Chapter 415: Really Cannot Provoke (1)
That night, the guild war officially began. In an instant, Mythical Heavy Industry, ranked first on the Longya Group website, and Eternal Precision, ranked third, invaded the Grandmaster of Heaven Ancient Martial Arts livestream room.
Unlike normal streaming sessions, where joining required an application and approval, all restrictions were lifted during guild wars. Anyone could enter the livestream.
As soon as the guild war commenced, several system notifications resounded throughout the Grandmaster of Heaven Ancient Martial Arts livestream room.
Warning: Mythical Heavy Industry has declared war on Grandmaster of Heaven Ancient Martial Arts!
Warning: Eternal Precision has declared war on Grandmaster of Heaven Ancient Martial Arts!
Warning: Mechanic’s Den has declared war on Grandmaster of Heaven Ancient Martial Arts!
Warning: Gear Power Armor has declared war on Grandmaster of Heaven Ancient Martial Arts!
One declaration after another echoed into the sky. In that instant, the fans of the Grandmaster of Heaven Ancient Martial Arts livestream room all wore solemn expressions, their faces tense with anxiety.
Although they had received prior warnings and had prepared accordingly, donning their armor and readying their weapons, the sudden barrage of war declarations still sent a shiver down their spines.
The most fearsome forces among them were Mythical Heavy Industry and Eternal Precision, two major streamers with fan bases exceeding seven million and consistent online audiences surpassing a million, making them the most formidable in battle.
As soon as the system's warning fell silent, the war began. The sky filled with countless figures clad in power armor, sweeping in and covering half the horizon. The battle erupted in an instant.
Boom!
Energy cannons roared. Shells rained down like a storm, striking the ancient martial arts arena.
The two major livestream rooms from the Mechanical Eternity faction, focused on mechanical new martial arts, launched an overwhelming assault. Countless power armor warriors piloted their suits and began the first wave of indiscriminate long-range bombardments.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
Armor-piercing arrows shot like a torrential rain from the Grandmaster of Heaven ancient martial arts arena into the sky.
Simultaneously, numerous warriors in the Five Spirits Realm ascended, meeting their enemies head-on and cutting down the armored warriors.
“Kill!”
Battle cries thundered through the air as blood and bodies rained from the sky. When Five Spirits Realm experts faced power armor experts in one-on-one combat, they often triumphed, shattering the mechanical exoskeletons with forceful blows.
The six brothers, with the bald man at the forefront, led the charge. They, along with their followers, most of whom were skilled practitioners of the Six Meridian Divine Sword, unleashed sharp sword qi that split the sky, slicing through the armored suits.
Yet, the sheer number of enemies was overwhelming, and they fielded powerful combatants. Before long, the bald man’s troops started to suffer casualties, with fighters falling lifeless from the sky.
“Fight! For Master!”
The bald man’s roar echoed as he fought with relentless ferocity and refused to retreat. His battle spirit surged. Soon, he was besieged by two elite mechanics from the Mythical Heavy Industry livestream room.
These mechanics had limbs and heads enhanced with mechanical modifications that allowed them to far exceed human agility and skeletal strength. Energy bullets erupted from their fingertips and forearms, while they had eight shoulder mounted rotating death-ray cannons. They wielded power metal whip-energy swords with brutal precision.
These cyborgs who were over 50 percent modified, represented the pinnacle of Mechanical Eternity technology. They were experts with Golden Body Realm combat ability.
“Jincheng, Jinwu.”
The bald man recognized their identities. Anyone active for long enough in the livestream world knew of these two by reputation. They were among the top ten mechanical guardians of the Mythical Heavy Industry livestream room.
“Degenerate fool, perish.”
“Kill.”
The red, machine-like gleam in the mechanics’ eyes shone with merciless precision as their firepower reached its peak. One focused on long-range bombardment while the other closed in for close combat.
The bald man held out for thirty seconds, and even managed to sever one of Jincheng’s mechanical arms in close combat. But he was struck by a death ray that shattered his protective inner qi and pierced through his body. Before he could react further, Jinwu’s metal chain whip-sword decapitated him.
As his body fell, it was obliterated into a mist of blood and bone by the relentless bombardment. The bald man had fallen in battle.
One by one, the young man with the yellow hair and earrings, the fair-skinned man, four-eyes, the mohawk, and the thin one were also slain, overwhelmed by cyborgs who outnumbered them several times over. On the ground, the army clad in terrestrial combat power armor surged into the ten minor floating mountains and the central Grandmaster of Heaven arena like a relentless tide.
Four colossal metallic giants, each towering a hundred meters high, entered the fray wielding energy blades that blazed with blinding light. Their destructive power was monstrous. Even Five Spirits Realm ancient martial experts were cut down with a single blow. These were power mechs; the pinnacle of human warfare technology.
In the real world, power mechs were rarely deployed and reserved for moments when the survival of a base city hung in the balance, due to their immense resource consumption for each minute of operation. Many large-tonnage power mechs even required dozens of martial arts experts to control. But in the virtual network world, power mechs could be deployed as long as you could afford it.
Some ultra-heavy mechs that only existed in theory in the real world could become reality in the light-core virtual world due to the unique nature of the network.
“Damn it...” Brother Dao cursed under his breath.
No one had expected Mythical Heavy Industry to deploy one of their trump cards: the four Meteor-Class power mechs. The chains binding the floating mountains were severed as one by one, the floating mountains fell. Energy shells rained down continuously on the central arena.
Buildings and pavilions collapsed in the blaze as countless expensive structures were reduced to rubble. Countless ancient martial artists lay in pools of blood.
The battle raged on, with the mechanical new martial artists, cyborgs, and power armor warriors advanced relentlessly. The defenders of the Grandmaster of Heaven Ancient Martial Arts livestream room were steadily forced to retreat.
They were facing an overwhelming numerical disadvantage. The combined forces of the top-ranked first and third major streamers, alongside the support of seven or eight other notable streamers forced the Grandmaster of Heaven practitioners back again and again.
Zhou Yidao and Guo Zong'ao had already fallen in battle. Su Qianni, Ding Mingya, Brother Dao, and Ren Woyou rallied the surviving ancient martial artists to continue resisting. Yet, they too were pushed back step by step.
Finally, everyone was surrounded in the collapsed heart of the arena. The cannon fire ceased. The top warrior of Mythical Heavy Industry, Crimson Firestorm Mei Fusu, stepped forward and spoke calmly, “Where is Grandmaster of Heaven?”
Brother Dao, covered in blood, sneered. “If my Master were here, you’d all be corpses already.”
“A coward, hiding away,” Mei Fusu sneered. “Grandmaster of Heaven fears death and leaves you fools to die in his place. Will you not kneel and surrender? Those who surrender may yet be spared.”
“And what are you, to insult my revered master?” Brother Dao laughed defiantly.
He charged at Mei Fusu without a second thought. His Golden Body Realm cultivation had earned him the title of the number one fighter in the ancient martial arts section. Training at Grandmaster of Heaven’s arena had only sharpened his combat prowess.
Fueled by rage, his attack was formidable. But it was clear that Mei Fusu had no intention of engaging in a duel.
He gestured, and a swathe of fighters surged forward.
Mei Fusu looked at the remaining defenders and said, “Surrender and you will live. Remove the Grandmaster of Heaven Ancient Martial Arts fan badge and vow never to return to this livestream for cultivation, and you may leave alive.”
Su Qianni sneered. Ren Woyou stepped forward, sword in hand.
Ding Mingya raised his staff and shouted, “Kill!”
The fewer than ten thousand remaining ancient martial artists launched a final, desperate charge as they fought with reckless abandon. This sight made even Mei Fusu’s expression shift slightly.
“This Grandmaster of Heaven is distorting ancient martial arts, promoting outdated practices, and standing against the tide of progress. He’s foolishly trying to stop a chariot with his bare arms. Yet his ability to captivate hearts is undeniable. In such a short time, he has inspired so many to fight to the death for him,” Mei Fusu said, smirking coldly. “Pass the order, leave no one alive in Grandmaster of Heaven’s ancient martial arts arena today.”
Half an hour later, the battle was over. The Grandmaster of Heaven Ancient Martial Arts arena lay in ruins. Severed limbs and shattered walls were scattered everywhere.
“Set it ablaze. Reduce this place to ashes,” Mei Fusu ordered coldly before turning and walking away.
Flames roared, leaving behind scorched earth. The painstakingly built home for cultivation by the ancient martial artists was obliterated in an instant.
In the light-core virtual world, death outside of trial maps resulted in forced logout by the system, preventing reentry for half an hour until revival.
The reconstruction of destroyed buildings required a significant investment. The cost was comparable to that of the real world. Such losses were devastating for any streamer.
Soon, news of the total defeat and destruction of the Grandmaster of Heaven Ancient Martial Arts livestream room spread rapidly across the light-network, drawing immense attention.
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Across the country, countless ancient martial artists beside their light-core pods stomped their feet in frustration.
“Unfair victory.”
“They only won because of their numbers.”
“Face us one-on-one if you dare.”
“Damn it, I can’t swallow this.”
Many ancient martial artists who had benefited from cultivating in the Grandmaster of Heaven livestream room felt a deep sense of injustice and anger in their hearts.
Some picked up their portable light cores to make calls.
“Hey, buddy, log on and help me fight.”
“Haoyong, didn’t you say you like my sister? Get online in half an hour and help me in this battle, and I’ll make sure you meet her.”
“Whoever helps me fight on the light-network, I’ll be their girlfriend.”
“Secretary, stop eating. Your boss is being bullied on the light-network. Go reserve every high-end light-core pod at the nearby cybercafes and get all experts in the company above the Acupoint Opening Realm ready to log on and help me. Kill one mech warrior and I’ll add $10,000 to their year-end bonus. Kill ten and I’ll double it.”
“Dad, I’m being bullied. Yes, in the light-network virtual world. Are you going to do something about it?”
Various calls were made.
At the same time, in the Family of the Sect LightChat group. Brother Dao, Ren Woyou, Su Qianni, Zhou Yidao, and others had gathered.
“Two of the top three streamers had the nerve to break the code of honor and ambush us right after declaring war.”
“This is unacceptable. We need to fight back.”
“Exactly. Let’s strike back.”
“But their fanbase is still bigger than ours.”
“I wonder what the livestream room looks like now.”
“We can’t let this go. Even if Master isn’t here, we need to stand up.”
“Take back the livestream room.”
The group was filled with righteous anger as they passionately discussed their plans.