Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 91 Telling
Ma Jin and Liu Qingqing were filled with regret. They had thought life was peaceful and comfortable, with a group of people in the village to serve them. They couldn't have been more content.

The comparison revealed that Fang Yuan and Ren Xing's strength had improved by leaps and bounds, and they seemed to have outstanding hard power among the Heavenly Warriors.

The amount of Heavenly Martial Power they had accumulated was beyond their wildest imagination!
Renxing thought that Liu Qingqing was just asking everyone for trouble by asking about their martial prowess, but he deliberately told them everything at once, just to see how frustrated they were and how they couldn't express their complaints.

Lin Qiru had just heard Fang Yuan mention the information and asked for confirmation:
"The star is the Heart of the Lesser Heavenly Martial, right? The accumulated Heavenly Martial Power is built up within the Heart of the Heavenly Martial, right? And the number of layers represents the number of times the body has evolved, right?"

“That’s right!” Renxing had intended to ask her on the way.

Fang Yuan said he would give a comprehensive explanation once he returned to base camp, but he held back his impulsiveness.

"Ten-star zero-layer martial power, accumulated to six layers." Lin Qiru's numbers were astonishing.

"How old were you on Tianlan Star when you broke through to the next level?" Renxing asked regretfully.

"Two years ago."

"How lucky! I broke through on Sky Blue Star, and I even have a ten-star talent!"

I'm truly envious. Compared to them, what's so great about working themselves to the bone? They haven't even caught up with Lin Qiru's starting point yet.

“Actually, it would be happier not to come in,” Zhao Youyue said.

I stubbornly disagree.

"That's true for you, but I think it's great here."

"On Tianlan Star, with my and Fang Yuan's qualifications, we wouldn't be able to find jobs after graduation."

"They can only receive a monthly living allowance from the government, eat at the community canteen every day, and receive daily necessities distributed by the government. The robots are also only at the basic level, and there are only a limited number of templates for their faces and body shapes."

"They either loiter on the streets or spend their days playing paid, government-guaranteed free games."

"I can't afford anything decent, and when I get old I won't be able to play games anymore, it'll be even worse!"

"Now that we've become Celestial Warriors, we'll never grow old!"

"It must be so tough here..." Zhao Youyue sighed. No matter how frugal she was, she had run out of snacks, not to mention the countless dishes on Tianlan Star.

"Nothing is more bitter than the bitterness of the heart," Lin Qiru suddenly said softly, then smiled apologetically as everyone's eyes turned to her. "It just came to mind."

"It's my fault, I shouldn't have brought this up. Reminiscing about the good old days on Planet Blue is just asking for trouble. Let's not talk about this anymore."

Remorseful, Zhao Youyue stopped the conversation and, driven by curiosity, asked Lin Qiru:
"You've accumulated six levels of Heavenly Martial Power, that's fast! You've only been here for a little over two months, how did you manage to do that?"

"I encountered a lot of malice, and as I fought, my Heavenly Martial Power accumulated to level six."

Lin Qiru's casual remark, however, sounded like a malicious attack to Lin Xiufeng and the others...

Two months, and the strength of a sixth-level warrior!

A Celestial Martial Warrior, accumulating so much Celestial Martial Power through combat...

He must have defeated Heavenly Warriors, otherwise, with just the Heavenly Martial Soul alone, he would have to defeat countless people!
"Has defeated a Heavenly Warrior?"

Renxing's heart skipped a beat. He thought that even if the Heavenly Warriors fought to the death, they wouldn't accumulate much strength.

"Six."

"Beat to death?"

"No, the other side admitted defeat and stopped fighting. Two of them suddenly ran away very fast; I only recently found out they were unstoppable."

Lin Qiru's calm tone suggested that she was quite tolerant of such malice.

"So you've killed many Heavenly Martial Souls?"

Renxing suddenly found this woman a bit scary. How could she remain so calm after experiencing so much malice?

“Some of the malice was so excessive that giving in only made things worse, and some people were even killed.”

"How much is 'some'?" Renxing continued to press.

"I didn't write it down. I don't want to remember these bad things." Lin Qiru's voice was somewhat downcast.

"I asked too many questions. You're all alone, and you're so good-looking, you must have a lot more trouble than me."

Renxing felt she was asking too many questions, and she didn't think it was necessary to keep asking for specific numbers.

If you can't remember these things, it means the situation is chaotic and you can't keep up with the calculations...

Moreover, the number is large...

Like her and Fang Yuan, who, with Zhao Youyue's help, killed so many Tianwu Possessions from the Fantian Organization, they still remembered the number they killed with their own hands.

"So when I met Fang Yuan, I felt he didn't seem like a bad person. I hoped to have a reliable companion, because being alone is really too lonely and tiring!"

Lin Qiru's voice was filled with intense emotion, clearly indicating that she had suffered greatly from these hardships. Ren Xing sincerely praised, "You're really good at fighting, have you trained before?"

"No. I used to play the 3D projection online game 'Lonely Martial Arts' when I was on Tianlan Star, and I found that it can be used here."

Lin Qiru's mood noticeably improved when she talked about this.

Lin Xiufeng's heart skipped a beat. He had played it before, and he had played it with his friends for quite a long time.

Immerse yourself in a 3D projection space where weapons and clothing are projected onto your body, allowing you to embark on adventures with your companions.

Lin Qiru's cousin played with Lin Xiufeng because of him, but they ended up having a great time together.

The combat moves inside were originally just fancy footwork for entertainment, but with Heavenly Martial Power, they can actually be used as combat experience...

As Lin Xiufeng recalled the events, he suddenly realized that the method he used to deal with Elder Meilin was the same one he had used in the Lonely Martial World!

'After all this commotion, I was unknowingly influenced without even realizing it!'

"The dark days are over! We, Youlin Feiyue, are united and loving, sharing both hardships and joys!"

Zhao Youyue extended her palm, and Lin Xiufeng smiled and placed it on hers.

And then another hand, and another hand, and another hand...

Ma Jin and Liu Qingqing also reached out and touched it.

"Yulin Feiyue, united and friendly, sharing hardships and joys!"

The atmosphere was lively. Liu Qingqing and Ma Jin had wine brought over, and Lin Xiufeng and his group also brought back scallion meat and tiger dragon meat.

The village's eighty-odd Heavenly Martial Spirits ate and drank together, having a lively and enjoyable time.

Ma Jin and Liu Qingqing were slightly tipsy, not really drunk and not really drunk, so they took advantage of the alcohol to say that they regretted not going out to make their way in the world with him.

He indulged in a few mocking remarks, then made a very serious promise:

"Don't worry! Next time there's a good opportunity, I'll run back first and bring you there. Everyone's waiting for you! I'll definitely help you break through to the Heavenly Martial Realm!"

"Thank you for being so generous!" Liu Qingqing and Ma Jin were very grateful, and the gloom they felt from being mocked by her a moment ago vanished.

They think that a willful person is straightforward, directly expressing their emotions and disliking hiding them.

Some opportunistic Heavenly Martial Souls chimed in, saying, "Let the willful Heavenly Martial Warriors help us in the future!"

"Hey! If you dare to take risks together, you'll share the rewards! I'll give you opportunities in the future; it just depends on whether you dare to take the plunge!"

Being willful doesn't mean letting others take advantage of you for nothing; the unpleasant truth is laid out clearly.

"If there's an opportunity, what's there to be afraid of taking risks? If you're afraid of taking risks, why even bother entering the Heavenly Martial Realm? Don't you all agree?"

"I'm not afraid! I'm just afraid of not having a chance! I've been a slave on Tianlan Star for ten years, unable to afford a house and unable to get married even after dating three people. I came here to gamble everything and defy fate! I'm not afraid of being poor, I'm not afraid of dying!"

"A cow or a horse is just a cow or a horse! What good is marriage? Look at those who were born into good families, their children either have children who cost hundreds of thousands a year or receive one-on-one tutoring from a young age. The annual education cost of one child exceeds the entire income of a cow or a horse's family!"

"After getting married and divorced, being alone for too long leads to loneliness, boredom, emptiness, and a lack of purpose. That's just human nature. So I've come to terms with it. Why not try my luck in the Heavenly Martial Realm? If I become a Heavenly Martial Warrior, I'll be a top person when I go back to Blue Star!"

"That's right! Becoming a Celestial Warrior is defying fate!"

"This needs to be done quickly. How can we be fast if we don't work hard? Once there are more and more Heavenly Warriors in the future, they won't be worth anything! It's like the academic qualifications on Tianlan Star. In my grandfather's generation, high school graduates were assigned to civil service positions and were called top students; in my father's generation, university graduates received meticulous cultivation from their superiors; as for me, I'm a PhD graduate working as a financial drudge, and I'm never involved in good projects because other people have connections and extensive resources..."

For a moment, the Heavenly Martial Souls, slightly tipsy, began to lament their disappointing lives on Blue Star...

Lin Xiufeng, Zhao Youyue, and Lin Qiru have not experienced the harsh realities of society and cannot truly understand these words.

But they realized one thing: these days, the martial spirits had a variety of jobs and varying levels of education.

The vast majority of people come from families with limited means, but even those whose families are similar to or better off than Lin Xiufeng's, have long been depressed due to a lack of opportunities for advancement and ultimately decide to defy fate.

An older Tianwu Po, with a long beard, laughed and said something:

"The game's upgrade path is clear, and hard work pays off. But in the reality of Sky Blue Star, there's no real path to advancement. Hard work only makes you a stepping stone for others, and without hard work, you can't even be a stepping stone!"

As Lin Xiufei listened, he suddenly realized that the society on Tianlan Star was not as easy and wonderful as he had imagined.

When the event ended, Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue held hands and went to a room.

She gestured for Fang Yuan to accompany Lin Qiru for a while, but Fang Yuan ignored her and went back to his room.

He accompanied Lin Qiru back to her room and they talked for a while, not forgetting to praise Fang Yuan and other such things.

After leaving in a fit of pique, Lin Qiru closed the door, lay on her side on the wooden bed, and stared blankly into space...

Unbeknownst to the jubilant crowd, in the city of the Second Elder of the Heavenly Realm, warriors from the Heavenly Realm organization were conducting a thorough search and investigation...

(End of this chapter)