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

Chapter 370 Evolution!

"What happened to your blood and qi?!"

"How can there be such terrifying blood and energy in this world!"

As the pillar of blood and qi rose in Crimson Moon City, almost all the experts in the Blood Condensation Realm, including the players, were instantly crushed to the ground. Only the Grandmasters of the Celestial Realm could barely resist it, but even that was only a barely resistable feat.

Under this surge of energy, even early and mid-stage Celestial Realm Grandmasters find it extremely difficult to move. Only high-stage Celestial Realm Grandmasters can barely move normally.

There are only five people in the entire Crimson Moon City who are truly unaffected.

"Could it be that one of the grandmasters has broken through to a higher level?"

Vanessa, who was in the fourth-level training room, felt the sudden drop of qi and blood. She felt this qi and blood in disbelief. The richness of this qi and blood was absolutely unprecedented in her life. However, upon closer inspection, she could feel that although the strength of this qi and blood was strong, it should still be at the same level as those of the grandmasters.

This was the first time she had encountered such a situation.

The only thing that can be thought of is that some grandmaster has made a breakthrough, possibly surpassing the limits of the grandmaster level.

In the beginner meditation room of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, Lin Qi, who was also preparing the advanced rest room, also felt this amazing blood energy, and at the same time, a system notification sounded in his ear.

System: Congratulations, host, a player has broken through to become a Grandmaster of the Celestial Realm, unlocking the hidden building, the Special Class Rest Room.

"Breakthrough so quickly?" Lin Qi looked at the system notification in surprise and immediately flipped through the player list to see who had broken through so fast.

However, when Lin Qi looked through the player list, he saw the newly unlocked premium lounge and couldn't help but marvel at its power.

A high-level lounge can only accommodate 500 players, but a top-level lounge can directly accommodate 10,000 players, a full twenty times the amount. Moreover, it only costs 100 energy blood essences, which is much more cost-effective than the 10,000 energy crystals required for a high-level lounge.

Although he never stopped building the rest room, and even continued to increase manpower, having a large number of martial arts school disciples build the houses, even with all the renovations, he could only maintain the upper limit of more than five million players. However, the energy crystals required were very large, requiring nearly one hundred million energy crystals, while the inventory of Misty Mountain City was only more than one hundred and seventy million energy crystals.

He was actually a little heartbroken to spend so many energy crystals at once, because the energy blood essence conversion device in the shelter was not only more efficient in converting energy crystals into energy blood essence, but also faster. Two hundred energy crystals could be converted into one energy blood essence in just two hours. The only requirement was that it required the blood and qi supply of a Bone Forging Realm martial artist.

This means that 10,000 energy crystals can be converted into 50 energy blood essences. With the current number of Bone Forging Realm warriors in the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, producing 10,000 energy blood essences a day using energy crystals would not be a problem at all.

However, in order to deal with the Zerg, he had to get more players into the game. After all, it takes a lot of time for players to level up, and only those who reach the Bone Forging Realm can be considered as combat power, while those who reach the Blood Coagulation Realm are the main force.

But now that there is a special lounge, it undoubtedly saves a lot of energy crystals. It only takes less than 50,000 energy blood essences to reach the first wave of five million player limit after the update. And 50,000 energy blood essences can be obtained by simply distributing these tasks to the four shelters and using energy crystals to create energy blood essences. Thirty-six hours is definitely enough.

After browsing through the player list for a while, Lin Qi quickly found Luo Wushang, who had entered the Celestial Realm, and directly clicked on the player monitoring.

Instantly, an image of Luo Wushang appeared in the system panel of the vision system.

At this moment, Luo Wushang's appearance has not changed at all compared to before. However, Luo Wushang, who should be in a transcendent state, has completely lost her energy. It is as if all the energy has been completely absorbed and transformed into her own by the cells of Luo Wushang's body. However, her fair and jade-like skin has a faint golden glow.

Although Lin Qi did not experience it firsthand, through the monitoring perspective, Luo Wushang's presence was terrifying. On the surface, she might be human, but internally she was no longer a human being.

Every cell, including muscles and bones, has undergone a complete transformation from the Luo Wushang of the past. Its essence is no longer the same. It is more like a collection of energy than a life form, and there are no more weaknesses in its entire body.

That's right, neither the heart nor the brain are weaknesses anymore.

At this moment, Luo Wushang was sitting there, and the feeling she gave Lin Qi was so direct and terrifying. From this moment on, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Luo Wushang was an extraordinary life form of the Celestial Realm.

Compared to the feeling Luo Wushang gives off, it is Luo Wushang's data panel that is truly terrifying.

Player: Luo Wushang
Martial Arts Level: Initial Stage Grandmaster of the Celestial Realm (Transcendent Life).

Strength: 21024.7 tons. (Standard for a mid-level Grandmaster in the Celestial Realm: 40000 tons)
Speed: 6485.4 meters per second. (Standard for a mid-level Grandmaster in the Celestial Realm: 12000 meters per second)
Having only strengthened her brain and thoroughly tempered her entire body to reach the Celestial Realm, Luo Wushang, a transcendent being, possessed a physical strength exceeding 30,000 tons, and this was only based on the panel data.

Luo Wushang recently perfected the third level of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique, which can improve the overall quality of her body by 80%. Combined with the accompanying extreme extraordinary martial arts skills she learned, she reached the perfect state.

The actual force is probably over 45200 tons!
If an energy burst is used, the base strength doubles, reaching a terrifying 90400 tons, not far from the legendary bottom line of 100,000 tons for a Great Power in the Fusion God Realm.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he possesses the power of a false god.

However, just as Lin Qi was marveling at Luo Wushang's transformation, the player's 15-minute forced offline time expired. Before Luo Wushang could even react, everything went black. When she opened her eyes again, all she saw was the screen of the game pod, which showed that the game was offline.

"Luckily, I made it in time." Luo Wushang looked at the offline screen and breathed a sigh of relief.

She had only been using the training room on the fifth floor of the Cultivation Tower for a little over an hour when she suddenly received a message that the system was forcibly offline and needed to update, which made her anxious.

She originally thought that breaking through to the Celestial Realm would be easy, after all, her control over herself, energy, and blood was already very impressive, and completing a whole set of brain tempering would be a piece of cake with her abundant blood.

However, when she tried to break through to the Celestial Realm after activating the extraordinary state, she discovered that although her blood and qi were very abundant, the energy for tempering her brain and connecting her whole body was extremely scarce. Even in an environment with 32 times the energy of the outside world, it was not enough. In the end, she could only use energy blood essence to make up for this energy consumption.

Fortunately, she completed two major tasks in succession and prepared more than thirty energy blood essences. She used them until only two were left, and then completed the final tempering. This allowed her terrifying blood energy to open the floodgates and connect her entire body completely without any restraint, thus achieving the Celestial Realm. In the end, she did not waste her qualification for the fifth-level cultivation room.

As Luo Wushang stepped out of the game pod, she immediately felt dizzy and disoriented. A wave of hunger washed over her, and she felt inexplicably weak all over.

"Have I been playing for too long lately?"

Luo Wushang leaned against the game pod, suspecting that she had been so engrossed in playing "High Martial Arts Descent" that she hadn't eaten enough, leading to low blood sugar, which caused her current blurred vision and general weakness.

Immediately, Luo Wushang picked up the energy replenishment liquid stored next to the game pod and gulped it down into her mouth.

Nowadays, with the popularity of virtual games, when major gaming pod manufacturers build gaming pods, they consider that some players play day and night, so they will put a small refrigerator in the gaming pod so that players can replenish their energy with purchased food when they are about to faint from hunger.

As the vice president of the giant guild, Luo Wushang received a specially customized energy supplement for the guild's top members, which was designed to be most easily absorbed by the human body and could replenish all vitamins and various energy needs.

A small bottle can keep you energized all day and meet your body's daily needs.

However, at this moment, these energy replenishment liquids were like plain water to Luo Wushang. She drank bottle after bottle, finishing all fifty-plus bottles of energy replenishment liquid in the small freezer before the unbearable hunger subsided and her vision returned to some light.

"What's going on?" Luo Wushang asked in surprise, feeling her own condition and completely unable to understand why she was so hungry.

Even after drinking over fifty bottles of energy supplements, the hunger couldn't be completely subsided. If she hadn't been using energy supplements all along, she would have suspected they were just plain water, not real energy supplements. Immediately, Luo Wushang dialed Zhang Qingwei's number, asking her to bring over a large amount of high-calorie food. After the call, she began to assess her own condition.

However, no matter how Luo Wushang tested him, she found no problems. Even the results of the intelligent doctor's test showed that there was nothing wrong with his body. He was simply hungry and lacked energy, and needed to eat as soon as possible to replenish his energy.

It wasn't until Zhang Qingwei came up from downstairs with a bunch of food and energy drinks that Luo Wushang finished all the food for the two of them for thirty days, as well as all the stored energy drinks, before her hunger completely disappeared.

Even so, Luo Wushang felt that she was only about 80% full.

"Wu Chang, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Qingwei looked at Luo Wu Chang as if she were a monster.

Not only did this person eat enough food for two people for thirty days, but they also ate over a hundred bottles of energy supplements. Even the world's number one competitive eater probably couldn't eat even a fifth of what was here.

"I don't know either." Luo Wushang shook her head, feeling extremely puzzled. "I broke through to the Celestial Realm when I logged off, and when I came out of the game pod, I ended up like this."

"Breaking through to the Celestial Realm?" Zhang Qingwei looked at Luo Wushang with her mouth agape, feeling that Luo Wushang was more like a monster now.

She's only at the high-level of the Blood Condensation Realm, still a bit short of the limit, but Luo Wushang has already broken through to the Celestial Realm. The difference is infuriating.

However, Zhang Qingwei quickly realized what was happening and looked at Luo Wushang.

"Wu Chang, do you think this is the effect of advancing to the Celestial Realm?" Zhang Qingwei carefully observed Luo Wu Chang and slowly said, "Every time we break through in the High Martial Descent, we feel a significant improvement in reality. How do you feel now?"

"The effect of the Celestial Realm?" Luo Wushang thought for a moment and felt that it was very likely, so she closed her eyes and carefully sensed it.

Soon, Luo Wushang realized that she was indeed somewhat different.

My five senses have become more acute than ever before. Even with my eyes closed, I can clearly perceive everything around me, as if all the information around me is being transmitted to my brain on its own.

But what's even more impressive is the control over the body, a control that far surpasses anything before, giving the feeling that even the cells can be controlled by oneself.

Sensing this, Luo Wushang went to the virtual gaming pod, which weighed three or four hundred kilograms, and raised one hand.

The virtual gaming pod, weighing a full three or four hundred kilograms, was lifted by one corner with Luo Wushang as if it were cardboard, without any effort at all.

"Wu Chang, you've become a quasi-martial artist?" Zhang Qingwei's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as she watched Luo Wu Chang lift the corner of the virtual game pod so easily.

The virtual gaming pod weighs three to four hundred kilograms. Even a giant would need to use all his strength to lift just one corner, equivalent to lifting something weighing over a hundred kilograms with both hands. But Luo Wushang can do it with just one hand, and she is clearly not using her full strength.

“My physical abilities aren’t that strong right now.” Luo Wushang shook her head with a smile, then put down the virtual game pod and said, “I can only currently remove the brain’s restrictions on the body and unleash the original power of my muscles. Using this power is harmful to the body, just like when we use energy bursts in a game.”

"Wow, amazing! Is this the effect of reaching the Celestial Realm? With this kind of power, if Wu Chang were to participate in the World Fighting Championship, she could definitely win the championship with ease." Zhang Qingwei was shocked. She never expected that after Gao Wu descended and reached the Celestial Realm, there would be such an incredible change.

Although Luo Wushang's status in Tianwei means she doesn't need to boost her fame and make money through world fighting tournaments, her abilities are clearly beyond those of ordinary people, making her a superhuman.

Luo Wushang stretched her limbs and said with great certainty, "Besides that, because of my current control over my body, I feel that living for two hundred years shouldn't be a problem."

"So you've already broken through to two hundred years?" Zhang Qingwei looked at Luo Wushang, who was very certain, and didn't know what to say for a moment. "If those big conglomerates knew this, they would probably go crazy. They spend so much money just to compete for the title of Universe Pioneer, and they're not even sure they can get those things to extend their lifespan. But now, they can do it just by reaching the Celestial Realm in the game. And if they live in the game, their lifespan can become four hundred years, which is twice as long as what they're fighting for."

Zhang Qingwei had no doubt about Luo Wushang's claim of a two-hundred-year lifespan. After all, it wasn't just her; many people who had reached the Blood Condensation Realm said they could feel their lifespan reaching one hundred and fifty years. If the Blood Condensation Realm was like that, then it wasn't surprising that the Celestial Realm could reach two hundred years.

Moreover, Luo Wushang's advancement to the Celestial Realm served as a reminder to Zhang Qingwei that she must prepare sufficient food for future advancements to the Celestial Realm, otherwise a joyous occasion could easily turn into a tragedy.

While Luo Wushang and Zhang Qingwei were discussing the development of Tianwei in the High Martial Descent and the location where the new town would be built in the Mountain of the Dead, the official forum of the High Martial Descent was unusually popular, even unprecedentedly so.

Even though it's already past midnight, players who have pre-registered for the latest update on "High Martial Arts Descend" can't help but get up and join the discussion.

As for the topics of discussion, everyone was surprisingly in agreement.

Game acceleration technology!
This technology, which seems like science fiction, could never have been realized in the High Martial Arts Descent. Although it's only a two-fold acceleration, it's already heaven for everyone in the High Martial Arts Descent, especially compared to the national competition currently being held on the Immortal Path Eternal. It's incredibly cheap.

The major conglomerates have invested astronomical sums in the national tournament alone in order to obtain the items that can extend lifespan. They will probably invest even more in the world tournaments to come, since there are only 500 slots in total. Even if each conglomerate had one slot, it wouldn't be enough for all of them.

As players of the High Martial Arts Descend, they only need 4999, and since High Martial Arts Descend is 100% virtual, it's like living in another world for two hundred years, which is incredibly awesome.

However, there is also a problem with the arrival of high-level martial arts: the game is still in closed beta. Even if five million slots are released after the update, it will still be a drop in the bucket compared to the billions of people in China.

The sudden release of the powerful new feature by High Martial Arts, coupled with the frenzied discussion and dissemination among pre-registered players, has propelled High Martial Arts into the mainstream, drawing excitement, skepticism, and even criticism from players of other games.

I think that "High Martial Arts Descends," a game made by an unknown game company, is just trying to attract attention by saying things like this. First, it claims 100% virtuality, and the game itself costs 4999, with each resurrection costing 648, making it completely unplayable for normal people. Now, it's shamelessly claiming that you can experience twice the game time within the game, which is simply hype.

Despite the many doubters and slanderers, the number of players who pre-registered for the arrival of high-level martial arts has skyrocketed, from less than 20 million to 100 million in just one day, leaving Lin Qi speechless.

Lin Qi was initially worried about when he would be able to gather 100 million players, but he managed to do so the very next day, and the surge in pre-registrations showed no signs of slowing down.

However, as the popularity of "High Martial Arts Descends" grew, the national competition of "Eternal Immortal Path" also saw an unprecedented upset, causing the topic of "High Martial Arts Descends" to suddenly shift to "Eternal Immortal Path".

"The guild leader lost? The consortium withdrew its investment?" Luo Wushang was stunned when she saw the message from the guild about the consortium withdrawing its investment. She doubted that the message was real.

As one of the founders of the Heavenly Might Guild, President Chu Qingtian, despite his advanced age, is still among the top in the pilgrimage community, and even two or three Saints might not be able to defeat him.

As a result, when participating in the national competition of Immortal Path Eternity, everyone is at the same level, and there are restrictions on weapons and equipment. Apart from some differences in cultivation methods, technique can be said to be the most important factor.

But Chu Qingtian actually lost. He didn't even get one of the three hundred spots, which meant he was among the top three hundred in the competition. How could that not be surprising?

"The consortium's withdrawal of investment wasn't solely due to the chairman's failure to achieve a ranking." Zhang Qingwei looked at the information in her hand, somewhat incredulous at the information she had received. "It's because he was eliminated in the third round, failing to even enter the main competition..."

This time, because Guild Leader Chu Qingtian was eliminated in the third round of the competition, several consortiums that invested in Tianwei Guild withdrew their investments. Not only that, Chu Qingtian's failure also severely damaged the guild's reputation, making people think that Tianwei Guild was a joke. A dignified guild leader was eliminated in the third round of the preliminaries. Many of the guild's shareholders began to sell their shares, pushing Tianwei Guild to the brink of bankruptcy...

Just as Luo Wushang and Zhang Qingwei were surprised by the news and hadn't recovered yet, Luo Wushang's phone suddenly rang.

"President?"

(End of this chapter)