Chapter 321: Returning to University (Extra update, seeking monthly votes)

Time flies.

More than one hundred days later.

Fang Xing looked at the progress of the Gate of Heavens in his attribute bar, which had finally increased by one point, and made a slight estimation: "Is the next opening in thirty years?"

"Or perhaps, there might not even be a next time."

"For the next opening, I must obtain the inheritance!"

Although he had now mastered the Laws of Fire and could theoretically ascend to Star Lord,

in reality, he still lacked the inheritance and it was fundamentally impossible to break through.

"Furthermore..."

Fang Xing gestured casually, and a Heart of Flame appeared before him.

From the Heart of Flame, crimson lines continuously extended outward, and a large number of lines condensed to form a Flame Avatar.

As the Flame Avatar began to practice a set of fist techniques, the surrounding temperature immediately rose continuously!

"Mysteries of Fire..."

"Sure enough, if I contemplate it carefully, the power seems weaker than in the Great Xia world?"

Fang Xing's expression was somewhat solemn.

According to the introduction by the Grey-Clothed Marquis, combined with his own understanding, the difference between so-called Mysteries, Laws, and Great Daos lies in the issue of 'compatibility'.

The scope of Mysteries is the smallest, and they are most easily influenced by different worlds.

The power of Laws, however, permeates almost many worlds and is less affected.

The final Great Dao encompasses everything! It is located above all universes and worlds!

"Now that I am in the Main Universe, it is very normal for the power of Mysteries to be affected... What is not normal is... the weakening is very little."

"Either... the underlying rules of the Main Universe and the Great Xia Universe are very similar, but this cannot explain..."

"Or... is the Great Xia world, like the Extraterrestrial Xieshen world, located somewhere in the Main Universe?"

The scale of the universe is truly too vast; even the regions discovered by the Blue Star Federation, plus the regions ravaged by extraterrestrial Evil Gods, might only be the tip of the iceberg.

It is very possible that countless light-years away, there is another peak and brilliant civilization.

'Even... could it be the other way around? Is the Great Xia Universe incomparably vast, and the Main Universe just the Inner Heaven and Earth of some powerhouse in the Great Xia Universe?'

'That powerhouse, named the "Creator of Dreams"?'

Fang Xing thought of a conjecture that made his hair stand on end.

Otherwise, why would this traversal of the Gate of Heavens be so strange?

"To me... thinking about these things seems meaningless. The most important thing now is still cultivation and breaking through..."

"Entering Great Xia for the third time, I must obtain the inheritance."

During this period, he had constantly checked himself and did not feel restricted by any oaths.

Therefore, Fang Xing largely confirmed that the plan he made before leaving had succeeded.

With Li Ying signing the contract of the causal oath, once he traversed again, he could bypass the restrictions and obtain the inheritance of the Grey-Clothed Marquis.

Even if it were just a common item, it would still be better than the current situation of having Laws and Mysteries but no strength to wield them.

'Actually, the conditions of the Grey-Clothed Marquis are not harsh... it's just that I cannot entrust my safety to outsiders or precious treasures...'

'If I can obtain the inheritance of the Grey-Clothed Marquis, even if there are no oath restrictions in the future, if I have the ability, I will go to the Great Xia world to avenge him, or even try to resurrect him...'

'I forgot to ask what realm is required to resurrect the dead from the River of Time? Even a Law Lord seems unqualified; could it be... a power only possessed by a Dao Lord-level existence?'

Several years passed in a flash.

On this day.

Fang Xing rarely walked out of the Star Sea Factory and boarded his own private spaceship.

"I leave the factory to you."

He looked at Nan Nangong Xue, who still had a very strong rustic aura, and said.

"Rest assured."

Nan Nangong Xue adjusted her glasses and replied indifferently, her tone carrying strong confidence.

During this period, Fang Xing was not the only one making progress.

After obtaining the 'Refining Divine Marrow', Nan Nangong Xue immediately attempted to break through to Wu Sheng at the Nine Swords Academy.

Because this top-tier resource carried heavy pollution that was difficult to remove, only Martial Artists dared to consume it.

Moreover, for professionals in the 【Sword Saint】 system, the effect would be increased by another ten or twenty percent.

And Nan Nangong Xue was originally a top-tier genius; after obtaining the resource, she successfully broke through to the Wu Sheng realm.

Furthermore, as soon as she broke through to Wu Sheng, she did not stay at the Nine Swords Academy but came to find Fang Xing.

When they first met, the two sides even had a great battle.

In the end, Nan Nangong Xue was only a newly promoted Wu Sheng, and she was easily defeated and captured by Fang Xing, who was secretly using the Mystery of Fire for all-around amplification.

This time, Fang Xing was returning to Blue Star University, so naturally, he left Nan Nangong Xue to guard the base camp.

After all, his mecha was about to be completed, and he had to prevent anyone from stealing his home.

"Also, be careful with your thesis defense..."

Nan Nangong Xue said with a smile: "I don't want to see you being made difficult and failing to graduate; you would be a head behind me in terms of academic qualifications..."

That's right!

Fang Xing's return to Blue Star this time was primarily to resolve the issue of his doctoral graduation and staying at the university.

For a Martial Arts doctoral graduation, one first needs sufficient Martial Arts strength; Fang Xing was already a Wu Sheng, so there was no need to test that.

Then there was the doctoral topic and thesis defense; he prepared to use the new inhibitor as the theme, which was just going through the motions.

For Nan Nangong Xue to dare to mock him like this, her heart was truly punishable!

Once he returned, he would have to beat her up a few times!

Fang Xing walked into the spaceship, and Xiao Lan immediately closed the cabin door, causing the blue spaceship to soar into the sky.

Inside the cabin.

"Teacher... I have already set off and will definitely be able to make it."

Fang Xing hung up the communication, his expression solemn.

His trip to Blue Star University this time was only incidentally to resolve the doctoral graduation issue. The truly important matter was that Blue Star University President Ye Liuyun was preparing to step down and then attempt to break through to the realm above Wu Shen!

Ye Liuyun had already told Fang Xing about this.

He had always held respect for the seniors who paved the way for Martial Arts.

Moreover, as a Wu Sheng of Blue Star University, he should go to see him off no matter what.

Or rather, observing it on the spot would be of greater benefit for future breakthroughs.

'Now I am a Wu Sheng on the surface, but in reality, my Mystery of Fire is perfect. Even without a proper inheritance, if I encounter a newly promoted Wu Shen, they might not be able to take me down...'

'This is my biggest trump card, and it's a good time to see the foundation of Blue Star University.'

Blue Star University.

A blue spaceship parked directly at the university's spaceport.

The cabin door opened, and Fang Xing stepped down, not seeing any acquaintances.

In the current university, the students had changed for who knows how many generations, and looking at it, they were all unfamiliar faces.

"Let's go see Teacher Nie Ying first and discuss the doctoral graduation issue."

Fang Xing lifted his feet, preparing to leave.

Suddenly!

His spirit sensed a familiar aura, his footsteps paused involuntarily, and then he changed direction.

After walking a distance, he could see a small lake, where some carp were playing in the water.

By the lake, there was also a sturdy figure who looked like a bodybuilder.

The other party saw Fang Xing and immediately revealed a big smile, throwing over a bottle of soda: "A-Xing... we meet again."

"A-Wei..."

Fang Xing also revealed a smile, clinking the soda bottles together, just like in the old days.

A moment later.

Plop! Plop!

Two soda bottles were thrown into the lake and gradually sank...

Fang Xing scanned the surroundings and did not find any sweeping Wu Shen coming out to make him pay a fine or anything.

'It seems that sweeping monks are very rare at Blue Star University.'

He sighed silently in his heart.

At this time, he heard Liu Wei say: "Thinking back to those days... the two of us worked part-time to earn money just to get into university... decades have passed in a flash, and we can be considered to have fulfilled our initial wishes, especially you, A-Xing."

Liu Wei looked at Fang Xing with a very complicated gaze: "I never dreamed that you would get into Blue Star University and even become a Wu Sheng!"

'If you had a cheat, you could do it too; this is basic operation, don't be surprised...'

Fang Xing complained in his heart and smiled: "You're not bad either. I heard that in the Federal Academy of Sciences, although you are responsible for being researched, you have also broken through to the Seventh Martial Realm, right? Even the president from back then wasn't as impressive as you!"

In his eyes, although Liu Wei was now in the Seventh Martial Realm, his physical body was a bit strange; it was not a common Martial Arts Golden Body, but a more peculiar magnetic body, as if the magnetic force between heaven and earth was being drawn by him and poured into the acupuncture points and meridians generated by his Jin Dan.

'Magnetic Field Martial Arts are indeed extraordinary.'

'Is this considered a kind of alternative Golden Body? Meta-Magnetic Golden Body? Bipolar Golden Body?'

Fang Xing complained in his heart.

"That's right, I came on behalf of the Federal Academy of Sciences..." Liu Wei sighed, feeling that everything could not go back to the way it was.

"Then, what is it for? New inhibitors, or Extraterrestrial Xieshen materials?"

In Fang Xing's hands, these were the only two things that were most coveted by outsiders.

However, sharing a little for research was not a problem at all.

"We want both."

Liu Wei shook his head and gave an answer that Fang Xing did not expect: "However, what they want most... is you!"

"Me?"

Fang Xing pointed to his own nose.

"Yes, some people think that your talent is beyond imagination and you are capable of taking on the follow-up research of Magnetic Field Martial Arts... therefore, they hope I can persuade you to join the Magnetic Field Martial Arts project. Once successful, there will be one more possibility for breaking through above Wu Shen in the future."

Liu Wei said with some envy.

This was something he had been striving for, but others were begging A-Xing to do it.

Moreover, just the attitude of this equal dialogue was not something he, a semi-experimentalist, could compare to.

"Inviting me to be a lab rat?"

Fang Xing sneered and refused without hesitation: "I won't do it."

If it were any other Wu Sheng, they might consider it carefully, as it was research from the highest Federal Academy of Sciences.

Perhaps the opportunity to break through above Wu Shen in the future lay in this.

Being researched did not mean being sliced up, and cooperating with research might even have many benefits.

But for Fang Xing, he already had two paths for breakthrough as a bottom line, so he definitely did not want to be a lab rat.

Even if the dialogue and exchange were equal... the one being researched was still a lab rat.

Unless... he invested in the laboratory himself and researched himself.

'Magnetic Field Martial Arts... although the prospects are bright, the road is still very tortuous.'

"Okay."

Seeing Fang Xing's attitude, Liu Wei did not persuade him further. He had long known that this former friend seemed easygoing, but his heart was actually as hard as iron, and he would never change things he had decided.

Tomorrow's update postponed.

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