Chapter 271: A Battle for the Summit! Li Yuan's Gun

Chapter 271: A Battle for the Summit! Li Yuan's Gun



Within the Seven Star Battlefield.

As one by one, participants halted at the second stage, it was like a series of cold showers, sobering up many newcomers.

The Seven Stars Battle was not as easy to win as they had imagined.

Match 33.

Finally, the first newcomer to pass the third stage appeared—Chu Chen!

He was one of the three Second Rank Divine Warrior Heirs this year.

This Second Rank Divine Warrior Heir, with only a 21st-level physical quality, still managed to showcase his extraordinary side.

Winning three matches in a row.

Ultimately, he was stopped at the fourth stage.

His knife technique left a deep impression, and many could see that... if not for his significant physical quality disadvantage, he would have had a chance to win the fourth stage.

...

"This Chu Chen, just graduated from his second year, but his skills are far better than mine." Dantu Feng's eyes shone with admiration.

"His skills should be at the High Fifth Stage." Tian Dazhuang judged, "Not yet at the Perfect Fifth Stage."

"This Chu Chen might not even be worthy of being a Second Rank Divine Warrior Heir." Yin Man rarely spoke, her voice indifferent, "He's only from Lan Te's hometown country."

Everyone suddenly understood.

Among the Seven Star Civilization, there were two exceptional individuals, one was Dong Fang Ji, and the other was Lan Te.

Their hometown countries had the privilege of producing a Second Rank Divine Warrior Heir every year.

"That's still very impressive." Li Yuan smiled.

...

Starting from the 50th match, occasionally, some newcomers began to win the fourth stage, and even the fifth stage... not because their talent and potential exceeded Chu Chen's, but because they were older.

It was their age that made the difference.

In the God Warrior Temple's battle order, the older newcomers were intentionally placed in the latter half.

For example—Yin He!

As the top 'Da Wu' of Blue Star, his strength was terrifying, and from the first stage, he displayed his prowess, ultimately unleashing two Star Arts to win the fifth stage with great difficulty! He lost in the sixth stage.

"That's enough."

Yin He was extremely satisfied and even a little excited, "Winning the fifth stage means becoming an Elite Member, and the cultivation resources obtained afterward will be much more."

Yin He was the second to win five stages.

...

Match 58, it was finally Borres' turn to take the stage.

"Borres, he's the oldest among this year's newcomers."

"Can he win the seventh stage?"

"Winning the seventh stage? Difficult! The seventh stage requires Flight Threshold Power, he should have a chance to win the sixth stage." On the spectator seats, many senior members were closely watching Borres.

Many of them had bet on him.

In the eyes of the senior members, as the oldest newcomer, Borres' talent and potential were definitely not the highest.

But his current strength should be among the top three of all newcomers.

"Even Yin He won the fifth stage, with my strength, I must win the sixth stage." Borres stood in the center of the battlefield, full of confidence, "Then, if I work hard in cultivation for a few years, I'll have a chance to challenge the Seven Stars Mountain."

"Once I become a Seven Stars Mountain member, just the additional 200 Seven Stars Points each year is a rare and great benefit."

The battle quickly erupted.

In the end, Borres did not disappoint the 'gamblers' who bet on him, unleashing astonishing strength and winning six stages in a row.

However, when facing the guardian of the seventh stage, he lost miserably, defeated in just two moves.

It was no surprise.

...

"Indeed, his skills are at the Perfect Fifth Stage." Li Yuan smiled, "Borres is indeed very impressive."

"Perfect Fifth Stage?"

"It's not that amazing." Alicia shook her head, "He just cultivated for more years."

"Strength is the most important." Li Yuan smiled, "Alicia, I know you don't like him, but you have to acknowledge his strength. For him to cultivate to this level, he's no ordinary person."

"Mhm." Alicia nodded.

...

Borres became the first newcomer to win six stages.

"It's settled."

"Even Bei Te Man might not be able to win the seventh stage. Perhaps he'll win six like me, and we'll be tied for first place." Borres, excited, returned to the spectator seats.

He couldn't help but look at Alicia, with her golden hair.

But!

Even though he had just displayed his brilliance, at this moment, Alicia was still communicating with Li Yuan and didn't even glance at Borres.

Borres felt a pang of discomfort in his heart.

"Am I really that inferior?" Borres wondered.

However, as time passed.

Borres quickly regained his confidence.

Because, after him, over forty newcomers took the stage to compete... except for two who won five stages, not a single one could win six.

Now, this year's Seven Stars Battle 'Newcomer War' was nearing its end.

Over a hundred newcomers, except for a few like Dantu Feng and Tian Dazhuang, who had not yet reached the level of Origin Martial Artists and thus were ineligible to participate.

The other newcomers had only two left to debut—Li Yuan and Bei Te Man.

This further boosted Borres' confidence.

"Older age?"

"So what if I'm older? My strength is the strongest." Borres thought to himself, "Others were chosen at a younger age, but when they reach my age, their strength might not surpass mine."

His thoughts were not wrong; most God Warrior Temple members would halt their progress at the Perfect Fifth Stage.

"Li Yuan's strength is not as strong as mine." Borres thought, "Bei Te Man? He might be stronger than me, but it's impossible for him to master True Intention!!"

"Perhaps I can be the joint first."

"I'll give him a slightly lower evaluation score," Borres said, his eyes gleaming.

The gap between the fifth and sixth stages was like a chasm.

In theory, once one has mastered the Cosmic True Will and cultivated to an extremely high level, there is a slim chance of achieving demigod status.

Very few in all of human civilization have been able to master the Cosmic True Will before the age of 30.

Even martial arts geniuses like Wu Manong and Yu Jinghe only broke through and mastered the Cosmic True Will after the age of 30.

"Only two people left."

"Beiteman and Li Yuan, the two with the biggest reputations, were intentionally arranged to be the last ones."

"It must be Endmu Mountain Lord's deliberate arrangement."

"Keeping the suspense for the finale, I suppose."

"But why arrange for Beiteman to be the last one? And Li Yuan, too?" The veteran members exchanged glances.

The previous large-scale battles between newcomers had left them somewhat bored.

Only the battles of a few newcomers, like Yin He and Borres, had managed to capture their attention and impress them.

"Beiteman is up!" someone suddenly exclaimed.

The blue-clothed, short-haired youth flew into the battlefield.

At that moment, whether it was the demigod Star Sovereigns watching through the virtual network or the geniuses like Li Yuan, Alicia, and Yu Jinghe, they all intently watched the battle.

Indeed, Beiteman was impressive, and his popularity was sky-high, making him the top favorite.

The battle erupted!

In the first round, one slash!

In the second round, one slash!

...

In the fourth round, one slash!

In four consecutive rounds, Beiteman defeated the defenders of each round with a single slash, without even using his Star Technique.

The terrifying strength he displayed shocked most of the spectators, and he was indeed formidable.

"This sword technique is amazing!" Dantu Feng was astounded, his eyes glued to the battle.

"Much better than me," Tian Dazhuang muttered to himself.

Both of them cultivated sword techniques, and in the days they had been watching the battles, they had never seen such a formidable sword technique.

This year, several members of the God Warrior Temple who had successfully challenged the Seven Stars Mountain did not use sword techniques.

"Captain, what do you think of his sword technique?" Alicia whispered, looking at Li Yuan.

"Not bad," Li Yuan replied with a smile. "He should have reached the ultimate fifth stage."

...

"This Beiteman is indeed formidable."

"With such a sword technique, he should be close to condensing his True Intention." Yu Jinghe and Tawa Lei Si also noticed this.

...

"So formidable? This is trouble." Yan Jing's expression changed slightly. "With this strength, Beiteman might be able to challenge the seventh gate."

Initially, he had been full of confidence in Li Yuan.

Especially after seeing that no one except Borres had won six rounds, his confidence grew even stronger.

He never expected that Beiteman, who was much younger than Borres, would have such terrifying strength.

"We're going to lose again, aren't we?"

The graceful woman beside him frowned and said with frustration, "You gambling addict! If you lose this time, don't gamble anymore."

"There's still a chance," Yan Jing insisted.

"No way," the graceful woman scoffed. "I know Li Yuan has high talent, but no matter how strong his skills are, can he even condense the Cosmic True Will?"

"His physical qualities are far inferior." The graceful woman shook her head. "With Beiteman's strength, he might directly break into the Seven Stars Mountain."

"No matter how strong Li Yuan is, he can't be stronger than Beiteman," the graceful woman said.

She was also an elite disciple of the God Warrior Temple and had been in the God Warrior Realm for many years, so her vision and experience were exceptional.

Yan Jing opened his mouth but said nothing.

"He's a great talent."

"This sword technique truly carries a hint of the Hundred Rivers True Intention. This Essence Strike is absolutely the ultimate of the fifth stage."

"Give him two more years, and he'll definitely have a chance to condense his True Intention." In the observation space, after witnessing Beiteman's burst of strength, this group of demigods couldn't help but praise him.

Such a martial arts genius was indeed rare in the Seven Stars Civilization.

...

In the fifth round, Beiteman directly displayed his Star Technique.

His body instantly expanded.

"Divine Body Technique!"

"It's actually a Body Transformation Star Technique!" Exclamations of surprise filled the air, and the faces of the veteran members changed, with Yu Jinghe and Tawa Lei Si also showing a hint of gravity.

The Body Transformation Star Technique was undoubtedly the most terrifying among all Star Techniques, and it required extremely high physical qualities and skill realms.

Even these top-tier geniuses might not have cultivated the Divine Body Star Technique.

There was no choice.

Firstly, Origin Martial Artists could only cultivate two Star Techniques at most.

Secondly, in the entire Seven Stars Civilization, very few could continuously cultivate a Star Technique to the Flying Level, let alone the Demigod level.

Moreover, many Divine Body Star Techniques had extremely high requirements.

For example, the highly renowned "Ten Thousand Gold Divine Body" was a Seventh Rank Star Technique, but only those of the Gold lineage could cultivate it.

Additionally, it was incredibly difficult for Origin Martial Artists to awaken a Star Vein to the Seventh Rank.

Even someone as powerful as Rudinesui had yet to cultivate a Seventh Rank Star Technique.

In summary, various reasons made Divine Body Star Techniques quite rare among Origin Martial Artists.

However, once mastered, it would grant them astonishing strength.

Inside the Seven Stars Battlefield.

"Divine Body Technique!" Beiteman's strength soared, and with a single slash, he defeated the defender of the fifth gate.

He won the fifth round.

In the sixth round, Beiteman fought fiercely with the defender for over ten moves before finding an opening and defeating his opponent.

"The seventh match!"

"Can he win?" All the spectators, including Endmu Mountain Lord and the many Demi-Sacred Artifacts, watched intently, a hint of anticipation rising in their hearts.

The seventh match!!

If Bei Te Man could win, it would be a one-battle ascension, directly becoming a member of the Seven Stars Mountain.

Such a feat, even in the history of the God Warrior Temple, was extremely rare and required meeting numerous conditions.

Firstly, age was a factor, as older age often correlated with stronger physical qualities and the ability to cultivate extremely powerful Star Arts.

Secondly, skill level had to be high, at least reaching the Fifth Stage Ultimate.

However, these two factors often contradicted each other, for if one could reach the Fifth Stage Ultimate before the age of 30, they would typically be selected early on.

Precisely for this reason, newcomers to the God Warrior Temple who could achieve a one-battle ascension were historically few and far between.

On average, only one such individual would emerge every seven or eight years.

...

"Captain, do you think he can win the seventh match?" Alicia couldn't help but ask.

"Perhaps." Li Yuan smiled, "Winning would be a good thing, indicating the strength of our civilization."

Many people were eagerly anticipating the outcome.

"He must win the seventh match and take the first place without any dispute." Many veteran members who had bet on Bei Te Man were excited.

"Don't win, please!"

"Don't win, give me a break!"

"As long as I don't lose this time, I'll never bet again," Yan Jing silently hoped within his heart.

Having witnessed Bei Te Man's terrifying display of power, Yan Jing didn't dare to expect Li Yuan to be stronger.

Even if Li Yuan's skill was comparable, what about his physical qualities? And his Star Arts? These often required time to accumulate.

...

On the Seven Stars Battlefield.

The defender of the seventh match, unlike the previous six, didn't appear quickly. Instead, they waited for half a day, seemingly allowing Bei Te Man to catch his breath.

Finally, the defender of the seventh match appeared.

He was a man dressed in a silver battle suit, emanating a powerful aura.

The defender of the seventh match was a true Skysoar Warrior!

"A Skysoar Warrior," Bei Te Man's expression was equally grave, as he had known beforehand that his opponent was a genuine Skysoar Warrior.

"Bei Te Man."

"Just like Borres," the man in the silver battle suit smiled, "I can't fly, nor can I use Origin Power. My physical level is only at 30th rank, and my skill is merely at the Fifth Stage Ultimate... As long as you can defeat me, you will become a member of the Seven Stars Mountain."

"I understand." Bei Te Man nodded.

Such a Skysoar Warrior could be considered the weakest of his kind, and he had even given up the greatest advantage of Skysoar Warriors—flight.

In this situation, if Bei Te Man still couldn't win, it would prove that he hadn't even reached the threshold of the Skyborne Warrior level.

Naturally, he wouldn't qualify to enter the Seven Stars Mountain.

Boom!

The two clashed, and Bei Te Man unleashed his strongest power from the start, and on top of his Body Transformation Star Technique, he burst out with another Star Technique, making his power even more terrifying.

But the man in the silver suit, as a Skysoar Warrior, was also extremely formidable. He thrust his long sword, and the sword light danced as Origin Power formed threads, swallowing and spitting like lightning, raging wildly.

In the end, Bei Te Man had the last laugh. When he slashed out his final furious strike, the man in silver couldn't block it, and his entire body was sent flying, blood seeping from his wounds.

"You've won." The man in silver stood up, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, but he smiled, "Congratulations, you've ascended the Seven Stars Mountain."

"Thank you, senior." Bei Te Man bowed, retracting his Star Technique and returning to normal.

...

"He won!"

"Haha, Bei Te Man won!! Won!"

"A one-battle ascension!" The entire spectator area was in an uproar, with many veteran and new members feeling excited.

A one-battle ascension, such an achievement, hadn't been seen in many years.

Being able to witness it once was extremely rare.

"He actually managed to do it, this Bei Te Man is indeed formidable."

"When I was his age, I probably wasn't as good as him." Tawa Lei Si and An Yong Ya both sighed, as these super geniuses only acknowledged those with true strength.

Bei Te Man's power had gained their acknowledgment.

"Haha, Yan Jing, it seems you were wrong." Pei Jun revealed a smile, "Bei Te Man achieved a one-battle ascension, do you still think Li Yuan is stronger?"

"I was mistaken." Yan Jing was rather calm about it, sighing, "It's not that Li Yuan isn't strong, but if he cultivates for another year, he might become even stronger than Bei Te Man, it's just that..."

No matter how confident Yan Jing was in Li Yuan, facing Bei Te Man, who had achieved a one-battle ascension, he couldn't help but concede.

At least, on this day, Bei Te Man was the most dazzling.

...

"It's over." Yan Jing's face turned ashen, "There's truly no hope now."

Yan Jing liked Li Yuan, but he didn't believe he could achieve a one-battle ascension.

"Let's bet!"

"You lost another 1000 Seven Stars Points!!" A gentle woman beside him said with hatred, "Don't bet again next time."

Yan Jing completely fell silent.

...

"Indeed, not bad."

"No wonder he's accepted as a personal disciple by 'Blood Cloth Demi-God'."

"The power he unleashed in the end was even stronger than I expected." In the virtual network's spectator space, a group of Demi-Gods also sighed.

Bei Te Man's unleashed power wasn't very shocking to them, after all, Bei Te Man was already quite old.

These Demi-Gods were all very dazzling in their youth, many not inferior to Rudinesui.

Moreover, they all knew that Bei Te Man was the personal disciple of the 'Blood Cloth Demi-God'.

...

Unbeaten in battle, Bei Te Man's exit from the Seven Stars Arena immediately drew everyone's attention to Li Yuan, the last to appear on the battle list.

Once he completes his battle, this year's Newbie War will come to a close.

At the same time, he was also the most famous newcomer, naturally attracting much attention.

"Captain." Alicia's eyes flickered with worry as she whispered, "Don't feel pressured."

"Li Yuan."

Jin Huguo couldn't help but say, "Give it your all. Winning five battles is a victory. Don't be influenced."

The other friends also looked at Li Yuan, seemingly worried.

"What, are you all worried that I'll be scared by Bei Te Man?" Li Yuan smiled, knowing what his friends were concerned about.

There was no other way.

Bei Te Man's final burst of two Star Arts, and the scene of a direct clash with a Skysoar Warrior, was indeed awe-inspiring.

"Don't worry." Li Yuan smiled and stood up, his figure moving into the Seven Stars Arena.

"Xiao Xing." Alicia couldn't help but ask in her heart, "How many battles do you think Li Yuan can win?"

"Six battles."

"I have a premonition that his life force is not yet at the top-tier Origin Martial Artist level." A youthful voice sounded, "There's a chance he can hold out in the seventh battle, but there's basically no hope of winning."

"The seventh battle in your civilization is still quite challenging."

...

The group of friends from Blue Star had high hopes for Li Yuan, but the highest expectation was only winning six battles.

"Li Yuan? I estimate he'll win four battles at most."

"The chances of winning five battles are slim." In fact, most of the older members and other new members had even lower expectations.

...

In the virtual observation space.

"Fang Hai, how many battles do you think your student can win?" San Ye Ban Shen asked softly.

The other Demi-Sacred Artifacts also looked over.

"What do you all think?" Fang Hai smiled, not too concerned about Bei Te Man's burst.

"Six battles?"

"Difficult!"

"If he wins five battles, he'll surpass Bei Te Man."

"Hmm, he's too young, we can't expect too much."

"I estimate he'll win five."

"Looking at Fang Hai's expression, they're just waiting to mock your poor judgment. I bet Li Yuan can win six battles." The Demi-Sacred Artifacts casually exchanged opinions, their high standards and unified opinions were clear—a high probability of winning five battles, and a small chance of winning six.

"Oh?"

"Seems like no one is very optimistic about Li Yuan." Fang Hai smiled, having a certain understanding of Li Yuan's strength.

"The battle begins." San Ye Ban Shen suddenly said.

In an instant.

The Demi-Sacred Artifacts and Star Sovereigns all turned their attention to the light screen, where Li Yuan's Seven Stars Battle had just begun.

In the first battle, Bei Te Man had just unleashed his burst.

Facing the black-armored figure, Li Yuan held a long spear and fought fiercely for several moves before finally blasting him away with a single spear thrust.

Winning the first battle.

...

In the second battle, both sides fought fiercely for several moves before Li Yuan defeated his opponent.

In the third battle, Li Yuan fought the guardian for a longer time, exchanging dozens of moves before finally defeating him.

"Li Yuan's gun technique is indeed impressive. He should have entered the high-level of the Sixth Stage." A Demi-Sacred Artifact gave his evaluation, "He should be able to win the fourth battle, but winning the fifth will be difficult."

"At this age, with such skill, he's already a monster." Another Demi-Sacred Artifact remarked.

The other Demi-Sacred Artifacts didn't object.

But soon, all the Demi-Sacred Artifacts fell silent.

...

In the fourth battle, Li Yuan continued his 'slow' fighting style against the guardian, whose strength was significantly higher than the third guardian, yet still unable to suppress Li Yuan.

After dozens of moves, Li Yuan emerged victorious.

...

In the fifth battle, Li Yuan's gun technique suddenly transformed, improving greatly and matching the guardian. They fought for over a hundred moves.

Finally defeating him!

"A perfected Fifth Stage gun technique."

"Is he really only 19 years old?" The Demi-Sacred Artifacts were all surprised. The leap from high-level to perfected Fifth Stage was an absolute qualitative change.

Countless top-tier Origin Martial Artists were trapped in this stage for life.

Could Li Yuan break through it so easily?

"If he can master a powerful Star Technique, he might win the sixth battle." San Ye Ban Shen gave his evaluation once more.

...

In the sixth battle, the guardian's strength surged again, reaching the extreme of the Origin Martial Artist level.

Li Yuan's physical qualities were at an absolute disadvantage, both in strength and speed, lagging far behind the guardian.

But!

Li Yuan still didn't use a Star Technique. His gun technique, compared to the fifth battle, transformed and burst forth once more.

After over two hundred moves, he unleashed his latest Essence Strike, 'Stellar Convergence', and with a dazzling spear light that slashed through the heavens, he defeated the sixth guardian without a doubt.

Winning the sixth battle!

"As expected!"

"With the True Interpretation of Earth Star Pulse, my gun technique is much stronger than ordinary Fifth Stage techniques." Li Yuan was very satisfied with his gun technique.

"Only one battle left."

...

In the virtual viewing network.

When Li Yuan suddenly burst forth with a spear and defeated the sixth guardian, the Demi-Sacred Artifacts and Star Sovereigns were completely stunned.

Without using a Star Technique, he directly defeated the sixth guardian? Li Yuan's gun technique level surpassed their imagination!

"Has he already condensed his True Intention? How can his gun technique be so strong?" A Demi-Sacred Artifact sent a soul-stirring question.

(End of Chapter)

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