Full-Time Martial Saint

Outside the main gate of the male dormitory building of the Martial Arts Academy.

As soon as Chen Cong turned the corner, he vaguely saw a figure standing under the streetlight at the entrance, looking around anxiously.

The figure was taken aback when it saw him, then quickly walked over.

"I've been waiting for you here for an hour."

Upon recognizing the visitor as Lin Xiao, the girl he had challenged to a sparring match with during his boxing class earlier that day, Chen Cong paused slightly, somewhat surprised, and asked, "Lin Xiao, you... need something?"

Lin Xiao's delicate face showed a hint of resentment as she spoke slowly, "I called you, but no one answered."

"I later called Zhao Cheng and found out that you had gone out to eat, but he said the dinner was over and you didn't come back with him. He also didn't know which dormitory you lived in."

Chen Cong scratched his head and spoke again, "So, what's the matter that you're waiting for me?"

When he went to Zhonghu Park to ask Zhang Kui for advice on Bajiquan, he had already turned off his communicator so as not to be disturbed.

He just felt that he wasn't familiar with Lin Xiao in front of him, and there was no need to explain anything.

"I want to fight you."

Lin Xiao paused slightly, then spoke again in a serious tone.

Seeing her serious expression, Chen Cong pointed to the time on his bracelet, somewhat amused and exasperated: "It's 9:30, or else..."

"I definitely won't be able to sleep tonight if I don't fight a match."

Lin Xiao spoke stubbornly, showing no intention of compromising.

Upon seeing this, Chen Cong felt a sense of helplessness.

He never expected that this seemingly gentle and weak little girl was actually a battle maniac at heart.

"Okay, but I have one condition."

Seeing that he wouldn't be able to get rid of this girl if he didn't agree, Chen Cong replied, "If you can withstand one of my moves without retreating, I'll fight you."

"If you can't do it, then go back to sleep. We'll talk about the rest tomorrow."

"Okay!" Lin Xiao agreed excitedly almost without hesitation and immediately assumed a fighting stance.

Chen Cong glanced at her, shook his head slightly, and said seriously, "Pay attention."

As soon as he finished speaking, he took a sudden step, bent his knees and raised his elbows!

As the student with the highest martial arts skills score in Class 2 of Senior Three, Lin Xiao reacted very quickly. The moment Chen Cong launched his attack, she leaned forward, slightly exerted force with her left foot, and raised her elbows to prepare to block Chen Cong's attack.

However, having only reached the basic level of Bajiquan, she couldn't grasp the essence and variations of the style at all, and her moves were clearly too rigid.

Just as their elbows were about to touch, Chen Cong's arm suddenly twisted, like a nimble python, forcefully prying open Lin Xiao's crossed elbows and wrapping around her left arm!

Before Lin Xiao could react, a huge fist, accompanied by a sharp gust of wind, slammed towards her face!

The fist finally stopped about an inch in front of her nose.

Chen Cong slowly withdrew his hand, looking at the still-frightened little girl in front of him, and said softly, "Do I still need to hit her?"

Lin Xiao looked at him with a complicated expression, gently shook her head, then bowed slightly and left silently.

Watching her retreating figure, Chen Cong sighed softly and walked straight towards the dormitory.

……

Perhaps because he was a temporary transfer student, he was assigned to a four-person dormitory with only one roommate.

When Chen gently pushed open the door, he saw a shirtless young man with clearly defined muscles wearing a crystal helmet, immersed in the virtual world.

Seeing this, Chen Cong didn't dare to say anything, and tiptoed to get his toiletries and headed to the bathroom.

When he came out after washing up, the shirtless youth had already left the virtual world and was exercising with a huge dumbbell.

"Hello there."

Chen Cong, wiping his wet hair, greeted him with a smile.

The young man put down the dumbbells, smiled, and nodded: "Did you just transfer here today?"

Chen Cong put down his toiletries and nodded, replying, "Chen Cong, I just transferred to Class 2."

"Luo Yunfeng, Class 4." Young Luo Yunfeng smiled and continued, "Before you came, I was the only one in this dormitory, it was quite boring."

Chen picked up the conversation: "Now that I have a companion, I hope you'll take good care of me in the future."

"Let's look after each other, let's look after each other," Luo Yunfeng quickly said, seeming to be a very easy person to get along with.

"I see your virtual terminal and crystal helmet are still unopened. If you need any help, just let me know." Luo Yunfeng said again after glancing at the cardboard box on Chen Cong's desk.

Chen Cong smiled and nodded: "Thank you."

Neither of them were talkative people. After a brief chat, Luo Yunfeng took his toiletries and went to take a shower.

After finishing everything, Chen couldn't wait to disassemble the virtual terminal and the crystal helmet.

Following the instruction manuals for both devices, he quickly connected the wires and put the Epistar helmet on his head.

As the Crystal Helmet activated, Chen Cong vaguely felt a strange energy, similar to an electric current, slowly seeping into his head through his scalp. Suddenly, a point of light appeared in the pitch-black darkness before him.

Immediately afterwards, the point of light exploded, transforming into a sky full of stars!

In an instant, Chen Cong suddenly felt as if he had arrived in an unknown starry sky, surrounded by chaos!

As far as the eye could see, enormous, broken stars, terrifying corpses stretching as far as the eye could see, and colorful chaotic nebulae... everything was rushing backward!

After a dazzling display, he seemed to have arrived at a magnificent and ancient temple.

"Trial participant, please provide your trial number."

An old, deep voice echoed within the temple.

Trial number?

Suppressing his shock, Chen Congqiang thought for a moment and realized that the so-called "trial number" should be the activation code.

He immediately recited the activation code that Ma Xinhua had given him during the day.

"Trial participant number 97780511 has obtained access to the Void Realm."

The sound rang out again, and inside the dimly lit temple, the torches on the huge stone pillars began to burn eerily.

"Trial participant number 97780511, please propose your virtual world code name and virtual world appearance. Once the code name and appearance are confirmed, they cannot be modified."

Pinch the face, give each other nicknames?

Chen Cong secretly grumbled to himself, but in his mind he was thinking about what kind of nickname he should give himself.

After a moment's thought, he spoke slowly: "Code name: 'Homesick Traveler'."

"Trial participant number 97780511, do you confirm using 'Homesick Traveler' as your virtual world codename?"

"confirm."

"Code name 'Homesick Traveler', please imagine your virtual form."

"Are you sure you're comfortable with your current appearance?"

"confirm."

"Code name 'Homesick Traveler,' welcome to the virtual world. Accept the challenge of the rules, and you will gain unimaginable benefits."

The mysterious voice rang out again, and the eerie atmosphere of the ancient temple surrounding them dissipated.

After a burst of bright light, when Chen Cong opened his eyes again, he found himself in a strange world.

The sky above was a riot of colors, the streets were clean, the roads were wide, the skyscrapers soared into the clouds, and the crowds were bustling... everything seemed no different from a real city.

The only difference was that everything in the virtual world was significantly more technologically advanced. When Chen Cong looked up, he even saw strange flying machines that looked like wheelless cars speeding past overhead.

The gentle breeze carried the aromas of various foods from the street food stalls, and the cheerful laughter of men, women, and children echoed in my ears; everything felt so real it was almost unreal.

"Is this the virtual world?"

Chen Cong was stunned for a long time before he finally remembered his main purpose for coming to the Void Realm—the Divine Evolution Arena.

However, the city he was in was too huge, and he didn't know where the Divine Battle Arena was for the time being.

After observing for a while, Chen Cong could only bite the bullet and stop a sexy girl with cat ears: "Hello, excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the Divine Arena?"

The girl looked at him strangely, then suddenly laughed and said, "New here?"

"If you want to go to the Divine Arena, you need to take a flight, which costs 50 Void Coins."

A flight costs 50 Virtual Coins?

Chen Cong was somewhat bewildered.

Upon hearing this, the cat-eared girl spoke again: "Everyone gets 500 virtual coins the first time they enter the virtual world. Once you run out, you'll need to recharge with real-world money. 1 virtual coin is equivalent to 10 blue star coins."

Chen suddenly realized.

Blue Star Coins are the universal currency on the real Blue Star. One Blue Star Coin is approximately equal to one Great Xia Coin.

"Is everything alright?"

"I'm leaving now, that's all."

The cat-eared girl's voice rang out again.

After regaining his senses, Chen asked again about how to take a "flying taxi," thanked the other person repeatedly, and watched them leave.

After the cat-eared girl left, he slowly raised his hand as she had instructed, and with a slight thought, a bright blue virtual screen instantly appeared in his palm.

This azure blue virtual screen resembled a character panel in a game from his previous life, displaying some of his basic information.

Chen glanced at it briefly and then saw a ride-hailing service in the lower left corner.

With a light touch of his fingertip, a "Ride hailed successfully" notification popped up on the screen, and he saw a strange flying machine suddenly rushing down from above.

"Dear traveler, this is T0082 from the virtual world at your service. Please state your destination."

The aircraft's hatch opened, and a mechanical female voice sounded.

Chen entered the aircraft and stated his request to go to the Divine Evolution Arena. The aircraft's hatch slowly closed, and then it suddenly plunged into the void, flying towards the depths of the city.