Chapter 265: Master Duanmu! Martial God Inheritance (Bonus Chapter 4)

Boom—! Accompanied by the slight vibration of the aircraft, the cabin door opened immediately.

"We've arrived. Come down," Fang Hai's voice echoed in the minds of Li Yuan, Alicia, and the others.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

The twelve geniuses, vaguely led by Li Yuan, poured out like a school of fish, leaping down to the ground.

"So huge!"

"The legendary Mount Qixing is truly a floating sacred mountain."

"And the Martial God Hall, one of the supreme sacred halls of our Seven Star Civilization." Everyone couldn't help but exclaim in wonder.

Before coming, most of them had searched for information related to the Martial God Hall and Mount Qixing, but limited by their clearance levels, they could only find simple descriptions.

They couldn't even find images on the virtual network; the security level was extremely high.

It was very mysterious.

Now, they had finally seen the real Martial God Hall.

"This?" Li Yuan was also quite shocked as he gazed at everything in his field of vision.

In the sky hung a fiery red sun, its light shining upon the earth, yet when it fell upon them, it felt warm.

It was very comfortable.

The place they were in was a vast, incredibly spacious flatland with many large aircraft coming and going... allowing them to clearly see a continuous, undulating mountain range floating in the sky over a thousand meters away.

A mountain range with seven distinct peaks hung there between heaven and earth, its surface covered in a hazy radiance, emitting an endless might that made it unique in the world.

Li Yuan and the others could see with their naked eyes that the mountain range seemed shrouded in clouds and mist, with many palaces and floating aircraft vaguely visible.

"Mount Qixing," Li Yuan held his breath.

"Correct!"

"Li Yuan, my father mentioned to me that Mount Qixing is the residence of the top geniuses of our Seven Star Civilization and is protected by the highest level of security," Tantai Feng's eyes shone. "Only those who can reside in Mount Qixing can be called the top geniuses of the civilization."

Tian Dazhuang, Jin Huguo, and even Hamon and Yin Man listened intently.

Among this group, in terms of background and vision, no one could compare to Tantai Feng except for Li Yuan.

After all, he came from a demigod family.

"Reside in Mount Qixing?" Li Yuan narrowed his eyes.

As far as he knew, people like Wuma Nong and Yu Jinghe were all members of Mount Qixing.

"Martial God Hall," Tantai Feng pointed into the distance again. Below Mount Qixing, standing on the vast earth, was that towering, ancient, and massive palace hundreds of meters tall, emitting an ancient aura.

Even from over ten kilometers away, the powerful aura contained within the ancient palace still made Li Yuan, Tantai Feng, and the others feel solemn.

Only by seeing it with their own eyes.

Could they truly feel the vastness and mystery of Mount Qixing and the Martial God Hall... like that massive floating mountain range, it had already surpassed Li Yuan and the others' understanding of 'technology.'

Subconsciously, they felt that such a sight was likely not something that could be achieved by technological means.

"Tsk tsk, legend has it that the Martial God Hall contains a great secret," Tantai Feng said quite solemnly to the group. "The so-called first-class, second-class, and third-class inheritance quotas of the Martial God Hall—the difference lies in this Martial God Hall."

"Alright."

Li Yuan patted his shoulder, pointed into the distance, and smiled, "Time to assemble."

"Cough, cough, Li Yuan, it was finally my chance to show off, can't you let me finish?" A trace of resentment flashed in Tantai Feng's eyes. "After all, when the Seven Star Battle comes in half a month, I won't even have the qualifications to participate and will only be able to watch you show off."

"You're still young. By next year or the year after, when your physical fitness improves, you can just participate again," Li Yuan smiled.

Li Yuan knew very well.

For the entire Seven Star Civilization, raising a person's physical fitness to level 29 was not difficult; it was just a matter of time... what was difficult was the skill level and the Star Veins.

Therefore, even though Tian Dazhuang's physical fitness was only level 14.

But because he achieved a fifth-stage skill level in his freshman year, plus his astonishing progress in skills over the past year, he was still specially recruited.

In at most four years, in the Martial God Star Realm, Tian Dazhuang's physical fitness would soar to the level of a top-tier Source Martial Artist.

This was a point mentioned in many documents.

"Let's go," Li Yuan smiled, and the group followed him toward the assembly point under the huge sign in the distance.

Dozens of people had already gathered there, their appearances slightly different, clearly coming from different planets of the Seven Star Civilization.

"Doesn't seem to be a single alien," Li Yuan's spiritual sense swept over.

There was no prompt saying 'Kill to obtain spirituality.'

Wherever he went, using his spiritual sense to probe any stranger had already become a habit for Li Yuan.

"However, most of them are Source Martial Artists, and there are even a few top-tier Source Martial Artists. I just don't know how their skill levels are," Li Yuan thought to himself.

The nearly one hundred geniuses gathered from various planets were clearly of different ages, and their true strength naturally differed.

However, in the eyes of the Alliance's high echelon, there was no difference for anyone under 30; they all belonged to the 'young generation.'

"More people are here."

"12 of them, so many."

"Fewer than those from Flying Star and Sky Sea Star; they must be from Blue Star."

"Definitely from Blue Star. Don't you see the one leading them? It's Li Yuan. He's actually quite handsome, handsomer than in the video footage."

"Li Yuan?"

"He's Li Yuan? Doesn't look like much. Before I came, my teacher kept saying that he would most likely become the number one person of this generation in the Martial God Hall." The geniuses from Firefly Star, Flying Star, Sky Sea Star, and other planets who had already arrived watched Li Yuan and his team approach, discussing among themselves.

Clearly, Li Yuan had the greatest fame.

"Tsk tsk, Li Yuan, you're really famous," Tantai Feng said in a low voice, his eyes full of envy. "You've stolen all the limelight."

"Tantai, if you could pass the seventh stage of the Seven Star Battle, you'd be famous too," Tian Dazhuang teased.

"Get lost, you're mocking me for not being qualified to participate, right?" Tantai Feng glared.

The two of them were good friends and were used to teasing each other.

"Li Yuan's fame is indeed much greater than ours," Jin Huguo smiled.

"It's normal for it to be greater; he's not on the same level as us to begin with," Nevsky said. This burly youth from the Ross Nation was very indifferent.

If there was anyone truly unhappy in this group, it was Bores. He had originally thought he would be the strongest in the team, and even if he wasn't sought after, he should at least be valued... but it turned out that no one cared about him at all.

Everyone's gaze was focused on Li Yuan.

Alicia's gaze toward Li Yuan was even less concealed.

"Just wait."

"In the end, you have to speak with strength," Bores thought to himself. "With my strength, I have every hope of passing the Sixth Mountain... my long cultivation time is my advantage."

"Next, I'll cultivate in the Martial God Hall for another twenty years to solidify my foundation."

"In the future, I have every hope of becoming a peak Flying Heaven powerhouse."

Being specially selected to enter at 28, Bores's strength and talent were still quite extraordinary.

"Everyone."

Several Source Martial Artists responsible for receiving them were quite polite. "Please wait patiently here. Once the geniuses from the seven major planets have gathered, the Master of Mount Qixing will come."

The Blue Star group stood there waiting patiently.

"Captain!"

"Captain Li Yuan, Alicia." Suddenly, three people emerged from the crowd, greeting Li Yuan quite excitedly.

"Si Feng, Cross, Xiong Ze." Li Yuan couldn't help but smile; they were indeed the comrades from the Realm within a Realm.

After not seeing them for several months, their life layers had all improved to a certain extent.

"Captain, we've finally seen you again." Si Feng, Cross, and Xiong Ze were all very excited.

In people's subconscious, in a strange environment, they would habitually group together by region.

But it was very clear.

In the eyes of Si Feng and the others, compared to other martial arts geniuses on the same planet, Li Yuan was more worthy of their trust and respect.

This scene also made the nearly one hundred geniuses from various planets mutter to themselves.

As the top geniuses of their respective planets, most were proud.

Being able to make a group of geniuses identify themselves as "subordinates" in such a public environment was extremely rare, and it was enough to prove Li Yuan's terrifying nature.

In a very short time, the geniuses from the Seven Stars had all thoroughly remembered Li Yuan.

……

Seven Stars Mountain, surrounded by clouds and mist.

After Fang Hai brought Li Yuan and the others here, a thought twisted the surrounding light, and he arrived at Seven Stars Mountain silently... His gaze was leisurely, and he was very familiar with everything around him.

Decades ago, he had also cultivated here for many years.

There were many palaces on Seven Stars Mountain, and many of them had saucer-shaped aircraft parked in front of them... These palaces were the residences of the Seven Stars Mountain members.

Only the palace at the very top could not be approached by Seven Stars Mountain members... That was the residence of the Mountain Master.

Whoosh!

Fang Hai arrived leisurely in front of this huge palace, where six figures had already gathered in the small square.

"Star Master Fang Hai."

"Coming from Blue Star, Star Master Fang is actually the one escorting them this time." These six figures all had powerful and vigorous auras; they were all peak Heaven-Flying martial artists who shook their respective regions.

Standing there casually, they had already merged themselves into the heavens and earth, clearly showing that their skill comprehension was extremely high.

But facing Fang Hai, they were all quite respectful.

"Where is Duanmu?" Fang Hai asked directly.

"Mountain Master Duanmu hasn't come out yet," a Heaven-Flying martial artist in white said quite respectfully. "We are still waiting for him."

"What kind of airs is he putting on?" Fang Hai shook his head and said in a low voice, "Duanmu!"

"Duanmu! Duanmu! Duanmu!" This voice contained an incredibly astonishing penetrating power, echoing directly in the void for hundreds of meters around, and also faintly penetrating into the distant palace.

But it did not spread any further.

This terrifying control made the six peak Heaven-Flying powerhouses nearby secretly shocked.

He was truly worthy of being a super existence ranked in the top three among the many Heaven-Flying Star Masters.

Just a few seconds later.

"Boom~" The sealed palace gate opened with a roar, and a white-clothed figure flashed by. He looked about thirty years old, and his white robes were quite free and easy.

He had already arrived in front of Fang Hai. The white-clothed youth's voice carried a hint of helplessness: "Old Fang, can you be a bit quieter? You've disturbed my sleep."

"You're quite a leisurely Mountain Master, making us all accompany you in sleep?" Fang Hai said with a half-smile.

The two chatted very easily, but the expressions of the six Heaven-Flying martial artists nearby became increasingly respectful.

Clearly, the white-clothed youth and Fang Hai were existences of the same status level.

"Alright."

"Thank you all for your hard work. I have already confirmed receipt on the virtual network. Please return." The white-clothed youth's voice was serious as his gaze swept over the six people.

"Thank you, Star Master Duanmu." The six Heaven-Flying martial artists turned into streams of light and quickly retreated.

In a short time.

Only Fang Hai and the white-clothed youth remained.

"Old Fang, why did you come personally for this escort mission? Are you that free?" The white-clothed youth smiled again.

"I came under the orders of my Master," Fang Hai said with a smile.

"The Alliance Leader?" The white-clothed youth was surprised, vaguely realizing: "Li Yuan?"

He, Duanmu Hong.

As one of the few Heaven-Flying Star Masters in the Alliance, and also serving as the Seven Stars Mountain Master responsible for leading the cultivation of geniuses in the Martial God Hall... he naturally understood the information of all newly arrived geniuses.

And among the hundreds of geniuses who arrived this year, the most dazzling and special one was Li Yuan.

"Yes," Fang Hai nodded slightly. "Some things are classified, so I can't tell you... You just need to know that he is very important, and you must protect him well."

"Classified?" Duanmu Hong was shocked inside.

With his high status in the Alliance, he was nearly a Demigod, and the kind that was extremely trusted... for it to still be classified, one could imagine how important it was.

He realized that this Li Yuan was probably very special and had a big secret.

"God-child level genius?" Duanmu Hong couldn't help but ask.

Among many civilizations, all God-child level geniuses were destined to become Demigods.

The Seven Stars civilization had very few God-child level geniuses born.

"No need to ask more, and don't go exploring his secrets. This is the Master's order; you will naturally know in the future," Fang Hai smiled. "I'm just reminding you to protect him well."

"Some things will naturally be handled by someone," Fang Hai said. "However, don't take care of Li Yuan too deliberately; it's detrimental to his growth."

"Understood." Duanmu Hong was solemn, having understood Fang Hai's meaning.

"Alright, I'll go first. Let's talk again when I come to Blue Star next time," Fang Hai said, drifting away.

Fang Hai was very relaxed now.

Because this hottest potato had finally been thrown out, and he no longer had to bear the responsibility.

……

"Big trouble, even the Alliance Leader is so solemn," Duanmu Hong muttered to himself. "However, the Martial God Star Realm is just a super-small Tier-Three Star Realm... Demigods can't break in, and the probability of alien assassination is extremely small."

The entire Martial God Hall and Seven Stars Mountain were built in a completely enclosed small Tier-Three Star Realm.

This ensured that alien Demigods could not assassinate them.

The only main entrance was guarded by a Demigod, and there were many defensive measures within the Star Realm that would make even a Demigod's scalp tingle.

At the same time, there were 36th-level Heaven-Flying martial artists guarding the Star Realm, which could be described as impregnable.

Everything was to protect the young generation of the entire civilization so they could grow up safely.

"As long as I can safely protect him as he grows up, it will be a merit," Duanmu Hong smiled. "If he really grows into a Demigod in the future, when he sees me, he will have to count me as half a master."

As the Seven Stars Mountain Master, as long as one could serve for decades, the future potential connections would be terrifying.

……

Li Yuan, Si Feng, Alicia, and more than a hundred other geniuses from various planets waited patiently.

Occasionally.

They could see aircraft flying up from the super-large villas on the ground, shuttling through the clouds... Those aircraft carried members of the Martial God Hall.

Suddenly.

Hum~ A terrifying aura swept past, suddenly enveloping them from the clouds. Even Li Yuan couldn't help but tremble in his heart, let alone the others.

Like the weakest ones, Tian Dazhuang and Tantai Feng, their faces turned pale in an instant.

At this time, everyone saw clearly that a white-clothed youth had appeared in mid-air directly in front of them.

He stepped on the void with both feet, his gaze sharp, and that invisible aura suppressed everyone.

A Heaven-Flying martial artist!

And definitely a Heaven-Flying martial artist with terrifying strength.

"Mountain Master." More than ten Source martial artist staff members all bowed respectfully.

Mountain Master?

Li Yuan, Alicia, and the others instantly understood the other party's identity—the manager of the entire Martial God Star Realm.

And their immediate superior for the upcoming period of cultivation.

"First of all, welcome to Martial Shenshan. I am the current Seven Stars Mountain Master, Duanmu Hong." Duanmu Hong's voice was ethereal but clearly entered everyone's ears: "You may call me Mountain Master or Mountain Master Duanmu."

"For the next ten, twenty, or even more years, you will all be members of the Martial God Hall."

"So, listen clearly to what I have to say next." Duanmu Hong looked down at everyone.

Silence.

"First, the Martial God Hall's training is divided into two parts: Martial God Inheritance and point rewards." Duanmu Hong said: "The Martial God Inheritance is confirmed by your inheritance level. In this batch, only Li Yuan, Chu Chen, and Bateman are currently Second-Rank inheritors."

"The rest are only Third-Rank inheritors."

Swish! Swish! Swish! The others couldn't help but look at the three of them, and most looked at Li Yuan.

Like Chu Chen and Bateman, many didn't know who they were, but everyone knew Li Yuan.

"Seven Stars Mountain members might also be Third-Rank inheritors."

"But the weakest might also be Second-Rank inheritors."

"For the specific differences, wait until you enter the 'Seven Stars Mountain Space' on the virtual network to read for yourselves," Duanmu Hong said lightly. "As for the point rewards, which are Seven Stars points, they are determined by your true strength."

"All Martial God Hall members are divided into three levels based on strength: Seven Stars Mountain members, Elite members, and Ordinary members."

"Those who pass the seven major checkpoints are Seven Stars Mountain members, and they will receive 400 Seven Stars points as a reward every year."

"Those who pass the five major checkpoints are Elite members, and they will receive 200 Seven Stars points as a reward every year."

"The rest are Ordinary members, with 100 Seven Stars points as a reward every year."

"Of course, these are all basic rewards. The Alliance will also issue many war missions. If you participate in the war and make contributions, you can also get point rewards," Duanmu Hong said softly. "For example, Li Yuan, Alicia, Si Feng, and others among you recently made great contributions in the Lieyu Star Realm and all received quite a few Seven Stars points."

Everyone looked at Li Yuan, Alicia, and the others again.

"The specific cultivation guidance on Seven Stars Mountain will be introduced in detail on the virtual network."

"In half a month, you will face your first Seven Stars Battle, which will also determine how many Seven Stars points you will be rewarded with next year," Duanmu Hong said lightly. "Prepare carefully."

"Finally."

"I hope you understand that the Heaven-Flying martial artists in our civilization have to risk their lives to get a few Seven Stars points, but for you, they are gifted in large quantities. This is because the entire civilization has high hopes for you," Duanmu Hong said softly. "With your talent, becoming a Heaven-Flying martial artist is not difficult... but the expectation of the entire civilization for you is to become a peak Heaven-Flying powerhouse, or even a Demigod."

"Or even... a God."

"Alien civilizations are watching, and the war of the entire civilization has never stopped. Only by giving birth to Gods can our Seven Stars civilization be completely stable."

……

After a brief lecture, Duanmu Hong left.

Immediately, more than ten Source martial artist supervisors led the many First-Rank martial artists to the villas and mansions that had been prepared for Li Yuan and the others.

There were thousands of Martial God Hall members, but only a few could move into Seven Stars Mountain.

Elite members and Ordinary members all lived in villas and mansions on the ground.

And all the villas and mansions were built around the towering Martial God Hall. If viewed from high altitude, the dense buildings and streets looked like a huge Bagua diagram.

"Everyone, since you've just arrived at the Martial God Hall, get familiar with it first," Li Yuan smiled. "When everyone is settled, we'll gather again when we have time."

"Alright."

"The Seven Stars Battle is in half a month. Even if you can't pass the five checkpoints, at least pass one, don't be too embarrassed," Jin Huguo, Si Feng, and the others laughed.

Everyone dispersed.

……

"Look, the entire villa mansion, the ground is a villa, it's not too big, just for daily rest," the accompanying Source martial artist introduced to Li Yuan personally. "But outside the villa on the ground, there is a martial arts arena with a radius of 500 meters."

"Under the villa, there is a super-large martial arts room that is 600 meters long and wide, and over 50 meters high," the Source martial artist introduced.

"Such a large underground martial arts room?" Li Yuan was a little surprised.

It was too big.

"It's not big," the Source martial arts supervisor smiled. "These were specially built by Heaven-Flying martial artists. After all, for Source martial artist geniuses like you, once you study some true meaning moves or spar with some powerhouses, the power is terrifying."

"If the martial arts room isn't big enough or strong enough, it will be quickly destroyed."

Li Yuan couldn't help but nod.

It was indeed like that. At Kunlun Martial Arts University, when he and Teacher Li Yang sparred in the martial arts room, he didn't dare to unleash Star Techniques and Source Power... Once unleashed, he was afraid the martial arts room would collapse.

"In addition, your food, clothing, housing, and transportation will all be assisted by super-high-level intelligent robots," the Source martial artist smiled. "Under normal circumstances, we auxiliary martial artists will not enter your mansion."

"Oh?" Li Yuan was stunned. "Why?"

"To prevent assassination."

"You never know who might be secretly bewitched," this Source martial artist smiled. "Therefore, many tasks are taken over by robots. You should also be careful when inviting companions to gather in the mansion in the future... Your entire villa mansion has a super-high-level defense system. If it detects an external enemy invasion, the intelligent system will instantly activate the defense system, making it impossible for ordinary Heaven-Flying martial artists to break through in a short time."

Li Yuan couldn't help but nod.

The entire Seven Stars civilization had indeed racked its brains to protect this group of elite geniuses.

……

After understanding the many situations of the Martial God Hall, Li Yuan entered his villa mansion.

He scanned the villa number—2044001.

"Year 2044, Serial Number 1?" Li Yuan smiled and quickly bound his biological indicators and spiritual imprint to the villa's intelligent defense system.

"Xiaoyu."

"Activate closed-door cultivation mode," Li Yuan said loudly, walking directly into the villa.

"Yes, Master."

In the huge and spacious lounge.

"Martial God Inheritance." Li Yuan's eyes had a hint of expectation: "Whether I become a Seven Stars Mountain member or not doesn't make much difference to me. I'm not short of Seven Stars points in the short term."

"However, what exactly is this Martial God Inheritance?"

"Could it really be a God's inheritance?" Li Yuan logged into the virtual network and entered the Martial God Hall space.

He began to flip through the "Martial God Hall Member Handbook."

(End of chapter)