly bowed before following the gray-clad female disciple up to the training room on the second floor.

For a moment, Ling Ye and Yi Feng, who were standing in the distance, were both dumbfounded.

Completely baffled by Xie Feina's situation, Xie Feina, a peerless genius of the Mist Mountain Domain City, whom even her senior brother Yinghu would give some face to, was now fawning over a female disciple of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy at the Bone Forging Realm. No one would believe it if this were told.

"Damn it! They beat us to it!"

"As expected of people from Misty Mountain City, their reactions are so quick. I wonder if the instructor will teach a little longer today, so maybe I can still have a chance to snag a class."

At this moment, several young men and women dressed in black steel heavy industry clothing watched Xie Feina go upstairs, their envy and resentment in their eyes were completely undisguised.

"Gentlemen, could you please tell me why you're all vying to be taught by that disciple from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy?" Ling Ye couldn't help but step forward and ask.

She was genuinely curious about what was happening before her eyes.

It would be one thing if Xie Feina acted alone; at most, she would be acting strangely, being so respectful to a Bone Forging Realm martial artist. But for all the people from Black Steel Heavy Industry to act this way is enough to show that the gray-clad female disciple from earlier was no ordinary person.

However, she found it hard to imagine what kind of ability a gray-robed disciple of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy at the Bone Forging Realm could possess, that made Xie Feina and the others so respectful.

When the people from Black Steel Heavy Industry saw the Tianhe Domain City emblem on Ling Ye's clothes, they couldn't help but look at each other. One of the young human men stepped forward.

"My name is Yun Jie. This must be your first time visiting the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy in the Mist Mountain area." Yun Jie looked at Ling Ye and Yi Feng and patiently explained, "The disciple from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy just now was a six-star instructor at the academy, specializing in teaching super-limit level martial arts. However, that six-star instructor doesn't come to teach every day, and he only teaches one person at a time, which is why you two witnessed what just happened."

“Teaching Transcendent-Level Martial Techniques? How is that possible!” Yi Feng couldn’t help but say, “Those are Transcendent-Level Martial Techniques. Even in our Tianhe Domain City, only elders and a few others are qualified to learn them. The Obsidian Martial Arts Academy wouldn’t be lying to you, would it?”

Those who live in the Domain City are all too familiar with the concept of super-limit level martial arts.

Not to mention that, in the Four Domains, only the Domain Cities of the Four Domains openly control the Transcendent-level martial arts. Even if any force does possess a Transcendent-level martial arts, it would absolutely not teach it to outsiders.

Ling Ye nodded in agreement, feeling that the people from Black Steel Heavy Industries, along with Xie Feina, had definitely been tricked by Obsidian Martial Arts School.

The super-limit level martial arts are extremely important. Even among family members, only those in power can learn them. To casually teach super-limit level martial arts to outsiders, either the Obsidian Martial Arts School is crazy, or the people in front of us are crazy to believe such a thing.

“No, Obsidian Martial Arts Academy didn’t lie to us.” Yun Jie looked at Ling Ye and the other person, whose faces were full of disbelief, and couldn’t help but laugh. “Obsidian Martial Arts Academy does teach us super-limit level martial arts. We trainees can be sure of that. I even took two classes with the instructor before and benefited a lot.”

He was already used to the disbelieving looks on Ling Ye's and the other person's faces.

When the members of various factions who obtained the advanced training quotas came to the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, they didn't really believe it. They thought that they could learn directly by spending just over 100,000 energy crystals, or even ask the instructors of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy for guidance by spending some resources. It was like a dream.

However, on their first day at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, everyone chose to learn super-limit level martial arts techniques. The Obsidian Martial Arts Academy specially showed everyone combat videos of super-limit level martial arts techniques, allowing everyone to watch and learn at will. Only then did everyone truly realize that the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy had not lied to them.

"Has the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy gone mad? How can they let people learn super-limit level martial arts so casually!" Ling Ye looked at the affirmative looks in Yun Jie and the others' eyes, and for a moment he couldn't think straight. He couldn't understand what the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy was thinking at all.

Neither she nor her senior brother Yinghu could obtain the super-limit level martial arts techniques, and even Rexxar, who was at the half-step Celestial Realm, was not qualified to learn them.

But Obsidian Martial Arts School is selling it like it's nothing, they're completely insane, afraid that people from other factions won't be able to learn it and that their factions will grow slower than theirs.

"It can't be said to be very casual," Yun Jie explained. "Outsiders who want to learn must obtain a place at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy; otherwise, they won't be able to learn."

"Brother, how can I get a spot for further studies?" Upon hearing this, Yi Feng grabbed Yun Jie's arm tightly, his eyes burning with excitement. "Please tell me, I would be extremely grateful!"

Beyond Limit Level Martial Skill!

If one could learn this level of martial arts, then the door to the Celestial Realm would be half opened. If one could learn it, one would be invincible in the Blood Condensation Realm.

At this moment, Ling Ye couldn't help but look at Yun Jie, the young human, her heterochromatic eyes filled with longing.

Although they came to inquire about the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, she absolutely could not miss such an opportunity; if she did, she would regret it for the rest of her life.

“There’s no need for you two to be so excited.” Yun Jie smiled and said without reservation, “This matter is not a secret in the Mist Mountain area. The places for advanced training at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy are sold at auctions every time they are held. Each place costs about 100,000 energy crystals. According to the information I have, the next auction for the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy should be held soon.”

"Only a little over 100,000 energy crystals are needed?" Ling Ye was quite surprised after hearing this.

She originally thought the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy would fetch an astronomical price, but it only cost a little over 100,000 energy crystals. While this amount of energy crystals wasn't exactly small, given that there was absolutely no opportunity to learn in the Domain City, it was only a matter of spending nearly half of her net worth to obtain it. It was incredibly cheap, even a bit too cheap, making it seem unreal.

“That’s right.” Yun Jie nodded, adopting a senior’s demeanor, and said, “Moreover, becoming a trainee at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy offers many other benefits for cultivation, which are hard to come by outside.”

"Other benefits of cultivation?" Ling Ye just smiled, completely unconcerned.

While it's amazing that Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is willing to teach super-limit level martial arts, in terms of the benefits of cultivation, no other place in the four domains can compare to Domain City. Even Black Steel Heavy Industry, a top-tier power in the four domains, is several levels below Domain City.

Just like the Cataclysmic-level monsters that Domain City specifically uses to train Blood Condensation Realm cultivators in combat, other forces wouldn't even dare to dream of them, but they're quite common for Domain City. If someone can kill a Cataclysmic-level monster, Domain City will even proactively reward them and then replenish them with new Cataclysmic-level monsters.

In addition, there is the cultivation environment. The energy concentration in her usual residence is several times that of the city center. If it were the cultivation room in the domain city, the energy concentration would be even higher. What can the Obsidian Martial Arts School compare with the domain city?

Yun Jie noticed Ling Ye's disdain and smiled, saying, "Today it's our turn to rent the intermediate gravity chamber for four hours. The intermediate gravity chamber is large enough that although you two can't cultivate directly, you can at least experience it a bit. Would you like to go and take a look?"

"A gravity chamber? That's troublesome."

Although Ling Ye was disdainful after hearing this, she still decided to go and take a look, since their mission was to investigate the value of the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

The fact that Obsidian Martial Arts School teaches super-limit level martial arts is already valuable enough. However, learning more about Obsidian Martial Arts School will allow me to report back more effectively.

Before long, Yun Jie and the others led Ling Ye and the other two to a newly renovated intermediate gravity chamber deep inside the first floor.

Ling Ye glanced at the intermediate gravity chamber and nodded in appreciation, "The interior space here is quite large." The entire gravity chamber was made of C2-grade alloy, and the interior space was about half the size of a basketball court. For a gravity chamber, it could be said to be quite large. It could accommodate four or five people to cultivate at the same time, and even allow one person to do some simple activities. Compared to the ten-square-meter gravity chamber in Tianhe Domain City, it was undoubtedly much better.

However, the gravity chamber was of no value to her now that she had advanced to the Blood Coagulation Realm. Even when the gravity was set to the maximum of eighteen times, it did not exert any pressure on her body.

"Let's start by experiencing 80 times gravity." Yun Jie looked at the closed door and clicked the control button on the wall.

"Wait a minute..." Ling Ye looked at Yun Jie in surprise, "Eighty times gravity?"

"Hmm, wasn't eighty times gravity enough at the beginning?" Yun Jie asked, hiding his smile, looking at the surprised Ling Ye. "If it wasn't enough, I can withstand up to one hundred and twenty times gravity, but I wouldn't be able to move under those conditions."

"One hundred and twenty times the gravity?" Ling Ye exclaimed in surprise. "Can this gravity chamber be adjusted to one hundred and twenty times the gravity?"

Even the most technologically advanced gravity chamber in the Domain City can only create a gravity environment twenty times stronger than the average gravity environment. A gravity environment one hundred and twenty times stronger than the average gravity environment in the Domain City's gravity chamber is six times stronger than the average gravity environment in the Domain City's gravity chamber.

In such a gravity environment, let alone a beginner-level Blood Condensation Realm martial artist like her, even a high-level Blood Condensation Realm martial artist would probably experience some effects.

"It's not just 120 times; the intermediate gravity chamber in this Obsidian Martial Arts Academy can be adjusted to a maximum of 300 times gravity," Yun Jie explained with a smile. "It's just that no one can withstand such a high level of gravity, so we can only adjust it to 100 times at most."

"Three hundred times? How did Obsidian Martial Arts Academy manage that?" Ling Ye couldn't help but ask.

A gravity environment three hundred times stronger—this kind of technology is probably unheard of in the entire Four Regions. For martial artists below the Celestial Realm, an intermediate gravity chamber is practically a sacred place for cultivation.

"I don't know either." Yun Jie shook his head and said with a lot of pride, "But thanks to this intermediate gravity chamber, the energy that my body can absorb and my blood and qi have increased a lot, and my body is also much stronger. In addition, with the beginner meditation room of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, I feel that I should be able to break through to the Blood Condensation Realm in a month at most."

"A beginner's meditation room? What's that?" Ling Ye asked again, like a curious child.

The impact of reaching the Blood Coagulation Realm was all too clear to her, having been through it before.

Although there is an intermediate gravity chamber to assist, the foundation of the Blood Coagulation Realm lies in the comprehension of the training method, which cannot be achieved by relying on a gravity chamber.

“That’s a very special room that the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy created. Entering it can stimulate one’s mind, and things that are usually incomprehensible can be understood after entering it,” Yun Jie explained. “I even figured out the first level of the sequence extraordinary martial arts I was learning through that beginner meditation room.”

"A room that can improve comprehension?" Ling Ye was completely stunned after hearing this, feeling as if he had come from the countryside.

Whether it's a gravity chamber with 300 times the normal gravity or a room that can enhance comprehension, she had never even heard of such things in all her years in Domain City, but at Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, it seemed like a very common occurrence...

After Ling Ye and Yi Feng experienced the intermediate gravity chamber for a while, they couldn't sit still any longer. They went directly to contact the manager of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, revealing their Blood Condensation Realm strength and status, and expressing their desire to see the person in charge of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy.

Obsidian Martial Arts School, Reception Room.

"Gentlemen, this is our Master." Ino respectfully introduced Lin Qi, who had just entered the room, to Ling Ye and the other man. "If you two have any important matters to discuss, you can tell the Master."

Ling Ye and Yi Feng nodded to Ino, who was also at the initial stage of the Blood Condensation Realm, and couldn't help but curiously look at Lin Qi, who had just entered the room.

As Ling Ye and the other man's vital energy dissipated, it quickly surprised them both.

They originally wanted to investigate Lin Qi's strength, but under their perception range, they couldn't sense anything at all, as if Lin Qi didn't exist, yet Lin Qi was truly right in front of them.

Especially the feeling Lin Qi gave off; just by walking into the room, an indescribable sense of oppression rushed towards them, as if a giant beast was standing in front of them, but they couldn't sense it at all, leaving the two of them completely unable to understand what was going on.

"Two distinguished guests from Tianhe City, what brings you here?" Lin Qi asked with a smile, looking at the two who were still in shock.

Within his spiritual world with a radius of thirty meters, his mental control is several times greater than before. Not to mention manipulating the blood and energy within the domain, his spirit can even have some impact on martial artists in the Blood Condensation Realm. Even martial artists in the Celestial Realm might not be able to probe his current strength, let alone two early-stage Blood Condensation Realm martial artists.

"Greetings, Master Lin. I am Ling Ye, and this is my junior brother, Yi Feng. We are disciples of the Third Elder of Tianhe Domain City." Ling Ye quickly regained his composure and said respectfully, "We have come here to discuss cooperation with Master Lin."

"Cooperation? Do you mean training slots?" Lin Qi looked at Ling Ye and shook his head. "I'm afraid that won't work. Our Obsidian Martial Arts Academy has its own rules. If you two want them, you can wait for the next auction. We will still release fifty slots then."

“No! That’s not what we want to do.” Ling Ye shook his head slightly, took a deep breath and said, “We want to represent our teacher and order a few intermediate gravity chambers and beginner meditation chambers from Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. As for the price, we can pay with energy blood essence. How about two hundred energy blood essence for one intermediate gravity chamber and three hundred energy blood essence for one beginner meditation chamber?”

When Ling Ye spoke, even Yinuo inside the room was stunned for a moment.

Energy Blood Essence is an essential item for cultivation in the Blood Condensation Realm. Without it, it is impossible to make any progress in the Blood Condensation Realm. A large city with a population of over 30 million can only produce 12 Energy Blood Essences a year, and the city lord can only keep 2 of them.

The entire Misty Mountain Domain City controls forty-one cities, and can obtain approximately 410 Energy Blood Essences per year. Even if only one-third of these Energy Blood Essences are used, it would be enough for a Blood Condensation Realm beginner to cultivate all the way to the Blood Condensation Realm advanced and still have some left over.

Now, a mid-level gravity chamber and a beginner meditation chamber can be exchanged for five hundred energy blood essences, which is more than the energy blood essence obtained in a whole year in the Misty Mountain Domain City.

Lin Qi shook his head and said very firmly, "I'm sorry, this is the exclusive technology of our Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. We will not sell what you're talking about."

Two hundred energy blood essences for an intermediate gravity chamber and three hundred energy blood essences for a basic meditation chamber are indeed astronomical figures for him. Even if he created the city himself, it would probably be impossible to produce so many energy blood essences in less than a few years.

However, the intermediate gravity chamber and the beginner meditation chamber are the core of the martial arts school's development. If they are sold, the school's attractiveness to the outside world will drop significantly, which will greatly affect his future upgrade of management authority. This is something he absolutely does not want.

"So it really isn't for sale to the public?" Ling Ye's expression didn't show much disappointment after hearing this.

Whether it's an intermediate gravity chamber or a beginner meditation chamber, these are all very important things for cultivating martial artists. For a force, it may not be noticeable in the short term, but if you look at it over several decades or even hundreds of years, it is definitely something more powerful than super-limit level martial arts.

This is why she dared to represent her teacher and even ask for hundreds of energy blood essences to buy them. If they could obtain the intermediate gravity chamber and the beginner meditation chamber, their teacher's lineage would be able to continuously produce more powerful individuals, and their influence in the domain city would become greater and greater in the future. Therefore, she believed that her teacher would definitely not refuse such a proposal.

However, precisely because of this, any force with long-term ambitions would probably not sell intermediate gravity chambers and basic meditation chambers.

“Gentlemen, while our Obsidian Martial Arts Academy doesn’t sell its techniques, we can sell the academy itself,” Lin Qi said with a smile. “If you are interested, we can discuss the opening price for our academy in Tianhe City.”

(End of this chapter)