But the points Happy gained from killing Myth Realm martial artists was a whooping four points, because aside from Jinjiu and Yinshi, Happy also killed two evil cult elites who were at the initial stage of Myth Realm and whose strength were below Priest Xi Yin while he was on the plains.
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"There're so many great people around…"
Once the International Influential Rank of the Strong appeared, not only did it swiftly catch the attention of those in the western countries, it also caught China's attention.
For the first time, the Chinese were triggered by the foreign martial artists.
"The foreigners can also kill Myth Realm martial artists?"
"That's a lie, right?'
"Is the martial art system in other countries that strong?"
The internet was in a ruckus.
There might not be many full sets of fourth-echelon demon vessels listed on the Internationational Influential Rank of the Strong, but that was still a category that decided whether the players could be positioned in the ranking board.
The number of Myth Realm elites killed was also a height that many cannot hope to reach!
While there were countless conceited Chinese players who were still fighting to master Life and Death Realm martial arts as well as obtaining third or fourth echelon masterpieces, there were already a handful of foreigners who had already broken the invincible legend of those in Myth Realm.
This forced some people to have to reevaluate their knowledge about foreign players.
That included Happy, who quickly logged off the game and looked through the Prophet's Weibo carefully.
The butterfly effect caused many of the progression of events in this world to go through unexpected changes.
But right now, the group quests in the Chinese server had appeared ahead of time.
The foreign forces of power had also entered the Chinese server ahead of time as well.
There was also the Prophet, whose name he never heard of in his previous life, along with the International Great People Rank as well as the International Influential Rank of the Strong, which never appeared before. It caused this world to become even more complicated.
"'This is a ranking board that ranks the players based on points. Those who have fewer than eight points will not be given a ranking. They will be ranked from the 101st to 1,000th place based on their achievements and reputation…' This Prophet is pretty interesting." Happy read through the post for a while in his living room, and he lamented from the bottom of his heart. "Looks like someone wants to steal Wandering Know-it-all's job now."
"That's not so simple." Silver Wolf had come over here when he heard about this, and he straightened his body in an unbothered fashion. His tone was indifferent when he spoke, "Wandering Know-it-all is from China, and what he's skilled with isn't all this statistics, but divination. His advantage lies in his Universe Secrets Inkstone. This Prophet will at most only be able to make conclusions online. Their area of business is different."
"That's not necessarily true. If he only searches for information online, this Carlson fellow will not dare to call himself Prophet. This is a flashy title, after all.
"Besides, if he's only gathering information, he will need a lot of manpower, resources, and time. Without a large company, he will not be able to do this." When he said this, Happy stopped talking for a moment before he said softly, "He should be a foreign elite skilled in astrology. His skills will be similar to the divination methods used in the east. He will be able to obtain a lot of information directly, just like Wandering Know-it-all."
"That shouldn't be possible, right?"
Happy said firmly, "It's absolutely possible! Very few people know that I killed Jinjiu and Yinshi. Besides, there's seldom any information online about anyone killing Myth Realm NPCs, but this ranking board has clearly stated more than sixty kills. This person named the Prophet isn't any ordinary person…"
Then, with a dark expression, Happy clicked open the International Great People Rank, which was on the Prophet's Weibo, and clicked his own name. He said, "Also, everyone's data is listed out too clearly.
"He actually managed to get the full list of all the martial arts I imitated with Nine Yang Divine Skill. This alone is something a normal diviner cannot do."
Chapter 886 - Great Era
Everything was listed in too great of a detail!
If it had been out of pure luck that Wandering Know-it-all obtained Universe Secrets Inkston and was able to control the high-end divination in China to control the market, then America's Carlson might have relied on the resources he acc.u.mulated later on and used up a lot of energy and time to create an International Great People Rank as well as his International Influential Rank of the Strong, which caused the people to be even more surprised the further they read into it.
In the beginning, the people were only there to observe the ranking board, but as time passed and they gained some understanding to the ranking board, they felt as if their view of the world had widened up, and they were shocked, because it felt as if there were actually a lot of powerful players gathered in the world.
Aside from the feats on Great People Rank and the shocking figures they saw there, there were also a lot of details that the Influential Rank revealed, and they were things that Wandering Know-it-all never delved into deeply.
And it was about how their attributes counteracted each other!
Aside from their strength and equipment, there was something else that was incredibly important for a person to enter the Influential Rank.
Attributes!
Only when an attribute had surpassed two hundred and forty points will a person's combat strength increase.
Two hundred and forty Arm Strength was equivalent to having the additional power from a highly refined masterpiece. It can allow a person to have unknown advantages in a contest of strength.
The side with higher Arm Strength will have a small amount of damage taken removed from the body.
Besides, Affinity signified its compatibility with the user's body fortification.
The higher a user's Affinity, the more effective he or she will be able to bring out the defensive advantages in their body fortifications and effective defenses, which was the state where they can maintain their posture.
The Prophet made a comparison of the Affinities between Ralston and the normal elite on the Influential Rank.
The former had Dragon and Elephant Wisdom Palm, and his martial art can only be considered normal, but his Affinity was so high that it was frightening, and because of his great strength, which was his talent, his Arm Strength and Affinity was much higher than the normal person. He practiced wrestling in Mongolia for a year, and his Affinity was at two hundred and eighty points, which was much higher than a normal person's Arm Strength.
The Influential Rank elite used as a comparison with Ralston was China's Barren Murderer.
After all, the martial arts they practiced allowed them to clearly display the effects of these two great attributes.
Barren Murderer had Undying King of Abyss Art, which was even stronger than Dragon and Elephant Wisdom Palm. At Grandmaster Realm, Undying King of Abyss Art's highest defense was four hundred more points compared to Dragon and Elephant Wisdom Palm. Also, its effects in absorbing damage was higher than Dragon and Elephant Wisdom Palm!
His equipment was better than Ralson, and he also practiced Heaven and Earth Great Shift, which was something many people l.u.s.ted over.
But Barren Murderer's Affinity was lower than two hundred points.
Even though this was not a firm conclusion, everyone can tell just where the problem was from the things the Prophet listed.
Affinity and attributes!
Barren Murderer's advantage was in defense, but he paid too much attention in an overall development because he always wanted to be like Zhao Zilong, who managed to behead his enemy even when he was in an army of ten thousand. Hence, he did not focus all his attention o
n Undying King of Abyss Art and body fortifications that will train up Affinity, which was why he seemed to have all his attributes jumbled up, and there was nothing special about him, or at least, he was much weaker compared to the people on Great People Rank.
Of course, Ralston's inborn Affinity was an advantage that no one was to ignore.
As for Body Movements, the Prophet also delved into this.
But neither of the players he listed were Chinese players.
India's Snake King Gupta liked snakes since he was young, and after he entered the game, he focused on beast taming techniques, but at the same time, he also practiced various lightness skills.
Some of these lightness skills were good at fleeing on plain ground, some good at allowing him to move around in the forest, and some were suitable for him to jump high into the air. In other words, he practiced a variety of lightness skills.
In the end, Gupta managed to easily have his Body Movement surpass three hundred and fifty points. In fact, when all his lightness skills were fused together, he created a lightness skill that will allow him to bring out the most terrifying speed on any terrain. He moved like a wild beast, but also like a ghost taking a walk on the land, and with his skill in controlling snakes, he killed multiple Indian players.
Lion Bear Mark's Arm Strength was at around four hundred points, and his hands can easily tear apart a Life and Death Realm player's body without using any martial arts or any qi.
He can attack so fast that no one can have the chance or strength to fight back.
Russian player Chet's Body Movement was at three hundred and fifty points, and while his name was strange, he managed to easily avoid Lion Bear's attack.
[There is no martial art that is the greatest in the world, only the martial art that suits you the most.
[As long as you can discover your own advantage, you can successfully become a member on Great People Rank and become an elite that will catch the attention of the entire world!]
The Prophet's final words on the ranking board caused people to think deeply.
As Silver Wolf continued reading, his expression turned solemn, and he seemed to have gained some understanding over them.
"The martial arts that suits you best…? It's a new saying, alright."
Happy frowned slightly.
The viewpoint on attributes was something that even when Happy was in his previous life, had not been completely accepted and gained widespread recognition.
'It's brought forward again…'
This was something that should be gradually discovered one year later, but now, someone mentioned it ahead of time, again.
Once this viewpoint was recognized and noticed by the masses, the progress in World of Martial Arts will increase once more, and the second player to reach Moksha Realm will appear very soon.
And players like Chet and Ralston will slowly increase over the next few months.
In other words, once everyone acknowledged the Prophet's analysis and viewpoint, World of Martial Arts will enter a great era at the end of the second year since its launch. There will be multiple elites everywhere, and they will each have their own unique set of skills.
In Happy's previous life, the world only reached this stage after more than three years, but now, it happened one year ahead of schedule.
Happy said nothing. Instead, he s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath, turned his head around, and looked outside his apartment. While he made deductions in his head, he subconsciously tapped against his table.
Silver Wolf soon noticed this scene.
"The elites in the world haven't begun contacting and connecting with each other yet… Happy, why do I feel as if you're a little uneasy?" Silver Wolf sounded a little surprised.
Even though Happy's rank was not really at the top on the International Influential Rank of the Strong, it was still fact that he was powerful, and no one will be able to do much against him. Besides, there were quite a number of players, regardless of whether they were Chinese players or foreign players, who questioned the ranking board and stated that it was not a true reflection of strength.
Silver Wolf did not believe that the ranking board was the cause for Happy's unease.
But when he saw Happy frowning and thinking deeply, he gave off an invisible wave of solemnity and somberness.
Even when Mu Clan faced grave danger, he never saw Happy act in such a serious and hesitant fashion.
Happy said nothing. When he heard Silver Wolf's voice, Happy's eyes gradually gained focus, making him appear to have come to a decision. His eyes shone with resolution and determination.
"Big Brother Silver Wolf, help me contact Phoenix Dances and the Three Lonely Wolves. Tell them to come to the base as soon as possible."
Silver Wolf was stunned silent.
He saw Happy get up with great determination and head to his bedroom. Then, Happy said something without even turning his head around, "If they came by before I'm out, tell them to wait for me for a while. I have something important to announce."
Silver Wolf seemed to have figured out some things based on Happy's words, and he asked just in time, "Do I invite Xu Yao?"
Chapter 887 - Sorry, Wrong Apartment
When it was time to eat, the back gate of the University of South China was in an incredibly lively situation.
At the entrance to a restaurant were a group of people who were waiting for mooth, and they held their food containers while they lined up and waited.
At the same time, they also urged the shopkeeper to hurry up and pack their lunches.
"Boss, hurry up. If you're so slow, once you're finally done packing up our lunches, a lot of people will have died!"
"If you die, then so be it. When you're reborn, eighteen years later, you'll still end up a good man."
The shopkeeper knew long ago that this group of youngsters whom he was familiar with will go back to play games once they finished eating.
He moved quickly, and he brandished his spatula like a Shooting Star Spade.
"This is yours.
"Here, these are yours."
"Everyone, don't block the road! We don't have any money left for road tolls!"
"Aren't you Pervert? I think you're ranked at thirty-seventh place in Mu Clan's Sky Demon Branch, right? You're usually jumping all over the place with your lightness skill, but now, you sure are well-behaved."
"Haha!"
While the group giggled and joked with each other, suddenly, someone from outside the crowd shouted, "Rascal! Branch master! Why aren't you eating lunch? Where are you going?!"
"Don't bother yourselves with us!"
The people in the restaurant knew that they were definitely referring to NotaRascal and Puffy God when they heard the titles. They craned their necks to look out.
Outside the restaurant were NotaRascal, Puffy God, and Tea Words. They waved their hands at the crowd while they hurried forward. They did not seem to show any intention at stopping.
"Where are they going? They sure are in a hurry."
"Isn't that Tea Words? I saw him eat during the fourth period. Why isn't he back at the plains?" A boy who was in the same class as Tea Words watched the trio disappear and mumbled.
"I reckon they have something to do."
"What could the three of them have to possibly do?"
Right when the group of people were prepared to turn their heads around, someone with keen eyes suddenly saw two familiar figures appear at the back gate of the university.
There was the plump One Circle!
He squeezed his two hundred pound body into the crowd, and he moved with great confidence, causing him to be an eye-catching presence. It made Rampaging Dragon, who was beside him, feel a little pressured.
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"I say, Fatty, aren't you becoming fatter? Is it because of all the money you're getting? Are you spending it all on food? Will you be planning on cutting down your weight anytime soon…?"
"You already said that I look fat because of al
l that money I got, right? So why should I cut down weight?" [1] One Circle gave a look that said he believed that Rampaging Dragon had a few screws loose in his head.
"I'll go back and talk to the boss and have him cut down your wages."
"Happy isn't as evil as you are."
"By the way, is there some sort of activity going on?"
One Circle was not short. From the distance, he saw three familiar figures ahead of him, and he could not help but be puzzled.
"Rascal and Puffy are also heading to Happy's area. Did he call all of us over?"
Before he finished speaking, a voice with a strange tone rose beside them.
"Are you implying that you're the only ones allowed to go, but not us?"
"Young White… Young Black? You're here as well?"
"Duh. That base is a place all of us from South China Martial Arts Ranking Board rented. We can also be considered as the owners there. There's no way that guests like you can go, but we as owners can't, right?"
"Alright, enough, stop with the nonsense. Just what is going on this time?"
Rampaging Dragon turned his head to look, and he saw that aside from all Three Lonely Wolves being present, there were clearly a few beautiful girls' figures in the crowd behind them as well.
"Is there a major operation, or are we distributing year end bonuses?"
"Bonus, my foot. What month do you think this is?"
"I don't know either. We'll know when we get there."
While they discussed among themselves, their group slowly became bigger.
None of them noticed that the group of youngsters still held their food containers in the restaurant by the road and stood at the entrance with dumb looks on their faces while they stared at the crowd passing by.
"Rampaging Dragon and Phoenix Dances are there as well… Even the Three Lonely Wolves…"
"Xu Yao and Xu Yin… Whew, those two good friends are there too."
Not only were the people in the restaurant struck dumb by this sight, even the boys and girls who were moving in and out of the restaurants outside the university stared at this scene in shock.
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