Chapter 264

In the villa basement, Li Yuan, who was practicing his spear, suddenly heard Fang Hai's voice in his mind.

In an instant, the sky-filling spear shadows dissipated.

"The time to leave has finally come." Li Yuan glanced at the tattered martial arts room.

Even though it had been reinforced repeatedly.

It was normally enough to withstand sparring and combat between top-tier Source Martial Artists, but under the day-after-day practice of his spear techniques, it was still severely damaged by Li Yuan.

But at the thought of leaving this place, Li Yuan still felt a slight reluctance in his heart.

"This martial arts room is actually the one I've practiced in the longest and stayed in the most," Li Yuan sighed inwardly, waving his hand to put away his weapon: "Let's go."

People must always look forward, step by step.

Whoosh!

Li Yuan's figure moved, and he drifted out of the villa like a gust of wind.

It was quiet outside, and the early summer morning was not too sweltering.

There was hardly anyone around... An Nong, Gu Qianghan, and the others were about to enter their second year and were on vacation at home, not returning to school for several more days.

For normal martial arts university students, there were only half a month of holidays every six months, so they naturally had to cherish them, and very few returned to school early.

Of course, in reality, at the graduation ceremony not long ago, most of the students of Kunlun Martial University had come to watch... most were there to see Li Yuan, just like the freshmen of the Sixth Academy.

A grand farewell ceremony had already been held for Li Yuan.

Such a grand graduation ceremony was also rare in Kunlun Martial University for decades, naturally all because of Li Yuan.

In his one year at school, from the entrance competition to first place in the virtual battle, until finally creating an insurmountable record on the Kunlun Nine Mountains... he had created too many miracles, and as he was about to graduate, a large number of students came spontaneously to watch.

However, after a grand feast comes desolation; by the time Li Yuan truly departed, there was no farewell party.

"An aircraft." Li Yuan spotted it high up at a glance.

A large aircraft was hovering about a hundred meters above the ground; it was clearly the disc-shaped aircraft that had always been hidden in the high altitude of Kunlun Martial University.

The cabin door opened, and a black-robed figure stood suspended in the air; it was none other than Fang Hai.

The next second.

Hum~ An invisible force wrapped around Li Yuan, and he flew up rapidly, arriving directly in front of Fang Hai.

"Principal." Li Yuan bowed quite respectfully.

"Enter the aircraft; we still need to go to different places on Blue Star to pick up others," Fang Hai smiled.

"You are personally escorting us, Principal?" Li Yuan asked in surprise.

"Under normal circumstances, only one peak Flying Heaven powerhouse would be sent to escort you," Fang Hai's gaze landed on Li Yuan, a trace of an inexplicable smile on his face: "But the situation this time is special."

Li Yuan instantly understood; it was because of him!

The alliance's high-level officials were afraid of accidents, so they naturally arranged for Fang Hai... If it weren't for the fact that the Seven Stars only allowed Third-Rank lifeforms to traverse the star realms linked to each other, they might have directly arranged for a demigod to escort them.

"Sorry for the trouble, Principal," Li Yuan said.

"Go to the main hall," Fang Hai said.

"Yes."

Whoosh!

Li Yuan stepped onto the cabin ladder and darted into the interior of the aircraft, walking all the way to the main hall, only to find that the interior was quite spacious; the main hall was like a conference room.

At the same time, Li Yuan also saw an acquaintance.

"Senior Brother Jin." Li Yuan revealed a smile.

"Li Yuan, you're here; I arrived just a bit earlier than you," Jin Huguo also smiled: "Come, sit down over here."

Li Yuan sat beside Jin Huguo.

Hum~

The cabin door far away closed, and then the entire aircraft trembled slightly; it had clearly already started.

"How are you prepared?" Jin Huguo smiled: "When we go to the Martial God Hall, every freshman must prepare for the 'Seven Star Battle'; your hopes are still very high."

"Seven Star Battle?" Relevant information instantly surfaced in Li Yuan's mind.

The Martial God Hall had a large number of people, and every year it would screen many powerful geniuses from the seven major planets.

Even if the number screened each year was small, year after year of accumulation meant the number of geniuses in the Martial God Hall would accumulate to a considerable degree... the level of cultivation resources for different geniuses naturally wouldn't be exactly the same.

How to distinguish them? By strength!

The more powerful the strength, the more resources one would naturally receive, and this so-called strength was judged by performance... therefore, when every batch of newcomers arrived at the Martial God Hall for the first time.

They must all participate in the Seven Star Battle.

"Like me, there's no need to compare; I'll definitely be at the bottom," Jin Huguo smiled: "But I heard my teacher mention some of your exploits in the Lieyu Star Realm."

"That was still a few months ago; with your talent, your growth speed is astonishing."

"Your current strength... must be far beyond mine; perhaps you're approaching Boles," Jin Huguo said: "Maybe you can clear the fifth stage."

"Fifth stage?" Li Yuan's eyes narrowed: "Who is Boles?"

"Don't you know?" Jin Huguo was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "This year, our Blue Star selected a total of 12 martial arts geniuses to go to the Martial God Hall."

Li Yuan couldn't help but nod; 12 selected? The number was already very large.

"Seven of them were selected through the virtual battle," Jin Huguo smiled; he had clearly already understood the details.

"Seven?" Li Yuan felt slightly surprised: "Wasn't it six?"

"It's seven."

"You, Nevsky, and Yin Man were the top three in the virtual battle and were directly selected," Jin Huguo smiled: "Alicia, myself, Tantai Feng, and Tian Dazhuang were specially selected; it can be considered the batch with the most people selected from the virtual battle in recent years."

"Tian Dazhuang?" Li Yuan's eyes brightened: "Was he selected too?"

"Yes, it seems it was only confirmed a few days ago," Jin Huguo smiled: "It seems that before the final list was confirmed, his skills crossed into the Fifth-Stage level."

"Tsk tsk."

"Crossing into the Fifth-Stage as a freshman, it seems he might be weaker than Tantai Feng, but just in terms of progress speed, the last year has been even more terrifying than Tantai Feng," Jin Huguo sighed.

Li Yuan was also amazed in his heart; Fifth-Stage skills?

Dazhuang's cultivation speed indeed seemed to hide endless potential... faster and faster, more and more terrifying.

If he weren't going to the Martial God Hall this year, I'm afraid that by next year's virtual battle, Dazhuang would have a chance to challenge for first place.

However, being selected for the Martial God Hall a year early was naturally better.

"For the 'actual combat' in the June Blue Star Competition, only one more person was selected, Harmon from the Flower Flag Nation; he was second in actual combat, you know him."

"Two were selected from the fourth and fifth-year students globally."

Li Yuan couldn't help but nod.

In that case, 10 people were selected from universities to go to the Martial God Hall from Blue Star this year.

"There are 2 others who are martial arts geniuses selected from the global group of martial artists aged 24 to 30," Jin Huguo said quite emotionally: "These few might not have been so dazzling in university, but they had significant transformations after graduating."

"Therefore, they were selected."

Li Yuan nodded in agreement.

Talent and comprehension were never static; it was never the case that if you were number one in all of humanity at 16, you would definitely be number one at 30 or 40... people are constantly changing.

In the last few months, along with his increased authorization, Li Yuan had read many accounts of powerful Flying Heaven martial artists and demigods.

Many of them were not necessarily very dazzling during their Source Martial Artist phase.

Even the current number one powerhouse of the Seven Star Civilization, "Dongfang Ji," was not considered very strong when he was still a Flying Heaven martial artist... but after becoming a demigod, he transformed step by step, eventually becoming an undisputed, invincible demigod existence.

Those who accumulate and wait for the right moment were never a minority.

"Of the 10 selected from universities, besides you, the strongest one should be 'Yin He' from our Xia Nation; he is a fifth-year student at Starry Sky University, but from what I know, his skills should have reached the Fifth-Stage High-Tier," Jin Huguo said: "His physical fitness should be around level 28."

Li Yuan couldn't help but nod.

A fifth-year student? That would be around 23 years old; being able to possess such strength was already very good.

"Among the 12 of us, the strongest in strength is Boles," Jin Huguo said solemnly: "He is already 28 years old; his physical fitness should be that of a top-tier Source Martial Artist, and his skills should have reached the limit of the Fifth-Stage High-Tier; it's just that I don't know if he has created any true-intent killing moves."

"Impressive," Li Yuan praised.

Being able to have such strength at 28 was indeed not bad.

It sounded about the same as Teacher Li Yang, who had been cultivating for decades; even if he were weaker, it wouldn't be by much.

But Teacher Li Yang had been cultivating for a much longer time... selecting Boles for the Martial God Hall was very normal.

"Li Yuan."

"I suspect your strength is probably stronger than Yin He's, but it shouldn't be as good as Boles'," Jin Huguo said solemnly: "However, you should have a chance to clear the fifth stage."

"As for Boles, with his strength, he will definitely be able to clear the fifth stage of the Seven Star Battle," Jin Huguo sighed.

"It's quite difficult to clear the fifth stage," Li Yuan smiled.

The Seven Star Battle had a total of seven major checkpoints; for every stage cleared, the rewards would be much better, and the subsequent training intensity would also be much higher... if one directly cleared all seven stages, they would be qualified to enter the Mount Qixing directly.

The Martial God Hall was the gathering place for geniuses of the Seven Star Civilization.

If one could enter the Mount Qixing, they would be a genius among geniuses.

Not long after, the aircraft hovered, the cabin door opened, and two familiar figures darted in.

Li Yuan and Jin Huguo both stood up to welcome them.

"Li Yuan." A steady voice came directly from the corridor.

Li Yuan recognized it as Tian Dazhuang's voice.

"Haha, Li Yuan, we've finally met in reality. I've also heard about your exploits in the Lieyu Star Realm; it was really too awesome." Tantai Feng's excited voice also rang out, and he darted over, slamming a fist hard onto Li Yuan's shoulder, but then immediately retracted his hand, his voice changing: "Damn! So hard!! You've almost practiced until you're made of iron; will your future wife be able to handle it?"

"Haha."

"Tantai, it's just that you're too weak," everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Jin Huguo was much more unfamiliar with Tantai Feng and Tian Dazhuang, and could even be said not to know them.

However, with Li Yuan's introduction, plus the fact that their personalities were relatively compatible, the few of them gradually became familiar with each other.

Another while passed.

Whoosh!

Another figure flashed by; her appearance was quite outstanding, but she was like an iceberg, giving people a sense of inviolability... it was none other than the second-place finisher of the Blue Star Competition virtual battle, Yin Man.

"Li Yuan, Jin Huguo." Yin Man greeted them, then found a seat and sat down, closing her eyes to rest.

Li Yuan and the others didn't mind; everyone's temperament was different, and some people were just born to be a bit cold to others.

But this didn't mean Yin Man was a bad person.

Li Yuan, Jin Huguo, and the other four had been chatting the whole time.

However, it was mostly Tantai Feng and Tian Dazhuang asking Li Yuan about his affairs in the Lieyu Star Realm.

The great battle in the Lieyu Star Realm was too large in scale, and it had gradually spread throughout the Seven Star Civilization over these few months; plus, the geniuses selected for the Martial God Hall mostly had high authorization... therefore, Tantai Feng and the others knew a thing or two.

Except for the matter of the inheritance, Li Yuan didn't hide much else and told them everything.

"Alicia is actually that powerful? No wonder she was also selected for the Martial God Hall," Tantai Feng sighed: "Dazhuang, if we run into Alicia later, she'll probably be able to hack you to death with one sword."

"That's nonsense, I'm only level 14," Tian Dazhuang glared: "Besides, you're only level 17, you'd still be hacked to death by her with one sword."

Li Yuan and Jin Huguo couldn't help but laugh.

Tian Dazhuang and Tantai Feng were young, and their physical fitness was much worse... although their skills were not bad, in terms of actual combat power, they were far behind.

"Demigod-level genius? Xianxu Civilization?"

"So, the geniuses of these exotic civilizations are this strong." Jin Huguo, Tian Dazhuang, and the others were quite shocked as they listened to Li Yuan's account.

Like Jin Huguo, even though he was already a Source Martial Artist, he hadn't had this kind of experience in the past.

"Li Yuan, I really envy you," Tantai Feng's eyes were very bright: "If my physical fitness had been stronger at the time, I probably could have participated in the battle; clashing with exotic powerhouses, just thinking about it is exciting."

Time flowed by.

The aircraft picked up other martial arts geniuses one after another.

For example, Yin He; he was very low-key, only greeting everyone before sitting down.

And for example, "Boles"; he had short hair and was quite handsome, but his face clearly looked much more mature, and the invisible aura he emitted was much stronger.

"Hello everyone, I am Boles; I believe you have all heard of me. We are all from Blue Star, so when we get to the Martial God Hall, you can come find me if you have any matters," Boles said with a smile, quite confidently, his gaze sweeping over the people in the cabin.

Silence; no one responded.

The atmosphere was awkward to the extreme... in the end, it was Li Yuan who stood up to greet him, and people like Tantai Feng and Jin Huguo also stood up to greet him casually.

Boles could only sit down awkwardly, imitating Yin Man by closing his eyes to rest; although he was already a top-tier Source Martial Artist, he didn't dare to underestimate this group of young people.

At the same time, he also noticed that with Li Yuan as the core, they seemed to be a small group.

"Too confident."

Tantai Feng muttered: "He's almost better at showing off than me."

"Boles's strength is not bad," Jin Huguo said in a low voice: "Among our group, except for Li Yuan and Yin He, everyone else's strength is far inferior to his."

"I don't know if his strength is the strongest, but he's definitely the oldest; if I cultivate for another ten years, I'm afraid I'll already be a Flying Heaven," Tantai Feng muttered.

No one refuted him.

Because Tantai Feng indeed had that kind of talent.

"11 people have arrived," Tantai Feng swept his gaze: "Only Alicia is missing. Li Yuan, you should be quite familiar with Alicia, you both went into the inter-realm together."

"Not very familiar," Li Yuan shook his head: "At that time, it was a life-and-death struggle, so there was no time to care about that, and we didn't communicate much."

"That's true," Tantai Feng nodded.

The aircraft finally arrived at the Ouluoba Continent; finally, when the cabin door opened again, two figures walked in together.

One was Alicia.

The other was Fang Hai, dressed in black with a terrifying aura.

"Hello everyone, I am Alicia," Alicia, with her long golden hair, greeted everyone with a smile.

In an instant.

Tantai Feng, Jin Huguo, Boles, and the others' eyes all brightened; in a purple dress, with golden hair and blue eyes, those eyes were as clear as water, and the whole person seemed like an angel.

Pretty? Alicia wasn't considered a super beauty in that sense, but she had a unique temperament, giving people a sense of holiness and gentleness.

"Really pretty," Tantai Feng muttered: "Why didn't I notice during the virtual battle?"

"Alicia, why does it feel like you've changed so much since we last met?" Harmon's eyes also brightened.

"This." Boles held his breath, and a trace of desire even arose in his heart involuntarily.

He was the oldest and was quite experienced in matters of love.

"It seems Alicia has had some unique encounters," Li Yuan also sighed in amazement in his heart.

When they last met, although her appearance was not bad, the temperament she emitted was far inferior to what it was now.

"Alicia, I have an empty seat here, sit next to me," Boles said loudly, feigning grace: "My name is Boles."

He was already moved.

This group of martial arts geniuses mostly had extremely high horizons; if it were just an ordinary pretty woman, they wouldn't care... but for a martial arts genius with such a unique and extraordinary temperament, the meaning was completely different.

The more powerful one was, the harder it was to find a partner.

Like this group of martial arts geniuses, most would become Flying Heaven martial artists in the future; how difficult would it be to find a suitable other half?

Therefore.

Like Flying Heaven martial artists and demigods, many had blood descendants... but not necessarily a true wife.

Harmon, Jin Huguo, and the others were young, and even if they were moved, they would often hesitate, but Boles, an old hand who had graduated for many years and had struggled through life and death in many star realms, did not hesitate at all.

He knew very well that if he missed this opportunity, he wouldn't find it again.

By the time they reached the Martial God Hall, with the temperament Alicia was showing, there would definitely be many, many competitors... he had to get familiar with her early, and the chances would naturally be a bit higher.

"Thanks."

Alicia smiled, very politely, but under the gaze of everyone, she walked straight to Li Yuan and smiled: "Captain Li Yuan, we meet again; can I sit next to you?"

"What?"

"This?" Tantai Feng, Harmon, Jin Huguo, and the others were all stunned, and Boles, who was sitting far away, was even more dumbfounded.

This! This!

Alicia called Li Yuan "Captain"?

For a moment, Boles felt he was awkward to the extreme... and his heart was even more depressed to the extreme.

No one present was a fool; anyone could see that the relationship between Li Yuan and Alicia was not ordinary.

"There's someone next to me," Li Yuan said subconsciously.

"Haha, I'll move, I'll move, Miss Alicia, please sit," Jin Huguo immediately smiled and moved away, sitting in a seat further away.

"Thank you," Alicia smiled, and without caring whether Li Yuan agreed or not, she sat down directly.

Li Yuan shook his head and smiled helplessly.

With this, the 12 geniuses of Blue Star were all gathered.

The cabin door closed, and the aircraft trembled slightly again; it had already started to rush from Ouluoba to the Lantis Continent.

"Everyone be quiet," a low voice rang out, and an invisible pressure enveloped everyone.

Everyone woke up from the small disturbance Alicia had just caused and looked at the black-clad man in the distance.

"My name is Fang Hai; you may have heard my name," the black-clad man's voice was indifferent.

"Fang Hai!"

"Senior Fang, it's him."

"Fang Hai, the number one genius in Blue Star history."

Except for Li Yuan and Jin Huguo, the expressions of Tantai Feng, Tian Dazhuang, and even Alicia changed slightly.

Fang Hai, they had all heard of him, and it could even be said that his name was like thunder to their ears.

The number one genius in Blue Star history!!

Like Li Yuan, even though his fame was already extremely great... subconsciously, not many people thought he could compare to the Fang Hai of those years.

At 16, with Fifth-Stage skills, Fang Hai's level of monstrous talent was unimaginable.

"This time, I am responsible for sending you to the Martial God Hall," Fang Hai said indifferently: "It is estimated that we will arrive in three hours... before we arrive, I will remind you of a few things."

"You, in your respective schools or countries, are all top-tier geniuses, and are even top-tier geniuses sufficient to leave your names in your respective school and national histories."

"But when you arrive at the Martial God Hall, restrain your pride; except for Li Yuan... the talent of the rest of you is really quite ordinary in the Martial God Hall."

The group didn't make a sound; people like Harmon and Boles couldn't help but look at Li Yuan.

If it were anyone else, they might not be convinced.

But the one saying this was Fang Hai!

"Don't believe it?" Fang Hai's voice was cold: "Blue Star selects about ten geniuses every year; it sounds like they are all top-tier geniuses."

"But what if you look at the entire civilization? About a hundred geniuses are screened into the Martial God Hall every year... and what about after decades of accumulation?" Fang Hai said softly: "In the Martial God Hall, there are now more than a thousand geniuses similar to you."

"Among these people, those who have cultivated for more than five years, the strongest can kill Flying Heaven martial artists while still being Source Martial Artists."

"The weakest have skills that have reached the Fifth-Stage perfection, and they can achieve Flying Heaven at any time."

"For the first five years, there will be novice protection."

"And you, who is certain they can achieve Flying Heaven within five years?" Fang Hai's voice was cold: "Who is certain they can kill exotic Flying Heaven lifeforms across ranks in the future?"

Silence.

Li Yuan muttered in his heart.

Five years? If he were willing, he could probably achieve Flying Heaven martial artist status within half a year.

"The Martial God Hall gathers the top-tier geniuses of all humanity from the last few decades, so I hope you put away your pride," Fang Hai said indifferently: "After entering, you will face the Seven Star Battle; this is an assessment battle, and it is also a pure actual combat assessment; it won't care about your age."

"After all, at the First Rank or Second Rank, a one-year difference in cultivation might make a big difference."

"But compared to the long lifespan of Flying Heaven martial artists and demigods, let alone one year, even cultivating for ten more years in the end doesn't have much significance."

"Tian Dazhuang, Tantai Feng, your strength is too weak; you don't need to participate in the battle."

"The rest of you," Fang Hai's gaze swept over: "After arriving at Martial Shenshan, you will be given one month to familiarize yourselves with the environment and improve your strength... all of you, work hard."

"Do you all understand?" Fang Hai's voice turned cold.

"Understood." Everyone felt a jolt in their hearts.

Fang Hai entered another cabin, leaving Tantai Feng, Harmon, and the others looking at each other.

Before getting on the aircraft, everyone was full of anticipation for the Martial God Hall.

But Fang Hai's words were like a basin of cold water poured on their heads, making them calm down quickly.

Yes, those who could enter the Martial God Hall, which one of them hadn't been the pride of their respective university or country?

"I like it," Tantai Feng's eyes shone, and he said in a low voice: "Li Yuan, I was still a bit regretful that I couldn't participate in another Blue Star Competition, but now I'm not regretful."

"What's wrong?" Li Yuan was stunned.

"If he participated in another one, he could win the virtual battle championship, become famous globally, and show off in a big way," Tian Dazhuang, who was sitting next to him, added: "So he was still hesitating about whether to go to the Martial God Hall before."

Li Yuan was speechless.

Tantai Feng's thinking was indeed different from ordinary people.

"Now I'm not worried," light flashed in Tantai Feng's eyes: "Showing off in front of ordinary people... how can that be as satisfying as showing off among a group of super geniuses."

"I must work hard to become the top ten, or even number one, in the Martial God Hall."

The group of people suddenly all laughed.

Time flowed by.

Li Yuan had been chatting with the people next to him, and Alicia asked Li Yuan questions from time to time.

"Captain, you ran really fast in the inter-realm back then and didn't even say goodbye to us," Alicia shook her head: "Si Feng and the others haven't thanked you yet."

"Didn't we agree beforehand to meet again at the Martial God Hall?" Li Yuan smiled.

"Li Yuan, you just said you weren't familiar with Alicia," Tantai Feng, who was on the side, suddenly said with schadenfreude.

Li Yuan just wanted to speak.

"The Captain is indeed not familiar with us; his strength is too strong, and we were actually just burdens," Alicia smiled: "But the Captain saved my life once and also gave me great help in my cultivation, so I naturally cannot forget."

"Wow."

"So it was a life-saving favor."

"Then you really must repay him well," Tantai Feng, Jin Huguo, and the others were all teasing them from the side.

Perhaps they had also been moved by Alicia just now.

Everyone has a heart that loves beauty.

But now, seeing that Alicia seemed to have eyes only for Li Yuan, they extinguished their thoughts and instead teased the two of them.

"As Captain, I naturally should take on the responsibility," Li Yuan shook his head.

Alicia had light in her eyes, smiling without saying a word.

Her feelings for Li Yuan were indeed not ordinary... whether it was that time Li Yuan saved her like a god descending from heaven... or later, when she had a transformation with the help of the stone room cultivation, all made her feelings for Li Yuan very unusual.

Alicia's personality was just like this; if she liked someone, she would strive to compete for them.

The scene of Alicia looking at Li Yuan without blinking.

Made Boles in the distance feel envious and jealous, but he didn't show anything.

He knew that if he went up to perform or provoke now, it would be like being a clown.

"Just wait."

"No matter how high this Li Yuan's talent is, can his strength be stronger than mine? I've cultivated for nearly ten more years," Boles thought to himself: "During the Seven Star Battle, I'll strive to take first place, let her know my strength, and then look for opportunities to contact Alicia."

"Perhaps, there is still a chance."

Several hours later, rumble~ the aircraft suddenly trembled violently, making Li Yuan and the others' expressions change.

What's the situation?

"We have already entered the Tier-Three Star Realm where Martial Shenshan is located, no need to worry," Fang Hai's voice rang in everyone's mind: "The aircraft will land immediately."

(End of chapter)