Chapter 1 Qiao Yifan, One Inch Ash!

Although Chen Guo hadn't directly interacted with him, she knew of his existence. Ye Xiu didn't hide anything from Chen Guo, Tang Rou, and others who were around him every day.

Qiao Yifan might still be a nobody in the professional scene, but in the online game, he was definitely a top-tier player. Chen Guo quickly searched for One Inch Ash and saw that his level was 55.

One Inch Ash, who had fallen behind so much during the Christmas event, had not only caught up but had also surpassed Ye Xiu's Lord Grim by half a level. This was something that made Ye Xiu quite helpless. Levels 50-55 were only good for grinding monsters in the Realm of Gods, which was really hard to level up. Unlike the normal server, with its perfect quest chains, and a large number of dungeons at level 50, players could level up very quickly during this stage if they were willing to spend the time.

Not just level 50, but 55, 60, 65...

These level ranges were all former level caps during Glory's updates. To enrich the game content during those periods, there were inevitably a large number of dungeons for players to enjoy. When they could continue to level up, these dungeons suddenly became experience treasure troves.

Qiao Yifan was obviously leveling up while also starting the challenges for the Realm of Gods from level 50. After all, he was a professional player, and those operations in the Realm of Gods challenges weren't too difficult for him. As for PK, Qiao Yifan wasn't a newbie like Tang Rou; he could easily challenge ordinary players above his level.

However, with Ye Xiu ahead of him, the attention Qiao Yifan attracted this time was far less. After all, his One Inch Ash wasn't like Lord Grim, who couldn't get any experience in the normal server at level 50 and had nothing to do but focus on the challenges of the Realm of Gods. Killing in the arena day and night like that was bound to attract attention. Qiao Yifan, on the other hand, accumulated little by little, fighting and winning in the arena every day, and no one thought that he was another guy who had started the Realm of Gods challenge early.

When he completed the task and entered the Realm of Gods, the system announcement caused an uproar in the tenth server. In the Realm of Gods, such announcements weren't unusual, but the fact that it came from the tenth server surprised people. The highest level on the tenth server's level榜 (bǎng - list) was only 58, and someone who could enter the Realm of Gods now was definitely a top-tier player.

The moment One Inch Ash entered the Realm of Gods, he immediately attracted a group of curious onlookers. Ye Xiu and Chen Guo were busy at the time and didn't notice the system message. Ye Xiu knew because Qiao Yifan immediately greeted his senior after arriving in the Realm of Gods. Ye Xiu immediately summoned him to be a fighter.

"Damn, you actually called for backup!" Wei Chen shouted righteously, with 19 helpers, making Chen Guo more and more admire these god-level figures.

The appearance of the Ice Array immediately interrupted Wei Chen's Warlock's Six-Star Light Prison with continuous ice damage. However, One Inch Ash's level was too low after all. Under such level suppression, the freezing effect of the Ice Array was completely resisted.

Wei Chen didn't know who One Inch Ash was. He thought he was lucky not to be frozen, since the probability wasn't 100%. After quickly jumping out of the Ice Array, he turned to look behind him and immediately recognized One Inch Ash's equipment.

He wasn't a professional player whose main focus was on professional matches anymore. He spent his days in the online game, so he was very familiar with all kinds of equipment. He immediately recognized that the katana in One Inch Ash's hand was the level 55 Kano Sword, a swordsman weapon that was very popular back then. Now, due to its level, it wasn't valued anymore, and even a nostalgic fanatic wouldn't choose a level 55 weapon in such an important PK.

With that thought, Wei Chen immediately clicked on One Inch Ash to check his information. The level 55 was clear at a glance. With the level there, he didn't even need to look at the equipment. Wei Chen already knew how much strength this character could display.

"Is this the helper you've been clamoring for?" Wei Chen was smiling when his eyes lit up. The mesmerizing sword light of the Kano Sword had already flashed in front of him. Just because it came from the hands of a ghost swordsman, the sword light was filled with a bit of weirdness.

"Oh, so powerful!" Wei Chen exclaimed, quickly making his Warlock dodge. He raised his hand to cast a spell, but One Inch Ash's next sword came right after.

The ghost swordsman and the warlock were both cloth armor professions, but their close combat abilities were worlds apart. Wearing cloth armor was still a swordsman, but the warlock, like the elemental mage, was purely a spellcaster and didn't know any martial arts.

At this time, being squeezed into a small space by One Inch Ash, Wei Chen's situation was actually quite bad.

"Hey, slow down, slow down!"

Under One Inch Ash's continuous slashes, Wei Chen's warlock dodged left and right in a very ugly manner, shouting without any backbone. Even if he shouted for mercy at this time, no one would feel out of place.

But Wei Chen didn't lose his backbone to that extent. After shouting continuously without seeing the other party soften, he finally shouted, "Help!!!"

"Yifan, don't be careless. This guy uses any means to achieve his goals and has no bottom line in his mind. Kill him quickly! The faster, the better!" Ye Xiu shouted to stop his noise. He didn't come up to help because someone from the other side had also arrived.

Killing Wei Chen was crucial, but with Ye Xiu and Qiao Yifan's low-level characters, they wouldn't have enough time to take down a level 70 character. So, the priority now was to prevent Wei Chen from joining up with his men. Ye Xiu didn't know where he had gathered his men from, but they were a bunch of rabble. If Wei Chen's command was gone, Ye Xiu was confident that he could defeat them one by one, even though Lord Grim's level was low.

"Damn it, Ye Qiu, you shameless bastard! I've retired from the martial world for many years, and a hero doesn't mention his past glory. When it comes to despicable, shameless, and bottomless, you should introduce yourself, don't slander good people indiscriminately." Wei Chen rebuked righteously, but Ye Xiu ignored him. More importantly, the ghost swordsman's attack wasn't disturbed by his words. Instead, after hearing Ye Xiu's "hurry up," he attacked even more fiercely.

"Little brother, you're quite skilled. Which team are you from?" Wei Chen had retired for many years, but he still played Glory and had a sharp eye. Qiao Yifan's operation was rigorous and organized. Wei Chen could tell at a glance that this kind of demeanor was from systematic professional training.

Ordinary players, no matter how fierce their operations were, would still have wild habits. Even old-generation professional players like them couldn't avoid this style, because they had all played online games for a long time before exploring the professional circle. Only some of the later newcomers, drawing on the experience left by the older generation, took fewer detours, and completely eliminated many messy habits developed while playing online games. Qiao Yifan's operation had such an imprint, so Wei Chen quickly judged that the kid in front of him was professional-level, and a new generation, which was why he called him "little brother."

Qiao Yifan was an honest child, and besides, he could tell from the conversation that this person knew Ye Xiu, so he couldn't figure out the relationship for a while. Hearing the person's question, he honestly replied, "Tiny Herb."

"Oh, Tiny Herb! Tiny Herb is amazing. Speaking of which, I have a very good relationship with your Tiny Herb's captain. I think your skills are quite outstanding. I'll have to say hello to him later and let you play as a starter. Anyway, it's already the end of the season, and Tiny Herb's overall situation is settled, so it's time to train new people. Well, I believe I still have this little bit of face." Wei Chen looked like a worldly expert, "You're not bad, you just lack an opportunity."

Opportunity!

Main force!

For a newcomer, these were the most tempting words.

If it were Qiao Yifan before the All-Star Weekend, he might have been so excited that he would have bowed down if he heard someone promise him these two things.

But after messing up a rookie challenge at the All-Star Weekend, and after thinking that everything was over but then encountering Ye Xiu, Qiao Yifan had completely awakened.

Speaking of opportunities, wasn't the Rookie Challenge also an opportunity?

But he didn't seize it.

Not having an opportunity could be said to be his bad luck; but should failing to seize an opportunity also be attributed to luck? Until now, Qiao Yifan understood that he wasn't. The reason he couldn't seize the opportunity was simply because he wasn't strong enough.

During this time, he continued to train hard. He was no longer impetuous. Before developing enough strength, he would not rashly try any more opportunities.

A speech that could have moved him in the past, Qiao Yifan could now laugh it off. He could even answer Wei Chen frankly, "I'm sorry, I'm not ready to welcome opportunities yet."

"No!" Wei Chen's tone sounded much firmer than Qiao Yifan's, "The past you weren't ready, but the current you is completely different, you are completely ready."

Wei Chen, who generously stated this speech, even forgot to operate. His warlock stood there blankly during this series of words, and was slashed twice by One Inch Ash.

So sincere, it made the honest Qiao Yifan a little embarrassed. Then he heard Wei Chen shout again, "Your era has arrived! Get ready to go into battle! Zhou Zekai!!"

Qiao Yifan was stunned when he heard this, "I'm not Zhou Zekai."

"What are you talking about? If you're not Zhou Zekai, who are you?"

"Hahahaha!" Ye Xiu's laughter came from the other side, "Awesome, you abandoned the operation and took two slashes just to search for a name to strengthen your persuasion. You messed up, didn't you? You got the wrong person, brother!"

"No way? Then who are you?" Wei Chen asked.

"My name is Qiao Yifan."

"Qiao Yifan?" Wei Chen muttered, seemingly quickly glancing back at the Tiny Herb member list he had just searched, "Isn't Qiao Yifan an assassin?"

"Alright, stop it. You still want to continue fooling around after all this? Yifan, don't listen to him. He doesn't have any relationship with your captain, he doesn't even know if your Tiny Herb's gate faces south." Ye Xiu said.

"Damn, who said I don't know? I just had dinner with your captain a few days ago." Wei Chen said.

"Our Tiny Herb's gate has never faced south!" Qiao Yifan said weakly.

"Damn it, I knew you were even more despicable than me. I'm going to fight you!" Wei Chen shouted and suddenly rushed his warlock towards Lord Grim, regardless of everything, with a spell condensing in his hand.

Qiao Yifan was really dazed by this series of flattery. He was shocked and hurried to stop him, but he heard Ye Xiu shout "Careful!" The warlock's hand trembled, and a binding spell was thrown behind him.