Summoning Players into My Game Chapter 747 - 381: The Terrifying Canglan Star
Previously on Summoning Players into My Game...
Red Moon City, Canglan Star.
One after another, sky giant ships gradually anchored at the spaceport, from which hordes of grandmasters and great grandmasters clad in pseudo-tier three battle armor poured out, drawing the stares of passersby from the Four Domains' various factions at the spaceport.
Ever since the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall seized the city lords of the Three Domain Cities and assumed control over the Four Domains a few days back, experts have flooded into Red Moon City every day. Though its scale can't match a Domain City yet, Red Moon City has risen as the premier city across the Four Domains, boasting far more heavenly human realm grandmasters than any past domain city ever did.
Yet today, tens of thousands of heavenly human realm grandmasters are stepping off these sky giant ships, including great grandmasters whose presence alone chokes even heavenly human realm grandmasters with dread.
Such a massive heavenly human realm force would leave students and elders from the old Four Domain Cities gasping in shock and doubting their own eyes.
Within Domain Cities, heavenly human realm grandmasters hold the esteemed status of elders; across the Four Domains, they propel any faction to elite heights, standing as the scarcest powerhouses throughout the region.
A gathering of tens of thousands of heavenly human realm grandmasters surpasses even the wildest fantasies of Domain City elders. And yet, this astonishing sight unfolds right before them, leaving everyone baffled about the origin of these powerhouses.
Bathed in the crowd's intense stares, the grandmasters showed utter nonchalance; upon disembarking, they meticulously scanned every detail of Red Moon City.
"Brother Hank, is this Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall truly the mighty force freeing our Canglan Star? Why does the city feel devoid of any powerhouses?" After probing all of Red Moon City with his Qi and Blood, a middle-aged Crystal Race giant turned a puzzled gaze toward Hank, the leader of this expedition.
Right then, not just the Crystal Race's middle-aged giant, but also dozens of Realm of All Things great grandmasters matching his might fixed their doubtful eyes on Hank.
Rumors held that the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall had single-handedly freed Canglan Star, spurring these guardians from Canglan Star's hidden shelters to hurry to Red Moon City, ready to stand united with the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
Prior to their departure, Soulshatterer, the Holy Hall's leader, had laid out the dire situation to all shelters, making them fully realize the looming disaster for entire Canglan Star.
They'd assumed the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall would evacuate Canglan Star with the Holy Hall. To their surprise, it stayed behind instead, refusing to flee alongside the Holy Hall—a move that touched the shelters deeply, prompting them to link up with Hank and rally elite forces from every Restricted Area shelter for support.
But upon reaching the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall's headquarters in Red Moon City, confusion gripped them.
All major shelters knew the Insect Race's terrifying prowess well. Given how the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall freed Canglan Star, nabbed three Insect Race guard captains, and supposedly snared even a half-step Divine Fusion Realm one, its power seemed immense. However, Red Moon City now revealed only a handful of great grandmasters and merely a few hundred heavenly human realm experts.
This power isn't shabby—outstripping a standard shelter by far—but it's tough to fathom how such a force captured three legion-grade Insect Race experts plus a half-step Divine Fusion Realm one.
Hank swept his eyes over the uneasy, skeptical group and laughed lightly. "I get your worries. Red Moon City looks empty of top experts on the surface, but the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall's disciples are unique and can't be measured by ordinary martial arts norms."
"Not by normal martial arts standards—what's that supposed to mean?" the Crystal Race's middle-aged giant inquired with curiosity.
For these martial artists, martial arts realms form the core foundation of their power. Higher realms mean superior physical attributes; every advancement delivers a qualitative leap, hoisting life forms to new heights and forging vast, inconceivable gaps in strength.
"I'm uncertain about the other disciples from Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, yet those gray-clothed ones possess the power to battle across realms." With a wry smile, Hank addressed the baffled onlookers, "A few days ago, I clashed in multiple simulation fights against a Blood Coagulation Realm disciple at the Realm of All Things from Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, ending in my utter humiliation."
"You lost to a Blood Coagulation Realm martial artist, Brother Hank? That can't be real!" The middle-aged Crystal Race giant shot back, convinced Hank was just messing around.
Among shelter city lords, Hank—a seasoned great grandmaster of the Realm of All Things—sits squarely in the mid ranks. He trails only marginally behind elite city lords in raw physical prowess, and were his strength to hit ten thousand tons, he'd dominate the top ranks.
For a powerhouse like Hank to fall to a Blood Coagulation Realm martial artist—or worse, a heavenly human realm grandmaster—defied all logic.
"I know it sounds unbelievable, but it happened," Hank replied with a bitter grin. "That gray-clothed disciple from Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, upon transforming, unleashed nearly seven thousand tons of strength, scarcely shy of my own. On top of that, he'd broken into the Realm of All Things with a body of freakish durability and commanded ultimate technique-level martial arts; luckily, he refrained from deploying them, or I'd have crumbled in a single strike."
Back when he first approached Lin Qi for pointers, Lin Qi promptly instructed him to spar in simulations against a Blood Coagulation Realm disciple—a suggestion that sparked his irritation, as it felt like Lin Qi was belittling his abilities.
Though he respected the might of Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall's gray-clothed disciples, Hank figured they only truly threatened fellow grandmasters or great grandmasters. No elite Blood Coagulation Realm extreme martial artist could possibly match him, a Realm of All Things great grandmaster, in a one-on-one duel.