I can gain insights into martial arts.

After finishing off all the food on their plates, Chen Mochuan and Li Biao finally leaned back in their chairs, completely satisfied.

Such a huge appetite would be an unimaginable burden for ordinary martial artists, but it did not put too much pressure on the two gifted individuals.

Having eaten and drunk his fill, Chen Mochuan felt he had recovered considerably. Not wanting to waste any time he could use for cultivation, he suggested, "Let's go train for a while longer."

"Brother Chuan, are you a perpetual motion machine?" Li Biao immediately waved his hands frantically. "I've been training all morning and my body is exhausted. I should take a good rest. If my body can't handle it and I develop some problems, then it would be a loss."

Chen Mochuan glanced at the status indicator "Moderate Fatigue" on the light screen panel, but wondered in his heart: If he practiced until he reached "High Fatigue", would performing massage again still promote the growth of qi and blood?

Seeing that Chen Mochuan seemed unmoved, Li Biao was on the verge of tears.

He had long suspected that his best friend was a complete cultivation fanatic, with an unusual physical structure that made him seem tireless.

But he himself had practiced quite hard this morning and really wanted to rest for a while, so he begged for mercy:

"Brother, if you're always cultivating, you'll be exhausted. You need some entertainment to relax... Speaking of which, after knowing you for so many years, I didn't even know what your hobbies were..."

Chen Mochuan answered almost without hesitation: "Practicing martial arts is my hobby."

Li Biao was speechless for a moment, then sighed and said, "Only a martial arts fanatic like you could say something like that... I think if you didn't need to rest and sleep, you could really practice 24 hours a day without stopping."

In fact, as far as Chen Mochuan knew, as long as one advanced to the fourth realm of martial arts and reached the "Embracing the Core" level, one could work without sleep.

If one's will is strong enough, one might be able to achieve near-constant, high-intensity training.

But seeing Li Biao's current state, he didn't want to provoke him further, so he softened his tone and said, "Then you rest for a while, I'll go practice my stance myself."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Li Biao suddenly remembered something and quickly grabbed him. "Wait, I'll take you to see something that can help with cultivation without putting too much strain on your body. I'm sure you'll like it."

Chen Mochuan's curiosity was piqued, and he readily agreed.

So the two went back to the fourth floor, which was the Mingxin Martial Arts Hall's "VIP area," offering not only massage but also a full range of other auxiliary services related to martial arts training.

Soon, they arrived at a room on the fourth floor, where a heavy solid wood door was wide open.

Looking inside, there is an extremely spacious hall, bustling with people, which is more lively than other functional areas on this floor.

When Chen Mochuan saw the rows of neatly arranged equipment in the room, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Isn't this just a virtual reality pod? There are quite a few at the school. He even used it when he challenged Lu Feng to a duel last time.

Although the virtual pods here have a more stylish design and should be a higher-end model, there's nothing particularly surprising about them.

However, he quickly realized the key point and turned to look at Li Biao: "These virtual pods... can connect to the virtual world?"

After receiving Li Biao's affirmative reply, Chen Mochuan finally understood.

The martial arts gym he used to frequent only had four virtual pods, and like the one at the school, it only had a local area network and was specifically used for players to fight each other within the gym.

In addition, virtual pods are expensive, with even the cheapest older models starting at hundreds of thousands of yuan. Since he has no access to other configurations in reality, he subconsciously believes that this thing can only be used on local area networks.

The virtual world is a cyberspace created based on virtual reality technology, and its carrier is the virtual pod.

Social networking, gaming, e-sports... all the functions available on the regular internet can be experienced more immersively in the virtual world.

On major social media platforms, there are many video works and live streamer content originating from the virtual world.

However, apart from "Tianwu Battle Network," which he was most interested in, Chen Mochuan rarely paid attention to information from other virtual worlds.

"Tianwu Battle Network" is officially launched by the Chinese government, providing all Chinese people with a battle platform in the virtual world with a 99% realism.

The thought of finally being able to match with completely unfamiliar opponents through "Tianwu Battle Network" and experience real simulated combat made Chen Mochuan excited.

He greeted Li Biao and then eagerly walked to the nearest unmanned virtual pod. Just as he was about to reach out and open the pod door, he stopped in his tracks.

Next to the hatch opening button was a price list prominently displayed: "Wow... 300 yuan per hour!"

To be fair, compared to the high price of the virtual cabin itself, this fee is not high.

Although Chen Mochuan had never been there, he had heard that those virtual internet cafes that specialize in renting virtual pods usually charge at least 500 yuan per hour.

The virtual cabin at Mingxin is clearly a high-end model, and at 300 yuan, it's definitely a member's special price.

But for Chen Mochuan, this is still an expense that needs to be weighed.

Fortunately, he immediately saw the prominent notice "Free for Gold Members" below the price list, which relieved him, and he opened the hatch right away.

The gold membership card that Li Biao gave him is becoming increasingly valuable!

After finding a comfortable position to lie down, Chen Mochuan closed his eyes and activated the virtual reality pod.

Unlike his previous experience connecting to the local area network, his consciousness quickly began to immerse itself.

After a very slight tingling sensation flowed through his body, he opened his eyes, and a completely new world he had never set foot in before came into view.

Semi-transparent functional modules representing games, social networking, and travel floated before his eyes. Chen Mochuan did not linger, but quickly found the "Tianwu Battle Network" module and selected to enter.

The scenery before him shifted once more, and he found himself standing on a vast, desolate land, with a dazzling starry sky overhead. A system notification sounded in his ear:

"Chen Mochuan, a citizen of China, with citizen ID number (98...21), has successfully logged into the 'Tianwu Battle Network'."

"This is your first login. Would you like to start the AI ​​match tutorial?"

The school's virtual pods also have a human-computer battle function, but he was already tired of playing them, so he immediately chose to skip it.

Then, the other modules of Battle.net appeared before my eyes. In addition to functions such as creating personal training rooms and custom rooms, the most important one is matchmaking ranked games.

Since this is Chen Mochuan's first login, his rank is the lowest, Iron, with 500 initial points. When his points reach 1000, he can advance to the next rank.

He set his profile to anonymous and limited the matchmaking to Antu City before starting his first ranked match.

Only a few seconds later, he was matched with an opponent.

匿名【段位：黑铁（500积分）、场次：0（胜0败0平0）、胜率：0%、气血值：3.20】

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张志豪【段位：黑铁（502积分）、场次：25（胜12败13平0）、胜率：48.0%、气血值：3.63】