In the next moment, Ian Song took a step forward, and the camera perfectly captured the ripples spreading beneath his feet.
All at once, everyone watching the livestream on their computers and phones widened their eyes, staring at the screen without even daring to blink for fear of missing a single detail.
Then.
Ian Song kept walking, looking completely relaxed as he strolled across the water.
A minute later.
Ian Song gave a light leap and landed on the other side of the swimming pool.
Then, a flood of comments exploded on the screen:
Bro, you’re seriously awesome!
66666!
Ian the God, take my kneecaps!
Ian the God, are you taking disciples?
Ian the God, I’m a beauty—need a maid to serve tea and water?
Meanwhile, at MapleTV headquarters, the tech team was scrambling like crazy.
At first, they’d set up a super livestream room for Ian Song that could handle fifty million viewers. They figured two or three million would already be amazing.
But just a few minutes after going live, the viewer count smashed through fifty million, shot straight for sixty, and kept climbing. Seventy million was just around the corner.
To keep the stream running smoothly, every technician jumped in, but even then, things were hectic—equal parts thrilling and nerve-wracking.
As for MapleTV’s CEO, he was over the moon, grinning nonstop since Ian Song started streaming.
At this rate, Ian Song’s stream might actually break one hundred million viewers.
No streamer has ever hit one hundred million since livestreaming began. Heck, even ten million is rare. If Ian Song pulls it off today, MapleTV will be unbeatable in the industry.
"Boss Mi, our stock price jumped 9.8% by eleven this morning!"
Just then, the secretary rushed in with a data sheet, beaming as she reported the news.
MapleTV’s CEO froze for a second, then broke into a huge smile. MapleTV was already listed, valued at about 2.6 billion, and he owned forty percent of the shares.
Sure, MapleTV’s stock had been trending up, but gains were always modest. Why did it suddenly jump 9.8% in just one morning?
"It’s because of Ian Song! It has to be because Ian Song is livestreaming on MapleTV!"
And Ian Song’s stream only started at noon, after the market closed. When trading opens this afternoon, the stock will probably soar even higher.
But let’s leave MapleTV’s Boss Mi aside for now.
Back to Ian Song.
After his water-walking stunt, not only did the stream hit a new peak in viewers, the tipping frenzy also went wild. In just a few minutes, over ten thousand people had sent gifts, totaling more than eight million yuan.
Suddenly, with tens of millions watching, a giant Volcano erupted in the stream—flames everywhere!
Lee Family tips Ian Song 1,000 Volcanoes.
On MapleTV, each Volcano costs 10,000 MapleTV coins, which is 1,000 Yanhuang yuan—a thousand Volcanoes means a cool million.
But that was just the beginning.
Because the Lee Family account kept tipping—one hundred times in the next few minutes, each time with 1,000 Volcanoes.
Whoa, where’d this big spender come from?
Fans watching the stream were stunned by the Lee Family’s generosity—that’s a full hundred million yuan!
But right after the Lee Family finished, a fan named Long Family popped up.
Just like Lee Family, Long Family also tipped 100 rounds of Volcanoes, each worth a million, for a total of ten million.
After Long Family finished, Wang Family showed up.
Then Ma Family appeared.
One after another, more accounts ending with ‘Family’ joined the tipping relay.
When the ninth Family finished tipping, the Zhao Family appeared—and they went even crazier, sending 500 rounds for a total of five hundred million.
So, the ten top Families together tipped a whopping 1.4 billion yuan.
After the Ten Great Families finished tipping,
A string of new accounts popped up, each with a regional name up front—like Riverstone City Nangong Family, who tipped fifty million.
Then the tipping relay started all over again.
This round of tipping lasted a full twenty minutes, with thirty big accounts joining in and another 1.5 billion yuan gifted. Add in the Ten Great Families, and the total hit 2.9 billion.
Nearly 3 billion in gifts in just half an hour—this was a record-breaker in livestream history, past and future.
Just as Ian Song was about to continue the stream,
Cynthia Murong showed up and tipped Ian Song ten million.
Then Jane Liang tipped ten million, and Big-Beard Zhang did the same.
Then Jenny Zheng and Elaine Yu showed up, each tipping eight million.
Seeing the tipping finally die down, Ian Song nonchalantly said, "To avoid disrupting the rest of the stream, could MapleTV’s tech team please disable the tipping function? As for the gifts I just received, I’ll donate my entire share to support lonely elderly people."
He wants the techs to shut off tipping? Damn, he really treats money like dirt!
God Ian is a legend—he sees money as trash!
Ignoring all the comments, Ian Song kept the stream going.
“Next, I’ll show everyone my qinggong—lightness skill!”
As soon as he said that, the comments stopped. Everyone stared at their screens again, eyes glued, not daring to blink.
In the next moment, Ian Song stepped upward twice, his whole body suddenly floating two feet above the ground.
Then, it was like invisible stairs appeared under his feet, and he kept walking higher into the air until he was twenty meters off the ground.
The viewers’ jaws dropped—big enough to fit a fist.
Whoa!
Ian Song’s figure blurred, and he landed back on the ground. He moved so fast that even the cameras could barely catch him—a white streak flashed, and Ian was back.
At the same time, Ian Song’s livestream finally broke 100 million viewers.
For a moment, everyone at MapleTV cheered—they’d just witnessed a legend in the streaming world.
Back on the ground, Ian Song continued: “Earlier, I mentioned martial artist realms. Now, let me explain what kind of power each realm really gives you!”
This time, Ian Song explained while showing off his skills, giving a full-on demo for over an hour.
The Innate Ninth Layer is currently the highest martial realm. At this level, you can live nearly two hundred years, your true qi is massive and pure, and you can form an external qi-armor so tough bullets can barely pierce it!
Then, Ian Song whipped out a handgun. With everyone watching in shock, he pressed the barrel to his temple and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
There was a metallic clang as the bullet bounced right off.