Chapter 235: Alicia's Trump Card

During the virtual battle, among the top ten experts, besides Tantai Feng, the one who attracted Li Yuan's attention the most was Alicia.

Because the martial arts university she attended was only slightly better than Jiangbei Martial University, and not as good as local famous schools like Kunlun Martial University and Kyoto Martial University.

And Li Yuan had checked, her college entrance examination results were not very good, and she didn't even break into the virtual battle elimination tournament (top 1,000) in her sophomore year, but then she underwent an astonishing transformation in just one year.

Within a year, her skills progressed rapidly from Fourth-Stage High Tier to Fifth-Stage, until she stood on the peak stage of the Blue Star Competition.

She even finally broke into the top five.

From the bottom of his heart, Li Yuan actually admired her very much, just as Li Yuan had always admired Tian Dazhuang.

Those who walk out of difficulties and hardships, after honing their character and willpower, often progress faster the further they go.

A person's talent is never fixed and unchangeable from birth.

"Oh? That little girl came too?" Dean Hai stood beside Li Yuan and also saw Alicia with blonde hair and blue eyes not far away.

Dean Hai watched the entire virtual battle and also had a deep impression of Alicia.

"With such high skills, she hasn't become a Source Martial Artist in her junior year?" Dean Hai's eyes flashed with a trace of doubt.

"Dean, she is like me, she hasn't awakened martial arts spirituality yet," Li Yuan explained in a low voice.

"Heh, you know her quite well; are you eyeing the little girl?" Dean Hai said with a smile: "You kid also don't have a compatible high-stage cultivation method, how come you are almost a Source Martial Artist as a freshman?"

Li Yuan smiled wryly and had no way to answer.

The higher the skill, the more potential of the body is excavated, and the physical fitness improvement will be faster... but ultimately it takes time to accumulate.

Like what Li Yuan knew, such as Tantai Feng, the external conditions were excellent to the extreme, but now the physical fitness is only level 15.

Naturally, he wouldn't come to roam the world within a world.

And Fifth-Stage experts who have cultivated for several years, such as Jin Huguo, Yin Man, etc., most of them have become Source Martial Artists, and they don't even have the opportunity to enter the world within a world.

Therefore, looking at the entire Seven Star Alliance, martial arts geniuses who reached Fifth-Stage skills in the university stage (freshman to senior) are a large batch, totaling over a thousand... but to enter the world within a world, one must be a First Rank life or below, so the number of people who meet the conditions naturally decreases sharply.

Plus, not everyone is willing to participate in the war.

In the end, only seven Fifth-Stage geniuses came from the entire Seven Star Alliance.

Among those belonging to the Blue Star, Li Yuan estimated that it should be just him and Alicia.

In fact, according to the communication between Li Yuan and Dean Hai along the way, the entire civilization has quite a few opportunities similar to the world within a world, including many relic places... but whether one can enter often depends on luck.

"Teacher, where are we going now?" Li Yuan said softly.

"Other students in the school are mostly ordinary summons, and they will enter the main force to wait," Dean Hai said: "The seven of you who are the strongest will have a meeting specially for you."

Li Yuan couldn't help but nod.

The summons to enter the world within a world this time is divided into three levels.

The first level is him, Alicia, and others, who are the main combat force.

The second level is more than 200 elites who have reached the First Rank limit and can break through to Source Martial Artists at any time.

The third level is more than 5,000 level 19 martial artists.

"Let's go." Dean Hai led Li Yuan, passed the identity review at the entrance, and quickly entered the inner wall of the war fortress.

As for the other 17 students of Kunlun Martial University, naturally, there were military personnel who came to meet them.

On the airport runway hundreds of meters away.

"Li Yuan?"

Alicia also saw Li Yuan, and a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes: "He is only a freshman, and it is said that he is like me and doesn't have a compatible high-stage cultivation method. How did he get his physical fitness close to a Source Martial Artist? How did he do it?"

Just like Li Yuan knows Alicia quite well.

Li Yuan, as the most dazzling existence in the Blue Star Competition, attracted much attention, and Alicia had also privately checked Li Yuan's relevant information.

Suddenly.

"Alicia, don't underestimate this young man; his mental energy should have already reached the Heaven-Flying level," a childish voice sounded in her mind.

"Heaven-Flying level?" Alicia was even more shocked; she knew what this meant.

"Little Star, why don't you come out?" Alicia responded with doubt.

"I don't dare," the childish voice said: "Heaven-Flying level existence will give birth to divine sense... ordinary divine sense cannot perceive my existence, but the Li Yuan you mentioned, the beautiful man next to him, his mental energy is estimated to have reached level 35; if I come out, he can perceive my existence."

"Level 35 mental energy?" Alicia was even more shocked: "Heaven-Flying Martial Artist?"

She didn't know Dean Hai, but she could feel Dean Hai's extraordinariness.

"Could it be that a Heaven-Flying Martial Artist is personally escorting Li Yuan here?" Alicia thought.

"Alicia, let's go." A rough voice sounded, followed by a burly figure walking off the flying craft: "I will send you to the base, and then you will listen to the arrangements."

"Yes, Teacher." Alicia nodded; the one escorting her was a top-tier Source Martial Artist teacher.

Her status in the Alliance is different from Li Yuan's.

Whoosh!

Alicia followed the burly black man and walked towards the huge war base not far away.

"Alicia, don't worry too much."

That childish voice sounded in her mind again: "Your civilization is just a weak Tier-Four civilization, this Li Yuan is only stronger than you at the current stage... with me, you will definitely gradually surpass him."

"Follow my plan, at least, standing at the peak of your civilization is absolutely no problem," the childish voice said.

"Hmm,

"You don't believe me?" that childish voice couldn't help but say. "This world-within-a-world must have been left behind by a god; as long as we... we can succeed."

Alicia listened to the nagging, childish voice, stopped responding, and walked into the war fortress.

She knew Xiao Xing was very capable, but she was also used to the other party's empty promises.

She was already somewhat immune to it.

No matter how impressive Xiao Xing's vision and knowledge were, only a wisp of a remnant soul remained... even the physical body was gone, and in the end, she still had to rely on herself to fight.

War fortress, twenty-seventh floor.

The entire fortress was made of solid metal, incomparably sturdy, so much so that even Source Martial Artists found it hard to leave any marks, and the interior had as many as a hundred floors.

"Li Yuan, I'll see you off here," Dean Hai laughed. "Your identity information and such have already been entered into the entire base... just wait for orders."

"When you come out of the Lieyu Star Realm, I will be the first to come and pick you up," Dean Hai said.

"Alright, sorry for the trouble, Dean." Li Yuan nodded, and he understood in his heart.

This time, it was the Dean who was worried about the leak of his whereabouts and an assassination attempt on the road, so he had come to escort him personally.

Otherwise, simply dispatching a top-tier Source Martial Artist would have been enough.

"You are my student; although I haven't taught you much, I naturally won't be careless about what I should do." Dean Hai patted Li Yuan and said solemnly, "Go."

"I have only one requirement for you," Dean Hai looked at Li Yuan.

"Come back alive."

Watching Dean Hai leave, Li Yuan turned and entered his own lounge.

The whole room was similar to a regular university dormitory, only it had no windows and was completely sealed.

After verifying his identity, he obtained access to the room.

He closed the door.

"Simulate, starry sky scene," Li Yuan suddenly said in a loud voice.

Swish! Whether it was the floor, the ceiling, or the four walls, everything changed, making Li Yuan feel as if he were in the vast starry sky.

"This looks much more comfortable." Li Yuan walked straight to the center of the lounge and sat down cross-legged.

He began today's basic cultivation.

As usual, he first practiced the visualization method, then practiced "All Heavens Stars"... it was not convenient to practice on the journey, and this was something that could not be delayed for even a day.

In the blink of an eye, more than four hours passed.

Li Yuan slowly opened his eyes, and a trace of a smile appeared at the corners of his mouth: "Basic fist strength has finally reached 70,000 kilograms."

A standard physical fitness of 19.9 means a fist strength of 70,000 kilograms and a speed of 115 meters/second.

Level 20.0 means a fist strength of 80,000 kilograms and a speed of 120 meters/second.

"If I were like those predecessors in the past, without a high-stage cultivation method, then I would have to continue to improve my physical fitness until my basic fist strength reached 80,000 kilograms, at which point the body's sea of Source Force would open up directly, and it would naturally be able to accumulate Source Force," Li Yuan thought to himself. "That would be a true Source Martial Artist."

Once the life level reaches level 20 and the sea of Source Force opens, the body will inevitably be able to gradually absorb external Source Force; this is an iron law.

It's just that without awakening star veins, relying purely on the body's instinct to absorb Source Force, the efficiency would be shockingly low.

Therefore, one must create a technique!

What is the essence of a cultivation technique? It is to awaken life star veins.

"However, I have now awakened three star veins, and there is no difference between me and a normal level 19.9 martial artist practicing a high-stage cultivation method," Li Yuan thought to himself. "Now, as long as I am willing, a single thought to circulate the three star veins will form a complete cycle, opening the sea of Source Force... with a large amount of Source Force accumulated, my physical fitness will transform to 80,000 kilograms in a very short time."

There is no essential difference between a non-ranked life and a first-rank life.

But the biggest difference between a first-rank life and a second-rank life is the 'sea of Source Force'.

Once opened, it is an essential leap in life level.

The sea of Source Force can store a large amount of Source Force.

Like Li Yuan, who seems to have awakened several star veins and can also use a small amount of Source Force, why is he still a first-rank life... it is because his sea of Source Force has not yet opened.

In short.

Given that his skills, mental strength, physical fitness, and other aspects have all met the standards, Li Yuan can become a Source Martial Artist at any time.

"Wait patiently."

"Once I enter the world-within-a-world, I can become a Source Martial Artist," Li Yuan thought to himself.

Another half hour passed.

Drip~ The doorbell suddenly rang.

Li Yuan, who was silently practicing spear techniques, immediately waved his hand to put the long spear into his storage treasure.

He opened the door.

"Martial Artist Li Yuan."

At the door were three martial artist officers, and the leading officer laughed: "The items you purchased from the Starfire Treasury have been delivered; please check them."

As he spoke, he lifted a metal box.

"Alright." Li Yuan did not stand on ceremony and directly entered the 12-digit 'recipient code' on the metal box.

Clang~

The metal box opened, and in the box protected by layers, there was only a silver thin sheet the size of a fingernail.

The three martial artist officers on the side saw this, and a trace of curiosity flashed in their eyes.

A silver thin sheet? What kind of thing is that.

"A storage treasure?" Li Yuan's eyes brightened slightly, and remaining calm, he released his powerful mental strength to quickly infiltrate and imprint his mental mark.

Ownership established!

Immediately, Li Yuan clearly 'saw' the large amount of items he had purchased placed inside the storage treasure, which was three cubic meters in size.

Source Force long spear, Source Force battle suit, Source Purple Longevity Pill, and so on.

Everything was confirmed to be correct. "Alright, sorry for the trouble, everyone." Li Yuan finally spoke, took out the silver thin sheet, and then closed the metal box and returned it to the other party.

"Alright, Martial Artist Li Yuan."

"The vanguard team has already set off; please gather at conference room 47902 in thirty minutes," the leading officer said in a low voice. "This will directly determine the ownership of the treasures; do not be late."

"Alright, thank you for the reminder."

Half an hour later, Li Yuan, having integrated the newly acquired storage treasure into his body, rushed to the designated conference room.

This conference room was nearly a thousand square meters in size.

While called a conference room, it was actually a huge martial arts room.

When he arrived, there were already six figures in the conference room, all looking different, but all very young.

Almost instinctively, Li Yuan had already used his Divine Palace to investigate; the weakest was level 19.7, and the strongest was level 19.9.

!.

However, there was no reminder that 'killing can acquire spirituality'.

"Someone else has come."

"Who is this? It seems to be Li Yuan from Blue Star; isn't he only a freshman?"

"Being able to come means his physical fitness has reached at least level 19; he's a real freak."

"No wonder my teacher said he is the strongest genius to emerge in the Alliance in recent years."

"I heard he is very capable." Seeing Li Yuan walk into the conference room, the other six had already looked over, and several people's eyes were filled with curiosity.

Clearly, most of the people present knew Li Yuan.

These people were the top geniuses on their respective planets, but in terms of fame, they were far inferior to Li Yuan.

"Li Yuan." A woman with blonde hair and blue eyes stood up, took the initiative to walk over, and greeted him.

"Alicia, I didn't expect our first meeting in reality to be here," Li Yuan laughed.

The two hadn't interacted much in virtual battles, but they had at least fought once.

And since both were from Blue Star, subconsciously, they would naturally be closer.

"Li Yuan, hello, I've heard about you from my teacher." A burly youth over two meters tall also walked over; his eyes were very bright as he stared at Li Yuan: "Blue Star Tournament virtual battle champion, the first freshman on Blue Star to win the championship."

"Hello." Li Yuan looked at the other party with a smile.

He didn't know who the other party was.

"Li Yuan, his name is Si Feng, and he is from Feixing Starry Sky University," Alicia on the side introduced.

Clearly, the six of them had just gotten to know each other.

"However, there is a difference between virtual battles and actual combat; your skill level might be very high," Si Feng looked at Li Yuan and grinned: "The Wan Shengyan Fruit will definitely be mine."

"Oh? Is that so?" Li Yuan couldn't help but laugh: "Then let's try fighting in a moment."

"Alright." Si Feng laughed: "If you can defeat me, once we enter the world-within-a-world, I will listen to you."

Li Yuan laughed; he felt that this Si Feng had a quite straightforward personality, which was not bad.

"Li Yuan, don't mind Si Feng," Alicia on the side laughed: "Haven't you noticed that it's not just Si Feng, but the others also look at you differently?"

Li Yuan nodded slightly; he had noticed it as soon as he walked in.

"After you won the virtual battle championship, just in terms of fame, it spread across the seven major planets, and many people say you are the number one genius of the Alliance's current generation," Alicia laughed: "There is only one Wan Shengyan Fruit, and except for me, everyone else is probably fighting for it, so they will naturally see you as their biggest competitor."

"Oh?" Li Yuan nodded slightly.

It sounds like he has become a big demon king?

... Time passed, and Li Yuan interacted with the others one by one.

They also got to know each other.

Except for Alicia, among the other five, Si Feng, Xiong Ze, and Kross were all from Feixing.

Another woman named Bai Ya was from Tianhai Star.

There was also a taciturn red-skinned youth from Black Dragon Star named Bo Xue.

Just from the distribution of the planets the seven belonged to.

One could see that Feixing was indeed the most powerful planet in the Seven-Star Alliance, with geniuses emerging in large numbers, far exceeding the other six major planets.

Suddenly.

"You've all arrived; there's no need for me to urge you one by one." A low voice sounded from the door, as if there were an invisible magic that made everyone's hearts tighten, and then a short-haired youth in red clothes walked into the conference room; he looked about thirty years old.

It immediately attracted the attention of Li Yuan and the others.

"【Target organism, life level 29.9】" Li Yuan's heart stirred.

Li Yuan immediately understood.

It was an ultimate Source Martial Artist.

Not just Li Yuan, but Alicia, Si Feng, and the others were all at the fifth-stage skill level, and they all sensed the terrifying nature of the red-clothed youth; in their perception, he seemed unshakable.

"My name is Wuma Nong; you can call me by my name." The red-clothed youth's gaze swept over the seven of them.

"Wuma Nong?"

"Is it him?" Among the seven, like Si Feng and the other three Feixing geniuses, a look of shock appeared on their faces.

Alicia and the others were blank-faced.

"So it's him." Li Yuan instantly knew who the other party was, and relevant information about him surfaced in his mind.

Wuma Nong, Feixing genius!

Similar to Yu Jinghe, he was also a peerless genius who had comprehended sixth-stage skills and could have achieved the Sky-Flying level long ago, but like Yu Jinghe, he had never broken through.

"Staying at level 29 all this time, he's probably trying to awaken more star veins," this thought flashed through Li Yuan's mind.

Yu Jinghe was a top-tier genius rarely seen in the Xia Nation, but looking at the entire Seven-Star Alliance, there were still some top-tier Source Martial Artists who could rival him.

Wuma Nong was one of them.

Wuma Nong's voice was cold: "I am in charge of your operation this time and will escort you all the way into the world-within-a-world. You are all martial arts geniuses valued by the Alliance, and some even have Sky-Flying level access, so I don't want to make things difficult for you; I hope we can cooperate happily."

Including Li Yuan, everyone felt that Wuma Nong's personality didn't seem easy to provoke.

"First thing."

"Ownership of the Wan Shengyan Fruit." Wuma Nong flipped his palm, and a jade tray appeared in his palm, on which lay a crystal-clear fruit, with a layer of divine glow faintly passing over its surface.

A strange aura diffused, making the eyes of Li Yuan, Alicia, and the others brighten involuntarily.

Tier-4 treasure, Wan Shengyan Fruit!

"Unlike mental strength improvement, the transformation of physical fitness involves many aspects and is very complex, so there are very, very few treasures that can make one's physical fitness transform significantly in a very short time without leaving any hidden dangers," Wuma Nong's voice was cold: "And your physical fitness is too weak; some treasures with overly domineering effects will completely cause your bodies to explode."

Li Yuan, Alicia, and the others were all listening.

"The Wan Shengyan Fruit is the most suitable for you after comprehensive consideration by the Alliance's high-level officials."

"Its improvement of physical fitness is actually just an incidental aspect; its core function is actually healing," Wuma Nong said indifferently: "Even for a Sky-Flying martial artist, even if they are close to death, taking it can save their life."

Everyone was shocked; an item that could save the life of a Sky-Flying martial artist?

Given to them, these first-rank martial artists?

"After you take it, in addition to a significant improvement in physical fitness, your body's cellular activity will also far exceed other Source Martial Artists, and various injuries will recover faster," Wuma Nong said: "In short... it is very precious, and its value is beyond your imagination."

"The Alliance only brought it out specifically for this operation."

"Whoever has the strongest strength will get it," Wuma Nong said indifferently: "Who is willing to be the challenger? Accept challenges from others."

Swish! Swish! Swish! The other six all looked at Li Yuan.

Clearly, subconsciously, everyone else thought Li Yuan was the strongest.

Li Yuan felt quite helpless and had to stand up: "Senior Wuma, I'll do it."

"I said, call me Wuma Nong, don't call me Senior; I'm not that old yet," Wuma Nong said coldly.

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment and said: "Yes."

"Alright, Li Yuan will be the challenger," Wuma Nong's gaze swept over the other six: "Who is willing to challenge?"

"Me!"

A voice sounded directly, and it wasn't Si Feng, but another Feixing genius, 'Kross'.

"Alright."

"Full-armor combat, take the unsharpened weapons on the weapon rack nearby; remember, you are just sparring, no killing blows allowed," Wuma Nong deliberately looked at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan and Kross stood in the martial arts room.

They were dozens of meters apart, facing each other from a distance.

And Wuma Nong, Alicia, and the others all stood far away, at the edge of the martial arts room.

"Li Yuan." Kross had silver hair, and his face was handsome and full of exotic charm, while he held a long staff in his hand.

Boom!

He moved instantly.

"They've started fighting." Si Feng, Xiong Ze, Bai Ya, and the others all stared intently.

Only Alicia was very calm; she knew Li Yuan's terror.

Being dozens of meters apart was really too close for two combatants who were almost Source Martial Artists; it was just like a distance of one or two meters for ordinary people.

Whoosh!

Kross instantly closed in on Li Yuan, the metal long staff in his hand whistling as he smashed it fiercely toward Li Yuan's head.

However.

From beginning to end, Li Yuan just stood there quietly.

"Still not attacking?" A trace of doubt flashed in Kross's heart; could it be that Li Yuan wanted to use his body to take his staff strike head-on?

The next instant.

"Boom!" A terrifying mental shock swept out, causing Kross's mind to vibrate violently... and he instantly lost control of his body.

Poof~

Taking a step forward, Li Yuan swung his long spear, the spear shaft whipping out and striking Kross's body directly, sending him flying backward and crashing heavily to the ground.

A full second passed.

"Me?" Kross barely managed to sit up, his brain only then fully recovering its clarity, his eyes filled with shock: "What just happened?"

"I concede," Li Yuan said indifferently.

... Si Feng, Xiong Ze, Bo Xue, and the others on the side were already silent.

In their eyes, Li Yuan and Kross had collided and fought like lightning, but Kross was directly whipped away by a single spear strike, with no power to fight back.

If Li Yuan hadn't whipped the other party away just now.

But had used the spear tip to graze Kross's neck, Kross would probably already be a corpse.

"Li Yuan wins." A trace of surprise also flashed in Wuma Nong's eyes, and then his gaze swept over Si Feng and the others: "Si Feng, do you still want to continue challenging Li Yuan?"

"No?" Si Feng shook his head repeatedly, shaking it like a rattle.

The others also shook their heads one after another.

Are you kidding? In terms of strength, Kross was also at the first-rank limit and had fifth-stage skills, yet he was defeated in one move; if they went up, they would definitely lose.

"Alright."

"The Wan Shengyan Fruit belongs to Li Yuan," Wuma Nong said indifferently: "Go downstairs in ten minutes."

"Prepare to enter the Star Realm."

(End of chapter)