Two wins, two losses
The competition, divided into three stages— Grandmaster Realm, True Qi Realm, and Blood-Qi Realm —was conducted simultaneously.
On the battlefield of the True Qi Realm, Lü Xianchuan and Chen Bai immediately engaged in battle after hearing the announcement that "the competition has begun."
Both were Tier-4 Qi Vortex Realm Martial Artist, and their strengths were roughly equal.
After some probing, they simultaneously unleashed their martial arts techniques against their enemies.
At this moment, the notification sound from the Optical Computer rang again.
"The third battle is a battle of vital energy."
Blue Star Zhou Yu vs. Wood Source Planet Bu Feifan.
"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."
During the Blood-Qi Stage, Zhou Yu was taken aback. She hadn't expected that she would be called upon in the first round of the competition for the Blood-Qi Stage.
After a moment of surprise, she took a deep breath and then stepped onto the battlefield.
On the other side, Bu Feifan also stepped onto the battlefield and stood opposite Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu and Bu Feifan sized Shuangshuang other up, their qi and blood circulating and ready to be unleashed.
"The competition begins!"
As soon as the Interstellar Management Bureau's Optical Computer alerted, Zhou Yu and Bu Feifan attacked almost simultaneously. Two powerful energies clashed and Shuangshuang.
Three fierce battles were taking place simultaneously within the battlefield.
The spectators sitting in the stands beside the battle are all people who have watched the battle at different stages.
For example, the students at Canglong Continent Martial Arts High School, who are at the Blood-Qi Stage, only focus on the competitions at the Blood-Qi Stage, and the students at Four-Sided Star Domain Starry Sky University only care about the competitions of those at the True Qi Realm stage, just like themselves.
Those who are paying attention to the Grandmaster Battle are all high-ranking members of the Four-Sided Star Domain.
Watching the duel between Zheng Dongyang of Blue Star and Zu Tiansheng of Wood Source Planet, the high-ranking officials of the Four-Sided Star Domain all frowned.
"It seems that because Blue Star is constantly facing the threat of Exotic Beast, the combat power of Grandmaster Martial Artist has been honed to an extremely high level."
Zu Tiansheng of this Wood Source Planet and Zheng Dongyang of Blue Star are roughly at the same level, but Zheng Dongyang subtly suppresses Zu Tiansheng.
If Zu Tiansheng didn't have any special skills, he would likely be defeated in the end.
In the battle zone of the Blood-Qi Stage, Zhou Yu unleashed an S-level movement technique, her nimble figure combined with fierce moves, engaging in a fierce battle with Bu Feifan.
Bu Feifan qi and blood; with a single punch, he created an air tremor, the explosive force pressing down fiercely on Zhou Yu.
A deafening boom!
Zhou Yu regulated her qi and blood, forcefully shattering Bu Feifan's attack.
Immediately afterwards, she struck out with both palms, unleashing hundreds of palm strikes at Bu Feifan in an instant. The dense palm prints fell upon Bu Feifan like raindrops.
"Six-Blade Sky-Shaking Hand!"
Bu Feifan unleashed his powerful martial arts, a crimson rainbow of light shooting dozens of feet into the sky, blocking all of Zhou Yu's attacks. He then launched a counterattack, his enormous hand, formed from condensed blood and qi, slicing through the air.
Zhou Yu was knocked back by the attack. During her retreat, she unleashed her mastery of SSS-level martial arts. She changed the direction of her palms, and a vortex of blood-red light formed between her palms.
"Stacked Seal Palm!"
Zhou Yu and Bu Feifan were both powerful cultivators at the Earth Aperture stage of the Qi and Blood Transformation Rainbow Realm. The clash of their two powerful martial arts resulted in a loud explosion.
"Boom!"
After the loud bang, Zhou Yu and Bu Feifan were both thrown back dozens of steps by the force of the explosion. After recovering, they resumed their fight.
The martial arts students of Canglong Continent Martial Arts High School below were all astonished by this battle of Qi and Blood Martial Artist.
"Weren't these people supposed to be from barren planets? How come they look just as strong as the top experts in our school?"
"Their planet is barren, but these people are all carefully selected geniuses who have stood out from billions of people, so they are naturally not weak."
To put it bluntly, if these people were also born on Canglong Star, we might not even be qualified to meet them.
"Pah! How can you talk about yourself like that?"
However, I didn't expect that these people from the Blood-Qi Stage of the Eastern Star Region would have such high martial arts skills. I'm actually quite interested in the upcoming battle."
On the battlefield, Zhou Yu and Bu Feifan were evenly matched. After fighting fiercely for more than twenty minutes, Zhou Yu gradually felt her strength failing.
Bu Feifan also saw this, so he pressed on and relentlessly attacked Zhou Yu, constantly unleashing his powerful martial arts techniques.
Under Bu Feifan's relentless attacks, Zhou Yu began to struggle to defend herself and was punched out of the combat zone by Bu Feifan.
At this moment, the Optical Computer of the Interstellar Management Bureau's Indirect Satellite Heavenly Eye instantly detected Zhou Yu's appearance and began broadcasting the battle results.
"The third battle is a battle between Martial Artist of Qi and Blood."
Blue Star Zhou Yu vs. Wood Source Planet Bu Feifan; Wood Source Planet Bu Feifan wins, Wood Source Planet's score increases by one.
On the holographic projection of the battle arena, a number suddenly appeared on the Wood Source Planet side – '1'.
On the other hand, the number '0' also appeared on Blue Star.
After the first battle ended, Bu Feifan walked out of the battle zone and returned to the contestants on Wood Source Planet, whereupon the Wood Source Planet members cheered.
In contrast, Zhou Yu, who had been defeated, approached Lei Jinglong with a face full of guilt.
"I'm sorry, Principal Lei, it's my incompetence that led to my defeat against Bu Feifan."
Lei Jinglong sighed. Every point in the Permanent Councilor Star Competition is crucial, but once you lose, you lose. Even a reprimand won't change anything.
"So be it. We did our best, and we have a clear conscience."
Use this time to get back into shape and try to make up for the points lost in the team battle later.
"Yes, I will do my best!" Zhou Yu nodded emphatically.
The contestants in the Blood-Qi Stage all glanced at Zhou Yu.
"What's wrong with Zhou Yu? She and Bu Feifan from Wood Source Planet are both at the Earth Aperture Stage, their cultivation levels are comparable, yet she was defeated!"
Han Keke complained, "Big brother, do you think Zhou Yu is a complete waste of space?"
Chen Lie said, "She tried her best, but her physique was not as strong as the other person's, and she was worn down."
At this moment, the Optical Computer alerted again.
"The fourth battle, a battle between Martial Artist of qi and blood."
Blue Star Jiang Yuan vs. Wood Source Planet Sang Ji.
"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."
Among the participants in the Blue Star Blood-Qi Stage, Jiang Yuan heard his name called and immediately went to the battle area.
Meanwhile, Sang Ji from Wood Source Planet also arrived at the battle zone.
After the announcement that "the competition begins" rang out, Jiang Yuan unleashed a powerful punch, his strong blood energy knocking Sang Ji from Wood Source Planet back more than ten steps.
"So strong!"
Sang Ji retreated to dissipate his strength, and realizing Jiang Yuan's extraordinary abilities, he leaped up and engaged Jiang Yuan in fierce combat.
At this moment, in the battle zone for the True Qi Realm Martial Artist, the duel between Lü Xianchuan and Chen Bai also came to a conclusion.
Chen Bai was a step ahead, seizing the weakness in Lü Xianchuan's move and, with a series of attacks, knocking Lü Xianchuan out of the red-line combat zone.
"The third battle, True Qi Martial Artist Battle."
Blue Star Lü Xianchuan vs. Wood Source Planet Chen Bai, Wood Source Planet Chen Bai wins, Wood Source Planet's score increases by one.
After the AI voice of the Optical Computer sounded, the score of Wood Source Planet on the holographic projection above the battle arena changed from '1' to '2', while the score of Blue Star remained '0'.
As Lü Xianchuan and Chen Bai left the combat zone, the atmosphere on Muyuan Star was one of jubilation, with even the Star Affairs Chief Zu Yizun beaming with joy.
In the Permanent Councilor Star Competition, every point is crucial. Wood Source Planet won two matches in a row, gaining two points, which is naturally encouraging compared to Blue Star's zero points.
After losing the first two matches in a row, Lei Jinglong and Wang Shou's faces immediately darkened.
At this moment, the Grandmaster battle between Zheng Dongyang and Zu Tiansheng also came to an end.
Zheng Dongyang unleashed a low-grade martial art, forming countless blades of indestructible Innate Gang Qi. With a "boom," he shattered Zu Tiansheng's Body-Protecting Qi. Caught off Zu Tiansheng, he threw another punch, sending Zu Tiansheng flying hundreds of meters away.
"The first battle is a battle between Grandmaster Martial Artist."
Blue Star's Zheng Dongyang defeated Wood Source Planet's Blue Star Zu Tiansheng Zheng Dongyang, increasing Blue Star's score by one.
Above the battle arena, the score on the holographic projection of Blue Star changed from 0 to '1'.
As Zheng Dongyang stepped off the field, Lei Jinglong and Wang Shou's expressions softened. "Instructor Zheng, you've worked hard. Take a rest and prepare for the upcoming Grandmaster- level team battle."
Zheng Dongyang grunted in agreement and sat down on the platform behind him.
At this moment, in the battle of Blood-Qi Stage, Jiang Yuan is facing off against Sang Ji.
Within the battle zone, Jiang Yuan, at the peak of the Earth Aperture Stage, combined with his Mental Power techniques, easily suppressed Sang Ji.
He first used his Mental Power Impact to dazed Sang Ji, then unleashed his martial arts, throwing a punch that caused a surge of powerful energy to explode in the air.
With a loud "boom".
Jiang Yuan's punch sent Sang Ji flying out of the combat zone.
Below, Li Wanwan, a native of Lanjing, and Xia Zhizhi, a prospective contestant, couldn't help but cheer. "Brother Jiang Yuan, you're amazing!"
"It's a pity we didn't teach that dog from Wood Source Planet a proper lesson!"
Blue Star has won another battle, came the voice from the Optical Computer.
"The fourth battle, a battle between Martial Artist of qi and blood."
Blue Star Jiang Yuan defeated Wood Source Planet Sang Ji, increasing Blue Star Blue Star's Jiang Yuan by one.
On the holographic projection above, Blue Star's score changed from 1 to '2', the same as Wood Source Planet.
Jiang Yuan was immediately sought after upon his arrival, as he was the first victor on Blue Star Blood-Qi Stage.
On the other side, Sang Ji approached Zu Yizun, somewhat ashamed, and said, "I'm sorry, Planetary Affairs Chief, I've been defeated!"
Zu Yizun slightly. "Just do your best. Your strength is far inferior to that of Jiang Yuan from Blue Star."
Go and rest, recover your strength, and prepare for the next team battle.
Sang Ji nodded and went to the back to rest.
At that moment, the voice from the Optical Computer sounded again.
"The fifth battle, a battle between Grandmaster Martial Artist."
Blue Star Ruan Yingjie vs. Wood Source Planet Wu Fengyun.
"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."
As the AI notification from the Optical Computer sounded, Ruan Yingjie, who had been resting with his eyes closed, stood up and walked towards the Grandmaster combat zone within the Blue Star camp.
At that moment, the Optical Computer began to issue a series of notifications.
"The sixth battle, True Qi Martial Artist Battle."
Blue Star Chu Luo vs. Wood Source Planet Zhou Shaoyu.
"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 seventh battle, a battle between Martial Artist of qi and blood."
Blue Star Yang Jingnian vs. Wood Source Planet Xue Zhiran.
"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."
Three battles began simultaneously, and within the Blue Star camp, Chu Luo and Yang Jingnian both headed towards the battle zone.
Within the Wood Source Planet camp, Grandmaster Wu Fengyun, True Qi Stage Zhou Shaoyu, and Blood-Qi Stage Xue Zhiran all headed towards the battle zone.
Hu Dongzheng suddenly called out to Xue Zhiran.
"Xue Zhiran!"
Xue Zhiran turned to look at Hu Dongzheng, her face full of confusion.
Hu Dongzheng directly transmitted his voice using his Innate Primordial Qi: "Remember, when you fight against Yang Jingnian of Blue Star, you must not use excessive force."
"Why is that?" Xue Zhiran frowned.
"This is an order; you don't need to ask any further questions."
Although Xue Zhiran had doubts, she didn't say anything more.
If the Wood Source Planet Federation Military Command hadn't revealed this, she would have definitely used force in the combat zone, ensuring that Yang Jingnian wouldn't be able to stand up for at least a day.
For someone at the Heaven Aperture Stage like her, no one at the Earth Aperture Stage is worthy of being her opponent.
Those who claim to have one foot in the Heaven Aperture Stage are not even remotely different from her.
It's normal for two people to make some moves during a fight. As long as she doesn't go too far, the referee probably won't interfere, right?
But now that the higher-ups have spoken, she has no choice but to abandon this idea.
After all the competitors from the three battle zones had taken to the Duel Platform, the Optical Computer announced, "The competition begins."
Upon hearing the start of the battle between Grandmaster, Ruan Yingjie instantly leaped into the air and threw a punch at Wu Fengyun. His Innate Gang Qi tore through the void and rushed towards Wu Fengyun.
"Boom!"
Wu Fengyun raised his fist to meet the attack. The two types of Innate Gang Qi collided, causing a strong tremor in the space within a radius of nearly a thousand meters.
"Lightning Attribute True Qi?"
After exchanging a punch with Ruan Yingjie, Wu Fengyun was suddenly startled.
He keenly sensed the violent power contained within Ruan Yingjie's Innate Gang Qi.
After realizing what was happening, Wu Fengyun retreated a hundred meters in an instant and engaged in a fierce battle with Ruan Yingjie from a distance.
When Grandmaster Martial Artist clash, their powerful auras instantly permeate the entire battle zone. Countless strands of Innate Gang Qi crisscross, their hissing sounds as they slice through the air are incessant.
On the other side, Chu Luo, Martial Artist at the True Qi Realm, and Zhou Shaoyu started fighting.
As a participant in the Blood-Qi Stage, Chen Lie was naturally most concerned about the battles at the Blood-Qi Stage.
Yang Jingnian and Xue Zhiran will be competing this time.
Xue Zhiran is Great Extreme Realm of Blood-Qi expert, a Heaven Aperture Stage expert. In Chen Lie's view, Yang Jingnian is bound to lose. The gap between the Heaven Aperture Stage and the Earth Aperture Stage is much greater than that between the Earth Aperture Stage and the Spirit Aperture Stage.
The Heaven Aperture Stage allows one to connect with the Earth Second Campus Apertures, enabling Martial Artist's power to increase explosively.
Within the Great Extreme Realm of Blood-Qi, the two acupoints with the greatest difference are the Earth Aperture and the Heaven Aperture, and the Primordial Aperture and the Divine Aperture. Unless one has a profound foundation, it is difficult to cross these boundaries to fight an enemy.
Inside the combat zone, Yang Jingnian heard the announcement that "the match has begun." He mobilized all his energy and used his SSS-level martial arts to concentrate his power into a single punch, which he threw at Xue Zhiran.
"Take this!"
"Boom!"
Yang Jingnian threw a punch, and a huge amount of blood and qi power immediately landed on Xue Zhiran.
Xue Zhiran's blood-red light soared a hundred feet into the sky, and with just a slight raise of his hand, he blocked Yang Jingnian's full-force attack.
She gently waved her hand, and her slender hand unleashed a tremendous force, instantly pushing Yang Jingnian dozens of meters away. Yang Jingnian landed on the ground with a thud, unable to even maintain the most basic dignity.