Inside the fake Buddhist temple, a mighty war between the righteous and the wicked is happening.
Lu Gao casts his only three-star Martial Spell, Greater Impact*** which blasts the 4th stage cultivator in front of him and even sends the other 3rd stages flying to the air.
According to the others, it looks like gathering skills of higher star levels would be more difficult as they grow. Just by the sight of the number of prerequisites alone, Lu Gao can feel the burden of for the future to come.
Still, each skill is worth it. Using Force* and Bind* incessantly to control his enemies while throwing Impact** and Greater Impact***, Lu Gao is like a walking artillery on the battlefield. His spells can even cause severe damage to the 5th stage.
As only a 4th stage cultivator, he shouldn't be able to do this with much ease as if he were on the 5th stage. To every power, there are consequences and weaknesses to exploit, and for Lu Gao, that will be him being such a glass canon.
Luckily, he has Nee Chen and Xiang Ya to babysit him. For Lu Gao who wants to be independent, this is humiliating. However, at the same time, this warms his heart knowing that there are people who care for him.
When Lu Gao finds himself in a tough situation, Nee Chen is there to tank the damage for him. When Lu Gao's health starts dwindling, Xiang Ya is there to heal him. They are a marvelous team.
However, that's not the same for the others. Excluding Lu Gao, Nee Chen and Xiang Ya, the others are pretty much fighting like a bunch of hooligans with no sense of coordination. It was total chaos! The players of the System's Providence Sect are randomly throwing their skills!
Some players are even awkwardly shouting battle cries, and doing lots of nonsensical things. Lu Gao's cheeks start twitching as he sees Nee Chen munching on a bunch of dumplings as he swings his sword madly at the demonic cultivators of Bones Devouring Sect.
"Lu Gao, get this… put them in your inventory!" His elder sister Xiang Ya shoves him a bunch of dumplings. He takes a quick look at them, and he understands the crazy behaviors of the players.
Lu Gao places the dumplings in his inventory as he proceeds on fighting the demonic cultivators with his martial spells. Apparently, the dumplings have very good buffs in them.
The chaotic fight continues, and despite how unorganized the players are, it appears that they are having an advantage over the demonic cultivators who are slowly retreating as fear clouds their minds.
Where did all of these crazy bastards come from?
Lu Gao no matter how much he tries to focus, his attention surreptitiously lands on the weird antics of some of the players. There was even this one guy trying to cook noodles in a big pot while the battle is ferociously going on. "Is that guy frying noodles?"
Lu Gao watches his qi from the system interface not being able to keep up with his spell consumption. His eyes land on the Dantian Destruction Pill that the first five players received as a gift before this invasion to the Bones Devouring Sect.
Lurker already used one to break through the defenses of this demonic sect, and now, Lu Gao thinks that it is his turn.
Conforming to his thoughts is the appearance of a dreadful aura.
"Hur hur hur~" It comes from the ugly old man standing in a tsunami of mud. "I am the Earth Demon! Tremble in my presence!" He announces as he makes a mess of the players by burying them 6 feet under with his malicious mud qi.
A strange laugh echoes in the surroundings as the presence of an 8th stage overwhelms the players. Lu Gao can feel this too, so he knows a 'big shit' has come to play.
"Big bro, big sis! Go where Lurker is! He might be fighting someone else with similar cultivation. I will handle this!" Lu Gao resolutely says to Nee Chen and Xiang Ya.
Lu Gao chews the Dantian Destruction Pill in one go.
[Temporarily Allowing Access to all Mage Skills!]
[Temporary class promotion is now available!]
"Let luck decide!" Surging qi explodes in his Dantian, and quickly, his cultivation level rises in folds. He sees many classes he can choose from, but he doesn't know what they really mean, so he scrolls them, and with the screen blurring and his eyes closed, Lu Gao randomly clicked on his system interface
[Temporary Class Promotion to Pyromancer!]
[Temporary Allowing Access to all Pyromancer Skills!]
All of the skills of the Mage class are mysterious, profound, and numerous! In fact, in the skill tree of the mage class, Lu Gao's eyes most often land on the many greyed areas where spells lie dormant. The contents of the Mage's Skill Tree are far more extensive than the others, and Lu Gao learns of this through interviewing others.
Lu Gao's jaw is agape as he realizes that the Pyromancer Class has available skills that are double a Warrior's skills! The more ridiculous thing is the Mage class actually has skills double the Pyromancer class.
"Big bro, and big sis! Let me send you!"
With his qi, he casts a mass teleportation spell, Group Transfer**** which is from just the mage class. Lu Gao takes a quick look at the skills of Pyromancer, and he comes to understand it is a class that specializes in fire magic.
According to the class description, this class has the most firepower among the other classes.
"Hey, dumbass! Look here!" Lu Gao raises his right palm in the air towards the Earth Demon, and from his palms, he summons fiery elements and gathers it in a ball. The fiery elements are so destructive it is causing a burning effect on his surroundings.
There was this silent cry in the air as if something hellish is about to unleash itself on the world. Suddenly, the fiery elements in Lu Gao's palm vanish into nothingness as if they were not there from the beginning.
It earns confusion from those who are just beside him be they enemies or friends. What is happening? Is the spell a dud?
Lu Gao utters the name of the spell with childish excitement. "EXXXPLOOOOOOSION*****!" He throws the magic spell with the longest casting time possible and even succeeds in unleashing it in one try.
The Earth Demon who volunteers himself to the vanguard feels the sudden dread creeping on his heart, and from under his feet, he finds it too late that a lot of fire elements have already gathered. It explodes on the Earth Demon without mercy. The demonic cultivators beside him turn to ash at the merciless attack.
If the Earth Demon still has flesh, he would be sweating quite badly already from that destruction. He turns his eyes to the child who is the cause of this commotion. The Earth Demon barely is able to protect himself by sacrificing his Earth Essence. While at it, he hides under the cover of the earth deciding to assassinate the sudden expert on the battlefield.
Lu Gao starts laughing with glee at the destruction he is capable of. "Ha ha ha ha! I am the Hyper Super Blast General! Tremble at the face of my power!"
Proceeding to annihilate the army of the enemy, he starts throwing his spells in wanton destruction not caring about the players that catch on the friendly fire.
"Pyromancer Skill— Sacred Ash*****" He stomps his foot causing the demonic cultivators 12 meters around him to burn even including their souls.
"Pyromancer Skill— Rings of Immolation*****" Destructive fire surrounds him in a circle as if a barrier against everyone who tries to attack him. Those who try to touch the 'ring' ends up burning until only bones are left from them.
"Pyromancer Skill— Meteor Fall*****" He raises his arms to the sky reciting a long ass chant. However, the waiting time is not as long as the Explosion***** Spell.
The roof above with barrier formations and barrier formations on top of them crumbles as a meter twice the size of the temple descends on them.
The Earth Demon is speechless. This is too much firepower. With his every bit of qi and cultivation, he summons pillars of the earth to resist the meteor. He is able to succeed, however, by doing so, he reveals his position to Lu Gao.
"Ha ha! The first time, I did it in silent casting, so it is a little bit weak."
The Earth Demon doesn't know why, but an ominous premonition appears in his mind.
And Lu Gao's next actions prove it to be true.
"Pyromancer Skill— Binding Flames!" The Earth Demons feels his own soul burning, and from his very essence, chains start stretching themselves outwards and bind him in his place.
Lu Gao raises his right palm in the air towards the Earth Demon, and from his palms, he summons fiery elements and gathers it in a ball. Except for this time, Lu Gao starts chanting.
"The suns above guide me. The flames of the earth guide me…"
It is a very familiar sight, which induces the Earth Demon the image of what is ought to happen next.
"With the flames of eons past, I shall summon the greatest eruption of vigor to this world… A torch in which the gods will celebrate and the mortals shall behold with awe…"
The Earth Demon sees Lu Gao's pious expression, and this alarms him that he should just fuck off.
"Burning, blazing, bleeding flames of the universe… heed my call!"
Though the Earth Demon has the highest survival ability among his peers, he would rather not feel pain.
"EXXXPLOOOOOOSION*****!"