[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-era-of-high-martial-arts":3,"chapter-era-of-high-martial-arts-era-of-high-martial-arts-chapter-55":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The High Martial Era",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2216016,3909,"Chapter 55: The Meteor Advancement Tournament","era-of-high-martial-arts-chapter-55",55,"\u003Cp>\"Clang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang!\" Li Yuan’s long spear shifted continuously, blocking three consecutive claw strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that, he performed a fierce roll, his figure incredibly agile, once again evading the combined strike of two more claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was extremely perilous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Puchi~\" The moment he rolled to his feet, Li Yuan casually delivered a counter-thrust, the spearhead flashing like lightning into the eye socket of a Fish-Spirit clansman who couldn't dodge in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He withdrew upon contact, but the spear tip had already pierced through the eye socket and shattered the brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang~ It fell directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill count +1.\" The system's prompt sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the four previous times he had attempted the advancement tournament, Li Yuan’s spear technique had not seen any fundamental improvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatest improvement was in his footwork, which allowed him to face the encirclement of these Fish-Spirit clansmen with more composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too clumsy.\" Li Yuan thought to himself, \"In terms of physical fitness, these Fish-Spirit clansmen should all be at level eight or even close to level nine, much stronger than me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But their technique is likely only at the peak of the second stage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were one-on-one, Li Yuan could kill a Fish-Spirit clansman in a single exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, there were too many of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even an ant can kill an elephant, not to mention that when these Fish-Spirit clansmen swung a claw, the impact force was over a thousand kilograms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Howl!!\" These Fish-Spirit warriors roared. Seeing their companion die, they seemed even more furious, their scarlet eyes fixed on Li Yuan, wanting to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Puchi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Puchi!\" Li Yuan dodged and parried, only occasionally unleashing a sudden burst with his spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the time, Li Yuan was on the defensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, once he found an opportunity to attack with his spear, the Fish-Spirit clansmen would either die or be injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They seem numerous, but due to spatial constraints, at most three or four can attack me at once.\" Li Yuan constantly used their own force against them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed second by second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill count +1\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill count +1\" The system reminded him constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than a minute, six Fish-Spirit clansmen lay in a pool of blood, and the pressure Li Yuan faced continued to decrease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wawa~\" One of the Fish-Spirit clansmen suddenly let out a strange cry, its four arms waving wildly, its claws like knives, grazing the end of Li Yuan’s long spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang~\" The force on the spear changed, exceeding Li Yuan’s original expectation; his arm went numb, and his body, which was in the middle of dodging, couldn't help but slow down by half a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a life-or-death struggle, half a beat is the difference between life and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh!\" Several emerald-green figures pounced toward Li Yuan, giving him no space to break out of the encirclement again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full six knife-like claws whistled in from all directions simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang!\" \"Clang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan held his spear and swung twice, blocking two claws, but immediately felt a terrifying impact strike his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if he had been heavily slashed by a blade! It left Li Yuan’s whole body numb and his blood churning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Puchi~\" A mouthful of blood sprayed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan steadied his figure, exerting all his strength to mobilize his power, stepping forward with the momentum of the claw to avoid the next claw whistling toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, more claws were slashing down, exactly when Li Yuan’s old strength was spent and his new strength had not yet arisen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not good.\" Li Yuan’s scalp tingled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt a crisis of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous four times he had attempted the advancement tournament, the first two times he was swarmed to death immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third time, he killed three Fish-Spirit clansmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth time, he killed five Fish-Spirit clansmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought that with the improvement in his footwork this time, there was hope of passing, but Li Yuan realized he had still underestimated the difficulty of the Meteor Advancement Tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After killing six Fish-Spirit clansmen, the remaining six seemed to enter a berserk mode, their explosive speed and power becoming even more exaggerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must be faster! Faster!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan’s eyes turned faintly red, completely crazed. Knowing it was hard to survive, he exerted his spear technique to the absolute limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this instant, Li Yuan felt his blood faintly boiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like the instinctive explosion of a living being facing death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the power in his body seemed to be mobilized; his spirit, will, and body all exploded to the extreme simultaneously, reaching a state of mysterious integration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Yuan felt as if his control over his body had broken through a certain boundary, shattering the shackles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transmission of power throughout his body became so beautiful; it was a feeling Li Yuan had never experienced before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed of the long spear in Li Yuan’s hand surged violently, and the momentum it carried also increased significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear tip instantly traced a semicircle in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Puchi!\" \"Puchi!\" With one sweep of the spear, he deflected a claw, and the spear tip directly grazed the throats of two Fish-Spirit clansmen, blood splattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill count +1\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill count +1\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two consecutive system notifications flashed by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\" \"Bang~\" The attacks of the other several Fish-Spirit clansmen finally arrived, their claws slashing fiercely onto Li Yuan’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In particular, one claw was incredibly precise, whistling down from mid-air and slashing fiercely toward Li Yuan’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puchi! A feeling of the world spinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intense pain transmitted to Li Yuan’s consciousness, and he vanished from the spot instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meteor Advancement Tournament, fifth challenge failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill count, eight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starry Sky Fighting Network, personal space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What just happened?\" Li Yuan stood there in a daze, not feeling dejected at all because of the failure in the Meteor Advancement Tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, his eyes were full of excitement and joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That last spear strike?\" Li Yuan recalled the strike from just a moment ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between life and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under that unprecedented pressure, Li Yuan only wanted to be faster! Faster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't deliberately perform any moves; there was only the madness of \"even if I die, I must bite off a piece of the enemy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this obsession, Li Yuan mobilized all the power in his body, directly reaching a state of true perfection and completeness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he was able to launch a desperate counterattack in his final moments, killing two Fish-Spirit clansmen first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The transmission of power is complete, without a single trace of obstruction.\" Li Yuan’s heart stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept over the Divine Palace panel, to the column regarding his skill realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skill Realm: Spear Technique (3rd Stage 99%), Footwork (3rd Stage 99%), Fist Technique (4th Stage 0%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The realm, it really broke through.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fist technique, crossed into the 4th stage level.\" Li Yuan’s eyes brightened slightly: \"Fist technique is the combination of body and mind, the focused control over the body; it was destined to be the first to break through among my skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, feeling an unprecedented sense of relief: \"My fist technique was already at 3rd stage 99% three or four months ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My spear technique reached 3rd stage 99% two months ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For these past few months, I have been practicing my spear technique like a madman.\" Li Yuan’s eyes held a glow: \"Yet I could never break through, unable to enter the gate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last night, the teacher even told me to try and ponder it on my own, saying that perhaps I would break through at some point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't expect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So quickly, in just one advancement tournament, I actually broke through?\" Li Yuan felt very satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advancement tournament failed, martial arts skill broke through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan knew this couldn't be called a breakthrough between life and death; after all, it was just a virtual battle, and deep down, he knew there was no danger of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to break through was more importantly due to the thousands of times he had practiced his spear and fist techniques, the accumulation of experience, his comprehension, and finally, a little bit of—luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this breakthrough, he stepped into a different world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations, Master, your ranking on the Blue Star Youth List has surged into the top 1000.\" The young girl beside him giggled: \"Your current ranking is 996.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"996th?\" Li Yuan was stunned when he heard this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just scanned a system notification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guardian·Yuan, you killed eight defenders in the advancement tournament. Your ranking on the Blue Star Youth List has improved from [1132] to global [996], Xia Country [243], and Jiangbei sub-region [9].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan had been too excited just now, focusing entirely on himself, and hadn't seen this message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"996th?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan muttered to himself: \"The uncle I met just now, his points were also 996.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that I am fated with 996 today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I clearly have already been grinding to 007.\" After making a self-deprecating joke, Li Yuan stopped paying attention to the ranking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>996th?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Blue Star Youth List ranking was determined based on tier points and performance in the advancement tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous four times he had attempted the advancement tournament, each time it had caused Li Yuan’s ranking to soar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he had successfully broken into the global top one thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was already a very astonishing ranking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Li Yuan’s gaze swept over a piece of data regarding the Blue Star Youth List: the number of people on the list for the 2042-2043 term was '36,874'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blue Star Youth List had surged from over four thousand people when Li Yuan first made the list to over thirty thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan couldn't see the specific list, but he could see the total number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was to ensure that every martial arts genius on the list had a rough positioning of themselves and would not be blindly arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I could try the advancement tournament one more time, I should be able to pass the Meteor Tier Tournament.\" Li Yuan thought to himself: \"It's a pity there's no chance now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you fail the advancement tournament once, the cooldown period is seven days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyu, on the Blue Star Youth List, how many have reached the Meteor tier now?\" Li Yuan asked casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As of today, there are 164.\" The green-clad girl Xiaoyu said: \"The list cannot be disclosed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1755,"2026-06-17T10:37:59.323Z","2026-06-18T03:34:23.509Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","349deeac1f2697453556148d5cff40f967371cc5daa48d9fcf799050fc16d594","era-of-high-martial-arts-chapter-56","era-of-high-martial-arts-chapter-54",833,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-arts-era-cover.jpg"]