The competition begins

Battle of Qi and Blood Martial Artist:

Blue Star Yang Jingnian vs. Wood Source Planet Xue Zhiran

Blue Star Chen Lie vs. Wood Source Planet Hua Jianying

Blue Star Jiang Yuan vs. Wood Source Planet Sang Ji

Blue Star Zhou Yu vs. Wood Source Planet Bu Feifan.

Blue Star Kang Quanlin vs. Wood Source Planet Zhou Yunqi.

Blue Star Zuo Yuan'er vs. Wood Source Planet Lian Changqing

Blue Star Hao Yulong vs. Wood Source Planet Du Jia

Blue Star Shao Keyu vs. Wood Source Planet Zu Keying

Blue Star Yan Zheng vs. Wood Source Planet Meng Zhao

Blue Star Zheng Shuwen vs. Wood Source Planet Duan Yonglin

Blue Star Li Wanwan vs. Wood Source Planet Yue Shan

Blue Star Han Keke vs. Wood Source Planet Gu Qian.

As soon as the battle roster was announced, it was immediately projected onto the battlefield using Canglong Star's most advanced holographic projection technology.

At this moment, several instructors from a martial arts high school in the Canglong Continent were leading thousands of students into the battle arena.

Suddenly, they saw the battle roster projected in the sky, and one of the instructors said, "Students, it seems we've come at the right time."

The battle rosters for the two planets in the Eastern Star Region have been released. It seems the battle is about to begin. Everyone, please take your seats.

Upon hearing their instructor's words, the students of the Canglong Continent Martial Arts High School quickly entered the battle arena and took their seats in the spectator stands.

"The battle being held by the Interstellar Management Bureau today is between two planets in the Canglan Star Domain East, vying for the right to join the Interstellar Alliance."

We are all from Canglong Star, and the martial arts level of these barren planets in the Fringe Star Domain is of little use to us.

But to be selected from billions of people on a planet to participate in a planetary war, they must all be extraordinary martial arts geniuses. The reason we arranged for you to come here is to let you see the top martial arts geniuses of these barren planets and learn from them."

One student nonchalantly remarked, "What's there to learn on a barren planet? We're just here to watch the show!"

"Don't underestimate these people from barren planets. They are all guaranteed to get into Starry Sky University Starry Sky University, and some of them have already made a name for themselves there."

"Our martial arts high school is considered one of the top-ranked martial arts high schools in the Canglong Continent, but the rate of our students going on to Starry Sky University is less than one in ten thousand. So you have no right to look down on these people," the leading instructor said.

"Our mentor is right. Although these people come from a barren planet, they are, after all, the cream of the crop, one in a million. There must be much we can learn from them!" one student said.

Led by several instructors, thousands of students from this martial arts high school took their seats in the spectator stands around the arena.

Before eight o'clock in the morning, the 100,000 spectator seats around the battlefield were already full, and more than 90 percent of them were students from Canglong Continent Martial Arts High School.

Among them were people from the Permanent Councilor Star of the Southern Star Region, Northern Star Region, and Western Star Region who came to watch the battle.

The elders of these Permanent Councilor Star in the star region all gave instructions to the younger generation who had come to watch the competition. "You must carefully observe the strength of the most outstanding martial arts geniuses from Blue Star and Wood Source Planet. The Permanent Councilor Star of the Eastern Star Region will be born from one of these two stars today."

"Blue Star and Wood Source Planet have been competing for ten years to become the Permanent Councilor Star of the Eastern Star Region. During these ten years, martial arts on both stars have developed rapidly, and the martial arts strength of their younger generation must be outstanding."

According to reliable sources, the Saint Envoy Hall plans to select a leader planet from the Four-Sided Star Domain of the Northwest. The selection criteria will likely be similar to those used in the selection of the Permanent Councilor Star in the Eastern Star Region today.

The victor of today's battle between the two planets will soon become our formidable rival!

So take this opportunity to understand the strength of your formidable opponent in advance so you can prepare accordingly. Do you all understand?

"Clear!"

In addition to students from various martial arts high schools on Canglong Star Canglong Continent, as well as people from the three major star regions of South, West, and North, many people from Red Flame Planet, Shuimang Star, and Jintian Star in the East Eastern Star Region came to watch.

After all, this is Permanent Council Star Contest of the Eastern Star Region, which concerns every planet in the Eastern Star Region. This time, hundreds of people from the Eastern Star Region came to watch.

Some of these people were students studying at the Starry Sky University on the Eastern Planet, while others came from the mainland of Red Flame Planet, Shuimang Star, and Jintian Star by Star Boat.

When the people from these Eastern planets saw the battle rosters of Wood Source Planet and Blue Star projected above the battle arena, they were in an uproar.

"Look, the match list is out!"

"Ning Fan from Blue Star is facing off against Meng Qingwan from Wood Source Planet. These two are quite famous among the freshmen of Starry Sky University, and they are comparable to some of the most powerful martial arts geniuses from the Ten-Star Alliance."

"Looking at the Blood-Qi Stage, Blue Star Yang Jingnian compared it with Wood Source Planet Xue Zhiran."

Yang Jingnian is the third of the Ten Heroes of Blue Star Ten Elites, Xue Zhiran is the number one in the Blood-Qi Stage Wood Source Planet. Yang Jingnian shouldn't be a match for Xue Zhiran, right?

"It's highly unlikely! However, in this battle roster for the Blood-Qi Stage, Chen Lie from Blue Star is facing off against Hua Jianying from Wood Source Planet."

I've heard of Hua Jianying; she's the number one Blood-Qi Stage in the Wood Source Planet Federation during the 7365th year of the Galactic Calendar. Isn't this Chen Lie the seventh of the Ten Heroes of Blue Star Ten Elites? How come he's paired with Hua Jianying from Wood Source Planet?"

"That's right, how could Wood Source Planet agree to let someone ranked low in the Blood-Qi Stage from Blue Star fight against one of the top players from Wood Source Planet Star?"

At the very front of the viewing seats, among the group from Red Flame Planet, Zhu Jingfei, the fifth prince of the Great Yan Dynasty, said to Yang Jiannan, the champion of the martial arts examination. "See, Jiannan, I guessed back then that this Chen Lie must be a hidden martial arts genius from Blue Star."

Look at the rankings of Chen Lie's top ten announced by Blue Star, from the last to the seventh, he is now directly competing against the number one in his cohort from Wood Source Planet.

Yang Jingnian and Xue Zhiran don't count, because they have already been cultivating at Starry Sky University for half a year and belong to the 7364th class of the Galactic Calendar.

Princess Zhu Jingshu of the Great Flame Dynasty Red Flame Planet stared at the projection of the battle list between Wood Source Planet and Blue Star above, and couldn't help but feel resentful towards the gentle and elegant Crown Prince next to her. "Damn it, if it weren't for the chaos caused by these traitors from the Great Peace Demon Sect, our Red Flame Planet would be the Permanent Councilor Star of the Eastern Star Region without hesitation."

"Crown Prince, after you inherit the throne, you must wipe out all these rebels. It is these rebels who caused our Great Yan to miss such a precious opportunity."

The Crown Prince of Great Yan said softly, "Jing Shu, the standoff between our Great Yan and the Great Peace Demon Sect has been established. It is not so easy to wipe them out. The outcome may not be clear for decades."

But you must know that time is on the side of the Imperial Court, because our Great Yan is the officially recognized successor of the Red Flame Planet in interstellar space.

Looking at the bigger picture, victory ultimately belongs to the Imperial Court.

Zhu Jingshu said, "But we ultimately missed out on the Permanent Councilor Star seat in the Eastern Star Region."

"In my opinion, joining the Interstellar Alliance depends on the overall strength of a planet; the permanent council members of the Four-Sided Star Domain, Northwest) are all fake."

"One day, Red Flame Planet will join the Interstellar Alliance based solely on its strength, without needing the approval of any other power," the Crown Prince of Great Yan said calmly.

Among the people of Shuimang Star, Wang Chen looked at the second row of the Permanent Councilor Star Qi Blood Battle and couldn't help but say, "Brother Chen is indeed a man of hidden talent."

I knew it was impossible for someone's martial arts to progress that quickly; it seems he's been hiding his true strength all along.

Yan Qingwu, the senior sister of the Shuimang Star Martial Academy, also raised her eyebrows in anger.

She had fought Chen Lie Chen Lie before and hadn't discovered any hidden strength in him. Could it be that his strength was too high for her to detect?

On the high platform in the Hall of All Stars, Qin Yingyue, the envoy representative of the Beimang Star and the Sky Moon Princess of the Sacred Martial Dynasty, leaned back in her chair with her long legs crossed, gazing lazily ahead.

Upon seeing the name Chen Lie projected holographically, Qin Yingyue's languid expression vanished almost entirely.

"Director Wu Danchen, who is this Chen Lie?"

Wu Danchen was puzzled by the sudden question from Sky Moon Princess of the Beimang Star Sacred Martial Dynasty, and replied, "Sky Moon Princess, are you referring to the contestant named Chen Lie in the Blue Star Blood-Qi Stage of this competition?"

"Blue Star?"

Wu Danchen immediately instructed the Canglan Interstellar Management Bureau to retrieve Chen Lie's information for Qin Yingyue, and ordered, "Show Sky Moon Princess the information on the contestant named Chen Lie from the Blue Star Blood-Qi Stage."

"Yes!"

The staff of the Interstellar Management Bureau quickly handed the information over to Qin Yingyue.

"Chen Lie, a native of Blue Star in the Eastern Star Region, is 18 years old and belongs to East River Province, one of the eighty-nine provinces of Blue Star..."

After handing over a document to Qin Yingyue, the Interstellar Management Bureau official gave a brief introduction and asked, "Would you like this person to come over?"

Qin Yingyue didn't answer. After glancing at the message, she sent it back and said, "It's nothing, you can go now!"

"Yes!"

The Interstellar Management Bureau personnel immediately withdrew.

"I was overthinking it. The universe is vast, and there are countless living beings. There are no fewer than ten million people with the same name in a single star field."

How could someone from a Fringe Star Domain possibly be the person from the Sumeru Illusion Realm?

Qin Yingyue gently shook her head.

According to Yingluo, the boy named Chen Lie in the Sumeru Illusion Realm and Blood-Qi Stage, is from a powerful force within the Central Galactic Empire. How could he possibly appear on a barren planet at the edge of a star field?

Although the age, cultivation level, and name seem to match, there are countless beings in the star field. If one were to search for someone like this, many more could certainly be found.

Below the high platform of the Hall of All Stars, in the plaza of the final battle arena, the contestants from Blue Star and Wood Source Planet were divided into two rows.

At this moment, the four high-ranking officials from the two stars who were discussing the battle roster— Wang Shou and Lei Jinglong from Blue Star, Zu Yizun and Hu Dongzheng from Wood Source Planet —returned together.

Upon seeing Zu Yizun and Hu Dongzheng return, the people at the Blood-Qi Stage of the Wood Source Planet immediately went up to them and asked them questions.

"Planetary Affairs Chief, I don't understand. Hua Jianying is second only to Xue Zhiran in the Qi Blood-Qi Stage of our Wood Source Planet, and the first in her cohort. Why did you match her with Chen Lie, who is third in the Blood-Qi Stage of Blue Star? Isn't this a waste of talent and a squandering of a chance to compete?" Zhou Shaoyu True Qi Realm Martial Artist contestant from Wood Source Planet, asked.

To prevent Blue Star from overhearing their conversation, Zu Yizun used his Innate Primordial Qi to block out the surrounding sight and sound, and then replied, "We have a reason for doing this; we have our own informants on Blue Star."

I received a secret report that this Chen Lie is no ordinary person; he might be a Third-Rank Divine Sense Master, or he might very well have cultivated into a Heaven-Grade Consciousness Spirit.

He was confident that he could use his Mental Power to hold off Xue Zhiran ten minutes in a team battle.

"It's impossible for someone to hold off Xue Zhiran, who's at the Heaven Aperture Stage, for ten minutes with just their Mental Power, right?"

Xue Zhiran also slightly taken aback and expressed doubt about this.

Zu Keying, a contestant at the Blood-Qi Stage, asked, "What kind of Divine Sense Master has such methods? I think Chen Lie is just bragging!"

Hu Dongzheng shook his head and said, "How could anyone dare to lie about such an important matter? Since he dared to speak so arrogantly, it means he has some ability."

"Hua Jianying's physical constitution is effective against Mental Power attacks, which is perfect for dealing with Chen Lie."

Hua Jianying's gaze sharpened as she calmly said, "Planetary Affairs Chief and Headmaster, please rest assured, I will definitely win this point for our home planet!"

"You should be more careful," Xue Zhiran said again at this moment.

All eyes turned to Xue Zhiran, and Hua Jianying asked, "What do you mean?"

"This Chen Lie from Blue Star has already stepped into the Heaven Aperture Stage with one foot in. Even without using Mental Power, he is still a formidable opponent for you."

"Your constitution can resist Mental Power attacks, but not completely. If you let your guard down during the battle and he suddenly launches a Mental Power attack, even if the Mental Power attack has only a slight effect, you will be defeated in an instant," Xue Zhiran said.

Hua Jianying was taken aback for a moment, then said, "I understand!"

The leader of the Muyuan Star Affairs Office looked around at the participants from Muyuan Star and said firmly, "I reiterate that no one should be careless. Everyone must go all out and use their strongest state to face their opponents."

If your opponents are stronger than you, I have nothing to say about losing and dropping points.

However, if you are defeated because of your own underestimation of the enemy and carelessness, it would be disregarding the interests of the planet and would be considered Traitor Star Crime.

I don't care about your family background or anything like that. Even if you are my own son or granddaughter, you will all be tried in the Wood Source Planet Supreme Star Affairs Court and despised by the entire Wood Source Planet population!

Zu Tiansheng Zu Keying knew that this was referring to them. They knew the seriousness of the battle, so their expressions were solemn.

After speaking, Zu Yizun removed the energy that had been blocking his vision and hearing.

Meanwhile, the group from Blue Star had also finished their instructions.

A person dressed in the uniform of the Interstellar Management Bureau came between the contestants from Blue Star and Wood Source Planet.

"I am Han Zhendong, the referee for this competition, and I will be in charge of presiding over this competition."

This competition must be completed within one day. We will start with individual battles, followed by team battles. The rules are explained on the projection screen.

Each person can only participate in one round. The competition starts at 8:30. The Grandmaster Battle, True Qi Battle, and Blood Qi Battle will be held simultaneously. Get ready in advance!

After Han Zhendong, the referee for the Permanent Councilor Star Competition, left, the participants from Blue Star and Wood Source Planet met briefly.

When Zhou Shaoyu True Qi Stage of the Wood Source Planet, saw Chen Lie, he was stunned for a moment, then sneered, "You brat, I've finally found you."

Chen Lie looked confused. "Who are you? I know you?"

"During the Genius Hundred-Match Streak in the Sumeru Illusion Realm, you interrupted Yun Qi's progress in the Hundred-Battle Challenge."

I remember you were ' the Nameless One ' back then, right?

At this moment, Zhou Yunqi, a participant from the Blood-Qi Stage of the Wood Source Planet, also stepped forward. He gave Chen Lie a deep look and said, "It's him! That Nameless One from Blue Star!"

Zhou Shaoyu sneered, "I mistook you for Huo Jinghong from Blue Star. Now I've found the real deal. Kid, you just wait!"

Chen Lie was too lazy to get entangled with these two people from Wood Source Planet, so he turned around and left.

The time has come to 8:30.

Amidst the anticipation of 100,000 students from Canglong Continent Martial Arts High School and people from the Four-Sided Star Domain, the Permanent Councilor Star Competition of the Eastern Star Region commenced.

At that moment, the AI voice of the Interstellar Management Bureau's Optical Computer rang out.

"The individual Interstellar Alliance Qualification Competition the Blue Star and Wood Source Planet Interstellar Alliance in the Canglan Star Domain East Starfield now begin."

"Competition Rules: The participants from both sides will consist of three Grandmaster, ten True Qi Realm Martial Artist under the age of twenty, and twelve Blood-Qi Stage Martial Artist."

Each individual battle contestant who wins a match earns that star a point.

The team with the highest final score will qualify to represent the Eastern Star Region in the Canglan Star Domain Interstellar Alliance.

"First battle: Grandmaster battle."

Blue Star Zheng Dongyang vs. Wood Source Planet Zu Tiansheng Sheng.

"Two-star contestants must immediately enter the arena for the duel; those who fail to enter the arena within 100 seconds will be considered to have automatically forfeited."

After the sound of the Optical Computer covering the entire battle arena rang out, the surrounding spectators erupted in an uproar.

"It's finally begun. Let's see how strong these Grandmaster Martial Artist on the edge of the star field really are!"

"I've heard that cultivation on such barren planets doesn't require Yuan Stone. Not only is progress slow, but the quality of True Qi is definitely weak, so combat power shouldn't be high!"

Compared to the students of Canglong Continent Martial Arts High School who were just watching the spectacle, the people from the Four-Sided Star Domain were all waiting to watch with serious expressions.

At this moment, Zheng Dongyang and Zu Tiansheng arrived at the battlefield. They sized each other up, both filled with vigilance.

"The competition begins!"

As soon as the start signal for the match sounded, Zheng Dongyang and Zu Tiansheng instantly unleashed the power of Extreme Realm Grandmaster and clashed together.

Two Martial Artist, almost on par with Grandmaster, clashed fiercely. Innate Gang Qi crisscrossed the battlefield, and various powerful martial arts techniques collided, creating deafening booms that echoed throughout the entire arena.

"This... this is so fast! Is this what a battle between top-tier Grandmaster is like? I can't even see it!"

During the Blue Star Blood-Qi Stage, Zhou Yu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise as she watched this scene.

"What powerful Innate Gang Qi! Can two Grandmaster -level Martial Artist cause such destruction? A casually released stream of Innate Gang Qi can carve a trench tens of meters long in the ground?"

This is Canglong Star! Its mass is many times greater than that of Blue Star!

" At the Eighth-Order Innate Embryonic Breath Realm, ordinary Qi is transformed into Innate Gang Qi, making it virtually indestructible."

Compared to the surprise of others, Zheng Shuwen was much calmer. After all, Zheng Dongyang was her father. Although she rarely saw her father go all out, she had seen it before.

Han Keke approached Chen Lie and asked, "Big brother, these two top-tier Grandmaster are fighting so fast, it's impossible to see with the naked eye. Can you tell who has the upper hand?"

Chen Lie saw that Zheng Dongyang and Zu Tiansheng were fighting with lightning speed in the arena, exchanging several rounds in just a few seconds. He used the Divine Sense granted by his Mental Power to barely make out the scene of the two Extreme Realm Grandmaster fighting.

"The battle has just begun, and neither side has used their full strength yet, so it's currently a draw."

"You can really see it clearly?" Han Keke asked in surprise.

Chen Lie nodded.

"If Grandmaster Martial Artist are this strong, how strong must Ninth-Order Yuan Gang Realm Grandmaster be?"

In fact, the difference between Grandmaster like Zheng Dongyang and Zu Tiansheng and ordinary Ninth-Order Grandmaster on Blue Star is not that great, a point Chen Lie did not say aloud.

At that moment, the Interstellar Management Bureau's Superbrain voice sounded again.

"The Second Battle: True Qi Martial Artist Battle."

Blue Star Lü Xianchuan vs. Wood Source Planet Chen Bai.

"Two-star contestants must immediately enter the arena for the duel; those who do not enter the arena within 100 seconds will be considered to have automatically forfeited."

The competition among the Grandmaster Realm Martial Artist over there hadn't even ended, and here the competition for True Qi Stage martial artists had already begun.

Upon hearing the prompt, Lü Xianchuan and Chen Bai immediately took to the field.