Chapter 330: Competing for the Championship

Ma Long ultimately did not ask Li Hao. Although his soul of gossip was already soaring to the nine heavens, he forcibly held it back. He was a bit afraid that after knowing the truth, he wouldn't know whether to feel pity... or wish for Earth to be destroyed.

The next day was the highlight of the Starship S Tournament: live combat. It was also the most watchable part of the Starship Department. Coupled with the outstanding performance of Arths, the viewership ratings broke the historical record for the Starship S Tournament. Everyone wanted to see if the goddess would capture the championship as she had boastfully claimed before the tournament. Currently, the team was ranked second, and there was a very good chance.

The morning was, as usual, individual live combat tests for everyone, while the afternoon was the fleet live combat test.

The morning's competition began, and all of Arths' supporters were on high alert. Today's individual events included flying shuttle piloting, laser cannon shooting, drone operation, space fighter piloting, and more than ten other categories. Representative contestants from sixteen top academies took the field simultaneously; each event would determine a score, and the total scores would be added up.

Even the defending champion and supreme king, Galaxy, did not have as much appeal as another team at this moment. After Arths' miraculous performance on the first day, they could still only rank second. What would happen today?

How would the tactics be arranged, and who would go first in the first battle?

The starting contestant for Tianxing Martial Arts was Arths. She was participating in the meteorite traversal piloting of the space flying shuttle. The pilot had to pass through a high-speed space meteorite field and reach the target location at the fastest speed to carry out a rescue.

The combat damage rate for this event was very high, and it possessed a high degree of uncertainty; anything could happen in the meteorite field. Everyone had not expected Tianxing Martial Arts to be so desperate; if Arths had strong ability, she should have been placed in a more stable event.

The big screen showed Arths with a calm and determined gaze. Sixteen flying shuttle contestants entered the competition. The flying shuttles wove through the meteorite field; while dodging, they also had to watch the time. Only by reaching the destination at the fastest speed without damage could one get a high score.

Among the sixteen flying shuttles, Arths was currently only ranked third. At this moment, no one was questioning her strength anymore; they just didn't know if she could create a miracle. Even those who had questioned her initially were secretly longing for a miracle in their hearts.

The Galaxy contestant was terrifying, having ranked first in the flying shuttle championship for years. This year, they had taken the championship in all 8 selection trials. It was not without reason that Galaxy S Interstellar Academy was also known as Galaxy Empire Academy; this academy was so strong that it had no blind spots.

Galaxy was first, Eternal was second, and third was Tianxing, forming the first tier. The other teams were all behind. This kind of meteorite field was extremely dangerous; if the speed was too fast, it was too easy to graze or collide and be destroyed, especially since the flight inertia under space conditions increased the difficulty of control. However, the top three showed no signs of slowing down at all.

Just at this moment, the meteorite field ahead suddenly exploded. Countless fragments burst into the sky, rushing straight toward the three flying shuttles in the front. The three shuttles reacted almost simultaneously. The Galaxy contestant performed an upward pull-up, rushing into the sky like a rocket, drawing a spiral parabola, and continuing forward while dodging. The second-place Eternal contestant moved sideways to dodge, but under such circumstances, they had already fallen behind... Tianxing Martial Arts...

"Contestant Arths actually charged straight in???"

The commentators were stunned. Was she crazy?

With such dense explosions, charging in meant death. It was impossible to rely on luck.

At the moment of the explosion, the countless fragments appeared dense to others, but in A Youyou's eyes, they formed a static network analysis map. Most were splashing toward the surroundings, and the core area was relatively safe. The difficulty lay in having to charge through the first splash zone.

There was only one chance!

The flying shuttle dove in without any hesitation. With a full-speed spiral drift at an extreme angle, the shuttle drew a beautiful silver arc through the crowd of fragments. It dove in before the fragment field could form a complete blockade. Facing it was a huge meteorite; the shuttle performed a leap maneuver, clearly having a certain degree of pre-judgment, and vaulted over the large meteorite, which formed a shield.

The flying shuttle broke through the air.

In an instant, the whole world boiled over. Arths.

The Galaxy contestant also dodged it, but their time had fallen far behind.

Arths took first place with a damage-free record of 3 minutes and 56 seconds.

The moment the space flying shuttle passed through the meteorite field, Arths went straight to the top of the trending searches, accompanied by that photo of her in a military uniform saluting. The Empress has arrived!

Where are those trolls from before? Come out, kneel, and apologize!

Female War God, peerless, stunningly talented!

Oh God, why is she so perfect? Which window of hers did you close?

Arths, I am that window you will never get, sob sob sob.

Baby A, the universe's number one Baby A!

My god, how is she so amazing? She can sing peerlessly, and she can also top the charts in piloting starships. She is only 16 years old; when I was 16, I could only play Star Communication games.

After watching Baby A, I realized I really was just there to make up the numbers.

God opened a door for her, why did He weld all my windows shut? God, give me some light.

Su Yu was at the scene, waving her arms and shouting wildly. This is A Youyou; she knew she would definitely be able to do it!

In everyone's impression, Arths was just a sweet singer, even a bit fragile. Little did they know, A Youyou had received the most comprehensive training from the Daliven Family since she was a child. Surely they didn't really think that Daliven, as a top-tier noble family of the NUP, would...

And A Youyou had astonishing persistence and seriousness toward the people and things she liked. This seriousness was not forced, but came from her heart wanting to understand and master them. Even if she fell again and again, and failed again and again, she would eventually succeed.

Beneath that soft and beautiful exterior, she was full of wisdom and tenacity.

Only those around her would truly understand this point, and this was why even the Patriarch would respect A Youyou's choices. Every step she took had her own ideas and pursuits.

Actually, during her trip to Kepler a while ago, she piloted a flying craft in space for a while. It didn't scare Su Yu to death, but A Youyou was incredibly happy.

A Youyou won, but she didn't celebrate; she just smiled slightly. Today's battle had only just begun.

Looking at A Youyou on the big screen with her determined gaze and smile, Su Yu suddenly felt that her little girl had grown up, possessing unimaginable ability and a firm will. Under such great pressure before the competition, she ate and slept as usual and even chatted with that guy. If she hadn't wanted to avoid disturbing her before the match, she would have secretly blocked that kid a long time ago. Her own Ocean Heart still hadn't moved; there was no sincerity at all.

In the first match, Arths got off to a good start and boosted morale. However, a gap appeared in the subsequent competitions. The contestants from Galaxy Interstellar Academy were not greatly affected; they possessed the experience and strength of having won the championship many times. They had encountered many powerful individual contestants in their academy's history. Geniuses appeared every year, but there was only one Galaxy.

In the following competitions, although Galaxy encountered some strong challenges, they basically all obtained top high scores.

The morning's competition ended. Combined with yesterday's assessment, Galaxy Academy sat firmly in first place with a total score of 1150 points.

Eternal Academy ranked second with a total score of 980 points.

Tianxing Martial Arts ranked third with a total score of 975 points.

Other academies did not break 800 points. As long as they performed normally in the last match, it was basically impossible to shake the top three.

For Arths, who was leading a team to participate in the Starship S Tournament for the first time, she truly amazed the entire Solar System. This idol showed dominance after crossing fields. It really wasn't that she wasn't good enough, but that her teammates' strength was insufficient, or rather, the opponents were too strong.

"As a commander, she could not have done better."

"It's really hard to imagine that this is her first time participating in a starship competition. She lacks neither courage, wisdom, nor calmness. Maybe I'm getting old; I've listened to very few of her songs. Now I've decided to go listen to them."

"Haha, then you're really behind the times. Triumph is not divided by age groups."

"Galaxy Academy is too powerful. From the individual to the overall tacit understanding, plus their reserves, they are worthy of being the cradle of captains."

"This year's Starship S Tournament is truly the most exciting one. I will be a fan of Arths from now on."

Galaxy S Interstellar Academy displayed the dominance of a king. All team members brought out king-level techniques and judgment in their respective individual operations, clearly one dimension higher than other teams. They truly achieved a crushing victory, and there was no longer much suspense about the championship.

The camera panned to the other teams, who had basically accepted their fate. But when it panned to Arths, it was discovered that Arths' Starry Eyes were unusually calm, with not a trace of a smile on her face.

What else did she want to do?

After a two-hour rest, in the afternoon, the final event of the Starship S Tournament: the interstellar fleet project test.

The theme of this test was to break through the blockade of the Giant Insects and save Kepler Base. The background was that Kepler Base was trapped in the encirclement of the Giant Insects, and the commander had to lead the fleet to rescue them.

Such fleet exercises were trained often, and the more people there were, the harder it was to actually pull apart the gap in skill levels. Moreover, when facing choices, the choices that could be made were all about the same. The final score wouldn't be too far apart as long as it was completed. Of course, one couldn't let their guard down; it wasn't that capsizing in the gutter hadn't happened, but for the top-ranked teams, such mistakes would not be made.

Although there was no hope of competing for the championship, everyone still watched the last match with high enthusiasm, also wanting to see how heroic Arths would be when commanding.

When she was cold, she was as stern as an iceberg; when she smiled, it was like spring warming the snow, and all things revived.

Who could refuse an A-grade treasure like this?

Sixteen combat teams and sixteen warships set out to save Kepler; support speed, combat damage, and the final support results were all items for evaluation, though in truth, everything before was for this final item.