Chapter 300: My Mom Crits with One Arrow (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

The Emperor's answer left Ning Shu completely stunned.

When he received the reply "Collecting Sacrificial Power" from the president of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, he thought it was a friend of his mother's at the Purification Center who had pulled strings to obtain sacrificial power.

Or perhaps, during this qualification distribution, some powerhouse had emerged from the Purification Center with enough sacrificial power to help his mother pay the medical expenses for traveling to Eclipse City.

But the Emperor's answer gave him a clear response.

It was just that this answer made him find it hard to believe.

He decisively initiated a video call, urgently wanting to witness the truth with his own eyes.

Emperor: Are you done yet? I'm busy. What exactly is the matter? I have no time for video calls.

Chen Xiang: Mom, it's Xiao Shu.

The other side fell silent for a long while, then sent an emoji: (Explorer Confused.jpg)

Chen Xiang: Mom, answer the video call.

Just as he was about to initiate another video call, the other party sent a video call request first.

After connecting the video call, a light screen image appeared before Ning Shu's eyes.

In the image was a woman with silver hair tied in a high ponytail, holding a crystal ice longbow; she wore a set of blue battle armor with frost-flower patterns condensed on the shoulder guards, and a quiver hung at her waist, from which wisps of white mist could be seen rising.

At this moment, she was hunting monsters.

With a raise of her hand, white mist rose from the quiver, converging toward the bowstring to form an arrow made of crystal ice.

She drew the bow and loosed the arrow.

The arrow split mid-air into three streams of light, precisely piercing the single eye of a distant monster.

Before the white mist swirling around the arrow's tail had fully dissipated, she had already spun and leaped into the air.

A Night Terror Beast attacked from behind; without even turning her head, she reversed her grip on the longbow, slicing the monster's throat with the bow tip like a blade, the cold air instantly freezing the creature's black blood into icicles.

Upon landing, the quiver hummed again; a newly condensed arrow automatically loaded onto the string, piercing the last Night Terror Beast that was about to flee a hundred meters away, pinning it to the ground and exploding it into a sky-full of ice crystals.

Ending the battle, she flicked the frost debris off the bowstring.

In the Guiding Water Orb's perspective, within a radius of a hundred meters, every monster had an arrow feather still steaming with cold air lodged between its eyebrows.

At this moment, the woman in the image suddenly clenched her fist; immediately, all the arrows hummed before exploding into icy cold air, automatically converging back into the quiver.

The woman also turned her gaze toward the Guiding Water Orb at this moment, which meant she was looking directly at the camera lens of the video call.

Seeing the woman's features clearly, Ning Shu's breath caught in his throat.

Those slightly upturned phoenix eyes, the faint brown mole beneath the corner of her right eye, and the habit of unconsciously biting her lower lip whenever she got fierce.

The sharp, heroic spirit between her brows overlapped with his memories, except that within the game, the aging brought by the passage of time had been stripped away.

Every piece of information reminded him that this Valkyrie surrounded by a halo of ice crystals was none other than his mother, who in his impression was always busy in the kitchen wearing a floral apron.

"Xiao Shu, it really is you!" His mother put on an expression of disbelief.

"Mom, so you are the Emperor!"

His mother waved her hand to dismiss the crystal ice longbow, scratched her head, the sharpness and heroic spirit in her eyes vanishing as she smiled honestly:

"Son, how did you also obtain a game qualification?"

"No kidding, it would be normal for me to get a qualification; but you, aren't you currently being rescued? Where did you get a game qualification from?" Ning Shu couldn't help but retort, feeling truly speechless in his heart, before asking again:

"Tell me, what exactly is going on? How did you end up appearing in the game?"

Facing the inquiry, Ning Qing spread her hands:

"At the time, I was processing a batch of newly delivered liquid in Purification Zone No. 3, but there was a problem with my protective suit, and I was sent to the hospital for emergency rescue..."

Ning Shu interrupted at this point:

"I've already been to your workplace; Uncle An secretly told me the situation. Just give me the key points."

Hearing this, Ning Qing nodded in realization:

"Now that you mention it, I roughly understand what happened. You must have learned the news that I was critically ill, discovered that the Medical Center couldn't save me, then ran home crying, secretly vowing in your heart: I must save my mother."

"And the Monster World was your only chance, so you named yourself Chen Xiang, implying 'Chen Xiang Saves His Mother,' spending these days hunting monsters in the game to accumulate sacrificial power, and finally today you saved up enough money, contacted a member of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, and prepared to pay the sacrificial power to send me to Eclipse City."

"But after submitting my data, the beings from the Upper Realm replied to you that this patient is currently being treated, so you were very confused about which kind-hearted person saved your flower-like beautiful mother, pressed for my game ID, and sent this inquiry."

Hearing his mother logically analyze the entire sequence of events, Ning Shu sighed in admiration within his heart.

Truly worthy of being his mother!

"Stop analyzing, Mom, everything you said is correct; what I want to know now is your situation."

"The situation is quite complicated; listen to me explain in detail..."

His mother rested her chin on her hand, assuming a serious posture of reminiscence.

Through his mother's narration, Ning Shu gradually understood the ins and outs of the matter.

Just as the doctor had said, his mother's condition at the time was extremely dire; her body had been eroded by pollutants, and conventional methods struggled to halt it.

At this stage, his mother had been placed into a Life Support Pod, using dialysis to maintain her bodily functions.

But the process was extremely painful.

The doctors provided two simultaneous methods of life support.

First, an anesthetic was injected into her body to plunge Old Mom into a deep sleep, after which she was sent to the Life Support Pod.

Conventional anesthesia could only last twenty-four hours; excessive anesthesia might result in never waking up.

If not anesthetized, the patient suddenly waking up during the long immersion could very likely interfere with the treatment, so the Life Support Pod was equipped with neural interface equipment similar to a game pod.

During her treatment, his mother was sent into the virtual world.

What she saw upon waking was the virtual desktop, along with explanatory text left by the doctor on the desktop.

At the time, his mother did not know that he had already learned the truth; after all, the unit had confidentiality regulations regarding safety accidents of this nature, and during the treatment phase, relatives were not informed, only various excuses were used for explanation.

For example, business trips, new purification course training, emergency purification incidents, and so on.

In order not to make him worry, she had not taken the initiative to contact him either.

At the time, she thought there was a high probability she would not survive.

Her only chance was the soon-to-be-released Monster World, which contained special medical channels leading directly to Eclipse City.

So while he was scrambling for a Monster World qualification, his mother was also grabbing a qualification through the official website within the virtual network provided by the Life Support Pod.

His mother was very lucky; at the exact same time he obtained a qualification, she also drew one.

Just like his situation, after entering the game, his mother decisively chose the Scattered Arrow Bow as her initial Soul Soul, named herself Emperor, and began her game journey.

In terms of archery, his mother, who hadn't played games for a long time, was already a bit rusty.

But during the hunting process, she quickly mastered the tricks, began to rapidly slaughter monsters to grow, and chose to deviate from the advancement direction of the rookie masses.

Taking a different path, she opened up a route through the Mist Zone.

After the event ended, his mother, who had obtained first place on the event leaderboard, immediately received a reward of one hundred thousand sacrificial power.

She decisively contacted the channel of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, added ten thousand sacrificial power to the price, and sent herself along with the Life Support Pod onto a spaceship, urgently transporting her to Eclipse City.

His mother finally stated that she was now most likely inside the Life Support Pod receiving treatment from the Eclipse Clan.

After listening to his mother's account, Ning Shu couldn't help but give a thumbs-up:

"Mom, you're truly awesome."

"Where, where, your old mom is just a little bit awesome," his mother smiled honestly, having completely lost the proud demeanor of a Valkyrie she displayed earlier when facing her son.

"No wonder the house was filled with game tournament trophies back in the day, and you boasted that if I hadn't been born, you would probably have continued chasing your dreams in games."

Facing her son's praise, a brilliant smile appeared on Ning Qing's Iron Face:

"Son, your old mom is currently accumulating sacrificial power for you; when the time comes, we'll go to Eclipse City together, and after the treatment is finished, we'll be discharged from the hospital together... By the way, what is that big guy following behind you?"

Ning Qing's gaze shifted toward the Six-Armed Profound Ice behind Ning Shu.

In response to the inquiry, Ning Shu sent over an analysis screenshot.

Seeing the original level of 382 displayed in the analysis information, Ning Qing also appeared extremely surprised:

"Incredible, you actually stepped in dog shit luck to encounter such a huge opportunity."

Hearing this, Ning Shu couldn't help but retort:

"Mom, what do you mean stepped in dog shit luck? What about you? I don't believe you maintained first place on the leaderboard through normal leveling, huh?"

"Not at all, your old mom relied entirely on personal strength."

Saying this, his mother in the image waved her hand, as if saying: You're such a buzzkill.

She then also sent over an analysis screenshot.

Opening the screenshot, the relevant information appeared in Ning Shu's mind.

The image in the screenshot was precisely the crystal ice longbow his mother had used while hunting just now.

[Frost Dome Starfall]:

Equipment Strength Level: 428 (Bound to: Emperor).

Equipment Introduction: In the region of the Eternal Silent Ice Firefly Lake, this divine artifact was forged by the former Demigod-level overlord, the "Eternal Silent Witch"; the bow body is wrapped in Ice Soul Silk painstakingly crafted by the witch, and it is paired with an Ice Breath Quiver refined from 1,280 Snow Women, with every arrow containing the power of Eternal Silence, capable of instantly freezing a target's body.

When the user draws the bowstring to its limit, frost flowers will climb up the arm to form armor, greatly enhancing defensive power.

Sealed Characteristics: Breath of Eternal Freeze, Divine Judgment of Winter, Ice Soul, Frost Brilliance.

Equipment Hint: The quiver automatically recharges and loads arrows, moves following the user's will, shooting consumes no vitality, and can additionally apply characteristic damage.

Seeing that the quality of this equipment actually reached level 428, Ning Shu was stunned.

The strongest equipment known on the forums should be the gauntlets worn by Long Gen in the training camp, followed by the necklace around Tong Zi's neck.

The quality of these two pieces of equipment was around level 300, and sacrificing Di Zhao could yield approximately five million sacrificial power.

Although they lacked the absolute logical effects of Rules or even Pseudo-Rules.

High-quality equipment was built up from incredibly precious materials, with killing power and defensive power as the core indicators.

Compared to Rules, the characteristic of this type of item is that its attributes are maxed out.

The equipment in Mom's hands, in terms of intensity for players at the current stage, is not just overpowered; it is simply an invincible divine artifact.

Wanting to kill anyone takes just one arrow.

Even if the Earth-Buried Bully stood before her, he would likely struggle to withstand three arrows.

Although this weapon is not as precious as a Rule, sacrificing Di Zhao would likely allow one to easily exchange it for ten million points of Sacrificial Power.

No wonder Mom's leveling speed is so fast.

When drawing the bow, the weapon comes with defensive ice armor, automatic recharging, and will-based movement; isn't this killing everywhere one goes, with both sustainability and lethality maxed out?

"I've said it before, Mom relies entirely on skill, without a shred of luck boosting her."

Looking at Mom's smug Iron Face on the screen, Ning Shu felt contempt in his heart.

Compared to Mom's starting setup, the Six-Arm Profound Ice beside him seemed lacking by quite a bit.

If he wanted to help the Six-Arm Profound Ice restore its peak state, he would still need to expend a large amount of Sacrificial Power to buy potions, or have the Six-Arm Profound Ice hunt and devour a massive number of lives.

But Mom was different; she started with a peak, undamaged divine artifact.

The standard for judging a weapon's quality, besides lethality, also includes the limit of power it can bear from its user.

For example, a Level 1 Mall weapon would be damaged with a single swipe by a high-level player, completely unable to bear their power.

Yet this weapon, with an intensity rank of over 400, could likely be used until Mom's real-world lifespan was exhausted without needing replacement.

This is the charm of the Monster World.

During exploration, anything is possible.

Even a novice could rely on a single stroke of fortune or serendipity to reach the strongest tier of the player faction.

Filled with curiosity, he asked Mom about the process of obtaining this divine artifact.

The answer he received fit perfectly with the logic of serendipity as described by exploration-focused players.

Mom stated that at the time, she was carrying the Scattered Arrow Bow while hunting monsters, when suddenly the ice layer beneath her feet cracked, and she fell into it.

Unexpectedly, she discovered that inside was actually an ice cave that allowed passage.

There were no difficulty trials, no tests of will... when she walked to the end of the ice cave, she saw a skeleton sitting against the wall on the ground, and placed beside it was this Frost Dome Starfall.

However, to obtain this weapon, Mom still had to expend over ten thousand points of Sacrificial Power to break the ownership branding on the weapon.

Then, with the Guidance's help, she purified the weapon before binding it.

Thus, the joyful hunting began.

After acquiring the Frost Dome Starfall, every monster along the way was killed with a single arrow, requiring no follow-up shots at all.

Firing the Scattered Arrow Bow consumed vitality, but the Frost Dome Starfall did not; it automatically absorbed spiritual energy from heaven and earth to recharge throughout the entire process.

The fired "Snow Woman (arrow)" could even be recalled with a single thought.

It could be called a violent great killer with infinite ammunition.

Unlike his tortuous experience, Mom completed her fortune boost on the very first day she entered the Monster World.

It was also on that same day that she surged from 63rd place on the leaderboard to first place.

She maintained this position until the event ended, still leading him by eight levels in comprehensive Soul Soul rank.

After listening to Mom's account, Ning Shu couldn't help but purse his lips and retort:

"Come on, Mom, how is this skill? It's clearly being possessed by the Emperor of Luck; falling into a hidden map at the start and picking up a divine artifact for free—what does that have to do with skill? You're the one who stepped in dog shit luck."

Ning Qing raised an eyebrow:

"Before obtaining this fortune, your mother was already in the top hundred of the leaderboard, unlike a certain someone who could barely hang onto the very end of the top hundred when the event ended."

"Wasn't being first on the leaderboard still due to fortune?"

"Stinky brat, what do you know? Do you think anyone can make a divine artifact acknowledge them as master? So many players were wandering around the Ice Firefly Lake region, so why was it specifically your mother who triggered the hidden condition?"

"So what? Isn't that still luck?"

"Of course it's the divine artifact choosing its master; it's not that I wanted it, but that it chose a powerful mother."

"Fine, whatever you say is right." Ning Shu stopped arguing about who relied on luck to grow.

In short, both mother and son had very good luck, both obtaining extremely precious fortune rewards.

A monster with an original rank of 382, and a piece of equipment with an intensity of 428 that is an undamaged divine artifact; this could be called a god-tier start.

Mom was first on the event leaderboard, and he was third.

It was just unknown what fortune the guy in second place on the leaderboard had obtained during his exploration.

This former battlefield, the Eternal Silence Ice Firefly Lake, clearly buried enormous historical wealth, waiting for players to unearth it.

After the small talk, Ning Shu looked at the video light curtain and said:

"Mom, where are you now? I'm coming to find you."

"Want to team up and leech experience, huh?" Mom on the screen said with a teasing expression:

"Fine, I'll reluctantly agree to carry you leveling up; after all, I'm your birth mother, and the Sacrificial Power I've saved up is for you anyway."

[Challenger Notification: Player "Great Emperor" has requested to team up with you. Do you agree: Yes/No.] Ning Shu touched "Yes" with his consciousness, then opened the map to lock onto Mom's location.

Controlling the Six-Arm Profound Ice to turn and sprint wildly in Mom's direction, Mom in the video feed also resumed hunting Cultivation Mode.

The camera pulled back; Mom's silver hair flew in the wind, her right hand grabbing in mid-air as the sky-filling ice mist roared and gathered as if summoned, condensing in her palm into the bow body of the Frost Dome Starfall.

The instant the bowstring tightened, all snowflakes in the nearby area hung suspended, as if time had solidified.

Her left hand brushed past the quiver at her waist, a wisp of white mist winding around her fingertips, transforming in an instant into an ice crystal arrow (Snow Woman) bursting with cold edge.

The ice-blue star patterns on the arrowhead lit up one by one, emitting a hum.

In the distance, just as a Red-Eyed Demon Owl spread its bat-like wings, the frost flower patterns on Mom's bow arm suddenly bloomed; the moment she released her hand, the arrow shattered the air, becoming a azure meteor.

Wherever it passed, the air froze into spiral-shaped ice trails.

The Demon Owl didn't even have time to flap its wings before the arrow tip pierced its brow.

The Power of Eternal Silence instantly erupted from the inside out, freezing the three-meter-tall giant owl into an ice sculpture.

The arrow energy, with its momentum undiminished, continued to pierce backward and rebound, shuttling repeatedly through the Demon Owl's body; instantly, a ice crystal lotus with a diameter of a hundred meters bloomed in the sky.

"Mom, that was cool."

Mom turned her head, winked playfully at the camera, then flew toward targets even farther away.

Watching Mom's sharp posture in the feed, like a Valkyrie, Ning Shu suddenly had an idea.

He had originally intended to play as a ranged archer, which was also his favorite class choice in other games.

But now that he had the Six-Arm Profound Ice, he definitely could no longer choose the archer path.

He would have to switch to the Control Flow gameplay style, which was rather niche on the forums.

The characteristic of this style was self-support with pet damage output.

The embedded Star Veins focused on Soul Souls like Light Shield, Blood Burn, Life Link, and Mental Shockwave, mainly focusing on control, healing, and applying buff bonuses to the baby.

Only in this way could the power of the Six-Arm Profound Ice be maximized.

But deep in his heart, he still longed to follow the archer path and didn't like playing support.

Thinking of this, he tentatively asked in the voice channel:

"Mom, let's discuss something."

"I know whether you're about to take a dump or fart just by the way you stick your butt out; let me tell you clearly, this Frost Dome Starfall is not for trade, and I have no interest in the Six-Arm Profound Ice either. In the future, you will take the support path; your Six-Arm Profound Ice will act as the damage-soaking tank, while Mom will be the absolute main damage dealer."

"I haven't said anything yet." Ning Shu couldn't help but stare wide-eyed.

"You were raised shit by shit and pee by pee by your mother; do you think I wouldn't know what you're thinking?"

"Mom, I'm your son."

"If it weren't for raising you little brat, your mother would have joined the professional leagues when she was young; now Mom is fulfilling her dream in the Monster World, reaching the peak of players, so forget your ideas, and don't think about stealing your mother's spotlight."

"Fine."

Negotiation failed; Ning Shu pursed his lips and swallowed the words that were already on the tip of his tongue.

During the journey, he began to ponder a question.

How could he bring the Six-Arm Profound Ice back to Emperor Tomb Village? Otherwise, every time he entered the village, he could only store it outside.

Although the Pet System came online, the Purification System launched simultaneously with it.

However, it only targeted the Shu Yan Warriors produced within the Shu Yan Domain.

But analyzing information gathered from the forums, the Guidance seemed able to help players contain high-quality items and pseudo-Rules into the player system.

For example, the special Soul Soul of the Kindergarten Dean: Dark Blood Legion.

Or earlier, the Pain Soul Soul of the Pain Brothers.

Thinking of this, Ning Shu looked up at the Guidance Water Sphere hovering beside him and asked if there was a solution.

Facing the inquiry, the Guidance Water Sphere opened its eyes:

[The player system does not contain trash; the Six-Arm Profound Ice you control is barely passable. Pay 150,000 points of Sacrificial Power, and I will help purify and process it; afterward, you can carry it back to Emperor Tomb Village, but it still cannot be resurrected upon death. Integrating it into the player system requires completely reshaping the Six-Arm Profound Ice, and the Sacrificial Power consumed would be enormous; it would be better to use it to strengthen yourself.]

Hearing the Guidance's answer, Ning Shu did not feel surprised.

Being able to receive the same treatment as Shu Yan Warriors, being purified and brought back to Emperor Tomb Village, was already very good.

In the future, when encountering high-intensity wars, he would still have to store the Six-Arm Profound Ice in the pet space.

If it died during war, the loss would be huge.

Spending half a day traveling, Ning Shu rode the Six-Arm Profound Ice to break through the blizzard, finally arriving at the region where Mom was located on the map.

Looking up, a blue sun floated in the distant sky; bringing his vision closer.

Mom stood treading on empty air, surrounded by brilliant ice crystals, her silver hair flying wildly in the gale.

She drew the Frost Dome Starfall with one hand; amidst the trembling of the bowstring, an ice-blue arrow shot out, shattering the air.

The moment it left the string, the arrow suddenly split in mid-air, instantly transforming into hundreds of cold beams.

Each one precisely locked onto a distant Ice-Wing Demon circling overhead.

The moment the arrows pierced the monsters, they froze into crystalline ice sculptures, then shattered entirely into a sky-full of ice crystals.

Compared to the mom in his memories who wore a floral apron, his current mom was too domineering!

Just then, the ice Firefly Lake beneath his mom exploded.

A Frost Demon, massive as a small mountain, burst through the ice, opened its mouth to spew ice mist that transformed into a biting cold current surging toward his mom hovering in the air.

Ning Shu's heart tightened; he immediately manipulated the Six-Armed Profound Ice to join the fight.

But he saw his mom tap the quiver, causing thick ice mist to overflow from it and converge at the center of the bowstring.

As the bowstring was drawn back, an arrow condensing all cold light slowly formed.

The moment the string was released, the arrow shot forth like a dragon's roar.

Wherever it passed, the wind and snow stood still.

The Frost Demon's breath torrent was pierced through by a single arrow; the arrow's momentum did not wane, driving straight into its brow.

Boom!

Amidst the earth-shaking tremors, the entire beast began crystallizing from within, instantly transforming into a towering ice sculpture that refracted brilliant light under the setting sun.

Crack!

Cracks appeared, spreading rapidly.

At this moment, his mom slowly lowered her longbow.

Boom!

The ice sculpture exploded, wild winds carrying ice crystals swirling upward.

His mother stood suspended in the air like a Valkyrie, her long silver-white hair whipping wildly as she faced the chaos of the violent battle's aftermath.

The Challenger Prompt sounded in Ning Shu's mind right after.

"I was wondering why the rewards were halved; turns out an experience-leecher arrived."

"Mom, how much Sacrificial Power do you have left?" Ning Shu didn't stand on ceremony, asking straight out.

The 53,000 Sacrificial Power collected by the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce's president, "Collect Sacrificial Power," had already been returned.

But to purify the Six-Armed Profound Ice and bring it back to Emperor Tomb Village, he still lacked 100,000 Sacrificial Power; perhaps his mom had this huge sum on her.

"How much do you need?" His mom drifted down from the sky, the longbow in her hand dissolving into ice crystals.

"One hundred thousand."

"I don't have it; treating the illness cost 100,000, embedding the Critical Hit Fate Soul cost 30,000, plus other expenses, I don't have much Sacrificial Power left." His mom landed before him, spreading her hands helplessly.

Hearing his mom's answer, Ning Shu felt curious:

"Mom, the most cost-effective choices in the early game are the Mighty Axe and the Shattered Blade Fate Souls; why did you start with a Critical Hit Fate Soul? Your understanding of the game isn't great."

Upon hearing this, Ning Qing said irritably:

"It's obvious you haven't fully understood the game content; the Fate Soul provides an absolute mechanism. The damage I deal with a level 428 divine artifact, boosted by Critical Hit, can still output multiplied damage. So, the higher my base damage, the higher the lethality of the Critical Hit trait. Do you know what this means?"

His mom's explanation made Ning Shu instantly understand the reason.

The super-high base damage from Frost Dome Star Fall, combined with the multiplier boost from Critical Hit, constituted explosive output akin to a Martial Soul Fusion.

This was precisely the most terrifying aspect of player mechanisms.

Mechanisms cannot be interfered with by any external force; everything written in the descriptions follows absolute logic.

Looking at it this way, spending 30,000 Sacrificial Power to embed a Critical Hit Fate Soul was incredibly worth it.

"By the way, what do you need 100,000 Sacrificial Power for? Want to come to Moon Eclipse City to keep mom company as soon as possible?"

Ning Shu shook his head:

"My treatment isn't urgent; I've survived this many years already. It's mainly to bring the Six-Armed Profound Ice back to Emperor Tomb Village, or to store it in my Pet Space normally; otherwise, every time I return to the village, I have to be on edge, fearing it might get lost if left outside. The Guide says purification consumes 150,000 Sacrificial Power; I only have 50,000, leaving a gap of 100,000."

Hearing her son's explanation, Ning Qing nodded in understanding:

"Then let's go earn Sacrificial Power; there are too many places ahead that will require spending it."

With that, Ning Qing raised her hand to form an ice crystal longbow, her body lifting into the air:

"Follow me; the monsters nearby don't need your Six-Armed Profound Ice to tank damage. Your mom's Critical Hits one-shot everything; just act as an accessory and leech experience."

"Coming." Ning Shu decisively manipulated the Six-Armed Profound Ice to follow his mother's departing figure.

Two days later, a post exploded across the forum.

The post was filmed by a player from a bystander's perspective.

In the footage, cold winds swept over the frozen earth, while countless black shadows circled overhead in the blizzard, their crystal wings cutting through the air with a high-frequency hum.

Below were dense ranks of Ice Plain Tyrants.

Suddenly, the earth trembled, and a burly six-armed giant beast tore through the wind and snow, charging out.

Its six arms, wrapped in cold mist, tore through the beast herd like meat grinders; the monsters in the front row didn't even have time to scream before their bodies were blown apart by the qi and blood released from a punch thrown across the air.

One could see a young man wearing novice black cloth standing on the giant beast's shoulder.

He gripped the beast's hair with one hand, manipulating it to rampage through the monster pile, crushing everything in its path with the most primitive form of violence.

The next second, the camera captured a flash of silver light.

Followed immediately by a sharp sound of breaking wind.

A silver-haired woman drew her bow, hovering in the air; her body resembled a blue sun. With just a casual arrow, the moment the bowstring vibrated, patches of black shadows in the sky turned into ice sculptures and fell.

Subsequently, every light twang of the bowstring caused patches of flying monsters to turn into ice sculptures and explode.

It was less like hunting and more like a one-sided slaughter.

After watching the video content, the first thing forum players thought was why two top-tier veteran players would bother going to the Eternal Silence Ice Firefly Lake.

But guided by voices in the comments, many players re-watched the video and finally noticed the names above these two figures' heads.

Both names were very famous.

One was the Great Emperor, whose comprehensive level was far ahead of everyone else on this year's Novice Leveling Leaderboard.

The other was Chen Xiang, ranked third on the Leveling Event Leaderboard.

The combat power they displayed left many veteran players stunned.

This year's novices were ridiculously strong.

Last year, a novice who won the championship with a cliff-like lead already made many veteran players feel it was awesome.

This year was no different, producing two monster-level novices.

Just as forum players were hotly discussing this, the player who made the post edited it and uploaded two screenshots.

Stating that these were first-hand intelligence obtained after going up to ask the two novice experts.

The two screenshots were of the divine artifact longbow "Frost Dome Star Fall" in Ning Qing's hand, and the super pet manipulated and captured by Ning Shu: the Six-Armed Profound Ice.

The screenshots triggered another wave of heated discussion among forum players.

Many veteran players had also encountered opportunities while exploring the Monster World; after all, the Monster World is full of burial grounds for powerful clans, so encountering opportunities and digging up treasures happens every day.

But a fortuitous encounter this lucky was truly rare.

While making forum players envious, many guild presidents also developed the idea of recruiting these two newcomers.

It was certain that with these two newcomers joining, the guild's strength would be significantly enhanced.

At this moment, the God King, who was in the Emperor Tomb Village library, also saw this post.

Upon seeing the analysis screenshot information for Frost Dome Star Fall and the Six-Armed Profound Ice, an idea floated in his mind.

There was a resource node in the Winter Snow Plains region that they had never managed to secure.

Among the resources produced by this node was a very rare type of spatial spiritual ore.

However, the node was occupied by a massive number of Snow Ridge Great Desolates.

The strongest among these Snow Ridge Great Desolates were generally level 140+, making them difficult to contend with even for the Divine Hall Society.

But if these two monster-level novices joined, there might be a chance to capture it.

Especially this woman named Great Emperor; she wielded a weapon with an equipment level of 428, and the lethality displayed in the footage was truly terrifying, plus it came with a freezing control effect.

Although weapon level had no direct relationship with how high-level monsters one could hunt—this number only represented the weapon's quality.

It was certain, however, that this weapon's lethality was sufficient to break through the defenses of the strongest Snow Ridge Great Desolates.

For them, the players, as long as they could break defense, they could definitely kill.

He had plenty of ways to create an output environment for this player.

As long as the Kong Meng Yuan Peak node was contained, the Emperor Tomb Village mining area would be able to produce spatial ores in the future, and prices in the Trading Row would surely drop.

This would be a good thing for the Divine Hall Society, and even for all the major societies.

Spatial ores were the core material for crafting teleportation arrays; currently, all major societies were actively developing external resource points, the only problem being that travel back and forth was too troublesome.

But with spatial teleportation arrays, many tedious problems would be solved effortlessly.

It was just that the price of Kong Meng Yuan Stones was currently too expensive; since the server launched, prices had risen multiple times, making the cost of crafting teleportation arrays prohibitively high.

"It is time to contain Kong Meng Yuan Peak."

Closing the book, the God King immediately stood up and walked out of the library.

Along the way, he summoned his contact list and sent friend requests to Great Emperor and Chen Xiang, these two novice players.

Before long, the friend requests were accepted.

(End of Chapter)