Arc 17Canglong Star Selection

Chen Lie prepared for the Blue Star and Wood Source Planet contests, then traveled to Starry Sky University for the selection trials. After helping Chu Ling'er cultivate and concealing his own power, he joined Blue Star’s candidates in the tests and helped them defeat Wood Source Planet.

  • Lei Jinglong announced Blue Star’s contests with Wood Source Planet and urged Chen Lie and the Super Genius Class to prepare, while Chen Lie clarified that he had only bet to endure Zheng Shuwen’s moves.
  • Chen Lie absorbed Star God Grass, completed his fourth Blood Tempering, and reached Blood Refining Stage completion so he could use the Profound Yang Golden Marrow safely.
  • Chen Lie defeated Zheng Shuwen and taught Ruan Liusu an Outer Stars method that brought her to Blood Refining Stage perfection.
  • Lei Jinglong selected fifteen Blue Star candidates for Starry Sky University, and Chen Lie fought Yan Zheng before boarding the Star Boat with the Profound Yang Golden Marrow.
  • Helian Jingtao tried to buy the Profound Yang Golden Marrow, but Chen Lie refused, then used it with a Blood Origin Crystal to complete his Pure Yang Precious Blood and greatly increase his strength.
  • Chen Lie helped Chu Ling'er rebuild her Consciousness Sea and pass the Star Camphor Stele trial, then defeated Feng Lingxi in a mental-power contest.
  • At Starry Sky University’s selection, Chen Lie hid his strength during the combat test and helped Ruan Liusu pass the comprehension trial.
  • Chen Lie joined Jiang Yuan, Zuo Yuan'er, Hao Yulong, and Shao Keyu in defeating Wood Source Planet’s team, giving Blue Star the victory.
Chapters 403–427 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 403Want to Deny It?

Lei Jinglong explained the rules for Blue Star's contest against Wood Source Planet and urged the students to strengthen themselves for the upcoming selection. After Chen Lie was singled out for his Mental Power talent, a confrontation over his supposed promise to join Zheng Shuwen's group ended with him denying he had agreed to join it.

  • Lei Jinglong announced that Blue Star and Wood Source Planet would select twenty-five fighters for contests in Grandmaster, under-twenty True Qi, and Blood-Qi stages, with Blood-Qi matches carrying the most weight.
  • Lei Jinglong urged the Super Genius Class to train and asked Jiang Yuan, Zuo Yuan'er, and Hao Yulong to delay advancing to the True Qi Stage so they could represent Blue Star in the Blood-Qi matches.
  • Lei Jinglong told Chen Lie that he and President Jing had high hopes for him, while warning that his martial strength needed to improve against Blood-Qi Transforming into Rainbow fighters.
  • Han Keke confronted Xia Zhizhi after Xia called her a psycho, and Zheng Shuwen stopped Han Keke from striking her.
  • Xia Zhizhi claimed Chen Lie had agreed to join Zheng Shuwen's group, but Chen Lie said he had only agreed to a bet about enduring ten of Zheng Shuwen's moves.

Ch. 404Second-order mental power, the second Star God Gui Gold Sheep

Chen Lie received the Star God Grass from Zhu Jingshu and used it to break through to Divine Sense Master Second Order, completing his second Star God, Gui Gold Sheep. Afterward, he learned that the Profound Yang Golden Marrow had arrived at Blue Star University, but its intense heat was still too dangerous for him to use.

  • Han Keke dismissed Zheng Shuwen’s wager and left with Xia Zhizhi, while Chen Lie told Ruan Liusu that the Blood Qi Ranking’s top students might represent Blue Star in a contest against Wood Source Planet.
  • Zhu Jingshu gave Chen Lie the Star God Grass, and he absorbed it in a Cultivation Room to complete Gui Gold Sheep and advance his mental power to second order.
  • Chen Lie spoke with Feng Shuangshuang, who had called to check whether she and her friends had caused him trouble, while she, Wu Qianqian, and Lu Qingchan waited outside the Thirteenth Campus.
  • Zhang Liwu told Chen Lie that the university’s Profound Yang Golden Marrow had arrived, and Chen Lie saw its heat drive him back from the Ice Crystal Treasure Box.
  • Chen Lie concluded that he would need to reach blood refining stage perfection and complete his fourth blood tempering before he could safely use the Profound Yang Golden Marrow.

Ch. 405Blood Refining Complete, Fourth Blood Tempering

Chen Lie completed his fourth Blood Tempering and reached Blood Refining Stage completion, bringing him closer to using the Profound Yang Golden Marrow. The next morning, he returned to sparring, where Ji Lingxuan’s extraordinary bloodline and reaction to his Mental Power investigation deepened his suspicions about her origins.

  • Chen Lie told Zhang Liwu he expected to use the Profound Yang Golden Marrow within ten days, and Zhang Liwu agreed to guard it in the Resource Category Building.
  • Chen Lie stabilized his late Blood Refining Stage realm, collected Blood-Tempering Spirit Liquid and a top-tier second-rank Blood Refining Rare Treasure, and used them to complete his fourth Blood Tempering and reach Blood Refining Stage completion.
  • After his breakthrough shook the Cultivation Room, Chen Lie reassured a patrol unit that no attacker had entered, then went to eat.
  • The next morning, Chen Lie met Ji Lingxuan at the training hall and discovered that his Mental Power disintegrated when he tried to investigate her.
  • Chen Lie asked Ji Lingxuan to introduce him to her mother during the break, and Ji Lingxuan agreed to ask her; Han Keke then offered Chen Lie a local specialty, which he shared with Ji Lingxuan.

Ch. 406Princess Lingyan

Chen Lie began practical combat training and defeated Xu Bingyan, impressing Blue Star's leaders with his strength and apparent ninefold Strength Value. Outside the training hall, Zhu Jingshu told him Red Flame Planet would leave the next morning, then introduced him to her imperial sister, Princess Lingyan, Zhu Jingxi.

  • Han Keke urged Chen Lie to begin sparring, and Zheng Dongyang arrived and learned that Chen Lie had tempered his blood eight times.
  • Zheng Dongyang sent Chen Lie to spar with Xu Bingyan, and Chen Lie fought her for thousands of moves before she conceded.
  • Wang Shou judged that Chen Lie likely possessed a ninefold Strength Value and told Lei Jinglong and Zheng Dongyang to watch over him.
  • Chen Lie sparred with several more partners, then went outside with Han Keke to see a match between Zuo Yuan'er and Zhu Jingfei.
  • Zhu Jingshu told Chen Lie that Red Flame Planet would return home the next morning and introduced her imperial sister, Princess Lingyan, Zhu Jingxi.

Ch. 407Couldn't That Make You Even More Impressive?

Zhu Jingxi recognized Chen Lie as the cultivator of Bi'an, told him a Starry Sky University mentor might select him as a disciple, and then departed with Zhu Jingshu. After the Red Flame Planet and Shuimang Star visitors left, Chen Lie accepted Zheng Shuwen's challenge over their wager, and their fight began with her powerful counterattack.

  • Zhu Jingxi recognized Chen Lie as the cultivator of Bi'an, thanked him for helping Zhu Jingshu, and told him a Starry Sky University mentor would soon scout the Five Stars of the Eastern Region.
  • Zhu Jingxi and Zhu Jingshu left Blue Star, and Han Keke learned that Zhu Jingxi had ten times the Strength Value and had broken through the Heavenly Aperture at the Blood-Qi Transforming into Rainbow realm.
  • After the visitors departed, Zheng Dongyang made daily sparring mandatory for the Super Genius Class and replaced the monthly Blood Qi Ranking matches with real-time updates.
  • Zheng Shuwen asked Chen Lie to reschedule their wager fight, and Chen Lie offered to fight her immediately.
  • Chen Lie stunned Zheng Shuwen with his first punch, then met her Profound Yin Sky-Rending Palm with his second as she launched a relentless attack.

Ch. 408A Great Figure from the Outer Stars Takes Disciples?

Chen Lie defeated Zheng Shuwen, then taught Ruan Liusu a method that helped her reach the perfection of the Blood Refining Stage and temper her blood once. The chapter ended with Lei Jinglong announcing that Blue Star could recommend only fifteen students to compete for a chance to study under a renowned Starry Sky University teacher.

  • Chen Lie overwhelmed Zheng Shuwen's palm technique and knocked her off the Duel Platform, prompting her to abandon efforts to recruit him and warn her group not to offend him.
  • Chen Lie returned to Ruan Liuyun's group, where the others questioned his strength, and offered to guide Ruan Liusu in martial arts.
  • Chen Lie taught Ruan Liusu an Outer Stars method for refining and tempering blood at the same time, and she used it to reach the perfection of the Blood Refining Stage and temper her blood once.
  • Lei Jinglong told the Super Genius Class that a renowned Starry Sky University teacher would select gifted young people from the Five Stars of the Eastern Region for priority cultivation.
  • Lei Jinglong announced that Blue Star could recommend only fifteen students for the selection, leaving the class discussing how few candidates would be chosen.

Ch. 409Fourth on the Divine Sense Master Ranking—Zhao Siqi

Lei Jinglong selected fourteen Blue Star students for a disciple selection at Canglong Starry Sky University and assigned Zhao Siqi to guide them, while reserving the final spot for someone else. As Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu returned to the Drill Hall, Zhao Siqi passed Ruan Liuyun's group with a refined-looking young man.

  • Lei Jinglong chose eleven students with eightfold Strength Values and added Jiang Yuan, Hao Yulong, and Zuo Yuan'er to Blue Star's candidates, then warned them about the fierce competition and the possibility of not being selected.
  • Lei Jinglong introduced Zhao Siqi, a Starry Sky University student ranked fourth on Blue Star's Apprentice Divine Sense Master Ranking, and told the candidates to follow her guidance and obey the university's rules.
  • After the candidates left, Lei Jinglong told Zheng Dongyang that the person ranked second on the Divine Sense Master Ranking could not take the final spot because they had not reached the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm.
  • Ruan Liusu worried that the selection odds were poor, while Chen Lie said the competition was expected for such a valuable opportunity.
  • Jiang Yuan learned from Wu Tianhong that Chen Lie had defeated Zheng Shuwen in a few moves, but decided there was no reason to challenge him.
  • At the Drill Hall, Ruan Liusu argued with Ruan Liuyun about how they would split a possible university reward for Chen Lie, then Zhao Siqi passed their group with a refined-looking young man.

Ch. 410You're Too Lawless

Zhao Siqi returned to Blue Star with Helian Jingtao and was asked to guide the fifteen students going to Starry Sky University, while Chen Lie prepared to leave with the Profound Yang Golden Marrow. At the Star Boat plaza, Chen Lie beat Yan Zheng after Yan Zheng mocked him, but Zhao Siqi intervened and condemned both fighters as too lawless.

  • Ruan Liyun told Ruan Liusu that Zhao Siqi had ranked second on the Divine Sense Master Ranking and was now fourth.
  • Zhao Siqi introduced Helian Jingtao of Suyun Star to Zheng Dongyang, who asked her to look after the fifteen students headed to Starry Sky University.
  • Chen Lie retrieved the Profound Yang Golden Marrow from Zhang Liwu and carried it in a bundle to the Star Boat plaza.
  • Han Keke offered to carry Chen Lie's bundle, and Chen Lie reunited with Luo Zhixun among the students departing for Starry Sky University.
  • Yan Zheng mocked Chen Lie's bundle, so Chen Lie struck him and fought him until Yan Zheng was badly injured.
  • Zhao Siqi sent Chen Lie back with a wave of True Qi, knocking his bundle away, and rebuked him and Yan Zheng for their lawlessness.

Ch. 411Being Targeted?

Chen Lie fought Yan Zheng, then attracted Helian Jingtao’s attention after the Starry Sky University student discovered the Profound Yang Spiritual Marrow in Chen Lie’s bundle. As the group traveled toward Canglong Star, Helian Jingtao approached Chen Lie to ask what he was carrying.

  • Chen Lie attacked Yan Zheng until Zhao Siqi intervened, and both men were warned to obey Starry Sky University’s rules.
  • Helian Jingtao opened Chen Lie’s Ice Crystal Treasure Box, recognized the Profound Yang Spiritual Marrow inside, and became interested in obtaining it.
  • Lou Xueru led the fifteen students aboard a Star Boat bound for Canglong Star and warned them to follow Zhao Siqi’s instructions at Starry Sky University.
  • As the Star Boat accelerated, Chen Lie used his Blood Qi to ease Luo Zhixun’s discomfort, then returned to his seat.
  • Helian Jingtao introduced himself to Chen Lie and asked what he was carrying in his bundle, making Chen Lie suspect that Helian Jingtao had targeted him.

Ch. 412Starry Sky University

Chen Lie refused Helian Jingtao’s offer to buy his Profound Yang Spiritual Marrow and grew wary of others coveting it. He and the other Blue Star candidates arrived at Starry Sky University, where Zhao Siqi explained the departments and upcoming selection trials.

  • Helian Jingtao offered Chen Lie cultivation resources and then ten million Star-Origin Galactic Coins for the Profound Yang Spiritual Marrow, but Chen Lie refused to trade it.
  • Helian Jingtao asked Zhao Siqi to persuade Chen Lie to sell the treasure, and Zhao Siqi agreed to mediate.
  • Chen Lie resolved to use the Profound Yang Golden Marrow soon as the Star Boat carried the candidates to Canglong Star.
  • Lou Xueru brought the fifteen Blue Star candidates to Starry Sky University’s north gate, where they entered with Zhao Siqi.
  • Zhao Siqi explained the university’s three departments and told the candidates they would undergo trials at Tianyi Campus for a chance to be selected.

Ch. 413Starry Sky University's Ten Outstanding Students

Chen Lie and the other Blue Star candidates registered for Starry Sky University's Martial Way Department test and learned they would have to wait on campus without arranged lodging. After Zhao Siqi failed to persuade Chen Lie to sell his Profound Yang Golden Marrow, he visited the South Campus with Ruan Liusu, where they encountered hostile young girls after discussing the university's Ten Outstanding Students.

  • Zhao Siqi led the fifteen Blue Star candidates through identity verification and told them to stay on Tianyi Campus until the test began the next morning.
  • Zhao Siqi asked Chen Lie to sell his Profound Yang Golden Marrow for ten million Galactic Coins and donate some proceeds to Blue Star, but he refused.
  • Chen Lie decided to use the Profound Yang Golden Marrow before the test and then agreed to explore the South Campus with Ruan Liusu.
  • Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu read the display board listing Starry Sky University's Ten Outstanding Students, and Chen Lie recognized Wen Ruying from the Sumeru Illusion Realm.
  • Two young girls confronted Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu for discussing the listed students, and one insulted them as country bumpkins from an impoverished planet.

Ch. 414Blood Origin Crystal

Chen Lie followed a group of Starry Sky University students to the Blood Origin Realm after learning that its Blood Origin Crystals could greatly improve blood-qi cultivation. He asked Chu Ling'er to trade her remaining opportunities to use the crystals, leaving her to consider his proposed deal.

  • Ruan Liusu was scolded for supposedly disrespecting Wenren Mubian, and she left after Chen Lie insisted he would stay behind.
  • Chen Lie followed Chu Ling'er and her classmates to the Blood Origin Realm, hoping to cultivate his pure yang precious blood with a Blood Origin Crystal.
  • The students discussed their limited crystal sessions and Chu Ling'er's two remaining opportunities before entering the Blood Origin Realm.
  • Chen Lie asked Chu Ling'er whether a nonstudent could use the crystals, then proposed exchanging something of equal value for her remaining sessions.

Ch. 415A Deal Struck

Chen Lie forced Chu Ling'er to let him help repair her stalled Consciousness Sea World in exchange for her Blood Origin Crystal opportunity. After she saw his skill and agreed to the trade, they entered the Blood Origin Realm, where Chen Lie prepared to cultivate with profound yang golden marrow.

  • Chen Lie restrained Chu Ling'er and examined her Consciousness Sea World, identifying flaws that had stalled her progress for nearly two years.
  • Chen Lie guided Chu Ling'er through a Mental Power circulation route, and her Azure Sea Dragon Palace made rapid progress toward completion.
  • When Starry Sky University's patrol guards arrived, Chu Ling'er claimed she and Chen Lie had been discussing techniques and sparring, then agreed to trade her Blood Origin Crystal opportunity for his continued help.
  • Chu Ling'er led Chen Lie through the guarded passage into the Blood Origin Realm, where he opened the Ice Crystal Treasure Box and revealed profound yang golden marrow.

Ch. 416Pure Yang Precious Blood

Chen Lie used profound yang golden marrow and a Blood Origin Crystal to cultivate pure yang precious blood, turning his blood-qi gold and greatly increasing his strength. Chu Ling'er then secured permission from Deacon Feng for Chen Lie to leave Tianyi Campus with her so he could help cultivate her Consciousness Sea World.

  • Chen Lie endured the profound yang golden marrow's burning power and refined it with the Flood Dragon Rebirth Technique while absorbing energy from the Blood Origin Crystal.
  • Chen Lie completed his cultivation of pure yang precious blood, drained the Blood Origin Crystal, and estimated his strength value had reached at least 14.8-fold.
  • Chu Ling'er questioned Chen Lie about his golden blood-qi and the depleted crystal, but he refused to reveal his cultivation method and asked her to prepare a hundred kilograms of spirit nourishing flowers.
  • Chu Ling'er insisted Chen Lie accompany her, and they went to the Martial Way Department's general office to ask Deacon Feng about campus rules and Chen Lie's selection status.
  • Deacon Feng confirmed Chen Lie was a Blue Star candidate and permitted Chu Ling'er to take him off campus, provided he returned before the selection competition began.

Ch. 417Chu Ling'er's Consciousness Sea: Sea-Realm Celestial Palace

Chen Lie helped Chu Ling'er build her Consciousness Sea World, using Spirit Nourishing Flower to replenish her Mental Power and guiding her through a destructive rebirth of her cultivation. Her completed Sea-Realm Celestial Palace scored 23,500,000 points, exceeding her expectations and leaving her delighted with the result.

  • Chu Ling'er took Chen Lie to the infirmary, treated his burned hand with Flesh-Regenerating Liquid, and bought three hundred jin of Spirit Nourishing Flower.
  • Chu Ling'er brought Chen Lie to a Mental Power Cultivation Room and explained that she was cultivating the Azure Sea Dragon Palace method for the Azure Water Chi Dragon.
  • Chen Lie guided Chu Ling'er's Mental Power and drew energy from the Spirit Nourishing Flower to restore it as her Consciousness Sea took shape.
  • Following Chen Lie's guidance, Chu Ling'er shattered her Azure Sea Dragon Palace and rebuilt it into a more majestic Consciousness Sea World.
  • Chu Ling'er tested her completed Consciousness Sea and learned it was classified as a Sea-Realm Celestial Palace with a strength of 23,500,000 points.

Ch. 418Star Camphor Stele

Chu Ling'er asked Chen Lie to help her pass the Mental Power Department's Star Camphor Stele trial in exchange for spirit liquid, and he agreed. At the steles, Chen Lie began examining their Mental Power stages so Chu Ling'er could solve them.

  • Chu Ling'er showed Li Yunyun her newly cultivated Sea-Realm Celestial Palace, which scored 23.5 million on the Sea of Consciousness test.
  • Chu Ling'er persuaded Chen Lie to stay overnight in her Dormitory, then offered him spirit liquid for the eleventh Blood Tempering in exchange for help with the Star Camphor Stele trial.
  • Chu Ling'er brought Chen Lie to Central Campus the next morning, choosing the steles over watching the visitors from Blood God Planet spar with Starry Sky University's students.
  • Chu Ling'er explained that she needed to solve ten blue steles to earn Canglong Star's reward, and Chen Lie began probing the first stele's Mental Power stages.

Ch. 419Bro, can you actually do this?

Chen Lie examined the Star Camphor Steles and agreed to help Chu Ling'er pass the examination by controlling her with mental power, despite the risk of being noticed. After struggling to adjust to her body for much of the two-hour test, he deciphered her first stele and began on the second.

  • Chen Lie recognized that the Star Camphor Steles' mental barriers grew exponentially harder, while Chu Ling'er began examining them too.
  • Instructor Mo mistook Chen Lie for a local and praised his twelvefold strength value and solid cultivation foundation after Chu Ling'er claimed he was her cousin from Canglong Star.
  • Chen Lie warned Chu Ling'er that helping her secretly could attract Instructor Mo's attention, then explained that controlling her would leave her mental power depleted for a month.
  • Chu Ling'er agreed, and Chen Lie took control of her body so she could attempt the examination and qualify for focused training from Starry Sky University's Mental Power Department.
  • Chen Lie struggled to control Chu Ling'er remotely as other students advanced, but after an hour he adapted, cleared her first stele, and started deciphering the second.

Ch. 420When Did You Get a Family Friend?

Chen Lie controlled Chu Ling'er through the Star Camphor Stele Examination, helping her reach the eleventh stele and earn priority training before she promised him Blood-Tempering Spirit Liquid. They went to watch an exchange match at Central Campus, where Chu Ling'er's classmates questioned her claim that Chen Lie was a family friend.

  • Chen Lie guided Chu Ling'er through the first ten steles and negotiated two portions of Eleventh Blood-Tempering Spirit Liquid in exchange for helping her reach the eleventh.
  • Chen Lie cleared a stage of the eleventh stele, then relinquished control; the examination ended before Chu Ling'er could attempt its second stage.
  • The instructor summoned Chu Ling'er and Zhou Yuanfeng, and Chu Ling'er later thanked Chen Lie and promised to get him the spirit liquid by the day after tomorrow.
  • Chu Ling'er took Chen Lie to watch the exchange match between Starry Sky University and Blood God Planet at Central Campus.
  • Tian Qiuqiu and Dong Qinqin brought Chu Ling'er and Chen Lie to seats near the arena, and Tian Qiuqiu asked when Chu Ling'er had acquired a family friend.

Ch. 421Chen Lie, We Meet Again!

Chu Ling'er and Chen Lie watched the martial contest between Starry Sky University and Blood God Planet before she took him to eat and prepared to escort him back. The Holy Maiden Feng Lingxi recognized Chen Lie and challenged him to another match, leaving Chu Ling'er shocked by their connection.

  • Yang Guangyu grew jealous of Chen Lie's closeness with Chu Ling'er, but she rebuked him and explained that Chen Lie had stayed in her Dormitory while she rested in Dong Qinqin's Dormitory.
  • Dong Qinqin told Chu Ling'er that the Holy Son of the Blood God Sect had defeated Wei Xiong'an with a flick of his finger, and explained that the young Holy Maiden Feng Lingxi held great power and had the Dark Ghost Dragon Consciousness Spirit.
  • Chu Ling'er and Chen Lie watched Luo Chang and Kong Nishang fight on the Duel Platform, then left with Tian Qiuqiu and Dong Qinqin for the restaurant.
  • Chu Ling'er bought Chen Lie a luxurious martial arts meal despite her limited Galactic Coin, and left with him after Yang Guangyu angrily demanded to know who he was.
  • Feng Lingxi approached Chen Lie as Chu Ling'er prepared a public airship and greeted him, then challenged him to another match and released her Blood Qi.

Ch. 422Clash of mental power

Chen Lie fought Feng Lingxi in martial arts and mental power, defeating her mental attack before she left. He returned to Tianyi Campus and rejoined the Blue Star group, where he learned Zhao Siqi had reported him missing and was warned to follow the rules.

  • Feng Lingxi challenged Chen Lie to a martial contest, but they postponed settling who was stronger until Chen Lie’s cultivation caught up with hers.
  • Feng Lingxi challenged Chen Lie to a mental-power contest, and Chen Lie overcame her Ghost Domain of Myriad Spirits, forcing her to concede.
  • Feng Lingxi invited Chen Lie to the Guest-Embracing Hall, but he declined, and she departed.
  • Chu Ling’er rebandaged Chen Lie’s injured hand and took him back to Tianyi Campus, then went to ask her aunt for two portions of blood-tempering spirit liquid.
  • Chen Lie went to the Eastern Star Region’s gathering area, where Luo Zhixun told him that Zhao Siqi had complained about his absence.
  • Chen Lie reunited with the Blue Star group, reassured Ruan Liusu that he was fine, and heard Zuo Yuan’er warn him to follow the rules and be cautious.

Ch. 423The selection began

Chen Lie prepared for the Martial Way Department selection after forming Pure Yang Precious Blood, while Blue Star’s candidates discussed Wood Source Planet’s unfamiliar martial arts. At the selection venue, Chen Lie avoided a young woman from Wood Source Planet who tried to trip him as the combat-strength test began.

  • Jiang Yuan told Blue Star’s candidates to study Wood Source Planet’s martial arts after he and Zuo Yuan'er described their recent fights against its fighters.
  • Chen Lie cultivated through the night in a North Campus Cultivation Room to harmonize his newly formed Pure Yang Precious Blood with his body.
  • Zhao Siqi questioned Chen Lie about the missing treasure, and Chen Lie said he had given it to a Martial Way Department instructor in exchange for access to the Blood Origin Crystal and promised spirit liquid.
  • Zhao Siqi led Blue Star’s fifteen candidates to the Real Combat Room, where Teaching Assistant Wang Jie gathered the seventy-five candidates from the Five Stars of the Eastern Region.
  • Instructor Cheng Fengan announced the selection stages and began the combat-strength test, then Wang Jie led the Eastern Region candidates to their assigned area.
  • A girl from Wood Source Planet tried to strike and trip Chen Lie, but he swiftly avoided her.

Ch. 424Combat prowess test: born with superhuman strength?

Chen Lie passed the combat prowess test by concealing his true strength and deliberately stopping at the sixth stage, while instructors took note of his golden blood qi and innate superhuman strength. After rejoining the Blue Star group, he encountered Zhu Jingshu, who formally thanked him, just as another girl insulted him as someone who endured everything like a turtle.

  • Chen Lie concealed his true strength from the combat room scanner, which classified him as having golden blood qi and innate superhuman strength, then he defeated puppets through the fifth stage.
  • Cheng Fengan and an academic affairs officer reviewed Chen Lie’s test footage and decided to monitor him without alerting Director Yan.
  • Chen Lie deliberately struggled against the sixth stage’s six puppets, lost, and passed the test; Ruan Liusu said she had cleared four stages, while Han Keke reported that four Blue Star candidates were eliminated.
  • Chen Lie learned that only two candidates from Shuimang Star remained and that Wood Source Planet had lost none of its candidates.
  • Zhu Jingshu approached Chen Lie with a formal curtsy to thank him, and Han Keke clarified that she and Chen Lie were sworn siblings.
  • A girl speaking with Zhu Jingshu called Chen Lie someone who put up with anything like a turtle, leaving Zhu Jingshu puzzled.

Ch. 425Second Round: Comprehension Trial, Passed!

Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu teamed up for Starry Sky University’s comprehension trial, but Chen Lie’s slow progress left Ruan Liusu to do nearly all the work. Ruan Liusu lit all eighty required patterns just before time ran out, passing the trial for them both.

  • Zu Keying insulted Chen Lie, and Zhu Jingshu identified her as a powerful young talent from Wood Source Planet.
  • Wang Jie explained the comprehension trial rules and led the thirty-nine survivors into the hall of testing pillars.
  • Ruan Liusu invited Chen Lie to team up, and he discovered that he could not break through the pillar’s powerful Mental Power formation.
  • Ruan Liusu comprehended nineteen techniques quickly, while Chen Lie managed only two before yielding the pillar back to her.
  • Ruan Liusu continued alone, reached seventy-nine techniques, and illuminated the eightieth pattern in the final ten minutes, passing the trial with Chen Lie.

Ch. 426Blue Star vs. Wood Source Planet: Team Battle

After the trials, Blue Star and Wood Source Planet agreed to a five-on-five team battle, with each bout carrying a Star-Origin Galactic Coin wager. Chen Lie quickly defeated Meng Zhao and watched the remaining fights as the clash continued.

  • Teaching assistant Wang Jie announced that the talent assessment would take place the next morning and that sparring victories over stronger opponents could affect selection.
  • Jiang Yuan arranged a five-fighter match against Wood Source Planet through Zhu Jingfei, and both sides agreed to wager ten thousand Star-Origin Galactic Coins per lost bout.
  • Hua Jianying changed the matches into a simultaneous team battle, and Jiang Yuan accepted her terms.
  • Jiang Yuan, Zuo Yuan'er, Hao Yulong, Shao Keyu, and Chen Lie faced Hua Jianying, Bu Feifan, Lian Changqing, Zu Keying, and Meng Zhao.
  • Chen Lie studied Meng Zhao's techniques, then struck him with golden Blood-Qi and won their bout.
  • Chen Lie saw that Shao Keyu and Zu Keying were evenly matched and turned to watch the fights involving Zuo Yuan'er and Hao Yulong.

Ch. 427Group Melee, Victory!

Blue Star defeated Wood Source Planet in a group melee after Chen Lie helped turn the fights in his teammates’ favor. The chapter ended with Hua Jianying questioning the recovering Bu Feifan about how Zuo Yuan'er had beaten him so quickly.

  • Chen Lie dodged Bu Feifan's attack and struck him hard enough to leave him vulnerable, allowing Zuo Yuan'er to defeat him with a barrage of palms.
  • Zuo Yuan'er joined Hao Yulong and helped him defeat Lian Changqing, while Chen Lie's attacks helped Shao Keyu force Zu Keying to concede.
  • Chen Lie, Zuo Yuan'er, Hao Yulong, and Shao Keyu joined Jiang Yuan against Hua Jianying, who conceded and declared Wood Source Planet defeated.
  • Yang Jiannan told Zhu Jingfei that Chen Lie's Blood-Qi Transforming into Rainbow strength had shifted the contest in Blue Star's favor, and the Optical Computer listings confirmed Blue Star's victory.
  • Hua Jianying rebuked her defeated teammates, then questioned Bu Feifan after he woke from treatment about Zuo Yuan'er's strength.
Arc 17 of 28
Arc 17 of 28