From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

Li Yang didn’t object to Soul Ink’s suggestion.

He glanced at the bracelet on his wrist and pressed the button.

”Enter the Virtual World!”

A flash of light scanned over him, and Li Yang felt himself arrive in another world.

”Li Yang.”

Zhou Yao was waiting for him. When she saw him appear, her face lit up with joy.

”What are you doing, waiting around like a fool?” Li Yang chuckled.

”I am not!” Zhou Yao retorted, rolling her eyes at him.

”Yangyang.”

Not far away, Li Guohai and Zhao Rou walked over, their faces wreathed in smiles.

In the real world, they were all far apart, but in the Virtual World, they could meet easily no matter the distance.

After spending some time with his family, Li Yang went to find a dedicated combat area.

DING!

Just then, a message appeared before Li Yang’s eyes.

”Dear customer, the system has detected that you have not been in the Virtual World for long. Do you need to purchase a virtual assistant?”

’A virtual assistant?’ Li Yang read the message.

”A virtual assistant only costs 10 Galaxy Coins per year.”

Li Yang felt a sense of resignation. ’The faction running this Virtual World is such a rip-off. Couldn’t they just give everyone a virtual assistant? And they’re charging for it?’

However, 10 Galaxy Coins was nothing to Li Yang, so he paid without a second thought.

Instantly, a small figure only thirty centimeters tall appeared before him. It looked at Li Yang and said, ”Hello, Mr. Li Yang. I am your virtual assistant, Yiyi. Please feel free to ask me any questions you may have.”

Upon hearing this, Li Yang asked directly, ”Yiyi, where can I find a place to train in combat?”

The virtual assistant Yiyi waved its right hand, and a map immediately appeared before Li Yang’s eyes. The map continuously zoomed in, marking several places.

”Mr. Li Yang, the area you are in is the Milky Way Galaxy region. There are dozens of places suitable for combat training, but the best place is the Primordial Martial Arts Hall, followed by...”

As the virtual assistant Yiyi continued, Li Yang cut in, ”Take me to the Primordial Martial Arts Hall.”

He quickly arrived at his destination.

Walking into the martial arts hall, he saw that it was crowded. Many people were holding weapons, making it look like a battle arena.

”Hello, sir. Is there anything I can help you with?” As Li Yang was looking around, a young woman who looked similar in build to an Earthling, but whose skin was covered in fish-like scales, walked over and asked with a smile.

Li Yang said directly, ”Arrange a battle arena for me, suitable for the Early Law Realm.”

”Of course, sir. We have two types of battle arenas suitable for the Early Law Realm. The first is Normal Mode, which hones combat experience and the like. The second is Law Mode, which tests the application and skill of one’s comprehension of laws.”

Many people who reached the Law Realm found their comprehension of laws stagnating, so Normal Mode was definitely more suitable for them.

There were also some geniuses whose comprehension of laws was constantly deepening and whose strength was constantly improving; Law Mode was suitable for them.

Li Yang thought for a moment and said, ”Normal Mode, please.”

”Certainly, sir. Normal Mode costs 100 Galaxy Coins per hour. How many hours would you like?”

Hearing this, Li Yang thought to himself, ’This Virtual World really charges for everything.’

He said directly, ”Three hours.”

After paying 300 Galaxy Coins, the young woman led Li Yang to a location.

”Sir, your battle arena has been arranged. This is your space Token. The timer is set for three hours. Once the time is up, the Token will automatically remove you from the space.”

”If you wish to continue fighting, sir, you can recharge the Token with more Galaxy Coins,” the young woman said with a smile.

”I understand.” Li Yang nodded.

He gripped the Token, and with a mere thought, his vision blurred. He found himself in a strange Virtual Space.

He was the only one in this space.

Suddenly, some words appeared before him, listing four modes: Easy, Normal, Hard, and Hell.

In a fight, even with equal strength, differences in combat skills and other factors would definitely result in a disparity in power.

For example, if two ordinary people fought, one flailing wildly and the other using many techniques, with the same physical conditioning, the latter might instantly defeat the former!

’Let’s try Normal Mode and see what happens.’

Li Yang took a deep breath, made his selection, and a blurry virtual figure instantly appeared in the space.

’I wonder how my strength compares to someone of an average level in the Cosmos?’

This was the Virtual World. At this moment, Li Yang, who was at the Early Law Realm, and the blurry figure before him had completely identical physical attributes!

SWOOSH!

Li Yang’s figure erupted into motion, lunging directly at the virtual figure.

The virtual opponent lunged forward as well. Just as they were about to collide, it easily dodged Li Yang’s fist. The figure then whipped out its right leg with incredible speed. Li Yang couldn’t even react in time to block and was struck squarely by the kick!

Li Yang was sent flying backward.

”What?” Li Yang was shocked. The figure had the same physical attributes as him, yet he couldn’t even block its attack in time.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

In the ensuing fight, Li Yang became a complete punching bag, constantly being hit. The aura fluctuations around his body grew weaker and weaker.

Finally, his life aura completely vanished.

Li Yang died!

However, a second later, Li Yang’s figure reformed within the space.

Dying in the Virtual Space was not true death. Because of this, one could fight with abandon, without worrying about anything else.

One’s full strength could be unleashed. In this situation, one’s weaknesses would also be fully exposed, allowing for improvement and self-enhancement through constant battle.

’I’m completely outmatched.’

At this moment, the newly revived Li Yang had a solemn expression on his face.

Easy, Normal, Hard, Hell—four difficulty levels. Normal merely represented the mid-tier level for an Early Law Realm cultivator in the Cosmos, yet he had been completely crushed.

”Easy Mode!”

Li Yang stood silently for a moment. He didn’t choose Normal Mode again, instead opting for the easiest one.

Then, another figure appeared in the space, and Li Yang charged straight at it.

This time, his attacks could clearly hit the blurry figure. But for every one time he could hit it, the figure’s attacks could hit him twice.

Fighting in this manner, trading injuries, Li Yang was killed by the Easy Mode virtual opponent in just three minutes!

’I can’t even beat the virtual opponent on Easy Mode.’ Li Yang took a deep breath. He recalled what Soul Ink had said before and couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

’My combat skills are just too weak.’

However, it had been less than half a year since Li Yang started cultivating. His strength had improved quickly, but in terms of combat skill, he was truly lacking.