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Chapter 60: Sky Soaring Martial Artist, Civilization's Sharp Blade
Chapter 60: Sky Soaring Martial Artist, Civilization's Sharp Blade
"Really?" Li Yuan's eyes lit up as he looked at Xu Bo, momentarily forgetting to continue eating.
When he broke through the fourth rank in Fist Technique, Li Yuan was thrilled and immediately planned to share the good news with his uncle once his rank on the Star Combat Network reached Meteor Rank.
However, when he advanced to the fourth rank in Gun Technique, Li Yuan didn't feel as joyful.
Until now, upon learning that Base Three hadn't fallen yet, Li Yuan's initially suppressed mood lightened considerably.
Hope ignited within him.
"Teacher, where did you get this information?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask.
"I heard about your uncle's situation from Zhou Qi," Xu Bo explained, "The school has some of your uncle's information. Xia Tiejiu Bureau... I had someone look into it, and it turns out that Xia Tiejiu Bureau's support team was deployed to Base Three and Base Four, the two war bases."
"Currently, only Base Three has lost contact." Xu Bo continued, "Given your situation, I speculate that your uncle is at Base Three."
Li Yuan nodded slightly.
After spending so much time together, Li Yuan had long realized that despite his teacher's rugged appearance, he was actually as meticulous as a hair-splitting master.
"My second uncle is at Base Three," Li Yuan said.
"According to what I know, this time, the most ferocious counterattack from the xenother races in the depths of the Robo Sea Star System is happening. They've been amassing their strength for years, luring their enemies deeper..." Xu Bo briefly explained, "The casualties are heavy. The first three war bases are under siege, and Base One and Base Two have already fallen."
"Base Three is the longest-operating forward base, the most solid, and it has been confirmed that it's still resisting."
"The nation has dispatched a large number of support forces and pushed back the xenother races from the Robo Sea Star System that had broken through the star realm's boundaries." Xu Bo said, "Right now, they're also doing their best to rescue Base Three."
Li Yuan listened intently.
Xu Bo's words were simple, but they conveyed a vast amount of information.
"Can they be rescued?" Li Yuan blurted out.
"Let me show you a recent combat video first. This is an internal military video, so don't share its content elsewhere," Xu Bo said, but he didn't elaborate on the video's source.
"Black Dog, play the video," Xu Bo ordered, and a beam of light projected from the intelligent ring on his hand, displaying a video.
Li Yuan watched the video.
The sky was dim and rainy, with a blood-red hue.
Mountains stretched endlessly, their peaks and valleys filled with countless boulders and sparse vegetation. The scattered remains of creatures created an eerie and terrifying atmosphere.
"The Robo Sea Star System?" Li Yuan's pupils constricted.
He had watched many documentaries about the Robo Sea Star System and had some understanding of its realm.
"This is the outer region of the star realm," Xu Bo explained, "Keep watching."
The camera quickly switched angles.
"Boom!" The video was filled with the deafening roar of explosions.
A massive metal war fortress, occupying a vast area and standing over a thousand meters tall, appeared in the video. Built against the mountain, it resembled an impregnable steel city.
Visible to the naked eye, countless exits emerged on the outermost layer of the fortress, revealing an abundance of gun barrels and cannons, creating a menacing and terrifying sight.
At this moment, countless fiery projectiles spewed out from those gun barrels.
"Howl!"
"Roar!" "Roar!" Countless large, bizarre creatures resembling beasts, with sizes ranging from several meters to dozens of meters, charged at an astonishing speed from a hundred li away, through the mountain passages, relentlessly rushing towards the distant steel war fortress.
"Star realm beasts?" Li Yuan held his breath.
Flesh and blood against hot weapons.
"Boom!" Countless artillery shells exploded, filling the air with smoke.
Whoosh! Whoosh! These star realm creatures, with sizes ranging from several meters to tens of meters, moved at incredible speeds, maintaining distances of several dozen to several hundred meters between them. As they advanced, they desperately tried to evade the barrage of fire.
Large-caliber, high-velocity metal bullets rained down like fiery serpents, wreaking havoc on the ground.
The majority of the star realm creatures would instantly be torn apart if hit by the large-caliber bullet streams or artillery shells.
However.
When the metal bullet streams struck the few star realm creatures, a thin layer of red light instantly appeared on their surfaces, causing them to retreat under the onslaught but without their bodies being ripped apart.
Furthermore, a few of the star realm creatures with red light on their bodies effortlessly dodged the metal onslaught, advancing without any evasion, as if they could withstand the metal torrent.
It was heart-shaking.
"Essence Energy?" Li Yuan asked subconsciously.
"Yes," Xu Bo's gaze remained fixed on the light screen, and he said softly, "Those that can withstand the metal bullet torrent are at least Second Rank Xenothers. They've cultivated Essence Energy and integrated it into their bodies, possessing formidable vitality and terrifying defense."
"In the star realm, unlike the Blue Planet, many high-tech weapons are unusable."
Li Yuan listened and watched intently.
He had some knowledge of many subjects from his junior and senior high school classes.
Many advanced technologies, such as satellite-guided hypersonic missiles and other long-range weapons, were challenging to use in the star realm... because, fundamentally, the star realm and the Blue Planet existed in different worlds.
The more advanced the technology, the more limitations it faced.
Conversely, pure close-range hot weapons, driven by gunpowder, were less restricted by the environment.
"Is this Base Three?" Li Yuan watched the video with bated breath.
The colossal metal war fortress stood tall, like a terrifying beast devouring life, crushing countless Star Realm creatures in its path.
But!
The Star Realm creatures suffered heavy casualties, yet their numbers were astonishing. Instead of rushing in, they displayed remarkable discipline, spreading out to minimize their losses.
"They're wearing down the war fortress's ammunition," Li Yuan deduced instantly.
Time passed, and in the video, under the cover of numerous second-rank xenothers, the Star Realm creature army gradually approached the area where the war fortress was located.
The Star Realm creatures were sacrificing themselves in droves.
Li Yuan watched the intense battle in the video, feeling incredibly tense, his fists clenching unconsciously.
As the Star Realm creature army drew closer to the outer defense line of the war fortress, suddenly—
"Boom!" An inconspicuous exit appeared on the massive war fortress.
A golden light burst forth from the exit, moving at a terrifying speed that created visible shockwaves in its wake.
Even with Li Yuan's sharp eyes, he struggled to make out the details of the golden light.
The video abruptly slowed down, almost to a freeze-frame.
"What is that?" Li Yuan finally got a clearer view; beneath the golden light, a human silhouette could be discerned, seemingly clad in metallic battle armor and wielding a battle blade.
He was flying through the air!
"A Sky Soaring Martial Artist?" Li Yuan's heart raced, a surge of excitement welling up within him.
According to legends, only those powerful martial artists capable of soaring through the skies and traversing the earth could truly safeguard human civilization.
Just then—
The video resumed its normal speed, and the dazzling golden light tore through the sky at an incredible velocity, many times the speed of sound.
"Boom!"
"Boom! Boom!" In the sky, the flying second-rank xenothers screamed in terror, their flight speeds skyrocketing to over a hundred meters per second under the pressure of impending death.
A few of the flying Star Realm creatures even burst forth with speeds approaching the speed of sound, but they were swiftly caught up by the golden light.
Then, a golden blade of light slashed through the sky, leaving a trail of destruction.
Each flash of golden light signified the fall of a flying Star Realm creature, their bodies exploding as they plummeted towards the ground.
And then, from thousands of meters in the sky, the golden light dove down, shattering countless boulders in its path, like a deathly golden beam.
Wherever it passed, powerful second-rank xenothers, whether fifty-meter-long giant snakes or twenty-meter-tall armored behemoths, were torn apart in an instant.
The human expert bathed in the golden light was like an Asura emerging from the depths of hell.
...
The video ended, and Xu Bo simultaneously turned off his smart ring. The Martial Arts Room fell silent.
Li Yuan's eyes widened, his heart pounding with excitement, his blood boiling with enthusiasm.
A Sky Soaring Martial Artist! This was the epitome of Li Yuan's imagination—a martial artist capable of soaring through the skies, exploring the vast universe, and standing at the pinnacle of human civilization's might.
"Teacher, is that a Sky Soaring Martial Artist?" Li Yuan's eyes gleamed as he turned to Xu Bo.
"He's not quite a Sky Soaring Martial Artist, but in terms of strength, many Sky Soaring Martial Artists can't match him," Xu Bo replied.
Li Yuan was perplexed.
"You'll understand when you enter university," Xu Bo said solemnly. "The person who made that move is called Yu Jinghe, a graduate of Starfire University. He's probably the number one Martial Genius our Xia Nation has produced in the past two decades."
Clearly, Xu Bo was very familiar with Yu Jinghe.
"Yu Jinghe?" Li Yuan was stunned, committing the name to memory.
Previously, Li Yuan had never heard of this person.
The world of top-tier martial artists was shrouded in mystery; they often ventured into the Star Realm, only appearing on the front lines of war during critical moments to serve as the sharpest blades of human civilization.
Consequently, most of the time, ordinary citizens rarely heard the names of Sky Soaring Martial Artists.
Conversely, many popular virtual network streamers had greater fame.
"Xia Nation's number one Martial Genius?" Li Yuan thought to himself.
Indeed, he was incredibly powerful.
"The Xenother's plan for Robo Sea Star System would have led to the fall of Base Three," Xu Bo said gravely. "But with Yu Jinghe's presence at Base Three, his coordination with the war fortress's defense system might just buy enough time for reinforcements to arrive."
"He's that formidable?" Li Yuan was amazed.
"His strength rivals that of a Sky Soaring Martial Artist," Xu Bo said in a deep voice. "Each Sky Soaring Martial Artist is akin to a human nuclear weapon, capable of single-handedly holding off an army of millions."
"Every Sky Soaring Martial Artist is a pillar of human civilization's fighting force."
Li Yuan listened intently.
In the past, he had heard of the might of Origin Martial Artists and the legends of Sky Soaring Martial Artists.
However, he had never before witnessed such a terrifying display of martial prowess and maintaining a sense of awe.
"Yu Jinghe?"
"He must hold on. He must survive," Li Yuan silently willed. "Uncle, please stay alive."
At the same time, after watching this video, Li Yuan's heart was also filled with determination.
"Sky Soaring Martial Artist!"
"One day, I too will become a Sky Soaring Martial Artist, capable of standing against millions and dominating the Star Realm!"
(End of Chapter)
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