He Actually Met Natives

What?!

Xia Ping was speechless as a group of kids barely up to his waist crowded around him, chattering and staring at him like he was a giant panda. He didn't know what to say.

Wasn't he supposed to enter the Martial Arts Space? Why had he ended up in a place that looked like a kindergarten?

"Oh, right. I almost forgot to tell you."

The Cat Immortal's voice rang out. "You haven't advanced to the Purple Mansion Realm yet, so the virtual system considers you an underage child. That's why you were sent to Novice Village, where you can develop in peace."

"Once you reach the Purple Mansion Realm, you'll be qualified to leave Novice Village and live in one of the major cities."

"Don't worry. The strongest person in Novice Village is only at the ninth level of the Grandmaster realm, so there shouldn't be any danger."

"Of course, since everyone here is so weak, most of the people in Novice Village are underage brats."

It sounded rather gleeful.

Brats?

Xia Ping's mouth twitched. He was at least a Grandmaster in the Cloud Sky Realm, yet the moment he entered the virtual network, he was treated like an underage brat. The difference was just too great.

He was beginning to understand what people meant by the vastness of the universe. His strength wasn't even enough to get him through the door.

"But are all these people human? Why do they look so strange?" Xia Ping looked at the group of kids and felt as if he'd wandered into a monster's den.

Some had horns growing from their heads, some looked like elves, and some had wings on their backs. Others looked like vampires, with sharp fangs, while some had three eyes. They all looked human, but there was