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Luo Feng was speechless, and Guan Ning had nothing to say either.

"You two just rest well here. If you need anything to eat, you can make a phone call and someone will deliver it directly," Special Envoy Yang instructed. "It's best not to wander around today. Tomorrow at 12:00 PM, I will take you to the Nine-Story Tower to undergo the trial. Only after you pass the trial will you officially become members of this Elite Training Camp. If you fail, you will have to go to the Basic Training Camp."

"Understood."

Guan Ning and Luo Feng nodded one after another.

Soon, Special Envoy Yang left, leaving only Guan Ning and Luo Feng in the quiet pavilion.

Guan Ning spoke up: "Senior Brother Luo, let's find our bedrooms and get settled first."

"Agreed." Luo Feng pondered for a moment and nodded: "Junior Brother Guan, see you in a bit."

"See you in a bit."

After exchanging greetings, the two went into their respective bedrooms.

After closing the door, Guan Ning set his backpack aside and sat on the edge of the bed, falling into deep thought. His expression shifted between uncertainty and concern; several times he wanted to stand up, only to sit back down again. The matter weighing on his mind was of such great importance that he had to be cautious!

After four or five minutes of inner conflict, Guan Ning finally hit upon a solution. It was as if a heavy burden had been lifted, and his expression relaxed significantly.

After tidying up, he pushed the door open and stepped out.

The two chatted for a while, covering everything from school anecdotes to wilderness training and the path of the martial artist. Although one favored the saber and the other the sword, both gained something from the exchange. They talked quite happily until night fell, at which point they parted ways.

After practicing his Genetic Origin Energy in his bedroom, Guan Ning chose to keep a low profile. He did not recite the Dao Scripture nor did he practice his swordplay; he simply went to bed to rest and conserve his energy.

Luo Feng did the same.

At 11:00 AM, the two enjoyed a sumptuous lunch. It wasn't until 11:50 AM that the War God Yang Hui appeared.

Yang Hui walked in and smiled: "Come with me to the Nine-Story Tower."

The two followed Yang Hui toward the Nine-Story Tower!

Each floor of the Nine-Story Tower was about six meters high, and the tower itself was over 150 meters in both length and width—it was an absolute behemoth of a structure. While the exterior of the tower looked quite classical, the interior was entirely high-tech, with floors made of hard alloy. One could easily hear the sounds of air explosions and shouts echoing through the space.

"Let's go, to the 9th floor." The three of them entered the elevator.

The elevator was fast.

"Ding!"

The elevator doors opened to reveal the top floor of the Nine-Story Tower. The 9th floor was a spacious hall where several young men and women were sitting around chatting casually, speaking in English, French, or other languages, with some using Mandarin as well.

When the three of them entered, many people looked toward Luo Feng.

"Ignore them, follow me." Yang Hui glanced at the youths and said.

Under the gaze and whispers of those in the hall, Guan Ning and Luo Feng were led by Yang Hui to the very back of the hall, where a corridor lined with large rooms awaited.

The two went straight to a room at the very end; the space was not large and felt somewhat dim.

"Snap!" Bright lights illuminated the room.

There were only two sofas in the room, each with a deep blue helmet resting on it.

"These two helmets..." Yang Hui began to introduce them.

Without him needing to say it, Guan Ning already knew these were the consciousness sensors for the virtual space device.

They were excavated by Hong from the ruins of ancient civilizations. Relying on these, and with the help of an intelligent supercomputer, he had built a virtual space, the War God Palace, and gathered all the War Gods from around the world to fight against the monsters together.

Guan Ning felt a surge of excitement. Once you put it on, your consciousness would enter a virtual space with 100% simulation, which was essentially identical to the real world.

"Which of you will go first?" After finishing his explanation, Yang Hui handed over a deep blue helmet.

Guan Ning and Luo Feng looked at each other, and Guan Ning said: "Senior Brother Luo, you go first."

Luo Feng nodded and put on the blue helmet.

Yang Hui watched Luo Feng put his on before he donned his own.

In the room, the two people wearing helmets lay quietly on the sofas, while Guan Ning stood to the side watching them.

After nearly thirty minutes, Luo Feng and Yang Hui finally woke up.

When they stood up, Guan Ning saw the joy on Luo Feng's face and knew he had passed the trial, but he still feigned ignorance: "Special Envoy Yang, Senior Brother Luo, how did it go?"

"He passed," Yang Hui smiled.

Luo Feng also nodded.

Guan Ning cupped his hands: "Congratulations, Senior Brother."

Luo Feng waved his hand and said: "I know my Junior Brother's strength; passing the A-Grade Trial is well within your capabilities. I shall congratulate you in advance."

Guan Ning replied: "Many thanks for your kind words, Senior Brother."

Yang Hui watched the two engaging in their polite back-and-forth and couldn't help but laugh, forced to interrupt them: "Alright, you two. Guan Ning, hurry up and get started; there are still many things to do afterward!"

"Senior Brother Luo, let's talk more when I come out."

Having said that, Guan Ning lay down on the sofa and put on the helmet.

This was a boundless, silvery land. Two figures appeared on the ground one after the other: they were Guan Ning and Yang Hui.

"How magical, is this the virtual space?" Guan Ning looked around.

The sky of this virtual space was actually a starry universe; in the boundless night sky, thousands of stars caused the entire silver earth to refract a dreamlike radiance.

Guan Ning looked at the virtual space that only existed in novels, feeling its realism, and was filled with infinite emotion for a moment.

"Guan Ning, this is the Trial Tower virtual space." Yang Hui smiled and pointed into the distance.

"And the only building you can see in this entire virtual space is that Seven-Story Trial Tower in the distance; it is also the place where you will undergo your trial..."

Yang Hui began to introduce the virtual space in detail.

Although Guan Ning already knew some of this, he still listened carefully; after all, novels are not reality, and it is better to be cautious.

"Fist strength 10,000 kilograms, speed 150 meters per second, nerve reaction speed, Elementary War General Level superior virtual body." Guan Ning moved around a bit, adapting to this virtual body: "Not bad, the physical quality of this virtual body is about the same as my real body."

Looking up, he saw the towering, massive Seven-Story Trial Tower standing in the center of the vast silver earth.

Guan Ning and Yang Hui stood at the entrance, looking like two ants.

"Look at that stone pillar." Yang Hui pointed to a black stone pillar on the left side of the main entrance of the Trial Tower.

He saw that an inscription had actually appeared on this black stone pillar--

Name: Guan Ning

Gender: Male

Identity: Elite Training Camp Reserve Trainee

Trial Tower Level: 1

He had not yet undergone the Trial Tower level assessment, so his Trial Tower level was 1.

As for his status as a reserve trainee, it would only change after he passed the A-Grade Trial.

However, Yang Hui did not know that Guan Ning already knew about the Trial Tower's information and continued to explain it to him.

Guan Ning clearly knew that the world's number one powerhouse, Hong, and Thor had not cleared the seventh floor either, but they were undoubtedly the people closest to the seventh floor.

Even many Elite Training Camp trainees were still struggling on the first floor, not even reaching the second.

Guan Ning also felt eager to try, wondering which floor he could reach with his current level of strength.

Suddenly--an electronic voice echoed throughout the virtual space.

"Guan Ning, please select your combat suit and weapon. After selection, enter the Trial Tower within one minute to accept the A-Grade Trial!"

In an instant, various combat suit styles and weapon styles appeared before Guan Ning's eyes.

Without hesitation, he immediately selected a combat suit that fit his body size and a Qingming Battle Sword.

Afterward, the combat suit and Qingming Battle Sword immediately landed on the ground, and Guan Ning quickly put them on.

"Guan Ning, I wish you success." Yang Hui smiled, "This A-Grade Trial is the low-difficulty test of the first floor of the Trial Tower."

"Understood." Guan Ning took a deep breath and walked straight into the pitch-black entrance ahead.

Whoosh!

As if the space had shifted, Guan Ning suddenly entered a vast grassland.

"Guan Ning." The electronic voice echoed across the vast grassland.

"The A-Grade Trial is to kill 50 Elementary Beast General Level Reckless Bulls surrounding you within 30 minutes!"

"If you die midway, you fail!"

"If you have not killed 50 Reckless Bulls after 30 minutes, you also fail!"

"This is your first time entering the Trial Tower; you have five minutes to prepare."

Upon hearing the requirements of the trial, Guan Ning's expression relaxed quite a bit. The Reckless Bulls were similar to the Iron-Armored Savage Bulls he had encountered in the Wilderness Area before, but without the thick scales of the Iron-Armored Savage Bulls, they would be easier to deal with.

"50? Elementary Beast General Level?"

"Normal fist strength 10,000 kilograms; with the second level of Basic Sword Technique, my full power reaches 20,000 kilograms."

After half a month of hard training, although he had mastered quite a bit of the second level of Basic Sword Technique, his physical force output was still double; at full burst, his strength was already that of a bona fide Intermediate War General.

Facing 50 Elementary Beast Generals might be a bit difficult, but it wasn't a major problem.

Guan Ning said calmly, "Passing the assessment should be very easy."

The Trial Tower, like the virtual universe, mainly trains techniques, including blade techniques, movement techniques, and force amplitude.

In a situation where external forces cannot be applied, all of this is clear at a glance.

In this way, it is easy to test a person's true combat ability.

On a boundless grassland, Guan Ning was fighting a group of Reckless Bulls.

The basic physical quality of each Reckless Bull was not much different, but their explosive power varied.

Even though he was facing the siege of 50 monsters of the same level alone, he could dodge among the Reckless Bulls like a ghost.

The Qingming Sword in his hand turned into a cyan thunderbolt, crisscrossing through the herd of Reckless Bulls and tearing open one gap after another.

Before he could even enjoy himself, all 50 Reckless Bulls disappeared, and Guan Ning didn't even have a single scratch on him.

"Well, this is really..." After noticing the situation, Guan Ning shook his head helplessly.

"Time elapsed: 8 minutes and 32 seconds. All 50 Reckless Bulls eliminated. A-Grade Trial, passed! Congratulations, trainee Guan Ning." A god-like electronic voice echoed across the entire prairie.

"Trainee Guan Ning, you will be automatically logged out of the virtual space in five seconds. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1..."

Elite Training Camp, ninth floor of the Nine-Story Tower.

As the three of them walked out of the trial chamber chatting and laughing, the talented martial artists of various skin tones from all over the world in the vast hall on the ninth floor looked over in astonishment. One young man with yellow skin even hurriedly asked, "Teacher, did they pass the trial?"