Galaxy Martial Competition

That figure quickly vanished from above the White Moon, as if it had never appeared.

But Su Tu clearly sensed that the White Moon had changed. Its once-bright moonlight had gained an indescribable spirituality. Merely having the moonlight fall upon him brought an inexplicable sense of cool comfort.

Like a traveler who had wandered through the desert for ages and finally found a spring.

That comfort continued to spread. At the same time, as Su Tu looked at the scenery around the True Self World, his heart stirred for no reason. White Tiger Nest at his side, Green Snake wrapped around his hand.

It was as if he had gained some insight. He sat down cross-legged and contemplated his true self.

Above Black Mountain, black flowers formed from strange rocks bloomed around him. The eerie, bewitching Red Moon hung in the heavens, and the black slit at its center seemed to grow deeper with time. It truly resembled a scarlet eye.

You performed Dream Dao Plucking once. Proficiency +30, Spiritual Wisdom +20!

Dao Gathering (Beginner): 110/300

Spiritual Wisdom (Mid Grade): 303/1000

The moment Su Tu opened his eyes, the system settlement prompt appeared before him.

His guess had been right after all. The Dream Dao Plucking bug really worked. The feeling was strange and wondrous—perhaps it was because of that White Moon.

This time, he had remained conscious during Dream Dao Plucking. He could gather Dao within the True Self World on his own, and after waking up, he felt refreshed and invigorated, even more comfortable than after an ordinary night's sleep.

Most importantly, this Dao Gathering had also increased his Spiritual Wisdom Proficiency.

"Finally, solving practice questions isn't the only way to raise Spiritual Wisdom Proficiency!"

Su Tu was immediately in high spirits.

When Zhou Wuliang had taught him Great Yin Falling Sky, he had said that Great Yin could nourish the mind. Back then, Su Tu had wondered whether this Grand Yin Divinity could raise Spiritual Wisdom Proficiency.

After all, based on Su Tu's previous deductions, the mind and Spiritual Wisdom were closely linked.

Everything that had happened in the True Self World proved his guess. When the moonlight shone down, his mind had become tranquil, and he had felt clear inside and out. Even his thinking speed had increased—that was a sign of improved Spiritual Wisdom.

With this Grand Yin Divinity, he could raise the Proficiency of both Spiritual Wisdom and Dao Gathering at the same time from now on.

It also solved the difficult predicament of raising Spiritual Wisdom Proficiency.

"I just don't know how I managed to raise both Body Strengthening and Spiritual Wisdom during that first Dao Gathering."

Su Tu remembered that during his first Dao Gathering, the Proficiency of both Body Strengthening and Spiritual Wisdom had risen together. After that, only Dao Gathering Proficiency had increased. It was only now, with the boost from Grand Yin Divinity, that he could raise Spiritual Wisdom again.

Cultivating the mind was far too mysterious. He had encountered too little of it so far, so he planned to ask his teacher when he had the chance.

In his excellent mood, Su Tu flipped over and sprang out of bed.

He picked up his phone and checked the time, only to discover that the Martial Hall Squad group chat had an unusual 99+ messages, and they were all frantically @-ing him.

Normally, only Fat Zhuge and the edgy kid Balu ever spoke in that group.

Most of the others lurked like Su Tu did. It was this lively today—there had to be something entertaining going on!

After opening the group chat,

he saw Balu frantically @-ing Su Tu.

Ultimate Tyrannosaurus Warrior (Balu): Hurry up and rank up!! Hurry up and rank up!!

Ultimate Tyrannosaurus Warrior (Balu): With your Martial Merchant, how can you even sleep? Go rank up in Galaxy Martial Competition already, then carry me!!

Ultimate Tyrannosaurus Warrior (Balu): I'm begging you, bro. From now on, you're my real big brother!!! @I Just Woke Up (Su Tu)

Feather Fan and Silk Headscarf (Zhuge): Su Tu is probably still asleep. And carry you, my ass. Can a Black Iron player like you even keep up with my bro's ranking speed? Bro, carry me instead. I'm the strategist!!

Veteran Barbecue (Luo Fan): Even if we're ranking up, shouldn't you consider teaming up with me? I'm Gold—emphasis on Gold!

Looking at the messages in the group, Su Tu was a little dumbfounded.

What ranking up? What Black Iron? Are you guys playing League of Legends or something?

He quickly scrolled up through the chat history and finally figured out what had happened.

Balu and the others, who had gone to train afterward, had learned that Luo Fan had lost to Su Tu in a one-on-one match.

So Balu had started losing his mind, frantically @-ing Su Tu and hoping that he would carry him in a game called Galaxy Martial Competition.

What does being good at one-on-one fights have to do with games? Su Tu was puzzled, but instead of asking directly in the group, he opened the Martial Artist Forum and searched for it.

After looking into it, he found that there were indeed plenty of posts about Galaxy Martial Competition. On average, one out of every ten posts was related to it. Su Tu had only recently entered the Martial Dao, so he had been following basic beginner posts and had never noticed this kind of discussion.

He opened a promotional post for Galaxy Martial Competition and learned a little about the game.

Then he could not help clicking his tongue.

"Isn't the technological barrier between Blue Star and New Star a little too huge?"

"They're practically not on the same civilizational level anymore. We're still playing games with keyboards and mice, while you guys have gone straight into virtual worlds."

"Why does it feel like the Ancestral Star is being protected like a bunch of primitives?"

In fact, Su Tu had long suspected that something was wrong with the Ancestral Star's technological level. They had already reached the point of interstellar colonization, yet most technology on the Ancestral Star was not much different from that of his previous life.

That was fundamentally unreasonable.

But Su Tu had not given it much thought at the time. After all, he had only been an ordinary student then. It was only after coming into contact with the Martial Dao that he realized just how enormous the technological barrier between the Ancestral Star and New Star was.

Leaving aside those unbelievable cultivation devices, there was this game, Galaxy Martial Competition.

It used a neural connection system to let players enter a virtual game world. The game could perfectly simulate a player's physical data, matching them for battles within the game to temper their techniques.

It was a popular game among martial artists. It allowed martial artists from different star systems to cross the barrier of distance, spar with one another, fight, improve their combat awareness, and hone their techniques.

Su Tu had only ever seen this sort of virtual world technology in anime. Who would have thought that it had long since become widespread throughout the galaxy?

"This isn't protection of the Ancestral Star. It's practically a technological blockade against the Ancestral Star."

Such a shocking thought arose in Su Tu's mind.

He shook his head and dismissed it. The possible distortion of people's understanding of money, the complete technological blockade of the Ancestral Star—together, they resembled an invisible net that enshrouded the Ancestral Star.

But these were not things he needed to worry about. They were too distant from him. What mattered most right now was walking the path beneath his own feet.

Then he sent a message in the group. "Dino Bro, stop @-ing me. You're scaring me. I don't even have the game's login equipment, so how am I supposed to carry you?"

To be honest, Su Tu had not even looked up how much the login equipment cost. But anything related to the Martial Dao was definitely not cheap.

When Tang Yangwu, who had been lurking in the shadows and waiting for a chance to chime in, saw Su Tu's message in the group, his eyes lit up.

He had just been about to say that he would buy the equipment.

But someone sent a message even faster.

Say Thank You Princess (Mo Ya): "I knew you definitely hadn't played Galaxy Martial Competition before. It's a good game. It can improve your techniques and strengthen your combat experience. This miss already placed an order yesterday. Say thank you, Princess!"

Seeing Mo Ya's message, Su Tu instinctively wanted to refuse. The thing was surely expensive, and accepting it for no reason would feel rather improper.

But before Su Tu could send a refusal, another message popped up.

Veteran Barbecue (Luo Fan): Don't be polite with her. Her family owns shares in the game!!

Say Thank You Princess (Mo Ya): "Right. Besides, you count as our junior brother—the latest one to join. Consider it a gift from your senior sister. [Haughty expression sticker]"

Seeing that, Su Tu decisively sent a message.

I Just Woke Up: "Thank you, Princess!"

Well, a junior brother had to possess the awareness of a junior brother. Su Tu was clearly someone with awareness.

Tang Yangwu, watching their exchange, clenched his fists tightly. "I was too late to suck up!"