Chapter 187
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Chapter 187: The High Scoring Reward Game for Sneaky Players
Xu Fan, who was currently engrossed in the Demon Race Exploration Game, suddenly paused.
“So, you want to pair up with my disciple without affecting his position at the Hidden Spirit Sect? Do you think my little sect is beneath you?” Xu Fan commented after hearing Grape’s report.
“Couldn’t you have hidden it better? Or were you deliberately letting me see?” Xu Fan pondered the deeper implications.
“Ah, forget it. I’ll let Xingci handle this himself.”
“Quasi-Immortal, true immortal.”
“How laughable! My talented disciples will at least start as Great Luo Golden Immortals in the future.”
“Otherwise, how will they protect their teacher, who has endured so much hardship to raise them?”
Xu Fan shook his head, dismissing these thoughts.
“It’s been a whole day, and I haven’t found anything worthwhile.”
“Maybe I should craft some specialized tools for detecting spirit ore,” Xu Fan mused as he controlled the type-one excavator puppet through the light curtain.
This digging puppet was a side project Xu Fan had created while his first clone was crafting other puppets. Its efficiency in underground excavation far surpassed that of ordinary tool puppets.
Just then, a flash of spiritual light illuminated Xu Fan’s small courtyard, and his second clone appeared before him.
“Finished?” Xu Fan asked.
“See for yourself.”
The second clone transformed into a mysterious light and merged back into Xu Fan’s body.
Xu Fan’s expression shifted as the memories and experiences of the second clone flooded his mind, instantly killing his mood for gaming.
“This feels like I’ve been gaming all night without a break.”
Xu Fan handed control of the type-one excavator puppet over to Grape and sat cross-legged to recover his energy.
At the Hidden Spirit Sect, near the trial tower,
Over twenty first-generation disciples had gathered.
“The rules for the battle royale game are simple: first place gets 1000 points, second place gets 900, and so on, with tenth place earning 100 points,” one disciple read aloud from the game introduction displayed on the trial tower.
“A thousand points? That’s huge!” the other disciples exclaimed.
Currently, Foundation Establishment disciples at the Hidden Spirit Sect earn about 200 points a month without taking on extra tasks. Two hundred points can be exchanged for 2000 spirit stones.
“In the virtual world, all disciples will be dropped into the battle royale world.”
“There, you’ll encounter humanoid battle puppets carrying treasures, as well as spirit pills and other items to boost your combat strength.”
“Your only goal is to eliminate all other participants and be the last one standing.”
“Additionally…”
As more sect disciples gathered around the trial tower, tool puppets began explaining the rules of the battle royale game in detail.
“This sounds really fun.”
“Let’s give it a shot!”
“If this battle royale game happens every day, and I win first place every time, I could earn 30,000 points in a month!” one disciple daydreamed aloud.
"Don’t be naive, the top ten spots will definitely be taken by the strongest senior brothers."
"Not necessarily."
At noon, over ninety percent of the first-generation disciples entered the trial tower to prepare for the new Battle Royale game introduced by the sect.
Yu Nan found himself at the top of the Battle Royale virtual world.
From above, the virtual world looked about the size of Hidden Spirit Island, completely surrounded by seawater.
If you looked closely, you could see countless ferocious beasts swimming in the sea.
"The sea seems like a no-go zone. According to the sect’s rules, once the game starts, the entire Battle Royale virtual world will be surrounded by a layer of poisonous mist. Those at the Foundation Establishment level can only survive in it for fifteen minutes at most."
"Stay longer than that, and you’ll die from the poison."
Thinking about the game rules, Yu Nan started to ponder carefully.
"The sect isn’t just hosting this game to let the strongest disciples win. So what’s their real goal?"
As Yu Nan thought this, he went over the Battle Royale game rules again.
"Survive, survive until the end." Reading the last line of the rules, Yu Nan seemed to grasp something.
As soon as noon hit, all the disciples waiting at the top of the virtual world felt their bodies uncontrollably falling into the virtual realm.
Mid-fall, everyone could only steer their direction of descent.
As they descended, the full landscape of the virtual world unfolded before them.
Across the massive island, numerous spots glowed with pillars of spiritual energy. According to the game rules, these marked locations with powerful treasures.
At the very center of the island stood an enormous pillar of spiritual energy, the most valuable precious artifact in the entire virtual world, capable of transforming into the most suitable treasure for its wielder.
Seeing most disciples heading toward that largest pillar, Yu Nan knew it would be a hotspot for conflict. He quickly changed course, aiming for a less noticeable glowing pillar instead.
‘Thud~’
Yu Nan landed in a spot shimmering with spiritual light, carefully scanning his surroundings.
In the virtual world, one also had to watch out for humanoid puppets guarding treasures and spirit pills.
Nearby, a small box studded with spirit stones caught Yu Nan’s eye.
He cautiously approached the box, constantly checking his surroundings.
Only when his hand touched the box did he breathe a small sigh of relief—it seemed safe here.
Just as Yu Nan was about to open the box, a figure materialized behind him, wielding a sharp sword and charging at him.
With a flash of sword light, Yu Nan’s arm, reaching for the box, was instantly severed.
"Damn it, you’re trying to ambush me!"
Gritting through the pain, Yu Nan vanished from the spot and quickly stashed the box in the storage bag provided in the virtual world.
In the virtual Battle Royale world, everyone started with basic clothing and a storage bag; any space rings or other precious artifacts they owned were disabled.
Inside a ruined building, Yu Nan endured the pain as he examined the contents of the treasure chest.
"A first-tier precious artifact giant axe and a bottle of pain-relief pills."
With great difficulty, the one-armed Yu Nan took out a pain-relief pill and swallowed it, then quickly refined the precious artifact giant axe.
Before Yu Nan could catch his breath, the Swordsman Puppet that had severed his arm reappeared not far from him.
Yu Nan erupted in anger, unleashing the precious artifact giant axe to smash the puppet that had ambushed him.
“A Qi Training Stage puppet? I can’t let myself be fooled twice, I…”
Before Yu Nan could finish his sentence, another figure appeared behind him.
With a swift sword strike, Yu Nan’s head rolled to the ground.
Yu Nan’s face turned pale as he found himself in a pure white world.
“You are the 25th disciple eliminated in this battle royale game, awarded 10 points as consolation.”
Hearing he was the 25th disciple eliminated, Yu Nan felt slightly better, but the thought of being outplayed by two Qi Training Stage puppets left him feeling disgruntled.
Although his fighting strength wasn’t the strongest among the first-generation disciples, he had relied on his own skills to defeat challenge puppets to advance. He never expected to be so easily eliminated by Qi Training Stage puppets today.
“Can I watch the rest of the competition?” Yu Nan asked, wanting to see how his fellow disciples were faring.
“Sure.”
A light curtain appeared before him, presenting the entire virtual world from a god-like perspective.
“Switch to Xiong Li’s view,” Yu Nan said.
The view quickly shifted, revealing Xiong Li in heavy black armor, wielding a Giant Club, facing off against hundreds of Foundation Establishment Stage puppets.
With his body refinement cultivation, Xiong Li was like a human tank, sweeping through the puppet swarm with ease.
“We all entered the sect at the same time, how can the gap be so huge?” Yu Nan remarked, watching the invincible Xiong Li on the light curtain.
Before Yu Nan could finish his exclamation, a loud crash resounded as Xiong Li, who had been dominating moments ago, got blasted to pieces by a fire thunder cannon.
“Wow, this world is so dangerous,” Yu Nan exclaimed.
At the same time, Xu Fan, watching the virtual world livestream, also witnessed the scene.
“Exactly, that’s how it is. If you think you’re the strongest and can sweep everything away, that kind of personality will eventually lead to disaster.”
“We need to make sure the disciples understand the dangers of society early on; otherwise, how many losses will they have to endure in the cultivation world to learn this lesson,” Xu Fan said with a smile.
“Grapes.”
“I’m here.”
“Keep this style going; we must let the disciples participating in the battle royale understand the dangers of society.”
“But don’t go too hard on them at once; it should increase gradually, or they might break their heart (of a cultivator),” Xu Fan added.
“Understood. I’ve divided the dangers of society into five levels as you said, and expect to complete all upgrades within one year.”
“Good.”
At that moment, many disciples who had been eliminated from the battle royale started to exit the trial tower and gathered in the square to watch the competition livestream.
Xiong Li walked out of the trial tower with a dark expression. Before playing this game, he had thought of numerous ways to achieve victory and many scenarios of being eliminated.
However, he never expected to be blasted by two Qi Training Stage puppets in the virtual battle royale world.
Seeing Xiong Li emerge, the disciples watching the livestream in the square began to comfort him; after all, being blown up was indeed quite unfortunate.
“Brother Xiong, it’s okay, you’ll win it back next time.”
“Bro, even if we are strong in body refinement, let’s not go head-to-head with cannons.”
“Brother Xiong, let’s have a drink tonight.”
Xiong Li responded briefly and then joined the eliminated disciples in watching the livestream.
As time passed, only 30 first-generation disciples remained in the battle royale virtual world.
Among those eliminated, at least half were taken out by humanoid puppets through ambushes or siege attacks.
Watching the various ways of dying in the battle royale virtual world left the disciples watching the livestream amazed.
Some were lured by virtual treasures, only to be ambushed when attempting to claim the precious artifacts at critical moments.
Some accidentally wandered into a puppets’ gathering area and were killed by the coordinated assault of melee and Ranged Combat puppets.
Others were drawn by puppets holding treasures and fell into traps while chasing them.
Not many disciples were actually eliminated through direct combat.
As the poisonous circle finally shrank, the unexpected victor turned out to be a disciple who had hidden away from the start to watch the others.
Upon entering the battle royale virtual world, that disciple didn’t go anywhere but hid in a patch of grass, soaking up the sun, and then emerged victorious.
When that disciple finally stepped out, he looked somewhat dazed.
“Did I actually win just like that?”
Everyone looked at the fortunate disciple and vowed to get back at him the next day.
