Chapter 600: First Entry into the Cosmic Virtual World (Please vote for monthly tickets)

Lin Qi was shocked; the factory that produced the Falcon-class starfighter was actually also the Red Emperor's industry.

He was worthy of being Blue Star's number one powerhouse and also its number one wealthy person.

His net worth was more than all the other Ninth Realm martial artists combined.

Qin Yue smiled and said: "Lin Qi, you are now the owner of this Falcon-class starfighter with the number 7777!"

"This is a number specially prepared for you by the Mansion Master!"

Lin Qi nodded after hearing this: "The Mansion Master is very thoughtful!"

7 was a homophone for "Qi," and it fit him very well!

Immediately, the two entered the starfighter; the entire starfighter was several times larger than the Peregrine-class starfighter, and the internal space was exceptionally spacious.

Qin Yue began to introduce the various functions of the entire starfighter:

"The Falcon-class starfighter, using technology authorized by the Deep Space Academy, has also had its speed improved, reaching a maximum of 10 Mach!"

"Within half an hour, it can reach the northern border from the southernmost part of the Xia Guo!"

"In the future, no matter which war base erupts with a Level 10 monster descent, it will be able to shorten the support time."

"At the same time, we are equipped with the latest A-3 model laser cannon, which can easily kill Level 7 and Level 8 disaster beasts, and even cause significant damage to Level 9 disaster beasts."

"However, the A-3 laser cannon requires a large amount of Merit Points to be filled every time it is used."

"Falcon-class starfighters are mostly controlled by intelligent life..."

Qin Yue took Lin Qi to the cockpit, let Xiao Chan connect to the control hub, and confirmed Lin Qi as the owner of the starfighter!

"Boom!"

Xiao Chan, who was projected, had bright eyes, and the entire starfighter started up instantly.

The starfighter slowly ascended, and Xiao Chan projected a large screen, which was playing the scene around the starfighter.

The starfighter started up and was traveling at an ultra-fast speed.

Lin Qi looked down at the entire Black Dragon Base from the sky, just like when he first arrived at the base.

He nodded secretly; according to the speed of the starfighter, in less than 20 minutes, he would be able to return to Cang Province, Tianhai City, from the Black Dragon Base.

With a starfighter, it would be much more convenient for him to go anywhere.

The most critical thing was that the starfighter could also represent his identity.

Although he was still an Eighth Realm martial artist, most people in the Xia Guo already regarded him as a Ninth Realm martial artist.

"Boom!"

The starfighter slowly descended, Lin Qi and Qin Yue walked out, and she boarded another Peregrine-class starfighter and began to return.

"Is this the Falcon-class starfighter that Lin Qi bought?"

"So amazing; how long has it been, and he can already afford a Falcon-class starfighter!"

"In the entire Blue Star, there are less than 10 Falcon-class starfighters, and now there is one more."

"When will I be able to exchange for a starfighter of my own!"

"Stop daydreaming; a Falcon-class starfighter is at least 50 million Merit Points; you'd probably have to hunt for 1,000 years to afford it."

Many martial artists at the airport saw this scene and revealed envious expressions one after another.

Everyone was a martial artist; who didn't want to possess their own starfighter?

That was a symbol of status!

Although they could usually mobilize Giant Sparrow-class starfighters or Peregrine-class starfighters, they were all property of the Martial Arts Mansion.

And one's own, compared to the Martial Arts Mansion's, was ultimately different.

On the other side, Lin Qi returned to his Room 206.

Purchasing the Falcon-class starfighter was just a matter of convenience; he still had serious business to do.

He took out his phone and saw the message sent by Jiang Tao.

【Jiang Tao: Brother Qi, I've started entering the cosmic virtual world; let me experience it for you first!】

Through the screen, Lin Qi could already feel Jiang Tao's excitement.

He sat on the sofa and took out a new black metal box from his space bracelet.

"Buzz!"

He opened it slowly; inside was a silver virtual bracelet, almost exactly the same as the one on his hand.

But in terms of effect, it was completely different.

"Only a new virtual bracelet can log into the cosmic virtual world."

"Currently, the cost is expensive, requiring 1 million Merit Points; currently, only Ninth Realm and Eighth Realm martial artists can afford it."

"In the future, with the improvement of technological levels and the development of trial planets to earn more wealth, more martial artists will also be able to enter the cosmic virtual world."

Lin Qi muttered to himself, took off the old one, and put on the new one.

He pressed the virtual bracelet, and at this time, the virtual bracelet lit up.

It projected two options.

【Red Realm/Cosmic Virtual World】

At the same time, a burst of silver light began to scan Lin Qi's body.

"Finally, I'm going to enter the cosmic virtual world!"

Lin Qi clicked the second option and slowly closed his eyes; his brain felt a burst of numbness.

He felt his consciousness vibrate, receiving a certain powerful signal from the universe, and was entering a magical world.

"Lin Qi, welcome to the cosmic virtual world!"

A soft female voice came to his ears; Lin Qi opened his eyes and found himself in a brilliant starry sky.

In the vast, pitch-black universe, it was lit up by planets, stars, and galaxies of different colors and sizes.

Many cosmic scenes that he had only seen in videos were now displayed in front of him.

Beneath his feet was a massive water-blue planet; it was Blue Star.

Everything was incomparably real; he clenched his fists and felt the surge of power in his body.

Even with his super-strong physical senses and mental power, he couldn't distinguish that this was virtual.

Previously in the Red Realm, with the improvement of his realm, he had already been able to feel that many places could not be 100% simulated.

It was probably only 98% simulated.

And now, it was probably already 99.99% real.

He looked up and saw a beautiful figure appear out of thin air; it was a woman with exquisite features, eyes like a brilliant galaxy, and silver skin.

She wore a tight blue combat suit, highlighting her tall, curvaceous figure.

The blue-clad woman spoke:

"Greetings, Lin Qi; welcome to the cosmic virtual world!"

"I am the intelligent assistant—Deep Blue!"

"Hello, Deep Blue!"

Deep Blue nodded and continued to speak with a smile; her temperament was approachable, making it very easy for people to have a good impression of her.

"Lin Qi, my duty is to guide newcomers to learn how to use the cosmic virtual world!"

"The cosmic virtual world is a second world distinct from the real world, created by the Deep Space Academy, the strongest force of the human race, by mobilizing the highest level of technology."

"Countless humans will conduct social activities, hone martial arts skills, trade, learn, entertain, exchange information, and more in the cosmic virtual world..."

Lin Qi nodded; this point was quite similar to the Red Realm.

Could it be that the Red Realm was a copy of the cosmic virtual network, just without such complete functions?

"Lin Qi, you can try checking your personal center."

Lin Qi nodded, and with a tap of his finger, a blue panel immediately appeared in front of him, containing his personal information.

【Name: Lin Qi (21)】

【Gender: Male】

【Origin: Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu, Milky Way, Blue Star Civilization】

【Identity Code: 15880...】

【Realm: Cosmic First Realm Aperture-Refining】

【Account Balance: 50,000 Deep Space Coins】

Lin Qi finished reading the information quickly; it was like his ID card in the universe.

According to what the Fire Seed said, among the ten thousand races in the universe, their human territory was considered relatively large.

It was divided into hundreds of star domains, and each star domain was also vast and boundless, divided into thousands, or even tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of galaxies.

And their Blue Star civilization belonged to the Milky Way and was under the jurisdiction of the Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu.

And the Triangulum Galaxy where the Flowing Blade civilization was located was also within the scope of the Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu.

Finally, his gaze fell on the account balance: a full 50,000 Deep Space Coins.

Below his personal information, there were many functional modules; in the information column, it showed that someone had recently transferred a sum of money to him—【Qin Ling】

"It's the Red Emperor!"

Lin Qi thought to himself; Qin Ling was the Red Emperor's name, and he had also learned this at the Star-Gazing Palace meeting.

So he immediately added the Red Emperor as a friend.

Not only that, there were others, such as the Shanhe King, the Overlord, the Sword Emperor, Qin Shuang, Augustus, Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, Jiang Tao...

He accepted the friend requests one by one, and in a moment, he already had dozens of friends.

Deep Blue, who was beside him, continued to introduce:

"Besides personal information, there are many other functions; you can also add friends, transfer money, shop, trade, learn, entertain, and engage in other activities."

She waved her finger at the sky and said:

"This is your personal space; it is a planet with a diameter of 10 kilometers. Currently, the initial setting is a starry sky background, and you can set it up freely."

"For example, a martial arts training ground, villa, garden, forest, canyon, snowfield, river..."

"Of course, if you want to expand the space, you need to spend money to expand it, and the cosmic virtual world does not recognize other currencies; it only recognizes Deep Space Coins."

Lin Qi nodded, remembering the Red Emperor's words—in the universe, Deep Space Coins were the kingly way—so he continued:

"Help me set it up as a martial arts training ground!"

"Okay!" Deep Blue nodded.

Only to see her jade hand lift, and the entire brilliant space instantly began to change.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

A breeze blew by, and the next second, the space changed; the world in front of Lin Qi had turned into an empty white ground.

Stepping on the ground made Lin Qi feel grounded; a screen projected in front of him, and he could choose weapons.

"Buzz!"

He chose quickly, and a sharp black great spear appeared in his hand.

"Shoo shoo!!"

Lin Qi stepped on the ground and brandished the black great spear, performing the spear technique secret manual—"World-Extinguishing Spear Canon."

The sharp great spear instantly pierced the air, causing the air to vibrate, and an invisible domain power was released from his body.

"Too real!"

"Zheng—!"

Lin Qi retracted his spear, his eyes bright; this sense of reality was indeed powerful.

Because the technology in the Red Realm was limited, it had already invested all its computing power into matching competitions.

In the personal center, one couldn't cultivate at all, the reality was sharply reduced, and the experience was very poor.

But the cosmic virtual world was different, with almost 100% simulation.

The most critical thing was that in the virtual world, the body didn't need to be matched at all.

If he could have entered the cosmic virtual world when he was in his third year of high school, his spear technique would probably have seen a significant improvement.

Lin Qi continued to look at Deep Blue and asked:

"Deep Blue, are there any places that can help me quickly improve my strength?"

After hearing this, Deep Blue projected a large blue screen, displaying a large amount of text.

She explained in a soft voice:

"The cosmic virtual world, because it is illusory, can only improve martial arts skills and cannot improve physical strength!"

"To improve martial arts skills, there are two paths!"

"One is to participate in various competitions, such as individual matches, team matches, and competitions with different rules."

"The essence is to hone martial arts skills through competition; at the same time, because the rules are different, it can also attract countless spectators to watch, and one can seek benefits from it."

Lin Qi's eyes lit up, and he remembered the Red Realm rules, which were to let martial artists of the same realm hone their martial arts through a matching mechanism.

However, it was only used during the third year of high school and was no longer used during university.

Because there were too few opponents, and the effect was not as good as the Trial Tower.

Gradually, there were no more matches, and he hadn't reached the highest God-level yet.

But the cosmic virtual world was different; the thing it lacked the least was geniuses, and he could imagine what kind of monsters he would be matched with.

Deep Blue continued:

"There is a second path, which is to find someone for guidance, or to hone martial arts skills through various environmental tests in various virtual worlds."

"The cosmic virtual world has the most virtual worlds created."

"Some are virtual worlds created for skills, such as the Peerless Spearman World, Swordsman World, Swordsman World, Giant Axe World..."

"This kind of world is specifically for honing a certain weapon!"

"There are also worlds created based on a certain star domain, civilization, country, sect, or cultivation school."

"There are also worlds for researching various high-tech, as well as history, music, mathematics, planting, excavation, pharmaceutical research, research on the bodies of ten thousand races, and so on."

"Besides this, there are various entertainment game worlds where you can enjoy fun that you can't experience in reality."

"The cosmic virtual world has been born for ten billion years; there is nothing you can't imagine!"

When Deep Blue explained, she projected countless worlds; in some, a group of people were farming.

In some, a group of men and women brandishing great spears were clashing and discussing together.

Some were discussing dissecting massive disaster beasts.

Various wonderful worlds, exciting and full of imagination.

It made Lin Qi's heart start to boil with blood.

Deep Blue continued:

"Your Blue Star civilization has started making contact with the universe and has been officially confirmed; your Blue Star has also created its own virtual world."

Lin Qi nodded; their Blue Star's virtual world had already been perfected and could allow the Flowing Blade civilization to come in for meetings and discussions.

However, because others could not log into the cosmic virtual world, they could only use the old world.

"However, these virtual worlds are free, but some virtual worlds require money to enter."

When Deep Blue said this, Lin Qi understood instantly.

Virtual worlds were not free; they required money.

If he didn't have a single Deep Space Coin now, he couldn't even enter the virtual worlds he was drooling over.

"Deep Blue, I need to experience the competition mode."

Deep Blue nodded: "Okay!"

After speaking, the large blue screen she projected changed, displaying several competition modes.

"There are over five hundred competition modes, most of which have time limits and need to be conducted at specific times."

"Currently, the one with the most participants is the Cosmic Martial Arts Arena!"

As the screen switched, a massive blood-colored emblem pattern of intersecting weapons appeared.

Below were the rules of the competition, and Deep Blue introduced:

"The Cosmic Martial Arts Arena uses a matching mechanism, and the opponents are all of the same realm."

"Because you, Lin Qi, are an Aperture-Refining Realm martial artist, your opponents will only be Aperture-Refining Realm martial artists; however, when your battle record reaches a certain level, you can choose to open the advanced mode."

"The matched opponents will have a realm one major level higher than yours!"

"For example, if you are in the Aperture-Refining Realm, you will be matched with an opponent in the Void-Flying Realm."

Lin Qi nodded; this rule was exactly the same as the rules of the Red Realm Arena, and even more perfect.

The universe was too big, and there were too many geniuses; as they fought, the number of opponents of the same realm that geniuses could be matched with became fewer and fewer, so it was better to upgrade to a pool of higher realms.

To fight against stronger opponents.

Deep Blue continued to introduce:

"Lin Qi, you can enter the Cosmic Martial Arts Arena now; I will be right beside you, and if you need anything, you can ask me at any time."

Lin Qi nodded, and in the personal panel, he soon saw the most conspicuous "Cosmic Martial Arts Arena!"

【Beep!】

The next second, another panel appeared in front of him.

【Nickname: Lin Qi (Can be changed)】

【Competition Area: Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu】

【Realm: Cosmic First Realm Aperture-Refining】

【Win Rate: 0】

【Wu Dou Power: 0 Stars】

【Ranking: Unlocked】

After seeing the panel, Lin Qi revealed a puzzled expression.

Deep Blue explained beside him:

"Every cosmic newcomer can only be matched with geniuses in their own competition area; only by spending money or reaching 8-star combat power can you unlock all competition areas."

"And the cosmic virtual world will evaluate combat power based on the martial artist's performance in the martial arts arena, win rate, opponent strength, etc., with 0 stars being the lowest and 9 stars being the highest!"

"Because you are a newcomer and haven't conducted a single battle, the win rate and ranking functions are unlocked."

Through Deep Blue's introduction, Lin Qi had a general understanding of the functions.

Lin Qi's gaze fell on the nickname.

"Can the nickname be changed too?"

Deep Blue said beside him: "Yes, my suggestion is not to use your real name."

"For those from weak civilizations, using your real name in the martial arts arena is a very risky thing!"

"So in the martial arts arena, you can choose to modify your nickname, wear a mask, or modify your appearance."

Lin Qi nodded; he was now considered a genius, and in the future, it would only be more terrifying.

If he offended some existences from powerful civilizations, and they found him through his real name or even his appearance, no one could guarantee what the other party would do.

"Then I'll change my name."

Thinking of this, Lin Qi decisively modified his nickname.

【Nickname: Lin Qi → Yang Jian】

His alter ego, Yang Jian, was back in the arena!

At the same time, he chose a black mask with silver patterns, with a golden eye pattern drawn on the forehead area.

【Wu Zhe Lin Qi, do you want to enter the martial arts arena?】

Lin Qi clicked confirm.

【Please choose combat armor and weapons!】

The system brought up information, and a large number of combat armors and weapons appeared in front of Lin Qi, and he could adjust the colors.

Lin Qi finished choosing quickly; the next second, he put on brand-new equipment, the black-gold combat armor and black-gold great spear exactly the same as in reality.

【Matching started, please wait patiently...!】

After seeing this, Lin Qi waited patiently.

"Buzz!!"

【Matching successful!】

After seeing the information brought up, Lin Qi revealed a surprised expression; so fast?

It had only been a second.

It seemed he had still underestimated the number of martial artists in the universe; after all, when he was in his third year of high school, there were only hundreds of thousands of martial artists in the Red Realm.

And the number of martial artists in the Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu was massive, perhaps exceeding his imagination, like the sand in the desert, the stars in the sky...

"Buzz!!"

The next instant, Lin Qi, fully armed and wearing a mask, disappeared from where he was.

Only the blue-clad Deep Blue remained in place!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 601 =====