[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-monsters-are-coming":3,"chapter-the-monsters-are-coming-monsters-are-coming-chapter-225":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},2250074,4069,"Chapter 225","monsters-are-coming-chapter-225",225,"\u003Cp>Primordial Altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Sheng’s consciousness followed the guidance and descended upon the “Sen Luo Lin Jing” region of the Pale Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the perception perspective, overlooking the land, a world composed of plants appeared in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the north of the region, massive vines coiled across the earth like celestial dragons, their branches and leaves interwoven into an endless green canopy that blotted out the sky and sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the south, towering trees rose into the clouds like natural towers, their trunks covered in glowing patterns, with life energy flowing within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the east, fluorescent flowers swayed in the breeze, their petals releasing shimmering particles that floated through the air, illuminating the dark forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp-bladed Rift Flowers, shrub thickets bristling with purple venomous thorns, deadly mushrooms, Iron-Eating Tree Demons… this was a kingdom built by plant-based life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the vibrant vitality, countless plants grew wildly, their bodies emitting shimmering light particles that transformed the night-covered earth into a dreamlike spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air here was thick with concentrated life particles, making it one of the rare “idle” treasure spots Qi Sheng had found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also the region he decided to designate as his next novice village’s spatial node.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He owed his discovery of this place to the Welfare Lord’s intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The average hunting rank of the plant-based monsters here was low, especially in the eastern region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, while exploring this area, he discovered a Primordial Monster here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, his vision shifted to the western edge of Sen Luo Lin Jing, where a colossal multicolored mushroom stood on the horizon like a majestic, towering peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Precognition (Ninth-Generation Primordial)]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunting Rank: Divine Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Primordial Monster Introduction: A Primordial Monster possessing the Precognition trait, capable of discerning future information through deduction (simultaneously consuming mental energy and vital energy during deduction).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Qi Sheng first saw the mountain-sized Primordial Monster, he was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his first encounter with a Ninth-Generation Primordial, and one at the Divine Realm rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rule ability it wielded was even more formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guidance explained that “Precognition” meant analyzing existing information to accurately foresee future events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of precognitive deduction was like a weather forecast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It projected future trends based on current data, not by directly viewing future content—it required a process of deduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guidance noted that even the Star Net possessed a similar capability for future prediction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the Star Net could grasp future trends through its immense data-processing power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, there were still many latent pieces of information the Star Net could not obtain, and the quantity of information determined the accuracy of future predictions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manifestation of Ninth-Generation Precognition, however, was entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When using this rule ability, information related to the target (event) was automatically collected, then combined with future trends of that information to construct the future outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, in reality:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both the Star Net and the Precognition rule simultaneously deduced a fighting tournament hosted by the Night Demon Clan and the Giant Serpent Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before initiating the deduction, the Star Net could collect all existing data: historical fight records of the combatants, their physical conditions, arena conditions, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, based on this data, the Star Net built a predictive model and used algorithmic combinations of the information to forecast the match outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It ultimately produced a probability figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason it yielded only a probability, not an exact result, was due to the overwhelming number of potential variables—unexpected events could still occur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These latent variables might include a combatant suffering insomnia the night before, leading to poor mental state the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or a combatant suddenly changing their fighting strategy mid-match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even something as trivial as a combatant tripping and injuring their knee while walking home that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were merely real-world variables; greater variables could include an alien invasion the next day causing the match to be canceled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The existence of unknown factors inevitably affected the match outcome—the Star Net, despite its big data, could not obtain all information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The advantage of Ninth-Generation Primordial “Precognition” lay in its information collection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the Precognition ability to lock onto the match, all information related to the event would be automatically gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This included known information (combatants’ records, conditions, etc.) and even hard-to-observe latent information (such as psychological state, in-match performance, sudden incidents), all integrated into the information analysis and deduction process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, during this process, the user would not see the collected information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deduction computation ran like a computer’s operation—the user’s vital energy and mental energy served as electricity, continuously supplying energy for the future prediction, delivering the answer directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, the guidance used ants as an example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stated that using 100 energy points to predict an ant’s future could reveal its trajectory over the next 20 days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But using 100 energy points to predict the “ant colony’s” future, affected by far more information, increased the deduction’s energy cost, allowing only a half-hour glimpse into the colony’s future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because an ant colony is a complex dynamic system—each ant is a variable, and interactions between variables exponentially increase information volume, raising deduction costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the smaller the target, the simpler the information Precognition must process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The larger the target, the more complex the information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second: time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To foresee further into the future, the target’s associated information volume increases, raising energy consumption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, predicting an ant’s future 20 days ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the information volume is small, the extended time span consumes more energy on temporal duration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Predicting the ant colony’s future half an hour ahead involves massive information volume, but the short time span means energy consumption focuses on information collection, not temporal amplification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third: the strength of the individual life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elevating the target from an ant to a sentient being significantly increases information complexity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ant behavior is relatively simple, driven primarily by instinct, with limited activity range and low information complexity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sentient beings possess complex thought logic, influenced by personal experience, social environment, cognitive level, emotional fluctuations, and more—information complexity rises sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a sentient being also possessed abilities like flying through skies and tunneling through earth, capable of traversing one hundred thousand li in a second, the information volume would balloon further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the next second would require accounting for all possible events occurring one hundred thousand li away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, target strength, time span, event scope, and target group all affect the energy cost of Precognition’s future information acquisition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the guidance’s eyes, Ninth-Generation Precognition was an extremely potent Primordial ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might even be the strongest Primordial Monster in the Pale Continent region—current player warbands had no capacity to contain it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for other forces on the Pale Continent, even those with strength dared not challenge this Primordial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>West of Sen Luo Lin Jing lay the territory of the Soul Return Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Soul Return Clan had never expanded eastward to challenge this Ninth-Generation Primordial blocking their path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the heavy cost required to eliminate this Primordial, the most critical reason was that the Soul Return Clan gained zero benefit from killing it—only negative losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Return Clan’s Soul Beasts could acquire all abilities of a target through possession, including memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But against the concrete manifestation of Monster World rules—the Primordial—even killing it granted no trace of its rule trait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the core reason “Precognition” had remained unmoved on the earth, with no faction daring to challenge it—including the Reverse Black Tide Warband, which had never taken any action against this Primordial Monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another reason was the Primordial Monster’s personality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Different Primordial Monsters had different personalities—this Precognition seemed remarkably passive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It neither expanded its territory nor actively killed surrounding life; it merely rooted itself quietly in the earth, consuming terrestrial energy to grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The absence of threat was one reason Precognition had survived and grown to the Divine Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the most fundamental reason was only one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precognition allowed it to avoid all potential dangers, fleeing calmly before any crisis arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, performing a precognitive deduction every three days could guarantee safety for the next three days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the guidance also noted two unbreakable limitations of the Precognition rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first limitation: it could not deduce the future of “High-Level Rules.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how powerful Precognition was, it had once been part of Emperor’s Mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Precognition could not deduce the future of any possessor of the Emperor’s Mark’s Innate Source—his own future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precognition could not deduce the future trajectory of the Supreme Deity behind the Black Black Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guidance explained the principle:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagine the world as a network. When Precognition’s deduction ability activates, it automatically retrieves all information related to the target within the network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely, it issues a command to the network: automatically integrate all information related to the target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High-Level Rules refer to encrypted network information—no matter how many commands Precognition issues, it cannot access this encrypted data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, if Precognition attempts to deduce whether the Emperor’s Mark will resurrect in the future,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this deduction involves the “Emperor’s Mark’s Innate Source,” so this information cannot be obtained, rendering the assembled future inaccurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without breaking through the High-Level Rules’ encryption barrier, one cannot deduce futures tied to High-Level Rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, High-Level Rules not only encrypt but also possess self-protection mechanisms—any attempt to deduce them is blocked or interfered with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, if Precognition attempts to deduce his future, he will become aware of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This process is like someone knocking on a door, asking if they can access the room’s information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether or not he opens the door, the knock has already occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he knows someone is deducing his future—and if powerful enough, he can trace the network line back and brutally beat the deducer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second limitation: information interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the future outcome predicted by Precognition is exposed to the outside world, it influences the event’s development,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>causing the prediction to become distorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This led to distorted simulation results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, the conclusion must not be exposed to the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once spoken, it becomes inaccurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beings who learn the outcome of the simulation adjust their behavior based on the “answer,” thereby altering the future’s trajectory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the real-world energy prices as an example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Star Net predicts tomorrow’s energy prices will drop and broadcasts this information, it will indirectly cause energy prices to fall even further due to the influence of the prediction itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outcome will exceed the expected range seen in the prediction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Star Net’s influence determines the direction of the prediction; thus, the higher the influence of the target aware of the simulation’s conclusion, the greater the factor altering that conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversely, if the Star Net concludes tomorrow’s energy prices will plummet, yet publicly declares they will surge instead, this too will force the anticipated events to unfold in the opposite direction, forcibly distorting the established pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the target revealing the simulation’s content has low influence, the dissemination of the prediction’s conclusion will still trigger a butterfly effect over time—minor influences amplified through chain reactions, ultimately causing the future to diverge drastically from the simulation result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The longer the time, the greater the influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the Guidance indicates that simulation conclusions are affected by higher-order rules and informational interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ensure the future seen by the prediction inevitably occurs, first, do not simulate the future of those who control higher-order rules; second, do not disclose the predicted future to the outside world, or else the future will change, rendering the prediction’s answer false.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the future will still follow the same broad direction, but its details and trends will inevitably manifest differently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undoubtedly, the ability of prediction is an extremely powerful primordial power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But its limitations are also numerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stronger one’s own cultivation, the stronger the manifestation of the prediction ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body can be regarded as a power source and processor; prediction is a rule-based algorithm—only when combined does it produce effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qi Sheng knows his current self lacks the capability to seize this “Divine Realm” primordial power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He will likely need to act personally in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only he is not subject to the prediction simulation’s algorithmic forecasting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the prediction simulation’s power were immense, to him, who wields the Emperor’s Mark to solidify his primordial essence, it would be useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the Guidance, his perception swept across the Sen Luo Lin Jing, and Qi Sheng ultimately returned with the Guidance to the East District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plant-type monsters here are the weakest in the entire region; he decided to establish his fifth novice village space node here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving an information coordinate point, Qi Sheng contacted Yanming Gang to establish the space node, then returned with the Guidance to Emperor Tomb Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he planned to release 500,000 player qualifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To accelerate the rate at which players enter the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth, Trading City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city was shrouded in rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Luo stood beneath a holographic advertisement billboard, watching the neon lights blur and diffuse through the rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This eternal metropolis, forged by multiple races, perpetually draped in hazy light and shadow, its towering skyscrapers like glowing pillars slicing the sky into irregular geometric shapes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air reeked of motor oil and synthetic fragrances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the streets, hover vehicles glided silently, their headlights dragging long streaks of light across the wet ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, holographic advertising girls leapt from alley corners, peddling the latest alien-tech devices with saccharine voices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Number 28.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the call, Jiang Luo tightened his coat collar and stepped into a food stall at the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interior’s abstract decor perfectly matched the “Spice Clan’s” aesthetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spice Clan’s original name was extremely complex, roughly translating to: Taste Traveler · Food Light Voyager · Spice Weaver · Flavor Alchemist · Taste Songster · Flavor Wanderer… and so on, a long string of titles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, the Eclipse Clan, based on this group’s traits, gave them the name “Spice Clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was very similar to how, when the Eclipse Clan first descended on the Moon, humans had named them “Eclipse Clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spice Clan excelled at crafting all kinds of cuisine, viewing food as a force aiding their own growth—virtually every dish infused with spiritual particles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was only in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual resources on Earth were scarce; the days of the Spice Clan feasting daily on spiritual food had long vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new generation even thought the elders were boasting—eating spiritual food daily was a fantasy they couldn’t even imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the Spice Clan could only earn foreign currency by opening restaurants across various races’ cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting at a wooden counter, a holographic menu automatically popped up, following Jiang Luo’s pupil focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While ordering, Jiang Luo felt puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The usually bustling food stall was unusually quiet today—many diners, yet not a single sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, he noticed every diner staring at their phones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without overthinking, he ordered his favorite “Rainbow Heart Soup Set” and waited hungrily for his meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The restaurant’s heating was strong; condensation formed a thin mist on the glass. Bored, he began drawing a smiley Iron Face with his finger on the fog, watching it slowly fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, his phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out his phone, glanced down, and saw it was his best friend “Mahuā” calling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His friendship with Mahuā dated back two generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grandfather and Mahuā’s grandfather were both sent to Trading City to help build it and became permanent residents there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The friendship endured from grandfathers to sons; the two families often dined together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With curiosity, Jiang Luo answered the call and held it to his ear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What news do you bring?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are you? I sent you messages and you didn’t reply?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m hungry late at night, came out for a snack—what’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why didn’t you order delivery? You’re letting us down at the critical moment—the Monster World official site has been releasing game qualifications for hours now, exact numbers unknown, everyone’s scrambling for them, and you’re still having a snack…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Mahuā’s reminder, Jiang Luo instantly surged with excitement:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit, they’ve already launched the site!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he entered, he’d sensed something was off—the food stall was too quiet, everyone staring at their phones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he understood: these guys were all scrambling for Monster World game qualifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He logged onto the Monster World official site—the countdown still had 1 hour and 32 minutes left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Close call!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decisively clicked “Apply for Qualification.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, text appeared on his phone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Identity-bound account has applied for qualification. Please wait: qualification lottery will open in 1 hour and 37 minutes.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put down his phone, then couldn’t resist picking it up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the ticking countdown, Jiang Luo’s heart tightened with tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the odds were slim, he desperately longed to become the one-in-ten-thousand chosen one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Becoming a qualified player had been his lifelong pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every day, he spent vast amounts of time in Monster World livestreams and forum discussion boards, indirectly experiencing the game as a guest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d dreamed multiple times of successfully obtaining the qualification, only to wake up to empty joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time, the entire world seemed to dim at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, finally, the qualification release time had come again—he suffered agonizing dread, terrified of missing it once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze locked onto the still-ticking countdown, yet his sense of time grew hazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Rainbow Heart Soup Set, sir.” The delivery robot arrived, placing his order on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Luo’s eyes remained fixed on the countdown on his phone; he reflexively picked up chopsticks, grabbed a piece of meat coated in spices, and shoved it into his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once-beloved cuisine now tasted bland—his mind held only the repeating four characters: game qualification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, each tick of the screen’s numbers made Jiang Luo’s heart slam heavily against his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three minutes remained until the lottery—his throat tightened involuntarily, dry and aching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could even hear the blood pounding in his temples, like incoming tides, wave after wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excessive tension gave him tinnitus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two minutes left—his fingertips went numb, a thin layer of sweat beaded on his back, clinging to his clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One minute left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Luo bit down hard on his lower lip, breathing rapid and shallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously, he looked out the window—the entire world had grown utterly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the restaurant, only heavy breathing could be heard; even the Spice Clan chef behind the transparent glass had stopped working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down again—the screen’s numbers seemed stretched infinitely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>59, 58, 57… each second felt like a century.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final ten seconds—Jiang Luo’s ears buzzed, as if countless bees swarmed around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tension in his emotions was like a fully drawn bow—his entire body tensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3, 2, 1!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision blurred from over-tension; he nearly crushed the phone, knuckles white, palms slick with cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the page switched!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Congratulations, you have obtained the Monster World game qualification.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit, hahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the notification, Jiang Luo sprang to his feet, letting out an excited laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help but pinch his own cheek hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He feared this was just another false dream—once he woke, he’d still be that humble viewer in the livestream, typing characters while frequently getting muted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he confirmed he’d truly secured the game access, joy instantly ignited within him, and Jiang Luo couldn’t suppress an ecstatic shout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the previously quiet food hall was instantly filled with chaotic noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby diners erupted in curses:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fucking Erosion Clan, didn’t give me a spot again—how many times is this? I’ll fuck your mom and dad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My mood for the next few days is ruined. Why is the Monster World game access distributed so slowly? I can’t take it—I’m furious. Fucking Erosion Clan is such a pain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who the hell next door got the draw? You got it, fine, but why scream it out? I seriously suspect you’re provoking me—I’m coming over to beat you up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Count me in—beat the shit out of this lucky bastard next door. I’ll vent all my rage on you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Add me too…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Jiang Luo was still lost in the joy of securing access.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, he suddenly noticed the surroundings had grown silent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Luo looked up and saw a crowd of members from various races gathered around his table, their faces openly filled with envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human kid, keep a low profile when you’re out. Consider this a lesson.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, a member of an alien race, nearly three meters tall, rolled up his sleeves:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beat him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Authentication confirmed. Welcome home, Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing open the door, the lights inside automatically turned on, and the cleaning robot, still busy, automatically “returned to its nest” and entered sleep Cultivation Mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing the door, Jiang Luo returned to his room and stood before the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the mirror, his Iron Face was bruised and swollen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth was clear: securing Monster World game access couldn’t be done in public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The joy after success was impossible to contain, easily provoking nearby passersby to envy and beat you into a punching bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the last round of access distribution, he’d seen a news report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man from the Breaker Clan had raised his phone high on the street, cheering wildly that he’d won game access.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he was pinned to the ground and beaten by nearby clan members—badly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A kind passerby had approached, asking what happened, trying to mediate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upon learning the beaten man had secured Monster World access, he too stepped forward and kicked him twice to vent his anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, Jiang Luo thought the story was absurd—sure, winning access was annoying, but passersby wouldn’t really resort to violence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a rule-of-law society; assault was illegal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until a similar event happened to him, firsthand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at his battered reflection, Jiang Luo couldn’t help but grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This pain was negligible compared to securing Monster World game access.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took spray from the first-aid kit and applied it to his bruised wounds, then pulled out his phone and dialed his best friend “Mahuā.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the video call connected successfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On screen, Mahuā was carrying a nutrient tank on one shoulder, climbing stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jiang Luo’s bruised Iron Face, Mahuā looked stunned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Da Luo, weren’t you going out for late-night snacks… did you eat fists and feet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yep, delicious,” Jiang Luo rolled his eyes, about to speak—then his gaze locked onto the nutrient tank in Mahuā’s hand:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing, carrying a nutrient tank at this hour?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course to swap nutrient fluid. I’ve got a little joy to share, but I didn’t know how to say it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Luo’s heart tightened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You didn’t get Monster World game access, did you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe, yesterday Mom went to the Star Net Temple next door and lit an incense stick for me on the Star Net. Turns out I actually won today. Cyber gods are way more reliable than real gods—because cyber gods actually exist.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, Mahuā suddenly frowned, looking deeply confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong with you?” Jiang Luo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s your emotional value?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What emotional value?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Knowing you, when you hear this news, you’d want to kill me—first red-hot, then break down, then scream curses, maybe even roll on the ground like a shrew yelling in the street… Your calmness makes me think you’ve been possessed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Mahuā leaned his Iron Face close to the camera:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not normal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Luo grinned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if I also got Monster World game access?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit, really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Luo didn’t explain—he shared a screenshot from his album:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because of this. I shouted too loud in excitement, and got beaten up by passersby.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha, Da Luo, we can play together again! Get online quick!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, I’ll swap my nutrient fluid too, then log in and start exploring together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up, Jiang Luo felt utterly delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, he’d have his own name on the Monster World forum—not just “Visitor” plus a string of numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could speak louder on forums and livestreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least he wouldn’t be called a cloud player anymore, and no one could mute his entire chat with a single click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just thinking about it felt amazing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His desire to enter the game surged—he immediately got to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monster World’s playtime was measured in days; the game pod required nutrient fluid to be pre-installed, at least enough for over a week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, constantly logging out to replace fluid was a nightmare—that’s why Mahuā had prepared his nutrient tank in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a household robot to help, he had to handle this himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before entering the game, he called his parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told them he wouldn’t log out for the next few days—don’t call with emergency calls, to avoid disrupting his gaming experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they learned he’d secured Monster World access, his parents’ expressions on the video call were priceless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially his father—he was happy for him but also deeply frustrated, saying he’d tried dozens of rounds and still hadn’t won access.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, his father said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll monitor the game pod’s maintenance via my phone. Fight hard in the game. If you haven’t logged out after a week, I’ll come over and replace your nutrient fluid. Your job is to earn as much sacrificial power as you can in Monster World before I get access—then take me flying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, and remember to go live when you enter. I love watching.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After another call with his best friend Mahuā, confirming their meeting point on the new map, Jiang Luo entered the game pod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the semi-transparent lid descended, his excitement soared beyond words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, Jiang Luo appeared at the teleportation point of the fifth spatial node: “Senluo Forest Realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noise surged over him like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around, the space square was packed wall-to-wall with people—new players of all races gathered here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Short, energetic Green Elf players darted nimbly through the crowd, chattering loudly, their shrill voices piercing the din.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, towering, muscular Stone Giant players stood like moving hills, towering above the new players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Move, move! My tail’s stuck!” cried a cat-eared girl, her tail caught in the crush of players, her Iron Face flushed with panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, the newbie village is too crowded,” came the apologies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha, I’m the chosen one now—Monster World, here I come!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyone forming a team? No friend groups—looking for a strong squad to fight with.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow wow wow, so many people! Everyone, stop pushing—we’re going hunting, why are you all jammed here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some players excitedly chatted with strangers nearby, sharing their dreams for the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others looked frantic, pacing helplessly through the crowd, trying to find the exit from the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vibrant atmosphere of land reclamation was overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Jiang Luo summoned his map panel and spent considerable effort reaching the agreed location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was searching for Mahuā’s figure, his shoulder was slammed hard:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Da Luo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned—his best friend Mahuā was beaming at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s form a team and get out of here—this place is too chaotic,” Jiang Luo immediately sent Mahuā a team invite, and the two slowly pushed forward with the crowd toward the newbie village exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This journey took them a full eighteen minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing through the spatial barrier, after a brief sensation of weightlessness, a green world bathed in nightfall stretched before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the plant-covered plains, glowing spores drifted through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Luo took a deep breath of air thick with life particles—his spirit instantly sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game’s air seemed imbued with magic—cool, moist, flowing through his nostrils into his lungs, instantly filling his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a sensation he had never experienced before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breathing felt like eating—each breath brimmed with countless microscopic life particles, awakening dormant cells within his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He often saw veteran players on the forum say that staying too long in the Monster World made one unwilling to log off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even claimed logging off was torture, and they only wanted to log back on as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t understood it then, but this breath, rich with life particles, made him understand why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What an exquisite pleasure—qualified players truly had it good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, I’m one of them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Da Luo, let’s get started.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua’s voice came through; Da Luo turned to see Ma Hua had already switched to Gargoyle form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, should we try the Combined Jin Gang Cultivation Mode? The forum says this system is perfect for new players starting out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve got something better,” Jiang Luo grinned, his body twisting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He transformed into a small sapling, then leapt onto Ma Hua’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of crappy Ming Hun did you pick? I’ve never seen this form on the forum.” Seeing Jiang Luo’s Ming Hun as a sapling, Ma Hua finally lost his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the early stage, the Three Illusionary Gods were mainstream; even if you didn’t pick one of them, you had to choose an output type to level up quickly, paired with a load-bearing player to extend combat endurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching many livestreams, this was the first time he’d ever seen a new player fight using a sapling-shaped Ming Hun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t get it—my Ming Hun’s form is called Cui Qu; it’s weak in other scenarios, but in this beginner scenario, Sen Luo Lin Jing, it’s unquestionably a T0-level true god.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course. Why would I mess around with something important at the start?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Jiang Luo shared the Cui Qu Ming Hun’s details in the squad chat channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Cui Qu (First-Generation Ming Hun)】:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Hun Description: By breaking down plant-based lifeforms, it converts them into pure plant essence (spiritual plant essence). This essence contains plant life energy and characteristics, usable for enhancing body grade, healing wounds, and crafting potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a seasoned cloud player on the forum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he’d never secured qualification, Jiang Luo’s understanding of the Monster World was far from shallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Star Vein combinations, usage of various functions, analysis of Ming Hun traits—he’d read them all, including the forum’s popular guides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d prepared long before securing qualification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d never studied as seriously as he did for this game, consuming every mainstream knowledge related to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All to grow rapidly the moment he gained access.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to forum guide players, Cui Qu was an ancient Ming Hun from the era of the Three Illusionary Gods, but ever since its debut, it had remained at the bottom of the tier list, chosen only by a tiny fraction of players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had been one heated forum debate, but it quickly died down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because for mainstream players, Cui Qu offered neither combat power nor auxiliary support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the potion-makers in the Potion Master Society used it to develop special potions like “gene seeds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other Ming Huns’ tier rankings fluctuated, even reaching number one—besides Qi Consumption, other Ming Huns had also topped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the bottom position had been permanently occupied by the “Cui Qu” Ming Hun, never shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Hei Ye Jiang Zhi, who posted this guide, also mentioned a future outlook when introducing Cui Qu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He claimed that if future enemies were plant-based monster armies, Cui Qu would rise to the top of the tier list until those armies were utterly destroyed, then fall back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Luo remembered this clearly, because right after that statement, Hei Ye Jiang Zhi added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In truth, there are no weakest Ming Huns—only the most suitable ones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before eating his midnight snack, Jiang Luo had read forum analyses of the new map, and one player had mentioned: the version where Cui Qu rises had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when entering the game, he instantly selected Cui Qu from dozens of Ming Huns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, why didn’t you warn me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would you have switched if I had?” Jiang Luo looked at Ma Hua in Gargoyle form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True—I still prefer close combat. I wouldn’t have switched.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough talk. Kill monsters fast—leveling up is most important in the early stage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua let out a dramatic yell and charged forward across the plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, new players were everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as a plant-type monster appeared, a crowd of players would swarm to claim it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene was pure chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various conflicts erupted—real-world friendships between clans exploded into fights over resources in this unrestricted Monster World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lively, bustling atmosphere of land reclamation, full of immersion, made Jiang Luo feel this was how a virtual game should truly feel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they advanced, new players outnumbered monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After passing through the lush, plant-filled paradise, a dreamlike scene unfolded before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a scene woven with bioluminescence, blue flowers unfurled feather-like leaves, their branches expanding and contracting like breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orange fireflies and countless glowing spores drifted like tiny stars through the air, while blue, filamentous light clusters fell from the sky like meteors, illuminating the entire night like constellations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Found it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua’s voice came; Jiang Luo snapped back to attention and looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far off, a plant over a meter tall, its surface covered in sharp spines, slowly twisted its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Analysis scan triggered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Thorn Grass】:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunting Level: 3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Target Description: A plant-based lifeform unique to the Sen Luo Lin Jing region of the Pale Continent. Its spines secrete Pain Toxin (mental toxin) upon striking a target, causing intense agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunting Level 3 was still too strong for them, fresh into the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But remembering how hard it was to find even one monster, Ma Hua charged forward, his black claws striking directly at the Thorn Grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blow landed with a dull thud; instantly, the Thorn Grass retaliated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless thorn vines lashed out like whips, whipping toward Ma Hua with a sharp “whoosh-whoosh” through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack! Crack! Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thorn vines struck Ma Hua, who hadn’t activated his petrification form, sending him crashing to the ground with a cry of agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Luo, who had landed moments before, immediately activated his “Cui Qu” ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sensation of draining spiritual energy felt like emptying his bladder—the Thorn Grass’s body erupted with dense green bubbles, melting like butter in boiling water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Thorn Grass could launch a second assault, it vanished entirely, leaving only a cluster of green bubbles coalescing into plant essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit, Cui Qu’s output is insane! Even over-level kills this easy? Amazing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Challenge Prompt chimed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing the Thorn Grass granted only Evolution Points—no Sacrificial Power reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was clearly due to the Cui Qu Ming Hun—the Sacrificial Power reward manifested as the plant essence cluster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Luo switched to his main form and stepped forward to collect the plant essence cluster into his space satchel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to see Ma Hua still writhing on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ma Hua, is it really that painful? Even Gargoyle form gets poisoned?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mental toxin. Try it yourself,” Ma Hua rasped, his eyes bloodshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way—I’ve heard 89% of load-bearing players quit early. What’s your plan now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I did think about quitting just now, but I crushed that thought. I’ll keep trying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Ma Hua finally stood up, exhaustion heavy on his Iron Face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ma Hua’s state, Jiang Luo could imagine how fierce those veteran load-bearing players must be to have endured this long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven to the left, Warrior to the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forum didn’t lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder load-bearing players always got the best treatment in every team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just encountering their first monster had already made Ma Hua, a loyal tank player, consider quitting—just thinking about it was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they chatted, a large wave of players surged from behind, filling their vision with new players once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Luo immediately switched his Ming Hun form and followed Ma Hua deeper ahead, searching for plant-type monsters to hunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initial testing confirmed: Cui Qu’s strength in this scenario was overpowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was practically a hunting god-tier tool—he had to seize every moment to grow stronger, so he could explore other regions later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misty Coast, Frostwinter Tundra, Dungeon World… especially the Emperor Tomb Mountain battlefield, the place that once made his blood boil as a cloud player—that was where he and Ma Hua truly belonged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before entering the game, he’d set a small goal: join a guild within the United Warband.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ideally, the Shentang Guild under the leadership of the Shen Wang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before that, they needed to prove their strength—because the Shentang Guild recruited only elites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go. Our journey toward the Emperor Tomb Battlefield begins with hunting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, Ma Hua, having successfully hunted another monster, lay panting on the ground, then turned to Jiang Luo, who was gathering plant essence clusters:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Da Luo, I’ve got something to ask you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go ahead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You play Gargoyle, how about I switch to extracting the Nascent Soul?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get lost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",6114,"2026-06-19T09:20:37.851Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b117823ed558448513089129aa7178461d35c3d7a002b7f120ec0e7316636dec","monsters-are-coming-chapter-226","monsters-are-coming-chapter-224",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmonsters-are-coming-cover.jpg"]