Chapter 3864 - Chapter 938 - Sixth-Floor Grading
Chapter 938 â Sixth-Floor Grading
Everyone watching the fight was stunned when they saw Garudaâs death. Extreme Feather, Garudaâs confidant, was especially dumbfounded, her aloof expression replaced by one of disbelief.
Ink Crystal and Garuda were evenly matched just a second ago. Yet, Garuda was one-shotted a second later. This situation seemed like a joke no matter how Extreme Feather looked at it.
âHow can there be such a huge difference between sixth-floor experts?â Fervent Samsara couldnât accept what he just witnessed.
Even during the last Continental Champions.h.i.+p, Garuda was already regarded as the Holy Raceâs number one chosen one, his combat standard having reached the Half-step Mortal G.o.d standard. Now that he had reached the sixth-floor standard and fully equipped himself with Divine Artifacts, he should at least rank among the ten strongest experts of the three races, if not the strongest.
Yet, as soon as Ink Crystal went on the offensive, Garuda was one-shottedâŚ
This development shattered Fervent Samsaraâs understanding of the sixth-floor standard.
âWhat do you think of the gap between the Refinement Realm and the Void Realm? Is it big?â s.h.i.+ Feng did not offer Fervent Samsara an answer but posed a question instead.
âItâs huge!â Fervent Samsara answered without hesitation.
The Refinement Realm was merely a starting point for players in the Greater G.o.dâs Domain. To put it bluntly, players who had reached the Refinement Realm had only learned the basics of controlling their bodies: how to make subtle adjustments to their bodies so that they could execute movements more accurately.
However, the Void Realm was a completely different story. Players who had reached the Void Realm could constantly perceive everything in their immediate vicinity. A Refinement Realm expert would have no secrets in front of a Void Realm expert; no matter how perfectly a Refinement Realm expert executed their movements, a Void Realm expert would know everything they were doing. Void Realm experts could also locate and target the weak points and blind spots of Refinement Realm experts in advance. There was simply no comparison between the two groups of players.
âThe same goes for the sixth-floor standard,â s.h.i.+ Feng said, some foggy memories gradually regaining clarity as he gazed at Ink Crystal. Then, he instinctively continued, âThe Mortal G.o.d standard primarily focuses on using and controlling the mind. Or, more specifically, the soul. In Garudaâs case, he has only achieved the âRefinement Realmâ standard in this regard. He stood no chance against Ink Crystal.â
âGuild Leader, do you mean thatâŚInk Crystal has already reached the Void Realm standard in controlling her mind?â Fervent Samsara asked as he stared at Ink Crystalâs distant figure in disbelief.
They were all players of G.o.dâs Domain. Yet, Fervent Samsara could only ever dream of reaching the sixth-floor standard, while Ink Crystal, a girl who was 17 years old at most, had already made considerable progress in the sixth-floor standard. At this point, he couldnât help but askâwere they even playing the same game?
âI donât know.â s.h.i.+ Feng spread his hands and smiled wryly. âI only say that itâs possible. After all, I havenât reached that standard, either.â
In his previous life, the human race had given birth to many sixth-floor experts. Although he didnât specifically know how these experts had reached the sixth-floor standard, he did know about the categorization method of sixth-floor experts. The categorization method divided the sixth-floor standard, called the Realms of Essence, into Refinement, Flowing Water, and Void.
The Three Absolutes in his previous life had all reached the Realms of Essenceâs Void Realm. It was why the Holy Raceâs various powers had always been reluctant to provoke them. After all, experts of this realm were already capable of simultaneously fighting several or even a dozen novice sixth-floor experts. At the time, only the Holy Raceâs royal powers commanded over a dozen sixth-floor experts, while apex powers would be fortunate to have more than a handful.
Everyone from Zero Wing looked at s.h.i.+ Feng in exasperation.
Ink Crystalâs victory meant they had to kill her if they wanted to leave with any tokens. Yet, they didnât even know how strong she was.
It might be fine if Ink Crystal was only at the peak of the Refinement Realm. After all, they had two sixth-floor experts on their team. However, itâd be a different story if she had reached the Flowing Water Realm. Even with the same equipment standard, a Flowing Water Realm expert could easily defeat two Refinement Realm experts. And if she was at the Void Realm standard, theyâd be better off going on their merry way.
âGuild Leader, a message just came in from Miss Jade. She says her group will reach us in five minutes max,â Hidden Soul reported in a hurry when she saw that Ink Crystalâs team was already getting ready to leave. âShould we take action now to delay them?â
Now that Ink Crystalâs team had concluded its fight with Garudaâs team, it naturally wouldnât stay in Plot 079 for much longer. In that case, Ink Crystalâs team was bound to take flight. Although they could secretly tail Ink Crystalâs team, the team could easily detect them once they were in the air, even if they remained invisible.
Of course, they also had the option of waiting until Ink Crystalâs team entered another plot of land before chasing after it. However, theyâd risk losing the team amidst the sea of buildings.
If they wanted to s.n.a.t.c.h Ink Crystalâs tokens, their only option was to delay her team until Dragonâs Crownâs group arrived, which obviously wasnât a wise move.
Ink Crystal could one-shot even an expert as strong as Garuda. Even if s.h.i.+ Feng had the strength to fight sixth-floor experts, he wouldnât be much stronger than Garuda. Not to mention, Garuda was fully equipped with Divine Artifacts this time; his Basic Attributes were definitely superior to s.h.i.+ Fengâs.
As s.h.i.+ Feng hesitated over whether to take action, Ink Crystal suddenly turned around and looked toward Zero Wingâs team.
âCome out! Youâve been spying long enough! Do you think I havenât noticed you?â Ink Crystal shouted, her voice echoing across thousands of yards.
âWeâve been discovered?!â Hidden Soul stared in shock at Ink Crystal, who stood over 5,000 yards away.
Although fifth-floor experts could foresee the future, they could only see briefly into the future. Moreover, they could only foresee events in their immediate vicinity, normally about two or three hundred yards. A distance of 5,000 yards already challenged the limit of a sixth-floor expertâs sight, let alone foresight. A sixth-floor expert should, at most, be able to foresee events one or two thousand yards away. Hidden Soul found it hard to believe the foresight of sixth-floor experts could extend up to 5,000 yards and beyond, especially when they were all Tier 6 players. Not to mention, Zero Wingâs members were all invisible right now.
However, before s.h.i.+ Feng and the others could fully process Ink Crystalâs words, a team of 500-plus players suddenly rushed out of a building near Ink Crystal and surrounded her team.
Why is she here? s.h.i.+ Feng was stunned as he looked at the woman in black armor leading the team of 500-plus players. This was because she was none other than Lunar River, Kingâs Paradiseâs First Vice Guild Leader.