20demayo Chapter 170 Tang Jiu'er
Chapter 170 Tang Jiu'er
Chapter 170 Tang Jiu'er
At this moment, a beautiful girl walked forward, turned around and waved to the group of geniuses: "Hello everyone, I am Song Yixuan."
All the members of the genius group looked at Song Yixuan.
"In the last three months, several new members have joined, which shows that the martial arts environment in Dongchuan Province is getting better and better, and geniuses are constantly emerging."
"Song Yixuan, please find a seat."
Song Yixuan nodded in agreement, then slowly walked to her seat below the stage. Seeing an empty seat next to Chen Lie, she sat down in it.
"Classmates, the gathering of geniuses from eight provinces including Sichuan and Shaanxi that I mentioned before the Lunar New Year is about to begin."
Our members from both eastern and western Sichuan will meet in Yunnan Province, and then depart together for Shaanxi Province, the first of the eight provinces, to participate in the eight-province assembly.
"As we all know, Shaanxi Province is the number one province in martial arts among the eight provinces of Shaanxi and Sichuan. Among the eighty-nine provinces of Blue Star, Shaanxi Province ranks thirty-fourth in martial arts, while our Dongchuan ranks only 76th in martial arts among the provinces of Blue Star."
In Shaanxi Province alone, there are seven martial arts geniuses who have reached the pinnacle of Qi and Blood just from the beginning of the year.
This gathering of geniuses includes top talents from eight provinces. You might blend into the crowd, but don't be upset. Your talent may not be inferior to theirs; it's just that your martial arts environment is not as good.
If I attend Blue Star University and enjoy the same martial arts environment, I might just be able to surpass them later on.
"For this gathering of geniuses from eight provinces, our Dongchuan province only has twenty slots. I'd like to announce how these twenty slots will be allocated."
One spot will be awarded to each of the Grandmaster Seed members and the top ten members from last month's martial arts competition. The remaining nine spots will be filled through a martial arts contest among the remaining members, with the winner directly securing a place in the Genius Gathering.
As he spoke, Gu Tian took out a box of bamboo skewers and placed them on the podium table.
"After deducting the Grandmaster Seeds and the top ten members from last month's martial arts competition, who each occupy one spot, there are 17 members and nine spots remaining."
The box contains two bamboo skewers each of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, and black, as well as one colorless bamboo skewer.
I will have everyone draw lots later. The two members who draw the same colored bamboo stick will go directly to the battle stage to compete, and the winner will go to the gathering.
Those who draw a colorless bamboo stick will automatically receive a spot, since in martial arts training, luck is sometimes more important than hard work.
Come on over and draw lots!
As soon as Gu Tian finished speaking, the twenty-eight members of the genius team, except for the top ten in the martial arts competition and the seeded masters, all went to the stage table to draw lots.
Chen Lie followed the members to the podium, randomly picked a bamboo stick from the bamboo stick box, and then left the crowd.
As Chen Lie walked to the side and was about to peel off the sticker on the bamboo skewer, he heard a soft voice behind him.
"Chen Lie, what color are your bamboo skewers?"
Chen Lie turned around and saw that the person speaking was Song Yixuan, who had joined the group that day.
He casually peeled off the sticker on the bamboo skewer, glanced at the color, and said, "Blue."
"Oh? Let me see what color my bamboo skewer is. I hope it's not blue too. If we have a martial arts contest later, I can't guarantee I'll win."
Song Yixuan smiled and peeled off the sticker on the bamboo stick in her hand, slightly surprised, and said, "It seems I'm lucky; I actually drew a colorless bamboo stick."
"That's good." Chen Lie nodded.
This Song Yixuan has a deep understanding of the Qi and Blood Extreme Realm, and seems to have reached the Refining of the Impurities stage. If Chen Lie does not use mental attacks against her, he will never be able to win.
Because the gap between the two is too great. On Blue Star, to reach this level in martial arts, one must go through at least a hundred sparring matches. Their combat experience is definitely not comparable to Chen Lie's, but it is certainly not weak either.
Once the power reaches a tremendous level, the frail body cannot withstand the heavy burden of unleashing such immense power.
One must temper the body, including the skin, flesh, tendons, bones, and internal organs, before one can unleash tremendous force with every move, and the body can easily withstand the burden of this burst of power.
Soon after, the members who had drawn lots went to Gutian to complete their registration.
"Alright, students, the drawing of lots is complete. Everyone has seen the color of their bamboo sticks. Now, the two members who drew red bamboo sticks, Qi Yunxiao and Hu Minghui, come up on stage immediately for the martial arts competition."
As soon as Gu Tian finished speaking, a man and a woman, Qi Yunxiao and Hu Minghui, two members of the genius team, stepped onto the battle stage next to the podium from either side.
On the fighting stage, Qi Yunxiao and Hu Minghui immediately launched their attacks and began fighting after hearing the announcement that "the duel has begun."
The members of the province's youth genius team are all martial arts prodigies with four-digit Qi and Blood values, capable of exerting immense strength at any moment.
In just half a minute, the outcome of their exchange was decided, with Qi Yunxiao coming out on top.
Gu Tian announced on stage: "Qi Yunxiao has won and obtained a spot in the Genius Gathering."
Next, the two members who drew the orange bamboo sticks, Zhou Zhiyuan and Xu Qing, will go on stage to compete.
Chen Lie watched from below the stage as the members of the province's youth genius team sparred.
To have reached this level in Dongchuan Province, a province lacking in martial arts, requires combat experience far exceeding that of ordinary martial arts students.
Aside from not having experienced life-or-death battles, their combat experience is already comparable to that of some veterans.
Soon, Gu Tian called on Chen Lie.
"The two members who drew the orange bamboo stick, Chen Lie and Zhao Jingchen, shall come up on stage to compete."
Upon hearing this, Chen Lie immediately walked towards the battle stage.
Approaching him was a girl dressed in martial arts attire.
Soon, Chen Lie and Zhao Jingchen arrived at the battle stage.
On the battle stage, Zhao Jingchen glanced at Chen Lie opposite him and asked, "You must be Chen Lie?"
Do you know me?
"Heh, of course I know you. You're the one who injured my brother at the genius training camp, leaving him bedridden for over half a month, right?"
"Oh? Who is your brother?"
"You really have a bad memory. My brother's name is Zhao Jinghao. You haven't forgotten what happened two months ago, have you?"
Zhao Jingchen stared at Chen Lie, a smile playing on his lips.
"Yes, that's true. What do you want to do to avenge your brother?" Chen Lie asked.
Zhao Jingchen snorted coldly and said, "Even if my brother is useless, it's not your place to lecture him, you outsider."
Moreover, your ruthless actions delayed his martial arts training for nearly a month.
In the genius training camp, you can be lawless and no one can control you, but here, you have to keep a low profile.
The Genius Group has a rule that members must not use excessive force against each other. However, I'll still teach you a small lesson. You bullied my brother, so you have to pay the price, right?
"That depends on whether you have the ability."
Zhao Jingchen laughed and said, "This is not a training camp for geniuses, not a place where you can look down on everyone. It seems you haven't realized that you, as a new member, are just at the bottom of the genius group."
Today I'll make it clear to you.
At this moment, Gu Tian announced, "The martial arts competition begins!"
Upon hearing the command "The duel begins," Zhao Jingchen immediately launched a fierce attack on Chen Lie.
Chen Lie calmly and decisively countered all of Zhao Jingchen's attacks.
Zhao Jingchen immediately sensed that Chen Lie was no ordinary person, and his expression turned serious.
"Thousand Maple Palm!"
Realizing that Chen Lie was no ordinary person, Zhao Jingchen immediately used his mastery of A-rank martial arts.
In an instant, Zhao Jingchen unleashed hundreds of palm strikes. The dense palm shadows on the entire battle stage formed a giant maple leaf, creating a wall of air.
Chen Lie threw a punch, sending a huge impact flying.
With a loud "boom".
The maple leaf-shaped air wall shattered instantly.
Zhao Jingchen was thrown back more than ten steps, her face filled with shock: "How is this possible?"
Why does a new member possess such immense power? Even the top ten members of the genius group wouldn't be this strong, would they?
Before she could even finish her shock, Chen Lie threw another punch.
"boom"
Another loud bang rang out, and Zhao Jingchen was blasted off the battle stage by the powerful force.
She struggled to maintain her balance and managed to land safely on the ground, preserving a semblance of dignity.
Looking at Chen Lie on the battle stage, Zhao Jingchen was filled with disbelief.
Chen Lie stood on the battle platform looking at Zhao Jingchen and said, "It seems you're incapable of teaching me a lesson. So, even in the Genius Team, you can still look down on everyone."
"hateful!"
Upon hearing Chen Lie's words, Zhao Jingchen felt that this was a great humiliation to him.
"The competition is over, Chen Lie has won and has earned a spot in the Gathering of Geniuses."
Upon hearing the result, Chen Lie immediately stepped down from the battle platform.
The genius team members who were watching from the sidelines were all taken aback.
This new member is incredibly strong.
"Qingyun, this kid is not simple. I remember during the last group test, Zhao Jingchen's blood energy value was already 1,400 calories, and his strength value was 3.8 times higher."
"To be defeated so easily by this kid, his strength, even if not comparable to the top ten students of the genius group, is not far behind."
Below the battle platform, a member of the genius team spoke to Lu Qingyun.
Lu Qingyun snorted coldly: "No wonder this kid is so fearless and arrogant."
Even if he has the ability to be in the top ten, he doesn't have the right to be arrogant in front of me.
"That's right, your strength is far beyond what the top ten students can match."
The eight matches were completed in less than an hour.
The competition has ended, and the list of participants for the Gathering of Geniuses has been finalized.
Furuta read out the list of twenty people and the quota, and said, "Meet at seven o'clock the day after tomorrow in the square outside the Martial Arts Association."
A provincial airship will be sent to take you to Yunchuan. Everyone, please don't be late, understand?
"knew!"
The following members responded.
"Alright, everyone, you can leave now. Song Yixuan, come here for a moment, I'll explain some things about the genius group to you."
After Gu Tian finished speaking, the members dispersed, but Song Yixuan went to Gu Tian alone.
After the members dispersed, many of them went to the training grounds in twos and threes to practice.
Zhao Jingchen glanced at Chen Lie, then walked away to the other side as if trying to avoid him.
She knew that she was far weaker than Chen Lie, with a difference of at least 100 units of Qi and Blood, so her desire to avenge her brother immediately died down.
When Luo Zhixun heard the famous teacher say that the class was over, she turned to leave, but was suddenly stopped by a girl with wine-red hair.
"Zhixun, how's your research on that extraterrestrial secret technique coming along?"
Luo Zhixun turned around and saw the girl with wine-red hair, and said with some surprise, "Jiu'er? You busy person, what brings you to the training ground today?"
"Haha, my sister left a couple of days ago and went to Starry Sky University to cultivate again. There's no one to guide me anymore, so I can only come to the training ground to ask the old man for advice again," the girl with wine-red hair said with a smile.
"I really envy you. You have an older sister who got into Starry Sky University to guide you in martial arts. I'm afraid you're already close to the pinnacle of Qi and Blood." Luo Zhixun said with genuine envy.
"It's alright, actually my sister is also very busy with her cultivation, and she can only spare half a day every few days to guide me."
However, under her guidance, I have indeed gained a deeper understanding of the Qi and Blood Limits, and I believe that I will be able to attempt to break through to the Qi and Blood Limits in a while.
"That's great! Once you break through to the Qi and Blood Limit, you can share your experience with me, and I can share mine with you. We can exchange martial arts insights with each other," Luo Zhixun said.
"Okay, once I break through to the Qi and Blood Limit, I will definitely tell you all my experience."
After the girl with burgundy hair finished speaking, she added, "That—Zhixun, that extraterrestrial crystal that my sister brought back from Starry Sky University last time must have taken up a lot of your time."
I'm so sorry, my sister really wanted to give you a gift. She didn't know that the extraterrestrial crystal was actually...
"The extraterrestrial crystal is really great. I haven't had a chance to thank my senior yet. The extraterrestrial crystal that my senior gave me has a martial arts secret technique called 'Thunderous Tiger and Leopard Body Tempering Technique' engraved inside, which can reach the extreme realm of Qi and Blood."
"Thank you so much, senior! I've been so busy studying this martial arts technique that I haven't had a chance to thank you in person yet," Luo Zhixun said, her voice filled with gratitude.
"Wrong? So you've successfully deciphered that extraterrestrial crystal?"
"certainly."
"How is this possible?"
The girl with burgundy hair looked completely incredulous.
"My sister said that the extraterrestrial crystal inscribed with the secret technique of the extreme realm of Qi and Blood is a martial arts knowledge that is sealed off from Blue Star by extraterrestrials. Even if a master of divine sense were to take action, it would be impossible for Blue Star's divine sense practitioners to successfully decipher it."
"If you want to successfully decipher that extraterrestrial martial arts secret technique, you can only do so with the help of a Divine Sense Master above the Divine Sense Grandmaster level. How did you manage to decipher it?"
"What did you say? Even a master of divine sense can't decipher it?"
Luo Zhixun frowned. She remembered that Chen Lie seemed to have said the same thing before, but she thought Chen Lie was exaggerating.
Now it seems that Chen Lie's mastery of mental power is beyond her imagination.
"Of course, my sister confirmed this after making many inquiries."
Even if this extraterrestrial crystal were smuggled to Earth, it would be nothing more than a useless rock, impossible to decipher given Earth's level of spiritual power.
"How did you manage to decipher it? Did you get help from a master of extraterrestrial consciousness? What kind of price would that have cost?" the wine-red-haired girl asked.
Luo Zhixun fell silent for a moment. It seemed that the value of Chen Lie's last move was immeasurable.
"Um, Jiu'er, don't ask that question anymore. I'll introduce you to a friend."
"OK."
The girl with burgundy hair nodded.
Luo Zhixun led the girl with burgundy hair out of the podium, saw Chen Lie's back, and quickly chased after him.
"Hey, Chen Lie, wait a minute."
Chen Lie, who was walking, heard the shouts behind him and immediately stopped and turned around.
Upon seeing that the person who suddenly appeared before him was Luo Zhixun, Chen Lie asked, "Oh, it's Zhixun. What can I do for you?"
Luo Zhixun walked up and said to Chen Lie, "It's nothing, I just wanted to introduce you to a friend."
This is Tang Jiu'er. Like the two of us, she's a member of the provincial-level genius team, and also a potential grandmaster.
Then, Luo Zhixun introduced Tang Jiu'er: "Jiu'er, this is Chen Lie, my friend."
"Chen Lie? I've never seen him before, is he a newcomer?" Tang Jiu'er asked doubtfully.
"Yes, Chen Lie joined the genius team just two days ago." Luo Zhixun nodded.
Tang Jiu'er was puzzled. She had just watched Chen Lie's moves on the battle stage, and it was clear that Chen Lie's health was around 1500. It was indeed not easy for a new member to have this level of strength.
However, these two are Grandmaster seeds with over 2,000 calories of Qi and blood and more than four times the strength of ordinary members. Why would they make friends with ordinary members like this?
Even within the province's group of young geniuses, there is a strict hierarchy, divided into different levels.