[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starlight-professional":3,"chapter-starlight-professional-starlight-professional-chapter-49":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starlight Professional",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2308709,4512,"Chapter 49: Confrontation","starlight-professional-chapter-49",49,"\u003Cp>“Off-campus internship… tsk tsk, no wonder he’s a natural born resident of Huanghai Jiangfu—rich enough, but more importantly, well-connected…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Removing his holographic glasses, Fang Xing felt a deep sense of reflection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he and Liu Wei had previously mocked the Gu family as middle-income, in reality on Chuangying Star, the Gu family’s circumstances were indeed quite decent—even Gu Renwang was a true “Professional!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, Gu Yun’s family background was far stronger than Fang Xing’s original classmates’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This off-campus internship is arranged by the school, coordinated through Gu Renwang’s former workplace, giving Gu Yun a work-study opportunity—it’s essentially caring for the orphans of fallen heroes… high pay, little work, close to home—perfect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, he still looked down on it now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… persona matters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing, with access to resources from another world, didn’t care—but the original “Fang Xing” would have jumped at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Better just tag along with the gang, earn some legitimate Star Yuan—no money laundering needed…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s consideration, he made his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also to expand his network here—after all, Gu Yun’s background was at least far stronger than his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s martial path still relied heavily on the Blue Star Federation, so he couldn’t neglect his cultivation here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing left home in the morning, heading for school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the road, he still saw Jing Xia doing morning exercises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This forced him to sigh inwardly—unless Jing Xia lived nearby, his daily loitering around clearly had another motive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps even to investigate something, he’d deliberately come to this area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from Yucai High School, this neighborhood was just a residential zone for teachers and students—no other obvious targets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good morning!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he kept his expression calm and greeted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good morning!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Xia nodded, passing by with his bully-dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time flew by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, it was Saturday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huanghai Jiangfu, villa training ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing and Gu Yun, dressed in training attire, stood facing each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This time, I won’t hold back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yun’s face was serious, treating Fang Xing as a true opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held a glossy wooden sword, no weights attached—fully capable of unleashing her full strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm, go ahead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing stepped onto the wooden rack, selecting a wooden sword: “Let me tell you—I’ve already entered the realm of Ghost God Sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Gu Yun’s battle intent intensified: “You were hiding your strength? You hadn’t even learned Demon Sword…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t need to learn Demon Sword to enter Ghost God Sword. Maybe I just have more talent for this sword art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing said softly: “You strike first…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yun answered, and before her voice faded, her wooden sword had already sliced through the air, arriving before Fang Xing as if summoned by her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The sword follows the voice—you’re still using Demon Sword techniques…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing smiled slightly, sidestepping, his right hand holding the sword, his left thumb and middle finger pinching the blade’s flat surface and flicking it lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a dull impact, Gu Yun’s body floated backward like a waterweed caught in the wind, her face filled with shock: “Your realm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re both at Muscle Refining. I might be slightly ahead—I am a few years older, after all…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s smile didn’t fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, his realm and sword technique both surpassed Gu Yun’s, and with his vast combat experience, he could easily dominate her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in martial arts, even one level higher in realm often meant a world of difference in actual combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t believe it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, Gu Yun’s eyes grew deep, divine and demonic, her wooden sword seeming to merge with the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ghost God Sword!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s expression grew slightly serious—he sensed her simulated realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivating realm-based martial arts ultimately enhances the spirit, even causing spiritual metamorphosis, generating “spiritual anomalous force!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is precisely the greatest distinction between the fourth realm of Courage and the third realm of Raw Jade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Fang Xing’s view, the innate experts of the other world had already found the path: spiritual martial arts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If spiritual martial arts could be further elevated, causing one’s spirit to undergo true metamorphosis and mastering “spiritual anomalous force,” perhaps one could break through beyond the innate realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-class martial arts allow second-rank cultivators to begin slight spiritual metamorphosis—truly laying the best foundation for eventually reaching the fourth realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Federation’s martial arts are interlinked, forming a complete, highly mature system…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this the power of time and collective wisdom? Even the most brilliant individual, if he forged his own path alone, would inevitably produce something crude, riddled with flaws…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This applies to martial arts—and to the Immortal Dao as well…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sighed inwardly, yet his movements remained swift—he crossed his wooden sword, and a blade aura instantly emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shii-shii!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two wooden swords clashed, their blade auras colliding and producing terrifying explosive sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they weren’t holding wooden swords, but divine weapons!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Fang Xing, Gu Yun was even more astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had he entered Ghost God Sword in just one summer, but the blade aura on his wooden sword was half an inch longer than hers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant his cultivation of Ghost God Sword was even deeper than hers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fang Xing had only gotten the Ghost God Sword data from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he now be stronger than her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yun’s face hardened with determination; she raised her wooden sword high: “Slay Ghosts!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slashed down, blade aura spilling out, overwhelming in power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing swung his own sword, carrying an unstoppable, all-cutting intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, the two figures passed each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Gu Yun’s wooden sword snapped cleanly in half, the break smooth as a mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I lost…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yun murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Winning and losing are common in warfare—I’ve lost to you several times before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing smiled and set down his wooden sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, entering high school was the right decision—I now have more goals worth chasing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yun exhaled deeply: “Since I lost, I’ll keep my promise—I’ll take you on the off-campus internship.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, I’m not doing anything dangerous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing remembered something and hurried to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a bright future ahead—he wouldn’t risk his life fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Relax, if it were dangerous, my uncles and aunts wouldn’t let me take risks.” Gu Yun seemed to roll her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing showed no embarrassment: “So, how about treating me to a meal? I’m starving…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not convenient.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yun refused outright: “You can leave. I’ll call you when work starts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Sigh, this junior still has no social sense at all…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing shook his head and walked out of the villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he stepped out, his peripheral vision caught a shadow on the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Oh, probably Gu Yun’s mom…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Gu Renwang is dead, but his mother still looks after her…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No matter what, bioengineered humans are the most pitiful…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, Fang Xing lost all interest in teasing Gu Yun further and left immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to Xingfu Jiayuan community, Fang Xing received a message containing details of the off-campus internship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought it was field duty—turns out it’s office work? Faith Theory Department? Does the Federation even have such a department?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing searched online for the department and was stunned: “Subordinate to the Prevention Bureau, responsible for reviewing extraterrestrial texts and artifacts to prevent contamination…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Due to inherent risks, applicants must have at least mastered one A-class martial art to qualify as civil servants—perfect, both Gu Yun and I have mastered Ghost God Sword and are immune to general spiritual contamination… but still, this job is too important.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As is well known, the extraterrestrial gods’ plan to descend has never succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they have cultivated numerous cults among humans, some of which surely promote doctrines and teachings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, there has been extensive exchange with many alien species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some alien species may appear perfectly normal, yet secretly worship an extraterrestrial god, hiding rituals and sacrificial knowledge within cultural artifacts and dumping them into human territories…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such incidents have repeatedly caused major upheavals in the Federation’s history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“More importantly… can I even do this job? Is there no qualification review?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing thought for a moment and directly called Gu Yun, voicing his doubts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? That one… don’t worry, it was arranged by an aunt who took good care of me before—she won’t give us real work, just menial tasks like serving tea and fetching water…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yun answered with indifference: “You just need to show up for two hours a day, and you get a generous wage, plus a school subsidy—it counts as an excellent experience…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, a labor exploit…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing silently cursed inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such maneuvering within the rules has always been unrelated to the bio-engineered population.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sounds not bad…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing nodded slightly—it perfectly matched his principle of high pay, little work, and close to home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the money earned would be completely legitimate, no money laundering needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh, ever since I spent all my lottery winnings on nutrient solution, my living expenses are running low again—the scholarship won’t come soon, and I really need a legitimate income source… I can’t possibly win the lottery two or three times in a row, can I?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, my mom’s calling me for dinner—talk later.” Gu Yun ended the call with visible impatience.\u003C\u002Fp>",1564,"2026-06-20T11:03:20.053Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","02d59ba15478fe230e22d409ee466fbf78234d1951cd0324fa44182bd695b2d1","starlight-professional-chapter-50","starlight-professional-chapter-48",726,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarlight-professional-cover.jpg"]