The Trial Tower

"Should I put it on?"

Luo Zhe held the dark blue helmet in his hand with slight nervousness, looking at Yang Hui with a puzzled expression, "Mr. Yang, can I just put it on like this?"

"Follow my instructions!"

Yang Hui smiled, then sat down cross-legged. "You sit down too."

Luo Zhe looked at Zhuge Tao for help, but Zhuge Tao was completely focused on his own thoughts, ignoring Luo Zhe's gaze. Helpless, Luo Zhe could only obediently sit down cross-legged.

Yang Hui said solemnly, "Wait a moment, once you put on the helmet, your consciousness will directly enter the virtual space, so don't panic. Come on, put on the helmet." Under Yang Hui's gaze, Luo Zhe took a deep breath and, with a death-defying spirit, put on the helmet.

Virtual space? I've seen plenty of descriptions in science fiction novels, but experiencing it firsthand is like a daughter getting married for the first time.

"Um?"

The moment Luo Zhe put on the helmet, he felt a buzzing in his head.

Seeing Luo Zhe put on his helmet, Yang Hui nodded to Zhou Zhengyong before smiling and putting on his own helmet.

This is a boundless expanse of silver land.

Two figures appeared on the ground, one after the other; they were Luo Zhe and Yang Hui.

"Wow, this is amazing! Is this virtual space?"

Luo Zhe looked around and saw that the sky in this virtual space was actually the starry sky of the universe as a backdrop. Without the interference of the atmosphere, the thousands of stars in the boundless night sky made the entire silver earth reflect a dreamlike light.

"This silver earth? It's as smooth as a mirror." Suddenly as if he had discovered a new continent, Luo Zhe squatted down in surprise and tapped the ground a few times with his fingers, producing a metallic 'clanging' sound.

"Luo Zhe, in this Trial Tower virtual space, the sky is a starry sky, and the ground is silver earth. Moreover, this silver earth is made of an alloy-like material!" Yang Hui introduced with a smile, while pointing to the distance, "In this entire virtual space, the only building you can see is that seven-story Trial Tower in the distance! It is also the place where you will be tested."

Indeed, looking around in all directions.

There's only one building!

About three or four hundred meters away, there is a huge tower that soars into the clouds. The entire tower is covered with carvings of various images and monsters, which surround the whole tower. With the naked eye, you can vaguely make out that this tower has seven stories.

Yang Hui continued, "Luo Zhe, no matter who it is, it can only be their consciousness entering the virtual space! And the virtual space is just a virtual body provided for us."

"So, our current physical condition is the same." Yang Hui paused, seemingly giving Luo Zhe time to process this.

"The same?" Luo Zhe stretched out his right hand and clenched his fist tightly. "But this body feels almost identical to my own."

"Hehe, that's because your body and this body's physical attributes are almost identical," Yang Hui said. "Look, I'm a mid-level War God in the outside world, but here, my physical attributes are exactly the same as yours."

"Regardless of whether War God, an existence Beyond War God, or just an ordinary Fighter, or even just an ordinary person, once their consciousness enters, they will all possess the same physical attributes—normal punching power of 10,000 kilograms, speed of 150 meters per second, and nerve reaction speed of superior-level Elementary Warlord Level."

Luo Zhe was taken aback.

Everyone entering the virtual space has the exact same physical attributes? That doesn't make any sense at all!

"Don't underestimate this point, because in the virtual space, everyone's physical attributes are the same. Even if the sect leader 'Hong' enters the virtual space, he will have the same body. This makes it easy to test a person's true combat ability." Yang Hui looked at Luo Zhe and beckoned, "Come with me now to the Trial Tower!"

What else can we do now?

In the virtual world, everyone is equal. No matter how strong you are physically in real life, you are the same in the virtual world.

I originally thought this assessment would be the same as when I was recruited in advance, testing my punching strength and speed, but nothing was tested. Instead, I was put into a virtual space that only exists in science fiction novels.

... The Trial Tower soared into the clouds, and was enormous.

Luo Zhe and Yang Hui stood at the entrance, looking like two ants.

"Look at that stone pillar."

Yang Hui pointed to a black stone pillar to the left of the main entrance to the Trial Tower. On this pillar, an inscription appeared: "Name: Luo Zhe".

Gender: Male

Identity: Elite Training Camp Prospective Student

Trial Tower Level: 1

Luo Zhe turned to look at a black stone pillar to the right of the main entrance to the Trial Tower. The pillar was also engraved with the words: "Name: Yang Hui".

Gender: Male

Identity: War God

Trial Tower Level: 3.2

Luo Zhe was somewhat surprised. His Trial Tower level was 1, while War God Yang Hui's Trial Tower level was 3.2. What exactly were these Trial Tower levels? What deeper meaning did they hold?

"Luo Zhe, hehe, aren't you curious about the Trial Tower levels?" Yang Hui chuckled, pointing to the black stone pillar and explaining, "For example, me, and you, using the same body, would enter the Trial Tower and progress step by step. After passing the first level, you would directly enter the second level. At that point, your Trial Tower level would be 2.0. When you reach the third level, your Trial Tower level would be 3.0. While exploring the third level, you could be 3.1, 3.2, 3.3... or even higher. But right now, you haven't explored yet, so you're only at the initial level 1, meaning you haven't achieved anything on the first level of the Trial Tower."

Luo Zhe suddenly realized.

Then he glanced at Yang Hui again, and then at him again. This War God Yang Hui is so old and has rich combat experience, but I didn't expect him to have only made it to the third level!

Yang Hui noticed Luo Zhe's gaze and could roughly guess what Luo Zhe was thinking. He smiled and said, "Don't underestimate me just because I've only reached the third level. You should know that my achievement is already considered quite good in the War God circle. Moreover, this Trial Tower has seven levels in total, and so far, no one has been able to reach the seventh level!"

"Not a single one?" Luo Zhe was stunned!

Earth's strongest being, Hong, and second strongest being, Thor, couldn't even reach the seventh level?

Yang Hui nodded. "Not a single one. The sect leader, 'Hong,' is the world's strongest person, and he has already reached the sixth level. He is the strongest in the world."

"Speaking of which, this is the difference. Even if we use the same body as the gym leader, I can only reach the third floor, while the gym leader has reached the sixth floor!"

Looking up at the seven-story Trial Tower, soaring into the clouds, its spire looming in and out of sight, I couldn't believe that none of the strongest people on Earth had yet reached the seventh floor.

"Before you go in, let me give you a punching power level test," Yang Hui suddenly said, slapping his forehead.

Luo Zhe was completely confused. How was it tested?

"I want to take a punching power level test," Yang Hui suddenly shouted.

Call!

A Punch Strength Tester appeared out of thin air next to the two of them.

******

I made a silly mistake; apparently, I won't be on the recommendation list until next week after being posted on Twitter... I thought I'd be on the list right away... I've been so nervous... Next week I'll be on the list for a week, so I'll try to update three times a day then...

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(PS: Although I wrote this paragraph, I didn't cut back on the 2,000-word update at all!)