The Virtual Immersion System

The welcome meeting continued.

Next, it was Lin Qiu's turn.

An upperclassman stepped forward, apparently someone who had spoken with Lin Fan.

"Instructor Luo, I'll spar with junior Lin Qiu."

The two climbed onto the stage.

Lin Qiu put on an even more dazzling display than Jiang Hao had!

The two traded blows, blades flashing, their blood qi colliding as they fought to a standstill!

They actually seemed evenly matched!

At last, both retreated at the same time. The upperclassman clasped his hands regretfully.

"Junior Lin Qiu, you're formidable. I couldn't gain an advantage, so let's call it a draw!"

"Thank you for your guidance, senior!"

Lin Qiu returned the salute modestly, but the smug look on his face was impossible to hide.

Jiang Hao stood to one side, his expression calm.

He didn't even have to think about it.

Lin Fan had definitely been pulling strings behind the scenes, forcing a chance to save Lin Qiu's face.

Up on the platform.

Luo Cheng's grandmaster-level gaze lingered thoughtfully on Jiang Hao for a moment. He recalled Song Jun's assessment of him.

At present.

Jiang Hao had used Perfected Spearmanship to briefly suppress Lin Fan, whose blood qi was 12.0, despite having only 9.5 blood qi himself. That was already beyond the realm of ordinary genius.

Though he had ultimately been crushed by Martial Skills and blood qi, that potential...

What Song Jun had said might actually be true.

Still, they would have to keep watching.

"Alright!"

Luo Cheng spoke up.

"That concludes the welcome meeting!"

"I hope our four new students can quickly fit into the Key Class!"

"Now, class begins!"

Luo Cheng turned to the four of them.

"You four, come with me."

Jiang Hao, Zhang Yuan, Li Mo, and Lin Qiu followed Luo Cheng to the other side of the hall.

When Jiang Hao saw the equipment in front of him, his heart jolted. Could it be...?

Zhang Yuan and Li Mo were both stunned on the spot!

"The Virtual Immersion System?"

A flicker of excitement crossed Jiang Hao's face!

His gaze immediately burned with anticipation!

This thing!

He'd searched frantically for information about it online!

They said this Virtual Immersion System let people practice Stance Training in the Virtual World without limit. On top of that, they could train in Martial Skills and spar to the death without worrying about getting hurt!

It was practically the perfect device, tailor-made for his awakened "Heavenly Dao Rewards Diligence" proficiency system!

But the price of this thing was astronomical.

Even the most basic civilian model cost at least three million Alliance Coins!

Jiang Hao was broke; he hadn't even dared to dream of owning one!

Lin Qiu knew all of this, of course!

He'd been secretly watching the expressions of the three of them. When he saw the shock on Jiang Hao, Zhang Yuan, and Li Mo's faces...

The humiliation of his D-Class Treatment seemed to vanish in an instant, and the arrogance on his face grew even stronger!

Country bumpkins would always be country bumpkins!

Those three probably had no idea the Key Class held lessons using such expensive Virtual Immersion Devices!

"You four, bind yourselves to these four unused devices."

"Here's how you operate them..."

Luo Cheng pointed to the four silver-white pods, which looked like airplane seats with computer consoles, then explained to Jiang Hao and the others how to bind themselves to the Virtual Immersion System.

Once they understood, Jiang Hao suppressed his excitement, walked over, and sat down.

After a series of checks!

Identity ID binding in progress...

Binding successful!

Logging into the Virtual World!

In an instant.

Jiang Hao's vision went black, then gave way to a brilliant expanse of light.

A Virtual World appeared before him, identical to the Key Class Training Hall!

Luo Cheng's virtual avatar appeared in front of them as well.

"I've brought the four of you into the Senior Year Key Class's private virtual network."

"Take some time to familiarize yourselves with the Virtual Immersion Device's functions."

"The rest of you, continue your training as usual!"

With that, Luo Cheng disappeared.

Jiang Hao stood in the virtual space and began to explore.

After looking around, he found that the system had currently opened only five core functions to him.

[Market]

[Eighth Great Martial High Key Class Arena]

[Rongguang City Senior Year Key Class Arena]

[Training Ground]

[Ranking List]

Each function did exactly what its name suggested.

The Market let users buy all kinds of training resources online. The amazing part was that anything they bought would be delivered instantly using spatial technology!

Then there were the two Arenas!

Each Arena matched users against opponents from a different range.

The Training Ground was the area Jiang Hao was currently in, where they could train freely.

And finally, the Ranking Lists!

With a thought, Jiang Hao opened the [Eighth Great Martial High Key Class Leaderboard] first.

One line of data after another appeared at once!

First: Su Qingning! [Blood Qi Intensity: 15.0]!

Second: Lin Fan! [Blood Qi Intensity: 12.1]!

Third: Zhao Wuji! [Blood Qi Intensity: 12.0]!

Jiang Hao stared at the number at the top and drew in a sharp breath!

15.0!

He'd known Su Qingning was strong, but he hadn't imagined she was this monstrous!

Lin Fan's 12.1 blood qi was already enough to keep Jiang Hao firmly suppressed.

Just how terrifying must Su Qingning, with 15.0, be?!

Jiang Hao forced down his shock and opened the [Rongguang City Senior Year Key Class Leaderboard]!

This list gathered the top geniuses from every martial high school in Rongguang City!

And yet!

First place!

It was still the same name!

First: Su Qingning (Eighth Martial High)!

[Blood Qi Intensity: 15.0]!

But right behind her.

Two people were hot on her heels!

Second: Chen Xuan (First Martial High)!

[Blood Qi Intensity: 14.8]!

Third: Liu Qingyao (Third Martial High)!

[Blood Qi Intensity: 14.6]!

Jiang Hao looked at the three names, stunned.

The gap between them was minuscule!

It seemed Su Qingning's hold on first place wasn't all that secure!

Jiang Hao hadn't expected that there would be two people after Su Qingning who were just as formidable!

Sure enough!

The world was vast, and anything was possible!

Su Qingning had a Sun-level talent. Those other two probably did, too!

Looking at the list!

Jiang Hao clenched his fists slightly!

By comparison!

With blood qi of just 9.5, Jiang Hao had reached 985th place on the Rongguang City Senior Year Ranking List. Among the thousand Key Class geniuses in the entire city, he was dead last!

But that only made him more fired up!

He had the system. One day, he would stand at the very top of the list!

After exploring all the functions.

Jiang Hao was burning with excitement!

The first thing he tried was Nine Revolutions Stance Skill.

In the virtual Training Ground, Jiang Hao settled into the Seventh Revolution stance.

His movements were precise, without the slightest slip.

After he completed one round of Stance Training!

[ Ding! Completed one practice of "Nine Revolutions Stance Skill · Seventh Revolution" ]

[ Proficiency +1 ]

The notification chimed right on time!

Jiang Hao's expression shifted.

He carefully examined his virtual body. He didn't feel his blood qi growing stronger or his body becoming stronger the way he did in reality.

But this alone was enough to thrill him!

He found that his mind wasn't the slightest bit tired!

His body felt completely normal!

That meant he could train here as many times as he wanted!

And he wouldn't get tired at all!

This was incredible!

Jiang Hao tamped down his excitement and immediately tried practicing his spear technique.

[ Ding! Completed one practice of "Perfected Spearmanship" ]

[ Proficiency +1 ]

"Excellent!"

Last was Tidal Wave Spear Technique.

[ Ding! The host has successfully practiced "Tidal Wave Spear Technique"!

[ Proficiency +1 ]