Chapter 198: 108.8 Billion Blue Star Coins! Spear Technique Growth

"What? SSS-level genius?"

"Isn't that a bit exaggerated?"

"Such a genius, the entire Qixing human civilization might not even have one in a year." In the conference room, bursts of discussion erupted, and two Yuan martial artists didn't quite agree.

In their cognition, the Qixing human civilization's SSS-level genius and the 'Holy Son' of the Tianliang race had similar status.

"Quiet."

The casual-clothed figure frowned: "Everyone, I know you have many thoughts in your hearts."

"All we need to do is report it; we can't handle the rest."

"Besides, to be honest, we know very little about this Qixing human genius; name, experience, specific strength, etc., we know nothing... even his appearance might not be accurate; we can only confirm that he uses a long spear, and his skills are suspected to have reached the level of 'Heaven and Man as One'." The casual-clothed figure said: "And with this kind of strength, he certainly won't stay in the Haixu Star Realm for long; our outpost base here cannot handle it."

Other Yuan martial artists nodded.

Not to mention anything else.

Just seeing him easily avoid Mo Li's confrontation made the several Yuan martial artists feel their scalps tingle.

"But from his appearance, and the fact that he came to the Haixu Star Realm... it can basically be inferred that he is very likely from the Qixing human civilization's 'Xia Nation'." The casual-clothed figure said: "Then, in the future, when he becomes a Yuan martial artist, or even a Flying Heaven realm, the possibility of him going to the 'Wanhan Star Realm' is very high."

"Let the civilization's high-level officials prepare early; it won't be wrong."

"Besides, if we can really find out who he is, perhaps we can launch an 'assassination' plan within the Qixing human civilization in advance." The casual-clothed figure said.

"Makes sense."

"Haiden is right."

"We can't kill him, but if we can kill him in the 'Wanhan Star Realm' in the future, then as the initial reporters, we will also have merit."

"Sign and report it." Several Yuan martial artists completely approved of the casual-clothed figure's words.

Wanhan Star Realm.

It is the only Tier-Three Star Realm on Blue Star, and also the main battlefield where the Qixing human civilization and the Tianliang civilization engage in fierce confrontations... gathering many powerhouses from both civilizations.

They even send powerhouses to infiltrate each other's civilizations.

Because of repeated great battles, both civilizations are extremely familiar with each other.

Haixu Star Realm? For both civilizations, it is just a very inconspicuous place, and the resources and powerhouses invested are very few... but now that a Yuan crystal vein has been discovered, it will naturally cause both sides to invest more resources to compete.

Six hours later, Li Yuan, carrying a large amount of spoils of war, returned to the long-lost Outpost Base No. 3.

On the square in front of the base.

"Brother Xu An, welcome back." A white-robed youth with a smile on his face, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time, took the initiative to welcome him.

"Senior Han Chong?" Li Yuan smiled, having already thought of who the other party was, and used the Heart Spirit Palace investigation.

"【Target organism, life layer level 22.5】"

Han Chong, ranked third among the three military commanders of Outpost Base No. 3, a primary Yuan martial artist, his strength is considered quite good.

"Don't call me Senior; I'm not much older than you, just... a dozen years older."

"Haha, this is our first time meeting; Old Liu and Miao Wei have made several communications to me, and they have praised you highly." Han Chong was incomparably enthusiastic: "Come, I have already set up a banquet in the base to celebrate your success."

Han Chong had some small thoughts.

But his mind was also extremely delicate; from the small amount of information revealed by Liu Jing and Miao Wei, he had already guessed that this young man named 'Xu An' had a huge background.

"Senior Han, let's handle the official business first." Li Yuan pointed to his large backpack, as well as the bloodstains on his body.

"My mistake, my mistake." Han Chong patted his head and laughed: "Okay, Brother Xu An, let's go to the appraisal room first; I have already invited appraisal experts from the recycling department... the price will definitely be fair."

Li Yuan nodded slightly; would they dare not be fair?

This batch of spoils of war didn't just belong to him, but also to Liu Jing and Miao Wei.

"Come this way." Han Chong laughed.

Inside the appraisal room.

Several appraisers were holding various instruments, busy, checking every spoil of war Li Yuan brought.

"Two Yuan Force combat suits, both have damage, the total value can be about 82 million Blue Star coins."

"This battle blade..."

"This long spear is a special alloy weapon, using a small amount of Tier-Three metal not found on our Blue Star..." The oldest appraiser kept reporting the price to Li Yuan.

"Final total price." The old appraiser looked up at Li Yuan: "Martial artist Xu An, a total of 160 million Blue Star coins, how about that?"

"Okay." Li Yuan nodded.

This price was much higher than Liu Jing's estimate, and he was already very satisfied.

"What about the four medicinal pills?" Li Yuan asked.

"Preliminary appraisal, it should be a kind of healing pill from the Tianliang race, Rank-Two; the value is not very high, but they are very special, and the Alliance has been researching their formula." The old appraiser said solemnly: "So, I can give an acquisition price of 80 million Blue Star coins for the four pills."

Li Yuan immediately understood.

If one only talked about the value of the pills themselves, these four pills probably weren't very high... but because they had research value, the meaning was completely different.

"Good, okay." Li Yuan nodded in agreement; 80 million Blue Star coins was not a small amount.

"For this Rank-Two Flying Snake horn you carried alone, we appraised it, and the price we can give is 30 million Blue Star coins." The old appraiser pointed to the horn placed alone on the side.

"No problem." Li Yuan revealed a smile.

Spoils of war like pills and Yuan Force combat suits were shared by himself, Liu Jing, and Miao Wei.

But the Flying Snake horn was his own.

Finally, all the spoils of war Li Yuan brought from Flying Snake Valley were taken away by these appraisers; these spoils would soon be sent back to Blue Star along the Star Realm entrance, and then re-processed and sold... At the same time, Li Yuan also received 216 million Blue Star coins.

Taxes had to be paid.

The Qixing Alliance has a regulation that all harvests from the Star Realm are subject to a 20% tax... Therefore, this transaction with a total price of 270 million Blue Star coins required a tax of 54 million Blue Star coins.

Regarding this, Li Yuan had no opinion.

The more he saw, the more Li Yuan understood that the strength of the entire civilization depends on the contributions of individuals... The stronger one is, the greater the contribution one must make to make the entire civilization increasingly strong.

Besides, according to what Li Yuan knows, for powerful martial artists who want to learn some powerful secret techniques from the Martial Hall, or want some privileges from the Alliance... all of them have a check on 'Merit Points'.

This is an invisible standard.

Paying taxes is a way to increase Merit Points.

The more taxes paid, the greater the contribution made to the entire civilization, which is equivalent to meritorious service.

Like a Flying Heaven martial artist, if the tax amount is '0'... the Merit Points generally won't be very high, and naturally, they won't be valued.

No matter how strong a person is, if they don't make any contribution, what meaning does it have for the entire civilization?

After the money arrived.

Li Yuan directly dialed Liu Jing's communication: "Senior Liu Jing, the spoils of war have all been sold, and in the end, each of us can get 64 million."

"No problem." Liu Jing laughed: "You transfer the money to Miao Wei; you don't need to transfer mine to me. I said last time I would compensate you with one billion Blue Star coins... and there is still 936 million Blue Star coins, I will transfer it to you soon."

"Okay, I'm busy here, hanging up first." After speaking, Liu Jing hung up the communication.

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly, and quickly transferred the other 64 million Blue Star coins to Miao Wei's account.

Before returning to the base, the three of them had already confirmed each other's bank accounts, and Li Yuan closed the light screen of the smart ring watch.

Li Yuan made a slight judgment in his heart.

"Calculating it."

"This time roaming Flying Snake Valley, I lost a 'Source Purple Longevity Pill'." Li Yuan thought silently: "I got a total of 1.088 billion Blue Star coins and two Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruits."

"Taking one Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit allowed my mental strength to break through to level 30 and my strength to soar; this is the biggest harvest."

"As for the remaining Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit, according to Senior Liu Jing, it's best if I return to school and ask Teacher Li Yang for help; he has channels to help me sell it and get a high price." Li Yuan thought to himself.

That's right, Li Yuan had already decided that once he returned to Blue Star, he would sell the last Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit.

"Taking the second one will have much worse effects, and it's not worth the loss." Li Yuan thought to himself: "Better to exchange it for cash and buy other heavenly treasures suitable for me."

"About to become a Yuan martial artist, I will have to buy some life-saving items, cultivate Yuan Force secret techniques, body secret techniques, etc., all of which require a large amount of treasures and huge wealth." Li Yuan was very clear about this point.

Once one becomes a Yuan martial artist, many cultivation resources have to be fought for by oneself.

This is also why major martial arts universities allow Yuan martial artists to 'apply for graduation'.

Because, after becoming a Yuan martial artist, the school can no longer provide cultivation resources on a large scale for free.

One must rely on oneself to fight and roam.

"Roaming the Star Realm and earning wealth by oneself is satisfying." Li Yuan revealed a smile: "And more free."

"After returning to the country, I still have to buy a 'Dragon Spirit Heart Fruit' for my uncle." Li Yuan had always been concerned about this matter.

Dragon Spirit Heart Fruit is a kind of heavenly treasure mentioned by Dean Hai.

The value of the Dragon Spirit Heart Fruit is extremely high, and it can restore his uncle's body to its peak; the normal price is 1-2 billion Blue Star coins.

Settling the spoils of war clearly.

Li Yuan went to the base's lounge to take a thorough, refreshing bath.

Then he went to attend the 'banquet' prepared by Han Chong; he had to give Han Chong this much face.

Not long after the banquet ended.

"Your account... 936 million Blue Star coins have arrived." Li Yuan received Liu Jing's transfer.

Thus, Li Yuan's wealth soared, directly exceeding 1.2 billion Blue Star coins.

The banquet ended, and Han Chong, as the only remaining Yuan martial artist in the outpost base, had various tasks to attend to.

Li Yuan returned to the residence arranged by Han Chong.

A super-large martial arts room, lounge, therapy room... everything was available.

Standing in the martial arts room, Li Yuan felt a bit dazed, as if he had returned to Kunlun Martial University.

"Comfortable and free." Li Yuan revealed a smile.

Roaming in the wilderness, even when resting, one must remain vigilant at all times, and the spirit is tense for a long time; only by returning to the outpost base can one relax quite a bit.

"According to the orders of Teacher Li and Dean Hai."

"The Star Realm roaming will last for a month, and there are still more than ten days left." Li Yuan thought silently: "Meditate in the base for a few days first, so that the heart can be completely tranquil."

"Then go out to kill alien races and accumulate some spiritual awakening level, and it will be about time to return to the Xia Nation."

Time passed day by day.

Li Yuan stayed in the base to meditate; although he was focused on cultivation, he could also feel the restless atmosphere of the entire base.

Even on the third day after he returned to the base.

He saw a large number of mechanical legions appearing from the 'Star Realm Channel' at the core of the outpost base, and they began to march into the wilderness one after another.

And a large number of transport vehicles.

At the same time, a large number of factories began to be built next to the base... There was no doubt that the Alliance was investing a large amount of resources into the Haixu Star Realm.

"It seems there's going to be a big move; is Flying Snake Valley that valuable?" This thought flashed through Li Yuan's mind.

Li Yuan didn't think about it anymore and returned to his room.

Inside the martial arts room.

"Spear Technique 'Starry Sky Intent'"

"Second layer: Starry Sky Dust Micro." Li Yuan felt silently in his heart, and the long spear in his hand danced as if it had come alive.

"Puff!" "Rumble~" The long spear changed, continuous and vast, one spear strike after another.

Every stab felt like a star bursting, with countless starlight faintly flickering.

"Flying Heaven level mental strength."

"Allows me to harmonize with heaven and earth anytime, anywhere, whether sitting, standing, or lying down." Li Yuan thought silently: "The more I perceive heaven and earth, the more I can feel the vastness of the great power of heaven and earth."

"Compared to heaven and earth, individual power is truly insignificant; even at the Flying Heaven level, compared to the starry sky measured in light-years... it is like dust."

"This is the mystery of Starry Sky Dust Micro."

"But life is brilliant, the most magical creation of heaven and earth's evolution." Li Yuan's eyes had a wisp of light: "A star is like dust in the starry sky, but what if hundreds of millions of stars gather?"

"Then, heaven and earth are also a sea of stars."

The repeated killings and tempering of spear techniques in the Haixu Star Realm, and the life-and-death blood battle in Flying Snake Valley, had already given Li Yuan many insights.

Now, the fundamental transformation of his mental strength.

Made his foundation leap several times over; practicing spear techniques with a tranquil heart, his heart became increasingly tranquil, and countless insights emerged like bamboo shoots after rain.

When time came to January 26th, nearly ten days after Li Yuan returned to the outpost base.

Inside the base's martial arts room.

"Wow!" "Wow!" "Wow!" Wisps of spear light bloomed, and Li Yuan performed them casually, open and close.

His physical fitness was clearly not yet Rank-Two, but the mystery and swiftness of his spear technique would definitely make any Yuan martial artist watching tremble in their hearts.

"Boom!"

When the last spear strike erupted with a bang, the spear light passed through the long sky like a brilliant galaxy, dazzling and mesmerizing.

"Finally, there is a hint of 'Galaxy Gathering'." Li Yuan revealed a smile and subconsciously looked at the Heart Spirit Palace panel.

——

【Life Layer: Level 19.4 (Rank-One)】

Fist Strength: 58,600 kilograms

Speed: 106.6 meters/second

Mental Strength: Level 30.1

Willpower: Level 31

Spiritual Awakening Level: 30.3% (Current limit 40%)

Star Pulse: Level 10

Skill Realm: Spear Technique (Fifth Stage 21%), Movement Technique (Fifth Stage 22%), Fist Technique (Perfection)

"There are still a few days left; I should go out and hunt some more alien races."

"Then, I can return to the country." Li Yuan's state of mind: "The virtual battle of the Global University Martial Arts Competition is coming soon, and my spear technique can continue to improve."

"Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors can all participate?"

"I want to see how far I can go this time; top twenty? Top ten?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 199 =====