Cannot Afford to Lose

In the waiting room!

"It's been so long, this kid won't fall asleep in the Virtual Battle Pod, will he?"

Fan Yongfeng muttered unhappily.

Ye Cang had been inside for such a long time, and he was becoming more and more uncertain.

"Mental energy consumption is severe in the Virtual Battle Pod, plus being frightened by the terrifying combat power of ferocious beasts, it's entirely possible he fell asleep. There have been cases like this before."

Fan Zhuoqun said with a smile.

"Don't say that. The person Venerable Hong brought, he shouldn't be that useless!"

Listening to the veiled mockery from the two, Hong Chen still kept his head down, eyes closed, recuperating.

But his heart was already in turmoil.

"Kid Ye, even if your results aren't good, you can't fall asleep! I can't afford to lose face like this!"

As the three waited with their own thoughts, suddenly, the iron door in front of them slowly opened.

At the same time, an electronic voice echoed throughout the waiting room.

"Ye Cang, Virtual Battle Tower floor 11.5!"

The electronic voice disappeared, and the three stood stunned on the spot!

"Ten, floor eleven point five!"

Hong Chen pondered the electronic voice's announcement, unable to immediately react whether he had won or lost the bet.

However, Fan Zhuoqun beside him provided the answer.

"Impossible! That trash couldn't possibly be higher than me!"

He roared uncontrollably, clearly unable to believe what he had heard.

Beside him, Fan Yongfeng's expression gradually turned grim. Looking at the slowly opening Virtual Battle Pod room, a strange glint flashed in his eyes.

Half an hour ago.

Ye Cang chose to continue the assessment.

His opponent was still the same Earth Splitting Giant Ape.

With the experience from the first time, he handled it with ease this time.

Although he was still being thrashed, he also honed his swordplay and movement technique.

After one battle, his swordplay experience increased by 46 points, and his movement technique experience increased by 134 points.

Because he was facing the Earth Splitting Giant Ape, he didn't have much time to hone his swordplay; most of it was spent dodging and hiding.

Ten minutes later!

The second match began!

In this match, with the increase in movement technique experience, his movements became more agile, and he occasionally sparred.

After one battle, his swordplay experience directly increased by 68 points, and his movement technique also increased by 146 points.

Midway, as his movement technique experience broke through 1000 points, Ye Cang saw that his movement technique had reached the introductory stage of Minute Level.

With a small breakthrough in his realm, his movement technique became more flexible, and even his speed increased by more than 20%.

Dealing with the Earth Splitting Giant Ape became even easier.

The third match!

Relying on his Minute Level introductory movement technique, Ye Cang occasionally engaged in direct clashes, basically holding his own.

As a result, after one battle, his swordplay experience increased by 87 points, and his movement technique experience increased by 151 points.

Furthermore, his combat power evaluation actually increased by 0.1 floors.

Looking at the final results, Ye Cang was very satisfied.

At least he didn't make Hong Chen lose the bet.

[Combat Skill: Aurora Sword Wings (Second Level 437/2000, Aurora Sword Intent · Low Grade)...]

[Movement Technique: Minute Level (Introductory 1232/)]

Looking at the system panel, after three re-tests, his combat skill and movement technique experience had greatly increased.

Moreover, Ye Cang seemed to have discovered that as the experience for the third level of Aurora Sword Wings gradually increased, the bonus to his strength from 'Aurora Sword Intent' was steadily rising.

If originally, after comprehending 'Aurora Sword Intent', the bonus to strength was 2 times, then it had now reached about 2.2 times.

Compared to before the assessment, his burst power had increased by more than ten tons.

"Trial for floor twelve failed!"

"Combat power assessment complete!"

"Overall evaluation, Ye Cang, Virtual Battle Tower floor 11.5!"

"As this is your first time entering the Virtual Battle Tower, you may claim the martial arts hall rewards for clearing floors one to eleven upon completion: three bottles of Spirit Dream Liquid, and 4.585 billion Huaxia Coins."

"Beep……"

"Contribution points insufficient, unable to continue evaluation. Exiting Virtual Battle Pod!"

As the electronic voice sounded, Ye Cang felt his consciousness blur.

Hiss……

Amidst the sound of steam, Ye Cang slowly regained consciousness.

Opening his eyes, the Virtual Battle Pod had opened.

Ye Cang stood up and walked out of the pod. He looked at the open iron door with a smile on his face and strode out.

In the waiting room, Fan Zhuoqun's unwilling roar was deafening.

"Ye Cang! You did great!"

Seeing Ye Cang appear, Hong Chen quickly strode forward and patted Ye Cang heavily on the shoulder.

"It was nothing. I didn't let Venerable Hong down!"

"Hey! Stop calling me Venerable Hong. If you're willing, you can call me Brother Hong from now on. With your talent, it won't be long before you reach the War Venerable realm."

Hong Chen said excitedly.

"Since that's the case, I'll have to ask Brother Hong for more guidance in the future."

Ye Cang nodded with a smile.

"Haha! Brother Ye, it's nothing!"

On the other side, watching Hong Chen and Ye Cang acting like sworn brothers, Fan Yongfeng's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

A few breaths later, a smile appeared on Fan Yongfeng's face.

"Congratulations, congratulations. I didn't expect Venerable Hong to bring such a talented individual to our Divine Firmament Martial Arts Hall. It is truly a cause for celebration."

Hearing this, Hong Chen let out a cold snort.

"Fan Yongfeng, what kind of trouble are you stirring up now?"

He spoke unhappily. Given their animosity, Fan Yongfeng wasn't someone who would say something good.

"Hehe! Why does Venerable Hong have such a prejudice against me? Ye Cang, my young friend, achieved such great results. As a Venerable of the martial arts hall, shouldn't I be happy?"

As he spoke, he looked at Ye Cang with a smile.

"I'm just curious, Ye Cang, with your cultivation, why did you spend so long in the Virtual Battle Pod? Could it be that you used some other means to interfere with the Virtual Battle Tower to achieve such results?"

Hearing this, Hong Chen immediately became furious.

"You're spouting nonsense! This is a product of peak technology from ancient civilization ruins. Let alone Ye Cang, who is only a General, even a War King might not be able to interfere with it. What exactly do you mean by that?"

"Hehe! Brother Hong, there's no need to get angry. I'm just saying."

Fan Yongfeng waved his hand and continued:

"It's a small matter that I lost the Earth Vein Flame Stone. But if we allow someone who cheated to enjoy resources that countless people can never obtain in my martial arts hall, it would be unfair to others!"

After speaking, he stared directly at Ye Cang.

"Don't you think so, Ye Cang!"

Hearing this, Ye Cang frowned.

It seemed the War Venerable in front of him was a sore loser!

He was planning to go back on his word.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Cang cupped his hands.

"Does Venerable Fan have any advice?"

"Hehe! I wouldn't dare to offer advice……"

Fan Yongfeng was about to continue when he was suddenly interrupted by Fan Zhuoqun, who was already furious.

"Do you dare to fight me! If you win, I will acknowledge your results!"

Fan Zhuoqun glared at Ye Cang, his eyes filled with unwillingness and anger.

He absolutely refused to admit that he, who had been nurtured by family resources for so long, was inferior to this bumpkin from a small town.

"Hmph! Your acknowledgment is worthless. Fan Yongfeng, have your Fan family not seen that they have cultivated this brat into an idiot?"

Hong Chen snorted coldly and looked at Fan Yongfeng mockingly.

"Hehe! A competition within the martial arts hall? There are always some stakes involved. Since they have both passed the eleventh level, and it's their first assessment, why don't we bet their entire rewards?"

After speaking, he glanced at Ye Cang.

"What do you say?"