Chapter 333: Empress A

The 32nd Starship S Tournament featured a god-tier comeback, and it was also the most difficult and spectacular edition to date. For the first time in the school's history, the Tianxing Martial Arts A-level Military Academy won the Starship S Tournament championship. As a famous powerhouse that had never won a title, they finally broke their championship drought, and the one who achieved all this was Arths, whom no one had expected before the tournament.

A single battle to become a legend!

The best A-treasure in the universe.

Not only did she stop the Galaxy S-Class Interstellar Academy from achieving a three-peat, but she also staged the most powerful turnaround in history. In fact, compared to her final performance, the comeback victory itself was eclipsed. What kind of powerful psychological quality and overall perspective were required to make such a judgment?

Humans have been fighting Giant Insects for so many years, and there is actually quite a lot of research on them. It is not that they don't know the Giant Insects' system and their so-called weaknesses, but the problem is that they are too difficult to target. Basically, it is impossible to do so in actual combat, but Arths did it.

The match ended, and without a doubt, the Galaxy Team had already done quite well. Although they did not complete it perfectly, their final decision was acceptable. In the vast universe, once a civilization is discovered, it is a two-way street; it is the law of the jungle, and the survival of humanity hangs by a thread. It was not perfect, but it was a result.

But Arths did too well, directly crushing Galaxy and ultimately winning the championship with the highest total score. If her previous performance was excellent but only enough to earn a little recognition, then the final battle was a conquest.

As a super commander, Anluo Dan had not failed to consider this possibility, but in actual combat, especially on such a large scale, it was simply impossible to execute. Yet Arths not only thought of it but dared to execute it and succeeded. This is truly an unimaginable psychological quality and command ability.

The Galaxy Team is convinced and impressed.

This was definitely not luck. What the audience saw was just a grand process and result. Standing from a god's-eye view, even they found it incredible, so one can imagine what it would be like to be there in person.

Don't look at those experts who talk a big game; if you really let them go up there, looking at the sky full of artillery fire and the boundless Void, their legs would turn to jelly. If they could even calculate how much one plus one equals, they would be considered clear-headed.

The entire Solar System is celebrating Arths's championship victory. The cross-boundary Arths has once again become a legend.

Arths's personal page is even more explosive; everyone has been conquered, and no amount of praise on the screen feels exaggerated.

The awards ceremony also set a viewership record for the Starship S Tournament. The moment Arths stood on the championship podium with her teammates, fans all over the world fell into a frenzy, shouting wildly, and Arths's name echoed through the sky.

Perhaps there really is a goddess in this world.

If there is, it can only be Arths.

Although it didn't have much to do with Tianjing Martial Arts, that didn't stop Tianjing Martial Arts from falling into a frenzy as well. There were also many Arths fans here, and now the fan lineup has become even larger.

After fainting a few times, Zuo Xiaotang became excited again, dancing and jumping around in the crowd. The others were much the same. Ma Long had completely sobered up; his brain must have been short-circuited a while ago. How could it be? Arths is Arths, A Youyou is A Youyou. Although there are certain coincidences, the gap between these two people is too vast. Arths is a genius at the pinnacle, and while A Youyou is not bad, the gap in every aspect is just too, too large. To think he would actually connect these two people and even find a bunch of so-called reasons—he was truly brain-dead.

No one in this world is worthy of the Empress.

Back off-stage, A Youyou looked at her trophy, filled with joy and happiness, and was hugged by Su Yu, trophy and all. The teammates and staff of Tianxing Martial Arts erupted in applause. Although Arths was selected for the team with a high score, the teammates were a little worried deep down. Scores are only one part; could she do it in actual combat? But because it was Arths, her charisma was truly irresistible. Plus, Tianxing Martial Arts' goal was to be able to stand on the podium, but now Arths had led them to win the championship.

A genius, a super genius, a human genius born once every five hundred years.

But only Su Yu knew that talent was a given, which determined the upper limit. But from childhood to adulthood, A Youyou had almost no friends. She read books Su Yu couldn't understand and did training Su Yu couldn't comprehend. Her hobbies were probably just humming songs or something. Su Yu didn't even know why, but one day A Youyou suddenly approached Su Yu and said she wanted to debut and sing. Su Yu naturally supported her. In fact, Su Yu had always thought A Youyou wanted to be an astronomer or an astronaut or something. Singing is singing, it's good to have a normal job. Even so, during her usual rest time, A Youyou still didn't idle. However, just as she was dominating the music scene and doing better and better, she suddenly wanted to join a military academy... Alright, then join the military academy. She had thought A Youyou was just on a whim, but looking at the look of victory in A Youyou's eyes, Su Yu finally understood that from the very beginning, this was A Youyou's goal.

Arths's personal page finally updated: the cute A Youyou hugging her big trophy.

The likes exceeded a million in an instant, and it broke a hundred million before long. Fans from all over the Solar System gathered. Even the arrogant and condescending Martians were convinced. The way to conquer Martians was never through flattery or being a gentleman; it was to beat them until they were convinced.

Empress, please accept my knees!

On the dimensional-reduction strike of Empress Arths!

The strongest Empress Arths who guards humanity!

The media never skimps on flowery language at a time like this. Of course, the fans' praise is even crazier. Human history has never lacked geniuses, but only Arths combines wisdom and beauty in one.

For Arths, her influence has undergone a qualitative change. No matter how popular she was before, she was just a singer and idol, but now she has become an existence on another level.

Starship S Tournament Champion!

Su Yu was happily managing Arths's page. Yes, that little lazybones A Youyou always likes to shirk her duties; she must have gone to chat with that brat. Honestly, that kid doesn't even deserve a single hair of A Youyou. Even with the Ocean Heart, he could barely count as a hair. Anyway, she wouldn't acknowledge it.

Li Hao had also left the celebrating crowd at Tianjing Martial Arts and found a quiet place.

"Senior, do you have a sense of crisis? My championship has been won, now it's your turn," A Youyou said happily. What she liked most was showing off in front of Li Hao.

"Impressive, my Empress. It seems I'm destined to work for you for the rest of my life," Li Hao laughed.

"Hmph, what rest of my life? Past life, next life, you'll be working for me," A Youyou said coquettishly. In front of Li Hao, she could act as spoiled as she wanted.

"Heartless capitalist," Li Hao laughed, "That last move was indeed beautiful!"

"That goes without saying. You know, at the critical moment, I was also hesitant, but I remembered what you said: don't make it too complicated, just imagine the high-level Giant Insects as humans. So I executed it firmly. I didn't expect it to actually succeed, so half of the trophy is yours!" A Youyou smiled sweetly; it was clear she was truly happy.

Li Hao shook his head with a smile, "I can't accept credit without merit. Scientists have long known about the intelligence of high-level Giant Insects. It was your ability that was strong enough, your composure at the critical moment, and your courage that was big enough. My palms were sweating; I admire you!"

Li Hao was really not exaggerating. Even if he could think of it, he might not necessarily execute it perfectly, including the coordination and trust of the team members. There was personal charisma involved here; the final victory was definitely relying on the team's execution.

A Youyou also smiled, smiling very happily. Since meeting Li Hao, this person looks easygoing, but in his bones, he is very arrogant. Even people like Fan Liweite are not actually in his eyes. This praise was the most genuine.

The gazes of the two became somewhat intense, "Since you are so humble, the Empress will grant you a wish. Speak."

"I want to hug you," Li Hao smiled, opening his arms toward the Sky-Link.

A Youyou looked at Li Hao, "No sincerity!" Then she hung up the Sky-Link.

Li Hao was stunned, awkwardly rubbing his nose. Did he say the wrong thing again?

Li Hao looked at the Sky-Link awkwardly, not knowing whether to call back, send a message, or what to do. He still didn't have that feeling like Ma Laoshi, and he was embarrassed to ask him about everything; that would make him look like a loser.

Ding-dong.

A Youyou: Wait for me!

?...???

Li Hao was stunned. What's the situation? She wouldn't happen to...???

Li Hao touched his face... Happiness came a bit too suddenly. Could it be... is his charm that great?

The celebration continued. In the evening, an analysis of the final battle was released. The professional editing was even accompanied by Arths's "Triumph," maxing out the passion.

The technical difficulty began when the fleet encountered the black hole. On the Tianxing Martial Arts side, it was Arths who discovered the anomaly. The moment the reconnaissance plane disappeared, she ordered the fleet to slow down. At the time, Arths gave the reason in the Command Room: the wave change of the reconnaissance plane at the moment of losing the signal did not match an explosion or malfunction, but rather strong gravitational wave interference. There would be a certain margin of error, but compared to the loss of the entire battleship, they had to slow down.

A precise judgment.

As the music progressed, it reached the great battle with the Giant Insects. In the early confrontation, Tianxing Martial Arts was indeed behind the Galaxy and Eternal teams. Although they had one more powerful commander, in terms of detailed strike power, the two major teams of Galaxy and Eternal indeed displayed super-strong combat power. This was the overall strength of the team, which indeed could not be improved to the top all at once.

But what followed was the gap. Eternal gave up first because they were relatively decisive; the judgment given was A-, at least preserving the strength of the fleet.

Next was Galaxy. Galaxy, through its powerful overall combat capability, successfully released the Dzhanibekov Star-Axis Cannon and obtained an A. Of course, this choice also caused some controversy in terms of ethics, but at a moment of human life and death, the Galaxy Team's choice was not a problem.

Next was the magical performance of the Tianxing team. During the engagement, the perspective was given to Arths. In fact, from the beginning, she was looking for a breakthrough point, which was the command area of the Giant Insects. The command audio was also released. In such a large-scale war, the Giant Insects must have a super high-level Brain Insect or Insect King; there must be a core command. This was also the result that biologists had been studying. However, given the Star Map, that huge Star Map was covered with dense red dots, all of which were energy reactions. A normal person would go numb just looking at it. How to find clues from such a Star Map?

But Arths kept looking. However, in this kind of stalemate offensive situation, it was impossible to find, and it was impossible to judge. Humans currently do not have this kind of detection technology, and the higher the level of the Giant Insect, the stronger its hiding ability, making it impossible to discover. And during the war, any hesitation meant getting closer and closer to failure.

Opportunities are fleeting.

At this time, Arths's choice to retreat was very interesting. If they had retreated immediately like the Eternal Team, the Giant Insects would not have pursued them comprehensively. From this aspect, one could see the intelligence of the Giant Insects, which conforms to biological nature. They weigh the gains and losses because they are also unsure if there is an ambush outside. In terms of the overall situation, they had already won, and the situation of Tianxing Martial Arts was that they discovered they couldn't win during the engagement and retreated, which was an opportunity for the Giant Insects.

The Star Map provided the markers; amidst the all-out pursuit, only the area where the Brain Insect was located moved quite slowly, and it remained in an absolutely safe position, with the Giant Insect Legion nearby ready to support it at any time. If it hadn't been marked, one might not have found it even after searching for days, yet for Arths, there was only a little over ten minutes.

During the retreat, artillery fire was constant and the starship was still shaking violently, but Arths was focused intently on the Star Map; therefore, there was never any such thing as luck or chance—she was simply looking for the command area of the Giant Insects.

Amidst the back-and-forth of the retreat, the guidance map showed that the entire Giant Insect battlefield was surrounding them, forming a rotation; this was also why the Tianxing Team had to retreat in an arc, as this would make the entire Star Map form a rotation axis, and the central area of this axis was the area Arths's gaze was locked onto. In this area, the slowest, most conservative part that was out of sync with the other insect swarms was the command area!

From the initial setting of the plan to the final confirmation and the completion of her deduction, there could be no hesitation; when she discovered it, Arths did not have any doubt either.

At any time, a commander must never doubt or question themselves!

A 90-degree right-angle turn, and the Tianxing Team launched a full-force counterattack, which was quite decisive. At this moment, the analysis video also revealed the formation; in this moment of hot-blooded, all-or-nothing desperation, the Tianxing Team used the Alpha Spiral Cosmic Sky Flow formation, with the outer cover ships circling in a spiral to form the strongest protection for the core. The fleet responsible for cover would suffer heavy casualties, but this was the best plan to ensure they could strike the target; otherwise, it was very likely they would fail to approach effectively and fall short of success.

After all the complex details and judgments beforehand, Arths still gave the best orders; of course, the execution of the team members and their trust in Arths were also very important.

In terms of mobilizing the confidence of team members, Arths's mobilization was also quite formidable.

The analysis video also provided another possibility: if they hadn't chosen the Spiral Cosmic Sky Flow formation, the fleet's charge, while sudden, would still have been delayed by the fierce blocking of the Giant Insects, and the Giant Insect command area would have had a 79% chance of escaping the battlefield, leading to failure.

This is why the judging panel gave the Tianxing Team an SSS rating; with a one-in-ten-thousand chance, Arths handled every detail perfectly to finally achieve victory. If even one detail here hadn't been handled well, or if she had been indecisive or changed her judgment as the experts suggested, everything would have fallen short of success.

Accompanied by the climax of the Triumph melody, the Tianxing Team achieved victory.

A god-tier battle that is simply impossible to replicate.

Who could refuse such an A Huang?

(Dear family, after all, she is the female lead, so give her some screen time. I tried to keep it concise. I pondered the combat process for a long time; it is mainly so that the characters become well-rounded, which makes it easier to advance the plot...)