Ruan Liusu: My parents want to invite you over

Before Yan Qingwu could finish speaking, she channeled all her palm power. Having reached the level of eight Blood Tempering, her qi and blood were already showing signs of transforming into a rainbow.

She knew her own strength; if someone who had undergone Fifth Blood Tempering were to receive her full-force palm strike, they would either die or be crippled. Therefore, she was prepared to withdraw her palm strike in advance.

Injuring a genius Blue Star Earth in public on Blue Star's own territory is no small matter.

A crimson light flashed between Yan Qingwu's palms, and just as she unleashed her palm strike, she felt a sharp pain in her head.

Yan Qingwu had experience fighting against Divine Sense Master, and instantly realized that she was being attacked by Mental Power. She subconsciously circulated her qi and blood to form a qi and blood barrier around her body, trying to isolate this strange power. However, the power seemed to be inexhaustible and grew stronger and stronger, like a thunderbolt, directly penetrating the qi and blood barrier around her and piercing through her consciousness.

"Ugh..."

In the moment of distraction, Yan Qingwu pushed out with her palm, and the light of blood rainbow exploded. The force of her palm grazed past Chen Lie.

Seeing that three moves had passed, Chen Lie unleashed a wave of Mental Power Impact and immediately withdrew.

Although Yan Qingwu was in a daze, her body, due to the inertia of regaining consciousness, subconsciously unleashed all its strength a split second before she regained it.

With a burst of nearly 7,000 calories of Blood Qi Value, the power of Qi and Blood formed a sea of blood, and the powerful force made the people around the stage immediately tense up.

"What's wrong? Is Senior Sister angry?"

"Is this some kind of murder plot?"

"Control yourself, Senior Sister! You can't kill anyone. We're on Blue Star's territory!"

Seeing Yan Qingwu suddenly unleash her full power of energy on the Duel Platform, all the disciples of the Shuimang Star Martial Academy were shocked.

Yan Qingwu, on the Duel Platform, regained her composure in just two or three seconds. Realizing her loss of composure, she quickly calmed herself down.

Immediately afterwards, Yan Qingwu looked at Chen Lie with her bright, clear eyes and murmured, "Divine Sense Master? Such superb Mental Power!"

A single Mental Power attack had caused her to lose her focus for several seconds. In a battle between equals, those few seconds would have been enough to kill her ten times over.

The person in front of me is definitely a genius second only to the top tier of geniuses on Blue Star, and may already be one of the top tier geniuses on Blue Star.

If Mental Power has reached this level, wouldn't further advancement threaten the Great Extreme Realm of Blood-Qi?

"Your methods are superb, I admire you. I should gladly offer you the Blood Tempering Spirit Blood!"

Yan Qingwu cupped her hands in greeting to Chen Lie, then beckoned to a disciple of the Shuimang Star Martial Academy who was standing next to the Duel Platform.

"Go and fetch the Blood-Tempering Spirit Liquid and hand it over to Chen Lie."

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the order, the disciple from the Shuimang Star Martial Academy immediately went to the table on the arena, retrieved a green porcelain bottle, and quickly came to Chen Lie Chen Lie's side, presenting it to him.

Chen Lie accepted the green porcelain bottle, then said to Yan Qingwu, "Farewell!"

After speaking, Chen Lie walked off the Duel Platform.

After Chen Lie left, a group of disciples from the Shuimang Star Martial Academy gathered around him.

"Senior Sister Yan, your third move was way too obviously weak! Why didn't you just knock that guy from Blue Star off the Duel Platform in one go?"

"Yes, we agreed to exchange three moves, so why did the third move miss completely!"

Faced with inquiries from the martial arts academy disciples, Yan Qingwu left the arena without saying a word.

The martial arts academy disciple named Yang Fan said, "I really don't know what Senior Sister was thinking."

"The Geng Metal Meteoric Iron from Red Flame Planet and the two-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine from Blue Star were not taken, but our Blood-Tempering Spirit Liquid was taken right at the start of the sparring match. Isn't this clearly saying that we, Shuimang Star, have no one to rely on?"

Xie Qiuyue frowned. She could sense that when her senior sister unleashed her full power, her aura seemed quite disordered. Therefore, she deduced that something else must have happened on the Duel Platform.

Yan Qingwu walked to a place far away from the crowd and breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, an elderly man in a long robe came to Yan Qingwu's side.

"Qingwu..."

"Dean Zhou?"

Upon seeing the elderly man in the long robe, Yan Qingwu immediately bowed respectfully. "Disciple Yan Qingwu greets Dean Zhou."

"No need for formalities."

The old man in the long robe was Zhou Chengchuan, the dean of the Shuimang Star Martial Academy, one of the few Ninth-Order Grandmaster on Shuimang Star.

"You looked off after you came off the Duel Platform. What's wrong, Qingwu?"

Seeing her elders asking questions, Yan Qingwu quickly voiced her doubts. "Dean, is the gap between our Shuimang Star and Blue Star really that big?"

Zhou Chengchuan was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "The gap between us and Blue Star is indeed quite large. Blue Star's talent cultivation mechanism and its interstellar-level training environment are something our Martial Academy can't compare to."

Twenty years ago, our martial arts level was almost on par with that of Blue Star. In recent years, Blue Star has indeed developed rapidly, and its martial arts have changed dramatically, but in the end, it has only been a little over a decade ahead of us.

As the top student in the Martial Academy, I know you're under a lot of pressure, but you must remember that Blue Star only produced a genius at the Great Extreme Realm of Blood-Qi Stage just a year ago. You are the undisputed leader of all the teachers and students in our Martial Academy, and we all believe that you will be the first person on Shuimang Star to break through to the Blood-Qi Transforming into Rainbow."

"But Blue Star is full of talented people, is it really only a dozen or so years ahead of our Shuimang Star?"

"You don't need to doubt this. On Blue Star, there are only ten people who can absolutely defeat you."

"The Blue Star Ten Elites?" Yan Qingwu murmured.

"That's right. I'm certain that, apart from these ten people, there are at most only one or two others on Blue Star who can rival you," Zhou Chengchuan.

"Dean, you're probably only referring to Martial Artist, right? What about Divine Sense Master who practice Mental Power?"

For example, that person on the Duel Platform just now, with a single Mental Power attack, made me lose my focus for a full two breaths, yet his martial arts are far inferior to mine."

"Can a single strike knock you unconscious for two breaths?"

Zhou Chengchuan was taken aback, then said, "Then this person must be an unparalleled genius of Mental Power on Blue Star, there can't possibly be many like him."

You have already undergone eight Blood Tempering. The next step is the Blood-Qi Transforming into Rainbow, the Great Extreme Realm of Blood-Qi Stage. Do not doubt yourself.

Only when you reach the Blood-Qi Transforming into Rainbow Realm can you share your experience with the other disciples. The future of Shuimang Star martial arts rests on your shoulders."

"Disciple understands!"

Yan Qingwu knew she carried immense pressure, so she could only strive harder and harder.

On the other side, Chen Lie put away the Blood-Tempering Spirit Liquid and went to the dueling Duel Platform was taking place.

He saw that people from Shuimang Star and Red Flame Planet were also challenging for the reward of the two-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine from Blue Star, and similarly, people from Blue Star were challenging for the reward from Red Flame Planet.

On the other Duel Platform, young Martial Artist from three planets were sparring. Staff from the Blue Star Times had prepared several cameras for each Duel Platform.

Ruan Liuyun, who was watching the Assistant Instructor Group' sparring, saw Chen Lie carrying a green porcelain bottle and immediately said, "Chen Lie, you... you successfully challenged the Super Blood-Tempering Spirit Liquid of Shuimang Star?"

"Yes!"

Chen Lie nodded and put away the small green bottle containing the Blood-Tempering Spirit Liquid.

Beside Ruan Liuyun, Xu Wanqing said, "You're really good at taking shortcuts, aren't you? The overall strength of the disciples of the Shuimang Star Martial Academy is generally weak. Did you take advantage of this and rush to snatch the rewards from Shuimang Star before others?"

Chen Lie glanced at Xu Wanqing but ignored her.

Ruan Liuyun said, "You've come at the right time. There's a martial arts student from the Tao Xiuya of the Red Flame Star Imperial Martial Academy named Tao Xiuya challenging our two-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine. He's already won seven consecutive matches. Now, Yan Zheng, who's ranked twelfth on the Blood Qi Ranking, is going up on stage. Can you guess who will win?"

Chen Lie glanced at Yan Zheng and Tao Xiuya on the Blue Star Arena and slowly said, "Their strength is about the same. Those who can reach this level should all be at the same level in terms of actual combat ability."

But the final result will likely be that Tao Xiuya from the Red Flame Planet wins!

"Why?" Ruan Liuyun was taken aback.

"Because Tao Xiuya has experienced life-or-death battles and has killed many people in direct combat."

Xu Wanqing, standing to the side, looked at Chen Liedao, "How do you know all this?"

"Intuition!" Chen Liedao.

"A ghost's intuition! Who would believe that someone can tell how many people they've killed just by their intuition?" Xu Wanqing spat.

Ruan Liuyun smiled but didn't say anything; she also felt that Chen Lie's words were somewhat unreliable.

Chen Lie wasn't interested in this level of combat and was about to leave when he saw a familiar figure fighting on the far left Duel Platform.

Upon closer inspection, it was revealed that Ruan Liusu was the one fighting on the Duel Platform. Chen Lie Chen Lie also seen Ruan Liusu's opponent before; she was a girl named Wu Yunxia, whom he had also challenged in the previous Blood Qi Ranking Challenge.

On the Duel Platform, Ruan Liusu unleashed her martial arts techniques, completely overwhelming Wu Yunxia.

In the five-minute martial arts match, under Ruan Liusu's relentless attacks, Wu Feixia was on the verge of collapse and was eventually forced off the Duel Platform.

Upon seeing this, Ruan Liusu jumped off the Duel Platform and walked towards Chen Lie.

Upon seeing Chen Lie, Ruan Liusu was slightly taken aback, then smiled gently, "Chen Lie, you're here too?"

Chen Lie nodded and said, "You've broken through to the Blood Refining Stage?"

"Yes, thanks to the martial arts realm you shared with me last time, I not only broke through the Blood Refining Stage, but also broke through to the Blood Refining Mid-Stage. In addition, my cultivation of the Bone Refining and Organ Refining Stage has also improved a lot. During this period, I also used a bottle of Star Liquid, and even my Strength Value has exceeded eight times!" Ruan Liusu said.

At this moment, Ruan Liuyun stepped forward. "Liusu, the opponent you just defeated on the Duel Platform was Wu Yunxia, who is ranked in the top fifty of the Blood Qi Ranking. Defeating her, you are now qualified to join the Super Genius Class."

"I know," Ruan Liusu nodded. "The opponents I'm looking for are the top fifty on the Blood Qi Ranking, all for the sake of advancing to the Super Genius Class."

"Your martial arts progress lately has been quite rapid!"

Ruan Liuyun looked at her cousin with some amazement.

"Fine!"

Ruan Liusu didn't say much. The reason why she had made such rapid progress these days, even breaking through eight times her Strength Value in one fell swoop, was mostly due to the comprehensive guidance Chen Lie had given her some time ago.

She's always been good at things and quick to grasp concepts, so her martial arts have improved by leaps and bounds these past few days.

"Once you join the Super Genius Class, you can also register in my Assistant Instructor Group," Ruan Liuyun said.

"Of course, we shouldn't let the good stuff go to outsiders!"

Ruan Liusu knew that the teaching assistants in the Super Genius Class would receive more Galactic Coin as a reward for tutoring each more Super Genius Class student, and she naturally wanted to take advantage of this opportunity with her cousin.

"Chen Lie, I heard from Sister Yun that you're now in the top twenty of the Blood Qi Ranking?" Ruan Liusu said, then looked at Chen Lie.

Yes, it's the nineteenth now.

Everyone says I'm progressing quickly, but compared to you, I'm far behind.

Ruan Liusu was somewhat anxious. Although she had doubled her efforts in practicing martial arts, and her progress in martial arts during this period felt ridiculously fast, Chen Lie had still widened the gap between them even further.

Just how high is Chen Lie's aptitude? If this continues, he'll probably reach the Blood-Qi Transforming into Rainbow Realm in less than a month.

Ruan Liusu wanted her future spouse to be as strong in martial arts as possible, but only if she could keep up with him. If the gap was too big, she would feel a lot of pressure.

"Your progress has been fast enough; I'm a special case," Chen Lie said.

Special? In what way is it special?

Ruan Liusu was puzzled.

Ruan Liuyun smiled at Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu and said, "Alright, you two talk for a bit, let's go take a look over there!"

After saying that, Ruan Liuyun led Xu Wanqing away.

"That... Chen Lie..."

Ruan Liusu adjusted the hem of her clothes, seemingly wanting to speak but then hesitating.

"Just say what you have to say!" Chen Lie said directly.

"My parents called me yesterday; they want to invite you to visit me in Sunan Province..."

"Invite me?"

Chen Lie was a little puzzled and asked, "When?"

"After a while, Blue Star University will have a few days off!" Ruan Liusu said.

"Okay, I'll go take a look then," Chen Liedao.

Ruan Liusu hummed in agreement and breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu were talking, a graceful figure arrived.

"Mr. Chen Lie!"

Hearing the shouts, Chen Lie immediately turned around.

Shen Miaowei from Yunchuan Province, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, stood smiling in front of Chen Lie.

You're here too?

"Hmm! Let's take a look with the instructor from the Genius Class."

Mr. Chen Lie, you've already joined the Super Genius Class, right? Congratulations!

Shen Miaowei had always known that Chen Lie was among the top ten on the Blue Star Apprentice Divine Sense Master Ranking, and that he was also outstanding in martial arts. The Super Genius Class should have been Chen Lie's destiny.

Only students in the Super Genius Class can be considered the most outstanding geniuses on Blue Star.

"It's just Super Genius Class, nothing to congratulate them on."

Shen Miaowei smiled and said, "Mr. Chen Lie, when I walked past the outer seats just now, I saw your classmates from East River Province."

Because they are students from Ordinary Class, they are not allowed to leave their seats and move around freely. One of the girls claimed to be your cousin, saying she might have seen me during military training, and asked me about your recent situation. Would you like to go and see her?

"Oh? Students from the Ordinary Class are here too?"

"Yes, this Three-Star Sparring is open to the public. Not to mention the Ordinary Class of Blue Star University, many students from Martial Arts High School in Lanjing also came to watch," Shen Miaowei replied.