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"You mean, the two of you hunted down 150 Exotic Beast in a single day?"

Li Ruolin looked at Ji Lingxuan and Chen Lie with a face full of surprise.

"Yes." Ji Lingxuan nodded.

Li Ruolin turned her gaze to Chen Lie and asked, "Could it be that you've already reached the Blood Refining Stage?"

"No, just the Organ Refining Stage," Chen Liedao.

Li Ruolin then nodded.

She knew Ji Lingxuan's current martial arts level; it was at the Organ Refining Stage Completion, very close to the Blood Refining Stage.

Now Chen Lie is also at the Organ Refining Stage, so his talent isn't much stronger than Ji Lingxuan's. They should be roughly at the same level, but when the Multi-Province Martial Tournament was held in Chuanzhong, Chen Lie was temporarily in the lead, which is why Ji Lingxuan narrowly lost.

Ji Lingxuan's talent is definitely at the level of Region-Level Genius. If Chen Lie is far superior to her, that would be terrifying.

"However, hunting 150 Exotic Beast in a day is quite difficult even for someone in the Blood Refining Stage. How did you manage to do it?" "Chen Lie's skill in hunting Exotic Beast is extremely strong. He can usually kill Tier 1 Exotic Beast within a few moves."

"So it's because of your superior combat skills. Alright, since you've completed the mission, I won't say any more. Remember the Grandmaster's martial arts lesson tomorrow."

Thank you, mentor.

Li Ruolin nodded slightly. She saw Ji Lingxuan as a promising talent. If nothing unexpected happened, Ji Lingxuan had a good chance of joining the Super Genius Class within three months and becoming one of the top geniuses on Blue Star.

After giving Ji Lingxuan a couple more instructions, Li Ruolin turned and left.

Before leaving, the students of the 16th Genius Class all turned their gazes to Chen Lie.

Is this Region-Level Genius even stronger than Ji Lingxuan?

Soon, a group of students from 15th Key Class, followed Pang Xiuming to the airship.

At this moment, Tang Guanlin's face was pale and uncertain. He really didn't expect that Chen Lie was actually a Region-Level Genius, but he was still somewhat unconvinced.

So what if he's Region-Level Genius? He's still only at the Internal Organ Refining Stage.

Yang Yumo glanced at Tang Guanlin and said calmly, "Therefore, you didn't lose unjustly."

No wonder those two looked familiar. I had seen Ji Lingxuan in person before; she defeated Wang Tengyun, the Martial Leader of Hejian Province, in less than a hundred moves on the Genius Class's Duel Platform.

And Chen Lie is even more remarkable...

"He was one of the Seven Northwest General Stars during military training."

You should know what the concept of Northwest General Star is. Since this system was established, the seven Northwest have always been rotating among the top ten provinces on Blue Star. Chen Lie, from Chuanzhong Province, which is one of the worst Northwest General Star on Blue Star, actually managed to occupy a Northwest General Star, Han Keke, the Martial Leader of Blue Star's seventh martial arts province, from the Northwest General Star ranks.

This alone shows that Chen Lie might be an extraordinary martial arts genius.

Tang Guanlin's face turned ashen as he said, "Why didn't you say so sooner?"

"I didn't even realize it just now. I was also there at the Northwest General Star Conferment Ceremony, but I was keeping an eye on Captain Zhou Yang. If I hadn't heard those words just now, I wouldn't have remembered any of this now," Yang Yumo said.

Tang Guanlin frowned deeply. Now it seemed that he had overestimated himself by competing against a top genius.

Meanwhile, Chi Naixue felt as if struck by lightning.

"Northwest General Star? Regional level sky..."

In terms of Region-Level Genius alone, their martial arts talent surpasses that of Martial Leader from all provinces outside the top ten on Blue Star, not to mention the Northwest General Star.

What's even more ridiculous is that she always looked down on Chen Lie, believing that Tang Guanlin was the martial arts genius who could rival her.

Chen Lie had always been a man of few words, which she had initially thought was due to his low ability. Now it seemed that he simply had an indifferent attitude and didn't want to get involved with them at all; he was just passing through in the Key Class.

Even the Genius Class was merely a transitional period for him.

Thinking back to her previous arrogant attitude, Chi Naixue felt a pang of heartache.

Hearing what the Genius Class tutor named Li Ruolin had said, she had a vague idea of Chen Lie. Even Chen Lie Chen Lie's defeated opponent, the loser in the competition for Region-Level Genius, could defeat the Martial Leader of the twentieth province in the Blue Star Martial Arts Index. So, wouldn't Chen Lie himself be comparable to the Martial Leader of their Xiangguang Province?

Within a province, the vast gap between the trainees of the Genius Training Camp and the Martial Leader is like an insurmountable chasm.

Recalling how her old rival Chu Jiahe was so wary of Chen Lie in the Sumeru Illusion Realm, even giving up two Illusion Beast Crystal Core, it now seems that this wasn't because Chen Lie had any background; it was clearly because Chu Jiahe feared Chen Lie's strength.

Chi Naixue instantly understood why Gao Yaqing and Mu Ningshu's attitudes had changed so drastically—it must be because they knew Chen Lie's background. How did they know? Did Huang Yuande tell them?

Chi Naixue clenched her fists secretly.

Chen Lie and a group of students from the Key Class boarded the Star Boat.

As soon as it was time to return, the Star Boat's hatch closed instantly, and it took off and flew towards Lanjing.

Ji Lingxuan sat down next to Chen Lie and asked softly, "Chen Lie, you should be able to choose your class for tomorrow's Class Promotion Assessment."

Li Ruolin, the mentor of the 16th Genius Class, is a responsible and excellent teacher. If you are willing to join the 16th Genius Class, she will definitely do her best to cultivate you...

"We'll see when the time comes," Chen Lie said. He didn't need his mentor's guidance; as long as the resources were available, nothing else mattered.

However, during the Blood Refining Stage, he needs the resources of the entire Blue Star to be allocated to him. Even Outer Stars, spiritual objects that can be refined into "Pure Yang Precious Blood" are extremely rare. Without the support of Blue Star, it is impossible to obtain them.

"Instructor Li said that once I break through the Blood Refining Stage, I will probably be able to compete for a ranking on the Blue Star Blood-Qi Ranking, which would allow me to become an unofficial member of the Super Genius Class."

You should also try to achieve a ranking on the Blue Star Blood-Qi Stage Ranking, as this will greatly benefit your admission to Starry Sky University."

Chen Lie nodded in agreement.

Chi Naixue deliberately sat in the back, watching Chen Lie talking with Ji Lingxuan. She wanted to get up and go up to talk to him several times, but she couldn't overcome her inner barrier.

If what happened the day before yesterday hadn't happened, things would be fine, but now she's really finding it hard to swallow her pride.

Chi Naixue, a martial arts genius in Xiangguang Province with outstanding talent but not top-tier talent, has an extreme admiration for strength in her bones. Born in the twelfth-ranked martial arts province on Blue Star, the concept of respecting the strong is deeply rooted in her heart.

If she had known from the beginning that the person coming from their Xiangguang Province team was a Region-Level Genius, Northwest General Star, she would have done everything she could to get along with Chen Lie. But in the current situation, it would be very awkward for her to go up and talk to him.

The Star Boat was very fast, and it arrived at Blue Star University in Lanjing in just over half an hour.

As soon as he stepped off the Star Boat, several students from the 16th Genius Class came to Chen Lie's side.

These people all glanced at Chen Lie, then said to Ji Lingxuan, "Captain Ji, our advisor asked us to inform you to go to her office." "I understand."

Ji Lingxuan nodded and Chen Liedao, "Well... Chen Lie, I'll be going now. Don't we have Green Bubble? If anything comes up, just contact me on Green Bubble."

"Yes!" Chen Lie nodded.

Ji Lingxuan said goodbye to Chen Lie and returned to the Second Campus with the students of the 16th Genius Class.

Seeing Ji Lingxuan leave, Mu Ningshu walked over with a smile on her face.

To be honest, she felt a little pressured when facing Ji Lingxuan, probably because she had heard that Ji Lingxuan had managed to defeat the Blue Star Martial Leader from the 20th ranked province on Earth in less than a month after entering the school.

This Ji Lingxuan made her, Blue Star from the top ten Jinhai Province, who had always looked down on people from remote provinces, suddenly look at them with new respect. The other party's talent, strength, and appearance were all superior to hers. In front of this person, who should have been a country bumpkin in her eyes, she actually felt ashamed.

"Chen Lie, this Ji student from the Genius Class, you must have a close relationship with him, right?"

"Fine."

"This student Ji seems to have a strong talent for martial arts. What do you think, Chen Lie?" Mu Ningshu asked tentatively.

"You're right, he is indeed very strong."

During the Three-Province Martial Tournament, Chen Lie was in the Bone Refining stage, while Ji Lingxuan was in the Organ Refining Early Stage, cultivating both internal organs. He taught Ji Lingxuan a cobbled-together, and not very complete, third-rate Organ Refining method, while he himself cultivated the top-level method of the Central Galactic Empire. Even under these circumstances, Ji Lingxuan was still able to avoid being caught up by Chen Lie because of her talent.

Chen Lie Chen Lie full of admiration for this talent. If he had Ji Lingxuan's talent, he would probably have reached the second Ultimate Realm of the Blood-Qi Stage by now.

Mu Ningshu covered her mouth and chuckled, "Even if he's strong, he's still not stronger than you. Chen Lie, aren't you just trying to brag about yourself in a roundabout way?"

Chen Lie did not respond to Mu Ningshu's words.

It's said that Ji Lingxuan went from Ordinary Class student to the Yunchuan Province Martial Leader in just over a year. This was because insufficient martial arts resources limited Ji Lingxuan's talent. Now that she's at Blue Star University, where resources are plentiful, Ji Lingxuan's true talent is being revealed, and her progress in martial arts will only accelerate. Seeing that Mu Ningshu Chen Lie's smile vanished, and she said solemnly, "My mentor just asked me to inform you that he's waiting for you in his office and wants you to come over."

"Okay, I understand." Chen Lie nodded and walked towards the Teaching Building.

At this moment, Huang Yuande and Chen Huafeng walked over and said, "Chen Lie, you've been busy all day, why don't you go to the restaurant for dinner?"

"I have other things to do, you guys go ahead!"

After Chen Lie finished speaking, he turned and left.

"What's wrong? You're not even eating? You've been hunting Exotic Beast all day and you're starving," Huang Yuande couldn't help but say.

Mu Ningshu looked at Huang Yuande and asked, "Huang Yuande, are you and Chen Lie on good terms?"

"Of course, Chen Lie is someone brought by my uncle, so we're related by blood."

"Haven't you noticed that Chen Huafeng and I are always seen together, whether we're out in pairs or at home?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Huafeng immediately retorted, "Huang Yuande, are you out of your mind? How can you describe three grown men like that?"

"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue!" Huang Yuande waved his hand.

At this moment, Chi Naixue stepped down from the Star Boat and gave Huang Yuande a cold look.

In her view, Huang Yuande must have been the first person to know Chen Lie's background, and thus told Gao Yaqing and Mu Ningshu, but not herself, the Special Enrollment Student representative from Xiangguang Province.

"Chi, we'll be joining the Genius Class soon, and who knows, we might even become Genius Class again. How about we invite Chen Lie along, and the three of us go out for a meal together?"

"No!"

Chi Naixue calmly said three words and then left without staying a second longer.

Mu Ningshu smiled, a strange joy welling up inside her.

Meanwhile, Chen Lie went straight back to the Teaching Building and arrived at Pang Xiuming's office.

After knocking on the door and hearing a "Come in" from inside, Chen Lie pushed the door open and went in.

"Tutor."

Pang Xiuming looked at Chen Lie and asked, "Chen Lie, are you really the number one Multi-Province Martial Tournament champion from the Chuanzhong Province?"

Chen Lie nodded.

"I heard that you were assigned to the Key Class because you offended some powerful person. If that's true, you can tell me about it, and the tutor can help you contact higher-ups to appeal."

Blue Star treats geniuses very well, but Blue Star a population of over 10 billion, there are also many high-ranking officials and nobles.

Among so many people, there must be a few corrupt officials. I believe that the higher-ups who truly care about the Blue Star will stand up for you once they learn of what happened to you."

Chen Lie shook his head and said, "No need, mentor, thank you for your kindness."

This experience would undoubtedly have been incredibly humiliating for any ordinary genius on Blue Star, who would have felt resentful at being treated unfairly. However, Chen Lie had seen it all. Not to mention Blue Star, even the Central Galactic Empire couldn't be absolutely fair and impartial. After all, the strong always enjoy privileges. Even when it comes to cultivating geniuses, Blue Star's talent development system is already quite comprehensive.

Chen Lie naturally had his own plans. Once he gradually revealed his extraordinary abilities, he would naturally attract the attention of the higher-ups on Blue Star. When the higher-ups learned of his ordeal, they would inevitably make some compensation to appease him.

This official compensation is exactly what Chen Lie has been painstakingly trying to obtain.

Of course, to get official reassurance and compensation, one must demonstrate top-tier talent on this planet; otherwise, who cares what happened to you or whether you were treated unfairly?

The geniuses favored by Blue Star are top-tier geniuses; if you're not significant enough, then it's a different story.

Pang Xiuming handed the Nomination Letter to Chen Lie and said, "In that case, this spot for the Class Promotion Assessment is yours. Before 12 o'clock tomorrow, you and Mu Ningshu should go to the assessment office to participate in the Class Promotion Assessment."

Chen Lie nodded and accepted the letter.

"The school only gives each Key Class two assessment slots in order to select the most talented students who have been overlooked. I thought the gap between you and Tang Guanlin was not that big, which is why I asked you to hold a competition."

If I had known you were so exceptionally talented, I would have given you the letter directly.

"After hunting so many Exotic Beast in a day, you definitely need to replenish your supplies. Let's go eat at the restaurant before it closes."

Chen Lie nodded, said "Goodbye," and then left the office.