Gao Wu: From Martial Arts Student to Star Emperor

Chapter 619 Three-Element Martial Arts Tournament: Martial Arts Chen Lie VS Mental Strength Luo Yunshang

"Congratulations to Chen Lie from Blue Star for becoming the top student in the Martial Arts Department of the 7366th Freshman Martial Arts Competition in the Galaxy Calendar."

Please prepare yourself, as you will soon represent the Martial Arts Department in a competition against the top students from the Kendo and Mental Strength Departments for the title of the top freshman at Starry Sky University!

The holographic projection of Bai Xinlin, the announcer of the martial arts competition, reappeared on the battle stage.

The audience erupted in uproar.

"This... I never expected that Chen Lie from Earth would actually become the number one in the entire Martial Arts Department!"

"What are these people from the Ten Star Alliance planets doing? How could someone from a barren planet manage to squeeze in?"

"You know what... Chen Lie from Blue Star is really quite strong. Look at how badly he beat the arena. His strength is undeniable."

Could it be that the supercomputer at Starry Sky University is malfunctioning, and this Chen Lie is actually from Canglong Star or Suyun Star, one of the Ten Star Alliance planets?

……

On the high platform, the heads of the three departments were also taken aback.

Yan Zhiyun, the head of the Martial Arts Department, was filled with mixed feelings when she saw Chen Lie stand out from the geniuses of the Ten Star Alliance planets and win first place.

Needless to say, this Chen Lie is an absolute genius, one in a thousand years. It's likely that no one like him will appear in the outer star regions for the next five hundred years.

If such a person were born into a better family on Canglong Star, they would surely be worthy of being listed on the True Dragon List.

"Director Yan, congratulations! I never expected your martial arts department to produce such a martial arts genius."

Born on a barren planet in the outer star region, he overpowered many geniuses from the Ten Star Alliance planets and won first place in the martial arts department.

This is unprecedented at Starry Sky University!

The head of the Kendo department congratulated Yan Zhiyun.

Yan Zhiyun simply nodded slightly.

"Director Yan might consider taking on an apprentice."

"I think Chen Lie's performance is quite remarkable. Taking him as my disciple might bring some surprises in the future," said the Director of Mental Strength.

Yan Zhiyun shook her head: "I don't plan to take on any apprentices!"

Given Chen Lie's performance, she knew her little scheme would most likely fail, so she naturally had no intention of taking on a disciple.

"That's a pity. Chen Lie has missed out on a great opportunity," said the head of the Department of Mental Strength.

"People from barren planets mean that their foundation in the Qi and Blood stage will not be very strong. When they break through to the tenth level, they may not even be able to pass the first hurdle of the Three Calamities and Three Tribulations, the Physical Difficulty. They have no hope of becoming Grandmasters. It is understandable that Director Yan looks down on them," said the head of the Sword Dao Department.

"That's a pity. Such a promising talent, wasted by his background!"

……

Chen Lie stepped down from the battle platform and sat down in the waiting area.

Huang Yucheng stared at him in disbelief from the back row, speechless.

She had a feeling that Chen Lie's strength was really on the same level as hers.

She wasn't on the Hidden Dragon List either, while Chen Lie was able to defeat Wei Zeyang from Weiguang Star, so he must be very close to being on the Hidden Dragon List as well. All things considered, even if she was a little stronger than Chen Lie, the difference would be limited and not significant.

Such a strong newborn, and from a barren planet like Earth, is simply a freak!

Seeing Chen Lie sit down, Huang Yuxi smiled slightly: "Chen Lie, I didn't expect you to actually win first place in the entire Martial Arts Department. Even I underestimated your strength."

"Teaching assistant, as I said from the beginning, my goal is to be number one in the whole school," Chen Lie said.

Huang Yuxi nodded: "After you enter the top ten, the opponents you will encounter will all be formidable, and the exertion will definitely be enormous."

We need to quickly recover and prepare for the upcoming Three-Element Martial Arts Tournament.

Chen Lie grunted in response. He had just fought Wei Zeyang and had indeed expended a lot of energy, but his true energy regenerated very quickly, allowing him to recover rapidly.

Behind him, Zhang Wenwu, the director of the Blue Star on-campus working group, was laughing hysterically.

Someone from Blue Star actually won first place in the entire department at the Starry Sky University Martial Arts Competition?

This spot was reserved for the geniuses of the Ten Star Alliance planets; who would have thought that one day it would fall to Earth.

Chen Lie's victory in the Martial Arts Department is not only an increase in interstellar benefits for Blue Star that year, but also an unparalleled honor, which can establish Blue Star as the number one star in the four star regions.

Besides Blue Star, which of the twenty-eight stars in the Four Star Regions has someone who can overpower the geniuses of the Ten Star Alliance planets and seize the top spot in the martial arts system?

On the battle stage, the martial arts competition has ended, but the battle between the swordsmanship and mental power systems is still ongoing.

The Kendo department is currently in the top ten competition stage, while the Mental Strength department has already reached the finals to compete for the top spot in all departments.

The light screen description shows Aurora Star Luo Yunshang battling Changxia Star Dongfang Chenhui.

The three battle stages of Martial Arts, Mental Strength, and Swordsmanship were lined up in a row, separated only by a crystal wall. Through the crystal wall, Chen Lie could clearly see that in the Mental Strength finals, Luo Yunshang from Aurora Star was overwhelming Dongfang Chenhui, causing him to retreat steadily.

Before long, Dongfang Chenhui of Changxia Star was defeated by Luo Yunshang's relentless pursuit, and Luo Yunshang of Aurora Star emerged as the champion in the mental power martial arts competition.

As the finals concluded, a holographic projection of Bai Xinlin, the host of the martial arts competition, appeared on the battle stage of the mental power system, announcing the winner of the mental power system.

On the mental power-based battle arena, Luo Yunshang, the top player in all elements, stepped down from the arena and returned to the waiting area.

Luo Yunshang's martial arts assistant nodded slightly and said, "That's right, Yunshang. Apart from the finals, you didn't expend too much energy in the top ten competitions. You have a very good chance of winning first place in the whole school."

"It wasn't that I deliberately held back my strength, but rather it was just luck; the opponents I was randomly matched with weren't strong enough," Luo Yunshang said.

"Luck is also a kind of strength," said Luo Yunshang's martial arts assistant.

Luo Yunshang's martial arts teaching assistant is named Xue Yingran. She is a powerful eighth-level innate breathing realm master in the fourth year of Starry Sky University, whose strength is almost on par with the True Dragon Ranking.

She discovered Luo Yunshang's extraordinary talent at the beginning of Luo Yunshang's enrollment, so she designated Luo Yunshang as her teaching assistant student.

Luo Yunshang's teaching assistant, Xue Yingran, said again: "You should rest and recover first. Although you didn't expend much energy, you still used up some."

Next, you're probably facing a tough battle.

"Is there any progress in the competition between the martial arts department and the swordsmanship department?" Luo Yunshang asked.

"The swordsmanship department is still holding a competition, but the martial arts department has already decided on a winner, a person named Chen Lie," Xue Yingran said.

"Chen Lie?" Luo Yunshang asked curiously, "Who is this Chen Lie? What about Wei Zeyang from Weiguang Star?"

"Chen Lie is a dark horse that emerged from this martial arts competition. As for Wei Zeyang from Weiguang Star, he was naturally defeated by Chen Lie."

"What? A martial arts competition can have such a reversal?"

Why have I never heard of this Chen Lie before?

Her teaching assistant had helped her collect information on the top two strongest students in the kendo and martial arts departments early on, and she had studied these potential rivals for a while, but she didn't expect to have studied the wrong people.

"Don't tell me you haven't heard of him. No one would have heard of him beforehand. Do you know which planet this Chen Lie is from?" Xue Yingran asked.

"Blood God Star? Or Azure Dragon Star?"

"Neither, it's Earth!"

"Blue Star?"

Luo Yunshang was taken aback: "I've never heard of this planet. Could it be that people from the Moyun Star Region came to study at Starry Sky University?"

Xue Yingran said, "What are you thinking? This Chen Lie is from the Canglan Star Region. His Blue Star is a planet in the Eastern Star Region, and it is also a permanent member of the Interstellar Alliance, which is newly joined by the Eastern Star Region."

"Planets in the Eastern Star Region? Are people on edge star regions this powerful now?" Luo Yunshang asked, full of confusion. "Sister Yingran, this is a crucial moment, don't try to fool me!"

"I've never lied to you before, let alone now?"

"If you don't believe me, go take a look at the martial arts department's fighting arena. It was completely wrecked by Chen Lie from Blue Star."

Upon hearing the teaching assistant's words, Luo Yunshang stepped forward and took a look. She was shocked to find that the martial arts department's battle arena was in ruins, with most of it destroyed.

How powerful would it have to be to cause such destruction?

Back in the waiting area, Luo Yunshang began to make plans.

Regardless of Chen Lie's background, his ability to defeat Wei Zeyang demonstrates his immense strength. Her previous analysis of potential opponents in the martial arts department was rendered useless, and she gained an even more formidable adversary in return.

After a moment of silence, Luo Yunshang asked, "Sister Yingran, what's so special about Chen Lie from Lanxing?"

"I had already sent people to inquire about you before your final match was even over."

Information about Chen Lie is practically nonexistent. He cultivated the Saint-level Qi cultivation technique, the "Origin Heaven Gathering Qi True Scripture," from the Transmission Hall, and his formidable combat power is likely due to this technique.

"The Origin Heaven Gathering Qi True Scripture, isn't that an incomplete Saint-level cultivation technique?"

"It is incomplete, but he dared to cultivate it. His strength is mostly due to this Saint-level technique," Xue Yingran said.

"That's true!" Luo Yunshang nodded slightly: "A person from a marginal planet with no support can only take a gamble and fight for a future for themselves."

"Sister Yingran, have you found out anything else?"

"Chen Lie's past is a blank. I only have his basic information here. He is in the 17th Martial Arts Class of the Tian Er Campus of the Martial Arts Department. His martial arts teaching assistant is Huang Yuxi."

However, his strength can be analyzed based on his previous performance in martial arts competitions.

First, his swordsmanship is exceptional; he wields it with unparalleled skill.

Secondly, he is physically strong and has a high resistance to blows; even if he suffers a heavy blow, it will not affect his ability to fight.

Third, his true energy was abundant, like a bottomless pit. During the martial arts finals, Wei Zeyang fought him in a war of attrition and was eventually defeated by being constantly worn down.

During the battle, remember to play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses, and end the fight quickly. If it devolves into a war of attrition, you'll most likely end up like Wei Zeyang, worn down and killed.

Luo Yunshang nodded.

At this moment, the crystal wall between the martial arts and mental power battle arenas suddenly collapsed, and the barrier between the two battle arenas disappeared.

A holographic projection of Bai Xinlin, the host of the martial arts competition, appeared on the battle stage of the mental power system.

"Dear viewers, the winners of the Martial Arts Competition for freshmen of the Class of '7366 at Starry Sky University have been determined: the top scorer in both the Mental Strength and Martial Arts departments."

Blue Star Chen Lie, the top freshman in the Martial Arts Department.

The number one in the entire Mental Power system—Luo Yunshang from Aurora Star.

"Next is the final part of our freshman martial arts competition: the three-department martial arts contest."

Please get ready, both students. The martial arts and mental strength department's martial arts competition will begin promptly in ten minutes.

……

Inside the waiting area, Huang Yuxi whispered a few words in Huang Yucheng's ear. Upon hearing this, Huang Yucheng quickly left the waiting area.

Not long after, Huang Yucheng returned to the waiting area.

"Sister, I asked those who fought Luo Yunshang in the mental power competition just now, and based on their descriptions, I think Luo Yunshang's spiritual consciousness is 'Winfish,' ranked 16th on the Heavenly Spiritual Consciousness Ranking!"

"Snakehead fish?"

Huang Yuxi said to Chen Lie, "Chen Lie, Luo Yunshang is an Aurora Planet person."

Aurora Star is the planet in the Ten Star Alliance that places the greatest emphasis on spiritual cultivation, and Luo Yunshang's level of spiritual consciousness is beyond my expectations.

Have you heard of the Winning Fish, the Consciousness God ranked 16th on the Consciousness God Ranking in the Azure Starfield?

Chen Lie nodded and said, "When I was on Blue Star, I read the Compendium of Consciousness and knew the abilities of the seventy-two Heavenly-level Consciousness Gods."

"Yingyu is one of the top twenty consciousness gods in the entire star field, and its power cannot be compared with that of ordinary heavenly-level consciousness gods."

It amplifies mental attacks by up to 19 times and possesses a unique ability: Spirit Sealing!

"Sealing the spirit?"

"Yes, once the ability of the Spirit-Consciousness Fish is unleashed, it can render people unable to see, hear, or feel anything. This ability is called 'Spirit Sealing'."

Even disregarding special abilities, the mental attack amplification of the Spirit-Consciousness Snail Fish alone is enough to cause a martial artist of the same level to lose consciousness for several breaths in an instant.

"In a duel between the strong, a single second is enough to determine victory or defeat, life or death, let alone a few breaths," Huang Yuxi said.

Shen Jiuxi, who was behind, found it somewhat laughable. This bastard's mental illusion had even fooled her. Even when she was on guard, she would have a hard time distinguishing between the real and the fake, let alone Yingyu, who was ranked 16th on the Divine Consciousness Ranking.

Shen Jiuxi felt that Chen Lie's mental abilities were far superior to Gu Tianji's. She really didn't know how someone from a barren planet could learn so many evil techniques.

She didn't even need to think about it; this kid would definitely take first place in the school's freshman martial arts competition.

"Teaching assistant, please rest assured, I am also a spiritualist. My spiritual abilities are specifically designed to counter her 'Spirit Sealing' technique," Chen Lie said.

"Oh? You specifically restrain yourself? Then your consciousness is...?"

"It's just an obscure spiritual being, not worth mentioning, but it has the ability to devour external spiritual energy."

"The Devouring Glutton?" Huang Yuxi couldn't help but ask.

"It's either the Devouring Gluttonous Beast, or its abilities just happen to clash with itss," Chen Lie said.

Huang Yuxi nodded slightly. If it wasn't the Devouring Glutton, but had the same abilities as the Devouring Glutton, then it was the Extraterrestrial Domain Consciousness God.

Chen Lie possesses both martial arts and mental strength, making him seem less like someone from a peripheral star region planet and more like a genius carefully cultivated by a top-tier power in the upper three stars.

The extraterrestrial consciousness is beyond the reach of even most of the elites of the Ten Star Alliance.

Ten minutes passed quickly.

Inside the stadium, announcements rang out from all directions.

"The 7366th Starry Sky University Martial Arts Competition, the Three Departments Martial Arts Tournament, has officially begun."

"The first match is between Chen Lie, a martial arts major, and Luo Yunshang, a mental power major."

"Please come up on stage immediately for the duel!"