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Chapter 74: Moon Demon of the First-Tier Star Realm
Chapter 74: Moon Demon of the First-Tier Star Realm
Back in the Martial Arts Room.
"Gu Qiang, are you going to participate in the practical combat assessment or not?" Li Yuan asked while taking a sip of water.
Gu Qiang Han sighed, "Oh, I have to join the battle. Yesterday, my mom told me that if I don't pass the practical combat assessment, my dad will break my leg when I go back."
Li Yuan smiled. Although Gu Qiang Han kept emphasizing that his dad would beat him and his mom was unhappy with him, it was evident that his parents cared deeply for him.
Because if parents truly didn't care, children would only hide their feelings in their hearts.
"I'll go on the virtual network first." Li Yuan smiled and said, "I'll sign the document."
"Yeah, I'll sign it right away. Come, let's have some watermelon today."
Consciousness connected.
Directly entering the Jiangbei Martial University's campus network.
"Death Waiver." Li Yuan skimmed through the document, taking a quick glance.
There were numerous clauses, but the essence could be summed up in one sentence: "If a student dies during the practical combat assessment, Jiangbei Martial University will compensate with fifty thousand Blue Star Coins."
That was it.
"Fifty thousand Blue Star Coins?" Li Yuan clicked agree, then returned to his personal space in the virtual network to complete the online signature.
In his personal space.
"Practical combat assessment?" Li Yuan pondered silently, "I hope it won't disappoint me."
Li Yuan was determined to participate.
First, he had to fulfill the requirements of the special training contract with Kunlun Martial University.
Second, the Blue Star Coin reward.
"During the skill assessment, the cage free-for-all was divided into six rounds, so I didn't have to compete directly with Wu Dongdong and Tian Dazhuang. I managed to get the first place quite smoothly." Li Yuan thought to himself, "But for the practical combat assessment? There's only one first place."
It was still very difficult to obtain the 2 million Blue Star Coin reward.
Not to mention anything else.
"Wu Dongdong's gun technique skills are better than mine, and her physical fitness is as high as 10.5-level." Li Yuan pondered, "Her overall strength is far superior to mine, and the probability of me winning against her is very low."
Over the past few days, Li Yuan had used the 'Divine Palace Probe' on many students.
As the number of probes increased, Li Yuan also realized that the weaker the opponent, the less mental strength was consumed during the probe.
Based on the results of these probes over the past few days.
Li Yuan discovered that among the thousands of elite students who came to participate, most of their physical fitness levels were between 8.0 and 8.5-level.
Students below 8.0-level and above 9.0-level were very few.
Physical fitness above 10.0-level? Only Wu Dongdong and Lin Lan Yue.
Next was Wang Yu at 9.5-level.
Tian Dazhuang, perhaps due to family circumstances, had average cultivation resources, and his physical fitness was only at 8.5-level.
In other words, Li Yuan's 8.9-level physical fitness was already among the top 5% of all elite students.
Take Gu Qiang Han, for example, during the January exam, his physical fitness was on par with Li Yuan's, but now he was only at 8.7-level, falling behind Li Yuan.
In the past year and a half, solely in terms of physical fitness improvement speed, Li Yuan was already considered top-notch among the millions of students in Jiangbei Province.
"It's difficult to compete for first place."
"However, I must strive to break into the top ten." Li Yuan felt that as long as he put in the effort, the chances of getting another 50 thousand Blue Star Coins were very high.
Money was essential.
"My younger brother and sister's martial arts cultivation will require significant expenses in the future." Li Yuan pondered silently, "If I want to provide them with the best conditions until high school graduation, several million Blue Star Coins won't be enough."
The investment in martial arts cultivation was an endless money sink.
The more, the better.
Lastly, the most important point for Li Yuan—spiritual nourishment.
Li Yuan had been thinking about this matter.
"As President Li said, all things have spirituality, and I shouldn't be an exception." Li Yuan thought, "So, does the awakening level of spirituality on my Divine Palace panel... refer to the note 'High Spirituality' on the panel when I first saw it?"
Did he awaken high spirituality? This was Li Yuan's speculation.
"Last time, before I killed the Star Realm creature, I received a notification and then killed it, obtaining 0.6% spiritual nourishment."
"But when I probed human martial artists, I didn't get a notification about acquiring spiritual nourishment." Li Yuan pondered silently, "Must I kill Star Realm creatures? It should be so!"
"Does the target have to be a lifeform with a rank? I'm not sure!"
Li Yuan hadn't encountered other Star Realm creatures, so he had no basis for comparison.
"This spiritual nourishment, is it something the Divine Palace takes and absorbs from the deceased... or is it some mysterious existence rewarding me for killing Star Realm creatures?
Li Yuan's mind suddenly flashed with this thought.
As his strength gradually increased, he occasionally pondered over the origin of the Mind Palace and the Mind Palace panel.
Was it some kind of special innate talent he possessed?
Or was it from some indescribable existence? Or perhaps, from the legends, a celestial being, a deity, or a demon?
All of it was unknown.
"I'll take it slow. When my strength becomes even stronger, I'll have a chance to understand it all," Li Yuan thought to himself. "This practical combat assessment will be a test."
He suppressed his distracting thoughts.
Li Yuan directly opened another video file sent by Lin Lan Yue.
~Buzz~ A light screen appeared, displaying a panoramic projection.
Li Yuan stood in place, as if he were right there in the scene.
The dim sky had a large red moon hanging high, with dazzling red lights occasionally flashing across the horizon, creating an eerie atmosphere.
"Is this Blue Planet?" Li Yuan wondered.
As his gaze reached the horizon, he saw undulating mountain ranges, howling winds, and the occasional roars of wild beasts... At the edge of the sky, there stood a massive war fortress.
As the camera panned out, this vast world was presented before Li Yuan.
At the same time, a narrator's voice began: "The first-level Star Realm, 'Moon Demon Star Realm', has its entrance located in the Jiangbei Province's 'Northern Jiang Martial Arts University'. It is a fully developed Star Realm bordering the exotic civilization of the 'Moon Demon Civilization'... The maximum diameter of the entire Star Realm is approximately 2341 kilometers... A forward base has been established, and control has been secured while secretly monitoring the entire Moon Demon Civilization."
"The purpose of the Star Realm is threefold: First, to secretly capture and experiment on lifeforms from the Moon Demon Civilization."
"Second, it serves as a military base for conducting technology and weapon experiments in a high-source energy environment."
"Third, it is used as a practical combat assessment site for Northern Jiang Martial Arts University students."
Li Yuan watched the video in shock.
He couldn't help but understand that this was undoubtedly a confidential video.
Moon Demon Star Realm? Located at Northern Jiang Martial Arts University? Li Yuan, being a native of Jiangbei Province, had never heard of it.
"There's only one first-level Star Realm, 'Fish Spirit', in Jiangbei Province," Li Yuan couldn't help but think. "The Fish Spirit Star Realm is located between Shi Prefecture and Yi Prefecture, more than two thousand kilometers away from Jiangcheng."
The Fish Spirit Star Realm, as the name suggests, is the origin and homeland of the Fish Spirit Race.
The entrance where the Fish Spirit Star Realm intersects with Blue Planet is vast, and small entrances frequently appear. As a result, Xia Nation has never been able to completely seal it.
Consequently, the Fish Spirit Race often intrudes.
Fortunately, the Fish Spirit Star Realm is only a first-level Star Realm, and the intruders are all first-tier creatures, capable of launching only small-scale attacks, which are not fatal to Jiangbei Province.
"So, there's another Star Realm at Northern Jiang Martial Arts University?" Li Yuan held his breath.
According to his high school textbooks, Star Realms are regions where human civilization and exotic civilizations intersect in space.
Although, according to the video's description, the Moon Demon Star Realm is already under human control and extremely safe.
But who can provide an absolute guarantee?
Any Star Realm is like a super volcano that could erupt at any moment.
"No wonder this place at Northern Jiang Martial Arts University is a military base, and no wonder they built a war fortress," Li Yuan's mind raced with thoughts. "I estimate that it's to seal off the Star Realm entrance at the first sign of trouble."
Numerous thoughts flashed through Li Yuan's mind, and he had to admit that Lin Lan Yue's background was indeed formidable, allowing her to obtain such a video.
Suppressing his thoughts, Li Yuan continued watching.
"Today, we'll focus on the third point, regarding the practical combat assessment site," the narrator's voice continued. "This is the latest detailed explanation from 2043."
"The following is an introduction to the practical combat assessment site, the distribution of exotic creatures, their physical structures, and conventional combat methods..."
"Moon Demon creatures are primarily beast-like, and their adult forms are generally around level 8, but their intelligence is relatively low, comparable to that of a 6-year-old human..."
"The mainstream Moon Demon creatures have a body shape similar to 'wolves', with black and red skin. Their waist and abdomen are covered in scales... The weak points on their bodies are..."
"In the practical combat assessment site, the distribution of Moon Demon creatures is as follows..."
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