Qin Shilei turned his attention to the system's rankings and the world chat system, as the specific combat power would be tested later.
He opened the ranking list on the system panel.
Immediately, Qin Shilei was flooded with system prompts.
"Congratulations to Qin Shilei for reaching the Silver realm and ranking first on the Cultivation Ranking. Would you like to hide your name or use a nickname?"
"Congratulations to Qin Shilei for reaching twenty-one reputation points and ranking ninth on the Reputation Ranking. Would you like to hide your name or use a nickname?"
Qin Shilei pondered for a moment and chose to display his real name.
The cultivation ranking list included the top one hundred members.
First place: Qin Shilei, Cultivation: Silver One Star.
Second place: Caesar the Great, Cultivation: Black Iron Eight Stars.
Third place: Steve, Cultivation: Black Iron Eight Stars.
Fourth place: Mary, Cultivation: Black Iron Seven Stars.
Fifth place: Ito Hirobumi, Cultivation: Black Iron Seven Stars.
Sixth place: Kim Chang-tae, Cultivation: Black Iron Six Stars.
Seventh place: Gu Zixuan, Cultivation: Black Iron Six Stars.
Eighth place: Zeus, Cultivation: Black Iron Six Stars.
Ninth place: Apollo, Cultivation: Black Iron Six Stars.
Tenth place: Ye Litian, Cultivation: Black Iron Five Stars.
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[Reputation Ranking]
First place: Caesar the Great, Reputation: 109
Second place: Zeus, Reputation: 75
Third place: Ye Litian, Reputation: 68
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[Note: Reputation is gained by killing otherworldly beings.]
[The top one hundred on the list, while within the Blue Star's range, will receive the blessing of this world's power, providing attribute suppression against otherworldly creatures.]
Upon seeing the system's prompt, Qin Shilei finally understood that his twenty-one reputation points were earned from killing the Scythe Beetles.
From the system's hints, it was evident that being first on the cultivation ranking allowed him to suppress the attributes of otherworldly creatures by ten percent when facing them.
Ranking ninth on the reputation list allowed him to suppress otherworldly creatures by five percent.
At this moment, the world channel and national channels were in an uproar.
"Qin Shilei, this name clearly belongs to our Great Xia nation. Truly remarkable."
"Nonsense, this must be from our Goryeo nation."
"What are you arguing about? This is just temporarily first place. For overall strength, you have to look at our Beautiful Country."
"He must be a general, advancing so quickly by exploiting his subordinates. What's there to brag about?"
"Damn capitalists! I've been killing zombies day and night like a devoted player, and I've only just touched the edge of the Black Iron realm."
"Tian Zhu nation is number one in the universe. You should all quickly bow down and surrender!"
"Long live the Empire on which the sun never sets."
"Great Bear Nation, the eternal battle nation, will eventually stand at the pinnacle of the world again."
"Let me say this quietly, it seems like there's an invasion from another world. Should we unite to resist the foreign enemies together?"
"The zombies have already pushed everyone to their limits. Now creatures from other worlds are joining the fray. Do they want us to live?"
"To resist foreign enemies, let's form an alliance, using the pre-apocalypse United Nations as a framework. Our Beautiful Country will be a permanent member of the Security Council."
"Get lost! It's the apocalypse, and your Beautiful Country still wants to dominate the world?"
"Which country are you from? State your name."
"What? Are you trying to pick a fight with me? Come at me if you dare."
Qin Shilei had been busy killing zombies and hadn't paid attention to the chat channels for a long time. He hadn't expected so many foreign trolls.
He opened the national channel again, where people were also discussing the rankings.
"Qin Shilei has truly brought glory to our Great Xia nation by being the first to advance to the Silver realm."
"I was just congratulating myself on advancing to the Black Iron realm, and I didn't expect a great master to already be Silver..."
"Did he really use all the crystal cores from the entire army to advance to Silver? Do we have a Great General named Qin in Great Xia?"
"Qin Shilei, male, currently the commander of the Rock Solid Battle Group in Nanzhuang City, with over a thousand members and unfathomable strength. He was rumored to have killed five Tyrants in ten seconds, slain a Zombie King amidst thousands of mutated zombies, and survived several minutes of artillery bombardment at the Luyang Bridge defense. I don't know if he's the first person to reach the Silver realm according to the system."
"Killing Tyrants and Zombie Kings, I don't doubt that at all. But surviving several minutes of artillery bombardment? Isn't that a bit exaggerated?"
"I can vouch for this. The person upstairs is not lying. I was one of the artillerymen. To add, I was just following orders. I hope the great master will not seek revenge."
Following this, there were many requests to join his group, pleas for help, demands for protection, and wishes for Qin Shilei to lead them to conquer Blue Star.
Qin Shilei saw the tone of the chat channel gradually change. He casually closed the channel and walked out of the room.
An Qian and the others had been guarding outside the door. Seeing the door open, they all turned their gazes towards him.
"Shilei, well done!" An Qian looked at Qin Shilei with shining eyes.
"Brother Qin, congratulations on being the first to advance to Silver," Zhang Xiaoli said, looking at her beloved with admiration.
Zhang Qiang and the others also offered their congratulations.
"You guarded me all night, you must be tired. Go get some rest. Tomorrow, I'll let you witness the attack methods of the Silver realm."
Qin Shilei nodded at everyone and said with a smile.
Zhang Qiang and the others dispersed and returned to their rooms to rest.
Before leaving, An Qian and Zhang Xiaoli both gave Qin Shilei a deep look, as if hinting at something.
Qin Shilei felt a headache coming on.
Because the two women were still hesitant and refused to sleep together in the same bed.
Now that both women were hinting for him to visit them, he felt truly unable to be in two places at once.
He glanced at the rooms next to each other and hesitated for a moment before turning back into his own room.
Back in his room, Qin Shilei proceeded to refresh himself.
[Perform attribute refresh?]
[Refresh.]
Uninterested in Women (Red): With no women in his heart, his blade naturally strikes true. The longer one remains uninterested in women, the higher the combat power increases, up to a tenfold increase.
Crystal Palace (Purple): Carry a stunningly beautiful Crystal Palace with you. Only females other than the host are allowed entry.
Sword Master (Gold): Possesses extraordinary comprehension of the Way of the Sword. The power of any sword-based combat technique is doubled. There is a high probability of reaching the pinnacle of the Way of the Sword.
A Gold attribute, finally!
Qin Shilei naturally chose Sword Master, the Gold attribute.
Although the Crystal Palace attribute was also very appealing to normal men.
However, Gold attributes were rare and elusive. Qin Shilei felt that it was acceptable to occasionally not be a normal man.
As Qin Shilei's hand grasped Blood Soul, he instantly felt a sense of closeness to the sword in his hand, as if it were a companion he had known for a thousand years.
A feeling arose in his heart that he could wield his sword to slay all enemies in the world and cleave the heavens with a single stroke.
With a thought, sword energy surged out of the sword. The sword energy, which was originally only one meter long, grew to one and a half meters.
Qin Shilei took out a lump of iron and swung it lightly. The sword energy passed through, and the iron block was cut in half.
The sharpness of the sword energy was at least twice that of Blood Soul.
Qin Shilei took out the secret manual "Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens" again.
Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens: Earth-grade cultivation technique, with six levels. It can be cultivated to the Diamond realm, and each level contains unique ultimate moves.
[Perform attribute refresh?]
[Refresh.]
Child of Fire (Red): Allows the user of "Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens" to more easily command fire elements.
Command Birds (Purple): For flying creatures no higher than one major realm above the user, the practitioner of "Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens" has absolute control.
Wings of the Phoenix (Purple): Forms a pair of energy wings on the back. These wings can be used for flight and defense.
Qin Shilei thought for a moment and chose the Wings of the Phoenix attribute.