Chapter 1049
The Main God Space, Day One: The Final Training
"Wait, Sakura, don't do this!"
Hearing Li Xiao's call, the girl smiled again, nodded, and said in a hoarse voice:
"Don't worry, Li Xiao, I know."
So are you ready?
"Actually, Chu Xuan is right. You've been stuck at the third-tier gene lock for far too long."
"So let me help you reach the fourth tier today!!!"
Li Xiao sensed something was wrong the moment he heard the first sentence.
Because what good things could Chu Xuan possibly say?
Upon hearing the second sentence, alarm bells rang in Li Xiao's mind.
With a jolt, it entered a state of destruction once again.
Looking at the smiling girl in front of him, Li Xiao wanted to say that Chu Xuan was a big liar and not to listen to him.
This isn't about getting him to the fourth tier; it's about sending him to his death!
But for some reason, Li Xiao suddenly noticed that the melancholy in the girl's eyes had disappeared at this moment.
However, he hasn't had much time to think about this somewhat philosophical question.
In an instant.
During this slowed-down period of time.
The bone-white longsword in the girl's hand gleamed with a dazzling silver-gray light.
Almost instinctively, the longsword in Li Xiao's hand suddenly shattered.
One becomes seven.
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That afternoon.
Zhang Jie's room.
After hearing a series of knocks, Zhang Jie opened the door with a yawn.
Before he could even react, Cheng Xiao, now in his adult form, grabbed him and pulled him away.
"Quickly, Brother Jie, fix Li Xiao, or he'll die."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jie skillfully shouted to the main god:
"All parts repaired, reward points deducted from my account."
After finishing, without even glancing at the gruesome figure hanging in mid-air, he yawned and said:
"I'll continue sleeping. I'm so sleepy. Refining this Lotus Lantern has almost drained my spiritual energy."
After saying that, Zhang Jie went back into the house.
Before Li Xiao could even land after finishing his repairs, a white figure pulled him back into the room.
Upon seeing this, Cheng Xiao wiped the sweat from his forehead.
This is the fourth time he has done this today.
Cheng Xiao plopped down and muttered to himself as he looked at the beating red heart not far away.
"Captain, Captain, when will you wake up?"
"The team's morale is low, and these guys are hard to manage!"
As he spoke, he picked up a ladle of blood and poured it on the surface.
The blood flowing in his heart gurgled and bubbled a few times, then a scarlet light enveloped and circulated around it.
In front of Cheng Xiao's body was a small pool of blood, about one meter square.
The heart that Zheng Zha transformed into floated above the blood pool.
Cheng Xiao watered it like a flower, watering it with a ladle every now and then.
I initially just tried it out, but it actually worked.
Cheng Xiao, the team's doctor, also had an additional task: to water Zheng Zha.
"Xiao Chengxiao, dinner is ready."
He saw his bedroom door open, revealing the figure of a girl.
Cheng Xiao threw the ladle away and skipped back to his room to eat.
In the end, only this beating heart remained in the square, looking rather lonely.
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The final day of the God's Space.
After everyone had spent the day in their own comfortable way, they gathered together again.
After Chu Xuan came out, he looked directly at Zhao Yingkong, who had a smile on her face.
"So you succeeded!"
Although he was asking Zhao Yingkong, Chu Xuan was looking at where Li Xiao was when he said those words.
Recalling the provocation of yesterday, this person forcibly controlled the corners of their mouth.
"She succeeded. Sakura has regained her original strength and even improved it further. And just as you guessed, she also used her inner demons to perfect the Hollow power in the Shinigami system and manifested the Light of the Soul."
"As for how powerful it is, I suggest you experience it for yourself."
When Li Xiao said this, his expression was extremely sincere.
But those who were fortunate enough to witness it all just chuckled.
Chu Xuan nodded and looked away from Zhao Yingkong's arm linked with Li Xiao's.
He remarked with inexplicable emotion, "Humans are truly amazing..."
Li Xiao felt that Chu Xuan was tickling him, but before he could react.
"So, do you want to face off against the Celestial Team or the Demon Team again?"
Hearing this sudden change of topic, Li Xiao said in surprise:
"Chu Xuan, don't tell me you can control the next horror movie?"
Amidst the strange looks from the others in the Central Continent Team, Chu Xuan shook his head and explained:
"In one of the jade slips, I discovered a cultivation tool that can improve the virtual world."
"It can not only accommodate battles at the fourth-tier gene lock level, but also those with mental power."
"And these finished products can even be directly exchanged in the Main God Space."
"The upgraded virtual world can generate any enemy you have ever encountered, including the Celestials and the Demons."
"It will automatically fill in the specific strength of the monsters and characters in your memory. Of course, such strength depends on your cognition and imagination."
"It may deviate to some extent from the actual situation, but at least it can serve as a reference."
As Chu Xuan spoke, he took out the metal capsules one by one from his spatial ring.
This time, the hibernation pod is no longer connected to a variety of complicated electrical wires and pipes.
Instead, it has become much simpler.
The hibernation pod, made entirely of metal, had only one additional panel engraved with array runes.
Each array panel is connected by a single line, extending to the central square metal object.
Li Xiao looked over curiously.
"Compared to the Celestial Team, I'd much rather fight Zheng Zha from the Demon Team. Chu Xuan, I think you should have the data, right?"
Chu Xuan pushed up his glasses and looked at Chen Zilong and Zhang Jie.
"Yes, although Zhan Lan, a key figure, is not here, the memories in the minds of Chen Zilong, who is watching the battle, and Zhang Jie should be able to complement each other."
"The data will be much more accurate when there are two people involved."
"Of course, the downside is that it consumes some of their mental energy."
Seeing Chu Xuan adjusting the hibernation pod, Zhao Yingkong suddenly asked, "Is Zhao Zhuikong alright?"
Chu Xuan replied without looking up, "Sure, he has a lot of data. The more enemies he observes, the closer the data in the virtual world will be to reality."
Hearing this, Chen Zilong grinned and said, "This stuff is pretty good..."
But tomorrow we're going to be in an unknown horror movie, won't that...?"
Chu Xuan replied calmly, "Don't worry, I've already adjusted the time ratio in the virtual world to 180:1."
"In other words, three hours inside is equivalent to one minute outside."
"Time is no longer an issue to some extent. Even a new recruit can be trained into a competent soldier in a day."
Upon hearing this, the people present all twitched at the corners of their mouths before making their own requests.
"I want to play against the Indiana team."
"I want to see the strength of the previous captain of the Japanese team."
"I think………"
One request after another was made, and Chu Xuan agreed to them all.
Despite some concerns, everyone's curiosity had been piqued, and they all lay down.
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"Get ready, initiate teleportation back, 3, 2, 1!"
When the countdown reached zero, Li Xiao sat up abruptly, panting heavily, as if he had been pulled out of a pool of water.
Sweat was still dripping from his temples. After catching his breath, he wiped his face with a towel that had been prepared beforehand.
Li Xiao then asked curiously, "Chu Xuan, why do you imitate the main god every time you enter and return?"
"Is there some ulterior motive behind this? Or is it just a simple prank?"
Chu Xuan smiled and said, "This is a method of subconscious hypnosis."
"When the countdown reaches zero, your mental resistance will be at its minimum. The same principle applies to returning; this way, there will be no resistance or stagnation."
"Because the time ratio in the virtual world is so different, this is necessary and can be considered one of the means to protect you."
Li Xiao nodded as he listened.
Then I started recalling the battle I had fought in the previous minute.
In a time ratio of 180:1, one minute is equivalent to three hours.
In three hours, he died a total of 3658 times.
On average, they die twice per minute.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be in this state now.
Yes, Li Xiao didn't win even once.
After all, the fourth tier and below are like two different worlds.
Moreover, the opponent he chose was Zheng Zha, a demon who had already steadily entered the intermediate or even advanced fourth tier.
The difference is just too great.
But Li Xiao did gain something; he got what he wanted.
That is, combat experience against this person.
From the very beginning, they were instantly defeated.
In the end, Li Xiao was able to hold out for three minutes despite being at a complete disadvantage in terms of strength and speed.
Chu Xuan's virtual world, created by combining cultivation technology with the technology from The Matrix, almost perfectly replicated the strength of Zheng Zha's clone at the time.
Of course, Li Xiao knew that the clone Zheng Zha would not stand still.
This person is definitely more powerful at this moment.
"Change my next enemy to Zheng Zha, that is, the Zheng Zha in a special state from the last horror movie."
"I should have such a record in my memory."
"I want to try and deal with him."
After finishing his sentence, Li Xiao lay down again without resting.
Chu Xuan nodded and began a series of dazzling operations.
"Prepare for teleportation. Countdown begins: 3, 2, 1."
Li Xiao wasn't the only one fighting frantically, but what he didn't know was that he was the one who suffered the most among everyone.
Whether it's Zhang Jie with the Lotus Lantern, Saito Hajime with the Seven Treasures Pagoda, or Chen Zilong with the full set of Monkey King equipment, it's all about the characters.
They all achieved victories against stronger opponents, or even one against two, in the virtual world.
Even Zhao Yingkong, having recovered her strength and even made further progress, can maintain a 50/50 win rate when facing Zhao Zhuikong.
This is in a one-on-one situation.
Both are at the intermediate level of the fourth-tier gene lock and are both assassins; the only difference is their respective power systems.
Three hours have passed in the God's Space.
In the virtual world, 22 days have passed.
Li Xiao's enemies changed from Zheng Zha to the three members of the Celestial Team, and then to the captains of various reincarnation teams in Harry Potter.
"Why did it stop?"
Seeing Zhang Jie still lingering with enjoyment, Li Xiao, who had just sat up, couldn't help but sigh.
Because this person also fought against the clone Zheng Zha.
With the help of the Lotus Lantern, Zhang Jie didn't win easily, but he didn't have to put in much effort either.
Even Zhu Wen was able to trap her opponent for several minutes with the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover.
Of course, they were only facing the blank-slate demon Zheng Zha.
The opponent had neither equipment nor items.
As the battle progressed, the group, who had only recently acquired the magical artifact, quickly accumulated a wealth of combat experience.
You could say that you went from a novice to a skilled worker in no time.
Of course, it's only been a little over twenty days at most, so I'm only proficient at it; I'm still a bit short of being able to use it as an extension of my arm and do it at will.
At this moment, I saw the smiles on Chen Zilong and the others' faces.
Li Xiao understood a principle: even a fourth-tier gene lock couldn't stop players who spent money on in-game purchases; they could only die with regrets.
Chu Xuan waved his hand, clearing all the projections in front of him, and looked at everyone, saying:
"The enemy is formed based on the memory projections in your minds. Although the damage is negligible, it still has some side effects when the time ratio is magnified."
"You can think of this as a mental burden in the virtual world."
"Therefore, I suggest that each person should only use the virtual world for a maximum of three hours each time they return to the Main God Space."
"and………"
Before he could finish speaking, everyone saw a burst of energy flash across a metal plate in front of Chu Xuan.
Then a plume of black smoke appeared.
"Moreover, the finished products exchanged from the Main God Space can only be used for three hours, and once connected, they cannot be stopped."
"Otherwise, compared to this kind of long, continuous combat, segmented training would yield better results and greater gains."
Upon hearing this, the group suddenly realized what was going on.
Chen Zilong nodded: "It's far from that, but even so, it's still a good thing."
"Colonel Chu, why don't you exchange a couple more? That would have been fine."
Chu Xuan disassembled the blackened metal plate before saying:
"The exchange value of this part requires one B-level side quest."
"In other words, in the past three hours, the eight of you have already spent a B-level side quest."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zilong immediately shut his mouth.
Upon hearing about the cost, Saito and his companions calmed down.
Was the fight you just had fun? It was really fun.
With new magical artifacts in hand, proficiency increases visibly, and one can even perfectly revive after death, then analyze why they failed.
This is a perfect training space.
But now they realize that perfect achievements are obtained by exchanging side quests, and at a very high cost.
As the one who killed Hao Yi, Chu Xuan obtained two B-level side quests.
One of them was gone in just three hours.
Li Xiao, Chen Zilong, Zhao Yingkong, and Saito Hajime, having nothing to exchange due to their gains from the ruins, saved the B-level side quests.
Save them for when you revive after earning reward points in the next horror movie.
Cheng Xiao then redeemed a pacifier with a new attribute.
Zhu Wen proceeded step by step to exchange for another Clow Card.
Zhang Jie then voluntarily exchanged a special bullet worth B-grade and gave it to Zero.
As for Zero Point himself, on Chu Xuan's advice, he exchanged for an enchantment scroll worth B-grade side quests.
It's not an enchanted bullet, it's an enchanted sniper rifle.
Although bullets fired in this way do not have the explosive power of a single shot, they can still cause considerable damage.
The one who gained the least from this relic was arguably Zero, who used futuristic weapons.
Because of the magical artifacts they obtained, Cheng Xiao, Zhu Wen, and Ling Dian all had several energy storage rings made of mithril.
They stored up true energy so that they could use magical artifacts.
Just as Chu Xuan was about to say something more...
A door was pushed open from the inside out.
The little girl's head was revealed, and she stared at everyone with wide eyes.
"Um, is everyone still not done?"
"Sister Xin'er has already prepared the meal."
Since Zheng Zha and Xiao Honglu were not dead, Loli and Xin'er have become the Zhongzhou team's full-time chefs during this time. It's always better to do something than to stare blankly at the heart and nascent soul. (End of Chapter)