Chapter 198: One Who Entered the Game Early

"Huh? It's you."

The swordsman named Shen Chuo spotted Xiao Feng, also had an impression of him, and showed a hint of surprise.

Xiao Feng previously thought Shen Chuo was an NPC, but only after entering the Myriad Heavens Tower did he realize this guy was just like him, also a player.

At this moment, running into him again, Xiao Feng couldn't help but ask: "Hey, are you a Blue Star person? How did you level up so fast? And the server just launched not long ago—how did you already reach nearly floor 400?"

"Blue Star person?" Shen Chuo's mouth twitched slightly; he seemed to want to laugh, but he wasn't used to laughing, so he forced himself not to.

"I really am from Blue Star, but not the one you mean. On our planet, the Myriad Heavens server has been live for almost half a month, so our strength growth is a bit faster than yours—nothing surprising." He explained.

Upon hearing that, Xiao Feng tilted his head, and a string of question marks appeared above his head.

Server launch… half a month?

"Not?"

"This…"

"Could it be that the Myriad Heavens didn't launch simultaneously across the whole universe?"

He asked, dazed.

Others have been playing for half a month before the server even launched—this isn't bullying, is it!

Shen Chuo replied: "My homeworld is the homeland of the Myriad Heavens' creator. Before the official launch, they ran a small-scale no-wipe test. Most of the people you see on the Myriad Heavens Tower leaderboard, aside from a few, basically started playing back then."

Hearing that, Xiao Feng became even more dazed.

What does that mean?

Just because it's the developers' homeland, they get to start half a month earlier?

Isn't this still bullying!!

"Damn, so unfair!" he said, annoyed.

Shen Chuo kept a straight face and said lightly: "What is fairness? If you put your talent alongside others', is it fair to them?"

"Uh…"

Xiao Feng was momentarily speechless.

Shen Chuo added: "Your strength is decent, but your path is wrong. Having met twice counts as fate; I'll give you a few pointers. If you can grasp something, you might someday catch the Creator God's eye and soar to great heights."

Saying that, he walked over to an open space and gestured for Xiao Feng to spar.

"What do you mean my path is wrong?" Xiao Feng knew this guy was stronger than him, and much stronger.

But the meaning of that sentence was still unclear to him.

Shen Chuo replied: "Myriad Heavens is a game built on the foundation of a virtual universe; many things here follow patterns. If you want to become a true powerhouse, don't rely too much on leveling experience and skill books. Go cultivate, gain insight, create— that's the best way out."

Xiao Feng seemed to be in thought.

He had already felt some benefits of cultivation; it was indeed special, fundamentally different from ordinary spellcasting.

But Shen Chuo saying that gave him a new doubt.

"Is this game world real or fake? Is it worth spending a lot of time cultivating just to play a game? Or… could the things here eventually be brought into reality?" Xiao Feng voiced what was on his mind.

Shen Chuo was originally someone who rarely smiled.

Hearing this, he couldn't help but chuckle lightly, shook his head and said: "A game is a game; of course you can't bring it into reality. The cultivation here can be seen as a high-end playstyle. To become a god, a chief god, or even surpass a chief god, you must walk this path,"

"High-end playstyle… then I can relax."

Xiao Feng secretly let out a sigh of relief.

He had been a bit worried that this game might develop some strange connection with the real world.

Because the login method for Myriad Heavens is too simple—just need a brain— isn't that pretty sci-fi?

Blue Star's technology could never achieve that!

Shen Chuo is a person from the developers' hometown; since he said that, it must be true.

The game has no substantive link to reality; "cultivation" merely exists as a high-end playstyle, which is actually quite interesting.

Xiao Feng couldn't help but think that, as game levels rise, everyone shifts from 'monster-slaying for levels' to 'meditation for levels'.

Such a change feels like stepping into a Xian Xia novel world—just thinking about it is pretty fun!

Moreover, time here is vast, equivalent to each person having a lifespan of several hundred years, so the paths one can take naturally stretch far and wide.

Thinking this way, he felt the whole Myriad Heavens seemed to have come alive, becoming extraordinarily vivid!

"Come on, let me see what someone who truly knows how to play a game is like!"

Xiao Feng was eager and excited, looking forward to Shen Chuo's guidance.

The latter took out an ordinary Legendary sword from his pack, leaving the weapon on his back untouched.

Holding a long sword, he said lightly: "You take the first move, hold nothing back, attack me with all your strength."

This means he wants to see Xiao Feng's strength!

"Alright, then be careful!"

Xiao Feng understood that the opponent's strength had peaked, surpassing even ordinary deities.

So he wasn't worried about accidentally killing him; his opening move was the Transformation Ice Arrow!

Whoosh~

A huge ice arrow flew toward Shen Chuo.

The latter narrowed his eyes slightly; as the ice arrow was about to hit him, he swung his long sword.

Bang!

A burst of force erupted from the tip of the sword blade, shattering the ice arrow outright.

"What the hell?"

Xiao Feng stared, stunned.

He had seen dodge skills before, and he had also seen shield skills.

But I've never seen anyone shatter skills with a single move before!

"Again." Shen Chuo held his sword still and said.

"Good!"

Xiao Feng's mind stirred, and all kinds of magic skills instantly poured out like a raging storm.

Fireball!

Wind Blade!

Lightning Arrow!

Dragon Breath!

Skills poured forth, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning all shook, the scene was incredibly spectacular.

However, facing these Ten Thousand Times amplified high damages, Shen Chuo merely held a Legendary weapon, swung his sword to meet the attack, blocking each move, and without even using any defensive skills, he stubbornly withstood it.

"How impressive, how did you do that?" Xiao Feng felt great curiosity.

He threw another ice arrow, but it was still easily dealt with.

At this moment he realized the essence of "cultivation".

With a thought, the small fireball and water arrow techniques shot forth.

Shen Chuo had been blocking his skills with a blank expression, but when he saw the small fireball and water arrow techniques, a faint hint of approval appeared on his face.

He said, "It seems you've also found the way, but your time is too short, and you haven't gone far."

As he spoke, he reached out with one hand, and the water arrow technique was unexpectedly reversed under his control, then with a whoosh it flew back!

"I go?"

Xiao Feng was dumbfounded, never expecting his own skill to be caught by someone else and thrown back at him!

"Water Shield!"

He threw a defensive magic to block the damage.

The water arrow struck the water shield with a splash, shattering the shield which had 10 million hit points.

The damage sent back was even higher than when he threw it out!

"Have you used up all your skills?" Shen Chuo asked.

"Not yet!"

Xiao Feng's mind stirred, he summoned the Flame Lord and punched toward his opponent.

"Elemental creature? This doesn't require cultivation; as long as you can summon it, it's fine." Shen Chuo said with interest.

Facing the Flame Lord, who had over 900 million hit points and an attack power of 24 million, he showed no fear, lightly stepped back to dodge the massive fist, then leapt upward, soaring tens of meters, and landed on the Flame Lord's head.

He swept his long sword down, and a faint blue blade of light burst forth.

Swish!

In the blink of an eye, the sword light expanded to a hundred meters in size and slashed toward the ground.

In the light, the massive Flame Lord was split in two, flames scattering, rocks rolling down.

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1 billion damage!

Xiao Feng widened his eyes, watching this scene in disbelief, shocked beyond words.

Even though he had once dealt that level of damage with an ice arrow, seeing someone else casually swing a sword and unleash such destructive power still frightened him to no end!

The Flame Lord was instantly killed, Shen Chuo slowly floated down, sword in hand, standing 20 meters away.

Seeing Xiao Feng's shocked expression, he said, "This is what I believe to be the correct way to play the game. Its essence lies in mastering one's own power."