Chapter 792: Pili Shenzhou: The War of Gods at the Peak of the Eight Mountain Pillars Begins!

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One day later.

"What five-man premade at the internet cafe!? We haven't won a single game!" The Daoist Patriarch Xiaoyao, having lost for an entire day, slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

"Look at you..." He glared at Li Wu, his anger rising uncontrollably, "There was an issue with your play from the very first round!"

"When the five of us rushed the tower to kill that Kobold, where was your crowd control!? Why didn't you lock him down!?"

Previously when they played, as a player who had naturally skipped the novice training camp, he did not understand what control skills other classes possessed, but after a whole day, he had clearly grasped a great deal of the game.

"I...!?" Li Wu's face flushed crimson, and after fumbling for words for a moment, he explained, "Didn't we have five people!? I figured... I would go up alone first, so he definitely wouldn't run, and I could use my spells to wound him and whittle down his health. When he noticed you all coming up, realized something was wrong, and prepared to flee... I would instantly drop a Rune Prison!"

"To put it simply, it was to bait the enemy, and then bind him when he tried to run!"

Li Wu stamped his feet and sighed deeply: "Who knew he wouldn't run at all!"

How could I know this guy's head was so hard!? He saw five people and still charged straight at us?!

"Does he even know what kind of power we wield once the five of us unite?!" Li Wu remarked, "A brute! He is a pure brute!"

The Daoist Patriarch Xiaoyao froze for a moment: "...That actually seems to make sense..."

Immediately, his gaze glared toward the elder playing Zilean next to him: "Where was your time magic? Aren't you supposed to be able to make him sluggish?!"

"I cast it... I gave Li Wu a time acceleration!" that elder said, "Otherwise, how could Li Wu's Ryze have arrived one step ahead of us... If he couldn't arrive one step ahead of us, how could the plan be executed..."

(Speed up and slow down are the same skill)

"...?" The Daoist Patriarch Xiaoyao considered it again, and that also seemed to make sense?

The ideas of these two... though they were still newcomers, their heads were entirely filled with these textbook-style unorthodox plays, so there really seemed to be nothing wrong with it?

The Daoist Patriarch Xiaoyao's eyes, filled with rage, turned this time to glare at Ling Xuzi, who was using Anivia beside them.

"As an immortal-realm expert, how could you miss such a crucial spell?" One must know that when Anivia's Flash Frost exploded, stunning enemies within an entire area was no problem at all!

Yet you actually missed it...??

"??... I don't know either!"

Strange... how could a mere Kobold possibly dodge the spell I cast...?

Meanwhile, at the new Jiulan City shop.

"Heavens! Dark Souls?"

"The Dark Sword stream has started!?"

Before their eyes, on the screen of a certain Kobold, was a massive and twisted, terrifying demon covered in chaos-like flames, its great axe coming down fiercely like a streak of blazing meteor!

Almost simultaneously, the character on the screen seemed to possess foresight, moving just as the opponent's strike was about to be unleashed but before it left, and subsequently dodging the blow by a hair's breadth, surviving by a thread!

Wiping away a bead of sweat: "Phew... that was close..."

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By now, Owner Fang's shop had clearly expanded to a considerable scale.

The shop was also filled with all sorts of players. For instance... while League of Legends currently attracted many new players, there were still those who continued to suffer within Dark Souls.

Other games naturally had their own audiences as well, including Dungeon Fighter Online, World of Warcraft, and so forth.

And as the newly released television series, Legend of the Divine Land, it was naturally no exception.

Even at the new Eastern Continent shop, the various elders and disciples of the Haotian Sect would, whenever a new episode updated...

"My goodness..."

"Legend of the Divine Land has updated now, right?!"

"The live broadcast of Legend of the Divine Land on the big screen updates tonight too, okay!"

Different from... the television series of the past, where the number of episodes updated on the big screen broadcast each week was only half of those available for paid viewing.

Starting from Legend of the Divine Land, the progress of the big screen broadcast was identical to that of the paid viewing. The only difference was... watching across a screen naturally lacked the various benefits that could be obtained by witnessing it with one's own eyes within the television series through virtual reality; it was almost no different from watching television before Fang Qi crossed over.

It had been mentioned earlier that the Eastern Region had launched a massive invasion into the Central Plains in Legend of the Divine Land. The previous fleeting glimpse—ten thousand ships setting sail, the grand main force of the Eastern Region crossing the sea—had already traversed the vast ocean, ten thousand armies marching together. The entire Central Plains was now a scene of an impending storm, tossed about by wind and rain.

As the war continued to escalate, now... it had arrived at its most white-hot climax.

At this moment, several elders who were still slumped before their computer desks, comfortably sipping on their Immortal Happy Water—the two elders Xiao Yunhe and Dugu Xiao, along with the eldest senior sister Yu Yin and a crowd of disciples, and even a group of elves and knights in the Jiulan City shop—all hastily opened the updated episode of Legend of the Divine Land today.

In the world before their eyes, amidst the rolling clouds, eight massive peaks stood starkly, like pillars supporting the heavens and the mortal realm!

Those peaks, seemingly the grandest in the world, were also a miraculous and awe-inspiring sight to behold; that was the legendary—Eight Mountain Pillars.

Below the mountains, the sea of clouds churned, and all eight peaks appeared to stand proudly beyond the heavens!

"Over a thousand chang high, standing to prop up the heavens! The Eight Mountain Pillars tower deep within the misty clouds, where a martial duel that will decide the future fate of the Central Plains and the Eastern Region is about to unfold!"

The number one man of the Central Plains, battling the invincible myth of Fuso! Will it be that Yiyishu’s grand ambitions remain unfulfilled, or will the undefeated legend of the God of War come to an end?

"Oh—!?" Everyone stared wide-eyed at the screen, "We can see this today!?"

Banners and flags stood thick as trees below the mountain, and beyond the countless troops and horses, there were even more... top-tier experts from both the Central Plains and the Eastern Region.

At this time, the Grand Elder of the Elf Clan, Xiru, finally managed to spare some time to arrive at the shop.

He then saw several familiar faces; Saint Willy, Saint Leyton, and a few other Saint-level figures were all wearing virtual reality headsets, watching something with rapt attention.

"What are you all doing?" Grand Elder Xiru asked in bewilderment.

Weren't you all playing games before? How is it that after I haven't come for a while, none of you are playing games anymore?

"Ai, move aside, move aside!" Saint Leyton said without turning his head, "This master is watching this... martial arts drama!"

"Martial arts drama?" I have only heard of things like immortal cultivation cultivation dramas... what martial arts drama could be this good?

Then he saw an elven ranger nearby who bore a passing resemblance to Queen Kellybel, also wearing a virtual reality headset and watching intently.

He recognized her at a single glance.

Why are you here watching it too!? Watching a martial arts drama to the point of not even returning to the Elven Royal Court!?

Elder Xiru snuck a glance from behind: "Legend of the Divine Land... Episode 21?"

"Should this old man have a look too?"

He hastily found a seat and sat down.

The heavenly clouds billowed grandly, and the majestic peaks pierced straight into the sky.

Suddenly, everyone saw a streak of light abruptly manifest in the sky!

It was like a distant meteor within the cosmos, falling from the nine heavens!

Following it was a clear and resonant cry, long like the roar of a dragon; before the person was seen, the voice arrived first!

"The affairs of the world are like chess, the universe is unpredictable, laughing away all heroes!"

Before his seat was even warm, the brilliant firelight reflected upon Grand Elder Xiru’s old face, leaving nothing but a deep look of shock!

"This martial arts drama...!!??"

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