Once I enter seclusion, great scholars will argue my case

"Chen Lie is joking."

Ji Lingxuan pursed her lips. During her time at Blue Star University, she had already worked hard enough in martial arts training, but Chen Lie had still managed to catch up. Chen Lie also had to focus on cultivating his Mental Power as Divine Sense Master, so his martial arts talent was definitely superior to hers.

"If there's a chance, how about we have another spar?" Ji Lingxuan asked tentatively.

"Okay!" Chen Lie nodded.

"But next time we spar, we won't be allowed to use any more Mental Power. How about we just spar purely on martial arts?"

The thought of Chen Lie's unpredictable Mental Power attacks gave Ji Lingxuan a headache.

Especially in the Mental Power illusion created by Chen Lie, he actually mistakenly called Chen Lie "Dad".

She felt incredibly ashamed whenever she thought about it, wishing she could disappear into a hole in the ground.

"No problem!" Chen Lie nodded.

Ji Lingxuan nodded slightly and walked forward side by side with Chen Lie.

The density of Exotic Beast in the Extreme Danger Zone was quite high. Chen Lie and Ji Lingxuan hadn't gone far when they encountered more than twenty Exotic Beast blocking their way, and successfully hunted down 13 Tier 1 Exotic Beast.

As they reached a bend in the canyon, a crimson griffin with two wings flapped its wings and walked towards Chen Lie and Ji Lingxuan.

"Chen Lie, be careful. This griffin is a Tier 2 Exotic Beast. It can fly and has strong land combat capabilities. It can launch attacks on people on land at its own pace, making it very troublesome."

"If it's a sixth-tier griffin, even Grandmaster Martial Artist who isn't at the Ultimate Realm would be helpless against it!"

While reminding Chen Lie, Ji Lingxuan got into a fighting stance.

The moment Chen Lie saw the griffin with wings on its back, he knew that this Exotic Beast's bloodline was different from that of ordinary Exotic Beast.

This is a powerful Exotic Beast with a bloodline, comparable to an ordinary Martial Artist has reached the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm.

"Let's join forces and destroy its wings first, so it can't fly!"

"Good!"

Ji Lingxuan leaped up and flew towards the Exotic Beast. She swung her hands and instantly unleashed dozens of palm strikes at the Exotic Beast, the force of her palms, accompanied by powerful blood and qi, landing on the griffin's wings.

"Boom boom boom!"

The powerful force exploded, and the griffin, in pain, roared and attacked Ji Lingxuan.

Ji Lingxuan suddenly felt immense pressure, and she retreated while dealing with the griffin's attacks.

Chen Lie, positioned to the side of the griffin, channeled his power and delivered a punch to the fleshy wing on the Exotic Beast's hand.

A blood-red Flood Dragon Phantom appeared instantly, and with a "boom," the griffin's fleshy wing was instantly torn open.

"Roar!"

The griffin, having been attacked, abandoned Ji Lingxuan and roared as it lunged at Chen Lie to bite him again.

Its huge forehooves stomped towards Chen Lie, Chen Lie immediately dodged backward. The giant hoof missed its target and landed directly on the stone slope, instantly shattering it with a loud crash as gravel flew everywhere.

"This griffin is probably comparable to a Tier 3 Exotic Beast."

Ji Lingxuan was astonished. Seeing Chen Lie facing the Exotic Beast alone, she immediately flew forward, her palms swung, and a force exceeding 30,000 jin surged from her palms. "Boom boom boom!"

A powerful force descended upon the griffin's fleshy wings.

After about ten minutes, with Chen Lie and Ji Lingxuan working together, the griffin's fleshy wings were badly damaged, almost exposing the bones.

At this moment, the griffin seemed to finally realize that these two humans were not to be trifled with, and flapped its wings to fly away.

Just a dozen meters off the ground, Chen Lie and Ji Lingxuan leaped up simultaneously and attacked the griffin's fleshy wings.

After a series of attacks, the griffin's fleshy wing finally broke off, and it fell to the ground with a thud.

"A perfect opportunity! Seize the moment and kill him!"

Chen Lie unleashed his full power, swinging his fist towards the griffin's head, pressing down with a tremendous force of 28,000 jin.

Ji Lingxuan, standing beside Chen Lie, also kept cooperating, striking the griffin's head with a palm strike far exceeding Chen Lie's own power.

"Boom boom boom..."

After a fierce attack, the griffin was finally on its last legs.

At this point, Ji Lingxuan stopped and did not continue. Today, she was only an assistant; only the Exotic Beast that Chen Lie successfully hunted would count as part of the competition results. Chen Lie went all out and finished off the second-tier griffin with a single palm strike.

"Let's go. These troublesome Exotic Beast are a waste of effort and yield little reward. We'll take a detour when we see them again."

Ji Lingxuan nodded and hummed in agreement.

Having traversed half of the Extreme Danger Zone, Chen Lie, with Ji Lingxuan's cooperation, hunted down five Tier 2 Exotic Beast and eighteen Tier 1 Exotic Beast in less than two hours.

"Chen Lie, what is the strength of the person Class Promotion Assessment? How many Exotic Beast do we need to hunt down at least to guarantee your victory?" Ji Lingxuan asked.

"It's just the early stage of the Organ Refining Stage; I've only cultivated the strength of my liver and kidneys," Chen Liedao.

"Oh."

Ji Lingxuan nodded. It was roughly equivalent to her strength three months ago, so it was indeed nothing to fear.

However, three months ago, she encountered a problem Organ Refining Stage, which made it difficult for her to advance any further. Otherwise, she wouldn't still be stuck in the Internal Organ Refining Stage after three months. It was also because Chen Lie was generous and taught her a wonderful Organ Refining Stage that she was able to reach her current level. After coming to Blue Star University, she read through many cultivation methods for the Organ Refining Stage Refinement stage, but none of them could compare to the cultivation method that Chen Lie had taught her, not even half as good.

"So if the two of us hunt 130 Exotic Beast today, will that guarantee your victory?" Ji Lingxuan asked again.

Organ Refining Stage Completion and with one foot already in the Blood Refining Stage, her strength has improved dramatically compared to when she participated in military training. If she cooperates well with Chen Lie, hunting 130 Exotic Beast in a single day, while difficult, is by no means impossible.

"No need for 130 heads, you're overestimating him, 100 is enough," Chen Lie said.

"Alright then!" Ji Lingxuan nodded.

"By the way, what are you doing here on this Star Boat today?" Chen Lie asked.

Ji Lingxuan replied, "The students in the Genius Class have a mission every month. They need to be divided into small teams of about ten students each, and each member of the team has to hunt down an average of 20 Exotic Beast."

"The reason Blue Star University set up this mission is probably to keep the students in the Genius Class constantly aware of the severe beast threat Blue Star is currently facing." Chen Lie nodded and asked, "Does the mission require group action?"

Ji Lingxuan shook her head and said, "No, even a small team splits up into groups of three to five when they enter the Exotic Beast Hunting Ground." "That's perfect, we'll finish your task today too!"

"Is... is there enough time?" Ji Lingxuan hesitated.

According to the competition rules, only the Exotic Beast hunted by Chen Lie count towards his competition score, while the Exotic Beast killed by her are not included. If Chen Lie has to complete her Genius Class tasks while competing, and he messes up and loses the competition, that would be bad news.

"That's enough!" Chen Lie nodded.

Tang Guanlin was in the early stage of the Organ Refining Stage and had cultivated two major organs. His partner, Yang Yumo, was in the late stage of the Organ Refining Stage and had cultivated four organs. Even the two of them combined were no match for Ji Lingxuan, not to mention Chen Lie.

Even without using Mental Power techniques, victory is assured.

"Well... alright, but I'll still go along with your decision."

"You can complete my task after you have successfully hunted down 100 Exotic Beast!"

After Chen Lie finished talking with Ji Lingxuan, he began hunting down first and Tier 2 Exotic Beast within a ten-mile radius.

This time, Chen Lie did not use his Mental Power, but instead relied purely on martial arts and physical combat to hunt down the Exotic Beast.

A Martial Artist's combat awareness and deep-seated battle memory can only be developed gradually through real combat. These two aspects are crucial for a Martial Artist; in a life-or-death battle, combat awareness and deep-seated battle memory are what can save a life. Virtual battles in the Sumeru Illusion Realm can only enhance combat experience, but they do not help with combat awareness and muscle memory. In one morning, with Ji Lingxuan's cooperation, Chen Lie hunted down 53 Exotic Beast, including 8 Tier 2 Exotic Beast. On the other side, Tang Guanlin and Yang Yumo were hunting Exotic Beast in a dangerous area ten kilometers away from the Shelter.

The density of Exotic Beast in the danger zone is much lower than that in the Extreme Danger Zone.

In one morning, with Yang Yumo's assistance, Tang Guanlin successfully hunted 31 Tier 1 Exotic Beast. They felt that hunting Tier 2 Exotic Beast was time-consuming, laborious, and yielded too little reward, so they avoided them whenever they encountered them and did not hunt a Tier 2 Exotic Beast Tier 2 Exotic Beast.

After hunting down another Tier 1 giant wolf, Tang Guanlin said, "The density of Exotic Beast here isn't too high. How about we go check out the Extreme Danger Zone outside the Iron Net?"

Yang Yumo said calmly, "Second-tier and Tier 3 Exotic Beast flying Exotic Beast roam the Extreme Danger Zone. If you get entangled by one of these Exotic Beast, you'll be seriously injured even if you don't die."

"What? Have you been to Extreme Danger Zone?"

"During military training, I assisted Captain Zhou Yang for a few days," Yang Yumo said casually.

"Zhou Yang? Zhou Yang, who has been the Martial Leader in East Su Province for nearly half a year?" Tang Guanlin asked with slight surprise.

"Who else could it be?" Yang Yumo retorted.

"Since Zhou Yang is the Martial Leader of one of the top ten provinces on Blue Star, he should have joined the Super Genius Class by now, right?"

The top ten provinces on Blue Star are all large provinces with a population of over 200 million. Martial Leader enjoys huge preferential treatment from the Blue Star government and can join the Super Genius Class as soon as he enrolls.

The number of students in the Super Genius Class at Blue Star University is no more than one hundred; they are all the most outstanding martial arts geniuses on this planet.

"I haven't seen the captain since I entered Blue Star University." A hint of melancholy flashed in Yang Yumo's eyes.

Tang Guanlin stopped talking about these things and said, "Although the density of Exotic Beast Exotic Beast is higher than in the Relative Safe Zone, searching around like this is still a waste of time."

At this rate, at most eighty Exotic Beast can be hunted in a whole day."

"Didn't you say your opponent was just the Martial Leader from one of Blue Star bottom twenty provinces on Earth?"

"In such a barren province, the Martial Leader is only at the Bone Refining stage at best. Even if someone at the Bone Refining stage risked their life, they could only hunt thirty or forty Exotic Beast a day at most. Our eighty Exotic Beast are more than enough to help you win the competition." Yang Yumo said expressionlessly.

"Too!"

Tang Guanlin nodded. Having spent the entire morning hunting Exotic Beast, he and Yang Yumo had exhausted most of their energy and returned to Relative Safe Zone to rest for about half an hour.

In the afternoon's hunt of Illusion Beast, Tang Guanlin worked even harder to prevent any accidents, and his efficiency in hunting Exotic Beast was much higher than in the morning.

The environment in the Key Class simply didn't meet his needs, and he really didn't want to wait another half a month in the Key Class.

Back then, Yang Yumo was just as strong as him. However, because he was expelled from the Sudong Province Genius Group, he was unable to directly join the Genius Class, which caused his martial arts progress to be slow and he was left behind by Yang Yumo.

In martial arts training, every second counts. If we wait another half month, who knows how far Yang Yumo will surpass me?

Within the Extreme Danger Zone of the Exotic Beast Hunting Ground, Chen Lie and Ji Lingxuan hunted from morning until afternoon.

With Ji Lingxuan's help, Chen Lie successfully hunted down 97 Exotic Beast, including 15 Tier 2 Exotic Beast.

Chen Lie, having cultivated the <Flood Dragon Rebirth Technique>, possessed a powerful physique and therefore did not feel fatigued. However, Ji Lingxuan, after a period of intense hunting of Illusion Beast, began to experience physical exhaustion.

After helping Chen Lie hunt down a Tier 1 Exotic Beast, bringing the total number of kills on the Exotic Beast Radar to 98, Ji Lingxuan bit her lip and said, "Chen Lie, aren't you tired?"

"I'm fine," Chen Liedao.

Chen Lie's sustained stamina slightly surprised Ji Lingxuan, who said apologetically, "I'm starting to feel a bit overwhelmed. How about we go back to the Safe Zone, rest for a bit, and then continue hunting?"

"If you're feeling tired, take a rest. But you don't need to go back to the Safe Zone. It's such a long distance; it would take an hour to go back and forth. Just rest here."

"There are hordes of Exotic Beast here, and even flying Exotic Beast. Isn't it a bit dangerous here?" Ji Lingxuan asked.

"Don't worry, there will be no danger. Just rest easy."

Chen Lie spoke, the power of the "Dragon Tendon Flood Dragon Bone" was unleashed, covering all directions.

The nearby Exotic Beast, sensing the oppressive aura of a Starry Sky University, instantly retreated.

In less than half a minute, the absorption within a radius of several hundred meters suddenly vanished.

Upon hearing Chen Lie's words, Ji Lingxuan found a rock nearby and sat down to rest.

She thought Chen Lie was going to protect her, and felt a little embarrassed, but then she sensed a breathtaking aura emanating from Chen Lie, causing the surrounding Exotic Beast to instantly move away.

"Chen Lie, this is...?"

"I have cultivated a secret technique from Outer Stars that can enhance the pressure of the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm. This technique also has a certain effect on Exotic Beast, preventing Exotic Beast from getting close, so you can rest assured."

Before Ji Lingxuan could ask, Chen Lie answered first.

"So there are such amazing secret techniques Outer Stars."

Ji Lingxuan nodded slightly and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she began to slowly circulate her qi and blood in order to quickly restore her strength.

About half an hour later, Ji Lingxuan stood up again and said, "Chen Lie, I've rested enough. Shall we continue hunting the Exotic Beast?"

"Okay." Chen Lie nodded and said, "However, with 98 Exotic Beast, I have more than enough to win the competition. I'll use the rest of the time to help you complete the task."

Upon hearing this, Ji Lingxuan couldn't help but ask, "98 Exotic Beast? Can they really win a competition?"

"Of course you can. Don't forget there are 15 Tier 2 Exotic Beast among them. When you participated in military training, you were also in the mid-stage of the Organ Refining Stage. With Shen Miaowei's assistance, you could only hunt a maximum of fifty Exotic Beast a day, right?"

Ji Lingxuan shook her head and said, "Less than fifty."

At that time, she also had to take care of the Special Enrollment Student from Yunchuan Province, so she could not hunt Exotic Beast all day long. She could only hunt Exotic Beast for most of the day. The most she hunted in one day was when she teamed up with Shen Miaowei and killed 38 Exotic Beast, including 4 Tier 2 Exotic Beast.

"Putting ourselves in their shoes, with two opponents at the Organ Refining Stage, they can only hunt seventy or eighty beasts a day at most. Ninety-eight Exotic Beast is a sure win," Chen Lie said. "Alright then!"

Ji Lingxuan nodded, and after leaving the canyon with Chen Lie, Chen Lie began to assist her while she hunted the Exotic Beast.

The afternoon passed quickly.

In one afternoon, Chen Lie helped Ji Lingxuan hunt down 47 Exotic Beast. During this time, he used his Mental Power to attack five times, enabling Ji Lingxuan to hunt down five difficult Tier 2 Exotic Beast.

It was past 5 p. m., very close to 6 p. m. Before leaving, Ji Lingxuan assisted Chen Lie in hunting down two Tier 1 Exotic Beast, bringing Chen Lie's Exotic Beast kill count to 100.

On their way back to the Shelter, Chen Lie and Ji Lingxuan hunted down three more Tier 1 Exotic Beast, bringing Ji Lingxuan's total number of hunted Exotic Beast to over 50.

After some calculations, Ji Lingxuan was shocked to learn that the two cultivators at the Organ Refining Stage had hunted down 150 Exotic Beast in a single day. She found working with Chen Lie very easy; once they locked onto a Exotic Beast, they could quickly kill it without wasting a single ounce of strength or time. Upon reflection, she realized that such efficient Exotic Beast hunting, killing 150 beasts a day, was indeed quite remarkable.

At the entrance and exit of the Shelter, the students of 15th Key Class returned to the Shelter to hand over the Exotic Beast Radar.

As the class monitor, Mu Ningshu was the first to return to the Shelter because she also had to keep track of the number of Exotic Beast hunted by her classmates.

She noted down the number of Exotic Beast her team had hunted: 31 Tier 1 Exotic Beast today.

"The three of us hunted 31 Tier 1 Exotic Beast in one day, that's not bad, is it? That's an average of 10 per person, exceeding the standard of 10 per person."

Huang Yuande said with a chuckle.

Mu Ningshu immediately glared at Huang Yuande Huang Yuande as a "good-for-nothing."

Of the 31 Tier 1 Exotic Beast, she hunted 29 of them. Huang Yuande was a terrible teammate who dragged the team down. If he weren't in the team, they probably could have hunted seven or eight more Exotic Beast.

Before long, the students of 15th Key Class came one after another with their Exotic Beast Radar to settle their accounts. Mu Ningshu was in charge of recording the Credit the students earned from hunting Exotic Beast.

By 5:40 p. m., most of the students had returned to the Shelter.

A little while later, as it approached six o'clock, the instructor, Pang Xiuming, came among the students and asked Mu Ningshu, "Mu Ningshu, how many more people are needed?"

Mu Ningshu replied, "Teacher, all the students have returned, except for Chen Lie and Tang Guanlin."

Pang Xiuming nodded slightly. The two were competing for a spot in the Class Promotion Assessment, so they naturally wouldn't be back until the very last minute. At this moment, the students began to discuss among themselves.

"Who do you think will win this time, Chen Lie or Tang Guanlin?"

"In my opinion, Tang Guanlin is likely the winner. How can a Martial Leader from a poor province compare to a member of the Genius Group from one of the top ten provinces on Blue Star? Moreover, Tang Guanlin's helper, that girl named Yang Yumo, is also from the Sudong Province Genius Group, and her strength must be extremely high."

"It's hard to say who will win or lose, but Tang Guanlin definitely has the better chance of winning."

At that moment, Gao Yaqing from Xiangguang Province walked through the middle, glancing at the students who were discussing amongst themselves, and thought to herself, "Nonsense." Just as she was about to leave, a girl from Xiangguang Province approached and asked, "Gao Yaqing, tell me, between Chen Lie and Tang Guanlin, who has a better chance of winning?"

Gao Yaqing bluntly stated, "Tang Guanlin was indeed a member of the Genius Group from one of the top ten provinces on Blue Star before, but as you know, that was in the past. Let alone now, even if we examine him closely and find out he was a member of the Sudong Province Genius Group, he still doesn't deserve to be compared with Chen Lie."

Your discussion about who has the better chance of winning is completely meaningless. Tang Guanlin's most glorious moment in his life is probably right now, when he's playing a match against Chen Lie.

As soon as Gao Yaqing spoke, the surrounding students erupted in an uproar.

They were filled with confusion. The title of Martial Leader of a province was indeed highly prestigious, but Martial Leader of such an impoverished province really stronger than the members of the Genius Group from the top ten provinces of the Blue Star?

Some students from Xiangguang Province knew that Gao Yaqing had always favored Tang Guanlin over Chen Lie, so why had her attitude changed so drastically now?

Mu Ningshu's heart skipped a beat when she heard Gao Yaqing's assertion. She was now 80% certain that Gao Yaqing knew Chen Lie was Region-Level Genius from Chuanzhong Province.

She asked calmly, "How dare you make such a assertion, Gao Yaqing?"

Gao Yaqing chuckled, but did not answer Mu Ningshu.

At this moment, Chi Naixue frowned and came to Gao Yaqing's side, saying, "Gao, whether it's Chen Lie or Tang Guanlin, they are both your classmates. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to make such judgments?"

Gao Yaqing said without changing her expression, "I'm just stating the facts. Since Vice Class Monitor Chi doesn't want to hear it, I won't say it like that again." Chi Naixue was somewhat dissatisfied with Gao Yaqing's statement of "speaking the facts," but at the same time, she was deeply puzzled. Did Gao Yaqing really think that Chen Lie was necessarily stronger than Tang Guanlin just because Chen Lie was the Martial Leader from a poor province?

Even if someone is strong, they can only be slightly stronger in terms of talent, and who can accurately predict talent?

Only one's current martial arts strength can truly determine their worth.

Students from Xiangguang Province were discussing it.

Huang Yuande, who was standing nearby, was surprised to see Gao Yaqing, who used to be so harsh, speaking up for Chen Lie.

It seems Gao Yaqing must already know that Chen Lie is Region-Level Genius from Chuanzhong Province, otherwise she wouldn't have acted so unusually. Huang Yuande couldn't help but say, "Isn't this just like 'When I enter the pass, great scholars will debate the classics for me'? Once a person possesses great strength, the whole world will beckon to them."

At this moment, Tang Guanlin and Yang Yumo walked in through the entrance of the Shelter.

Tang Guanlin scanned the Shelter and found that the students of 15th Key Class, were gathered together.

Upon seeing Mu Ningshu in the crowd, he deactivated the Exotic Beast Radar on his wrist and approached Mu Ningshu.

"Squad leader, I'm here to tally the number of Exotic Beast we've hunted."