Chapter 217: He Must Be Killed

Chapter 217: He Must Be Killed

"After all this hard work..."

"Finally, I've managed to awaken over 12,960 Life Stars on the second Life Star Pulse." A glimmer flashed through Li Yuan's eyes, and a smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.

In reality, Li Yuan, relying on his own senses, had already awakened over 15,000 Life Stars by sensing countless Life Stars.

Even with his powerful mental strength and exceptional technique, Li Yuan had still failed many times, forcing him to stop and rest for a period before continuing.

This was the case even with the guidance of the experiences of numerous predecessors from human civilization.

From this, Li Yuan could imagine how difficult it must have been for the first generation of Source Warriors to create their techniques.

"Based on the foundations laid by my predecessors, I can easily find numerous shared Life Stars." Li Yuan thought to himself, "But they had to grope around in the dark... their failure rate was much higher than mine."

The 99% failure rate for the first generation was no exaggeration.

"Now, as long as I spend enough time and light up each Life Star one by one, I'll gradually improve." Li Yuan was filled with confidence.

After the last 'Spiritual Guidance', Li Yuan was quite eager to see the number of unawakened Life Stars in the Life Star Space.

Now, with his powerful mental strength and advanced technique, the time and energy he spent would surely yield results.

"The second Life Star Pulse has been initially awakened, and the Star Pulse level has increased by one?" Li Yuan pondered, observing the data displayed on the Divine Palace panel.

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[Life Level: 19.6 (First Stage)]



Fist Power: 62,500 kg

Speed: 109.6 m/s

Mental Strength: 30.3

Willpower: 31

Spiritual Awakening Degree: 37.9% (Current Limit: 40%)



Star Pulse: 11 (Cultivation Efficiency: 10+0.5)



Technique Realm: Gun Technique (Fifth Stage 31%), Body Technique (Fifth Stage 31%), Fist Technique (Perfect)



...

The first Star Pulse was perfectly awakened, with 129,600 flawless Life Stars, hence the 10-level Star Pulse.

The second Star Pulse's initial awakening resulted in a one-level increase.

"So, for each awakened Star Pulse, an additional 12,960 Life Stars will raise the level by one?" Li Yuan thought to himself.

This was Li Yuan's speculation, and to reach an accurate conclusion, he needed more examples.

"Let's try it."

Li Yuan closed his eyes lightly, and with a thought, he activated the two Star Pulses. Instantly, countless subtle lights blossomed within him, converging to form threads... previously, only one thread had formed.

One thread was dazzling, with dense light points.

The other thread was rather dim.

The surging Origin Energy from the outside world flowed into Li Yuan's body along these threads of light points, following the Star Pulses, attempting to further strengthen his flesh and bones... but Li Yuan had just finished cultivating 'All Heavens Stars'.

It was as if he had already eaten his fill.

However, relying on his powerful mental strength, Li Yuan had already formed an initial conclusion.

"The additional Star Pulse doesn't seem to have the effect I imagined; it's similar to what the Divine Palace panel shows, increasing my Origin Energy absorption efficiency by about 5%, matching the displayed 10 and 0.5." Li Yuan thought to himself.

Through the Divine Palace panel, Li Yuan already had some speculations.

If the highest-level Star Pulse was 100, representing ten perfect Star Pulses, then the cultivation efficiency would be 100, an extreme limit.

In that case, each perfect Star Pulse would have a cultivation efficiency of 10.

And for each level increase in an initially awakened Star Pulse, the cultivation efficiency would rise by approximately 0.5, with the efficiency increase becoming more significant as it approached the perfect Star Pulse.

"Perhaps this is the difference between perfection and imperfection." Li Yuan thought, "Maybe a 9-level Star Pulse can increase cultivation efficiency by 6 or 7, but once it transforms into a perfect 10-level Star Pulse, it will directly soar to 10."

All of this was Li Yuan's speculation.

"Once I further enhance the second awakened Star Pulse and even awaken the third and fourth Star Pulses, many secrets will naturally be revealed." Li Yuan pondered.

Li Yuan didn't delve deeper.

Many things lacked experience within the Seven Stars Human Civilization, and the Divine Palace panel didn't provide explanations, leaving him to explore and summarize on his own.

"Powerful."

"I must still strive to become stronger; I'll eventually figure everything out." Li Yuan thought, "The higher the cultivation efficiency, the better."

...

Starting at 7 a.m., as Li Yuan had expected, he received more and more calls.

Many classmates he hadn't contacted for over half a year were messaging him.

Even his younger brother and sister sent him messages, asking if he had won the championship.

He was famous!

Li Yuan had truly become a sensation. He checked the views on that short video again, and it had already surpassed 400 million, far exceeding Dantai Feng's 220 million.

He glanced at the time.

"I should ask Yang Sheng, the Hall Master," Li Yuan thought and dialed her V-number.

Among the high-ranking members of the Starfire Martial Arts Academy, Li Yuan only knew her, and they had barely interacted before.

This was also why Li Yuan hadn't dared to ask last night; he didn't know who to approach.

After just over ten seconds, the call connected.

"Li Yuan?" A gentle female voice came through the line.

"Yes, I'm Li Yuan." Li Yuan replied, "Hall Master Yang Sheng, I'm sorry to bother you so early, but I wanted to ask you... why did the Martial Arts Academy release the short video of my performance in the tournament so quickly? Shouldn't they have withheld the news?"

"Regarding this matter..." The gentle voice sounded slightly puzzled, "I've just been informed... I don't have a very clear understanding. It was an order from higher up."

"I was just about to notify you."

"Just one thing, don't leave Kunlun Martial Arts University in the next few days. Also, during the day, occasionally go out and stroll around the school, like the Black Dragon Tower or the Vermilion Phoenix Tower." The gentle voice instructed, "You don't need to worry about anything else."

"Don't leave Kunlun Martial Arts University? Go out for a stroll?" Li Yuan's mind raced with possibilities upon hearing this.

Soon after, both parties hung up.

Li Yuan fell into deep thought. Logically, news about talents like himself and Dantai Feng should have been kept hidden.

After all, although there were few alien spies hidden within human civilization, they undoubtedly existed.

Why, then, was this information being publicized so openly?

It seemed as if they were worried others wouldn't know.

"The higher-ups aren't fools," Li Yuan thought to himself. "By doing this, they're likely using me and Dantai Feng as bait to lure out a hidden big fish."

But Li Yuan still couldn't quite understand.

Such crazy publicity, on the contrary, seemed intentional... The powerful Alien Races wouldn't be fools to be able to hide.

Fishing with a straight hook!

Would the Alien Races take the bait?

"There must be a reason for the higher-ups to do this," Li Yuan shook his head slightly. "I've also decided that I'm now extremely important."

If his guess was correct, he had no complaints about the higher-ups using him as bait.

"In a way, it proves that I'm already very important." Li Yuan saw things clearly, just like how Liu Jing and the others were sacrificing themselves by guarding the Mingxu Star Realm.

Time passed day by day.

The third round of the Virtual Combat Elimination Round continued, with 900 martial arts geniuses from all over the world.

Martial arts geniuses like Dantai Feng, Jin Huoguo, Zhu Tong, and others had to fight in round after round, struggling to defeat their opponents and compete for the remaining ten slots in the finals.

Among the many martial arts geniuses from Xia Guo, only Li Yuan, Yin Man, and Yu Mingwei had directly advanced to the finals.

From February 11th to February 18th, there were no matches for him during this week.

Yuan had a leisurely time.

He cultivated diligently and also followed Yang Sheng's instructions to visit the Heilong Building every day... But it was evident that his popularity was skyrocketing.

Wherever he went, he became the center of attention.

In just two days, the global views of that short video had surpassed 2 billion.

Li Yuan's V Blog followers had skyrocketed from the previous ten million to over 20 million.

In the truest sense, he had become an overnight sensation across the virtual network.

It was a pity that Li Yuan didn't do product endorsements or live streams... He had always ignored activities that might affect his cultivation and inner peace.

At the same time.

Li Yuan was also extremely vigilant when he went out every day, spreading his powerful spiritual power to detect any life that entered his line of sight or perception. No one could escape his Divine Palace Probe.

After all, although Li Yuan believed that the Flame Star Academy's higher-ups had secretly set a deadly trap, he couldn't afford to be careless.

Unfortunately... there were no abnormalities.

...

Blue Star was vast, home to hundreds of millions of humans, and over the centuries, numerous Star Realm entrances had appeared.

Most Star Realms were either small or didn't require significant resources for vigilance, such as the Moon Fiend Star Realm and Mingxu Star Realm.

However, there were a few Star Realms that were vast and boundless, nurturing countless rare treasures and connecting to some powerful alien civilizations. And so... war broke out.

For example, the Luohe Star Realm on the border of Xia Guo.

And another example—the Wanhuan Star Realm!

As the only 'Tier Three Star Realm' on Blue Star, the Wanhuan Star Realm was vast, nurturing numerous treasures and connecting to many alien spaces and times.

The Wanhuan Star Realm had always been a battleground for many civilizations, including the Seven Stars Human Civilization, Tianliang Human Civilization, and Cloud Beast Civilization. Countless Flying Warriors gathered here.

The entire Star Realm had a maximum diameter of... and the native life forces nurtured by the Star Realm were also extremely powerful.

All of this made the Wanhuan Star Realm extremely chaotic, with constant battles.

Today.

In a mysterious place within the Wanhuan Star Realm, beneath the glaciers and deep underground.

Inside a grand hall.

A purple-robed figure sat cross-legged, silently clicking on the projection screen in front of him, browsing through a large amount of information, including text and videos... If one looked closely, they would see that the person in the video was Li Yuan.

After browsing through all the information.

He thought for a long time.

"Huff!" The purple-robed figure waved his hand, clicked on the screen, and entered a special communication channel.

The call connected!

After a full ten minutes.

"Zixin, what's the matter? Why did you directly call me?" A deep voice sounded.

"Number Three."

"This time, you'll have to take action." The purple-robed figure's voice was hoarse. "You need to go and kill someone."

"Who?" The deep voice, referred to as 'Number Three', asked.

"The newly emerged genius of Xia Guo, Li Yuan." The purple-robed figure stated the target. "He's currently at Kunlun Martial Arts University."

"Impossible." The deep voice refused outright. "I've also looked into his information, but such large-scale publicity is definitely a trap set by the Flame Star Academy's higher-ups... Even if I go, the failure rate will be very high."

"I even suspect that he's not at Kunlun Martial Arts University and has already been secretly transferred." The deep voice said.

"There's no need to worry about that." The purple-robed figure said, "He's definitely at Kunlun Martial Arts University, there's no doubt about it. We've secretly verified this multiple times... We all know that the Flame Star Academy is luring us, but the bait is real."

"And we must take this bait."

"Even if it means risking our lives, we must bite off the bait."

"This Li Yuan poses too great a threat. No matter how they're luring him, but this publicity video is real... He truly has the potential to reach the Demi-God Realm." The purple-robed figure said, "No one wants another Demi-God in the Seven Stars Human Civilization."

The deep voice, referred to as 'Number Three', fell silent.

Indeed.

This was clearly a trap, but the bait was real, a strategic move.

"Knowing it's a trap, we didn't dispatch top-tier Yuan Warriors, as that would be a sure death. Only you, who cultivates the 'Blood Shadow' Star Art, can be dispatched. Even if the Seven Stars Human Civilization sends a Demi-God to hide here, they'll only be able to kill your Blood Shadow clone at most."

"Even if it means losing the Blood Shadow clone, we must kill him."

"Moreover, we've verified that the White Mountain Demi-God is guarding the Vermilion Phoenix Tower. If he takes action, the success rate will be very high."

Number Three remained silent.

In Xia Guo, or even on Blue Star, there were only a few Demi-Gods.

If the White Mountain Demi-God wasn't at Kunlun Martial Arts University, the success rate of him taking action would indeed be very high.

At the very least, the probability of failure would be small.

"Can't we wait a little longer? There will be opportunities." Number Three spoke in a deep voice.

"Do you think, if we miss this chance, the Seven Stars Human Civilization will give us another opportunity?" The purple-robed figure sighed. "After this war, Li Yuan will definitely go to the Flying Serpent Valley. Do you want to assassinate him under the eyes of the Eastern Apex?"

Number Three fell silent.

"Three Blood Demon Heart Fruits." The purple-robed figure finally offered a price. "This will compensate for the loss of your Blood Shadow clone."

"Alright." Number Three agreed.

He knew that this time, his clan was indeed willing to pay the price.

(End of Chapter)

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