Chapter 472: Chapter 5: Cultivation in the Spirit World
“Teleportation Arrays are really convenient, huh? To cover a distance of thousands of miles from the capital to here, it only took a little bit of time. Previously, for martial artists like us, who aren’t even Grandmasters, it would have taken at least six or seven days.”
“Definitely convenient, but they’ll start charging for it after a year, and it’s not clear what kind of price will be sufficient for one use…”
“Who knows, they say Datong plans to change the currency system, and we’ll need the new money for future use…”
The Teleportation Array had been activated for half a year, and countless people marveled at its convenience, with countless using it every day.
However, most people came from other places to the coverage area of the Spirit World.
“It’s said that Teleportation Arrays have also appeared within the Spirit World, allowing for transport between the big cities inside, to different regions.”
“Really?”
“Why would I lie to you? The recent changes in the Spirit World are monumental. I wouldn’t have called you here otherwise!”
“Let’s go inside, we’re already in the range!”
Soon, the two martial artists logged into the Spirit World.
Now upon entering, they would arrive in the big city of their area, with their location at the central town, Tianyang City.
One would enter through the Three Counties, or otherwise use a teleportation to come here.
“It’s really bustling, as expected of the first major city to appear in the Spirit World…”
“Let’s not talk about that for now. I’ve heard that housing here is very important, let’s find a place and fight for one.”
They quickly headed to the central city’s martial arts platform based on information collected in the outside world.
They found a man with a long spear and asked, “Excuse me, is this the place where you can fight earnestly for property?”
The man with the long spear nodded and said, “Yes, if you fancy a house, you can challenge for it. The fighting arena is right here, although your strength…”
The two inquirers had the strength of ordinary martial artists, quite unimpressive.
“Aren’t martial artists also allowed to obtain housing?”
“That’s in other cities, but this is Tianyang City, a special place. The weakest living in this city are all Grandmasters…”
The two martial artists fell silent; although they were just martial artists, they had considered themselves peerless among their peers, which is why they had come to Tianyang City, only to find the competition so fierce here.
They were somewhat embarrassed, but they still had strong character.
“Thank you for clearing up our confusion. Are you here to enjoy the spectacle?”
The man with the long spear smirked, “Of course not, I’m here to issue challenges!”
Before the two could react, the spear-wielding martial artist jumped onto an empty platform.
The other martial artists around the platform grew excited.
“The Fighting Maniac, it’s him again. How many times has this been? He doesn’t even want the house, just challenges for the sake of it… No idea when he’ll Breakthrough to Great Grandmaster.”
Only then did the two martial artists realize they’d just spoken to a “celebrity.”
As they were still in shock, the battle had already ended.
Like a bulldozer!
The man known as the Fighting Maniac looked at his fallen opponent and sighed inwardly, “There should be no opponents for me among the Grandmasters now; it’s time to start challenging the Great Grandmasters. This way, I might clearly see the moves of those on the verge of a Breakthrough…”
Saying this, he vanished from the Spirit World, arriving at a place unreachable by anyone else.
This person was Wang Sheng.
After the expansion of the Teleportation Array, more and more people entered the Spirit World. Besides harvesting Pure Spiritual Power, Wang Sheng’s other goal was to draw on the countless Cultivation experiences to preserve his own Qi Blood Power.
However, he tried and realized that although he understood Qi Blood Martial Arts well, stronger than many, he was still far behind Great Grandmasters who had dedicated decades, even a hundred years to their research.
Although he could analyze with a progress bar, he didn’t do so; instead, he concealed his identity and forcibly restricted his fighting power to challenge others within the city.
Unsurprisingly, with his realm and some skills constrained, his combat power wasn’t as great as he had imagined.
Although he wouldn’t be defeated, he also couldn’t steamroll the competition.
However, with a progress bar and his own realm, his fighting power improved rapidly; after all, his perspective was completely different, allowing him to quickly overcome some deficiencies.
The recent battle was his last at the Grandmaster Realm.
“Invincible among Grandmasters? I didn’t expect to experience such things, quite intriguing…”
In reality, he hadn’t gone through many real battles, so this experience was rather fruitful; he accrued substantial combat experience and improved his martial skills significantly.
It was a win-win situation.
Moreover, as the creator of the Spirit World, he could identify those most suited for himself.
During the challenges, he also heard plenty of improvement suggestions.
Taking the challenge had been the right step.
“First I’ll remodel the Spirit World, then I’ll start challenging the Great Grandmasters…”
So, a few days later, the Spirit World received another update.
[The Spirit World has added leaderboards: Martial Artists’ Board, Grandmasters’ Board, and Great Grandmasters’ Board. Based on actual combat rankings, the top ten on each list will receive rewards]
Fame, something no living creature can escape, let alone when combined with benefits.
The leaderboard system was another source of strife.
And all of this was exactly what Wang Sheng wanted.
“Indeed, after the introduction of the leaderboards, there’s even more Spirit Power dissipating every day… Very nice.”
He was quite satisfied with this design.
“Surprising how some really trashy video game designs work so well when applied here…”
Leaderboards, Martial Arts Tower, property struggle – these triple features nearly doubled the amount of dissipating Spirit Power harvested daily.
The effect was starkly evident.
And this doubling was reflected in the speed of his Cultivation.
The progress of Qi Refining and God Transformation Fifth Stage accelerated anew.
“However, I’ve now reached a limit, these three elements will ensure the enthusiasm of these martial artists for a few years; I won’t add anything else for now, progress should be gradual… My task now is to wait for these martial artists to improve their strength while I enhance my own.”
Subsequently, Wang Sheng left his exclusive training place.
Pretending to have had a Breakthrough, he achieved the status of Great Grandmaster and began his journey of challenging other Great Grandmasters.
“Fighting Maniac has really started challenging Great Grandmasters!”
“He chooses those top-tier Great Grandmasters who are in retreat. He’s just broken through; is he so bold because of the functions of the Spirit World, unafraid of death?”
Wang Sheng ignored the outside voices. Apart from his fixed Cultivation routine, he focused on actual combat.
And many Divine Skills were sealed by him, but there were still many he could use.
Especially those skills with a low number of Breakthroughs or none at all, he used the most.
Of course, the ones he chose had great potential. In a battle against a Great Grandmaster, his Spiritual Divine Power, the God-slaying Sword, advanced.
At first, he hadn’t paid it much attention until he understood its effects.
“God-Slaying Sword: Breakthrough +1 (1%)”
Effect: God-Slaying Sword cuts through gods as it does through oneself!