Chapter 1 The Difficulty of Earning Points

Although Bear Rampage was right, earning combat points was indeed very difficult.

It could be said that this was a little trick played by the Heaven Secret Pavilion.

It was true that there were 350 places available to enter the training system this time, and it was also true that it was a sacred ground for rapidly improving strength, but to truly find a decent opponent to practice with for a day would cost at least 100 points. Such a practice opponent was only at the half-step Refinement Realm, but to obtain 100 points in a day, one had to be ranked in the top 200.

Among the training slots, the Heaven Secret Pavilion's internal members numbered exactly 200.

These elites cultivated by the Heaven Secret Pavilion were already at a high level, and now, after more than a month of duels with experts in the training system, it was impossible for these outside guild members to shake the top 200.

It was easier for members ranked between 200 and 300, as they could accumulate enough points to practice for a day in at least two days.

But for newcomers, it was a nightmare.

At the beginning, they were all ranked after 300, and it would take five days to accumulate 20 points. If it weren't for the newcomer gift pack of 100 points given at the beginning, it would take even more time.

Because each person could only receive the newcomer gift pack once, which contained ten experts, eight of whom were at the half-step Refinement Realm, and two who had reached the Refinement Realm. If one trained with these experts for three days, it would greatly improve the skills of newcomers. With this advantage, it was possible to compete for the top 300, but it would be even more difficult to compete for the top 200.

Others could duel with half-step Refinement Realm experts every day, while they could only do it once every two days.

As for dueling with Refinement Realm experts, it required 200 points. The top 200 only needed two days to accumulate, while they needed four days, not to mention those ranked after 300. Over time, the gap between the two sides would only grow larger and larger.

"Shi Feng, don't fall for it. The initial 100 points are crucial," Du Xin, who was gentle and beautiful, with a hint of heroism, also advised.

Bear Rampage's strength was not something that newcomers like them could deal with. Even if they stepped into that realm, it would be difficult to defeat Bear Rampage, after all, Bear Rampage had been in this realm for a long time, and his control over his body was not something that experts who had just entered the Refinement Realm could compare to.

Although she didn't know which guild Shi Feng came from, even the top experts of first-rate guilds couldn't compete with Bear Rampage.

"Kong Haoran, I'm not talking to you. I'm extending a sincere invitation to this little brother, unlike a coward like you who doesn't even dare to fight a battle and can only show off in your little guild." Bear Rampage smiled coldly. Although he was scolding Kong Haoran for being incompetent, his words were aimed at Shi Feng. "This little brother, am I right?"

"Besides, it's just losing 100 points. As long as you enter the top 300, it's only a matter of two days. During this time, although you can't duel with decent experts, you still have one ranking battle a day and many ordinary experts to practice with. It's not as scary as you say."

"Since you're advising newcomers not to compete, you've been here for four days. Why don't we have a match?"

"Don't worry, I'll let you have 10% of my attributes. If you win, I'll give you 800 points. If you lose, just give me 100 points. Do you dare? If you don't dare, then get out of here. It's a waste of a precious training slot for a coward like you to be here."

Kong Haoran's face turned green, and he stared at Bear Rampage.

However, he didn't say a word. It wasn't that he didn't dare to fight, but his points were for other purposes. A companion in his guild had just entered the system yesterday and was ridiculed by the old-timers, resulting in him losing all his points. He had just saved up 100 points today, intending to buy a newcomer gift pack for his companion. If he lost to Bear Rampage, that companion would have to wait several more days.

"Tch, what a coward." Bear Rampage cast a contemptuous glance at Kong Haoran, who was about to turn and leave.

"Brother, you're too unfair. You're willing to lower your attributes when dueling with others and even raise the points to 800, but you don't lower your attributes when dueling with me and only give 500 points. You can't be so biased," Shi Feng said softly, looking at Bear Rampage.

"Oh, this little brother wants to give it a try?" Bear Rampage turned his gaze to Shi Feng, scrutinizing him carefully. He smiled and said, "Alright, if you're willing to fight, I'll risk my life to accompany you."

Then, Bear Rampage took Shi Feng to the combat arena.

"Why is he so impulsive? Didn't he see how that person was defeated before?" Du Xin said angrily.

"Maybe he did it because he didn't want to see me being humiliated by Bear Rampage." Kong Haoran looked at Shi Feng's departing back, feeling somewhat guilty.

After spending some time together, he could see that Shi Feng was not an impulsive person. Moreover, he didn't see anger or arrogance in Shi Feng's eyes, but rather an unusual calmness, indicating that Shi Feng was very clear about Bear Rampage's situation. This was a decision made after calm consideration.

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"Bear Rampage's luck is really good today. He's earned an extra 200 points in one day. That's enough to duel with a Refinement Realm expert for a whole day."

"But this newcomer is quite clever, making Bear Rampage lower his attributes by 10%."

"Bear Rampage has been in the Refinement Realm for a long time. When dealing with these newcomers, there's no difference even if he lowers his attributes by 20%. Without reaching the Refinement Realm, there's no chance of winning at all."

The crowd in the hall watched the big screen one by one, looking at Bear Rampage with a hint of envy. 200 points was the accumulation of two days.

"Chi Yu, don't you think that newcomer in the duel looks a bit familiar?" Zi Tong looked at Shi Feng on the screen, feeling like she had seen him somewhere before, but also feeling like she hadn't.

"Familiar?" Chi Yu was in a depressed mood because of his previous defeat and didn't pay attention to who was starting a match with whom. However, after being mentioned by Zi Tong, he shifted his gaze to the big screen and fell into contemplation. "Indeed, I feel like he looks a bit familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen him before."

Just as Zi Tong and Chi Yu were wondering where they had seen Shi Feng, the duel between Shi Feng and Bear Rampage had already begun.

The battlefield was set in the desert, a standard frontal battlefield with no terrain to utilize.

Shi Feng chose the swordsman, while Bear Rampage was still the berserker. However, Bear Rampage chose to lower his attributes by 10%, making his strength similar to that of a swordsman of the same level.

As the battle began, Bear Rampage directly charged towards Shi Feng.

"Kid, let me show you how powerful I am!" Bear Rampage gripped his giant axe with both hands and swung it fiercely at Shi Feng. The speed of the giant axe seemed slow, but suddenly, its figure disappeared halfway through the swing.

Double Acceleration!

Bear Rampage was very confident in close combat. Even if he lowered his attributes, his opponent was only a swordsman. With the Double Acceleration technique he had mastered, it would be too easy to defeat Shi Feng. Even close combat experts who had reached the Refinement Realm would find it difficult to resist, let alone a newcomer.

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