12: The Path to Becoming a Novice King!

The next day.

The villa.

After a night of Cultivate, Lin Yan stepped into the Virtual Capsule and lay down inside.

Beep beep... the hatch closed.

Various beams of light instantly scanned his entire body.

The Virtual Battle Network is an advanced technology developed specifically for Martial Artists in the year 500 of the New Calendar, pooling the resources of the entire Blue Star.

It consists of Tier 1-3 Towns, Tier 4-6 Cities, and Tier 7-9 Great Cities, greatly accelerating the growth of Martial Artists.

This was his first time entering.

There was no other way.

Not to mention the requirement that only Martial Artists could use it.

The price of a Virtual Capsule was also ridiculously high.

This just goes to show how important it is to have a good school.

Just as his consciousness connected.

"Ding!"

The System's voice rang out.

"Detected ultra-ultra-ultra-ultra... low-level intelligence."

"Automatically matching and modifying the Host's various ability data."

Lin Yan raised an eyebrow.

It probably meant bringing all of his abilities into the virtual world.

After all, the physical scan results from the Virtual Capsule might be incomplete.

The scene before his eyes changed.

Soon, a character interface similar to online games from his previous life appeared.

"Lin Yan of Dragon Country, welcome to the Blue Star Virtual Battle Network."

"Would you like to use your real appearance and name?"

Hearing the voice in his ear, he didn't hesitate for a second.

"Yes."

He couldn't understand the point of changing one's appearance or picking a nickname anyway.

If you don't show off, are you even a youth? Or a Transmigrator?

It wasn't like he had chosen the Dao of hiding.

"Creation successful."

Swish—!

The scene before him shifted.

The sound of conversation reached his ears.

Lin Yan found himself in a sci-fi town.

He scanned the figures walking back and forth around him and smiled.

It really was too much like an online game.

"Lin Yan."

"Your cultivation is Tier 1, Level 9."

"Welcome to the Tier 1 Town."

"Would you like to start the beginner's guide?"

"No."

Although he had never been here before.

Knowledge about the Virtual Battle Network was a mandatory course in university.

Lin Yan stepped forward and started walking.

He soon arrived at the center of the town.

It was already crowded with people.

He even saw many foreign faces.

They were all looking at a massive, towering stone stele, pointing and talking.

"It has to be the golden age."

"The changes to the Kings Monument this year are so huge!"

"Exactly."

"But the strongest is still our Dragon Country's top scorer in the college entrance exam this year, Gu Chen."

"Tsk tsk."

"216 seconds."

"What a freaking monster."

"No matter who comes, they are all ruthlessly defeated."

"I bet he'll be the champion of the Freshman Grand Competition in a few days too."

Lin Yan stared at the ten names on the stele.

Three of them belonged to the Dragon Country.

And that Gu Chen was ranked at the very top.

There were two others, one at fifth and one at tenth.

The one in fifth was a record from a few years ago.

The one in tenth was a record from this year's freshmen.

As for Gu Chen, who was being discussed the most, he knew of him.

The national top scorer of his year was ridiculously strong.

Lin Yan was lost in thought.

He remembered that during the entrance exam, many of them were already at Tier 1, Level 8 or 9 cultivation.

With his talent and those of those Prodigies...

To what extent had their development and Martial Skills reached now?

"Speaking of which."

"Did you see the video from Magic City yesterday?"

"It seems another Prodigy has appeared in our Dragon Country."

"I saw it."

"Holy crap, that Lin Yan is also fierce!"

"But I heard it's a Post-Heaven Awakening, so he probably doesn't stand a chance in this Freshman Grand Competition."

"I just don't know if he'll be able to catch up later."

"Hmm?"

"What is that youth going to do?"

Lin Yan pushed through the crowd and stood before the giant drum beneath the stone stele.

He swung his arm and threw a punch.

Bang—!

A loud boom echoed.

The eyes of the dense crowd narrowed.

This is...!

He's going to beat the drum to challenge!

Can his punch power meet the minimum requirement?

Punching 20,000 kilograms at Tier 1 is no simple feat.

Soon.

An electronic voice that resonated throughout the entire Virtual Battle Network answered their question.

"Lin Yan, Dragon Country."

"Is about to begin the path to compete for the Elementary strongest kings road."

"Will he succeed?"

"What kind of powerful enemies will he encounter?"

"Let's wait and see."

Swish—!

Lin Yan's figure vanished from the spot.

"Whoosh~!!"

The area around the stone stele instantly erupted in excitement.

"He succeeded!"

"I saw his expression just now, he looked so relaxed!"

"Lin Yan."

"Holy cow!"

"Did you guys notice the name?"

"The Magic City Prodigy who went viral on the internet yesterday."

"We were just talking about him, and here he is!"

The people of Dragon Country looked on with anticipation.

"It's hard to say about the Freshman Grand Competition."

"But the Elementary kings road..."

"With the strength he showed in the video, instakilling a Tier 2, Level 2 Genius, there's a chance he might succeed!"

People from other countries narrowed their eyes and logged off one after another to spread the news.

Suddenly.

The entire virtual network became lively.

Figures kept appearing in the town and heading towards the magnificent Martial Arts Hall.

Some of them wanted to come and take a look.

Others... were there to stop him.

No country wanted to see someone from another country make it onto the stele.

The reward was a small matter.

The national influence was what mattered.

For example, the four characters 'Dragon Country Gu Chen' currently hanging at the top.

It allowed all the people of Dragon Country walking in the town to hold their heads high.

Among them, there were many who had switched maps from the Tier 2 and Tier 3 towns.

This was also the most difficult part of the kings road.

Obstruction from Martial Artists one or even two tiers higher!

The path of a hundred consecutive victories was full of unknowns.

Not a single one would be weak.

However, only those from the town maps—meaning Tier 2 and Tier 3 personnel—could come.

Furthermore, after switching maps, their cultivation would be suppressed back to Tier 1, Level 9.

But even just retaining their Martial Skill abilities was a terrifying thing... in the center of the colossal arena.

A Youth in Black slowly materialized.

Lin Yan felt the incredibly realistic sensation under his feet and looked around.

At this moment.

Swish..., swish swish...!

Numerous figures quickly appeared in the previously empty arena.

"Prodigy Lin Yan!"

"Go for it!"

Behind Lin Yan and to his left and right, people from Dragon Country kept appearing, occupying half of the arena.

This was a privilege for the challenger's country.

Someone even waved a flag and roared.

"Sweep them all!"

"Dong dong dong!"

"Sweep them all!"

In their eyes, it didn't matter if they knew him before or not.

As long as he had started the kings road.

He represented the Dragon Country; he was family!

More and more figures clad in bright red appeared.

Cheers and shouts of encouragement rose and fell.

"Lin Yan! Lin Yan!"

"Go! Go!"

The hundreds of thousands of seats belonging to Dragon Country were filled in an instant.

Figures were also quickly appearing in the seats of other countries.

"Kid!"

"Scram!"

"You're no good!"

"Go back!"

"Run away while it hasn't started yet!"

"Our country's prodigies are already applying to come."

Seeing Lin Yan being targeted.

The Dragon Country side naturally refused to be outdone.

"Screw you!"

A roar loud enough to overturn the Martial Arts Hall resounded.

"Get down!!"

"All of you, get down!"

Before the fight even began, the war of words was already at its peak!

The atmosphere grew more and more intense!

Lin Yan looked at the bright red national flag on his chest and murmured.

"Making it so hot-blooded..."

Although he had seen this scene in live broadcasts before.

It was only when he was there in person...

...that he could feel this suffocating pressure.

A smile slowly appeared at the corners of Lin Yan's mouth.

He didn't expect that one day he would also become a hero who brings glory to his country... Haotian University.

Many bewildered students were notified to watch the live broadcast in their respective classrooms.

Live broadcast?

What live broadcast?

class sixteen.

Brother Quan opened the projection with this doubt.

Instantly.

"Roar!"

"Lin Yan, go for it!!"

The roar resounded throughout the entire class.

The scene of the magnificent arena appeared.

"Elementary kings road, challenger, Lin Yan of Dragon Country."

"Screening the first fifty opponents..., 50/23, 50/24..."

Brother Quan's breath hitched.

The pupils of everyone in class sixteen contracted.

Infirmary.

Yuan Cheng, whose face was still slightly pale, stared at the projection and remained silent for a while.

"Little brother."

"How about you process a transfer after you get out?"

Yuan Hua's lips parted slightly, and he lowered his head.

"Yeah."

The entire Haotian University was silent.

The Principal's Office.

Duan Tiancheng clenched his fists.

This kid.

He really went!

Going there with a Tier 1, Level 8 cultivation, will he be okay?

Those monstrously abnormal Martial Skills in the Tier 2 and Tier 3 towns are all yellow extreme Medium Grade.