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

Chapter 199 Creating a Battleband, The Royal Road

"Oh?" Shen Xing asked curiously.

"For upperclassmen, there will be a battlefield merit ranking," Lu Lan explained with a smile. "It only compares the merit points earned from completing battlefield missions, and it's not a simple addition. It takes into account the number, difficulty, and environment of the missions. It's more of a comprehensive ranking that showcases strength and ability to explore other worlds. It won't attract as much attention as the freshman ranking, but it's just as important."

Listening to Lu Lan's explanation, Shen Xing realized that the rankings after this were no longer limited to the student level, but had reached a deeper level.

Ultimately, in the Human Federation, the battlefield is still the place where warriors realize their self-worth.

This is one of the main reasons why martial artists can maintain their high status.

The interdimensional battlefield not only represents endless benefits, but also concerns the future of all human civilization. Even those anti-Federation organizations flock to the battlefield and into the other world, seeking their own development.

Furthermore, the entire interstellar society, with its various struggles for interests and even internal wars, revolves around interdimensional battlefields.

Therefore, the rankings of senior students are more of a reflection of their strength and status.

Looking across the entire home planet of the academy, those who rank at the top have an influence that far exceeds that of the students.

Starting about seventy years ago, someone on the academy's home planet had already reached the fourth realm in just six years.

Those people, even though they were still students, were already well-known figures within the Federation of Humanity.

Shen Xingdu listened with great longing.

"Speaking of which, you created that research institute. Are you planning to go for a battle group model?" Xue Yu suddenly interjected.

"Warband?" Shen Xing was taken aback.

"It's about having strong individual strength combined with a powerful legion. That's how you gain more benefits in the otherworldly battlefield." Xue Yu could tell that Shen Xing really didn't understand these things, so she continued, "At higher levels, it's difficult to gain enough benefits from the otherworldly battlefield by relying solely on an individual. Some strong individuals are unwilling to join the Federation army, so relatively independent battle groups have emerged. You can think of them as pioneering groups, except that their strength is no less than that of a legion. I see that you have created your own research institute, so you probably don't plan to join the Federation army, right?"

"I see." Shen Xing seemed slightly enlightened, but also quite surprised. "The Human Federation allows such warbands to grow powerful?"

"Why not?" Xue Yu laughed. "As long as it's not against the Federation or against humanity, it's fine. After all, there are just too many and too big battlefields in the other world. That's the bigger goal right now. Besides—if someone steps into the Ninth Realm first, or even a higher level, what difficulty would it be to establish a more centralized human civilization then?"

Shen Xing understood.

In this martial arts environment, the importance of individual will is amplified infinitely. Especially at the seventh and eighth realms, the dispersion of will is inevitable, and it can even easily lead to a situation where the will of the group submits to the individual.

For example, Shen Xing's research institute. Even if he completely neglects it, he doesn't need to worry about losing control of the institute.

The establishment and development of the entire research institute were entirely based on his personal abilities.

In this situation, rather than pursuing the unification of rights, it is better to pursue greater strength under the unified goals and interests.

Even if someone does break through to the Ninth Realm first and is able to rule all of humanity and establish a highly centralized social order, it will only be temporary. When a second, third, or even more Ninth Realm experts appear, the situation will return to its current state.

Unless it's really like what some novels from my past say, that only one "Great Emperor" can appear in an era.

Otherwise, an absolutely centralized social structure is unlikely to have appeared in human civilization.

Allowing the strong to establish their own factions is the best approach.

Shen Xing finally gained a deeper understanding of the current state of this interstellar civilization.

However, the battle group

Shen Xing did give it a serious thought.

To be honest, with the help of the other world, he has a huge advantage in establishing a battle group. Putting aside everything else, he can cultivate more powerful people just by relying on the resources of the other world. In addition, the clash of technologies between the two sides makes the future limitless.

Unfortunately, this kind of battle group is highly dependent on the strength of its owner, and with his current strength, he can't be high-profile.

So Shen Xing thought for a moment and smiled, "We'll see. If we really have that opportunity, it would be great. Speaking of which, Xue Yu, you should be joining the Federal Army. What about you?"

Shen Xing then looked at the other friends.

"I've signed the agreement and joined Senior Wenren's research institute," Mi Fei said first. "I might debut as a star next, starting from the academy's home planet. Please give me your support, sir."

"I haven't thought about what to say yet." After pondering for a moment, Nangong Jinyi gently shook her head. "The Nangong family doesn't have any strict requirements in this regard. Whether you want to join the family's battle group or go independent, it's up to you."

"Of course I'll go with you, it's already agreed," Juan said with a smile.

Seeing that Shen Xing's gaze was fixed on her, Gu Jiao hesitated for a moment: "My family also has its own battle group, but it's not very big and I don't want to be separated from Hu An."

"Then join my research institute as well." Shen Xing saw Gu Jiao's hesitation and said with a smile, "Now that I've won first place, the research institute should be able to grow rapidly, which is worthy of Lao Hu and you."

"This is our opportunity." Juan shook his head and reached out to grasp Gu Jiao's hand tightly.

Although they are all still freshmen, they seem to have a touch of the sadness and loneliness of graduation and parting ways.

In reality, for true geniuses, once they reach the Innate Realm, they should start thinking about their future.

Will you reign alone, carving out your own territory? Or will you join a powerful family or force, becoming subordinate to a true powerhouse? Or perhaps you'll follow some promising prodigies, striving for your future within an emerging power? You could even join the Federal Legion.

Ordinary students have no choice; any path requires too much effort. But for them, having too many choices also brings their own troubles.

"No rush, there's plenty of time to think it over." Shen Xing smiled; he was probably the most resolute among them.

Because only he has the right to choose the "royal road" route.

In the end, the group stopped discussing the matter and enjoyed their meal and drinks, savoring the rare moment of relaxation.

Only when they were completely satisfied did they say goodbye one by one and prepare to leave.

Such moments are precious precisely because they are extremely rare.

For everyone, striving to become stronger is the main theme of life.

This is the path they have chosen, and no one will waver because of it.

This includes Shen Xing.

He didn't pay much attention to the prestige brought by the victory, and didn't even plan to return to the research institute. He just gave Xiaoling a few instructions and returned to the lunar battlefield.

Now that he has no rivals among his peers, he should look beyond the school, or at least beyond this year, and set his sights on truly powerful fields.

First, there's the ranking that Lu Lan mentioned.

He had fought many battles on the lunar battlefield during this period, personally killing more than thirty third-realm behemoths. However, after finding the ranking Lu Lan mentioned, he discovered that his military merits ranked him outside the top 100,000 among all students on the entire academy's home planet.

"That's a bit of an exaggeration," Shen Xing said, somewhat surprised.

His current strength is definitely no less than that of an ordinary third-realm expert. Even if students who can reach the third realm in school are a little stronger, they are not this much stronger!

There should still be a time factor involved.

Even though the others also need to cultivate, they spend more time on the battlefield than Shen Xing.

Moreover, for a battlefield like the lunar battlefield that is already largely under control, there are actually not many opportunities left on the battlefield itself. The truly high-risk, high-reward opportunities are still to be seen in the behemoth world on the other side.

That's the real front line.

They do not belong to students, nor to casual comrades, but to the front lines of the Federal Legion and various major battle groups.

"I wonder if the world of giant beasts and the other world I live in have any connection." Shen Xing silently looked at the space behind the spatial rifts in the distance, which seemed to stretch into an endless forest.

Then, they returned to the other world.

Continue your spiritual practice.

At this time, chaos was already emerging in the capital of the Lan Kingdom. This chaos did not originate from the capital itself, but rather from external sources.

After all, such a major event as the emperor's assassination and the decline of the royal family could not be easily resolved, and its impact has become increasingly profound.

Some spirit realms even left the Lan Kingdom directly, and armies in various places began to riot. Some places could no longer maintain the previous order, and various conflicts intensified and erupted.

It's conceivable that if this continues for a longer period, complete disintegration will be the only outcome for the Lan Kingdom.

Of course, it wasn't that no one had tried to find a solution. The east was the most stable place at the moment, and Yan Dong, the King of the East, had maintained order. Everyone knew that he was on Young Master Shen's side, and that alone was enough to give him tremendous influence.

In addition, the message that Shen Xing sent out through several servants quickly attracted the attention of many people.

He wants to recruit followers!

The news spread rapidly throughout the vast Sacred Lake Region. Not to mention the geniuses, even some Spirit Realm experts were tempted. Of course, what tempted them was not Shen Xing, but the powerful force behind him!

News of the Six Realms Clan has spread throughout the Sacred Lake Region.

However, the more this is the case, the more people are hesitant to take a wait-and-see approach. Currently, many people have come to the capital, but not many have taken the initiative to approach Shen Xing.

But Shen Xing didn't care.

He knew that his current power was not enough. It might be enough to deter most people in the Holy Lake Region from making any rash moves, but it was still not enough to attract some powerful people.

But he already had a general idea of ​​what to do next.

(End of this chapter)