Mind Control

At this moment, a young man stepped forward from among the members of the Cloud River Province Genius Group.

"Chen Lie, is that right? I am Zhang Wujiang, the third place winner in the Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group Arts Competition."

I heard that during your interview with a reporter from the Provincial TV Station, you boasted that you would at least get into the top three in Three-Province Martial Tournament?

"That's right, that's true!" Chen Liedao.

"Heh heh, what a boastful tone."

Zhang Wujiang glanced coldly at the group from East River Province and said, "When did the top ten of East River Provincial Genius Group develop this kind of strength?"

Could it be that you arranged for the members who should have been in the top three to be ranked outside the top five just to appease today's Three Provinces Gathering?

Although Zhou Jinlun ranked seventh in the All-Member Martial Competition, his strength was almost immense, and he was only half a step away from the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm. How could you, a top ten member of the East River Provincial Genius Group, possibly handle him?"

"You're saying that because you're not convinced!"

At this moment, Tang Jiu'er came out.

Zhang Wujiang snorted coldly and said, "I won't bully you. Let's have another martial arts competition. This time, our Cloud River Province's tenth-ranked martial arts champion will fight. You can pick any one of the top five and see who is stronger between our Cloud River Province's tenth-ranked champion and your East River Province's top five."

"Chen Jiaqi, you're playing this round. Remember, don't embarrass Cloud River Province."

"Rest assured!"

A beautiful girl nodded and stepped onto the Duel Platform, looking around at the East River Province group.

"I am Chen Jiaqi, a member of the Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group who ranked tenth in the All-Member Martial Competition."

I've come specifically to test the mettle of your East River Provincial Genius Group. Aside from the top three in your province's martial arts competition, I'll challenge anyone who comes up on stage.

The girl named Chen Jiaqi said indifferently.

Chen Lie glanced at Chen Jiaqi, then at Tang Jiu'er beside him, and said, "Since that's the case, East River Province won't take advantage of you either. Send at least five members to the stage."

As he spoke, Chen Lie said to Tang Jiu'er beside him, "Tang Jiu'er, you didn't make it into the top five in the martial arts competition, so you'll go up this round."

Tang Jiu'er was instantly filled with hatred.

He thought to himself, "I didn't make it into the top five in the martial arts competition because this bastard attacked me too hard."

She faced her enemy wounded, and the opponent was no pushover; there was no way she could win!

Despite her inner turmoil, Tang Jiu'er nodded calmly and stepped onto the Duel Platform.

On the Duel Platform, Chen Jiaqi glanced at Tang Jiu'er and said indifferently, "You're just a fifth-place finisher in the East River Province martial arts competition, your Blood Qi Value is at most a little over two thousand calories."

I advise you to go down. My strength is beyond your reach. After all, fists and feet have no eyes. If I don't control my strength, you might be bedridden for half a month."

Are all the people in Cloud River Province as arrogant as you?

Tang Jiu'er snorted coldly and said, "Enough with the nonsense, let's see who's the real deal!"

"What a frog in a well! He doesn't know what's good for him!"

Make your move!

Chen Jiaqi, with a cold expression, reached out to Tang Jiu'er.

Tang Jiu'er coldly shouted, "Prepare to die!"

Myriad Jun Great Strength erupted instantly, and a punch slammed towards Chen Jiaqi.

After sensing the power contained in Tang Jiu'er's punch, Chen Jiaqi's expression changed instantly, and he solemnly launched a counterattack.

"Boom boom boom!"

The powerful forces clashed repeatedly, and both Tang Jiu'er and Chen Jiaqi sensed that the other was no ordinary person.

In the period following the martial arts competition, Tang Jiu'er made another breakthrough in strength. Her Muscle Refining had reached the mid-to-late stage, her strength had exceeded ten thousand jun, and she was only one step away from the Ultimate Realm Blood-Qi Stage.

"Star-Vast Hand!"

Chen Jiaqi's hands moved in a series of hand gestures, forming a blur that struck Tang Jiu'er with immense power.

Tang Jiu'er raised her hand to counterattack, effortlessly displaying an S-level martial art.

"Smoke Gauze Palm!"

She drew a semi-circle in the air with both arms, and instantly, a fan-shaped palm print appeared, clashing with Chen Jiaqi's.

A loud explosion rang out, startling the members of the surrounding Genius Group.

Under the force of the recoil, Tang Jiu'er and Chen Jiaqi were Shuangshuang thrown off the Duel Platform.

The expressions of the members of the Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group below the stage changed.

"How come East River Province is so strong this year? Their top ten in the martial arts competition are comparable to our top ten?"

"Yeah, Song Yixuan and Tang Jiu'er didn't even make the top five in East River Province, how can they be so strong?"

Judging by this strength, he's probably not far from reaching the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm. Could it be that East River Province has five more Blood-Qi Extreme Realm?

Duel Platform, Zhang Nannan looked extremely displeased and said to Zhang Wujiang beside her, "Cousin, that little bitch Wei Ranran injured my arm and leg bones with her Muscle-Tearing Bone-Dislocating Hand. We can't just let this go!"

Zhang Wujiang frowned and said, "Didn't you just say that your rival Wei Ranran, has always been weaker than you?"

What exactly happened that caused Yunchuan Province to lose two games in a row?

"I don't know either. Wei Ranran has always been my defeated opponent, but she seemed like a completely different person on the Duel Platform just now." Zhang Nannan was also very puzzled.

She had made great progress in her skills during this period and thought she could easily handle Wei Ranran, but unexpectedly she lost face.

The battle between Tang Jiu'er and Chen Jiaqi ended in a draw.

"This Yunchuan Province is indeed extraordinary; a mere tenth place can rival me!"

Tang Jiu'er walked somewhat shyly to Chen Lie's side.

She thought she could win, but she didn't expect that even after using all her strength, she could only manage a draw. No wonder people say that Cloud River Province is the best among the Three Provinces of Chuanzhong, and its martial arts are incomparable to those of East River Province.

Chen Lie simply nodded. He had just taken a close look and noticed that even though the Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group wasn't present, five of them had already broken through to the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm, which was indeed a step above the teams from Dongchuan and Xichuan.

Under normal circumstances, without himself and the hidden Song Yixuan, East River Province could only have two people at the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm. In the Three-Province Martial Tournament, they would probably have a hard time even making it into the top five.

The battle between Tang Jiu'er and Chen Jiaqi attracted many members to come and watch.

On the Cloud River Province side, Chen Jiaqi was also somewhat ashamed. "This year's East River Province is indeed extraordinary. Zhang Wujiang, why don't you go up on stage and meet their Martial Leader?"

Zhang Wujiang was about to answer, a member of the Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group said, "Isn't this inappropriate? After all, he's the Martial Leader of East River Province. Can Brother Zhang handle him?"

The Provincial TV Station are all filming. We've already lost two matches. If we lose again, it won't be us trying to dampen East River Province's spirits; it will be East River Province turning around and undermining our prestige."

"What the hell are you talking about? Brother Zhang's Blood Qi Value close to 3,000 calories, his Strength Value 4.3 times, and he's proficient in two S-Rank Martial Art. How could he not be able to deal with that Martial Leader from East River Province?"

Another member of the Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group retorted.

"But I heard that Wang Dongting, the Martial Leader of East River Province, also had Blood Qi Value close to three thousand calories, yet he still fell to Chen Lie."

At that moment, a pretty young girl walked towards the spot.

A member of the Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group spotted the girl and shouted, "Shen Miaowei has arrived!"

"Student Shen is the runner-up in the martial arts competition. Having her take the fight should ensure a foolproof victory."

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Chen Jiaqi approached Shen Miaowei: "Classmate Shen!"

"Chen Jiaqi? Is there something you need?"

Shen Miaowei glanced at Chen Jiaqi.

"Student Shen, in our competition between Cloud River Province and East River Province, we lost two matches and drew one."

"For the glory of Cloud River Province, I would like to ask you to meet the Martial Leader of East River Province," Chen Jiaqi said.

At this moment, all the members of the Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group looked at Shen Miaowei.

"I'm sorry, I once sparred with Chen Lie from East River Province. His martial arts skills are extremely high, and I am no match for him."

"What?"

Shen Miaowei's reply left many members of the Cloud River Province Genius Group in disbelief.

If Chen Lie's strength is truly greater than Shen Miaowei's, then his guarantee of a top-three finish in the Three-Province Martial Tournament is probably not just empty boasting.

"Cousin?" Zhang Nannan looked at Zhang Wujiang.

"Forget it, let's go check out West River Province instead."

We'll ask Captain Ji again later. If she still refuses to help, then we'll have to give up now.

Zhang Wujiang had faith in Shen Miaowei's abilities, and upon hearing that even she was no match for Chen Lie, his anger immediately died down.

The people in East River Province were puzzled by the fact that no one from Cloud River Province had come out yet.

After a while, the Genius Group from Yunchuan Province dispersed again, and someone couldn't help but say, "So... Yunchuan Province has given up on causing trouble?"

"They've all left; they've probably given up."

"So Cloud River Province's provocation has just passed by like this?"

The members of the East River Provincial Genius Group were all incredulous.

The previous Three Provinces Gathering is still fresh in our minds. East River Province suffered a huge loss of face in front of more than 200 million people in Chuanzhong when faced with difficulties from Cloud River Province. How could they have won this time?

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Wei Ranran approached Chen Lie, her face beaming with joy, and said, "Chen Lie, thank you."

"You're welcome."

"Hmm, I never imagined that Divine Sense Master's methods would be so wondrous, capable of controlling a person from a distance," Wei Ranran exclaimed in amazement.

"Don't publicize this. I used a secret Mental Power technique, which is extremely rare on Blue Star."

"I know!"

Wei Ranran nodded heavily, feeling extremely pleased that she had actually managed to teach Zhang Nannan, her old rival from the Cloud River Province Genius Training Camp, a lesson on the Duel Platform.

Chen Lie's ability to control a person remotely is a mental control technique he employs when his Mental Power reaches a certain level.

However, he has not yet reached the next level, and his Mental Power is weak. To control Wei Ranran, he can only obtain her consent in advance and require her cooperation.

If Wei Ranran the slightest reluctance halfway through, she will instantly regain control of her body.

If Chen Lie hadn't cultivated Consciousness Sea World containing the five hundred Fixed Star of the Seven Mansions of the Southern Sky, he absolutely wouldn't have been able to do this.

"Mr. Chen Lie!"

Just then, Chen Lie heard a clear voice calling his name, so he turned around and found that it was Shen Miaowei.

"Oh, it's you."

"Mr. Chen Lie, I never expected that you would have such a high talent in martial arts in addition to your Mental Power."

"In just one month, he's become the Martial Leader in East River Province."

Shen Miaowei said with a smile.

"The Martial Leader of East River Province, such a poor province, is nothing special."

Shen Miaowei was somewhat taken aback, but quickly recovered.

Chen Lie certainly has the right to say that; compared to his talent in Mental Power, this level of martial arts achievement is really nothing.

There are probably only a little over a thousand geniuses at the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm on Blue Star this year.

A Martial Leader from East River Province would likely struggle to even crack the top 500 of the Blood-Qi Stage martial arts genius rankings, so how could he possibly compare to the Blue Star Ninth, who cultivates Mental Power?

"Mr. Chen Lie, after the Three-Province Gathering concludes, would you be interested in visiting the Yunchuan Shen Family?"

"No need. The steward in charge should arrange our departure from Cloud River Province immediately after the gathering ends."

"Oh well."

Hearing Chen Lie decline the invitation, Shen Miaowei could only nod in disappointment.

"Chen Lie, is this your friend?" Wei Ranran asked from the side.

Chen Lie hummed in agreement.

"I didn't expect you to have such a wide network of connections; you even know the members of Cloud River Province's Genius Group."

"I watched the open martial arts competition for the Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group a while ago. This student's name is Shen Miaowei, and she came in second place in the Cloud River Province All-Member Martial Competition," Wei Ranran said.

Shen Miaowei glanced at Wei Ranran and said, "Mr. Chen Lie, who is this?"

"Wei Ranran, the daughter of my dad's former comrade-in-arms."

"Oh, hello, Ranran."

Shen Miaowei nodded to Wei Ranran.

"Hello," Wei Ranran greeted Shen Miaowei.

"Is this Sister Shen from the Yunchuan Shen Family? That's a renowned family of Divine Sense Master in Cloud River Province."

I also met a classmate named Shen Feixue at the Yunchuan Province Genius Training Camp. She was also from the Yunchuan Shen Family. Do you know her?

"That's my cousin," Shen Miaowei said.

"Oh, I see."

When I left the Cloud River Province Genius Training Camp, Shen Feixue's Blood Qi Value had reached over 900, so she should be close to joining the Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group, right?

"It's not far off, but the Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group already has twenty-four members, and the assessment standards have been greatly raised. I wonder if I can successfully enter the Genius Group before the Three-Province Martial Tournament."

"Cloud River Province's assessment is indeed rigorous."

Wei Ranran wholeheartedly agreed.

After saying goodbye to Chen Lie, Shen Miaowei left.

Song Yixuan appeared next to Chen Lie at some point.

"Captain Chen, I never imagined that our small East River Province was so full of hidden talents."

I hid it so well, how did you see through me?

Song Yixuan asked in a low voice.

"I have my own methods, so there's no need for you to ask, Song," Chen Lie replied.

Song Yixuan smiled and said, "Okay, I won't ask anymore."

"But you just said you could help me Organ Refining, you're not just trying to fool me, are you?"

"No, come find me after the party."

"Alright, I hope Captain Chen keeps his promise. After all, I've also contributed to the glory of East River Province."

Chen Lie nodded and said nothing more.

After their failure in Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group from East River Province immediately went to West River Province.

On the Duel Platform, the members of the West River Province Genius Group suffered three consecutive defeats.

In the end, Gu Yang, the Martial Leader of West River Province, stepped forward and defeated Zhang Wujiang winner of the Cloud River Province Martial Arts Competition, on the Duel Platform, thus saving some face for West River Province.

By noon, there were no more martial arts sparring matches taking place on the central Duel Platform in the second-floor hall.

At this moment, a group of television reporters and camera crew entered the second-floor lobby and surrounded the central Duel Platform.

At this moment, Bao Yongchai, the inspector appointed by the Blue Star Martial Artist Association Headquarters, also appeared on the Duel Platform.

"Hello everyone watching on screen. This is a preparatory gathering for the Provincial Genius Group competition among the Three-Provinces Martial Tournament. Talented individuals from the three provinces have come together. I am Li Shumin, a reporter from East River Province TV Station."

A beautiful woman in her late twenties appeared in front of the camera below the Duel Platform, smiling at the lens.

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