High-Level Martial Era

After a chase, having successively killed more than twenty fleeing Moon Demon wolves, Lin Lanyue and Wu Dongdong finally returned.

"Li Yuan, impressive!"

Wu Dongdong clicked his tongue in wonder, circling the massive, unmoving body of the Moon Demon Wolf King: "This Moon Demon Wolf King must have been level 12, right?"

"We thought you'd need us to rescue you."

"Who would have thought that you could kill it amidst a wolf pack's siege?" Wu Dongdong said, flashing his white teeth: "More formidable than I imagined."

"Luck," Li Yuan said with a smile.

"How is it? Are you hurt anywhere?" Lin Lanyue squatted next to Li Yuan, her gaze sweeping over the bloodstains on his body, showing a trace of concern.

"All this blood is from the Moon Demon wolves," Li Yuan said with a smile, shaking his head: "Just a bit drained."

For a moment, the faces of the two were somewhat close.

"If you hadn't come, with so many Moon Demon wolves left, I would probably have had to call for help," Li Yuan subtly changed the subject.

"We just happened to be there," Lin Lanyue said with a slight smile as she stood up.

Seeing that Li Yuan was indeed all right, she let go of her worry.

"Hey, Li Yuan,"

"I feel like you get really lucky, to actually encounter a wolf king," Wu Dongdong suddenly sighed in a low voice: "I can't catch up with your score anymore, two million Blue Star Coins gone, you'll make a huge profit this time, we'll have to slaughter you for a feast later."

"Really?" Li Yuan smiled, glancing at the score ranking on his locator ring:

First: Li Yuan, 188 points

Second: Wu Dongdong, 129 points

Third: Lin Lanyue, 94 points

Fourth: Wang Yu, 76 points

Fifth: Tian Dazhuang, 66 points

...

Li Yuan's score had originally been only a dozen or so points more than Wu Dongdong's.

But after this battle, he had left his opponent far behind.

The key was the final wolf king, with a life level surpassing 12.0, providing Li Yuan with an entire 50 points.

"Yue Yue, are we still going to look for Moon Demon wolves?" Wu Dongdong turned and looked at Lin Lanyue.

"Li Yuan is a bit drained, I'll stay with him," Lin Lanyue said: "Let's not have another Moon Demon wolf pack appear."

"No need," Li Yuan said: "I'll rest for a while, I can still exert most of my combat strength, you two continue with the combat trials."

"Li Yuan, it's not just to keep you company," Lin Lanyue smiled: "We've fought for more than six hours, we're tired too."

"Besides, there's only half an hour left until the assessment ends, is it likely our ranks will drop out of the top ten?"

"We're all in the top ten, the reward is no different," Lin Lanyue said earnestly.

Li Yuan fell silent, unable to argue further.

"Alright then."

"Sister, I'll listen to you," Wu Dongdong spread his hands, shrugged his shoulders, and planted his long spear heavily into the ground, then plopped down to sit: "Since I can't surpass Li Yuan, let's just wait for the assessment to end together."

The three stayed where they were.

Li Yuan rested while observing his Divine Palace panel.

——

[Life Level: 8.9 (Entry Rank)]

Physical Quality Index: 93 (measuring explosive power, endurance, speed, physique, spiritual power, and many other aspects comprehensively.)

Fist Strength: 991 kilograms

Speed: 19.9 meters/second

Spiritual Power: 15.1 level

Spiritual Awakening Level: 12.8% (current limit 20%, can guide Origin Power into the body once)

Physical Body Cultivation Method: "Solid Rock Cultivation Method"

Mind Cultivation Method: "Observing the Great Sun Starry Sky Scripture"

Skill Realm: Spear Technique (Fourth Level 4%), movement technique (Fourth Level 1%), Fist Technique (Fourth Level 7%)

[Note: When the Spiritual Awakening Level reaches 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, 125%, you will gradually receive spiritual guidance.]

...

The over six hours of combat assessment, especially the intense battle with the Moon Demon Wolf King, had propelled Li Yuan's movement technique into the Fourth Level, signifying that his martial arts skills had comprehensively stepped into the Fourth Level.

Both his spear technique and fist technique had improved somewhat.

However, what Li Yuan was most concerned about was his Spiritual Awakening Level: "Awakened 10%, Origin Power into the body?"

This change was something he had never thought about before.

Moreover, calming down now, Li Yuan vaguely sensed some kind of change within the Mind Spirit Divine Palace, awaiting his discovery.

"Wait until the assessment is over, then I'll try it alone," Li Yuan thought to himself.

Half an hour later.

"Beep~" "Beep~" The locators on the wrists of the trio vibrated slightly, signaling "Combat assessment over."

"Second, second!"

Wu Dongdong shouted with a laugh: "Yue Yue sister, wait until I buy a flying motorcycle, I'll take you for a ride."

"Alright, I'll be waiting," Lin Lanyue said with a smile.

Li Yuan watched this scene with a smile, a flying motorcycle? That seemed rather extravagant for him.

Eight minutes passed.

"Rumble!"

A small flying craft descended at high speed, the hatch opened, quickly picked up Li Yuan, Lin Lanyue, and the others, and sped toward the direction of the War Fortress.

...

The flying craft soon arrived at the metal plaza outside the War Fortress, where dozens of craft had already landed.

Students continually emerged from the flying craft.

Li Yuan, Lin Lanyue, carrying their weapons, also stepped down.

"Sister, Li Yuan, look over there," Wu Dongdong suddenly pointed into the distance.

There was a row covered with white cloths on stretchers.

"Bodies?" Li Yuan's pupils contracted slightly, and his heart shook a little.

Eight stretchers implied eight bodies.

Though they had been informed of a 'death rate' in the combat assessment, seeing it for the first time still made Li Yuan somewhat uneasy.

Companions who were alive and kicking in the morning.

Turned into cold, lifeless bodies by the afternoon?

After all, Li Yuan was just a seventeen-year-old boy. The joy of having just snagged the first place in combat had also been scattered quite a bit.

"The combat assessment was just a fight against some weaker Star Realm creatures; the danger was still controllable, and yet so many died," Li Yuan reflected inwardly: "What about the future?"

"Will I, too, die on the battlefield someday?" Thinking this, Li Yuan subconsciously gripped the long spear in his hand even tighter.

Strength!

One must possess even greater strength to ensure one's survival.

... "Li Yuan, the chief officer of the military base might specifically look for you in a bit," Lin Lanyue suddenly said in a low voice.

"Looking for me?" Li Yuan was puzzled.

"Yeah." Lin Lanyue's voice was very soft, audible only to the two of them: "If they do, and their requests aren't excessive, agree to them first, grab the benefits first."

"Benefits?" Li Yuan was even more puzzled, weren't the benefits just two million Blue Star Coins?

What other benefits could there be?

But with many people around, Li Yuan didn't inquire further, and the two followed the crowd, moving toward the distance.

"Look, Li Yuan is here!"

"First in actual combat."

"188 points, that's ruthless. He took down over a hundred Moon Demon wolves by himself."

"So awesome." Many students noticed Li Yuan walking over, their eyes filled with admiration.

In terms of fame, Li Yuan was already quite well-known.

After this combat assessment, his ranking shot up dramatically to first place, further increasing his fame.

Many people watched Li Yuan's score soar continually, especially in the last hour when it went up crazily.

Points represent the number of enemies killed!

What does this imply? In the last hour, Li Yuan most likely faced an onslaught from a pack of Moon Demon wolves and still managed to hold on until the end unscathed.

Naturally, this won over everyone's respect.

"Li Yuan is so badass! If I were this badass, I could pee on my dad's head, and he'd praise me for peeing well."

"I fought with all my might to kill just 5, and I almost got injured, while he killed more than 180!!"

"Don't mention it, I was so unlucky. I killed 8, but then ran into a wolf pack in the last ten minutes... My points dropped to just 4, fuck! I failed the combat assessment!"

"Li Yuan is ruthless, and so is Wu Dongdong who follows him."

"That pretty girl next to Li Yuan, Lin Lanyue, right? She's actually third, scoring even higher than Wang Yu."

Compared to Li Yuan and Wu Dongdong, Lin Lanyue was much less famous, but her beauty added quite a bit of credit to her name.

In the bustling crowd.

"Li Yuan, badass."

Gu Qianghan suddenly rushed over from a distance, punching Li Yuan hard in the chest and said excitedly, "You actually took down Wu Dongdong! That motherfucking T-Rex couldn't even get you! Worthy of being my bro!"

Li Yuan was taken aback, then nudged his mouth and gave Gu Qianghan a look.

Lin Lanyue, standing nearby, revealed a mischievous smile.

"What?" Gu Qianghan still hadn't realized what was happening.

"Gu! Qiang! Han!" Wu Dongdong burst out from behind Li Yuan, his face full of anger and his small eyes bulging like copper bells.

"Holy shit, Dongdong, you're here?" Gu Qianghan's eyeballs nearly popped out, and he turned to run.

"Thump~"

He was tackled to the ground by Wu Dongdong, who struggled and screamed: "Sis, Li Yuan, save me."

Li Yuan and Lin Lanyue exchanged a smile and strode forward.

...

Ten minutes later.

Nearly a thousand students, regardless of whether they passed the assessment, all gathered in the square.

Their gazes were all directed towards the stage.

"First, I hope all students will observe a minute of silence for the eight classmates who died in battle," the thin and tall army officer surnamed Ji said slowly as he scanned the crowd.

All the students' eyes dimmed.

Complete silence.

During the long minute, only the sound of the wind could be heard across the vast square.

"Opportunities for actual combat training are scarce," the thin and tall army officer surnamed Ji spoke again: "If you go to war in the future, it will be ten times, a hundred times more dangerous than today!"

"I hope that everyone, after going back, will summarize today's experiences and train harder so that we can minimize sacrifices in the future."

"I also wish everyone here achieves Prime Warrior status as soon as possible and truly become the blade of human civilization!"

"Secondly, congratulations to the 293 students who successfully passed the combat assessment," the thin and tall army officer continued: "Lastly, special commendation for Li Yuan, Wu Dongdong, Lin Lanyue... and ten other students."

All students were listening attentively.

After a pause, the thin and tall army officer continued, "Especially student Li Yuan, who, all by himself, fell into an ambush laid out by a pack of Moon Demon wolves, successfully killed a level 12 Wolf King, making it the only case in the entire combat assessment. He deserves special recognition."

Instantly, the crowd erupted in astonished murmurs.

Even though many had guessed the result from Li Yuan's final surge in points, confirmation still sent a shock through everyone's heart.

A Level 12 Star Realm Creature!

Most students knew that Li Yuan's physical quality wasn't too exaggerated.

"Li Yuan, you've completely made a name for yourself now, overshading Tian Dazhuang and the female tyrannosaur," Gu Qianghan muttered with a bruised and swollen face.

"Keep your voice down; if you're overheard, you'll get beaten up again," Li Yuan said with a smile.

Gu Qianghan subconsciously shrank his neck.

"Fame?" Li Yuan mused to himself; he didn't care about fame.

What he was thinking about was when the reward of 2 million Blue Star Coins would be issued.

Better safe than sorry!

...

After the conference ended, all the students boarded the vehicles in sequence, ready to return.

Li Yuan and Tian Dazhuang, however, were invited into a meeting room in a small building next to the square by two military officers.

"Just me and Tian Dazhuang?" Li Yuan thought to himself, recalling Lin Lanyue's reminder.

"Li Yuan, please come into this room," said the guiding officer with a smile: "Tian Dazhuang, your room is next door."

Li Yuan nodded, untroubled.

Enter the room.

At a glance, Li Yuan saw sitting inside the lanky senior military officer who had just spoken.

"Hello Li Yuan, my last name is Ji, and I am in charge of this War Fortress base," the lean senior officer Ji said with a smile: "Congratulations on achieving first place in the combat assessment."

"Please, take a seat."

"In charge?" Li Yuan was slightly surprised in his heart.

According to the video introduction given by Lin Lanyue, this was the only War Fortress in the entire Star Realm.

In other words, was the person in front of him in charge of the entire Moon Demon Star Realm?

The power, absolutely astonishing!

"Greetings, Senior Ji," Li Yuan said calmly, taking a seat.

In the world of martial artists, those with stronger abilities and older age could be respectfully addressed as seniors.

"Do you know why we didn't call for Wu Dongdong?" the senior officer Ji asked with a smile.

Li Yuan shook his head.

It wasn't just Wu Dongdong who wasn't called; it seemed Wang Yu wasn't called either.

"I have looked over your file; the title of Young Hero is very rare, and you have a strong sense of justice."

"Talented and excellent in real combat."

"Would you be willing to join our military?" the lean senior officer Ji said, beaming: "Our military loves justice-oriented combat geniuses like you the most."

"In my eyes, out of the thousands of students this time, you are absolutely the first one! Wu Dongdong and the others don't come close to you," the senior officer Ji stated emphatically.

Li Yuan was taken aback.

Absolutely the first? They thought so highly of him?

...

Next door.

"Tian Dazhuang, you're excellent, from an ordinary family background, but your dedication to cultivation has truly changed the fate of your family," the burly officer Wang said.

Tian Dazhuang's eyes, for once, revealed a trace of pride.

"Just from your resume alone, I greatly admire you... You, in my eyes, are definitely the first among these students, surpassing Li Yuan by far," the burly officer Wang said sincerely: "Would you be willing to join our military?"

"You will receive the best cultivation our military has to offer."