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Chapter 92: Pride (Requesting Subscriptions)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t expect… the Golden Body’s recovery is quite good…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing, accompanied by Song Jingang, prepared to rendezvous with the other examinees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the secret realm now changed, they must surely unite with other examinees to strengthen their numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine… though to Fang Xing, those examinees were ninety-nine percent dead weight, even dead weight could serve to draw fire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides… external rescue efforts would surely prioritize based on urgency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Gu Jiantong—if he gathered a hundred more examinees, he’d be the top rescue target!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Fang Xing could just tag along…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Song Jingang beside him, confirming that the previous Extreme Emotion Sword Technique had nearly killed the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, after a simple treatment and a short while, he was already bouncing back to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My body’s fine… but mentally, I still have lingering effects—I keep wanting to cry out of nowhere…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Song Jingang spoke, tears flowed uncontrollably down his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly turned away, wiped the tears, feeling deeply ashamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I really don’t know what sad past you have…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing, witnessing this, couldn’t help muttering: “After we get back, go see a psychologist…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to years of warfare with extraterrestrial demons, the Federation has accumulated strong expertise in this area!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s nothing, just small things…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jingang waved his hand, clearly unwilling to elaborate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He arrived at a grassy field, stared at a circle of charred marks on the ground, and pointed to one spot: “This is clearly left by Light Transformation energy—Gu Jiantong stayed here for a while and fought someone. If we follow it, I’ll definitely find him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your tracking skills aren’t bad…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing leaned in to look; he was nine-tenths clueless about this—if he didn’t use techniques like the ‘Seek Qi Talisman,’ he couldn’t possibly detect Gu Jiantong’s trail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nah, just family tradition… my grandfather and father both work in the Public Security Bureau. When I take the college entrance exam in senior year, my first choice will be a super-premium university; if I don’t get in, my second choice is ‘Blue Star Public Security University.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue Star Public Security University is a top-tier university, but every aspect lags behind super-premium ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it has one advantage: graduates have a very high chance of entering the Public Security Bureau through civil service exams!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, it counts as military service, so you don’t have to go to the battlefield—hence, it’s extremely popular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Song Jingang’s strength, a super-premium university is risky, but a top-tier one is within reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What more could Fang Xing say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jingang sensed the sudden silence in the air and immediately shut up, quietly continuing his tracking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing looked up toward the sky ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? What’s that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jingang also looked up and saw an exoskeleton suit, its boots blasting brilliant blue light, carrying another girl while frantically fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the exoskeleton suit, a lower-tier demon servant was chasing them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This lower-tier demon servant resembled a giant black raven, each feather bearing a grotesque, snarling face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each face displayed intense emotions—joy, rage, sorrow, delight—emitting different noises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cacophony overwhelmed Song Jingang, making him dizzy and nauseous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse still, atop the raven’s head stood a black-robed figure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Controlling a lower-tier servant… a demon worshiper! This secret realm truly has problems—it’s been infiltrated by demon worshipers… Damn it, that’s why I couldn’t withdraw earlier!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jingang’s emotions surged, and tears flowed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the exoskeleton suit seemed to be running out of power; spotting examinees on the ground, it immediately landed, revealing a youthful face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhong Yuxiu… didn’t expect you to end up like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jingang’s voice trembled with tears: “Who’s in your arms? Qi Lingzhen? What happened to her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Yuxiu was baffled—what was wrong with Song Jingang? Was he Qi Lingzhen’s secret lover? Why was he crying so bitterly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his “sincere” expression, she told the truth: “While fighting with Senior Qi, we were ambushed by demon worshipers—her pet was killed, and she was caught in the backlash…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beast tamer becomes immensely powerful with a strong pet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if the pet dies, the tamer suffers equally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No time to explain—let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the face-covered raven in the sky began descending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Yuxiu checked her exoskeleton’s energy reserves and clenched her teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this were the outside world, if she’d been able to bring in all her weapon modules, how could a mere fourth-rank demon worshiper have driven her to this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why run?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing snorted, stomped his foot, and shot skyward like a cannonball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right hand formed a blade, unleashing a sharp slash of light, radiating a terrifying aura of demon-slaying, god-killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Blade—Slice Demons and Gods!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the influence of his powerful spiritual energy, the faces on the lower-tier servant seemed silenced, unable to utter a single sound!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why so reckless? I know he’s fourth-rank, but fighting both a cultist and a demon servant alone is still too…” Zhong Yuxiu began to speak, then saw a brilliant blade slash across the neck of the once-arrogant demon worshiper, sending his head flying high!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Fang Xing leapt onto the servant’s back and tore it apart with both hands!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feathers rained down as the demon servant was ripped cleanly in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He descended slowly like a blood-soaked killing god, amid a shower of blood and corpse fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Yuxiu had never seen such a scene; she was momentarily speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fourth-rank and fourth-rank are still different…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing landed on the ground and spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All those martial arts on his attribute panel weren’t added for show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, if nothing else, he was certainly among the strong in the fourth-rank martial artist ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great! Now that no force above fourth-rank is allowed in the secret realm, with you and Gu Jiantong, we can fight the Sect School—and even try to counterattack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Yuxiu gently laid down the unconscious Qi Lingzhen, her voice filled with relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had she spoken than she sensed something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean… this was the Sect School’s doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing slightly narrowed his eyes, making Zhong Yuxiu instinctively shrink back: “Y-yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a mech engineer, her family was wealthy even on the planet Yulin; she’d been raised like a princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was her first encounter with such a violent person, especially in such a brutal, warzone-like environment—she nearly cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wah… this guy is terrifying!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blade Edge Canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a scream, a divine child was vaporized by a burst of blinding light, leaving a human-shaped black imprint on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his death, a holy maiden stepped forward to take his place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crimson ritual patterns formed into arrays, like a vast net covering the white sun at the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the heart of the white sun, two figures clashed continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them was naturally Gu Jiantong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body radiated brilliant light, his Light Transformation ability developed to an astonishing degree—he could summon a beam of light with a mere gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, each such “light beam” drained his strength severely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, during the ambush, he’d been forced to use one such ability to interrupt the ritual outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he hadn’t expected the demon worshipers to be so thoroughly prepared—they had backup candidates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse, now that the ritual was active, his own ability strength was steadily declining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That woman… is she the last one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiantong’s long hair fluttered, his golden eyebrows seeming to burn: “Cowardly rats hiding in shadows—once I kill you, I’ll slaughter the rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young bishop opposite him remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, the divine children and holy maidens performing the ritual outside were merely expendable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reducing Gu Jiantong to this state had already fulfilled their purpose perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re good. Very good… Though I’m bound by rules and can only use fourth-rank mind master power, you’ve managed to hold me off for so long—you have reason to be proud.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young bishop’s third eye suddenly oozed a drop of blood: “But you don’t know… I merely held back, not wanting to seriously injure or kill you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he spoken than a giant spectral figure appeared behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant was pure silver, clad in strange armor; one massive hand extended, wrapped in seven-colored light—like countless flying needles, like countless flying swords, descending like a storm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course you don’t care about a body that isn’t yours… after this battle, your brain will be ruined—but still, you’re not enough to defeat me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Gu Jiantong, a radiant light surged; as he spoke, blinding white light poured from his mouth, nose, and eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the most gifted genius, facing such a foe, had pushed himself to the absolute limit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the young bishop gazed at the crimson, web-like sky and smiled faintly, rapidly chanting an ancient, guttural incantation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Layers of crimson light fell upon the blood-web, steadily eroding the white sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bloodlight gradually deepened into a dark crimson, like a vast crimson curtain that completely blocked out the sky’s light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In another collision, the giant’s seven-colored arm shattered over half its length, and Gu Jian Tong was flung backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young bishop stepped forward, a strange piece of cloth appearing in his hand: “Feel the power of our Lord…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he prepared to activate his secret treasure and covertly corrupt Gu Jian Tong, the first genius of the Young Dragon Star, a sudden change occurred!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar! Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the Blood Net ritual, dragon roars and tiger roars erupted, accompanied by screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed someone was clearing out the cultists outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rustle! Rustle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the blood ritual collapsed entirely, and a tall, slender figure walked in—it was Fang Xing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually tossed the corpse of a cultist before the young bishop, his face filled with unhidden hatred: “Gate Sect! It’s you again!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1637,"2026-06-20T11:03:20.053Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f643f5dc7cc67fbce4a4948525e0b8ce662185a951e1016c8547be02e19b08e9","starlight-professional-chapter-93","starlight-professional-chapter-91",726,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarlight-professional-cover.jpg"]