Chapter 1 Violet Sword

Holy Flame City, Violet Sword Guild Residence.

In an ancient castle made entirely of Star Origin Stones, more than fifty players above level 110 were fighting each other and trying out various combat skill combinations. These players not only had high combat skills, at least at the Realm of Micro level, with many even reaching Flowing Water, but they were also incredibly fluid in integrating combat skills and magic skills, far surpassing ordinary Micro Realm experts.

"You all need to work harder! Activating the Star Origin Castle not only consumes a large number of magic crystals, but the number of training slots inside is also very limited. If you can't basically integrate advanced combat skills and magic skills in next week's test, then there will be a large number of newcomers to replace you here!" A middle-aged, scarred man in dark gray armor shouted to the trainees in the castle's main hall.

"Coach Wildfire, your demands are too high. Not everyone can be like Gu Han, perfectly integrating advanced combat skills and magic skills without any flaws in just one week." A red-haired woman in a blue mage robe shook her head at the middle-aged, scarred man.

"My requirements for them are already very low, just basic integration of advanced combat skills and magic skills within ten days. If it were that kid Gu Han, I would give him a maximum of three days. But now half the time has already passed, and you see these newcomers can't even integrate advanced combat skills with magic skills. The guild's newcomers nowadays are really getting worse and worse," Wildfire Berserker said, very dissatisfied as he watched the newcomers training hard. "They are nowhere near as good as your generation."

"Us?" The red-haired woman couldn't help but smile bitterly when she heard Wildfire Berserker. "Our generation only produced a monster like the Guild Leader. The others weren't any better than these newcomers."

"Why be so modest? Your talent isn't any worse than Gu Han's. It's just that you've learned too many things, unlike Gu Han who is so focused. Otherwise, you could be the leader of the Second Ace Legion now." Wildfire Berserker rolled his eyes at the red-haired woman.

Because the red-haired woman before him was none other than the Thousand Hands Witch, as she was called by Tianji Pavilion, and also the Vice Guild Leader of Violet Sword's First Ace Legion, Silent Red Star. Her combat skills were no less than his, and if they were to PK each other, his chances of winning wouldn't exceed thirty percent.

"It seems Coach Wildfire really appreciates that Gu Han. Otherwise, you wouldn't have held back in the last competition, deliberately drawing with Gu Han, giving him enough confidence and pride in himself," the red-haired woman said.

"Let's not talk about that. Although I held back in that battle, I only kept my ultimate move. Gu Han is still very young and has a lot of room to grow in the future. It's only a matter of time before I lose to him," Wildfire Berserker said with a smile. "Besides, because of that battle, Coach Torre was willing to teach him, wasn't he?"

"That's true. I didn't expect Old Coach Torre to actually teach people. I was quite surprised at the time. It's a pity that the guild is too short on Lifestyle Masters right now, and it's taking too long to make that item. Otherwise, Gu Han would have had the chance to enter the Ancient Secret Realm and receive personal guidance from Coach Torre. When he comes out of there, he could really defeat Coach Wildfire," Silent Red Star nodded and said with a smile.

"It probably won't be long. This time, Gu Han and the others are going back to participate in the family competition. That disobedient Pang family is definitely done for. If the Pang family still wants to dominate the Azure Chamber of Commerce, then they must obediently listen to us and fully produce that item. Otherwise, the Zeus Financial Group will definitely let other families take over the leadership of the Azure Chamber of Commerce," Wildfire Berserker said with great certainty.

"I heard that the Pang family also has a powerful genius named Ling Yue. Her strength has always been second only to Gu Han. If Ling Yue wins second place this time, it's really hard to say," Silent Red Star said.

"Don't worry. Yuan Xiaoqian has been personally guided by Coach Torre, and her strength has greatly improved. As long as that Ling Yue hasn't mastered Domain, she won't be Yuan Xiaoqian's opponent at all," Wildfire Berserker said confidently.

Gu Han was indeed gifted, but Yuan Xiaoqian wasn't much worse. It was just that she had been buried, spending too much time on alchemy and not developing her true strengths. But after Coach Torre's guidance, her current strength was definitely among the top experts below Domain.

"I don't know about that, but I accidentally heard a rumor that the Fire-starter seems to be guiding that Ling Yue. It can't be confirmed yet, but my friend's source is very reliable, so it should be mostly true," Silent Red Star said.

"What? That Ling Yue was actually spotted by the Fire-starter? How is that possible? Even when Coach Torre personally requested the Fire-starter to guide the Guild Leader, the Fire-starter wouldn't agree. How could he take a fancy to that little girl?" Wildfire Berserker couldn't help but be shocked.

The Fire-starter had always been a legend in the virtual gaming world. No one knew the Fire-starter's true identity, nor how old he was, but the Fire-starter appeared in various virtual games, guiding some gifted players. It was rumored that the current Guild Leader of one of the five super guilds, Mirage, had received guidance from the Fire-starter, which allowed the Mirage Guild Leader at the time to develop Mirage into a super guild, suppressing all the heroes with his own strength, making Mirage one of the current five super guilds.

Now, a little girl from the Azure Chamber of Commerce, whose talent was far inferior to Gu Han and the Guild Leader, was actually receiving personal guidance from the Fire-starter? How could anyone believe that?

"I don't know. Rumor has it that the Fire-starter has his own way of choosing people. Maybe that Ling Yue has something unique about her." Silent Red Star shook her head. In fact, she was also very curious as to why the Fire-starter would take a fancy to Ling Yue.

"If that Ling Yue is really being personally guided by the Fire-starter, then that girl Yuan Xiaoqian is really in danger," Wildfire Berserker said with a slight worry.

Gu Han's first place was impossible to shake, even if Ling Yue had the Fire-starter's guidance. This was because stepping into the Domain from the Vacuum Realm was a qualitative change that couldn't be achieved in a short time. Otherwise, experts who had mastered Domain would still be so rare.

Gu Han's first place was not a problem, but the second place was very problematic. After all, Yuan Xiaoqian had not mastered Domain, and that Ling Yue had the Fire-starter's guidance.

However, just as Wildfire Berserker and Silent Red Star were talking quietly, a white-haired old man suddenly walked into the hall, prompting Wildfire Berserker and Silent Red Star to rush to greet him.

Because the old man who came was none other than the legendary Coach Torre of Violet Sword.

However, after the old man entered the hall, the atmosphere in the entire hall became unusually cold, and even Wildfire Berserker and Silent Red Star felt a shiver.

"Coach Torre, didn't you go to send Gu Han and the others to participate in the family competition? Did something happen?" Wildfire Berserker vaguely sensed something was wrong and asked curiously.

"I went, but as soon as I came back from finishing things, I saw a message from Gu Han. This time, Gu Han and the others lost the Azure Chamber of Commerce's family competition, and the first place was taken by someone from the Pang family!" Torre's eyes flashed with anger.

"Lost? Even Gu Han lost? How is that possible?" Wildfire Berserker couldn't help but be stunned, and then asked, "Could it be Pang family's Ling Yue?"

"No, according to Gu Han, it's the Pang family's Second Young Miss, Miao Wu Yin." Torre shook his head.

"Not Ling Yue?" Wildfire Berserker's eyes widened, feeling that Coach Torre was lying to him. "Isn't that Miao Wu Yin an alchemy expert? And according to previous information, that Miao Wu Yin has only reached the Flowing Water Realm. How could she possibly win against Gu Han?"

An expert in the Flowing Water Realm can win against an expert who has mastered Domain in a pure skill contest? Who would believe that if it were said out loud?

"Now that the Pang family has taken first place, isn't the Pang family's dominance as stable as Mount Tai?" Silent Red Star frowned slightly.

Lifestyle Masters were key to Violet Sword's future development, especially in alchemy. It was said that Miao Wu Yin was only half a step away from becoming a Grandmaster Alchemist, and that was a talent that Violet Sword urgently needed.

"There's no need to worry about that. I believe the Zeus Financial Group will handle it. The Pang family will agree even if they don't want to," Torre said coldly. "But this time, Gu Han and the others have really disappointed me. They actually lost to a little girl who hasn't even mastered Domain. It seems I've been too lenient with them. They don't need to see me after this. Go and reflect on yourselves."

He never worried about Violet Sword's plans, but he didn't expect Gu Han and the others, who were guided by him, to lose, and to lose to someone whose combat skills were lower than Gu Han and the others.

This was simply a disgrace!

"Coach Torre, is this..." Wildfire Berserker was shocked when he heard this, and he hurriedly wanted to dissuade him.

However, just as Wildfire Berserker was about to dissuade him, a Tier 3 Assassin suddenly came before them.

"Report, someone outside the residence claiming to be the Guild Leader of Zero Wing Guild wants to talk to our guild's higher-ups about the Azure Chamber of Commerce. Do you want to see them?" the Tier 3 Assassin reported very respectfully.

"Zero Wing Guild? Isn't that the guild that Miao Wu Yin has been in?" Wildfire Berserker said strangely, "What are they doing here? Could it be that they want us to change our plans for the Azure Chamber of Commerce?"

"A guild that doesn't know its place. What kind of guild does it think Violet Sword is? Does it think it can see us just because it wants to?" Torre glared at the Tier 3 Assassin and said coldly, "Go tell them to get lost!"