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

Chapter 79 The Pressure Between Prodigies

Fortunately, Shen Xing was not a naive boy after all. After a slight pause, he naturally picked up his suitcase and walked inside.

"What a coincidence, senior, we meet again." Shen Xing looked at the short-haired girl with a smile.

"It really is you?" The short-haired girl was equally surprised.

She still had some impression of Shen Xing, after all, he was a handsome young man who had struck up a conversation with her, but she never expected to meet him under these circumstances.

The other person actually became my teammate on this mission?

Moreover, it was the young lady herself who invited him?

Suddenly, she thought of something and looked sharply at Nangong Jinyi. Sure enough, although Nangong Jinyi maintained her usual elegance, her slightly widened eyes and slightly forceful fingers still indicated that she was different at this moment.

No way.

The short-haired girl subconsciously swallowed.

"I didn't expect such a coincidence either," Shen Xing said with a smile. "So, now you can tell me your name, right?"

"Xie Yunyu." It was Nangong Jinyi who spoke, still elegant and gentle in tone, "This is Senior Sister Xie Yunyu. She has already tempered her entire skeleton and is only a step away from the Marrow Refining stage. She is a strong ally for our mission. However, Shen Xing, is it true that you like Senior Sister Yunyu's type?"

"There was actually another reason for the conversation that day," Shen Xing explained simply, without hiding anything. "It was partly to take advantage of my senior's status in the disciplinary committee."

"Yes, yes, I knew it." Xie Yunyu nodded repeatedly, clearly relieved.

"Speaking of which, how did you two meet?" Shen Xing asked curiously. "Senior Yunyu is a student at our Linjiang School, right?"

Lao Hu and Gu Jiao met online, could it be that these two also met online?

"After our last get-together, we strolled around Linjiang School and happened to run into Senior Sister on the way," Nangong Jinyi explained. "At that time, Senior Sister was capturing some members of an armed group, demonstrating her perfected leg axe skills. I went up to ask her about it and learned that she hadn't yet been noticed by other forces or organizations, so..."

The rest is self-explanatory; Shen Xing understood.

"I only know one martial art called Leg Axe, which was taught by the school, so naturally not many people are interested in it," Xie Yunyu said somewhat awkwardly.

She realized at this moment that this junior, like the young lady, was also a freshman, but both of them were in the Bone Refining stage.

Being around such true geniuses actually put her under immense pressure.

However, Nangong Jinyi shook her head and said seriously, "Please trust my judgment, Senior Sister Yunyu. Your compatibility with the Leg Axe is not very high, but you were still able to cultivate it to perfection under these circumstances. This means that your talent, potential, and will are all outstanding. You are a genius who has accumulated knowledge and skills and will surely achieve something on the path of martial arts."

Looking at Nangong Jinyi, Xie Yunyu, the "young lady," felt a surge of warmth in her heart.

It's not that she lacked powerful organizations or institutions that wanted to work with her, but most of them had very strict requirements. Only Nangong Jinyi not only provided a lot of resources, but also expensive martial arts techniques, and her requirements were very lenient.

This kind of opportunity is indeed extremely rare for a student like her.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it changed their destiny.

After all, no matter how much effort one puts in before unleashing it, the prerequisite is having the opportunity to do so.

If she hadn't met Nangong Jinyi, the only way for her to continue on the path of martial arts would have been to join the Federation Legion and go to the front lines of the most dangerous battlefield in the other world.

Shen Xing watched this scene thoughtfully.

On the home planet of the academy, people like Xie Yunyu are definitely not few and far between.

Most of them were like this, divided up by various organizations and forces, along with the Human Federation.

In reality, as long as there is real potential, delaying for one or two years has no impact at all.

The path of martial arts is a long and arduous one. Many powerful individuals only truly embark on the path of martial arts in their forties or fifties, yet they still manage to become powerful. In fact, quite a few people, after the age of one hundred, feel they have lived enough and venture into dangerous otherworldly battlefields to forge a path of martial arts. Amidst the fierce competition, some manage to emerge victorious.

Therefore, the academy's home planet is indeed, in essence, a large talent pool.

From this perspective, it is indeed necessary to pay attention to the time he spends here.

They also recruited some talented individuals.

Just as Shen Xing was pondering, the flying car had already arrived at An Yiyi's place.

Upon seeing the location, Nangong Jinyi's expression suddenly became much more serious.

"This is the Human Federation's own talent training base!" she said softly.

"Hmm?" Shen Xing's pupils contracted slightly upon hearing this form of address.

He knew what it was.

In this era, although human gene modification technology has not spread widely, human embryo culture is a technology project that is prohibited by the public but held by the government.

Its origins can be traced back to the time when humanity first migrated to the stars. In that era, whether it was to develop the vast starry sky, resist the invasion of other worlds, or open up battlefields in other worlds, a large population was needed.

However, since the Human Federation entered the martial arts era, the average lifespan has increased significantly, while the natural population growth rate has slowed down.

Thus, the large-scale human embryo culture and reproduction project came into being.

Humans are "produced" in large quantities to increase the population.

Throughout the entire process, countless conflicts and even wars occurred.

In fact, many people today have ancestors who came from this project.

Now, with the increase in the total human population, naturally born humans once again make up the majority of newborns, but similar projects are still running, with the aim of cultivating human talent for the Federation.

So An Yiyi didn't come from a powerful family or influential family, but from this project?

Shen Xing was slightly surprised to see An Yiyi carrying a suitcase walking towards him from not far away, but he quickly understood.

Times have changed.

People like An Yiyi are no different from ordinary people, except that they have no parents and must join the official agencies of the Human Federation.

Looking at Nangong Jinyi again, her expression only showed the kind of caution one would show when facing a prodigy.

Seemingly noticing Shen Xing's gaze, she turned around and explained, "People born in places like this face immense competitive pressure, but once they stand out, they have the backing of the entire Human Federation's official institutions. In terms of early-stage martial arts, they have a significant advantage over scions of private family groups like mine."

Shen Xing suddenly realized.

No wonder An Yiyi's performance wasn't top-notch at first; she only caught up later.

Presumably, the treatment she received was also upgraded accordingly.

The better the performance, the higher the status and treatment. No wonder I always felt that there was a burning flame hidden in this girl's heart.

At this moment, An Yiyi had already walked to the open hatch, and her gaze immediately focused on Shen Xing.

After a brief look, his eyes brightened slightly: "You've gotten so much stronger again."

"You too." Shen Xing also noticed that An Yiyi's aura was somewhat different.

The previous assessment of her abilities may have been somewhat inaccurate.

However, even if they were to compete again now, Shen Xing would still be confident.

Once he uses his spatial trump card, he becomes incredibly powerful!

An Yiyi looked at Nangong Jinyi again, and seemed to have figured something out. Her expression became much more serious.

Looking at Nangong Jinyi again, her expression also revealed a rare seriousness.

All I can say is that this is probably the pressure that geniuses put on each other.

"This is Nangong Jinyi, this is An Yiyi, and this is Senior Xie Yunyu," Shen Xing introduced them briefly. "Now that everything is ready, let's speed things up."

"Okay." Nangong Jinyi nodded and directly gave instructions to the flying car's intelligent management AI.

After the flying car took off, the atmosphere seemed a little strange for a moment. No one spoke, but An Yiyi's aloofness and Nangong Jinyi's elegance seemed to be confronting each other. Even Xie Yunyu subconsciously moved closer to Shen Xing, but this action immediately attracted the attention of the other two, who froze.

It was Shen Xing who spoke, breaking the silence.

"Ahem." He coughed lightly twice and chuckled, "The mission details have been communicated to everyone. I've created a voice group, which will serve as the combat channel for a while. Once we reach the destination, we'll rush in and incapacitate all the target groups as quickly as possible."

"I have no problem," Nangong Jinyi replied first. "I have already notified the logistics personnel. Someone will come to handle the aftermath after the battle."

"In short, it's about eliminating all enemies, right?" An Yiyi nodded in agreement. "Then I have no problem with that either."

"Then let's say that." Shen Xing paused for a moment, then suddenly realized that the two people in front of him, though seemingly calm, actually seemed a little nervous.

Looking back at Xie Yunyu, it seems the same is true.

Therefore, of the four people present, he was actually the most composed.

"May I ask a question?" Shen Xing hesitated slightly, but still asked, "Leaving aside An Yiyi and Jin Yi for now, Senior Yun Yu should have a lot of experience in similar battles, right?"

"Ah." Xie Yunyu seemed startled when she heard her name, but quickly shook her head and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I lacked weapons and equipment before, so I didn't dare to take on dangerous missions. I mostly took on patrol and order maintenance missions, at most catching some lone thugs, like the time when I met the young lady."

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Shen Xing looked at Xie Yunyu, who was also somewhat nervous, and fell silent for a while.

After all that, it turns out this is a team full of newbies!

"It's normal to be a little nervous during your first real combat exercise of this scale. After all, anything can happen in battle. But you..." Nangong Jinyi looked at Shen Xing with a hint of surprise in her eyes, "How can you be so relaxed and at ease?"

Why?

Of course, it's because I've killed hundreds of people, leaving rivers of blood.

(End of this chapter)