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

Chapter 362 Hitting a brick wall?

Forbidden Zone, Frost Sanctuary.

As the teams from Apocalypse and Glory Shelter, numbering nearly 10,000, arrived, they were quickly awestruck by the scene before them.

The Frost Sanctuary, which should have been surrounded by mountains, now had its mountains destroyed. Frost Sanctuary personnel were cleaning up corpses lying on the ground everywhere. These corpses were of various races, many of which were races they had never seen before, and they were scattered throughout the entire Frost Sanctuary.

"Just how many Zerg did they kill?"

Looking at the corpses scattered all over the ground, Zhan Kuang, the city lord of the Apocalypse Sanctuary, couldn't help but gasp in disbelief.

Whether it's Apocalypse Sanctuary or Glory Sanctuary, after a battle with the Zerg army, it's already quite an achievement to just preserve the sanctuary. As for inflicting any damage on the Zerg army, that's basically a pipe dream. It would be good enough if they could kill some Zerg warriors at the Blood Coagulation Realm.

But right now, there are at least tens of thousands of Zerg lying on the ground of the Frost Sanctuary, and among them, many are wearing captain and battalion commander armor.

This is not just a matter of repelling the Zerg army; it's a complete defeat of the Zerg army, and a resounding one at that.

"Could this be the power of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy?" The half-scaled elder beside him looked at the corpses of the insectoid army scattered everywhere, and was astonished.

According to the information previously sent by Frost Sanctuary, it was all thanks to the assistance of a force called Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. The old man knew very well that Frost Sanctuary was no better than the other sanctuaries; they would have a hard time even repelling the Zerg army, let alone defeating it.

The only possibility is that the current situation is entirely due to the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

"That's right, these were mostly made by the Obsidian Martial Arts School."

Just as the two city lords of Apocalypse and Glory Sanctuary were marveling and speculating, a voice reached everyone's ears, causing them to all turn to look in the direction from which the voice came.

A white-haired, blue-eyed human elder dressed in dark blue armor flew down from several hundred meters above. He was none other than Hank, the city lord of Frost Sanctuary.

The smugness in Hank's words was palpable even to ordinary people, leaving the two city lords of the shelter, Apocalypse and Glory, speechless. They couldn't understand what this old man Hank had to be so proud of, since it was clearly the Obsidian Martial Arts School that had done it.

"Were they mostly killed by that Obsidian Martial Arts Academy?" The half-scaled elder looked at the large number of Zerg captains and battalion commanders who had been killed. These were all Grandmasters of the Celestial Realm, and it wouldn't be easy to kill even a few of them, but he had already seen hundreds dead. He couldn't help but ask, "Hank, what kind of force is this Obsidian Martial Arts Academy? Is it like the Temple?"

As a city lord who had managed the Glory Sanctuary for decades and was about the same age as Hank, he believed he was very familiar with the situation within the forbidden zone. However, he had never heard of a force called the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, let alone one that could defeat the Zerg army and kill hundreds of Zerg Grandmasters.

As the city lord, he couldn't possibly have been unaware of a power with such strength.

The only possibility is that, like the Temple, it is a force from another inhabited planet, meaning it is not a force from their own planet.

“No, the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is a native force on our planet,” Hank said with a smile. “However, they weren’t in this alien-infested land where we live before. Instead, it was a pristine place without aliens. If you would like to get to know them, I can introduce you to one of the people in charge of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy here.”

"Not a force like the Temple, but from a pristine land free of otherworldly beings?" The War Maniac from Apocalypse Sanctuary asked in surprise, "Does our planet have such a place?"

The fact that the Temple originated from other inhabited planets was known to all the city lords and deputy city lords of the sanctuaries. In fact, these city lords also knew that the Temple was an organization dedicated to resisting the Zerg and was willing to cultivate geniuses from their various sanctuaries in order to fight against the Zerg.

The Temple organization was very lucky because their planet had anomalies, which allowed the Temple to establish a base there. On other farming planets, it would have been impossible to establish a base there.

It's hard to imagine that there are still any pristine areas on their planet that could be invaded by aliens, and that such a pristine area would have such a powerful force.

“Yes! I only found out recently.” Hank nodded, somewhat sighing. “It’s just that that pristine land has been taken over by the Zerg and has become a complete breeding ground.”

"According to you, doesn't that mean the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is living under the rule of the Zerg?" the half-scaled elder asked in surprise. "Does the Zerg allow such a force to exist?"

The Zerg treat them like livestock. Once their strength reaches the Celestial Realm, they are usually harvested. This can directly defeat the Zerg army, and even if the Zerg army is severely damaged, it is unbelievable that the Zerg can still allow them to exist.

“It shouldn’t be allowed.” Hank shook his head and explained, “However, I heard from the Sky Shelter that the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is well hidden there, and the Zerg probably don’t know the true strength of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy.”

For a moment, the two city lords of Apocalypse and Glory Sanctuary were stunned, and their curiosity about Obsidian Martial Arts School grew even stronger.

Not only do they possess the strength to defeat the Zerg army, but they can also hide under the Zerg's rule. Even the Temple probably doesn't have such methods. After all, the Temple has established strongholds on other breeding planets, but according to the Temple, they haven't succeeded.

Because there's no way to avoid the Zerg's sight, any Celestial Realm Grandmasters they cultivate will be quickly harvested, and they simply can't develop the strength to fight against the Zerg army.

"Brother Hank, could you please introduce us to the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy?" Zhan Kuang asked.

The elder of the Half-Scaled Clan couldn't help but look at Hank, his eyes filled with urgency and longing.

“No problem. Miss Ino, the head of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, happened to be here to pick up the first batch of geniuses from our shelter who were sent to the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. It shouldn’t be a problem to see her now.” Hank nodded without any hesitation.

He was also well aware of the situation at both the Apocalypse and Glory shelters.

Although the two shelters ultimately repelled the Zerg army—or perhaps not even that—the Zerg army simply left on its own, the shelters were severely damaged. A large number of experts and geniuses were captured, and their strength was greatly diminished. Naturally, they hoped to find a powerful ally at this time to deal with the next Zerg attack.

If the Apocalypse and Glory Sanctuaries could cooperate with the Obsidian Martial Arts School, their chances of survival would undoubtedly be higher, and their strength would also be enhanced, which would also benefit the Frost Sanctuary living in this area.

However, as the siege of Frost Sanctuary ended, Lin Qi, far away in Crimson Moon City, couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

"These players are really going all out for this mission; so many of them have gone to defend Frostfall Sanctuary." Lin Qi felt his heart bleed as he looked at the number of players participating in the defense.

Originally, he had estimated that this emergency team mission would be able to gather 20,000 to 30,000 players to Frost Sanctuary. Assuming a team of 100 people, there would be a maximum of 300 teams. With each team receiving 30 Energy Blood Essence, the total Energy Blood Essence distributed would be 9,000. According to the contract, Frost Sanctuary would provide 10,000 Energy Blood Essence, allowing him to make a pure profit of 1,000 Energy Blood Essence.

But unexpectedly, these players had such a strong mobilization ability that they managed to bring back a large number of offline players, gathering more than 60,000 players before the battle. It is conservatively estimated that he would have to pay 18,000 energy essences, which is equivalent to losing 8,000 energy essences.

While the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy wasn't exactly unable to afford losses, its partnerships with the Sky Dome Sanctuary and Frost Sanctuary were significant. Both sanctuaries were willing to spend substantial amounts of energy essence to secure advanced training opportunities for their talents. Furthermore, the academy had purchased land in Crimson Moon City for the sanctuaries' staff, costing the two sanctuaries tens of thousands of energy essences, which generated a substantial profit for him. In addition, the two sanctuaries paid him a daily fee of 600 energy essences, meaning he earned a net profit of 400 energy essences per day, totaling 4,000 energy essences over ten days.

With Red Moon City currently producing over two hundred energy essences daily, and after deducting all expenses, Obsidian Martial Arts Academy still has 11,314 energy essences. Therefore, there's definitely no problem covering the player's quest rewards. However, once the expenses are exhausted, Obsidian Martial Arts Academy will return to its previous state of poverty.

"Forget it, let's just consider this a boost to help players quickly reach the Celestial Realm." Lin Qi looked at the celebratory posts on the official forum, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

Currently, 27 players have reached the advanced stage of the Blood Coagulation Realm, and 14 of them have achieved a proficiency level of over 85% in the training method.

The reason why these people have not reached 100% proficiency is largely due to the limitation of energy and blood essence. With the guarantee of energy and blood essence, plus the fourth floor of the cultivation tower open to players, with a cultivation room that has sixteen times the energy, it should not be long before they can reach 100% proficiency and break through to the Celestial Realm.

For players, reaching the Celestial Realm is far easier than for local residents. Not to mention that entering the extraordinary state can break the 400-ton limit, a significant number of players can easily break the 400-ton limit simply by entering the extraordinary state and reaching the perfection of the third level of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique, the accompanying martial arts, and multiple limit or super-limit level martial arts.

As for the ability to control Qi and blood, players who cultivate the Mind and Spirit Techniques, once they reach the second level of the Mind and Spirit Techniques, will already surpass the Zerg in terms of Qi and blood control alone. Coupled with their own profound Qi and blood, it is not difficult to temper the brain in one go, and advancing to the Celestial Realm is basically a natural progression.

Meanwhile, the game's official forums were buzzing with excitement.

"This emergency team mission was so awesome! One mission was equivalent to ten days of grinding. I wish there were more team missions like this in the future."

"Such emergency team missions should be special cases. If there were more of them, the current prices would definitely skyrocket. But this city defense mission is really exciting. I only fought a Zerg captain for a few dozen rounds, and the Zerg retreated before I expected. It's a pity that those newbies who haven't even reached the Bone Forging Realm can't even accept missions like this to deliver energy and blood essence. They can only watch."

"Newbies strongly protest! These big battles are all the veteran players' delight, while we newbies get nothing. They should at least give us some chores to do."

"Do menial tasks? You newbies who aren't even at the Bone Forging Realm shouldn't even think about it. You didn't see the battle. A casual fight with a Celestial Realm Zerg member, the aftershocks alone could kill a Bone Forging Realm NPC. If you newbies went there, you wouldn't even qualify to be cannon fodder, let alone do menial tasks."

"Envious? We risked our lives for this. In this battle to defend the city, those big shots joined forces to self-destruct, which allowed the Zerg BOSS to leave with serious injuries. If the Zerg launches another attack next time, their strength will probably be even stronger. At that time, we Bone Forging Realm cultivators won't even have the qualifications to be cannon fodder."

"Indeed, according to the information brought back by the gods when they were prisoners last time, the Zerg in the game are very powerful. They not only rule our planet, but also many other planets. There are hundreds of legion commanders alone. The scale and difficulty of the defensive battles we face in the future will definitely increase. At that time, not only level, but also combat level and the level of martial arts skills mastered will probably become important. The reason why so many big shots were able to join forces to repel the Zerg legion commander this time is because they mastered powerful martial arts skills."

"Have they mastered powerful martial arts techniques? I heard that the Gods and the others have been practicing the demigod martial arts techniques they obtained in the beginner meditation room and advanced training room, and they seem to be close to perfecting them. I wonder if the Gods and the others will sell those martial arts techniques after they have mastered them. If they do, I will definitely be the first to buy them."

"Those martial arts techniques will definitely be used. Although the demigod inheritance is precious, it's not without a way to obtain it. All you need to do is become a prisoner of the Zerg. I saw that during this great war, many people rushed to become Zerg prisoners, even dragging Zerg warriors along to the spaceships, which surprised the Zerg warriors. Although only a portion of them became prisoners in the end, the number is still quite large. I heard that over a thousand people were captured this time. We'll see who returns first and whoever reaches the perfect state the fastest can be the first to be sold to the newbie Rich Brother to try his luck."

"I've also heard that many large guilds that have come to the High Martial Arts Descendant are secretly acquiring those demigod martial arts techniques, preparing to let the experts in their guilds who haven't entered the game yet learn them in the simulation space. Although it's difficult for non-martial artists to learn them, if they can learn the basics, they can probably master them very quickly after entering the game and becoming martial artists. If a martial artist novice masters a demigod martial arts technique, that would be absolutely amazing!"

The forum was initially filled with celebrations for the completion of the mission, but soon everyone turned their attention to the demigod inheritance. Players who hadn't even entered the game yet were all dumbfounded, never expecting a game to be played in such a way, so excitingly.

Even before entering the game, people are already preparing to learn demigod-level martial arts.

However, the more this is the case, the more studios and players who want to make money want to play High Martial Arts Descent.

During the arrival of the High Martial Arts event, the big guilds and super-rich players were all willing to spend money. In just a few months, the High Martial Arts event had already made many players rich overnight. Earning millions was a piece of cake. What treasures they obtained, or even demigod martial arts skills like this one, were worth tens of millions to acquire. It was hard not to be tempted.

Prison Dragon Star, Airport.

As a spaceship more than ten kilometers long docked, a man with scorch marks on his body and eight charred wings stepped down. The usually bustling spaceport fell silent, and passersby stared in disbelief, unable to believe it was real.

"Baroque, how did you get so badly injured? What were you doing?"

Standing over ten meters tall with blond hair and a single horn, Shax stared wide-eyed at the descending Baroque, wondering if he was hallucinating.

As the eleventh-ranked expert among the legion commanders, Baroque's strength was already at its peak among grandmasters, and he was a top expert on Hell Dragon Star. Even a legion commander ranked thirty-first would be suppressed when facing Baroque.

But now Baroque's eight wings have been burned away, and his body is covered in scorch marks. His life force has also weakened considerably. It is clear that he has suffered extremely serious injuries to become like this.

Moreover, besides Baroque himself, the number of people on the spaceship was also greatly reduced, at least half. Such a loss would be a considerable punishment even for Baroque.

Although their empire never cared about the deaths of soldiers, especially in battles on breeding planets, treating them all as training exercises, it was normal for thousands or even tens of thousands to die, and this was allowed.

But if half of them die, or even if the captains and battalion commanders are reduced to such a number, then this is a big problem. After all, it is not easy for the Empire to train a captain or a battalion commander. So many deaths at once is something that has not happened on Prison Dragon Star for decades, and it will definitely be severely punished.

However, Baroque didn't even glance at Shax, and flew toward a medical facility with a grim expression.

Although Baroque said nothing, on Hell Dragon Star, there are no secrets that stay hidden forever. Anyone who is interested can find out anything by investigating.

"Did we suffer a great loss at Frost Sanctuary?" Shaks looked at the message sent by his subordinate and was slightly surprised. "These humans dressed in silver-gray clothing are quite interesting. They injured me at Sky Sanctuary before, and now they have severely injured Baroque at Frost Sanctuary, causing his army to lose more than half of its strength. It seems that these humans dressed in silver-gray clothing are not simple."

Shakes then made a call.

"Shax, what do you want? Why are you contacting me? If you want me to talk about your nephew, then forget it!" The old man in the video, who was only a little over three meters tall and had blue beast ears, said with an ugly expression.

“Frostwolf, I didn’t come to talk to you about that matter. I know my nephew went a bit too far, but that top-quality goods aren’t innocent either,” Shakes laughed. “I’m contacting you because of something else.”

"What is it? Tell me quickly, I'm very busy here!" Frostwolf calmed down after hearing this.

“You’re the warden, you should be very familiar with that planet. I’d like to ask you to help me investigate some people,” Shaks said bluntly.

"You, a legion commander ranked thirty-first, need me to investigate you?" Frostwolf raised an eyebrow and chuckled. "Tell me, who do you want me to investigate?"

Shaks thought for a moment and said, "I don't know who they are. I only know that they are all wearing silver-gray clothes and they are all human."

(End of this chapter)