"Holy damn… this is insane!"
Super Vegeta crouched cautiously off to the side, staring at the scene before him.
Ahead stood two incomparably colossal existences!
One of them radiated brilliant golden light from head to toe—
it was a Five-Clawed Golden True Dragon!
The other was pitch-black like ink, its entire body covered in dark crimson blood-vein patterns. Its aura was terrifying, and within its massive body surged an overwhelming, brutal force!
These were two True Dragons!
And they were not chatting peacefully—
they were locked in a brutal, all-out battle!
The Five-Clawed Golden Dragon swung its fifth claw, slashing through the void.
The heavens themselves were torn apart, and the earth below was cleaved open into ravines stretching ten thousand li!
Meanwhile, the sinister black True Dragon relied purely on its terrifying dragon body, forcibly shattering the Golden Dragon's attacks!
No matter how fierce the assault—
it crushed everything with absolute strength!
Hidden inside a small cave in the ground, Super Vegeta quietly watched as these two titanic beings fought—
from the ground to the sky,
then from the sky back down to the earth!
A battle between True Dragons—
how heaven-defying was that?!
Such a breathtaking spectacle brought Super Vegeta an experience beyond imagination!
"My Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Style compared to these two…"
"…is basically trash-tier garbage!"
Super Vegeta couldn't help but sigh.
At the same time—
without even realizing it, Super Vegeta slowly raised both hands.
The power of the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon bloodline surged forth, transforming his hands into golden dragon claws!
Powerful Intent once again enveloped the golden claws, pushing their might to an even higher level!
Unconsciously—as Super Vegeta watched the fierce battle unfold,
he began to imitate the movements of the two True Dragons—
slowly, instinctively…
"What the hell is this place?"
Chef Little Tip of Tongue blinked repeatedly, still completely dumbfounded.
Before him stood a massive cavern.
And carved into the stone walls of the cave were—
recipes!
But these seven recipes were completely unhinged!
Each recipe had actually manifested into a powerful exotic beast!
Even a single head of cabbage radiated an aura comparable to a Heavenly Pill realm existence!
Each recipe was equivalent to a bloody battle!
"This Immortal was once known as the Food Immortal, ascending through cuisine.
Before ascension, I left behind seven peerless recipes.
Only those who comprehend the true essence of food may inherit them."
…
Chef Little Tip of Tongue stared at the message and went completely slack-jawed.
"Damn it—so to learn your recipes, I have to beat the ingredients first?
Are you screwing with me?!"
He was stunned.
This damn game was truly awesome!
In his entire life, Chef Little Tip of Tongue had never seen a situation where learning a recipe required you to first defeat things like soy sauce, tomatoes, and cabbage!
This is awesome! Absolutely fucking awesome!
"This challenge—I accept it!"
Chef Little Tip of Tongue didn't hesitate. He ripped off his shirt!
"BOOM!!!"
His massive cultivation base and the Intent erupted simultaneously!
"Intent"
As Chef Little Tip of Tongue muttered softly, Intent wrapped around his entire body—
and especially around the kitchen knife in his right hand!
"Whoosh!"
In the next instant, Chef Little Tip of Tongue leapt into the air and jumped straight into one of the recipes!
"BOOM BOOM BOOM!"
In a single breath—
thirty thousand Salt Warriors, each radiating Sea Wheel Realm–level auras, appeared before him!
"As a chef, if you can't even beat your own ingredients, what the hell are you cultivating immortality for?!"
Chef Little Tip of Tongue roared as he swung his kitchen sword and charged forward…
…
"Where… is this place?"
That old Thousand Hands Hashirama looked around with a confused expression.
This land was filled with apocalyptic traces!
Blackened earth scorched as if burned by heavenly fire!
Countless dead trees reduced to charcoal by lightning!
And cracked desert ground that looked like it hadn't seen a drop of water for tens of thousands of years!
This place was like a forbidden zone of life!
"How did I end up here… damn, this is annoying. I'd better find a way back."
Hashirama turned around, ready to leave.
"Save us… save us…"
But at that moment—
he seemed to hear faint cries for help.
He turned his head.
Within this lifeless forbidden zone,
there seemed to be extremely sparse—but undeniably real—signs of life.
They were calling for help.
A feeling that couldn't be put into words flowed through Hashirama's entire body.
He didn't hesitate.
"Six Paths Hashirama!!!"
In an instant, he transformed—
entering his strongest form.
"Wood Style—Rise!!!"
In the next instant, Hashirama Senju raised his hand, and a massive surge of Wood Style energy erupted outward!
Countless vines spread rapidly, extending for thousands of meters!
But very quickly—those vines seemed to be drained of all vitality, withering, cracking apart, and turning into black powder that scattered into the air.
"Interesting!"
Hashirama's eyes lit up.
He strode straight into the core of the Life-Forbidden Zone and sat down cross-legged.
Boundless, life-annaliating aura began to spread, completely surrounding him!
"If I can overcome this Life-Forbidden Zone…"
"Then my Wood Style power will definitely advance to an even higher level!"
…
Hashirama curled his lips into a grin and closed his eyes.
The next moment—
tender sprouts continuously grew from his body.
The sprouts became vines,
the vines became grasslands,
the grasslands became towering trees—
spreading outward endlessly!
Limitless green life energy began nourishing the land!
At the same time, the endless aura that annihilated all life attempted to swallow Hashirama whole!
Within this infinite gray wasteland,
Hashirama was like the final oasis…
…
"AAAH! Stop it! Stop hitting me!!!"
At this moment, a battered, swollen, utterly miserable figure collapsed to the ground once again.
It was none other than "If You Don't Show Off at the Beginning, You Lose Half the Game!"
"Kid, have you understood yet?"
The one beating him senseless was—
an old monkey.
The monkey was covered in white fur and carried a wooden staff that looked like it could snap at any second.
Any cultivator would see no cultivation aura at all, and its body looked no different from an ordinary monkey back on Earth!
And yet—
"Understand your mother's ass!"
If You Don't Show Off at the Beginning, You Lose Half the Game roared in fury and unleashed his strongest punch!
Forty-eight demonic marks erupted simultaneously, blasting forward!
Then—
"Bang!"
The old monkey casually blocked the strike with its staff, shattered it completely, and followed up with a five-hit combo—
all aimed squarely at his face!
Blood sprayed.
Teeth shattered.
Absolute misery.
"That's enough for today."
The old monkey calmly put away its staff, then somehow pulled out a banana and tossed it in front of him.
If You Don't Show Off at the Beginning, You Lose Half the Game: ???
You beat the hell out of me every day and then throw me a banana—
what the hell does that mean?!
"What the hell is this damn game trying to do?!"
He couldn't even get up after being beaten half to death, his face full of existential doubt.
Out of nowhere, he was sent here.
Then an old monkey suddenly appeared and opened with:
"Have you understood?"
Understand my ass!
And then he just got beaten into the ground!
He tried to fight back too!
But—
forty-eight demonic marks,
and he still couldn't beat a cultivation-less old monkey—
does that even make sense?!
Three days!
For three whole days, he'd been beaten so badly that he hadn't even moved more than three meters!
"Fortuitous opportunity?! This is a fortuitous opportunity my ass!"
Earlier, he logged out and checked the forums.
That's when he learned that first-test players, second-test players, and some elite third-test players had all been guided to find their own opportunities!
Brother Lufei even posted a video saying his opportunity was heaven-defying and his strength had skyrocketed!
Other players were flexing nonstop:
National Server's Number one Ice Mage:
"Can you believe it? I'm learning the Dao of Ice from an Ice Maiden master inside a blizzard!"
Great Yan's Strongest Fire Mage:
"I'm training inside magma with a being calling itself a Flame Spirit—five fireballs at once, hahaha!"
Star:
"Wait until I return—I'll show you a brand-new version of myself!"
…
Comments like these were everywhere!
And then—
"Why the hell do other people's opportunities involve hot girls or god-tier beings, while mine is getting beaten every day by a damn old monkey—who throws me a banana afterward and asks 'Have you understood?' a thousand times a day?!"
"What kind of trash-tier opportunity is this?!"
"Damn you, dog-planning immortal developers—your ancestors, your entire bloodline!!!"
He was done.
Completely broken.
"The fourth day has arrived."
At that moment, the old monkey appeared again, speaking calmly.
If You Don't Show Off at the Beginning, You Lose Half the Game: ???
I've been lying here for less than ten minutes and you're telling me it's day four?!
"Have you understood?"
"I will make you understand!!!"
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"
"AAAAAAH!!!"