Zerg Lord of the Devouring Stars

At night, Jiang Chen practiced his genetic energy briefly in the attic before falling asleep.

In order to perform at his best for tomorrow's challenge, Jiang Chen decided to conserve his energy and maintain his best condition.

The next morning.

Jiang Chen got up early to continue practicing guiding techniques and gene energy. He then had a hearty lunch around 11:00 a.m. Yang Hui didn't appear at the training camp until 11:50 a.m.

"The weather's nice today, it's a good day." Yang Hui walked into the cafeteria, looked at Jiang Chen sitting there, and said with a smile, "How's the food at the elite training camp? Pretty good, huh?"

"Yes, the food tastes very good," Jiang Chen said sincerely.

"Of course, this place not only has the best teaching staff in the world, but also the best chefs in the world," Yang Hui said with a smile.

"Let's go, follow me to the Nine-Story Tower."

"it is good."

Jiang Chen followed Yang Hui and they walked together toward the Nine-Story Tower.

Each floor of the Nine-Story Tower is about six meters high, and the tower is over 150 meters long and wide, making it a giant tower.

The tower looks classical and elegant on the outside, but inside it has advanced technology that surpasses that of Earth. The ground is made of hard alloy. When Jiang Chen walked in, he could hear a sound like an explosion and shouts.

Here, many talented martial artists train their bodies, experiment with their skills, or learn new moves.

"Let's go to the 9th floor," Yang Hui said calmly.

Jiang Chen followed Yang Hui and took the elevator to the top floor of the nine-story building.

The ninth floor was a spacious hall with some cushions. Some young men and women were sitting and chatting casually in their respective languages, forming small groups.

When Jiang Chen arrived, he attracted their attention. Two of the Chinese martial artists laughed and shouted:

"Brother, you're from China, right?"

"right."

"Okay, keep it up! Then we'll have even more brothers in China."

"Um."

Jiang Chen nodded. Those who were Chinese naturally welcomed him, but some of the people of other skin colors didn't care and ignored him, while others mocked him.

Ignoring their sarcasm, Jiang Chen continued, led by Yang Hui, to the innermost part of the hall, where a passageway led to large rooms on both sides.

Soon Jiang Chen was led to a room at the innermost level. The dimly lit room was not as spacious as the training hall.

Snap! The lights came on, and the room became much brighter.

There were only two sofas in the room, and on each sofa sat a dark blue helmet.

"A virtual reality helmet." Jiang Chen's eyes lit up. Although it wasn't the official version and couldn't access the virtual network in the universe, it still allowed him to experience the wonders of the virtual world in advance.

Seeing Jiang Chen's expression, Yang Hui assumed he didn't understand the layout of the place or what these things were, so he explained simply:

"These two helmets were created by our scientists after a lot of effort. They are modeled after the consciousness sensors of virtual space devices unearthed from ancient civilizations."

"As for the virtual space host, it is still that ancient machine that has been sleeping underground for who knows how many years."

Jiang Chen nodded. Earth's development is still very immature compared to the universe, and its technology is very backward. Being able to replicate the helmet and connect it to the virtual host is already quite remarkable.

Of course, entering a virtual universe is impossible.

"Once you put it on, your consciousness will enter a 100% realistic virtual space, which is no different from the real world," Yang Hui said. "After entering the virtual space, we will take you to the 'Trial Tower' to undergo a Level B test."

"Don't be nervous, just follow along," Yang Hui said with a smile.

Yang Hui walked over and lay down on the sofa gently. "Like me, just lie on the sofa, then put on your helmet and relax."

"Yes."

Jiang Chen nodded, walked over, and lay down on the sofa just like Yang Hui. Then he picked up the helmet next to him and put it on.

The moment Jiang Chen put on the helmet, he felt a buzzing in his head as he entered a special space.

Yang Hui watched Jiang Chen from the side, and only after seeing Jiang Chen put on the helmet did he lie down and put on his helmet as well.

"Is this what virtual space is?"

Jiang Chen looked around curiously; it was a boundless silver land.

The sky is an endless starry sky, with millions of stars twinkling, shrouding this silvery land in a veil of mystery.

The silver ground resembled alloy equipment; Jiang Chen lightly stomped twice, producing a clanging sound.

"Jiang Chen, in this Trial Tower virtual space, the sky is a starry sky. The ground is silver earth. This silver earth is made of an alloy-like material." Yang Hui smiled and pointed into the distance. "And the only building in the entire virtual space is that seven-story Trial Tower in the distance."

"That's also where you'll be tested."

Following the direction Yang Hui pointed, Jiang Chen saw the only building standing tall on the silvery-white land.

A massive, towering tower stands not far away, perched on the silvery ground, its surface adorned with reliefs of unidentified monsters.

The tower has seven floors, and this is where Jiang Chen will be taking his assessment.

"Do you feel anything different here?" Yang Hui asked with a mysterious smile.

"Different?" Jiang Chen jumped up and down a couple of times, waving his fists. He felt that his body was much weaker and he could no longer feel his enormous mental power.

"I feel like my body is getting weaker."

"Yes," Yang Hui explained with a smile, "This is a virtual space. Only our consciousness can enter; our physical abilities and weapons cannot."

"No matter who it is, entering here is merely a matter of consciousness, while the virtual space provides us with a virtual physical body."

Therefore, our physical fitness levels are all the same now.

"Whether it's an ordinary martial artist, a war god, or even someone who surpasses a war god, the physical attributes they all possess are the same. They all have—normal punching power of 10000 kilograms, speed of 150 meters per second, and nerve reaction speed of superior-level beginner war general."

"Mmm." Jiang Chen listened obediently. In this way, with similar physical attributes, a person's true strength and combat talent could be detected.

This is the same as the future Genius Battle, where all participants will be provided with the same physical conditions to test each person's combat talent, domain, understanding of laws, and so on.

"The physical attributes must be the same; only then is it fair and can a person's true talent and strength be tested," Yang Hui said. "Alright, come with me."

Jiang Chen followed Yang Hui to the bottom of the Trial Tower. Looking at the towering Trial Tower, Jiang Chen's heart was filled with excitement.

"Look at that stone pillar." Yang Hui pointed to a black stone pillar to the left of the main entrance to the Trial Tower. There, carvings had appeared on the black pillar—

Name: Jiang Chen

Sex: Male

Identity: Elite Training Camp Prospective Student

Trial Tower Level: 1

The pillar to the right of the Trial Tower contains information about the Trial Tower of the God of War, Yang Hui.

Name: Yang Hui

Sex: Male

Identity: God of War

Trial Tower Level: 3.2

Yang Hui explained, "Enter the Trial Tower and progress step by step. After passing the first level, you directly enter the second level. At this point, your Trial Tower level is 2.0. When you reach the third level, your Trial Tower level will be 3.0. While challenging the third level, depending on your performance, it could be 3.1, 3.2, 3.3... anything is possible."

"And since you haven't ventured out yet, you're only at the most basic 1, which means you haven't achieved anything on the first level of the Trial Tower."

Jiang Chen nodded slightly. Even Yang Hui, the God of War, had only reached the third level, which showed how difficult the Trial Tower was.

"The Trial Tower has seven levels in total. No one has reached the seventh level yet. Hong, the world's number one, has already reached the sixth level."

"This is the difference between us and the master. We have the same physique, but we are still no match for the master."

War God Yang Hui sighed, his eyes filled with admiration for Hong.

Jiang Chen nodded. This was the difference in talent. Even with equal strength, Hong could still be far ahead.

"I wonder when I'll be able to reach the seventh floor. When that happens, I'll be number one on Earth!" Jiang Chen's heart was filled with boundless pride and high spirits. He thought about how wonderful it would be to become number one in the world one day.

There are some things that are not that you can't achieve, but that you don't even have the courage to imagine them!

Suddenly, an electronic voice rang out, echoing throughout the virtual space.

"Jiang Chen, please select your combat uniform and weapon. After selection, enter the Trial Tower within one minute to undergo the Rank B test..."