Global Game: I Can Choose Instance Rewards

"The same goes for the others. I have already set up the Wind and Thunder Space. Those who wish to enter the Black Tower for cultivation, go there first! Tomorrow, I’ll uniformly assess everyone’s cultivation progress!"

Speaking of this, Wang Zhifan released his legendary treasure, the pitch-black tower, which flew toward the underground palace below the hall. His disciples, evidently still recalling the days without the Black Tower, hurriedly took the gifts Wang Zhifan brought and rushed toward the direction of the underground palace.

Only He Kuang, the sole adult disciple, didn’t follow after taking a folding fan. Instead, after the junior brothers and sisters left, he said to Wang Zhifan:

"Master, I wish to cultivate another martial arts technique."

"Oh? Have you decided specifically which one you want to cultivate?"

Wang Zhifan wasn’t too surprised; He Kuang’s aptitude in martial arts was undoubtedly high. It’s just that his family-inherited spear technique might be of average quality, causing his cultivation to progress slowly before joining him. Hence, cultivating a more advanced technique now made a lot of sense.

"Master, I want to cultivate the Pure Yang True Skill, as this martial arts inner power technique is the most compatible with the spear technique I have already mastered."

He Kuang answered without hesitation.

"Hm... Pure Yang True Skill is indeed a versatile inner power. It enhances the body and power and has an imposing effect along with longevity benefits, which are very suitable for you. Go learn it in the Black Tower; you probably already know how to enter the corresponding teaching space."

Wang Zhifan didn’t hesitate to grant his approval.

"Thank you, Master! I shall go cultivate now!"

After speaking, He Kuang’s figure flickered and ran into the underground palace.

For a moment, only Wang Zhifan was left in the Martial Venerable Hall. The gifts he brought had already been divided among the disciples, who diligently rushed into the Black Tower, allowing him time to ponder his affairs.

"In the small celestial battlefield of the Teacher, my Infinite Golden Body Skill has already broken through to Lv2. In the remaining half month, it should be easy to break through to Lv3... In this way, my cultivation preparation plan is substantially complete, just waiting for the great war with the Demon Realm."

As he pondered, Wang Zhifan brought up his player panel to check, confirming his current attributes are increasingly developing towards the ’reckless fighter’ martial artist direction.

[Cultivation Technique: Great Dream Saber Scripture (Excellent) Lv6, Wind and Thunder Heaven-Treading Skill (Excellent) Lv3, Pure Yang True Skill (Excellent) Lv3, Infinite Golden Body Skill (Excellent) Lv2.]

[Physique: 213.]

[Strength: 233.]

[Agility: 180.]

[Spirit: 193.]

It can be seen that breaking through to Lv2 with the Infinite Golden Body Skill increased his physique attribute by about 12 points, strength attribute by about 28 points, while agility and spirit attributes remained unmoved, demonstrating the characteristics of a pure brute strength Body Refining Technique.

Of course, attribute growth is just one aspect. His most significant progress is the enhancement in quantity and quality of the protective golden light.

Compared to when he was at Lv1 in the Golden Body Skill, where the golden light intensity was already outstanding, now at Lv2, his golden light is even more perverse.

In his estimate, the golden light intensity he possesses now is comparable to other Infinite Golden Body Skill cultivators at Lv4, meaning he has essentially forged himself into a formidable adversary seen as a troublesome iron block.

And this is only his situation at Lv2. When he cultivates to Lv3, his perverse foundational physique will push him to rival other Golden Body Skill cultivators at Lv6. Therefore, in a certain sense, the Infinite Golden Body Skill is indeed the martial arts technique most suited for him.

"I still prefer a flexible fighting style, so I’ll treat the Infinite Golden Body Skill as a fallback, enhancing my survivability when facing the Demon Venerable."

After pondering, Wang Zhifan decided against the tactic of close combat with the Demon Venerable during the battle, remaining firm in his fundamental position as a swordsman, albeit a swordsman who has refined his body to possess slightly over-the-top hardness.

Before Wang Zhifan could enter the inner hall for a long-anticipated medicinal bath after checking his gains from the small celestial battlefield, he suddenly found three somewhat familiar auras approaching from the outer vicinity, quickly entering the Martial Venerable Hall.

Among them, leading the way is a Xia Country young player stepping on a sky-blue flying skateboard. He, wearing sunglasses and upon flying into the hall and spotting Wang Zhifan’s figure, excitedly jumped off his skateboard and said:

"I knew Big Brother would be back! Since Master Xuanzhen said other senior NPCs attending the congress have all returned, there’s no reason Big Brother hasn’t come back today!"

While he spoke, the two players who pledged allegiance to Martial Venerable Hall, the enigmatic freckled white woman and the young woman from an island country, also quickly flashed into the hall, their gazes unabashedly fixating on Wang Zhifan, evidently eager for him to disclose some intel about the congress.

"You’re here just in time! I have important intelligence to share with you! Sit down, all of you!"

Seeing the scene, Wang Zhifan gestured for them to sit on the mats while he began narrating without delay:

"This time I went to the conference, and I acquired crucial intel closely related to us players. It’s something a top-tier NPC named Teacher specifically informed me of. He said that when the Demon Realm army arrives, about two hundred enemy players will appear alongside them, urging us to be prepared to deal with this batch of enemies..."

"What?! Two hundred enemy players?! This can’t be! Isn’t every player an ally in this stage?"

Instantly, before Wang Zhifan could finish speaking, the young Xia Country man completely snapped, feeling this news was utterly ridiculous, clashing heavily with the in-game information they already knew.

Beside him, the other two female players—the enigmatic freckled white woman showing minor fluctuations on her ever-unchanging dazed face, and the island country female player visibly shocked—looked intently at Wang Zhifan, just without vocalizing their disbelief like the Xia Country young man.

Wang Zhifan wasn’t surprised by their reactions and continued, saying:

"When I first heard this intel, I was just as shocked as you were...

But you must know, the NPC Teacher delivering this intel is the convenor of the congress I attended. His power and status are top-tier for this stage; he definitely has no reason to selectively approach me to deceive...

Furthermore, you should understand that an NPC in this stage unequivocally knowledgeable about our player collective existence inherently points out many issues...

So I believe this intelligence is likely true; when the Demon Realm army arrives, numerous hostile players will indeed appear to attack us."

"But Brother, isn’t this stage deliberately designed with reinforcement penalties to ensure player unity and collaboration? How daring must these two hundred hostile players be to defy enhanced penalties and confront us!"

Even so, the Xia Country young man shook his head, still skeptical of the validity of this intel.

Conversely, the nearby island country female player’s eyes furrowed as she responded:

"Is it possible that these two hundred players aren’t from the same stage as us? Could their stage objectives be entirely opposite, guiding the Demon Realm to assault this stage world, but coincidentally, we’re within the realm they aim to attack..."

"Makes sense; I personally have experienced encroaching into unrelated stages before. If that’s the case, it indeed clarifies many previous ambiguities."

Upon listening, Wang Zhifan nodded instantly.

He recalled when he had previously landed using a spaceship to survey a planet in a sci-fi stage. That planet happened to have players engaging in a survival-type stage, having no genuine connection with the stage he was in, coincidentally leading to their encounter.

"That explanation seems a bit reasonable... I’ve also read on forums about the potential overlap of unrelated stages...

If calculated this way, isn’t this stage quite sinister? It blatantly promotes player solidarity, yet slyly arranges other players to assault us?"

The Xia Country young man felt speechless and replied.