Chapter 358 - 253: Meet One’s Match, Virtual God War
Chapter 358: Chapter 253: Meet One’s Match, Virtual God War
This praise, reserved only for Zhang Yi, stood in stark contrast to the criticism of her own flaws.
It was something the perpetually proud and arrogant Lu Mei found difficult to accept.
On the way to the hall of the small training camp,
Lu Mei kept stealing glances,
sizing up Zhang Yi, who was walking almost shoulder-to-shoulder with her, a mere ten centimeters or so away.
From Lu Mei’s point of view,
Zhang Yi’s expression was composed. He showed no sign of pride on his face despite Instructor Li Qiongtian’s recent praise.
Instead, his steps were steady, giving him an air of being unfazed by praise or criticism.
And under the lights of the small training camp hall, the lines of Zhang Yi’s side profile looked exceptionally handsome from this angle.
Recalling the first time she had seen Zhang Yi,
his demeanor back then,
and then recalling just moments ago, how he had so composedly asked Instructor Li Qiongtian about using the Golden Throne’s privilege,
as well as the instructor’s praise for the excellent development of his new Clan in his Divine Realm...
All at once, a mix of curiosity, resentment, and a few flutters of emotion she dared not look into too deeply began to sprout in her heart, quickly growing into a towering tree.
She desperately wanted to see for herself just what was so special about Zhang Yi—this person Instructor Li Qiongtian held in such high regard, who had been one step ahead of her ever since the provincial exams and their arrival at the University Alliance Training Camp.
’Where does his strength truly lie?’
This curiosity, this tangle of complex emotions, spurred her to action and to speak her mind.
"Zhang Yi!"
Lu Mei’s cool voice shattered the silence, and with it, the fragile peace between them.
Hearing Lu Mei call his name, Zhang Yi subconsciously stopped and looked at her.
"Hm?"
"What is it?"
Lu Mei met Zhang Yi’s gaze, her cool eyes seeming to shine with an unprecedented light.
"Instructor Li has a very high evaluation of you!"
"I’m very curious. Just what level of strength have the Clans in your Divine Realm reached?"
After saying this,
Lu Mei paused for a moment before continuing,
"How about we have a battle?"
"Not a real Divine War, but a virtual one."
Upon hearing this, a sharp glint flashed in Zhang Yi’s eyes.
To be honest, he was also filled with curiosity about Lu Mei. She was from the same province, had passed the same provincial exam, had entered the University Alliance Training Camp with him, and had even been chosen by the same instructor to join the Tianya Academy team.
He also wanted to know, for this seemingly cool and aloof girl with the fiery red hair,
what was she really like on the inside?
Besides, this would be Zhang Yi’s first time fighting another student who had also secured a Golden Throne.
It was the best way to gauge the current strength of the other students who occupied the Golden Thrones!
And so,
"Alright!"
Zhang Yi’s reply was crisp and decisive, without a hint of hesitation.
"A virtual Divine War. That suits me just fine!"
Zhang Yi’s and Lu Mei’s gazes seemed to collide in mid-air, striking sparks.
A kind of mutual attraction between powerful individuals, coupled with an unspoken sentiment between the two,
collided in that very moment!
At this point, a virtual Divine War was imminent!
That being the case, the two wasted no more time on words and immediately headed to the second floor of the small training camp.
The second floor of the small training camp also had a room with Divine Domain Connection Pods.
However, the pod room on the second floor
was a little different from the Divine Domain connection room on the first floor, which was used exclusively for assessments.
The second-floor pod room was specifically for students to initiate Divine Wars and gain experience.
Not real Divine Wars, however, but virtual ones.
A virtual Divine War was a process where, after receiving a student’s consent, the Divine Domain Connection Pod would collect four-dimensional data on the Clans within their Divine Realm.
Then, by simulating this data, it would make the two students’ Clans fight each other.
Although the Clans’ strength could generally be simulated,
some extremely unique aspects, like a Faith Talent, were difficult to replicate.
Only something like the Low Class Divine Artifact owned by the Tianya Academy branch campus—the War Hall—
or the Upper Class Divine Artifact possessed by the War Academy—the War God Hall!
could perfectly replicate every Skill and Talent a Clan possessed, without missing a single detail.
Furthermore, they could even bestow the corresponding memories upon the Clans after the virtual battle within the Divine Artifact was over.
But for ordinary high schools in some common regions,
using virtual Divine Wars in the Divine Domain Connection Pods to train students’ Clans, in place of real Divine Wars, was a measure of last resort.
While it was true that using virtual Divine Wars could reduce losses among a student’s Clans and preserve their strength,
the feedback from the experience and the combat awareness gained would not be reflected in the actual Clans within the Divine Realm.
In other words, no matter how many virtual Divine Wars one fought, the Clans’ strength wouldn’t increase one bit.
This was also why,
throughout his development since high school, Zhang Yi had basically never experienced a virtual Divine War.
Zhang Yi and Lu Mei arrived on the second floor of the small training camp, entered the Divine Realm battle room, and each lay down in a Divine Domain Connection Pod that looked slightly different from the ones on the first floor.
[System Notice: Two students detected entering Divine Domain Connection Pods. Preparing to activate virtual Divine War mode.]
[System Notice: Within the Divine Domain Connection Pods, the system is collecting data on the Clans inside the students’ Divine Realms. Students, please disable any concealment of your Divine Realms.]
[System Notice: Data collection in progress. Virtual Divine War generating...]
[System Notice: Clan data collection complete. Virtual battle has been generated. Please select your desired terrain...]
Zhang Yi and Lu Mei tacitly skipped the complex terrain options and directly chose the most common one: grasslands.
What they wanted was a battle that stripped away all external factors, a pure test of command ability and raw strength—a thoroughly satisfying fight!
[System Notice: Both students detected selecting grasslands terrain. Virtual Divine War commencing in 10...9...8...3...2...1...]
[System Notice: Virtual Divine War has officially begun!]
With a flash of light,
Zhang Yi’s and Lu Mei’s consciousnesses officially entered the virtual Divine War.
Since this was a virtual Divine War, the familiar system prompts Zhang Yi was used to hearing did not sound upon entering the Divine Realm.
Looking at the Divine Realm before him, temporarily simulated by the Divine Domain Connection Pod’s system,
which was almost identical to his own,
Zhang Yi couldn’t help but feel a little surprised.
But just like previous Divine Wars, this virtual one also gave both sides only one hour of preparation time.
So Zhang Yi quickly pushed this minor surprise to the back of his mind.
’Besides, once this virtual Divine War is over, I’ll have countless more opportunities to enter a Divine Domain Connection Pod and experience them.’
Zhang Yi’s consciousness instantly swept over the space between their two Divine Realms, the area simulated by the virtual Divine War.
A vast, endless grassland.
The field of view was wide open, with only a few scattered shrubs.
Even the rolling grassy hills varied in height by only a few dozen meters, offering no terrain that could be used to tactical advantage.
Therefore, this would be a contest of the Clans’ raw power.
But that suited Zhang Yi just fine!
Zhang Yi quickly sent down an Oracle, informing Legion Commander Feiyana of everything: the news of the Divine War and the nature of the opposing Clan.
After receiving the Oracle from the God of Nature, Legion Commander Feiyana
also quickly began to make strategic deployments.
This Divine War was different from the previous ones.
The opposing Clan could fly!
Taking this into account, many tactics were unusable.
This meant that for the otherwise powerful Elf Clan Corps in the Divine Realm, a significant portion of the Elf Soldiers would be unable to play an effective role.
Clans whose strength had not yet reached the Seventh Level did not have enough condensed Fighting Qi in their bodies to sustain prolonged aerial combat.
They would often fall from the sky in less than ten minutes.
And for a Divine War that could potentially last for several days, that amount of time was completely useless!
And if Zhang Yi were to forcibly send the Elf Corps up,
the ordinary Elf Corps would just become living targets.
And although the Dwarf Corps’ defense was strong,
the opposing Main Clan was the Sunbird, which could easily attack from the sky.
Furthermore, every one of their attacks contained Fire Attribute Magic Damage!
Therefore, if Legion Commander Feiyana were to apply her past experience dealing with ground-based Clans now,
and have the Clans form battle formations,
they would only be prioritized, focused-fired, and destroyed on the vast grasslands!