Aboard the aircraft.
“Li Yang, what exactly is going on? Why does Dean Hai want us to immediately depart for Jiang City to see Li Yuan?” Dean Xu frowned.
She originally had other important matters to attend to but was suddenly called in.
Critical.
Dean Hai had only discussed it with Li Yang and then instructed her to follow Li Yang’s orders.
But what specifically it was about, she didn’t know, and naturally, she wasn’t too pleased about it.
“Good news.”
“But we’ll have to meet Li Yuan and confirm it before we discuss further,” Li Yang said with a mysterious smile. “Don’t rush; we’ll be there in a few hours.”
Li Yang, however, was already quite excited inside.
He couldn’t forget the scene when Dean Hai talked to him about this matter not long ago.
“Li Yuan is suspected to have achieved Unity of Heaven and Man,” Dean Hai had said very calmly at the time as if everything was under control. “Go to Jiang City with Dean Xu to verify its authenticity.”
Unity of Heaven and Man.
When Li Yang first heard this news, his shock was indescribable, and he even doubted if he had heard wrong.
Heavens!
Li Yang, who had cultivated for decades, had struggled to step into the Fifth Stage, was already being extolled by countless people.
What about Li Yuan? How old was he?
“If it’s true, to progress from just entering the Third Stage to stepping into the Fifth Stage in a year and a half?” Li Yang muttered to himself: “This rate of improvement is too exaggerated, even more so than Fang Hai back in the day.”
“However.”
“This is my student, my disciple.” Li Yang’s eyes shone brightly.
…
Li Yuan had no idea that his ‘virtual duel’ on the Starry Skies Fighting Network, where that sudden burst from a spear caused a tremendous shock.
After all, it wasn’t a Transcendent Stage promotion match, and he ultimately lost the battle.
Li Yuan had already exited the virtual network and returned to the underground Martial Arts Room.
Grasping the Black Chen Spear.
“The long spear is like a dragon.” Li Yuan held the long spear tightly, silently feeling the flow of vigor within the spear shaft, with absolute subtlety, and without a hint of concealment.
It can be said.
Li Yuan now truly became one with the long spear in his hand, far surpassing the so-called ‘Unity of man and weapon.’
“The virtual network can only simulate Fifth Stage Skills to 50%, and it can’t reach 100%,” Li Yuan’s eyes were bright: “To truly practice the spear, it must be done in reality.”
The real world is the foundation.
The power of the real world is vast and limitless, while the virtual network is just a simulation.
“Whoosh!”
Li Yuan moved his long spear, and his Spear Technique and Spear Momentum had completely changed. The spear tip shone with dazzling lights, like the shifting light of stars.
Somewhere in between, it was as if the starlight intertwined, rolling and surging, beautiful and splendid.
At this moment.
Li Yuan truly felt a sliver of the True Intent of the ‘Meaning of the Stellar, Second Layer: Dust of Stars.’ He immersed his whole being into the Spear Technique, displaying it to his heart’s content.
Amidst the changing shadows of the spear.
Li Yuan could faintly sense an odd Mystery of the universe that he had captured, which was a trace of the essence and wonder of its operation.
The Spear Technique followed this trace of wonder, making the power contained within the long spear more formidable, making its speed even faster.
An all-around enhancement.
Every spear thrust! When exploding it was like stars shattering, overwhelmingly unstoppable.
Every spear thrust! When retracting it was like the vast earth, solid and indestructible.
This is the Second Layer of the ‘Meaning of the Stellar’ — Dust of Stars.
Both offensive and defensive, both towering and minuscule.
“Unity of Heaven and Man! The Meaning of the Stellar!” Li Yuan understood even more the true essence of Unity of Heaven and Man.
Before the Fifth Stage Skill, Martial Artists focus on digging out body power, making the body burst faster and fiercer.
From the Fifth Stage onward, one maximizes the potential of the body, striving to make every move conform to the trace of essence in the operation of the universe.
Like two people of equal Physical Quality, but the one with superior skills would naturally be much stronger.
And the Fifth Stage Skill is about making one’s spirit and body strive to conform to the universe.
Man in the universe.
The Mystery of the universe is the great path.
“Without ‘The Meaning of the Stellar’, without the guidance and teaching of Teacher Li Yang, Dean Xu, I could not have taken this step so quickly,” Li Yuan practiced more smoothly as he went on.
To comprehend, one must do it oneself.
But with the experience of predecessors and standing on the shoulders of giants, one can proceed faster and more steadily.
“Compared to half a month ago.”
“My speed and strength have improved a lot, and my Spear Technique and movement technique have transformed.” Li Yuan thought to himself, “If I run into that Second Rank Fish Spirit Clan member again, I could fend it off by myself.”
Of course.
Li Yuan was not so arrogant to think he could now defeat a Second Rank powerhouse… That Second Rank Fish Spirit Clan member had just broken through and did not have an Origin Power Battle Suit or Origin Power Weapon, so it was considered the weakest type of Second Rank Alien Race.
After cultivating for a long time.
“[Your Spear Technique realm has progressed from 1% at the Fifth Stage to 2% at the Fifth Stage]” A prompt from the Divine Palace suddenly flashed by.
Li Yuan hardly paid attention, still wholly absorbed in his cultivation.
Another hour passed before Li Yuan stopped, feeling an incomparable sense of ease throughout his body.
“When practicing the spear, I unintentionally entered the state of Unity of Heaven and Man, nourishing the soul with the force of heaven and earth, cleansing the body with Origin Power.” Li Yuan immediately understood what was happening and silently marveled, “It made me feel no fatigue at all.”
“It’s said that once Unity of Heaven and Man is achieved, there is hardly a need for sleep or rest… It seems to be true.”
For Martial Artists who have achieved Unity of Heaven and Man.
When they enter the state during daily practice, it’s a form of rest.
Suddenly.
Li Yuan abruptly turned his head and saw the figure standing at the stairs.
“Muhua, when did you get here?” Li Yuan laughed.
“I’ve been here for a while,” Li Muhua’s eyes shone brightly. “Bro, the spear technique you just used was so beautiful, I’ve never seen such a beautiful spear technique before.”
“Compared to your technique, our teacher’s is just trash.”
Li Yuan couldn’t help but laugh. The Martial Arts Teachers in middle school mostly had skills around the Third Stage level.
How could they compare to him?
“Don’t set your sights too high; there’s no set pattern to spear techniques, and mine don’t have fixed forms anymore. You can’t learn them,” Li Yuan smiled. “First, work hard on mastering the Solid Rock Fist Technique, then get the basics of the Spear Technique right.”
“When your level is sufficient, I’ll arrange for a good teacher to instruct you specifically,” Li Yuan said.
“Okay, bro, I’ll definitely work hard,” Li Muhua nodded earnestly, full of fighting spirit.
“Brother.”
“This is the breakfast milk Mom asked me to bring you, I’ve put it here,” Li Muhua said with a cheeky smile. “I won’t disturb your training.”
He put down the milk and quickly went upstairs.
“Milk.” Li Yuan smiled slightly, picking up the cup and drinking it in one gulp.
It was tasteless.
But it warmed Li Yuan’s heart.
“Muhua’s martial path talent is indeed much higher than Qian Qian’s,” Li Yuan thought to himself. “And his perseverance is extremely strong too.”
The older they got, the more differences appeared between his brother and sister.
Perhaps because Li Qianqian hadn’t awakened her Martial Spirit, she preferred studying culture classes.
Whereas Li Muhua had extraordinary talent and was extremely diligent in his training.
Due to their different experiences, Li Muhua lacked the ‘madness’ of Li Yuan’s training days, but he had more steadiness and composure, with strong opinions and plans of his own.
Li Yuan was more than happy to see this.
“People become strong inside because of hardship, but hardship shouldn’t be glorified,” Li Yuan mused to himself. “My frantic training back in the day was so that Qian Qian and Muhua could have more choices during their growth, and could face everything more calmly.”
“Whatever choices they make in the future, as long as they are positive, I’ll let them be,”
“They have me as an older brother to fall back on,” Li Yuan didn’t insist on his siblings achieving great things.
…
He logged back onto the Starry Skies Fighting Network.
“Master, you were so quick this time,” the intelligent girl, resembling a sprite, exclaimed excitedly.
Li Yuan ignored her and clicked on the segment match screen:
Segment Match: Sun Eclipse Stage.
Points: 982 (1,000 points to participate in the promotion match)
Segment Win Rate: 75%
…
“With my spear technique basically solidified, and both my movement technique and spear technique at the Fifth Stage, I should be able to try for the Transcendent Stage now,” Li Yuan thought calmly, yet with a hint of anticipation.
Among the nine ranks of the Starry Skies Fighting Network, Bronze, Silver, and Gold usually consisted of ordinary people and First Rank Martial Artists.
Fallen Star, Bright Moon, Sun Eclipse, were mostly Second Rank warriors, all considered masters.
And reaching the Transcendent Stage requires Fifth Stage skills; looking around the world, those who achieved this rank were very few and far between, either outstanding geniuses or top grade Origin Martial Artists renowned in their own right.
“Two segment matches.”
“Then it’s the promotion match,” Li Yuan clicked to start the segment matching.
…
This time, the matching process was exceptionally long, but Li Yuan was quite patient.
Twelve minutes later, the two segment matches were over.
Li Yuan easily won. The comprehensive breakthrough of his spear technique and movement technique allowed him to dominate other Sun Eclipse Stage masters, practically crushing them.
“Participate in the Transcendent promotion match,” Li Yuan declared standing on the platform.
…
Boom!
Li Yuan’s consciousness vibrated slightly, followed by a change in the environment around him, and he found himself in a vast wasteland.
“20-level Physical Quality? Origin Martial Artist?” Li Yuan immediately sensed the changes in his body.
A never-before-felt strength of the flesh and the strands of pure Origin Power he could mobilize within his body.
His entire body was covered by an Origin Power Battle Body, and he held an Origin Power Weapon in hand.
This was the standard gear for human Origin Martial Artists.
“Hiss~”
“Hiss~” “Hiss~” The opponents he was to confront finally appeared, huge snakes with a pair of blood-colored wings growing on their bodies, surfaced on the wasteland.
All nearly twenty meters in length, with their heads held high about four or five meters into the air, flicking their tongues, every one of them was a massive creature.
“Blood Winged Snake Clan? All Second Rank?” Li Yuan was slightly surprised to see the small amount of black scales on the bodies of these large snakes.
In the past.
During a combat assessment at Kunlun Martial University, he had killed a Blood Winged Snake Clan member, but that one was only at level 14.
When compared to the Second Rank Blood Winged Snake Clan, there was naturally a world of difference.
“Haha, then let’s battle,” Li Yuan suddenly laughed out loud, stimulating the Origin Power within his body.
Boom!
Like lightning, he sped forth, pouring Origin Power into his Long Spear, making its edge limitless.
“Whoosh!” “Whoosh!” “Whoosh!”
The giant Blood Winged Snakes also charged towards Li Yuan, hissing as they went.
…
The battle was fierce between Li Yuan and the dozen or so Blood Winged Snakes.
His spear technique was sharp, every strike causing damage to the Blood Winged Snakes.
But these snakes were also no easy foes, and purely in terms of physical quality, they were all superior to Li Yuan, with a clear numerical advantage.
Often, just as Li Yuan seriously wounded one, he would be forced to retreat by the attacks of other Blood Winged Snakes.
Finally, after more than 20 minutes of grueling combat, just before his Origin Power ran out, Li Yuan managed to kill all the Blood Winged Snakes, thanks to his advantage in movement technique.
“Congratulations, Guardian · Prime, you have passed the Transcendent promotion match. You’ve reached the Transcendent Stage,” a system notification sounded in Li Yuan’s ears.
Before Li Yuan could contemplate further.
Whoosh!
The surroundings changed, and his blood-stained Origin Power Battle Garment and weapon all disappeared. Li Yuan found himself in a bright space.
“What is this?” Li Yuan was taken aback.
In front of him stood a woman in white.
“Congratulations, Li Yuan, for becoming the first student among this year’s Blue Star freshmen to break through to the Transcendent Stage,” the woman in white smiled and said.
“The first?” Li Yuan revealed a slight smile. “Does that mean I’m the first in the world?”
“Yeah.”
“You could say you’re the first of this cohort,” the woman in white emphasized.
“That’s enough,” Li Yuan’s smile grew even brighter. “Dantai Feng, I’ve surpassed you.”
“Next time, it’ll be my turn to fulfill the promise to Big Zhuang and show off in front of you.”