Chapter 4
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Chapter 4: The Muscular Old Monk
Bai Qige was very surprised, it was actually an Experience Task?
In the online game world of Earth, Experience Points are just a basic unit of function. Every game cannot do without this setup. It can bring players the greatest gaming experience, making them immerse into the virtual game’s battles again and again.
But in Middle-earth World, Experience Points are a sacred and noble title. After wandering for three years, Bai Qige naturally understood the meaning represented by Experience Points.
In Middle-earth World, everyone needs Experience Points. If practicing martial arts takes a long time, and it’s difficult to improve your martial arts, what do you do? Put in Experience Points, and your martial arts level will rise swiftly. If you feel your attributes are too weak, not meeting the requirements for martial arts, what do you do? Put in Experience Points, your attributes will increase significantly. When facing a strong enemy you can’t defeat, what do you do? Put in Experience Points, your techniques will instantly become more powerful and defeat the enemy quickly.
What if you have poor talents? Still, put in Experience Points, change your fate drastically, reshape your foundation. What if you’re getting old with your life nearing its end? Experience Points can still be useful, directly extending your life. In Middle-earth World, an ancient warrior named Zhou used this method, forcibly extending his life by 800 years with Experience Points, and he still remains one of the myths of Middle-earth World to this day.
This is still within the realm of understanding. If you’re trapped in an isolated place with no water or food, what do you do? Use a bit of Experience Points, and food and water will rain down from the sky. This method can even be extended to situations where you have no money, what do you do? Use Experience Points, and money will rain down from the sky.
In Middle-earth World, Experience Points are such an unreasonable existence. In Bai Qige’s view, it’s like summoning the divine dragon after collecting all seven dragon balls, or the perfect wish spell in Western DND. It fulfills all requests, can do anything, and can even reach the point of creating something from nothing.
With such a miraculous existence, one can imagine the reaction of the people in Middle-earth World towards Experience Points. Unfortunately, tasks that can create Experience Points are very rare in Middle-earth World, with extremely difficult triggering conditions, making no rational sense at all.
Bai Qige had been mixing around for three years and only completed a 30 Experience Point task once. The appearance of the Experience Task was very rare. In simple terms, in the Middle-earth World game, there were many players but very few tasks available. Many players may only get one or two tasks in their lifetime, or even never see an Experience Point, which was quite unusual for this online game.
Bai Qige kept the 30 Experience Points he earned and didn’t dare to use them because they were like a magic potion that could fulfill any wish. To make the most of the value of Experience Points, the best way was to use them to break through when reaching a bottleneck in martial arts practice. Any other use would be disrespectful and a waste of Experience Points.
Suddenly, when Long Aotian appeared with a 100-point Experience Task, Bai Qige’s eyes lit up with excitement. If he completed this task, he could directly use the Experience Points to improve his martial arts, saving him a lot of research time. He promptly accepted the task, then heard a strange and harsh sound in his mind, as if rusty gears were turning forcefully, followed by a virtual interface appearing before his eyes.
Name: Long Aotian
Race: Mixed Yanhuang human, Dragon Vein bearer (unknown male dragon bloodline within, sealed)
Occupation: Senior student of Canglan Noble Academy High School, Young Master of the Long family (in adulthood trial)
Talent: [Extremely handsome](Due to optimized family genes, possessing extraordinary beauty since birth, cultivated by the family to have perfect physique, further enhanced by Dragon Vein refinement, all attributes +1, charm +50, elegance +50.)
[Once-in-a-century genius](Combining excellent genes with the legacy of Dragon Vein, possessing very high talents in memory and comprehension, spiritual +5, wisdom +10, emotional intelligence -10, knowledge absorption speed +10, understanding of unknown things +10, halved skill proficiency required for skill advancement.)
[Dragon Blood Boiling](Inherently of dragon nature, constantly emanating information hormones representing reproduction from the masculine dragon bloodline within the body, all attributes +1, charm +50, attraction to the opposite sex +50, after a certain period of exposure to the dragon blood boiling information hormones, there is a high chance of weakening long-term intelligence in the opposite sex.)
[Dragon’s Fighting Spirit](Dragons are always emitting hormones that represent their fighting spirit, with a boost of +1 to all attributes, +50 to taunting, -50 to same-sex attraction, high chance of causing conflicts and fights. Prolonged exposure to Dragon’s Fighting Spirit hormones can reduce intelligence in same-sex individuals.)
[Dragon Instinct](Dragons have exceptional abilities in reproduction, combat skills, endurance, with a boost of +100)
[Basic Gold Law](Dragons are controllers of wealth, with their bloodlines holding endless riches!)
Attributes: Constitution 12, Strength 12, Agility 12, Spirit 16
Martial Arts: Basic Yanhuang Martial Arts (Level 2), Military Self-Defense Martial Arts (Level 1)
Bai Qige was stunned. He never thought he would encounter such a thing. In the Middle-earth World, the Fate Interface of intelligent beings cannot be seen by others. Otherwise, Bai Qige’s identity as a time traveler would have been exposed long ago. However, this confusion remained unsolved as he gazed at Long Aotian’s Fate Interface and was suddenly frightened.
As for attributes, based on Bai Qige’s estimation, the attributes of untrained middle-aged men generally range between 7 to 10. Long Aotian’s innate attributes were exceptionally outstanding, but that was not the scariest part. It was his talent that was truly terrifying. Bai Qige could not believe such terrifying talents still existed in the world until he witnessed them with his own eyes.
And what about the Dragon Vein bearer? Exceptional intelligence, irresistible charm, mating aura, taunting aura, Imbecility Aura, along with a boost of +100 in reproduction, combat skills, and endurance, not to mention the worry-free Basic Gold Law for money. What does all this add up to? A living dominant stallion! An emperor of a harem!
Then, as he glanced around, Fate Interfaces for Tang Jiaorong and the young noble also appeared. Compared to Long Aotian, Tang Jiaorong’s Fate Interface was quite simple – a "Medium Beauty" talent with +50 charm and a "Basic Business Talent" with +10 business acumen. On the other hand, the young noble had an unexpected "Medium Prodigal" talent with +60 spending ability. Bai Qige was puzzled by these inexplicable talents and attributes and wondered how the Fate Interface Rules determined them and what use the attributes had, such as the +60 spending ability.
Apart from these few people’s Fate Interfaces, others’ Fate Interfaces cannot be explored. It seems that only these few people’s Fate Interfaces can be looked into regarding the tasks.
Bai Qige, an outsider, watched as the young master, Long Aotian, and Tang Jiaorong ended their meeting on bad terms. He continued training diligently while thinking about how to deal with Long Aotian’s task.
He really didn’t want to get involved in this dramatic emotional situation, but the temptation of 100 Experience Points made Bai Qige eager to act.
"Opportunities are rare, letting them slip away would be foolish. And it seems I might have a chance!"
After finishing training at the Martial Arts School, Bai Qige said goodbye to Zhao Liang with a smile. He called the hotel, requested time off, and explained that he had worked hard in the past, willing to do overtime as instructed by his boss, so he had a lot of remaining leave days. By taking time off now, he could have half a month of holidays.
Long Aotian had been coming to the Martial Arts School alone these days. He had agreed to a seven-day challenge with the young master, with a duel scheduled at the school in seven days. Long Aotian didn’t care much about the first basketball game because he led a basketball team whose skills were already at the level of provincial competitions. He didn’t believe the young master’s disciple could assemble a team that could compete with his. Therefore, Long Aotian focused his challenge on the upcoming duel. He planned to practice alone at the Martial Arts School these days to increase his combat strength.
The Long family was a secretive and ancient lineage, with each generation of leaders working tirelessly to expand their hidden influence, gradually gaining control of many powers. They operated in both the political and business worlds, accumulating various forces. Over the years, they even collected and kept some martial arts manuals within the family. Unfortunately, in this current era, guns, dollars, and diplomacy were more useful than fists. Therefore, Long Aotian had not studied such knowledge within the family before and could only practice conventional Yanhuang Martial Arts to enhance his combat abilities.
But Long Aotian was an extraordinary talent, a once-in-a-century genius. With dedication, he progressed rapidly even in standard Yanhuang Martial Arts. In just two days, his basic Yanhuang Martial Arts level increased from level 2 to level 5. Feeling his combat strength improving significantly, Long Aotian thought about the upcoming duel. If he could defeat the bodyguard of the young master, he could make the young master face him and take revenge for what happened two days ago. Long Aotian felt a surge of excitement.
After changing his clothes and leaving the Martial Arts School, Long Aotian felt something in his pocket. He found a note, with an address written on it, along with a threatening line at the end warning of unpredictable consequences if he didn’t show up. Long Aotian, who was rebellious by nature and couldn’t resist a challenge, didn’t hesitate and went to the meeting place.
"Oh dear, my plan had three steps. The first step was to leave a note. If he didn’t come, the second step was to make a mysterious phone call to him. The third step was to kidnap Tang Jiaorong and force him to come. I didn’t expect him to agree to meet me right after the first step! What a waste of my time!"
Bai Qige followed behind and saw Long Aotian agree to the meeting. He also agreed and then went near the meeting place.
A bridge stretched across a river, with gentle slopes on both sides covered in lush vegetation, making it very secluded. Long Aotian, feeling brave and not minding the remote location, wanted to find out who had invited him. Ten minutes after the agreed time had passed, Long Aotian finally met the person who invited him, but noticed something strange in their eyes.
There was an old monk, wearing tattered robes, with long white eyebrows hanging down from his forehead and a beard reaching his belly. Every wrinkle on his face seemed to show that he was a wise high monk, a sage from another world. He walked towards them with hands clasped in prayer and greeted them with a Buddhist chant:
"Amitabha Buddha, I am the abbot of Lanruo Temple, my Dharma name is Wet Dream. Nice to meet you, young master!"
In this era, science was thriving, and everything supernatural had been debunked and relegated to pseudoscience. Even religious figures like monks and Taoists had lost their ancient prestige. Of course, some religious figures adapted to the times, transformed themselves, and entered the political and economic arena, enjoying a different kind of prestige. But this was not what a true monk should do.
In the eyes of ordinary people, these monks seemed to be living in a different world from them. So when Long Aotian suddenly saw that the person inviting him was a mysterious old monk, he felt a sense of absurdity.
"Great master, why did you invite me here?"
"Young visitor, I have previously glimpsed at your face from afar and sensed your great talent in martial arts. You are a once-in-a-lifetime martial arts genius. However, I have foreseen a calamity in your destiny, which will strike in four days. I cannot bear to see such a talent vanish from this world, so I invited you here to teach you an unparalleled skill to help you overcome this calamity."
If a mysterious monk on the street said something about bad luck, Long Aotian would either laugh and leave, or get impatient and knock over his stand. But in this remote and dark wilderness, a monk with an air of mystery and wisdom suddenly brought a strong sense of mystique. Long Aotian couldn’t help but believe a little, especially since in four days he was going to have a fight with a wealthy young man, making Long Aotian curious about the coincidence.
"Young one, four days from now, you will die from a traitor’s betrayal. This is my prediction, you can believe it or not. But before we talk about that, would you like to learn martial arts with me?"
Long Aotian, a modern young man, was skeptical about the mysterious monk’s offer to teach him martial arts. He suspected it might be a scam or a trick from the wealthy young man. With some doubt, he asked, "What martial arts do you know?"
"I come from Lanruo Temple, skilled in one hundred and eight divine arts of Buddhas. The highest level martial art is the Tathagata’s Palm from the Buddha himself. But only the most devoted disciples can practice such supreme skills. What I excel in is the Indestructible Diamond Body, impervious to weapons, fire, and water. It can withstand any enemy’s attack, a top-tier defensive skill. It may sound fake, but seeing is believing. Would you like to test it for yourself?"
"How should I test it?"
"Behold! Witness the power of my Indestructible Diamond Body!"
Long Aotian was doubtful but watched as Monk Wet Dream suddenly raised his arm, his old robes falling apart. His skinny body transformed into a massive muscular figure, towering like a bodybuilder with metallic golden skin. The monk evolved from a normal monk to a muscle-bound figure resembling a statue.
"Wow!!!" Long Aotian was stunned. There was no need to say anything. The once skinny monk over meters tall now transformed into a towering muscular monk made of metal-looking skin. The transformation was undeniably convincing.
"Young one! Let me ask you, would you like to join me in seeking the peak of muscle power?"
Monk Wet Dream struck various poses that highlighted his muscular physique. His golden iron-like muscles shimmered fiercely, giving off a blinding feeling.
"Um um um, I need to think about this, Master, your muscles are too dazzling, my eyes are almost blinded!"
"Young man, what are you hesitating about? You have not yet felt the charm of this invincible body of steel. Come, experience the allure of these invincible muscles!"
The old monk transformed into a two-meter muscle giant, suddenly hugging Long Aotian. In an instant, the old monk’s roar of muscle fanaticism echoed through the sky along with Long Aotian’s screams.
