Chapter 61: Game Non-Deletion 1001 Major Version Update
What Zhou Xiao said also shocked Han Tian.
“There are people faster than us?”
The players who entered later were no stronger than Jiang Tianya and Chen Miaomiao.
Xue Yao is now also in their team.
They essentially monopolized the big shots.
“It can’t be Mu Qiu, can it?”
Mu Qiu is still alone; if he’s even better than them, Han Tian would be devastated.
“No,” Zhou Xiao shook her head. “The System said it’s a team.”
Han Tian really couldn’t understand: “Our raw strength isn’t lacking. Even if combat talent differs, it’s impossible for players to have worse talent than us now and still pull away from us with combat talent, right? We haven’t rested much during this time either.”
They basically moved to a new place as soon as they recovered, because Demonic Beasts also move.
Zhou Xiao clicked her tongue in amazement: “Who knows? I didn’t expect there to be such competitive players behind us. There’s always someone better.”
Although everyone entered the game together, there is definitely an invisible competition among players.
Just like this kind of teamwork.
Those who were close before didn’t team up, but now that they’ve formed groups, they’ll likely stick together for future events.
Of course, everyone can still cooperate.
For example, Fan Guozhou was unwilling to come out, but he cooperated closely with Zhou Xiao.
Han Tian and the others were still discussing.
Suddenly, they smelled a foul, fishy odor.
The expressions of everyone changed simultaneously.
This kind of fishy odor is only found on Demonic Beasts.
They all looked back and saw a Giant Beast Ferocious Wolf, about two meters tall, appear.
Its entire head and mouth were open, revealing a row of fine, sharp teeth and dripping with green, pus-like saliva.
The Ferocious Wolf is a Tier 2 Demonic Beast, with strong combat power, high defense, and great speed.
It’s the only Demonic Beast whose complete fur can be used to make practical clothing.
This is because its outer skin generates heat, providing strong resistance to extreme cold.
Sometimes, when Yunzhou Continent encounters extreme weather, like in winter, Mortals need this kind of Demonic Beast fur for warmth.
This was the first time they had encountered a Tier 2 Demonic Beast.
Because Tier 1 Demonic Beasts are too quick to fight, they were intentionally approaching the range of Tier 2 Demonic Beasts.
If you want to be a competitive player, how can you not challenge higher difficulties?
The moment the Ferocious Wolf’s eyes met theirs, it didn’t hesitate, let out a roar, and charged directly at them.
Its speed was so fast that it looked like lightning to the Players.
Jiang Tianya reacted the fastest, using Spiritual Energy to forcibly control the Ferocious Wolf and slow its charge. Han Tian and Zhou Xiao immediately followed up with Fireball Techniques.
Controlling a living creature indeed consumes a terrifying amount of Spiritual Energy, and this was only a Tier 2 Demonic Beast.
As the Ferocious Wolf’s speed was only slightly reduced, Jiang Tianya’s Spiritual Energy was rapidly drained. He could feel the Ferocious Wolf’s fierce resistance.
It was like a normal person trying to lift a small car, requiring their utmost strength.
Chen Miaomiao and Liang Xueyao, anticipating its path, cast Water Control Techniques on the ground, turning it into a muddy swamp to trap the Ferocious Wolf.
Jiang Tianya immediately stopped, took a mouthful of First Order Qi Replenishing Pill, and caught his breath.
This was their first time cooperating. Although they were all in the Early Qi Stage, these Early Qi Stage cultivators had honed their combat skills during this period. Their coordination was seamless. The Tier 2 Demonic Beast was formidable, but not invincible; it was immediately disoriented by their coordinated attack.
This gave the Players a general understanding of the strength of Tier 2 Demonic Beasts.
The reason Tier 2 is strong is that an Early Qi Stage cultivator simply cannot deal with it alone.
They wouldn’t have imagined that an unscrupulous Sect Master could brute-force a Tier 2 Demonic Beast to death with money.
While Han Tian’s team was cooperating seamlessly and enthusiastically, other small teams had their own problems.
Wu Dahu’s team, by latching onto powerful allies, had a smooth journey on First Mountain. The only time they encountered trouble was when they met a Tier 2 Demonic Beast. Ma Xiaoben was beaten to the point of fleeing in panic, desperately calling for help, which brought Lu Rongyu, who was gathering Spirit Herbs, back to help them kill it.
Their four members’ combat talent was certainly not as good as Han Tian’s team, and they didn’t have any designs on fighting Tier 2 Demonic Beasts. However, they would train by independently fighting Tier 1 Demonic Beasts.
For example, they would take turns, and when one couldn’t hold on, another would step in.
Their main strategy was a relentless war of attrition.
The chosen Players all had courage, and since they were in groups, even if they were a bit flustered at first when encountering Tier 1 Demonic Beasts, there were no fatal problems.
Overall, First Mountain was indeed a place for New Disciples to practice.
Coupled with the double Points available, everyone was energized and continuously stayed on First Mountain without leaving.
Through this intense competition, just as the Task predicted.
By the last day of the event, ten players had managed to reach the Mid Qi Condensation Stage right on time.
This greatly relieved Song Jiulai.
【Ding, congratulations to Player Honghuang for breaking through to the Mid Qi Condensation Stage.】
【Ding, congratulations to the Sect Master for fulfilling the requirement of having ten Mid Qi Condensation Stage disciples within the Sect. Rewards are being calculated, please wait.】
Song Jiulai looked at the list and pointed, “See, what’s the use of being first in Points? Being first on the leaderboard by clinging to a big shot isn’t glorious at all. Wu Dahu’s team doesn’t even have one person who reached the Mid Qi Condensation Stage.”
System: “Good luck is also a way to play.”
Song Jiulai: “…”
That’s true, damn it!
The last one to enter, Honghuang, was teamed up with another player, An Xiu.
Honghuang was part of the second batch of Newcomers.
Although his Spiritual Root talent wasn’t the highest, his combat talent was exceptionally strong.
This is what the System said.
This person probably had training in reality.
Not only could he use Spiritual Energy, but he could also fight Demonic Beasts in close combat. His courage was extraordinary.
Let alone Song Jiulai, as a Sect Master, she definitely had to show favoritism for the long-term development of the Sect, but she wouldn’t say it openly.
For example, the current ten disciples who were the first to reach the Mid Qi Condensation Stage were her primary focus.
Song Jiulai checked the time: “I have to go back. I wonder if Senior Sister Su has successfully established her foundation.”
The Immortal Worship Ceremony was about to begin.
The most important thing was the tax issue.
Players had submitted a lot of Materials during this period. Most of them were exchanged for Points and not Spirit Stones for now.
In addition, Song Jiulai herself was desperately grinding on First Mountain, selling any wild Spirit Materials she found, even First Order Spirit Herbs.
The entire Sect’s assets added up to an astonishing fifteen Mid-grade Spirit Stones and fifty-eight Low-grade Spirit Stones!
This was just enough to cover the deficit caused by the addition of twenty more people.
It was so touching that there was still money left after paying taxes!
This was even though she bought a lot of medicine; otherwise, they would have had 20 Mid-grade Spirit Stones.
With so many people in the Sect and her BUG-like grinding, the speed of earning Spirit Stones was not slow.
The double Points event was also ending, but she estimated that Players would continue to grind.
She took a breath and started issuing Tasks.
【The non-deletion 1.001 major version update is coming soon. Myriad Immortal Sect will hold the Immortal Worship Ceremony. Cultivators from all corners of the world will gather at Myriad Immortal Sect. The prelude to Yunzhou Continent is about to reveal a tip of the iceberg…】
The System said silently: “This 001, are you planning to update hundreds of times later?”
Song Jiulai: “Why else? If I don’t update hundreds of times, how can I have the ability to go into open beta? Then it won’t be hundreds of people, but possibly hundreds of millions. Are they going to destroy Yunzhou Continent?”
