Chapter 286: I’m Going to Get Beaten to Death by President Chen…

Chapter 286: I'm Going to Get Beaten to Death by President Chen…

Name: Chen Ye.

Physique: 11,420 (+7,900).

Spirit: 2,206.

Strength: 11,420 (+7,900).

Agility: 11,420 (+7,900).

Talent: Saitama Physique.

Available Potential Points: 0.

These were the attributes Chen Ye possessed after emerging from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

Including his temporary stats, his total strength had already reached 19,320 points!!

Absolutely terrifying!

If Chen Ye told anyone that his physique, strength, and agility were nearing 20,000, they would either not believe him or be scared out of their wits!

Thinking back to the 365 days spent in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Chen Ye couldn't help but feel emotional.

They say that when a man and a woman are alone together for a long time, something is bound to happen... In the end, it turned out to be true!

For the first few months, he and Tang Zichen each focused on their training, then spent time together chatting and playing video games (there was a console inside). They were able to keep themselves in check.

But as time passed, their relationship deepened, and some things naturally unfolded…

Yes!

Tang Zichen was definitely a first-timer!

As for the pregnancy—it was purely accidental.

Chen Ye wasn't the kind of person who would lose control and be irresponsible. In fact, he had always been careful.

Yet despite all precautions, Tang Zichen still ended up pregnant in the last two months.

It could only be said that Chen Ye's little swimmers were just too powerful.

Now, Tang Zichen was already two months pregnant, and her belly had started to show slightly.

At this moment, she was clinging tightly to Chen Ye's arm, her delicate face radiating happiness.

She had no regrets about everything that happened in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber with Chen Ye.

As for the child, they had already discussed it. Once they left the secret realm, they would arrange a meeting between their parents and set a date for their wedding.

A shotgun wedding!

Looking at the somewhat familiar surroundings, Tang Zichen couldn't help but ask, "Chen Ye, has it really only been one day outside?"

"It should be," Chen Ye replied. "The palace only exists for 48 hours. Since it's still here, it means that while we spent so much time inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, only one day has passed outside."

"What an amazing time discrepancy," Tang Zichen marveled. "Should we go find Teacher Liu and the others?"

Chen Ye hesitated for a moment before saying, "I remember there's a changing room on the third floor with clean clothes. Why don't you change into something looser first, Zichen?"

After saying that, he quickly added, afraid she might misunderstand, "If President Chen finds out, I'm afraid he'll break my legs…"

Hearing this, Tang Zichen's lips curled into a smile.

"Alright, I'll go change."

The two of them headed to the changing room and found some clean clothes to put on.

Although the Hyperbolic Time Chamber was dust-free, and they had spent the last few months barely wearing clothes… after an entire year, their clothes definitely had some sweat odor. So, Chen Ye also changed into a fresh set.

To conceal her belly, Tang Zichen deliberately chose a loose outfit.

Once she stepped out of the changing room, no one could tell she was pregnant.

Then—

They found Zhao Zheng and the others in a game room.

When they entered, Zhao Zheng, Ren Qianqian, Cao Yu, Shao Wenhui, and Zhao Huanhuan were all lying in game pods, fully immersed in a virtual reality game.

"That looks fun. Chen Ye, should we play too?"

Seeing Tang Zichen so eager, Chen Ye was momentarily stunned.

The old Tang Zichen was a training fanatic and didn't seem interested in games.

Unless someone invited her, she would never take the initiative to play.

It seemed… that after becoming a woman, her mentality had changed a bit.

"Sure!"

Chen Ye smiled and agreed.

The two of them entered the virtual reality game and started playing.

However, after just a few hours, the game automatically shut down.

The global tournament was about to begin, and the palace would soon disappear. Naturally, they couldn't let people stay in the game indefinitely.

"Huh! Brother Chen, Squad Leader, when did you guys get here?"

Ren Qianqian was surprised to see them.

After Chen Ye and Tang Zichen entered the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, they had come looking for them several times but never found them.

"We've been here for a little while," Chen Ye said with a smile. "Virtual reality games really live up to their reputation!"

"Why didn't you join us? We were short two players—if you had, we could've cleared the Demon Realm!"

This complaint came from Zhao Huanhuan.

She was inspecting the game pod excitedly and continued, "This neural technology is incredible! I wonder if I'll live long enough to create a fully immersive virtual reality game myself."

It seemed—

This girl had played the game once and was already obsessed, even thinking about developing it herself.

"I'm starving." Cao Yu called out, "Let's go downstairs and eat while we talk!"

Everyone was feeling hungry, so they headed downstairs together.

As they walked, Ren Qianqian suddenly furrowed her brows and gave Tang Zichen a suspicious look.

She felt that the squad leader had changed somewhat—her delicate face always carried a faint smile, and she exuded a unique aura that was quite different from the cold and aloof goddess image she had before…

However, Ren Qianqian didn't dare to ask too much.

The group arrived at the main hall and had a hearty meal. Before long, the Global Championship began.

Everyone returned to their respective villas.

The central palace vanished, and a massive arena reappeared.

—

Inside the villa's living room.

The holographic screen had a new feature: it now allowed them to view the teams from other countries that had successfully advanced.

Old Liu spoke up, "The Global Championship is filled with powerful contenders. However, with Captain Qin… and Chen Ye on our side, there should only be one real opponent to watch out for—the Martial God from Australia!"

"Ever since he emerged, he has dominated the National Secret Realm Championships year after year. It was only in the last tournament that, for some reason, he didn't make it into the top three."

"There are rumors that he didn't participate last year, but no one knows if that's true or not."

Upon hearing this, Qin Muyin barely resisted the urge to roll her eyes.

Didn't participate? He just got eliminated by the bald guy!

Saying he didn't compete was probably just a way to save face since he didn't even make it into the top three.

Of course, Qin Muyin knew that the Martial God likely didn't care about such superficial titles. It was probably his fanatical followers who refused to accept his defeat, spreading such rumors until they became widely believed.

And sure enough, plenty of people believed the rumor.

If Qin Muyin didn't have her memories from before, she might have believed it too.

After all, a champion who had won continuously for years failing to even make the top three was hard to believe.

Once Old Liu finished speaking, the others stared at the image of the Martial God on the screen, their expressions solemn.

Only Qin Muyin and Tang Zichen remained calm.

Tang Zichen had absolute confidence in her man.

As for Qin Muyin, she knew that the so-called Martial God was just another one of the bald guy's defeated opponents.

"Don't worry about it!"

Qin Muyin suddenly spoke up with a smile. "You guys should believe in Chen Ye. This time, the National Secret Realm Championship's winner is definitely him!"

Old Liu was momentarily stunned.

He hadn't expected Qin Muyin to have such unwavering faith in her student.

—

Meanwhile.

Inside the villa where Martial God Mr. Li resided, his team was also analyzing this tournament's competitors.

And the team Li Martial God paid the most attention to was the team from Xia Nation.

Because, having won the championship multiple times himself, he too had retained his memories.

During the last National Secret Realm Championship, the top three teams were all from Xia Nation, so he naturally knew that a new powerhouse had emerged among them, someone who had defeated him.

This powerhouse was definitely not Qin Muyin, nor was it Ba Liming.

He had fought both of them numerous times before and knew they weren't a real threat to him.

That said, he did hear that Ba Liming had successfully advanced to the Seeing the Divine Realm, so perhaps he might provide some surprises this time.

"Teacher, out of the five teams from Xia Nation, only this one has quite a few unfamiliar faces… Even Qin has joined them."

A white woman spoke up, "But they look very young, like students."

After pausing for a moment, she suddenly added, "I remember now! They were in last year's third-place team. But this time, it seems like their headmaster didn't make it through."

Li Martial God nodded, adjusting his glasses with one hand before shifting his gaze to several young members of Wu University's team.

It seemed…

That the top-tier powerhouse who had defeated him was among them.

"Teacher, do you need me to investigate them?" the white woman asked.

In the National Secret Realm, it was possible to visit other teams' territories.

If they wanted to find out who was strong and who was weak among these young competitors, they only needed to ask around.

Upon hearing this, Li Martial God shook his head. "It doesn't matter who they are; we won't be direct opponents anyway."

Indeed.

In this Global Championship, all matchups were assigned by the Secret Realm itself. No matter how strong someone was, at most, they were just competitors, not true enemies. There was no need to dig into each other's trump cards.

—

Before long.

Everyone received a notification from the Secret Realm.

The Global Championship was about to begin.

The competition rules remained the same as the previous elimination rounds—matchups would be assigned by the Secret Realm, and the last one standing would win.

The first challenger to enter the arena was a massive, muscular green-skinned creature over two meters tall.

It wasn't the Hulk.

Although the Hulk looked ferocious, he still had a human-like appearance.

This monster, however, was just as muscular as the Hulk, but its face was grotesquely terrifying, and sharp bone spikes protruded from its spine.

It was none other than Hulk's nemesis: Abomination!

However—

Among all the spectators present, not a single person could recognize this creature.

Except for Chen Ye.

Only Chen Ye could identify it at a glance.

"What kind of monster is this?"

"It looks a bit like the green giant we saw in the previous Secret Realm."

"Yeah, it does seem similar…"

"No matter what it is, just from its massive build and terrifying muscles, you can tell it's not something to mess with!"

—

Inside Room 857.

Cao Yu and the others were also discussing the monster.

With the Global Championship beginning, and since some of their team members had advanced, they regained their eligibility to participate.

Originally, Zhao Zheng and Ren Qianqian, both Tier 4 experts, were eager to get back into battle.

But to their surprise, the first opponent assigned by the Secret Realm looked absolutely horrifying…

"Uh… maybe we should just forfeit again?" Cao Yu hesitated.

Chen Ye immediately said, "I strongly suggest you all forfeit!"

Others might not recognize Abomination, but he did.

This monster's strength was nearly on par with the Hulk. In fact, if you removed Hulk's protagonist plot armor and his "the angrier he gets, the stronger he becomes" cheat-like ability, Abomination could very well kill the Hulk.

President Chen also agreed, "That's right, let's all forfeit! We'll lose our memories once we leave anyway. I'm forfeiting too."

Hearing this, Zhao Zheng and the others quickly nodded in agreement.

Tang Zichen also approved of the decision.

Previously, she might have insisted on competing against a certain someone.

But now that she was pregnant, her mentality had changed significantly—her priority was ensuring her baby's health. Naturally, she wouldn't go on stage and risk any complications.

In the end, the only ones who decided to participate were Qin Muyin and Chen Ye.

Qin Muyin actually considered forfeiting too!

However, she knew that would be unwise.

If they encountered an opponent with some bizarre ability that countered Chen Ye, potentially eliminating him, at least with her around, the team wouldn't be completely wiped out.

Of course, such a scenario was highly unlikely!

Soon.

The match officially began.

Most of the first-wave participants were foreigners.

Some of them hadn't even reached Tier 5…

This was because certain countries had fewer people and fewer powerhouses, so to fill the required five teams, the Secret Realm had to allow some weaklings to advance.

At this moment, these weaklings had the misfortune of facing Abomination.

Splat!

Abomination suddenly grabbed a female contestant and, with a forceful pull, tore her apart with its bare hands…

Her intestines and internal organs spilled all over the ground in a horrifyingly gruesome scene!

Many of the more timid spectators immediately vomited from shock.

Even the seasoned experts were taken aback by Abomination's sheer brute force.

Ripping a live human apart required an immense amount of strength, but the key thing was—this monster made it look effortless.

With this gruesome example set before them—

The number of willing participants in the second wave dropped drastically.

Most contestants opted to forfeit immediately.

For a moment—

The arena was left empty.

"Guys, look at Ring 7!" Cao Yu suddenly shouted. "What the hell is that?!"

(The first round had a total of ten battle rings.)

Everyone turned their attention to Ring 7 and were immediately stunned.

Because the participant that entered the ring was actually a monster! And it looked even more grotesque than Abomination.

"How is there a monster in the tournament? Is it part of the human faction?" Zhao Huanhuan asked in shock.

Being a shut-in, this girl probably wasn't up-to-date on certain things.

Old Liu thought for a moment before answering, "It's probably one of the aberrants from Waguo."

"Aberrants?" Zhao Huanhuan pondered for a moment before suddenly realizing, "Oh! I remember now! Waguo had that whole incident where people started turning into monsters, and even their government was overthrown… I didn't expect their aberrants to look like this. That's just… hideous."

Old Liu, however, had a more serious expression. "Don't be fooled by their ugly appearance. Right now, a lot of people in Waguo are voluntarily taking the 'Hope Pills' to transform into aberrants, because becoming one grants them immense power."

"I've heard that recently, Waguo's aberrants have been growing stronger, dominating the Secret Realm, and creating a positive feedback loop. As a result, many powerful figures have emerged among them."

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