Free Web NovelChapter 236: Chapter 158: Feixing Society, Flying Star Chart, Mid-stage Flying Star
Snapping back to her senses, Su Yingxue suppressed the storm raging in her heart. She took a deep breath, her voice trembling almost imperceptibly:
"Everyone, what Junior Brother Li Wen said... is exactly correct!"
She then clearly restated Li Wen’s three key points and the core line of reasoning, her tone firm and certain.
WHOOSH—
The entire Starlight Hall erupted, as if a boulder had been dropped into it, instantly boiling over.
Hundreds of gazes, instantly filled with disbelief, turned to the young figure standing there calmly.
’How long ago did he break through to the Flying Star Realm?’
This was his first time attending a Flying Star gathering, yet simply by listening to the others speak, he had not only pointed out the optimal solution but had also, with a single phrase, cut straight to the core of the matter—the most critical points that perhaps even the original speaker had failed to fully articulate.
Such Insight, such depth of understanding, such an ability to see the whole picture from a single detail.
Only a single thought remained in everyone’s mind: His reputation as a monster was well-deserved!
...
Several days had passed since the Flying Star gathering.
「Afternoon, January 5th, Year 228 of the Galactic Calendar.」
On the training grounds, the aftershocks of the sharp Blade Intent that had split the air had not yet fully subsided.
Li Wen sheathed his blade and stood still, exhaling a long, turbid breath.
Within his body, surging True Essence flowed unimpeded, carrying the unique stability and resilience of his new realm.
Over the past few days, he had focused most of his energy on acclimating to and mastering his Flying Star Level power. Thanks to his passive trait of "instant and permanent mastery," his recent breakthrough into the Flying Star Realm had been thoroughly consolidated.
[Name: Li Wen]
[Age: 20]
[Realm: Early-stage Flying Star Realm (Level 30.2)]
[Class: Scholar lv12 (108000→110520/204800)]
[Skills: Bladecraft: Intent Realm (75%), Dawn Five Forms (Instant Rainbow Form 100%, Silent Rainbow Form 100%, Mountain-Toppling Form 100%, Celestial Gap Form 75%)]
[Cultivation Techniques: Nine Heavens Divine Body · Ninth Layer (100%), Shocking God Stab · Fourth Layer (10%)]
The status screen was displayed clearly in his mind’s eye.
"It’s time to challenge the Flying Star Chart," Li Wen muttered, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes before vanishing.
He didn’t linger. Turning, he left the training grounds and returned to the courtyard behind it.
After washing up, eating, and completing his daily routine, Li Wen calmly lay down in the virtual pod.
The pod door closed, and his consciousness felt as if it were plummeting into a Star River.
When he opened his eyes again, he was in the familiar main hall of the Legacy Virtual World.
The new permissions he’d unlocked after reaching the Flying Star Level made a giant stone monument standing in a corner of the hall particularly eye-catching.
At the top of the monument, beneath the three bold words "Flying Star Chart," were one hundred names, densely carved.
Li Wen’s gaze swept over the list.
Chen Li of Pan Yan Peak, Wang Wei of Lingshu Peak, Wang Yue of Sky-splitting Peak... they were all there, just as he’d expected.
Wang Yue’s name was ranked in the fifties, while Gu Yan, the head disciple of Nine Heavens Peak, was prominently ranked at number thirty-seven.
These names represented not only strength but also the record of the greatest heights they had achieved at the Flying Star Level.
Without breaking stride, Li Wen walked straight toward the stone monument, which radiated an ancient aura.
His body met no resistance as it touched the monument’s surface; instead, he passed right through it as if merging with ripples on water.
The scenery before him changed.
Four towering, mottled city walls stood on all sides, framing the sky in a square of gray-blue.
The city was deathly still. Only a colossal structure in the center emitted heart-pounding spatial fluctuations—it was the familiar Stargate.
Over thirty meters tall, its frame was inscribed with profound and complex runes, circling a swirling nebula. A mysterious blue light spun silently within the gate.
This was the same scene from the combat assessment over two years ago, where a thousand prodigies had stood guard together. Now, he faced it alone.
The rules were simple and direct: face the endless waves of the Demon Race pouring like a tide from the Stargate, and kill them all, continuing until exhaustion or defeat.
The more waves one endured and the higher the tier of Demon Race batches one slaughtered, the higher their rank would be.
The strength of the Demon Race would increase with each successive batch.
A familiar cold sensation enveloped his entire body—a one-hundred-percent-accurate simulation of his physical self by the virtual world.
Li Wen didn’t hesitate. With a mere thought, a sleek, sharp saber appeared in his hand as a thin but durable layer of energy armor covered his body.
The moment he confirmed his choice, a countdown of light materialized out of thin air.
10... 9... 3, 2, 1!
The instant the countdown hit zero, the Stargate erupted with a blinding light. An almost viscous miasma of bloodlust and demonic energy, mixed with frenzied roars, surged forth like a bursting dam.
The first batch of the Demon Race stepped out of the Star Gate. They were varied in appearance, mostly beast-headed humanoids with crimson eyes. Wielding all sorts of weapons, they charged fearlessly toward Li Wen, who stood alone in a corner of the city.
There were at least a hundred of them, but their strength was merely at the Martial Artist Level.
Li Wen stood his ground. Just as the demonic horde was about to pounce, his body erupted without warning in a dazzling, purple-gold lightning.
An invisible domain instantly unfurled with him at its center, covering a radius of one li.
ZZZZT—!
Innumerable fine, violent purple arcs of electricity materialized from thin air, darting about frantically within the domain like millions of Thunder Serpents.
The demons who charged into the domain didn’t even have time to scream before they were instantly pierced, disintegrated, and carbonized by the dense lightning, turning into piles of black ash.
Within a few breaths, the first batch of the Demon Race was completely annihilated, leaving only scorched marks on the ground.
The Star Gate flared to life again, and a second batch of the Demon Race charged out, roaring.
Their auras were slightly stronger and their charge more ferocious, but the outcome was identical.
The violent domain of lightning was like a forbidden zone of life; any who stepped within were instantly turned to ash.
The third batch, the fourth... the tenth.
The number of demons grew and their individual strength slowly climbed, but they never came close to reaching the level of the Flying Star Realm.
For Li Wen, who had cultivated the Nine Heavens Divine Body to the perfection of its Ninth Layer, these Low Tier demons weren’t even enough to make him move a single step. With his domain fully unleashed, he had created a lightning purgatory.
