Gao Wu: From Martial Arts Student to Star Emperor

After the martial arts competition entered its fifth round, the pace slowed down, with almost every match taking more than ten minutes to determine a winner.

As the night passed, the martial arts competition, proceeding day and night, quickly reached its 12th round.

By this time, the sky was already beginning to lighten.

After several rounds of competition, by the 12th round, 774 of the original 800 participants had been eliminated, leaving only 26 participants in the 12th round.

These 26 people were all third-tier Qi Condensation Realm martial artists without exception. Most of them were in the late stage of the third-tier Qi Condensation Realm, a few were in the middle stage of the Qi Condensation Realm, and only a handful were in the early stage of the Qi Condensation Realm, Qiao Xuanxi being one of them.

During the Qi and Blood stage, Qiao Xuanxi used the Divine Source and opened the Yuan Aperture. The Qi Gong method she cultivated was the Heaven-rank mid-grade "Mysterious Yin and Mysterious Yang Qi Gong". She was also strong in combat. She was defeated once in the 11th round, but she was successfully resurrected in the elimination round and eventually made it to the 12th round.

In the 12th and final round of the martial arts competition in the second division of the department, 13 out of 26 participating freshmen were eliminated. The 13 eliminated students then participated in a revival competition, with 7 of them being able to be revived. Together with the original 13 winners, these 20 people are the finalists in the second division of the martial arts department of the Tian Er campus. They can then compete in the combined competition for the top 100 in their division.

Next, the ten major competition venues will be combined. The top fifty from the martial arts department of the Tian Er campus will be selected to compete against the top ten from the martial arts department of the Di Er, Xuan Er, and Huang Er campuses.

"The twelfth round of martial arts competition begins."

The first match was between Jiang He from Class 1 of the Martial Arts Department and Zhou Yuan from Class 16 of the Martial Arts Department.

The second match was between Li Hailong from Class 6 of the Martial Arts Department and Hu Mengjie from Class 12 of the Martial Arts Department.

"Please come up on stage immediately for the competition, four students."

……

The announcement of the martial arts competition rang out again, and those whose names were called upon walked onto the fighting platform.

In the waiting area of ​​Class 17, there were originally more than sixty students, but after more than ten rounds of elimination, only three people remain: Chen Lie, Qiao Xuanxi, and Chen Jingjing.

Of the three members of Chong Yuxing, apart from Qiao Xuanxi, Hou Yutan and Nie Cheng had already been eliminated in the previous rounds.

"I didn't expect there to be so many outstanding people among the freshmen."

This is supposed to be a regional martial arts competition for each department? I didn't expect the competition to be this fierce.

Hou Yutan, who was completely eliminated, did not leave but watched from the waiting area.

"Brother Chen, it seems your pre-match analysis was wrong. I am at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm, and I am still a long way from entering the top 100 of my branch."

Chen Lie said, "Maybe it was just bad luck; there were too many strong competitors in the competition area we were chosen for."

"That's not entirely true. There are just too many outstanding individuals among the freshmen at Starry Sky University. In the Canglan Star Region, there are people from almost every one of the 86 planets studying martial arts at Starry Sky University. Among the top 100 in each department, I wonder how many are from the planets of the Ten Star Alliance."

I estimate that it will take a mid-stage third-tier Qi Condensation Realm cultivator to reliably enter the top 100 of the sub-system martial arts competition.

"To get into the top fifty of the branch martial arts competition, you'll probably need the strength of the late Qi Condensation Realm," Hou Yutan said.

"Now that you mention it, I think it will be difficult for Qiao Xuanxi to make it into the top 100 of the branch martial arts competition."

"She's in the early stage of the Qi Condensation Realm. Most people who have entered the twelfth cycle are in the middle stage of the Qi Condensation Realm," Nie Cheng said.

"It's not our fault. We went to Shenyuan Ancient Star to mine for a whole month."

"With less than a month of training, our martial arts level has naturally fallen behind. Otherwise, we would both be at the early stage of Qi Condensation Realm now, and Qiao Xuanxi would probably already be at the middle stage of Qi Condensation Realm," Hou Yutan said.

Qiao Xuanxi glanced coldly at Hou Yutan and Nie Cheng, but said nothing.

She absolutely had to get a ranking in this martial arts competition. Even if she couldn't get into the top 50, she had to get into the top 100.

Although she was only at the early stage of the Qi Condensation Realm, she was confident in her actual combat strength and believed she would not be weaker than an opponent at the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation Realm.

On the battle stage, one fight after another ended, and the broadcast finally called Chen Lie again.

"Next match: Chen Lie from Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department vs. Zhao Jingtao from Class 5 of the Martial Arts Department."

"Please, both students, come up to the stage immediately for a martial arts competition."

As the broadcast ended, Chen Lie stepped onto the battle stage.

Chen Lie's opponent, Zhao Jingtao, also came to the fighting stage and stood opposite Chen Lie.

Upon seeing his opponent in the twelfth round, Zhao Jingtao's face immediately turned serious.

He carefully reviewed the first eleven rounds of the competition. In the entire second division, only Chen Lie and Tian Sisi were the strongest. Now that he was matched with Chen Lie, he had to go all out and defeat him from the very beginning, otherwise he would definitely be the one to lose.

As soon as the announcement "The competition begins" rang out, Zhao Jingtao, who had been waiting for the right moment, suddenly burst forth. He gathered his true energy of metal and threw a punch, unleashing a powerful burst of strength.

"Diamond Fist!"

"boom!"

A powerful burst of true energy fist energy slammed towards Chen Lie.

Chen Lie remained unmoved and threw a punch of his own. His powerful true energy swept through Zhao Jingtao's martial arts technique, knocking Zhao Jingtao off the fighting stage.

"The competition has ended. Chen Lie from Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department defeated Zhao Jingtao from Class 5 of the Martial Arts Department and advanced to the finals at the Tian'er Campus."

As soon as the announcement of Chen Lie's victory came on, Chen Lie stepped down from the battle platform and returned to his seat.

In the waiting area of ​​Class 1, Martial Arts Department, Tian Sisi saw this scene and seemed to be deep in thought.

Tian Sisi's martial arts assistant, Li Yaxian, said: "So far, Chen Lie from Class 17 has not used a second move except when he encountered someone who might be an acquaintance in the second round. He definitely has the strength to compete for the top ten in the entire department."

When the competition venues merge later, during the regional finals, you'll have a chance to observe his tactics. Knowing your enemy is the key to victory.

"I understand!" Tian Sisi nodded.

In the waiting area of ​​the 17th Martial Arts Class, Chen Lie had just sat down when Huang Yuxi next to him said, "You've advanced through all twelve rounds of the second arena. Next, you need to prepare for the Tian Er Campus All-District Finals, which will be held after the ten arenas in the second division merged."

"Don't worry, teaching assistant, I have no problems," Chen Lie said.

Huang Yuxi hummed in agreement. After the previous rounds, she could see that Chen Lie's strength was indeed promising enough to compete for the top spot among all freshmen in the Martial Arts Department, but it was uncertain whether he could become the top student in the entire Starry Sky University.

"Next match: Tian Sisi from Class 1 of the Martial Arts Department vs. Qiao Xuanxi from Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department."

"Please come up to the stage immediately for the duel."

After the broadcast from the battle arena sounded again, Qiao Xuanxi, from the waiting area of ​​Martial Arts Class 17, was taken aback.

Her opponent in the twelfth round was actually Tian Sisi from Class 1?

Tian Sisi is probably one of the strongest players in the second arena, and this time she was actually matched with someone else.

Qiao Xuanxi walked onto the stage, but immediately prepared herself for the revival match.

"Qiao Xuanxi is probably doomed now."

"Yes, I've heard of this Tian Sisi. She's from Suyun Star, a planet in the Ten Star Alliance. She's quite powerful; you can tell just by looking at her performance earlier."

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Hou Yutan and Nie Cheng of Chongyuxing discussed this.

"But that's fine too. We'll all be eliminated later, so we can go back together."

……

On the battle stage, Tian Sisi, relying on her superior strength, defeated Qiao Xuanxi in just two or three moves, ending the fight.

As the announcement of defeat rang out, Qiao Xuanxi stepped down from the fighting platform and returned to her seat in Martial Arts Class 17 with a blank expression.

When Hou Yutan saw Qiao Xuanxi return, he stepped forward and said, "Qiao Xuanxi, you've been defeated too. Why don't we leave together?"

"You can leave if you want, I still have to participate in the revival competition," Qiao Xuanxi said calmly.

"There's no need for that. Even if you win the revival round, you'll still have to go through another round to secure a ranking."

The regional finals will definitely be even tougher, so let's leave early.

Qiao Xuanxi remained silent.

While Chen Lie waited, the twelfth round of the martial arts competition quickly came to an end. At the same time, the revival competition was also completed. During this period, Qiao Xuanxi also regained the qualification to compete through the revival competition.

"The twelfth round of martial arts competition has ended. The regional finals of the Martial Arts Department of Tian Er Campus are about to begin. Students who have advanced to the regional finals will go to Zone 1 of the Central Campus to compete for the top 100 spots in the zone competition."

The announcement was broadcast three times.

In the waiting area of ​​Class 17 Martial Arts, Huang Yuxi stood up, glanced at the three students from Class 17 who had advanced to the regional finals, and slowly said, "The arena competition is over. Come with me to the sub-regions for the regional top 100 competition."

The three students from Class 17 who advanced to the next round in the second competition are Chen Lie, Chen Jingjing, and Qiao Xuanxi.

After hearing Huang Yuxi's words, the three of them followed Huang Yuxi and left the waiting area.

The venues for the various competition areas of the Freshman Martial Arts Competition are interconnected, but since it is a venue for 11 people to compete at the same time, the distance between the venues is not close.

The twenty finalists from the second competition went through a passage and quickly arrived at Division 1, which was the venue for the finals of the martial arts department of Tian Er Campus.

Once inside the competition area, Huang Yuxi said, "This is the venue for the regional finals of the Martial Arts Department of Tian Er Campus. Of the more than 8,000 freshmen in the Martial Arts Department of Tian Er Campus, only 200 remain at this stage."

Once you enter the district-wide martial arts competition, there is no such thing as a revival round; if you fail, you will be eliminated.

In the regional finals, winning one round means you're in the top 100 of your department, and winning two rounds means you're in the top 50.

After the fourth round, the top ten students from the Martial Arts Department of the Tian Er Campus will compete against the top ten students from the Di Er, Xuan Er, and Huang Er Campuses for a place among the top ten freshmen in the Martial Arts Department.

"The district finals will begin in ten minutes, so get ready."

Chen Lie and the others nodded in agreement.

After glancing at the competition area, Chen Lie noticed that it was quite small. But then he thought about it and realized that it made sense, since it was a competition area for two hundred people, and it didn't need to be that big.

At that moment, a small satellite, Tianyan, flew over and hovered above the battle arena.

"The regional finals for the Martial Arts Department of Tian'er Campus are now beginning."

"The first match: Chen Lie from Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department vs. Xu Jinzhou from Class 2 of the Martial Arts Department."

"Please come up to the stage immediately for the duel."

When Chen Lie heard that he was called out in the first match of the competition, he got up and went up to the fighting platform.

On the other side, Chen Lie's opponent, Xu Jinzhou, also stepped onto the fighting stage and stood opposite Chen Lie.

Below the fighting platform, Li Yaxian, the teaching assistant of Tian Sisi from the 1st Martial Arts Class, said: "Xu Jinzhou from Class 2 is at the peak of the third-order Qi Condensation Realm, and his actual combat strength is no less than that of the early stage of the fourth-order Qi Gathering Realm."

"Sisi, you need to watch carefully from now on and remember Chen Lie's martial arts style. You need to be prepared for the upcoming all-system martial arts competition."

Tian Sisi hummed in agreement and focused intently on the battle stage.

She had heard of Xu Jinzhou; he was considered one of the best freshmen in the martial arts department of the Tian'er campus, though not quite as good as herself, but about the same.

This kind of strength will definitely reveal Chen Lie's true capabilities.

On the fighting stage, the announcement "The duel begins" rang out from all directions.

Suddenly, a five-foot-long green spear appeared in Xu Jinzhou's hand.

He thrust his gun at Chen Lie with a blank expression.

With the support of immense true energy, Xu Jinzhou's spear moved like a dragon, its light instantly surging towards Chen Lie.

Chen Lie could tell that Xu Jin's spear skills and proficiency were quite high, and that he himself possessed fourth-tier combat strength. So he threw a punch, and his powerful true energy formed a huge torrent that instantly engulfed the spear's light.

"boom!"

Chen Lie unleashed two punches in quick succession. The first punch shattered Xu Jinzhou's surging spear momentum, and the second punch directly struck Xu Jinzhou's body.

Xu Jinzhou's true energy was directly pierced by Chen Lie's punch, and he flew off the fighting stage with a "bang".

"The competition is over. Chen Lie from Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department defeated Xu Jinzhou from Class 2 of the Martial Arts Department. Chen Lie from Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department won and entered the top 100 of the Tian Er Campus.

……

Below, the onlookers all wore expressions of disbelief, especially some who knew Xu Jinzhou.

Chen Lie defeated Xu Jinzhou, who possessed the strength of the Qi Gathering Realm, with just two punches. Just who is this Chen Lie?

Below the battle platform, Tian Sisi was immediately dumbfounded.

"Sister Ya Xian, did you see Chen Lie's strength just now?"

Tian Sisi couldn't help but ask.

After a long silence, Li Yaxian said, "You've figured it out, haven't you?"

"So what is his skill level?"

"Approximately... late stage of Qi Gathering Realm."

Tian Sisi hissed, "What the hell? Late stage of Qi Gathering Realm? Doesn't that mean I can compete for the top spot in the entire Martial Arts Department?"

"No wonder Huang Yuxi chose this freshman over the martial arts geniuses on the Hidden Dragon Ranking."

"It's incredible that a freshman at Starry Sky University could develop such strength in just six months!" Li Yaxian exclaimed.

"Isn't it all thanks to his family's support? This Chen Lie must be a native of Canglong Star, from an upper-class family on Canglong Star."

I refuse to believe that someone from an ordinary planet in the middle star system could acquire such strength in less than six months!

"Starry Sky University is so unfair! The freshman competition should have given us ordinary people the opportunity, but it's all been taken by these privileged elites."

Tian Sisi was full of resentment. Although she was also from Suyun Star, a planet in the Ten Star Alliance, her family background was ordinary and she had no connection with the powerful or wealthy.

"Does that mean... if I'm unlucky enough to be matched with him in these four rounds, I'll lose?"

"No, do you see the satellite telescope above the battle arena?" Li Yaxian pointed to the small satellite telescope floating in the sky.

"I saw it, what's wrong?"

"The intelligent brain carried by the satellite eyes in the regional competition area will analyze the strength of the new participants and prevent the strong new participants from meeting each other early on."

Of course, the first round is an exception; otherwise, Xu Jinzhou wouldn't have been matched with Chen Lie.

"So that's how it is."

Tian Sisi nodded, feeling slightly relieved.

"However... according to what I've heard, Huang Yuxi, the teaching assistant, is not some local dignitary from Canglong Star. On the contrary... he's just someone from a barren planet."

Tian Sisi was stunned: "Coming from a barren planet, and in less than half a year, your martial arts have reached this level?"

Li Yaxian hummed in agreement.

"How high must his talent be?" Tian Sisi couldn't help but ask.

"I don't want you to know how talented this person is."

What I'm trying to say is that he's just a person from a barren planet. He might be willing to take out a loan to buy cultivation techniques, but he certainly can't afford any powerful martial arts skills to cultivate, let alone any weapons.

While your actual combat strength is slightly inferior to that of a late-stage Qi Gathering Realm cultivator, you don't have those weaknesses, so you might not necessarily lose against him.