CHAPTER 172: CHAPTER 155: UNLOCKING A NEW QUEST

After humanity entered a technology society, with the rise of online games, a game culture initially not embraced by most people quietly emerged among a few.

Unknowingly, as online games continued to develop, this game culture, branded as a waste of time, gradually became accepted by the public.

When online games were no longer rejected by society, a new type of idol emerged in the public eye, sharing popularity with famous real-life celebrities.

They also had countless loyal fans who went crazy for them;

They wielded influence no less than some celebrities;

Yet their well-known "works" came from games, not reality!

The term "godhood" originates from a mythological background, describing someone whose ability transcends the realm of ordinary people.

With the ongoing development of game culture, "godhood" is now used to describe those players with unrivaled prowess in games.

Being revered as a god is undoubtedly the lifelong dream of every player.

However, in a single game, the players who can universally receive this recognition and be called "gods" are very few.

At the same time, any player who can be labeled a "god" must possess extraordinary and outstanding skill.

And the Divine Hall Madman has always existed as such an exalted figure, and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him a superstar of the gaming domain.

His influence in the game realm far surpasses that of those so-called celebrities.

Perhaps even now, some gamers might not know who Feng Hua is, but no one would fail to recognize the name of the Divine Hall Madman.

He’s like the emblem of the Divine Hall Guild:

Proud and uninhibited;

Arrogant and domineering;

Fearless.

As the President of the Divine Hall Guild, before the launch of "Glory of the Gods," he had led the Divine Hall across multiple sensational online games, achieving peak glory exclusive to the Divine Hall in these games.

Perhaps the Divine Hall under his leadership wasn’t as powerful as the Shengshi Dynasty.

Yet beneath the glory, not even the highly-ranked Luoshen ever crossed his mind, embodying the audacity of standing above many with only one beneath him.

Almost everyone feels intimidated when mentioning this name.

But such a "household name," poised to helm the Divine Hall Guild to the top in "Glory of the Gods," creating a hard-earned myth,

Suddenly "fell from grace" in an unforeseen manner.

Along with him fell the name of the Divine Hall.

The Divine Hall, originally ranked second in the game’s guild strength ranking, vanished from the top ten overnight.

While everyone was shocked and unable to process the drastic contrast, another sensational news stormed the entire gaming forum.

This news, which surfaced online and was eagerly reported and reproduced by many, stated:

The Divine Hall Guild, almost single-handedly founded by the Divine Hall Madman to such heights... changed leadership!

According to reliable insider sources from the Divine Hall Guild:

The Divine Hall Madman has left the game guild, replaced by an alt merely Level 15 with the ID name: Fu Chen.

Once the veracity of the situation was confirmed, a wave of commotion erupted in the gaming community.

Speculations on this matter proliferated wildly online, with rumors running rampant.

Simultaneously, many people took to the internet to plead injustice for him, even splitting into two factions clashing over the Madman’s departure.

However, as the situation escalated, the official forum of the Divine Hall Guild finally issued an official explanation.

The statement was that this incident was merely a normal internal personnel arrangement in the guild, urging everyone not to make baseless speculations and spread rumors.

How can a normal personnel shift replace the President?

Moreover, during the demolition of the Divine Hall’s base.

Any discerning person could see what was going on, yet no matter how many regretted the established facts, it was all in vain.

Perhaps no one could have predicted that the "Mad God" who had been active for nearly a decade would bow out so abruptly.

As the news spread, a forum post resonated with many netizens, its title being:

[The Divine Hall Belonging to the Era of the Madman, Discussing His Achievements and Faults] Explosive~

Under the post, countless people flocked to respond.

Yet most believed that despite the Madman’s arrogance, his contributions to the Divine Hall were unquestionably visible.

The most liked comment suggested the only fault was: Being enemies with Feng Hua.

But is that really the case?

This aspect remains unknown to everyone.

That’s how games are, when you hold great power, countless people rally behind you to cheer.

But when your glory fades, you are quickly forgotten and replaced by newcomers.

As the excitement faded, people’s attention shifted to the figure who replaced the Divine Hall Madman.

Everyone was extremely curious, under the leadership of Fu Chen, would the Divine Hall make a comeback and recreate its splendor?

Or would it remain silent, fading into obscurity.

And at this moment within the ruined base of the Divine Hall.

With a look of shock, Divine Hall Madman stared at the fair-faced man before him, incredulously saying:

"You say you want to change the name? The Divine Hall has been our brand for nearly ten years, and if it’s changed, is it still the Divine Hall?"

The player named Fu Chen, gazed at the fractured base before him.

According to system prompts, this base would be reclaimed shortly.

Meaning that of the current 1700 members of the Divine Hall Guild, one thousand would need to be reassigned to other guilds, to merge back when the guild regains a base.

In response to Divine Hall Madman’s words, Fu Chen replied dismissively:

"Such a fine Divine Hall, now under his leadership has become a joke to all players, you talk to me about brand, huh~"

"Since I’ve chosen to take over, the Divine Hall shall no longer exist."

Divine Hall Madman was stunned, a bitter smile appearing on his face as he said:

"But this game doesn’t allow changing guild names."

Fu Chen, with an expressionless face, said:

"If it can’t be changed, rebuild it."

Seeing that his mind was made up, Divine Hall Madman felt an unspeakable bitterness in his heart and asked:

"Then what will the new guild name be?"

Fu Chen said word by word:

"Divine Court."

...

In the game, as a player killed a monster before him and watched his level turn 20, he couldn’t hide his excitement, saying:

"Finally Level 20."

A friend beside him saw this and couldn’t help congratulating him:

"Congratulations, you can finally undergo your Second Transformation."

But before the player could say thank you, the world channel turned red with announcements.

[World Event]: Congratulations to player "Fisherman" for being the one thousandth to reach Level 20, achieving the milestone: Lucky One. Reward: One random Epic Level equipment for your profession; Level +1.

[World Event]: Trigger conditions reached, new map opened in Black Tortoise City: Netherworld Domain; players can enter via the Teleportation Array.

[Global Event]: The Huaxia District has completed the trigger conditions, the Netherworld Domain’s personal dungeon: Endless Tower is now open; as well as the global leaderboard for the Endless Tower, welcome all warriors to challenge it.

The moment this news came out, the player who just reached Level 20 immediately leveled up again.

At the same time, a piece of Epic Level equipment appeared in his inventory, which his friend, almost Level 20, saw with envy and admiration:

"Brother, you’ve hit it big!"

Meanwhile, in the Shengshi Dynasty’s base, Lin Yi was astonished: The Endless Tower has opened.

Upon hearing this news, a buried memory rapidly surged into his mind.

Endless Tower?

In the previous life, Hua Country was ridiculed by global players for two whole years because of this dungeon.

Up until Lin Yi’s rebirth, this humiliating experience hadn’t been washed away.