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

Chapter 330 The Name of Obsidian
"Wait, the Red Moon Chamber of Commerce, Smiling Skull, and Earth Star Pharmaceutical sent nearly a thousand Blood Condensation Realm experts, as well as several half-step Celestial Realm experts, to deal with the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, and the three of them suffered a crushing defeat. What exactly happened?" Shadow Tiger stared in astonishment at the unshaven Flying Dragon, completely bewildered.

Leaving aside the two, Twilight Shadow Michael and Rexxar, the battle of nearly a thousand Blood Condensation Realm cultivators has not occurred in the entire Four Domains for decades. The last time such a battle took place was when a massive monster tide swept across a region.

With so many Blood Condensation Realm cultivators attacking a force, and even several Half-Step Celestial Realm cultivators among them, as long as a Celestial Realm Grandmaster doesn't intervene, wiping out a top-tier force in the Four Domains would be a piece of cake.

The result was a crushing defeat for all three.

He seriously suspected that Feilong might have been training too hard lately and his mind was no longer clear.

"You don't know?" Feilong was slightly surprised, and slowly explained, "This matter has spread far and wide now. In the battle between the three families and the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy in the Dead Man's Mountain Range, nearly a third of the nearly one thousand Blood Condensation Realm experts died, and each of the three families lost a half-step Celestial Realm expert. The heavy losses were unprecedented for the three families since their establishment. If it weren't for the Celestial Realm Grandmaster in charge, they would have fallen out of the ranks of the top forces in the four regions after this battle."

"With the current situation that Grandmasters at the Celestial Realm cannot easily take action, the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is probably the number one force below our four major domain cities."

"Is the Obsidian Martial Arts School really that strong?" Shadow Tiger looked at Flying Dragon, feeling that Flying Dragon's words were getting more and more ridiculous.

It's already incredible that nearly a third of the nearly one thousand Blood Condensation Realm experts were killed. What kind of existence is a Half-Step Celestial? Without the intervention of a Celestial Realm Grandmaster, it would be impossible to kill them without several equally skilled Half-Step Celestials surrounding them. Not to mention killing three of them in one go. How many Half-Step Celestials would it take to accomplish that?
If the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy really had so many half-step Celestial Realm experts, back then, who in the entire Fog Mountain region, except for Fog Mountain Domain City, would have dared to provoke the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy?

"That's why I came to ask you this." Feilong looked at Yinghu, who was full of disbelief, and smiled bitterly. "I heard that in that battle, the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy had many experts who could fight against half-step Celestial Realm masters. One of them, a gray-robed disciple in the Bone Forging Realm, even killed half-step Celestial Realm masters from the Red Moon Merchant Guild, Smiling Skull, and Earth Star Pharmaceuticals. After that, he defeated Twilight Shadow Michael, scaring Rexxar into running away on the spot. This gray-robed disciple of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is now considered by many to be the number one person below the Grandmaster level."

“Both you and Ling Ye have partnerships with the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, and you even opened a branch of the Academy in Domain City. I think you should know quite a bit of the details. If it’s true, I was thinking of asking you to introduce me to that expert. But it seems that you, this great genius, are even more out of touch with the information than I am.”

"A Bone Forging Realm martial artist defeated Twilight Shadow Michael, scaring Rexxar into running away on the spot, and became the number one person below the Grandmaster level?" Shadow Tiger felt it was like a fantasy after hearing this, and couldn't help but say, "Does such a genius really exist?"

He considered himself a peerless genius of his time, comparable to Rexxar of the previous generation.

But now he was told that Rexxar, whom he had finally caught up with, had been so frightened by a Bone Forging Realm disciple from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy that he ran away on the spot, and that his previous dreams and pursuits had become a complete joke.

“I heard that the disciple of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is still quite young, probably around twenty-five or twenty-six,” Feilong sighed. “Rexar, who came back from outside, has not mentioned this matter at all. He has only applied to the deputy city lord for an elder’s training room to try to break through to the Celestial Realm.”

"No way! He's trying to break through to the Celestial Realm at this time?" Shadow Tiger exclaimed in surprise.

It's difficult to break through the physical limits and become a half-step Celestial from the high-level limit of the Blood Coagulation Realm, but it's even more difficult to become a Celestial Grandmaster from the half-step Celestial.

In each of the four major domain cities, there are a few half-step Celestial Realm experts in each generation, but in the past few decades, the number of people who have achieved the Celestial Realm Grandmaster has been only a handful across the four major domain cities combined.

All of this is thanks to the resource support of the Domain City. If it were any other force, the chances of becoming a Grandmaster of the Celestial Realm would be even lower.

The main reason is that the risk of fully strengthening the brain is too great. Once the strengthening begins, any mistake along the way will cause the entire brain to explode, and there will be no way to save it. This is also why many half-step Celestial Realm experts have been stuck at the half-step Celestial Realm.

Rexxar has not been a half-step Celestial for long. For a half-step Celestial, he is still very young. Normally, he would need to accumulate for seven or eight years, or even more than ten years, to further improve his Qi and blood. Only when he is about to lose his peak Qi and blood will he attempt to break through to the Celestial Realm. To attempt to break through to the Celestial Realm now is simply a suicidal act.

"It must be to resolve the current predicament," Feilong sighed. "Didn't Rexxar previously say that he wouldn't allow anyone to introduce the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy to the Deputy City Lord? Now that the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy has defeated those three forces, and with the Celestial Realm Grandmasters not allowed to act arbitrarily within the four domains and instead needing to explore the forbidden zones together to find a way out, the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy has become the number one force under the four domain cities."

"At that time, many forces and teams, as well as many experts, will probably try to win over the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy to explore the forbidden zone together. In order to please the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, they may exclude him. Grandmasters of the Celestial Realm never team up with people below the Celestial Realm. At that time, he will only have one path: to break through to the Celestial Realm, or to stay in Tianhe Domain City for the rest of his life."

"You're quite lucky. Not only did you get introduced to the Deputy City Lord, but you also partnered with the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy to open a martial arts academy in the Domain City. When you go on group expeditions to the Forbidden Zone, with the strength of that disciple of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy who is the number one below the Grandmaster level in the Bone Forging Realm, you'll be much safer."

At this point, Feilong also felt a little envious of Yinghu and the others.

Many top forces and experts from the Four Domains are frantically exploring the forbidden zones, not only to find a way to survive, but also to advance further. After all, the area where people can live now is only the Four Domains, and the area of ​​the Four Domains is less than 3% of the area explored by people a hundred years ago.

Although the restricted area is extremely dangerous, it also contains many ruins, and there might be something within these ruins that could allow one to break through.

Many half-step Celestial Realm cultivators within the Forbidden Zone achieved their breakthroughs through these relics. Even the current top-tier Celestial Realm Grandmasters mostly gained their breakthroughs through opportunities within the Forbidden Zone.

These unparalleled geniuses will inevitably need to explore forbidden zones if they want to break through to the Celestial Realm in the future. Moreover, the deeper they go into the forbidden zones, the more dangerous it becomes. Therefore, it is very important to be with a strong team.

"We were lucky," Shadow Tiger smiled as well.

Originally, it was because Ling Ye and Yi Feng, who had just returned, raved about the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, especially about the intermediate gravity chamber and beginner meditation chamber that could help with cultivation, that he was willing to recommend the deputy city lord to the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy.

I never expected to make such a fortune. In the future, I can rely on Obsidian Martial Arts School for all my explorations of restricted areas.

While Shadow Tiger and Flying Dragon were talking, all the major forces in the four regions that received the news also gained a new understanding of Obsidian Martial Arts School. It was no longer just a major force in one region, but an existence capable of defeating the three top forces.

Obsidian Martial Arts School!

From now on, the four regions will undoubtedly have another top-tier force that cannot be provoked, and it is even stronger than those top-tier forces. Therefore, they all warned their members not to provoke the Obsidian Martial Arts School if possible, and even asked their members to investigate the entire situation of the Obsidian Martial Arts School so that everyone would know the basic information.

Otherwise, if we pass through the Mountain of the Dead in the future and a conflict breaks out, we won't even know how we died.

Chiyue Town, Wushan Area.

Inside a VIP room on the top floor of a steel building very close to the Tower of Cultivation.

"Senior Brother Mond, you can't be mistaken, can you?" Shefina looked at the middle-aged man from the Forest Clan in surprise, unable to believe the information he had provided. "Those three forces launched an attack with nearly a thousand Blood Condensation Realm experts, resulting in the deaths of over two hundred Blood Condensation Realm masters, and even three Half-Step Celestial Realm experts. How could the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy possibly have such strength?" "This is already a confirmed fact, you don't need to doubt it." The middle-aged man from the Forest Clan, whose strength was already at the Half-Step Celestial Realm level, said with great certainty. "However, this incident has caused too much of a stir, severely damaging those three factions. Now, the grandmasters of those three factions are furious, and they have even made demands of our Misty Mountain Domain City: hand over the master of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy for severe punishment, or they will refuse all future cooperation with Misty Mountain Domain City, including joint exploration of the forbidden zone."

"Have those three families gone mad?" Shefina couldn't help but ask.

Although she didn't know why the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy had suddenly become so strong, the fact that the grandmasters of the three families could make such a demand on the Domain City showed how much this battle had affected the three families, even to the point of breaking ties with the Fog Mountain Domain City.

"The losses of those three families this time are really that great, especially since all the half-step Celestial Realm experts they painstakingly cultivated have died. If it were our Misty Mountain Domain City, we would probably go crazy too." The middle-aged man from the Forest Clan chuckled. "However, this time the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy has taught those three arrogant families a lesson."

"What did the city lord and the others say?" Shefina asked with some concern.

Of the three forces, the Smiling Skull is one thing, but they are pure bandits who have carved out their own territory in the Dead Mountain Range, making the already unsafe trade in the Mist Mountain and Sky River regions even more dangerous. The Mist Mountain Domain City originally wanted to destroy the Smiling Skull, but the Smiling Skull has more than one Grandmaster.

If we were to truly drive the Grandmaster of Smiling Skull mad, the price we would have to pay would be too high if we couldn't join forces with the other three domain cities. Therefore, we turn a blind eye to Smiling Skull and don't interfere as long as he doesn't cross the line.

However, the other two are different. The Red Moon Merchant Guild's trade routes cover the four regions, and the transportation of many goods requires the Red Moon Merchant Guild. Meanwhile, Earth Star Pharmaceuticals monopolizes most of the high-grade medicines in the four regions. If these two companies really stop doing business with Fog Mountain Domain City in the future, the loss to Fog Mountain Domain City will be considerable.

Of course, this loss is not one-sided; it also affects Red Moon Chamber of Commerce and Earth Star Pharmaceuticals. But if the two companies make up their minds, there's nothing Fog Mountain City can do.

"Of course we refuse." The middle-aged man from the Sen Clan had a slightly gloomy expression. "Those three families think they can put pressure on our Misty Mountain Domain City just because they've joined forces. They really treat our Misty Mountain Domain City like a decoration. The city lord and the others have already decided to forbid anyone from those three families from setting foot in the Misty Mountain area again. In addition, my teacher asked me to come here to tell you to remind the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy that although they don't need to worry about the three families' grandmasters within the four domains, they should be careful once they enter the forbidden area."

"The forbidden zone is beyond the control of the four major domain cities. It is best not to set foot there before you have sufficient strength, and you should not take any further action against those three families. If the grandmasters of those three families really go crazy, even if the four major domain cities can stop them in the end, the price will be something they cannot afford."

“I understand.” Shefina breathed a sigh of relief. “I will inform Director Lin as soon as possible.”

The current outcome is arguably the best possible result. If Wushan City had turned a blind eye, the entire Chiyue Town would likely have been doomed.

"By the way!" The middle-aged man from the Sen clan was about to leave when he suddenly stopped and said, "Junior sister, your application for the Elder's Cultivation Room has been approved. You can go back at any time to break through to the Blood Condensation Realm."

“Thank you for informing me, Senior Brother Mond, but may I postpone it until next time?” Shefina asked. “I would like to break through to the Blood Condensation Realm this time in Crimson Moon Town.”

“It’s possible,” Mond looked at Shefina with a puzzled expression. “But are you sure you don’t want to break through in the Elder’s Training Room? Breaking through to the Blood Condensation Realm is no small matter, and the price of failure is not small.”

“I’m sure,” Shefina said with a smile. “The conditions at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy are excellent, and I’m very confident I can break through successfully.”

The Elders' Training Room in Domain City is arguably the place with the most concentrated energy in the city, even better than the second-floor training room of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy's Training Tower.

However, she felt that it would be better to break through in the beginner meditation room, since the training method she practiced was not the intermediate-level Blood Coagulation Realm training method, but a Blood Coagulation Realm training method above the intermediate level.

“Alright.” Mond nodded. “When you break through to the Blood Condensation Realm, contact me. My team can take you to the Forbidden Zone. That should help you reach the high-level limit of the Blood Condensation Realm faster.”

"Thank you very much, Senior Brother Mond," Shefina said gratefully. "I will break through as soon as possible."

Although she had never been to the forbidden zones, she knew quite a bit about them. The forbidden zones outside the Four Domains were not safe to visit at any time; only going at the right time would be the safest. Exploring them at other times would be more than twice as dangerous.

The next safe period is fast approaching; if we miss it, we'll have to wait a long time.

"Be careful yourself."

After giving his instructions, Mondstadt flew out of the window and quickly disappeared from Redmoon Town.

Meanwhile, Xie Feina checked the time in the room. It was already 4 PM, and the martial arts school was still early for closing time, so she got up and headed to the Obsidian Martial Arts School to inform Lin Qi of the Domain City's decision.

Obsidian Martial Arts School, Intermediate Gravity Chamber.

Under gravity two hundred times stronger than normal, every cell in Lin Qi's body trembled, and blood flowed uncontrollably from his seven orifices. However, Lin Qi still did not stop cultivating. He simply picked up the Fruit of Life and ate it in one bite.

Instantly, thanks to the rich energy of the Fruit of Life, Lin Qi's cells seemed to break free from some kind of constraint, rapidly destroying and reorganizing. This continued for more than ten seconds, after which Lin Qi became noticeably thinner.

The muscles throughout his body were no longer so bulky, giving him the appearance of a cheetah. Even in the dark, if you looked closely, you would find that his skin was translucent.

"The third level of this body-strengthening technique is truly difficult to master." Lin Qi sighed inwardly as he assessed his condition. "Is this what a complete pseudo-transcendent life form is like?"

To master the third level of the Body Strengthening Technique, he spent a full five Life Fruits. Fortunately, he was not disappointed and finally mastered the third level of the Body Strengthening Technique. From then on, he was a complete pseudo-transcendent life form, no longer a biological being, but one that could be regarded as a life by the Star Energy Civilization.

However, before Lin Qi could fully savor the exhilaration and sense of accomplishment brought by the breakthrough, the ground and the room were trembling violently. An indescribable surge of energy spread throughout the martial arts hall, so strong that Lin Qi even felt a sense of oppression.

"Has someone broken through? What's going on?" Lin Qi felt the terrifying blood energy constantly surging towards him, and he was completely stunned.

Immediately afterward, a system notification sounded in Lin Qi's ear, leaving him completely bewildered.

System: Congratulations, host, a player has broken through to become a Blood Condensation Realm martial artist, unlocking the hidden building, Advanced Rest Room.

(End of this chapter)