Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Qingcheng.

Qingcheng is, to be precise, a huge academy where lower-level star masters need to pass an examination to be admitted, and there are also age restrictions.

The junior star master is a full-time student who needs four years of study and training. If one can reach the intermediate level, one will have the opportunity to become a full-time star master.

Intermediate and advanced star masters are both trained through a training program.

There is no age limit for students, but they need to pass an assessment and identity verification, and pay a high tuition fee.

Intermediate Star Master training lasts for six months and costs several million. Advanced Star Master training typically lasts for one year and costs tens of millions.

Gao Wu has a letter of recommendation from Yu Guanghai, which exempts him from tuition fees and provides him with a special scholarship, enough to cover all his expenses in Qingcheng.

Gao Wu was very grateful for this.

Mu Tielin was very enthusiastic about sending Gao Wu to Qingcheng, as he was a graduate of Qingcheng and was very familiar with the place.

He helped Gao Wu register, obtain his access pass and dormitory, and then escorted Gao Wu to his dormitory.

Qingcheng is very large. The two sword-shaped high-rise buildings are just teaching buildings and are landmark buildings of Qingcheng.

The school is divided into several branch campuses, with intermediate and advanced training classes completely separated from full-time regular students.

As a senior student, Gao Wu lives in a single dormitory room that is over 100 square meters in size and is equipped with a realistic training pod.

It's similar to a gaming pod, but with added motion-sensing equipment, making it much larger and more burdensome to use.

Mu Tielin curiously toured the room and exclaimed, "This is much better than our school dormitory. It would be rated as a five-star hotel."

Gao Wu only carried a backpack with him, containing some personal belongings and two pieces of clothing. He simply threw the backpack down and that was it.

He said to Mu Tielin, "Brother Mu, you've come all this way to see me off, so I'll treat you to a meal. It's also a farewell dinner for you."

Mu Tielin shook his head: "I won't go back to Changning yet. I heard Zhang Qingyun ran away, and it's too dangerous to go back to Changning now. I'll stay in Qingyuan for a while."

Anyway, he wasn't married, and all his relatives and friends were in Changning. The main reason was that Qingcheng was in Changning, and there were too many Star Masters there, making the competition fierce, so he had no choice but to go to Qingyuan to make a living.

Now that the company is in trouble, Mu Tielin doesn't want to go back. Anyway, there's a large sum of compensation and a hefty bonus this time.

If you save a little money, it will be enough to cover your expenses for three to five years.

The two were talking at the door, which was not closed. A young woman with short hair walked down the corridor. She had bright features, wore a smart gray uniform, and had bright and beautiful blue eyes. Her fair skin was smooth and full of vitality.

Gao Wu couldn't help but take a second look. Perhaps because of Xiao Song, short hair was a huge plus for him.

In addition, the beautiful woman is naturally bright and beautiful, and her height is more than 1.7 meters. She has a slender and tall figure, and her clothes are simple yet comfortable.

Mu Tielin's eyes lit up at the sight. He gave Gao Wu a look, indicating that the beauty was indeed quite attractive.

Unexpectedly, the beautiful woman stopped at the door and smiled at Gao Wu: "You must be the new Mr. Gao Wu. I am Ye Ning, the counselor of the 138th Advanced Student Class."

Ye Ning had read Gao Wu's information before coming, and was still a little curious about this former professional player.

As her counselor, she saw that Gao Wu had already registered and signed in, so she came to check on him in the dormitory.

Even though she had seen Gao Wu's photos, seeing Gao Wu in person still surprised her. Such exaggerated hair color and rock star-like attire were indeed very rare among the Star Masters.

Star Masters aren't without personality; they just rarely express it by changing their hairstyle or clothing.

Gao Wu gently shook hands with Ye Ning's outstretched hand and said, "Hello, please guide me in the future."

Mu Tielin couldn't stand it anymore. This old guy was over thirty years old and had the air of a dissolute playboy. Why was he so reserved in front of girls?

Based on his experience, Ye Ning must come from a good family and have strong mental fortitude. Only someone who excels in all aspects can teach in Qingcheng, let alone in an advanced training class.

A woman like that would be an excellent partner!

He chimed in, "Teacher Ye and Gao Wu are from Changning, and they're unfamiliar with this place. They'll need your help."

Mu Tielin then said to Gao Wu, "You and Teacher Ye can add each other on a terminal contact number so you can contact each other if anything happens."

Gao Wu looked at Ye Ning: "I don't know if this is convenient?"

Ye Ning generously extended her wrist, showing off her personal smart terminal bracelet: "It's only right."

Even if Mu Tielin didn't say anything, she, as the counselor, also wanted to add Gao Wu's contact information.

Gao Wu touched Ye Ning's smart bracelet. Each person has only one of these personal terminal numbers, which stay with them for life and are their most important personal information.

After exchanging phone numbers, Ye Ning said, "The course schedule is all in the semester plan for the 138th advanced class. You can take a look yourself. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have."

After exchanging a few words, Ye Ning took his leave.

Even when it's just business, Ye Ning's gentle and generous attitude makes it easy for people to like her.

As Mu Tielin watched Ye Ning's figure disappear, he couldn't wait to say to Gao Wu, "She's a good woman, you'd better hold on to her!"

"Didn't you say you didn't want to get married?" Gao Wu asked.

"You don't know anything. She must be from the Ye family. The Ye family and the Liu family of Qingcheng are both top-tier aristocratic families."

"General Ye Qianren is a member of the Ye family. It is precisely because of this general's presence that Qingcheng is qualified to be called a first-class city..."

Mu Tielin spoke of this with great enthusiasm, and then said with a look of regret, "If I had known this would happen, I would have signed up with you."

That being said, he really couldn't bear to part with the tens of millions in tuition fees. With his mental strength, even getting into the advanced class would be a stretch.

Seeing Gao Wu's calm expression, seemingly unconcerned, Mu Tielin grew anxious for him: "Brother, you're got such great qualities! You've got the skills, and you've got the looks!"

He also shared his experience with Gao Wu: "To pursue a woman, you have to be bold. A real man should dare to do it, whether he succeeds or not. No woman likes a timid man!"

"Hahaha..." Gao Wu couldn't help but laugh. This old bachelor still had a whole set of tricks up his sleeve.

However, though the words may be crude, the principle is sound: boldness does not guarantee success, but timidity certainly will.

Despite having lived two lives, Gao Wu actually has very little experience in pursuing girls. When he was with Xiao Song, it was always Xiao Song who took the initiative to be with him.

There's no way around it, its charm is just that great.

It wasn't that he was afraid of losing face or anything; it was just that he wasn't that interested in Ye Ning.

There are plenty of beautiful women out there. He's not going to stay here forever. He can't possibly find a wife here.

Finding a girlfriend is pointless; he'll just have to leave her behind again once he goes back.

Gao Wu was preoccupied with finding Qi and had no interest in having fun. Naturally, he wouldn't discuss these matters with Mu Tielin.

The two went out and found a nicely decorated restaurant, where Gao Wu treated Mu Tielin to a good meal.

Having drunk quite a bit, Mu Tielin had become more temperamental, constantly trying to get Gao Wu to become sworn brothers with him. Gao Wu found it somewhat amusing; Mu Tielin's drinking habits were terrible—he just let loose when he was drunk.

Fortunately, Mu Tielin was just joking and was still quite lucid. He just spoke less carefully and even became a bit unrestrained.

After the meal, Gao Wu saw Mu Tielin off to his car.

Watching the bus drive away, Gao Wu felt a little wistful; this was his first friend in this universe.

This parting may very well be the last time we meet...

Gao Wu returned to his dormitory and downloaded the course schedule, including a map of the college, and so on.

Modern smart devices are now highly intelligent; they can be directly commanded by issuing commands or even by using mental power to convert electromagnetic fields.

After pulling up the map and finding the combat training ground, Gao Wu discovered that the training ground required reservations and payment—10,000 yuan for 30 minutes…

After agreeing on a time, Gao Wu arrived at the combat training ground. The huge, enclosed spherical training ground was divided into four training areas.

There is a transparent glass wall outside the training field, so people standing outside can see what is happening inside.

The open glass walls are mainly to prevent people from engaging in private duels or causing damage inside.

In the training ground, a silver-white star armor is training. The star armor wields two silver-white swords and races around the huge training ground. There are 3D projected targets in the training ground, all of which are different types of star armor, and they are attacking in various ways.

The projected star armor had no real destructive power, but the training ground's AI could calculate the outcome of the battle through digital simulation.

This may seem like a Battle.net simulation battle, but actually you are personally controlling your Star Armor in battle, even if the target is virtual. This is completely different from a completely virtual battle on Battle.net.

The original owner of Gao Wu's body had no practical combat experience, but was exceptionally familiar with various types of star armor.

He immediately recognized that the other party was riding the Star Armor, which belonged to the Tianjian series, Bai Hong.

Bai Hong is also top-tier among advanced star armor users, on par with Qing Ming. Of course, this only applies to their basic stats.

As for each Star Master's Star Armor, there will definitely be various modifications. That depends on individual financial resources.

The White Rainbow Star Armor in the training field has clearly exceeded its normal speed. The silver-white twin swords move back and forth, truly like a white rainbow piercing the sun, full of momentum.

The trained Star Masters possessed strong mental power, and they maintained the high-intensity battle for ten minutes before taking a short break.

After practicing for half an hour, the headplate of the White Rainbow Star Armor opened, and a young man lightly jumped down from a height of more than eight meters. When he landed, he used his mental power to support him, and he landed silently.

The young man looked to be only twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. He had long, sword-like eyebrows, bright, dark eyes, and a tall, slender figure. In particular, there was a flamboyant and sharp look between his eyebrows, making him appear to be full of ambition.

When the young man came out of the training ground, he glanced at Gao Wu, his gaze lingering on his platinum hair for a moment, but he didn't say anything and walked away proudly with his head held high.

Gao Wu was actually younger than the other man, but he felt that the other man still had a bit of youthful spirit, and he was even a little envious of him.

As for the other person's proud, rooster-like demeanor, he simply found it adorable.

Upon entering the training ground, Gao Wu noticed that machines were rapidly spraying super-strong plastic, and the previously uneven ground had been restored to a smooth surface, although the smell of the reinforced plastic was still quite strong.

Gao Wu took out a clasp hanging on his chest, which looked like a silver pocket watch and was tightly bound in the middle by a special strap.

He pressed down hard on the silver clasp to unleash his mental power, and a subspace portal was opened.

The next moment, the nine-meter-tall Qingming stood before him.

Qingming is not as dazzling and flamboyant as Baihong, but it has a unique sharpness in its calm and restrained nature, which Gao Wu still likes very much.

Through a resonance of spiritual power, the Azure Star Armor knelt and lowered its head, its faceplate opening wide to reveal the cockpit inside.

Gao Wu leaped onto his knees, using the star armor as a springboard, and then used his shoulders for leverage, jumping directly into the cockpit.

Wearing a headband establishes a neural network connection, while the body and limbs are embedded in a fixed driving position to establish a somatosensory connection.

The monitoring screens turn on and perform self-checks according to the normal procedure. Of course, this step can be skipped.

For the first official launch, Gaowu still needs to go through the procedures.

After a three-minute self-check, it was confirmed that everything was in good condition and that the Tianjian Type III energy center was stable with 95% of its energy stored.

Gao Wu didn't rush to practice his swordplay; he first slowly performed a set of Swimming Dragon Palm techniques.

Star armor is designed for close-quarters combat and is very similar to the human body structure to suit the habits of star masters.

Although this set of Dragon Palms does not have the resonance of source energy, its movements are still graceful and agile, moving like flowing clouds and water, and still like a deep pool and a towering mountain. Between movement and stillness, it is truly like a divine dragon soaring across the land.

The powerful Star Armor exhibits true rhythm in every move it makes.

As a counselor, Ye Ning's application for booking a training ground at the high-level martial arts school was simultaneously sent to her, which is also a high-level privilege of the college teachers.

Out of curiosity about the new student, Ye Ning turned on the projection screen to import the training ground monitoring data, and saw Gao Wu practicing boxing while riding Qingming.

Ye Ning had never seen such a style of boxing before. It was so graceful and expansive, even agile and elegant, as if a top-notch dance master were performing.

Every move is filled with indescribable beauty.

Ye Ning was stunned. She only breathed a sigh of relief when the Star Armor finished its stance and stood up.

It was only then that she realized that she had instinctively held her breath while watching.

It wasn't that she was ignorant; she had seen the most powerful divine generals and also the terrifying divine-level star armor.

However, she never imagined that anyone could pilot a star armor and perform such elegant and beautiful movements; it truly possessed a magical charm that captivated everyone.

After leaving the training ground, Li Guofeng bought a drink and returned to the training ground. He had never seen the white-haired guy before and was curious about who he was and what kind of star armor he used.
Being able to carry star armor using a subspace ring means at least a high-level star master.

He watched as Qingming performed half a set of fist techniques, and even that left him stunned.

Star Masters also need to practice physical skills, and they mainly focus on physical skills during their youth, since controlling the Star Armor requires physical control as an aid.

The stronger one's physical skills, the stronger one's body, and the stronger one's mental strength. These are all complementary.

Li Guofeng believed that he was extremely skilled in physical techniques and had never met an opponent among his peers.

After Qingming unleashed a set of punches, his confidence was severely shaken.

As a martial arts expert, Li Guofeng understood that the reason his opponent's boxing was so beautiful was mainly because his boxing technique had reached an extremely high level, allowing him to use the hard and fierce star armor with a balance of strength and softness...

"Where did this expert come from?" Li Guofeng felt intense curiosity about the white-haired guy, and even a strong fighting spirit arose in him. He really wanted to go down and spar with that guy.

Ye Ning also came to her senses and hurriedly contacted her cousin Liu Ye Qingqing: "Qingqing, I saw a divine person, please take a look!"

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