53: Upgrade with drugs, the server is ready

He had just left the Immortal Cave and hadn't gone far when he saw Zhen Xingshan lying on the ground.

He looked as if he had been crushed by a mountain, his body mangled, his head split open, a truly tragic death.

The body of a Mortal was so insignificant before a Qi Refining Realm Demonic Beast.

Watermelon Prince stopped and, following the bullet comments, recited a passage from the Rebirth Mantra. This was also game information released on the Huan Meng official website, said to be a Buddhist scripture commonly used to pray for the deceased.

Watermelon Prince didn't really understand it, he just recited it along with the bullet comments.

"Where's Ge Xuanqing? He didn't die too, did he?"

Watermelon Prince looked around and finally saw the toad, and Ge Xuanqing next to it.

Ge Xuanqing continuously threw Beast-Attracting Grass around, trying to slow the toad down as much as possible.

His face was pale, cold sweat streamed down his forehead, and his strength was almost exhausted.

Just then, a small stone lay behind his heel, and the next moment he stepped on it.

Ge Xuanqing stumbled, his eyes wide, certain to die this time.

"Let me!"

Watermelon Prince roared, like a valiant fighter.

He immediately activated a Thousand Strength Talisman, feeling an inexhaustible surge of strength throughout his body. When he swung his fists, he could hear a distinct whooshing sound.

Watermelon Prince punched the toad, actually knocking its entire body sideways and causing its red tongue to stick out.

Gurgle.

The toad stuck out its tongue, crying out in pain, its body swaying. Watermelon Prince's full-force punch had created a dent in its rough skin.

Immediately, it tilted sideways and fell.

The strength was actually this great?

Watermelon Prince was secretly astonished. The effect of the Thousand Strength Talisman exceeded his imagination. Although this item was only a ninth-grade Talisman, a ninth-grade Talisman was still a Talisman, something even ordinary Cultivators were not worthy of using.

A heavy punch caused no small damage to the toad. With a furious roar, its tongue lashed out fiercely at Watermelon Prince.

Amidst the whooshing sound and the lashing of the tongue, Watermelon Prince, having taken a heavy blow, spat out blood, his face pale, his body swaying, almost collapsing.

The toad had already regained its footing, sticking out its tongue, preparing to deliver a second strike.

If this strike hit, Watermelon Prince would surely not survive.

"What should I do? What should I do? Brothers, give me a plan!"

Watermelon Prince was a very entertaining streamer. At this critical moment of life and death, he actually chose to ask for help from his viewers.

Bullet comments densely floated by:

[Run! Hurry and run!]

[Run towards Ge Xuanqing, pick up the Beast-Attracting Grass, see if you can restrain the toad]

[Tear up all the Thousand Strength Talismans at once, maybe these things can stack]

[What if they stack? If he only has strength, he won't be able to withstand the next blow]

[Anyway, it's all Qi Refining. What if he withstands this wave? If he withstands it, he can counterattack, he can gamble!]

[No need to gamble, just use the Pill Furnace to block]

Use the Pill Furnace to block?

Watermelon Prince's eyes lit up.

He quickly pulled out the Pill Furnace from his storage ring and used it to shield his vital points.

The next moment, the toad's tongue struck like a cannonball, hitting the Pill Furnace fiercely. The transmitted force almost knocked Watermelon Prince completely over.

Effective.

Watermelon Prince's eyes lit up. The Pill Furnace was not broken, and it helped him absorb a lot of the force, so his body wasn't seriously injured.

While the Talisman was still effective, he quickly reached out and grabbed the toad's tongue, pulling it fiercely, striking it again and again, causing the toad to cry out repeatedly.

When he let go, exhausted, the toad no longer dared to fight, turned and leaped away, actually fleeing.

"We won!"

Watermelon Prince panted, pumping his fist in excitement.

"Watermelon Prince!"

Ge Xuanqing walked over in a disheveled state, looking somewhat exhausted: "What's inside the Secret Realm?"

Watermelon Prince didn't hesitate: "That's a Core Formation Senior's Immortal Cave. He left behind a notebook on Alchemy, a Pill Furnace, and some Talismans. Besides that, there's nothing else."

"Alchemy?"

Ge Xuanqing's eyes lit up: "That's perfect. I'll gather herbs, you'll perform Alchemy. We'll cultivate together, and once we form a Golden Core, we'll go get revenge on Duan Kong Cave!"

Watermelon Prince also laughed heartily: "Excellent, excellent. We complement each other perfectly. We'll lay low in Efeng Mountain Range, consume Medicinal Pills until we reach Golden Core, then go settle accounts with Duan Kong Cave!"

After speaking, the two collected Zhen Xingshan's remains, ascended the cliff, took the other people from Qinghe Town away, and found a quiet mountain valley to set up camp.

Watermelon Prince took the herbs, brought out the Pill Furnace, and followed the notes step by step, actually managing to refine Medicinal Pills.

The viewers in the live stream were also excited, and many players immediately left the live stream to seek Opportunity in the game.

Midnight Gao Sou, after watching the live stream, was also filled with emotion:

"So that's how it is. Xuanhuan World has crises, but also Opportunities.

"If handled properly, the original crisis can be turned into Opportunity.

"And it is these Opportunities that give us hope for advancement, allowing us to have a chance to rival the Cultivators of Duan Kong Cave, and the ability to avenge our enemies."

Midnight Gao Sou grew more and more excited: "That wicked woman, protected by a Foundation Establishment evil Cultivator, it's not an easy task to kill her. But now I have a plan. As long as we find the Immortal Cave, get the Pill Furnace, the Alchemy notes, and after learning Alchemy, refine Medicinal Pills for a while, once our Cultivation reaches Foundation Establishment, we can go for revenge!"

It wasn't just the viewers in the live stream, nor just streamers like Midnight Gao Sou.

The news that "there are treasures under Broken Wood Cliff" was spreading rapidly across the internet, and almost all players knew about it.

At first, some people didn't take it seriously.

But soon after, Watermelon Prince actually managed to Breakthrough to Qi Refining second stage by consuming Medicinal Pills, becoming the top player on the leaderboard.

At this, players across the entire network went crazy, flocking to Broken Wood Cliff to seek Opportunity.

At the same time.

Modu, Illusion Dream Game Studio.

Jiang Feng received a call.

"Oh? The servers have been negotiated?"

Listening to Liu Meiqin's report, Jiang Feng smiled.

With servers, he could prepare for the multiplayer online mode, and the true form of Xuanhuan World could be revealed.

"Boss, we should first conduct a small-scale internal test, and only launch globally once we confirm there are no bugs."

Liu Meiqin's suggestion was very reasonable, but Jiang Feng said: "There's no need for that. I guarantee the game has no bugs whatsoever; it can be launched directly."

Liu Meiqin was speechless. She didn't know where her boss got such confidence.

Jiang Feng chatted with her for a while longer about the servers, telling Liu Meiqin to hire more people specifically for maintenance, which would also add some expenses to the studio's financial report.

Hanging up the phone, Jiang Feng pondered.

With the launch of the multiplayer online mode, the entire Efeng Mountain Range and other large surrounding areas would also be opened simultaneously, greatly expanding the scope players could explore.

But too much freedom would lead to a problem: players would wander around like headless chickens, making it difficult for explosive game events or dramatic effects to occur, which would then slow down game sales and reduce the emotional value he could harvest.

"I need to create something that makes players spontaneously gather together..."

Jiang Feng clicked on his computer and saw the latest hot topic, which happened to be the Broken Wood Cliff Immortal Cave.

"Oh? Everyone is exploring the Immortal Cave to learn Alchemy."

Jiang Feng showed a wicked smile: "Single-player mode is great, isn't it? The same Secret Realm, the same Pill Furnace, the same notebook, and so many people can get them, hehe..."

...On the fourth day of the Ancient Style Game Competition.

"mystical world: the rise of the weak" announced that it would launch its multiplayer online mode, with global servers, tomorrow.

As soon as the news broke, countless players were in an uproar.