Gao Wu: Honey, don't cry, I'm truly invincible!

As the Divine River Storm was unleashed, Qin Su felt the atmospheric pressure around him rise rapidly, making it difficult to even breathe. He felt as if he were surrounded by solidified steel.

The intense pressure caused his face to turn purplish-red.

At that moment, the atmosphere in the air was dispersed, as if it had disappeared completely, leaving not a trace behind.

The already gloomy sky seemed to grow even darker at this moment.

Until everything was pushed to its limit, until the very last moment.

The world seemed to fall silent.

But this was clearly not true calm, but rather the final stillness before the storm.

The berserk dragon instinctively sensed a life-or-death crisis and roared as it tried to flap its wings to escape.

But the next moment——

"boom.........."

Nearly ten thousand gusts of wind, filled with destructive energy, suddenly descended upon the arena, spinning and churning relentlessly.

The sharp wind blades easily sliced ​​through skyscrapers, but the steel structures that could support hundreds of thousands of tons of concrete were as fragile as paper at this moment.

The hard cement floor, at this moment, was as smooth as butter, easily cut with deep wounds.

A massive tornado, capable of destroying everything, crashed down on the raging dragon.

The raging dragon couldn't escape even if it wanted to. The powerful suction force was like a black hole, easily capturing it, and astonishing wind blades kept slashing at its body.

Soon, it was cut and bruised all over.

It roared angrily, trying to break free, but was dragged along, getting closer and closer to the heart of the storm.

As it gets closer to the storm's core, the wind blades' damage increases exponentially; its wounds deepen, and the despair in its eyes grows ever stronger.

at last.

It was swept into the storm without any hindrance, like a powerless mosquito.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Splash, splash..."

With a violent explosion, a rain of blood and flesh was flung out by the gale. The powerful third-tier berserk dragon was easily torn to pieces, just like a blank sheet of paper.

Even after the raging dragon was torn apart, the terrifying tornado did not stop, continuing its frenzied advance and slaughter.

It wasn't until it had been pushed horizontally for thousands of meters that it slowly dissipated, leaving behind a scene of devastation.

If you look down from a high place, you will be shocked to see a huge ravine that starts from Qin Su and stretches for thousands of meters.

It's like a scar left on the earth after it has been disfigured.

Qin Su, feeling the ground trembling violently for a long time, stared blankly at the ruins before her.

"The Source Beast that even the final strike of the Ninefold Thunder Slash couldn't defeat, the Divine River Storm—was it just instantly killed?"

Qin Su was shocked and felt a chill run down her spine.

As expected of a super-powerful martial skill worth 600 million comeback points, and as expected of a product of the system.

This destructive power is just too ruthless!

I'm afraid even a martial arts master wouldn't be able to achieve such destructive power!

With such powerful martial arts skills at hand, he now had another trump card up his sleeve... Qin Su let out a soft breath, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

"However, this is not my limit. I haven't even used my mental power yet, and I haven't tried using the Blood Explosion Technique that I obtained earlier."

"Brother Zhao already said that it's very difficult to climb the rookie rankings. If the first and second-tier forbidden zones are this easy, everyone else can definitely break through them too. In that case, I can only go and wander around the third-tier forbidden zone again, and kill as many source beasts as possible..."

Qin Su murmured to herself, glanced at the second-tier forbidden zone again, and then turned and exited the virtual world.

Next, he's going to the third-tier restricted area.

Although the third-tier forbidden zone is more difficult, and you can easily die if you encounter a fourth-tier beast king, it's a good opportunity to test your limits.

To complete the mission and gain more points to continue improving, I have no choice but to give it my all.

After he left, the martial arts trainers who had been watching from afar finally snapped out of their daze.

They exchanged a glance and both saw the shock in each other's eyes.

"My god, where did this monster come from...? He not only destroyed the first-tier forbidden zone, but he also destroyed the second-tier forbidden zone so easily, and now he's number one on the rookie leaderboard! You're telling me this guy is a rookie?!"

"It seems he went to the third-tier restricted area again!"

"No way, he couldn't have broken through three major forbidden zones in one day, could he? That's an achievement no one has ever accomplished before..."

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Cao Fang is a data monitor at the virtual training center.

His daily work is very easy; he just sits at his workstation and looks at the data trends.

With his superb skills, he can analyze what has happened in the first instance if there is even the slightest data anomaly.

Today, as usual, he sat at his workstation, legs crossed, drinking coffee.

His gaze habitually swept over the data monitoring screen. Looking at the data on the large screen, he raised an eyebrow slightly: "Oh? The Crimson Valley, a virtual first-tier forbidden zone, was actually wiped out in such a short time?"

He subconsciously brought the coffee cup to his lips, but after taking a sip, he suddenly felt something was off. He then snapped awake, rubbed his eyes, and looked at the data on the big screen again in disbelief.

"puff--"

The coffee he hadn't yet swallowed was suddenly spat out, spilling all over the floor and even soiling his favorite clothes. But he didn't care about such trivial matters at the moment; he just stared wide-eyed at the data trends in shock.

He kept muttering to himself, "How is this possible? How could someone achieve such a feat in such a short time? This is practically a humanoid source beast reborn, absolutely not human... There must be a data error."

He immediately began troubleshooting the problem.

But the more they investigated, the more silent and sluggish they became.

Because he discovered that the guy who broke through the first-tier restricted area in a short time had broken through the second-tier restricted area in an extremely short time.

When Cao Fang heard the news, he froze, especially when he learned that the guy was a newbie entering the virtual world for the first time. He trembled violently.

Only he, the programmer, knew just how outrageously powerful the Berserk Dragon of the Second-Tier Forbidden Zone was!

It's safe to say that even real source beasts can't reach that thing's strength!

This thing was designed to increase the value of lower-level forbidden zones and to ensure that the training teams in Starry Sky City maintain the proper respect for source beasts.

But who would have thought that such a fierce and rampaging dragon would be slaughtered in a short period of time, and even its lair would be destroyed!

And it was done by a fucking newbie!

Is this reasonable?

Is this appropriate?

Overwhelmed with shock, Cao Fang opened his mouth and exclaimed in a daze, "A monster! Where the hell did this monster come from?!"

"And now he's gone straight to the third-tier forbidden zone! Damn it, is he going to wipe out the third-tier Beast King too? How could someone this powerful be a newbie?"

He was stunned for a long time. The understanding he had formed over so many years of trials and tribulations was so easily shattered.

Gradually, a look of horror appeared in his eyes.

The system will never have any problems identifying trainees, which means that the guy named Qin Su who is currently sitting at the top of the rookie list is a genuine rookie.

Moreover, this guy has directly broken through two major restricted areas, and is even about to break through the third-level restricted area.

This guy..........

genius!

A genius rarely seen in the world!

Even Cao Fang, upon thinking of this, found it difficult to maintain his usual composure; the shock in his heart was almost beyond words.

"Report this! Such a brilliant person has appeared! We must report it immediately! I might even benefit from it, receiving a reward from higher-ups just for reporting the news!"

Without hesitation, Cao Fang was also very excited and immediately took action.

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General Affairs Department of Xinghan City.

An elderly man with gray hair was looking at the list of people in his hand with a dissatisfied expression.

"Useless, all of them are useless. These young people are getting worse with each generation. What kind of rotten fish are they?"

Another elder comforted them, saying, "We should give the young people more time. The younger generation here is already the most talented in the entire Xia Kingdom. Some of them are even more talented than we were back then. Everyone has a weak period. As long as they work hard enough, they can all grow into towering trees."

The grumbling old man shook his head and said, "Time? Time is what we lack most right now. Where do we find the time to let them grow? They're so disappointing. Putting everything else aside, just look at the rookie rankings—how long has it been since they changed? Some names have been on the list for years, haven't they? What does that mean? Each generation is worse than the last!"

Lu Feng then laughed and said, "Getting onto the Rising Star Ranking isn't easy. Not only do you have to compete with geniuses of your own generation, but you also have to compare yourself to geniuses from before. You could say that every single one of the hundred ranking positions on the Rising Star Ranking is incredibly valuable. It's quite normal for this kind of ranking to remain unchanged for several years..."

Both old men looked at him.

The old man who had been cursing rolled his eyes and said, "You're back? You've been asleep for so many years, I thought you were dead. Why did you suddenly wake up?"

Lü Feng laughed and said, "Of course there are reasons why we must awaken."

"Have you found a successor?"

Both old men were slightly taken aback. "You have such high standards. The young man who can be your successor must be extraordinary."

"It's quite extraordinary." As he spoke, Lü Feng brought up his virtual projection, made a few movements, and sent a document to the two old men.

The two of them clicked on it and their eyes widened immediately: "Such talent for comprehension is possible? Really?"

Golden light! That young man actually lit up the testing stone tablet to the highest level of golden light during the comprehension test! My god, that's unbelievable!

You have to understand, even these old guys in high positions didn't manage to unleash such amazing power back in the day!

"With such high comprehension, why were you unknown before? Was it because you lacked something else?" The old man who had been cursing earlier quickly realized something and asked with a frown.

The value of training a martial artist is determined by considering all aspects. If only one aspect is outstanding, then the training value is not significant.

"He is excellent in other aspects as well."

At this moment, Lü Feng smiled and told the two to continue looking at the information.

The two men stared wide-eyed in disbelief. In the end, they even became somewhat jealous of Lü Feng, exclaiming, "You old geezer, how come you get such a good disciple? Heaven is truly blind..."

"Hahaha!"

When Lü Feng heard the two cursing each other, he wasn't angry; instead, he burst into laughter.

One word: awesome!

"Hmph, old man, don't get too cocky. What kind of place is Xinghan City? It's teeming with geniuses! Your disciple's stats look impressive, but they're nothing special. Once he settles down in Xinghan City and gets a taste of his own medicine by our geniuses, he'll behave himself!"

The two old men couldn't stand Lü Fengzhi's smug look, and they immediately tried to dampen his spirits with sour words.

The old man who had been cursing sneered, "Even if some of the geniuses in Starry Sky City are no match for your disciple, there are definitely others who are more powerful. Take the rookie rankings at the Virtual Training Center, for example; your disciple would probably have a hard time even making it onto that list!"

Lu Feng had a good attitude and knew how terrifying the Rookie Ranking was. Many young people with better data than Qin Su couldn't even make the list, so he didn't think it was shameful for Qin Su not to be on the list.

Looking at the two old men, he said with a smile, "It's just a rookie ranking list. It can only reflect a martial artist's talent and strength in the early stages. If a rookie ranking list can determine a martial artist's fate, what about those martial artists who achieve great things later in life?"

"So, it all depends on how things develop later, especially on how hard a martial artist works. Having talent but not putting in the effort is useless..."

The two old men clapped and laughed, "You're just making excuses, hahaha."

"Beep beep beep..."

suddenly.

In the General Affairs Department, a special communication device that rarely gets to be used sounded.

An urgent text message arrived.

The three most powerful elders in Xinghan City exchanged glances, their smiles vanishing and their expressions turning serious.

This special communication device is only activated when a major event occurs. Suddenly someone is using it to transmit a message. What happened?

Could it be an invasion by source beasts?

Or is it that an enemy country has started a war?

They all walked up to the text message, leaned closer, took a look, and then all three of them froze.

"Old man Lü, what's your disciple's name again?"

"Qin Su".

"Is this the same person who topped the new talent list in this urgent text message?"

"Is there a newcomer in Xinghan City named Qin Su who is also a first-timer at the virtual training center?"

"It seems not... Hmm, I checked, it really isn't there."

"So, this little fellow named Qin Su is really your (my) disciple?"

The three old men stared in unison, their mouths agape in disbelief. Overwhelmed with ecstasy, they were so excited that they almost swore!

He immediately topped the rookie rankings and broke through two major restricted areas!

day!

This little monster, this precious darling!

This is simply a legendary genius!

At this moment, the three old men were filled with a storm of emotions!

Lu Feng was a little better off; he had already been stunned enough by Qin Su back at the Tianhe Training Camp. But for the other two old men, this was the first time they had ever encountered such a terrifying genius!

For a moment, their hands and feet even became numb and lost sensation.

This is a physiological reaction caused by excessive excitement.

Although they were already very powerful and had an abnormal level of control over their bodies, they still couldn't help but lose control of their emotions at this moment!

They all knew very well what such a genius meant to Xinghan City and to the Xia Kingdom.

No wonder, no wonder that old fellow Lü Feng, who was already in a deep sleep, actually chose to wake up.

To awaken for such a genius, to awaken for the future of Xia Kingdom, to awaken for the future of humanity, to burn the little life we ​​have left... It's worth it, it's truly worth it!

After the initial excitement subsided, the three most powerful elders immediately and sternly ordered, "Issue the order: from this moment forward, martial law will be imposed throughout the city!"

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"Citywide martial law?!?!?!"

"Activate the ninth-order celestial barrier?! ...

"The defense forces, fully equipped and armed with standard armor, are deployed?!?!?!?!"

"No, do the people in the General Affairs Department even know what level or scale this mobilization is? The neighboring countries are going to panic!!!!"

The Xinghan City Defense Department was suddenly notified of martial law. Everyone was stunned. After all, Xinghan City had never been under martial law more than a few times since its establishment. What was going on today?

Moreover, even in the history of martial law, there has never been such a high-level defense force deployed.

Could it be that a national catastrophe is about to occur?

The Chief of Defense, completely bewildered and with a serious expression, called his superiors to communicate.

When he learned that the main defense focus was the virtual training center, he was completely dumbfounded.

No, deploying such a force just to protect a virtual training center?

This thing is expensive to build, but does it really require the defense forces to be deployed? This is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

"Sir, it seems a genius has emerged at the virtual training center. The three heads of the General Affairs Department jointly issued the martial law order!"

At that moment, an adjutant came running up, panting, and said...

The Chief of Defense shook his head upon hearing this.

I was almost laughing in exasperation.

It turns out it was just a small matter. It's just a genius, right? Starry Sky City has no shortage of geniuses, yet it still requires the deployment of the defense force, the imposition of martial law throughout the city, and even the activation of the extremely energy-intensive ninth-order celestial barrier.

This is a joke.

The Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of General Affairs are actually two separate bureaucratic systems. As the highest defense officer, he is only directly responsible to the head of state and can disregard orders from the Ministry of General Affairs. In critical moments, he has the right to assess the situation and decide whether to obey orders from the Ministry of General Affairs based on the circumstances.

Of course, disobeying the General Affairs Department's orders would definitely lead to a thorough investigation afterward, but he believed he had done nothing wrong, that he was upright and had nothing to fear, and that he was not afraid of being investigated.

The General Affairs Department is making a mountain out of a molehill.

However, just as he was about to give the order to refuse to deploy the defense forces, another adjutant came running over, stumbling and crawling.

"Sir, we must deploy the defense forces! We must deploy them!"

The adjutant shouted, "Defense Command Center!" and everyone's eyes turned to him.

He was holding a telegram in his hand, his face filled with shock and urgency.

Because he was too emotionally out of control, he tripped and fell hard halfway down the road.

But seemingly oblivious to the pain, he scrambled to his feet and limped to the Chief of Defense, solemnly handing the telegram to him with both hands.

The Chief of Defense casually took the telegram, unfolding it as he spoke with some dissatisfaction to his adjutant: "As soldiers, we must remain calm in the face of major events. What kind of decorum is this, all this panic? You've been with me for so long, how come you still... Damn it! Why the hell didn't they say something about this sooner! I almost misjudged the situation and became a sinner for all time!"

The Chief of Defense's pupils contracted sharply as he read the telegram. After finishing, his hands trembled violently, and his mouth uttered a torrent of witty remarks.

The entire staff of the Ministry of Defense command center were stunned by the birdsong and fragrant flowers, staring at him in astonishment.

As far as I can remember, this was the first time this officer had ever lost his composure like this, actually cursing in public.

"What the hell are you all standing there for? Get on with the General Affairs Department's orders and mobilize! Anyone who fails to perform their duties today, causing any leaks or consequences, will be court-martialed!"

The Chief of Defense shouted excitedly.

The entire Ministry of Defense command center immediately sprang into action, with countless dispatch orders being frantically sent out like snowflakes.

After everything was finished, the Chief of Defense finally sat down in his chair and looked at the words in the telegram again, his eyes filled with shock.

"Breaking through two major restricted areas in a single day, directly climbing to the top of the rookie rankings—my god, my god, a monster has emerged from Star City!"

At this moment, he finally understood why the people in the General Affairs Department had issued such an astonishing mobilization and martial law order.

With such a genius, such a precious gem, even though Xinghan City was already quite safe, they still wished they could hold him in their mouths and cherish him in their hearts!

As he murmured to himself, the eyes of the highest defense official gradually reddened, and tears welled up in them.

He knew that if such a genius could grow up, then the current situation on Earth would probably change drastically.

The Xia Kingdom may very well break free from the shackles of being surrounded by powerful enemies and truly soar to new heights.

"No, I need to personally oversee the martial law situation to ensure everything goes smoothly..."

The Chief of Defense rubbed the corner of his eye; the excitement in his eyes had vanished, replaced by utmost seriousness and earnestness.

This was absolutely the most cautious moment of his life, and he would not allow any accidents to happen.