Cold numbers?

"After being hit twice in a row, I hope Ma Jie can adjust as soon as possible!"

The previous teachers glanced at the tragic corpse and shook their heads.

On the leaderboard, Ma Jie's name had already dimmed, clearly indicating he had logged off.

The teachers who logged on later didn't pay attention to Ma Jie; they were only there because of Zhou Yunze.

"Not even half an hour, and he went from the bottom of the barrel to third in the Old Continent. Quite impressive!"

"He ran all the way from Crimson Yellow Star to our Ziying Star just to show off his power?"

"Investigate! We must find out why a genius from their Crimson Yellow Star would come to our Ziying Star?"

"Don't rush. Zhou Yunze's goal isn't just third place in the Old Continent!"

In the image, the shrunken leaderboard appeared in front of Zhou Yunze.

First in the Old Continent, Mou Yu.

Second in the Old Continent, Li Qingshan.

Both names were dimmed, meaning he couldn't match them directly and could only challenge them.

Zhou Yunze didn't hesitate. His finger skipped over Li Qingshan and tapped the first place in the Old Continent.

Challenge, Mou Yu.

After setting the challenge time for tomorrow, Zhou Yunze stood in place and waited.

He had also noticed Mou Yu logging on briefly earlier.

However, after waiting for five minutes, Mou Yu still hadn't logged on.

Zhou Yunze frowned and logged off directly.

The bald young man disappeared from the screen, and the dozen or so teachers looked at each other, about to speak.

"Ahem, let me speak first!"

A dry cough sounded, and the teachers all looked at the speaker, quickly shutting their mouths.

It was a silver-haired youth, sitting next to Lu Qing.

He was Lu Qing's teacher, Ye Yukong.

"Crimson Yellow Star doesn't differentiate between New and Old Continents; instead, they use a unified examination system. I'm sure everyone already knows this."

Ye Yukong opened his right hand, and two iron balls rotated in his palm.

Although his face was that of a youth, his demeanor was old-fashioned.

"According to the information I've found, Zhou Yunze's test scores in previous years were consistently in the top ten of his year on his planet."

"However, Zhou Yunze left Crimson Yellow Star a few years ago and moved to our Ziying Star. He went through the proper immigration procedures, and his academic record was transferred from the Federation system."

After hearing Ye Yukong's news, the teachers displayed a variety of expressions: shock, anger, confusion...

One male teacher couldn't hold back and spoke first:

"A top-ten student from a planet runs to our Ziying Star and stays in the Old Continent for a year? Just to make a name for himself today and take the 100,000 points for first place in the Old Continent?"

"How is that possible?" A teacher immediately retorted, "Zhou Yunze can immigrate between stars; he can't possibly be lacking in those points.

Moreover, with his strength, he's equivalent to our New Continent's top ten. How could Crimson Yellow Star lack resources for him?"

Hearing this, the other teachers were even more puzzled.

"That's right! Why did Zhou Yunze immigrate here in the first place?"

"Ahem, you're thinking too small, your vision is too limited."

Ye Yukong smiled faintly and interrupted, but he didn't explain the reason. Instead, he looked at Lu Qing.

"Your brother is on Crimson Yellow Star, and you were the first to discover Zhou Yunze. You should have some understanding of him, right? Tell everyone about it!"

"Okay, Teacher."

Lu Qing nodded, pondered for a moment, and then looked at everyone.

"The teaching quality on Crimson Yellow Star is a bit higher than ours, and there are many geniuses. The reason I noticed Zhou Yunze is because he's very special!"

"Special?" The teachers were all dumbfounded.

Although Zhou Yunze's strength was strong, there was nothing special about his realm or martial skills.

Lu Qing saw what they were thinking and shook her head.

"It was only because Ma Jie was too weak that Zhou Yunze's true strength wasn't forced out: Blood Solidification Realm strength."

"Blood Solidification?" The teachers were stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise and doubt.

"He broke through on his first revolution? Giving up on the Path to Breaking Limits so early?"

Limit Realm and Breaking Limits were the paths that the top geniuses of Ziying Star had to take. The current top ten of the New Continent were all on this path.

Even if reaching the fifth revolution is unattainable, each additional revolution represents a deeper foundation, and no one is willing to give up easily.

"It's not about giving up, it's that he didn't even embark on the Path to Breaking Limits!"

Lu Qing took a deep breath and exclaimed:

"That's why I said Zhou Yunze is special, ordinarily special!"

"Not only did he not embark on the Path to Breaking Limits, he didn't even set foot in the Limit Realm. He directly triggered his Blood Essence to break through after reaching the tenth level of Body Tempering."

"Moreover, he only cultivates Martial Dao techniques to the Great Accomplishment stage, never seeking perfection."

"What?!"

All the teachers were shocked. Zhou Yunze's chosen path violated their consistent teaching common sense.

Giving up the Limit Realm and Breaking Limits was tantamount to giving up talent and the opportunity to increase one's foundation.

As for Martial Dao techniques, Having reached the Great Accomplishment stage, who wouldn't yearn to find a glimmer of opportunity to break through to perfection?

"Ordinarily special"—Lu Qing really didn't misuse that term!

Among all the geniuses, Zhou Yunze's choice was indeed too "ordinary"!

"Hehe, it's not just you who are surprised; the teachers on Crimson Yellow Star were equally astonished!" Lu Qing shook her head with a wry smile.

"It's said that after Zhou Yunze broke through, he was beaten up on the spot by his homeroom teacher."

"But even so, Zhou Yunze remained firm in his choice."

"In his words, he hates all uncertainty and doesn't need so-called opportunities."

"It is rumored that Zhou Yunze once spoke of an ideal, or rather, a dream."

"To transform everything related to the Martial Dao into data, intuitive and controllable, cold numbers. One only needs to cultivate step by step to continue progressing."

All the teachers laughed and shook their heads in denial.

"A pipe dream; how could that be possible? Zhou Yunze's strength can only keep up because his talent is good enough."

"Turning the Martial Dao into data is indeed unrealistic, but..."

Ye Yukong rubbed the iron ball, pondering:

"Zhou Yunze chose to take the most mediocre route, the purpose of which is to eliminate all uncertainty. He is clearly putting his ideal into practice."

"From this, it can be seen that this young man has an extremely strong desire for control, and his goal is very clear!"

Ye Yukong's tone became heavier as he looked at the teachers.

"I said your vision was too narrow because you were all focused on a mere ranking from the Old Continent."

"Have you considered why Crimson Yellow Star was willing to let him leave, given Zhou Yunze's talent?"

"And with Zhou Yunze's personality, did he really come to Ziying Star just for a ranking from the Old Continent?"

As his voice fell, the scene fell silent, and the teachers were lost in thought.

Suddenly, a male teacher frowned, as if he had figured something out, and said with uncertainty and surprise:

"Could it be that Zhou Yunze wants to snatch a Martial Dao Great Star slot?"

The teachers all woke up with a start, their expressions changing drastically.

Each Martial Dao Great Star only has no more than five slots per planet in each session!

This is a real opportunity to soar into the sky!

"That's right, that must be the reason! I didn't expect this little guy to have such a big appetite!"

Students from Crimson Yellow Star have always been slightly stronger than those from their Ziying Star.

Zhou Yunze was only in the top 10 on Crimson Yellow Star, so the uncertainty of competing for a Martial Dao Great Star slot was too great.

Therefore, he immigrated to Ziying Star!

"No, the Martial Dao Great Star slot cannot be touched!"

"Yes, we must find a way to kick Zhou Yunze out of this year's entrance qualification battle and drive him out of Ziying Star!"

All the teachers spoke in unison, their faces full of anger.

"Drive him away?" Ye Yukong raised his eyelids slightly and said with amusement:

"He immigrated here, and everything is in compliance with the rules and regulations. How are you going to drive him away?"

Most of the teachers fell silent, but a few others had flickering eyes.

If legal means didn't work, there were naturally illegal means. For them, it wasn't difficult.

"Don't even think about those petty tricks!"

Ye Yukong saw through their thoughts at a glance and said sternly:

"Don't forget that your identities are teachers! Zhou Yunze is a student, and also a human genius. Those methods should not and cannot be used on him."

The few people's expressions froze, and they said helplessly:

"Then Elder Ye, what do you think we should do? Are we just going to sit here and watch?"

Ye Yukong smoothed his silver hair at his temples and shook his head. "You're all too young, your perspectives are too narrow."

"Since Crimson Yellow Star dares to send a genius over, why shouldn't we dare to accept him?"

"The Path to Martial Dao is inherently about competition!"

Ye Yukong raised his hand, pointing to the top of the cliff, and said with a faint smile, "Not to mention those little guys from New Continent, Mou Yu alone is no weaker than Zhou Yunze, and what's more, there's Li Qingshan behind him!"

"You should all understand the significance of Limit Realm perfection, right?"

"Unique in a thousand years, reappearing in the world!"

"Only in an era of great contention can true dragon prodigies be nurtured!"

Everyone was convinced by his words and said with shame, "Elder Ye has great foresight, we were short-sighted."

The duel was still tomorrow, and the teachers bid farewell and left one after another.

Soon, above the clouds, only Ye Yukong and his student Lu Qing remained.

"Teacher, was what you said just now true?" Lu Qing asked, a hint of suspicion in her eyes.

The Ye Yukong from just now was so different from the teacher she knew!

"Little girl, you need to broaden your perspective!"

Ye Yukong glanced at his student, slowly rotating the iron ball in his hand.

"Regardless of whether it's Li Qingshan, Mou Yu, or Zhou Yunze, after the entrance qualification battle, they will definitely enter our Ziying Academy."

"Plus those little guys from New Continent, their class will definitely be stronger than Crimson Yellow Academy!"

"On a grand scale, no matter who among them emerges from Ziying Star, they will be a human genius in the future, a general to resist the Evil Gods!"

"On a smaller scale, even if Zhou Yunze gets a spot in the future, it will be because we at Ziying Academy cultivated him. What does it have to do with Crimson Yellow Star?"

Lu Qing suddenly understood, sincerely convinced.

"Teacher is wise!"

The next day, same time, same place.

Above the clouds, it was bustling with activity, with dozens of teachers from various Martial Arts Universities in New Continent gathered here to watch the battle.

Mou Yu, the number one on the Old Continent for a year, was facing Zhou Yunze, a genius who had come from across the stars.

This battle was enough to attract attention.

Under everyone's gaze, a huge screen unfolded in the sky.

In the picture, Zhou Yunze was still holding a long staff, dressed in black, with a stern face.

Opposite him, Mou Yu was wearing red close-fitting clothes, tightly gripping a three-meter-tall halberd, with a calm expression.

At the same time, in Luoying City.

The sky was getting dark, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone into the dim cultivation room from the window, illuminating the seated figure with a golden outline.

"A day has passed..."

Li Qingshan slowly opened his eyes, and a phantom panel flashed by.

Cultivation Method: Blazing Sun Nine Revolutions 1/(Third Revolution)

His will was once again suspended above the Blood Essence lake, and the feeling of perfect control had returned.

Li Qingshan got up, retrieved the Star Origin Liquid, and after consuming a bottle, began to cultivate methodically.

As empty bottles fell one after another, on the panel, the cold numbers representing his realm began to slowly jump