Chapter 116: Spirit Martial Eternity Virtual Avatar? Creating a Big Pink Mushroom

Meanwhile, Gu Yuexi had arrived at the Lingwu Game Center, a facility at Du Nan First Middle School established exclusively for top students.

She had only mentioned in passing to Principal Chen Xiaozhang that she wanted to test her strength here. Without a second thought, he had grandly waved his hand and cleared out the entire game center.

"Gu! Come, come! This way, please!"

Beaming, Chen Xiaozhang personally led her to the innermost room—a deluxe private booth spanning a full ten square meters.

He pointed to a top-of-the-line model, a full size larger than all the other gaming pods outside, and explained with a smile:

"This is the latest model our school acquired from a Federation Military channel at great expense! The latency is no more than 1 millisecond, and the realism error is under 1%! It’s guaranteed to give you the most perfect combat experience!"

As he spoke, he handed her a black metal card. "Gu, you don’t have an account yet, do you? This is our school’s top-tier Permission Card. It’s yours! Just register a blank account and link it!"

"All the features, skins, and character creation templates inside are unlocked! You can use them right away!"

All told, this package was worth at least a million Federation Coins!

Gu Yuexi looked at Principal Chen, who looked so eager to please it was practically written on his face, and couldn’t help but feel a little sentimental.

’In my previous life, I only became qualified to use this kind of top-tier equipment after becoming a High Grade expert, and that was decades later.’

’To think that in this life, I can enjoy such treatment at only eighteen years old.’

’This is the most direct benefit of talent and strength.’

Gu Yuexi didn’t refuse. She stepped into the gaming pod, and the door slowly closed. A soft blue light instantly scanned her entire body.

[Identity Scan Complete!]

[Please Select Your Login Method!]

Looking at the options that popped up on the virtual screen before her, Gu Yuexi subconsciously reached out and tapped the one she was most familiar with: Penguin Account Login.

[DING! Login Successful!]

[Welcome, Penguin User "Princess Xixi"!]

Chu Sheng: "???"

Gu Yuexi: "?"

Inside the gaming pod, the composed, stunningly beautiful expression on Gu Yuexi’s face instantly froze.

’Princess... Xixi?’

’What the hell is this?!’

’Why on earth would this Empress pick such a horrifically stupid Penguin nickname when she was eighteen?!’

"BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ! (HAHAHAHAHA! Princess Xixi?! Oh man, I can’t take it! This is gonna kill me! Lord Mosquito is dying of laughter! HAHAHAHAHA!)"

Chu Sheng, perched on her shoulder, mercilessly burst into wild laughter, his entire mosquito body twitching uncontrollably.

"..." Gu Yuexi’s cheeks instantly turned bright red.

She fumbled with the screen for a moment, found the "Change ID" option, took a deep breath, and heavily typed a single word on the virtual keyboard.

[Empress]

Chu Sheng: "..."

’That name... Isn’t it a bit too on the nose? She’s terrible at naming things!’

Sensing Chu Sheng’s silent roast, Gu Yuexi just snorted inwardly and ignored him.

’In my past life, I ascended to the Emperor Realm and became the only female Emperor-Level Beast Tamer in all of history. My title was "Empress," with no prefix!’

’That’s what you call prestige!’

’No one but me is worthy of this ID!’

’Across all of history, throughout the thousands of years of the Great Xia Federation, that name could only belong to me!’

The corner of Gu Yuexi’s mouth curled into a disdainful arc as she hit the "Confirm" button.

[This ID has already been registered!]

Gu Yuexi’s smile vanished. "..."

Chu Sheng: "BUZZ BUZZ! (HAHAHAHA! Are you trying to make me laugh myself to death?)"

"..."

Gu Yuexi’s face darkened.

After a moment of silence, she tried to change her ID again—[Beast Taming Empress].

[This ID has already been registered!]

Gu Yuexi: "..."

’Again!’

[The Only Beast Taming Empress]

[This ID has already been registered!]

"..."

’I refuse to believe it! Again!’

[The Only Beast Taming Empress in Ancient and Modern Times]

[ID Registration Successful! Beast Tamer status detected! Please create virtual avatars for yourself and your Contracted Beast!]

Gu Yuexi: "..."

Chu Sheng: "BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ! (HAHAHAHA—BLEGH... *retch*!)"

He’d laughed so hard he threw up.

Her face grim, Gu Yuexi couldn’t be bothered to change it again and proceeded directly to the next step.

The screen changed, switching to the character creation and outfit selection page.

Gu Yuexi had never been interested in these flashy things, so she directly selected the most expensive skin recommended by the system—[Eternal Night Monarch].

It was a well-tailored, long black dress with gold accents that added a touch of nobility and mystery to her already cool and aloof temperament.

As for character creation, she simply picked the most expensive template—the face of a cold, noble, and mature beauty. She was reasonably satisfied with it.

Next, the creation page for the Contracted Beast’s virtual avatar popped up.

Many people didn’t like to reveal their true identities or their Contracted Beast’s real appearance in the game, so this feature was very popular.

Gu Yuexi wanted to just slap a random skin on the mosquito and get it over with.

However, Chu Sheng’s thoughts came through urgently: "BUZZ BUZZ! (No! Don’t! Let me do it! Let me customize it myself! How can you skip character creation? This is the best part of the game!)"

Gu Yuexi: "..."

She was a little impatient but transferred operational control to him temporarily, only urging, "Hurry up."

Having gained control, Chu Sheng grew excited and began to rapidly manipulate the virtual panel with his mind.

’What kind of in-game image should I give myself?’

’Should I make a majestic and domineering black dragon? Or maybe a cool mecha warrior?’

’No, no... Neither feels special enough, not eye-catching enough.’

’It has to be something interesting! The kind of thing that makes people’s eyes light up the moment they see it, something unforgettable!’

Chu Sheng thought for a moment, then inspiration struck.

’I’ve got it!’

He immediately started working, frantically outlining, sculpting, and coloring on the virtual panel...

Soon, his entire form had been molded into a completely pink, round-capped... cute, large mushroom.

Moreover, its length was eighteen centimeters—the same as his Soul-devouring Nether Mosquito form!

Gu Yuexi: "..."

’This mushroom... why does it look a bit like...’

Chu Sheng: "BUZZ BUZZ! (So? Tell me, is it unique enough? Doesn’t it just make your eyes light up?!)"

"..."

Gu Yuexi could feel her blood pressure skyrocketing.

She didn’t want to deal with this brain-damaged mosquito anymore. She seized back operational control and slammed the [Enter Game] button!

[DING! Character Creation Successful! Entering ...]

A flash of white light passed, and Gu Yuexi’s consciousness was instantly pulled into an incredibly magnificent virtual world.

It was a massive plaza floating above a sea of clouds. Countless player figures moved about the square, while all sorts of bizarrely shaped flying vehicles and mounts streaked across the sky.

Her [Eternal Night Monarch] skin drew a lot of attention the moment she appeared.

That long, black dress with gold accents, combined with her innate cool temperament, made her resemble a black rose blooming in the dead of night—noble and mysterious.

However, this brief moment of awe turned to astonishment in the next second.

Because, right beside her, a... completely pink, eighteen-centimeter-long mushroom had appeared out of thin air.

The players in the plaza: "???"