Chapter 316: Imperial City PK, Winner Takes All, and New Game Grand Theft Auto V

The Venerable Master Duyou remained seated by the lakeside, his profound gaze resting upon the water's surface, yet seeming to pierce through it to reach the very depths.

Ripples cascaded outward across the water, and at the center of the deep expanse, it felt as though some colossal monstrosity were about to rear its head.

Within the lake, the shoals of fish playing and darting about seemed to sense the danger, scattering in frantic struggle, just as a monstrous wave surged into the sky, and the hideous, gaping maw of a flood-dragon instantly devoured a vast multitude of the fish!

A cold expression surfaced on the face of the Venerable Master Duyou.

As the master of this grand lake, it was naturally impossible for him to personally enter the waters and do battle with this evil dragon.

That would be a severe self-degradation of his status, a blow to his dignity.

Furthermore, his Three Sacred Sects had always rarely walked among the mortal world, and even less frequently meddled in its affairs; if he were to rashly intervene, it would be equivalent to the Three Sacred Sects announcing their re-emergence into the world!

He felt that the time had not yet come to break the thousands-of-years-old rules of the Three Sacred Sects.

"Lightning and thunder?" Regarding certain baseless rumors, he naturally would not harbor a believing attitude like his several disciples, however...

His gaze fluctuated between light and dark, as if he were pondering something.

Subsequently, he was seen standing up from the lakeside.

Baseless rumors, to them, might not necessarily be unable to be turned into reality!

"Heh!" He sneered, "Although this rumor is not very credible, it truly serves as a reminder to this old man!"

An internet addiction might not necessarily exist, so wouldn't it be fine just to make it truly exist?

Three men make a tiger; when enough people spread it, it becomes real, and it becomes the truth.

That lightning could cure internet addiction, he naturally did not believe such nonsense, but similarly, when enough people spread it and others believed it, that was enough.

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"Speaking of which, that young lady was truly enthusiastic!" Boss Fang had a thoroughly gratified expression, because...

New Quest: Plan Ahead (Completed)

Quest Description: Please prepare the prize materials for the first Lord of Sand City in advance.

Lord of Sand City Prizes: Wooma Horn, Bone Jade Staff, Judgment Staff, Dragon Text Sword.

Quest Notes: The weapons are enhanced replica versions, and the horn is a restored item.

Quest Reward: Divine Weapon Fragment *1, Movie Cultivation Room unlocked with one day of access, Sword God (Proficient).

New Quest: Sand City Hegemony War

Quest Description: Please act as the referee to host this Sand City struggle; all participating guilds have three days to register and four days to prepare, totaling one week.

Quest Reward: Grand Theft Auto V (GTA5), Game Cultivation Room access for one day.

Quest Notes: Only the king can obtain the true Three Divine Weapons.

Reward Notes: This is a comprehensive popularization of knowledge.

Yes, because Ning Bi had gifted the bones of the strong and the deep-sea black iron, Fang Qi had completed the quest, and even the rewards were already in hand!

"Boss, you don't really think other people's things are that easy to take, do you?" Several girls had faces full of disdain.

"Not easy to take?" Boss Fang waved his hand and said, "True... taking from others leaves one indebted, how about when the time comes, this boss reluctantly takes them to level up or something?"

Everyone: "..."

"Then how about giving another set of equipment, that should be about enough, right?"

Everyone's faces were lined with black streaks: "..."

"With the little boss putting it that way, this elder sister can rest easy." Just then, a charming voice sounded from behind Fang Qi, "Please take good care of me in the future."

"Easy to say, easy to say!"

Because the Red Wing Daoist was anxious to obtain the treasure, he walked at the very front, killing everyone with malicious intentions clean along the way, so those following behind actually enjoyed a peaceful and calm journey.

Perfected Xi Chi, the Haoran Sect, the Yimu Dao Palace's cultivators, as well as a few rogue cultivators who had bought equipment, and even a small number of cultivators who hadn't bought anything but followed along to watch, all entered the door one by one.

"Hmm? Why is there a beggar in here? What bad luck!" Duan Lan spotted the Red Wing Daoist at first glance, sitting at a machine by the door, his clothes already beaten to tatters.

As soon as the words left his mouth, a chilling gaze turned to look over: "Kid, who are you talking about?!"

All the cultivators looked at the turning Red Wing Daoist: "..."

The face of the grey-clothed cultivator beside him darkened, and he quickly slapped the back of the boy's head: "Apologize!"

Duan Lan was covered in cold sweat, quickly apologized, and greased his boots to slip away.

Who knew a grand cultivator at the peak of the Divine Sea Realm would dress like this?! What bloody bad luck!

Subsequently, he caught sight of a familiar figure blocking Boss Fang, and let out a cold laugh: "It's you again, kid? We truly are fated!"

This breath of foul luck might as well be vented on this kid!

Fiercely crossing his arms at his waist, he said, "Stinky brat, still remember me?"

"Boss, who is this person?" Several girls were completely bewildered.

On the other side, Jin Wu glanced at the people coming in from behind, and spoke up, "Those here to get equipment and skill books, all go find Boss Fang to open a machine and activate the game!"

Duan Lan was still sneering coldly at this moment, "You truly are a busy man with a poor memory, wouldn't it be..."

Before he could finish speaking, another chilling gaze came from behind him.

A slap landed on the back of his head.

"Who hit me again?!" Duan Lan shrieked in pain, and looking back, he saw the grey-clothed cultivator's face was as black as the bottom of a pot!

Jin Wu had just said to find this boss first to get equipment and skill books, and now he had offended the man?!

"Do you have no brains, kid?!" Another slap landed on the back of his head, "Apologize!"

"Oh..."

Duan Lan apologized with a face full of grievance and stood by the door, his heart too bitter to mention.

At this time, Boss Fang walked to the small blackboard, wiped away the topmost layer concerning the introduction of "Legend", and then wrote eight large characters: Imperial City PK, Winner is King!

"Imperial City PK, Winner is King?" Perfected Xi Chi and the experts of the various major forces looked at these eight large characters in complete bewilderment.

While Black Demon and the others were even more puzzled, "Boss, what is this?"

"Three days of registration, four days of preparation, Imperial City PK, Winner is King!" Fang Qi spoke, "'Legend' will commence the Sand City struggle."

With the passage of time, the main battlefield for the adventurers had shifted from Bicheon to Mengchong, and now, because the Zuma Temple was right near Sand City, Sabuk naturally became the gathering center for all adventurers; resupply and rest were all located here, thus whoever occupied Sabuk was equivalent to the uncrowned king of the entire world!

This was what was known as the Imperial City Hegemony!

The benefits it brought to players in the game were obvious to all, providing immense convenience for players to level up and seize treasures, and now, it added an even more direct benefit: the true Three Divine Weapons and the Wooma Horn!

"The true Three Divine Weapons?" Hearing Fang Qi's introduction, everyone chewed on the meaning within the words.

"Boss." Tang Yuan of the Yuanheng Pavilion voiced the most shocking piece of information among them, "What you mean to say is, the Bone Jade Staff this seat purchased is not an illusory object, in fact, it truly exists as a physical item, and the method of acquisition is... this 'Imperial City PK, Winner is King'?!"

"There is a physical item?!"

"The Three Divine Weapons truly have physical items?!"

Shock and astonishment appeared on everyone's faces.

The origin of each of the Three Divine Weapons was extremely unique; taking the Dragon Text Sword as an example, this sword came from the hands of the 'Dragon Smith', its signature green dragon patterns representing extreme, refined masculinity, minutely covering the glittering blade.

Legend has it that the first Taoist to obtain the Dragon Crest Sword would let their own blood drip onto the dragon engraving at the very pommel of the hilt. Once dyed in this crimson hue, the azure dragon was said to have "spread its wings." If the blood droplet then traced a path from the hilt all the way along the winding crest to stop perfectly at the tip of the blade, this particular sword would fear no manifestation of underworld evil. Furthermore, should the wielder be struck by a spiritual curse, the hexer would not only fail to harm them but would instead suffer grievous internal backlash—a phenomenon known as "the path of the dragon crest, sealed in blood, leaves the bearer unscathed."

Each of the true Three Sacred Artifacts possessed monumental power, and if one could lay hands on the actual objects, the implications would speak for themselves.

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PS: The peak popularity of an online game naturally lasts longer than that of a single-player game, so the next online title definitely cannot be released immediately. A single-player game with online capabilities, like GTA5, will come first.

Similarly, anyone who lived through that era should know that after the frenzy of Legend, it was roughly time for Grand Theft Auto to explode in popularity. However, to avoid redundancy, only one installment of Grand Theft Auto will be written.

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