After carefully reviewing all the terms, Qin Hao didn't hesitate, signed the contract directly, and handed it back to Yang Hui.
The terms seemed very generous, but everything was based on his own strength. Qin Hao was quite confident in his current strength; it was now comparable to Luo Feng's before he went to Australia.
After receiving the contract, Yang Hui directly led him to the ninth floor of the Ninefold Building.
The elevator opened into a spacious hall filled with young men and women casually chatting. Seeing Qin Hao arrive, many looked at him.
"Chinese?"
"Come on, brother, if you join, our China will have one more!"
Many Chinese people started shouting, and Qin Hao nodded slightly in response. Of course, there were those who welcomed him, and also many who were repelled, but Qin Hao paid them no mind.
He followed Yang Hui into a room with a refreshing breeze.
"Here." Yang Hui handed a helmet to Qin Hao. "This helmet was developed by our human scientists after countless efforts. It imitates the consciousness-sensing helmets of the Virtual Space equipment unearthed from ancient relic civilizations."
"Your test will be completed within the Virtual Space." Yang Hui said, putting on the helmet and lying on the sofa. "Follow my lead. Put on the helmet, and in a moment, your consciousness will appear in the Virtual Space."
Upon hearing this, Qin Hao imitated Yang Hui, put on the helmet, and lay down on the sofa. The moment he put on the helmet, Qin Hao felt a buzzing in his head, and his surroundings began to change.
Standing on an boundless silver plain, Qin Hao scanned his surroundings and looked at his body. Aside from the body's strength, it was identical to his real body.
"How amazing, is this the Virtual Space?" Even though he had read about the Virtual Space in the original work, experiencing it firsthand was completely different. If the Virtual Space was already so real, he wondered how marvelous the Virtual Universe would be.
"Qin Hao, this is the Virtual Space. There is only one building in the entire Virtual Space, and that is the seven-story Trial Tower." Yang Hui said, pointing to a towering structure in the distance. The tower was adorned with various monster carvings.
"You should have already noticed that within this Trial Tower, everyone's strength is the same: 10,000 kg punching power, 150 meters per second speed, and excellent nerve reaction speed at the Elementary Wargod level." Hearing Yang Hui's words, Qin Hao couldn't help but move his body to adapt to its strength.
"What you need to do next is to try your best to reach a higher level." With that, Yang Hui stepped aside.
"Qin Hao, please select your combat uniform and weapon. After selection, enter the Trial Tower within one minute to accept the test." An electronic voice echoed throughout the Virtual Space.
Qin Hao quickly chose a combat uniform and the Extreme Shadow Blade. After putting on the combat uniform, Qin Hao walked into the dark entrance ahead.
The space transformed, and Qin Hao's figure appeared on a vast grassland.
"Qin Hao, First Layer A-level test: within 30 minutes, kill 50 attacking Elementary Beast General Mang Ox. If you die midway, it's a failure. If the number of Mang Ox killed after 30 minutes is less than 50, it's also a failure. This is your first time entering the Trial Tower, so you have five minutes of preparation time."
"A-level test begins."
Five minutes later, an electronic voice sounded, and simultaneously, on the grassland a hundred meters ahead, strong, three-meter-tall bovine beast generals appeared. They were the Mang Ox, known for their herd behavior.
"Moo!"
Fifty Mang Ox, with bloodshot eyes, charged towards Qin Hao. Their sharp horns, gleaming red, accelerated as they approached, like a hundred spear tips. If one were to be accidentally pierced, even wearing a combat uniform, it would be difficult to avoid being impaled.
The sight of these fifty charging Mang Ox reminded Qin Hao of the Bloodthirsty Tank group he had encountered, but back then, there were only a dozen Bloodthirsty Tanks, which paled in comparison to the current Mang Ox herd.
Seeing this scene, Qin Hao remained very calm. Instead of retreating, he stomped the ground and surged forward. The Extreme Shadow Blade in his hand quickly unsheathed. With the long blade in hand, Qin Hao's eyes gleamed as he plunged into the Mang Ox herd.
The moment he charged into the herd, Qin Hao's long blade swung rapidly. Every strike was incredibly precise, directly targeting the Mang Ox's eyes, throats, mouths, and even their anuses. Each attack took the life of a Mang Ox. The instant he burst out of the herd, all the Mang Ox collapsed to the ground, completely lifeless.
"Time used: 1 minute 03 seconds. Killed 50 Elementary Beast General Mang Ox. A-level stage passed. Congratulations, Qin Hao. Next is the First Layer B-level trial. Your goal is to kill 100 Elementary Beast General Mang Ox within 30 minutes. Good luck."
After the voice, 100 Mang Ox appeared on the grassland and charged directly towards Qin Hao. However, this time, it still posed no difficulty for Qin Hao. In less than two minutes, all 100 Mang Ox were dead.
"Time used: 1 minute 56 seconds. Killed 100 Elementary Beast General Mang Ox. B-level stage passed. Congratulations, Qin Hao. Next is the First Layer C-level trial. Your goal is to kill 200 Elementary Beast General Mang Ox within 50 minutes. Among these 200 Mang Ox monsters, there are 190 Elementary Beast Generals and 10 Intermediate Beast Generals. Good luck!"
The First Layer C-level trial was completed quickly, and Qin Hao's figure appeared on a desert. This time, the trial target was Elementary Beast General Iron Armored Scorpions. Iron Armored Scorpions were smaller in size, making them more challenging than the Mang Ox. However, it still posed no difficulty for Qin Hao.
Qin Hao didn't even use his perfect-level movement technique, quickly killing all the Iron Armored Scorpions. After passing the Second Layer A-level trial, he swiftly entered the B-level and C-level trials without any rest.
In the original work, Luo Feng, relying on the third stage of his Ninefold Thunderblade and his brief perfect-level movement technique, almost passed the Second Layer. Qin Hao's current strength was even greater than Luo Feng's at that time.
However, Qin Hao wasn't entirely confident if he could pass the Third Layer.
The surrounding space changed again. The Trial Tower's Third Layer was a wilderness, and Qin Hao's combat target changed once more.
"Third Layer A-stage trial, Qin Hao, your goal is to kill 100 Elementary Beast General Gold Vultures within thirty minutes! Good luck!" As soon as the electronic voice fell, a dense swarm of flying monsters appeared in the wilderness sky.
Although each encounter was with an Elementary Beast General, there was a significant difference from Mang Ox to Iron Armored Scorpions and then to Gold Vultures. Especially with flying creatures, when unable to fly, one could only aim for one-hit kills and seize every attack opportunity. More importantly, one also had to dodge attacks from the Gold Vultures.
"Alright, bring it on." Qin Hao tightened his grip on his long blade and took the initiative to attack the Gold Vultures.