Chapter 1 The First Heating Match

Inside a colossal arena capable of holding three hundred thousand people, the spectator stands pulsed with a unified cry: "Feng Lei! Feng Lei! Feng Lei..."

On a balcony overlooking the arena, a charming and seductive young woman passionately addressed the microphone, her voice a wave of excitement. "Fellow Leapers, the Interdimensional Leaper Ranking Tournament, First Heating Match, is about to begin!"

"Today's Interdimensional Ranking Tournament is different from the life-or-death duels of the past. Victory can be decided as soon as one side concedes!" "This First Heating Match doesn't count towards the rankings. It's also a grudge match, a score that has remained unsettled for a year."

"First to enter is our Arbitration Division's Feng Lei!" "Feng Lei is nineteen years old, hailing from the F160 Nebula. He now belongs to the Interdimensional Fortress, Fourth Division's Arbitration Division. He is an Arbiter."

The audience roared Feng Lei's name again: "Feng Lei! Feng Lei..." Suddenly, a thunderous sound of footsteps erupted from the arena entrance.

It was Feng Lei. As the young man stepped into the arena, lightning crackled and danced around him. He wore an unbuttoned white shirt that fluttered despite the lack of wind, revealing a perfectly sculpted physique. His muscular proportions seemed tailor-made for him. Beneath his noble and handsome face were sharp eyebrows and bright eyes.

His confident yet serious expression exuded authority. Feng Lei gazed at the hundreds of thousands of Leapers cheering for him. Finally, no one called him "coffin child" anymore. At that moment, Feng Lei felt a sense of relief.

Suddenly! The cheering died down in an instant. Another young man had entered the arena, following closely behind. He wore a vest emblazoned with star patterns, his expression serene and his heart open.

Compared to Feng Lei, he appeared more refined and agile. While he lacked Feng Lei's striking handsomeness,

the intangible pressure he radiated stirred the hearts of countless young women in the audience. "Wow... Feng Lei and Ye Cang, they're both so handsome. I... how am I supposed to choose? Or... or should I just have them both...? I can't take it anymore!"

The girl on the balcony overlooking the arena, named Qiuqiu, belonged to the Fourth Division's Arbitration Division. Seeing Ye Cang enter, she grabbed the microphone and hastily announced, "Everyone! The one facing Feng Lei in the center of the arena is Ye Cang!" "Ye Cang is eighteen years old and was transported here a year ago by the Interdimensional Quantum Particle Vortex.

In just one year, his strength has advanced by leaps and bounds!" Then, Qiuqiu from the Arbitration Division looked towards the highest point outside the arena. A woman who appeared to be in her forties, her beauty still captivating, wore a crimson dress that accentuated her queenly aura. She nodded slightly to Qiuqiu, signaling that the match could begin.

Qiuqiu understood. "Fellow Leapers of the Interdimensional Fortress! The First Heating Match! Begin!" At Qiuqiu's cry, Ye Cang and Feng Lei charged at each other simultaneously with killer-style sprints.

In terms of speed, Feng Lei far surpassed Ye Cang. Bang! Feng Lei, like a wind-thunder dual-stringed bow, transformed his hooked fist into a sharp spike, reaching out from a distance towards Ye Cang's head.

While Ye Cang was not as fast as Feng Lei, his reaction speed had improved significantly during the past year, enough to counter Feng Lei. In the blink of an eye, Ye Cang raised his arm, deflecting Feng Lei's strike with his side.

Ye Cang thought, "The one-year agreement has arrived as scheduled. He is as arrogant as ever. But this guy really does possess the strength to match his arrogance!" Bang bang bang... Feng Lei's initial strike failed, so he switched to a different attack pattern, continuously flicking his lead hand. In an instant, he unleashed more than a dozen high-speed jabs like fangs and claws.

Coupled with the lightning threads that weaved and crackled around him, making him seem like the Thunder God descending to destroy all living things.

From the balcony, Qiuqiu couldn't help but commentate: "Feng Lei struck first, using his ultra-fast jabs to continuously attack Ye Cang. Ye Cang, you can do it!" Facing the dozen ultra-fast jabs, Ye Cang swayed, dodged, and tilted his head, calmly avoiding them all.

Suddenly! Ye Cang's lead hand was already preparing to strike... Bang bang bang... More than a dozen jabs, no weaker than Feng Lei's, retaliated at Feng Lei like a silken net. Feng Lei heard the sound of intertwined lightning strings and immediately predicted the trajectory of Ye Cang's jabs. Swoosh swoosh swoosh... Feng Lei calmly dodged and retreated.

All of Ye Cang's jabs struck Feng Lei's afterimage. Qiuqiu exclaimed, "Wow! He missed! None of Ye Cang's jabs hit Feng Lei! His speed is even faster than it was a year ago!"

The brief exchange ended. The two men faced each other, maintaining their distance. In the spectator stands, a young woman of similar age to Ye Cang, named Xier, was dressed as a nun.

She had an hourglass figure, beautiful but not gaudy, charming but not arrogant. Her bright eyes sparkled with energy. She turned to another young woman and said, "Mu Jieyu, if Ye Cang keeps probing from this distance, it will be very disadvantageous for him." Mu Jieyu immediately comforted her, "It's okay, Xier.

Ye Cang is also very strong now. You have to believe in him, he can do it!" Mu Jieyu, eighteen years old, belonged to the Interdimensional Fortress Fourth Division's Data Intelligence Division with Xier and was her close friend.

A black brocade qipao accentuated Mu Jieyu's curves. Her round face and big eyes made her appear innocent, kind, and loyal.

She and Xier both belonged to the Data Intelligence Division, but Mu Jieyu was one of their Data Intelligence Division's Night Cry Six Wings, whose strength was not to be underestimated. A year ago, in this very arena, she faced Zhang Min, one of the Star Division Six Generals, and crippled him for life.

Since then! The name Mu Jieyu, one of the Night Cry Six Wings, was known to all. Next to Mu Jieyu was a young man with slightly upturned eyes, a high nose bridge, and a vibrant aura.

He was tall and muscular, with a well-built physique. His bronze skin indicated that he was an athletic type. He thought, "If Ye Cang uses close combat, he will still have a very high chance of winning."

This tall and muscular young man was named Luke, twenty years old, from the T800 Nebula. He was Ye Cang's first close friend when he arrived at the Interdimensional Fortress. In the center of the arena, Feng Lei kept flicking his forearms, trying to find the best moment to strike.

Poof! The two simultaneously stepped forward and charged... The interdimensional quantum fluctuations instantly released a powerful energy, which spread out like smoke!

The red-clothed woman at the highest point smiled, her eyes filled with satisfaction. "Hehe, not bad, not bad. I didn't expect Ye Cang's strength to have grown so much during this year of life-and-death trials that he can go back and forth with Feng Lei."

"It seems... the Interdimensional Fortress will become more and more interesting." At this time, someone walked up behind the red-clothed woman. "Commander, the following ranking matches have been arranged. As soon as Feng Lei and Ye Cang have determined a victor, they will continue immediately."