Great Sun Breaks Through Sea of Clouds (Second Update)

A few days later.

After finishing his stance training, Lu Chenzhou watched the proficiency on the Martial Dao Tree rise by another point.

Martial Skills

Black Tiger Fist: Mastery (20%)

Cultivation Method

Dragon-Tiger Heaven Stance: Second Aperture (45%)

Only then did Lu Chenzhou relax. After showering, he went to bed.

When he opened his phone, he saw that the math teacher had posted last month's grades in the class group and publicly praised Lu Chenzhou.

For no other reason than that Lu Chenzhou had moved up one rank.

He was now fourteenth in the entire first-year class, his best result ever!

The math teacher went on and on in the group, while the other students remained silent. Only Qin Zheng couldn't hold it in and complained in the small martial arts club group.

Qin Zheng: Senior Sister, Chenzhou is ranked fourteenth!

Li Linling: Comparing yourself to others really can make you mad enough to die.

Qin Zheng: Lu Chenzhou, did you turn on cheats or something?

Lu Chenzhou: (smiling jpg) No.

Qin Zheng: Senior Sister, do you know what's most despairing? Yesterday, he fought Du Men to a draw. Du Men is a third-stage expert!

Qin Zheng, who had been crushed by Lu Chenzhou in every respect,

could only seek comfort from Senior Sister Li in the group.

Li Linling: Damn, setting aside those with average aptitude and the older trainees who've entered society, Du Men's strength has to rank in the top three of our martial hall, right?

Qin Zheng: Who knows how he trains. Damn it!

Li Linling: Forget it, I've been dealt a blow. Time to study.

Lu Chenzhou forwarded the report card to his parents.

Not long after, Li Xianghua sent him a message.

Great (jpg)! Son, buy yourself something tasty as a reward. Stay safe while you're home alone. I saw online that something might be happening in Su City lately.

I'm fine. You two need to be careful out there too.

Lu Chenzhou knew those online rumors were probably related to the Central Void Suppression Task Force arriving in Su City with a massive contingent. According to unofficial news, the shores of Tai Lake in Su City's outer suburbs had all been sealed off. This Void Realm convergence point might be there.

That was a good thing.

Tai Lake was remote and sparsely populated. That area was full of abandoned ghost buildings left over from the real estate bubble, and no one had lived there for ages. If a Void Calamity broke out there, the potential harm would be relatively low.

The few remaining residents had also been relocated by the task force. Overall, Su City's residents were not especially panicked. Once the central authorities stepped in, they would set the world straight!

Just then, someone posted a video in the Lineage group. The footage was rather unclear, apparently recorded from afar by a drone.

In the video, above a stretch of misty Tai Lake, enormous drones drove silver-white metal pillars into the lakebed one after another. Tai Lake was shallow, and in an instant, a white ring hundreds of meters across formed, shooting out streams of blue rays. From afar, a blue curtain of light the size of a stadium covered the surrounding land like a dome.

Then a group of tiny figures strode over the waves and entered it. The invisible auras emanating from them stirred emerald billows across the lake, their presence astonishing.

Vaguely, all kinds of illusory scenes could be seen appearing behind them... coiling dragons and crouching tigers, immortal peaks standing in groves, rare birds and exotic beasts—everything one could imagine. Yet the most breathtaking sight was a magnificent spectacle stretching between heaven and earth:

Emei Golden Summit was shrouded in cloud and mist, and a colossal object stood silently upon it. By the cliffside, the sea of clouds surged endlessly, blotting out the sky and sun. Suddenly, golden light pierced through the void. A red dot gradually transformed into a vigorous golden sun, breaking through the sea of clouds and radiating boundless brilliance!

The sea of clouds dispersed, and the phantom of the colossal object emerged amid the mist.

It was a gigantic golden statue, its features vaguely those of a woman.

She stood as majestic as a god or Buddha, while beneath her, all living beings bowed in worship.

Lu Chenzhou's expression shifted. It was actually her!

At last year's All-Nations Martial Arts Tournament, the most dazzling figure had undoubtedly been the Azure Heaven Dragon King. Yet there had also been a group of equally brilliant powerhouses, and this woman was one of them.

Sunrise East—Li Xiuying!

The principal of Emei Martial University, a powerhouse who had long since broken through the Sixth Shackles.

This spectacle was likely her ability. A powerhouse of her level possessed an immensely powerful will, enough to interfere with reality and form some indescribable domain.

It was also known as the Heavenly King Domain!

"Not only Martial Arts Grandmasters, but even Martial Arts Heavenly Kings have come. The Void Realm convergence point appearing in Tai Lake is approaching the scale of that incident thirty years ago."

After that, Lu Chenzhou continuously browsed the news and online communities.

Shocking! A Martial Arts Heavenly King has descended upon Su City. Is the sky about to change?!

Great Sun Breaks Through Sea of Clouds! That's the Heavenly King Domain of Li Xiuying, principal of Emei Martial University! I saw it when I secretly went fishing by Tai Lake. What you see on TV isn't even one ten-thousandth as incredible as seeing it in person! It was so damn, damn, damn shocking! It'd be worth it even if I died!

Will Su City be all right?

All kinds of voices appeared online. An event this major could not be concealed from the public, and the Great Xia authorities did not choose to block the news as some countries did. Before long, Lu Chenzhou came across a news bulletin from the Void Bureau's official account.

A Void Realm convergence point has appeared in Tai Lake, with a danger rating of Level Five. The central Void Suppression Department, Martial Arts Department, and other departments attach great importance to this matter. A special unit led by Li Xiuying, principal of Emei Martial University, has already been dispatched for an in-depth investigation. The evacuation of residents from the island has been completed, and the entire shoreline has been sealed off. All cities around the lake are to maintain public order accordingly. No organization or individual may proceed to Tai Lake without authorization!

After the announcement, the entire internet erupted.

Previous Void Calamities had mostly been Level One or Two. Even Level Three and Four incidents were rare, while Level Five had appeared only once in history, in Riyue Province across the strait. That time, the principal of Dragon-Tiger Academy in Xijiang Province had gone to suppress it.

Dragon-Tiger Academy was one of the 24-School Alliance.

After pacifying the Void Calamity, Dragon-Tiger Academy established a branch campus over there.

The small martial arts club group, the Lineage group, and the martial hall group on WeChat were all buzzing with discussion. This was a once-in-a-century event, so naturally everyone was excited.

Qin Zheng: We're witnessing history—a Level Five!

Li Linling: Look how excited you are. This isn't a good thing.

Qin Zheng: A Martial Arts Heavenly King has come. It should be fine now.

Li Linling: Let's hope so.

Shi Ruyu also sent Lu Chenzhou a message.

Junior Brother, are you coming to practice fists tomorrow?

I'm going.

This Pingjiang Martial University entrance exam is the hardest in its history. The principal of Pingjiang Martial University has no small ambitions—he may want the school to squeeze into the top tier. The hall master asked me to teach everyone something new. Basic Fist Art alone might not be enough.

Thank you, Senior Sister.

After that, his parents called to say they would return to Su City early.

The cities along Tai Lake had the feeling of mountains about to be drenched by rain, the wind filling the tower. A Level Five Void Calamity affected society in every possible way, but it had little to do with Lu Chenzhou.

As long as the sky didn't fall, all he had to do was practice his fists.

What could a high school student like him possibly change?

Early the next morning.

After finishing his stance training, Lu Chenzhou went to class as usual.

In the classroom, his classmates were discussing last night's announcement with great intensity.

When the math teacher entered, everyone quieted down.

With a solemn expression, he said:

"You're still young. Don't overthink it. Trust the country, trust the martial artists and scientists... Study hard. Even if you can't practice martial arts, you can still do research."

The students felt much more at ease.

After class, Lu Chenzhou took the subway to the martial hall. In every street and alley, people were discussing the matter. Once they realized they had no power to change anything, they simply continued living their lives.

Wrapped in the night, Lu Chenzhou stepped into Flying Swallow Martial Hall.

Qin Zheng had said he would practice hard, but he had not come again. The trainees gathered together, animatedly discussing the Martial Arts Heavenly King who had descended upon Su City.

Lu Chenzhou found a corner and silently practiced his fists.

It was not until the public lesson that Shi Ruyu arrived.

"Pull yourselves together. This time, I won't be teaching Basic Fist Art. I'll be passing on a secret martial art of Flying Swallow Martial Hall, called the Sea-Skimming Body."

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