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    Starry Sky Professional Directory 124

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    Chapter 124: The Battle Stage (Subscription Request)

    Blue Star is the capital of the Blue Star Federation, boasting excellent public security.

    Especially Blue Star University!

    As a top-tier university, any Evil God Sect follower attempting to cause trouble is practically handing themselves over!

    Therefore, once Fang Xing settled down to focus on his studies and martial arts, he felt life was peaceful and time flew by.

    His daily schedule was almost completely booked. First, he attended classes, then immersed himself in the holographic virtual cabin, sometimes studying, sometimes gaming.

    On weekends, he would go out to meet friends for drinks and meat.

    Well, Song Jingang’s family was well-off, and he always insisted on paying the bill, so Fang Xing didn’t mind taking him along.

    Until this day.

    Training Room.

    “Practice your form like a dragon, your physique like a tiger, intertwining…”

    Fang Xing let out a soft shout, opening his eyes.

    At this moment, one of his eyes seemed to hold a dragon’s shadow, while the other resembled a crouching tiger.

    Roar! Roar!

    His physique was astonishing, his Qi and blood like a dragon, his breath like a tiger.

    Within the small quiet room, it seemed as if dragons and tigers were coiling and crouching.

    The illusory forms of a dragon and a tiger leaped from Fang Xing’s eyes, forming a Yin and Yang Taiji diagram, placing him at the center, as if on the dividing line of the Taiji.

    “Dragon Tiger Intent Realm, finally achieved.”

    After a long time, Fang Xing finally exhaled.

    “During this period, I mainly focused on improving the Tiger Subduing Stake, but the Great Dragon Stake also made steady progress…”

    “Just now, both finally broke through the fifth stage, entering the ‘Grandmaster’ level.”

    “The proficiency in the attribute panel, so after Master, comes Grandmaster?”

    Achieving Grandmaster status was almost equivalent to reaching the same level as the creators of martial arts.

    It allowed Fang Xing to have a bird’s-eye view. He didn’t even need much effort to fuse the two major stake techniques based on his own style, creating the most suitable stake technique for himself—the Dragon Tiger Stake!

    Thanks to this, he successfully integrated the Dragon’s Intent Realm and the Tiger Subduing Intent Realm, achieving the ‘Dragon Tiger Intent Realm’!

    No, by now, it’s already the ‘Dragon Tiger Domain’!

    “Teacher Pan Xiong was right, if you take advantage of the inspiration during the breakthrough, directly refining the dragon and tiger would save a lot of effort later on.”

    Fang Xing smiled proudly, then moved his mind.

    A water cup in the corner rose into the air and landed in front of him.

    This scene was actually quite astonishing!

    Even before, he would at least have to strike out a strand of Qi, using innate true Qi like a fishing line, to ‘fish’ the cup.

    But now, without moving his true Qi, just a thought, he accomplished it through the power of his domain!

    This was the mind affecting matter!

    “Once the Dragon Tiger Domain is achieved, coupled with my already perfected Niwan Palace, breaking through to the External Manifestation was indeed simple…”

    Of course, some of the breakthrough details and insights came from the Grand Library and Pan Xiong.

    “Xia Long’s External Manifestation is Thunder Hell…clearly his intent leans towards the way of thunder.”

    “My External Manifestation, based on the dragon and tiger…dragon and tiger represent Yin and Yang!”

    Fang Xing moved his mind, and a dragon and a tiger suddenly jumped out of the void!

    The dragon was pitch black, each scale seemed to shimmer with cold light, its head with two horns, its belly with four claws.

    The tiger was a black-striped white tiger, with a lazy posture, its forehead bearing a majestic king character.

    These two actually escaped their illusory bodies, as if transformed into real things.

    Roar! Roar!

    Amidst the dragon’s roar and tiger’s howl, the black dragon and white tiger instantly disintegrated, transforming into a black and white Taiji diagram, constantly rotating…

    “The domain is newly formed, this is already good enough.”

    Fang Xing sighed, looking at the attribute panel:

    【Name: Fang Xing】
    【Age: 19】
    【Occupation: Martial Artist】
    【Fifth Realm: External Manifestation (1/400)】
    【Dragon Tiger Stake: 1/800 (Grandmaster)】
    【Military Fist Twelve Forms: 245/400 (Master)】
    【Ghost God Blade: 225/400 (Master)】
    【Exquisite Emotion Sword: 235/400 (Master)】
    【Dragon Elephant Skill: 312/400 (Master)】
    【Mahāvajra-Prajñā Divine Power: 5/200 (Proficient)】
    【Mahābhote-like Chant: 20/200 (Proficient)】
    【Tianmu Sacred Virtue Golden Lotus Twin Guardian Scripture: 1/200 (Proficient)】
    【Sky Walking Step: 9/200 (Proficient)】
    【Gate of All Heavens (Charging)】

    “Grandmaster proficiency requires eight hundred?”

    “When Grandmaster is perfected, it should be the peak of the domain…I wonder if there are higher levels?”

    Thanks to his comprehension of the Myriad Spirits Chart last time, his other martial arts also made significant progress.

    Of course, the ‘Mahābhote-like Chant’ was still suppressed, while the ‘Tianmu Sacred Virtue Golden Lotus Twin Guardian Scripture’, due to his cultivator clone being constantly active, its proficiency continued to rise.

    However, after reaching proficiency, it stagnated.

    Because this secret technique was limited by the level of the ‘Mahābhote-like Chant’.

    Before the ‘Mahābhote-like Chant’ breaks through, it’s impossible to continue upward.

    “Although they are all S-class martial arts, the Sky Walking Step is much easier to level up than the ‘Mahāvajra-Prajñā Divine Power’…”

    “Now at the proficient level, combined with the power of the domain, it’s enough for me to achieve something similar to a Martial Dao Golden Core’s physical flight…oh well, I’ll put the skateboard on the second-hand market someday, what a loss…”

    Fang Xing got up and clenched his fists.

    Feeling the power far exceeding yesterday’s in his limbs and bones, he couldn’t help but feel excited: “External Manifestation realm, coupled with proficient level Mahāvajra-Prajñā Divine Power, four times the burst…I should be able to try the waters of the Battle Stage.”

    “But I’m not in a rush.”

    He walked out of the training room and leaped from the balcony.

    Splash!

    A large splash erupted in the swimming pool below…

    After a good bath and a hearty meal, satisfying his appetite, Fang Xing contentedly lay down in the holographic virtual cabin.

    “Master…you haven’t come to see Little Blue for a long time.”

    Little Blue flapped its wings and came to Fang Xing, its tone somewhat resentful.

    “Didn’t we just finish gaming yesterday? Let’s take it easy…”

    Fang Xing flicked his finger, causing Little Blue to cover its forehead, but it didn’t fly away, instead circling Fang Xing round and round: “Master, Master, are we going to play games or truth or dare today?”

    “No, I’m going to the Battle Stage today.”

    Walking through the Blue Star community, many classmates who saw Fang Xing would occasionally nod in greeting.

    After all, his position as the top student in the martial arts department upon enrollment was well-deserved.

    Especially since Gu Jian Tong had recently entered the Battle Stage, showcasing his powerful strength.

    It was unknown why Fang Xing had never been to the Battle Stage once, appearing quite low-key.

    Fang Xing arrived at the Battle Stage. The building had a style similar to a Roman Colosseum. Upon entering, the first thing that caught his eye was the ranking list:

    【Battle Ranking First, Dark Star, Nine Swords Academy】

    “The second and third places haven’t changed either. Will Blue Star University forever be the perpetual third?”

    Fang Xing sneered, but he understood.

    Even with his talent, many teachers believed that he wouldn’t be able to break through to the Golden Core during his university years.

    Therefore, an External Manifestation martial artist was already at the top of the top-tier universities.

    The three who stood at the peak of all External Manifestation martial artists would obviously not be easily overthrown.

    “Master, I have already compiled the latest rules of the Battle Stage, including subsequent version updates. Should I read them to you?”

    Little Blue looked around excitedly:

    “The rules of the Battle Stage are very simple: enter the arena, and victory is determined by life or death…”

    “Alchemists and mecha pilots can participate. The potions and mechs used during the battle…must be independently completed by oneself in virtual space…”

    “The top ten each receive monthly academic credit rewards. Therefore, on the last day of the month, one must accept ten challenges, otherwise it will be considered a forfeit…”

    “End-of-month challengers must have a ranking within the top one hundred on the leaderboard!”

    “The current last place on the leaderboard is number 53914!”

    After quickly reading through the rules, Fang Xing felt that the number of people was quite large.

    “The three top-tier universities only recruit about three thousand students each year…ten-year system, totaling only thirty thousand people…”

    “But there are other universities on Blue Star, such as Blue Star Public Security University, which is nearby, and they certainly won’t miss out…Song Jingang bragged before that he had broken into the top ten thousand…”

    “And, I wonder how many top universities are connected to the current virtual network?”

    “More than fifty thousand opponents…not bad.”

    Fang Xing nodded: “Little Blue, sign me up!”

    “Okay, Master, matching is starting.”

    Little Blue showed a mischievous smile: “Match successful…I wish you a victorious first battle!”

    Fang Xing felt the surrounding environment change instantly.

    When he came to his senses, he was already standing on a piece of yellow earth.

    Not far away, stood a young student wearing a black trench coat with the Nine Swords mark on his back.

    “Nine Swords Academy, Cen Weizhi, please advise!”

    Cen Weizhi unfastened his right-hand glove, revealing that his entire right hand emitted an eerie black-red color, with scattered scales on his skin.

    He was also a gifted individual, who loved swordsmanship since childhood. He later entered Nine Swords Academy and trained hard for nearly a year. Finally, with the help of various resources and treasures, he became a 【Ghost Sword Hand】!

    This is the initial prerequisite profession for a 【Sword Saint】, requiring the sealing of special Evil God power into a specific part of the body.

    After becoming a 【Ghost Sword Hand】, one needs to pass through the Fire Sword Path, Earth Sword Path, Wind Sword Path, Water Sword Path…and other nine sword paths before finally becoming a 【Sword Saint】, and even wielding the ‘Star-Extinguishing Sword’!

    This is a power that can destroy a planet with just one person and one sword!

    “Rise to fame and fortune, today is the day, witness my ‘Ghost Sword Finger’!”

    On his five right-hand fingers, fierce sword energy appeared, merging five kinds of sword energy into one palm, a master of both palm and sword, incredibly skillful.

    “Good martial art, but the person is lacking.”

    Fang Xing lightly flicked his right hand, and Cen Weizhi saw his entire right arm fly up.

    Then…

    A fist shadow, as vast as the sky, smashed his face, completely crushing it into his skull.

    【Ding, you have won a victory, current ranking 36872!】

    “Oh? So this ranking system also has the function of estimating strength?”

    Fang Xing was slightly surprised, then said: “Next!”

    This time, he stood at the foot of a volcano, the air filled with volcanic ash, and bright red flowing lava on the ground.

    Opposite him, stood a man in black robes with blood-red hair.

    “Li Wei?!”

    Fang Xing’s eyes lit up: “Finally caught you!”

    “Is there some misunderstanding between us?”

    Li Wei looked bewildered. The two had met for the first time during the Hundred Star Joint Examination, but he was sure he had never met Fang Xing before!

    Is this guy so petty? Just because he got second place, he held a grudge for so long?

    (End of Chapter)

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