Is this the Chu Entry into the Upper Three Ranks?

"A friendly spar?" Su Yuan's gaze remained calm. "Sure."

He had never truly fought against a master of the upper three ranks before. It should be noted that reaching the upper three ranks in the Shattering the Void World was a remarkable feat.

In reality, 99% of life forms are Starry Sky Lifeform.

It's extremely rare for someone who isn't Starry Sky Lifeform to have reached the upper three ranks.

Currently, in the entire Shattering the Void World, including Su Yuan, there are only four such individuals. The other three have only barely reached the threshold of the Upper Three Ranks and are far from being a match for Su Yuan.

Of course, this is the initial release of the Shattering the Void World, and there aren't many citizens playing it yet. It will only be when time has passed, a large number of Empire Citizen have poured in, and numerous Starry Sky Lifeform have settled in, that's when powerful figures will emerge in great numbers.

"You agreed so readily? Are you confident, or are you just taking advantage of the situation?"

Fu Qingcheng couldn't figure out Su Yuan's thoughts for a moment. Just as he had watched Su Yuan's combat video and concluded that the other party had just entered the third rank realm and possessed the combat strength of the mid-third rank.

As fellow experts of the upper third rank, Su Yuan should have seen his combat videos and knew that he was a peak third-rank expert.

Under these circumstances, would you still dare to agree to a sparring match?

However, since he had already said it, Fu Qingcheng naturally wouldn't take it back, and he also had plenty of confidence in himself.

"Let's go to the training ground."

Su Yuan got up and went to the training ground of the Money Gang.

The fact that the gang leader was sparring with a top-tier expert from the Royal Capital quickly attracted a large crowd of members of the Money Gang.

"Does the sect leader want to spar with a master of the highest rank?"

"My goodness, this is the first time I've ever seen two top-tier experts fight each other."

"The leader will surely win!"

The members of the Money Gang were discussing excitedly, full of confidence in their leader.

These members were natives of the Shattering the Void World and were not clear about the power division between the upper three ranks. They supported Su Yuan without reservation.

However, some members of the Empire Citizen Player Guild looked serious.

"That's Fu Qingcheng from the Canglan Pavilion in the Royal Capital. I've seen videos of him in action; he's a peak third-grade expert."

"This old guy, a peak third-grade cultivator, comes to spar with our gang leader? Isn't this bullying?"

"Why did the gang leader agree?"

The Empire Citizen players whispered among themselves. As players, they were knowledgeable and well aware of the difference between the initial stage of the third rank and the peak of the third rank.

Therefore, they all cursed Fu Qingcheng in their hearts for being shameless and bullying the weak.

"Boss."

Mad Blade Qin Mo looked slightly puzzled.

Compared to other Empire Citizen players, what chance does Su Yuan have of winning?

Mad Blade Qin Mo knew his gang leader quite well. Since he met Su Yuan, Qin Mo had never seen Su Yuan fail in anything he tried to do.

Nothing, unless Su Yuan chooses not to do it.

Otherwise, as long as you do it, you're bound to succeed.

For example, not long ago in Gongyang City, the Lu Family, Lineage with a top-tier third-rank expert, wanted to force them to hand over the superior martial arts manual, the Nine Yang True Art?

This is incredibly difficult.

However, under Su Yuan's planning and instigation, Lu Heng, a high-ranking member of the Lu Family, ultimately chose to compromise, exchanging six thousand taels of gold for the <Nine Yang True Art>.

"Since the gang leader has chosen to spar, he must be confident."

Mad Blade Qin Mo thought to himself.

On the training ground.

Su Yuan and Fu Qingcheng stood facing each other.

Since it was a friendly sparring match, the weapons chosen were naturally the standard weapons provided by the training ground.

Su Yuan naturally chose the long spear.

He comprehended the Extreme Yin Power through marksmanship.

Even at my current level, I can feel the vast and overwhelming Yin and Yang energies without using gun techniques.

But the spear is where he can unleash his full combat potential.

Fu Qingcheng chose a black iron rod as his weapon. Compared to the spear's unstoppable advance, the iron rod focused more on crushing.

With a single sweep of the staff, ten thousand enemies retreated.

"Chief Wu, you should make the first move."

Fu Qingcheng gripped the iron rod and said in a calm tone.

As a peak third-rank expert, Fu Qingcheng already had an advantage in sparring with a newly entered third-rank master, so he was too embarrassed to make the first move.

It was just a friendly exchange, after all.

It wasn't a life-or-death battle.

"Good."

Su Yuan did not refuse, and with his spear in hand, he gently thrust it towards Fu Qingcheng.

This stab looked ordinary and unremarkable, but it was constantly drawing in the extreme Extreme Yin Power of the surrounding world, with a large amount of extreme Extreme Yin Power continuously converging.

The power of this thrust had become incredibly terrifying; as it approached Fu Qingcheng, the air itself seemed to distort beneath its force.

"This?"

Faced with Su Yuan's thrust, Fu Qingcheng had initially remained quite calm, subtly changed his expression.

Wow!

With a swing of the iron rod in his hand, Fu Qingcheng perfectly mobilized every ounce of his physical strength, relying on his powerful mental will.

In addition, he used an iron rod to connect with the Five Elements Metal between heaven and earth, forming a triple defense to block Su Yuan's thrusting spear.

Thud--

The moment the spear tip made contact with the iron rod, two completely different forces of heaven and earth collided violently. Extreme Yang Power surged forth, forcing Fu Qingcheng to retreat several steps before he could stop.

"You?" Fu Qingcheng was somewhat incredulous. The power of Su Yuan's spear strike definitely surpassed that of a mid-stage third-rank cultivator; otherwise, he would never have been in such a sorry state.

"Brother Fu's skills are truly extraordinary; he actually managed to block my shot," Su Yuan said.

Fu Qingcheng's lips twitched involuntarily.

If I don't block this shot, am I destined to be fatally wounded?

After the convulsions subsided, Fu Qingcheng was utterly shocked. The power of Su Yuan's spear strike was at least at the late stage of the third rank, or even at its peak.

Not long ago, didn't Su Yuan just enter the third rank? He was just beginning to reach the upper third rank?

How much time has passed? And yet he can already unleash an attack approaching the peak of the third rank?

"The strength of Chief Wu."

Fu Qingcheng's expression turned serious. He gripped the iron rod in his hand and said earnestly, "It's worth my full effort."

Splash!

Before he finished speaking, Fu Qingcheng's figure became blurry, and the black iron rods, like black mountains, kept crashing down on Su Yuan.

Each iron rod possessed enough power to easily kill a peak fourth-rank cultivator. Dozens or even hundreds of blows landed with astonishing force.

"Truly worthy of being Starry Sky Lifeform!" Su Yuan was quite astonished. In terms of understanding the power of the universe, Fu Qingcheng was far inferior to Su Yuan; the latter's understanding of the Five Elements Metal was no more than 60%.

Su Yuan's comprehension of the Extreme Yang Power has reached 92%.

Under these circumstances, Fu Qingcheng's relentless swinging of the iron rod, fueled by his powerful will, actually managed to gather all its energy, posing a negligible threat to Su Yuan.

With a whoosh, Su Yuan, wielding a long spear, clashed with Fu Qingcheng.

The constant clash between the spear and the iron rod was essentially a battle between two forces of heaven and earth.

Su Yuan swung his spear, drawing upon the surging Extreme Yin Power.

Fu Qingcheng's iron rod opened and closed, its sharp aura of the Five Elements Metal permeating the air.

As a second-rank expert who had comprehended 92% of the Extreme Yang Power and Combat Bonus by more than thirty times, Su Yuan did not use his full strength. Instead, he fought Fu Qingcheng at close range while comprehending the opponent's combat techniques.

This is also one of the techniques provided by Grey Mirror to enhance Combat Bonus.

Boom!

Seeing that he had not been able to subdue Su Yuan for a long time, Fu Qingcheng swung his stick with all his might.

This staff, imbued with the sharpness of the Five Elements Metal, slammed towards Su Yuan.

However, Su Yuan simply swept his spear across the area, effortlessly neutralizing Fu Qingcheng's strike.

This scene made Fu Qingcheng's heart shine.

Although he still had even more powerful killing moves he hadn't used yet.

However, it should be noted that Su Yuan and he are currently only sparring, and it is far from the point where Su Yuan would use his killing moves.

And if he had a killer move he didn't use, does that mean Su Yuan didn't have one either?

"This Chief Wu's understanding of cosmic power is unfathomable; his strength is estimated to have already crossed the threshold of a second-grade expert."

Fu Qingcheng thought to himself, "With my strength, if I continue fighting, let alone defeat him, I'm afraid I won't even be able to protect myself."

Fu Qingcheng was very self-aware; apart from his few killer moves, he had used every trick in the book.

Su Yuan, however, remained nonchalant.

It's obvious who is stronger and who is weaker.

"There's no need for further sparring." Fu Qingcheng retreated rapidly, bowing slightly to Su Yuan and saying, "Chief Wu's strength is astonishing, Non-Self reach. Let's go inside and discuss this further."

Before rushing to Qingxiang City to win over Su Yuan, Fu Qingcheng came with the intention of winning over someone who had just entered the third rank and whose strength might have reached the middle stage of the third rank.

Now that Su Yuan has demonstrated his strength, which has reached the second rank, it is natural that we need to discuss this in more detail.

"Please."

Su Yuan also felt an extraordinary sense of exhilaration. Since he began cultivating, he had never fought anyone like this before.

Looking at the gang leader and Fu Qingcheng who had returned to the house.

The large crowd of onlookers, including members of the Money Gang, immediately erupted in excitement.

"Did the gang leader win?"

"Isn't that obvious? Didn't you see that top-tier expert just admit defeat?"

"The gang leader is amazing."

"I knew the boss would win."

The indigenous members of the Money Gang were beaming with pride.

The Empire Citizen were dumbfounded.

"That Fu Qingcheng is at the peak of the third rank, and he just admitted defeat?"

"Didn't our gang leader just reach the third rank?"

"Is this the initial stage of entering the upper three ranks?"

"Fu Qingcheng is at the peak of the third rank. Does Fu Qingcheng's surrender mean that the gang leader has already become a second-rank expert?"

The Empire Citizen were abuzz with discussion, utterly astonished by the strength Su Yuan had displayed.

"Really."

Mad Blade Qin Mo thought to himself silently.

Before Su Yuan and Fu Qingcheng sparred, almost all the players in the Empire Citizen were pessimistic about Su Yuan's chances.

But only Mad Blade Qin Mo sensed something was wrong. With Su Yuan's methods, he would only do things that were guaranteed to succeed.

Since I've chosen to spar with Fu Qingcheng, I'm sure I'll win.

As for losing?

Then they wouldn't be able to see the scene of Su Yuan sparring with Fu Qingcheng at all.

Inside the house.

Su Yuan and Fu Qingcheng sat facing each other.

However, at this moment, Fu Qingcheng's mindset was completely different.

Before the sparring match, he didn't really care about Su Yuan, after all, it was neither the Shattering the Void World nor reality.

In both cases, strength reigns supreme.

Fu Qingcheng is at the peak of the third rank, while Su Yuan is only at the initial stage of the third rank. Even if Su Yuan's combat strength is slightly higher, so what?

Now, however, Fu Qingcheng was noticeably more respectful.

"Has Chief Wu reached the second rank?"

Fu Qingcheng asked cautiously.

"More or less." Su Yuan nodded casually.

The definition of a second-grade master in the Shattering the Void World is Combat Bonus of more than thirty times.

In this respect, Su Yuan has clearly already achieved it.

"A second-rank master." Fu Qingcheng remarked with considerable emotion, "In that case, the three superior martial arts manuals are naturally open to Chief Wu to choose from."

Upon hearing this, Su Yuan nodded slightly.

Three superior martial arts manuals of any choice are already the limit that I can obtain with my own strength.

Any more than that would be beyond Fu Qingcheng's control and would require the personal review of the Pavilion Master of "Canglan Pavilion".

"With Chief Wu joining our Canglan Pavilion, we will be even more powerful."

After Fu Qingcheng finished speaking, he sighed and continued, "In this Shattering the Void World, we Starry Sky Lifeform are subjected to far too much targeting."

"Really."

Su Yuan nodded.

Although he was not Starry Sky Lifeform, he had a clear understanding of many of the hidden mechanisms of the Shattering the Void World through the Grey Mirror.

This includes the suppression of Empire Citizen players with strength at the top three ranks.

Empire Citizen players with the strength of the top three ranks are targeted by beings far exceeding Planetary Lifeform in the Shattering the Void World.

For example, if a player with the strength of a third-rank Empire Citizen wants to plunder a money exchange, it will definitely alert all the local government officials and experts.

Even if they successfully plunder it, they will be listed on the dynasty's wanted list.

While under a wanted status, Empire Citizen players are unable to put any items into their inventory.

As for the looted goods? They can't be put into the backpack either.

If you don't put it in your backpack, you can't exchange it for Canglan Coin. In addition, while you're under the wanted status, you'll be constantly hunted down by native experts.

Even ordinary Empire Citizen will secretly take action to kill wanted criminals, for which they will be richly rewarded by the Great Yong Dynasty.

Among the Empire Citizen, there is no truly monolithic group. Even a force like the "Canglan Pavilion" cannot truly restrain all its members.

For example, if the Great Yong Dynasty were to issue an arrest warrant for Fu Qingcheng, killing him would be rewarded with 100,000 taels of gold.

Then Su Yuan would consider taking action to kill the opponent.

Conversely, Fu Qingcheng would do the same.

"By the way, when does Chief Wu plan to go to the Royal Capital? Those three superior martial arts manuals can only be obtained by Chief Wu going to the Royal Capital."

Fu Qingcheng spoke.

"Let's wait two months."

Su Yuan replied.

The Dayong Royal Capital Dayong is teeming with experts. Even though Su Yuan now possesses the combat strength of a second-rank expert, he still has to be extremely cautious when he goes there.

Furthermore, Su Yuan learned through the Grey Mirror that no suitable opportunities or treasures for him had appeared in the Royal Capital recently, so there was little difference between going or not.

Under these circumstances, Su Yuan naturally chose to stay in Qingxiang City for two months.

Two months later, Su Yuan entered the Level 9 Lifeform stage, and his strength increased greatly again, making it easier for him to go to the Royal Capital.

"Two months, okay."

Upon hearing this, Fu Qingcheng showed no dissatisfaction, after all, two months was too short for Starry Sky Lifeform.

"Then I will await Chief Wu's arrival in the Royal Capital."

After Fu Qingcheng finished speaking, he got up to say goodbye and left.

Su Yuan watched the other person disappear, his thoughts drifting to the Dayong Royal Capital.

That is the core of the Shattering the Void World, and Su Yuan's greatest opportunity in this world lies there.