"This type of black creature, it only has a mist-like form and no physical body."
"We call this form of monster a demonized shadow, or simply a demon shadow."
"According to our researchers, this might be a monster born from the evil thoughts within humans, originating on Water Blue Star."
"The specific reasons cannot be verified, but the help this thing provides to us humans has been proven through experiments!"
As the images changed, Pete's voice grew increasingly excited.
Under everyone's expectant gazes.
He spoke word by word.
"Absorbing a demon shadow can increase our strength!"
His words did not have the expected effect.
The audience's reaction was rather lukewarm.
"That's it?"
"My strength in the game is already hard to keep up with, wouldn't this make it even slower?"
"Exactly, and besides, how much can this thing increase our power?"
Pete did not get angry at their doubts.
Instead, he smiled slightly.
As if he had anticipated this situation long ago.
He continued to speak.
"Perhaps I wasn't very clear earlier."
"To be precise, demon shadows can enhance all sorts of your abilities."
"Specific abilities!"
This statement caused an uproar in the audience.
"What, specific abilities?"
"So you're saying I can improve my offense, defense, or even movement speed at will?"
"My immortal energy recovery is too slow, I have powerful divine abilities but can't use them. Could this also improve my immortal energy recovery speed?"
"Is it really that magical? Are there any restrictions?"
Pete shook his head.
"There are no restrictions at all. Everyone can absorb it with confidence."
He raised his hand.
A beam of light instantly bloomed.
Someone in the audience exclaimed.
"Isn't this Your Excellency Pete's most proficient divine ability, Holy Light Judgment?"
"It certainly looks incredibly powerful!"
Pete's lips curled slightly.
"Perhaps you all weren't watching closely."
"Actually, my normal release of this divine ability takes 3 seconds."
"After absorbing a demon shadow, it has been reduced to 0.5 seconds, almost instantaneous."
"And its power has also increased by a full 50%."
The audience was dumbfounded.
Even divine abilities could be individually enhanced?
This demon shadow...
Faced with the facts, those who had raised doubts before had all fallen silent.
Instead.
There were eyes filled with fervor and desire.
"Where do these demon shadows exist, and are there many of them?"
"Are they strong? Can we deal with them?"
"Your Excellency Pete, what price do we have to pay to obtain demon shadows?"
Pete gently raised his hand.
Instantly.
The audience quieted down.
Pete nodded, very satisfied with his gesture.
"Everyone, please don't be anxious."
"If I can announce this matter, it naturally means I want to help everyone become stronger together."
"Rest assured, although demon shadows vary in strength."
"We have already mastered methods to identify their strength and deal with them."
"Moreover, the number of demon shadows is unimaginably large, more than enough for us to absorb and improve."
His eyes narrowed, a cold glint flashing within them.
"Next, it's time for us to gradually grow stronger."
"And then, shock the world!"
...
The War God Squad's repeated victories against otherworldly enemies made their fame grow with each passing day.
The people of Water Blue Star, who had initially been filled with panic and despair.
Their mood gradually became more relaxed.
After all, they still had high-tier combat power.
No matter how strong the other world was, Water Blue Star's War God Squad was not to be underestimated!
Many Chinese players directly regarded them as guardians of China.
China.
Also became the place with the fewest occurrences of otherworldly enemies on Water Blue Star.
And the newly built base of the War God Squad became a sacred site in the hearts of Chinese players.
Through several live broadcasts, it had become familiar to everyone.
A Daoist temple exterior, along with a mysterious tree – this was exactly like the Wuzhuang Temple in the game.
And so.
The name "China's Sacred Land – Wuzhuang Temple" spread far and wide.
This outcome amazed the team members.
Which genius came up with this?
They actually guessed it correctly!
Through countless battles, the team members also underwent significant tempering.
Compared to their initial awkwardness and panic.
Each person's combat experience became extremely rich.
Even Elder Tan Yongmin, when operating his magical artifacts and divine abilities, looked like a seasoned professional.
The others were even more so.
Yang Jun, the main attacker, as the captain, was also the one who participated in the most battles.
Not only were his own abilities fully unleashed.
Especially his use of the combat power monitor, which he had mastered to an astonishing degree.
Now.
Whenever otherworldly enemies invaded.
Regardless of the enemy's strength.
No one would panic.
It wasn't just Yang Jun.
Any other team member could immediately use the reminders and monitoring of the combat power detector to make the correct response.
At the very least.
They were extremely proficient at mobilizing energy to assume a defensive posture.
Such reactions and experience allowed them to survive several extremely perilous battles.
However.
It wasn't just them who were progressing.
The invading otherworldly enemies were not to be trifled with either.
From their initial frenzied assaults.
To later discovering that they could not temporarily breach the protective shield of the combat power monitor.
They changed their strategy.
They began to opt for slow attrition.
Each encounter was primarily harassment, searching for opportunities.
Once they realized it was difficult to gain an advantage, they would retreat promptly.
Giving the War God Squad no chance to counterattack.
Although this approach rarely resulted in casualties.
It also led to a stalemate on both sides.
After an otherworldly invasion, they would usually calmly withdraw to rest.
After all, the divine abilities capable of causing significant damage to the protective shield also consumed a considerable amount of energy.
They couldn't output endlessly.
On the squad's side.
The primary concern was energy consumption.
Although the protective effect of the combat power monitor was extremely powerful.
It was also based on the consumption of a large amount of immortal crystals.
Without immortal crystals, the defense would be breached.
Fortunately.
The immortal crystals Lin Feng mailed to Yang Jun were plentiful enough.
According to Yang Jun's estimation.
They could currently last for at least another month.
The team members no longer stayed on constant watch in reality.
Instead, they adopted a shift system.
Ten people were divided into five groups.
Two people were always on duty at the base at any given time.
The others would improve their skills in the game.
Although their cultivation had reached Grand Unity Golden Immortal, their immortal energy had also reached its limit.
However, with Lin Feng's help.
The rare recipes collected by the Master Craftsman played a significant role.
Under the effects of various strengthened and amplified recipes and the divine pills produced.
The strength of several individuals continued to grow slowly.
The areas in the game they could clear in the Tongtian Tower were also increasing.
Although they were still at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal level, they were completely incomparable to their previous selves.
Even.
Luo Luo, through a unique innate supreme treasure-level secret medicine, directly possessed a domain in reality.
Although.
When used at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, it could only exert one-third of the original domain's power.
And the immortal energy consumed was three times the normal amount.
Extremely uneconomical.
But under Lin Feng's strengthening and amplification effects.
Even the scaled-down power far surpassed the full effect of ordinary domains that other normal sages could possess.
And the consumption of immortal energy was even less of an issue.
The individuals' own immortal energy reserves were countless times that of players at the same level.
Their recovery speed was also much higher.
And with the augmentation of the Enlightenment Bodhi Cushion, the Ginseng Fruit Tree, and other auxiliary magical artifacts.
Let alone three times the consumption, even thirty times would not be a problem.
And the domain that Luo Luo possessed played a huge role in its first appearance.
At that time.
The otherworldly forces launched an unusually swift offensive.
The number of people organized was unprecedented.
They had originally intended to break through the protective shield of the combat power monitor with a wave of strong attacks.
And even annihilate the War God Squad.
And they almost succeeded.
Under the powerful firepower, although the protective shield of the combat power monitor could hold on.
The consumption of immortal crystals reached an incredibly exorbitant level.
At that intensity, their one-month reserve would have lasted at most three days.
And when the enemy expanded the scope of their attack.
Directly targeting many Chinese groups allied with the War God Squad stationed outside the Wuzhuang Temple.
The consumption became even more extreme.
With a defensive shield expanded dozens of times, the consumption increased a hundredfold.
In less than an hour.
The reserve immortal crystals were in short supply.
Sensing something was wrong, Yang Jun decisively and promptly reduced the defensive range to only cover the base.
But it was too late.
After only three strikes.
Under the full power attacks of three Heavenly Dao Sages.
All the energy reserves of the combat power monitor were instantly depleted.
Seeing the defense rendered useless.
The team members were in grave danger.
Just then.
Luo Luo's domain proved its worth.
With the domain fully activated, it provided the team members with several times the immortal energy recovery speed.
Allowing them to unleash their full potential and transfer all their immortal energy into the combat power monitor.
Although the conversion efficiency was not high.
When combined with the input from the other eight members, it barely kept up with the maintenance of the shield.
Yang Jun quickly entered the game.
And called Lin Feng for help.
After receiving a massive amount of immortal crystals transferred by Lin Feng again, he immediately logged off.
He poured the materialized immortal crystals back into the combat power monitor.
When the otherworldly forces discovered that the precarious defensive shield had become stable again.
And with a single slip-up.
They were even killed by the simultaneously activated offensive effect, losing one Heavenly Dao Sage.
They could only leave with regret.
And this battle, though they narrowly won.
And even left behind the corpse of a Heavenly Dao Sage for the first time.
The team members still broke out in a cold sweat.
It was a near thing.
They almost got into serious trouble.
If Luo Luo's domain effect had been even slightly weaker.
Or if someone's output had been less.
The shield would have been breached.
Without the protection of the powerful defensive shield, the ten Grand Unity Golden Immortals, no matter how strong they were.
Would certainly not have been a match for three Heavenly Dao Sages.
And if they couldn't hold on,
Then Water Blue Star as a whole would have been declared fallen into the hands of the otherworld.
At that time.
Even if Lin Feng abandoned his opportunities in the game and returned to reality.
And even if he managed to reclaim Water Blue Star from the otherworldly enemies, it would have been too late.
What he would obtain would only be an empty Water Blue Star.
This was a scenario they were unwilling to see.
"Why don't we recruit a group of people to specifically provide us with energy?"
"The protection of Water Blue Star shouldn't rely solely on us."
Zhu Yan's suggestion had just been made.
Before Yang Jun could even organize the team members to discuss its feasibility.
In the West, far from China, a world-shattering event occurred.
...
Thanks to Yi Qu Qing Huan Ji Liao's Xiuer, thanks to Gu Deng's Xiuer.
The two big shots have spent generously, and this humble author thanks you again!
Thanks to Sui Yuan for the催更符, thanks to Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao for the刀片. Thanks to Zai Jie Nan Tao Lu Bin Xun for the love letter.