Outside the plains, above the teleportation gate, Chen Tian's figure slowly appeared. He looked at his own body with a calm expression. He had died once more, costing him a total of four years of his lifespan.
Chen Tian had never expected the Blazing Sun Blood Forest Leopard to evolve. This was different from the panel displayed on the interface earlier. If he had known, he wouldn't have fought it. Now that the opponent had evolved, even if Chen Tian activated his skill "The Stronger I Fight, The Stronger I Become" to boost his strength by a thousand percent, he still wouldn't be able to reach the opponent's level.
Chen Tian spoke, "Damn the game's settings! Why doesn't the interface show these things? Otherwise, why would I go fight it?"
It wasn't Chen Tian's fault entirely. It was because Chen Tian didn't read the game's update announcements. The evolution method of the Blazing Sun Blood Forest Leopard had already been written in the update announcement by the officials. Every time the game or map was updated, the boss monsters and dungeons were meticulously recorded in the game update announcements. Chen Tian was the kind of player who didn't read the update content, so he naturally suffered the consequences.
(This refers to the author, who never reads update announcements and can't keep up with the times.)
Chen Tian then opened the map and began to examine it. He couldn't accept dying twice in a row. He had to defeat the monster. He decided to go level up first and then come back to defeat it. Even if it had evolved, Chen Tian would still have a chance to fight it once his level increased.
He then looked at the surrounding maps. Chen Tian's expression became serious as he looked at the nearby leveling areas. He then turned his gaze to a map in the upper right corner, which was called the Crimson Sea Blood Forest. Chen Tian clicked on the map's information. It was a leveling area for players between level 99 and level 30 of the Bai Lie (White Fierce) grade. The leveling areas around Chen Tian were all above Bai Lie grade 30. Chen Tian became cautious to prevent further deaths, not knowing what other trump cards or abilities the boss might have. He dared not challenge higher-level monsters easily, lest he get himself killed again.
He then studied the Crimson Sea Blood Forest map and said, "Then I'll go level up here! I'll clear this entire map, and my level should be enough to reach level 90. Also, my Equilibrium ability will recover soon. Although the boss in this map is powerful, with Equilibrium activated, I can still defeat it steadily."
Chen Tian's figure then headed towards the Crimson Sea Blood Forest map, leaving the Blood Hand Thorn Forest behind. As Chen Tian walked along the road, after leaving the Blood Hand Thorn Forest, a blood-red light slowly opened its eyes and watched Chen Tian leave. Chen Tian was unaware of these blood-red eyes behind him.
Then, he spread his wings and soared into the sky, heading towards his destination. On the way, Chen Tian's interface chimed with a phone call. Chen Tian looked at the caller and answered. The game "Era of Time" had a phone function that could connect to real-life phones, so players could handle emergencies while playing.
The call was instantly connected, and a familiar voice came from Chen Tian's end. It was Chen Tian's sister, Chen Xue. Chen Xue said, "Brother, what are you doing?"
Chen Tian replied, "Nothing much, just playing games, sis. Is there something wrong?"
Chen Xue said, "You're not going to school and playing games, right? And what's this about taking leave for several months? Explain yourself, my good brother."
Chen Tian stopped in mid-air, looking frightened. Chen Tian was most afraid of his sister, as he had been bullied by her since he was little, leaving him with psychological trauma. Seeing his sister angry, he instinctively felt fear.
"That's not right! Why should I be afraid of her now!"
Chen Tian thought to himself, "That's right! Why should I be afraid of my sister now? She definitely can't beat me anyway!"
Just as Chen Tian was about to speak, Chen Xue interrupted him. Chen Xue said with a smile, "Alright, no more jokes. Sis knows you must have your reasons, just like four years ago. I'm calling you this time because the anniversary tournament of Starfall's Meteorite has begun. Sis bought three tickets, how about we go play together?"
Chen Tian fell into a memory. Starfall's Meteorite was a game Chen Tian played four years ago. Even now, it was still famous, though not as much as Era of Time. However, Starfall's Meteorite was set up with professional competitions, and players could choose to participate in the competition to vie for glory.
Seeing Chen Tian fall silent, Chen Xue continued, "Brother, I know what happened four years ago affected you greatly, causing you to quit the game for four years. But four years have passed. Even if those people are still targeting you, you have nothing to fear. Your identity and your capabilities are enough to make them fear you. Once again, appear before everyone's eyes!"
Chen Tian looked up at the sky and said, "Step onto the competition stage again? It's a pity that my goal is no longer Starfall's Meteorite. But that doesn't matter. Sis, I promise you. Who is the other person? With three tickets, who are the other person and you?"
Chen Xue replied, "It's one of my good girlfriends. I'll come find you tomorrow, and then we'll go participate in this anniversary competition, okay?"
"Okay!"
Chen Tian replied. Starfall's Meteorite was a game Chen Tian played four years ago. He wasn't even an adult then, but with his astonishing computational power and strategic planning, he directly led his group of friends to the world stage, winning four consecutive championships. In the end, he was coerced by certain individuals, and Chen Tian had to choose to quit.
This was because those people didn't want Chen Tian to shine. To ensure the safety of his comrades, Chen Tian chose to agree, thus the Undefeated Team and the Radiant Team were disbanded.
At that time, his comrades unanimously said, "Without Chen Tian, the Radiant Team is not a complete Radiant Team. The reason the Radiant Team shone and was remembered by everyone was because of Chen Tian. If Chen Tian chose to quit, then they would disband the team as well."
This was the decision of all of them, and Chen Tian could not retain them. Thus, a generation of a team disbanded and disappeared from the professional arena.
Chen Tian instantly recovered. Tomorrow was the anniversary competition of Starfall's Meteorite. Unconsciously, Starfall's Meteorite had reached its ninth anniversary.
Chen Tian hadn't visited in a long time. During the first four-anniversary competitions, Chen Tian and his team often participated. After the team disbanded and retired, he hadn't been back.
"Fine, let's see if any of these current players can surpass me!"
Chen Tian then chose to log off. Chen Tian needed to return to China. He was currently in the immortal cultivation world. Otherwise, his sister wouldn't be able to find him.
His figure then turned into countless fragments and left the game. In the immortal cultivation world, in a tavern, Chen Tian slowly woke up from his bed. He then connected his consciousness to his clone and was relieved. With his clone protecting Yun Long, there should be no problems. He would continue to experience the vicissitudes of life. When his heart had some realization, he would go and seize the Azure Water Spirit Heart Grass.
Currently, Chen Tian's strength would increase a little more after playing a few more games. Then, those people from the Holy Land wouldn't be his opponents, so Chen Tian wasn't in a hurry. Moreover, Qing Ling had gone out from the Lin family, and Pigeon was in place. Even without a barrier, they could hold on for a while.
For now, they were safe. After all, Qing Ling and Pigeon were divine beings, and the Evil Spirit Race wouldn't dare to confront them directly. As long as Lin Xue didn't leave her home, there would be no problem.
Then, Chen Tian communicated with his consciousness and instantly opened his eyes. A token appeared in his hand, and Chen Tian slowly sent the token into space. A spatial vortex appeared.
This was a pass to the human world. Without this pass, immortal cultivators could not leave the immortal cultivation world and go to the mortal realm.
Chen Tian then slowly stepped into it, and the spatial vortex immediately closed.