Nalan Chen smiled faintly, then said, "Of course you can choose to learn the cultivation techniques of the Nalan Family, but you must understand that without contributions, even I cannot give you the techniques, as it goes against the rules. However, virtual combat is different!"

"In our Great Tang Empire, which is a techno-spiritual nation, technological development is also very strong. This virtual combat is led by the Imperial Family, and various forces participate in it as a selection method. It includes the heavenly ranking battles, and as long as one can enter the heavenly rankings, one can obtain the special cultivation techniques bestowed by the Imperial Family. Of course, ordinary battles also allow one to exchange for techniques by accumulating a certain amount of martial merit, and there are also many betting fights where one can gain techniques or even special resources!"

However, after Nalan Chen spoke so much, Ye Luo still found himself confused about what virtual combat actually is!

"Alright, you just stay here for now. Your supervisor will come and find you soon. Here are a thousand Copper Coins as a little token of my personal gratitude. This time, if it wasn’t for you, the young miss might have been in danger! Consider it a reward."

Ye Luo did not delay in accepting it, as he truly was very poor!

Copper Coins, silver coins, and Gold Coins are the three basic currency units in the Great Tang Empire.

But do not think that these are just ordinary copper, silver, and gold!

After all, this is the Martial Realm!

When Ye Luo received those Copper Coins, he took one out and was shocked by the abundant Spiritual Power it contained. These Copper Coins actually harbored immense Spiritual Power and even had small formations built into them, showing that they were specially crafted by the Great Tang Empire.

Of course, Ye Luo didn’t focus much on these details, but started thinking about the virtual combat again.

Academy? Needless to say, Ye Luo knew that it required tuition fees, which sadly he couldn’t afford. Joining a force? That wasn’t what Ye Luo wanted either, and besides, it was too slow; Ye Luo didn’t have time to develop slowly!

Virtual combat! What exactly is it?

Soon, the junior supervisor responsible for Ye Luo found him, and after some trivial talk, told Ye Luo his future shift would be from seven in the evening until midnight.

Since Ye Luo was employed for menial tasks, he actually didn’t have much to do. Being a menial worker, essentially meant being a handyman. Moreover, since Ye Luo entered the Nalan Family after saving the young miss, he naturally had a bit of special privilege.

Since he was not yet at work, Ye Luo decided to go out and wander around to familiarize himself with Nan Zhou City and also to find out what virtual combat really was!

However, much to Ye Luo’s surprise, he didn’t actually need to go out of his way to find it, because virtual combat was everywhere!

It seemed that in the Great Tang Empire, virtual combat was a nationwide activity!

As soon as Ye Luo stepped out of the Nalan residence, he saw a combat zone!

If one were to describe the so-called combat zones of the Great Tang Empire in Earth terms, it was somewhat a combination of an internet cafe and underground boxing!

However, this was open and legal.

Ye Luo recognized this place as a virtual combat zone immediately because the holographic projection at the entrance was displaying a virtual combat scene, along with various prize descriptions.

"This combat zone celebrates the Crown Prince’s twentieth birthday with a virtual duel championship! If you have the strength, come and take part! The first prize winner will receive a set of elementary special cultivation techniques supplied by this combat zone! Why hesitate when you can be moved, what are you all waiting for?"

Ye Luo wasn’t very clear about the classifications of martial techniques in the Martial Realm, but the word ’special’ still attracted him. After all, currently, Ye Luo had no cultivation techniques from the Martial Realm, maybe he could give it a try!

Having made up his mind, Ye Luo walked straight over!

"Hello, I want to register for the virtual duel championship! Are there any specific rules?"

Ye Luo asked the receptionist.

But before the receptionist could reply, he heard a disdainful voice from the side.

"Today’s era is truly absurd, anyone dares to join the virtual duel championship, huh, this virtual duel, it seems to be coming to an end!"

Ye Luo turned around, only to see a young man looking at him with disdain.

Using the Clairvoyant Eye, Ye Luo could see that this young man had a Qi Cyclone in his arm, clearly indicating that this man was no ordinary individual!

Being new to this place, Ye Luo did not want to cause trouble, so after giving him a glance, he decided to ignore him!

However, unbeknownst to Ye Luo who chose not to provoke him, the young man grew even more arrogant!

"Hey, kid, what are you looking at? I’m talking about you. Where did this bumpkin come from? Do you really think you deserve to participate in the virtual battle? Go back and drink your milk! Ha ha!"

Ye Luo’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, and he almost lost his temper, but ultimately, Ye Luo held back!

Sadly, Ye Luo’s kindness was taken as weakness.

"Yo yo yo, look at this, he still wants to join the virtual battle. Although the laws of the Empire have allowed anyone to participate, this young master truly believes that fighting such lowly vermin like you is an insult to my status!"

The disdain in that young man’s eyes and the contempt in his words showed he did not consider Ye Luo worth a second glance!

This time, Ye Luo could no longer restrain himself!

Did they really think he, Ye Luo, was so easy to bully? Did they really believe that Ye Luo, being new to the Martial Realm, would bow down?

Looking for death!

Ye Luo suddenly turned around and swiftly delivered a slap!

Boom!

A burst of spiritual light exploded within the young man’s body, automatically protecting him, but Ye Luo’s strength was not something that a mere Spirit Power Shield could withstand!

"Slap!"

With a crisp sound, the young man was sent flying by Ye Luo’s slap, striking the wall behind him before finally stopping!

"You, you dare to hit me!"

The young man looked at Ye Luo in utter disbelief, evidently still unable to comprehend what had happened!

In his eyes, Ye Luo was nothing more than an unpracticed ordinary person, which was why he was so careless.

But now, how could an ordinary person have slapped him?

How could he not be furious?

However, he should have questioned, if Ye Luo was indeed an ordinary person, how could he possibly have sent him flying with a single slap?

"You dare to hit me! Good, very good. Today, I will kill you! Humph, according to the laws of the Empire, if an ordinary person attacks a cultivator, even if they are killed, it’s only a matter of compensating some money, and this young master is not short of that money!"

The young man was extremely arrogant, already assuming a combative stance as he spoke!

At this moment, everyone around promptly moved away, clearly no one wanted to get involved in this matter.

Although the Great Tang Empire might seem quite decent on the surface, the notion of hierarchy is extremely significant.