Chapter 172 Kicking the Building?

Inside the great hall of the Battle Fortress, a group of newcomers clad in linen clothing suddenly emerged from the tightly locked training grounds.

"This combat system is truly amazing. Those opponents are just like real people, each incredibly skilled. Even in a one-on-one fight, they completely suppress you," Hei Zi said, his expression filled with sighs of wonder as he spoke of the training battles.

The top eight experts from the Newcomer's Pack were manageable, giving him some hope of victory. However, the last two were unbelievably strong, defeating him effortlessly before he could even mount a counterattack.

"It's a shame that the Newcomer's Pack only offers these opponents. It would be great to have more," Fei Ying lamented, shaking his head. "The Tianji Pavilion is truly ruthless. Facing ordinary experts costs 100 points per day. If you can't rank in the top 200, it's impossible to fight these experts every day."

Although it was only a few hours of combat against ten opponents, he could feel that he had learned a lot in that short time. If he could spar with various experts for a long time, his combat experience would undoubtedly improve rapidly, and reaching the Subtle Realm (ruwei) might even be possible.

"Everyone has practiced enough. Today, improving our rankings in the Battle Tower is the priority," Huo Wu said, also feeling a bit disappointed. However, improving their rankings today was the most important thing; without a higher ranking, they wouldn't be able to acquire more combat points.

After entering the training system, they had already gathered information from other newcomers about the Battle Tower and the veteran members of the Tianji Pavilion.

Seizing a spot in the top 200 from these Tianji Pavilion members would not be an easy task.

Not to mention her goal of entering the top 150. Only by entering the top 150 could she obtain 200 points per day, which would allow her to fight against various Subtle Realm (ruwei) experts in the database every day. If she only ranked in the top 200, she would have to wait two days.

Through previous engagements, the top eight experts from the Newcomer's Pack offered no training effect for her. Only the last two experts posed a considerable challenge, and even after dozens of battles, her win rate was only fifty-fifty.

Meanwhile, the Tianji Pavilion experts ranked around 150 had at least an 80% win rate against the Subtle Realm (ruwei) experts in the Newcomer's Pack.

With her current level, breaking into the top 150 would be a significant challenge.

At the same time, she was also excited. Before, in the entire Star-Moon Kingdom, there were only a handful of people she could spar with. Here, there was a large group of people waiting for her to challenge.

"Huo Wu-jie, look, there are many people gathered there." Zi Yan Liuyun pointed to the teleportation gate leading to the Battle Tower and asked curiously, "What are they doing?"

When they arrived, there weren't so many people in the Battle Fortress. Now, the entire hall was filled with over a hundred people.

"Mm, someone seems to be coming out."

Kele watched as a white light flashed before the teleportation gate, and a figure slowly emerged from it.

Soon, a familiar figure appeared before their eyes.

As crowds gathered at the Battle Tower's teleportation gate, Shi Feng's appearance instantly drew everyone's attention.

They looked at Shi Feng as if he were a monster, their expressions strange.

Huo Wu and the others were unaware that these Tianji Pavilion members had been in the simulated training system for over a month. Some had even participated in the training for more than a year, but they were still stuck on the fourth floor, unable to advance.

Shi Feng was just a newcomer who had arrived today, yet he had directly broken through the fourth floor and entered the fifth, making it hard for them to accept.

"He looks to be in his early twenties, right? To reach the fifth floor at such a young age, that must be among the top in the history of our Tianji Pavilion."

"Mm, it should be in the top twenty."

"But who is more talented, Shi Feng or Wen Hua?"

"That goes without saying, it's definitely Wen Hua. Even the Guild Leader praised her talent, saying that she could rank in the top ten in the history of the Tianji Pavilion."

Huo Wu and the others listened to the discussions of the Tianji Pavilion members, unsure of what to say.

They didn't know whether to be happy or to smile bitterly.

While they were still struggling with the rankings, Shi Feng had already become the number one in the ranking competition...

On Shi Feng's side, before he could even savor the battle on the fifth floor, an emergency system notification sounded in his ears, forcibly removing him from the training system and putting him into a state of hibernation.

No one found Shi Feng's sudden logout strange. They all assumed that Shi Feng didn't want to be bothered by them and had chosen to log out to rest. Moreover, challenging the Battle Tower was not an easy task; it consumed a lot of mental energy. Almost everyone logged out to rest for a while after challenging it.

In the silent, luxurious bedroom, the virtual reality pod emitted constant beeping sounds, and the pod door slowly opened, allowing Shi Feng to step out.

"Just challenging the Battle Tower once consumes so much?" Shi Feng looked at the virtual reality pod's empty nutrient solution and was surprised.

He had made sure to fill the nutrient solution before entering and had even drunk a bottle of Grade A nutrient potion.

The empty nutrient solution was secondary; the key was that he was still very hungry and felt weak all over.

This feeling was like his first time entering God's Domain after pushing his mental limits.

"No wonder Yuan Tiexin said to prepare Grade S nutrient potions. This is really not something ordinary people can play with." Shi Feng understood why Yuan Tiexin had said that. "It seems I need to prepare more Grade S nutrient potions."

In the Battle Tower, his five senses were constantly at their limit for an extended period. However, it was extremely rare for his five senses to be at their limit for a long time in God's Domain, especially at his level.

Being in this state of extreme stimulation for a long time would greatly increase the brain's activity, which would also dramatically increase the body's energy consumption. If he didn't rest and replenish himself properly, the consequences would be unimaginable, and he might even ruin his body.

Now that Huo Wu and the others had also entered the training system, it would definitely push them to their limits frequently. If they didn't have enough nutrient potions to replenish their energy, it would end up harming them.

However, the best Grade S nutrient potions were very difficult to obtain. Only super-powers like the Tianji Pavilion, with their vast resources, could purchase many. With Zero Wing's lack of foundation, they couldn't even get a few bottles, not to mention that each Grade S nutrient potion was very expensive, requiring a large sum of money.

And the gold coins in his possession were mainly used for the guild's operations and hadn't been converted into cash. Liang Jing had also used all the cash he had to buy training equipment, leaving him with little money.

"It seems I can only exchange some gold coins or items for now." Shi Feng sighed helplessly. To be honest, he didn't want to use the resources in the game, because it would affect the guild's development, but cultivating outstanding experts was more important at the moment.

Just as Shi Feng was planning how to sell the resources from God's Domain, Liang Jing suddenly walked in, her expression hurried and worried.

"Master Shi Feng... something happened." Liang Jing's chest rose and fell rapidly, and she said, panting, "A group of people suddenly appeared to kick the building. Several coaches have been injured. I heard that even Chen Wu, the head instructor, was defeated before they came. They are now insisting on having a match with you, or else there will be consequences."

"Kicking the building? What are their names? What do they look like?" Shi Feng asked, a vague idea forming in his mind.

Pinyin transliteration of key terms:

* ruwei: Subtle Realm
* jie: sister

Please note that while "jie" (sister) is translated contextually, it's included in the Pinyin list due to its nature as a form of address with nuanced cultural connotations in Chinese.