piratefiction Chapter 59: All Instant Kill
Chapter 59: All Instant Kill
"Plundering fire-attribute active elements, Constitution limit +4, Qi and Blood purity +1..."
At an average rate of one crystal every two minutes, it took Chen Zheng almost two hours to absorb all sixty molten stone crystals, causing his physical constitution limit to surge by 192 points.
As for the purity of Qi and blood, Chen Zheng felt that the originally atomized Qi and blood had become much more solid.
Chen Zheng, whose body had become much "wider", opened his eyes, collected all the inactive ores, and then opened his personal terminal.
"Ten o'clock, that should be a good time to find a match."
"Number One, enter the virtual realm."
"The virtual world is now connected to the network. Entering requires data upgrades and updating your personal information. Do you wish to begin scanning and updating?"
"Update it."
"Body data scanning in progress, Qi and blood data uploading..." The blue crystal on the personal terminal flashed, and invisible light waves swept across Chen Zheng's entire body.
His profile was generated very quickly.
Name: Chen Zheng
[Jiangzhou University Freshman: Class 9, Rune Department, Student ID 64019852]
[Realm: Level 9 Martial Artist]
[Learning Techniques: Iron Pole Skill, Wild Ox Body Refinement, Thirteen Forms of Viper Tendons, Iron Armor Skill, and Wuwang Blade Manual]
Current record: 1 loss
[Current Ranking of New Students / Not yet in the Top 5000]
[Personal profile completeness: 45% - Continue editing?]
The personal terminal can clearly scan Chen Zheng's current physical strength and blood strength, and generate it according to the current strength after entering the virtual world.
However, the specific basic punching force in kilograms and the number of repetitions in the body-refining exercise need to be filled out by the individual himself/herself.
Chen Zheng thought for a moment, then chose no and did not continue to improve his personal information.
"Enter the virtual realm."
hum!
A blue gem flashed on his personal terminal, and an invisible pulling force enveloped Chen Zheng's consciousness. Compared to last time, the feeling of entering this time was very smooth.
Before Chen Zheng could even react, he found himself in the virtual world dormitory.
On the screen as big as the wall, a row of upgraded new features are displayed: personal profile editing, avatar upload, introduction information, privacy permissions, etc.
In addition, you can set whether it can be searched and whether strangers are allowed to follow it, etc., turning it into a complete community mode.
The projection in Chen Zheng's current dormitory can also be changed according to personal preferences, but it requires upgrading the user level to unlock.
His current level is 1 and cannot be adjusted.
Chen Zheng didn't bother with his personal profile; instead, he opened the battle function.
In addition to the original random matchmaking and the newcomer power ranking challenge, many new features have been added, including designated challenges, paid challenges, cross-regional exchange battles, paid guidance from martial arts masters, free tutorials, paid tutorials, one-on-one guidance, and many more.
Many paid features range in price from tens to tens of thousands of points, and some display a "not yet available" message.
There are also business sections, entertainment sections, gaming sections, shopping sections, etc., which made Chen Zheng exclaim in amazement: "It's a world completely independent of reality!"
After briefly browsing through these functions, Chen Zheng finally got down to business.
"Number One, begin matching for the Newcomer Power Ranking Challenge."
"Matching in progress... Matching complete."
With a whoosh, Chen Zheng's scene changed, and he appeared on a fighting platform that was a hundred meters long and wide. Jiang Chong, whom he had met once before, was standing more than ten meters away.
Brief information about the other person appeared in front of them.
Jiang Chong, Class 3, Rune Department, Level 8 Martial Artist, currently ranked 4975th on the freshman combat power list.
[Chen Zheng, Class 9, Rune Department, Level 9 Martial Artist, currently not ranked]
Jiang Zhong's ranking has risen five places compared to a week ago.
But looking at Chen Zheng not far away, Jiang Chong felt a bit of a headache. He knew he was no match for Chen Zheng, after all, Chen Zheng was the first place winner in this liberal arts trial.
"Jiang, it seems we're quite destined to meet." Chen Zheng smiled, still remembering how he was instantly defeated by the other party last week.
Jiang Chong was silent for a while before finally managing to say, "Chen, you've improved so quickly."
"Oh, it's just luck. Let's begin." As he spoke, a prompt popped up in front of Chen Zheng: [Both sides have cultivated combat techniques. Do you wish to choose weapon combat?]
"Choose a weapon." Chen Zheng decisively chose a weapon, and immediately his hand felt heavy as a long sword identical to the Black Cloud Sword appeared in his hand.
Jiang Zhong, on the other side, also produced a 1.2-meter-long battle sword and looked at Chen Zheng with a solemn expression.
A ten-second countdown began between the two, the numbers constantly changing until they reached zero.
boom!
The ground shook, and a gale howled. In Jiang Chong's horrified eyes, a blade of light slashed down like a bolt of lightning, its speed almost exceeding his reaction time.
Bang! With a thunderous strike, Jiang Chong instantly turned into a speck of light and shattered.
Huff! In the dormitory, Jiang Chong suddenly opened his eyes, panting heavily, a look of horror on his face.
"I was instantly defeated!"
On the virtual arena, Chen Zheng sheathed his sword and stood there, not surprised by the result of killing Jiang Zhong with a single strike, as the difference in their basic stats was too great.
Jiang Chong was just an ordinary level eight martial artist, while he had already pushed his flesh and tendon refining techniques to the ninth level.
"Number One, continue the challenge."
"Match successful".
[Ranked 4827th on the Freshman Combat Power Ranking, Li Cheng, Class 5, Materials Science Department, Realm: Level 8 Martial Artist]
On the arena, a young man with buzz cut appeared, wielding a long sword. His eyes lit up as he looked at Chen Zheng's information notification: "You're Chen Zheng from Class 9 of the Rune Department?"
Chen Zheng ignored him and just watched the countdown begin. When the number reached 0... Boom!
The force exploded, shattering the air, and before Li Cheng could react, he was reduced to a patch of light and dissipated.
It has to be said that the realism of the virtual world is too strong. When Chen Zheng exerts his strength, he can clearly feel his muscles tensing, his blood flowing, and the resistance from the air.
[Congratulations on your successful challenge! You are currently ranked 4827th on the freshman leaderboard. Would you like to continue the challenge?]
"continue."
"Matching... Match successful!"
Bang! The blade sliced through the man and his sword, the light exploding outwards.
Challenge successful! Current ranking: 4746. Want to continue?
"continue……"
As Chen Zheng repeatedly swiftly defeated his opponents, his ranking on the newcomer combat power list soared at an astonishing rate: 4621, 4437, 4105...
When Chen Zheng's ranking reached 3980, he had achieved a twelve-game winning streak, causing a slight tremor in the personal terminals of several people who were following Chen Zheng's account.
Jiang Mo, Li Tang, Zhou Zhi, Xu Hui.
[Chen Zheng, whom you are following, has achieved a twelve-game winning streak in the Virtual Realm Newcomer Ranking Challenge, raising his ranking to 3980th.]
"Twelve consecutive wins!" Jiang Mo's eyes lit up as he worked at his computer in the dormitory.
Li Tang, who was studying nearby, also saw the message but wasn't surprised, since Chen Zheng had already demonstrated his top-ranking performance in the humanities during this trial.
"Quick, take a look." Jiang Zhong opened his personal terminal, and the screen of Chen Zheng's matched room immediately appeared on the projector.
This is the benefit of connecting the virtual world with the network; you no longer need to leave your body to enter the virtual world every time you want to watch battles, chat, or learn.
[Matching opponents in progress...]
In the virtual world, on the arena, Chen Zheng quietly awaited his next opponent.
Once the rankings reach 4,000, the matchmaking time starts to increase, since these people are usually cultivating or studying and may not necessarily be in the virtual world.
Fortunately, because the virtual world is connected to the outside world for an upgrade today, many people on the power ranking are online.
After waiting for two minutes, the opponent appeared. She was a beautiful girl holding a long spear. Her information still showed her as an eighth-level martial artist, but her aura was stronger than that of a typical ninth-level martial artist.
It's obvious that this student has a better foundation.
but……
Bang! The violent blade light engulfed everything. The girl with the gun only had time to raise her gun to block before she and her gun were slashed into light spots and exploded.
With a striking force exceeding four tons, most people simply cannot withstand it.
This four-ton force wasn't the combined force of a small truck hitting it, but rather concentrated on the narrow, elongated area of the blade, similar to the point of a sniper bullet.
It's important to know that when a bullet from a normal sniper rifle hits a human body at 500 meters, its kinetic energy, converted from joules to kilogram-force, is only a little over 1,000 kilograms-force.
"Damn, another instant kill! This guy is incredibly strong."
"Damn it, my goddess was killed with a single blow."
"Thirteen consecutive wins! Is this guy going to climb straight to 3,000th place today?"
"I really want to see him meet Jiang Wu. Jiang Wu was overtaken and came in first place in this trial, so he must be very unhappy."
In the challenge room, the number of viewers, including Jiang Mo and his group, had reached more than twenty. Most of them were opponents who had been instantly defeated by Chen Zheng, including Jiang Chong.
"Currently ranked 3805, wish to continue?"
"continue"