[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-monsters-are-coming":3,"chapter-the-monsters-are-coming-monsters-are-coming-chapter-115":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Monsters Are Coming",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2249964,4069,"Chapter 115: Hidden Quest, Map Update","monsters-are-coming-chapter-115",115,"\u003Cp>Death Arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the third day, Gu Chen’s second round of combat arrived as scheduled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the energy spirit patterns on the floor of the room ignited, Gu Chen was teleported to the Great Sword Arena on the second level of the Ladder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, his opponent was an alien warrior armed with weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had skin striped in blue and white, two large eyes resembling extraterrestrials from sci-fi films, a slender frame, and each hand held a ring-shaped weapon with serrated edges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through analytical scanning, Gu Chen obtained information about his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Three Shots】:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunting Level: 24\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Target Description: Member of the Yi Cong Clan, from Ci Mei Island in the Cang Star Sea, one of the few remaining warriors of the Yi Cong Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the analytical data, Gu Chen immediately exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the guidance analysis, the probability of encountering a strong opponent early on was low, but not nonexistent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this alien with a hunting level of 24 was clearly not among the elite—he felt he had a high chance of winning this battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the voice of Man Nu echoed overhead, the restraint bracelet automatically released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Gu Chen had learned his lesson—he decisively summoned the Man Nu Axe and launched an immediate attack on Three Shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His trait ability activated, the golden blade of the axe was coated with a pale blue energy, the exact enhancement of the Shattered Blade trait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He roared to spur himself on, and the Man Nu Axe suddenly slashed down at Three Shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A metallic clang rang out as weapons collided; under the inherited attribute boost, Gu Chen’s strike sent Three Shots sliding back three meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling Gu Chen’s strength, Three Shots’s expression turned extremely tense—he clearly realized he faced an opponent whose power completely overwhelmed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the audience in the live stream erupted in cheers and encouragement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new round of combat began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In technique, Gu Chen held no advantage whatsoever—he was being utterly dominated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in physical strength, he held absolute superiority; both the Man Nu Axe and the Shattered Blade were Level 25, and with dual Nascent Soul attribute boosts, he pushed Three Shots back with every collision, numbing his palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within less than three minutes of combat, Gu Chen became a bloodied mess, his body covered in deep wounds carved by the ring weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three Shots’s condition was no better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to dodge but realized his speed couldn’t match his opponent’s; each time the axe came down, he could only block and then counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His palms cracked open from repeated impacts, his forearms trembled uncontrollably, and fear welled up in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing grew rapid under the influence of emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this triggered a hysterical offensive—he spun the serrated rings so fast they formed an impenetrable wall, carving deep, bone-exposing gashes across Gu Chen’s chest and arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout this, Gu Chen cleverly protected his neck, head, and other vital areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as his critical zones weren’t severely damaged, he had the stamina to keep fighting, wearing his opponent down on the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the nine-minute mark of combat, Gu Chen seized an opening and decisively switched his inherited Shattered Blade Nascent Soul to the Level 1 Swift Nascent Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of weakness washed over him as his physical stats weakened; he stepped forward several paces and suddenly raised the Man Nu Axe to slash at Three Shots’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having grown familiar with Gu Chen’s rhythm, Three Shots was just preparing to block—when the sudden acceleration left him no time to react; fear flooded his mind, and he instinctively screamed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed as his head flew off and landed on the arena floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit, I’m exhausted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his strength depleted, Gu Chen propped himself up with the Man Nu Axe, his gaze sweeping over the headless corpse, then he couldn’t help retching:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does it have to be this realistic… but at least I won.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle ended. Man Nu’s voice echoed overhead, and spatial spirit patterns surfaced on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the sensation of weightlessness faded, Gu Chen returned to his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked out the window and saw the scenery had changed again—the Great Sword Arena had become the Flame Arena, flames roaring around the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room’s area expanded once more; besides the wooden bed, a table now stood inside, laden with food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He plopped down on the floor, gasping for breath, his eyes fixed on the spatial spirit patterns on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While waiting, Man Nu’s cold voice spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Arena: 2 wins. Two Low-Level Spirit Pearl rewards granted by the Ancient God. Remaining rest time: 69 hours 39 minutes (translated as hours).”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spatial spirit patterns on the ground glowed, and two Low-Level Spirit Pearls emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Gu Chen’s live stream exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two Low-Level Spirit Pearls meant 4,268 points of Sacrificial Power income—after two duels, Gu Chen had earned 6,402 points of Sacrificial Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This far surpassed the returns from grinding in Emperor Tomb Mountain Range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen stowed the Low-Level Spirit Pearls into his spatial satchel, burst into laughter, and gave the camera a thumbs-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Monster, monster! First you sealed a second-gen Primordial, now you’ve got a hidden quest—why do all the benefits go to you? My teeth are grinding to dust, I can’t take this anymore—we’re all players, why do all the perks go to you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, for the third round, make him Iron Face a boss—I’m not watching your stream just to see you farm Sacrificial Power. I just want you to hurry back and suffer with us. Don’t let you keep raking it in like this! With this reward boost, the third win might give three pearls—that’s 6,402 Sacrificial Power! I won’t allow it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, you won the second round this easily? Even easier than the first—this is how you please the Ancient God?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, Ancient God, give him an opponent who can slap his head off in one blow! If the next opponent is still this weak, I… I’ll keep coming back to the stream to rant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dogfight, you’re going too far! We agreed to take a vacation at Misty Coast—look what you’ve been doing behind our backs? Are you literally stuffing money into a sack? Go post another red packet in the guild chat—I’m about to die of rage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After drinking five healing potions, his wounds vanished at a visible rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then took out a stamina recovery potion, drank it down, and immediately his heartbeat slowed, the muscle ache gradually fading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leveling up, Gu Chen noticed the number of healing potions required to repair his injuries was increasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This correlated with the growth of his HP value—each healing potion restored a fixed amount of health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this trend continued, basic healing potions would soon be insufficient; he’d need to buy more expensive mid-tier or high-tier healing potions from the Mall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this victory had netted him a fortune—he wouldn’t mind the potion cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at the live stream still flooded with complaints, Gu Chen grinned, then switched to the guild chat channel and sent an 888-point Sacrificial Power red packet:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop complaining—I won’t forget you guys when I get rewards.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the guild voice channel’s curses turned to blessings—the brothers showed genuine loyalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing up, Gu Chen stepped onto the spatial teleport array and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, can you hear me? Can I apply to start the third round early?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding no response from Man Nu, he stomped twice on the teleport array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days of rest felt far too long to him—stuck in the room was boring; he could only pass time browsing forums and voice chats. Having fully recovered, he wanted to start the next round early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intensity of subsequent rounds would skyrocket—he doubted his current strength could carry him much further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to Iron Face it sooner—he didn’t need psychological prep. Just do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He repeatedly asked, pounding the spatial spirit patterns on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Man Nu’s voice spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You wish to initiate the third arena round early?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As you wish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Man Nu’s emotionless voice, the ground patterns glowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a powerful sensation of weightlessness, Gu Chen appeared on the Flame Arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up—his opponent had already arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing nearly two meters tall, he was massively built, his muscles carved like stone, his bare torso covered in intricate spirit patterns and totems: a snarling, head-tilted monstrous beast on his left arm, a six-winged bird in flight on his right. Merely standing there, he radiated an aura of unspoken authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now studied Gu Chen with ink-green eyes, then opened his mouth to reveal a row of pitch-black teeth, and lightly bit down with a mocking glint in his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guidance, what does this mean? Translate it for me?” Gu Chen froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【All incomprehensible taunting behavior can be interpreted as calling you an idiot.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Makes sense. I’ll beat him to death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, the Man Nu Axe materialized midair, his analytical ability activated, and the target’s information flooded his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sha Gu Gu】:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunting Level: 41\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Target Description: Member of the great “Sea Sha Clan” of the Divine Wood Sea, possessing extremely rich land and sea combat experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his opponent’s hunting level had reached 41, and that he possessed extremely rich combat experience,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen’s arrogance vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was high-stakes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had dual Nascent Soul attribute boosts, he knew his previous two wins relied purely on attribute domination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing an opponent with superior attributes and total technical superiority, he had zero chance of victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gu Chen had anticipated, the moment the battle began, he was completely overwhelmed—he was kicked in the ribs, breaking several bones, and ended in a humiliating defeat, his soul returning to Emperor Tomb Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of players watching the live stream erupted in barrage messages, celebrating and welcoming him home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Qi Sheng, located at the Source Altar, was also observing Gu Chen’s performance in the Arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing Gu Chen killed, a thought surfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not help players enter the Arena to harvest the rewards distributed by the Ancient God Clan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This method was entirely feasible in theory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, before this, he had already considered implementing features related to the Arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goal was to create a virtual space resembling a MOBA game, where players could hone their combat skills and enhance combat awareness through matched battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after deeper reflection, he concluded it was unfeasible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Monster World was not a real game; constructing a virtual ladder competition space severely compressed the time players spent hunting monsters, slowing their growth and development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Improving combat skill and improving strength were clearly not equal—improving strength was far more important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without skill, players could overpower enemies through rapid growth and attribute suppression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how strong one’s combat technique, it was useless against absolute power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After comprehensive consideration and clearly understanding the pros and cons, he abandoned this concept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after the Ancient God Arena appeared, his perspective changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, it was essentially an Arena tailor-made for players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players could hone their skills inside it, while also receiving sacrificial power as gifts from the Ancient God Clan—earning double benefits without spending a single coin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nothing short of nature’s gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, he would send batches of players to the Arena: lose, and they suffered no loss; win, and they reaped the rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, to secure multiple victories, the importance of skill improvement would be amplified among the player population.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already gained a general understanding of the Ancient God Arena’s mechanics through the Guidance’s analysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a special venue where a descending force harvested the power of Battle Souls through combat between warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every dead warrior was drawn by the Arena Island’s power into the Soul Refining Furnace beneath the island, eventually forged into Wu Lingzhu—the reward Gu Chen received upon his first victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each victory significantly increased the reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a player achieved five or more victories, each win granted a High Wu Lingzhu bestowed by the Ancient God Clan—one such pearl could elevate a player’s Duan Ti rank by one level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had instructed the Guidance to calculate using big data: based on the average strength of players at their current stage, the maximum achievable was one victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the most exceptional players, three victories were nearly the limit; with luck, perhaps four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Achieving five victories was extremely unlikely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the five-victory stage, every subsequent opponent was a warrior with immense combat experience or outstanding personal ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players faced them with neither technical advantage nor attribute advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Qi Sheng’s view, this was not important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, players’ strength grew at an astonishing rate; in the future, they would inevitably climb higher Arena tiers, secure more victories, and gain greater sacrificial power returns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Qi Sheng turned to the Guidance hovering beside him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guidance, since players’ souls cannot be extracted by the Soul Refining Pool beneath the Arena, will this be detected?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response to the question, the Guidance shook its head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This is a “Death Soul Extraction Array” with a wide-area effect. During operation, it does not monitor individual warriors’ deaths or whether their souls were extracted, so the probability of detection is extremely low.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Another issue: when players engage in life-or-death duels in the Arena, do they generate the Battle Soul Power the Ancient God Clan needs?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yes. Battle Soul Power is not drawn directly from the players’ bodies, but harvested from their combat actions and the state of their combat will.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Using an example from Earth before your transmigration: this is akin to virtual mining—computing to produce virtual currency. The combatants’ physical strength and spiritual strength can be classified as different quality graphics cards; the higher the strength, the better the computational performance. Combat itself drives the computation, solving the “Battle Soul” logic problems dictated by world rules, with the answer being the generated Battle Soul Power.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The importance of willpower can be understood as the energy powering the graphics card. Even if both sides have high life strength, insufficient energy prevents effective generation of Battle Soul Power. Hence, the Ancient God Arena requires warriors to maintain high morale and a determination to die.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【As for the rewards granted by the Ancient God Clan for victory, besides repairing combat damage to the body, they also serve as psychological comfort—preventing warriors from succumbing to pressure and choosing death, which would be a loss for the Ancient God Clan.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, players fighting in the Arena also bring benefits to the Ancient God Clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yes, but far less than other warriors. First, in willpower: players lack the will to die; they always retain a mental escape route back to Emperor Tomb Village, weakening their combat resolve… Of course, I don’t mean all players—some certainly possess extremely high combat will.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Second, in soul power collection: this is a closed-loop system. Warriors strengthened by Wu Lingzhu see their soul strength increase; upon death, they re-enter the Soul Refining Pool to be remade into Wu Lingzhu. After my analysis, the loss rate is 32.7%. But the loss rate for Wu Lingzhu given to players is 100%—every reward given to players yields only Battle Soul Power for the Ancient God Clan, with no recovery of the expended Wu Lingzhu.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【In summary, while players are harvesting the Ancient God Clan’s wool, they also provide some benefit—but the benefit is minimal.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Qi Sheng’s view, the Guidance’s analysis was actually good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If players entered the Arena only to take without producing Battle Soul Power, the Ancient God Clan would eventually detect the anomaly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, players would find it difficult to re-enter the Ancient God Arena—they would surely be blacklisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by providing some benefit to the Ancient God Clan could the truth remain hidden, allowing the wool to be harvested for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having confirmed the method’s feasibility, Qi Sheng began considering how to batch-send players to the Arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen went to the Death Arena, one of the three Ancient God Arenas, located on an island in the central region of Ghost Shadow Sea, north of the Starry Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Separated by a slowly expanding Black Black Tide domain, the straight-line distance to Colorful Mist Coast reached 9,495 kilometers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For players without flying vessels, reaching it would require immense effort and expose them to numerous dangers along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, marking the map coordinates and letting players travel independently was clearly unfeasible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The idea of constructing a spatial teleportation array surfaced in his mind, but he immediately shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He considered this idea unfeasible as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sacrificial power consumed to build a stable spatial teleportation array was not the issue; the problem was the possibility of its destruction—unless, like Colorful Mist Coast, a portion of space was partitioned off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the space between Colorful Mist Coast and Emperor Tomb Village was already cramped; there was no excess space to partition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor was there sufficient sacrificial power to create new spatial nodes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, how could he help players reach the Ancient God Arena?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he looked at the Guidance hovering beside him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guidance, any good ideas?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, the Guidance fell into thought, then after a brief silence, a question mark appeared in the upper-right corner of the water sphere:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Boss, what if I mark on players’ maps the flying vessels that patrol various seas capturing warriors? Players could then see the exact locations of these vessels on their maps and actively approach them to be captured and sent to the Arena.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the Guidance’s suggestion, Qi Sheng smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Feasible. Very feasible. To players, these Arena flying vessels become mobile triggers for hidden quests—contact them, and they’re instantly transported to the Arena to fight and claim rewards.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do it. From now on, whenever a flying vessel enters Starry Sea, mark its position on the map.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【No problem, Boss.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finalizing the feasible plan, Qi Sheng issued the latest game notification:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Challenger Notice (All Channels): Player “Battle Never Ceases” triggered the hidden storyline Ancient God Arena, unlocking special rewards: All players now receive coordinates of Arena flying vessels.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feature Description: Players can open their maps to view real-time, moving coordinates of flying vessels in the Starry Sea region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Notice: After approaching an Arena flying vessel, players have a chance to be transported to the Death Arena for life-or-death duels. Each victory grants substantial rewards (rewards increase with consecutive wins).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the notification, players immediately opened their maps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players on Colorful Mist Coast clearly saw three Arena flying vessels speeding through the Starry Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, these flying vessels move too fast! According to the map scale, we can’t possibly catch them. How hard is it to please the Ancient Gods? (eating dirt, flipping table.jpg)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder it’s a hidden quest—the encounter rate is absurdly low. Emperor Tomb Mountain’s hidden storyline, the God of Wealth, is far easier to find. Too bad he already distributed all rewards and returned to the Reverse Black Tide Legion. When will he come back? I hope I get chosen for the Training Camp—those Brick-Breaking Crew bastards’ Duan Ti ranks are skyrocketing. So damn satisfying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a hidden quest—how could it be easy? But don’t be fooled by the speed; you can predict their flight path and buy a smoke bomb from the Mall to lure them. If you get captured, it’s golden—three wins reward more than one Duan Ti rank.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human friends: 21 sacrificial power at 190 ratio. DM for long-term cooperation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to go so bad—it’s like finding money. One win seems easy to me. With my average Ming Hun level 29 and Duan Ti level 3, I should at least get three wins. This chance to get rich is right in front of me—but I don’t know how to get there… No, I must try intercepting the flying vessel. I will please the Ancient Gods!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the various sea tribes, being captured meant certain death—the terrifying Arena had become, to players, a hidden quest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trigger the storyline, and you’re sent to the Arena for a lucrative trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human players’ chatter in regional channels made the Scales-Fish Clan and Abyss-Fish Clan players intensely envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had all watched the Arena livestreams that had recently gone viral on the forums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing such a profitable place existed, their eyes turned red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their current levels were low; their earning speed lagged far behind the early human players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single win’s reward of over 2,100 sacrificial power was, to them, equivalent to sudden wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they also understood clearly: with their current Ming Hun levels, even if they stumbled upon the hidden quest, they’d only be fodder to grant others a victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, the Arena’s servants might not even want to capture them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Arena incident gave the Scales-Fish Clan and Abyss-Fish Clan players powerful motivation to grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many players who previously exchanged sacrificial power for cash now prioritized improving their own strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by becoming stronger could they earn greater sacrificial power returns in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3528,"2026-06-19T09:20:35.554Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a9e4c6cdf606de28eb60b6bb383dda59c5be14bc14dec0430dc09957bf3ff92e","monsters-are-coming-chapter-116","monsters-are-coming-chapter-114",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmonsters-are-coming-cover.jpg"]