Chapter 59: Sword Technique Progress

"Ye Tian, this is the Sky Dome Helmet for you to use temporarily. After putting it on, it will absorb a wisp of your soul aura, which will be identified and recorded by the Sky Dome Network. Logging in means identifying the soul aura; every person's soul aura is different, and the account is bound to the soul aura."

Li Haoyang took out a Sky Dome Helmet from Donghai University and introduced it to Ye Tian.

"Temporarily? Isn't Donghai University being too stingy?" Ye Tian had thought they would gift him a helmet.

Li Haoyang said helplessly: "It's not that Donghai University is stingy. It's just a helmet, and it really isn't worth much, but currently, the quantity is scarce, production can't keep up, and there simply isn't enough to go around, so we need to take turns using the Sky Dome Helmets. Once the Sky Dome Network is officially opened and the Sky Dome Helmets are mass-produced, I will definitely gift you one then."

"Instructor, I was just joking!"

Ye Tian picked up the helmet and began to study it.

Before long, he knew how to use the Sky Dome Helmet.

Ye Tian was seen putting on the Sky Dome Helmet and entering the Safe House; the Safe House is to prevent being disturbed, as that is a very dangerous matter.

Once someone attacks the Safe House, the Sky Dome Network will directly kick the person offline.

Hum!

A wisp of Ye Tian's aura was absorbed by the Sky Dome Network, and his consciousness was also pulled in.

The next instant, he arrived in a void.

【Please register an account】

Ye Tian followed the instructions and quickly registered an account. The account would undergo verification, and once confirmed to be correct, it would be bound to his soul aura.

After some operations, Ye Tian truly entered the Sky Dome Network.

Although the Sky Dome Network is a virtual world, it currently does not have a complete virtual world framework; this needs to be built step by step, but after everyone enters, they will have a personal space.

The personal space is not large, but it is very luxurious, similar to a luxury villa in the outside world.

Currently, the Sky Dome Network has only developed two applications: one is the Communication Chat Box, which can be used to chat and communicate with others within the Sky Dome Network; the second application is the Battle Platform.

The upcoming Ability Master Competition and Ability Grandmaster Competition will both be held on the Battle Platform, and everyone is allowed to watch the battles.

Ye Tian chose to sign up for the competition; he had already signed up, and signing up here was just to confirm it.

After all, some Ability Masters have signed up but can choose to give up.

After signing up, Ye Tian familiarized himself with his body in the personal space.

"Sure enough, I cannot unleash Strange Art, and I cannot even unleash the power of Artistic Conception!"

Ye Tian muttered.

Moreover, this body is very weak, far inferior to his own body.

What he can unleash now are only those Sword Techniques and combat skills; he cannot do anything else.

"The Enlightenment Technique cannot be unleashed either."

After some tossing and turning, Ye Tian finally gave up.

In the Sky Dome Network, one can currently only use pure physical fitness to fight.

Of course, the future value of the Sky Dome Network is incalculable; for example, it can make it more convenient to contact others, allow face-to-face communication with friends far away, and allow one to enjoy life here, and so on.

It is just that the Sky Dome Network currently does not have many functions; once there are more functions in the future, its usefulness will be even greater.

"The Ability Master Competition in Donghai City is about to start; only the Top Ten can participate in the main tournament."

Ye Tian watched the countdown slowly return to zero, and after it returned to zero, he clicked confirm.

Hum!

He went from his personal space to an arena on the Battle Platform.

And at the same time, another Ability Master arrived here.

"Please select a weapon!"

"Sword!"

A sword appeared in Ye Tian's hand.

Apart from the sword, he had no other weapons.

Whoosh!

The Ability Master opposite attacked toward Ye Tian; the opponent was using a long spear.

However.

Ye Tian saw dozens of flaws in the opponent's movements.

"The close-combat level is too poor!"

Ye Tian commented.

Anyone from the Scale Clan is better at close combat than this person; it can only be said that the close-combat level of human Ability Masters is generally too poor. If ability power and Strange Art were restricted, humans would definitely be easily crushed by alien races.

Pfft!

Ye Tian unleashed only one sword strike and directly killed the opponent instantly.

Soon, he began the second match.

Instant kill!

Instant kill!

The In-depth Level Sword Technique allowed him to easily kill these Ability Masters who had no weapon close-combat ability instantly.

In the time of one morning, Ye Tian conducted many matches; only a few Peak Ability Masters possessed weapon skills at the Entry Level or above.

Of course, there were many Ability Masters participating, and the opponents he encountered were only a portion of them.

After Ye Tian conducted dozens of battles, the competition ended.

"Congratulations to Ye Tian of Donghai City for obtaining a spot in the Ability Master Tournament main event!"

After obtaining the spot, Ye Tian logged off from the Sky Dome Network.

"The Sky Dome Network is indeed very realistic; except for not being able to use Strange Art, there is no difference from reality in other aspects."

Ye Tian commented.

Afterward, he came out of the Safe House.

Li Haoyang asked, "How is it? You secured a spot, right?"

"Yes, I secured a spot!"

Ye Tian nodded slightly.

"The main tournament is in three days. I hope you can reach the Top Ten of the Xia Country Ability Master Tournament; that way, you can obtain an Enlightenment Leaf—that is a good thing. However, you cannot be careless. Although Ability Masters rarely involve themselves in melee combat, many people certainly knew about the Sky Dome Network and the tournament news earlier than we did, and quite a few Ability Masters have long since started training in melee techniques. Moreover, some Ability Masters have studied the Weapon Dao and trained in melee skills since they were very weak; among them are some monsters. It is very difficult to reach the Top Ten!"

Li Haoyang was not trying to discourage Ye Tian, but stating facts.

According to his understanding, there were monster geniuses in Kyoto who were extremely gifted in weaponry and had already cultivated their weapon skills to the perfect level.

But he did not mention this to Ye Tian, so as not to affect Ye Tian's fighting spirit and cause him to fail to perform at his full strength.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

The main tournament began.

Ye Tian entered the Safe House on time and logged into the Sky Dome Network.

This was a national-level event; although there were not many spectators, the Ability Masters he would encounter were definitely all geniuses.

According to the information Ye Tian obtained, there were over a thousand Ability Masters from Xia Country participating in the tournament, and the first round of the tournament was to determine the Top 100 from over a thousand people.

Then, the Top Ten would be determined from the Top 100.

The third round of the tournament would be the Top Ten fighting each other to determine the first, second, and third places, and so on.

The first round of the tournament began.

Ye Tian entered the Battle Platform again, and many instructors at Donghai University were watching this match.

As for the few students with backgrounds, they had obtained Sky Dome Helmets to watch this match.

Among them were Qin Susu, Qin Yu, Xiao Ya, Lin Qingya, and others.

The first match.

Ye Tian encountered an Ability Master who practiced Blade Technique; the opponent's level of Blade Technique was quite good, reaching the Small Success Realm of Blade Technique.

"Puff!"

Ye Tian easily killed the opponent in seconds and won the first match.

But after the second match, the opponents he encountered were slightly more formidable, having reached the Great Success Realm of Sword Technique, and they also knew special techniques, making them slightly more powerful than the average person at the Great Success Realm of Sword Technique.

It was a pity that they met Ye Tian, who possessed Incipient Sword Technique, and they were defeated within a few moves.

Just like that, Ye Tian went through match after match, always winning completely.

Moreover, through these battles, his level of Sword Technique was also improving imperceptibly.

Soon, the first day of the tournament ended. He had conducted a total of forty-three matches and won them all; the most difficult one was encountering an opponent who was also at the Incipient level, whom he defeated at the cost of a serious injury.

After exiting the Sky Dome Network, he came to a training room.

"Enlightenment Technique!"

His comprehension soared rapidly, as if he were having an epiphany, and then he began to recall the battles in the Sky Dome Network today, summarizing his experience, absorbing the weapon techniques of others, and then began to practice Sword Technique.

This time, his speed of progress was too fast.

"Sure enough, battle is still the way to make rapid progress. Although I cannot use Enlightenment Technique in the Sky Dome Network, using Enlightenment Technique to practice Sword Technique after coming out does not affect the results."

Ye Tian estimated that if he fought in the Sky Dome Network for another day or two, he would have hope of cultivating his Sword Technique to the perfect level.