Meditation

Chen Yuanyang saw Miao Wanwan's expression and quickly asked, "Sister Wanwan, do you know this great expert? How is it, which Righteous Clan is he from? His surname is Li, and Righteous Clans with this surname are very rare around us."

Miao Wanwan shook her head, "He was assigned to the same detachment as me, so I guess I know him."

She didn't explicitly state he was from the Humble Clan.

Because she didn't know how Chen Yuanyang would react if she revealed that fact.

She also knew very well why Chen Yuanyang, a direct granddaughter of a mid-level Righteous Clan member, was willing to associate with her as an equal.

It wasn't because she was Ding Xu's cousin, but because she was the fiancée of the genius Ding Xu.

For others, Chen Yuanyang might not have been so cordial.

"The same detachment, so they're all from Base 31 or Base 21?"

Chen Yuanyang tilted her head, showing a somewhat innocent smile, "Then, Sister Wanwan, if you have the chance, you must introduce this rookie king to me."

Time reached the 16th hour.

Many people were looking for safe places to rest.

Li Yi went to the tree shed area outside Base 11.

Having lived in Base 31 for six years, no one understood the tree shed area better than him.

Although it was all virtual reality, the tree sheds were essentially artificial plants created to modify Mars's ecosystem, provide outer defenses for the base, and offer living areas for the Humble Clan population. The resulting environments were largely similar.

Therefore, while others were still anxiously worrying about attacks from other teams.

Li Yi was sleeping soundly.

And when the Evergreen Fairy AI encountered activities that were not suitable for outsiders to watch during its live broadcast, it would appropriately turn off the camera.

At this point, those in the stands who were paying attention to Li Yi were forced to shift their focus.

In fact, since Li Yi defeated Lin Qin's team.

He hadn't encountered similar large teams afterward.

Although his points were steadily increasing, the growth rate was not as significant as when he dealt with Lin Qin's team.

"This is virtual reality, and there's a risk involved in entering a dream state, so I'll use meditation to replace rest."

The basic meditation Li Yi had mastered was also the result of many memory immersions, slowly acquired.

Its primary function currently was to clear the mind and facilitate rapid rest.

He hadn't developed other applications for it yet.

But it was perfectly suitable for the current situation.

He took a deep breath, closed his eyes slightly, and sat in a hidden tree shed, his breathing gradually becoming fainter.

The virtual reality had completely sunk into darkness.

Everything was silent.

At Base 11, a group of people quietly appeared before the electronic display board, observing the rankings.

"Tan Jiantong, the Humble Clan member from our detachment who rejected you last time, his name was Li Yi, right?"

"That's correct, Boss Liang."

"According to intelligence, Li Yi is the only lone wolf among those who have entered the top ten. It seems he indeed had the courage and qualifications to reject me back then."

Liang Xing looked at Tan Jiantong with a meaningful smile.

"Tan Jiantong, I apologize. I almost made you look like a clown."

Tan Jiantong felt uncomfortable but maintained a calm expression, saying, "It's my fault, Boss Liang. If I could have brought him into your team, we would have been even stronger, and the top ten would have been easily within reach."

Liang Xing, on the surface, was a young man with a delicate appearance and a soft voice.

However, Tan Jiantong had interacted with Liang Xing several times and knew in his heart that this was a very cunning individual, whose activation rate for Inherited Skills was no less than that of his elder brother.

Incidentally, Liang Xing's cousin was Liang Shaocong, who was currently ranked second.

Liang Xing's team, after a few members initially gained some points, had set up a strategy and were recuperating somewhere, waiting for the opportune moment.

And now, it was their time to hunt.

"Let's start by practicing on the person ranked tenth, and before the end of tonight, we'll go take down Li Yi and directly seize the first place."

"Understood, Boss Liang."

Many people had already logged off from the live broadcast area.

But there were still a group of people continuing to watch the stream.

For some, this was considered a holiday in the deep space environment.

"My god, a team with the tenth and eighth strongest powerhouses was wiped out in one go, and most of the points went to one person."

"How did he pinpoint the targets? What did he do beforehand? Does anyone know?"

"Liang Xing, this person is quite formidable. His Inherited Skill seems to have been developed even further."

"This is someone from a collateral branch of the Liang family, but in terms of displayed strength and Inherited Skill, he seems to be superior to Liang Shaocong."

"Amazing, a comeback for a side branch disciple? This year's rookie competition is really exciting. First Li Yi, then Liang Xing."

"Liang Shaocong might not be worse than Liang Xing. Don't forget Liang Shaocong hasn't gone all out from beginning to end."

"Thirty minutes, the fourth position has changed."

"Liang Xing has reached third place!"

As the night was about to end, Liang Xing, for reasons unknown, was always able to accurately locate his targets and successfully launch surprise attacks.

Before long, he smoothly soared to third place, with only 3 points separating him from Liang Shaocong.

Then, watching Liang Xing's team head towards the tree shed area where Li Yi was hiding.

The audience's hearts were in their throats.

Were the top three powerhouses about to clash again?

Li Yi was still meditating.

This was the first time since awakening his talent six years ago that he hadn't fallen asleep to capture memory fragments.

And this was also the first time Li Yi's meditation time exceeded four hours.

No, it was even the first time it exceeded one hour.

In all other times, he would either digest memories in his sleep or get up to train, manifesting the skills from his memories through his body, allowing his body to gradually adapt and improve.

At this moment.

He unexpectedly discovered that he was quite capable of meditating.

Moreover, after meditating for over 4 hours, he clearly felt his 'soul' become lighter.

It was like successfully digesting food after being overly full, or finally having a bowel movement after years of constipation.

In short, he felt clear and refreshed.

His 'soul' had clearly become more agile.

Although this 'soul' was just a feeling and didn't actually exist.

However, having absorbed parallel memory fragments for a long time, his perception of his 'soul' was real.

After a long while, Li Yi opened his eyes, feeling the new changes in his body and mind.

"It seems I misunderstood the usage. Meditating and absorbing memories in sequence is the most effective way to improve."

Although there were no explicit testing equipment.

Li Yi could feel that the speed at which his brain processed information had significantly increased.

"With the simple and crude method of absorbing memory fragments like before, perhaps if it continued for too long, my 'soul' might have suddenly overloaded and collapsed."

Thinking of this, Li Yi felt fortunate to have entered the virtual reality simulation this time.

Otherwise, without this opportunity, he didn't know how long it would take him to discover the effect of prolonged meditation in reducing the burden on his 'soul'.

At this moment, the handmade alarm bell he had set up around him suddenly rang.

"Someone's intruding?"

Li Yi leaped up, climbing to the treetop as easily as a monkey, and observed the movements outside with the faint starlight.