Gao Wu: From Martial Arts Student to Star Emperor

Tian Sisi nodded. She had also risked her life to scrape together enough money to buy a spiritual weapon. Weapons greatly enhance a martial artist's combat power. When the difference in strength is not significant, having a spiritual weapon can definitely turn the tide of battle.

On the other side, just as Chen Lie stepped down, the broadcast from the battle arena rang out again.

"Qiao Xuanxi from Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department vs. Jiang Yuan from Class 19 of the Martial Arts Department."

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

Chen Lie had just sat down next to Huang Yuxi when he saw Qiao Xuanxi and Jiang Yuan walk onto the battle stage.

Jiangyuan?

Chen Lie's expression shifted; he hadn't expected Jiang Yuan to also be involved in the competition for the top 100 spots in the departmental campus.

He remembered that Jiang Yuan had not yet broken through to the Heavenly Aperture stage when he was in the Qi and Blood stage. It was truly impressive that he could reach this point in half a year.

However, this is not surprising. The reason why Jiang Yuan did not open the Heavenly Aperture during the Qi and Blood stage was entirely due to the limitations of the martial arts environment on Blue Star. His talent is among the best on Blue Star, so it is not surprising that he was able to stand out among the freshmen of Starry Sky University.

On the fighting stage, as soon as the start of the martial arts competition was announced, Qiao Xuanxi and Jiang Yuan immediately began to fight.

As it turned out, Qiao Xuanxi's martial arts were superior, and he won the competition, advancing to the top 100 of the sub-category martial arts competition.

The first round of the district-wide finals at Tian'er Campus passed quickly.

Apart from Xu Jinzhou, whom Chen Lie encountered in the first round and who possessed the strength of the Qi Gathering Realm, Chen Lie's opponents in the subsequent rounds were all around the mid-stage of the third-order Qi Condensation Realm.

Since there were only two hundred people in the entire district finals, Chen Lie quickly completed four rounds and entered the top ten freshmen of the Martial Arts Department of Tian Er Campus.

Less than two hours later, around 8:00 AM, the martial arts department competition at Tian Er Campus ended, and the top ten were selected.

A broadcast rang out throughout the competition area.

"The Martial Arts Competition for Freshmen of the Martial Arts Department of Starry Sky University, Tian Er Campus, 7366th year of the Galaxy Calendar, has concluded."

分系新生十强名单公布:武道系1班田思思、武道系6班王浩然、武道系17班陈烈、武道系8班孙岩、武道系16班王震、武道系3班周丙坤、武道系20班路杰、武道系19班金宇、武道系6班杜小雯、武道系10班江兴龙。」

"The above ten students, please proceed immediately to the Martial Arts Department's main arena to participate in the Martial Arts Department's all-department martial arts competition."

……

The top ten teams in each division were announced, causing an uproar among the surrounding freshmen.

By this point, with nearly 110,000 freshmen at Starry Sky University, over 99% had already been eliminated.

Ten students from each of the four campuses of Xingkong University's three major martial arts departments (Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow) advanced, resulting in forty students advancing from each department. This leaves only 120 freshmen in total.

"Brother Chen, you've made it into the Martial Arts Department's all-department martial arts competition. If you work hard and win two more rounds, you'll be in the top ten of the entire Martial Arts Department. Congratulations in advance!"

In the waiting area where the 17th Martial Arts Class was located, Hou Yutan congratulated Chen Lie.

Of the three, only Qiao Xuanxi ranked in the top 100 of the divisional martial arts competition, while Hou Yutan and Nie Cheng were eliminated in the competition.

"Hmm, maybe I can get first place in the whole department this time," Chen Lie said.

"First in the entire department... that's probably difficult, isn't it?"

"Since the founding of Starry Sky University, very few people from outside the Ten Star Alliance planets have achieved this ranking in the Freshman Martial Arts Competition," Nie Cheng said.

"Having come this far, we naturally have to give it a shot. How will we know if we don't try?"

Chen Lie didn't make any grand promises. Being number one in the entire Martial Arts Department wasn't his goal; being number one in the entire Starry Sky School was. If he said that out loud, these people would probably think he was bragging.

"Yes, we should try to win it over!" Hou Yutan nodded.

Qiao Xuanxi remained silent in the back.

She barely made it into the top 100 of her department, while Chen Lie easily made it into the top ten. She finally realized the gap between herself and him.

"Eastern Star Region... what kind of place is that? Why is the number one player here so powerful?"

Looking at the top ten in the martial arts competition of the Tian Er Campus Martial Arts Department, apart from Chen Lie, the other nine are all from the Ten Star Alliance planets, with only Chen Lie being from a peripheral star region planet.

Could it be that the Eastern Star Region is truly a place where hidden talents reside?

Huang Yuxi, who was sitting in the teaching assistant's seat, got up and came to Chen Lie.

"Let's go, Chen Lie, it's time to head to the main arena for the all-department martial arts competition."

Chen Lie said "okay" and followed Huang Yuxi out of the division area through a special passage.

"Anyway, the martial arts competition is coming to a close soon, so let's all go to the final arena and take a look."

"Let's see who will be the first freshman of this year's Starry Sky University." Hou Yutan said to some of the Class 17 students who had not yet left.

"Okay! Let's go take a look. It should only take about a day!"

Some students from Class 17 immediately chimed in.

Within the regional competition area, not only the students from Class 17, but also the other students went to the main competition area.

No one wants to miss this grand annual martial arts event at Starry Sky University.

……

On the other side, Huang Yuxi took Chen Lie to the main competition venue in the central campus. When they passed a restaurant, Huang Yuxi took Chen Lie inside and ordered a martial arts meal.

Inside the restaurant, Chen Lie asked, "Assistant Coach, shouldn't we hurry to the main competition area for the martial arts contest?"

Huang Yuxi said, "What's the rush? The entire department's martial arts competition doesn't start until 10 o'clock, and it's only a little past 8 o'clock now."

Most of the qualifiers are currently eating at the restaurant, hoping to be in top condition for the upcoming All-Element Martial Arts Competition.

"Alright!"

Upon hearing that there were still two hours before the martial arts competition began, Chen Lie was no longer in a hurry.

Before long, a martial arts meal was served in front of Chen Lie, who finished it in just a few minutes.

After leaving the restaurant, Huang Yuxi and Chen Lie headed to the main stadium at the central campus.

Before long, Chen Lie arrived at a large arena that seemed to be suspended in the air.

Surrounding the stadium is an even larger spectator area, which occupies a huge area and can accommodate at least 100,000 spectators.

Chen Lie entered the main arena and found that the occupancy rate of the stands around the arena had exceeded 80%, and the number of spectators had definitely exceeded 100,000.

Seeing the number of spectators, Chen Lie suddenly realized what was going on.

He had assumed that Canglongxing wasn't interested in watching the martial arts competitions, since no one had watched the regional competitions earlier. It turned out that the audience looked down on those childish matches.

That makes sense, though. For Chen Lie, the real martial arts competition is only just beginning. The two matches just now weren't even a warm-up.

"Let's move into the waiting area!"

Huang Yuxi said something to Chen Lie.

Chen Lie and Huang Yuxi sat down together in the waiting area for the martial arts competition.

Upon arriving at the waiting area, Chen Lie could finally see the battle stages inside the arena.

Inside the arena, there are three huge battle stages, each measuring nearly 20,000 square meters.

The three battle arenas are arranged in a triangle, representing the martial arts, swordsmanship, and mental power systems, respectively.

The three major factions' all-out battles are taking place simultaneously on the same arena.

Chen Lie waited in the waiting area for about half an hour. During this time, the stands in the stadium were completely full.

Above the sky, three satellite eyes opened simultaneously.

The list of participants for this martial arts competition is displayed on the light screen on the side of the arena.

Chen Lie looked at the spectators in the nearby waiting area and found that many of them were sixteen or seventeen years old, and some were even fourteen or fifteen.

At this age, he probably hasn't entered Starry Sky University yet. He's likely a martial arts student from Canglongzhou Martial Arts High School, here to watch the Starry Sky University freshman martial arts competition.

At this moment, a girl in a yellow dress suddenly appeared beside Huang Yuxi.

"Sis, I've brought you what you asked for!"

I also sent you a copy via the messaging wristband, but it wasn't as detailed.

The girl in the yellow shirt was Huang Yucheng, who handed a paper document to Huang Yuxi.

"Just give the things to Chen Lie and let him take a good look!" Huang Yuxi said.

Huang Yucheng immediately handed the documents to Chen Lie: "Here you go!"

Chen Lie took the items and examined them.

Huang Yuxi then said, "These are all the opponents you will face in the martial arts department's all-department martial arts competition. I had Yu Cheng help me collect them yesterday."

This information may contain errors, but it is generally accurate.

Take advantage of the time before the match to watch the game carefully, and try to know your opponent and yourself well.

Chen Lie said "Oh" and started reading.

Huang Yucheng said, "The last two pages are introductions of several powerful individuals from the mental power and swordsmanship departments. There are five people in total, all of whom are likely to become the number one in the swordsmanship department and the number one in the mental power department."

Chen Lie hummed in agreement.

"You're only looking at the Martial Arts Department, right? Or do you want to win first place among all freshmen in the Martial Arts Competition?" Huang Yucheng asked.

"That's exactly what I was thinking!"

Huang Yucheng scoffed, "What are you bragging about here?"

The first place in the Starry Sky University Freshman Martial Arts Competition has never been taken by anyone outside the Ten Star Alliance since the founding of Starry Sky University. How could someone from a peripheral star region planet possibly break this record?

Huang Yuxi asked, "Chen Lie, do you have a suitable magical weapon?"

Almost everyone in the top ten of the entire system possesses a weapon. If you don't, you'll be at a significant disadvantage. Without a spiritual artifact to enhance your combat power, you'll have virtually no hope of taking first place.

Chen Lie said, "We do have weapons, but they're not very handy."

But it's okay, someone should bring me the weapons in a little while.

He also kept Shen Jiuxi's Spirit-Nourishing Blade in his storage bag. This kind of spirit blade had not been tempered and was definitely not as good as a normal spirit blade.

But he had already warned Shen Jiuxi last time that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Shen Jiuxi would soon be able to exchange a spirit knife for it.

Chen Lie doesn't have any martial arts skills; he can only use swordsmanship in battle. Without a spirit sword to use his swordsmanship, he would probably have a hard time winning first place.

Without a spirit blade and without any martial arts techniques, Chen Lie could at most unleash the strength of a typical late-stage Qi Gathering Realm cultivator.

Huang Yuxi nodded gently.

Time quickly came to ten o'clock.

Above the three battle arenas, the heads of the Martial Arts Department, Swordsmanship Department, and Mental Power Department appeared on the high platform on time.

"It's another year of freshman martial arts competition. I wonder which star will produce the freshman champion this time!" said the head of the Kendo Department.

"It's nothing more than a handful of stars like Canglong and Suyun!"

……

At this moment, a staff member approached the heads of the three departments with some information.

"Deans, this is the information of the students from the three departments who have qualified for the finals."

The heads of the three departments each took the information about their respective martial arts departments and began to read it.

Yan Zhiyun, the head of the Martial Arts Department, was reading the information in front of him normally, but when he saw one of the names, his fingertips suddenly trembled and he put the information down.

The head of the kendo department asked, "Director Yan, what's wrong?"

"It's alright, I just saw a familiar name."

"Oh? Among these new students, are there any who Director Yan finds pleasing?"

"It's not something I find appealing!"

Yan Zhiyun shook her head and didn't say anything more.

……

At 10:00 AM, the martial arts competition for all freshmen at Xingkong University officially began.

A female voice broadcasted throughout the venue.

"Hello everyone, welcome to the Starry Sky University Freshman Martial Arts Competition, 7366th year of the Galactic Calendar. I am Bai Xinlin, the announcer and host of the Canglongzhou Interstellar Channel."

"The Starry Sky University Freshman Martial Arts Competition has a long history and is a grand martial arts event that brings together the best of the younger generation of the Canglan Star Region planets."

Starry Sky University is a martial arts academy that trains martial artists across the entire star system. It encompasses geniuses from all ten star alliance planets, and its freshman martial arts competition is not limited to Canglong Star alone.

"Starry Sky University has three major martial arts departments: Martial Arts Department, Swordsmanship Department, and Mental Power Department."

In this martial arts competition, the three major martial arts departments will hold internal competitions to determine the top freshman in each department. Following this, the three departments will hold a grand finale, with the ultimate winner becoming the top freshman of the 7366th class of Starry Sky University in the Galactic Calendar.

"Next, the AI ​​will automatically match and call out names. The two students whose names are called will have 60 seconds to come on stage for the competition."

"Without further ado, the Martial Arts Grand Competition for New Students in Galactic Calendar 7366 officially begins!"

……

In the stands, many spectators held their breath, waiting for the martial arts competition to begin.

At this moment, a crystal wall appeared beneath the battle arena of the three major martial arts competitions to isolate the area.

On the martial arts department's side, an announcement came over the loudspeaker.

"The first round of the martial arts competition for all departments."

The first match is between Weiguangxing Jiang Xinglong and Chongyuxing Yu Wuxia.

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

……

As the broadcast ended, Jiang Xinglong and Yu Wuxia walked out of the waiting area and stepped onto the battle platform via a long ladder.

After the two arrived at the center of the fighting platform, the announcement "The duel begins" quickly rang out.

Jiang Xinglong and Yu Wuxia both wielded swords. The moment the broadcast sounded, the two transformed into afterimages and began to fight.

Swords flashed on the dueling platform.

In an instant, the sounds of swords clashing and internal energy colliding filled the air.

Chen Lie watched from below the stage, and upon hearing that Yu Wuxia belonged to Chong Yuxing, he immediately had a guess in his mind.

This Yu Wuxia should be the same person who was the number one person in Chongyuxing before Qiao Xuanxi.

Since all the participants in the martial arts competition were freshmen who had only been at Starry Sky University for half a year, and Qiao Xuanxi was in the same year, and she had also entered the departmental martial arts competition, she was most likely to be the first in Chongyu Star.

With sword shadows and internal energy clashing on the dueling platform, the first martial arts competition quickly came to a conclusion.

Yu Wuxia defeated Jiang Xinglong with her absolute strength.

"The competition has ended. Jiang Xinglong of Weiguang Star vs. Yu Wuxia of Chongyu Star. Yu Wuxia of Chongyu Star wins and advances to the top 20 of the Martial Arts Department."

"Next match: Chen Lie from Lanxing vs. Yang Qi from Suyunxing."

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

……

Upon hearing the broadcast, Chen Lie put down the documents in his hand and walked up the long ladder to the martial arts department's battle platform.

On the other side, Yang Qi also stepped onto the battle stage.

Chen Lie and Yang Qi stood opposite each other. Yang Qi glanced at Chen Lie and said indifferently, "You are also from Class 17 of the Martial Arts Department of Tian Er Campus?"

I never knew we had someone like you in our class, what a pity…

Chen Lie said, "Oh?" "What's a pity?"

"It wasn't easy to get this far, it's a pity you met me."