Chapter 615: Chapter 609: The Poison of Spiritual Qi—Earth’s Second Person!
Ma Ran’s thoughts raced, and the voice of the [Earth Heavenly Dao] resonated in the minds of the people worldwide.
"Hello, Earthlings."
"Please put aside your work for now."
"I have some announcements to make."
As the Heavenly Dao enshrined by the [Lord of the Red Lotus], this voice was neither condescending nor arrogant, but rather amiable and down-to-earth.
Except for a very few people in specialized jobs who couldn’t step away, the vast majority of Earth humans obediently heeded the instruction and quietly listened to this first-ever global announcement.
"Some of you with higher compatibility with Spiritual Qi may already have sensed changes in the surrounding environment."
"Due to the enshrinement of His Majesty Ye Fengqing, the Spiritual Qi of Earth has recovered and reached a saturation point in a very short time."
"For most humans, this overly concentrated Spiritual Qi is toxic."
"Therefore..."
"I plan to temporarily seal this Spiritual Qi and reopen it to everyone when the time is right."
The global populace was dumbfounded.
Since the arrival of the Extraordinary Era, Chinese web fiction has become hugely popular, translated as prophecies in many languages, beloved by readers worldwide.
They understood both the end-of-law era of [Spiritual Qi Exhaustion] and the era of extraordinary ascension of [Spiritual Qi Revival]!
But this [Spiritual Qi Saturation]...
What on earth is it?
To be blunt, no one had ever heard of such a term!
Never having it in the first place is one thing, but the feeling of loss after gaining and then losing it is not something everyone can endure.
Before the people’s grievances surged, their devices like phones, computers, and tablets automatically connected to the internet and opened the Earth Super Forum, unveiling a freshly pinned post less than a second old—"The Poison of Spiritual Qi Saturation".
The main post contained not a single word, just video clips made into dynamic images.
The content was strikingly similar, featuring seemingly ordinary individuals, who, upon sensing Spiritual Qi, began their cultivation.
These people were of different races—yellow, white, and black—but shared excellent talents.
Those who were obese lost all their fat in moments of cultivation, with muscles gradually emerging.
An anorexic patient, skeletal and frail, aggressively absorbed Spiritual Qi, and their pale complexion became rosy and vibrant, their body strengthening visibly as if inflated with air.
However...
No matter who they were, after reaping the benefits from the Spiritual Qi, they all wore bizarre smiles, like drunken individuals, dancing and raving wildly.
If that were all, the negative effects would be somewhat acceptable.
But those dynamic images plainly told everyone—those who couldn’t withstand the Heavenly Dao’s gifts and got inebriated by the Spiritual Qi, eventually spat out all they had gained, reverting to their original selves.
"I will not seal the Spiritual Qi for too long."
"I suggest you all try cultivating [Burning Martial], to enhance your adaptability and improve your overall qualities."
"In as little as seven days, or as long as a month..."
"Once the majority of humanity meets the standards, I will release the Spiritual Qi once again."
With this, the Heavenly Dao announcement concluded.
...
At Guangyu Academy, in Douluo Palace, Ma Ran slowly opened his eyes.
To date, the awakening of the Earth Heavenly Dao was false, as was the Spiritual Qi revival.
The gains from this enactment were all concentrated on the [Ye Fengqing’s Time Stop Territory] medal, greatly benefiting him.
Besides...
In truth, Ma Ran now had enough foundation to manufacture the Earth Heavenly Dao—just by diluting high-purity, high-quality Star Power into a vast amount of Inner Qi, activating the [Magic Child] medal, and transforming Earth into Inner Qi Life.
However...
Doing so would deplete all of Ma Ran’s energy, requiring a long time to recover. With powerful enemies present, he wouldn’t risk the chance of them seizing the opportunity to annihilate Earth Civilization in a single blow.
Previously in the Red Lotus Hall, fortunate humans and animals also reaped benefits.
Ma Ran diluted Star Power, leaving them Inner Qi seeds.
At the very least, even the least gifted could stand out in a small field of tillable land.
Particularly clever or hardworking lucky animals might even achieve gene upgrades, compressing millions of years of evolutionary time into a few short years, evolving into a new wise species.
During the Red Lotus lecture, the "lucky animals" other than humans were mostly individuals screened and selected, generally regarded as peaceful within their species.
While receiving Inner Qi seeds, a notion of "being close to humans" was also planted in their minds, and unless persecuted, they wouldn’t actively attack humans under most circumstances.
Moreover, it’s worth mentioning that back on the Equatorial Stele Divine Battlefield, after the fall of four Lower Rank Gods, according to battle contributions, two-tenths were distributed to other Guardians, while the remaining eight-tenths of experience points all went to Ma Ran.
Adding the experience gained from slaying the Middle Rank God [Ji], Ma Ran directly raised the warrior profession brought by the [Game Main God] medal to the same Tier Twenty-Three as his [Burning Martial] cultivation.
"Basic attributes have increased significantly."
"Now, in my prime state, if the enemies are Middle Rank Gods, as long as they don’t exceed three, I can crush them without injury."
Ma Ran’s thought moved, and the data panel attached to the [Game Main God] medal floated before his eyes.
[Name: Ma Ran]
[Gender: Male]
[Race: Earth Human]
[Tier: Burning Martial Tier Twenty-Three]
[Professional Level: Warrior Tier Twenty-Three]
[Current Title: God Eater]
[Available Title Library: Earth’s Strongest Transcendent (200% Life Value), God Eater (33% additional true damage).]
The warrior tier finally caught up with the realm of [Burning Martial].
The upgrade button beside it appeared dark grey, seemingly needing to wait until [Burning Martial] advanced again before it could continue to upgrade.
It didn’t bring a qualitative change for Ma Ran, but it was not insignificant either.
The key leap in power remained in the [Ye Fengqing’s Time Stop Territory] medal and the [Sword Master] medal’s Creation Inversion Secret Realm.
How strong [Ye Fengqing’s Time Stop Territory] is can be inferred from its name, leaving it aside for now.
Notably, the Creation Inversion Secret Realm function extended from the [Sword Master] medal.
Initially, Ma Ran thought creating a secret realm would anchor it directly at the universe coordinates where it was created.
In line with "no investigation, no right to speak," Ma Ran, during the transformation of the [Fake Earth] secret realm, was pleasantly surprised to find...
The so-called Creation Inversion Secret Realm could simply be seen as space equipment frequently appearing in online novels, like storage bracelets, rings, necklaces, and earrings.
All created secret realms exist in dependence on one thing—Ma Ran!
This means wherever Ma Ran went, the secret realm he created via the [Sword Master] medal would be carried there.
Coupled with the ability derived from the [Sword Master] medal to break time and space barriers and fixed-point space jumps...
As long as enough Divine Fragments can be gathered, allowing the [Fake Earth] secret realm to persist stably, Ma Ran could almost ensure Earth Civilization’s invincibility!
If the situation turned unfavorable, he could stash everyone into the [Fake Earth] secret realm, and they could all flee together!
Then...
In the vast cosmos, where couldn’t they go?
Unfortunately, the consumption of a super-large stable secret realm is astronomical.
Ma Ran needs more "Divine Fragments" to complete this plan!
...
Three days later.
Bang!
A dazzling fiery red lotus bloomed in the sky.
Inside Douluo Palace, the heat wave surged, and fierce winds shot around, creating many pits in the otherwise smooth ground.
Clang!
With a Tang Blade, Ma Ran deflected the terrifying, exaggerated Great Halberd of Su Qiangwei, as the tattered sleeve on his right arm was enveloped by a pale flame, healing at a visible speed during the burn.
"You have progressed quickly."
Ma Ran looked at Su Qiangwei, saying seriously, "In terms of comprehensive combat power, you’re already ranked second on Earth."
"Let’s call it a day for now."
"There’s something I need you to do."
