After evening classes, Xu Yunxi returned to the dorm. He couldn't even wait to fill his growling stomach before hurriedly pulling out his Myriad Realms Universal Talisman. As he activated it, he asked his three roommates, "Can we play yet? Can we play yet?"
Zhang Congyue lowered his head, phantoms rising in his eyes. "Yes! We can! We all got in!"
Today was the day the Real Realm's long-promoted, large-scale Virtual Reality game Renegade Immortal officially opened for public testing. Countless beings had been eagerly awaiting the chance to try this supposedly groundbreaking experience!
Years after Virtual Reality technology had become widely used for martial arts training, a game had finally appeared that promised to let players experience different lives. Jointly developed by the Great Zhou imperial dynasty, which ruled the Three Realms, and Tianyi Pavilion, it could recreate an entirely new, intricately detailed, seemingly real All Heavens and Myriad Worlds!
In this game, beings would no longer be divided by race or status. Their identities and backgrounds were assigned entirely at random, and luck determined which of the many characters in Renegade Immortal they played. They might be disciples of a sect, descendants of an Aristocratic Clan, or demons and monsters under suppression. They could even be flowers and grasses by the roadside, all helping to sustain the evolution of this virtual world.
With everything ready and only the final spark missing, Xu Yunxi said no more and focused on waiting to enter the game. Before long, the light and shadows before his eyes shifted. The dormitory became a night sky sprinkled with brilliant stars, and he stood in its center, as if at the heart of the universe.
"Reading data. Randomly assigning background. Please wait patiently." A distant, dispassionate voice rang out, easing Xu Yunxi's growing impatience.
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