Chapter 658: This Grudge, I Remember!
"Excuse me, farewell!" He Yiming had originally planned to assess the situation when the last stick of incense was burning. If the situation was critical, he would intervene.
However, after seeing more than a dozen smelly feet being roasted in the Heavenly Fire, he turned around and returned to his seclusion without a word, sealing all openings.
But it had to be said, although the Reversal Hotpot City was filled with a foul stench...
The time of the last stick of incense finally passed!
"Brothers, well done! We demon players have finally overcome the Cambrian Ice Calamity!!!" Demon Uchiha Itachi raised his arms and shouted loudly, his voice resounding.
"Ao ao ao oh!" Over a hundred demon players who hadn't logged out raised their arms and shouted in unison, wearing nose plugs.
At this moment, in the ancient era, the coldness gradually dissipated, and the blue sun in the sky reverted back to its crimson color!
Warmth once again illuminated the entire land.
"The wind rises!!!" With a wave of He Yiming's hand, a massive gust of wind swept away the 'toxic foot odor' that had enveloped the entire ancient city!
"Damn, these demon players are just slave laborers, cooking a mixture of shit! Disgusting!"
"Nonsense, we sacrificed ourselves to save the ancient people, you know?"
"Get lost, that stench almost suffocated me!"
"Bullshit, my feet smell amazing, don't believe me? Come over and take a whiff!"
"If I don't beat you today, consider yourself lucky, Mo Xiang, for a clean poop!"
"Hey hey, come on, hit me! Come on, I'll stick my face out for you to hit!"
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In the square, the arguments between the third beta human players and demon players were intense, almost escalating into a fight.
It wasn't until He Yiming appeared that both sides stopped.
"Brother Yiming, these bastards are causing an unbearable stench. Quick, ban their accounts!"
"Bullshit, Brother Yiming, these useless people are worthless. It's better to kick them out and replace them with my cousin!"
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Both sides shouted loudly, then turned their gazes to He Yiming, waiting for his response.
"Demon Uchiha Itachi!"
"Here!"
"Since it's the roasting feet strategy, why don't you create a Wood Release barrier to block the spread of the smell?"
"?"
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Suddenly, an awkward silence filled the air.
"Hahaha, gotcha!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, this is high intelligence?"
"Hilarious!"
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The third beta human players burst into laughter, each wearing a proud expression.
"And you third-generation human disciples, what were you doing during this Cambrian Ice Calamity?" He Yiming asked lightly.
"???" The atmosphere fell into an awkward silence once again.
"Hahaha, these bunch of scoundrels, that's right, what were you doing?"
"Laughing to death, they relied on the power of our demon tribe's Heavenly Fire this time. Let me ask, what were you useless people doing?"
"AFK? Playing dead? Come on, tell me loudly, you bunch of worthless people, what were you doing?"
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The demon players became excited instantly, their mouths firing shots one after another.
"Quiet!" He Yiming waved his hand, stopping the players on both sides from arguing.
"In the face of the Cambrian Ice Calamity, the biggest contributors were Demon Uchiha Itachi and the other disciples! You did well! Other demon disciples did well too! Keep up the good work!"
"As for the human disciples, you didn't contribute anything this time, but I understand. What you need to do is rest well and recover as soon as possible! Be prepared for the next disaster to come!"
"Remember that?"
...
He Yiming spoke fairly and justly.
"We remember! Brother Yiming, we were wrong!" The players replied in unison.
But privately...
"Damn, these scoundrels! They actually said my feet stink? I remember this grudge!"
"Damn, these worker demons! They actually mocked me for AFK? I remember this grudge!"
...
The mutual disdain between the two sides didn't diminish, but rather intensified.
He Yiming thought that his fair judgment had resolved the argument, but he didn't expect that this forcefully terminated dispute would become the spark for a major event that followed...
"Three days later, the fourth disaster, the Pestilence Calamity, will begin! It will last for three days as well!"
"He Yiming, be careful. The truly terrifying aspect of this disaster lies in its ability to inflict massive mental damage on the ancient people and your disciples!"
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Seeing He Yiming coming to her, Mu Xueying smiled slightly and spoke directly.
"Mind Assault?" He Yiming's expression changed.
With the upgraded shelters established by the players, including the large Wood Release roofs that were constantly being improved, the vast fields producing food, and the completed Reversal Hotpot City...
They were, in essence, perfectly prepared for most disasters!
Generally speaking, they weren't that afraid of most calamities!
But...
What if it was a Mind Assault?
Could the players still resist?
He Yiming clenched his right fist silently, but he could only sense a faint trace of power from the Qingdi Eternal Life Body.
It would take a considerable amount of time to fully recover.
"Well, I understand!" He Yiming nodded and turned, walking back to the square.
"Fellow disciples!" With He Yiming's summons, many players who had logged out came back online. Soon, almost all the players gathered in the square.
Many ancient people were curious too, looking over from afar. However, they were afraid of disturbing their benefactors and only dared to watch from a distance.
"One day, I will become like Lord He Yiming too!" The young man with the broken horn looked at He Yiming's figure, brimming with admiration.
"Three days later, the fourth disaster, the Pestilence Calamity, will appear! As the name suggests, this disaster will be extremely terrifying!"
"Fellow human disciples, you must recover as quickly as possible. The pseudo-supernatural power you control, 'Life Without End,' will be the most powerful and the only weapon to counter the Pestilence Calamity!"
"Additionally, I hereby announce that until the end of the Five Calamities of Heaven's Path, any disciple is strictly prohibited from fighting among yourselves!"
"All your strength must be reserved to combat the Five Calamities of Heaven's Path!"
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He Yiming announced solemnly.
"Understood!" The players nodded in agreement, thinking there was no problem.
However, the human players and demon players from the third beta glared at each other fiercely, making a mental note to settle things after the conclusion of the Five Calamities of Heaven's Path.
After He Yiming finished his instructions, he returned to his seclusion to rest.
"As for my cultivation realm, it's manageable. Thanks to the remaining Destiny Points from before, I've already recovered to the peak of Heaven Dan realm! But restoring the Qingdi Eternal Life Body's realm is so difficult! It took me these days just to barely reach the Heaven Dan Grand Completion stage!" He Yiming sat cross-legged, feeling his internal state.
At his current rate of cultivation, restoring the Qingdi Eternal Life Body to its perfect Heaven Dan realm would take at least several years!
To break through to the Yuanying realm again?
It was mostly up to fate!
In simple terms, normal means wouldn't work anymore!
However...
"I'm fortunate to have been foresighted!" He Yiming grinned. He raised his palm and took out a small piece of peculiar soil the size of his thumb.
Soil of Sustenance!
Although most of the Soil of Sustenance was left in the five training towers in the Yanhuang Sect's sect, he had carried a small portion with him just in case. And now, it seemed that it was finally time to put it to use!
"Splash!" He Yiming flipped his palm, revealing another piece of Soil of Sustenance the size of his thumb.
"With one piece, I'll absorb it entirely. It should help me restore the Qingdi Eternal Life Body's realm to the perfect Heaven Dan stage within half a month! As for whether I can break through to the Yuanying realm again, it depends on my fate!"
"The other piece can be buried within the Reversal Hotpot City. By utilizing the power of the formation, it can link to each and every human player, accelerating their recovery speed!"
"Player's Qingdi Eternal Life Body realm isn't high, so this small piece of Soil of Sustenance should be sufficient!"
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After a moment of contemplation, He Yiming took action without further hesitation. He sealed one piece of Soil of Sustenance into the ground of the Reversal Hotpot City and set up an array to link its aura to over five thousand human players.
Even if the players logged out, they could still recover rapidly!
As for the other piece, He Yiming held it in his hand and forcefully absorbed the aura of the Soil of Sustenance, hastening his own recovery.
This approach was indeed wasteful, but there was no other choice.
Putting aside whether the players could survive the Pestilence Calamity, the final calamity, the Death Demon Calamity, would undoubtedly be extremely terrifying. He had to restore himself to peak condition as soon as possible!
He Yiming closed his eyes and entered a state of seclusion to recover.
However, at this moment, two groups of people were gathering in different parts of the Reversal Hotpot City, beginning their sinister, evil, despicable, shameless, and filthy plans...