The Weight of Being Number One in the Eastern Star Region

Ruan Liuyun smiled and said, "You probably haven't all been to Blue Star University."

In fact, statues of Chen Lie have already been erected at First Campus and Second Campus.

Not only Lanjing's Martial Arts High School, but Blue Star University is probably no exception.

I estimate that before long, statues of Chen Lie will be erected in the top Martial Arts High School in all 89 provinces of Blue Star.

"He is the number one Blood-Qi Realm in the Eastern Star Region, and he has played a pivotal role in the Permanent Council Star Contest, making great contributions."

"If this were ancient times, someone like Chen Lie would have been honored with a shrine built in his honor. What are a few sculptures compared to that?" Xu Wanqing said.

She suddenly thought of her old rival Han Keke's unusual reaction to Chen Lie. Given Han Keke's arrogant personality, how could she possibly be so obsequious to Chen Lie?

There's only one possibility: she knew Chen Lie's strength beforehand.

When Chen Lie joined the Super Genius Class, he claimed to be in the Organ Refining Stage or the initial Blood Refining Stage. How could he have suddenly reached the Great Extreme Realm and broken through to the Heaven Aperture Stage?

This kind of progress is completely illogical. No one can advance from the Blood Refining Stage to the Great Extreme Realm Heaven Aperture Stage in just two or three months. This must mean that the strength is being hidden.

"Chen Lie, the first batch of students to enter Starry Sky University will be on December 10th. You will definitely be in the first batch. Try to take advantage of this time to say goodbye to your family."

"With your talent, if you go to Starry Sky University, you'll be busier with martial arts than others, and you might only be able to come back once a year," Ruan Liuyun said.

"I know that!" Chen Lie replied.

As Chen Lie and his group talked, people around them pointed and whispered among themselves.

This is Chen Lie's first time in the Super Genius Class since returning from the Permanent Council Star Contest.

Among the people of Lanjing, Qin Ruoxi, Xia Zhizhi, Cheng Xiaoxiao, and others have been the subject of much controversy.

"Zhi Zhi, what's going on with Chen Lie? Didn't you say he wasn't very talented?"

"How did you suddenly become number one on the Blood Qi Ranking?" Qin Ruoxi couldn't help but ask.

"Who knows? But this guy is really powerful now; his strength seems to have suddenly increased."

Xia Zhizhi stopped mentioning Chen Lie's seven-star talent; she seriously suspected that the testing equipment at Starry Sky University was malfunctioning.

"The improvement of a martial artist's strength is gradual and cannot suddenly increase. Could he be a trump card prepared by the higher-ups of Blue Star University specifically for the Permanent Council Star Contest?" said a Lanjing resident.

"I don't think so," Qin Ruoxi shook her head.

"Um... even my cousin Jiang Yuan isn't a match for him?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao asked a question.

As soon as she asked the question, everyone around her fell silent.

Does this question even need an answer? Anyone with eyes can see that Chen Lie is currently number one on Blue Star, Yaoyao.

At the same time, everyone says that he is still the number one in the Blood-Qi Realm in the Eastern Star Region, and the number one in the Eastern Star Region. This title is too prestigious.

Seeing that no one spoke, Cheng Xiaoxiao instantly knew the answer.

Logically speaking, Chen Lie is her cousin-in-law, but how could someone from East River Province possess such talent? He's only been at Blue Star University for a short time, yet his strength is enough to crush the Martial Leader from the top three provinces of Blue Star?

After exchanging a few words with the members of Ruan Liuyun's Assistant Instructor Group, Chen Lie went to the Resource Category Building.

The Spirit-Opening Scroll that Chen Lie purchased at the Canglong Star Trading Market has now arrived, one day later than the Spirit-Accumulating Fruit.

Having obtained the Spirit-Opening Scroll, Chen Lie first opened it and examined it.

The Spirit-Opening Scroll is made of a special material, about half a meter long and about thirty centimeters wide. The front has the words "Nine Yin - Spirit-Opening Scroll" in large characters, while the back is densely covered with hundreds or thousands of ancient characters from the previous era.

Chen Lie carefully examined the text and found that he didn't recognize almost half of the text on the back of the scroll. However, he could roughly recognize all of the text when they were put together.

After reading it once, Chen Lie realized that the text on the back of the scroll contained instructions on how to use the Spirit-Opening Scroll.

He found paper and pen, copied down the method for using the Spirit-Opening Scroll, and then put it together with the Spirit-Opening Scroll.

Chen Lie went to the parcel delivery point inside Blue Star University that sends packages to Outer Stars and arrived in front of the staff there.

"Hello, I'd like to send a package to Outer Stars."

The staff member asked, "Where should it be sent? To the Eastern Star Region or the Central Star Region?"

"Central Star Region, Canglong Starry Sky University."

What was sent?

"This!"

Chen Lie took the Spirit-Opening Scroll and placed it on the table in front of him.

Sending items to the Central Star Region will incur a shipping fee of 500 Star-Origin Galactic Coins.

"Sure, I can only provide the sender's name. She's a student who transferred from Blue Star University to Starry Sky University. I don't know how to contact her. Can it still be delivered in this situation?" Chen Lie asked.

"Yes, but I can't guarantee timely delivery."

"Okay, send it over!"

Chen Lie handed the Spirit-Opening Scroll to the staff member, who gave Chen Lie a mailing card. Chen Lie filled in Ruan Liusu's information on the card and then paid 500 Star-Origin Galactic Coins.

That afternoon, Chen Lie was summoned again by Lei Jinglong, the Blue Star University President, and Wang Shou, the president of the Blue Star Martial Artist Association.

In an office, Lei Jinglong asked Chen Lie to sit down and began to speak.

"Student Chen Lie, the admission process for Starry Sky University this year will be divided into many batches. There are more than 80 inhabited planets in the Canglan Star Domain, and hundreds of thousands of people are applying to Starry Sky University. It may not be possible for all of them to enroll in a month."

But you will definitely be among the first batch of students to enroll, and you won't waste a month. There's still some time before you depart for Starry Sky University, so get ready.

"Whatever martial arts resources you need, just ask me and Chairman Wang. As long as Blue Star has the capability, we will definitely grant your request."

"Okay, I understand!" Chen Lie nodded.

Wang Shou said, "We called you here today to tell you something."

"What's up?"

"We all know that you have outstanding martial arts talent. It is no exaggeration to say that you are the number one in the Qi Blood-Qi Realm in the Eastern Star Region, especially surpassing Ning Fan is in the Blood-Qi Stage."

However, for the sake of the greater good of Blue Star, I hope that after you enter Starry Sky University, you will do your best to help Ning Fan, a second-year student at Blue Star University with Mental Power.

He has now established himself at Starry Sky University, but competing with other geniuses from the Ten-Star Alliance will still be difficult. If Ning Fan needs your help and comes to you, please don't refuse."

Lei Jinglong also said, "Chen Lie, President Wang is not asking you to obey Ning Fan. We all know that your talent is no less than Ning Fan's."

However, the rise of a planet cannot be accomplished by an individual working alone; students of the Blue Star Starry Sky University on Earth must band together.

Ning Fan the most outstanding person in the previous year, and we should concentrate our efforts to promote him. After Ning Fan, you will be next. Blue Star will also concentrate its efforts to help you gain a foothold in Starry Sky University and compete with the martial arts geniuses of the Ten-Star Alliance.

"Please don't think we're asking you to assist Ning Fan; it's Ning Fan might need your help right now."

"I understand. If he asks me for help, I won't refuse if it's within my ability," Chen Lie said.

Occasional help is fine, but if you bother him too often, Chen Lie won't listen to you. If you help him too often, then it's not helping, it's ordering him around.

However, Chen Lie found it strange that at Starry Sky University, where everyone practiced martial arts individually, how could they still form a group?

Ning Fan at the peak of the Third-Order Qi Accumulation Realm, and not far from the Fourth-Order Qi Gathering Realm. Is there anything he can help with?

"That's good. Don't be resistant. In terms of martial arts talent, you are the number one in the Blood-Qi Realm in the Eastern Star Region. Our actions are not to make you Ning Fan."

Chen Lie expressed his understanding.

After Lei Jinglong reassured Chen Lie a few more times, he let Chen Lie leave the office.

After Chen Lie left, Wang Shou said, "Principal Lei, I didn't see anything amiss with Chen Lie?"

"I didn't see it either; I can only say that Chen Lie is a person of great principle."

"That's a bit strange. Chen Lie has made great contributions to Blue Star, and his martial arts talent is so strong. I was certain that Ning Fan would be resentful if he were asked to assist him, but I didn't expect him to accept it so easily. It saved us a lot of trouble."

"This must be what they mean by being mature for his age!"

Meanwhile, Chen Lie left the Principal's Office and saw Ji Lingxuan on campus outside the Drill Hall.

"Chen Lie!"

Upon seeing Chen Lie, Ji Lingxuan Chen Lie to him.

"Student Ji!"

Ji Lingxuan stepped forward and said, "Chen Lie, Starry Sky University will be recruiting students soon. Before then, will you still be going back to East River Province?"

"We want it back!"

Chen Lie said that this trip to Starry Sky University was not a matter of just one or two months; he might not be back for half a year, so naturally he had to go home and tell his parents.

"I'm going back to Cloud River Province too, shall we go together?"

"Together? That's fine, then you can call me next time."

Ji Lingxuan hummed in agreement. She looked Chen Lie up and down and said, "Chen Lie, I watched the video of your battle against Wood Source Planet. I didn't expect your strength to improve so quickly. I wonder when I'll be able to have a proper spar with you."

"It won't be long before I see that your strength hasn't diminished either."

"Although I haven't fallen behind, my progress isn't as fast as yours," Ji Lingxuan shook her head.

Chen Lie ignored that question and instead asked, "Can you Leaving the Star now? You don't have to be afraid of the Starry Sky Behemoth anymore?"

"I just need to go home; my mom has already come up with a solution."

Chen Lie fell into deep thought. Judging from Ji Lingxuan's expression, she didn't seem to be joking. Could it be that her departure from Blue Star would really attract Starry Sky Behemoth?

After exchanging a few words with Ji Lingxuan, Chen Lie went to the villa he had purchased in Lanjing, the Heavenly Fortune True Martial Villa District.

Upon entering the villa area, Chen Lie saw that the villa was locked, guessing that his mother, Feng Yuelan, must have returned to East River Province.

He went into the villa and found it was indeed empty. He then called his mother and confirmed that she had returned to East River Province the day before yesterday.

After spending some time in the villa area, Chen Lie left the villa.

In front of the villa, he came across a beautiful young woman.

This beautiful young woman was Xu Caiying, the daughter of Chen Lie's neighbor next door to his villa.

Upon seeing Chen Lie, Xu Caiying's eyes lit up, and she quickly stepped forward to greet him, "Brother Chen... Brother Chen Lie, you're back?"

Chen Lie hummed in agreement.

"Are you here to see Aunt Feng? She left Lanjing two days ago. My mother took her to Lanjing Star Boat Plaza," Xu Caiying said.

"Oh, thank you, Mom!" Chen Lie said.

"We're neighbors, no need to be polite!"

After Xu Caiying finished speaking, she added, "Brother Chen, I watched the video of you fighting against Wood Source Planet in the Interstellar Contest on Blue Star Satellite TV, as well as the news of your coronation as a candidate for Administrator."

"So you're this good at martial arts...?"

Xu Caiying initially thought Chen Lie was a martial arts genius on the same level as Jiang Yuan, the Lanjing Martial Leader, but after watching the video of the Permanent Council Nation Contest, she realized that Chen Lie was actually very powerful.

Upon hearing the title of "Number One in the Blood-Qi Realm in the Eastern Star Region, "Xu Caiying was immediately shocked.

The number one among his peers in a star field—what kind of genius must he be?

She only discovered yesterday that a statue of Chen Lie had been erected in the Lanjing Genius Training Camp.

This made her deeply regret refusing Chen Lie's guidance back then. Whenever she thought about her perfunctory refusal that day, she always had the urge to slap herself.

That's the number one Blood-Qi Realm in the Eastern Star Region, not just the number one on Blue Star. If you could exchange martial arts techniques with such an interstellar-level martial arts genius, not to mention the many benefits, it would also be incredibly prestigious!

"Your aptitude is also quite good. As long as you practice diligently, you also have a chance to reach my level."

"Really?"

Xu Caiying a beat.

Even if her parents and relatives praised her a thousand or ten thousand times, it wouldn't be as inspiring as Chen Lie's lighthearted remark.

This is certification and affirmation from the number one genius in the Eastern Star Region.

Chen Lie hummed in agreement, exchanged a few words with Xu Caiying, and then said, "I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now!"

After saying that, Chen Lie boarded the airship outside the villa, and the airship took off and disappeared instantly.

Xu Caiying stood at the spot where the airship took off, lingering there for a long time.

In the Central Canglan Star Domain, within the Ten-Star Alliance, lies a life-bearing planet called Beimang Star.

Beimang Star is the fourth strongest planet in the Ten-Star Alliance, second only to Tianming Star, Blood God Planet, and Canglong Star Upper Three Stars.

At this moment, in the training ground of the Kong Residence Border Pacifying Marquis Residence, under the jurisdiction of the Beimang Star Sacred Martial Dynasty--

Kong Yu, a member of the Marquis's family, stood with his arms crossed, quietly watching Shaokang Commandery Princess Qin Bailing of Shaokang cultivate in the training ground.

Inside the training ground, Qin Bailing had already used the Spirit-Nourishing Grass. At the peak of the Origin Aperture Stage, she finally managed to open her Divine Aperture with the help of the Spirit-Nourishing Grass. Then, she circulated her blood and qi throughout her body and, with a "boom," broke through the shackles of her Divine Aperture.

The power of the Divine Aperture Stage instantly filled the entire training ground.

Qin Bailing stabilized the power of her Lower Divine Aperture and then stopped cultivating.

She stood at the edge of the training ground, in front of Kong Yu, and said to Kong Yu, "Sister Yu'er, I did it! I successfully broke through to the Divine Aperture Stage!"

Kong Yu smiled and praised, "That's great, Little Ling'er. You've opened your Divine Aperture and mastered an SSSSSS-level martial art palm technique, as well as two SSSSS-level martial arts movement and leg techniques. Your combat power is extremely strong."

"At the annual martial arts competition of the Sacred Martial Imperial Clan the day after tomorrow, you will definitely sweep aside your peers from the royal family and take first place."

"I've waited too long for this day!"

Qin Bailing gritted her teeth, her small face showing determination.