The copy has 0 error tolerance, and the last words on the ground are all wrong for me.

Chapter 507 A-Level Mamba Iron Elbow

The conversation ended as Shi Ning fell into a deep sleep.

Wu Chang waited for a moment, and only after confirming that Shi Ning would not wake up again did he frown and turn to leave.

On his way back, he kept replaying his conversation with Shi Ning in his mind.

Although he didn't get the information he wanted from Shi Ning, Shi Ning still revealed some information about the Void Realm.

Some of this intelligence also confirmed his previous suspicions.

For example, going from the Void Realm to the fourth layer of the Abyss is not like going from the Desolate Realm to the Realm of Reason, where one can directly enter through an upgrade quest.

At least in the Void Realm, there is no overtly stated method to enter the fourth layer of the Abyss.

This result made the players in the virtual world feel uneasy and fearful. Driven by the erosion of the abyss, they disregarded the consequences and explored the next step in their own way in order to reach the fourth layer of the abyss.

The closure of the Realm of Reason and the Realm of Illusion, the rise of the Evolutionary faction among the four major organizations, and even the unleashing of the Four Calamities in the World Dungeon are all actions they took in their search for a path to the future.

This intelligence was extremely important. He was certain that even members of the four major organizations in the Realm of Reason, and even members of the Light Society, might not be aware of it.

But compared to the other two things Shi Ning mentioned, they seemed less important.

The first thing is that although the four major organizations seem weak now, they were actually excessively strong more than a decade ago, before the players in the virtual world realized that their path forward was blocked.

According to Shi Ning, the Administration Bureau at the time was screening targets in some way.

They used various methods to screen the talents they needed and extended invitations to them to enter the Abyss Game; Shi Ning was one of them.

These players are all top performers in their respective fields. Players who were in the same period as Shi Ning all advanced to the virtual realm within two to five years.

To put this into perspective, even with the slowest calculation of five years and the shortest cooldown time of 15 days for dungeons, you would only be able to complete 120 dungeons in five years.

Looking at the current Abyss game, Leng Shan, the former number one game-changer in the Desolate Realm, used 78 dungeons before entering the world dungeon. Jian Xing, who followed Wu Chang and got several big rewards, also used 73 dungeons before entering the world dungeon.

Even if they enter the Realm of Reason and can conquer the dungeons at the same speed and efficiency, they would still need to go through about 150 dungeons before they can advance to the Realm of Emptiness.

Leng Shan and Jian Xing can be considered the top geniuses of the current era, but their speed is still inferior to that of the slowest-rising-to-the-bottom student during Shi Ning's time.

If we calculate based on the two years with the fastest leveling speed among players during the Shi Ning era, they only needed to complete 48 dungeons to enter the Void Realm.

Even including various reward dungeons that don't have a cooldown period, the number won't exceed 60.

Even if Huanxi and Huajiang, known as super players, were not hindered and focused all their efforts on conquering the dungeon, they might not be able to achieve this speed.

Is this huge gap really because, as Shi Ning said, the Abyss Game was simpler back then?

Wu Chang didn't think so. Rather than believing that the Abyss game was simple back then, he believed that in Shi Ning's era, every player chosen by the four major organizations had the potential to be a super player.

It's important to know that the Abyss game is very fair; the greater the difficulty of the dungeon, the higher the rewards.

Although he was targeted by the Abyss Game Administrator every time, in return, he was able to clear the Wasteland in just 100 days and obtain a large number of items and skills.

If what Shi Ning said is true, the Abyss corruption was less severe back then, and the dungeons were simpler than they are now, which makes the players back then seem like monsters.

Unfortunately, these strongest among humans, after realizing that there was no way forward in the Void Realm and they could not advance any further, severed ties with the four major organizations and even with everything below the Void Realm.

Even so, Shi Ning only needed to send down a clone to create the Faith Virus to easily help the four major organizations, which were suffering from talent shortages and decline, regain their dominance over the Believers Circle and take over the leading positions in the Desolate Realm and the Realm of Reason.

This clearly shows that those players in the virtual world are no pushovers.

The second thing to note is the doomsday prophecy mentioned by Shi Ning.

Who is Shi Ning? He was admitted to Yenching University at the age of twelve, graduated with a doctorate at the age of fifteen and stayed on as a professor. In terms of intelligence, he absolutely crushes Wu Chang.

Moreover, Shi Ning is only thirty-three years old. Even if he is an ordinary person, he is not old enough to be tricked into buying health products.

For him to believe it so wholeheartedly, even creating a clone ten years in advance to prepare for the impending apocalypse, the prophecy must have some basis, at least in terms of its credibility.

Shi Ning passed the problem to him and returned to the virtual world with a clear conscience, while he had to worry about it.

It's only July now, so whether he acted as a variable that disrupted the prophesied doomsday, or whether the actions of the Guangming Society were merely an appetizer before the real doomsday, with the real event yet to come, remains to be seen.

Wu Chang left the Administration Bureau and did not stay in Yanjing for long, returning directly to the Yongguang Research Institute.

Arriving at the research institute's control center, he saw He Yun operating the computer alone.

He asked, "Where are Eileen and Raven?"

He Yun said:

"Raven's memory is damaged, and her long existence as the Omniscient Crystal has made her unaccustomed to acting in a human way."

"Eileen is with her, helping her get used to the human body, but Eileen isn't sure what to teach her. I'm helping them compile a list and making corresponding instructional videos."

Wu Chang leaned over and took a look, and found that many of He Yun's reference materials were related to early childhood education.

He gave a thumbs up and said:
"It's a pity I don't play the tile-making game, otherwise I would have called you Mom."

He Yun rolled her eyes at him and asked:

"You left in a hurry right after finishing a world instance, is something wrong?"

Wu Chang told He Yun everything about conquering the world instance, the actions of the Light Society in reality, and his conversation with Shi Ning.

He Yun stopped what he was doing and said:

"I understand that saying a little better now: the more you know, the more you fear."

"After meeting you, I learned knowledge that did not belong to me and gained power that I could not have possessed before."

"As I grew stronger, I thought the world would become more peaceful, but I found that the world had just escaped a small vortex when it immediately entered an even larger one."

Wu Chang gently embraced He Yun and said:
"You'll get used to it. The world may not be at peace for the time being, but you can have 'peace' anytime you want."

He Yun asked:

"you sure?"

Wu Chang said:

"of course."

An hour later, the two emerged from the meditation training room. He Yun straightened his collar and said:
"The Peacekeeper was used extensively in this world instance. Place it in the Mech Workshop, and I will maintain, repair, and make minor modifications to ensure you can use it before your next entry into the instance."

Wu Chang hugged He Yun from behind and said:

"With such a diligent mecha master assisting us, we must reward him handsomely."

He Yun said:

"Wasn't that right just now?"

Wu Chang coughed lightly, took Shi Ning's notebook from his personal space, handed it to He Yun, and said:
"I brought you a gift."

He Yun took the notebook and asked:

"what is this?"

Wu Chang said, "Your favorite is extraordinary knowledge."

In this conversation with Shi Ning, although Shi Ning started by reporting him, after reporting him, he put pressure on him, and after putting pressure on him, he didn't answer any questions and immediately left.

However, considering the occult notes left by Shi Ning, Wu Chang chose not to hold it against him.

It must be said that Shi Ning truly deserves to be called a genius. As he flipped through the occult notes, he could see that the contents of the notes were very well organized.

It progresses step by step, from simple to complex, from beginner to intermediate god level in mysticism, with a clear structure, complete system, and three-dimensional framework.

It is no exaggeration to say that this book does not need to be edited; it only needs to be slightly reformatted and printed out to serve as the official textbook of mysticism.

Wu Chang's mastery of mysticism came from his initial job change as a Root Knight. He directly saw the origins of mysticism, so he knew everything, without having systematically studied it.

This prevented him from putting his occult knowledge into writing and teaching it to He Yun. But now, He Yun can systematically learn occultism through Shi Ning's occult notes.

With He Yun's talent, given the time flow at the Yongguang Research Institute, it won't be long before he masters it.

He Yun opened the notebook, but after reading only half a page, she realized what she was holding.

Her gaze was firmly drawn to the contents of the book. She pulled away from Wu Chang's embrace, took the notebook, and walked toward the studio.

“These are very interesting notes. I like them a lot. I need to spend some time studying them. You go and play with Eileen and the others first.”

Looking at He Yun's focused expression, Wu Chang sighed and gave him a "I knew it" look.

He knew the value of the knowledge in Shi Ning's notebook and guessed that He Yun would start studying it once he saw it, making it difficult to exchange ideas later. That's why he didn't take it out immediately.

As expected, his choice was correct.

He first went to the mecha modification workshop and placed the Peacekeeper inside.

The Peacekeeper contributed a lot to this world instance, and his full efforts also showed him the potential of mechs.

When the Gun God state is combined with the Peacekeeper's ultimate skill, the resulting attack is powerful enough to severely injure a lower-level god at the level of an Angel.

As He Yun's mastery of knowledge continues, the Peacekeeper will evolve, and one day, its assistance may be no less than that of ultimate skills.

After setting aside the peace envoy, he went to see Eileen and the raven.

When he arrived, Eileen was teaching Raven using the elementary, middle, and high school textbooks she had studied, but the results were not ideal.

Raven could grasp the knowledge inside at a glance and understood it far better than Eileen, but her brain seemed to be missing a piece, preventing her from translating knowledge into human-like actions.

However, the failure of the teaching did not discourage Eileen. She put away her textbooks, took out her favorite movies, and changed her approach to help the raven regain its sense of being human.

Wu Chang greeted the two women and told them that He Yun was engrossed in the study of mysticism and would likely not be back for some time.

He then returned to Wanghai City, leaving his true self in the training room to process the remaining rewards from the world instance.

The world instance took a long time to complete, and besides the rewards in the settlement area, there was still a lot waiting for him to claim.

Following the order of the dungeon's progression, the first thing to overcome is the resentment of the martial arts fanatic.

Wu Chang was able to pass the fifth trial of Kaiyang Immortal Mansion so easily when he challenged the avatar of the mansion's master, thanks to the resentment of the martial arts fanatic he saw.

In his resentment, the martial arts fanatic tried out all of the Immortal Abode Master's moves and cracked them all. With the help of the martial arts fanatic's "walkthrough," he was able to memorize the moves and easily pass the fifth trial.

The blood-red last words left by the martial arts fanatic in his resentment were:
[Truly defeat the avatar of the Immortal Abode Master and obtain the Immortal Destiny of Kaiyang Immortal Abode]

With all the demon-suppressing blood talismans collected, the Ziwei Exorcising Array was fully established, and the Kaiyang Immortal Fate quest was completed. At the same time, this blood-red last testament was also completed.

However, he was pressed for time to complete the dungeon at the time, so he didn't have time to accept it and it's been delayed until now.

The blood-red last words left by the martial arts fanatic were bright red, granting him 1 point of agility, 2 points of inspiration, and 1 point of willpower.

In addition to the basic attribute rewards, Bloodstained Last Words also left him an ancient jade pendant.

Item Name: Sharpening Edge

Item Type: Consumable

Item Level: B

"Item Description: Select a skill below Rank A and make it upgradeable. Each time the skill is used, it will gain a certain amount of proficiency based on the skill's cooldown time and mastery level. When the proficiency is full, the skill will increase by one level."

"Note: A fine sword is forged through tempering; only through countless refinements can one truly grasp the essence of martial arts."

The true form of the item left behind by the martial arts fanatic is not the jade pendant itself. According to the world instance plane, the true form of the item is a trace of the true meaning within the jade pendant.

This profound meaning embodies the martial arts fanatic's pursuit of the martial arts path.

He had already seen from the resentment of the martial arts fanatic that there was only one way for the martial arts fanatic to understand the skills of the master of Kaiyang Immortal Mansion: to challenge tirelessly, time and time again.

A martial arts fanatic not only has an extremely high comprehension of martial arts techniques, but also a morbid pursuit of them. He will constantly try and correct every minute detail, so that his movements are infinitely in line with the way of martial arts.

The existence of a martial arts fanatic is like having a genius who is more insightful than you, and also more diligent and hardworking.

It was this spirit that enabled him to directly counter all of the Kaiyang Immortal Mansion's moves, but it was also this morbid pursuit that caused him to neglect his own condition, making him the only cultivator to die during the trial.

The phrase "Sharpening the Edge" embodies the martial arts fanatic's pursuit of the ultimate in martial arts skills.

"Sharpening Edge" is only a B-grade consumable item and cannot be used on A-grade skills, so Wu Chang did not need to hesitate and immediately selected the target of Sharpening Edge.

He activated "Sharpening Edge," feeling its true meaning, and then channeled that meaning into "Mamba Iron Elbow," the weapon that had been with him the longest and that he relied on the most.

He set the time flow in the training room to the maximum, activated the training dummy, and without using too much force, simply activated the Mamba Iron Elbow, striking the dummy in the face with an elbow strike.

"Man!"

The true meaning of martial arts obsession, combined with his martial arts talent, makes each of his elbow strikes smoother and more unpredictable.

If the Mamba Iron Elbow's guaranteed hit in the past relied on the guaranteed hit attribute in the skill, Wu Chang's current Mamba Iron Elbow feels like it can make the opponent unable to avoid it even without relying on the skill.

As he practiced elbow strike after elbow strike, new insights kept emerging in his mind, and he felt that the traces of the established skills were constantly weakening.

He could easily unleash the Mamba Elbow without needing to deliberately activate the skill.

A hundred cubits, a thousand cubits, ten thousand cubits...

He tirelessly elbowed the dummy, sending it for repair when his elbow broke, and then replacing it with the next one.

He didn't remember how many elbows he swung, only that with the final elbow, he broke through the bottleneck of his skill, raising the Mamba Iron Elbow to A level. He had already spent a whole day in the training room.

The time flow rate within the Yongguang Research Institute is one to one hundred. In other words, even after a hundred days of restraint and while controlling his power, he still managed to destroy over a hundred training dummies.

When he saw the upgraded attribute panel of Mamba Iron Elbow, he knew that his hundred days of training had not been in vain.

Skill Name: Mamba Elbow

Skill Level: A

"Skill Description: Unexpectedly swing an elbow to strike the target's face. Before you strike for the first time, and when the enemy cannot accurately predict your movements, they will not be able to defend against you."

Hitting the target will cause effects such as blindness, dizziness, bleeding, weakness, and poisoning. If the Inspiration attribute is higher than the target's, one of the abnormal effects will cause a critical hit. If the Willpower value is higher than the target's, the elbow strike will always hit and cannot be blocked.

Enemies you elbow will be marked with a Mamba Mark, which reduces the damage they deal to you by 10% for the duration of the mark. This effect can stack up to four times.

The upgrade from Grade B to Grade A enhances the effectiveness of the Mamba Iron Elbow across the board.

Countless practices have made his use of elbow strikes so natural and effortless that it seems almost supernatural.

He can seamlessly weave elbow strikes into any movement. As the skill description says, it's not just the first elbow strike; as long as the opponent can't anticipate his movements, they won't be able to defend against his elbow strikes.

In actual combat, when combined with Wuxiang and Wuyun, as long as the opponent cannot overwhelm him in martial arts, they will not realize that he has this skill. Like a fool, they will not keep their distance and will be constantly elbowed by him.

The attack was unexpected, and the abnormal effects attached to the Mamba Iron Elbow were also enhanced.

As the enemies he faces become stronger, most of them possess the ability to break free from control effects. The control effect of Mamba Iron Elbow often only lasts for a moment before being removed by purification skills.

After upgrading to Rank A, if you strike a target with your elbow and the target's inspiration fails, you will be hit with a critical strike that triggers an abnormal status.

The critical hit effect of abnormal status cannot be reflected on the dummy; the answer will only be known after he tests it on a lucky person.

The final improvement is that the Mamba Mark has been increased from three layers to four layers. When the mark is fully stacked, the permanent damage reduction will increase by 10%.

With his combination of the Mamba Iron Elbow and basic attacks interspersed with elbow strikes, Wu Xiang's extremely complex maneuvers would make it hard for him to imagine anyone being his match in a small-scale 1v1 real man's battle.

If so, he will reveal his value.

After upgrading his Mamba Iron Elbow, Wu Chang began to receive the second reward.

Following the order of the dungeon's progression, after the Martial Arts Fanatic's Resentment, comes the Heavenly Fate of Heaven.

(End of this chapter)