Three-Star Sparring

While Ruan Liusu was observing Chen Xingyao, Chen Xingyao was also observing her.

After observing Ruan Liusu for a while, Chen Xingyao had a question in his mind.

This person, who might be her sister-in-law, was indeed impeccably beautiful and seemed quite outstanding, but a thought flashed through her mind.

"Brother, if you find me a wife, what about Sister Lu from East River Province? Didn't you used to like her quite a bit?"

Upon hearing Chen Xingyao's words, Ruan Liusu's face immediately tightened, and she subconsciously asked, "Xingyao, who is this 'Sister Lu'?"

Chen Xingyao was stunned. She had blurted it out carelessly, mentioning another girl in front of her brother's girlfriend. Wasn't that just trying to make him look bad?

After thinking for a moment, Chen Xingyao quickly replied, "She's my dad's comrade-in-arms' daughter."

"Oh? Is she your childhood sweetheart? What's her name?"

"Uh, her name is Lu Qingchan, but we're not childhood sweethearts."

"Lu Qingchan? That's a nice name. Did your brother used to like her a lot? How much did he like her?"

"Actually, I don't like her that much. My brother doesn't talk to Sister Lu much either."

Ruan Liusu, of course, didn't believe Chen Xingyao's words. He had just said he liked her quite a bit, but now he was saying he didn't like her that much—wasn't that a contradiction?

It seems she should pay more attention to this girl named Lu Qingchan.

Chen Lie said, "That's all in the past, let's not bring it up again."

Chen Xingyao nodded. Her brother was already so powerful, the East River Province Martial Leader and the Three-Province Martial Champion of Chuanzhong. He would definitely become even more powerful in the future. Thinking about it carefully, Lu Qingchan was indeed quite far behind her brother.

The only one to blame is Sister Lu for not seizing the opportunity with Brother sooner. Now, the gap in martial arts is so vast, and their social circles have diverged by countless levels.

After the meal, Chen Lie escorted Chen Xingyao back to the Twelfth Campus of the Department of the Mental Power Department.

At this moment, the second half of the top-level Exchange Arena session has begun again.

As an assistant instructor, Ruan Liuyun sought out Xia Ziying and Chen Lie, who were relatively weak, and wanted to tutor them in martial arts.

Seeing that the teaching assistant had taken the initiative to bring up the matter, Xia Ziying asked Ruan Liuyun a series of questions about martial arts.

After Ruan Liuyun answered all of Xia Ziying, she turned her gaze to Chen Lie.

"Chen Lie, you've only recently broken through to the Blood Refining Stage. You should need to understand the cultivation process of that Blood Refining Stage. Tell me, what aspects do you have questions about?"

Chen Lie shook his head and said, "I have no problem at all!"

Ruan Liuyun was taken aback and said, "Don't be shy about asking. The reason I called you here is to explain the details of the Blood Refining Stage to you."

My understanding of the Blood Refining Stage comes from Starry Sky University, and it might even be more profound than that of my mentor, Zheng Dongyang.

"I don't have any questions about Blood Refining, but I do have another question I'd like to ask."

"Oh? What's the problem? Go ahead and ask!"

Ruan Liuyun stretched out his hand.

"What I want to ask is, through what channels is Star Liquid obtained?"

"Is this what you wanted to ask?"

It's common sense; which student in the Super Genius Class doesn't know that?

Seeing Chen Lie nod, Ruan Liuyun began to say, "Alright, then I'll tell you. Because Star Liquid is listed as a strategic reserve resource of Blue Star, even the Super Genius Class is subject to very strict control."

To obtain Star Liquid, firstly, join the Super Genius Class, and you can receive one bottle of Star Liquid every month.

Secondly, entering the top 50 of the Blue Star Blood-Qi Ranking will reward you with a bottle of Star Liquid, and entering Blue Star Blood-Qi Ranking top 20 will also reward you with a bottle of Star Liquid.

Third, upon reaching eight times the Strength Value, Blue Star University will reward you with a bottle of Star Liquid.

"How do you get into the Blood Qi Ranking? Is it based on combat power?" Chen Lie asked.

"Combat strength is a significant metric, but it's not the only one."

To enter the top fifty of the Blood Qi Ranking, one needs to consider a combination of factors, including innate talent, comprehension, martial arts level, age, Strength Value.

For example, Han Keke, who ranks in the top 20 of the Blue Star Blood-Qi Ranking, is not as strong as several people outside the Blood Qi Ranking 20, but she is still ranked in the top 20. This is because Han Keke is young, just over 17 years old, has eight times the Strength Value, Perfect Bone Quality, perfect comprehension, golden Mental Power talent, and ranks 37th on the Blue Star Apprentice Divine Sense Master Ranking.

You may not know this, but people who cultivate both Mental Power and martial arts are among the most valued individuals, whether on Blue Star or at Starry Sky University.

I remember my mentor at Starry Sky University saying that martial arts and Mental Power are inherently one; if one only cultivates martial arts without cultivating Mental Power, it will be difficult to go far on the path of martial arts.

"I know that. So, is Star Liquid a reward for entering the top ten of the Blood Qi Ranking?"

"Top ten on the Blood Qi Ranking?"

Ruan Liuyun found it amusing and said, "The top ten on the Blood Qi Ranking are all people at the Blood-Qi Rainbow Realm. This is the prestige of Blue Star in the Canglan Star Domain. They are the top-level geniuses."

Whatever these people need for cultivation, within reasonable limits, Blue Star will provide it. Although Star Liquid is precious, as long as it is useful for their martial arts, Blue Star will not be stingy.

Furthermore, one person wouldn't need much Star Liquid.

"So, if I get into the top ten of the Blood Qi Ranking, I can enjoy Infinity Building amounts of Star Liquid?"

"Of course you can, but to be in the top ten of the Blood Qi Ranking, you need to reach the Blood-Qi Rainbow Realm."

Without attending Starry Sky University and receiving guidance from mentors, achieving the Blood-Qi Transforming into Rainbow on Blue Star is extremely difficult.

The three people who broke through to the Blood-Qi Transforming into Rainbow Realm before even entering Starry Sky University are Jiang Yuan, Hao Yulong, and Zuo Yuan'er. All three of them achieved this realm by chance.

"Your aptitude should be very strong. After entering Starry Sky University Starry Sky University receiving guidance from its instructors, you might even reach the Great Extreme Realm of the Blood-Qi Stage, but the possibility is slim right now."

Chen Lie nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

"Are you sure you don't have any cultivation-related questions for me?" Ruan Liuyun asked again.

"No!"

"Alright then, feel free to contact me anytime you need my guidance. I'll add you as a friend on my Green Bubble account."

Chen Lie took out his Communicator and added Ruan Liuyun as a friend (a user with Green Bubble).

After adding each other as friends, Ruan Liuyun walked away.

The girl next to her Xia Ziying, chuckled softly, "I didn't realize you had such big ambitions. You actually dream of entering the top ten of the Blue Star Blood-Qi Ranking!"

"Is there a problem?" Chen Lie asked in return.

"Of course, no problem! Having ambitious goals is a good thing!"

Xia Ziying shook her head. "However, breaking through to the top ten of the Blood Qi Ranking on Blue Star is much more difficult than reaching the top ten of the Divine Sense Master Ranking."

Chen Liedao, "You're ranked seventeenth on the Apprentice Divine Sense Master Ranking, so the Super Genius Class doesn't give you any preferential treatment?"

"There are preferential treatments, specifically in the area of the Mental Power Department. You can receive fifty catties of Spirit Nourishing Flower every month."

However, since Blue Star is primarily a martial arts world, Divine Sense Master who cannot cultivate a powerful Consciousness Spirit will not be very competitive against Martial Artist.

Furthermore, many people on the Blood Qi Ranking are also on the Divine Sense Master Ranking.

"What about the top ten? The Divine Sense Master Ranking can't all overlap with the Blood Qi Ranking, can it?"

"Both the Divine Sense Master Ranking and the Blood Qi Ranking are updated every three years."

Because our Blue Star received the reward of twelve Crystal Pillar in the Second Campus square in the past two years, so many Blood-Qi Rainbow Realm have emerged.

The Blood Qi Ranking almost entirely composed of people from this year or the year before, while many of the top ten on the Divine Sense Master Ranking are from two years ago. Not to mention those at the top of the Divine Sense Master Ranking, many have already entered Starry Sky University and reached the second major realm of martial arts, the True Qi Stage."

Chen Lie finally understood after hearing Xia Ziying's words.

In the past two years, martial arts on Blue Star have made great progress, which has caused the Mental Power path to lag behind martial arts. Unless one cultivates a strong Consciousness Spirit, the Mental Power path is less competitive than the martial arts path.

Xia Ziying added, "Someone like Jiang Yuan, the Lanjing Martial Leader, is truly formidable!"

He is among the top ten on both the Blood Qi Ranking and the Divine Sense Master Ranking, and he has also created a very powerful Consciousness Spirit.

You didn't see the sparring match between Hao Yulong was in the top ten of our Blood Qi Ranking, and Yang Jiannan, the champion of the Martial Arts Department the Red Flame Planet, the day before yesterday.

Both were at the Great Extreme Realm of Blood-Qi, yet Hao Yulong was no match for Yang Jiannan from Red Flame Planet.

"If it were Jiang Yuan, the champion of our Lanjing Martial Leader Tournament, he would definitely be stronger than Yang Jiannan, the Martial Arts Department champion of the Great Yan Dynasty, and that Fifth Prince Zhu Jingfei."

"These people are all at the Blood-Qi Transforming into Rainbow Realm, right?" Chen Lie asked.

Xia Ziying said, "Yes, they did! But they only had one public sparring session. If you're interested, I can take you to the other side of the Three-Star Sparring area to take a look."

"Let's go take a look!"

"Come with me!"

Xia Ziying walked ahead and led Chen Lie to a place where three Duel Platform were adjacent to each other.

Next to the three Duel Platform, there are three viewing areas, with people from each planet occupying one viewing area.

On all three Duel Platform, people were sparring and competing.

Once outside the Blue Star Zone, Xia Ziying immediately pointed to the central Duel Platform and said, "Look! The person competing on the opposite stage in the middle is Shao Keyu."

He is the Martial Leader in Lingnan Province, a practitioner who Blood Tempering eight times, and ranks eleventh on the Blood Qi Ranking. It is said that he is only one step away from the Great Extreme Realm of Blood-Qi Transforming into Rainbow!

Chen Lie looked towards the Duel Platform and indeed saw two young men Duel Platform it out.

"The person who competed against Shao Keyu was from Red Flame Planet, and his name seemed to be Tao Xiuya."

Chen Lie nodded and saw that on the Duel Platform, Shao Keyu and Tao Xiuya had exchanged hundreds of moves in just two minutes. They stopped short of defeat and, after assessing each other's strength, stepped down from the Duel Platform.

"Huh? Why didn't we get a result? Are we leaving the Duel Platform already?"

Xia Ziying found this strange.

Chen Lie said calmly, "They each have their trump cards, and neither can suppress the other in a regular battle. To determine the winner, they have to use their trump cards. But if they do, even if they win, it will be a Pyrrhic victory."

"Oh? I didn't realize you had such good eyesight. You talk so eloquently and logically, you're not just spouting nonsense, are you?" Xia Ziying couldn't help but ask.

Chen Lie didn't bother to explain, and Chen Lie Xia Ziying took his silence as tacit acceptance.

How could someone in the early stages of Blood Refining possibly discern the difference between a duel between two people who have reached the peak of Blood Refining and undergone seven or eight Blood Tempering?

At this moment, two girls stepped onto the Duel Platform to begin their duel.

The two girls, dressed in Ancient Garments, were clearly from the Red Flame Planet and the Shuimang Star.

Xia Ziying pointed to one of the girls and said, "Do you see the girl in the purple dress?"

She is the fifteenth princess of the Great Flame Dynasty Red Flame Planet, named Zhu Jingshu.

Don't underestimate her just because she's only at the Blood Refining Mid-Stage; her combat power is incredible. Many people from Blue Star and Shuimang Star who Blood Tempering three times have been defeated by her, including Han Keke, the Martial Leader of Nanjiang Province."

Chen Lie looked at the girl in the purple Ancient Garments.

Zhu Jingshu?

It seems to be someone he encountered during the Genius Hundred-Match Streak in the Sumeru Illusion Realm. Back then, he was only at the Organ Refining Stage, but now he's at the Blood Refining Mid-Stage. His martial arts progress is quite fast.

"Zhu Jingshu's opponent is Xie Qiuyue, a disciple of the Shuimang Star Martial Academy. She is a powerful expert who Fourth Blood Tempering. Her martial arts level would most likely be outside the top 20 on our Blue Star's Blood Qi Ranking."

However, Xie Qiuyue seems to be among the top ten, or even close to the top five, at the Shuimang Star Martial Academy!

This shows that the difference between the Shuimang Star and our Blue Star is not just a little bit.

Chen Lie grunted in agreement and looked towards the Duel Platform.

He scanned the area with his divine sense and discovered that Zhu Jingshu on the Duel Platform was indeed in the middle stage of Blood Refining Stage, but her Mental Power had already reached the level of Second-Rank Divine Sense Master.

No wonder he dared to go to the Duel Platform with someone who had undergone four Blood Tempering; it turns out he had this advantage.

If it weren't for the Mental Power that could lead to victory, a mid-stage Blood Refining Stage might not even be able to break through the defenses of someone who has undergone Fourth Blood Tempering with a single strike.

The Duel Platform began. Because Zhu Jingshu was much weaker than her opponent in martial arts, she could only take the initiative and use her Mental Power to attack.

After delivering a Mental Power attack, she quickly used the special ability of her Consciousness Spirit ' Illusion Heart Cloud Butterfly ' to confuse her opponent.

Xie Qiuyue was momentarily stunned, Zhu Jingshu seized the opportunity to launch an attack, striking Xie Qiuyue with a palm.

With a loud "boom," Xie Qiuyue was struck by a palm and staggered backward. Snapping out of her daze, she immediately leaped forward to attack Zhu Jingshu.

Will Zhu Jingshu's Pseudo-Heaven-Grade Consciousness Spirit ' Illusion Heart Cloud Butterfly ' ability be activated again? Its charm can leave Xie Qiuyue stunned for the second time.

This cycle repeated three times, but Zhu Jingshu still couldn't truly break Xie Qiuyue's defenses.

By the time Zhu Jingshu used ' Illusion Heart Cloud Butterfly ' for the fourth time, Xie Qiuyue had gradually become immune to Mental Power charm.

She was stunned for less than half a second before she came to her senses. Looking at Zhu Jingshu who was taking the opportunity to attack, she snorted coldly and pushed out with a palm.

"Boom"

The immense blood and energy, mixed with tens of thousands of pounds of force, blasted Zhu Jingshu off the Duel Platform with a single palm strike.

Zhu Jingshu was struck by a palm and sent flying to the opposite stage. She quickly regained her balance. Fortunately, Xie Qiuyue did not use her full strength, otherwise this palm strike would have seriously injured her.

"I lost!"

Zhu Jingshu looked at Xie Qiuyue on the stage and spoke slowly.

She tested what level of Martial Artist she could most easily defeat.

If it were a duel between people of the same cultivation level, then relying on her Mental Power as Second-Rank Divine Sense Master and her Pseudo-Heaven-Grade Consciousness Spirit, she would definitely be able to win in a short time.

Her strength, at the mid-stage of the Blood Refining Stage, was still far inferior to someone who had undergone Fourth Blood Tempering; she couldn't even break through their defenses. How could she possibly fight them?

Xie Qiuyue glanced at Zhu Jingshu indifferently, then walked off the Duel Platform without saying a word.