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

Chapter 399 The Position of Demigod and a Special-Grade Strange Land

Goddess Galaxy, Azure Star.

Inside the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, which has twelve floors and is over two hundred meters high, there are a large number of geniuses from all over the Black Mountain Star Region queuing up to participate in the entrance examination almost every moment.

The lively scene left Ling Ye and Yi Feng, the organizers of the assessment, and the other talented students from the top four regional cities speechless with amazement.

Before the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy repelled the invading imperial army, although it had absorbed many geniuses from Hell Dragon Star, compared to the geniuses who had recently joined from outer space, it was nothing but a drop in the ocean, and their numbers were increasing. This made the disciples who had been with the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy for a while feel ashamed.

Previously, the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy mainly recruited disciples at the Bone Forging Realm, with few disciples at the Blood Condensation Realm or Celestial Realm Grandmaster level. However, now, the geniuses from various planets who come to participate in the assessment every day are at least Celestial Realm Grandmasters, and there are even some Celestial Realm Great Grandmasters. Under such circumstances, a considerable number of people are still unable to join the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, which leaves the disciples who joined the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy earlier speechless.

"It seems I'll have to train even harder from now on, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my position as a disciple of the martial arts school's guard team." Looking at the large number of alien geniuses in front of her whose strength was above hers at the high level of the Celestial Realm, Ling Ye felt a sense of crisis.

Thanks to the special resources provided by the martial arts academy, the strength of all the members of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy's guard team has increased significantly. In fact, during this period, in addition to Vanessa's advancement to the Fusion God Realm, Shefina, the peerless genius from the former Mist Mountain Domain City, and Fan Yaoguang, the former captain of the Sky Dome Sanctuary, have also successively advanced to the Fusion God Realm.

As for the other members of the Obsidian Guard, such as Wu Zhuoqun, Precia, Yinghu, Xiong Yuedie, Xia Ling, Estina, and more than a dozen others, they have all reached the half-step Divine Fusion Realm.

A high-level martial artist like her, at the Celestial Realm, could be considered to be among the lowest tier.

The number of members in the Obsidian Guard is fixed. Before, when there weren't so many alien geniuses flocking to the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, she could stay in the Obsidian Guard. Now that so many alien geniuses have entered the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, she doesn't even dare to think about what the Obsidian Guard will become in the future.

However, while the members of the Obsidian Guard felt pressured and were very nervous, Lin Qi, who was watching all this from the intermediate meditation room on the top floor, was in a very good mood.

"My tenth demigod-level profound technique has now reached perfection." Lin Qi looked at his system display, which showed that ten of the eighteen profound-level martial arts techniques inherited from Huang had reached perfection, and he couldn't help but smile.

Since Vanessa defeated the White Dragon King, he has allowed players to directly learn the legacies of the six demigods collected by the Empire simply by paying some points.

Thanks to the extensive learning from other players, his progress in the demigod inheritance was rapid. Although he had not yet advanced to the Fusion God Realm in the past few days, his ten ultimate martial arts techniques had reached perfection, which was considered to have met the minimum requirements set by the Venerable.

He has now been able to condense a domain of the laws of the stars, making him a half-Venerable. Only when the player enters the Fusion God Realm can he quickly become a true Venerable. At that time, even a demigod would find it extremely difficult to truly kill him.

"As the strongest demigod of his era, Huang's mastery of the laws of the stars is incredibly powerful. I wonder what level his star domain can reach." After a brief moment of excitement, Lin Qi couldn't help but begin constructing his own law domain.

According to the information he has obtained from the Starry Sky Chamber of Commerce, even among the law domains constructed by the Venerable One, which are also constructed from the ten profound mysteries, there are differences in strength.

The most ordinary law domains initially provide an increase of ten to twelve times, while powerful law domains can reach about fifteen times, and top-tier law domains can reach nearly twenty times. Afterward, each time an arcane art reaches perfection, depending on the level of the arcane art, the enhancement effect integrated into the law domain can increase by three to five times.

Ordinary law domains are the most common among Venerables, but less than 10% of Venerables master powerful law domains, and top-tier law domains are legendary.

After Lin Qi completed the construction of the Law Domain, an incredibly illusory world surrounded by countless stars appeared directly. Its size was completely at his command, ranging from a radius of one meter to a radius of three hundred kilometers, all within a single thought.

However, Lin Qiwei did not affect the Obsidian Martial Arts School; his Star Law Domain was only maintained within a radius of two meters.

"Is this the realm of laws?"

Lin Qi felt as if he were the master of this world at this moment. With just a thought, he could use the power of this illusory world for his own purposes. It was as if this illusory world was himself. He was filled with shock.

Lin Qi then lightly tapped the strength testing instrument in the room, using a finger to apply a precise force of one ton.

drop!
"The test result is sixteen tons!"

"A sixteen-fold increase right from the start, truly worthy of being the legendary strongest demigod. This Law Domain must be among the top tier of all powerful Law Domains. If even a mid-level profound martial skill reaches perfection, it can directly rival those legendary top Law Domains. No wonder it was invincible for an era." Lin Qi looked at the test data, his joy growing even stronger.

Although he is not a Venerable now, with his powerful body and the Star Law Domain, he should be able to fight against a Venerable who has mastered twelve profound mysteries. If he uses the Heavy Sword Without Edge, he can fight against a Venerable who has mastered thirteen profound mysteries. He is also at the upper-middle level among Venerables.

Just as Lin Qi was thinking about testing his limits further, the smart wristband suddenly beeped.

"What's the matter?" Lin Qi asked curiously, looking at Wu Zhuoqun who had contacted him.

He has now entrusted many affairs of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy to Wu Zhuoqun and a few other people who are good at management. They are not allowed to disturb him unless necessary. After all, he needs to organize the memories he extracts from players in order to make them completely his own. In particular, the ultimate martial arts techniques are interconnected with the ultimate inheritance of the same demigod. It takes a lot of time to understand the laws contained within them.

With daily combat training and practice, as well as the overall development and management of the players, he simply didn't have time to manage other matters at the martial arts school.

He even understood why those Venerables generally didn't want to get involved, and even those demigods did. It wasn't that they didn't want to manage the forces they created, but rather that they simply didn't have the time to manage them, unless they stopped cultivating and improving.

“Lord Crimson Demon, there is also a man who claims to be an envoy of the Eternal Divine Kingdom. They both want to see you, Master, saying they have important matters to discuss. However, they don’t mind discussing it together,” Wu Zhuoqun explained.

"The Crimson Demon and the envoys of the Eternal God Kingdom?" Lin Qi was slightly surprised, not understanding why these two people would come to him, especially the envoys of the Eternal God Kingdom. He had absolutely no connection with the Eternal God Kingdom, and the Eternal God Kingdom's jurisdiction was quite far from the Black Mountain Star Region. They didn't even have any personnel stationed or developed in the Black Mountain Star Region. He then said, "Let them go to the reception room. I'll be there in a bit."

Although he had no connection with the Eternal God Kingdom, as one of the top ten powers, he had to meet with their envoy since they had come. As for meeting the Crimson Demon, that goes without saying.

Now, Crimson Demon Star and Azure Star have close ties. Crimson Demon even allows the construction of an Obsidian branch in a first-class strange place on Crimson Demon Star to help recruit martial arts disciples. If Crimson Demon wants to meet, and he is not busy, he will naturally not refuse.

Obsidian Martial Arts School, top-floor reception room.

As Lin Qi entered the hall, he saw two men sitting inside. One was the Crimson Demon, and the other was a dragon man who was over three meters tall with long, crimson horns on his head and scales and a tail all over his body. He was no less impressive than the White Dragon King who had come to Azure Star.

"Greetings, Master Lin! I am the Crimson Dragon Envoy of the Eternal Divine Kingdom!" The Crimson Dragon Envoy introduced himself as Lin Qi entered the room. "I am here on behalf of Lei Xiao, one of the four Venerables of our Eternal Divine Kingdom, to invite the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy to join our team and jointly seize the Special Grade Wonder Land of the Initial Star. If we succeed in seizing the Special Grade Wonder Land, the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy will receive ten Law Stones every year."

"Seize the Special Grade A Wonderland?" Lin Qi looked at the Crimson Dragon Envoy with a puzzled expression, not understanding what the Crimson Dragon Envoy wanted to do. "Isn't the Special Grade A Wonderland of the Primordial Star always occupied by those demigods?"

He knew about the four Venerables of the Eternal God Kingdom. After all, the Eternal God Kingdom was one of the top ten peak kingdoms, and its four Venerables were said to be only one step away from the demigod realm. Some had mastered fifteen profound mysteries, while others had mastered as many as seventeen. Venerable Lei Xiao was one of them.

Not only has he mastered all sixteen profound arts, but he is also a member of the Dragon Clan, and his strength ranks among the top tier of Venerables in the entire universe.

The special-grade strange lands of the Initial Star are very famous throughout the universe. It is said that they can increase the chances of advancing to demigod. However, in the early years, these special-grade strange lands were occupied by demigods and used as their residences. Even members of the ten top forces rarely managed to enter.

To seize a top-tier extraordinary land is tantamount to waging war against demigods. "Master Lin, you may not know this yet," the Crimson Dragon Envoy chuckled, "Six of the demigods behind the ten top-tier powers have already perished. This means that six of the top-tier extraordinary lands on the Primordial Star are now vacant. These top-tier extraordinary lands are very special; they are lands that recognize masters, and each person can only recognize one. After recognizing a master, outsiders, even demigods, cannot enter without permission. However, once the master dies, it will automatically unlock within ten days, awaiting the next recognition. The other demigods have all been severely injured and are unable to act for the time being. This can be said to be the greatest opportunity in the entire universe in tens of thousands of years. Aren't you interested, Master Lin?"

"What did you say? Six demigods have fallen?" Lin Qi was stunned for a moment after hearing this, wondering if he had misheard.

Demi god!

Records within the Starry Sky Merchant Guild state that it is a near-eternal and immortal being; unless it chooses to die, no one in the entire universe can kill a demigod.

The fall of six demigods at once sounds like a fantasy.

"Master Lin, this news is currently known only to a very small number of people in the top ten powerhouses. If you don't believe me, you can also ask Crimson Demon; he should know about this as well." The Crimson Dragon Envoy nodded and continued, "Although Lord Lei Xiao won't share the special-grade strange land leading to the demigod position, he can share a portion of the Law Stones produced there. Anyone who has ventured into the Primordial Star knows that Law Stones are first-class cosmic treasures, excellent items that can help comprehend the laws. They are extremely rare in the chaotic space of the Primordial Star; only the special-grade strange land on the Primordial Star can consistently produce some."

"Ten Law Stones a year. Even the Four Venerables in the Eternal God Kingdom only receive this much per year. If you, Master Lin, obtain these Law Stones, I believe it won't be impossible for you to become a top-tier Venerable in a short time."

"Ten Law Stones a year?" Lin Qi shook his head. "That's a bit too few."

"Small?" The Crimson Dragon Envoy frowned slightly and asked in a low voice, "How much does Master Lin want?"

“If it were just me, ten a year would be enough.” Lin Qi explained to the somewhat dissatisfied Crimson Dragon Envoy, “However, Venerable Lei Xiao invited our entire Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. If our Obsidian Martial Arts Academy were to participate, we would receive one hundred Law Stones a year.”

He knew about the Stone of Laws. According to the records of the Starry Sky Merchant Guild, it was indeed a top-tier cosmic treasure. For those who wanted to break through to demigod status, it was probably a necessary item. After all, even if the mysteries of the demigod inheritance were fully perfected, it would still be necessary to construct a complete set of laws. The Stone of Laws could greatly help in this regard.

Therefore, the Starry Sky Merchant Guild limits ordinary Venerables within the guild to purchasing two per year. Each one is worth five trillion Alliance Coins, which is a small sum for a Venerable.

Ten Law Stones a year—even the Purple Realm Venerable of the Starry Sky Merchant Guild probably doesn't receive this treatment.

However, the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy now has more than just him as a fighter. There are also three Fusion God Realm experts: Vanessa, Shefina, and Fan Yaoguang, as well as more than five thousand Celestial Realm players. There are even more than four hundred high-level Celestial Realm players. The strength of these people is not much less than that of a high-level Fusion God Realm expert.

There are at least ten people like Luo Wushang who are at the peak of the Celestial Realm and have reached the fourth level of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique. Their strength is probably no less than that of the five-star generals of the Empire.

With so many Fusion God Realm warriors, even the Eternal God Kingdom should have nearly one-tenth of them. Venerable Lei Xiao is only one of the four Venerables of the Eternal God Kingdom. No matter how powerful he is, the number of Fusion God Realm experts he can mobilize is probably about the same as his side.

One hundred Law Stones a year is an absolute bargain. Of course, he won't participate. Only Vanessa and other players at the Fusion God Realm will go.

"One hundred a year? Master Lin, do you know how many a top-grade exotic land produces in a year?" The Crimson Dragon Envoy said with a gloomy face, "Less than two hundred! You want half of them all at once, while Lord Lei Xiao has invited no fewer than ten Venerables. If you take half of them, many Venerables will probably be left with nothing!"

Just as Lin Qi was hesitating about whether to lower the price slightly, a deep and cheerful voice suddenly echoed in the reception hall.

"One hundred a year is no problem. I can promise you, Master Lin, on behalf of the clan leader. We can even prepay fifty as a deposit right now!"

As the words fell, it was Crimson Demon who spoke.

"Red Demon, are you insane?" The Crimson Dragon Envoy looked at Red Demon as if he were an idiot. "That's half of the Law Stones from a top-tier extraordinary place. Do you really think that a mere Obsidian Martial Arts School can be worth two or three top-tier Venerables?"

The Demon Clan Chief is also a strong contender for this Special Grade Wonder Land. Although his strength is slightly inferior to Lei Xiao Venerable, he is equivalent to the Four Venerables of the Eternal God Kingdom in the Starry Sky Merchant Guild. As for the Special Grade Wonder Land of the Initial Star, whether it can be recognized as a master after it opens depends on holding the key for a considerable period of time after obtaining it. Therefore, ordinary Venerables are just cannon fodder to delay the process. The ones who can truly play a significant role depend on the number of top-tier Venerables.

To spend half of the Law Stones just to invite the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, a force with only an ordinary Venerable, to take charge of it, is simply idiotic.

“They’re worth it!” Red Demon said with absolute certainty.

Others may not know the situation of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, but he knows some. According to Huang Yi and Huang Jiu's investigation on Azure Star, there should be four people with the strength of a Venerable, including Lin Qi.

What's even more astonishing is the sheer number of Divine Fusion Realm warriors at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. When Huang Yi engaged in a simulated battle with a mid-level Celestial Realm gray-robed disciple from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy in the training ground, she was at a disadvantage. This demonstrates just how strong the mid-level Celestial Realm gray-robed disciples at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy are. And the number of such mid-level Celestial Realm gray-robed disciples exceeds three thousand.

With so many potential Venerables and Divine Fusion Realm experts, a hundred Law Stones a year isn't a bad deal. After all, Venerables from all sides are vying for it, and it's not easy to invite a Venerable to join. Top Venerables are even more difficult to recruit. Those top Venerables themselves want to occupy a special-grade extraordinary place, so why would they casually join other teams?

Not to mention that so many powerful beings at the Fusion God Realm who can find the key in the extraordinary land have been invited.

Keep in mind that six demigods have been dead for some time now, and with less than a week left, it's simply impossible to persuade so many powerful beings at the Fusion God Realm.

"Suit yourself." The Crimson Dragon Envoy simply smiled after hearing this, and then left the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, not wanting to waste any more time with Lin Qi.

After the Crimson Dragon Envoy left Azure Star, he immediately contacted Venerable Thundercloud.

"Have you managed to invite that Obsidian Martial Arts School?" Venerable Lei Xiao asked in a low voice on the screen.

"Lord Lei Xiao, Lin Qi's offer was too high, demanding one hundred Law Stones a year. I did not agree." The Crimson Dragon Envoy gave a general account of the situation inside the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.

"One hundred stones a year? The Obsidian Martial Arts Academy really dares to ask for that." Venerable Lei Xiao frowned slightly, then ordered, "Forget about the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. The only Venerables who have a chance to take over the Special Grade Strange Land this time are the Titan Clan, the Celestial Clan, and the Nether Serpent of the Imperial Kingdom. There are only a few of us. Go find the Three Absolute Venerables of the Abyss Prison now. Even if it costs one hundred Law Stones a year, it doesn't matter. As long as I can get him here, I will have the Special Grade Strange Land in my grasp."

"Yes!"

The Crimson Dragon Envoy nodded, also agreeing that the Obsidian Martial Arts School was too arrogant and ignorant.

Whether the promises of the many Venerables can be fulfilled depends on whether they can ultimately seize the Special Grade Wonder Land. If they cannot seize it, let alone a hundred or even a thousand a year, it will be in vain. If they choose to join their team, at least they will receive ten Law Stones a year, unlike now, where they have nothing but the deposit given by the Crimson Demon.

Azure Star, Obsidian Martial Arts School.

The day after Chi Mo finished negotiating the cooperation and left, in the sixth-floor training room of the Advanced Cultivation Tower, a surge of blood energy shot straight into the sky, causing the entire Advanced Cultivation Tower to shake. Immediately afterwards, everyone in Chi Yue City felt an unprecedented surge of blood energy suddenly pressing down, and even a powerful cultivator like Huang Yi, who was cultivating in the martial arts hall at the Fusion God Realm, was unable to move for a moment.

"I've made it! I've finally succeeded!"

Luo Wushang looked at the surging blood and energy emanating from her entire body, her eyes filled with wild joy.

The Realm of Divine Fusion!
After so many days of hard work, she finally became the first to break through to the Divine Fusion Realm!
(End of this chapter)