Chapter 45: This world has never been peaceful

Li Yuan refused Hall Master Zuo's kindness, and after chatting for a few more sentences, he rushed to school alone.

However.

Perhaps to protect Li Yuan, Hall Master Zuo ordered two spider combat robots to follow Li Yuan along the way until he was about to enter the school, before they left.

As for inside the school? Nowadays, in big cities, places like schools, research institutes, government buildings, and super-large shopping malls all have combat robots stationed.

There are also a large number of combat robots patrolling along the streets and residential areas.

Precisely because of this, small-scale Star Realm creature attacks, once discovered, are quickly wiped out. Although it is difficult to avoid a small number of casualties, it is difficult to stir up big waves.

This is also the urban defense system that has gradually formed over the past hundred years, accompanied by the progress of human civilization's technology and the accumulation of experience.

Entering the school, it was almost seven o'clock.

Li Yuan headed straight for the cafeteria.

Outside, the wind was blowing, but it didn't delay the aunties from cooking on time.

"Brother Yuan, over here." Zhou Qi greeted Li Yuan.

Li Yuan bought soy milk and two bowls of hot dry noodles and sat down with his classmates.

"Li Yuan, I've noticed you've been coming very late recently." Li Tianyou said while eating big mouthfuls.

"Isn't there a Star Realm creature attack warning? I waited for the warning to be lifted before coming out." Li Yuan smiled: "Aren't you?"

"I also waited for the warning to be lifted."

"My dad sent me to school, afraid of encountering danger." Several people nearby said: "I heard that many people died on Lakeside Road last night."

"Sigh!"

"I hope there weren't any from our school."

Regarding a Star Realm creature attack that killed or injured dozens of people, although it happened in Guanshan District, Li Yuan's classmates were somewhat accustomed to it after sighing.

It was just too frequent.

"Li Yuan." Li Tianyou said seriously: "Not just today, in the last two months, you've often come later than me in the morning."

"Are you being a bit lazy?"

"Can't roll anymore." Li Yuan said jokingly: "You are the number one roll king in the class."

Since signing with the Starfire Martial Hall and learning two second-stage secret manuals, Li Yuan often practiced spear technique and movement technique in the virtual network late at night.

Therefore, he didn't arrive at school before five o'clock every day, and occasionally even arrived after six o'clock.

"Tianyou, who do you think is like you? Getting up earlier than a chicken, sleeping later than a donkey." Zhou Qi teased: "Look at you, you're thinner than when school started, take it easy."

"Yeah, Tianyou, you're pushing too hard, remember to eat more blood-qi potions." Yan Zhou also said: "Martial arts cultivation, this can't be saved."

"Hmm, I know." Li Tianyou lowered his head to eat, muttering in response.

Li Yuan glanced at Li Tianyou inadvertently.

He could see the other party's physical fitness level at a glance... Li Tianyou's cultivation was indeed crazy, but his physical fitness progress was not very significant.

Obviously, nutrition hadn't kept up.

Li Yuan would occasionally remind him from the side, but Li Tianyou only remembered it in his mouth... After many times, Li Yuan chose to shut up.

Everyone has their own destiny, and can only be responsible for themselves.

"Brother Yuan, the January adjustment exam is coming up, and there will be a spiritual test again." Zhou Qi put down his bowl and chopsticks: "What do you think?"

"Spiritual test?" Li Yuan was stunned, then shook his head: "I don't know."

Other classmates were already discussing it.

The spiritual test adds 10% to the total martial arts score, which is enough to change one's destiny against the heavens, enough to let students who originally had no hope for martial arts universities touch the door of martial arts universities...

In this era, unless cultural grades can impact C9, otherwise, most students know that martial arts has a better future than the cultural path.

It's just that martial arts universities are extremely difficult to get into.

"【You killed a ranked creature, obtained spiritual nourishment, spiritual awakening degree reached 0.6%】" Li Yuan finished his breakfast quickly, looking at a prompt that had recently appeared on the Divine Palace panel, lost in thought alone.

This prompt.

It was obtained after he killed the Fish Spirit Clan member, and even the Divine Palace panel had changed.

——

【Life level: 7.8 (not ranked)】

Physical fitness index: 81 (comprehensive measurement of explosive power, endurance, speed, physique, mental power, etc.)

Fist power: 732 kg

Speed: 17.4 m/s

Mental power: 14.2

Spiritual awakening degree: 0.6% (current upper limit 20%)

Body cultivation method: "Rock Cultivation Method"

Mind cultivation method: "Observing the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra"

Technique realm: Spear technique (third stage 88%), movement technique (third stage 65%), fist technique (third stage 99%)

【Note: When spiritual awakening degree reaches 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, 125%, you will gradually receive spiritual guidance.】

——

"Spiritual awakening degree, what is that?" Li Yuan thought to himself: "Is it the compatibility with high-level cultivation methods?"

The Divine Palace panel did not give an explanation for this.

Or rather, since he could perceive the Divine Palace of the mind, Li Yuan had never received much explanation.

Most of it relied on his own understanding.

"According to the last sentence on the Divine Palace panel, if my spiritual awakening degree reaches 25%, I can get spiritual guidance?" Li Yuan frowned: "But the upper limit I can reach now is only 20%."

What is spiritual guidance? Li Yuan is not clear.

But Li Yuan had a guess in his heart that the high-level spirituality shown on the Divine Palace panel and the martial arts spirituality valued by human civilization seemed not to be the same concept.

"If I want to improve the degree of spiritual awakening." Li Yuan thought thoughtfully: "Must I kill ranked Star Realm creatures? Obtain spiritual nourishment?"

"Is nourishment nourishing my own spirituality?"

There was only one example for the time being, and Li Yuan could not verify the guess.

However.

With a spiritual awakening degree of 0.6%, Li Yuan felt that he didn't seem to have any changes.

"Most likely, it will only have obvious changes when the awakening degree is raised to 25%, maybe there will be great benefits similar to "Observing the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra"." Li Yuan also had a trace of expectation in his heart: "But how to raise the spiritual awakening upper limit from 20% to 25%?"

"Physical fitness? Or mental power?"

"Or is it a breakthrough in martial arts technique?"

Li Yuan knew nothing.

……

Regarding the changes in the Divine Palace panel.

After Li Yuan pondered without results, he ignored it decisively.

Up to now, the Divine Palace panel only recorded martial arts cultivation and had never directly improved himself... Strength still had to rely on Li Yuan's step-by-step cultivation.

"Regardless of what spiritual awakening is."

"For now, cultivate step by step, and when the strength is stronger, perhaps I will understand." Li Yuan thought to himself.

Kill Star Realm creatures to do experiments? Li Yuan dismissed this idea immediately.

This time killing the Fish Spirit Clan member was partly because Li Yuan's strength was strong enough, and partly because of luck, the other party was injured.

If he encountered that kind of uninjured ranked Star Realm creature, even if it was only level 11 or 12, with absolute superiority in physical fitness, Li Yuan would almost certainly not win.

Moreover.

Even if Li Yuan wanted to kill, where would he kill?

"Don't rush, wait until the upper limit is raised to 25%, then think of a way." Li Yuan was very calm.

……

"Tell everyone a piece of bad news."

"During last night's Star Realm creature attack, one student from Class 16 of the second year and one student from Class 8 of the third year were confirmed to have died." Cultural class teacher Chen stood on the podium and announced this with a heavy voice.

Silence.

Even the few students who were whispering stopped.

This is not the first time, and the deceased were not classmates in the same class... but belonging to the same school was enough to move all students.

"Star Realm creature." Li Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he subconsciously clenched his fists.

From childhood to adulthood, almost everyone has friends and classmates around them who have passed away because of this.

"The school will launch a donation activity, and the supervision account has been announced on the campus network." Chen Laoshi continued: "The amount will not be counted, the list of donors will not be announced, and it will not go through a third party. After the deadline, it will be directly transferred to the families of the two students."

"Everyone, look at your own situation, it's not forced."

"Okay, continue the lecture."

"Everyone look at the second-to-last big question. This question is a popular question type this year, and it will definitely be on the college entrance exam. I have explained it many times, and many students are still wrong. I will explain it for the last time today, fifteen points, given to you, listen carefully..."

……

"This Star Realm creature attack."

"Two students died." In the martial arts classroom, teacher Xu Bo was like an iron tower, his voice like a bell: "I hope you understand."

"This world has never been peaceful."

"I don't expect you all to get into martial arts universities, nor do I force you to join the army and go to the front line in the future, but I hope you don't slack off in martial arts."

"Be a little stronger."

"In the future, if you encounter similar dangers, the hope of surviving will be a little greater."

……

This Star Realm creature attack in Jiangcheng City had a final count of eighty-six deaths.

However, it did not stir up much trouble, and it didn't even hang on the hot search list of the Xia Nation's virtual network for a full day.

Because.

In the Luo Bu Sea, an unprecedented battle broke out again, with Star Realm creatures attacking like a tide. In just one day, the death toll announced by the military exceeded three thousand...

……

January 3, 2043, Jiangcheng City, the third-year January adjustment exam was held as scheduled.

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