Chapter 799 - 788: Players in Heated Discussion
The next instant.
The portal began to flicker uncertainly, as if it might disappear at any moment.
Ding Ling performed the Shrinking Inches technique, reaching the gate in an instant and then stepping through it.
Almost as soon as he entered, the portal made a clapping sound and vanished without a trace.
The raging winds began to subside.
The cataclysm started to calm down.
Players fleeing frantically with their families looked up at the Celestial Palace with lingering fear:
"What on earth happened?! What was that giant beast in the sky just now?!"
A beast that could easily destroy the heavens and the earth.
This monster, existing only in novels and films, was witnessed and experienced firsthand.
This left many players, living in the Historical Plane and ready to take a passive role, utterly bewildered.
Especially players whose families died and were revived, who stood before their devastated homes in a daze, filled with both anger and sorrow!
Some players even cursed loudly:
"Damn it, playing a game where leveling up is already hard enough. I planned to be a lifestyle player, making this my second world to cultivate. Out of nowhere, a meteor shower destroyed me and my home! Where do you even go to complain about this? I’m going to file a grievance against this lousy game!"
No one knew exactly what had happened.
But as a piece of news spread across the internet.
The players realized one thing, that the cataclysm might have been quelled by Ding Ling.
Especially players who were waiting by the Celestial Ladder, swore about Ding Ling’s actions and words before he disappeared, making many players firmly believe.
They were shocked and lamented:
"We’re all humans, how is the gap getting wider and wider!"
"I’ve been cultivating martial arts for seven or eight years. I’m still just a Second-class General, and the threshold for becoming a Super-Elite General is still far out of reach for me. But Ding Ling? Flying and earth escaping, there’s nothing he can’t do. He’s too powerful, too admirable!"
"Indeed. Deserving of being my idol! I heard that Zhao Yun and others, who are close to him, have received supreme opportunities. Each of them is becoming stronger at a pace far exceeding the past. It shows that Ding Ling is indeed very reliable. Unfortunately, I know him, but he doesn’t know me!"
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The internet was in an uproar!
Simply because there were indeed quite a few veteran players in the Three Kingdoms World.
These individuals were either determined to cultivate to become a Super-Elite General;
Or they had already settled in the Three Kingdoms, married, and had children, unwilling to abandon their families to ascend to the Upper Realm;
Or they were completely passive, thinking that even if they went to the Upper Realm, cultivating Inner Power wouldn’t likely make them a First-class Expert, so they’d rather slowly cultivate the Breathing Technique in the Three Kingdoms. At least this way, they wouldn’t have to start over in the Upper Realm, forcing them to abandon years of hard work and start anew, which was a difficult decision for them;
These people made up a considerable proportion.
At this moment, they voiced their opinions online, creating a tidal wave on the internet!
"Ding Ling is too powerful. Whoever marries him would surely become an Empress in no time! Even Little Zhao has been cultivated by Ding Ling into an Empress. There’s no reason us players can’t do the same!!"
"How can I get close to him and capture his heart?!"
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Ding Ling’s strength, mystery, and unparalleled nature inspired admiration and respect among female players, and even male players greatly idolized and revered him!
The inherent human nature of admiring the strong.
Especially for many men, the desire to become a strong person, one who stands above others, is almost an instinct imprinted in their bones.
Only when feeling utterly powerless would they choose to take a passive approach.
And Ding Ling’s various extraordinary feats along the way left them feeling unattainable, astonishing, and concurrently made them develop a sense of reverence from their hearts.
This feeling, as Ding Ling’s grand deeds became well-known, was elevated to an extraordinarily fearsome level.
Especially the fact that the cataclysmic beast capable of destroying the heavens and the earth in the Three Kingdoms World was swiftly defeated by Ding Ling, became a topic of endless discussion among all players.
Some ad companies and others publicly extended their invitations once more, offering all kinds of endorsements to Ding Ling, expressing: they were sincerely inviting Ding Ling to be their spokesperson, willing to let him set the terms, and they would provide annual dividends! All Ding Ling had to do was drop by and take a photo!
Advertisers were humbling themselves to this extent.
Yet Ding Ling showed no intention of appearing.
This further evoked sighs among the players:
"Ding Ling is definitely someone who doesn’t lack money!"
"He’s simply the dream man for every female player! Height, temperament, appearance, wealth, cultivation, divine weapons, etc., all top-tier in the world! Such a perfect man, it seems he’s still single in the real world! Anyone who marries him is really hitting the jackpot! Too bad I’m a man; if I were a woman, I would have chosen to marry him too!"
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The real world was abuzz with discussions about Ding Ling.
Some news channels even started broadcasting related news segments at 7 PM and 10 PM, among other times.
The host sat upright, saying seriously:
"According to related sources: our country’s top mythic gamer, Master Ding Ling, saved countless families in the Three Kingdoms World yesterday... Here are the clips from our station’s investigation. Please watch the video..."
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Meanwhile, foreign broadcasters could only begrudgingly express:
"Master Ding Ling belongs to the world. He doesn’t belong to just one country! We ask that the hosts from certain countries note: World-class Master Ding Ling..."
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The real world was in a swirl of activities and turbulence.
Simply because many individuals had deduced an extremely terrifying fact:
That Ding Ling was highly likely no longer afraid of nuclear bombs!
He might not even be hurt by them!
Even if everyone else in the world perished.
Ding Ling likely wouldn’t.
When this conclusion was reached.
All organizations were shaken by it!
Then related leaders issued an urgent order:
"At all costs, form a friendship with Ding Ling. Whoever can uncover the secret to Ding Ling’s rapid empowerment will be the country’s great benefactor. All of us will be grateful to him and will focus on nurturing him!"
"If you can’t get close to Ding Ling, then find a way to obtain those Unparalleled Techniques and opportunities. Only this way, will we have a chance to catch up with Ding Ling. Otherwise, we would only be trampled under his feet."
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When some organization leaders realized that Ding Ling could easily crush nations, manipulating the whole world as if it were in the palm of his hand, they couldn’t sit idly by anymore and prepared to employ every possible strategy.
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In this regard.
Ding Ling knew nothing.
Even if he did know, he wouldn’t care.
He had already become so powerful that he wasn’t afraid of nuclear bombs anymore, how could he care about the thoughts of some strangers?
When he followed Nanhua Old Immortal through the glowing golden portal, he arrived in a new world.
Here, at a glance, the sky was clear, the water was blue, flowers were blooming in profusion, and it all presented a serene and gentle landscape.
Ding Ling stood on the green grass, watching as Nanhua Old Immortal vanished into thin air in a flash, leaving no trace.