Virtual Ascension: Awakening the Supreme Talent

After taking a shower, Zhang Yi lay down on the bed. Instead of checking for messages from Han Yaru, he directly opened the live streaming interface.

It was only while showering that Zhang Yi remembered that during the dungeon live stream earlier, many viewers had sent gifts. Until now, he hadn't had the chance to withdraw those rewards from the stream.

Currently, the cost of live streaming for players had reached 2 silver coins per second. Zhang Yi had almost streamed the entire time in the City of Energy, nearly four hours, with a total expenditure of over 260 gold coins!

Seeing this number, Zhang Yi was stunned. He hadn't calculated the costs while streaming, and the fees had automatically been deducted from his backpack.

Luckily, he only streamed for a few hours. If he had streamed for an entire day, he would have gone bankrupt.

However, when he saw the gift conversion page, Zhang Yi was pleasantly surprised.

He had received rewards from 782 people, with a total gift value of 1026 gold coins!

Who would have thought that just a few hours of streaming could earn over a thousand gold coins? The reputation of a Heaven Ranking master really paid off!

In his previous life, Zhang Yi had seen those master players casually stream while hunting elite monsters, receiving numerous rewards. So, he had tried streaming a few times to earn some pocket money, but each time he almost ended up losing his shirt.

So, Zhang Yi immediately proceeded to withdraw the funds.

"Ding~ Withdrawal successful, congratulations on receiving 513 gold coins!"

The platform and players split the earnings equally. After deducting the 260 gold coins spent on streaming, Zhang Yi still made a profit of over 250 gold coins!

This money came too easily!

Looking at his assets, he now had a total of 1520 gold coins!

At this stage, a normal player having a savings of thirty or forty gold coins would be considered quite wealthy, especially since a reward for a task with a difficulty level of 700 only offered 3 gold coins.

But Zhang Yi knew that no amount of gold coins was too much. Once he reached the Main City, there would be plenty of places to spend money. If you have money, you're a big shot; if not, you're just a nobody, just like in the real world.

Lying in bed, just about to fall asleep, Zhang Yi suddenly thought of Han Yaru.

His heart was touched.

He knew Han Yaru's feelings for him and knew he hadn't forgotten this first love, with the possibility of rekindling old feelings at any time, even after eleven years.

But Zhang Yi was also acutely aware that in this life, having been reborn, he must not be swayed by emotions.

In his previous life, he had focused all his attention on Lin Ruo, losing his ability to discern right from wrong, and remained oblivious until he was betrayed by the woman he loved.

To become strong and survive in this world, he had to sever all emotional ties. Emotions are the most fragile aspect of humanity.

The reason he kept Han Yaru by his side wasn't to string her along. Even if they couldn't reconcile for now, Zhang Yi couldn't leave her alone.

In this world, apart from Zhang Yi, Han Yaru had nothing.

If Zhang Yi abandoned her, she would be left with no path but death.

His thoughts shifted away from Han Yaru.

The City of Energy dungeon had ended, and the Main City teleportation array would officially open the day after tomorrow, Thursday at 10 a.m.

Before that, Zhang Yi had only one task left: the Dragon Emperor's Tomb.

This regional dungeon was somewhat special, so there was no team requirement.

Under normal circumstances, dungeons required a minimum team of five.

Initially, Zhang Yi planned to wait until he had the ability to solo the Dragon Emperor's Tomb, spend some money to randomly recruit a few people in the zone, and once inside, use the high-level monsters to eliminate a few teammates, then solo the dungeon to gain all the rewards.

But now it seemed this plan wouldn't work. Even with Zhang Yi's current strength, he probably couldn't handle the guardian of the Dragon Emperor's Tomb, the lord-level Dragon Blood Swordsman, let alone the various high-level monsters and the ultimate boss, the Greedy Dragon Emperor, Shigula.

He checked the previously recorded data of the Dragon Blood Swordsman.

Dragon Blood Swordsman, with a 25% life-steal talent, attack power of 1055, magic defense of 650, and health of 55,000.

Zhang Yi's current stats: attack power 1112, physical defense 493, health 2620. Including equipment talent bonuses: Top-tier Serious Injury damage bonus of 120, advanced energy attack bonus of 10% (84).

With these two attack talent bonuses, Zhang Yi could handle the Dragon Blood Swordsman in terms of attack power, but his defense couldn't withstand the Dragon Blood Swordsman!

Even if he switched to the 3-star Death's Boots, raising his defense to 600, plus the advanced damage reduction talent's 100-point damage reduction, he would still be instantly killed.

There was room for improvement in his strength, and Zhang Yi was confident he could overpower the Dragon Blood Swordsman with his stats in a week, but there wasn't enough time.

Even with the assistance of the level 27 Priest Han Yaru, without a few high-level players to help, it couldn't be done.

It seemed there was only one option left.

So, Zhang Yi began formulating a plan in his mind to conquer the hidden dungeon, the Dragon Emperor's Tomb.

The night passed in the blink of an eye.

When Zhang Yi woke up the next morning, he saw a message from Han Yaru sent half an hour ago: "Good morning (heart)."

It was then that Zhang Yi noticed the goodnight message Han Yaru had sent before going to bed last night.

This reminded Zhang Yi that Han Yaru was a very sensitive person. He remembered that during their relationship, they would say good morning and goodnight every day. Once, Zhang Yi was too tired and fell asleep without sending a goodnight message, and the next day, Han Yaru ignored him all day...

So, Zhang Yi replied with a "Morning."

Han Yaru quickly responded: "You didn't talk to me at all last night, just went to sleep (sad) (sad)."

"I didn't see your message, I went to bed right after my shower..."

"Okay, I forgive you (slightly conflicted)."

Han Yaru sent another message: "What's the plan for today? Are we going to the Undead City to grind?"

"No, I have other tasks today," Zhang Yi replied.

Han Yaru was puzzled: "What task?"

"Can't tell you yet, it's a secret."

"Whatever (arrogant) (arrogant)."

"What do you want to eat?"

"Steamed dumplings (slightly conflicted)."

"Okay, wait for me, I'll bring them to you."

"Okay (cute) (cute)."

Leaving the inn, Zhang Yi opened his friend list.

Meanwhile, on the other side, King's Glory, who was having breakfast at a diner with King's Supreme and King's Return, was racking his brain on how to get closer to Yinuo Qingcheng, the famous master of Zone 886, when he suddenly received a friend request—

"Ding~ Player [Yinuo Qingcheng] has sent you a friend request through ID search!"