Gao Wu: From Martial Arts Student to Star Emperor

Chapter 661 Warships, the 6th Legion of the Interstellar Alliance?

Huang Yuxi said calmly, "It's impossible to be wrong. Chen Lie's foundation in the Five Qi Gathering Realm is already solid. The next step is to open the Five Divine Treasures. In my opinion, he has the potential to be among the top twenty on the Hidden Dragon Ranking."

"Top 20 on the Hidden Dragon List? How is that possible?"

Huang Yucheng was incredulous. How many geniuses on Canglong Star could possibly make it onto the Hidden Dragon List?

Moreover, the top 20 of the Hidden Dragon Ranking is almost entirely monopolized by Canglong Star. Very few of the other ten star alliance planets make it into the top 20 of the Hidden Dragon Ranking.

"Have you forgotten? Most of the winners of the Starry Sky University freshman martial arts competition made it into the top twenty of the Hidden Dragon Ranking."

That's only the majority, not the whole picture.

Furthermore, the top 20 geniuses on the Hidden Dragon Ranking in previous years were all from the Ten Star Alliance, with prestigious backgrounds and powerful backing.

"Being ahead for a while doesn't mean you can stay ahead. Martial arts become increasingly difficult as you progress, and the resources required for each stage are enormous," Huang Yucheng said.

Huang Yuxi said, "If we follow your logic, Chen Lie wouldn't have been able to win first place in the Freshman Martial Arts Competition. A person's ultimate martial arts achievement depends on their own circumstances."

What happened?

Huang Yucheng scoffed at this. Wasn't that just luck? Could luck allow someone from a remote planet to keep pace with the top geniuses of Canglong Star? As soon as the guests from the Four Star Regions entered, the staff of the Chuandu Grand Banquet greeted and seated the extraterrestrial guests.

The presence of hundreds of extraterrestrial guests left Chen Gequn and Feng Yuelan at a loss.

Chen Gequn approached Lei Jinglong and said, "Principal Lei, we don't even know who these distinguished guests from outer space are. How should we entertain them?"

"Mr. Chen, don't worry, you only need to entertain your relatives and friends. We'll take care of these extraterrestrial guests!" Lei Jinglong said.

Chen Gequn nodded and went to entertain the family's guests.

Wang Shou gathered the guests from the four star regions together and instructed the staff of the Chuandu Grand Banquet to treat them well.

A representative from the Western Star Region said, "I didn't expect Blue Star to invite so many people. The banquet is quite a big affair."

Qi Tai from Langya Star in the Southern Star Region said, "It's not easy for such an outstanding martial arts genius to appear on Blue Star. Naturally, we should hold a grand celebration and give the genius the highest honor."

This Chen Lie has made great contributions to Blue Star. He secured Blue Star's permanent council position in the Eastern Star Region and the current command of the Four Star Regions Interstellar Alliance.

If my Langya Star could produce such a genius, I would have built an even bigger event than this!

At this moment, Ji Yuyan, a second-year student at Starry Sky University and one of the representatives from the Southern Star Region, said: "Dean Qi, I heard that this Chen Lie is just a martial arts student from an ordinary family background on Blue Star. He was mediocre before the age of 17, but in less than two years, his martial arts have made rapid progress."

Is this true? Or is it fake news deliberately released by Blue Star? "You watched the competition for the permanent council seat of the Eastern Star Region, didn't you?"

"Back then, Chen Lie was a Qi and Blood Martial Artist. What about now?" Qi Tai asked rhetorically.

"Right now, she's at least at the peak of the fourth-order Qi Gathering Realm, and she's an Extreme Realm Martial Artist!" Ji Yuyan said.

"Then why would you ask such a question?" Qi Tai said, "You are also a top genius on Langya Star. It took you more than a year to go from a Qi and Blood Martial Artist to the current fourth-level Qi Gathering Realm, while Chen Lie only took half a year. His martial arts have risen strongly since he was 17 years old. What's impossible about that?"

"This is just too...unbelievable."

Ji Yuyan pursed her lips and asked, "Then why wasn't he famous before he was 17?"

"There is something in the world called enlightenment. You must have heard of it. An ordinary person can make great progress in martial arts after enlightenment, and become comparable to the top martial arts geniuses in the entire star field."

Enlightenment?

People from other star systems also murmured among themselves.

At this moment, the representative from the Northern Star Region asked Qi Tai, "Dean Qi, Blue Star invited us all this time, surely not just for the banquet?"

"Of course not, we will definitely need to discuss the overall coordination of the 19th Legion of the Interstellar Alliance," Qi Tai said with certainty.

"I think so too!" Representatives from the other star systems nodded in agreement.

"The emergence of Chen Lie on Blue Star is like a burst of national fortune that has lasted for a thousand years. A weak planet in the Eastern Star Region has grown from small to large and has become the leader of the 28 life-bearing planets in the four star regions. Even if we don't talk about anything else, it is worth inviting us to come here."

Everyone echoed this sentiment, while simultaneously lamenting why such a genius wasn't born on their planet.

……

Chen Lie stood outside the grand banquet in Sichuan for a long time.

Suddenly, he saw a bright-eyed, white-toothed, and sweet-looking girl walk in.

The bright-eyed, white-toothed girl approached Chen Lie with a sweet smile and said softly, "Hello, senior!"

This young girl is none other than Zhu Yining, the top martial arts champion of the three provinces in the 7366th year of the Galaxy Calendar.

Chen Lie said to Zhu Yining, "Okay, you go in first!"

"OK!"

Zhu Yining nodded and entered the Sichuan Grand Banquet.

A moment later, Chen Lie saw a familiar face enter. This person was none other than Ren Hongguang, Chen Lie's regular class teacher at Wuke High School.

"Professor Ren, you're here?" Chen Lie stepped forward to greet him.

Ren Hongguang nodded and said, "Chen Lie, not only did I come, but I also brought one of your friends."

"My friend?" Chen Lie asked, puzzled.

At that moment, a stunningly beautiful woman with a cool and aloof demeanor walked over from behind.

She went straight up to Chen Lie and said, "Hello, Chen Lie!"

"Ji Lingxuan?"

Chen Lie was stunned, because the aloof and stunningly beautiful woman in front of him was none other than Ji Lingxuan.

"Ji, what brings you here?"

Ji Lingxuan pursed her red lips: "Am I not allowed to attend Chen Lie's banquet?"

"No, I was thinking you should be at Starry Sky University."

"I received your invitation while I was at Starry Sky University, which is why I rushed back. When I got to your house, no one was home, so I had to go to your high school and have your tutor bring me here," Ji Lingxuan said.

"My invitation was sent to a group, mainly for friends outside the planet. I didn't mean to take up your time."

"But I'm already here," Ji Lingxuan retorted. "Don't Chen Lie's classmates welcome me?"

"Of course, you're welcome!"

As Chen Lie spoke, he carefully examined Ji Lingxuan.

Suddenly, he felt that the expansion of Ji Lingxuan's source of power was not the power of true qi, but some other unknown power.

Ji Lingxuan's martial arts realm is exactly the same as Chen Lie's, both being in the mid-stage of the second-order Qi Refining Realm. However, another power within her body is by no means inferior to Chen Lie's current strength.

Unable to resist, Chen Lie once again used his divine sense to probe Ji Lingxuan.

But Ji Lingxuan's expression changed slightly: "Chen Lie?"

Chen Lie immediately realized that Ji Lingxuan had sensed something, so he quickly withdrew his divine sense: "Sorry, Ji, it's just a habit."

Ji Lingxuan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "You can ask me anything you want to know, but you can't do this."

Chen Lie was surprised. How could Ji Lingxuan's senses be so sharp? He had secretly probed with his divine sense, and even a seventh-level divine sense master might not be able to detect it, yet Ji Lingxuan discovered it instantly. However, after thinking about Ji Lingxuan's background, Chen Lie wasn't surprised.

Ji Lingxuan's mother must be a very important person, living in seclusion on Earth. As her daughter, Ji Lingxuan could not possibly be an ordinary person.

"Okay, I understand. I'll be more careful next time."

"next time?"

Remembering her mother's words, Ji Lingxuan immediately shook her head: "There can't be a next time!"

Just now, Chen Lie vaguely noticed a blue, eerie six-pointed star rune pattern on Ji Lingxuan's body.

Seeing Ji Lingxuan's attitude, Chen Lie knew that this must be one of her secrets, so Chen Lie repeatedly assured her.

"Professor Ren, student Ji, please come in!"

At Chen Lie's invitation, Ren Hongguang and Ji Lingxuan entered the Chuandu Grand Banquet Hotel.

Soon, it was 11:00 a.m.

On the Blue Star side, Wang Shou and Lei Jinglong were talking.

At this moment, Mu Tai, deputy director of the Interstellar Alliance Recruitment Team, arrived and said, "President Wang, Principal Lei, so far, only two groups of people from outside the stars have arrived." "Two groups are fine. The students of Starry Sky University are all busy with martial arts, and not everyone can find the time to come," Wang Shou said.

"Then let's get ready to begin..."

"We shouldn't make the decisions; we should respect the wishes of the host!" Lei Jinglong said.

"good!"

Mutai nodded.

On the other side, Chen Gequn and Feng Yuelan hosted a feast for all their relatives and friends.

When he saw Chong Yuxing and her two companions with Huang Yuxi and her sister, he was slightly taken aback.

"Are you Chen Lie's friends?" Feng Yuelan asked as she stepped forward.

Qiao Xuanxi knew that this was Chen Lie's mother and said, "Hello, Auntie, we are Chen Lie's classmates from Starry Sky University, from Chongyu Star in the Central Star Region."

My name is Qiao Xuanxi, and this is Hou Yutan, from Nie Cheng.

Hou Yutan and Nie Cheng also greeted her, "Hello, Auntie!"

"Hello, hello, so you're Chen Lie's classmates. Chen Lie has rarely been away from home and is unaware of the dangers outside. I'll have to trouble you to take good care of him at Starry Sky University."

Upon hearing that these three people were her son's classmates from Xingkong University, Feng Yuelan quickly gave them instructions.

Qiao Xuanxi looked puzzled. Chen Lie was unaware of the dangers outside. Why did this sound so out of place?

Given the environment of the ancient planet Shenyuan, how could Chen Lie, who dared to take the initiative, be a pushover?

She had thought that Blue Star society was unstable and that Chen Lie had been tempered early on, but now it seemed that Blue Star and Chongyu Star were not so different. Perhaps it was something they were born with.

Hou Yutan said, "Auntie, you're too kind. Chen Lie's talent is unparalleled at Starry Sky University. It's not our place to take care of him."

Feng Yuelan took Hou Yutan's modesty as a compliment, and after responding, she looked at Huang Yuxi and her sister: "Are you also Chen Lie's classmates?"

Qiao Xuanxi quickly introduced, "Auntie, this is Huang Yuxi, the martial arts teaching assistant from Chen Lie Starry Sky University!"

"Teaching assistant?" Feng Yuelan asked, puzzled.

"Martial arts assistant instructor means that in addition to the instructor, the assistant instructor can guide students in martial arts, which is equivalent to half an instructor."

But not everyone receives instruction from a martial arts assistant instructor.

"Mentor?" Feng Yuelan immediately understood and quickly said, "Hello, Assistant Professor Huang, thank you for teaching Chen Lie!"

Huang Yuxi simply said, "You're too kind. Chen Lie has exceptional talent, and I haven't taught him anything."

……

Upon hearing this, Chang Guirong, who was sitting to the side, immediately perked up.

She knew perfectly well how useless Chen Lie used to be. The reason he was able to suddenly transform himself was because of the guidance of a big shot from outside the star system.

If my son could receive the same guidance, he would definitely be much better than Chen Lie.

Chang Guirong understood what Qiao Xuanxi had said. The dignified and beautiful woman in her twenties in front of her was a teaching assistant at Starry Sky University.

Knowing she couldn't miss this opportunity, she suddenly pulled Chen Ye up and squeezed in front of Feng Yuelan.

Chang Guirong smiled obsequiously and said, "Hello, Professor Huang, I am Chen Lie's second aunt."

Huang Yuxi nodded and replied with a "Hello," then explained, "I'm not a mentor."

Chang Guirong didn't care about any of that and quickly pulled Chen Ye in front of her.

"Mentor Huang, you are a big shot from beyond the stars. Could you please take a look at my son's talent and give him some pointers on martial arts?" Chen Ye was also extremely nervous. However, this outstanding-looking Mentor Huang looked to be only in his twenties, not much older than his cousin Chen Ying. Could this really be a big shot from beyond the stars?

Huang Yuxi could tell at a glance that Chen Ye's martial arts were superficial, his foundation in the Qi and Blood stage was almost zero, and his cultivation of true Qi was also a mess. He was only at the first level of the Qi Nourishing Realm, and his true Qi was mixed up. It would be extremely difficult for him to break through to the fourth level of the Qi Gathering Realm in the future.

Logically speaking, these should be Chen Lie's cousins, so how come they are so different?

Under Chang Guirong's expectant gaze, Huang Yucheng stepped forward with her arms crossed.

"A first-level martial artist, yet his aura is still so unstable."

"His martial arts are so bad, why would he need my sister to instruct him?"

"What?"

Chang Guirong's expression changed immediately. They actually said her son was useless in martial arts?

Huang Yuxi nodded and said, "His martial arts foundation is weak, he has almost no accumulation of Qi and blood, and his true Qi is mixed. It will be extremely difficult for him to break through to the fourth level of Qi Gathering Realm in the future."

When martial arts are cultivated to the extreme, nothing can be established without destruction.

If I were to offer advice, I would suggest he discontinue his training and start over, making up for any deficiencies in his foundation before his physical constitution is fully formed. Only in this way can he achieve greater success.

"Make my son lose his cultivation and start over? Are you kidding me?" Chang Guirong's voice suddenly rose: "How long would it take to regain his cultivation after losing it?"

I thought the experts from outer space would be incredibly skilled, but it turns out this is all?

Huang Yucheng immediately retorted, "Then what do you want? With martial arts practiced to this terrible state, even a god couldn't save you unless you dissipate your power and start over!"

Chang Guirong angrily said, "If you don't know how to give guidance, then don't. You're telling us to give up our cultivation and start over. Are you trying to fool us?"

If all the instructors at Starry Sky University are like this, readily forcing students to retake courses, wouldn't they all be just fame-seeking opportunists?

"Are you kidding me? You barged up to me asking my sister for advice, as if we're the ones who wanted to give you pointers!"

Faced with Huang Yucheng's counterattack, Chang Guirong did not back down and shouted back loudly.

The argument quickly drew a crowd of onlookers.

The guests from all four star regions were puzzled, and many eyes were cast in their direction.

In such a setting, how could anyone start arguing?

Mu Tai, who was maintaining order at the banquet, immediately turned serious and summoned the guards, demanding, "What's going on? Guests from all four star regions are present, and there are even guests from the middle star region. Why is there such a commotion inside?"

"Director Mu, our guards absolutely did not allow anyone to intrude. Those who came were either VIPs from outer space or had admission passes," the general replied. "How can such a thing be allowed to happen in this kind of setting? Are you trying to make a spectacle of yourselves for the extraterrestrials? You people not only have the duty of guarding, but also to maintain order and the atmosphere!"

After giving a reprimand, Mu Tai quickly stepped forward.

Lei Jinglong and Wang Shou also stepped forward.

They were also puzzled: how could anyone argue in such a situation?

Chen Lie also came back from outside.

Upon seeing Chen Lie, Huang Yucheng immediately said, "Hey, Chen Lie, my sister abandoned her training time before the True Dragon Ranking competition to attend this lousy banquet of yours, and you sent this guy to disgust us?"

"What happened?" Chen Lie asked.

Huang Yucheng then told Chen Lie the whole story.

After hearing the explanation, Chen Lie nodded and said, "I understand!"

He glanced back and saw Wang Shou and Lei Jinglong.

These people may have been hesitant to act because of Chang Guirong's relationship with their family, and thus hesitated to take immediate action.

So Chen Lie said, "Chairman Wang, Principal Lei, and Director Mu, these two are guests of Canglong Star. Now that they have been offended, you should handle it however you see fit!" Mu Tai and the others understood and immediately arranged for guards to "invite" Chang Guirong and Chen Ye out.

After doing all this, Mutai dispersed the crowd.

Chen Lie said to Huang Yuxi, "Sorry, teaching assistant!"

Huang Yuxi simply nodded; she had certainly learned something new today.

Huang Yucheng retorted disdainfully, "How can your relative be so bizarre?"

"Haven't we already been asked to leave?" Chen Lie said.

What just happened made the people of the Four Star Regions laugh, but no one mentioned it again.

Just then, a black aurora streaked in from beyond the sky.

The black aurora moved faster and faster, and in the blink of an eye it became much clearer, revealing itself to be a massive black warship-like starship.

The warships sped up, revealing a set of text on their hulls: "6th Legion of the Canglan Starfield Interstellar Alliance".

To prepare for the banquet, Chuandu Grand Banquet replaced the hotel walls with transparent crystal two days in advance.

At that moment, everyone saw the massive black warship. "That's... a warship of the 6th Legion Interstellar Alliance?"

"The 6th Legion Interstellar Alliance? Isn't that an interstellar alliance under the command of Canglong Star? How come it's here?"

……

Representatives from all four star regions were shocked.

Inside the Chuandu Grand Banquet Hotel, Wang Shou and Lei Jinglong exchanged a glance, both showing a hint of joy on their faces.

Is that Chen Lie's classmate? He even came in a warship-style starship used by the Interstellar Alliance. This is enough to make Blue Star flex its muscles in front of the four star regions and deter many planets in the four star regions.

So the two of them hurriedly left the grand banquet in Sichuan to prepare to welcome him.

Soon, the warship stopped over the Chuandu Grand Banquet and slowly descended.

The warship landed with a "boom," and soon the hatch on one side of the warship opened, and a team of eighth-level martial artists from the interstellar alliance stepped off the warship.

There were more than thirty grandmaster-level martial artists and soldiers.

After the Grandmaster-level warriors emerged, two more ninth-tier Grandmasters disembarked from the warship.

Immediately afterwards, a beautiful young woman in a blue dress stepped off the warship.