Chapter 259: The Dean's Welcome, A Demigod's Inquiry

Chapter 259: The Dean's Welcome, A Demigod's Inquiry



Hum~ Li Yuan felt a flash before his eyes, and countless colorful beams of light flashed past. His entire body seemed to be carried along by the current, causing him to experience a sense of weightlessness.

Even his divine consciousness couldn't be projected outward.

"This isn't the legendary spatial teleportation but rather moving along a passage." Li Yuan thought to himself.

After just over ten seconds, Li Yuan felt the beams of light dissipate, and an invisible force lifted him from beneath, swiftly rising from the passage as if there was an unseen buoyancy.

His entire body gently landed on the metal platform.

He had returned to the initial passage, located within the Battle Fortress in the Fiery Plume Star Realm.

Above him was a massive metal dome.

"Li Yuan."

"Li Yuan, you're finally back."

"Li Yuan, I'm Tavares." A group of powerful figures, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted him with smiles, each calling out to Li Yuan.

"Senior Wu."

"Senior Yu." Li Yuan looked at the group before him with a bit of confusion.

He only recognized Wu Ma Nong and Yu Jinghe.

This was also the first time he and Yu Jinghe had met in person, as for the others? He knew their names but couldn't match them to their faces.

However, this didn't stop Li Yuan from using the Divine Palace to investigate, confirming the strength of this group of people.

29.9 level!

29.9 level!

30.2 level!

...Two Skysoar Warriors, and the rest were top-tier Origin Warriors... Just from their self-introductions, Li Yuan understood that these top-tier Origin Warriors were undoubtedly the most formidable group of Origin Warriors in the Seven Star Civilization.

Each of them had the strength to fight Skysoar Warriors.

Quickly, through mutual introductions, Li Yuan also got to know this group of powerful individuals... Rudnef, An Yongya, Tavares, Dolti... Each of them was a legendary peerless expert in the eyes of ordinary people, with destructive power akin to human nuclear weapons, possessing immense deterrence.

At this moment, they were all extremely polite towards Li Yuan.

"Seniors." Li Yuan couldn't help but say, "How did all of you come here?"

"Li Yuan, you sent a message to me, saying that the passage was closed and you were preparing to return, right?" Wu Ma Nong smiled and said, "You are the first major contributor to the Nexus Realm War, so we naturally came to welcome you."

During their first meeting, Wu Ma Nong had also been rather indifferent towards Li Yuan, treating him like a junior.

But now, he was quite enthusiastic.

"It's because all of you seniors fought outside that the War Base remained stable, allowing us to easily win within the Nexus Realm." Li Yuan replied, knowing the general situation outside.

"Haha, alright." Rudnef's hair was in disarray, but he had a smile on his face, "Li Yuan, there's no need to be modest. We've all witnessed your achievements. Just killing three Demigod-level geniuses is a huge accomplishment, not to mention anything else."

"Moreover, in the last two days, you led the team and killed nearly a thousand warriors from the Moonward Divine Kingdom. That's also a great achievement."

"In terms of merit, you're the first." Rudnef smiled, "In our alliance's report, it's already been written in detail, so there's no need for further debate on this matter."

Li Yuan was speechless. The fact that he led the team and killed the warriors from the Moonward Divine Kingdom in the last two days was due to the 'Nexus Realm Exploration Permission' given to him by the Boundary Spirit, allowing him to search according to the map... It was like having a full map hack.

He had picked out those warriors from the Moonward Divine Kingdom who couldn't return due to the passage closure.

In reality, these warriors were also innocent... But in a war for the survival of a civilization, there was no room for mercy.

This also allowed Li Yuan to obtain a large amount of spiritual nourishment, causing his spiritual awakening level to reach 45%, the current upper limit.

"Let's go."

"Li Yuan, we've already prepared a banquet for you." Tavares smiled and said, "Also, don't call us seniors. Now that you've become an Origin Warrior, just call us by our names."

...

After the banquet, Rudnef, Wu Ma Nong, and the other top-tier geniuses left one by one.

The passage from the Moonward Divine Kingdom had closed, and the entire Nexus Realm War had come to a complete end.

They naturally wouldn't stay in the Fiery Plume Star Realm any longer.

Yan Yunhu and Dolti, the Skysoar Warriors, still had matters to attend to, and they would be busy for a long time with the aftermath of this war.

Only Yu Jinghe remained with Li Yuan.

"Li Yuan, this is our first time meeting, right?" Yu Jinghe smiled.

"I've heard a lot about Big Brother Yu." Li Yuan smiled and said, "Speaking of which, you're my uncle's lifesaver. I've always remembered it in my heart, but just now there were too many people, and it wasn't convenient for me to mention it."

Big Brother Yu, this was the title Li Yuan had given Yu Jinghe during the banquet.

"Oh?" Yu Jinghe was surprised.

Li Yuan immediately recounted the incident where his uncle, Li Changzhou, was trapped in the Rob Sea.

"If it weren't for Big Brother Yu holding the War Fortress back then, my uncle would have surely lost his life." Li Yuan said.

Yu Jinghe immediately remembered the incident in the Rob Sea, which had occurred about a year ago. He smiled and said, "In the future, you'll also be like this, making the necessary contributions for the entire civilization."

For a genius Origin Warrior like Yu Jinghe,

they enjoyed the benefits of civilization and were highly valued by the higher-ups. But many crises involving second-level star realms required them to charge at the forefront.

"Also, congratulations on obtaining the inheritance of a Demigod-level expert. The legendary Insight Technique is said to be quite mystical."

Yu Jinghe also knew a thing or two about Li Yuan's gains.

"It's also because I'm lucky." Li Yuan smiled.

"It's because you're strong enough." Yu Jinghe looked at Li Yuan, "The Demigod-level talents of the Immortal Ruin Civilization are all formidable, yet they all fell to you. That speaks volumes."

Li Yuan didn't argue further, but instead asked curiously, "Brother Yu, is the Insight Technique rare?"

"Very rare," Yu Jinghe replied. "The Insight Technique is something only deities can create by expending their divine consciousness and refining the 'True Will' within special treasures... It's something that warriors can use, but even for deities, crafting one is not easy. If they didn't value you highly, they wouldn't have bestowed it upon you."

"Moreover, our Seven Star Civilization hasn't even birthed any deities yet," Yu Jinghe sighed, "As far as I know, aside from a few Demigods and Skysoar Warriors who obtained them by chance, even some Demigods and Star Masters probably haven't acquired the Insight Technique."

"Many Demigods and Star Masters don't have the Insight Technique?" Li Yuan was secretly surprised.

In an instant, Li Yuan realized the value of the Insight Technique he possessed.

Of course, no one knew that he still had it.

"I'll accompany you back," Yu Jinghe said.

"Star Master Fang Hai and the Flame City Demigod are on their way to the Fiery Plume Star Realm entrance," Yu Jinghe smiled. "They're coming specifically to welcome you."

"The Principal is coming?" Li Yuan's eyes lit up. He wasn't surprised that the Flame City Demigod was coming, as he had specifically sent a message before leaving, which involved Lin Lan Yue's life and death.

But the Principal?

"Don't be surprised," Yu Jinghe said with a smile. "If there was still some debate about you being the first genius of our civilization in the Blue Sphere Virtual War, then after the battle in the Nexus Realm, it's basically been confirmed."

"Rudnef and Wugama nong, as proud as they are, were very polite to you. Do you know why?"

"That's because they believe that you will definitely catch up to, or even surpass them in the future," Yu Jinghe said solemnly.

Li Yuan nodded slightly, understanding now.

Strength!

It was always formidable strength that commanded respect.

"So, it's normal for the higher-ups to value you highly," Yu Jinghe smiled. "I also look forward to the day you make a name for yourself in the Seven Stars Mountain."

"Seven Stars Mountain?" Li Yuan was puzzled, as he hadn't heard of it.

"You'll understand when you enter the God Warrior Temple in July," Yu Jinghe explained. "That's where the top talents of our entire civilization gather."

Li Yuan immediately understood.

The Seven Stars Mountain was probably a place that only those who obtained the War God inheritance could reach.

"July?" Li Yuan thought to himself.

Today was already March 29th.

July wasn't far away.

"Brother Yu, before we go back, I'd like to sell off all the spoils I obtained in the Nexus Realm. Is that okay?" Li Yuan asked.

His two storage treasures were already more than half full, and he needed to clear some space.

"Sure."

"Star Master Fang Hai and the others are still on their way here. Selling these items won't take too long," Yu Jinghe agreed.

...

Within this war base, there was a large treasure appraisal room. With Li Yuan's arrival, the appraisers became busy.

Clatter~Clang! Clang!

Li Yuan waved his hand, and the numerous treasures he had collected quickly fell to the ground. Most of them were weapons... except for the slain Demigod-level genius with a charming appearance, who was suspected to have a Skysoar-level mental power and possessed a storage treasure.

Unlike Mo Hu and the others, who didn't have storage treasures, and thus carried very few items.

But the accumulation of small things can lead to great wealth.

After nearly half an hour of detailed inspection...

"Seniors," the middle-aged chief appraiser said respectfully, "For all these treasures, we are willing to offer approximately 593 million Bluesphere Coins."

"Oh? That much?" Yu Jinghe, standing beside Li Yuan, was slightly surprised.

After all, from his perspective, most of them were ordinary weapons used by Origin Warriors.

"The prices are mainly driven up by the life-saving items left behind by those Demigod-level geniuses," Li Yuan smiled, having already inspected them beforehand, so he wasn't surprised by the price.

"Mhm," Yu Jinghe nodded slightly.

With his strength and status, he wouldn't be too concerned about a few hundred million Bluesphere Coins.

Li Yuan also didn't care much. Six hundred million Bluesphere Coins was indeed a huge sum that ordinary people couldn't even imagine.

But mere money? It didn't hold much significance for Li Yuan anymore. Most of the treasures he needed for his future cultivation couldn't be measured in monetary terms.

But most importantly...

"This time, aside from the treasures obtained from the Heritage Hall and the Boundary Spirit..." Li Yuan thought to himself, "The storage treasure left by that Demigod-level genius is surprisingly 6 cubic meters in size, almost the same as mine."

"And among them, there's even a Fourth-Tier treasure."

A storage treasure of 6 cubic meters in size could easily fetch over 600 million Bluesphere Coins in the Seven Star Alliance, and Li Yuan wouldn't even consider selling it.

As for the Fourth-Tier treasure, it was also priceless.

In summary, this trip to the Nexus Realm had brought Li Yuan tremendous gains. If you also consider the semi-divine artifact, the Five Elements Divine Crystal gifted by the Boundary Spirit, and other items... Li Yuan's wealth was now on par with many peak Skysoar-level experts.

...

After selling all the sellable treasures, Li Yuan and Yu Jinghe boarded the underground train back. The train traveled through the Breeding Zone.

"Directly causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people? The total casualties exceeded six million?" On the way, as Li Yuan listened to Yu Jinghe describing the casualties in the Star Realm caused by the great war, his heart trembled.

Those were hundreds of thousands of living people.

"It was unavoidable."

"The battle between Skysoar Warriors had a massive impact, and the Immortal Ruin Civilization's forces were deliberately slaughtering people. Even with our full efforts, we could barely hold them off."

"Yu Jinghe's deep voice carried a hint of anger. "If it weren't for you killing those Demigod-level talents in the Nexus Realm, making them feel hopeless and retreat, the actual casualties would have been much higher." Yu Jinghe's eyes turned cold. "We've identified the leader as Kui Jiu, a talented Origin Martial Artist from the Chizhi Divine Clan."

"Kui Jiu?"

"Chizhi Divine Clan?" Li Yuan silently repeated the names, committing them to memory.

In the future, when he becomes stronger, if the opportunity arises, Li Yuan wouldn't mind seeking revenge.

...

Six hours later, the train had traveled thousands of kilometers, and Li Yuan and Yu Jinghe finally arrived at the entrance connecting Fiery Plume Star Realm and Flying Star.

"It's time to leave."

"The next time I come back, it will be when I'm ready to cultivate the True Understanding of Earth Star Vein at the Second Level." Li Yuan took one last look at the vast land of Fiery Plume Star Realm.

In the final days in the Nexus Realm, aside from slaughtering countless Moonward Divine Kingdom warriors, Li Yuan had also ventured to the mysterious stone chamber to attempt cultivating the Ultimate Star Art.

He failed once again.

This made Li Yuan realize that he couldn't cultivate this Ultimate Star Art to the First Stage Apex in a short time.

He would have to wait until his physical fitness, mental power, and skill level improved before having any hope.

Huff! The two crossed the inter-realm passage, which was already on high alert. Accompanied by waves of uncomfortable, invisible fluctuations, they arrived at the other end of the passage, in a grand hall.

They had returned to Flying Star.

They had truly returned to their home civilization... Despite passing through the highly developed Breeding Zone in Fiery Plume Star Realm, Li Yuan still felt a sense of detachment.

"Hmm?" Li Yuan immediately spotted several figures walking towards them from a distance.

Among them was Fang Hai, and the auras of the other two were even more ethereal and unfathomable.

Instinctively, Li Yuan used the Divine Palace to investigate.

All of them—beyond the limits of investigation.

"It seems that the Principal's life level has reached 36.9, or even the legendary 37th level," Li Yuan thought to himself.

Only the Sevenfold Star Vein could cultivate to the 37th level.

Li Yuan still couldn't gauge Fang Hai's strength and foundation.

"Principal." Li Yuan took the initiative and greeted them with a slight bow, "Seniors."

"Star Master, seniors," Yu Jinghe also bowed slightly, but with more casualness.

"You two have done well," Fang Hai, dressed in black, approached them. His sharp gaze fell on Li Yuan, and he smiled, "Li Yuan, with such a great achievement and having obtained the Demigod Heritage, I don't know how to reward you appropriately."

"The Principal will decide," Li Yuan smiled.

"Haha," the middle-aged man in red clothing laughed, "You're a clever one."

"Don't be so modest, young man," Fang Hai smiled, his attitude much gentler than before.

Li Yuan also noticed that the man in the green robe had no expression on his face.

"Let me introduce them," Fang Hai said, gesturing to the two beside him, "This is the Flame City Demigod, and this is the Qing He Demigod."

Li Yuan bowed again, his heart filled with surprise.

As expected, they were Demigods.

"Let's go to the conference room to talk," Fang Hai smiled. "Both Demigods are here with questions for you."

"Yes," Li Yuan nodded.

He had already prepared himself, knowing that the matter involved Divine Heritage, and even the passage to the Immortal Ruin Civilization had been closed... If the Alliance higher-ups let them off so easily, that would be abnormal.

"Jinghe, you can return to Seven Stars Mountain," Fang Hai said to Yu Jinghe. "We're calculating your contributions. Once we have the full calculation, we'll notify you and add it to your Seven Stars Points."

"Okay," Yu Jinghe nodded slightly. Their participation in such a major battle would also be considered a contribution.

...

Inside the conference room, only Li Yuan, Fang Hai, the Flame City Demigod, and the Qing He Demigod were present.

"Li Yuan, I'm here on behalf of the Alliance to ask you some questions," the Qing He Demigod in the green robe said, his face still expressionless. "This isn't an interrogation, but the Alliance hopes you'll answer truthfully."

"Okay," Li Yuan nodded.

"According to our intelligence, you killed two Demigod-level talents with a single move. How did you do it? As far as we know, the most powerful among them had already reached the High-level Fifth Tier of their skills," the Qing He Demigod asked directly. "Did you obtain something in the Nexus Realm that allowed you to do this?"

"No," Li Yuan shook his head. "I was able to kill them because my physical fitness improved rapidly... My physical fitness has already reached the 26th level."

"26th level?"

"So fast?" Both the Flame City Demigod and the Qing He Demigod were surprised.

They had life-detecting equipment... But with Li Yuan's current strength, it wasn't difficult for him to conceal his aura.

Therefore, their investigation wasn't accurate.

"How did you do it?" The Qing He Demigod frowned, "According to the intelligence, you only obtained a Ten Thousand Lives Extending Fruit... There's no way you could have reached the 26th level."

His sharp gaze tried to see through Li Yuan, and he also subtly pressured Li Yuan.

"Luck," Li Yuan replied easily, his mental power, though far inferior to a Demigod, was sufficient to withstand a little mental pressure.

"You need to tell us..." The Qing He Demigod was about to ask Li Yuan further.

"Qing He Demigod," Fang Hai, who had been silent until then, suddenly spoke up. "If Li Yuan doesn't want to say, don't force him. He has that right."

"Right?" The Qing He Demigod frowned. "Where did it come from? How come I don't know about it?"

The Flame City Demigod also showed a hint of surprise.

"This permission was granted to me before I left, as I requested it from my master," Fang Hai said slowly. "Li Yuan is a core member of the Starfire Martial Temple and a citizen of Xia Country."

Instantly, the conference room fell silent.

"Alliance Leader?" Qing He Demigod paused.

Fang Hai's master was none other than Dong Fang Ji... His command was a form of special protection for Li Yuan.

Both were demigods.

But Qing He Demigod was aware of the gap between himself and Dong Fang Ji... Dong Fang Ji was a terrifying existence that many powerful civilizations feared and could do nothing about.

In the past, during the invasion of the Ten Thousand Devils Civilization into Flying Star, how many demigods had died at the hands of Dong Fang Ji?

It could be said!

Among the Seven Stars Civilizations, even if all the demigods in the highest council of the alliance had to obey Dong Fang Ji's orders.

Since he had given the order, Li Yuan had the right to not answer.

Therefore, Li Yuan had the right to remain silent.

"Principal, I can also confirm this," Li Yuan said with a smile. "In the Divine Palace Ruins, I obtained the inheritance of a demigod under the Fire Deity, and among the treasures, there is a special artifact that can rapidly enhance one's physical qualities."

This was a story Li Yuan had prepared in advance.

He had also consulted the Boundary Spirit... Apart from himself and Lin Lan Yue, no one knew about the Earth Deity, not even the Yan Cheng Demigod related to the Earth Deity.

In the past, although the Yan Cheng Demigod had merged with the incomplete True Phoenix Bloodline, it was still slightly insufficient... Therefore, he did not become a disciple of the deity. But the Boundary Spirit had informed him of his task.

His task was to procreate and see if any of his descendants would have a higher concentration of the True Phoenix Bloodline.

Thus, by merging with another incomplete True Phoenix Bloodline in the Nexus Realm, there was hope to meet the minimum requirements for the Soul-Linked Inheritance Artifact.

This was the reason for the creation of the Flame Family.

Yan Cheng Demigod had not held high expectations for Lin Lan Yue... But she had indeed become a disciple.

"A disciple of the deity?" Fang Hai smiled. "Yan Cheng Demigod, congratulations!"

"Good news." Qing He Demigod also rarely showed a hint of a smile.

Their status and vision were extremely high, and they understood the significance of being a disciple of a deity.

Even if it was just a named disciple, even if the deity had passed away... The probability of becoming a demigod in the future was extremely high.

Just as it was difficult to cultivate another Skysoar Warrior, it was easy to cultivate an Origin Martial Artist.

However, the gap between a demigod and a deity was far greater than that between an Origin Martial Artist and a Skysoar Warrior.

"Li Yuan, thank you for bringing this news," Yan Cheng Demigod said with a smile. "This is my V-Comm number... If you need any help in the future, please contact me."

Yan Cheng Demigod extended his goodwill.

"Thank you, Demigod," Li Yuan naturally accepted this goodwill. A demigod held a high position among the Seven Stars Civilizations.

...

Yan Cheng Demigod and Qing He Demigod left.

"Don't take Qing He Demigod's questioning too personally," Fang Hai said to Li Yuan. "He's just following the rules... Many demigods would rather not offend people like this."

"I understand," Li Yuan nodded. "Thank you, Principal, and Senior Dong Fang Ji, for your orders."

"My master didn't give that order; I just said it on a whim," Fang Hai said with a faint smile. "Anyway, he wouldn't dare verify it with my master."

Li Yuan was taken aback. Could it be played like this?

(End of Chapter)

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