Chapter 328: 327: The Terror of a Human Ranking Powerhouse!

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Chapter 328: 327: The Terror of a Human Ranking Powerhouse!

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With the experience of the Ferris wheel, Du Gang felt confident about this task.

At first, he was uncertain about the nature of the dead-end challenge this time and what kind of force it would involve.

Now, he was confident it was a physical force, the attacks emanating from the game equipment itself.

This meant that as long as he found a way to survive, he would be able to live, with no possibility of the will of the world intervening.

In this green and peaceful world, he reckoned the will of the world would not arbitrarily alter the mission content like before.



Thus, they genuinely needed to complete five rounds of games to be able to leave this place.

The reason he chose the pirate ship game was that he had played it on Earth before and was relatively familiar with it.

Soon, the group of four arrived at the Pirate Ship.

However, when they came to the entrance, Kou Yingwu, Zhang Xinyi, and others all stopped in their tracks.

With the precedent of Yu Qian’s death, they didn’t dare to proceed rashly.

Du Gang scoffed, “The first one is dangerous, but surely not until after we enter the Pirate Ship, right? We haven’t even checked our tickets yet, and we’re so far from the Pirate Ship. What are you afraid of?”

He lacked the patience to deal with these two and walked directly through the middle to the ticket inspection point, swiping his own ticket.

The faces of the other three turned red in an instant, and they hurriedly followed to swipe their tickets.

[Registration for the Pirate Ship project includes: Du Gang, Tao Xuanzhu, Kou Yingwu, Zhang Xinyi. Please board within ten minutes!]

All three of them, their courage shattered, froze on the spot.

Seeing this, Du Gang shook his head, walked to the front, and started to observe.

The pirate ship was similar to those he had seen on Earth, just a simple wooden ship with four iron chains pulling it from all sides, with a sail pole in the center.



Soon, he noticed several small holes on the inner wall of the ship’s hull.

The holes were not large, only about the size of a bowl, and it was unclear what their purpose was.

Du Gang squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, then stepped on the hull of the ship.

[The Pirate Ship is about to sail. All players, be careful not to fall. You can leave when the ship stops completely]

Don’t fall?

Undoubtedly, this was a keyword, very likely the trigger for the dead-end situation.

But Du Gang’s gaze was fixed on the four iron chains at the edge of the Pirate Ship.

Every game, if there’s a dead-end, there must also be a way out.

As long as they found that way, the game would become simple, a true game indeed!

If they stayed on the ship, no matter how they sat, there was always a risk of being shaken to the ground but, if they...

Du Gang contemplated for a moment and then said, “Don’t go into the cab, follow along the hull to the chains. Each of us grabs one chain and hold tight, do not let go!”

After saying this, he quickly stepped on the hull and ran to one end of the Pirate Ship, grabbing the iron chain and sitting down on the hull of the ship.



The iron chain, which powered the swing of the Pirate Ship, was taut and firm, perfect to hold on to.

Seeing this, the other three quickly imitated him, stepping on the hull, found the four chains, and secured them with their legs before sitting down.

As all four of them boarded the Pirate Ship, the ship started to sway.

And as time passed, the sway of the Pirate Ship became more and more intense.

“How is it possible not to fall?”

Zhang Xinyi held the iron chain, looking at the ship that was tilting up to a dramatic ninety degrees, somewhat stunned.

On the ship, there were no individual seats, only the smooth wooden structure similar to real ships. There was nothing to hold on to, and under such an inclination, falling was inevitable.

“Life and death in this game actually appeared even before the game started, they are fixed, and will not change according to our actions!”

Du Gang was also summarizing his experience at this time, “So these games are not as difficult as we imagined!”

Compared to the red-mission world, while the difficulty of this green-mission world reached a level of 13 man-hours, Du Gang perceived it as relatively normal.

And so, the four sat on the ship for another half an hour before the Pirate Ship finally came to a stop.

Only when the ship had completely stabilized did Du Gang and the others disembark in succession.



“I’m really okay!”

Zhang Xinyi felt like she was dreaming. Even though her feet were firmly planted on the ground, she still couldn’t believe it.

She didn’t expect that this time, there really was no ambush waiting for her.

No!

She quickly realized, it’s not that the game lacked danger, but rather that the so-called death trap had been sealed off by Du Gang in advance!

This is why the game seemed so simple.

If it were any other person, or if Du Gang had not given a warning, they would have surely stepped right into it, attempting to secure themselves inside the cabin.

In reality, however, it was way too difficult. The real trap was sprung as soon as they boarded the ship.

With that degree of inclination, no matter how stable they stood, what good would it do?

After this round of the game, the other three completely trusted Du Gang.

This was not to say they didn’t trust him before, but they were somewhat skeptical and held reservations about his wisdom.

But now, all their doubts were gone!



“Du Gang, where to next?”

Kou Yingwu was a bit excited. He didn’t expect that this time it would feel like playing a game – so easy to cross over.

In fact, he felt a faint urge to continue playing.

After all, living in the world of the mission, you inherently become the object of play. However, breezing through the levels invoked a feeling of defeating a major boss.

Du Gang chuckled and made selections based on the names of these amusement facilities, as well as the situations he had been observing.

In the next three games, the four did not trigger a fatal trap, or rather, under Du Gang’s guidance, they actually breezed through five rounds of games as if they were playing normal ones.

[Mission accomplished!]

[Population: 6]

[Commencing calculation...]

Only two people from the other two teams survived?

The four were shocked. They didn’t expect the survival rate of the two other teams to be so low.

However, this was consistent with the difficulties of a thirteen-player world.



Du Gang was situated in the starry universe, his entire experience in the mission world replaying before his eyes.

Finally, after one round, the Heavenly Court released final information.

[Settlement completed!]

[This mission is a green peace mission with total merit points of 13. Personal performance rewards will be given based on the following.....]

[Congratulations, achieving above D-grade performance, commencing data analysis...]

[Ranking successful, your mission performance is rated A-class, an additional 90% merit bonus acquired...]

[Your baseline merit reward: 8]

[Your final merit and merit point reward totals: 15 merit points, 2000 merit points.]

[Upon completion, you’ll have one hour to spend in Heavenly Court. Please complete your exchange within an hour.]

[The next mission will be announced in three to six months; please receive the mission and enter Heavenly Court promptly.]

“Swipe!”

In a blink, Du Gang was already inside Heavenly Court’s space, alone with a single orb of light in mid air.

“15 merit points. A big haul this time!”

Du Gang’s mouth curled into a smile. He also didn’t expect to garner so many rewards this time.

“So, it seems the more participants there are in a regular mission world, the more rewards for me!”

“Instead, the red mission world is stingy...”

Without any hesitation, Du Gang promptly spent 4 merit points to exchange for cultivation level.

“Buzz!”

Again, with an experience similar to before, a great merit descended upon him, boosting his cultivation to the stage of the Nine-Tribulation God Spirit without any side effects.

“I have 11 merit points left, techniques are too expensive, can’t afford to exchange them, weapons are also too expensive, I have my own...”

After pondering for a while, he didn’t know what he wanted to exchange for.

If possible, he wanted to directly reach the True God Realm, but unfortunately, the orb couldn’t do that here, it could only be done through task-form.

In order to break through a major realm, he needed to apply and then participate in a single-person assessment task, and finally participate in the final promotion task with others who passed the single-person assessment.

“I want to apply for a single-person assessment task!”

[Your cultivation has reached the Nine-Tribulation God Spirit, meeting the application criteria, Du Gang, your next task world will be directly transferred to the single-person assessment task world!]

[Remaining stay time: 30:24]

Looking at the remaining time, Du Gang suddenly thought of the previous Gloomy Sun Grass.

“Right, can I exchange this kind of treasure here with merit, which can enhance the progress of my technique?”

He quickly opened the exchange list and started to search.

In a short while, he actually found it.

[Gloomy Sun Grass: Can increase the upper limit of technique progress by 1% in the God Spirit Realm, this item is unique, exchange price: 10 merit points.]

10 points?

Du Gang was a little disappointed. If even the Gloomy Sun Grass costs 10 points, wouldn’t the others be more expensive?

He originally wanted to close the exchange list, but after thinking about it, he decided to take a look at the price.

So, he clicked on the Green Qinyin Stone.

[Green Qinyin Stone: Can increase the upper limit of technique progress by 1% in the God Spirit Realm, this item is unique, exchange price: 10 merit points]

“Another 10 merit points?”

Du Gang was stunned. He didn’t expect that the Green Qinyin Stone, which is ten times more precious than the Gloomy Sun Grass, would also cost 10 merit points.

Thinking of this, he quickly scrolled down the list again.

He found the third treasure that could enhance the progress of technique.

[Red Xing Flower: Can increase the upper limit of technique progress by 1% in the God Spirit Realm, this item is unique, exchange price: 10 merit points]

“Also 10 merit points!”

Du Gang was overjoyed, looking at this exchange list, he almost jumped up with excitement.

But he wasn’t much surprised. The only explanation for Earth knowing this technique was a reflection of the heavens, which means this technique was extraordinarily significant!

“This Nine Yang Divine Art is the sunniest practice method in the world. It is said that if you practice this method, you can directly reach the God King Realm!”

“Not only that, but the Nine Yang Divine Art also comes with a suite of attack methods...”

At this moment, someone frowned and asked, “What kind of level does the Nine Yang Divine Art belong to? Was it created by God King Zhang Youwei?”

Shouldn’t a technique created by a God King be categorized as a Mystic Rank or Earth Rank?

“Hehe!”

Someone sneered, “God King Zhang Youwei doesn’t have that...”

The man caught himself before he said something he shouldn’t, quickly shutting his mouth and adding, “God King Zhang Youwei is not the founder of the Nine Yang Divine Art!”

“The true founder of the Nine Yang Divine Art was a strong individual in the Supreme Realm!”

“Not to mention reaching the God King Realm, even if you can fully understand the Nine Yang Divine Art, you can potentially reach the Supreme Realm!”

Everyone rolled their eyes, not paying much attention to his words.

After all, although there are few Supreme Techniques in this world, they are not non-existent.

The Nine Yang Divine Art is just one of the many Supreme Techniques, unreachable for everyone, but it doesn’t prevent everyone from thinking it isn’t the strongest technique.

“Idiots!”

At this point, someone muttered quietly.

Upon hearing it, everyone’s face darkened.

“Dude, who are you talking about?”

A man sitting on the second floor in front of another window scoffed, “I’m referring to whoever is an idiot!”

“You...”

Just when someone was about to argue, they were quickly stopped by someone else.

“Er Gou, why are you stopping me?! Watch me teach him a lesson!”

“You idiot, I’m saving your life! That gentleman over there is the strongest young genius from Tongyin Province!”

“Ah?!”

Er Gou was startled and quickly apologized.

The strongest young genius?

Upon hearing that, Du Gang flipped open the Human Ranking booklet in his hand and started searching.

Sure enough, he found it after a while.

Ranking 256th on the Human Ranking, the pride of Tongyin Province, known as Huang Yu.

Unexpectedly, there was a fellow in Tongyin Province who could make it to the 256th ranking.

Not simple!

Although Huang Yu was provoked, he had no intention of taking action.

People like him disdain to take action against ordinary opponents.

“Esteemed visitor over there, would you be so kind as to come over for a chat?”

Huang Yu turned his head and glanced at Du Gang, speaking softly.

Du Gang was startled for a moment, quickly gathering his thoughts.

He was referring to him.

After all, in this whole teahouse, most were just ordinary people, and he alone as a peak expert was considerably conspicuous.

He did not decline, stood up, went over, and simply sat down.

At this moment, the people staying on the second floor also started to quietly retreat.

Not because they respected the two of them,

but because they each have their own rules to survive by.

In a teahouse, when two experts of the same level were present, it was better to avoid being near them. In case they decide to fight and someone gets accidentally hurt, it could be fatal.

Not just the second floor, even the people on the first floor left without a trace.

The boss wanted to cry but had no tears, he wanted to drive people away, but he dared not. Even thinking about the strength of the two upstairs made him shake his head, and he decided to run out of the teahouse as well.

Looking at the reactions of the people downstairs, the two didn’t seem to care.

“My name is Huang Yu, may I know what to call you, my friend?”

Huang Yu asked lightly with a smile, himself very naturally.

From his perspective, Du Gang was just an ordinary peak expert. They just happened to meet and would simply acknowledge each other.

Who knew that Du Gang’s response was indifferent, calmly saying “Du Gang!”

This response left Huang Yu a bit surprised.

He had a royal family background and was a strong figure ranking in the 200s on the Human Ranking, so he was surprised by Du Gang’s exceptionally calm reaction in front of him. Too much so, in fact?!

“I wonder what Brother Huang Yu was referring to by what he said just now?” Du Gang didn’t bother with it much and directly asked. He still remembered Huang Yu’s suggestive words from earlier.

Huang Yu smiled, “Brother Du is indeed a clever man, what I was referring to just now, was actually the Nine Yang Divine Art!”

Du Gang squinted his eyes at him, “What’s so special about this Nine Yang Divine Art?”

Huang Yu responded with a smile, “Normally, for a Supreme Technique, no matter how many ways you have, the upper limit of Divine Power you can exert each time is fixed!”

“For instance, I am currently mastering a Supreme Technique with 70% progress, and a normal attack can produce 63,000 Naer of Divine Power!”

He deliberately used himself as an example, as a reminder to Du Gang that his strength was formidable.

Who knew that Du Gang had no reaction and showed no signs of admiration or reverence. Instead, he pursued further, “And then?”

Huang Yu was at loss for words, unsure if Du Gang was really ignorant or just pretending.

He shook his head, choosing not to dwell on this. True or false, they were people from different worlds, and the gap between someone ranked in the 200s and an ordinary peak expert was vast, spanning across more than just a few circles of strength.

He had given Du Gang the opportunity to get to know him and if Du Gang decided not to appreciate it, that was his choice.

“If I study another Supreme Technique, then the maximum Combat Power that I can exert is still the previous 63,000 Naer of Divine Power!”

Du Gang paused, “What you’re saying is, once the Nine Yang Divine Art is cultivated, it can synergise with other Supreme Techniques, releasing even greater power?”

Huang Yu nodded, “That’s right, when the Nine Yang Divine Art is combined with other techniques, it can release nine percent more Divine Power!”

Nine percent? Not even a full ten percent?

As if reading Du Gang’s confusion, Huang Yu shook his head and smiled. He explained, “Don’t underestimate this nine percent, take me as an example, it’s currently standing at 63,000 Naer. If I add nine percent of Combat Power, that’s another 5,670 Naer of Combat Power which means, my Combat Power would be nearly 70,000!”

“If it were doubled, that would be 140,000, a full 10,000 greater than any other person of the same rank. That’s quite a significant advantage!”

“That extra 10,000 is equal to two full categories of strength!”

“This is only me. My Supreme Technique’s progress is only at 70%. If those top hundred powerhouses have a progress of 80%, it would be even more terrifying!”

Upon hearing this, Du Gang understood instantly.

“Eighty percent means that basic combat power can reach 72,000. Add 90%, that’s 6,480. Doubled is 13,000, doubled twice is 20,000!”

This means, even the top hundred strong fighters on the Human Ranking who obtain this technique could potentially compete for the top ten!

“That’s right!”

Huang Yu smiled: “A fighter within the top 170 who obtains Nine Yang Divine Art has a chance to enter the top 100, it could be said they would become the strongest among the top 170 fighters!”

“And a powerhouse among the top 100 on the Human Ranking who obtains Nine Yang Divine Art even has a chance to compete for the top ten!”

“If the top ten obtain Nine Yang Divine Art, then they could even fight for a place in the top three!”

Du Gang frowned, “Could an increase of thirty thousand in combat power still not be enough to compete for the top three?”

Huang Yu shook his head and laughed: “Do you know how many times I can multiply my combat power?”

“How many times?”

“Three times!”

Huang Yu said with an arrogant face, “Even though my basic combat power is only 63,000, after multiplying it by three, I have nearly 200,000 combat power!”

Even though it’s only 63,000?

Du Gang was somewhat disdainful, thinking this guy was being too pretentious!

63,000 is only? Ostentatious!

But Huang Yu didn’t pay any attention, continued to hold his head high and said with a smile: “Yet, even with all this, I still failed to make it into the top 100!”

“One can imagine how strong those among the top 100 are!”

Du Gang frowned, “You mean to say, those among the top 100, could possibly multiply their combat power by four?”

Huang Yu nodded, “Some are like me, fighters within the top 170, who entered the top 100 because they multiplied their battle strength by four!”

“Some, on the other hand, are within the top 180, also multiplied their battle strength by three!”

“But what if fighter from the top 180 could multiply it by four?”

Du Gang frowned.

Top 180 fighters, with basic combat power of 72,000, multiplied by four, that’s over 280,000, close to 300,000 combat power!

He is now a peak fighter, even possessing the Jie-Character Secret, and yet only has 450,000 battle power, and, moreover, only for ten seconds.

He spoke: “You mean the top ten fighters could have more power than four times?”

Huang Yu shrugged, “I don’t know, I haven’t seen the top ten fighters with my own eyes, but in my opinion, it’s not just four times, it could be five, six, or even seven times!”

Hearing these words, Du Gang instantly felt a chill in his heart.

He originally thought he could lord over the God Spirit Realm.

Yet who knew that these top ten fighters could possibly be stronger than him!

Indeed, there are always people better than you and skies beyond skies!

The Jie-Character Secret is not incomparable to anyone.

Perhaps there exist secret techniques in this world that could multiply combat power by nine times.

If there is a nine times enhancement, those top ten fighters could potentially have terrifying combat power levels around six to seven hundred thousand.

With every increase of ten thousand in combat power, one moves into a new tier. Even if he has a temporary explosive power of 450,000, compared to those with six to seven hundred thousand power, the gap is still too large!

He can’t afford to be arrogant, he can’t underestimate the people of the world!

Du Gang sighed and felt some dissatisfaction in his heart about his base merit cultivation level only reaching 130 percent.

If only he could advance another step, his combat power would then rise exponentially, and by then, he might even have a chance to compete for a spot in the Human Ranking’s top 100 or even top ten!

There is still half a year to a year’s time left, hopefully there is a chance to enter the top 100!

PS: I have roughly planned it out. The book is expected to be completed at 3 million words, with 1.3 million words remaining. For daily updates, I will write 18,000 words. It should take about two months to finish. Hence, the book is expected to finish at the end of June or beginning of July, by which time the new book will also be released.

PS: Starting tomorrow, there will be two updates each day, each update will be at least 8,000 words or more.