On the second day, Chen Yue got up early. As usual, he did fitness exercises indoors for about an hour. After completing the first transformation, not only his five senses but also his physical quality had reached a new level like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon. In just one month, he had already completed the 12th posture one after another, and he still felt that he hadn't had enough.

  Chen Yue understood that the first few postures in each level of the realm were easy to complete, but the last three were extremely difficult. After persisting in practicing for a long time, he faintly felt that he had grasped the essence of cultivating the "Health Cultivation Formula". He wasn't greedy and just focused on consolidating and laying a solid foundation. Only after he had trained these 12 postures to become an instinct of his body would he continue to the next step.

  When he went out, Chen Yue met Ling Zhu'er who was just coming back from outside. Seeing her sweating all over her face, it was obvious that she had gotten up early in the morning to practice martial arts.

  When Ling Zhu'er was alone with Chen Yue, she was still a bit reserved. Chen Yue didn't know if she was worried about the life-and-death duel at noon. Her little face was tense.

  Chen Yue smiled encouragingly at her. After walking for a while after going out, he arrived at the training room in the Emerald Tower. Judging from his calm and composed appearance, he didn't seem to take the life-and-death duel to heart at all.

  This time, Chen Yue simulated the environment in the training room into an ice and snow world. However, after releasing the frozen rabbit, it lazily looked around a few times and then listlessly lay on the ground.

  The frozen rabbit was an ice-type creature. Chen Yue still remembered that in the game, its group lived on the snow-capped mountains. Logically speaking, it should have liked this environment very much.

  Stretching out his hand, countless snowflakes as big as goose feathers fell on his palm one after another. However, there wasn't the slightest chill. With a slight movement, the snowflakes that had condensed into a piece passed through his palm as if there was nothing there. Seeing this scene, Chen Yue's tightly furrowed brows relaxed.

  It wasn't that the frozen rabbit didn't like the snow environment anymore. It was that the virtual environment in the training room only had the light and shadow effects and didn't have the slightest taste of a real snowfield. With its intelligence, it naturally saw through it easily.

  The virtual effect of the training room had reached its limit. The holographic scenes in the measuring element instrument had some real effects. However, this kind of high-end equipment was only available in the training base. Moreover, familiars couldn't enter the holographic scenes at all. It seemed that unless a real snow-capped mountain was found, this way could also be given up.

  ...

  Chen Yue was racking his brains in the training room to find a way to improve the compatibility, but he didn't know that outside, things were almost in an uproar. The news of his life-and-death duel with Wolf had somehow spread out and was already known to everyone.

  Not only the first-rank apostles but also some second- and third-rank apostles began to pay attention to this matter.

  The reason was simple. Because it was a life-and-death duel.

  You should know that the number of apostles was extremely small. For the Apostle Association, every apostle was precious. Unless there was really an irresolvable blood feud, the means of life-and-death duel would not be adopted.

  However, when they learned that one of the parties in the duel was Wolf, everyone showed a strange expression.

  In the past dozen or so years, there had been a total of eight life-and-death duels in the Apostle Association of the Tianye Empire. Among them, Wolf had participated in three.

  The winners of these three life-and-death duels were undoubtedly Wolf. Afterwards, some busybodies had summed it up and found that those who dueled with him were all people who posed a strong threat to his position as the top student among the first-rank apostles.

  Such a coincidence happened again and again, which naturally aroused suspicion. However, no one knew what means Wolf had used. Those who dueled with him all kept silent. Since the association didn't have definite evidence, it could only let him get away with it.

  However, rumors still spread, so even Aina knew that his position didn't come in a proper way.

  Now, another life-and-death duel had occurred, and it was also between Wolf and Chen Yue, who had been in the limelight recently. How could it not attract attention?

  At noon, Wolf, with a gloomy face, and Omar, who also didn't look good, appeared in the duel arena.

  Some apostles who were on good terms with Wolf came up to chat with him, hoping to get some clues from him. In previous life-and-death duels, they could all feel Wolf's confidence in victory. But this time, they were surprised to find that Wolf was obviously absent-minded.

  This life-and-death duel was presided over by a third-rank disciple, which showed how much importance the association attached to this duel.

  The disciple walked towards Wolf and said, "Wolf, if there isn't an irresolvable hatred, I hope you and Chen Yue can give up this duel. The association will help you pay the penalty points."

  Even in a life-and-death duel, as long as both parties agreed and it was presided over by a disciple of a higher rank, it could be cancelled. Of course, both parties would receive certain penalty points.

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  "Sir, I also hope so, but I don't know what Chen Yue thinks." Wolf smiled bitterly. After thinking about it later, he also realized that his state at that time was rather strange and it was difficult for him to control his emotions, so he agreed to the life-and-death duel without sufficient preparation. Having no confidence in winning, he was naturally eager to accept the mediation when the disciple offered it, so what he said was especially sincere.

  Looking at Wolf in surprise, although the disciple wondered why Wolf was so easy to talk to, his willingness to accept mediation also made the disciple breathe a sigh of relief. He turned his head and saw that Chen Yue had also come out of the training room at this time. He brought Ling Zhu'er to the duel arena and was walking towards them.

  "Chen Yue." The disciple went up to meet him and said in an unquestionable tone, "Wolf has agreed to cancel the life-and-death duel. I hope you can also agree."

  "I refuse." Chen Yue glanced at him and said coldly.

  "Are you kidding?" The disciple was stunned for a moment and then said slightly angrily, "Both of you are first-rank apostles, but look, his follower is a third-rank, and your follower is only a second-rank. You will surely lose if you fight."

  Chen Yue felt a headache when he heard this. The disciple was naturally kind-hearted, but he couldn't possibly tell the other party that he wasn't afraid even when facing a second-rank apostle, and that he had gone to great lengths to force Wolf to set up the life-and-death duel. If he gave up, where would he find such a good opportunity next time?

  Therefore, he could only ignore the other party's kindness: "I've made up my mind."

  The disciple was at a loss for words. He had also persuaded the parties in previous life-and-death duels, but they all refused without exception. However, in those times, there were no followers, and everyone was a first-rank apostle. Only by fighting could one know who was stronger. This time, the other party's advantage was so obvious, yet Chen Yue still didn't repent...

  "Get ready to start." Since the persuasion failed, the disciple said with a cold face. In his heart, he had already regarded Chen Yue as a reckless and arrogant person who didn't know his own life.

  "Activate the teleportation instrument."

  The ground of the No. 1 duel arena split open, and a strange instrument emerged. Three arms extended from it, and they were covered with mysterious and complicated patterns.

  Ordinary duels would be held in the duel arena, but life-and-death duels were different. Since it was a life-and-death fight between apostles, both sides would use all their trump cards. Naturally, no one hoped that their trump cards would be seen by onlookers. Therefore, the duel arena was set up in a place far away from the Capital of Freedom.

  There were hundreds of life-and-death duel arenas scattered throughout the Tianye Empire. Except for the three deacons, no one knew the specific locations of these duel arenas. And this teleportation instrument was used to randomly teleport the duelists to one of the duel arenas.

  Chen Yue curiously looked at the teleportation instrument for a few times and then looked away. Wolf, who had experienced it before, couldn't help but look at the teleportation instrument a few more times. As for Ling Zhu'er and Omar, their eyes were already shining. Ling Zhu'er was better. With her tough will, she could control her emotions. But Omar couldn't wait to rush forward.

  You should know that space magic belonged to the lost magic. Except for a very few space-type familiars, no one had mastered space magic anymore. Only by relying on space technology devices like the teleportation instrument could the purpose of space teleportation be achieved. And the number of these space technology devices was also extremely scarce. Even the emperors of ordinary second- and third-level countries had never seen the real objects. No wonder the two of them were so excited.

  Wolf and Omar had already stood under one arm of the teleportation instrument, and Chen Yue and Ling Zhu'er also stood under another arm.

  "Are you sure? Are you determined to continue with the life-and-death duel?" At the last moment, the disciple asked again.

  Chen Yue nodded.

  Wolf nodded with a bitter face.

  Suddenly, a burst of jeers broke out among the crowd.

  "Ha ha, Wolf is pretending again."

  "Every time before entering the life-and-death duel, he's like this. But every time, he's the one who comes out alive."

  "He's just showing weakness. Chen Yue, don't be fooled."

  ...

  Hearing these words, Wolf's face turned livid. He really wanted to say that this life-and-death duel wasn't initiated by him and that he didn't have the slightest confidence in winning. But who would believe him?

  "According to the regulations, the time limit for the life-and-death duel is three days. During this period, no matter what means you adopt, no one will interfere. But after three days, the association will step in. Whether you are alive or dead, the duel will be terminated." The Apostle Association attached great importance to every apostle. Even in a life-and-death duel, a little leeway was left. After saying that, the disciple looked at Chen Yue, and his intention was self-evident.

  Unexpectedly, it was Wolf who showed a look of joy.

  "The teleportation instrument isn't free to use. Take out your badges." The disciple took the badges handed over by the two, scratched them hard on a groove on the teleportation instrument, and then returned them to the two.

  "Ten points deducted." When Chen Yue took it back, he heard a mechanical voice.

  "Points?" Chen Yue's heart skipped a beat. What was that?

  "Chen Yue." Mo Ye suddenly walked out of the crowd. He was holding a metal ball the size of a table tennis ball in his hand. Reluctantly, he stuffed it into Chen Yue's hand: "I know you haven't been in the association for long, and you probably don't have many points and can't exchange for good things. Since we're brothers, take this protective ball. In a critical moment, if you crush it, it can help you block a fatal attack."

  "Protective ball?" Chen Yue had a bad feeling. Combining with the points that had been deducted before, he faintly felt that he had missed something.

  "Hurry up. The teleportation is about to start." The disciple reminded impatiently.

  "To make a long story short." Mo Ye slapped his head hard and looked pained: "It's all my fault. I should have stopped you yesterday. You don't know that after joining the association, each apostle can get some points every year. These points can be used to exchange for some props in the association. Wolf is the top student, so he has more points. Anyway, don't ask too many questions. It's impossible to explain clearly in a short time. If you want to know, just come back alive."

  Mo Ye took a step back. The teleportation instrument started up, and a ray of light enveloped Chen Yue and Ling Zhu'er. Everything in front of them quickly became blurred. Faintly, they could still see Mo Ye waving his hand vigorously.

  "Remember, you must come back alive."