Chapter 774: The Supreme One of "Origin"?

"Boss, what about the magic-users then!" A youth in the crowd quickly lowered his head, gripping his communication jade to type a bullet comment.

It was none other than Merlin, the Grand Mage.

Clearly, parrying was a melee-versus-melee technique, or at best melee against a mage, so how on earth were the magic-users supposed to fight?

"Do you even need to ask when magic-users are this strong in the late game?" Boss Fang, having reset his own attributes upon respawning, now stood before "Aldrich, Devourer of Gods."

He then pulled a strange chime from his pocket, and suddenly, a golden torrent of lightning converged in his hand, illuminating the entire cathedral with dazzling brilliance!

That Sunlight Spear, sacred and pure as the sun itself, resembled nothing less than the wrath of a deity.

The very instant that monster—with the upper body of a god and the lower body of a pool of sludge—cast its magic, the radiant lance of lightning pierced through all the darkness of the grim, gloomy hall!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A sea of golden yellow filled everyone's vision.

By the time the crowd saw the monster turn into sludge and retreat back into the deep underground, it was already on the verge of death: "..."

Though this game relied heavily on skill in many aspects, there was no shortage of powerful spells; for instance, the miracle Sunlight Spear was one of the signature spells of Lord Gwyn, who had ruled over the entire race of gods, and its golden lightning originated from the immense power he claimed from the First Flame.

Of course, on the other hand, Boss Fang had already beaten the game once, so a New Game Plus character was naturally far stronger than one in the first playthrough.

Boss Fang obviously had not slain the boss, choosing instead to reset and try once more.

This time, he tossed out several clouds of fire that resembled massive, swirling spheres of flame.

"..." Everyone watched as this utterly terrifying monster was nearly obliterated yet again.

The Great Chaos Fire Orb contained the Chaos Flame that had once given birth to demons, making it likewise one of the strongest pyromancies.

(The demons of Dark Souls originated from the confluence of the First Flame and the Chaos Flame, rather than the Abyss.)

"I won't elaborate too much on the sorceries then," Boss Fang said. "You've already been researching things like crystal sorceries on your own."

Crystal sorcery originated from the ancient dragons; in the world of Dark Souls, Lord Gwyn had established civilization only after overthrowing the rule of the ancient dragons.

The ancient dragons were originally eternal and immortal, and their immortal power came precisely from their dragon scales; crystal sorcery was born from researching the power of those very scales.

Dark Souls possessed an incredibly massive lore and a world view entirely different from many past games, so this group of players was only just beginning to comprehend this world through the protagonist's perspective, understanding what the protagonist regularly came into contact with, while as for the deeper layers... they would probably have to dive into this world every day as lore-scholars to understand even a bit more.

Of course, this did not hinder their gameplay; for ordinary players who had no intention of delving deep, it was enough just to understand that this was a game about bringing back the Lords of Cinder to link the fire.

A crowd of people thus watched the live stream while frantically taking notes, listening with rapt attention.

And at this moment, Boss Fang suddenly received a message on his communication jade.

Most of his group and friend messages on the communication jade were muted, with only a small portion set to provide alerts.

He took a look; it was sent from the Yuanqiang City shop.

Li Wuya had been managing the Yuanqiang City shop all this time, and as a former Elder of the Li Family, he clearly spared Boss Fang from worrying about many matters.

If there really was an issue, it was bound to be something of considerable importance.

Boss Fang glanced at it: "Xianxu Continent branch?"

"Then today's teaching will end here for now." Clearly, Boss Fang intended to end the stream.

"Is that all for today?" Sera was still staring at the live stream room, wanting more.

"Did anyone record it?" Merlin suddenly cried out in surprise.

He had been too absorbed in watching earlier and had only just remembered.

"Me, me, me!" Sera raised her hand in excitement.

At this moment, she couldn't help but praise herself for her own quick wit.

She then led everyone to review Teacher Fang's lesson once more.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, Boss Fang held his communication jade.

Li Wuya: "Boss, two cultivators claiming to be from the Clear Sky Sect of the Xianxu Continent have applied to open a branch in that region, and Senior Gu has already verified their identities; they do indeed share origins with that grand master who once preached on this continent and left behind the inheritance of the Clear Sky Academy cultivation system."

Boss Fang naturally knew of the Clear Sky Academy; Jiang Xiaoyue, Li Lanruo, and the others all went to school there, and he was as familiar with Gu Tingyun as anyone could be.

"They actually have such a past...? " Boss Fang had indeed considered the matter of branches, but every single branch required a significant amount of resources, so at the current stage, the location of each shop had to be carefully weighed.

After all, Boss Fang now possessed the authority to establish subordinate branches.

"Xianxu Continent...?"

"It is precisely the East Continent on your side, Boss," Li Wuya explained.

"This should be... no problem." Since it could be built on the West Continent, there was naturally no reason it couldn't be built on the East Continent.

Li Wuya then added: "I told them about the situation here; to reduce unnecessary trouble, they have made thorough preparations and intend to conduct a fairly comprehensive promotion."

"A promotion... no need to go to such trouble, right?" Boss Fang replied.

"Just a simple introduction." Li Wuya's face stiffened as he said, "There must be some introduction... otherwise, many cultivators on their end probably won't understand what this place does."

"...True." Boss Fang said, "Then I will make a trip to the Yuanqiang City shop."

...

The Xianxu Continent possessed Three Immortal Sects, Four Ancient Sects, and Six Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands; the Clear Sky Sect, as one of the three sects, was absolutely a colossal entity.

Yet inside the main hall of the Clear Sky Sect at this moment, a middle-aged cultivator clad in an ochre Daoist robe and a dark high crown, dressed sumptuously and bearing a majestic demeanor, sat squarely in the center.

Flanking both sides sat several elders of dignified appearance and transcendent, immortal bearing.

Their expressions were solemn, filled with an unprecedented gravity.

Within the grand hall, there was absolute silence.

"Is anyone willing to go?" Just then, the sect master spoke.

"I am." And in the center of the hall, a steady-looking man of about thirty years old stepped forward.

Judging from his attire, his status was clearly not low.

"This matter... is of utmost importance." The sect master seated in the center of the hall gazed solemnly at this young cultivator in his thirties and said, "Gu Song, I know this is an unprecedented burden, but since you have stepped forward, you must do your absolute best. Are you prepared to meet that legendary existence?"

Gulp...

The cultivator swallowed hard with great difficulty, as if bearing the weight of a divine mandate.

"Mm..." The sect master gave a sweep of his wide sleeve, and an image instantly materialized: hands crossed, countless rays of sunlight piercing down, and the sect below completely shattered.

"The master of 'Origin' appears to be merely at the Martial Grandmaster realm, yet he could easily annihilate an entire sect, and even orchestrated the repelling of the Shadow Army that once nearly wiped out the West Continent, almost single-handedly unifying the West Continent! He is suspected to be the reincarnation of one of those supreme existences who truly transcend the 'Dao'... at least a Paragon-level entity."

"Pa... Paragon...?!" The faces of everyone in the hall grew increasingly grave, and even the cultivator named Gu Song began to breathe slightly heavily, "That is the strongest tier of existence in the entire Xianxu Continent!"

An existence on equal footing with the Supreme Elders!

And that was at the very least!

"Bring back the information regarding this venerable one and 'Origin,' and make a simple promotion for the opening of the 'Origin' branch on this continent; this is also to deter petty scoundrels and save us some unnecessary trouble." The sect master patted his shoulder, "Do you have confidence?"

"Gu Song will never forget the sect's nurturing of me; even if I must walk through fire and water, I will surely complete the mission!"

...

At this moment, Boss Fang... reached sideways into Jiang Xiaoyue's potato chip bag.

"Huh? Why is there none left?"

"Oh no!" a little girl cried out, "I barely even had a few pieces!"

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