142: Chapter 142 Battle Tower, Little Loli Wins a Minor Victory

Qiao Shiyu took the drink, took two big gulps, wiped her mouth, and said excitedly:

"It feels amazing! My body is full of power! The Universe energy seems to have become more intimate!"

Bai Lulu also elegantly took a sip and nodded, saying:

"The feeling of the second Realm is indeed different. The shackles of the body have been broken, and the senses are clearer."

"You didn't determine a winner, are you disappointed?" Chen Yuwei asked teasingly from the side.

Qiao Shiyu and Bai Lulu both snorted and turned their faces away.

But the flame in their eyes, that "I will definitely win next time" look, burned even brighter.

To celebrate their successful Breakthrough, the lunch location was set at the familiar "Starry Sky Restaurant".

Everyone raised their glasses frequently to congratulate Qiao Shiyu and Bai Lulu.

Although the two still bickered from time to time, they rarely went head-to-head, and both had the joy of their Breakthrough on their faces.

Qiao Feifei watched them, her eyes full of envy, and muttered softly:

"If only I could also reach the second Realm, then I could go challenge the Trial Tower and the Combat Power Tower."

Lin Yun heard her muttering and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, Feifei. Once you save enough money and get the [universe origin pill], breaking through to the second Realm definitely won't be a problem. When that time comes, I'll celebrate with you too."

Hearing Lin Yun's encouragement, Qiao Feifei's cheeks turned red instantly, and she nodded quickly.

She whispered "Thank you, Brother Lin Yun," feeling warm in her heart and looking forward to reaching the second Realm even more.

After enjoying the food, everyone moved to the virtual battle room of the Tianyun Martial Arts Hall.

Reaching the second Realm meant they were qualified to challenge two famous virtual buildings in the Martial Arts University.

"The qualifications for the "Trial Tower" and the "Combat Power Tower".

Today was a good day to go into the virtual world and get familiar with them.

Lying in the familiar virtual pod, their consciousness connected.

In the virtual world, Qiao Shiyu and Bai Lulu fought again!

After reaching the second Realm, their speed, strength, and reaction had all improved significantly.

The battle became more intense, with light and shadows intertwining and the sound of Qi explosions echoing endlessly.

However, the fated evenly matched struggle did not seem to change because of the improvement in Realm.

"Boom—!"

After another clash of ultimate moves and the light of energy annihilation faded, two "corpses" that had perished together appeared again in the center of the virtual field.

The scene reset.

"Ahhh! Why is it still a tie!" Qiao Shiyu jumped in anger.

"This shows that our progress is synchronized, Little Bean. You will never be able to shake me off." Bai Lulu crossed her arms and sneered.

The two were unconvinced and fought several more matches in a row.

The result... was much the same.

Either one side won narrowly and the other lost narrowly, or they perished together again.

Neither could do anything to the other.

"I'm not fighting anymore, I'm not fighting anymore!"

Qiao Shiyu finally gave up the idea of determining a winner in a normal battle and pointed angrily into the distance.

"Let's go challenge those two towers! Let's see who gets a higher score!"

Bai Lulu had the same intention: "That suits me perfectly."

The two ended the battle, and the virtual scene switched.

An open square appeared before them, and at the end of the square stood two giant towers with ancient designs, towering into the clouds.

One tower was dark gold, with a sword-shaped shadow swirling around its spire, emitting a sharp, cutting aura. On the tower were three ancient characters—Combat Power Tower.

The other tower was cyan-gray, with countless fine runes flowing over its body, appearing mysterious and heavy. It also had three characters on it—Trial Tower.

These two towers were among the core buildings used by the Martial Arts University to evaluate students' combat capabilities, distribute credits, and determine rankings.

All students at the second Realm and above could challenge them in the virtual world.

Information about these two towers.

Lin Yun had already understood them very clearly over the past few days from the school's internal network and from Wu Qingya.

Combat Power Tower:

Challengers would use their real physical data, which was 100% scanned and replicated by the System, to challenge.

Various simulated enemies or trials would appear inside the tower, and scores would be assessed based on the challenger's kill efficiency, self-depletion, and clearance time.

Trial Tower:

After the challenger entered, everyone's basic physical conditions would be adjusted to the same standard line.

The focus of the challenge was to test things like "skill" and "talent," such as the mastery of Combat Technique, combat intelligence, and on-the-spot adaptability.

The score was mainly based on the efficiency of Combat Technique usage, clearance strategy, and handling of special situations.

Each tower had seven levels.

The higher the level, the greater the difficulty, and the higher the scoring coefficient.

In the first year after freshmen enrolled each year, rewards were mainly distributed based on the "freshman leaderboard".

After one year, they would be merged into the "Genius Ranking" that all students in the school competed for, where the rewards were even more generous.

"Who goes first?"

Bai Lulu looked at Qiao Shiyu provocatively.

"Of course I go first! I want to show you what the violent aesthetics of the attack style is all about!"

Qiao Shiyu did not show weakness, her petite figure turned into a white light and rushed directly into the dark gold "Combat Power Tower".

The light on the first level of the tower lit up.

Everyone could see the real-time battle situation inside through the external light screen.

They saw Qiao Shiyu's figure flickering inside the tower.

The "Rending Wind Claw" she specialized in was unleashed with full power, the claw wind was sharp, and the speed was extremely fast.

Often, before the enemy could fully react, she had already "killed" them.

She adopted a typical strong attack and fast-hitting strategy, pursuing extreme output and kill efficiency.

About ten minutes later, Qiao Shiyu was overwhelmed by monsters.

Above the virtual screen, her comprehensive score appeared: 1.05.

"Hmph! It's your turn, Dead Meatball!"

Qiao Shiyu exited the tower, her little face showing a hint of fatigue, but more so, triumph.

A score of 1.05 was definitely not low for a second-Realm freshman who had just broken through!

Bai Lulu glanced at the score, said nothing, her figure flickered, and she also entered the Combat Power Tower.

Her fighting style was completely different from Qiao Shiyu's.

She specialized in the Yellow-grade top-tier movement technique "Flowing Cloud Steps".

Inside the tower, her figure was like a ghost, erratic and elusive.

She could always avoid enemy attacks at the most critical moment, and then find the most tricky angle to launch a fatal blow.

Her strategy was more inclined towards skirmishing and attrition.

Her survival ability was extremely strong, but her kill efficiency was obviously not as violent as Qiao Shiyu's.

She stayed in the tower for significantly longer.

In the end, because of insufficient output, her Qi and blood were slowly exhausted by more and more enemies, and she lost with regret.

Her score also appeared: 1.

"Yay! I won!"

"1.05 to 1!"

"Dead Meatball, see that? Attack is the kingly way!"

"That dodging of yours, you kill too slowly!"

Qiao Shiyu instantly transformed into a victorious little rooster, acting arrogant and haughty, crazily "taunting" Bai Lulu.

Bai Lulu's expression was a bit unpleasant, but a loss was a loss.

She snorted, didn't retort, and just said coldly:

"Don't get cocky, there's still the Trial Tower."

"I will win against you in the Trial Tower too!"

Qiao Shiyu was full of confidence.