Chapter 1: The Only Transcendent God-level Ability!
"This account is ruined, it's all game advertisements now..."
Online, there was overwhelming promotion for myth, even conquering the account Li Xiang had cultivated specifically for watching videos of young ladies dancing.
"Myth, a revolutionary brain-computer interface online game, opens its servers tonight at 8 PM. The first batch of one billion global users will pour in together, let us witness the birth of myth..."
"Myth, with a virtual reality degree as high as 99.8%, opens its servers tonight. Have you decided which class to choose?"
"Myth opens its servers at 8 PM tonight. Whether it can truly forge a myth, let's wait and see..."
...
Turning off his phone, Li Xiang looked at the helmet on the table. This was the brain-computer interface helmet for myth.
It cost ten thousand real currency, completely emptying Li Xiang's savings.
The reason he emptied his savings to buy a brain-computer interface helmet was that Li Xiang had lost his job and heard that this game could be used to farm gold and make money. Li Xiang was preparing to give it a try.
A six-square-meter storage room served as Li Xiang's remaining entire fortune.
"Eight o'clock... there's still half an hour left."
"I can create an account now."
Putting on the helmet, Li Xiang lay on the bed and held down the power button.
A buzzing sound appeared.
"The revolutionary online game myth opens its servers in 00:28:56. Do you want to create an account now?"
Yes!
The next second, Li Xiang's eyes lit up.
It was a grand hall, with countless God statues on both sides. At the very front was a throne, and seated on the throne was a God King holding a staff of power.
In the air, a stream of light flew towards Li Xiang.
It was a palm-sized mini Elf.
"Hello, esteemed adventurer. Guiding Elf 009527 is at your service. Please choose a game ID for yourself."
An input box appeared before Li Xiang.
"ID..."
When Li Xiang played games, he always chose Qu Ming randomly and never paid much attention.
"Just playing around."
"Sorry, that ID has already been taken by another adventurer."
"They even took this name?"
"Sorry, that ID has also been taken."
Li Xiang fell silent.
What kind of people are taking these names?
How can they take everything...
"Qu Ge Mingzi Hao Nan..."
"Wow! This ID hasn't been taken yet. Are you sure you want to take this ID?"
Li Xiang fell silent.
It was just playing a game, and since it was for farming gold, the ID didn't matter at all.
"Confirm!"
As Li Xiang's voice fell, the ID appeared above Li Xiang's head.
「Qu Ge Mingzi Hao Nan」
It looked alright and wasn't out of place.
"Esteemed Qu Ge Mingzi Hao Nan, please confirm your class."
After the Guiding Elf finished speaking, two light screens appeared before Li Xiang.
On one light screen, Li Xiang was wearing a set of coarse cloth clothes and holding a stick.
On the other light screen, Li Xiang was also wearing a slightly more refined long robe, also holding a stick.
These two light screens represented a Physical class and a Mage class.
After level ten, players could change classes and specialize.
Choosing between a Physical class and a Mage class was something Li Xiang had decided on early.
"Physical class!"
The Mage class was a money-burning class and not strong in the early stages, which didn't align with Li Xiang's goal of farming gold.
After confirming the choice, the coarse cloth clothes from the Physical class screen appeared on Li Xiang.
"Please select facial appearance changes."
Before Li Xiang, a character customization light screen appeared.
In short, appearance could be adjusted up or down by 20%.
Li Xiang himself wasn't an exceptionally handsome guy, but he wasn't bad either. When he was in school, he received quite a few love letters.
"Can't be too high-profile. It's just for farming gold, better to keep a low profile."
Lowered by 10%.
Instantly, Li Xiang's appearance changed. Even he himself would have trouble recognizing it without a close look.
"Perfect! Now, even people from reality won't be able to recognize me at a glance!"
After all the settings were completed, there were still 5 minutes left. The Guiding Elf spoke, "There are 5 minutes until the server opens. The Elf suggests you watch the historical development video of the Wakaru Continent."
The Wakaru Continent was the background of the game World. The historical development video was the game's promotional video, or background video. Li Xiang had watched it many times.
But this was the first time watching it within the game.
"Play!"
Instantly, Li Xiang found himself on an ancient battlefield, looking at the distance in shock.
Above the distant sky, countless Gods were fighting, space shattering.
On the ground, countless races and kingdoms were clashing. The strong individuals among the races held divine artifacts and wore divine gear, unleashing waves of light on the battlefield.
Countless Warriors charged forward, their battle cries shaking the heavens. Masses of magic cast by Mages surged into the air, falling into the enemy ranks...
The final scene froze on the back of a sacrificing Warrior whose body was pierced by a greatsword.
The two large characters for myth appeared.
Li Xiang emerged from the shock.
...The promotion... truly didn't deceive me. This level of realism is amazing!!!"
"This technology, used for filming adult movies... it's so realistic, the viewers would probably be drained on the spot..."
Strong!!!
After exclaiming, the game countdown entered its final moments.
Li Xiang's body disappeared from where he stood.
When he opened his eyes again, he was in a large Village square.
All around, streams of light continuously appeared, and within the streams of light were individual players.
The originally large square became bustling with noise in just a few seconds.
"Holy cow! This is too real!"
"Touching myself feels just like touching myself in reality."
"What about touching others?"
"Let me try..."
"Ah! Pervert! Go to hell!"
A team of NPC guards appeared and took away the perverted player. Instantly, the other players behaved themselves.
In the early stage of the game, at such a crucial time, they couldn't afford to spend it in a small black room (prison).
"Quick! Take quests! Based on my usual online gaming experience, doing quests at the start is the fastest way to get familiar with the game and become stronger!"
"Right, right, right! Let's go get quests!"
...
For a moment, many players all rushed towards the various NPCs.
Li Xiang, however, did not move. At this moment, he was looking in shock at a golden glowing package lying in his backpack.
【Transcendent God-level Package: After opening, bind the unique Transcendent God-level ability!】
Just as Li Xiang was wondering in surprise what this thing was, a series of server-wide announcements appeared.
"Congratulations to player 'Sleepless' for obtaining the special ability 'Arched Moon'!"
"Congratulations to player 'A Single Thought Turns Hair White' for obtaining the special ability 'Sea of Fire'!"
"Congratulations to anonymous player 'XXX' for obtaining the Ci Shen Ji (Sub-God-level) ability 'XXX'!!"
"Congratulations to anonymous..."
Dozens of system prompts appeared in a row, shocking and making countless players envious.
"Holy crap! The official statement that every brain-computer interface has a chance to obtain a special ability at the start is true!!!"
"Damn it, a Ci Shen Ji (Sub-God-level) ability, how strong must that be?!"
"Why don't I have this luck!!!"
"Ahhh!!! I hate this!!! So many special abilities, and even Ci Shen Ji (Sub-God-level) abilities!!! Couldn't they give one to me, who prays and burns incense every day!!!"
"My knife! Where's my knife! I'm going to hack all those with special abilities to death!!! Especially those with Ci Shen Ji (Sub-God-level) abilities!!!"
...
Li Xiang listened to the wails of the surrounding players and opened the Transcendent God-level package with trembling hands.
【Ding! Binding unique Transcendent God-level ability 'Unlimited Synthesis'. Anonymize? Hide ability name?】
Yes, yes, yes!!!
Li Xiang wasn't prepared to be stabbed to death by the crazy players nearby...
"Congratulations to anonymous player 'XXX' for obtaining the Transcendent God-level ability 'XXX'!!!"
The World fell silent.