Grinding Experience

Hearing the two men's jeers, Hong Chen's expression remained unchanged.

He had seen Ye Cang's combat prowess.

Being able to kill a War Venerable, even the weakest one, meant Ye Cang's strength was enough to reach 300 tons.

Passing the tenth level was only a matter of time.

The most important were the eleventh and twelfth levels.

The fierce beasts on the eleventh level unleashed combat power comparable to that of human martial artists who had comprehended an Intent. They were even a little stronger than Xue Long had been back then.

The twelfth level was even more formidable.

"Ye Cang! I hope you don't disappoint me!"

Hong Chen closed his eyes, ignoring the two men's jeers as he quietly waited.

Virtual Battle Tower!

Ye Cang's figure darted and weaved across the arena, his long sword clashing fiercely from time to time with the Gale Mantis's forelimbs.

Time ticked by. In the blink of an eye, nine minutes had passed.

"Has the experience stopped increasing?"

"Little mantis! Is this your limit? In that case, I'll send you on your way!"

Ye Cang murmured. The next moment, an astonishing red glow flashed across the God Slaying Sword in his hand.

"Intent..."

"Blood Drop!"

Boom!

His strength surged by dozens of tons in an instant.

Crack!

At the moment of impact, a fissure appeared in one of the Gale Mantis's forelimbs.

Before it could dodge, Ye Cang brought his sword down again.

Under the crushing force, he beheaded the Gale Mantis in just ten seconds.

"The tenth-level trial is complete. The eleventh-level trial will begin in three minutes!"

Hearing the announcement, Ye Cang's heart stirred. The break between rounds had grown by two minutes.

Sitting on the ground, he looked at the system panel.

[Combat Skill: Aurora Sword Wings (Second Layer 95/2000, Aurora Sword Intent · Low Grade)...]

[Movement Technique: Microscopic (516/)]

After one battle, his swordsmanship and movement technique had each gained eighty or ninety experience points.

That was equivalent to saving him a hundred and sixty or seventy points of Life Energy.

"If I could do this a few more times, it wouldn't be any worse than hunting fierce beasts!"

Ye Cang's heart stirred.

Three minutes later.

Boom!

The arena widened again.

A pillar of light descended.

A fierce beast over three meters tall, with a vaguely humanoid shape, appeared before him.

"Virtual Battle Tower, eleventh-level trial commencing. Please kill the peak Beast General, the Berserk Kangaroo, within ten minutes!"

Thud!

The instant the electronic voice vanished, the Berserk Kangaroo disappeared, leaving behind only a thunderous impact from the arena.

"So fast!"

Shock flashed through Ye Cang's eyes. The Berserk Kangaroo had already appeared behind him and punched straight at him.

"Blood Drop Intent!"

"Burst!"

Without hesitation, Ye Cang unleashed the peak strength he'd reached in the previous battle.

Nearly 300 tons!

Boom!

The Berserk Kangaroo's fist slammed straight into the God Slaying Sword in Ye Cang's hand.

The terrifying force traveled through the blade and struck Ye Cang's body.

In a single exchange, he was blasted back more than ten meters by the Berserk Kangaroo's immense strength.

"Truly berserk!"

Ye Cang sighed inwardly and quickly swung his sword toward the other side.

The Berserk Kangaroo had already appeared there.

"In speed and strength, it outclasses the Gale Mantis in every way."

After assessing its combat power, Ye Cang focused his mind and fought with all his might.

In a battle this intense, he found that his swordsmanship and movement technique experience increased even faster.

On average, he gained around fifteen points per minute.

"This Virtual Battle Pod really is a treasure!"

As the battle continued, Ye Cang kept honing his swordsmanship and movement technique.

Three minutes!

Six minutes!

Nine minutes!

When only one minute remained, Ye Cang began to unleash his full power.

"Aurora Sword Wings!"

With a soft shout, a pair of sword wings wreathed in crimson and white light appeared behind him.

In an instant, his speed and strength doubled.

"Let's fight again!"

Ye Cang roared.

Both Intents activated!

Mental power added!

He unleashed his full combat power.

At that moment, his strength had reached 362.8 tons, and his speed was even greater.

In just over ten seconds, he had the Berserk Kangaroo on the defensive.

Thirty-odd seconds later, he beheaded it.

"The eleventh-level trial is complete. The twelfth-level trial will begin in three minutes!"

He looked at the system panel.

[Combat Skill: Aurora Sword Wings (Second Layer 204/2000, Aurora Sword Intent · Low Grade)...]

[Movement Technique: Microscopic (672/)]

"I saved another 265 points of Life Energy!"

A flicker of delight crossed Ye Cang's heart.

After glancing at the panel, he continued waiting for the twelfth-level trial to begin.

His performance on this level would directly determine the outcome of Hong Chen and Fan Yongfeng's bet.

"I'll have to give it everything!"

He let out a long breath and looked at the fierce beast slowly taking shape before him.

"Virtual Battle Tower, twelfth-level trial commencing. Please kill the peak Beast General, the Earth Splitting Giant Ape, within ten minutes!"

It was a yellow-brown ape-shaped fierce beast about five meters tall.

Thud, thud, thud...

Roar!

The instant the Earth Splitting Giant Ape appeared, it pounded its chest and let out a furious roar toward the sky, then turned to look at Ye Cang.

A glimmer of intelligence seemed to shine in its eyes.

Boom!

After studying Ye Cang for a few seconds, it instantly launched its attack.

Its moves even contained the techniques of human martial artists.

"Fight!"

Seeing the Earth Splitting Giant Ape charge straight at him, Ye Cang roared and unleashed his full power. The God Slaying Sword swept out, pouring forth all 362.8 tons of strength.

Bang!

The Earth Splitting Giant Ape punched out. The moment their attacks met, Ye Cang was blasted dozens of meters away.

"Such tyrannical strength. It might have 400 tons of force!"

Ye Cang quickly got to his feet and stood with his sword raised. The Earth Splitting Giant Ape's next attack was already upon him.

Boom!

A heavy punch crashed down from above. Ye Cang's knees buckled, and he nearly fell to the ground.

At the critical moment, he borrowed the force to dodge and hurriedly opened the distance.

But the Earth Splitting Giant Ape was no slower than him. The instant Ye Cang regained his balance, its third punch came crashing in.

In less than half a minute, Ye Cang was already dodging in a sorry state around the arena.

He now realized that he was no match for the giant ape in a direct clash.

He didn't know how Fan Zhuoqun had lost, but he believed that as long as he could hold out until the ten minutes were up, his result wouldn't be too embarrassing.

So Ye Cang gave up on attacking directly. Using several King Slayer Flying Swords to distract the ape, he employed his movement technique and began to wear it down.

Roar!

As time ticked by, the Earth Splitting Giant Ape grew furious under his relentless harassment and roared in rage.

Unfortunately for it, as Ye Cang's movement technique experience steadily increased, he grew more agile, and the giant ape's successful attacks became fewer and fewer.

In the blink of an eye, the trial time was up.

"The twelfth-level trial has failed!"

"Combat power assessment complete!"

"Overall evaluation: Ye Cang, Virtual Battle Tower level 11.4!"

Hearing the final announcement, Ye Cang let out a long breath of relief.

"Thank goodness! A little higher than Fan Zhuoqun!"

Just then, the electronic announcement sounded again.

"First combat power assessment complete. To continue with subsequent assessments, you must pay thirty thousand contribution points each time. Sufficient contribution points detected. Would you like to begin another assessment?"

Hearing this, Ye Cang's eyes immediately lit up, his brief relaxation gone.

He glanced at the system panel.

Although he'd been in a sorry state just now, he had still gained 32 points of swordsmanship experience and 129 points of movement technique experience.

"I have more than 110,000 contribution points left. I can do at least three more assessments."

"Based on what I gained just now, three assessments could save me nearly 500 points of Life Energy!"

Thinking this, Ye Cang chose to continue without hesitation.

"Ye Cang, Virtual Battle Tower level 11.4. Please select your combat suit and weapons within one minute. The twelfth-level trial will begin in one minute!"

After choosing his weapons and combat suit, a pillar of light descended before him, and the Earth Splitting Giant Ape appeared once again.

"Come on! Help me grind some experience!"