Chapter 258: Pursuing a Doctorate
Chapter 258: Pursuing a Doctorate
Blue Planet.
Blue Sea District Villa 69.
"That Divination Half-Saint is just a two-bit swindler..."
"And he even dared to read my fortune, as if he's asking for death!"
"Now that Mu Wanlong has withdrawn and personally killed the Divination Half-Saint, severing his own arm, the Mu family doesn't have much to say. That Fourth Rank Cavern is enough to last me another hundred years."
"With this, it's more than enough."
As for the decline of Mu Wanlong's faction, it no longer concerned Fang Xing, especially since they were still enemies.
Fang Xing stood up, and his body suddenly emanated a crimson-golden glow.
Within his body, the surging and mighty Qi and blood roared like the Yangtze River, with all seventy-two deadly acupoints and twelve major meridians rumbling.
In his Qi Sea in Dantian, the 'Purple Pattern Eternal Gold Core' turned once more, squeezing out a large amount of indestructible material, further enhancing his physique.
In Fang Xing's spiritual power perception, this Purple Pattern Gold Core had shrunk again, now resembling a grain of rice.
However, its quality had reached an unimaginable level.
"The Golden Core has undergone eight transformations... I'm just one step away from the Great Golden Body Realm."
A hint of satisfaction appeared on Fang Xing's face.
His Martial Dao Golden Core foundation was solid, and he had also cultivated the Dragon Elephant Unbreakable Golden Body Divine Technique.
His cultivation in the Golden Body Realm was also smooth and successful.
In fact, he hadn't been overly focused on martial arts during these years, nor had he purchased any cultivation aids, but his progress was astonishingly fast.
With a thought, Fang Xing's attribute panel instantly appeared:
[Name: Fang Xing]
[Age: 35]
[Occupation: Immortal Warrior]
[Seventh Realm: Diamond (Eight Transformations)]
[Dragon Tiger Pillar: 800/800 (Grandmaster)]
[Star Martial Six Absolutes: 732/1000 (Grandmaster)]
[Dragon Elephant Unbreakable Golden Body Divine Technique: 800/800 (Grandmaster)]
[Great Sun Buddha Mantra: 125/400 (Master)]
[Heavenly Mother Virtue Golden Lotus Twin Guardian Dharmic Text: 1/400 (Master)]
[Great Sun Buddha Palm: 77/100 (Beginner)]
[Gate of All Heavens (Charging)]
...
During these years, he hadn't been idle either.
At the very least, he practiced martial arts daily, absorbing the essence of the Galactic Martial Arts Tournament and integrating it into his own martial arts system.
Taking this opportunity, Fang Xing refined the 'Cross Breathing Technique', removing the dross and keeping the essence, and incorporating it into the Star Martial Four Absolutes.
In addition to the 'Cross Breathing Technique', he also had his own simplified version of the Buddha Palm martial arts!
Although this set of martial arts only had three styles so far—the Heaven-Covering Hand, Five Finger Mountain, and Immortal Warrior One Breath Great Seal—it was already sufficient.
Or rather, after creating the 'Immortal Warrior One Breath Great Seal', Fang Xing realized that unless his cultivation level took another leap forward, it would be difficult to make further improvements to the simplified Buddha Palm.
However, this simplified palm technique could already be considered a complete martial art, integrated into the Star Martial Four Absolutes.
With the addition of these two ultimate skills, the current name for the system was 'Star Martial Six Absolutes'!
In the future, various martial arts would continue to be incorporated, until all aspects reached the pinnacle of perfection.
When that time came, it would signify Fang Xing's true mastery of martial arts, making him a generation's Grand Master!
"Is Grand Master really the limit of proficiency?"
Looking at the obviously increased proficiency cap of the Star Martial Six Absolutes, Fang Xing fell into deep thought.
"The original Grand Master limit was 800, but it's now 1000?"
"This change began after integrating the Cross Breathing Technique and the simplified palm technique... The proficiency cap of the Star Martial Six Absolutes is 200 more than the original Star Martial Four Absolutes..."
"As I continue to add martial arts in the future, this limit may be broken again..."
"Perhaps... after the Star Martial Six Absolutes reach their maximum proficiency, I'll enter a whole new realm?"
"What would that be called? The Great Grand Master?"
"But these are just speculations, and they may not necessarily come true."
He looked at the last line and sighed.
Although the Gate of All Heavens had devoured some sacrificial artifacts from various sects, there weren't any obvious changes.
It was as if... these were just a drop in the bucket.
"Fortunately, I've lived long enough to wait for that day..."
Fang Xing gazed at his Eight Transformations Golden Body, lost in thought.
Time flew by, and now he was already halfway through his doctorate studies, while Song Jinguang and the others had already graduated.
As for his high school classmates?
Some of them might have already retired.
"In the end, I'm still just a fresh-faced doctorate student..."
Fang Xing circulated his Golden Core, and the golden glow on his body dimmed significantly.
By converting half of his Qi and blood into power using his Immortal Warrior characteristics, he now appeared to be an ordinary martial artist who had just entered the Golden Body Realm, and not even a particularly talented one at that.
"Power is something new in the main universe, so there aren't any specialized instruments or detection methods for it..."
"Using this method to conceal my cultivation level is actually quite useful."
Fang Xing put on his nanofiber suit and headed to the villa's backyard.
A private spaceship had been waiting for a long time.
"Master, Little Blue is at your service."
The spaceship's cabin door opened automatically, and a cute female voice sounded.
"Let's go, to Blue Planet University!"
Fang Xing entered the private spaceship, and a beam of light shot into the sky.
Soon, they arrived at the landing pad of Blue Planet University.
"It's a private spaceship?"
"Wow, he must be some big tycoon!"
"No, look how young he is. He's probably the heir to some corporation..."
...
Over the years, Blue Planet University had seen many batches of students come and go.
Some of them looked on with envious eyes as Fang Xing's spaceship descended.
"Even the top scorer in the universe, every year there's one... The more of something there is, the less valuable it becomes."
"Even the champion 'Blue Stone', who claims to have the strength of a Sixth Realm warrior... After being in the spotlight for a few years, isn't he now in the same state of silence?"
Fang Xing had no interest in showing off.
With his hands clasped behind his back, a golden sun appeared behind him, making him look like a golden rainbow as he approached a cultivation chamber.
"He's actually a Martial Dao Golden Core expert!"
The freshmen and sophomores who witnessed this couldn't help but gape in astonishment.
...
Inside the cultivation chamber.
An elderly man in a Zhongshan suit, with a gentle demeanor, looked at Fang Xing and said, "Not bad, you've broken through the Diamond Realm?"
He was none other than Fang Xing's doctoral supervisor, Martial Saint Nie Ying.
"Yes, Professor," Fang Xing replied with a slight bow.
In fact, this was the first time he had met his supervisor in person.
"Being able to break through the Diamond Realm is quite impressive..."
Nie Ying smiled, appearing very calm and collected.
He could tell that Fang Xing's foundation was somewhat shallow, which was why he had only recently advanced to the Diamond Realm.
If he had accumulated enough during the Martial Dao Golden Core period and prepared thoroughly, he could have advanced to the third or fourth transformation of the Golden Core, or even the sixth or seventh transformation, in one go. That would have been a true display of Martial Dao genius.
"I must also thank you, Professor, for introducing me to those research groups, especially Teacher Gu... He has been a great help to me."
Fang Xing, as was his habit, humbly added, "Besides that, the Interstellar Martial Arts Competition also gave me a lot of inspiration and resources."
"Hmm... Although that's true, breaking through the Diamond Realm is still quite an achievement."
"Are you planning to pursue a doctoral degree?" Nie Ying asked.
Fang Xing smiled and said, "Yes... I wonder if you would be willing to continue guiding me as your student?"
The academic system in the main universe was slightly different, and as the vice-principal, Nie Ying was qualified to supervise doctoral students.
For him, having a master's student was akin to having a registered disciple.
A doctoral student, on the other hand, was considered a formal disciple.
"Being able to break through the Diamond Realm during your master's studies shows that you have good aptitude and comprehension..." Nie Ying said, "Although you broke through the Diamond Realm a bit hastily, for us warriors, making quick decisions and forging ahead through thorns and brambles is equally important... Very well, I'll continue to teach you. Your martial arts have already found their own path, and from now on, you just need to keep enriching it. This saves me a lot of trouble."
"Thank you, Professor," Fang Xing said, a smile appearing on his face.
"After the Diamond Realm, you'll reach the Sage Warrior realm. With your mastery of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Divine Technique, your Golden Body will have the potential for at least seven transformations... I expect you to achieve at least eight transformations of the Golden Body and then break through to the Sage Warrior realm... As for the Great Vajra Realm and the Golden Body Without Leak, there's no need to force it..."
Nie Ying spoke solemnly, "A doctoral student is different from a master's student in that they can independently initiate research projects... and conduct practical research. Most importantly, they can plan for their future 'Battle Armor'."
"Battle Armor?"
Fang Xing's face showed a keen interest.
"Below the Sage Warrior realm, the Battle Armor is standardized. You just need to choose compatible components and assemble them..."
Nie Ying continued solemnly, "After reaching the Sage Warrior realm, Battle Armor is custom-made and extremely costly... At the same time, warriors and Battle Armor engineers are different professions. We warriors cannot cultivate the Divine Light of the Mind, so we have special methods to control Battle Armor. These skills need to be trained in advance... Otherwise, on the battlefield, even with the amplification of Battle Armor, it's difficult for an Eighth Realm warrior to break through to the Ninth Realm..."
Fang Xing's expression showed that he was listening attentively.
"There are many types of Battle Armor. For example, the Sage Warriors of Blue Star University are most suitable for the 'Great Sun Series' models, which are best matched with the Buddha Palm..."
"This is categorized by the cultivation system... If categorized by the operator, it can be further divided into 'Single Mechanism Style' and 'Collective Mechanism Style'... In other words, it's the difference between one person operating Battle Armor and a group of people operating Battle Armor..."
"If categorized by appearance, there are humanoid Battle Armor, beast-shaped Battle Armor, and so on..."
"All of the above are within the scope of technological Battle Armor. In addition, there are also 'Biological Battle Armor' and even 'Psychic Battle Armor' made from special materials..."
After a brief introduction, Nie Ying concluded, "The most suitable one is the best... But how do you know if it's suitable or not? You'll have to try it out for yourself... This is a huge project. If you have the ambition to become a Sage Warrior, you must start preparing now."
'Indeed... Battle Armor engineers are the favored profession of the Blue Star Federation, and there are so many secrets?'
Fang Xing silently mocked in his heart, but his face showed a serious expression as he listened attentively, "I understand."
"A good set of Battle Armor often accompanies a warrior throughout their life... If it's technological Battle Armor, a large logistics and maintenance team is required..."
Nie Ying seemed to recall some unpleasant memories, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, "Alright... While you're in the Diamond Realm, it's best to seek external assignments, gather resources, establish a network of connections, and build a professional Battle Armor team to support you... In addition, you must also study this secret information."
Fang Xing's Little Blue immediately notified him that he had received a secret manual.
"A true Battle Armor engineer controls the Battle Armor with the Divine Light of the Mind... As warriors, we don't have the Divine Light of the Mind, so we use the Will Secret Pattern to control Battle Armor... You should know that any manual operation is far slower than the speed of the mind and will..."
Nie Ying solemnly advised, "A warrior without Battle Armor is not a powerful warrior. You must master this Will Secret Pattern manual..."
Today's update is a bit late.
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