I created an extraordinary era

Chapter 702 The Starting Point of Takeoff

Even after the three 'Expedition' spacecraft left the moon, many people continued to pay attention to them every day.

Although real-time image transmission has become difficult due to the increased distance, the Federation of People's Associations releases daily updates on the spacecraft's location coordinates, navigation status, and some navigation footage transmitted back after being filtered by the ship's AI.

This is also the first time that humanity has gazed at this starry sky for such a long time and at such close range through images.

As the rusty red planet in the image becomes clearer, and as the background of the starry sky expands from the familiar vicinity of Earth to the more profound space of the solar system.

An unprecedented sense of realism and participation is growing and spreading in the hearts of more than 10 billion people across the world.

On the internet, a special page called "Expedition Diary" has consistently received a high number of views.

People here share flight path maps drawn from official data, speculating on the fleet's current location in space and when it might reach Mars.

And so, time slowly passed in anticipation.

8 month 23 day.

The Sky Road of All Things.

Twenty-five days after Xia Yuan issued the first time-limited mission, Zhao Kun was successfully killed by Xiao Binglan, who arrived from afar.

She also gained nearly 5,000 contribution points, topping the leaderboard with 7650 points.

In fact, Zhao Kun was killed mainly because of his own actions.

one day ago.

He discovered Qi Hui cultivating in Sword Valley and saw that Qi Hui not only had a second-tier refined weapon, but also many other resources around him.

Therefore, Zhao Kun conceived the idea of ​​killing someone to steal the treasure.

Anyway, this wasn't the first time he'd done something like this, and Qi Hui was only at the first level of the Transcendent Realm. He was confident he could kill him before the other party could react.

However, he greatly underestimated Qi Hui's strength!
I originally thought I could easily kill Qi Hui, but I didn't expect that a first-level Transcendent Realm cultivator would be so troublesome.

Not only did they fail to kill him instantly, but Qi Hui even managed to escape.

As a result, Zhao Kun's location was naturally leaked.

As luck would have it, Xiao Binglan happened to be near Sword Valley.

It can only be said that Zhao Kun was really unlucky.

First, they chose the toughest target to attack, and then they encountered Xiao Binglan in this borderland.

If he changes his target, there will basically be no surprises.

Qi Hui was a top genius who could kill a Transcendent Realm demon beast while still in the Innate Realm, and he had also escaped from a Transcendent Realm Level 3 transcendent being.

Now that he has broken through to the Transcendent Realm and has a refined weapon in hand, his strength is absolutely invincible among those of the same realm.

Even those at the second stage of the Transcendent Realm, unless their martial arts realm has reached the mid-stage of Dark Force, are likely no match for Qi Hui.

Because during this period he successfully grasped the second realm of artistic conception, the realm of wind.

This is also why Qi Hui was able to escape from Zhao Kun.

If he hadn't grasped the essence of wind, he would most likely have perished on the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Path.

But in fact, Zhao Kun was already quite cautious in choosing his targets. He wouldn't even choose someone at the third level of the Transcendent Realm; he would only choose someone two or even three levels lower than himself.

If you walk by the river often enough, how can you avoid getting your shoes wet?
After Zhao Kun was killed, the surrounding area became much calmer.

Five months have passed, and in total, less than one hundred people have been eliminated.

It's three times less than it was a while ago.

Now, a year has officially passed since the opening of the Vientiane Skyway.

Of the 3,600 people who initially entered the Vientiane Heavenly Road, only a little over 3,100 remain today.

Of these, over four hundred were eliminated in the outer area, while only about twenty were eliminated in the inner area.

However, unlike the inner ring area where Augustus consistently led in points, the outer ring area saw alternating increases in points, making the competition extremely fierce.

The current top spot belongs to Gao Fenghua, a second-stage Transcendent Realm cultivator, who was originally assessed as the strongest second-stage Transcendent Realm cultivator.

This person, with the strength of a second-stage Transcendent Realm cultivator, killed a fourth-stage Transcendent Realm demon beast and thus successfully obtained four thousand points.

In the end, he jumped from 6000 points to over 10,000, directly topping the leaderboard.

Of course, Gao Fenghua was able to kill someone two levels higher mainly because he had exchanged for a third-tier Qi and Blood Treasure.

Otherwise, there's no need to even think about it.

Nevertheless, the final victory was quite narrow.

If he hadn't reacted quickly, he might have been the one who died!
Gao Fenghua is also the only person in the outer region to have more than 10,000 points so far.

Even the highest number of others only reached eight thousand.

As for Xiao Binglan, after obtaining nearly 5,000 points, she directly broke through to the seventh level of the Transcendent Realm and went to the inner ring area.

It wasn't just Xiao Binglan.

More than half of the top experts on the Grandmaster Ranking have already gone to the Inner Ring Area.

There are now fewer than twenty top masters remaining in the outer regions.

no way.

After a year of hunting, it's hard to say whether there are still more than a hundred Transcendent Level 6 demonic beasts left in the outer area.

In this situation, it becomes very difficult to accumulate points.

So apart from those who want to continue earning points and those who are still cultivating, basically no one will stay in the outer area.

As for the inner ring area, two people also broke through to the Unity Realm and entered the core area during this year.

They are Long Youzhu and Isaacs.

Both of them had already condensed their divine souls, and as long as their cultivation reached the peak of the Transcendent Realm, they could break through at any time.

So they didn't waste much time and went straight into the core area.

In the Myriad Heavenly Road, the core area is the true sacred ground for cultivation.

The outer and inner ring areas simply cannot compare to the core area.

In a blink of an eye.

Another month later.

After a six-month voyage, the three Expedition spacecraft have finally reached Mars orbit!

[Day 163 of the journey, 15 days until Mars gravity capture. Final system checks initiated.]

When this message appeared on screens around the world along with clear photos of the Martian surface sent back by the fleet, everyone watching held their breath.

The huge canyon and towering volcano are faintly visible in the photo.

That desolate yet magnificent world was no longer just a picture in a textbook, but the real land that the explorers were about to set foot on.

this moment.

The anticipation of interstellar travel reached its peak across the entire human race.

"I'm really looking forward to it too!"

In Panlong Town, Xia Yuan leisurely sipped his tea, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Of course, he wasn't referring to the exploration and development of Mars, nor was he talking about the growth of the people on the Myriad Heavenly Path.

It's not the number of extraordinary individuals that increased this year.

Since the last round of education reforms last year, the number of extraordinary individuals in the entire human race has now exceeded 250,000!

At this rate of development, the number of superhumans will exceed one million in less than thirty years.

Xia Yuan didn't even dare to imagine how many Source Points a million extraordinary individuals could provide.

That basically means there will be a constant stream of source points coming in every moment.

Even now, the number of source points on the panel continues to increase.

Beside him, Xie Xuan said with a hint of regret:
"We have been laying the groundwork for more than 40 years, and now our extraordinary education system is finally on the right track."

This is indeed true.

Over the past forty years, education reforms have been carried out several times.

However, in the past, it could only be considered an exploratory stage; now it can be said that a complete scale and system have been formed.

In junior high school, "Basic Body Refining Techniques" has become a compulsory course.

Everyone must reach a passing level upon graduation, which is equivalent to the level of a first-level martial artist.

If you don't meet the requirements, you won't be able to apply to high schools with exceptional systems.

That's right. Starting from the fortieth year of the Extraordinary Era, the Extraordinary System and the Cultural System have been officially separated in high school!
This kind of diversion is also very necessary.

Resources must be prioritized for those with better talent and character; this is the most efficient choice for a civilization during its rise.

The minimum requirement for applying to a high school with an extraordinary system is to become a Level 1 martial artist upon graduating from junior high school.

Of course, many students nowadays have already become level two or even level three martial artists by the time they graduate from junior high school.

If you're only a level one martial artist, it's very difficult to get into the top high schools.

However, being able to enter a high school with an extraordinary system is already quite an achievement.

Currently, the proportion of junior high school students who become first-level martial artists is actually no more than 30%.

This is especially true in some smaller cities.

For example, in Jiangcheng, where Xia Yuan lives, only about 25% of junior high school graduates became first-level martial artists last year.

That means only about 20,000 students can get into the Extraordinary High School, and the rest can only attend regular high schools.

Moreover, among the more than 20,000 people, fewer than 500 were able to become level three martial artists.

There are more than three thousand level-two martial artists.

Only these people are qualified to enter the two top extraordinary high schools in Jiangcheng.

Of course, the combined enrollment of the two high schools will not exceed 2000 students, so there are still quite a few level-two martial artists who will not be able to enter the top high schools.

These people can only go to the next batch of 8 high schools.

The vast majority of first-level martial artists can only attend ordinary high schools.

However, last year, some students from ordinary high schools also successfully gained admission to extraordinary universities.

This gave a huge boost to many students who were not the most talented but had a strong will.

After all, the three years of high school are the real period of differentiation.

If you work hard in high school, it is possible to change your destiny.

Of course, there are very few such people!

In Jiangcheng, let alone ordinary high schools, even top high schools have few students admitted to extraordinary universities this year.

Of the nearly two thousand graduating seniors from the two top high schools, fewer than five hundred will ultimately be admitted to prestigious universities.

Only a little over fifty students were admitted to any of the thirty top universities.

After all, the minimum standard for top universities is a level 5 martial artist.

During the three years of high school, quite a few people become level four martial artists, but those who can become level five martial artists are extremely rare.

Without becoming a level 5 martial artist, one doesn't even qualify to apply to top universities.

The difference between these 30 top universities and other universities is enormous.

Within the top thirty universities, upon entry, one can directly obtain a basic contribution point and become a superhuman.

However, at other universities, even a level 5 martial artist needs a relatively long time to become a superhuman.

As for fourth-level martial artists, it takes at least a year before they have a chance to become extraordinary.

People who graduate from these universities have virtually no chance of getting into one of the thirteen extraordinary academies, including Lingxiao Academy.

After all, the minimum requirement for the thirteen extraordinary academies is to reach the Innate Realm.

It can be said that only the thirteen-year-old students of the Extraordinary Academy can be considered the true top geniuses of the human race.

Those who emerge from here will at least become Grandmasters in the future.

These thirteen academies are the ultimate goal for countless young people.

The next best option is to get into one of the top thirty exceptional universities.

Even if they fail to get into top universities like Lingxiao Academy or other holy lands for extraordinary individuals, they will most likely become grandmasters.

As for what happens next, it depends on the individual's opportunities and efforts!

……

"Alright, now that I've broken through to the eighth level of the Mortal Transformation Realm, it's time for me to go!"

Setting down his teacup, Xie Xuan waved his hand and prepared to walk out of the courtyard.

Six months ago, he came to Xia Yuan in order to break through his cultivation level.

Now that my cultivation has broken through, it's time to leave!
"Hehe, I thought you weren't planning on leaving."

Xia Yuan joked with a smile.

Xie Xuan shook his head helplessly.

"I'd like to, but the People's Federation won't handle the mountain of documents piling up on their own!"

"Wait, you can just post a team task for me."

With that, Xia Yuan gestured to Hua Changfeng to hand over the task that had been prepared to Xie Xuan.

"Team mission?"

Xie Xuan was taken aback.

It's only been six months, and there's another mission?
Is it a team task?

"Ah."

Xia Yuan smiled.

The task was naturally to hunt down that Grandmaster-level demonic beast.

To be honest, Xia Yuan originally didn't plan to issue a mission specifically for that monster.

But one reason is that the monster killed many extraordinary beings.

In the past six months, most of the eliminated trial participants were hunted down by that guy.

On the other hand, it's also because several top grandmasters in the outer region have broken through to the next level, and if they join forces, they should have a chance to kill them.

This also gives them a chance to earn points before they leave the outer area.

Of course, whether one can seize the opportunity, or whether one is willing to take the risk of accepting the mission, is another matter!

"it is good!"

Xie Xuan glanced at the mission information but didn't say anything more before turning and leaving Panlong Town.

"I never expected Minister Xie's talent in the laws to be so exceptionally high!"

Watching Xie Xuan's departing figure, Xia Yuan chuckled softly.

Although he had his own help, it was already remarkable that he was able to break through the Wind Intent to the third stage at the eighth level of the Transcendent Realm!
He is even stronger than many geniuses from the Origin Academy.

If it weren't for the busy official duties of the Human Alliance, he might have already cultivated to the ninth level of the Transcendent Realm, or even the Unity Realm.

But everything comes at a price.

While enjoying endless resources, he must also bear corresponding responsibilities.

However, this may not be a bad thing for Xie Xuan.

Some people need to fight to the death to understand the true meaning of life, while others can find their true nature amidst the myriad phenomena of the world.

Xie Xuan was the latter.

Once he retires and devotes himself to spiritual practice, the accumulation of these decades or even centuries will transform into his deepest foundation.

Perhaps one day they can even surpass them.

……

Not long after Xie Xuan left.

People in the outer area of ​​the Vientiane Sky Road also received mission information again from the Sky Road Certificate.

[Team Mission: Hunt down the seventh-tier Transcendent Crimson-Eyed Demonic Ape]

[Cultivation Level: Mortal Transformation Stage 6]

[Limit: Maximum of three players at the sixth level of the Transcendent Realm]

[Reward: 15000 points (distributed equally among all participants)]

When this task appeared on all the Trialers' Certificates, the entire outer area was shaken.

Fifteen thousand points? That's a bit too much.

Even if the points are split equally among three people, each person will still receive 5000 points.

5000 points.

That's enough to directly exchange for a Tier 3 Qi and Blood Treasure.

However, this difficulty is indeed a bit too high.

"A Crimson-Eyed Demonic Ape at the seventh level of the Mortal Transformation Realm?"

Carson looked at the mission information with a delighted expression.

He had just reached the second stage of the Earth Realm and was preparing to leave the outer area when he unexpectedly encountered a mission with such a high reward of points.

"Luckily I didn't leave, otherwise I would have missed out on these points!"

"But I'll need to find a teammate first."

Carson suddenly found himself in a dilemma.

Of the top 20 people on the Grandmaster Ranking in the outer region, only five remain in the outer region.

Finding these people is no easy task.

As for those ranked 20th and below, he didn't even look at them.

Those people might not even be able to defeat a demon beast at the peak of the sixth level of the Transcendent Realm, let alone a seventh level Transcendent Realm beast.

"Never mind, let's go check out the area around the mission location first."

"If someone is willing, they should go there."

After saying that, Carson vanished in a flash.

(End of this chapter)