Chapter 229

The virtual battle of the Global University Martial Arts Tournament ended, and students from all over the world left the tournament space one after another.

"Li Yuan is too fierce."

"It looks like Nevsky and Yin Man both fought him to a draw, but thinking carefully, they couldn't shake Li Yuan at all."

"Indeed brutal."

"A freshman, and he took the championship! It's the first time in history."

"Really awesome."

"I came to watch and witnessed history with my own eyes." Millions of students discussed with each other, all quite excited, and the topic of discussion almost never left Li Yuan.

No way around it.

Like the top ten in the virtual battle, occasionally a sophomore student can break in, but winning the championship? In the history of the Blue Star virtual battle tournament, there have only been two cases of sophomores winning.

One of them was Yu Jinghe.

A freshman winning? It's the first time in over thirty years, and the key is that the winner isn't from the three top martial arts schools... that makes it even rarer.

For the next few decades or even longer, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to give birth to such a feat again.

"Awesome!" Gu Qianghan's eyes glowed, almost hugging Li Yuan tightly: "Brother Yuan, you are truly awesome! Champion, haha."

Li Yuan returned to the spectator stand and smiled.

At this moment, Li Yuan only felt tens of thousands of gazes looking over, too intense.

Too enthusiastic.

"Senior Brother is truly strong."

"The first freshman champion in history is from our school." The tens of thousands of students at Kunlun Martial Arts University had already gathered into an ocean of joy: "Haha, the students of the three top martial arts schools are so powerful, but in the end, they all lost to Senior Brother."

"Really satisfying."

"Whatever genius, none are as genius as Li Yuan." At this moment, the students of Kunlun Martial Arts University felt honored.

In the higher-level spectator space.

"Haha, right, this is my student," Dean Hai smiled and communicated with other Flying-stage martial artists: "I didn't teach much, just taught casually... but well, Li Yuan still respects me very much and often comes to ask me about cultivation problems."

"What? I'm not cultivating the Earth lineage?"

"Is that important?"

"How did he teach Li Yuan? It must be Dean Hai who mainly taught him," Li Yang was also boasting to top Source martial artists from other schools: "However, Dean Hai is busy."

"In daily life, it must be me who teaches the most; I am the direct teacher after all."

Li Yuan winning the championship exceeded most people's imagination. Even some of the people who were most optimistic about Li Yuan never imagined that Li Yuan could sweep a group of top sophomore and junior geniuses and forcefully win the championship.

It can be foreseen.

As time passes, the news of this tournament championship will spread rapidly and across the globe... further solidifying his title as the "contemporary Blue Star's number one genius."

Night fell, stars filled the sky, above Kunlun Martial Arts University, inside that disc-shaped aircraft.

In the meditation room.

Whoosh!

Fang Hai, in the form of a young man in black, was closing his eyes and meditating. Around him, countless blue lights were flickering and jumping, making his aura become increasingly ethereal and unpredictable.

Suddenly.

"Master! Hai Yi requests communication." The auxiliary AI's voice sounded.

The young man in black gently opened his eyes and said softly: "Answer."

Beep! Communication established!

"Old Fang," Dean Hai's voice sounded in the communication, seeming a bit excited: "The virtual battle is over. Today was the final, why didn't you come to watch?"

"Meaningless," the young man in black said faintly.

For Fang Hai, the first time watching was to thoroughly confirm Li Yuan's strength and potential.

But having already seen it, watching it again had little meaning.

Internally, Fang Hai valued his own strength more; he was more confident in himself.

"Damn, you actually think it's meaningless? You are the principal!" Dean Hai complained: "Li Yuan created school history, guess what place Li Yuan got?"

"What place? Second or third, I suppose," Fang Hai said softly: "In terms of strength, he shouldn't be Yin Man's opponent."

As one of the highest-level figures in the Xia Nation.

Before deciding to give the second-class Martial God inheritance quota to Li Yuan, Fang Hai naturally understood Yin Man's strength.

"Hehe."

"You also have times when you are wrong," Dean Hai laughed out loud: "Let me tell you, Li Yuan crushingly defeated Yin Man, first place!! Li Yuan is the virtual battle champion."

Fang Hai was stunned instantly.

Champion? How is that possible!

He was still very confident in his own judgment.

"Do you want me to tell you in detail?" Dean Hai laughed triumphantly: "Let me tell you..."

"No need," Fang Hai said faintly: "Just a virtual battle champion. Fine, I know."

Beep~

Fang Hai hung up the phone directly.

"Damn!"

Inside the villa, Dean Hai looked at the hung-up communication and couldn't help but complain: "This guy, every time he acts cold in front of me, he must be going to watch the video secretly again."

Back then, when Fang Hai was still a Source martial artist, he had fought through life and death together with Dean Hai, and the two had formed a deep friendship.

Back in his villa.

Precisely because of this, Dean Hai could be so unscrupulous in front of Fang Hai.

Inside the disc aircraft.

"True Intent killing move?" Fang Hai looked at the light screen projection in front of him, which showed the last two duels between Li Yuan and Nevsky and Yin Man.

As a Star Lord of the Alliance, his authority was extremely high, and he could access various types of videos at will.

"The time to cross into the Fifth-Stage Mid-Tier is so short, and he actually comprehended a True Intent killing move?"

"Such high comprehension?" Fang Hai muttered to himself.

With Fang Hai's strength and status, for him to use the word "high," it was enough to prove the surprise in his heart.

He was silent for a while.

"That's good," Fang Hai revealed a trace of a smile: "When he goes to Flying Star, perhaps he will give Master a big surprise."

Immediately.

Fang Hai passed the news to the other two demigods of the Xia Nation, and then closed the light screen projection.

Li Yuan performed very well, exceeding his expectations.

But in the end, he only had Fifth-Stage skill, and his physical fitness was only level 19... there was still a long way to go before he truly grew up.

Amidst the hustle and bustle.

Li Yuan didn't delay too long, left the virtual network, and exited the virtual network pod.

It was quiet.

"Everything is indeed as I expected."

"This killing move I created inadvertently has peerless power, so no one can block me," Li Yuan sighed secretly.

When he created the move "Brother Xing He Swirl" during the day, Li Yuan already had the confidence to win the championship.

In fact, Li Yuan still didn't know that this move belonged to a "True Intent killing move"; he only felt that this move could perfectly draw upon the power of heaven and earth and could unleash all his perceptions.

"It's just that it's not strong enough."

"Continue cultivating."

"Fighting a battle with these Fifth-Stage experts still allows me to discover my many shortcomings." Li Yuan fought many battles this night, naturally having many new insights.

Perhaps, Li Yuan's true strength is still very weak.

"If I hadn't revealed my talent, I'm afraid I wouldn't be qualified to receive such a treasure." Li Yuan thought to himself: "It's just, should I cultivate with a perfect star pulse?"

Li Yuan walked out of the lounge, took the weapon from the weapon rack on the side, and came to the center of the martial arts room.

"Hmm? Not right?"

"Past twelve o'clock?" Li Yuan glanced at his smart watch, which had a time reminder.

Every night after twelve o'clock is the start of a new round of cultivation.

"Let's cultivate the visualization method first."

Having just won the championship, Li Yuan was naturally excited, and even more surged with emotion.

After all, winning the championship as a freshman is indeed creating history.

But when he returned to the underground martial arts room, Li Yuan's heart quickly calmed down, and his uncle's past teachings couldn't help but surface in his mind.

"Today's achievement is because of yesterday's hard work!"

"What about tomorrow's achievement?" Li Yuan muttered to himself, light in his eyes: "It's because of today's hard work."

"Therefore."

"In order to still have great achievements tomorrow, one cannot be slack today! Cannot relax."

"Li Yuan, continue to work hard." Li Yuan had suppressed the joy of winning the championship, and his heart had returned to tranquility.

He placed the Black Star Spear aside.

Li Yuan sat cross-legged and began a new round of visualization cultivation.

His mind and consciousness surged into the Heart Palace, entering the Great Sun Jade Platform... and began to suppress the Great Sun Pride that was raising its head again.

Very painful! It could be called torture!

But Li Yuan enjoyed it, resisting the scorching light of the stars round after round, feeling the continuous strengthening of his mind and consciousness.

When Li Yuan was immersed in cultivation, the news of him winning the championship had already spread across the globe at an astonishing speed.

"First place! Li Yuan took first place."

"Virtual battle champion, peerless genius Li Yuan, worthy of the name of genius."

"If you marry, marry Li Yuan."

"Sweeping all geniuses, the future human pride." Countless posts and short videos were spreading crazily, attracting countless people's attention.

Although under the monitoring of the virtual network, no battle video of the finals was spread.

But the related news was not controlled.

If there was still debate about whether he was truly Blue Star's contemporary number one genius when the promotional short videos were spreading before... then, when he forcefully won the virtual battle championship as a freshman.

All debates vanished.

There are pros and cons.

When the tournament results spread crazily on the virtual network, the news was naturally also passed into some star realms by many spies hidden on Blue Star through some special channels.

Alien civilizations also highly paid attention to peerless geniuses like Li Yuan.

The outside world was noisy.

But at Kunlun Martial Arts University, inside the underground martial arts room of Li Yuan's villa, it was unusually quiet.

Two hours of visualization method, two hours of "All Heavens Stars"... at four in the morning, Li Yuan woke up, feeling refreshed.

He began a new day of spear technique cultivation.

"Brother Xing He Light, converging into a swirl, the defensive power is very terrifying, allowing me to easily block the attacks of Nevsky and Yin Man," Li Yuan held the Black Star Spear, pondering his own spear technique: "But it's not enough, my Star Swirl power is not strong enough yet."

"Especially when facing Yin Man."

"Her sword is extremely fast, dual swords continuous... if it could be faster, it would have the hope of tearing through my spear swirl defense," Li Yuan knew this point very clearly.

There is no absolutely invincible defense.

If it can't be broken? That only means the attack power is not strong enough yet.

"I must continue to cultivate, striving to further improve the power of this move," Li Yuan secretly thought: "Relying only on this move, I am very passive in real combat."

In arena duels, everyone must decide a winner, so strong defense is very advantageous.

But if it were in reality, other experts could completely flee... a defensive killing move can only save one's life, but it is difficult to kill the enemy.

"To kill the enemy."

"Then, it would be best if I could create an attack killing move," Li Yuan pondered in his heart: "Stellar Intent... turn from defense to attack."

Whoosh!

Whoosh! Whoosh! While Li Yuan was pondering, the Black Star Spear in his hand had already followed and danced, creating dazzling and terrifying spear lights.

Time passed.

Li Yuan had completely devoted himself to spear technique cultivation, trying his best to verify his thoughts... in order to achieve a further breakthrough in spear technique.

Hum~

Silently, the perfect star pulse in Li Yuan's body faintly flickered with light, making his compatibility with the "Earth Law fluctuations" operating in the heaven and earth even higher.

The star technique "True Interpretation of Earth Star Pulses," as a nine-fold star technique, even if Li Yuan only cultivated it to level 6... its efficacy still cannot be underestimated.

Perhaps.

Other martial arts geniuses who rushed into the top hundred and top ten were still immersed in joy... but Li Yuan had already devoted himself to the next stage of cultivation.

Starfire Martial Arts University.

After six in the morning, Tantai Feng woke up from his sleep, came from the bed to the underground martial arts room, and began a new day of cultivation.

"There shouldn't be many people as hardworking as me," Tantai Feng thought, and then seriously cultivated his blade technique.

"Li Yuan is so strong."

"If we really fight with all our strength, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to block him for too long," Tantai Feng recalled the scene of Li Yuan's battle yesterday.

Too strong.

"Dazhuang is also progressing fast, reaching the microscopic level of the mind so quickly," Tantai Feng secretly thought: "I must continue to work hard."

In his bones, Tantai Feng was still unwilling to admit defeat.

Only half an hour later.

Suddenly.

"Master, your ancestor is calling you." The auxiliary AI's voice sounded.

"Ancestor?" Tantai Feng was stunned for a moment, then realized, and immediately said: "Answer."

Hum~

Countless lights converged, forming a light screen projection, in which appeared a white-haired middle-aged man, his skin smooth, only his eyes were full of a sense of vicissitudes.

"Great-great-grandfather!" Tantai Feng said respectfully.

The grandfather of his grandfather is the great-great-grandfather.

The Tantai family is the most top-tier big family in the Xia Nation, with powerful influence... Tantai Feng seems dissolute, but he knows in his heart that the entire family can have such a high status, and the source of everything is the white-haired middle-aged man in front of him.

One of the three demigods of the Xia Nation—Tantai Lie!

He is also one of the highest-level figures of the entire Seven-Star human civilization.

"Little Feng," the white-haired middle-aged man smiled slightly, his eyes filled with a trace of doting: "The Blue Star virtual battle tournament is over, how do you evaluate yourself? How many points?"

"9 points," Tantai Feng laughed.

"Oh? What about the other point?" the white-haired middle-aged man asked curiously.

"I'm afraid I'll be proud, so I deducted one point," Tantai Feng shrugged. In front of his great-great-grandfather, he was always very open.

"Haha, so you gave yourself full marks?" the white-haired middle-aged man laughed, not blaming Tantai Feng for being proud.

Tantai Feng was his most outstanding descendant, and he had always been very satisfied with Tantai Feng's performance.

"Are you planning to go to Flying Star this year, or wait until next year?" the white-haired middle-aged man asked.

"Can I go?" Tantai Feng was stunned.

According to what he knew, although theoretically some outstanding geniuses would be selected additionally, it was very, very rare.

"You broke into the top ten of the virtual battle as a freshman, why can't you go?" the white-haired middle-aged man smiled: "This Martial God inheritance quota is not fixed."

"Understood, I leave it to Great-great-grandfather's decision," Tantai Feng nodded.

"Fine, then it's decided," the white-haired middle-aged man said faintly: "By the way, how is your relationship with Li Yuan?"

"Not bad," Tantai Feng nodded.

He was not surprised at all that his great-great-grandfather mentioned Li Yuan... such a peerless genius, I'm afraid the most peak group of existences in human civilization would soon know.

"Good, I will prepare a gift for him," the white-haired middle-aged man nodded slightly: "When you get to Flying Star, try your best to have a good relationship with him."

"In the future, perhaps you can both become Star Lords in the Alliance, or even demigods... unity with each other is very important."

"Yes, Great-great-grandfather."

Deep in the distant Ten Thousand Cold Star Realm.

In that mysterious place belonging to the Tianliang race, under the continuous glaciers, inside the magnificent palace.

"Progressed again?"

"Truly worthy of being the newly risen super genius of the Seven-Star human civilization," the purple-robed figure read the data on the light screen in front of him, which contained a large amount of text information.

It described some scenes in the virtual battle finals... but only text.

No final video!

Hum~

The light screen in front of the purple-robed figure suddenly trembled violently, followed by the light screen flickering, and a white-clothed figure had already appeared on it, her face like frost, her face very beautiful.

Yet it made people unable to feel any lust, only awe.

"Demigod," the purple-robed figure immediately said respectfully.

"Zixin," the white-clothed figure's voice was cold. She was standing in the light screen projection, but her voice echoed in the vast palace.

The purple-robed figure lowered his head even more.

"Number Three is already dead," the white-clothed figure said indifferently: "I have confirmed it through secret techniques... it was you who arranged for him to assassinate Li Yuan, right."

"Number Three is dead?" the purple-robed figure was shocked.

He didn't know about this yet.

After all, communication between Blue Star and the Ten Thousand Cold Star Realm was very difficult, and to avoid being detected by the Seven-Star human civilization, they rarely contacted each other unless there was a special situation.

"Demigod, how could Number Three die?" the purple-robed figure couldn't help but say: "He cultivated the two major secret techniques of Blood Shadow Clone and Shadow Stealth... even a demigod expert would find it difficult to track him."

If it were a head-on confrontation, a demigod could naturally easily crush him to death.

But why was Number Three known as a terrifying killer? It was because of his fearless clones and difficult-to-track stealth techniques.

"The reason is still unclear."

"Most likely, the Seven-Star human civilization already has the ability to crack killing moves similar to Number Three's," the white-clothed figure said indifferently: "Pass the order down, all lurkers temporarily enter a dormant state, and start them when necessary."

"Yes," the purple-robed figure said immediately, and couldn't help but say: "What about Li Yuan? What to do?"

"Give up," the white-clothed figure said coldly: "Number Three was the strongest force we could mobilize, and the assassination failed... although some Flying-stage martial artists in the Seven-Star human civilization are willing to trade with us, most are limited to passing information."

"Kill Li Yuan? This is a near-certain death risk, they will absolutely not do it."

"We can only wait, wait for Li Yuan to enter the Ten Thousand Cold Star Realm... I believe he will come, and then we will find a way to solve him," the white-clothed figure said: "To solve these alien geniuses, one must have enough patience."

"Yes," the purple-robed figure nodded.

He muttered in his heart, anyway, you are the boss, you have the final say.

"Additionally."

"Pass Li Yuan's intelligence to the Cloud Beast civilization, that bunch of idiots... maybe they will take action." the white-clothed figure said.

"Understood, I will do it immediately."

Virtual battle ended.

Li Yuan winning the championship, Jin Huguo breaking into the top ten... these were all creating history for Kunlun Martial Arts University, so the school naturally publicized it extensively and even held a special commendation ceremony.

But as time passed, it was difficult for Li Yuan's heart to ripple too much, and he was more focused on the subsequent cultivation.

He had been cultivating with heart and soul.

Time flew by and it was February 21st, and the aftermath and heat of the virtual battle gradually passed.

Two o'clock in the afternoon.

Li Yuan's villa welcomed two special guests.

"Dean Hai, Hall Master Yang," Li Yuan looked at the two who visited suddenly in surprise.

Two Flying-stage martial artists came together.

"Li Yuan, this is our first time meeting, right?" Hall Master Yang had a heroic look, her voice gentle.

Her appearance was not very beautiful, but her temperament was extraordinary, and she looked about thirty years old.

"It is indeed the first time meeting the Hall Master in reality," Li Yuan bowed slightly.

Although it was the first time meeting Hall Master Yang, Li Yuan had been quite grateful in his heart for a long time.

At the very least, the other party had always valued him highly.

"Li Yuan, Hall Master Yang is here on orders to see you specifically this time," Dean Hai smiled from the side.

"On orders?" Li Yuan was stunned.

Hall Master Yang was already in charge of a province, with immense power... whose orders could she be following?

"Yang Xian, you say it yourself," Dean Hai smiled: "I won't disturb you."

"Good."

Dean Hai took a step out, flashed, and had already flown out of Li Yuan's villa.

Li Yuan and Yang Xian sat on the sofa.

"Hall Master Yang, what exactly is the matter?" Li Yuan was confused in his heart and couldn't help but say.

"I came, first of all, to confirm your virtual battle championship reward," Yang Xian smiled: "2 billion in cash rewards have been transferred to your account."

Only a few seconds later.

Li Yuan's smart watch vibrated, and looking down, it was the news that the account had received 2 billion Blue Star coins.

"Wasn't it said that one could choose equivalent heavenly treasures?" Li Yuan asked in confusion.

"After I finish speaking, you will naturally understand," Yang Xian said: "Don't be anxious."

"Yes," Li Yuan nodded.

"The second thing, on the orders of Star Lord 'Tantai Lie'," Yang Xian said with a solemn expression: "I came to send you a congratulatory gift, congratulating you on winning the virtual battle championship."

"Star Lord Tantai Lie?" Li Yuan was stunned.

In an instant, Li Yuan thought of Tantai Feng... no way around it, this surname was too rare.

Only.

Why would this Star Lord send him a gift!

"Hall Master, does this Star Lord Tantai Lie have any relationship with Tantai Feng?" Li Yuan asked in confusion.

"Tantai Feng is his descendant," Yang Xian smiled: "For so many years... this is the first time Star Lord Tantai Lie has directly given a virtual battle championship gift."

"Star Lord Tantai Lie must think very highly of you," Yang Xian said.

"Hmm," Li Yuan listened.

To be able to become a Star Lord, one is at least a nearly invincible existence in the Flying-stage realm, and the strength is beyond doubt.

"Here, this is the gift," Yang Xian flipped her palm, and a silver thin sheet the size of a thumb appeared in her palm.

Very small!

But the surface of the thin sheet shone with a strange light, and at the same time, the surface seemed to be engraved with countless fine patterns.

"This is?" Li Yuan was confused; he couldn't tell at all.

"Use spiritual sensing, you are a Flying-stage soul, use your powerful perception well..." Yang Xian smiled.

Just now when approaching Li Yuan, Yang Xian had already noticed that Li Yuan was a Flying-stage soul.

"Spiritual sensing," Li Yuan thought thoughtfully, his mind stirred, and an invisible wave enveloped the silver thin sheet.

Li Yuan quickly noticed something wrong.

From the outside, there was no anomaly, but the more he sensed spiritually, it was as if a layer of spiritual imprint was gradually forming on the silver thin sheet... when Li Yuan sensed to a certain degree, near the critical point.

Suddenly.

"Boom!" Li Yuan suddenly noticed a change in his vision, blooming suddenly from the silver thin sheet, as if an extra layer of illusory space had been added.

But this space was also incredibly real.

"Space treasure?"

"The legendary storage treasure?" Li Yuan was shocked in his heart: "Star Lord Tantai Lie actually sent me such a valuable gift?"

(End of chapter)