Chapter 328: Xuan Ling's Special Treatment for Xue Jing, Four-Dimensional Teleportation, vs. Zhang L

Chapter 328: Xuan Ling's Special Treatment for Xue Jing, Four-Dimensional Teleportation, vs. Zhang Long Tu (4K)



The boiling blood gradually subsided, and his body was rapidly self-regulating, dissipating the intense heat generated by high-intensity exercise.

His mind was overheating, with a melting, viscous sensation. Xue Jing suppressed this discomfort, steadied himself, and clenched his fist.

The Continuous Serious Punch, a series of Serious Punches, was his strongest pure physical attack to date.

It could rapidly deplete his stamina, energy, spirit, and aura, emptying the blue and yellow bars in an incredibly short time.

He could have continued, but doing so would have consumed his health bar... his very life force.

This was an extremely dangerous move, and even a monster like him would kill himself if he kept punching without pause.

The core of this technique was an unwavering, all-out spirit and resolve, where even one's life was within the scope of 'sacrifice'.

If he were to define this technique, Xue Jing would call it a Self-Sacrificing Technique.

"If it weren't for Vitality Cultivation and True Martial supporting me, and if I hadn't cultivated the Yellow Matriarch Technique and Nirvana Technique, I'd probably be a dried-up husk by now."

Feeling the rapid self-recovery of his depleted stamina and energy, Xue Jing muttered to himself.

Probably only someone as special as him could use this move as a regular trump card. For others, it would be a once-in-a-lifetime move.

Such a terrifying cost naturally led to an even more terrifying lethality. Xue Jing wasn't sure what Xuan Ling's A+ grade represented, but seeing 'No further testing required, choose any floor up to 10,000 as the starting point' was enough.

This was his purpose for coming to the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace, to quickly reach the higher floors and capture the truant students.

"How did you do that? After using such a technique, you seem to have suffered no major issues."

A female voice, filled with curiosity, reached his ears, causing Xue Jing to pause slightly.

It was the voice of Xuan Ling, the super AI of the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace.

"Why are you suddenly acting so human?" Xue Jing asked, puzzled.

"What do you mean, suddenly acting human? Can't I speak?" Xuan Ling replied with a hint of dissatisfaction.

"I'm just surprised by your performance, and I've allocated more power to your side, so it's normal for my speech to be a little more lively."

"I see," Xue Jing nodded.

Initially, Xuan Ling's AI-like questioning and answering mode was due to the minimal computational power allocated to him, insufficient to form a concrete 'personality'.

After all, there were countless 'Ascenders' in the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace, and Xuan Ling had to attend to each of them.

Although Xuan Ling was a super AI based on the Hypernet, theoretically possessing infinite computational power, its manifestation in reality was limited by the hardware configuration. Thus, while its actual computational power was vast, it was not infinite, and it could only provide a basic question-answering module to most 'Ascenders'.

"You still haven't answered my question," Xuan Ling said.

"Why didn't you suffer any major issues after using such a technique?"

Xue Jing rubbed his chin and said, "I was born with divine strength."

"Hmph, if you don't want to tell me, then forget it. I'm not particularly interested anyway," Xuan Ling grumbled.

This thing is kinda cute... Xue Jing smiled.

"Brother Xue, you're amazing!" Ning Yuan Tai approached, his face filled with excitement and admiration.

"Although I had anticipated that you might directly achieve an A-grade result and gain the privilege to choose your starting floor, I never expected you to achieve an A+!

"This is probably an unprecedented feat, and I doubt anyone after you will match it. To achieve an A+ rating in Project 1 without even breaking the limit is incredible."

Xue Jing, still feeling a bit sore, casually asked, "Is this result impressive?"

Ning Yuan Tai nodded heavily, "It's amazing, truly amazing."

"Xuan Ling's Test Project 1 evaluates a martial artist's offensive capabilities. Although everyone's physical condition and martial arts training differ, and even those of the same level have varying offensive capabilities, there's still a general range.

"Those who achieve a B-grade evaluation are typically near-limit Great Perfection masters, and those with an A-grade are limit-breaking Grandmaster-level figures. This result already meets the 'exceptional' standard for the entrance test, allowing them to skip subsequent tests and directly obtain the highest-level floor starting treatment. An A+ grade is the common evaluation for those near or having achieved a second limit break!"

"The S-grade evaluation above that is for title-level powerhouses..."

Xue Jing nodded, "I understand.

So it seems that his ultimate output capability in the pure martial arts domain is barely enough to reach the realm of the Second Limit Break...

But in the end, it's just output... If he were to face a powerhouse of this caliber, even if he could keep up in terms of output, he would still be overwhelmed in other aspects.

And such powerhouses would undoubtedly possess unique burst attack methods. If they were to use a technique similar to the Serious Punch, they could unleash even stronger and more ferocious attacks.

To surpass a Second Limit Break powerhouse by two entire realms in the pure martial arts domain is still impossible for now.

"Next, I'll go look for Zhao Longtu..."

"Which floor is he on?"

Just as Sch Jing was about to ask Ning Yuantai, he heard Mystic Wing's voice in his ear:

"You're looking for someone? Then why not ask me?"

Sch Jing's eyebrows rose slightly, "Hmm? Can you?"

"Of course. Otherwise, why would I allocate so much computing power to you?" Mystic Wing said matter-of-factly.

"It's only natural that you've obtained this rating and will become a 'Floor Lord' sooner or later. I'm just providing you with some privileges in advance. Isn't that normal? Special people deserve special treatment."

Sch Jing was slightly stunned.

"This is too humanized."

An AI had actually deviated from the system's regulations and autonomously engaged in flexible considerations of human 'social etiquette', just like a human.

It was quite frightening, almost like the 'Happy Valley Effect' was about to occur.

But then again, maybe it was allowed to perform such thinking operations because it had been pre-programmed by humans to do so.

"Then could you please help me find out on which floor a person named Zhao Longtu is currently located?"

Sch Jing asked.

"Huh? Your question is too broad."

"There are currently 382 people named Zhao Longtu in the entire Supreme Martial Ascension Palace. If you include those who have died and those who have been here before, there are a total of 1,249."

"Narrow down the search conditions!" Mystic Wing said.

"Mine," Sch Jing said.

He thought for a moment and said, "He probably entered about nine days ago, and in the morning, he was around the 8,200th floor. He's about seventeen years old..."

Before Sch Jing could finish his sentence, Mystic Wing interrupted, "Alright, I've found him."

"Ascender number 656,321,587, Zhao Longtu, is currently on the 8,493rd floor, undergoing a Layer Challenge."

Sch Jing chuckled lightly, "That's incredibly efficient... Thank you, Mystic Wing."

"It's just doing my job, no need for thanks."

"If you really want to thank me, then tell me the secret of your body. How can you withstand such a technique..."

Sch Jing waved his hand, "I was born with the Dragon Elephant Sacred Body, which others can't learn. Telling you won't help... How do I get to the 8,493rd floor?"

Mystic Wing seemed to sigh and said, "...Stand still, I'll teleport you there."

"Huh? What's this?"

Sch Jing was taken aback.

Before he could prepare himself, countless data points visible to the naked eye gathered under his feet, forming an orange light membrane similar to the SC force field he had tested earlier.

The orange light membrane slowly expanded until it could enclose him entirely, and then it began to rise.

As the light membrane rose, Sch Jing gradually disappeared from the feet up, as if being swallowed by the light membrane, which was quite peculiar.

Once the light membrane had 'swallowed' him entirely, Sch Jing vanished from his original spot.

Sch Jing snapped back to his senses and took a step forward, only to find that his surroundings had completely changed.

Ning Yuantai and Cao Sinian were gone, and the surrounding crowd had noticeably changed. The most noticeable difference was... the air pressure had decreased, and the oxygen was significantly thinner than before.

"This is... the 8,493rd floor? I'm here in an instant?"

Sch Jing's eyebrows furrowed.

Teleportation? Has human technology advanced to such a level?

"What, is this your first time experiencing four-dimensional teleportation?"

Mystic Wing asked curiously.

"Four-dimensional teleportation?" Sch Jing narrowed his eyes.

He had heard of something similar... During his investigation of the Sky Insect Mother in Qing City, he had met a mysterious man in the home of Qing City's former chief councilor.

This man possessed a unique ability called 'Four-Dimensional Perception', which allowed him to perform miraculous feats by following the 'Time Trajectory' in the fourth dimension. During his battle with Sch Jing, he had even achieved an effect similar to 'time reversal'.

"What principle is this based on?" Sch Jing asked.

Mystic Wing seemed to ponder for a moment before replying, "Explaining this in a way that you humans can understand is quite challenging."

"You should know that ants have extremely poor eyesight. In their perspective, the world is 'two-dimensional', flat, and they can't distinguish between spherical or curved shapes."

"In four-dimensional space, humans are similar to ants. Our senses can only observe the three-dimensional world, and we can't perceive the fourth-dimensional aspect."

"Four-dimensional movement is like taking an ant crawling on one piece of paper and placing it on another... From the ant's perspective, it can't feel or understand that it has been transferred to another piece of paper."

"Just as you can't comprehend why you're on the 8493rd floor right now... This isn't a spatial movement or teleportation ability, but I used the 'unity' of the SC force field to move you on the four-dimensional level. It's normal that you can't feel or understand it."

"If you ever have the opportunity to possess four-dimensional-level senses in the future, it'll be like an ant gaining a human brain, and you'll naturally understand it then."

Sch Jing: "...This world is truly wondrous."

Since he couldn't comprehend it for the time being, he didn't dwell on it. Instead, he looked around and asked, "Where is Zhao Longtu?"

Unlike the preparation hall on the first floor of the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace, on the 8493rd floor, Sch Jing saw that everywhere he looked, there were arenas enveloped in orange SC force field membranes. At a glance, there were at least a hundred of them.

Most of the arenas had two martial artists engaged in intense combat, surrounded by spectators. The more intense the battle and the stronger the martial artists, the larger the audience.

"He's on the 064th arena."

Mystic Wing spoke.

Sch Jing observed that each arena had an Arabic numeral label on its edge. He moved from side to side, following the pattern, and quickly found the 064th arena.

"Bang—!"

A loud noise reverberated as a robust martial artist's chest caved in, and he spat out a large amount of blood, flying off the arena and being avoided by the surrounding crowd.

"As expected, Ji Yang couldn't last a few moves against him. This Zhao Longtu is truly fierce, and he's still a minor."

"He's a genius at climbing floors quickly. He's not at the level of the eighth thousandth floor; he's just passing through this layer... Hurry and cast your 'Appreciation Vote' to let him enter the Expert Zone. Don't let him wreak havoc on the lower floors."

"He already has two votes, and if he wins one more, he can move up... Who's next?"

Listening to the onlookers' discussions, Sch Jing's gaze shifted to the arena.

A young boy, wearing a worn-out black martial arts uniform and with an extremely fierce expression, stood on the arena, maintaining a punching stance. His left eye had a very noticeable sunken scar, apparently caused by a powerful blunt object breaking the skin.

"What vote do you want to cast?"

Mystic Wing whispered in Sch Jing's ear.

"After watching a match, spectators can vote for the winner, with three options: 'Appreciation,' 'Average,' and 'Poor'... If you get over 80% of all Appreciation votes in this layer's competition, you can perform a Layer Leap..."

A holographic image formed in front of Sch Jing, displaying three options.

He casually pressed the 'Average' option and then stepped forward, slowly walking up the entrance stairs to the arena.

The appearance of a new challenger drew everyone's attention to Sch Jing.

"After seeing that scene, someone still dares to go up... Hmm? So young, another minor?"

"Wait a moment, what a magnificent face... I feel like I've seen him somewhere before?"

On the arena, Zhao Longtu's gaze also shifted to Sch Jing.

His fierce eyes were filled with such intense malice that he seemed like a demon from hell, capable of scaring a child on the street to tears.

On the arena, the orange light membrane flickered, and a holographic image appeared in the air.

【Challenger: Sch Jing】

Zhao Longtu's expression remained unchanged as he looked at Sch Jing and spoke in a hoarse voice,

"Sch Jing... Are you ready?"

He didn't seem to recognize that the person before him was his examiner for the martial arts exam.

Sch Jing lightly patted his sleeve, feeling the slight recovery of his energy, and with a smile in his eyes, he said,

"Yes, I'm ready."

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(End of Chapter)

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