"Even while my consciousness is in the Virtual Universe, I can't neglect improving my own strength!"
Before entering the Virtual Universe, Li Xin drew energy from the Eternal Divine Furnace, allowing his body to absorb it unconsciously to increase his strength.
Although this was much slower than actively absorbing the energy, it spared Li Xin from having to devote any of his consciousness to the process, allowing him to immerse himself fully in the Virtual Universe. It served the same purpose as the Nutrient Pods in the Virtual Universe Company.
A residence in Xueming District, Black Dragon Island, Black Dragon Mountain Empire, Virtual Universe:
After entering, Li Xin spent ten million Qianwu Coins to buy a residence here.
"Big brother, you really know how to splash out! You bought your own property as soon as you entered the Virtual Universe. We don't even know when we'll be able to afford a place here!"
Hong and Thunder God, who had only just parted ways with him, also logged into the Virtual Universe. After the three added one another as friends, Hong and Thunder God came over.
"The Killing Field is the place in the Virtual Universe best suited to us. We can create an opponent whose stats match ours in every respect, except that they're stronger in just one area. An opponent like that is essentially a free teacher."
"For example, Thunder God, you still haven't comprehended the Thunder Domain. You can create an opponent exactly like yourself, except that he possesses the Thunder Domain and you don't. That makes him the ideal opponent for helping you comprehend it."
"Also, the life-and-death battles in the Killing Field are only virtual. They're fundamentally different from real life-and-death battles, so don't get too caught up in them."
Li Xin shared his insights into the Virtual Universe with Hong and Thunder God, hoping they wouldn't unknowingly take the wrong path as they had in the original story.
"There's really a place that good? Then I've got to try it!"
Both his eldest and second brothers had comprehended domains, while he had not. It would have been a lie to say he wasn't anxious.
With that, all three eagerly entered the Killing Space.
"Set opponent: first-level Stellar stage, Mental Master Controller, mental weapon: Star Annihilation Circle, Mental Power Amplitude: forty-five times, mastery of the third level of the Star Annihilation secret technique, sixth-level Light Domain."
Although Li Xin's Mental Power Amplitude had already reached the requirement for practicing the Star Annihilation secret technique, he had yet to learn its third level. That was why he gave his opponent mastery of it.
Once Li Xin finished setting the parameters, a man resembling him appeared opposite him.
"Starlight Splendor!"
The instant the opponent appeared, the Star Annihilation Circle behind him broke apart, forming three five-pointed star-shaped rings that flew toward Li Xin simultaneously.
Oh? The first level of the Star Annihilation Secret Art can launch separate attacks too? I've always pursued a one-hit kill, so even when I could control 333 little golden swords, I still combined them into a single attack. His attacks are weaker, but they're much more flexible!
Seeing the technique his opponent used, Li Xin copied it and met him with the same approach.
The Light Domain can restrain enemies too, besides strengthening me and suppressing them? Now that's something worth learning.
A Controller can be this agile in flight? His handling of the Star Annihilation Circle is really polished. That comes from skillful use of mental power. I need to train more in that area.
His opponent's strength was comparable to his own, but his combat experience was far richer.
Relying on the Eternal Divine Brain's powerful computational capabilities, Li Xin rapidly learned from his opponent's wealth of combat experience, constantly making it his own.
At that moment, Li Xin felt himself improving with every passing second, far faster than he ever had on Earth.
The enemy before him surpassed him in many areas and had even mastered the third level of the Star Annihilation Secret Art.
Yet, relying on the Eternal Divine Brain's powerful computational capabilities, Li Xin narrowly evaded his opponent's lethal strikes again and again, all while growing at an astonishing rate.
Thus, even after six hours of battle, Li Xin held firm and remained undefeated.
"Is that all you've got? If you have anything stronger, bring it out!"
As he watched the enemy before him, Li Xin began to feel unsatisfied. He had realized there was little left worth learning from this opponent.
Throughout the six-hour battle, he had spent the first four hours learning, desperately absorbing his opponent's combat techniques and methods for using the Star Annihilation Circle and Light Domain.
Over the next two hours, he had become able to apply those techniques himself, incorporating his own understanding and circumstances to turn them into combat skills of his own.
But now, his opponent seemed to have run out of tricks. He kept using the same combat techniques.
Whoosh!!
Despite Li Xin's taunt, his opponent continued attacking in exactly the same manner.
"I almost forgot. You aren't a real person, just a sparring partner simulated by the Killing Field."
The combat techniques of the figures simulated by the Killing Field were top-tier for their level, but their techniques and experience were only top-tier within that level. For Li Xin, who was already an outstanding genius among his peers, there was only so much he could learn.
"Even though I know you aren't real, you're the first sparring partner to teach me anything. I'll defeat you using what you taught me!"
"Stars Surround the Moon!"
All 333 little golden swords flew out of the Star Annihilation Circle, forming individual stars. Those stars then gathered together into a brilliant moon that completely enveloped the enemy.
The third level of the Star Annihilation Secret Art was a method for trapping and surrounding an enemy to kill them.
Trapped in the center by Li Xin, his opponent could not escape the encirclement of Stars Surround the Moon, even after combining the defensive technique of the second level of the Star Annihilation Secret Art with his Light Domain.
Within the moon, over a hundred little golden swords formed a vast, bizarre sword formation that closed in to shred him.
Bang!!!
The sword formation was exceptionally lethal, and it was the strongest formation he had derived through the Eternal Divine Brain's calculations. Even an enemy intimately familiar with it lasted only three seconds before being torn to pieces!
"Whew, having a sparring partner really makes a difference!"
After defeating his opponent, Li Xin stood in place for a full half hour, his brain furiously processing all the techniques and experience he had gained during the battle. Only after thoroughly integrating everything did he exhale a long breath.
A single battle had taught him an enormous amount and brought a noticeable increase in his strength. This was far faster than when he had buried himself in solitary training.
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