Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 909 - 255: Overlord Sword Chooses Its Master, Forum Legends

"Three thousand years, and finally an adapter who can withstand my sharpness. Touch the sword hilt, and you will receive the power to split the heavens and the earth... if you dare."

The oppressive aura swept over, and a domineering voice rang in his ears.

But Qiao Wu thought the Overlord Sword was like a fool.

Like a con artist still trying to write a screenplay while he, the audience, had already seen the finale.

Qiao Wu found himself still observing, but taking no action.

Suddenly, the Overlord Sword trembled, and light and shadows engulfed the sword body.

Countless breathtaking scenes played in the light and shadow like a carousel.

In the first scene, on a Purgatory battlefield, the Overlord Sword pierced through a kilometer-long Ancient Demon Dragon.

Dragon Blood poured like a celestial river, each droplet corroding the ground into bottomless pits.

The sword bearer stood upon the dragon's head, and with a twist of the sword's edge, the entire continental plate cracked, magma gushing out to form new mountain ranges.

The scene shifted to the depths of the starry sky, where the Overlord Sword hovered among shattered galaxies.

Around the sword, six severed Stars orbited, their blazing Star Core energy entwined around the blade like a tamed pet.

This was when the Overlord Sword suddenly slashed, cleaving a horrifying giant beast of the starry sky into two, the wound mirror-smooth.

The scene shifted once more to an ancient altar's center, where millions of warriors bowed, and the sword bearer stood at the Peak, splitting the clouds with a single sword stroke, lightning winding around the blade.

Then, amidst blinking movements, the sword bearer clashed with a towering golden statue that reached the heavens.

Each collision caused the world to tremble, and ultimately, the statue's head was severed, falling and transforming into countless Meteors, with the Divine Blood smeared on the sword edge being gradually magnified in the images.

All scenes were accompanied by a heart-piercing sword song, with Qiao Wu constantly feeling as if a voice whispered in his ear:

"Hold me... You'll have it all... Master the supreme power."

But knowing the truth, he couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Hearing Qiao Wu's laughter, the image around the Overlord Sword suddenly dispersed.

"Poor little guy, with fingers frozen stiff can't even hold a weapon? Don't worry, I'll warm your palms."

"You pretend so well," Qiao Wu couldn't help but mock in his heart.

This broken weapon, though saying it has a Hunting Level of 103, to Qiao Wu it's just a transitional weapon even if brought back to the village.

Far inferior to the Rune Resonance Weapon forged in his village.

The only valuable part might be the materials, and the massive evolution points and sacrificial power gains from defeating it.

But the problem is, he clearly doesn't have the ability to defeat the Overlord Sword.

The Overlord Sword stands without moving, and he can't break its defense.

His Main Life Soul is the Eagle-Headed Demon.

In a real fight, he'd only end up getting beaten, surely sent back to the village, locked in the Little Black room for an hour.

Continuing to act with the Overlord Sword was even more pointless.

The Overlord Sword needed to draw strength from the host's Suffering, but Qiao Wu didn't like pain, whether physical or mental.

Enduring pain during a performance would be too torturous.

As a player from the Exploration Faction, the greatest pleasure is on the journey of exploration; fighting and killing are not acceptable, so what use is the Overlord Sword to him?

Thinking of this, Qiao Wu ignored the Overlord Sword and began to ponder how to profit from it.

At this moment, a spirit light suddenly flashed in his mind.

The Overlord Sword liked to draw strength from pain.

Speaking of pain, one couldn't help but think of the Suffering Brothers among the village players.

These two might be low-key, but they were quite famous on the forums, especially known among veteran players.

He learned about these two players while browsing early popular posts on the forum.

Their fame dates back a year.

When the Alchemist Guild was just established, they developed the first generation of the gene seed to profit from players.

It caused a stir on the forum as soon as it appeared.

Back then, veteran players didn't have as many functions available as now, and the Cultivation Battle Skills feature wasn't online yet.

There were only three ways to gain Body Refining Experience.

The first method was physical training, which provided trivial Body Refining Experience, seen as Invalid growth.

The second method involved converting sacrificial power to Body Refining Experience at a 1:1 ratio, which was quite expensive.

The third method was eating Spirit Plants, considered the most luxurious way to gain Body Refining Experience by veteran players. Without Spirit Meal back then, many players chose this route for the taste of Spirit Plants, though it was costly.

The appearance of gene seeds made players see the possibility of saving sacrificial power to gain Body Refining Experience.

A single gene seed brought about a cost price plus 15% extra Body Refining Experience.

Unfortunately, the first generation of gene seeds had severe side effects.

Consumption would severely damage the body.

The most terrifying thing was the intense pain caused by consuming gene seeds, harder to endure than death.

Especially after a player purchased and consumed it, then cursed on the forum, veteran players dared not easily attempt the extreme pain caused by gene seeds.

However, two players were exceptions.

They were considered legends in the eyes of veteran players, early iconic figures on the forum.

To save sacrificial power expenses, they behaved like the bravest of brave men, choosing to withstand the pain and consume gene seeds.

They wanted to gain an advantage in growth and outpace other players.

There was once a statement due to forum comments: "The earnings aren't enough, so increase the quantity. You think we're fools, but killing Evil Spirits earns me pennies, showing off my gene seeds earns more Body Refining Experience than you earn from a day's hunt of Evil Spirits."