Brothers at Odds, United Against Outsiders!

Ning Fan grabbed the colored ball and easily held it for twenty seconds.

The announcement came over the loudspeaker on stage.

"Ning Fan Martial Artist, the top-ranked True Qi Warrior on Blue Star Blood-Qi Ranking, has occupied the colored ball for twenty seconds. Game over."

Ning Fan was the final winner of the colored ball!

"Congratulations to Ning Fan, the number one of the Ten Outstanding Talents of Blue Star Ten Elites, for becoming the ultimate winner of this game."

Later, you can designate any ten people to travel to Outer Stars for a two-month martial arts exchange and learning program.

The beautiful host, Li Zhuxian, came to the center of the stage and looked at Chen Lie with great surprise. She didn't expect that this third-ranked Qi and Blood Martial Artist would have such strength.

"Ning Fan and Chen Lie, congratulations on becoming the winners of this game. Each of you can designate ten people to participate in the exchange on Glimmer Star."

The public meeting lasted for more than two hours.

The public meeting finally came to an end around noon.

"Dear viewers, our public event today is about to conclude."

The martial arts prodigies who took the stage are all busy with their martial arts training in preparation for the Permanent Councilor Star Competition, so we won't take up any more of their time.

May our Blue Star seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and with the concerted efforts of these geniuses on this stage, successfully join the Interstellar Alliance."

After Li Zhuxian's thank-you speech, the public event came to an end, and the global live broadcast also ended at the same time.

Under the guidance of staff, the 100,000 spectators began to leave the square of Blue Star Television Station in an orderly manner.

Chen Lie and a group of geniuses stepped off the stage, Han Keke quickly approached Chen Lie from behind.

"Big brother, you're really strong now. Look at those people from Lanjing, their faces are practically contorted with rage. They were so arrogant before, trying to recruit you to join them, and now they've become a laughing stock."

I think it won't be long before you're able to compete with Jiang Yuan for the second-in-command position."

Chen Lie glanced at Han Keke but didn't say anything more.

He also saw the strange looks on Lanjing, Zheng Shuwen, Xia Zhizhi, and the others' faces when they looked at him, but he ignored them.

After Chen Lie had walked away, Xia Zhizhi pulled Zheng Shuwen aside and whispered, "Sister Wen, that guy's strength is terrifying! He dealt with Zhou Yu, Kang Quanlin, Zuo Yuan'er, and Hao Yulong, who are also in the top ten of the Blood Qi Ranking, with ease, and even withstood Brother Jiang Yuan's attacks head-on for twenty seconds."

Zheng Shuwen pondered for a moment and said, "After all, he has a special physique and has broken through to the Great Extreme Realm of Blood-Qi. Once Ranked Martial Artist, he should be able to function more normally, right?"

After all, he only has a seven-star talent.

Recalling Chen Lie's progress in martial arts, Zheng Shuwen wasn't entirely confident in her earlier words, so as if speaking to herself, she added, "The Starry Sky University test is definitely accurate."

"After he reaches the Martial Artist realm, will he really become normal again?"

Xia Zhizhi's opinion on this matter was clearly also wavering.

When Chen Lie was first diagnosed with a seven-star talent, she felt a mixture of mockery, schadenfreude, and a desire to kick him while he was down. She thought Chen Lie hadn't agreed to join their Lanjing group.

In such a short time, Chen Lie arts skills have improved rapidly, almost reaching the level of Brother Jiang Yuan, which made her feel uncomfortable.

Does Starry Sky University have a major in testing instruments?

Chen Lie and the others went down from the stage to the back, where a deacon from the Blue Star Martial Artist Association came up to them and spoke.

"Dear students, the Blue Star Martial Artist Association invited your classmates and teachers from this province two days in advance for this public meeting."

Later, in the backstage lobby, you will be able to meet the guests from your respective provinces.

After you have met with the guests from this province, His Excellency the Administrator will meet with you at the Blue Star Television Station headquarters!

After the steward finished speaking, he spoke privately to Ning Fan and Chen Liedao: "Ning and Chen, you two have won this prize. You can designate ten people to go to Outer Stars to participate in martial arts exchanges. Just contact your respective Martial Artist Association directly."

"Once we receive the list of Outer Stars communicators, we will contact you to confirm it."

Chen Lie and Ning Fan responded one after another.

After the deacon of the Blue Star Martial Artist Association finished speaking, he turned and left.

Chen Lie went directly to the backstage lobby.

Ning Fan, who was standing nearby, fell into deep thought as he watched Chen Lie's retreating figure.

Yu Wenqin, who was standing nearby, came to Ning Fan's side and said, "Brother Ning, what are you looking at? Let's go to the backstage lobby!"

Ning Fan was silent for a moment, then said slowly, "I was thinking that Chen Lie's combat strength at the same level is truly outstanding."

He was only at the Mortal Aperture Stage, yet he had just withstood a punch from Yang Jingnian head-on on stage and fought fiercely with Jiang Yuan, who was almost at the peak of the Earth Aperture Stage, for twenty seconds.

This level of combat power, even among the geniuses native to Canglong Star, would be considered top-tier at Starry Sky University.

I am at his level, but I am far from possessing his combat strength.

Yu Wenqin said, "Didn't I say? It's because of his special constitution!"

"What special physical condition does he have?" Ning Fan asked.

"I've heard... something about a constitution called ' Extreme Yang Blood '?"

"Extreme Yang Blood? Never heard of it."

Ning Fan shook his head. The universe is vast and boundless, and there are all sorts of strange and unique physiques, but he had never heard of a physique called ' Extreme Yang Blood ' before.

"Brother Ning, why do you care about these things? Generally speaking, such a physique can greatly increase a person's combat power in the Blood-Qi Stage, but once you reach the True Qi Realm, especially after the fourth stage of Gathering Qi into a Vortex Realm, the combat power will be completely flattened."

In the True Qi Stage, what matters is the attribute and quality of the Martial Artist's True Qi.

You have cultivated multiple types of True Qi and can combine various martial arts techniques to fight back. Even ordinary Martial Artist at the Qi Refining into Gang on Blue Star can give you a run for your money.

"With Chen Lie's Seven-Star True Qi Affinity, even if he trains for another ten years, he might not be able to catch up with you," Yu Wenqin said.

In response to Yu Wenqin's statement, Ning Fan simply replied, "Don't underestimate the rising stars of Blue Star."

Chen Lie arrived at the backstage hall and immediately spotted the guests from East River Province.

Leading the group were Gu Tian, Dongchuan Provincial Genius Group Mentor; Ding Haiyan, the Chief Instructor of the Genius Training Camp; Hong Chengshuo, the Elite Class tutor of Chen Lie from Dongchuan Province Key High School; and Ren Hongguang, the Ordinary Class tutor.

Chen Lie stepped forward and greeted them, "Old Master, Instructor Ding, Instructor Hong, Mentor Ren, hello!"

Several instructors exclaimed, "Chen Lie, your martial arts progress is truly remarkable!"

In just a few short months, martial arts have surprisingly risen to the top tier among the younger generation globally.

"I never imagined that our East River Province would nurture Hidden Dragon like you."

"My mentors are too kind. I was just a bit more hardworking than others."

"This has nothing to do with whether you work hard or not. The world is full of hardworking people; your potential and aptitude Yaoyao!" Gu Tian said.

Chen Lie didn't say much, but instead chatted with the mentors about other things, such as the Permanent Councilor Star Competition and the martial arts environment at Blue Star University.

After chatting for a while, Gu Tian said, "Chen Lie, all the members of our East River Province's Genius Group and Genius Training Camp students are here for this public meeting."

Your name is already widely known in East River Province. The new generation of geniuses in East River Province are all proud of you, and they have all come here today to see you in person.

We now have eleven members of the Genius Group and 267 trainees in the Genius Training Camp First Phase in East River Province. Why don't you say hello to them?

Chen Lie nodded and said to the group of boys and girls from the Class of 7366, "Hello everyone!"

Hello, senior!

A group of teenagers looked at Chen Lie with bright eyes and eyes full of admiration.

Chen Liedao, "Everyone has worked hard this time. After you go back, you must all practice martial arts diligently. I hope that next year's Three Rivers Martial Top Scholar will be one of you!"

"We will definitely work hard!"

Hundreds of people shouted slogans at the same time, their voices deafening and their momentum overwhelming.

Chen Lie offered a brief pep talk to the new generation of geniuses in East River Province's Genius Training Camp and Genius Group, then tried to end the conversation.

At that moment, a girl dressed in an orange dress, with a slender figure and an appearance that looked to be under seventeen years old, came out.

"Hello, Senior Chen. My name is Shi Xinyan, and I'm a new member who joined the Provincial Youth Genius Group about two weeks ago."

"Hello!"

Shi Xinyan smiled sweetly and said, "Senior Chen's story is well-known in East River Province. Ever since I joined the Genius Training Camp this year, I have taken you as my role model."

My Blood Qi Value has now exceeded four digits, and my Strength Value is close to 3.8 times higher.

I know I'm still far from being as good as you, but I will definitely strive to be like you.

Chen Lie glanced at Shi Xinyan, whose eyes were shining, and nodded, saying, "Go for it, you can do it!"

"Senior Chen, can I add a Green Bubble to your collection?"

As she spoke, Shi Xinyan quickly explained, "Don't worry, I won't bother you. I just want to look at your profile picture to motivate myself after I encounter a bottleneck in my martial arts... Is that alright?"

"Of course, you can add it!"

Chen Lie was generous; he took out his Communicator, opened the Green Bubble friend-adding interface, and added Shi Xinyan as a friend.

After adding Chen Lie as a friend on his "Green Bubble" account, Shi Xinyan's face immediately lit up with a broad smile.

Upon seeing that Shi Xinyan had added Chen Lie as a friend, Martial Leader, the Three-Province Martial Champion, and one of the Blue Star Ten Elites, a large number of people rushed forward, all wanting to add Chen Lie as a friend.

Chen Lie added two more people, and then began to politely decline the requests from those who came after him.

There are hundreds of people here; adding them all as friends would be too much trouble.

Amidst the crowd, Zhu Yining looked at Chen Lie, who was surrounded by everyone, and felt a pang of sadness.

Unlike the others, she didn't approach Chen Lie, secretly wondering: Has my senior already forgotten about me?

After all, it had been more than half a year since they last spoke.

Chen Lie would never forget the benefactor from his past life who helped him obtain the Star Boat ticket to escape from Leaving the Star and save his life.

He spotted Zhu Yining at the back of the crowd immediately, walked over to Zhu Yining, and looked her up and down.

When Zhu Yining saw Chen Lie approach her and scrutinize her, she gasped, stammering, "Senior... hello..."

Chen Lie hummed in agreement. "Very good. In just six months, your Blood Qi Value have increased from single digits to over six hundred. Your aptitude is excellent."

"Don't joke with me, senior. How can my qualifications compare to yours?" Zhu Yining lowered her head.

"Is there any other resource you need for your martial arts? Tell me what you need, and I'll try my best to find it for you before you leave. Don't be shy."

Zhu Yining waved her hands repeatedly. "No, no, I can already fight for martial arts resources on my own. I should thank you more, senior."

"A student from the Genius Training Camp said, 'It is thanks to you that East River Province has secured three times the resources. Now, both the Genius Training Camp and the Genius Group have abundant martial arts resources.'"

"Alright then!"

"Um... thank you for your kindness, senior, but I can't accept such a favor. You've already helped me a lot before, how could I possibly ask you for help again?"

In his past life, Zhu Yining had saved his life. The reason Chen Lie only gave Zhu Yining one million Star Dollar last time was because Zhu Yining only needed one million Star Dollar to solve her immediate problem, not because Chen Lie was stingy or didn't want to give more.

Now that Zhu Yining can secure martial arts resources on her own, she doesn't really need his assistance anymore, so Chen Lie didn't say anything more.

At this moment, Ren Hongguang walked over.

Chen Lie and Zhu Yining greeted Ren Hongguang upon seeing him, calling out, "Professor Ren!"

Ren Hongguang nodded and said, "Chen Lie, the Martial Artist Association asked me to discuss something with you. Didn't you secure ten spots for studying Outer Stars on stage today?"

The Martial Artist Association would like to ask you if you could spare one or two spots so that East River Province can prepare for the next Three-Province Martial Tournament.

Of course, if it's inconvenient for you, the Martial Artist Association will not force you!

Chen Lie glanced at the staff of the Dongchuan Province Martial Artist Association in the distance. Although Ren Hongguang had not taught him for long in this life, he had been his senior year high school tutor in his previous life and was extremely responsible for his martial arts. The bond between teacher and student was strong.

Chen Lie would naturally give him face.

After a moment's hesitation, Chen Liedao, "Since it's Instructor Ren who has spoken, I can give up five of the ten spots, but I have one request!"

Seeing that Chen Lie had agreed and even offered up five spots, Ren Hongguang quickly asked, "What are your requirements?"

"Of these five spots for Leaving the Star training, one must go to Zhu Yining. In addition, Zhu Yining should be directly promoted from the Genius Training Camp to a member of the East River Provincial Genius Group."

As soon as Chen Lie opened his mouth, Gu Tian and a vice president of the Dongchuan Province Martial Artist Association walked over.

Upon hearing Chen Lie's words, Gu Tian immediately agreed, "Chen Lie, the Dongchuan Province Martial Artist Association agrees to your request!"

"Is that Zhu Yining? From now on, you are directly promoted to the Provincial Youth Genius Group."

"After returning to East River Province, make thorough preparations for this trip to Leaving the Star to learn Outer Stars Martial Arts Knowledge!" The vice president of the Dongchuan Martial Artist Association said to Zhu Yining was standing to the side.

"I... I've been promoted to the East River Genius Group? And I'm even Leaving the Star?"

Zhu Yining bit her lip and looked at Chen Lie: "Senior, you've taken such good care of me, I... I don't know how to repay you..."

"Don't feel pressured. I'm just saying this because you have good potential and are a promising martial arts talent. Remember to win the Three-Province Martial Champion next year, and don't let me down."

Zhu Yining nodded emphatically. "I won't let you down, senior!"

She knew that Chen Lie's reason for believing she had good aptitude was somewhat unrealistic.

My own talent is indeed excellent; I am unmatched in the Genius Training Camp. But compared to the senior students, I am nothing.

My senior is now one of the strongest martial arts geniuses among the younger generation in the world, and also Blue Star Ten Elites.

Let's not even talk about how far I am from becoming the Three-Province Martial Champion. Even if I do become the Three-Province Martial Champion in the future, there will still be a huge gap between me and my senior.

Therefore, even if the senior values her appearance, it doesn't mean he values her talent, a fact that Zhu Yining is well aware of.

After meeting with the guests from East River Province, Chen Lie, at the invitation of the Blue Star Martial Artist Association Headquarters, went with more than twenty other people at the Qi and Blood and True Qi Stage to the Blue Star Television Station headquarters to meet with the Administrator the Blue Star Global Political Council.

Upon arriving outside the Blue Star Television Station office, Chen Lie saw that the area was heavily guarded, with guards everywhere.

"Students, we've arrived. His Excellency the Administrator is waiting for you inside. Please follow me in one by one!"

Led by the deacon of the Martial Artist Association, Chen Lie and more than twenty others entered the office in turn.

"Administrator Excellency, I have brought all the young talents who participated in the Permanent Council Star Contest!"

On the long table in front of the office desk, a middle-aged man in his forties with a square face raised his head.

"You brought everything? Please, everyone, have a seat!"

Under the approachable greeting of the square-faced middle-aged man, Chen Lie sat down with the others.

"I believe everyone has seen me in various media outlets on Blue Star. I am Ning Guofeng, the 14th Global Political Council Administrator of Blue Star."

Seeing that everyone had sat down, the Administrator also took a seat at the front.

He looked around at everyone and said slowly, "I've gathered you all here today because I have some things I want to say to you."

"This Permanent Council Star Contest is very important to our Blue Star. If we are elected, our Blue Star will be able to prosper in martial arts for the next few hundred years, and our interstellar status will be even stronger than it is now."

If we fail, the consequences will be unimaginable, because we have a deep-seated grudge against Wood Source Planet. If we fail, it will prove that Wood Source Planet has successfully been elected as Permanent Councilor Star.

At that time, we will most likely face relentless suppression from Wood Source Planet.

"I don't want the history books of Blue Star to record that during the tenure of Blue Star's 14th Administrator, Blue Star lost the competition with Wood Source Planet for Permanent Councilor Star, thus causing Blue Star's decline."

Students, you must be extremely careful on this trip, and work closely together as a team.

If we are truly outmatched in skill, then we have no choice but to accept it, as our abilities are limited and beyond human control.

"But it would be such a pity if the Permanent Councilor Star seat on Earth was lost to Blue Star because of poor teamwork."

"In the past decade, the martial arts of our Blue Star have developed rapidly. In particular, in the last two years, the martial arts level of the top level of our Blue Star has been catching up with some planets in the Central Star Region."

So I believe that even if we are not quite as good as Wood Source Planet, there won't be a big gap. Don't you all agree?

"Right!"

"We've fought against the people from Wood Source Planet at Starry Sky University, and we're no weaker than them!"

The young people present responded one after another.

The Administrator continued, "There will be competition on the path of martial arts. There may be conflicts between you and some of you, and there may be rifts between you."

There's an old saying on our Blue Star: "Brothers may quarrel within the walls, but they unite to avenge external humiliations."

Normally, we can argue amongst ourselves behind closed doors, but when an external enemy comes, we must stop our internal strife and unite against it.

Losing the position of Permanent Councilor Star is Blue Star cannot afford. Therefore, I hope that everyone, no matter what conflicts you may have in ordinary times, will set them aside on the battlefield, help each other, and fight for the interests of our home planet!

After the Administrator finished speaking, Ning Fan spoke first, "Administrator Excellency, we understand these principles even if you don't say them."

I think no one would be that foolish at such a critical time!

"Yes, we will do our best to help Blue Star secure Permanent Councilor Star."

The Administrator nodded slightly. "As long as you do your best on this trip, whether you succeed or not, you will all be heroes of Blue Star."

We're not far from the Permanent Councilor Star now. After staying on Blue Star for a few more days, you'll be heading to Outer Stars.

Before that, please feel free to raise any needs you may have, and the official team will do its best to meet them!

The group of more than twenty people all shook their heads, indicating that they had no need.

Then, the Administrator greeted everyone present with kindness.

When asked about Chen Lie, the Administrator made a special mediation to resolve the conflict between him and Huo Jinghong and Yan Zheng.

Huo Jinghong and Yan Zheng's responses to the Administrator's attempt to mediate were far from harmonious, while Chen Lie simply echoed the Administrator's words without any hint of arrogance.