Chen Tian stood in place, opening his game interface to look at his attributes. Although his level had reset to zero and all data was cleared, Chen Tian's fusion progress was unaffected. He would only need to start leveling up from scratch, and only by increasing his level could Chen Tian accelerate the fusion process. However, this time the fusion progress would be much slower. The reason was simple: his experience bar was reset, but the experience required to level up had not decreased. Chen Tian suspected the system was doing this intentionally, but he thought it was fine. He could start anew, and he hadn't truly played the game seriously before.
Chen Tian opened his interface and directly set his profession to that of a Qing Feng Swordsman. He had no intention of using other professions. With his extremely high swordsmanship proficiency, Chen Tian planned to use a swordsman character to play the game this time. Chen Tian put away his interface. With the help of his "Man Tian Guo Hai" ability, no player could discover that Chen Tian's interface was fake.
"Man Tian Guo Hai" had become Chen Tian's ability long ago. His abilities were his own, not derived from the system. The system couldn't seal these abilities of Chen Tian. Data modification, "Man Tian Guo Hai," and so on could all be used. Chen Tian felt that there was no point in playing a game if he had to cheat. Chen Tian moved forward. This was originally the fifteenth level world, an icy world. Due to the merging of levels, Chen Tian appeared here. The surroundings were filled with ice crystals, and the ground composed of ice crystals reflected Chen Tian's body.
Chen Tian knew where the city in the icy world was. When he had opened his interface earlier, he had glanced at the map and recorded the layout of all the cities on the third level. It was just a casual glance. Chen Tian's memory was very strong; he would not forget anything he had seen, except for fleeting scents which were difficult to pinpoint. Chen Tian headed north.
There, a magnificent ice city stood, entirely constructed from ice blocks. The ice blocks were crystal clear and sparkling. The city stood tall, and players came and went, entering the city gates. This city was called Bingzhu City. It was said that the city was ruled by the strongest person among all cities, a lord that even players could not surpass. Of course, this was not why Bingzhu City was popular. The reason Bingzhu City was popular was that any player who defeated its lord could become the next lord.
That was the ruler of a city. Did he need to explain what that status represented?
Players around them entered the city with enthusiasm. Chen Tian was not interested in the position of lord, but it would be good to fight a battle. Chen Tian wanted to see the current skill level of players, so as not to make a mess during the final battle. Chen Tian modified his appearance, completely changing his look. Chen Tian entered Bingzhu City. As soon as he stepped into the city, Chen Tian's body trembled. His entire arms began to freeze, and mocking voices came from all around: "Haha, look at that kid, he didn't prepare at all before entering. Will he freeze to death later?"
"Impossible, right? The announcement stated that special fire stones are required to enter Bingzhu City. This guy wouldn't not read the information, would he?"
"Are there still people who play games without reading game announcements these days?"
"Do you read them?"
"Of course I do, otherwise how would I keep up with the updates?"
...
Chen Tian listened to the discussions around him. His arms were stretched out, and his legs were frozen. It was about to spread to his entire body. A blazing heat emanated, and the frozen area of Chen Tian's body melted away. A bright red stone appeared to his left. To his left stood a young man who looked at Chen Tian and said, "Be careful. Bingzhu City requires special fire stones to be carried. The heat generated by the fire stone resists the surrounding cold currents, otherwise you'll end up like you are now, frozen into an ice block."
"Hmph, nosy. I wanted to watch a good show. This guy is probably a newbie."
A lewd young man next to him revealed a sinister smile. Chen Tian calmly replied, "Thank you very much." kuAiδugg
Chen Tian had just been considering whether to resist the cold current with his body, but decided against it. His current profession was Qing Feng Swordsman, whose physical stats were relatively weak. To avoid drawing attention, Chen Tian acted low-key but was still noticed. The man standing next to Chen Tian was a handsome young man with silver hair and silver eyes. A high nose bridge was complemented by a long sword on his back. The youth directly threw the fire stone to Chen Tian and said, "Here, take this. It seems you're a newbie and don't know the peculiarities of Bingzhu City, which is normal. Be careful next time. Also, some information can be found in the announcements, don't make such mistakes."
The youth walked away leisurely. Chen Tian's expression remained indifferent. If the youth hadn't interfered, Chen Tian wouldn't have gotten into trouble, but he would have been more conspicuous. This was fine. Chen Tian placed the fire stone into his body. The surrounding cold currents could no longer freeze Chen Tian. Chen Tian disappeared from everyone's sight and headed towards the city center. Currently, Chen Tian was just an ordinary player, even considered a newbie by others. Chen Tian did not intend to use his privileges. He hadn't truly experienced this game yet.
"I'll level up first. Let me see where the nearby leveling spots are."
Chen Tian searched the map for the nearest monster locations and quickly found them to his north. Three hundred meters to the left of the north gate was a leveling spot called the Snow Mountain Cave, with a recommended level of Blue Ling level 60-99, which was very suitable for Chen Tian.
The world merging meant that areas for levels 0 to 100 only appeared on the first level. Chen Tian was on the second level, where the lowest level started at Blue Ling level. Chen Tian's level had reset to zero, and his experience points were zero. However, the experience required to level up had not reset, so the higher the level of the area, the faster Chen Tian would level up.
Currently, Chen Tian needed thirty million purple points to level up. He couldn't be bothered to convert it, so he headed directly to the area.
Snow Mountain Cave. Outside, dozens of players were gathered. These players were all looking at the Snow Mountain Cave. No one noticed Chen Tian's arrival. Everyone was focused on the Snow Mountain Cave. Chen Tian was curious, could there be something special about this map?
Chen Tian walked up to a young man and patted his shoulder. "Brother, brother, may I ask why so many people are standing outside the Snow Mountain Cave and not going in?"
"Who are you! A newbie? It's normal that you don't know. The Snow Mountain Cave can only be entered by one team at a time. The rewards in the Snow Mountain Cave are based on ranking, either by an individual or a team. You could say the Snow Mountain Cave is equivalent to an arena, but it's a point-based system."
"Currently, if a team enters, no other players can enter the Snow Mountain Cave. We have to wait here. Furthermore, the higher the ranking, the better the items the Snow Mountain Cave provides."
Chen Tian understood instantly after hearing the young man's explanation and then asked, "Who is in there? Why are you all so nervous?"
"You wouldn't understand even if I told you. Newbie, just focus on leveling up first. At level zero, that player inside can instantly kill you."
The young man looked disdainful. Before, he hadn't dared to offend Chen Tian. Seeing Chen Tian's level, zero, he immediately put on airs.
Seeing the young man's expression, Chen Tian shook his head and left. It was best not to bother with such people. The more he interacted, the more the other party would feel superior.
Seeing Chen Tian leave, the young man paid no mind and continued to stare intently at the Snow Mountain Cave. A barrier opened at the entrance of the Snow Mountain Cave, and a figure walked out. It was a maiden in silver armor. At this moment, a line of text appeared above the Snow Mountain Cave: Daughter of the Blazing Magic Sword, Individual Ranking: First, Points: 78000!
When this line of text appeared, the surrounding players were astonished and then cheered.
"As expected of the Daughter of the Blazing Magic Sword, seventy thousand points, a historical high!"
"In this grand competition for sword cultivators, she will likely still be ranked first."
"Daughter of the Blazing Magic Sword!"
The crowd around them cheered. The maiden found this kind of atmosphere extremely repulsive. She had lived under such adulation since she was a child. She had finally found a place to play in the game, but she was very disappointed.
Suddenly, she saw Chen Tian. Unlike everyone else, Chen Tian stood quietly, his gaze calm, yet with an unyielding depth. Her title was known throughout the entire second level. Had Chen Tian never heard of her title?
Chen Tian really hadn't. Chen Tian had always been on the first level. If it weren't for the system forcibly sending him back, Chen Tian wouldn't have known he would appear on the second level.
Chen Tian touched his chin. Was this Snow Mountain Cave that difficult?
Chen Tian's desire for challenge surged, and he stepped directly towards the entrance of the Snow Mountain Cave.
"Wait, with your level, forget it. At level zero, going in is like sending yourself to your death."
The maiden looked concerned. Chen Tian said indifferently, "Don't worry about that. I've never lost."
Chen Tian entered the entrance. The maiden was stunned. It was the first time someone had refused her. This player was quite interesting.
Chen Tian's attitude displeased the surrounding onlookers. Their idol had been rejected and ignored. How could they stand it? They couldn't. They would teach this kid a lesson later.
As soon as Chen Tian stepped through the entrance, the barrier at the entrance immediately closed, sealing off the passage behind him. Unless Chen Tian used his abilities and full power, he could not leave. Within the game map, players could only abide by the game rules.
Chen Tian had no intention of breaking this rule. A panel appeared, displaying: Team Mode, Single Player Mode!
Chen Tian unhesitatingly clicked on Single Player Mode. The surrounding cave began to collapse, and a brand new scene appeared.
"Ding, Point Conditions: Complete the stages. Each stage has points. Players need to collect points. Please explore on your own."
"Points: 0"
Chen Tian's interface displayed this. Explore on his own?
Chen Tian had always forged his own path like this. Exploring alone was acceptable.
Chen Tian moved forward.