he is still in the divine dream world. are you talking about when he comes out of seclusion and kills zhong wenshu? that starts at 1182.
True, he is still in virtual world playing fighting FPS game in SAO like system. The fight with Wu Finalcloud is very exciting..
I agree, short but intense fights are a nice break from the long drawn out posturing of some of these 5 or 6 chapter fights
i was talking after the tournament, when he gets to choose which empyrean to study under, then he goes to their own true planet nope, talking after the tournament