CHAPTER 53: CHAPTER 50: TEAM SYSTEM ACTIVATED?

Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, training ground.

Even though it was already late at night, the training ground was surrounded by a large number of players, each one excitedly discussing today’s main quest team dungeon, showing no signs of wanting to sleep or rest.

"I wonder how many rewards we can get for this battle mission."

"Since it’s a main quest, it should be quite a lot, but usually, the main storyline quests depend on completion rate. The higher the completion rate, the greater the rewards during settlement."

"The battle system in Descent of High Martial feels so real. I got hit by several arrows during the fight, and it almost knocked me out from the pain. But it seems like the game system has some protection; after getting hit by more arrows, the pain felt significantly less. Could it be that the game system increased my pain resistance because I got hit too many times?"

"You know, that’s true. I got used to the pain after a while. It’s probably because my pain resistance increased. Otherwise, being someone so afraid of pain, I should have screamed when stabbed by a spear, but it just felt normal. It wasn’t even as painful as the first time I practiced the Breathing Technique."

Although many players present had participated in large battles in other virtual games, joining this team fight in Descent of High Martial gave them an unprecedented sense of realism that they had never experienced before in any other virtual game.

Especially during fights, the enemies’ fear, unwillingness, and desperate struggles—the conveyance of such will and emotion—were vividly experienced through the battles.

It felt as if they were truly participating in a major war, leaving unforgettable and vivid memories in their minds.

Also, Luo Wushang and others fighting the BOSS was simply like a small monster fighting against a big monster. Their combat left the containers in the base full of holes, which was extremely satisfying.

And this was merely a fight with an Intermediate Apprentice. One can’t imagine what it would be like in the future when fighting against an Extreme Apprentice or even a Martial Artist.

"Yiyi, you did well this time, taking the BOSS’s first blood right away. I bet the reward settlement is going to be extraordinary." Fang Zhen looked at One Leaf Floating Cloud with some envy.

Though their Mecha Squad had killed many members of the White Feather Gang, small monsters could never compare to a BOSS. Unfortunately, the BOSS wore armor and reacted extremely quickly, so arrows posed little threat.

However, One Leaf Floating Cloud, with a single move of Spiral Demon Spear Kill, although it cost him, took down the BOSS, which was simply a Divine Skill.

"It’s nothing, I just luckily recreated a Martial Artist Level Martial Arts. Once you all also recreate powerful Martial Arts, I won’t have any advantage." One Leaf Floating Cloud was quite modest, but the joy in his eyes was unmistakable.

Through this battle, One Leaf Floating Cloud felt he had found a path to surpass professional experts. Though in terms of real strength, he couldn’t compare to a monster like Luo Wushang, with his explosive and powerful Martial Arts, he could definitely trade one for one.

You could say that as long as the Martial Arts he creates in the future are strong enough, he can trade one for one with anyone. This means that in future BOSS fights, their team of free players might just surpass teams of professional experts like Luo Wushang.

"What a pity." Zhang Qingwei glanced at the delighted One Leaf Floating Cloud and sighed softly, "If my Overlapping Waves Saber had reached a higher level, the BOSS’s first blood would have been ours."

"Gaining a lot of BOSS battle experience this time isn’t bad." Luo Wushang wasn’t concerned about it, analyzing in a low voice, "Through this battle, I realized that weapons and armor in this game are very important, much more so than in other virtual games."

"Indeed." Zhao Hu at the side agreed significantly and said proactively, "In Pilgrimage, I used to manage just fine with a pair of Iron Fists. Even if others had Divine Weapons, I could block with my fists. It was just a matter of their attack power being higher. As for equipment, as long as you wore it, it didn’t matter where you were hit; the damage was the same, merely affecting some movements."

"But this game is completely different, or too real, perhaps. When I used Shattering Stone Fist to strike the armor of those captains, not only did it not hurt them, they didn’t even bother to actively defend. In contrast, their attacks made me have to dodge; being stabbed or swept would cause severe injury."

"It seems from now on, we must purchase some armor before battles. Otherwise, it will be too disadvantageous for us." Zhang Qingwei also nodded.

Zhang Qingwei probably felt the impact of armor most deeply. When she used Overlapping Waves Saber on armor, it only inflicted minor damage on the opponent. Many of her normal attacks, when blocked by the opponent, were absorbed by their armor, giving her little chance to injure them significantly.

In contrast, when she faced attacks, it was entirely opposite; once she couldn’t block, it meant severe injury, even death.

While the players in the training ground were discussing and reflecting, Lin Qi was also holding an A4 sheet of paper, walking towards the notice board, and putting it up.

"Everyone did very well in this extermination task. All disciples who participated in the task will be rewarded with 100 Contribution Points and 3,000 Points. Extra rewards for those who made significant contributions have been posted on the notice board for your checking," said Lin Qi as he glanced at the expectant crowd. "Additionally, the Hall Master has decided to open up positions for Inner Sect Disciples and Elite Disciples as rewards for outstanding disciples. I hope you can bring more glory to the Martial Arts Hall in the future!"

With Lin Qi’s words, the onsite players erupted in excitement.

"What’s going on?"

"Are the rewards for this task that rich?"

"Inner Sect Disciples? Elite Disciples? Does that mean we can unlock more permissions within the Martial Arts Hall?"

"The game has finally started unlocking system permissions. I wonder what permissions Inner Sect and Elite Disciples have. Can we leave the Hall daily? If we can freely leave the Hall, that would be awesome."

"I doubt it. If we could truly freely leave the Hall, that would mean fully unlocking free gameplay. If those permissions really can be unlocked, I’d literally kill myself to become an Elite Disciple!"

Looking at the task rewards this time, no one couldn’t help but feel Lin Qi was truly generous. Not to mention how many special tasks it takes to earn 100 Contributions, just getting 3,000 Points would require burning the midnight oil for a month. Such rewards were undeniably generous.

After that, everyone crowded towards the notice board to check out the system rewards and details of the new identity permissions.

"Yiyi, you really hit the jackpot this time, rewarded with 300 Contribution Points and an additional 5,000 Points. Even others who participated in the siege, killing captains, only got an extra 100 Contributions and 2,000 Points."

"Becoming an Inner Sect Disciple requires 3,000 Contribution Points, and for an Elite Disciple, it’s 10,000. That’s a really high requirement."

"But Inner Sect and Elite Disciples are also great! Look at the Inner Sect Disciples’ permissions: not only can contributions be burnt at a 5% discount, they can lead up to twenty disciples to undertake Inner Sect Disciple missions! That’s a definite team system!"

"Indeed! This system update is incredible! Inner Sect Disciples can even rent a large tricycle directly, which means the leader can take the team to accept mine transportation tasks, and the speed of earning will definitely be much faster."

"Not just that, look, the Inner Sect Disciples can also learn the first volume of the Martial Artist Level Palm Technique, and Elite Disciples can learn the second volume."

"Heavens! Martial Artist Level Palm Technique! I remember One Leaf Floating Cloud before used a half-finished Martial Artist Level Martial Arts to kill a BOSS in one strike. Can we really learn these powerful things directly now?"

"Check out the Elite Disciple permissions, is this for real? Elite Disciples get their own independent room, fully private, and no one else is allowed to enter without permission. Isn’t that too awesome!"

The sudden announcement from Lin Qi left all players present gasping in astonishment.

Though everyone knew the ambitions of the game company were vast, they didn’t expect them to play it this big this time.

Especially many expert players there, gazing at the Martial Artist Level Martial Arts Thunder Light Palm Technique that could be learned only by Inner Sect Disciples, their eyes were practically glued to the description.