Strength Value

In the classroom of Elite Class 5, all the students turned to look at Hong Chengshuo on the podium.

"The early stage of the blood energy realm is divided into five levels. I believe you know them better than I do, since you're going through them yourselves. Who can explain the division between these five levels?"

"Teacher, me!"

At that moment, a boy in the front row raised his hand.

"Zhang Di, you tell us."

Hong Chengshuo raised a hand, signaling for Zhang Di to stand and speak.

"The five levels of the blood energy realm are: before one's blood energy value breaks 1; after it breaks 1 but before it breaks 3; after it breaks 3 but before it breaks 5; after it breaks 5 but before it breaks 10; and after the blood energy value breaks 10 points, which is the final stage of blood energy cultivation."

Zhang Di stood and answered.

"Very good."

Hong Chengshuo waved a hand, signaling for Zhang Di to sit down.

"However, I need to add something. The five levels of blood energy are merely the beginning of the entire blood energy realm. Only after your blood energy value surpasses 10 points can you be considered to have truly entered the proper path of the blood energy realm."

"Generally speaking, once a martial arts student reaches a blood energy value of 100 points, they can nourish their essence, gather their energy, and break through into the Martial Artist realm. But Martial Artists like that have the least potential and the bleakest futures, because their foundations are not solid enough. So let me remind you all: during the blood energy realm, the higher your blood energy value, the farther you will be able to go on the path of martial arts."

"If you can cultivate your blood energy value to 1,000 points during the blood energy realm, then you will possess the potential to become a Grandmaster-level Martial Artist. You can join the Provincial Youth Genius Group, receive strong support from the provincial government, gain special admission to Blue Star University, and have the martial arts resources of the entire East River Province tilted in your favor."

As soon as Hong Chengshuo finished speaking, the students below erupted into murmurs.

"A blood energy value of 1,000 points? How is that possible? Can a human even cultivate that?"

"So the requirement for joining the Provincial Youth Genius Group is 1,000 points of blood energy. Ordinary people could never reach that. Even the person ranked first on the Elite Students Top 100 Ranking is nowhere close."

"Are the requirements for becoming a Grandmaster-level Martial Artist really that high? No wonder there are so few Grandmasters in all of East River Province, despite its population of tens of millions."

"Quiet down, students. The reason I'm telling you this is so that you can gain a clear understanding of your own martial paths."

"You are elite students, so you should look ahead. But there is no need to look too far ahead. Martial arts have no end. If you look too far ahead, you will only become lost and confused. You only need to watch the few steps beneath your feet."

"Students in the ordinary martial arts classes at other schools only know the five levels of the blood energy realm. They know nothing of martial arts beyond a blood energy value of 10."

"That is because their instructors do not dare let them see that the mountain blocking their path, the mountain that feels impossible to cross, is merely an insignificant little step on the road of martial arts cultivation."

At that moment, a student in the front row suddenly raised his hand with a question.

"Teacher, does joining the Provincial Youth Genius Group require a blood energy value of 1,000 points?"

Hong Chengshuo glanced at him. "Not every member of the Provincial Youth Genius Group necessarily has a blood energy value of 1,000 points. My guess is that younger students can probably make it into the East River Province Youth Genius Group with around 800 points."

"Also, let me warn you: don't aim too high."

"Although one needs a blood energy value of 1,000 points to be considered to have Grandmaster potential, those with less than 1,000 points may not necessarily be unable to become Grandmasters in the future."

"Even if your blood energy value does not meet the standard for Grandmaster potential, as long as your blood energy is sufficiently abundant and refined, and you persevere without letting your will falter, becoming a Grandmaster may still not be beyond hope."

The student asked again, "Teacher, how can one make their blood energy abundant and refined?"

"By abundant blood energy, I mean that even if your blood energy value has not reached four digits, it cannot be too far off. You can't possibly expect someone who breaks through to Martial Artist at a blood energy value of 100 points to become a Grandmaster, can you? That simply isn't realistic."

"As for refined blood energy, I'll have to explain that carefully."

"Generally speaking, the lower a person's blood energy value, the more refined their blood energy is."

"For someone with a blood energy value below 1 point, their strength value can certainly remain above three times that amount. After their blood energy value exceeds 3 points, some people may no longer be able to maintain a strength value above a one-to-three ratio."

"Once the blood energy value rises above 10 points, the strength values of the vast majority will fall below three times that amount."

"If, after reaching 20 points of blood energy, one can still maintain a one-to-three strength ratio, that is already extremely impressive."

"After one's blood energy value surpasses three digits, anyone who can still maintain a strength value above three times that amount is undoubtedly a genius."

"A body full of refined blood energy is extraordinarily important for a Martial Artist."

Hong Chengshuo's lecture on the podium had the students in the classroom hanging on every word.

Chen Lie, however, had no interest in any of it.

What Hong Chengshuo spoke of were standards meant for Blue Star's martial arts geniuses. Naturally, Chen Lie intended to measure himself against the cosmic prodigies of the Central Galactic Empire.

During the break, Chen Lie left the classroom and headed straight for the administrative office.

Upon arriving, Chen Lie found a staff member and presented his elite student ID.

"Hello, I'm here to collect my blood energy potions and nutritional fluids."

The staff member took Chen Lie's elite student ID and looked it over.

"Elite Class 5, Chen Lie?"

As he spoke, he scanned the elite student ID on a device, returned it to Chen Lie, and handed him a receipt.

"Done. Go collect them at the resource distribution counter next door."

Chen Lie took the student ID, silently nodded, and went to the resource distribution counter beside it. With the receipt, he collected two blood energy potions and a case of high-grade nutritional fluid.

After becoming an elite student, one could collect two blood energy potions and a case of high-grade nutritional fluid every month. Together, these items were worth at least 20,000 star credits, and they were specially supplied by the school. They could not be bought even if one had the money.

This was the preferential treatment the school gave elite students.

Not only that, Chen Lie also saw training equipment in the elite campus that was no less comprehensive than that of a martial arts hall, as well as a nutrition restaurant specifically set up for elite students.

Ordinary-class martial arts students naturally could not enjoy this series of benefits. Fortunately, there were only a little over a thousand elite students. Otherwise, the school might not have been able to afford it.

Carrying the two blood energy potions and the case of nutritional fluid, Chen Lie left the school and headed directly to East River Martial Arts Hall.

Although the training equipment in the elite campus was no less complete than that of a martial arts hall, it lacked private cultivation rooms. Naturally, the martial arts hall was more convenient for him.

He arrived at the bus stop beside the school and boarded a flying bus.

More than ten minutes later, Chen Lie got off the flying bus and entered East River Martial Arts Hall.

Once inside, Chen Lie immediately found a private cultivation room. He opened the two blood energy potions and the case of high-grade nutritional fluid, then began drinking them bottle by bottle.

The case of high-grade nutritional fluid contained six bottles. Together with the two blood energy potions, all eight were swallowed by Chen Lie.

Immediately afterward, Chen Lie felt energy disperse from his abdomen. He promptly took off his shirt and began practicing the Basic Body Tempering Art.

The effects of two blood energy potions and a case of high-grade nutritional fluid were not especially strong, so Chen Lie only practiced the Basic Body Tempering Art for half an hour before fully absorbing all the nutrients generated within his body.

After putting his shirt back on, Chen Lie left the private cultivation room and went to the blood energy value testing machine to test his blood energy.

After entering the cabin of the blood energy testing machine, a beam of blue light began scanning him.

Before long, the machine announced the result.

"Beep. Testing complete. Blood energy value: 8.03 points."

Chen Lie stepped out of the blood energy testing machine and glanced back at the displayed result.

"No. I still need to find a way to make money. Without enough nutrition, my blood energy value simply won't rise!"

Chen Lie shook his head. He was not pleased despite gaining more than 1 point of blood energy.

With the advanced martial arts knowledge of the Central Galactic Empire, he could be said to be tens of thousands of years ahead of Blue Star's martial arts geniuses.

In his memories, it was commonplace for the geniuses of the Central Galactic Empire to increase their blood energy values by dozens or even hundreds of points in a single day. They had sufficient resources, while he himself had to worry about martial arts resources.

With his resources exhausted, Chen Lie prepared to leave East River Martial Arts Hall.

When he reached the first-floor lobby, Chen Lie saw Chen Xingyao and a group of her classmates coming down from the cultivation rooms nearby.

Chen Xingyao naturally spotted Chen Lie at once, but she remained composed and did not go over to greet him.

However, Li Xianyu, who stood beside her, suddenly grabbed her arm and began shaking it hard.

"Yaoyao, it's your brother! It's your brother!"

Chen Xingyao twitched her lips. "I saw him. Stop shaking me, okay? You're hurting me."

Seeing the excited look on Li Xianyu's face, Chen Xingyao could not help grumbling inwardly.

When did this brat become such a scheming little flirt?

She clearly knew her brother was not particularly strong, and Chen Xingyao did not want everyone in her class to know about his situation. Why was she deliberately drawing all their attention to him?

Was she relying on the fact that she had an outstanding older sister in an elite class, trying to use the contrast with Chen Xingyao's worthless brother to put her down?

What vicious intentions!

"Sorry."

Li Xianyu hurriedly released Chen Xingyao's arm.

She jogged over to Chen Lie and respectfully greeted him.

"Hello, Senior."

Chen Lie nodded in response and said flatly, "Go train."

"Mm!"

Li Xianyu nodded repeatedly.

Suddenly, Chen Xingyao stormed over to Chen Lie.

"Chen Lie! Why did you skip the cram class Mom signed you up for again?"

"I had something to do, so I didn't make it in time," Chen Lie said.

"Rubbish. Why do you always have something to do whenever it's cram class time? Are you really that busy?"

"Hmph. You're getting more and more outrageous. I'm telling Mom when I get home."

Watching Chen Xingyao's furious expression, Li Xianyu's eyes darted wildly.

So Chen Xingyao's relationship with her brother is this bad? They get angry the moment they meet.

In her opinion, Chen Xingyao was being terribly immature. No wonder her blood energy value had never surpassed Li Xianyu's. Her brother probably had not guided her many times.

Why are you fighting him over this? Aren't you just making trouble for your own blood energy value?

If I had such an amazing brother, I'd definitely cherish him and treat him like a treasure. How could I bear to criticize him?

The main thing is, Chen Xingyao never mentioned that she was part of a blended family. Otherwise, why would her relationship with her own brother be this strained?