I created an extraordinary era

Chapter 506 The Path to Grandmaster: Increasingly Fierce Competition
"Li Yan, you're something else! You actually climbed up to the combat power rankings without making a sound!"

In the live-fire training room.

Li Yan had just come out when he ran into a girl who looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

The girl's name was Ren Lingzhu, and she was one of the geniuses who entered the Origin Academy from Jiangcheng Extraordinary University in the same batch as Li Yan.

Judging from their appearance, they were clearly waiting here on purpose.

"He's only ranked eighth on the combat power list; he's still far behind the people ahead of him."

"Heh, you're just pretending!"

Upon hearing this, Ren Lingzhu rolled her eyes.

Just pay it back?

No matter what, it's no easy feat to climb onto the combat power rankings in just ten months after entering the Origin Academy.

After all, who among those who can enter the Origin Academy isn't a genius?

Li Yan's ability to rank eighth out of these thirty people is already quite outstanding!
"How come your strength has improved so quickly?"

Suddenly, Ren Lingzhu asked curiously.

She remembered that Li Yan's strength was probably not much stronger than hers before.

How come your strength has improved so much in just half a month?
It should be noted that the person who was ranked eighth on the previous combat power ranking was at the fourth level of Body Tempering.

Even if Li Yan has made a breakthrough during this period, he is probably still no match for the opponent.

"Could it be that your martial arts realm has broken through to the mid-stage of Ming Jin?"

"What are you thinking about?"

"I only managed to defeat my opponent because I've improved my movement skills recently."

Li Yan shook his head with a wry smile.

He did break through to the fourth level of Body Tempering, but his martial arts realm is still some distance from the mid-stage of Ming Jin.

Body movement?

Ren Lingzhu was taken aback, but then she realized what was happening.

"That's right, if your martial arts realm truly breaks through to the mid-stage of Ming Jin."

"Then maybe we have a chance to break into the top three!"

"impossible."

"Even if I break through to the mid-stage of Ming Jin in martial arts, it's impossible for me to be in the top three."

Li Yan wasn't being modest.

The top three in the current combat power rankings all broke through to the mid-stage of Ming Jin a month ago.

Even if he breaks through to the next level, he still can't compare to these three.

However, apart from these three, the difference between the fourth to tenth place is not very large.

Li Yan's ability to reach eighth place was mainly due to his superior movement skills.

Speaking of which, his ability to enter the eighth place on the combat power ranking is really thanks to the Flowing Cloud Step that Zhou Qiyuan taught him.

In a sense, this Flowing Cloud Step can already be considered the prototype of extraordinary martial arts.

Zhou Qiyuan, being an ordinary person, is not capable of perfection.

But Li Yan is an extraordinary being, and he also has teachers from the academy giving him lessons.

It's not difficult for him to improve it.

If it weren't for perfecting this movement technique, even if he broke through to the fourth level of Body Tempering, he would still have a hard time defeating his opponent.

Of course, the greater benefit of this extraordinary martial art was that it helped him gain ten contribution points.

It was because of these ten contribution points that he was able to break through to the fourth level of Body Tempering half a month ahead of schedule.

At the Academy of Origins.

Li Yan deeply understood what it meant to be fast at one step and fast at every step.

Now, due to the large number of students in the academy, the contribution points that can be obtained from daily tasks are much less than at the beginning.

I heard that you could get at least 20 contribution points for each month's daily tasks.

But now 20 points is considered a lot!
Most people can only earn 10-15 points per month.

This is why students are not cultivating as fast as they used to be!
Like two years before the Extraordinary Era.

At this point in time, almost everyone had reached the fourth level of Body Tempering.

Even Nangong Hong and others had reached the fifth level of Body Tempering.

But now, less than half of the people are able to break through to the fourth level of Body Tempering.

Only those ranked at the top of the combat power leaderboard can barely keep up with the pace.

To obtain more resources, you can't rely solely on daily tasks.

They need to demonstrate even greater talent.

Of course, some people with powerful connections can obtain contribution points through other channels.

These people mainly come from major extraordinary universities and top extraordinary forces.

When Li Yan entered the Origin Academy, Jiangcheng Extraordinary University sponsored him with ten contribution points.

The Flowing Cloud Steps that Zhou Qiyuan taught him can also be counted as ten contribution points.

at this time.

Suddenly, Ren Lingzhu spoke up:
"By the way, have you heard any news about Teacher Zhou?"

"what news?"

Li Yan was taken aback.

"You know about the place in the no-man's-land that appeared a while ago, right?"

"Ah."

Li Yan nodded.

This matter initially sparked a heated discussion within the Origin Academy.

He certainly knew this.

But what does this have to do with Teacher Zhou?
Is it possible?
"That's right, it's said that Teacher Zhou absorbed the artistic conception and insights from it."

"What? You're telling the truth?"

It should be noted that there are fewer than fifty people in the Origin Academy who have comprehended the essence of the art.

There wasn't a single student in their cohort.

It's easy to imagine how difficult it is to grasp the essence of a scene.

Once one absorbs the insights into the essence of an art, the probability of comprehending it in the future will greatly increase. Therefore, it holds immense appeal even for students of the Origin Academy.

"Of course it's true!"

"Haha, great!"

Li Yan looked pleasantly surprised.

He and Zhou Qiyuan had an excellent relationship.

He can be described as both a teacher and a friend.

Now that I hear that the other party has absorbed the insights into the artistic conception, I am naturally overjoyed.

Ren Lingzhu smiled and then continued:
"Hehe, this time, it wasn't just Teacher Zhou who absorbed the artistic conception at Jiangcheng Extraordinary University."

"I heard that an even more talented female student has emerged."

"Oh?"

"Could it be Lin Yue?"

"No, it's a person named Long Youzhu."

"Dragon Bamboo?"

Li Yan frowned slightly.

He had only been away from Jiangcheng Chaofan University for a year, so he naturally knew about some of the school's geniuses.

He didn't remember this person at all.

At least in his year, there definitely wasn't one.

"Don't look at me, I've never heard of it either."

Ren Lingzhu shrugged.

"However, judging from this situation, perhaps three students from our Jiangcheng Extraordinary University will pass the assessment this year."

"Not too possible."

Li Yan shook his head.

"This year's competition should be the most intense, and it's unrealistic to expect three people to win."

"Moreover, the fact that we've never heard of Long Youzhu before means that her physical abilities and martial arts skills are not outstanding."

"The Origin Academy's assessment has little to do with talent in the laws."

"Besides, she has the talent, so she might not even need to register this year."

"That's true."

Ren Lingzhu nodded.

"Forget it, let's not talk about them anymore."

"Anyway, it doesn't really concern us."

For the two of them, the more people from their school came in, the better.

People from the same school tend to have better relationships.

But if no one passes the assessment, the impact won't be significant.

"By the way, the annual reception mission will be starting in two months!"

"Don't fall off the combat power rankings."

"If we fall out of the running, we'll never have the chance to take on this role again."

Upon hearing this, Li Yan couldn't help but chuckle.

"Rather than me, you'd better hurry up."

"I'll forget it!"

Ren Lingzhu waved her hand.

She knew very well that she had only just reached the peak of the third level of Body Tempering.

Let alone making it into the top ten, even the top fifteen is unlikely.

"Alright, I won't bother you anymore."

"I just managed to grab a 1 contribution point mission, I need to hurry up and get there!"

Watching Ren Lingzhu's departing figure, Li Yan couldn't help but shake his head.

These students, although they have access to far more resources than those outside,

But that only guarantees becoming a grandmaster.

As for going further after becoming a Grandmaster.

That would be extremely difficult!
Little did people know that countless grandmasters were still stuck at the first stage of the Transcendent Realm.

"Before awakening, I must cultivate my martial arts to the peak of Ming Jin, or even An Jin."

"As for the meaning of the laws..."

He suddenly remembered that Vice Dean Ji Xuan seemed to have a class in a few days.

Vice Dean Ji Xuan's class is held only once a year.

But this class had the largest audience.

Even when Vice Dean Nangong Hong gave a lecture, he didn't get as many listeners as Dean Ji Xuan.

Many grandmasters would come back specifically for Vice Dean Ji Xuan's classes.

Li Yan had never heard of it before.

So he had been waiting for this day for a long time!

Li Yan clenched his fist.

Nowadays, there are fewer than twenty people in the entire academy who can comprehend the essence of a concept before reaching the level of a Grandmaster.

If he can gain something from Vice Dean Ji Xuan's class, then perhaps he will have a chance to comprehend the essence of the art before becoming a Grandmaster.

Thinking of this, a figure appeared in Li Yan's mind.

Qin Xue.

The other person was someone she went to high school with.

I heard that Qin Xue not only created the Source Energy Body Tempering Technique, but also comprehended the artistic conception before becoming a Grandmaster.

Now he has even become a Grandmaster at the fourth level of the Transcendent Realm.

Such talent is something he can only dream of.

Even if I can't compare to her, I can't be too far behind.

(End of this chapter)