Chapter 251: Version Update
Although this could allow her to sweep away many competitors, Kun Youniang is undoubtedly an honorable insect.
Competition within the Insectoid Realm relies on one’s own abilities; calling in external aid—what kind of skill is that?
Not to mention it’s this kind of “natural predator counter” level external aid.
With Sun Star Lord and Kun Youniang present, the group moved through the Insectoid Otherworld unimpeded, rampaging freely.
Not long after, they successfully arrived at Yaoyang City’s Insectoid Dimensional Rift.
Upon returning to Yaoyang City, they found the citizens of Yaoyang relatively calm, at least not as chaotic as Binhai City.
Inside the Underworld Club, members gathered together, shocked and heatedly discussing.
“President, you’ve finally returned,” Zhou Qi and the others exclaimed in surprise: “I heard the danger coefficient of the Abyssal Realm is skyrocketing now—what are we going to do next?”
Hearing this, Xue Lingling couldn’t help but feel some worry, “What’s the situation at the outpost?”
“Uh, temporarily fine.” Zhou Qi was momentarily stunned, “Basically no different from usual; some high-level Abyssal Monsters have become a bit harder to kill, but they can be directly transcended or incorporated.”
“Good as long as it’s fine,” Xue Lingling breathed a sigh of relief, “In this situation, worrying won’t help—take it one step at a time.”
The club members, hearing this, could only sigh helplessly.
Yeah, for such earth-shattering changes, what’s the use of worrying?
“Everyone, carry on with what you’re doing, don’t overthink it,” Xue Lingling said thoughtfully: “If any special situations arise later, report them promptly.”
Wu Xian stepped forward smoothly, cleared his throat, and said: “By the way, here’s some good news for everyone: the Special Grade Expedition for the Deep Sea Demon Whale has been completed by us. Starting tomorrow, everyone will be esteemed Gold Medal Club members.”
At these words, the panicked crowd was both shocked and delighted.
The panicked atmosphere in the club was instantly replaced by excitement.
“Holy crap, real or fake?”
“President is awesome! Brother Wu is awesome! Second Brother is awesome!”
“Get lost, is Second Brother how you address him? Call him Second Uncle!” Xue Qingyang emphasized irritably.
The final result of the original Special Grade Expedition would definitely make the front-page headlines.
Unfortunately, it coincided with the explosive big news of the “Three Gods” appearance, causing everyone to nearly forget about it.
Now learning that the Deep Sea Demon Whale had been taken down by their Underworld Club, they were naturally overjoyed.
Afterward, under the witness of the club members, Xue Lingling personally selected an iconic material from the Deep Sea Demon Whale and submitted the mission via the League Device.
The instant 1,000 Club Points arrived, a large promotion button emerged on the club’s information homepage.
Thus, the Underworld Club officially joined the 【Gold Medal Club】 ranks.
Although both in rank and scale it was among the bottom tier, absolutely no one dared to underestimate the Underworld Club.
Not to mention anything else, just the fact that they took down the 【Deep Sea Demon Whale】 was enough to make all major provincial clubs take notice.
Especially those top-tier clubs, who were now as uncomfortable as if they had eaten shit.
Having a new small club snatch the fruit, this was undoubtedly a humiliation for the veteran clubs that participated in the expedition.
“What a pity, the three Otherworldly True Gods stole the spotlight.” Wu Xian felt a faint regret.
If not for the sudden birth of the “Three Gods,” the Underworld Club would surely have gained massive popularity and buzz from this.
No way around it—no buzz, no matter how great, could withstand the “Three Gods Birth”!
After a round of celebration with the club members, Wu Xian immediately began browsing the Hero Points exchange system under Gold Medal Club privileges.
As expected, both the types of materials and their quality had improved by a tier.
He then checked his current Hero Tower panel.
【Wu Xian】
Alliance Level: Gold Rank
Affiliated Club: Underworld Club（Gold Rank）
Hero Points: 145780
Hero Tower Floor: First Floor
Current Progress: Second Floor（0/1000）
Seeing another 140,000 Hero Points incoming, Wu Xian grinned from ear to ear.
He thought to himself: Underworld is awesome.
After all, 【Underworld + Taoshi Mountain】 had already maxed out the 30th Floor limit in the Hero Tower.
After some browsing, he purchased a batch of appealing materials, spending all his Hero Points in the blink of an eye.
Back at the North Street District Small Villa, he immediately began completing and perfecting the 【White Tiger Seven Mansions】.
Not just the White Tiger Seven Mansions, but other star constellations could also be completed substantially.
Ding ling ling…
Master Sister called, telling him to check the news online.
Wu Xian curiously opened his phone and couldn’t help but laugh at the series of officially pinned news items.
The Nine Great Dojos, Alliance, and Association all issued official announcements congratulating the birth of the three Otherworldly True Gods and calling on the public to remain calm.
The wording and tone were just short of explicitly writing “grovelling.”
“When has the esteemed Nine Great Dojos ever been so meek?” Wu Xian couldn’t help teasing Master Sister over the phone.
“That’s not the point—look at the announcements from the major provinces.” Xue Lingling reminded.
Wu Xian puzzledly scrolled through them, falling into contemplation.
Unlike the Nine Great Dojos’ attitude of “respect” and “acknowledgment,” the official announcements from the major provinces were somewhat intriguing.
They mostly called on the public to stay calm and not fear, with a sour tone between the lines, even directly labeling the “Three Gods” as 【Demon Gods】.
Through this “artful penmanship,” they subtly shaped the “Three Gods” into a kind of “threat.”
“Looks like the Upper World isn’t too pleased.”
The attitude of the major provincial authorities undoubtedly reflected the Upper World’s stance.
In the subsequent days.
The broader human populace gradually calmed from the “Three Gods” panic; at least for now, those three Demon Gods had shown no hostility or malice toward humans.
In a word: the sun rises as usual, everything operates normally.
But this didn’t mean there was no impact on human society.
First was the issue of Intercity Space Channels; the official statement was “affected by the Emperor Spirit of the Void, maintenance is underway on the Intercity Space Channels,” but no timeline for completion was given.
Second was the “Three Gods'” impact on Otherworldly Monsters and the current power systems.
From netizens’ reactions, the overall strength of the Spirit World, Endless Sea Region, and Abyssal Realm was rapidly increasing, with exploration difficulty skyrocketing.
The Abyssal Realm showed this most obviously.
After all, the “Immortal Yin Soul” characteristic wasn’t something to take lightly; without a decent Undead System Scroll Painting, one couldn’t even enter the Abyssal Realm.
Yaoyang City was largely unaffected, after all, the prestige of the Yin Marshal Series and Ghost King Series was right there.
It even boosted sales of the Ghost King Series and Yin Marshal Series… uh… strictly speaking, the Gacha System’s revenue.
Worth mentioning was that the Undead Dojo’s popularity and status also rose with the tide.
Then there were the boosts to Sea Race, aquatic monsters, and Spirit-type Monsters; without the “Immortal Yin Soul” characteristic, Ocean System and Elf System Scroll Paintings saw no improvement.
This caused some low-end Ocean System and Elf System Scroll Paintings to fall out of the meta.
Not just Ocean System and Elf System Scroll Paintings—those previously used to counter Abyssal Realm, Endless Sea Region, and Spirit World monsters all began to weaken.
As netizens put it: many Scroll Paintings were clearly outdated.
And this “Three Gods Birth” was summarized by netizens as a “game” version update, dubbed the 【Three Gods Version】.
Many low-end Scroll Paintings were directly eliminated, forcing the major dojos and Scroll Painters to release their high-tier Scroll Paintings, or they simply wouldn’t sell.
As these former high-tier Scroll Paintings flooded the market, they impacted the Scroll Painting market while causing numerous chain reactions throughout the Scroll Painting World.
