96: Chapter 96: The Senior's Pampering, the Cafeteria's Forbidden Zone!

Turning back to Li Fan's side.

After receiving his supplies, Li Fan went to the cultivation room and began his closed-door cultivation.

He planned to digest the beast cores first, raising his level to the current limit his physical body could withstand.

To be honest, absorbing over two hundred Transcendent Rank beast cores would take some time.

But of course, the process of leveling up was truly exhilarating!

...

Time moved to the next day.

After Di Yun, Lin Youwei, and the others familiarized themselves with some of the base's supporting facilities, they officially began their special cultivation training.

Obviously, they couldn't be like Li Fan—directly asking for beast cores and then absorbing them all at once to force a level up.

They didn't have a freakish physical body like Li Fan's.

So, they each chose to start with the weaknesses they felt needed improvement and requested resources from the base.

For example, Di Yun found a God-level Expert to provide one-on-one guidance and explanations.

Lin Youwei found an ice-attribute Quasi-God Rank to act as a Sparring Partner.

Yun Ming went to a specially made cultivation room in the base to meditate and enhance his comprehension of his own attributes.

In short...

Because there were no specific courses here.

Everyone needed to arrange the cultivation method that suited them best. The base was only responsible for providing all the resources the students needed and issuing assessments from time to time; the degree of freedom was very high.

Of course.

Things like seeking explanations from a God-level Expert or having a Quasi-God Rank Sparring Partner were all conducted on the virtual network.

After all, experts of that caliber had too many things to handle; it was impossible for them to personally make a trip down.

Similarly, many combat insights that originally required going to various secret realms to fight fierce beasts could also be gained within the virtual network.

This could save a massive amount of time spent traveling to secret realms.

Moreover, since the virtual network had the characteristic that one wouldn't truly die as in the real world, the opportunities for trial and error became infinite. Thus, the combat insights gained in the virtual network were often more profound than those from real-life combat.

Unknowingly...

In the blink of an eye, five days had passed.

During these five days...

Out of a sense of novelty toward various cultivation methods and the urgency felt from seeing the strength of the older seeds from the same period, Di Yun's group was almost entirely in a state of focused cultivation.

For geniuses like them, effort meant results.

Although five days wasn't long, everyone's strength saw a certain degree of growth.

...

Time quickly reached the tenth day.

On this day...

Di Yun, Luo Chen, and Yun Ming all emerged from their focused cultivation states and agreed to go for a walk together.

There was no other way; cultivation was a tedious matter after all, and one needed to balance work with rest.

They had been at the base for so long, yet aside from the tour Gu Dan had taken them on, they hadn't properly explored the place themselves.

"What beautiful scenery!"

Luo Chen looked through the transparent dome at the flawless white snow mountains in the distance and the seagulls soaring in the blue sky, unable to help but sigh with emotion.

Beside him, Di Yun and Yun Ming also couldn't help but agree, their gazes drawn by the beautiful view.

"If we could go to the vast universe, we'd probably see even more wonderful scenery," Di Yun said, his eyes looking toward the depths of the sky, filled with yearning.

Ever since he came into contact with the virtual universe helmet, he had been filled with endless curiosity and longing for the universe.

At this time, Yun Ming patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "As long as we can kill off that younger generation of the alien race, we'll be able to see it. That day won't be far off."

Hearing Yun Ming's words, Di Yun nodded, but then his brow furrowed, "If we can't beat them, we might just..."

Since coming to the base, their understanding of the terror of the Oceanic Alien Race's younger generation had become even more profound.

As soon as these words were spoken...

Both Yun Ming and Luo Chen were momentarily at a loss for words, unable to speak.

"Alright, alright, whether we can win or not, we'll know when the time comes. Let's go, let's check out the canteen. I heard the canteen here is full of very rare ingredients; we can really satisfy our cravings!" Luo Chen put his arms around their shoulders and said with a chuckle.

Hearing about food...

Both Di Yun and Yun Ming showed a hint of anticipation.

They had cultivated for ten days without eating a single thing.

This matter of satisfying their cravings really couldn't be missed.

While on their way to the canteen...

The three happened to run into Lin Youwei, Ye Tianxue, and Shen Xuner.

Aside from Li Fan and four others, their batch of new seeds were all here.

The three girls' goal was also the canteen.

So, the six of them naturally went to the canteen together.

The canteen was very large and also very luxurious.

Even though they were all born into great families, they had never seen so many rare ingredients at once.

This truly made the few who hadn't satisfied their cravings for a long time very excited.

However, there were quite a few people in the canteen.

If they wanted to eat, they still had to wait in line for a bit.

Of course, they could actually request for it to be delivered to their dorms, but the time that would take would likely be much longer than personally coming here to wait in line.

Since they were already here, they naturally wouldn't choose the latter.

And so...

The group went to the food stalls they each wanted to eat from and began to queue.

But soon...

They hadn't been in line for long, and it was almost their turn.

A few Senior Students ran over to cut the line.

Once or twice would have been fine, but this kind of operation continued for four or five times.

The intention was very obvious; they were deliberately here to disgust them.

And it wasn't just them.

Even Liu Ling and the others they had seen before were suffering the same treatment.

However, Liu Ling and the others seemed to have grown accustomed to this, showing no intention of resisting at all, and sometimes even proactively making space for these seniors.

"Newcomers, learn some rules."

In front of Di Yun, several seniors cut into the line and greeted Di Yun with looks of contempt.

Faced with such contempt, Di Yun's expression became increasingly ugly.

This provocation was just too obvious, wasn't it?

Seeing a few more seniors about to cut the line, Di Yun finally couldn't help but brace himself and say, "Seniors, I've already been waiting for a long time. Can you please stop cutting the line?"

But who would have thought...

As soon as he finished speaking, a senior slapped him, and Di Yun was sent flying back.

Such a scene...

Instantly drew the attention of everyone in the canteen.

Luo Chen, Yun Ming, and the others immediately went up to help him up.

Fortunately, the senior hadn't hit too hard; Di Yun only suffered some superficial injuries.

"Junior, the principle of survival of the fittest applies everywhere. Do you expect to meet those aliens in the future and have them let you off for a move or two?"

At this time, the senior who had acted looked at Di Yun, Yun Ming, and the others with a face full of mockery, then without looking back, he continued to wait in line.

To Di Yun and the others, these words were clearly twisted logic.

But since these Senior Students were powerful, they could only swallow their anger.

"Forget it, let's just leave."

Seeing the situation, Luo Chen couldn't help but speak softly.

If this continued, when they could eat would depend on when these Senior Students were done playing around.

The group looked at each other and finally chose to compromise.

But at this moment, the desire to become stronger was truly surging wildly within their hearts.

If they were strong enough, they could just strike back directly and give the other party a taste of 'survival of the fittest'!

But the problem was, they weren't.

As the group walked just a few steps away, the mockery of the Senior Students came from behind them.

"That's more like it, hurry up and leave with your tails between your legs."

"Hahahaha, newcomers, remember this: here, the canteen isn't a place for eating. If you want to eat, just honestly call for delivery."

"Why haven't we seen your leader Li Fan? Maybe he could lead you to a meal in the canteen?"

“Pfft, at most Li Fan is just a Middle-grade Transcendent. If he came, he’d still have to honestly beat it.”

Hearing this...

The others could still endure, but hearing these people talk about Li Fan, Di Yun was the first who couldn't take it. He immediately turned back and spoke out boldly,

"Hmph! What kind of skill is bullying the weak?"

"Scum like you aren't even worthy of carrying my Brother Li Fan's shoes!"

"And there's no need for my Brother Li Fan to act. Give me half a year, and you won't even have the qualification to carry my shoes!"

These words were very tough, and they even spoke the inner thoughts of many other seeds from the same period, like Liu Ling.

But of course.

As tough as the words were...

The beating was just as miserable.

A few minutes later, Di Yun was carried to the infirmary.

Luo Chen, Yun Ming, Lin Youwei, and the others who tried to stop it also suffered some minor injuries as a result.

Watching this scene, Liu Ling and the others could only shake their heads helplessly, secretly sighing that these few were still too young.