Arc 25Freshman Champion

Chen Lie dominated the freshman competitions at Starry Sky University and won the university championship, earning Blue Star a Dazzling-Gold Martial Seal Medal. He agreed to return to Blue Star for the Four-Sided Star Domain contest after arranging for Shen Jiuxi to care for the spirit field.

  • Chen Lie met Ruan Liusu’s relatives and friends at the Divine Martial Hall, where Yan Zhiyun discussed her potential and the family’s hopes for her, while Chen Lie demonstrated his strength in sparring and the combat analyzer.
  • Chen Lie continued cultivating and tending Senior Old Shi’s spirit plants, learned about the trials facing those who sought the Primordial Essence Domain, and returned Shen Jiuxi’s sword while keeping the spirit blade as compensation.
  • Chen Lie entered the freshman competition, defeated his opponents through the department rounds, and won the Martial Way Department final against Wei Zeyang.
  • Chen Lie defeated Luo Yunshang in the Three-Department Martial Meet, then overcame Shao Lin with a mental attack and saber strike to become Starry Sky University’s freshman champion.
  • Chen Lie received a Dazzling-Gold Martial Seal Medal for Blue Star, entrusted it to Zhang Wenwu, and collected his championship rewards, including five elements divine iron and a Mental Power Treasure.
  • Chen Lie agreed to return to Blue Star for the Four-Sided Star Domain contest, received travel documents from Huang Zongcheng, and began teaching Shen Jiuxi to care for Senior Old Shi’s spirit field.
Chapters 603–627 Vol. 7 Read

Ch. 603An invitation to a banquet

Chen Lie restored the True Essence Realm old man’s spiritual field while cultivating at Starry Sky University and preparing for the Freshman Martial Competition. After Ruan Liusu invited him to her master’s banquet, he arrived at the Divine Martial Hall and asked why he had been summoned.

  • Chen Lie learned from Zhang Wenwu that Blue Star would compete for command of the Four-Sided Star Domain’s allied forces, then stabilized his Roaming Qi Realm cultivation with yuan stones.
  • Chen Lie revived the old man’s spiritual plants, and the old man required him to hasten their ripening so he could harvest two crops within a hundred days.
  • Huang Yuxi asked whether Chen Lie could place in the Freshman Martial Competition, and Chen Lie declared he aimed to win first place university-wide.
  • Ruan Liusu invited Chen Lie to her master’s banquet for younger relatives and friends of the Wenren and Yan Families, and Chen Lie agreed to attend.
  • Chen Lie reached the Divine Martial Hall, where Ruan Liusu met him; he embraced her and asked why her master had invited him.

Ch. 604Utter confidence

Ruan Liusu brought Chen Lie to meet her master Yan Zhiyun’s Wenren and Yan relatives, where they ate dishes made from a tenth-order Eight-Star Star Beast. The meal greatly strengthened Chen Lie’s cultivation, and Yan Zhiyun sent the young people to get to know one another on the Divine Martial Hall’s seventh floor.

  • Ruan Liusu introduced Chen Lie to Yan Zhiyun, Yan Meng, Wenren Mubian, Yan Ruowen, Yan Yi, and Yan Xing at the Divine Martial Hall.
  • Yan Meng gave Ruan Liusu a heaven-grade martial technique, and Yan Zhiyun discussed Yan Xing and Yan Yi’s cultivation and rankings.
  • Yan Zhiyun asked Chen Lie about his cultivation, while Ruan Liusu defended his progress as he studied on his own.
  • Yan Zhiyun served food made from a tenth-order Eight-Star Star Beast and warned the younger guests to eat within their limits.
  • Chen Lie ate more than anyone except Wenren Mubian and absorbed the food’s energy, greatly increasing his origin qi and rate of true qi generation.
  • Yan Zhiyun asked the younger relatives to look after Ruan Liusu and told Wenren Qinghe to take them to the seventh floor.

Ch. 605A Secret Scheme

Yan Zhiyun and Yan Meng discussed using Ruan Liusu’s exceptional talent to help preserve the Yan Family’s influence, while deciding to test whether Chen Lie would withdraw on his own. Meanwhile, Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu followed Wenren Qinghe to the Divine Martial Hall’s sparring area, unaware of the family’s scheme.

  • Yan Zhiyun explained that Ruan Liusu might be the Yan Family’s best hope of producing another young true essence martial artist as the family faced losing its place on Canglong Star’s Planetary Council.
  • Yan Zhiyun proposed pairing Ruan Liusu with Yan Yi, but agreed that Ruan Liusu’s wishes had to come first because she already had Chen Lie.
  • Yan Meng and Yan Ruowen agreed to show Chen Lie the gap between himself and Canglong Star’s martial geniuses in hopes that he would back away, while Yan Zhiyun insisted Yan Yi must not hear about the plan.
  • Yan Ruowen left the private room wondering whether Ruan Liusu’s life divine aperture gave her extraordinary potential.
  • Chen Lie, Ruan Liusu, and Wenren Qinghe reached the seventh floor of the Divine Martial Hall, where Wenren Qinghe suggested they visit the low-intensity sparring and discussion area.

Ch. 606Sparring

At the Divine Martial Hall, Ruan Liusu sparred with Chen Lie and discovered that his strength and cultivation foundation exceeded hers despite his lower realm. Wenren Qinghe then tried to arrange another bout to expose Chen Lie, but Wenren Qingyue questioned the point of fighting someone at a lower cultivation level.

  • Wenren Qinghe brought Chen Lie, Ruan Liusu, and the others to the sparring arenas and urged Ruan Liusu to fight Yan Yi or use the matchmaking system.
  • Ruan Liusu refused Yan Yi's offer and chose to spar with Chen Lie, while Wenren Qinghe reprimanded Yan Xing for disrespecting her.
  • Ruan Liusu attacked Chen Lie with martial techniques, but he dispersed her first strike and gradually forced her to fight at full strength while guiding her toward her combat flaws.
  • Chen Lie stopped the bout after Ruan Liusu could barely withstand his strength, and she concluded that his cultivation foundation was stronger than hers.
  • Wenren Qinghe suggested that Chen Lie spar with Wenren Qingyue or Yan Xing; Yan Xing declined, and Wenren Qingyue questioned the value of fighting someone in the second-order roaming qi realm.

Ch. 607Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger

During a free-matching sparring event, Chen Lie concealed his true realm and was exposed as a Third-Order Qi Accumulation Realm fighter when his opponent’s companions recognized him from the Dual-Origin Secret Realm. After Shao Lin confronted him over the Spirit Jades he had taken, Chen Lie pointed Shao Lin toward Yan Ruowen, who had just offered to help him.

  • Wenren Qinghe arranged free matching for the group, and Chen Lie was matched with Wang Xin after Ruan Liusu spoke with Yan Ruowen.
  • Yan Ruowen offered Chen Lie help in a condescending manner, while Wenren Qinghe and the others gathered to watch his match.
  • Wang Xin’s companions recognized Chen Lie from the Dual-Origin Secret Realm and warned her that he was actually a powerful Qi Accumulation Realm fighter, so Wang Xin forfeited.
  • Chen Lie’s concealed Third-Order Qi Accumulation Realm surprised the group, and Wenren Qingyue grew eager to fight him again.
  • Shao Lin confronted Chen Lie over the Innate Spirit Jades, and Chen Lie named Yan Ruowen as someone Shao Lin would have to face first.

Ch. 608Multi-Star-Domain Martial Arts Analysis

After Shao Lin backed down from demanding Chen Lie’s spirit jade, Yan Ruowen brought the group to the Divine Martial Hall’s eighth floor to demonstrate a new analyzer that ranked martial artists across three star domains. Chen Lie concealed his realm during his test, but the analyzer still placed his combat strength at 999 overall, leaving the others to react to his unexpected result.

  • Yan Ruowen and Ruan Liusu forced Shao Lin to abandon his demand for Chen Lie’s spirit jade, and Shao Lin left after declaring their dispute settled.
  • Yan Ruowen told Yan Yi that her aunt wanted him matched with Ruan Liusu, and Yan Yi agreed to spend more time with her while Yan Ruowen handled Chen Lie.
  • Yan Ruowen showed the group the Multi-Star-Domain Joint Martial Arts Analyzer on the Divine Martial Hall’s eighth floor, where Yan Xing, Yan Yi, Wenren Qinghe, Wenren Qingyue, and Ruan Liusu received their rankings.
  • Chen Lie disguised his realm as second-order peak Roaming Qi Realm during the analyzer’s test, which ranked his combat power 999 overall and his potential 118,718 overall.

Ch. 609A once-in-a-millennium genius?

Chen Lie's martial arts analysis ranked his combat strength 999th among second-order roaming qi realm Martial Artists across the three star domains, stunning the Canglong Star group. After leaving the Divine Martial Hall, Yan Ruowen told Yan Meng about his results and special constitution, while Yan Meng urged Yan Yi to keep pursuing Ruan Liusu.

  • The analyzer gave Chen Lie SSS+ ratings for his physique and true qi attributes, measured his true qi quality at 6,257 times the baseline, and ranked his combat strength 999th in his realm.
  • Chen Lie explained that he practiced the sacred-grade Origin-Heaven Qi-Gathering Scripture and had a special constitution, while Wenren Qingyue explained why powerful Martial Artists used Swordfall Star Domain coordinates in the Sumeru Illusion Realm.
  • Yan Zhiyun called the group back from the simulated combat rooms, and Ruan Liusu left with her while Chen Lie returned to his airship.
  • Yan Meng learned from Yan Ruowen about Chen Lie's ranking and attributed his strength to his special constitution, then reminded Yan Yi to pursue Ruan Liusu despite his training commitments.
  • Chen Lie declined Ruan Liusu's invitation to leave with her and returned to Starry Sky University's Heaven Second Campus.

Ch. 610Shen Jiuxi Came to Visit

Yan Zhiyun accepted that Ruan Liusu would choose whether to stay with Chen Lie, while Chen Lie prepared for Starry Sky University's freshman martial arts competition. As he tended the spirit field, Shen Jiuxi arrived at Senior Old Shi's courtyard with a jar of spirit wine.

  • Yan Zhiyun told Wenren Qinghe not to pressure Ruan Liusu too harshly and said she would respect her disciple's choice about Chen Lie.
  • Chen Lie cultivated with Yuan Stones, restored Senior Old Shi's spirit plants, and learned that the freshman competition would begin on April 10.
  • Huang Zongcheng explained the competition format, and Chen Lie joined Huang Yuxi's group for the Second Competition Zone.
  • Chen Lie returned to cultivation and prepared to use the Spirit Treasure blade from Shen Jiuxi's sword case to compensate for his lack of suitable martial techniques.
  • Chen Lie mixed Spirit Liquids for the spirit plants, and Shen Jiuxi arrived to visit Senior Old Shi with a jar of spirit wine.

Ch. 611Fourth Primordial Essence Realm

Chen Lie fought off Shen Jiuxi’s revenge attempt, and Senior Old Shi forced her to help him tend the spirit field. After seeing Chen Lie’s skill and learning that she would not receive swordsmanship lessons, Shen Jiuxi left with only a promise of limited cultivation guidance.

  • Shen Jiuxi attacked Chen Lie, but his powerful physique let him recover quickly despite her Five Qi Converging to Origin Realm strength.
  • Senior Old Shi stopped Shen Jiuxi with Mystic Power and made her apologize after she mistakenly thought he was part of Chen Lie’s mental illusion.
  • Shen Jiuxi offered Senior Old Shi spirit wine and learned that Chen Lie could stay by tending the spirit fields, while the elder refused to hand him over.
  • Senior Old Shi restored the spilled Spirit Liquid, and Chen Lie directed Shen Jiuxi as they irrigated the spirit plants with his specialized mixtures.
  • Shen Jiuxi admitted she wanted to learn swordsmanship, but Senior Old Shi refused and instead offered to answer one cultivation question and provide limited help before she reached the True Essence Realm.

Ch. 612Three Calamities and Three Tribulations, Five Declines of Heaven and Man

A True Essence elder explained to Shen Jiuxi and Chen Lie the Five Declines of Heaven and Man, Three Tribulations, and Three Calamities that stood between a Tenth-Order Heavenly Human Grandmaster and the Primordial Essence Domain. He mediated their dispute over the Sword-Nurturing Casket, and Chen Lie left with the spirit sword returned to Shen Jiuxi while retaining her spirit blade until she brought a replacement.

  • Shen Jiuxi asked the old man why her fortune and prospects might not let her enter the Primordial Essence Domain in her thirties, and he pointed to Chen Lie’s unusually rising fortune as an example.
  • The old man invited Chen Lie to join Shen Jiuxi and explained the Five Declines of Heaven and Man, the Physique, Origin, and Mind-Spirit Tribulations, and the Thunder, Fire, and Wind Calamities.
  • The old man explained that the Three Calamities grew stronger for those attempting an early breakthrough, while age weakened them but eventually made entering the Primordial Essence Domain impossible.
  • The old man told Chen Lie to return Shen Jiuxi’s spirit sword in exchange for her promise to stop troubling him, and Chen Lie handed back the Sword-Nurturing Casket and sword.
  • Shen Jiuxi demanded the spirit blade from the casket, but Chen Lie kept it as compensation for a blade she had destroyed and agreed to return it when she brought a replacement.
  • The old man dismissed Chen Lie and Shen Jiuxi, and Chen Lie said he would miss tending the medicinal field while attending the new students’ martial competition.

Ch. 613New Student Martial Arts Grand Competition

Chen Lie learned to mix spirit water and warned Shen Jiuxi to replace her Spirit-Nurturing Blade before his upcoming competition. He entered Starry Sky University's freshman martial arts tournament, where he defeated Chen Jingjing with one blow and advanced.

  • Chen Lie taught Shen Jiuxi to mix spirit water, but refused her offer of five million Star-Origin Galactic Coins to teach her more about tending medicinal fields.
  • Chen Lie warned Shen Jiuxi that her Spirit-Nurturing Blade might break in his competition and urged her to find another spirit blade to trade for it.
  • Chen Lie arrived at the New Student Martial Arts Grand Competition and told Huang Yuxi that his strength was comparable to an average Late-Stage Qi Gathering Realm fighter.
  • Huang Yuxi named Shao Lin, Luo Yunshang, and Wei Zeyang as leading freshman contenders from the three departments.
  • Chen Lie faced Chen Jingjing in the first round and blasted her off the platform with a single blow.

Ch. 614Five Rounds of Martial Arts Competition

Chen Lie advanced through the early rounds of the Martial Arts Grand Competition with overwhelming ease, while other contenders began to notice his strength. After the fifth round began, he rested in the waiting area as the arenas prepared to merge the next morning.

  • After the first round, Hou Yutan lost to Zhao Jingtao but Chen Lie encouraged him to try the Revival Match.
  • Chen Lie defeated Su Rongrong by neutralizing her sword qi, catching her blade, and returning her sword after she conceded.
  • Hua Jianying defeated Zhu Jingfei, and the second and third rounds concluded as contestants regained places through the Revival Match.
  • Chen Lie blasted his third-round opponent off the platform with one punch, then defeated Xu Nianqiu just as Tian Sisi beat Wang Yinuo in the fourth round.
  • Li Yaxian warned Tian Sisi that Chen Lie could threaten her bid for the department's top ten, but Tian Sisi remained confident she could beat him.
  • Huang Yuxi told Chen Lie the arenas would likely merge the next morning, and he rested while the fifth-round matches began.

Ch. 615Heaven Second Campus Finals

Chen Lie advanced from the second venue and crushed Xu Jinzhou in the first Heaven Second Campus final, revealing strength near the Late-Stage Qi Gathering Realm. Qiao Xuanxi also returned through a Revival Match, and the chapter left Chen Lie’s opponents assessing how his humble origins might limit his techniques and equipment.

  • Chen Lie defeated Zhao Jingtao with one punch and advanced from the second venue, while Tian Sisi’s assistant identified him as a contender for the department’s top ten.
  • Tian Sisi defeated Qiao Xuanxi, but Qiao Xuanxi won the Revival Match and rejoined the contestants advancing to the Heaven Second Campus finals with Chen Lie and Chen Jingjing.
  • Huang Yuxi led the three Class 17 contestants to Area One and explained that the campus-wide finals had no Revival Matches and would determine the top 100, top 50, and top ten.
  • Chen Lie defeated Xu Jinzhou in two punches, entering the top 100 and astonishing the spectators, Tian Sisi, and Li Yaxian.
  • Li Yaxian estimated Chen Lie’s strength at the Late-Stage Qi Gathering Realm and told Tian Sisi that his impoverished origins likely left him without powerful techniques or a weapon.

Ch. 616Martial Arts Department-Wide Tournament

Chen Lie advanced from Heaven Second Campus’s branch tournament to the Martial Arts Department-Wide Tournament, where he prepared to face the other departments’ strongest newcomers. The department-wide matches began, and Chen Lie’s first opponent was Yang Qi of Suyun Star, who confidently expected to defeat him.

  • Qiao Xuanxi defeated Jiang Yuan and advanced into the branch tournament’s top hundred, while Chen Lie progressed through four rounds to reach Heaven Second Campus’s top ten.
  • The branch tournament named Chen Lie among its top ten, and he headed with Huang Yuxi to the main competition grounds for the department-wide tournament.
  • Huang Yucheng gave Chen Lie documents about his opponents, and Huang Yuxi warned him that lacking a suitable spirit weapon could hinder his chances.
  • The department-wide tournament began, and Yu Wuxia of Heavy Rain Star defeated Jiang Xinglong of Glimmer Star in the opening match.
  • Chen Lie was matched against Yang Qi of Suyun Star, who told him it was a shame they had met because Yang Qi expected to win.

Ch. 617The Martial Way Department's Top Ten

Chen Lie defeated Yang Qi and Wang Haoran to advance to the Martial Way Department’s top ten, surprising students with his strength and saber technique. As the top ten competition continued, university staff confirmed his Blue Star origins and planned to contact the planet’s representatives, who were absent.

  • Chen Lie overwhelmed Yang Qi with his physical strength and true qi, knocked him off the platform, and advanced to the department’s top twenty.
  • Huang Yucheng asked about Chen Lie’s cultivation, and he explained that he had entered Starry Sky University at the blood-qi stage and had not yet cultivated five elements true qi.
  • Wei Zeyang disarmed Yu Wuxia and defeated her with a single palm strike, advancing to the department’s top ten.
  • Chen Lie used his black spirit saber and Blood Dragon Saber Technique to defeat Wang Haoran and secure a place among the department’s top ten freshmen.
  • Zhao Shuangting asked Chen Lie to confirm he was from Blue Star and learned that the planet’s on-campus work group was not present.

Ch. 618Shen Jiuxi delivered a blade, and the battle for first in the department!

Chen Lie entered the department’s contest for first place and received the Spirit Treasure-grade saber Blood River from Shen Jiuxi just before his match against Gongsun Huaying. After trading powerful attacks, both fighters unleashed their strongest strikes, and the chapter ended as their saber and sword qi collided.

  • The department’s top ten were announced, and Wei Zeyang defeated Chen Gusen to advance after overpowering him with his bare hand and a palm strike.
  • Song Jiaren beat Zhou Mingyu, while Chen Lie waited for Shen Jiuxi to bring him a spirit blade for his match against Gongsun Huaying.
  • Shen Jiuxi arrived carrying Blood River, traded it for Chen Lie’s Spirit-Nurturing Blade, and learned that Chen Lie came from Blue Star in the Fringe Star Domain.
  • Chen Lie took Blood River onto the Duel Platform, where Gongsun Huaying challenged him and opened with a storm of sword qi.
  • Chen Lie blocked Gongsun Huaying’s attacks, and the two fighters launched their strongest techniques, whose saber and sword qi collided.

Ch. 619Consecutive Victories, Top Three in the Department

Chen Lie defeated Gongsun Huaying and Tian Sisi, reaching the top three of the Martial Way Department competition. After Wei Zeyang defeated the exhausted Meng Bingcheng, Chen Lie began his semifinal match against Song Jiaren.

  • Chen Lie overwhelmed Gongsun Huaying with his saber techniques and advanced to the next round.
  • Tian Sisi defeated Zhang Miao, while Meng Bingcheng crushed Zheng Zhong, completing the first round.
  • Chen Lie defeated Tian Sisi with one strike, while Meng Bingcheng and Song Jiaren fought to a draw.
  • Huang Yuxi explained that high rankings at Starry Sky University brought additional resources to a student's home planet, including Blue Star.
  • Wei Zeyang defeated the exhausted Meng Bingcheng with a single palm strike and advanced to the finals.
  • Chen Lie and Song Jiaren took the Duel Platform for their match, and the start signal sounded.

Ch. 620Defeating Wei Zeyang, taking first place in the Martial Way Department!

Chen Lie defeated Song Jiaren with his strength and advanced to the Martial Way Department final against Wei Zeyang. After a fierce battle of attrition, Chen Lie defeated Wei Zeyang and claimed first place among the department’s freshmen.

  • Song Jiaren used the Blood God Crossbow against Chen Lie, but he recovered his true qi and knocked her off the Duel Platform.
  • Bai Xinlin announced that Chen Lie and Wei Zeyang would compete in the final, while Huang Yuxi urged Chen Lie to recover before the match.
  • Wei Zeyang and Chen Lie began their final, and Chen Lie’s powerful saber strike carved a deep chasm into the Duel Platform.
  • Chen Lie endured Wei Zeyang’s attacks and repeatedly used major saber techniques to wear down his opponent.
  • Wei Zeyang’s Profound Yang Thunder Halberd faltered under Chen Lie’s pressure, and Chen Lie blasted him off the Duel Platform to take first place.

Ch. 621Three-Department Martial Meet: Chen Lie of the Martial Way Department vs. Luo Yunshang of the Mental Power Department

Chen Lie won the Martial Way Department championship, and Luo Yunshang claimed the Mental Power Department title. After learning about each other’s abilities, they prepared to face off in the Three-Department Martial Meet, which began with their match.

  • Chen Lie defeated the Martial Way Department’s competitors and took first place, while the department heads discussed his talent and humble origins.
  • Huang Yuxi urged Chen Lie to recover, and Luo Yunshang won the Mental Power Department final against Dongfang Chenhui.
  • Luo Yunshang learned that Chen Lie was from Blue Star and had defeated Wei Zeyang, then inspected the damaged Martial Way Department platform and studied what little was known about his abilities.
  • Huang Yucheng reported that Luo Yunshang’s consciousness spirit was the Winged Fish, and Huang Yuxi warned Chen Lie about its powerful mental attacks and Spirit Sealing ability.
  • Chen Lie told Huang Yuxi that his own consciousness spirit could devour external mental power, and the Three-Department Martial Meet began with Chen Lie facing Luo Yunshang.

Ch. 622Liu Earth Musk Deer Shows Its Might, Winning the Match!

Chen Lie defeated Mental Power Department champion Luo Yunshang after Liu Earth Musk Deer devoured her consciousness spirit, advancing toward the Three-Department Martial Meet final. Shao Lin won the Sword Dao Department championship, setting up a final between him and Chen Lie for Starry Sky University's top freshman title.

  • Chen Lie and Luo Yunshang exchanged saber and sword techniques, then Luo Yunshang used her Winged Fish consciousness spirit to attack him with mental power.
  • Chen Lie's mental attack wounded Luo Yunshang, and Liu Earth Musk Deer began devouring her consciousness spirit after she used Spirit Sealing on him.
  • Xue Yingran intervened and conceded the match for the Mental Power Department, giving Chen Lie the victory.
  • The department heads speculated that Chen Lie's consciousness spirit came from another star domain, while spectators debated whether he could defeat Shao Lin.
  • Chen Lie returned to the waiting area and prepared for the final as Huang Yuxi warned him about Shao Lin's strength.
  • Shao Lin won the Sword Dao Department championship, becoming Chen Lie's opponent in the university final.

Ch. 623The final showdown

Chen Lie recovered before facing Shao Lin in the university-wide freshman final, while Blue Star officials realized they lacked the ninth-order escort required if Chen Lie became top freshman. The match was about to begin, with both finalists prepared to settle their score from the Dual-Origin Secret Realm.

  • Bai Xinlin announced Shao Lin as the Sword Dao Department champion and scheduled the final against Chen Lie for thirty minutes later.
  • Huang Yuxi led Chen Lie to a meditation room, where he refined twenty thousand jin of yuan stones and recovered his strength.
  • Shao Lin learned Chen Lie had defeated Wei Zeyang and Luo Yunshang, warned his companions not to underestimate him, and suspected a Canglong Star master had trained him.
  • Bai Xinlin explained that the top freshman would need a ninth-order martial artist from their home planet to escort them to the Canglong Star Interstellar Cloud Platform, and Huang Yuxi told Zhang Wenwu that Blue Star had no eligible escort at Starry Sky University.
  • Chen Lie and Shao Lin entered the platform, drew their weapons, acknowledged each other's increased strength, and prepared to fight after Shao Lin offered Chen Lie a chance to withdraw.

Ch. 624Mid-Roaming Qi Realm, First Among the New Students!

Chen Lie broke through to the middle stage of the roaming qi realm during his final against Shao Lin and used his strength and mental power to win Starry Sky University's New Student Martial Arts Grand Competition. He became the first student from outside the Ten-Star Alliance, and from Blue Star, to claim the university-wide title.

  • Chen Lie dismissed Shao Lin's taunts and began the final by trading blows with him, revealing Shao Lin's formidable strength.
  • Chen Lie broke through to the mid-second-order roaming qi realm as Shao Lin drove him to the edge of the Duel Platform, then turned the battle in his favor.
  • Shao Lin proposed settling the match with one move, and the two unleashed their strongest attacks.
  • Chen Lie struck Shao Lin with a mental power attack, shattered his sword qi, and blasted him off the Duel Platform with a saber strike.
  • Starry Sky University announced Chen Lie as the champion, and Zhang Wenwu contacted Blue Star's political council to report the victory.

Ch. 625Martial Seal Medal

Chen Lie received the university-wide championship rewards, including a Dazzling-Gold Martial Seal Medal that would let Blue Star buy thirty million Galactic Coins' worth of public resources. After Blue Star’s absent representative drew criticism, Chen Lie entrusted the medal to Zhang Wenwu, while Shen Jiuxi accused Chen Lie of stealing her spirit sword and threatening to extort her.

  • Bai Xinlin announced Chen Lie’s championship rewards and explained that his medal would let Blue Star use its currency to purchase category-two resources.
  • The department champions and top ten received their Martial Seal Medals, while Chen Lie declined to give the Interstellar Cloud Platform speaking opportunity to another competitor.
  • Chen Lie received his medal from Yan Zhiyun and said Blue Star would control it, then left the arena with Luo Yunshang and Shao Lin.
  • Spectators criticized Blue Star for sending no representative, and Zhang Wenwu apologized to Chen Lie for the government’s oversight.
  • Shen Jiuxi told Zhang Wenwu that Chen Lie had stolen her spirit sword and was demanding a million Galactic Coins, while Chen Lie dismissed her accusations and entrusted Zhang with his medal.

Ch. 626The rewards for first place

Chen Lie claimed first place in Starry Sky University's freshman martial competition, prompting Blue Star's leaders to seek his help in a coming interstellar contest. After stabilizing his cultivation, he collected his championship rewards and chose to wait for a Mental Power Treasure.

  • Huang Yuxi warned Chen Lie that antagonizing Shen Jiuxi could bring trouble, while Yan Zhiyun declined to mentor him.
  • Zhang Wenwu informed Blue Star's leaders that Chen Lie had won the university championship and earned a Dazzling-Gold Martial Seal Medal, and they asked him to apologize to Chen Lie and urge him to return to help secure command of the Interstellar Allied Forces.
  • Chen Lie spent the night refining yuan stones, advanced his Primordial Limitless Qi Gong, and decided to return to Blue Star for his innate five elements divine meridians.
  • Chen Lie met Hou Yutan, Qiao Xuanxi, and Nie Cheng, then went to Huang Zongcheng and Huang Yuxi to collect his championship rewards.
  • Huang Zongcheng gave Chen Lie five elements divine iron and explained his other rewards; Chen Lie chose a Mental Power Treasure and agreed to wait for the next shipment from Aurora Star.

Ch. 627Shen Jiuxi's Plans to Study on Blue Star

Chen Lie agreed to return to Blue Star to help his home planet prepare for the Four-Sided Star Domain contest, then arranged leave and a faster route with Huang Zongcheng. Before leaving, he began teaching Shen Jiuxi to tend the true essence elder’s spirit field in his absence.

  • Zhang Wenwu told Chen Lie that Blue Star wanted him to compete in the Four-Sided Star Domain contest, and Chen Lie agreed to return after a day’s delay.
  • Huang Zongcheng approved Chen Lie’s leave and provided an introduction and travel pass for a faster route through Glimmer Star and Red Flame Planet.
  • Chen Lie tended the true essence elder’s spirit field and explained that he would be away for half a month; the elder told him to teach Shen Jiuxi to care for it.
  • Shen Jiuxi arrived the next morning, and Chen Lie began teaching her to mix spirit liquid after the elder placed the medicinal field in her care.
Arc 25 of 28
Arc 25 of 28