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

Chapter 393 The Venerable One and the Advanced Cultivation Tower
Red Moon City, Obsidian Martial Arts School.

As Crimson Demon and Holy Wood arrived at the martial arts training ground, Soul Shattered within the martial arts hall showed surprise, but still immediately went forward to greet them along with Katarina, the vice-captain of the Holy Wood City Guard.

Saint Wood nodded slightly and, along with Crimson Demon, followed Soul Shatter and Vice-Captain Katrin towards the martial arts school's master's office.

Even after the two Star Lords, Crimson Demon and Holy Wood, entered the Hall Master's office, leaving Broken Soul, Phoenix One, and others outside, Broken Soul still felt like he was dreaming.

"Vice Commander Katarina, do you know what's going on? Why did the Star Lord suddenly come here?" Shattered Soul couldn't help but ask Katarina in a low voice.

He and Katrin have been assigned to stay in Crimson Moon City for an extended period to strengthen cooperation and trade with the Obsidian Martial Arts School. In his opinion, this was already quite extravagant. After all, Sacred Wood Star is the Holy Temple's training ground for geniuses in the Goddess Galaxy, and it represents the Holy Temple in the Goddess Galaxy. Every day, countless third- and fourth-class life planet forces want to cooperate with Sacred Wood Star and seek its protection.

As a result, the Lord of Sacred Wood directly summoned him and Katrin to come over. Not only did he take the initiative to establish diplomatic relations with the Obsidian Martial Arts School, but now the Lord of Sacred Wood himself is coming over. It's simply unbelievable.

Moreover, he also knew the Crimson Demon Star Lord of Crimson Demon Star. That was the star system manager representing the Starry Sky Merchant Guild in the Blood Sand Star System, and also the superior of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. His status in the Starry Sky Merchant Guild was the same as that of the Holy Wood Star Lord in the Holy Temple.

At this moment, the Obsidian Martial Arts School's superior, Red Demon, also came to the Obsidian Martial Arts School in person, which was equally puzzling.

"I don't know either. The Star Lord didn't tell me anything." Katarina shook her head, her eyes also filled with doubt and confusion. She then asked Huang Jiu, who was standing beside her, "Does Your Excellency Huang Jiu know what's going on?"

The appearance of the Holy Wood Star Lord was already incredible, but the Crimson Demon Star Lord also personally arrived; she did not believe there was no connection between the two.

As the daughter of the Crimson Demon Star Lord, Huang Jiu undoubtedly knows more information than outsiders like them. Like Huang Jiu, she also purchased a place to study at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. She often had simulated battles with Huang Jiu, who was of similar strength, in the intermediate martial arts training room. The two of them were quite good friends.

"I'm not really sure about that either." Huang Jiu shrugged and smiled wryly. "I only know that it's related to Wanlong Star. It seems that the Obsidian Martial Arts School did something big on Wanlong Star."

"Did Wanlong Star do something big? That it would attract the personal presence of two star lords?" Shattered Soul asked incredulously.

Wanlong Star, a first-class resource planet, is quite famous in the Goddess Star System. In fact, most of the major powers in the surrounding star systems are aware of it. After all, there are only two or three first-class planets in a star system, and some may only have one. Wanlong Star is the only first-class resource planet in the surrounding star systems that can produce rare cosmic treasures.

While Wanlong Star is indeed precious, it's hard to imagine what could possibly be done there that would warrant the personal presence of a star system's overlord, a high-level expert at the Fusion God Realm.

"What the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy did was no ordinary thing. They defeated a four-star general of the Empire on Wanlong Star, wiped out a group of geniuses from the Empire, and occupied a dragon crystal mine in the public area of ​​Wanlong Star," Huang Yi explained to Huang Jiu, Suihun, and Katarina, who were looking puzzled.

"Slay a genius of the imperial kingdom and defeat a four-star divine general? How is that possible!" Huang Jiu and the other two almost cried out in shock upon hearing this.

Especially those who had a lot of interaction with the Obsidian Martial Arts School, such as Shattered Soul and Phoenix Nine, were a little confused for a moment, thinking that Phoenix One was joking.

Although they didn't know the Obsidian Martial Arts School inside and out, they did know the general outline of it. The school had already used all its experts to defeat the two-star general Bocas of the Empire, and they even joined the Starry Sky Merchant Guild to seek protection.

It's only been a little over a month, and now you're telling them that the people from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy defeated a four-star general of the Empire? Who would believe that?

The Imperial Kingdom has strict regulations on the star rating of Divine Generals. A two-star Divine General is equivalent to a mid-level expert in the Fusion God Realm, a three-star Divine General is equivalent to a top-level mid-level expert in the Fusion God Realm, and a four-star Divine General is equivalent to a high-level expert in the Fusion God Realm.

The four-star generals of the imperial kingdom usually reside in a star system, equivalent to the Crimson Demon Star Lord and the Holy Wood Star Lord.

"Whether you believe it or not, it's the truth." Huang Yi glanced at Huang Jiu and the other two who still couldn't believe it, and sighed, "Not many people know about this news yet. Once the news spreads, I estimate that the gates of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy will soon be broken down by various forces."

At first, he just thought that Obsidian Martial Arts School had great potential and was worth winning over by Crimson Demon Star. He never expected that Obsidian Martial Arts School would become a force no less powerful than Crimson Demon Star so quickly.

The emergence of a powerful force like their Crimson Demon Star usually reshapes the power structure of a star system, or even several surrounding star systems.

In order to better consolidate their own power, both Crimson Demon Star and Holy Wood Star naturally want to further strengthen their relationship with Obsidian Martial Arts School.

After all, only by reaching the high level of the Divine Fusion Realm can one step into the threshold of the upper universe, where one can access different things. Therefore, having one such companion or having one less such companion makes a completely different difference.

Of course, being familiar with the situation in the Empire, he also knew that Obsidian Martial Arts Academy's actions on Wanlong Star would come at a considerable cost. The death of a peerless genius was not a big deal for the Empire, but the dragon crystal mine in the public area was a matter of great interest to many powerful figures in the Empire. It was impossible for Obsidian Martial Arts Academy to just occupy it without paying any price for their actions.

And everything was pretty much as Huang Yi had thought. After briefly sensing the wonders of the beginner meditation room, Chi Mo and Sheng Mu, who had entered the hall master's office, both came to Lin Qi and each took out an invitation.

"What are you two?"

Lin Qi looked at the invitations presented by the two high-level experts at the Fusion God Realm, Crimson Demon and Holy Wood, with great surprise.

He was already quite surprised by the arrival of the two high-level experts at the Fusion God Realm, but he didn't expect that they would send him invitations at the same time.

These two invitations were more like gift lists than formal invitations. They invited the Obsidian Martial Arts School to join the team and occupy a first-class planet together, or to go to the center of the universe, the original planet of super life, to jointly occupy a strange place.

As long as you join the team, you can directly obtain Alliance Coins. The Crimson Demon offers 1.2 trillion Alliance Coins, while the Holy Wood offers 1.5 trillion Alliance Coins. Moreover, even if you join such a team, you will not be forced to act together. It is entirely up to the team members themselves. It is equivalent to joining a small alliance composed of high-level experts in the Fusion God Realm.

“Master Lin, you’ve only just entered this circle, so it’s normal that you don’t know anything.” With a kind smile, Shengmu slowly explained, “Actually, at our level, ordinary resources and cultivation environments are meaningless. If we want to advance further, there are only a few places in the entire universe where we can do it. And the entire universe is too big. It’s impossible for one person to gain a foothold in those places. So we have to unite to have a chance to survive in those places.”

"As for the invitations extended by Red Demon and me, Master Lin, you can join both or not. After all, our teams operate in different places and have different goals. For example, the team I joined already has four members. As long as the team's interests do not conflict, it doesn't matter how many members you join. It all depends on what kind of pursuits and goals you have, Master Lin, and whether they are consistent with the team's goals."

"So you're looking for like-minded people to improve together?" Lin Qi suddenly understood why the two people who extended invitations at the same time had acted so calmly and hadn't shown any confrontation towards the other.

“That’s right.” Crimson Demon nodded and said with a smile, “Becoming a demigod is too difficult, and everyone’s lack is different, so their pursuits are also different. For example, our team has seven people in total, and our goal is to obtain the unique resources of some first-class planets. As for that old guy Saint Wood’s team, it’s probably about the cultivation environment. So their goal is to establish themselves on the Initial Star and obtain a better cultivation environment. If both of our teams are what you’re looking for, you can join both of them. And before long, I estimate that many people from other teams will come and extend invitations to you.”

"If I join, aren't these teams worried about retaliation from the Empire?" Lin Qi asked curiously. As a first-class resource planet that produces rare cosmic treasures, Wanlong Star is directly taking a small portion from the Empire. He didn't believe the Empire would just let it go like that.

Regardless of what the Imperial Kingdom might do on Wanlong Star, if he simply leaves Azure Star and goes elsewhere, it's quite normal for someone from the Imperial Kingdom to come after him, along with his companions.

"Is this retaliation from the Empire?" Crimson Demon couldn't help but laugh. "Don't worry, Master Lin. Although the Empire is not to be trifled with, our Starry Sky Chamber of Commerce is still one of the top ten powers. After investigation, we can confirm that none of your people are at the Fusion God Realm. Although the Empire has a lot of objections and even threatened to send three five-star divine generals into Wanlong Star, our Purple Realm Venerable has already said that if the Empire can't afford to lose this time, we don't mind personally driving everyone from the Empire out of Wanlong Star."

"Did the Venerable One speak?" Lin Qi was also taken aback upon hearing this.

The Venerable One is second only to a demigod in the entire universe. Although his martial arts realm is only at the high-level limit of the Fusion God Realm, his strength is already beyond what anyone in the Fusion God Realm can contend with.

The reason why they cannot fight against them is that Venerables usually have at least ten demigod inheritances that have reached perfection, which is considered as taking a half-step into the basic threshold of the laws.

Although they cannot construct their bodies with laws like demigods, naturally forming a world of laws and using the power of an entire world to fight, they can still construct a domain of laws, increasing their power by more than ten times, or even dozens of times. This is something that even a powerful being in the Fusion God Realm can't easily challenge.

Demigods are high above and usually don't get involved in anything. So the major powers in the universe are managed by these Venerable Ones. Powerful races like the Demon Race, or those who want to become major powers in the universe, do so because they have Venerable Ones in charge.

“That’s right, the Purple Realm Venerable has a fiery temper,” the Crimson Demon said with a smile. “Moreover, the Purple Realm Venerable has fourteen profound mysteries that have reached perfection, making him one of the strongest among the Venerables. There are only a handful of people in the Empire who can rival him. Those beings would never go against the Purple Realm Venerable for the sake of a Wanlong Star. So, Master Lin, rest assured, this matter is over.”

"Have the fourteen demigod mysteries reached perfection?" Lin Qi couldn't help but gasp.

Once you reach the high-level limit of the Divine Fusion Realm, your strength, apart from your physical body, largely depends on how many demigod mysteries you have mastered and perfected.

Normally, the fewest demigods inheriting profound mysteries are only fifteen. The six demigods on the Hell Dragon Star have the most, with nineteen. It is said that once all the profound mysteries reach perfection, one has completely entered the realm of laws and can use the laws to rebuild the body, thus stepping into the realm of demigods.

With the Purple Realm Venerable possessing fourteen demigod mysteries at perfection, he can be said to be quite close to being a demigod. With such a powerful figure backing him, even if some people in the Empire are dissatisfied, they can only endure it, unless they really want to die.

"The main reason I came here is to talk to you about this matter, Master Lin. As for inviting you to join the team, that's secondary. If you'd like to join, Master Lin, our team is always ready to welcome you," Crimson Demon said with a smile. "Besides, I'd like to trade some dragon crystals with you, Master Lin. Although these are sold within the merchant guild, the quantity is limited, and even less when distributed among each star system. I don't need many, just three hundred. I'm willing to buy them at the merchant guild's selling price. I wonder if you'd be willing to sell me some?"

“Red Demon, you really don’t hold back, offering three hundred at once.” Saint Wood rolled his eyes at Red Demon, then paused and looked at Lin Qi, saying, “I’m actually just delivering an invitation. If Master Lin wants to join, we welcome you anytime. As for dragon crystals, I only need to buy two hundred.”

Lin Qi looked at the slightly embarrassed Crimson Demon and Saint Wood and was also slightly surprised. He did not expect that Dragon Crystal was such a rare thing that it could make two star system overlords make a special trip.

“No problem, you two just need to pay at the front desk of the martial arts school, and the front desk will naturally hand over the Dragon Crystal to you.” Lin Qi nodded without hesitation.

The dragon crystal mine that the players captured this time yielded a huge harvest. In fact, the players were digging for dragon crystals like crazy in order to get more rewards. So, the dragon crystals they sent over amounted to more than three thousand. Selling some to Red Demon and Holy Wood would not be a problem at all. After all, they also gave the players rewards for collecting dragon crystals. For each dragon crystal they handed over, they would receive five thousand merit points.

With the merit system now in operation, he has also unlocked the officer and colonel ranks. Two million merits can make him a major, five million merits can make him a lieutenant colonel, ten million merits can make him a colonel, and major general requires one hundred million merits, lieutenant general requires three hundred million merits, and general requires one billion merits.

With over ten million players now playing, players can expand their garrison to ten thousand after becoming a major, one hundred thousand lieutenant colonels, one hundred thousand colonels, one hundred thousand colonels, two million major generals, five million lieutenant generals, and ten million generals. This is a fatal temptation for players like Luo Wushang who want to expand their garrison, and they can't stop mining.

After Lin Qi saw off the two star system overlords, Crimson Demon and Holy Wood, his gaze couldn't help but shift to the advanced cultivation tower that he had already unlocked.

The Advanced Cultivation Tower has seven levels and not only has advanced energy enhancement functions, but also increases the physical energy limit and strength of players, including the host, by 100% and increases the energy absorption speed by 150% within a radius of 100 kilometers.

There is an even more incredible function that can transform the world, allowing planets that have built advanced cultivation towers to increase their energy levels. The more advanced cultivation towers built, the greater the increase. It can be said to be the best building for improving one's own base, bar none.

However, building an advanced cultivation tower is not an easy task. Unlike the primary and intermediate cultivation towers, it requires not only a large amount of energy blood essence and energy crystals, but also a thousand dragon crystals to create the tower. In addition, a branch needs to be established in a first-class strange land.

For every branch established in a first-class extraordinary place, a high-level cultivation tower can be built, with extremely strict restrictions.

"Now that the Empire has abandoned Wanlong Star, it's time to make a move on Yulong Star."

Lin Qi took a deep breath and immediately issued a notice on the system, releasing Prison Dragon Star.

This is currently the only way for him to obtain a first-class extraordinary place.

First-class strange places can generally only appear on planets of second-class or higher. According to the information that the player investigated from Hell Dragon Star, as well as the information from the spaceship, there is a first-class strange place on Hell Dragon Star.

He is currently stuck at the high-level limit of the Celestial Realm, and his Body Strengthening Secret Technique has reached the fourth level of perfection. It can be said that there is no way to advance further. If he wants to advance to the Fusion God Realm in the future, the current environment of Azure Star is absolutely impossible. Only by further improving the cultivation environment of Azure Star and adding the cultivation rooms of the Advanced Cultivation Tower can he probably succeed.

Hell Dragon Star is undoubtedly the best target right now.

With the release of the new event quest 'Liberating the Dragon Star of Hell' by Lin Qifa, all players above the Bone Forging Realm can participate, causing a stir among all players.

"What's going on? Is this going to start a planetary war?"

"Get up, everyone! We have a big mission!"

"To sacrifice my heart for glory, liberate the Dragon Star of Hell!"

Seeing the suddenly released version event quests, the players started calling on their friends, either forming groups or gathering players who could resurrect and teleport.

In less than half a day, more than a million players at the Bone Forging Realm or above were resurrected at the resurrection device points placed on Hell Dragon Star.

In an instant, millions of players descended upon Hell Dragon Star!
(End of this chapter)