2: A seventh-tier beast has broken through to the second tier!

Over three hundred kilometers away from Yunlan City, where Jiang Hao was located, several military Martial Artists were besieging a Giant Snake over five hundred meters long.

Most of the Giant Snake's pale golden scales were shattered, blood continuously flowed out, and its aura had dwindled to an extreme.

"Tie down this beast, I'll finish it!" the leading man shouted to his four companions.

The Giant Snake seemed to sense something, struggling desperately, but was firmly held by the other four.

"Rumble!"

The night sky was illuminated.

It was as if the entire sky trembled for the impending attack.

A Lightning Spear, hundreds of meters long, hovered in the dark clouds. Immediately after, countless small lightning bolts continuously gathered onto the Lightning Spear from the surrounding clouds.

The Lightning Spear grew larger and larger, its oppressive might continuously rising.

"Thunderous Sky Rend!" the man shouted.

In an instant, the Lightning Spear descended towards the Giant Snake. The thousand-meter-long Lightning Spear, like a pillar of heaven, impaled the Giant Snake.

The terrifying attack directly vaporized the thousand-meter-high hill beneath the Giant Snake, and the Giant Snake's body almost completely vanished.

The Lightning Spear pierced through the earth, creating a crater several kilometers in diameter and five to six hundred meters deep at its deepest point, showing how powerful this strike was.

"Phew, I'm exhausted," the leading man lay flat on the ground, panting heavily.

His four teammates, who had retreated earlier, gathered around him. One woman said:

"Captain, this 'Lightning Spear to the Face' move is always shocking, no matter how many times I see it!"

"Tang Wenzhu! How many times have I told you it's called Thunderous Sky Rend!"

The captain's face was pale, but he still glared angrily at the woman.

"Alright, Old Zhao, quickly report the situation to headquarters. I'll go collect the life crystal."

A young man who looked to be in his twenties, with long hair and an artistic demeanor, said as he walked towards the large pit.

"Eh?"

"Where did the life crystal go?" the young man asked strangely. "Don't all exotic beasts that reach Seventh-Rank have life crystals?"

Captain Zhao suddenly stood up and quickly led his three bewildered teammates to the edge of the large pit.

Seeing the young man find nothing at the bottom of the deep pit, Captain Zhao suddenly had a bad premonition:

"This beast isn't dead! It has a secret talent technique that allows it to Possess and reincarnate with its life crystal!"

Tang Wenzhu narrowed her eyes and said, "Don't worry, this kind of secret talent technique definitely has significant side effects.

Even if it can revive in other exotic beasts, it will definitely not be in its Peak state!"

"I suspect its secret technique can only revive in low-tier snake-type exotic beasts."

"After all, exotic beasts that reach Fourth-Tier already have strong survival instincts and sufficient intelligence, which would affect Possession. Most low-tier exotic beasts only have a few primitive instincts!"

Hearing this, Captain Zhao immediately opened his Smart Wristband, swiped to an interface, and typed a message:

"All inhabited cities within five hundred kilometers of this location are to enter a blue alert state! Send personnel from each city's Martial Unification Bureau to clear out hidden exotic beasts within the city limits, especially snake-type exotic beasts!"

...Jiang Hao got up, went downstairs to a noodle shop for breakfast, and then prepared to complete today's smurfing daily quest early.

He skillfully entered the Virtual Combat Pod and clicked on the 1V1 combat mode.

"It's a pity that the 5V5 team battle mode only unlocks when you enter a Martial School and reach Third-Tier. If team battles opened earlier, I could get 10 points in one go!"

Jiang Hao thought about how he would dominate and earn points after team battles unlocked.

His hands didn't stop moving as he clicked on the Second-Tier ranked queue.

"My leeks, your master has returned!"

The Virtual Combat Space was jointly developed by the three major powers of Blue Star, with the aim of providing abundant combat experience for Blue Star's Martial Artists, especially Martial School students.

Low-Rank Martial Artists could enter High-Rank areas, but High-Rank Martial Artists could not enter low-rank areas.

This was also done to prevent smurfing.

As for low-rank players going to high-rank areas to give away points, if detected as acting, both parties would be banned from matchmaking for 7 days.

It was unknown what technology was used, but Jiang Hao's physique and spirit, far surpassing those of his peers, were perfectly replicated in the Virtual Combat Space.

The network of the Virtual Combat System, also known as Blue Star Net, was also jointly supervised by the three major powers.

As long as one became a Martial Artist before the age of 20, they could register their personal information at the local Martial Unification Bureau and receive a basic version of the Virtual Combat Pod for free.

The reason for it being free was also because all of humanity on Blue Star shared a common enemy—exotic beasts and native races from different Otherworlds.

Therefore, ever since various countries across the globe established Martial Schools,

there has been great support for young people, especially those with outstanding talent... Jiang Hao looked at the 'waiting in queue' message with a bit of helplessness, because his own strength crushed Second-Tier Martial Artists.

Therefore, Jiang Hao's rank was Diamond I with full stars, and the highest rank below Fourth-Tier Martial Artists was Diamond.

Winning 1 match added one star, losing deducted one star, and after ten stars, winning another match would promote him to a small sub-tier.

This meant that because Jiang Hao's smurfing was too excessive, his win rate reached 100%!

This led to him having to wait a long time to find an opponent in the Second-Tier area.

"Match successful. Combat will begin in thirty seconds. Please select your weapon."

Jiang Hao stared at the figure opposite him. From the build, it was a woman, her face obscured by a black mist, making her specific appearance invisible.

For safety and privacy, the Virtual Combat System allowed facial atomization (fogging), so that people wouldn't know the exact appearance, thereby reducing the risk of exposure.

For example, Jiang Hao had set up facial fogging and voice alteration.

Of course, some didn't set it up, such as Martial Artists who were online streamers.

They often streamed virtual combat to attract fans.

"Combat begins!"

The voice of the Virtual Combat System sounded.

Jiang Hao, as usual, discarded his long saber.

There was no choice; without selecting a weapon, the duel couldn't start. Jiang Hao now primarily relied on the powerful movement Martial Skill, Nine Flashes of an Instant, to instantly appear before an enemy, and then used his Third-Tier Peak physique to unleash Collapse Fist.

Collapse Fist was originally known for its ferocity and power, and combined with Jiang Hao's abnormal physique, he could basically one-punch any Second-Tier kid.

Adding Nine Flashes of an Instant, a High-Rank movement Martial Skill gifted by the system panel after instantly killing 100 opponents, which even at Minor Achievement had a short-distance flash effect.

It could be said that the Second-Tier area was completely Jiang Hao's scoring ground.

Jiang Hao was 'loved by all' in the Second-Tier area; often before a battle, people would say things like 'darling' or 'I love you,' like devoted fans.

"Boom!"

A terrifying blow struck towards the woman's head, and fierce winds raged.

The woman's sword-wielding hand hadn't even risen before she was headshotted and then exited the Virtual Combat Space.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for instantly killing a Second-Tier opponent and gaining 2 points!]

Jiang Hao boredly shook his hand. Today was another day of smurfing ^_^

...By lunchtime, Jiang Hao had finally completed his daily mission and earned 20 points.

"Next, I'll add points to Break Through to Second-Tier!"

After all, using the system panel to Breakthrough provided the most perfect Foundation. To reach the Peak of the Martial Dao,

one must have the strongest Foundation!

"system panel, add points!"

Jiang Hao mentally shouted.

On the blue Light Screen in his mind:

[Realm: First-Tier Peak] +

As Jiang Hao confirmed adding points, fifty points were deducted, followed by intense changes within his body!

Jiang Hao felt his blood boiling!

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

His heart rate continuously accelerated.

The surrounding elemental energy continuously entered Jiang Hao's body.

Jiang Hao seemed to hear a "whoosh," and the changes stopped.

But he clearly felt that the elemental energy his body could hold had increased, meaning the power of his Martial Skills would also increase.

With his Realm reaching Second-Tier, and later adding his physique to 40 to reach Fourth-Tier,

Jiang Hao would have the confidence to go to the Third-Tier area of the Virtual Combat Space to farm points!

"Hmm, I'll treat myself to a good meal today."

Jiang Hao opened his Smart Wristband, and a Light Screen appeared.

He found a highly-rated home-style restaurant. After casually ordering a few of his favorite dishes, he began to browse for anything interesting happening recently.

"Yunlan City, Shanfeng City, Bailu City, and other places issued a blue alert?" Jiang Hao looked at the message on the Light Screen in confusion.

A blue alert was usually only issued when there was an exotic beast riot or the appearance of a Seventh-Rank Exotic Beast.

"Forget it, no matter the situation, it has nothing to do with a small fry like me. The authorities definitely have a countermeasure."

"The Martial Unification Bureau is calling on all Martial Artists to search for hidden low-tier exotic beasts in the city? Hmm, this is normal. Since a blue alert has been activated, it makes sense to deal with potential dangers in the city beforehand."

Jiang Hao ate his drone-delivered takeout while browsing the messages on his Smart Wristband:

"Tomorrow, I'll go to the Martial Unification Bureau to register my promotion to Second-Tier."