I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 74 also shows him living off the True Lord's money.
[Rank E Item: Ruyi Eight-Sided Sword]

Who wouldn't dream of owning a weapon that fits perfectly?

[Effect: By consuming only a small amount of mental energy, the length of the sword can be changed at will without changing its weight.]

[Note: This sword can extend up to 100 meters and shrink to as short as 20 cm.]

After reading the introduction, Cao Yu temporarily unequipped "Spirit Control of Ten Thousand Movements" and put the Eight-Sided Sword into the item slot.

He then opened the window, summoned Xiao Qi, and commanded, "Take me to the rooftop."

Xiao Qi quickly carried out the order, teleporting behind him, passing her hands through his shoulders, lifting him up, and making him float off the ground.

As an independent spiritual being, Xiao Qi carries an independent weight—her teleportation and flight are her own abilities and do not add any burden to her master.

Holding Cao Yu in her arms, she flew out of the bedroom window, which had no security bars, and quickly reached the rooftop terrace, where she threw Cao Yu off.

"The Eight-Sided Sword of Ruyi".

After landing, Cao Yu murmured to himself, drew the Eight-Sided Sword, and with a thought, the sword extended to a length of more than three meters.

He then activated the "Immortal Slaying Curse," allowing the "miracle" caused by his superpowers to extend through his hands to his weapon.

His body is a weapon.

Now, weapons are considered part of his body.

With a single slash, he split the air, which was more than three meters high, in two, creating a brief vacuum crack.

The surrounding air rushed into the vacuum crack, creating a strong airflow impact and sound.

He slashed a few more times, testing out his current maximum attack range, which was about four meters—the length of the sword, which was a little over three meters long, plus his arm.

The attack range has indeed increased, but not by much.

Does this count as obtaining the E-rank exclusive weapon?
'The level of evolution is still too low.'

Cao Yu sighed inwardly.

The "Ruyi Eight-Sided Sword" can extend up to 100 meters—once its evolution level increases and the range of its superpowers extends, it will be very convenient for dealing with large monsters... No, it should be more than that.

Currently, he can only attach his superpowers to objects he touches. If his evolution level increases to a certain extent... will his superpowers be able to break through this limitation and achieve attachment from a distance?

In this way, combined with the sword control technique, his combat power will be greatly amplified.

'By the way, in a way, wouldn't Xiao Qi be considered one of my swords?'

Cao Yu put away the prop sword and his gaze fell on Xiao Qi.

Before anyone knew it, Xiao Qi had begun to imitate his movements, using his mental power to condense an eight-sided longsword.

After swinging it a few times, she felt it wasn't quite right for her, so she discarded the longsword and replaced it with a huge scythe. She circled it around her neck a few times, hoisted it onto her shoulder, and nodded in satisfaction.

Cao Yu was a little envious.

Xiaoqi's method of "spiritual aggregation" is truly convenient!

Unfortunately, he is not a spiritual being and does not have this instinct, so he can only envy him.

After testing the prop sword, he temporarily removed it and then equipped the "Spirit Control of All Movements" sword.

Looking at the bracelet-shaped prop on his wrist, Cao Yu let out a soft sigh... He estimated that this prop would be removed from the scene in a while.

Because of flying... Xiaoqi can carry him while flying.

However, in terms of speed, it is not yet as fast as "Spirit Control of Ten Thousand Movements".

……

late at night.

After the boxing gym closed, Cao Yu found Yang Jian.

Yang Jian had prepared two wooden swords of suitable length. He tossed one to Cao Yu and then led him to the practice area.

Xiao Qi had naturally been taken back into Cao Yu's mind; otherwise, with Yang Jian constantly on guard, the teaching would have been difficult to continue.

"Sixth Brother, if you have no prior experience, we need to practice the basic sword techniques, correct posture, and body balance to improve your accuracy when attacking."

Yang Jian casually thrust his sword, and the tip of the wooden sword pierced the air with a sharp sound.

His movements possess a mechanical beauty; you could say he aimed and stabbed precisely, without the slightest error.

Yang Jian smiled and said:

"This level of accuracy is the foundation, and subsequent variations are built upon that foundation. For the average person, it would take several years to master swordsmanship and effectively use the sword techniques in actual combat, rather than blindly swinging the sword."

However, we immortal players are different. With the manifestation of our seven souls, we can almost perfectly control our bodies, allowing us to quickly develop muscle memory when learning martial arts. In addition, your mental strength is very strong, and your memory is amplified, so it shouldn't be long before you achieve results.

But before we begin, I need to ask you… Sixth Brother, you said you'd only attack and not defend; to what extent can your defense be achieved?”

“It’s roughly like this…” Cao Yu thought for a moment and described it as, “Before my mental energy is exhausted, my defense is almost impenetrable. The same goes for my attacks; they don’t require any charging techniques, they just produce a powerful effect upon contact.”

"..."

After a few seconds of silence, Yang Jian said:

"Sixth Brother, I think it doesn't really matter whether you learn swordsmanship or not?"

"Second Brother, you're talking about the general situation," Cao Yu said. "If I were fighting you, Second Brother, I'm afraid I'd have a hard time hitting you even once."

Although Xiao Qi is still there, as soon as Xiao Qi comes out, Second Brother will distance himself. So... when facing an enemy like Second Brother, the only option is to use underhanded tactics—first go up and fight, create a stalemate, and then suddenly release Xiao Qi.

As for unleashing the three spells to cut through the future... his mental strength is currently too weak, and he can only perform the "several seconds into the future" blockade three times in a short period of time. This move can only be used as a trump card.

"You have many ways to hit me, but... since you're improving your fighting skills, you might as well learn swordsmanship."

Yang Jian suggested:
"I'll help you with the basics of swordsmanship. With your superior abilities, just increasing your attack speed will instantly multiply your combat power several times over. So..."

He took out a jade slip from his storage space and tossed it to Cao Yu.

Cao Yu took it and asked in surprise, "Second Brother, what's this?"

"A sword technique that combines 'Qi' and can be considered a 'combat skill' for Immortal players at the D-level. You've read martial arts novels, right? It's something like that."

Yang Jian explained:
"However, at the D-level, 'Qi' cannot be released externally, so the main function of this sword technique is to greatly increase your attack speed. With your cultivation aptitude, you should be able to learn it in a few days."

Why does this sound like the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique...? Cao Yu suppressed his thoughts of complaining, scanned the jade slip with his spiritual vision, and saw the name of the technique - "Fleeting Light and Shadow Sword".

In addition to the name, there is also a visualization diagram and a route for circulating "Qi".

Cao Yu secretly opened the system panel, searched in the store, found the cultivation manual, and discovered that it was priced at 700 achievement points.

That's quite expensive in some ways, considering that E-grade items only cost one or two thousand. Cao Yu asked curiously:
"Is this the cultivation technique you obtained from the dungeon rewards, Second Brother?"

“Yes,” Yang Jian said. “Once you reach Rank D, as long as the dungeon rating is high, the rewards will include items related to the two main pathways. It could be a cultivation technique or an extraordinary gene injection, depending on what type of player you are.”

After a pause, Yang Jian reminded him:
"Your current evolution level is stuck at 11%, so you can't perform the 'Three Souls Return to Body' evolution. I actually have a technique that involves attribute power. You can come back to me after you become a D-level player and unlock the evolution permission."

He ended the topic, reminding Cao Yudao:

"Alright, Sixth Brother, let's begin."

"it is good."

Cao Yu was immediately filled with emotion... Having a reliable older brother is truly a blessing.

……

the next morning.

Cao Yu has already mastered the "Fleeting Shadow Sword Technique".

It can only be said that the level eight cultivation aptitude is still very impressive. Cultivating this kind of ordinary cultivation method that does not involve "mysterious seas and strange phenomena" is basically effortless.

Under Yang Jian's tutelage, his swordsmanship had also developed a basic foundation.

at the same time……

'The extraordinary abilities of immortal players are gradually becoming apparent as their evolution level increases.'

Cao Yu manipulated the "Qi" within his body to circulate through a special path, and could clearly feel that his physical fitness had been enhanced.

His body was as light as a feather.

With a light jump, one can leap two meters off the ground.

If he were to compete in the standing high jump in his current form... the world record would be meaningless.

Moreover, "Qi" is the result of the complete manifestation of the seven souls. In addition to its auxiliary and amplifying effect on the body, it also has a certain degree of ability to damage the soul.

However, at the D-level stage, "Qi" cannot be released externally, and soul damage can only be released through physical contact.

'The D-level stage is the return of the three souls to the body. The Qi within the body will continuously increase until it breaks through the critical point and reaches the C-level stage, at which point it can be released externally... At that time, the extraordinary power of the Immortal Path will be fully manifested.'

For a moment, Cao Yu felt a sense of anticipation.

However, when he thought about the prices of those cultivation techniques in the system shop... he sighed slightly.

At the D-level, there are many advanced techniques that can utilize the mysterious power of the Mysterious Sea to allow immortal players to cultivate "Qi" with attributes in advance, so that every move is accompanied by attribute damage.

Lower-level attacks include fire-attribute burning, water-attribute frost, metal-attribute Geng metal defense, and lightning-attribute paralysis, among others.

More advanced versions are quite extravagant, involving Yin and Yang attributes. In addition to making "Qi" more powerful, they can also extend to functions such as healing, amplifying the sixth sense, and special types of mental attacks.

Immortal-grade cultivation techniques can even involve very weak elements of rules at the D-level stage.

These techniques all have one thing in common—they're very expensive!
Furthermore, the higher the grade, the higher the requirements for cultivation aptitude.

Cao Yu is not able to buy it for the time being.

Fortunately, he has superpowers.

He finally understood why so many players wanted to awaken superpowers and take the path of a superhuman... They could level up simply by having evolution points, without needing any other resources. It was a straightforward and brutal approach, which was appealing to everyone.

Cao Yu went up to the second floor and found that Yang Chan had prepared a sumptuous breakfast.

While he was eating, Yang Chan secretly observed him for a while, then asked, "Sixth Brother, did you sleep last night?"

After sleeping for an hour… Cao Yu replied, “I’m asleep.”

Yang Chan looked at her with suspicion, but didn't say anything more.

Just as Cao Yu was about to leave, she suddenly said, "Wait."

"What's wrong?" Cao Yu stopped.

"Sixth Brother, your collar isn't properly secured."

Yang Chan leaned closer and straightened Cao Yu's uniform collar. After she finished, she smiled softly:

"Sixth Brother, keep up the good work today!"

"……Um."

Cao Yu felt that Yang Chan was becoming more and more like a "married woman".

However, he soon lost interest in it.

On his way to the East District office, he received an internal notification from the Special Affairs Bureau—Lin Ye, who ranked third in the copy test among this year's graduates of the Fourth Academy, had defected less than a week after joining the Special Affairs Bureau.

"..."

Cao Yu was surprised by this intelligence.

Although Lin Ye was suspected of killing Wang Cheng in the graduation instance and was carrying the trouble of the "Wang family", he remembered... Lin Ye didn't seem to go to the Qingshan District Special Affairs Bureau, right?
The most powerful person in the Wang family is Wang Yuan, who is currently one of the deputy directors of the Special Affairs Bureau of Sishan City.

Just being "one of" doesn't mean one can cover everything.

Its sphere of influence is mainly in Qingshan District.

His superior, Director Zhao, completely ignored Wang Yuan.

Given Lin Ye's abilities, if he went to other district branches and made connections and found powerful backers in advance, and since the emperor was far away, it was possible that the Wang family could target him and make him defect from the Special Affairs Bureau... but it wasn't particularly high.

After all, only a week has passed; even if it's targeted, this isn't the way to do it.

'I have a feeling something's fishy going on.'

Cao Yu was a little curious, but didn't delve into it.

He glanced at the system panel... [Negative Reputation +1, Achievement Points +1; Negative Reputation +5, Achievement Points +5...]

"..."

Before I knew it, I had accumulated almost three thousand achievement points.

But Cao Yu was feeling rather depressed.

Today is his official start date, and he must take advantage of the opportunity to reorganize the workplace to turn his reputation around in one fell swoop!

(End of this chapter)