Gao Wu: From Martial Arts Student to Star Emperor

Shen Jiuxi's eyes flashed. This kid was actually a freshman who joined Starry Sky University within half a year?

The old man said, "Spiritual herbs and medicines do not need to be cooked, but spiritual fields do need to be irrigated."

"Here's what you'll do: teach this little girl how to prepare the spiritual water, and have her come over to irrigate the spiritual fields these next couple of days."

"That's also acceptable."

It's just a method for preparing spiritual water, nothing precious, and Chen Lie doesn't need to be so protective of it.

Shen Jiuxi was secretly pleased. If he could learn this kid's skill in managing the spirit fields, wouldn't he be able to come here to manage the spirit fields more often in the future?

If you come frequently under the guise of cooking spirit fields, there's always a chance you'll successfully become an apprentice.

"Come here, I'll teach you how to prepare spiritual water."

Chen Lie and Shen Jiuxi entered the room where the spiritual liquid was stored, and Chen Lie began to teach Shen Jiuxi how to prepare the spiritual water.

Perhaps because Shen Jiuxi was exceptionally intelligent, after Chen Lie explained it only once, Shen Jiuxi only needed to try it twice to prepare the spiritual water.

Shen Jiuxi showed the prepared spiritual water to Chen Lie and asked, "How is it?"

Chen Lie glanced at it and nodded, saying, "It's alright. You can use this spiritual water to water it for the next couple of days."

"These next two days? Does that mean we can't water it anymore?" Shen Jiuxi asked.

"Of course, if the spirit field is properly managed, it can change almost every few days, and the required spirit water will naturally be different."

There are hundreds of types of spiritual water that can be concocted; this is just one of them.

"Then teach me a few more!"

"There's no need. To learn how to blend spiritual water, you first need to know how to analyze spiritual fields. If you don't know anything, learning it will just be a dead end."

"Why do you have so many?" Shen Jiuxi asked.

"What's it to you?" Chen Lie retorted.

Shen Jiuxi snorted coldly and turned to leave the house.

Chen Lie bid farewell to the True Essence Elder once more, and then left the courtyard with Shen Jiuxi.

Not far from the courtyard, Shen Jiuxi suddenly appeared in front of Chen Lie and blocked his way.

"stop!"

Chen Lie glanced at Shen Jiuxi and asked, "What do you want?"

"Teach me how to cultivate your medicinal fields, and I'll give you five million Star Yuan Galaxy Coins!" Shen Jiuxi said calmly.

"Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar? Your five million Star Yuan Galaxy Coins are nothing compared to my knowledge of spiritual field pharmacology!"

"Then tell me, what do you want?" Shen Jiuxi asked.

"You can't give me what I want!"

"I can't produce it? There might be things on this planet that my Shen family can't produce, but they are very few."

"Then that's settled? There are things on this planet that you can't even produce. How could you possibly give me what I want?"

"You're arrogant!" Shen Jiuxi couldn't help but say, "In all my years, I've never seen anyone as arrogant as you!"

"Didn't you see it today?"

Chen Lie bypassed Shen Jiuxi and left.

"Let me remind you, hurry up and exchange a spirit sword for your spirit-nurturing sword."

I'm participating in the Freshman Martial Arts Competition tomorrow. The competition will last for two days. On the first day, I won't encounter any strong opponents, but on the second day, the competition between the three major systems will begin. If I encounter an opponent wielding a low-level spiritual treasure in the final round, I can't guarantee that your black spirit-nurturing blade will remain unscathed.

After all, the spirit blades used for nurturing spirits haven't undergone much tempering, so their blades are bound to be more fragile.

Chen Lie summoned an airship, said those words, and then left in the airship.

Shen Jiuxi's beautiful eyebrows were tightly furrowed.

Who exactly is this person? Which planet is he from?

Judging from his attire, he shouldn't be from Blood God Star or North Star, but he also shouldn't be from Canglong Star. She hadn't heard of any powerful figures with the surname Chen from the various continents of Canglong Star.

With such powerful mental abilities, could he really be from Aurora Star?

In Canglong Star, she's the only one who bullies others, let alone Aurora Star, or even people from Blood God Star and Tianming Star.

Now that the senior has spoken up to protect this person, if she continues to deal with Chen Lie, it would be disrespectful to that senior. There might be no consequences, but there could also be very serious consequences. She cannot disregard the words of Senior Shi.

"Damn it, looks like I really do need to find another spirit sword!"

……

April 10th, Galactic Calendar 7366.

Chen Lie went to the central campus early in the morning and arrived at the second competition area of ​​the martial arts department of the Tian Er campus.

The Starry Sky University's 7366th Freshman Martial Arts Competition is scheduled to begin today.

At this moment, the Martial Arts Department of the Tian Er Campus has a total of 20 martial arts classes and 8043 freshmen, all waiting for the competition in the ten major competition areas.

The competition for Chen Lie took place in the second division of the Martial Arts Department on the Tian'er Campus of the Central Campus. More than 800 people participated in the competition in the second division.

Upon arriving at the Tianzi No. 2 competition area of ​​the central campus, Chen Lie quickly found Huang Yuxi's team.

Huang Yuxi saw Chen Lie and nodded slightly, saying, "You've come?"

Chen Lie grunted in agreement and called out, "Teaching Assistant!"

"Be prepared. Today may not be too difficult for you, but don't let your guard down."

"yes!"

Huang Yuxi waited at the competition venue for a while. After seeing that all 61 freshmen of the 17th Martial Arts Class of the Martial Arts Department had arrived, she led them to the waiting area of ​​the second competition zone.

In the waiting area, a group of martial arts freshmen began to chatter amongst themselves.

Huang Yuxi said "Quiet" in a voice containing innate true energy, and the surroundings instantly became silent.

"Let me explain the rules. The criteria for judging the winner of the Starry Sky University Martial Arts Competition are that one side must either advance or completely lose their fighting ability before a result can be determined."

This is the second division of the Heavenly Division, with a total of 800 people, divided into two battle stages for simultaneous martial arts competition.

Those who encounter strong opponents at the beginning and are unfortunately defeated can regain their eligibility to participate through the revival round.

After the top 20 are determined in the second division, the ten divisions of the martial arts department of Tian Er Campus will be merged and the competition will continue. Today's goal is to determine the top ten of the martial arts department of Tian Er Campus.

In other words, only if you make it into the top 20 of the second division can you continue to compete for the top 100 in the martial arts sub-discipline and receive the sub-discipline's top 100 rewards.

"A total of 38467 students from the Martial Arts Department participated in the freshman martial arts competition this year. A total of nearly 11 freshmen from the three major departments of Xingkong University participated in the martial arts competition."

The martial arts competition officially begins at 8:00 AM. Everyone, get ready!

After Huang Yuxi finished explaining the rules, she asked everyone to sit down and wait.

She brought Chen Lie to her side and said, "I've seen the list and learned about it beforehand. Only a handful of people in the Martial Arts Department of Tian Er Campus might pose a threat to you."

First, Yang Qi from our Class 17 is currently at the early stage of the fourth level of martial arts. He is a native of Canglong Star. When he joined Starry Sky University, he was already at the second level of the Wandering Qi Realm, which is somewhat beyond the standard.

Second, Tian Sisi from Class 1, a native of Su Yunxing, broke through the Divine Aperture stage during the Qi and Blood stage and is now in the late stage of the third-order Qi Condensation Realm. Her combat power is no less than that of a fourth-order Qi Gathering Realm martial artist.

Zhang Miao from Class 3-5 is at the peak of the third-order Qi Condensation Realm.

fourth……"

Chen Lie said directly, "Teaching assistant, you don't need to tell me all this. I told you before that my goal is to be number one in the freshman martial arts competition. Just tell me who my final opponent will be."

"I can't remember all these little karami even if you tell me!"

"Then I wonder what stage your strength is at, that you dare to say these people are all little Karami?" Huang Yuxi retorted.

"My strength... is probably at the late stage of the Qi Gathering Realm," Chen Lie said.

"What?"

Huang Yuxi was taken aback. She had seen Chen Lie's information. He was in the Qi and Blood stage when he entered the school, but now, only five months later, how could his strength have increased so quickly?

"The 'typical' late-stage Qi Gathering Realm cultivator you're referring to, you don't mean the late-stage Qi Gathering Realm cultivator from your Blue Star, do you?"

Huang Yuxi knew that most martial artists on the planets in the outer star regions only had a few hundred or a thousand units of Qi and Blood to enter the martial arts realm, and were far from reaching the Qi and Blood Extreme Realm.

These kinds of martial artists are like clay figures; the combat power of a fourth-order Qi Gathering Realm martial artist is not even comparable to that of a second-order Qi Floating Realm martial artist from a Ten-Star Alliance planet.

Huang Yuxi subconsciously assumed that the late stage of the fourth-order Qi Gathering Realm that Chen Lie mentioned was this kind of thing.

"Of course not. I'm talking about the late stage of the Qi Gathering Realm, where the Qi and Blood stage has opened the Heavenly Aperture stage, and the practitioner has cultivated Heavenly Rank Qi Cultivation Techniques and is proficient in various martial arts and secret techniques."

"Do you have the ability?" Huang Yuxi couldn't help but ask.

If that's the case, Chen Lie might actually win first place in the freshman martial arts competition.

With this level of strength, after completing the "Five Qi Gathering" technique, one would be well enough to be listed on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing Chen Lie's reply, Huang Yuxi was immediately filled with admiration for her father's discerning eye.

In less than half a year, his martial arts skills have soared to this level. This Chen Lie is probably more than just a Celestial Master.

"Then let me tell you, actually the top freshmen of the three major departments—Martial Arts, Swordsmanship, and Mental Power—had already begun to take shape two months ago."

Shao Lin from the Kendo Department, Luo Yunshang from the Mental Strength Department, and Wei Zeyang from the Martial Arts Department.

These three are all rare martial arts geniuses. Shao Lin had heard of them. They were the champions of the Canglongzhou Hundred Schools Martial Arts Competition, and their divine apertures had been opened in the Qi and Blood stage. A month ago, when they were in the early stage of the third-level Qi Condensation Realm, they were able to forcefully defeat a mid-stage fourth-level Qi Gathering Realm cultivator.

I don't know much about Wei Zeyang's situation; very little information about him has been revealed. I only know that he seems to be from the planet Weiguang.

Luo Yunshang's origins are clear; she is from Aurora Star.

These people are probably all at least at the late stage of the fourth-order Qi Gathering Realm.

Chen Lie nodded and said, "I understand!"

Huang Yuxi nodded. If Chen Lie really had such strength, it was hard to say he would be number one in the whole school, but he would definitely be in the top ten of the martial arts department.

After Chen Lie finished speaking with Huang Yuxi, he went to the viewing area in the back row.

At this moment, Hou Yutan and the other two, including Chong Yuxing, came to Chen Lie's side and asked, "Brother Chen, what did Assistant Instructor Huang say to you just now?"

"It's nothing, just tell me to be careful of a few people during the competition."

"It's great to have teaching assistants who can guide you in martial arts. They can analyze your opponents for you during the freshman martial arts competition," Hou Yutan couldn't help but say.

……

Time quickly came to eight o'clock.

Suddenly, a voice came from all directions in the Tianzi Second Division.

"The Starry Sky University Freshman Martial Arts Competition, Year 7366 of the Galactic Calendar, now begins!"

"Tianzi Division, Second Arena, First Martial Arts Match: Shen Yifei from Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department V. Du Zheng from Class 14 of the Martial Arts Department."

The second martial arts competition: Yang Yue from Class 2 of the Martial Arts Department vs. Song Bin from Class 6 of the Martial Arts Department.

Please come up on stage for the martial arts competition.

Those who do not go on stage within 60 seconds will be considered to have abstained.

……

The sound signaled the official start of the Starry Sky University Freshman Martial Arts Competition.

The four new contestants stepped onto the battle stage from their respective positions.

As soon as the broadcast announced "The duel begins," the duels on both fighting platforms started simultaneously.

On the battle stage, swords flashed and shadows danced, and the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth each displayed their power.

Before long, the martial arts competition was decided.

"On the first stage, Shen Yifei from Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department versus Du Zheng from Class 14 of the Martial Arts Department. Shen Yifei from Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department wins and advances to the next round."

"Next match: Wu Xun from Class 11 of the Martial Arts Department vs. Qiao Xuanxi from Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department. Please come up to the stage for the match."

……

Within Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department, Qiao Xuanxi heard her name called and immediately stepped forward to the fighting platform.

After the announcement of "Martial Arts Competition Begins" rang out on the stage, Qiao Xuanxi suddenly attacked, defeating Wu Xun from Class 11 of the Martial Arts Department in just three moves, ending the battle.

Chen Lie watched the two battle stages in the middle of the competition area from the spectator area.

As expected, on the first day of the martial arts competition, the first few rounds were mostly made by junior martial artists. After more than a dozen matches, most of those who stepped onto the stage were second-tier Qi Refining Realm martial artists, and it was very rare to see martial artists who had reached the third-tier Qi Gathering Realm.

He glanced around the stands and was surprised to find them completely empty.

It seems that tomorrow will be the main event of the competition.

After several rounds of martial arts competition, Chen Lie was finally called upon.

"Next match: Chen Lie from Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department vs. Chen Jingjing from Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department."

Please have two students come up to the stage for a contest.

……

Upon hearing his name called, Chen Lie immediately stepped forward and walked onto the battle stage in the center of the competition area.

From the same direction, Chen Jingjing also walked out from the direction of Martial Arts Class 17.

Upon arriving at the arena, Chen Lie saw a miniature satellite eye constantly watching the competition area above him and wondered: Could this competition be being broadcast live?

At this moment, Chen Jingjing came to the opposite side of Chen Lie.

She looked at Chen Lie and said calmly, "Kid, I'm not like those good-for-nothings from before."

You're unlucky to have run into me in the first round, but it's not a big deal. Good luck in the revival round!

Chen Lie was too lazy to waste words with Chen Jingjing, so he simply stopped talking.

At that moment, the announcement "The martial arts competition begins" rang out.

As Chen Jingjing unleashed her martial arts skills, her palms were about to strike when she suddenly felt an irresistible force approaching.

Under the impact of this force, Chen Jingjing was blasted off the battle stage without any resistance.

Chen Lie lowered his fist and simply said, "Enough with the nonsense!"

How can a martial artist at the mid-stage of the third-order Qi Condensation Realm have so many inner monologues?

The announcement then came over the loudspeaker: "Chen Lie from Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department vs. Chen Jingjing from Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department. Chen Lie from Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department wins and advances to the next round."

Below the arena, Chen Jingjing was stunned. What kind of power was that? How could it be so strong?

She was defeated so quickly? She became the first person to be instantly killed in this martial arts competition?