In the world of martial arts, there is a vast fantasy world.

Chapter 154 The First Challenge!

"In short, I also have some ideas about martial arts conception that need to be verified." Shen Xing explained to Lu Lan, "And the contract I signed with the supporting forces is only limited to resources and funds, not manpower. Putting aside other things, my armor always needs manpower to maintain it, and I can also customize it myself."

Indeed, even without considering the convenience of making greater wealth, Shen Xing needs a truly independent "logistics force" in many ways.

"I see," Lu Lan said, suddenly realizing, and couldn't help but praise, "A very clever approach."

Yes, in her opinion, Shen Xing's choice to focus solely on resources and funding was undoubtedly the most correct one.

This support makes the contract simple and clear, and also easy to repay.

Once other factors are involved, the relationship changes drastically.

It seems that no matter who is supporting Shen Xing, he may not have truly joined them yet and still maintains a high degree of independence.

In that case

Lu Lan was even somewhat tempted and wanted to advocate for the school.

Yes, the school itself can be considered an "organization," and it even has related support programs. Some teachers, including some other staff members, received support from the school as early as their student days and signed work contracts.

However, now is not the time to talk about such things.

Lu Lan readily agreed: "No problem, I can handle all the relevant procedures for you, and the school will also provide equipment and venue support."

"Okay." Shen Xing knew this would happen. His request was just a bit of a hassle regarding the venue, but it was certainly not a problem for the school.

"So, are you going to challenge for tenth place?" Lu Lan's tone was full of anticipation.

"No," Shen Xing said with a smile, glancing at the rankings, "I'll challenge the sixth-place finisher."

"Sixth?" Lu Lan was taken aback and checked it immediately.

The sixth person discovered was a student from Bailing School named Xue Yu.

Judging from the information, her appearance is average, or rather, in a place like Bailing School full of rich girls, she is considered to have an unusual appearance. Moreover, she is much taller than the average girl, standing at 1.89 meters, with taut muscles and a solid frame.

The cultivation method is the Eight Directions Great Void!

"As expected, they're from the Xue family." Lu Lan exclaimed in surprise, "Besides the Eight Directions Void, they also possess a top-tier sword technique that complements the Eight Directions Void perfectly—Sword Prison. They've already achieved minor mastery, and are even close to mastery. Add to that their top-tier movement and physique martial arts techniques, and they're challenging the sixth-ranked person right off the bat. Are you confident?"

Although everyone had just broken through to the Innate Realm, she had seen how amazing Shen Xing's data was. But since the AI ​​placed him in eleventh place, there must be a reason for the AI's ranking.

Ultimately, all she could investigate were things that had already been revealed.

It's impossible to see the capabilities of the content that the other party uploaded to the AI.

In Lu Lan's view, directly challenging sixth place is a bit risky.

"You can only know how to handle this kind of thing after you've actually fought it," Shen Xing said with a smile. "I've been wanting to spar with the cultivators of the Eight Directions Great Ruins for a long time. Now that I've seen it, I might as well give it a try. Besides, I'm afraid there are too many challengers for the tenth place right now, so I'm too lazy to wait in line."

"Okay." Lu Lan didn't say anything more. "Then you go and apply for the sparring match, and I'll arrange a time."

It's just a battle. Even if I lose, I can just challenge someone ranked lower.

She still had plenty of confidence in Shen Xing.

Shen Xing sent the application directly on his personal terminal, and Lu Lan's response was equally swift.

Any time of the two days is fine.

It's clear that everyone who has just broken through to the Innate Realm is itching to get started.

Shen Xing immediately focused on that afternoon.

Since breaking through to the Innate Realm, he hasn't rested at all. A few hours to adjust his condition should be enough.

He still attached great importance to it, after all, it was the sixth!

However, when Shen Xing woke up, he found a message from Nangong Jinyi on his personal terminal.

"You want to challenge Xue Yu?"

"Has word of this already spread?" Shen Xing smiled and replied directly.

As a result, Nangong Jinyi made a phone call directly.

After the call connected, her voice, tinged with a hint of amazement, came through: "It's all over our school now. Xue Yu, who came in sixth, has also broken our school's record that has stood for hundreds of years since its founding."

"Is that so?" Shen Xing asked knowingly.

That's true. As a school full of rich young ladies, Bailing School's reputation far surpasses that of Linjiang School, but in the world, it only ranks around one hundredth.

This suddenly created a sixth-largest instance on the entire mother planet.

The sensation and attention it caused were probably no less than the attention he received at Linjiang School.

Not to mention, Shen Xing is very likely to be the first challenger after his opponent, who is ranked sixth.

It's still ranked around eleventh.

"Then wouldn't I already be famous among all those young ladies?" Shen Xing joked.

"Yes." Nangong Jinyi sensed his relief and her tone became much more relaxed as well, even joking, "It's a pity it's all bad reputation. Apart from me, there probably won't be a single person cheering you on."

"You alone are enough," Shen Xing said with boundless confidence. "I will win this battle!"

"So confident?" Nangong Jinyi's voice seemed to have softened considerably, but she couldn't help but remind him, "She has a very high compatibility with the cultivation technique. She has already achieved minor success in the second realm. Now, she may be close to major success."

"Really?" Shen Xing narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled. "It's alright. Even if I achieve mastery, I will still win!"

"Then I'll prepare my congratulations in advance," Nangong Jinyi said with a smile, showing no doubt whatsoever.

Although they were from the same school, she naturally supported Shen Xing as a friend.

However, after hanging up the call, Shen Xing felt a little emotional.

A cultivation technique that achieves the second stage of mastery. If it's true, then it is indeed quite terrifying.

He was able to quickly reach the second level of the Myriad Dragons Technique by relying on the dragon bone and dragon marrow pill, but he is currently only at the entry level and is stuck at the threshold of minor success.

This is partly due to the fact that he raised the quality of the Myriad Dragons Technique too high, but it also illustrates how difficult it is to improve the artistic conception of a technique.

However, upon closer reflection, this was actually to be expected.

His "superior skill matching degree" is fake.

It was built up by combining various dragon-based martial arts techniques from another world with numerous dragon marrow pills.

However, it is not surprising that such a prodigy would appear among billions of people on the entire academy's home planet.

He has his advantages, and others have their own talents.

Rather, his constant travels and resource gathering were aimed at surpassing all the geniuses and becoming the strongest.

"It's time to set off. The first battle after becoming a Xiantian." Shen Xing boarded the flying vehicle, picked up Lu Lan who had arrived in time, and flew directly towards Bailing School.

"Bailing School," Lu Lan murmured, a hint of emotion in her voice. "When I was in school, I really longed for it and always thought about transferring there."

"Then why doesn't it rotate?" Shen Xing couldn't help but ask.

He already knew that Lu Lan was actually related to the principal.

Otherwise, with so many teachers at the school, she wouldn't be the one to be her advisor.

With this background, getting into Bailing School shouldn't be too difficult.

"Of course, my parents stopped me," Lu Lan laughed. "My whole family is from Linjiang, so there's no reason for us to go to other schools. Besides, the so-called 'Young Ladies' School' is really just a publicity stunt. Don't be disappointed when we get there."

"I'm just going to have a match." Shen Xing smiled and shook his head, actually not intending to visit any places.

Once you reach the Innate Realm, you will indeed have more time and will no longer need to spend a lot of time on arduous cultivation.

But that doesn't mean time isn't precious.

Even if cultivating realms doesn't require time, cultivating martial arts intent does.

Shen Xing even plans to move to the lunar battlefield to live, so he can "sharpen his sword" with the giant beasts at any time.

The car was very fast, and in just a moment, it arrived at Bailing School.

It must be said that even just from the surface, you can see the difference between the schools, because Bailing School has a large number of classical-style buildings, including gardens of various styles. Many students are also dressed in ancient costumes with contemporary aesthetics. At a glance, almost everyone is dignified and has excellent temperament. It is indeed a dazzling sight.

"Your eyes aren't enough, are they?" Lu Lan chuckled to herself.

Only at times like this could she see a trace of youthful spirit in Shen Xing.

However, it was only a trace.

Because Shen Xing quickly withdrew his gaze, and even commented with great interest: "There are many, but in terms of temperament, I have seen the best."

"That's true." Lu Lan, clearly familiar with Shen Xing's interpersonal relationships, couldn't help but tease, "Aren't you going to call your rich girl friend over to cheer you on?"

"No need," Shen Xing shook her head. "It won't take long."

This statement was so domineering that Lu Lan's eyes lit up.

If we really win.

Not to mention the entire home planet of the academy, Linjiang School and Bailing School will definitely cause a sensation.

She became increasingly excited.

Meanwhile, the flying car had arrived at the designated location, an open-air martial arts courtyard, where people were already waiting below, though it wasn't as grand as the previous scene at Yozakura School.

It looked like it was just a training ground for the opposing team, because Shen Xing had already spotted his opponent.

Compared to the photos, the real person, wearing simple training clothes, exudes an even more capable and efficient aura.

The Xue family is a renowned family on the front lines.

Shen Xing donned his special innate combat suit, stepped off the flying vehicle, looked at his opponent—who was the same age as him but a head taller—and asked directly, "Shall we begin now?"

"That's right, the process will be recorded and may be released." Xue Yu, who was already dressed in his combat uniform and holding a large sword that was a full 1.5 meters long, said this.

"I'm fine," Shen Xing nodded.

(End of this chapter)