The first player, Sorrowful Sword Elegy!

"Game Mall?"

He carefully examined the transparent panel that had suddenly appeared before him:

Player Nickname: Chen Xu (Changeable)

yuan energy: 1

Level: Lv0

Cultivation Technique: Beast Race Breathing Technique

Sequence Skills: None

Equipment: None

Inventory: None

Clicking on the mall in the lower-left corner of the panel, the first thing that came into view were various tools:

Sapper Shovel (White): Attack +1, Speed +1, Defense +1. (3 yuan energy)

Spear (White): Attack +1, Speed +2. (3 yuan energy)

Bow and Arrow (White): Attack +1, Speed +2. (3 yuan energy)

Heavy Hammer (White): Attack +4, Defense +2, Speed -3. (4 yuan energy)

"So yuan energy is the currency of this world."

"There isn't even a map. The completeness of this game is just average."

Chen Xu groped his way forward, afraid of encountering another transcendent creature like the giant bat.

"This... this is!"

Chen Xu's voice trembled.

[Detected Spiritual Auxiliary Plant 'crystal leaf fern', value 1 yuan energy. Sell?]

[Detected Spiritual Auxiliary Plant 'crystal leaf fern', value 1 yuan energy. Sell?]

...The dense crystal leaf ferns before his eyes made Chen Xu salivate uncontrollably.

"A total of three hundred and seventy-two crystal leaf ferns!"

After he had finished excavating all of them, Chen Xu remembered the description of the crystal leaf fern.

"Could the dark energy crystal vein be underground?"

Chen Xu quickly exchanged for a Sapper Shovel and began digging underground.

With a "dong" sound, Chen Xu's Tiger's Mouth tingled.

"Does it really have to be this realistic?"

After flexing his wrists a few times, Chen Xu continued digging.

After digging for about thirty minutes, a dark purple crystal appeared before Chen Xu.

[dark energy crystal]: Contains a large amount of dark energy, usable for cultivation and forging. (Value: 100 yuan energy.)

[Detected Spiritual Auxiliary Plant 'dark energy crystal', value 100 yuan energy. Sell?]

Chen Xu's eyes lit up:

"If I sell this dark energy crystal, plus the previous ones, I can buy a green Sapper Shovel!"

Sapper Shovel (Green): Attack +15, Speed +10, Defense +5. (300 yuan energy)

With this Sapper Shovel, Chen Xu's mining speed greatly increased.

Soon, three more dark energy crystals were unearthed.

"dark energy crystals have a wide range of uses, and might be needed elsewhere. I'll keep these three dark energy crystals in my Inventory for now."

Chen Xu clearly felt that the excavation speed for dark energy crystals had slowed down significantly.

"It looks like I'll have to find another place to dig soon."

Moreover, Chen Xu noticed a constantly decreasing countdown in the upper right corner of his data panel.

"When I first entered the game, the countdown was eight hours. Now only four hours and thirty-six minutes remain."

This meant that the game could only be played continuously for a maximum of eight hours.

"Is it because they're worried that too much realism might have negative effects on the human body?"

It seemed this game studio was more humane than Chen Xu had imagined.

Before closing the panel, Chen Xu casually changed his nickname to "Sorrowful Sword Elegy."

"From now on, I am Sorrowful Sword Elegy."

Thinking of the empty nutrient solution in his game pod, Sorrowful Sword Elegy had originally intended to log out of the game.

The next second, Sorrowful Sword Elegy's hairs stood on end, and every cell in his body was frantically warning him.

Danger!

Even though he knew this was just a game world, the realism, indistinguishable from reality, still gave Sorrowful Sword Elegy a life-threatening sense of fear.

He saw a black shadow pounce towards Sorrowful Sword Elegy with lightning speed.

Sorrowful Sword Elegy gripped the green Sapper Shovel in his hand and swung it forward with all his might.

With a "clang" sound, warm blood splattered.

A rat, as large as a domestic dog, fell before Sorrowful Sword Elegy.

[Successfully killed 'Giant Gnawing Rat', experience +10.]

Sorrowful Sword Elegy's chest heaved violently.

The long-lost thrill of battle echoed in his dead heart.

Watching more and more Giant Gnawing Rats approach him.

There was no fear in Sorrowful Sword Elegy's heart, only anticipation for an exhilarating battle.

"Hundred Beasts Form -潛狐 (Latent Fox)!"

Sorrowful Sword Elegy's agile figure weaved through the rat swarm, and kill notifications rang in his ears repeatedly.

It was like music to his ears!

In the third year of his leg disability, he once again perfectly used his most proficient martial art in a game.

Finally, due to exhaustion, Sorrowful Sword Elegy was caught off guard, and a Giant Gnawing Rat's sharp claw pierced his chest.

Sorrowful Sword Elegy burst into laughter.

In a trance, he seemed to return to that trial three years ago.

He had single-handedly fought against a sudden pack of Wind Wolves to protect his junior classmates.

This time, he did not become a cripple surviving in the world, but died a glorious death in battle.

He was no longer that person everyone pitied and then cruelly forgot, but a true hero!

The moment the game pod opened.

Chen Xu felt as if he had been in a different world.

It was too real, so real that he truly believed he had transmigrated to another world and fought Giant Gnawing Rats.

Chen Xu propped his hands on the edge of the game pod.

As he exited the pod, his legs felt sore from maintaining the same posture for a long time... wait!

Chen Xu incredulously pinched his thigh.

That subtle pain was like a castaway receiving the first signal from home after three years of isolation on a deserted island.

Though not entirely clear, it was enough to bring tears to his eyes.

"Could it be..."

Chen Xu recalled the content of the Beast Race Breathing Technique and tentatively adjusted his breathing.

The surrounding dark energy began to surge into Chen Xu's body with his breath.

Unfortunately, Chen Xu's Primordial Space, used to absorb crystal cores, had shattered.

The dark energy entering his body had nowhere to go and could only frantically circulate through his damaged Meridians, impacting his already fragile Internal Organs.

In the end, he was forced to spit out a mouthful of blood!

"I almost forgot, this body of mine can no longer cultivate."

Chen Xu gave a self-deprecating smile.

The next second, he suddenly realized something.

"In reality, my legs had already regained some sensation before I used the Beast Race Breathing Technique."

"Does this mean that the strength gained in the game will be synchronized to reality at a certain ratio?"

Chen Xu clutched at this like a drowning man grasping a straw.

"I can cultivate in the game!"

"As long as I cultivate to a certain realm, perhaps I can find a way to heal myself in reality!"

Chen Xu quickly refilled the nutrient solution for the game pod.

He was about to enter the game and make a big splash, but he found that he couldn't enter the game!

Looking at the large eight-hour countdown on the screen, Chen Xu felt a little disappointed:

"Does a character have to cool down for eight hours after dying in the game before re-entering? I wonder if my weapons and experience will still be there after eight hours."

Chen Xu vaguely remembered that his Level had already broken through to Lv1 before he died.

According to his speculation, Lv10 and above in the game probably corresponded to the First Sequence Level in reality, while Lv1 to Lv9 were probably at the Martial Artist Level.

"But I'm not without things to do during this time. That world is too dangerous, I must find some reliable teammates for myself."

"This game is a huge opportunity for all players, and it has no threshold. I must develop my own forces in that world before more people notice this game."

Realizing this, Chen Xu sent a message in a seven-person group chat:

"Found a heaven-defying game that can change the world, come quickly!"