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

Chapter 350 This is no longer an ordinary city.

Wushan area.

On the colossal skyship, entirely constructed of C6-grade alloy, dozens of young men and women of the Serpent People gazed with curiosity at a city built around a mountain in the distance.

Although the city is not as large as the cities in other regions, it has already taken shape. Various high-rise buildings with hundreds of floors stand tall, and flying transport vehicles shuttle through the air constantly, numbering in the tens of thousands. In fact, the number of flying transport vehicles in the city alone is more than that of many large cities with a population of over 30 million.

And this city is none other than the headquarters of the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

Crimson Moon City!
It is now a city that everyone in the four major cities knows.

"I sent you to the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy this time because I hope you can stand out after entering the academy. This way, the group can have more cooperation with the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy in the future. Do you understand?" Tie Mu looked at the new generation of Snake-People geniuses who had been selected this time and said earnestly, "The better you perform among the disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, the better resources you will receive from the academy. The group will also give you more resource rewards. I hope you will not let the group down."

"Rest assured, sir, we will certainly not let the company down!"

As Tie Mu spoke, the eyes of the dozens of young men and women of the snake-people present lit up.

In the past, geniuses from Blacksteel Heavy Industries who entered Icefield City would not receive any rewards from the group and would have to rely on themselves for everything. But now, entering Obsidian Martial Arts Academy will bring them extra resource rewards from the group. This makes them, who were originally reluctant to enter Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, feel that entering Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is not so bad.

Originally, if they stayed at Black Steel Heavy Industry and wanted to obtain more resources, they would have to compete with the geniuses of Black Steel Heavy Industry from previous years, and the competition would be extremely intense. Now, they are only competing in a newly emerging force like Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, which is much easier for geniuses like them.

Normally, one needs to reach the middle stage of the Bone Forging Realm before the age of twenty-five to enter the Domain City, but they all reached the initial and middle stages of the Bone Forging Realm at the age of twenty-one or twenty-two, making them absolute super geniuses.

With their strength and talent, they could easily surpass not only the disciples who joined the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy this time, but also the geniuses that the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy had trained in the past.

"It's good that you have confidence." Tie Mu nodded, not doubting what these young geniuses said.

Black Steel Heavy Industry, as a renowned top-tier power in the four domains, has always been strict in selecting geniuses, allowing those ranked lower to enter the domain city and those ranked higher to enter Black Steel Heavy Industry.

In terms of the rate of advancement to the Blood Condensation Realm, the rate of advancement among the snake-people of Black Steel Heavy Industry is actually much higher than that of Icefield City.

The Obsidian Martial Arts Academy has only recently risen to prominence, and with only a handful of students at the Blood Condensation Realm, it would be a complete rout if these super geniuses from Black Steel Heavy Industry entered the Academy.

As the giant skyship sailed to within fifty kilometers of Crimson Moon City, everyone present, including Tie Mu, felt an indescribable sense of comfort.

"How can there be such concentrated energy?!"

Tie Mu, at the peak of the high-level Blood Condensation Realm, felt the free-floating energy in the space and was filled with doubt.

The energy concentration he felt at that moment was comparable to that of Blacksteel City, which was built on a super-large energy vein, and even at the level of the city center.

There are very few super-large energy veins in the entire four domains. Apart from the four major domain cities, only a few top-level powers have such resources. As for the cities of other major powers, they are built on large energy veins with high reserves.

It's incredible that there's such a dense concentration of energy at this point, when we're still quite a distance from Crimson Moon City.

When the giant skyship arrived at the reception airport of Crimson Moon City, the Black Steel crew who disembarked were all astonished.

Not only is the energy density in Crimson Moon City higher than that in the city center of Black Steel City, but dozens of arenas have been set up on the huge airport, each with a disciple of Obsidian Martial Arts School, ranging from apprentices to Bone Forging Realm, and even further divided into three levels: entry-level disciples, formal disciples, and inner disciples.

Long queues formed in front of these arenas, and the people in line were all young men and women around twenty years old, numbering over 100,000...

While Tie Mu and the others were stunned, people dressed in Obsidian Martial Arts School uniforms in front of the airport maintained order while shouting.

"Because there are too many people who want to join the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy recently, it is no longer suitable to conduct screening and assessment within the academy. If you want to join the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, please line up in front of the arena. As long as you defeat the defender, you will pass the assessment and obtain the corresponding status."

The words of the Obsidian Martial Arts School disciple made Tie Mu and the others realize that the selection process at the Obsidian Martial Arts School was so casual, determining status and treatment solely through combat, which was far too simple.

"You all go and line up. After you pass, meet at the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall," Tie Mu casually instructed the snake-man genius behind him.

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, the geniuses of the Snake-People Clan lined up on the Bone Forging Realm's inner arena, which had the fewest participants.

As dozens of geniuses from the Snake-People race lined up on the Bone Forging Realm disciple arena, the young men and women queuing around them couldn't help but laugh.

"Look! Another group of people are here who want to become inner disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy!"

"Among the geniuses of Black Steel Heavy Industry, I estimate that a few should be able to pass."

"I think it's difficult. Other geniuses from major powers have tried before, and so far only a dozen or so have passed."

"I wonder how many moves these people can withstand."

"I guess it can last for three to five moves."

Amidst the surrounding discussions among the young men and women, the snake-people geniuses in line all looked grim, their eyes blazing with anger.

As super geniuses selected by Black Steel Heavy Industry, they would receive first-class treatment even upon entering the Domain City. As for their strength, needless to say, each of them has mastered at least one extraordinary martial skill. If placed in major cities, they would be comparable to experts at the level of deputy city lords. How could they have been ridiculed like this?

If this weren't Obsidian Martial Arts Academy's territory, even the people from Misty Mountain City wouldn't dare to act recklessly; they would definitely teach these people in line a lesson.

On the other side, just as Tie Mu was preparing to head to the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall with his personal guards, another sky behemoth appeared above the Crimson Moon City Airport. Although this sky behemoth was not made of C6 grade alloy, it was still made of C4 grade alloy, and its value was so high that the city lords of various cities would drool over it.

The Azure Wing City insignia printed on this colossal skyship caused Tie Mu to stop in his tracks.

"As expected, Azure Wing City has also arrived."

Tie Mu watched as a large group of Azurewing City members disembarked from the giant skyship and walked forward with a smile.

The Azure Wing City in the Fog Mountain region is of average strength in the four domains, but it has good relations with many forces. At the same time, Black Steel Heavy Industry has also cooperated with Azure Wing City in the restricted area. The relationship between the two sides can be said to be better than that with the domain cities.

Meanwhile, BlazBlue City has recently gained prominence due to its numerous collaborations with Obsidian Martial Arts School, and has even taken the initiative to help Obsidian Martial Arts School promote its new weapons in major cities.

Tie Mu looked at the team leader, Hong Luo, who had already reached the initial stage of the Blood Condensation Realm, and was slightly surprised. Then he congratulated him, saying, "Congratulations, Vice Commander Hong Luo! You have broken through to the Blood Condensation Realm so quickly. You are likely to become a Celestial in the future."

As the deputy leader of the city lord's personal guard of Cangyi City, he had met Hong Luo many times and had even cooperated with Cangyi City when exploring the forbidden zone. He was quite familiar with a super genius like Hong Luo.

To be able to advance to the Blood Condensation Realm in one's early twenties is a talent that would place one at the level of a peerless genius even in the Domain City.

"Commander Tie Mu is too kind," Hong Luo said with a smile. "It's too difficult to advance to the Celestial Realm Grandmaster level. I would be very satisfied if I could reach the Half-Step Celestial Realm in my lifetime."

After Hong Luo finished speaking, he only glanced at a young man in the Bone Forging Realm beside him. This young man, who was at a high level in the Bone Forging Realm, led hundreds of young men and women in the Bone Forging Realm behind him toward the arena.

"Vice Commander Hong Luo, are you bringing the entire City Lord's Guard to join the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy?" Tie Mu asked in surprise as he watched the young men and women from Azurewing City walk toward the arena.

The City Lord's Guard of Azurewing City, ostensibly a garrison to protect the city lord, is in reality a garrison specifically designed to cultivate Azurewing City's own geniuses, absorbing the most talented individuals in the entire city.

And this personal guard only has a few hundred people in total... "Yes, the city lord thinks this is the best way." Hong Luo nodded.

"Is it the city lord's decision?" Tie Mu was also taken aback upon hearing this.

The City Lord's Personal Guard is a group of geniuses that Cangyi City has painstakingly cultivated by pooling all its resources. Now that they are being sent to join the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, what's the difference between this and giving away all of their own geniuses for free?
While Tie Mu was in a daze, he saw all the young men and women from Cangyi City running towards the arena for the formal disciples of the Bone Forging Realm, which made Tie Mu lose his composure.

"Vice Commander Hong Luo, don't you plan to become inner disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy directly?" Tie Mu couldn't help but ask.

"An inner disciple?" Hong Luo smiled wryly upon hearing this. "We'd like to, but it's unlikely."

"Unlikely? What do you mean? Does the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy not allow outsiders to become inner disciples directly?" Tie Mu asked curiously.

He had heard it clearly: as long as the defender on the arena was defeated, the corresponding identity would be obtained directly. And as the number one power under the four major domain cities, it was hard to imagine that the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy would do something like recruiting disciples and then breaking its promise.

“That’s not it.” Hong Luo shook his head. “It’s just that defeating the defending champions is too difficult; they don’t have that kind of strength yet.”

"Is their strength insufficient?" Tie Mu couldn't help but look at the young men and women of Cangyi City, feeling quite surprised.

The young men and women from Cangyi City currently queuing up are at least at the mid-stage of the Bone Forging Realm, and most are at the high-stage. Cangyi City has a strong foundation and will definitely let these geniuses learn extraordinary martial arts techniques. Even if not everyone masters them, at least a dozen people will learn them.

These people are absolutely no less capable than the geniuses at Black Steel Heavy Industry, and may even be stronger.

But now all the young men and women of Cangyi City are rushing to the arena for the formal disciples, and no one understands what Cangyi City is up to.

"Commander Tie Mu, you'll understand if you watch the battle on that arena." Hong Luo looked at the puzzled Tie Mu and pointed to the inner disciples' arena in the distance.

Tetsumu also went to look, but after watching the battle on the stage end, he was completely dumbfounded.

The two on the inner disciple arena, the defender from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy was at the mid-stage of the Bone Forging Realm, and the opponent was a young genius at the high-stage of the Bone Forging Realm. However, the opponent couldn't even last three moves against the defender from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy.

"Mid-stage of the Microscopic Realm? Is the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy joking? Are they sure they're just selecting an inner disciple?" Tie Mu looked at the defender on the stage and felt that the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy was simply playing a trick on him.

Among martial artists, there are very few who can reach the level of "entering the subtle realm." Even among those who advance to the "bone forging realm," there are very few young people; most are from the older generation. This is a realm that requires a great deal of combat experience and life-and-death trials to comprehend.

Even he only reached the middle stage of the Subtle Realm after advancing to the Blood Condensation Realm, and even now, as a legion commander, he has not yet touched the threshold of the high stage of the Subtle Realm.

The Obsidian Martial Arts Academy has assigned a mid-stage Microscopic Realm expert to guard the arena. Unless the challenger reaches the high-stage Bone Forging Realm and is also at the mid-stage Microscopic Realm, it will be very difficult to defeat the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy's guardian.

A person's daily cultivation time is limited. If time is spent on improving the body, naturally other aspects of practice will be reduced. It is already difficult to cultivate to the high level of the Bone Forging Realm at such a young age, let alone cultivate profound martial arts and reach the mid-level of the Subtle Realm in combat. This is not just about being a genius, it is about being an unparalleled genius.

Only a peerless genius is qualified to be an inner disciple of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. Either he's insane, or the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy has gone mad.

The disciples of Obsidian Martial Arts Academy were originally formal disciples, then inner disciples and elite disciples, and finally core disciples. It can be said that an inner disciple is only at an average level in Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, not even a genius.

“The Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is indeed selecting inner disciples,” Hong Luo said with a wry smile. “Because the current official disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy also use this method to be promoted to inner disciples. There are too many disciples in the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy now, and resources and positions are limited, so the competition is becoming more and more intense. The current defenders are all current inner disciples who are ranked in the middle or lower ranks. If these inner disciples are ranked in the bottom 10% multiple times, they will be demoted to official disciples, and the same applies to official disciples.”

"A current inner disciple ranked in the lower-middle range?" Tie Mu looked at the mid-stage Bone Forging Realm youth on the arena and couldn't help but ask, "Is this considered lower-middle?"

He's young and at the mid-stage of the Bone Forging Realm, and his combat level has reached the mid-stage of the Subtle Realm. If he were at Black Steel Heavy Industries, he would be an absolute treasure, 100% cultivated as a peerless genius.

Such a peerless genius was only of average to below average, and he seriously suspected that Hong Luo was a plant of the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

There's no need to exaggerate like that!
"Commander Tie Mu, I'm not exaggerating." Hong Luo looked at Tie Mu, who was full of disbelief, and said with a wry smile, "As long as you train in the training room and the beginner's martial arts room of the martial arts school for a period of time, you will find that the intermediate stage of the microscopic realm is not difficult. Moreover, the Obsidian Martial Arts School has recently acquired a new batch of training rooms. Inner disciples can enjoy training rooms with four times the concentration of external energy, and elite disciples can even rent training rooms with eight times the concentration of external energy."

"Four times the training room now?" Tie Mu was stunned upon hearing this.

The energy within Crimson Moon City is already astonishing. Even someone at the Blood Condensation Realm like him would receive significant assistance with four times the energy. Such treatment would probably only be enjoyed by elders in a Domain City, but now an inner disciple of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy can enjoy it.

Elite disciples can enjoy a training room that is eight times larger than the standard one. He couldn't even imagine how powerful this training room was; he probably felt that even breathing inside would rapidly improve one's abilities.

In a moment, Tie Mu also understood why Azurewing City had made all the members of the city's personal guard join the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

The training rooms provided by Obsidian Martial Arts School alone completely outclass all other major forces.

While a large number of geniuses from various forces were pouring into Crimson Moon City, a team of several hundred people, each carrying a large storage box, arrived at a city built on the canyon in a forbidden zone.

However, at this moment, a spaceship over ten kilometers long was constantly bombarding the city's barriers, while hundreds of spaceships over a hundred meters long were also constantly exchanging fire. Hundreds of thousands of people from both sides were fighting in mid-air, and the booming sounds echoed for hundreds of kilometers around.

"Sis, this High Martial Arts Descendance is too awesome! We haven't even explored many of the four domains yet, and this company has already expanded the map to space!" Yi Ye Fuyun looked at the magnificent scene in front of her, which seemed like an interstellar war, and was very excited.

At this moment, not only was Yiye Fuyun excited, but everyone in the Sky Guard Regiment also had their eyes shining.

They initially thought it was just a boring escort mission to escort the Dawn crew back to the shelter, but they never expected to see the opening storyline of the new expansion.

"How could this be! Why would those Zerg appear here?" Fan Yaoguang looked at this scene, utterly puzzled.

The Forbidden Zone hadn't seen any Zerg for over a hundred years, not even a hint of movement, and it should be a Forbidden Zone that the Zerg absolutely didn't want to enter. Yet now they've sent a large army in, which has left him somewhat bewildered.

However, before Fan Yaoguang and the others could recover from their surprise, a huge, phantom-like spear, spanning tens of kilometers, fell directly towards the city from the sky like a meteor.

boom!
With just one strike, the world seemed to shake. The resulting shockwave rose tens of kilometers high, and the impact spread for hundreds of kilometers. Even those like Yi Ye Fu Yun, who were tens of kilometers away, were thrown several kilometers away before they could regain their footing.

The city's energy barrier, which should have been unbreakable, suddenly cracked open, and a sound that shook the heavens and the earth came from an unknown distance in the sky.

"kill!"

As soon as the voice rang out, dozens of Grandmasters of the Celestial Realm flew out of the spaceship, leading thousands of Blood Condensation Realm cultivators, and all rushed towards the sanctuary.

"It's over! The energy barrier is gone! The shelter can't be defended." Fan Yaoguang looked at the shattered energy barrier, despair in his eyes.

The energy barrier is the shelter's greatest asset; without it, it would be impossible to withstand such a massive Zerg attack.

"Judging from this plot, this shelter probably can't be defended." A Leaf of Clouds exclaimed in amazement as it looked at the shattered energy barrier. "An energy barrier that destroyed an entire city with a single blow, that power is terrifying. This is definitely a super-version BOSS."

However, just as everyone was marveling at the BOSS's powerful attack, Ye Qinglu in the team also had her eyes shining. She pushed off the ground with one foot, stepped on a long sword, and prepared to fly into the sky.

"What are you doing, sis?" Yi Ye Fu Yun asked Ye Qing Lu curiously.

At this point, the situation at Sky Shelter was already largely settled, and even they couldn't change anything.

"This BOSS is pretty good. You guys wait here for a bit. It's not easy to come all this way, it would be a shame not to go and meet the BOSS!" Ye Qinglu looked at the sky, smiled, and then rode her longsword up into the air.

(End of this chapter)