Chapter 9

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

In just a few hours after Xu Yuan’s Battle Through the Heavens was published on Netland, it suddenly went viral like a clap of thunder exploding in the readers.

The number of hits exceeded 30,000. With the updates of just three chapters, it had rushed to the second place on the rookie list and was rapidly approaching the first place.

After all, to enter the rookie list, a writer had to update chapters of at least 100000 words. The writers kept writing novels from dusk until dawn every day just to attract the readers with more updates. Only days of views were able to ensure that they got into the list.

Three chapters were not supposed to make a writer enter the list. Even the readers felt that it was very strange. It was the first time that they had encountered such a situation.

One after another, the readers urged the writer to update the following chapters in the comments section. There were even some rich people who donated a lot of money, trying to encourage Xu Yuan to update more content.

“It’s not enough at all. Why hasn’t the author updated the following chapters?”

“You are not supposed to take such a long break, man! Can you be a little more diligent? Remember your duty as an author, will you?”

“He writes a divorce letter directly? It’s been a long time since I saw such a cool male lead last time. Did he get beaten up after breaking off the engagement? I’m too curious. Hurry up and update your novel!”

“Where is the writer? It’s been three hours and fifteen minutes since he updated the last chapter.”

“You’ve gone too far, guys! The writer needs to take a break as well! Well, take a break and quickly update the following chapters, dude. You’d better do it as fast as you can.”

“Look at me, man. Look at my empty stomach. I need you to feed me with your novel!”

In the editors’ office, Cai Pingtong stared at the amazing data and had goosebumps all over his body. He was so excited that his body trembled. He held his face and laughed secretly.

“Finally, I have met an awesome writer. The future is mine now…”

It had been a long time since Cai Pingtong communicated with the new writer last time. Cai Pingtong felt a little strange communicating with him. With an extremely humble attitude, he sent a private message to Mr. Shu as the executive editor.

“Hello, distinguished writer. I am your editor, Cai. Your new novel is very popular with the readers. May I ask if you have any manuscripts left? In order to attract the readers, please update the following chapters as soon as possible.”

Cai Pingtong was like a pupil who was talking with his teacher. He carefully examined the words he wanted to say and repeated them three times before pressing the “send” button.

The colleague who passed behind him said in a mischievous tone of voice, “You’re too humble. What if the writer steps on your toes?”

“It’s okay.” Cai Pingtong snorted. “If he can maintain his good performance, I can even worship him every day!”

At first, Cai Pingtong’s colleague wanted to laugh at him for being a coward, but when he saw the number of clicks on the screen rising like crazy, he swallowed in envy.

After a long while, he gave a thumbs up and said, “Take care of him well. If we want Fantasy literature to regain its former glory!”

“I know! I know!” Cai Pingtong said with a bright smile on his face.

The appearance of “Batte Through the Heavens” made Cai Pingtong completely give up his indifferent attitude. He suddenly became pleased and excited. When he spoke, his voice rose an octave.

However, Cai Pingtong’s mood was not accurately conveyed to Xu Yuan by the text.

After skimming through the message quickly, Xu Yuan found that it was a private message from an editor who urged him to update the following chapters. Before he could reply, he was bombarded by the private messages from the readers urging him to update the following chapters.

Xu Yuan looked at the readers who were clamoring for the following chapters and could not help laughing. “Well, in that case, I’ll let you know how fast I can be!”

Xu Yuan crossed his fingers and cracked them. It seemed as if he was tightening every screw on the instrument.

Then, Xu Yuan placed his hands on the keyboard. His fingers danced like dragons and phoenixes. They moved so fast that only their shadows could be seen. If the keyboard was on a piano, he was like a pianist who was playing the accelerated version of “Wild Bee Dance”. If someone stood behind him at this time, he or she would probably be so shocked that his or her jaw would drop to the ground.

Even though Xu Yuan had not rested for the entire night, his current 18-year-old body was in excellent condition. Breathing in some fresh air would make him feel a lot more energetic. He was totally different from what he was like in the main world, where staying up all night would obviously make him feel that his life was becoming shorter and shorter.

Xu Yuan’s strong body made him even more passionate. From the morning till dark, apart from having meals and going to the toilet, he hadn’t taken a rest for a single second.

When Xu Yuan’s mother saw that her son was working so hard, she thought it was Lei Yong who was encouraging Xu Yuan. Therefore, she did not want to disturb him. Instead, she smiled and prepared the three meals for him.

Xu Yuan kept writing his novel until eight o’clock in the evening.

In just one day, he had written 30000 words, which meant he had updated a total of 15 chapters.

Xu Yuan relaxed his sore wrists and numb fingers. Then, he rubbed his eyes.

“Thirty thousand words a day is really a difficult challenge,” Xu Yuan thought. “Fortunately, I don’t need to think too much about the plots. All I need to do is focus on how to express my feelings. If I’m writing ‘Lord of the Mysteries’, I’m not likely to do it so fast.”

Xu Yuan stood up and relaxed his stiff back. It was not any easier than working hard in the company. If it was not for the fact that he could make more money than before, he definitely would not have accepted this job.

Xu Yuan twisted his waist and moved his hips. He listened to the sound of bones cracking and exhaled the air that had accumulated in his chest for a long time. Then, he sat back down in front of the computer.

At this time, the readers who were supposed to be off school and work were waiting in front of their phones for updated chapters. At the same time, they were discussing the extremely popular topic, “Battle Through the Heavens”, on the online-novel forums.

There were even readers who analyzed whether “Mr. Shu” was an anonymous account of a hotshot based on the writing styles, plot settings, and character settings of the first three chapters.

At this moment, discussions about “Battle Through the Heavens” occupied the front page of all the forums and became the most popular online novel of the day.

Hoping to gain more popularity, Xu Yuan released another five chapters, which made the discussion even more heated.

“Wow, five chapters in a row. Is the writer’s keyboard on fire now?”

“Ha! Finally! I’ll take a look first!”

“Oh, man. You finally remembered your password, didn’t you? If you hadn’t appeared here today, I would have searched the entire Internet for you.”

“Haven’t you guys noticed the speed of the writer’s hands? This dude is faster than the superman!”

“Five chapters in a day is really a challenge for the writer. I allow you to take a two-minute break, bro. Then, go back and continue writing your novel. I want to read more!”

The reader’s enthusiasm was as strong as usual. Probably because Xu Yuan “generously” released five chapters. A new post about “Battle Through the Heavens” appeared on the forum. It was “the speed of Mr. Shu’s hands”.

However, voices of praise and voices of opposition always appeared at the same time.

“You’re writing so fast. I’m sure that you have missed the quality of your novel. You know that a good novel needs to be polished repeatedly, right?”

“No, no, no! Don’t tell me that I’m the only one who thinks that these chapters are monotonous? The words are too superficial. Can you come up with any better words, dude?”

“Yeah, he has no respect for literature at all. His novel will definitely be a piece of sh*t!”

“If the writer updates many chapters a day, the chapters will be boring. And if he only updates several chapters, they will be great. So, which one do you guys choose? I will definitely choose the latter one.”

Xu Yuan looked at these comments and curled his lips in disdain. “This reminds me of the question that whether one should choose a bar of chocolate that tastes like shit or a piece of shit that tastes chocolate.” he thought. “Why do you have to choose one of them? This kind of question is stupid! Couldn’t you please choose a bar of chocolate that tastes like chocolate?”

Thinking of this, Xu Xu curled his lips and directly released ten more chapters that he just finished. Then, a look of indifference appeared on his face.

At the moment, the readers were once again stunned by such astonishing news.