When Wang Xiao came to his senses, he found himself standing in the air above a blue planet.
The entire planet looked like a giant backdrop.
'So this is the Virtual World? It's so realistic.'
Wang Xiao looked at his palm. The texture of his skin was clear, just like a physical body.
He secretly circulated his Martial Arts, and his Inner Qi appeared within his body without the slightest difference!
This was simply incredible.
It seemed the technology developed by the Supreme Federation was even more advanced than he had imagined.
However, Wang Xiao discovered that the Book of Space-Time in his mind hadn't appeared.
This meant the Virtual World wasn't omnipotent.
It could probably only simulate the basic aspects of the body, Spirit, and energy.
Once a certain limit was exceeded, it couldn't be simulated!
As Wang Xiao was contemplating this, a mechanical voice sounded in his ear.
"Mr. Wang Xiao, hello. Welcome to the Virtual World. Please select the Life Tier you wish to be evaluated for."
"Please be aware, you only have three chances. Please choose carefully."
The next moment, options from Tier One to Tier Five popped up before Wang Xiao's eyes.
It seemed that the Virtual World couldn't evaluate anything beyond a Tier Five Life.
This was perfectly normal.
After all, a Tier Five Life was already considered a top-tier expert on Earth.
The tier above that seemed to involve the Origin Law.
The Virtual World definitely couldn't simulate that.
Without much more thought, Wang Xiao directly chose to be evaluated as a Tier Three Life.
Tier Three Life forms also varied in strength.
According to the standards set by the Supreme Federation, one needed a Fist Power of at least 8 tons and a minimum speed of 90m/s to be called a Tier Three Life.
Of course, this was the most common criterion.
Given some special Life Evolution Paths, such as those related to Spirit, light, and so on, their physical attributes might be weaker than those on other paths, but their actual strength could still meet the standard for a Tier Three Life.
Therefore, the Virtual World would also simulate combat scenarios.
As long as one could defeat a simulated Tier Three Life, the evaluation would be considered a success.
"Alert: According to information from the Federation database, you are currently unranked. Are you sure you want to begin the evaluation for a Tier Three Life?"
"Confirm!"
"Please select the evaluation method. One: Physical evaluation. Two: Combat evaluation."
"Two."
"Please select the combat arena."
"City."
"Do you require a corresponding Weapon? (Only melee weapons can be selected)."
"Give me a sword."
"Relevant data has been generated. The evaluation will officially begin after a ten-second countdown. Please prepare."
"Ten, nine, eight, seven..."
As the last number was spoken, Wang Xiao felt his body transform into a stream of light, plunging into the planet below.
The surrounding scenery began to change, morphing into the appearance of a city.
At this moment, Wang Xiao was standing on a city street. Besides cars and skyscrapers, there were no other people around.
Before him stood a sharp sword made of a special metal, embedded in the ground.
He had just pulled the sword free.
ROAR!
A deafening roar suddenly erupted.
Immediately after, a ferocious spotted tiger appeared before Wang Xiao.
This tiger was dozens of feet tall, like a small mountain.
It even had two heads growing from its neck, exuding an immense sense of pressure!
'This is a Tier Three Mutant Beast, a Two-Headed Tiger. Its speed can reach a hundred meters per second, its bite force is a full ten tons, and one head can breathe flames while the other spews Ice. It's even stronger than an ordinary Tier Three Life!'
A glint flashed in Wang Xiao's eyes.
He knew that combat evaluations were generally a bit more difficult.
However, he didn't care about that.
As long as the Virtual World could manifest his full strength, dealing with this Two-Headed Tiger wouldn't be too difficult.
The moment the Two-Headed Tiger appeared, its massive body stomped violently on the ground!
SWOOSH!
The next instant, its body blurred into a series of afterimages, rushing toward Wang Xiao as if it were using Instant Teleportation.
Unafraid, Wang Xiao held his sword and suddenly charged forward to meet it.
CLANG!
A world-shaking collision rang out.
Wang Xiao's abundant Inner Qi surged through his body. With a single sword held horizontally before him, he actually managed to stop the Two-Headed Tiger in its tracks.
The violent hurricane generated by the impact sent the surrounding vehicles flying.
"ROAR!"
The Two-Headed Tiger roared, its bloody maws gaping open. Its two heads suddenly unleashed a dual assault of fire and ice, completely engulfing Wang Xiao.
Just then, a bright Sword Shadow appeared behind Wang Xiao. The light from the sword soared into the sky, tearing the dual assault of fire and ice apart!
PSHH!
The next moment, both of the Two-Headed Tiger's heads were severed by the sword light, and its massive body crashed to the ground.
It dissolved into a pile of data and vanished!
"Congratulations, Mr. Wang Xiao. You have defeated the Two-Headed Tiger and successfully completed the evaluation."
"Your Federation database has been updated. Your Life Tier has been raised to Tier Three, and your Citizen Tier has been raised to Tier Three accordingly. You may consult the Federation handbook to view the relevant privileges of a Tier Three Citizen."
"You have two evaluation opportunities remaining. Do you wish to continue?"
Wang Xiao already knew he could reach the level of a Tier Three Life.
So, when he heard the final judgment, he appeared quite calm.
He thought for a moment, then nodded. "Continue the evaluation."
He had spent three thousand credits for this evaluation opportunity; he couldn't let it go to waste.
It was a chance to face a Tier Four Life, or even a Tier Five Life, head-on.
Even if he couldn't win, it would be extremely valuable experience.
「A short while later.」
In the Biological Pod, Wang Xiao slowly opened his eyes.
The pod door opened automatically.
Wang Xiao sighed softly in his heart.
In the Virtual World, he had used his remaining two chances to fight a Tier Four Mutant Beast and a Tier Five Mutant Beast, respectively.
Against the Tier Four Mutant Beast, he managed to last for two or three exchanges before being swallowed whole.
As for the Tier Five Mutant Beast, Wang Xiao was killed instantly the moment he saw it.
That level of strength was something he couldn't possibly contend with.
'The Martial Arts World can be considered a Middle Martial world at best. Even if I become the strongest and invincible in that world, I'm still far too weak compared to the Real World.'
Wang Xiao thought to himself.
He knew that Tier Five was not the limit of what humans and Mutant Beasts could achieve.
Some peerless experts could even traverse the void with their physical bodies and shatter stars with a single punch.
Such power was simply unimaginable.
'But I have the Book of Space-Time. As long as I traverse through worlds a few more times, I'll be able to reach that level of strength sooner or later.'
A surge of heroic ambition welled up in Wang Xiao's heart.
Unfortunately, the next time the Book of Space-Time would open was uncertain.
He could only wait.
'A Tier Three Life... he actually completed the evaluation for a Tier Three Life!'
The woman in the business suit looked at the data displayed on the panel in her hand, an expression of irrepressible shock on her face.
She looked at the young man before her, who seemed to be in his early twenties at most.
And he was already a Tier Three Life!
This... this was simply unimaginable.
One had to understand that a Tier Three Life was an extremely rare existence in Dachang City.
Even the Supreme Governor of Dachang City had to treat them with courtesy.
She hurriedly dialed the number for the director of the Life Evolution Institute.
A figure of this caliber was no longer someone she could interact with directly!