The conversation between Jiang Lan and her attendants was naturally unknown to others.
On the other side.
After Xu Zhou understood the Inner City with the principal, he bid farewell and left.
At this moment, he was on his way to the virtual cabin.
"I never expected the Jiang Family to have such vast influence," Xu Zhou marveled in his heart.
He had learned from the principal about the concept of so-called major families.
The concept of family is rarely seen in the Outer City District, but it is particularly valued in the Inner City.
This is because every family in the Inner City has had powerful Awakened ancestors.
The ancestors of these major families stood at the pinnacle of human Martial Artists and had made significant contributions to humanity, such as quelling forbidden zones and suppressing beast tides.
Some of these families' ancestors are still alive today.
After all, the Great Catastrophe happened only three hundred years ago, and powerful Martial Artists can live for over a thousand years.
"The Jiang Family, the number one family in Jiangzhou," Xu Zhou mused, "It's said that the virtual world was created by their ancestor."
The cost of a single virtual cabin starts at over a billion yuan.
Today, every middle school in Yan Country is equipped with such virtual cabins.
Although the cost of the virtual cabin is not small, such a scale of capital flow is enough to create an unimaginably vast financial empire.
This demonstrates the incredible financial strength of the Jiang Family.
With such a background, the strength of the Jiang Family is indisputable; they're a colossal entity dominating the entirety of Jiangzhou.
Therefore, when Xu Zhou didn't join the Jiang Family, even the principal thought it was a pity.
However, Xu Zhou was not discouraged by this.
"Even if I don't join any major family," Xu Zhou thought, "With my talent, as long as I continue to train hard, I will definitely become a powerful force."
"Moreover, I still have the Saber-toothed Dragon Beast in my Avatar."
Xu Zhou's face showed a trace of confidence as he walked toward the cubed building ahead.
As my sister said, soon, I will enter the virtual world to challenge the virtual mutant beasts!
To be fully prepared for the upcoming journey to the Thousand Demon Cave.
These days, my saber technique has been stuck at the pinnacle of the second level without progress.
If I can really make progress in the virtual world, it would be a wonderful surprise.
And if I can break through to the third level of the saber technique, then I would have truly reached the top ten strength of the Dragon and Tiger rankings, and the journey to the forbidden zone would be absolutely secured.
...
In the hall of the cubed building.
Song Qi heard Xu Zhou's request and said seriously, "You want to challenge the virtual mutant beasts?"
"Those are challenged only by third-year students, whose combat skills have all reached the second level or higher."
As he said this, Song Qi seemed to realize something and suddenly closed his mouth.
Sure enough, Xu Zhou asked in surprise the next second, "Teacher, I'm already at the pinnacle of the second level of the saber technique, can't I challenge it?"
Damn, I shouldn't have stopped him!
Song Qi wished he could slap himself. How many times has it been, yet he still can't help treating Xu Zhou like a first-year student.
Every time he did this, it always ended up in humiliation.
This kid isn't someone you can see as a normal person!
Thinking of this, Song Qi quickly coughed and said, "I misspoke earlier; actually, first-year students can also challenge."
"The mutant beasts in the virtual world are all level 0, ranging from levels 1 to 10."
"Hmm, since you're at the pinnacle of the second level of the saber technique, why not directly challenge a level 10 mutant beast?"
Song Qi spoke in an encouraging tone.
Xu Zhou did not immediately agree but instead asked, "A level 10 mutant beast, its strength should be quite strong, right?"
"Don't worry, as long as you've reached the second level of the saber technique, you'll handle it with ease," Song Qi continued to encourage him.
Xu Zhou pondered slightly, as his Saber-toothed Dragon Beast was also reaching level 10.
Then challenging a level 10 should not be an issue, just the right kind of exercise.
Immediately, Xu Zhou nodded and said, "Sure."
Song Qi smiled and said cheerfully, "As usual, go to virtual cabin number 1."
Xu Zhou nodded and headed for virtual cabin number 1.
Once Xu Zhou entered, Song Qi's face suddenly showed a slightly mischievous smile.
"Level 10 mutant beast? Without reaching the third level of combat skills, you'll only be utterly defeated."
Song Qi looked at cabin number 1 and whispered, "Kid, having things too easy in life isn't good; it's time to experience some defeats."
Saying this, he silently opened the control panel and pressed a red button.
...
At the same time, Xu Zhou's consciousness sank, instantly descending into the virtual world.
He opened his eyes and looked around.
He found himself amidst a wasteland, the sky was gloomy, the surrounding high-rise buildings were dilapidated, and abandoned cars were everywhere, with roads covered in jagged cracks.
A doomsday scene.
Xu Zhou was observing when suddenly an ear-piercing roar came from the sky.
"Roar~!"
Next, a mutant beast resembling a fierce tiger with two horns on its head appeared on top of a low building.
"Bull-Horned Flying Tiger?" Xu Zhou's face grew serious.
This is a very famous mutant beast, possessing an extremely powerful physique and a short airborne ability.
Judging by its size, it was at least a man's height and three meters long.
Its body was covered in golden stripes, looking majestic, but its face was covered with mane like steel needles, extremely ferocious.
The next moment, the Bull-Horned Flying Tiger leaped down from the rooftop.
Its massive figure blotted out the sun.
"Roar!"
As if sixteen-cylinder engines roared in unison, deafening.
If this were an ordinary first-year student, just hearing this sound would daze them briefly.
But Xu Zhou's Spirit was extremely strong, unaffected in the slightest.
The Bull-Horned Flying Tiger swiped with its claw, like a shadow, aimed fiercely at Xu Zhou's head.
Xu Zhou's eyes focused, his body swiftly retreated, while Qi-Blood channeled into the Tang saber in his hand, cleaving forward.
"Whoosh!"
The blade, imbued with violent Qi-Blood, slashed at the huge tiger claw.
The long saber sliced through, passing straight through the flying tiger's body as if cutting into air.
"This mutant beast doesn't have a physical form?" Xu Zhou frowned slightly.
But the next moment, the tiger claw landed on him, instantly creating a gruesome wound, blood gushing out.
Xu Zhou retreated swiftly, his face slightly stern.
"Clearly, it has a physical form. Why couldn't my previous slash injure it?" Xu Zhou thought, "Does it mean that Qi-Blood can't affect it?"
Roar!
As Xu Zhou pondered, the Bull-Horned Flying Tiger roared again, charging at him with incredible speed.
"So fast!" Xu Zhou's eyes focused.
Strong Qi-Blood flooded into his legs, he leaped up, dodging nimbly.
Then, he stomped the ground, his body plunging forward, swinging the saber at those horns.
A bright saber light flashed, illuminating the world.
Mountain Breaking Saber Technique, second level of perfection, special move — "Galaxy"!
"Bang!"
The horns exploded into countless fragments, shooting in all directions.
"As I thought!" Xu Zhou's eyes brightened slightly, "Here, Qi-Blood doesn't harm it; only combat techniques do!"
"No wonder my sister said this is the best place to hone combat techniques."
Understanding all this, Xu Zhou's confidence soared.
Combat techniques? He's not lacking!
"Roar~" At this time, the Bull-Horned Flying Tiger roared angrily, its ferocity intensified.
Its entire aura surged, heavily stomping the ground, charging at Xu Zhou once more!
"Such strong vitality!" Xu Zhou's gaze tightened.
He didn't hesitate, seizing the opportunity, he leaped up, slashing down once more.
Still the special move!
Xu Zhou fully activated the Mountain Breaking Saber Technique, unleashing the full might of the special move "Galaxy," fiercely attacking the flying tiger's neck.
Immense dark force, hidden in the blade, erupted like a volcano upon contact with the neck.
"Boom!"
The Bull-Horned Flying Tiger's body shivered, its eyes seemingly filled with blinding saber light, slashing toward its neck.
"Pfft!"
The long saber executed a clean cut!
Blood spurted wildly.
A fierce tiger head flew into the air, the massive corpse crashing to the ground.
Xu Zhou landed on the ground, panting heavily.
He glanced back at the flying tiger's body, his eyes showing a hint of luck: "Fortunately, my Spirit is strong enough; otherwise, this battle would have been incredibly difficult."
It's his first time in combat, using a special move twice consecutively.
The cost on his explosive force was massive!
And thanks to Xu Zhou's high Spirit, he could withstand such extreme exertion.
"However, such intense battle is indeed helpful for improving my saber technique," Xu Zhou showed a satisfied expression.
The saber technique, long stuck at a bottleneck, seemed finally to start loosening.
If the battle continues, perhaps, he could really break through!
What Xu Zhou didn't know was that at the moment he slew the Bull-Horned Flying Tiger.
In the Void, a stream of data flashed by.
As if a camera flash, recording every detail of the battle that had just taken place.
These recorded data would be transmitted to the headquarters server of the virtual world, located where the Jiang Family resided.
...
Meanwhile, at the counter.
Song Qi was mentally jolted, suddenly looking at the control panel interface.
"What? That kid finished the battle already?"
He showed a shocked expression, it hadn't been even two minutes!
In the virtual world, level 10 mutant beasts can only be slain if one's combat arts reach the third level.
If it's just the second level pinnacle, the chances of winning are slim, even with a special move, it's hard to end it.
Unless, through prolonged battle.
Constantly inflicting wounds on the mutant beast, bringing it to a critically injured state, and finally using special moves to deliver a fatal strike, this holds a slight possibility of success.
According to Song Qi's expectations.
Xu Zhou needed at least half an hour to maneuver around the mutant beast, exhausting its energy, to have a slight advantage in victory.
But now??
"Did I make a mistake and set it to a level 5 mutant beast?"
Song Qi checked and his expression turned even more shocked.
No, it was correct!
To hone Xu Zhou, he specifically chose the more challenging Bull-Horned Flying Tiger.
A level 10 Bull-Horned Flying Tiger, even among the Dragon and Tiger ranking members, few could handle it so easily!
"No matter." Song Qi snapped back from his shock, suddenly smiling, "Since you can handle it, then... let's make it tougher."
Immediately, he reopened the control panel.
"Little guy, don't blame the teacher for being ruthless; when you face real life-and-death crises, you'll thank me."
Song Qi gave a ruthless smile, and in the next second, he dramatically pressed over ten red buttons in front of him simultaneously!!