Defeat of the Alien Race

Tang Yu moved faster and faster until, in the end, his entire body was almost reduced to a blur. The airflow whistled continuously along with his movements. These currents actually transformed into small vortices amid the flow of Tang Yu's punching winds. It was simply unbelievable.

Suddenly, Tang Yu stopped moving and abruptly opened his eyes. What kind of eyes were those? They were utterly devoid of humanity, filled only with an aura of collapse and destruction. The mere sight of them was enough to make one shudder. But at that moment, a warm current suddenly surged from the Black Crystal, and Tang Yu instantly came back to his senses.

That feeling just now was terrifying. I nearly lost control and became a murderous maniac! Only afterward did Tang Yu feel a wave of lingering fear. He had been too hasty. The "Collapse" formula and the "Destruction" formula were originally meant to be cultivated separately, lest one's mind become deranged and turn one into a bloodthirsty madman. But Tang Yu had cultivated them together from the start, which was why this had happened.

Drip, drip, drip! The sound of water droplets striking the floor rang out. Looking down, he saw that because his focus, energy, and spirit had suddenly scattered, the water that had been tightly sealed within his body immediately seeped out through his pores. Steam rose from all over Tang Yu's body, and even the drops that fell to the floor gave off vapor.

A wave of weakness washed over Tang Yu, and every cell in his body was indescribably hungry. This was because, when he had used the "Collapse" formula and the "Destruction" formula just now, he had exhausted all the Force within his body's cells. Tang Yu immediately sat cross-legged on the floor, calmed his breath, focused his mind, and began following the methods in the Force Guidance Art, stimulating his cells to produce Force. After about an hour, he had recovered a little Force, but he was still nowhere near full strength.

"No wonder the ancients stressed wealth, companions, methods, and land in cultivation, putting wealth first. Cultivating martial arts really is an expensive business!" As the saying went, the poor studied literature while the rich practiced martial arts. It was even more true in modern times. Without money, not only could one not attend a good school, one could not even cultivate martial arts. But perhaps that was precisely why humanity kept striving harder and harder.

"I still have nearly a million left. Should I buy some more nutrient solution?" The best way to quickly restore Force was to consume nutrient solution and absorb it, but it was simply too expensive. A single dose cost nearly ten thousand Federation Credits. Tang Yu was not some rich young master—how could he afford such consumption?

"Tang Yu! If you don't open the door, I'm breaking in!" Meng Xuanxuan said angrily from outside. He did not answer his calls, nor did he respond to the messages she sent through his microcomputer wristband. Meng Xuanxuan was nearly driven mad by her boyfriend.

Tang Yu released his awareness, and only then did he receive the messages Meng Xuanxuan had sent to his microcomputer. Her angry voice immediately rang out in his mind. He did not even have time to change clothes before hurriedly leaving the training room and opening the door for her.

"What have you been doing at home alone? You didn't answer your calls or reply to my messages... Huh? What happened to you?" As she spoke, Meng Xuanxuan noticed that Tang Yu was soaked from head to toe, as if he had just been caught in a heavy downpour. This immediately aroused her curiosity.

"It's nothing. I just finished training. What is it? The sun isn't even up yet. What urgent matter did you need me for?"

Hearing Tang Yu's words, Meng Xuanxuan stomped her foot in anger. She raised a slender, jade-like finger and lightly tapped Tang Yu on the forehead. "Are you really stupid, or just pretending? School officially starts today. Aren't you going?"

Only then did Tang Yu suddenly realize that, in the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed. He hurriedly packed his things, then rushed with Meng Xuanxuan toward the Asian Military Academy.

On Angel's Wings, Meng Xuanxuan looked at Tang Yu. "Something major happened a few days ago. Did you know?"

"What major event?" Tang Yu was startled by her question. He had been busy cultivating for the past month and had paid no attention to outside affairs, so he had no idea what Meng Xuanxuan meant. However, he guessed that news of the deaths of the two Zhou brothers and Luo Shan had gotten out.

"The Mechanical Clan was utterly defeated!"

Tang Yu was slightly stunned, then nodded lightly in response. The defeat of the Mechanical Clan was something he had expected. Ye Xing had said long ago that this was merely a trial for the human Federal Government. Its main purpose was to temper the majority of humanity's low- and middle-level martial artists, as well as test the government military's ability to handle emergencies. Put nicely, it had been a war. Put bluntly, it had merely been a live combat exercise.

Just then, another message arrived on Tang Yu's microcomputer.

Lu Tengfei? Tang Yu froze when he "saw" the name. Why was he looking for him? After accepting the message, Lu Tengfei sent over a long message shortly afterward. The general meaning was that he wanted to pay thirty million for Tang Yu's silver Mechanical Clan corpse. Now that the Mechanical Clan had suffered a crushing defeat, the thing was no longer valuable. Later on, it might not even sell for thirty million. Since Lu Tengfei wanted it now, Tang Yu was happy to sell it.

When he had left the black market in a hurry, Tang Yu had not taken the corpse with him. He had merely left it with Wu Yanqing for safekeeping.

Ding-dong! His phone suddenly rang. Tang Yu picked it up and saw a message from the Federation Interstellar Bank. The thirty million had already been transferred. Tang Yu had not expected Lu Tengfei to be so straightforward. Only after asking did he learn that the guy had already been playing with his item for more than a month and had only remembered that he had not bought it when school started.

After arriving at the academy, Tang Yu and Meng Xuanxuan went their separate ways, because they were not in the same field of study. Tang Yu's major was martial arts, while his minor was mecha studies. Completing one subject required one thousand credits, while graduation required ten thousand credits. But this was something that had to be accumulated bit by bit, so there was no rush yet.

He had forgotten to ask Meng Xuanxuan what major she had chosen. There really was no one else who could be as negligent a boyfriend as Tang Yu, and the most amazing part was that he still had not been dumped.

His afternoon class was his minor subject, mecha studies. All the information had already been sent to his microcomputer, so there was no need to bring textbooks to class at all.

The moment he entered the lecture hall, many students were already there, sitting together in groups of three or five and discussing something. Tang Yu could not be bothered to listen.

"Brother Tang!" A familiar voice suddenly came from a seat toward the back. It was Fang Zheng. Hearing the voice, Tang Yu quickly walked over and sat down beside him.

"How's your recovery?" Seeing Fang Zheng looking so lively, Tang Yu knew he was fine.

"Just a few scratches. It's not like I'm that delicate. I recovered ages ago!" Fang Zheng said with a grin.

"By the way, what department are you majoring in?" Tang Yu had forgotten to ask which department Fang Zheng had enrolled in.

"Aerospace as my major, mecha studies as my minor!"

"Aerospace? Looks like everyone dreams of becoming an interstellar pirate!" Tang Yu laughed. Those who studied aerospace had the easiest and safest job prospects after graduation, with high salaries and excellent benefits. They could help the Federal Government develop habitable planets and resource planets, living quite comfortably.

As they spoke, Tang Yu also told Fang Zheng about the departments he had enrolled in. Fang Zheng was about to say something else when the lecture hall suddenly fell silent. Then Zhang Shuai walked in from outside.

The first lesson naturally did not cover any particularly advanced mecha knowledge. Zhang Shuai explained the classifications of mechas, which were actually just two types: automatic assembly models and manual assembly models. Automatic assembly mechas consumed too much energy, so generally only A-rank mechas and above were equipped with them. During university, students mainly dealt with manually assembled mechas. Automatic assembly mechas would also be taught, but there would be few opportunities for practical operation. Most of it would remain theoretical study until they encountered them in the future and could apply what they had learned in practice.

Next, Zhang Shuai explained the two future career paths in mecha studies: large-scale mechas and individual combat mechas. Some large-scale mechas could be over a hundred meters tall, and repairing one required dozens of people. Individual combat mechas, by comparison, were much simpler. Tang Yu did not listen carefully to the rest. Although Zhang Shuai was his mentor, mecha studies was not his major. His major was martial arts, and mechas merely supplemented it. Zhang Shuai was mainly explaining these things to the students majoring in the subject.

The two-hour lesson did not cover much that was practically useful, but it did give everyone an understanding of the uses of various mechas and several main construction methods.

At noon, just as Tang Yu was about to go to the cafeteria with Fang Zheng, Meng Xuanxuan came looking for him.

"Hello, Sister-in-law!" When he saw Meng Xuanxuan approach, Fang Zheng greeted her with a cheerful grin. Meng Xuanxuan's face flushed slightly at his words, though the joy in the corners of her eyes could not be hidden.

"Looks like Brother Tang has a date with a beauty. I won't be a third wheel, so I'll be off first!" Fang Zheng winked repeatedly at Tang Yu, then laughed loudly and left.

"Xuanxuan, are you majoring in life genetic science?" Though he had not asked before, Tang Yu could easily guess what Meng Xuanxuan's major was.

Meng Xuanxuan had originally been preparing to lose her temper with Tang Yu. She had encountered several couples in the lecture hall, and every one of them knew what their partner's major and minor were. Yet Tang Yu had not even bothered to ask from beginning to end. How could that not make her angry? But upon hearing his question now, her expression finally softened somewhat.

"Tang Yu!" A voice suddenly called from behind. Tang Yu turned around and saw the two-meter-tall Lu Tengfei striding toward them.

"I'd like to treat you to a meal. There's also something I want to discuss with you," Lu Tengfei said as he approached.