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

Chapter 376 Forging a Prestige
"A blue weapon! Another blue weapon!"

"This mission is so awesome! We only have one dual-attribute weapon so far, and the Sky Guardians are reluctant to use it. This time, our team must take down that expert from the Demon Clan!"

"You really think this task is easy? Judging from the information, this NPC is quite powerful. He is actually a half-step into the Divine Fusion Realm. This should be the highest level NPC at present. I estimate that if someone in the Blood Condensation Realm goes there, they would be easy prey. Only those in the Celestial Realm can compete with him."

The players, especially the many new players, were filled with longing for the blue weapons as they looked at the emergency team missions issued by the system. Their eyes were practically red with envy.

A weapon with dual attributes, and with at least a 50% increase in effectiveness, it can boost combat power to an absolute god-tier weapon that will never be outdated even at the Celestial Realm.

However, even experts at the Blood Condensation Realm can only dream of using this blue weapon; they don't think they can actually complete the mission. After all, the Half-Step Divine Fusion Realm expert is currently the highest level, and is clearly much stronger than the Zerg Legion Commander. Given that even a high-level Blood Condensation Realm expert might not be able to defeat a Legion Commander in a group fight, trying to deal with an NPC of a higher level would undoubtedly be suicide.

"It seems this blue weapon is destined for the heavens." Fang Zhen sighed slightly as he looked at the system task.

Although several experts in their Machine God Guard Corps are trying their best to break through to the Celestial Realm, none of them have succeeded yet. Currently, the only one known to have reached the Celestial Realm is Luo Wushang of Tianwei.

"If only this mission could have been completed a day or two later," the gunslinger from beyond the Great Wall nodded, his eyes filled with regret.

Currently, in their Mech God Defense Regiment, Vice Commanders Li Ranxing and Chen Ya are already making their attempt, followed by Commander Fang Zhen. If their defense regiment is given a day or two, one of them will definitely succeed.

Just as Fang Zhen and the others were sighing, two terrifying streams of blood energy suddenly rose up within Crimson Moon City, instantly pressing Fang Zhen and the others to the ground.

"Damn it! Who is this person! Such a beast! He actually managed to break through at this time, and twice at that!" Yi Ye Fuyun couldn't help but curse as he felt the two terrifying streams of blood descending upon him.

At this moment, the two streams of energy within Crimson Moon City are exactly the same as when Luo Wushang advanced to the Celestial Realm. Clearly, this is not the advancement of an NPC; only a player could cause such a significant disturbance.

The two sources of energy erupted from the fifth floor of the cultivation tower and the intermediate meditation room, respectively.

"Commander, the person in the training room on the fifth floor of the cultivation tower seems to be Sister Qinglu. I saw her go in just over an hour ago," Can Dao Ru Xue explained to Da Ma Yi Ye Fu Yun.

"Is the fifth-floor cultivation room for my older sister?" Yi Ye Fu Yun was both surprised and delighted upon hearing this.

Five player towns have now been established in the Mountain of the Dead, but if we're talking about which town is the most stable, it's undoubtedly Tianwei Town, which is presided over by Luo Wushang, a Celestial Realm expert. In just one day since the town was established, a large number of wealthy players have spent a lot of points to buy houses, and at the same time, they have hired a large number of new players to mine energy veins, making Tianwei Town very profitable in terms of both points and energy veins.

The four new buildings in the martial arts hall—the advanced training room, the intermediate meditation room, the advanced gravity room, and the intermediate martial arts practice room—currently require at least ten million points per hour to use, as well as energy essence. The cheapest advanced training room costs two energy essences per hour, which is exorbitant.

As for the intermediate meditation room and the advanced gravity room, each hour costs eight energy blood essences, a price that would make even a Blood Coagulation Realm expert tremble.

As for the intermediate martial arts training room, which has the most incredible practical training effect, earning 20 million points per hour is nothing, and 30 energy blood essences per hour is an amount that can only be obtained by completing a large-scale team mission.

To use these powerful buildings, earning energy essence is of paramount importance, and converting energy ore produced in towns into energy essence is the fastest and most stable method.

After the 3.0 update, players with the title of Warrior can purchase one Energy Blood Essence Conversion Device. Players with 100,000 merit points (equivalent to Warrant Officer) can also purchase one. Lieutenant players with 300,000 merit points are eligible to purchase five devices, and Captain players with 500,000 merit points can purchase ten devices.

As a result, a garrison can purchase at least twenty or thirty energy blood essence conversion devices, and sometimes even fifty or sixty. With sufficient energy ore and manpower, a town can guarantee a daily income of at least thirty energy blood essences, which is equivalent to completing a large team mission in a single day.

However, with the new town built, the risks for low-level players to mine in the Dead Mountain Range are quite high. Only with a Celestial Realm expert in charge can the whales and guilds who have invested a lot of money truly feel at ease.

Now, their Sky Guardian Corps undoubtedly has a stable source of energy blood essence.

In an intermediate meditation room at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy.

"Vice President, how are you feeling? Is there anything wrong with that golden blood?" Lin Xinyao looked at Lu Fanchen, whose blood and qi were as abundant as the sea, with surprise and worry in her eyes.

Previously, Luo Wushang had broken through to the Celestial Realm first, which directly stimulated Lu Fanchen. He never expected that the two, who were equally famous in the pilgrimage, would be beaten by Luo Wushang. After that, Lu Fanchen used up the free time in the fifth-level cultivation room, but still failed to break through.

Finally, Lu Fanchen thought of the golden blood he had collected deep underground in the martial arts hall. He had collected twelve drops, and after they used one drop to break through, they hadn't used it and had saved it all. Now that they were stuck at the Blood Condensation Realm, Lu Fanchen decided to try using the golden blood.

However, golden blood is not pure energy. Using it to absorb and temper the brain is very risky. If you mess it up, not only will you not be able to break through, but you will also lose a drop of extremely precious golden blood.

"Unbelievably stable." Lu Fanchen opened his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Moreover, thanks to this drop of golden blood, I've even managed to cultivate my Body Strengthening Technique to the fourth level."

"You've mastered the fourth level of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique?" Lin Xinyao's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief.

The difficulty of the fourth level of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique is several times greater than that of the third level. Even though she has now reached the perfection of the third level of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique, she still feels powerless about the structure of the fourth level. She feels that it is something that no human can do. She never expected that a drop of golden blood would not only allow Lu Fanchen to reach the Celestial Realm, but also to master the fourth level of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique. It is simply unbelievable.

With the physical strength of the fourth level of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique, it is theoretically difficult for someone in the Celestial Realm to injure him. In other words, Luo Wushang, who is also in the Celestial Realm, probably can no longer cause much damage to Lu Fanchen.

"I'm lacking a good weapon right now, and the weapon for this team mission is perfect for me. Notify Tianxing and the others to gather. I'm going to take that NPC!" Lu Fanchen clenched his fist, checked his physical strength, and gave the order.

Although he didn't know how strong a half-step Divine Fusion Realm cultivator was, he felt he should be able to put up a fight. Even if he couldn't win, he should be able to withstand the attack. As long as he could hold out, he could have others wear down the NPC, and then they would be able to capture him.

"Okay, I'll go inform Tianxing right away." Lin Xinyao excitedly ran off to contact the experts in the garrison.

While the three garrison regiments were in action, Lin Qi, who was drawing a high-level roulette wheel inside the martial arts hall, looked rather grim.

"What kind of luck is this? Three thousand people are doing one draw, and I've already done a thousand draws. Forget about a four-star reward, I haven't even gotten a single three-star weapon." Lin Qi looked at the pile of items in the system warehouse and didn't know what to say for a moment.

The advanced martial arts roulette guarantees a two-star reward at the very least, with a maximum of a five-star reward. He doesn't expect a five-star reward, given the odds are only 0.1%, but he should at least get a four-star reward, which is 0.9%. After all, he's already done a thousand draws since getting the Seed of Life, a four-star reward, so getting three or four four-star rewards is normal for him.

However, not a single blue weapon was drawn, and among the hundreds of three-star rewards drawn, not a single one was a blue weapon; they were all three-star food items.

Samsung Reward: Crazy Chocolate. Eating it will automatically put you into a dream state, where you can cultivate and experience for a year before naturally waking up after six hours.

The effects of this crazy chocolate are simply heaven-defying. Although those who cannot eat it will directly gain a year of cultivation time, the experience gained from cultivating in their dreams can be brought back. Moreover, one will not die in their dreams. It is absolutely a god-level food for cultivation techniques and martial arts.

He was given over a hundred of these crazy chocolates at once, leaving Lin Qi unsure whether to laugh or cry.

Over a hundred Crazy Chocolates—if used on one person, that's equivalent to giving them a hundred years of cultivation experience, and like a player, they wouldn't actually die during cultivation. He couldn't even imagine the improvement it would have.

"I'll try another thousand draws. If I still don't get a weapon, I'll have to give that club away." Lin Qi looked at the food in the system's warehouse and decided to spend another three million disciple points.

System: Congratulations, host, you have received a two-star reward of a large sausage.

System: Congratulations, host, you have received a three-star reward of one chocolate. ...

System: Congratulations, host, you have received a four-star reward: a greatsword.

"A purple weapon?" Lin Qi stared blankly at the purple light in the roulette wheel in his mind for a moment, but quickly reacted and clicked to view the purple weapon that had appeared for the first time from the roulette wheel.

There was a massive heavy sword, over two meters long, entirely black, resembling a charred iron rod.

"So strong!"

Lin Qi gripped the heavy sword Wufeng and, looking at the three displayed attributes, couldn't help but gasp.

Attribute 1: Intermediate Great Strength, which can greatly increase strength when used.

Attribute 2: Intermediate Strength Enhancement, greatly increasing the power gained from using strength.

Attribute 3; Intermediate Qi and Blood Enhancement, which can provide a significant boost when using Qi and Blood.

The previous blue weapon only had a basic amplification, but it still had a 50% increase. However, the current intermediate amplification directly reaches 100%, and it also has three attributes. It's no exaggeration to call it a cross-level artifact.

Lin Qi then drew a thousand times. Although he got more than a hundred three-star rewards, he still didn't get a single weapon. All he got were Crazy Chocolates. There were no four-star rewards. It was a complete rip-off.

"Looks like I'll have to give that club away." Lin Qi stroked the heavy sword Wufeng and decided to give the club away. Even though hitting people with a club looks cool, it's definitely more normal to carry a heavy sword when you're out and about.

Just as Lin Qi was about to try out the new weapon, there was a sudden knock on the door, and Vanessa, dressed in Guardian heavy armor, rushed in anxiously.

"Master, those three domain cities have made their move!" Vanessa said with some concern. "According to the reports from our personnel, although the number of people involved in the three domain cities is not large, totaling just over a thousand, life detection indicates that they are all Grandmasters. Their gathering direction should be towards the Mountain of the Dead. Should we temporarily avoid their advance?"

With at least three legion commanders and over a thousand grandmasters, this force could easily defeat the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy if it came to attack Red Moon City. She was the contact person for the sanctuary of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, so she knew the news coming from the temple.

A top-tier half-step Divine Fusion Realm expert!
Such beings are beyond the level of grandmasters; they are practically another kind of life form. According to the temple's records, such experts are essentially without weaknesses. Even if their heads are blown off, they can manipulate their qi and blood to simulate it and recover quickly. Moreover, their manipulation of qi and blood can increase the effects of qi and blood by about 2.5 times.

If the original amount of Qi and Blood power is 20,000 tons, then a half-step Fusion God Realm expert can exert a power of about 50,000 tons. In other words, a normal Grandmaster, if his physical strength does not exceed 2.5 times that of a half-step Fusion God Realm expert, will have no way to fight when using Qi and Blood power in battle.

Although Lin Qi of the Obsidian Martial Arts School is strong, she doesn't think he's strong enough to compete with a half-step Divine Fusion Realm expert. Plus, there are three legion commanders on the other side, so the situation is quite unfavorable for the Obsidian Martial Arts School right now.

"They're fast enough." Lin Qi glanced at the information Vanessa sent and said with some anticipation, "Okay, send this information to the various garrison regiments. The garrison regiments can handle these people."

"Can the garrison alone solve this?" Vanessa was taken aback upon hearing this.

In her memory, the various guard regiments of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy were indeed very strong, but they were only capable of dealing with two legion commanders. It was hard to imagine that they could deal with three legion commanders, let alone a half-step Fusion God Realm expert.

"Yes, they are enough." Lin Qi nodded. "Just go and inform them of this."

Vanessa was still somewhat skeptical, so she sent the news of the three major cities to the various garrison groups registered by the players. However, because she was still worried, she also informed the Temple about the matter, hoping that the Temple could come up with a solution to prevent the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy from being completely annihilated by the Zerg.

Azure Star, Mountain of the Dead.

"Amber, you guys are fast enough."

Huang Jiu smiled and glanced at the giant sky ship behind Hu Jin. At this moment, more than a thousand Grandmasters of the Celestial Realm had gathered on the giant sky ship. With such strength, plus the three guards, it can be seen that Hu Jin and the others are indeed very troubled by the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. Otherwise, they would not have brought all the Grandmasters from Azure Star.

“Since you said it would be completed in one day, we will naturally cooperate fully.” Hu Jin looked at Huang Jiu, who was alone, and asked with a frown, “Aren’t you bringing your companions from the starship this time?”

As a star bandit, Huang Jiu usually robs various parts of the universe in her starship. She is not alone, but with a powerful team. Before he became the warden, he had spent some time on Huang Jiu's starship, so he knew about the members of Huang Jiu's team.

Although Huang Jiu's team has only a hundred members, each one of them is a Grandmaster. This is the bottom line for joining Huang Jiu's team, and it is also the source of their confidence in the Hengxing Star System.

According to their intelligence, the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy now has over two thousand Grandmaster-level fighters, with four powerful Grandmasters in charge, plus a mysterious master and a master whose strength is comparable to a half-step Divine Fusion Realm expert. It can be said that these people alone are simply not enough.

He had originally hoped that Huang Jiu's team could make up for this gap in combat strength, but Huang Jiu was all alone...

"Don't worry, I'm fine on my own." Huang Jiu smiled, revealing a confident look. "You guys should lead the way and resolve this matter as soon as possible. I have other things to do."

Hu Jin could only give up on Huang Jiu's reply. After all, Huang Jiu was a half-step Fusion God Realm expert. If Huang Jiu was unwilling, they would be doomed. So, he could only take Huang Jiu to attack the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, where the expert's strength was comparable to that of a half-step Fusion God Realm expert.

Deep within the Mountains of the Dead, less than half an hour after Amber and the others had been piloting the giant skyship, an alarm sounded.

caveat!

caveat!

A life-threatening situation has been detected, and it is rapidly approaching!
"An extremely dangerous life? Could it be that expert whose strength is comparable to the half-step Divine Fusion Realm?" Huang Jiu was overjoyed upon hearing this.

She originally thought it would take a lot of time to find this big fish, but she didn't expect the big fish to come to her on its own.

"Everyone on alert! Huang Jiu is in your hands now!" Hu Jin couldn't help but look at Huang Jiu after hearing this.

"Alright! Leave it to me!" Huang Jiu nodded and walked towards the ship's deck.

However, Huang Jiu had only taken a few steps when the ship sounded its piercing alarm again.

caveat!

caveat!

Two more extremely dangerous life forms have been discovered rapidly approaching!

(End of this chapter)