After dinner, Qin Siyang went back to his room and rested for a while.
The training in the Divine Arena today had virtual battles, but the experience felt real.
Although each fight was short, less than a minute, and they were carried out intermittently, the intense strain on both his mind and body left him exhausted.
On top of that, to improve his concentration, he had taken some potions Hao Liang had given him. Now that the effects had worn off, the consequences of pushing his body too hard were gradually showing.
Qin Siyang lay sideways on the sofa, his eyelids half open. At that moment, all he wanted was to stay in that comfortable position and not move at all.
Staring blankly at the ceiling, he said, "I'm already a Origin Sequence, so why is fighting a large god still this difficult..."
"Forget being evenly matched. At the very least, I should have some room to maneuver, right?"
"Before awakening my Origin Sequence, I got instantly killed by large gods. After awakening it, I still get instantly killed by large gods. Then what was the point of awakening a Origin Sequence? How's that any different from taking the believer path?"
Qin Siyang sat there doing nothing and stared into space for a while.
Not long ago, he used to study with Wen Shu in the evenings.
Unfortunately, after Sally arrived, the organizers canceled it.
After a deep conversation, some of the ice between Wen Shu and him had melted, and things had returned to a fairly normal baseline.
But the two of them still did not interact much in daily life.
Now that school had started, Wen Shu was once again showing the qualities of a top student who loved studying.
Every day, she was either studying on her own at United Government Academy or reading in the library at South Glory University. Xu Lanzhi's meals were all taken care of by the guesthouse staff, so Wen Shu did not need to do anything.
As a result, Wen Shu threw herself into studying and would not return to her room until late at night.
"Forget it. I'm free anyway. If I don't have anything else to do, I should focus on improving my strength. Having all this ability but not being able to use it properly is such a waste."
"I'll take a shower, get some sleep first, then get up before dawn and try my luck at the God Hunting Building."
Qin Siyang set an alarm for two in the morning, then washed up and went to bed.
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In the middle of the night, Qin Siyang woke up, got dressed, left his room, and headed to the God Hunting Building alone.
But when he entered the building, the sight before him stunned him.
Even though it was already the middle of the night, the God Hunting Building was still brightly lit.
Every Divine Arena was in use, and there were people waiting outside nearly all of them.
Qin Siyang glanced around and unexpectedly noticed that Chu Baxing and Hu Chan had just arrived as well.
Beside them, Gu Yunpeng, Zhao Sifang, and Fu Wanli were covered in sweat, looking as if they had just come out of a Divine Arena.
Qin Siyang walked over and happened to hear Chu Baxing asking Hu Chan a question.
"Weren't you busy with something else? Why did you come to the God Hunting Building?", Hu Chan snorted.
"I finished what I was doing, so I came here to take a look. What about you? Didn't you say you had a lot of things to do? Why do you have time to come here?"
"I got tired of dealing with those things. I'll leave them for later and come here to try my luck."
Where their gazes met, there seemed to be a faint smell of gunpowder.
"Brother Qin, you're here too?"
When Zhao Sifang saw Qin Siyang, he greeted him first.
Qin Siyang nodded, "It's already past two, and it's still this busy. South Glory's students really work hard."
Fu Wanli pointed at a Divine Arena not far away, "Brother Qin, you can go to Divine Arena No. 97. The person who just went in is Kuai He, tenth place in our freshman rankings. He's already been inside for five or six minutes, so he'll probably come out soon. Once he comes out, you can go in."
"Okay, thanks."
After Qin Siyang walked a little farther away, Fu Wanli watched his back and turned around.
"Brothers, while I was resting after coming out of the Divine Arena tonight, I heard some news. After our God Combat class ended, Principal Zhao lost his temper in the God Hunting Building."
"My second uncle lost his temper? Why?"
"It seems to be because Brother Qin's Divine Arena consumed too much Sequence Potion during class."
After hearing Fu Wanli's explanation, everyone fell silent for a moment.
Hu Chan frowned as he thought back, "I remember coming out of the Divine Arena several times during God Combat class. Every time, I could hear intense rumbling coming from President Qin's arena. At the time, I thought the fighting inside was especially fierce. Could it be that the noise wasn't from fighting, but from the rapid consumption of Sequence Potion?"
For once, Chu Baxing agreed with Hu Chan.
"I heard it too. When class ended, I took a look at the Sequence Potion tank for Qin Siyang's arena and noticed it had more than half less potion than the one in my arena. I thought it was because the arenas hadn't all been filled to the same level. If that's the case, then he used all of that himself?"
"He used that much?", Gu Yunpeng looked at Zhao Sifang, "You know more about Divine Arenas than we do. Do you have any idea why?"
Zhao Sifang stroked his thick beard and thought for a while, "If I remember correctly, the consumption of Sequence Potion in a Divine Arena is related to both the user's strength and the strength of the simulated god. The stronger the god summoned, the faster the potion is consumed."
"It's related to both personal strength and the god's strength? Then was it because Brother Qin is exceptionally strong, or because the simulated god was too powerful?"
"It probably wasn't because of his own strength," Chu Baxing analyzed, "He's definitely strong, but South Glory isn't short on Sequence Level Six students. There might even be Sequence Level Seven students. Why aren't they consuming this much Sequence Potion in the Divine Arena? I think he probably simulated some powerful god."
As soon as Chu Baxing finished speaking, Hu Chan's expression changed, and a possible answer appeared in his mind, "President Qin couldn't have..."
Bzzzz!
Divine Arena No. 97 suddenly let out a deep buzzing sound that could be heard throughout the entire God Hunting Building.
Everyone looked over curiously, wondering what had happened inside.
About twenty or thirty seconds later, the sound stopped. Qin Siyang walked out, tossed four bottles of Sequence Potion to the payment clerk, who was staring blankly toward the entrance, and then went right back into the Divine Arena.
Not long afterward, several staff members hurried over.
All of them looked troubled.
"It's Qin Siyang again? Didn't he just finish class this afternoon? Why is he back tonight?"
"He probably thinks the Divine Arena works well. But Principal Zhao just chewed us out this afternoon. What do we do? Should we tell Principal Zhao first?"
"No. I think we should call Xie Hongbo and drag him out of bed! After all, he's the new manager of the God Hunting Building!"
"But... do we really not need to tell Principal Zhao first?"
"Are you stupid? If we tell Principal Zhao now, he'll rush over and definitely scold us first! We're not managers. We earn so little every month. Why should we get yelled at every day? Even if Principal Zhao has to be called, Xie Hongbo should be the one to do it. When the sky falls, let the taller person hold it up!"