1: I really didn't mean to fry the fish!

Brain Check-in Point→[(｢･ω･)｢]

Two figures, resembling statues, stood on the massive Arena Stage.

Their gazes met, and the air was filled with tension.

One of the young men held a Long Spear over two meters in length.

The young man's eyes were firm and profound, glittering like a sharp sword about to be drawn.

“If I win this match, I can advance to Diamond IV,” the spear-wielding youth thought proudly.

As a student about to enter his Sophomore Year,

He had already reached the enviable Second-Tier Peak and achieved the Diamond Rank in the Virtual Combat Space.

Among freshmen at the same school, he was already considered a first-rate Genius!

“Combat start!”

The voice of the Virtual Combat System sounded.

The spear-wielding youth was just about to unleash a Martial Skill, intending to seize the initiative immediately.

He then saw his opponent suddenly toss his Long Saber aside casually.

“Ah!?”

The youth holding the spear was a little stunned. Suddenly, he remembered something and shouted:

“The Fish Fry King!?”

“Boom!”

A loud noise.

It was as if the air had been ripped apart, and a gale swept across the entire Arena Stage.

The spear-wielding youth felt intense pain on his face, then his vision went black, and he exited the Virtual Combat Space.

At the same moment.

In a luxurious villa in the Imperial Capital, a young man slowly sat up in his Virtual Combat Pod.

His face was filled with disappointment.

“Damn it, I actually got matched with the Fish Fry King!”

The young man made a mournful face, “My Ten-Match Winning Streak!”

...[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for instantly killing a Second-Tier opponent and obtaining 2 points!]

“Open the system panel!” Jiang Hao shouted internally.

A blue Light Screen appeared in his mind.

[Name: Jiang Hao]

[Realm: First-Tier Peak] +

[physique: 39 (Comprehensive measurement of aspects such as Explosive Power, Endurance, Strength, Speed, and Recovery Ability) Third-Tier] +

[spirit: 39 (Comprehensive measurement of aspects such as Soul Strength, Perception, Will, and Mental Energy) Third-Tier] +

talent Ability: Martial Arts Prodigy (Cultivation Speed slightly increased; when learning Martial Skills, there is a certain chance to directly achieve Basic Mastery, and Martial Skill mastery Speed is accelerated) +

Martial Skill: Collapse Fist [Perfection] + Nine Flashes of an Instant [Minor Achievement 168/2000] + Flashing Thunder Saber [Minor Achievement 246/300] +

Cultivation Technique: Xia Nation Eighth Set of Basic Body Forging Method [Third-Tier] +

[points: 36]

[Evaluation: Is this seriously First-Tier?]

Looking at the pitiful points on the system panel, Jiang Hao couldn't help but sigh.

It takes 1,000 points for physique and spirit to rise to Fourth-Tier.

And Martial Artists below Fourth-Tier can only participate in a maximum of ten battles per day in the Virtual Combat Space.

Even without counting the existing points, it would take 50 days to save enough.

“It's a shame I must instantly kill the opponent to gain points, otherwise going straight to the Third-Tier Zone would yield 5 points per match,” Jiang Hao said with regret.

Jiang Hao once tested the waters in the Third-Tier, but the results were not ideal.

Out of ten matches, he only instantly killed his opponent once. After all, his Realm was a limiting factor.

“I guess I'll continue to reap... no, to guide others in the Second-Tier Zone.”

...Jiang Hao exited the Virtual Combat Pod and looked out the window.

The night was ink-dark, and moonlight poured down from the sky like flowing water, sprinkling onto the earth.

Jiang Hao had been in this world for 18 years, having Transmigrated in the Womb.

Perhaps too much water was added to the Meng Po Soup back then, as Jiang Hao naturally Awakened his memories of his previous life when he was 10 years old.

This place is called Blue Star, and it has some similarities to Earth from his previous life.

However, this is a High Martial World!

High-Rank Martial Artists can Move Mountains and Fill Seas, and it is even rumored that Experts who surpass Ninth-Tier can Seize Stars and Catch the Moon!

Blue Star.

Over two hundred years ago, humanity discovered a strange energy.

This energy could continuously strengthen the Origin, allowing ordinary people to become Superhumans!

After years of research and testing, this energy was named 'Primal Energy!'

Then, the Martial Dao began to rise.

Ten-year-old Jiang Hao resolved to become a High-Rank Martial Artist.

Thus, starting from high school, he spent two and a half years becoming a First-Tier Martial Artist.

He became the top student in the Martial Dao Class at No. 3 Middle School in Yunlan City.

However, fate played a trick.

Just as Jiang Hao was dreaming of entering a Martial School and competing on the same stage as the Nation's Prodigies,

An accident occurred.

His parents unfortunately perished while traveling abroad.

The official explanation was that they encountered a riot of Otherworld Beasts.

Ten days after he became a Martial Artist, a friend of his father's, who was in the Military, came to their home.

And brought the truth.

He introduced himself as Uncle Cheng.

According to Uncle Cheng:

A high-ranking member of the Sacred Beast Society, code-named 'Blood Shadow,' decided to secretly hunt Martial Artists and hold a Blood Sacrifice to gain the favor of a Ninth-Tier transcending Otherworld Beast from the Otherworld.

They attempted to open a Spatial Passage that would allow Low-to-Mid-Tier Otherworld Beasts from that Otherworld to descend upon Blue Star!

In the end, of course, they failed.

A Ninth-Tier Expert from the Military destroyed the Spatial Passage before it could fully form.

Afterward, the Military's Martial Artists forcefully cleansed the area of Otherworld Beasts and members of the Sacred Beast Society.

But the Murderer who performed the Blood Sacrifice that led to his parents' deaths vanished.

Because the impact was too great, and it involved the notorious organization known as the Sacred Beast Society,

Xia Nation could only strengthen its efforts to eliminate the Sacred Beast Society.

Uncle Cheng told Jiang Hao, “Diligently Cultivating and getting into a good Martial School is the best way to repay your parents.”

The Sacred Beast Society had over twenty High-Rank Martial Artists; that was not something Jiang Hao could handle.

For the next few days, Jiang Hao remained in a dazed, self-isolating state, taking an extended leave from school to Cultivate at home.

Until his 18th birthday, when he Awakened the Stat Allocation Panel.

Jiang Hao saw hope!

As long as he instantly killed his opponent, he could obtain points!

Instant kill could mean killing or defeating the opponent in one move during combat.

points could be used to enhance everything!

Whether it was directly raising his Realm, breaking the limits of his physique and spirit, or enhancing his Martial Skills and talent, everything could be continuously strengthened!

After opening the Novice Gift Pack and obtaining 4,000 points, Jiang Hao regained his confidence.

In this High Martial World, only power is king!

Without power, he might die in the aftermath of a battle between Masters someday.

With the help of the Stat Allocation Panel, Jiang Hao was confident he could reach the end of the Martial Dao.

And then continue upward, surpassing the limits!

...“Wait for me. Wait until I become a High-Rank Martial Artist, and then I Will avenge you!”

Jiang Hao muttered to himself while looking at the night sky.

In the three months since gaining the system panel, Jiang Hao, aiming for maximum profit, raised his physique and spirit all the way to Third-Tier and went smurfing in the Second-Tier Zone of the Virtual Combat Space.

Through battle after battle, his Combat Skills continuously improved, and he gradually adapted to attributes far exceeding the First-Tier.

The attributes of Third-Tier Peak are something most Fourth- and Fifth-Tier Martial Artists might not even achieve!

Because this is Physical Strength capable of rivaling Third-Tier without relying on Primal Energy!

“Sigh, I really didn't mean to smurf!”

Jiang Hao said, “I'm just a weak First-Tier Martial Artist. How can a First-Tier Martial Artist fighting a Second-Tier one be considered smurfing?”