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"Junior Brother Qin Su, we've arrived at the Virtual Training Center."

Zhao Longshan turned to look at Qin Su, and then he was slightly taken aback.

For some reason, after walking for only ten minutes, he felt that Qin Su was different again, and he even felt a sense of threat from Qin Su.

This puzzled him greatly.

Qin Su was merely a mid-level martial artist, and his mental strength was only at the first level. In contrast, his martial arts realm and mental strength far surpassed Qin Su's.

But why does Qin Su make him feel threatened?

"Junior Brother Qin Su, I have a feeling that you've gotten stronger in just a short while. Is that just my imagination?"

Zhao Longshan looked at Qin Su with a puzzled expression.

Upon hearing this, Qin Su also snapped out of the shock brought by the movement technique.

He just smiled and was about to answer Zhao Longshan when the system's voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

【Ding! 】

[Host detected arriving at the Starry Sky City Virtual Training Center. The Virtual Training Center is the culmination of years of research by the National Martial Arts Bureau. As one of Starry Sky City's most important facilities, it is also the most crucial training base for Starry Sky City's martial artists. If you can make a name for yourself here, you will likely gain a very high status in Starry Sky City.]

[Task issued: Conduct virtual training and climb to the top of the training center's rookie leaderboard!]

[Task Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (All martial artists who can enter Starfall City are geniuses, and those who can make a name for themselves on the training center's rookie list are one in a million. Even the natives of Starfall City who want to make a name for themselves on the list will make ample preparations before attempting to climb it. For the host to want to make it on the list as a newcomer is nothing short of a pipe dream.)]

[Mission Reward: Comeback Points. (Note: The higher the score you get after completing the mission, the more Comeback Points you will receive, up to a maximum of ten million. Strive for a higher score!)]

Looking at the system panel that only he could see, Qin Su took a deep breath.

I just went through a crazy upgrade and haven't even had time to familiarize myself with my current strength, and now a new task has come up.

The system is really afraid that its "comeback" isn't fast enough...

"Junior Qin Su, Junior Qin Su?"

Seeing that Qin Su was just standing there blankly and didn't respond, Zhao Longshan couldn't help but raise his hand and wave it in front of Qin Su's eyes.

Qin Su's gaze refocused, and then he looked at Zhao Longshan, asking curiously, "Brother Zhao, I heard that the virtual training center has some kind of rookie ranking list, what is that?"

Zhao Longshan was surprised that he knew about the Rising Star Ranking so soon after arriving in Xinghan City. He gave him a deep look before explaining:

"The Rookie Ranking is based on the number and quality of Source Beasts killed during training. It evaluates a martial artist's overall strength based on a combination of performances. Those who make the list are undoubtedly the best among the newcomers in Starry Sky City. Moreover, the Rookie Ranking compiles the overall strength of all personnel since the establishment of the Virtual Training Center. Even now, some names from the first batch are still on the list and haven't been removed yet!"

"This ranking list is specifically designed for newcomers who have just entered the virtual training center. Within the first month of training, anyone who makes it onto the list is considered very talented and will receive rewards from the higher-ups of Xinghan City. Some people may even gain favor from powerful families, so the competition for the Rookie Ranking is quite fierce."

"What, you want to give it a try? Let me tell you, it's really difficult. I barely made it to the bottom of the list, and I didn't even last half a day before I was pushed down."

Fearing that Qin Su's confidence in martial arts would be dampened, Zhao Longshan quickly added, "Even if you don't make it onto the Rookie Ranking, it's okay. The Virtual Training Center has other rankings. With your talent, after another two or three years of training, making it onto the rankings will definitely be no problem..."

Qin Su smiled and didn't press for more information about the rookie rankings. Instead, she changed the subject and asked about the virtual training center.

Zhao Longshan truthfully explained, "The virtual training center has nine floors. The first floor can simulate a forbidden zone with a strength level of one, filled with one-level virtual source beasts. Of course, there are also corresponding beast kings, whose strength is roughly at the second level. As long as you can kill the beast king on this floor, you are qualified to go to a higher level for training. Then the second floor is a simulated second-level forbidden zone, the third floor is the third level, the fourth floor is the fourth level, and so on."

"Once martial artists enter, they can quickly accumulate practical combat experience through simulated battles. The biggest advantage is that when facing extremely powerful source beasts, martial artists will not die, but will only suffer some degree of injury. In this way, while allowing martial artists to quickly accumulate combat experience, their safety is also greatly guaranteed."

"Currently, there aren't many virtual training facilities in the world, and in the entire Xia Kingdom, only our place has them. These things are considered high-tech. Only people like us who can freely enter and exit the core urban area are qualified to use them."

Qin Su was secretly surprised as she listened to Zhao Longshan's detailed introduction.

As we all know, if a martial artist wants to improve their combat experience, in addition to fighting against martial artists of the same level, the most important thing is to fight against source beasts.

After all, martial artists were born to resist source beasts, and source beasts are not so easy to deal with. Fighting source beasts means that people will die at any time.

But if there were a way to train virtually, that would be different.

Martial artists can accumulate a wealth of experience in fighting source beasts with minimal cost and in the shortest amount of time. When they encounter source beasts again in the future, they will not be as helpless as they are now.

"How about it, want to give it a try?"

Zhao Longshan looked at Qin Su.

Qin Su nodded. Of course he wanted to try it out. He had just mastered the martial arts and movement techniques, so he had to put them to the test.

Furthermore, the tasks issued by the system also made him very eager to try them out.

Led by Zhao Longshan, Qin Su quickly arrived at the first floor, in front of an unused cabin.

After inserting his purple card, the cabin door slowly opened.

Qin Su went inside, sat down in the chair filled with pipes, and easily put on the helmet following Zhao Longshan's instructions.

"Are you ready?"

Zhao Longshan's voice carried.

Qin Su nodded: "Ready."

"With your strength, you shouldn't encounter any danger in the first-tier restricted area, but you should still be careful to avoid the highlighted areas shown on the holographic map, as those are the most dangerous places. My suggestion is that you find the safest place at the beginning and gradually adapt to it."

While operating the instrument, Zhao Longshan gave a brief instruction, "Alright, choose your initial teleportation location now."

"To get on the Rookie Ranking, you have to go to the highlighted danger zones, right?" Qin Su looked at the holographic map in front of her and suddenly asked with a smile. She then directly selected the area marked as extremely dangerous.

Zhao Longshan was stunned and about to say something.

next moment.

hum-

Suddenly, I heard the sound of machines starting up.

Qin Su has already entered the virtual world.

Zhao Longshan glanced at the place he had been teleported to and shook his head.

"Young people these days are too reckless, too reckless. Crimson Valley, tsk tsk, I didn't even dare to go there back then. This is only possible in the virtual world; in the real world, such recklessness will not only harm themselves but also their teammates..."

"A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger because it has never seen how terrifying a tiger can be when it comes down from the mountain."

"Fine, I'll let you in. Get a good beating and you'll naturally behave..."

the other side.

As the machine started running, Qin Su felt a flash of white light before her eyes, followed by a strange feeling, as if her soul had been taken away by something.

When he opened his eyes again, the scene before him had completely changed.

【Ding! 】

[Entered Tier 1 Forbidden Zone. Current Location: Crimson Valley. Number of Tier 1 Source Beasts in the vicinity: 38,389. Number of Tier 2 Source Beasts in the vicinity: 389. Number of training teams in the vicinity: 1.]