Seven Stars!

In the Martial Dao Space, on a circular platform ten kilometers in circumference, nearly a hundred exotic beasts stood motionless with their eyes closed.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in the center of the pack.

All the exotic beasts opened their eyes simultaneously, revealing blood-red pupils, their panting gradually growing heavy.

Li Qingshan turned to look at the ten-meter-tall mother ape, and the tiny creature at its feet, and smiled slightly.

"You can be considered reunited, mother and child."

Roar!

The Crimson Horn Fire Ape raised its head and roared, as if sending out a signal, and all the exotic beasts charged.

Li Qingshan's smile faded, and he drew his saber from its sheath.

Clang!

The wind howled, thunder roared, and the exotic beasts shrieked.

A curtain of blood rained down, and severed limbs flew, clearing the stage.

The giant fire ape's muscles swelled, its eyes burning with fiery rage, struggling fiercely in the heaven-and-earth-connecting storm.

Ten minutes later, the storm gradually subsided, and the giant ape fell backward to the ground.

Li Qingshan descended from the sky, his expression as usual.

Inside the space, ignoring the consumption of physical strength, the battle was far easier than in the Star Realm.

The giant ape's corpse disappeared, and at the edge of the platform in the distance, a ten-meter-tall statue slowly appeared.

Next to it was a tiny creature less than a meter tall.

"Don't worry, I'll reunite your family sooner or later."

Li Qingshan withdrew his gaze and looked up at the top of the sky.

The gray fog still shrouded everything, obscuring the starry sky.

Since the space was upgraded, this starry sky had remained unchanged, without any variation.

Previously, he could only watch, unable to study it.

But now... he could fly!

With a heavy stomp of his right foot, Li Qingshan soared into the air, his feet treading on empty space as if stepping on solid ground, his figure constantly ascending.

More than ten minutes passed, Li Qingshan's feet didn't stop, but his brow gradually furrowed.

If he were on Ziying Star, he should have already reached the atmosphere.

But right now, the starry sky above his head was still out of reach, and he didn't even feel the distance closing.

Suddenly, his eyes flickered, and his figure vanished abruptly.

Lunar base, inside the factory.

Li Qingshan opened his eyes and drew his saber.

His figure disappeared, and the saber flashed repeatedly.

One ferocious beast after another poured out of the World Gate, and before they could even roar, they were chopped into pieces.

[Killed monster, Martial Dao Space experience +1, available time increased by 1 year]
[Killed monster, Martial Dao Space experience +3, available time increased by 3 years]
[Killed monster, Martial Dao Space experience +5, available time increased by 5 years]
...

The panel notifications jumped repeatedly more than a dozen times, and the World Gate returned to silence.

Li Qingshan sheathed his saber and sat down again, closing his eyes.

The robots moved out and began cleaning the ground.

Not far away, Guan Xiao stared blankly, silently lowering the palm cannon.

Looking at Li Qingshan, who was calm and had once again entered a state of cultivation.

She seemed to realize something and began to close her eyes and meditate, honing her mental strength.

Time passed, and the moon revolved around Ziying Star once.

Buzz!

His wrist vibrated slightly, and Li Qingshan opened his eyes and looked at the communicator.

The delivery ship from the points store had arrived.

Getting up and putting on his spacesuit, Li Qingshan walked out of the factory with his saber.

This time, there were no delivery personnel, and a miniature unmanned spaceship was quietly parked beside the ruins.

After Li Qingshan took the two boxes, the spaceship quickly ascended and left.

Buzz!

The communicator vibrated again, popping up a communication request.

[Zhao Hongzhou]

Li Qingshan raised his eyebrows, tapped his finger, and a projection screen appeared.

In the picture, Zhao Hongzhou, Yu Lei, and Hong Qian were squeezed together.

"Brother Shan, you didn't participate in the 'Final Battle' yesterday? How did Zhou Yunze get first place?"

"Yeah, we checked the Final Battle rankings, and your and Mou Yu's names weren't there. Did something happen?"

"You don't know, Wuyi's Teacher Lu even made a big show of promoting you before the Final Battle. The rankings came out yesterday, and his face turned green with anger!"

Faced with their concerned chatter, Li Qingshan shook his head and chuckled.

"Don't worry, everything's fine. The Final Battle rules changed, so Mou Yu and I didn't participate. We were directly recommended to Ziying Academy.

Zhou Yunze has a special situation, so let him show off a bit. It can also be considered bringing glory to the Old Continent."

"Ah? You're already at Ziying Academy?"

"Can you show us the environment of Ziying Academy?"

Three pairs of eyes were full of curiosity, and Li Qingshan smiled slightly.

"I'm not at the academy. You can see me if you look up."

"Look up?"

Li Qingshan's smile deepened as he moved his feet, changing his angle.

The Ziying Star, suspended in the starry sky, appeared behind him.

"Holy crap!!!"

"Alright, I need to cultivate now. I'll contact you when I have time."

The screen closed, Li Qingshan felt refreshed, and returned to the factory building.

As soon as he sat down, the communicator popped up with another message.

[Ziying Academy Admission Notice]

The content wasn't complicated, just a simple introduction to some basic information, reminding students to immediately enroll and register.

All students have been granted access to the internal network and can log in to query relevant information.

Li Qingshan moved his finger and opened the academy's internal network.

The first thing that caught his eye was the academy's origin.

Ziying Academy was established 5,000 years ago, appearing almost at the same time as the New Continent, with the purpose of suppressing the newly emerged first-order World Gate.

That's right, the World Gate in the center of the New Continent was only first-order when it first appeared.

The vicissitudes of 5,000 years cannot be explained in a few words, and the information on the page was also very general.

Li Qingshan skimmed through it and looked at the academy's introduction.

Ziying Academy only recruits 1,000 students each year.

Undergraduate studies last ten years, and postgraduate graduation requires passing the tutor's assessment.

Within the academy, there are three Martial Dao Institutes and one Mecha class.

After entering the academy, in addition to normal Martial Dao cultivation, there are also Martial Dao theory classes, alien beast physiology classes, Star Realm geography classes, Starry Sky Exploration classes, and so on.

The academy has a task list, with varying levels of difficulty, and students can accept tasks according to their own situation.

"Three Martial Dao Institutes, Dean Ye?"

Li Qingshan thought for a moment, first choosing to join the three Martial Dao Institutes, and then clicked on the task interface.

Various tasks were marked with star ratings to indicate difficulty. One- and two-star tasks were mostly on the surface of planets, not very difficult, and short in duration.

He even saw a two-star task of guarding the moon, which showed that it had been accepted and was in progress.

Obviously, Guan Xiao hadn't lied before.

Three- and four-star tasks were divided into two types: one was for martial artists, requiring them to enter the Star Realm to perform them.

The other was for the Mecha class, which included the option of guarding the Patrol Bureau on the Old Continent.

In addition, there were high-level tasks of five stars or more, specifically set up for the Mecha class.

Exterminate Star-Level Pirates!

"It really is a vast galaxy!"

Li Qingshan took a brief look and opened the academy forum.

In the forum, posts were refreshing quickly, mostly discussing the battles within the lunar Star Realm, and the tragic deaths of Han Hui and the other two.

Li Qingshan's gaze was casual at first, but after seeing six words appearing frequently, his face immediately darkened.

He clicked on the × in the upper right corner and closed his eyes again to enter cultivation.

The starry river was vast, a thousand light-years away from Ziying Star.

A giant planet floated in the void, quietly orbiting between two stars.

Red Rainbow Main Star!

The planet's surface was bizarre and colorful.

Technology and primal nature were interwoven.

Flying cars zipped back and forth, and skyscrapers pierced the clouds, forming a dreamlike city completely enveloped in light and shadow.

There were also picturesque high mountains and lakes, full of primal aura.

The headquarters of the Spirit Ape Martial Hall was located on a cliff ten thousand meters high.

At this moment, inside the antique hall, several figures wore solemn expressions.

"Tianlei has confirmed the news. Li Qingshan is indeed a True Dragon Paragon."

"It's a pity. If we could have brought him into our fold..."

"Don't even think about it! Profound Serpent has already tried. We can't offer better terms!"

"That's right. And this time, are we allying with Purple Crane, or should we proceed according to the original plan and contact Martial Dao Great Star?"

"Among the seven Martial Dao Stars, there are over twenty Martial Halls. Which one should we choose?"

"Since we're selling information, we should naturally sell it to the biggest one!"

"Are you talking about... Polar Star Martial Hall? But they don't lack paragons. Besides, their Young Hall Master was decided thirty years ago. If Li Qingshan goes there..."

"We're just selling information. As long as Polar Star is willing to pay the price, the rest is none of our business!"