Gao Wu: I became a saint through daily settlements

"Let's start by accumulating points."

Lin Yue opened the ranked match interface.

Where do points come from? You will receive points each time you rank up or at the end of the season.

The path of martial arts is long and arduous; to not advance is to retreat.

Current rank: Gold III (604 points)

Start matching

"We are looking for a worthy opponent for you."

"Ding, match successful!" A gentle, mechanical female voice rang in Lin Yue's ears.

The vast starry sky background that had enveloped them vanished instantly, and amidst the scattered starlight, a circular intelligent martial arts battlefield with a radius of about twenty meters appeared out of thin air, with two people standing opposite each other.

Almost simultaneously, the opponent's information panel appeared before Lin Yue's eyes:

【Nickname: Water Dragon | Rank: Gold III (617 points) | Win Rate: 64%】

On the opposite side of the battlefield, a figure slowly materialized. It was a young man with long hair tied up, wearing a neat and tight black martial arts uniform that fit snugly against his body. A powerful white character "武" (martial arts) was embroidered on his right chest.

"As a martial artist, I'm no longer in the Gold III rank," Lin Yue said confidently.

"Let's finish this quickly," Lin Yue said without further ado.

Since StarCraft Online is a virtual battle platform, there is no such thing as physical health being consumed after a battle.

Therefore, Lin Yue does not intend to hold back his strength, and he usually gives every opponent the highest respect.

"When a lion hunts a rabbit, it uses its full strength."

Lin Yue let out a low shout, his feet slightly apart at shoulder width, his knees slightly bent, and his hands in the starting stance of the Flowing Water Shattering Rock Fist. His aura instantly became sharp.

He closed his eyes and felt the vital energy coursing through his body.

"Are you spacing out?" the young man named Shuilong whispered.

Then, in a flash, he appeared in front of Lin Yue.

"Take this punch!" Shui Long mustered all his strength, his muscles tensing instantly as he unleashed a powerful punch.

Lin Yue ignored Shui Long's words and channeled his true energy into his fist.

Just as Shui Long's punch was about to hit Lin Yue's head, Lin Yue suddenly opened his eyes and whispered.

"Water Flow Rock Crushing Fist".

"Focus on one point and reach the pinnacle." A sharp glint flashed in Lin Yue's eyes.

He unleashed his Flowing Water Rock Shattering Fist, imbued with his true energy, upon the Water Dragon's chest.

"boom!"

Shui Long was blasted away by Lin Yue's punch, flying backwards several times in the air.

His martial arts uniform was torn to shreds by the fierce wind of the "Water Flow Rock Shattering Fist," revealing a blood-red fist mark on his chest.

"You..." Shui Long's throat moved slightly before he collapsed completely.

Shuilong clearly hadn't expected Lin Yue to be so strong.

"Match ended, time taken: 20 seconds."

"Winner: Lin Yue"

My current rank has increased from 604 to 627 points.

"It was relatively easy, I gained 23 points."

"But that's not enough," Lin Yue said firmly.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Yue started the second, third, and fourth ranked matches, and in each one, he instantly killed his opponent.

"Congratulations! Your rank has been promoted from Gold III to Gold II (703 points)."

"Your winning streak has now reached 15 games." A gentle system voice sounded in Lin Yue's ear.

"Things are different now. With true qi, I've become a whole new level stronger!" Lin Yue said, looking down at his fist.

When I played duo queue with Gu Yutang before, it wasn't exactly difficult to play against these Gold-ranked players, but it was definitely not as easy as it is now.

After advancing to Gold II, Lin Yue's Battle.net account gained another 100 points.

Current Battle.net Points: 900

"A basic course costs 500 points, and an advanced course costs 1000 points."

"Hong Yu taught me the basic version of the Wave-Treading Steps. In other words, if I want to improve further, I can only spend 1000 points to exchange for the advanced version of the course."

In the ranking match just now, Lin Yue tried to integrate the Wave-Treading Step into the Flowing Water Rock-Shattering Fist, and it worked surprisingly well.

"This Wave-Treading Step is indeed worthy of being an advanced martial art; it is extremely effective against opponents below the level of martial artist."

"I need to win at least four more games to get 100 points, and then I can accumulate 1000 points to redeem the advanced course."

After a quick calculation, Lin Yue started the next ranked match.

"You are being matched with an opponent of similar skill level."

"Ding! Match successful."

……

The fifth game was a complete victory, the sixth game was a complete victory, and the seventh game was a complete victory.

"The user's skill level has been detected to be far beyond their current rank, and the promotion battle will be triggered ahead of schedule."

"Please prepare yourselves."

"Prematurely triggering the advancement battle?" Lin Yue was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what was going on.

To save high-level users' match time, Battle.net uses an algorithm called "hidden MMR".

When the hidden MMR is far higher than the current rank, the rank jump mechanism will be triggered.

For example, if a user is at Gold Tier 3, but their hidden MMR is Gold Tier 1 or even Platinum Tier 3, then they will be matched with opponents at Gold Tier 1 or Platinum Tier 3.

If you win this match, you will jump directly from Gold Tier 3 to Gold Tier 1.

However, if you lose, the system will lower the opponent's rank and re-match you until you win.

Lin Yue's current situation is similar to skipping ranks, except that he jumped directly from Gold Tier 2 to Platinum Tier 3.

"If I skip a segment, will it affect the points I get?" Lin Yue asked.

"Skipping a segment won't affect your score," the gentle, mechanical female voice replied.

"Interesting." Lin Yue's lips curled into a slight smile.

"The advancement battles are finding you equally matched opponents."

"Ding, match successful."

The scene of the advancement battle was different from the usual ranked matches. The surroundings were transformed into a magnificent starry sky, and there were even a few more onlookers.

To make the ranked matches more intense and exciting, StarCraft will allocate a corresponding number of viewers based on the rank.

Battles between grandmasters and above typically attract thousands to tens of thousands of spectators.

Opponent Information: (Nickname: Changqing | Rank: Platinum III (917 points) | Win Rate: 58%)

On the opposite side of the battlefield, a figure slowly solidified. It was a middle-aged man dressed in a blue robe, with a resolute face, calm eyes, and a long sword in his hand.

Changqing's gaze fell on Lin Yue's rank panel, and when he saw the words "Gold II," a playful smile appeared on his lips:

"Oh? Gold II? Looks like they want to use me as a stepping stone to skip grades."

"Looks like they want to use me as a stepping stone to skip grades."

"However, skipping a level isn't that easy," Changqing said with a cold laugh as he drew his long sword.

"Get past me first!" Changqing shouted, then unleashed a sharp aura around him.

On the stands, several spectators began to discuss the game.

"A battle between Gold and Platinum ranks? Looks like someone's going to skip ranks again." A deep voice sounded, tinged with curiosity.

"Who do you think will win this match?" another voice chimed in, glancing back and forth between Lin Yue and Chang Qing.

"I'm betting 500 Blue Star Coins. This guy named Changqing will win," someone said without hesitation.

"Then I'll bet 500 Blue Star Coins, this guy named Lin Yue will win." Another person, however, did the opposite, "Being able to trigger the jump mechanism means his strength is definitely not simple."

The perspective shifts back to the battlefield.

"Martial Artist Realm?" Lin Yue also became serious.

Before he finished speaking, he raised his hand and clenched it, and a simple-looking, wide-bladed Mo Dao (陌刀) slowly emerged from the void and landed in his hand.

"I hope I have a good time!"