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Chapter 177 - 155: Discovery (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 177: Chapter 155: Discovery (Please Subscribe)

Time passed like flowing water.

Before I knew it, another year was gone.

This past year, Fang Xing lived in unparalleled leisure.

At Blue Star University, his main body faced no difficulties and even firmly held the top spot on the combat ranking list.

Who knows if Wei Shentong discovered his haphazard array of exchanges and then considered him overly imaginative, potentially self-destructive in potential, thus reducing his attentiveness.

As for his avatar, it had gained substantial support from the Heavenly Sword Sect and was devotedly cultivating in seclusion on Golden Yuan Peak, preparing to refine his Lifebound Spirit Sword and Outer Elixirs, while also planning to change his cultivation technique.

"Time really flies; I’m already 23 years old..."

"When the fifth year starts, it will be time for internships, right? Perhaps Wei Shentong is just waiting for that day..."

Fang Xing glanced at his attribute bar:

[Fifth Realm: Outer Realm (211/400)]

[Dragon Tiger Stance: 422/800 (Grandmaster)]

...

"My realm has also improved significantly; having completed half of the Dragon Tiger Stance, I will certainly be able to reach Perfection within two or three years. The secret techniques for Condensing Evil and Refining Gang and the Shaoyin Evil Qi are all prepared... With the commercial association of the Heavenly Sword Sect and the support of the Outer Hall, collecting Sun True Gang will not be difficult... Before university graduation, I should be able to refine a Golden Core, and not just any Golden Core."

"By then, I can directly be promoted to postgraduate studies..."

Fang Xing closed his eyes and silently watched his cultivation avatar’s practice, lost in thought.

In fact, after he made considerable progress in the Dragon Tiger Stance and his Domain Power kept increasing, he noticed something different.

When in the Cultivation World, his main body could also vaguely sense the Spiritual Energy in the Void!

"The power of the Domain is essentially a form of ’control’ over the surrounding space..."

"Furthermore, I have a Cultivation Avatar and already know the substance that Spiritual Energy is..."

"With these two conditions as a Blessing, it’s very normal to be able to roughly sense Spiritual Energy... Once I develop my Domain Power to its peak, maybe I will be able to clearly sense Spiritual Energy... If I also achieve the Golden Core Domain, I might even be able to forcibly capture Spiritual Energy with my Spiritual Power and Refine it into my body... even without a Spirit Root!"

Once Martial Arts strength was sufficient, it was possible to do just that!

Of course, forcibly capturing Spiritual Energy into the body would definitely not be as efficient as having a Spirit Root.

But this means the shackles that prevent Martial Artists of Blue Star from cultivating Mana were completely gone.

And perhaps, as my realm becomes more profound in the future, there might be some differences.

This was the dawn of the ’Immortal Martial’ path!

"Maybe my realm above Martial God in the future will fall on Immortal Martial..."

Fang Xing was certainly not short-sighted.

Even though he chose Martial Arts, he would not be content to be just a Martial God for life.

"Could this indeed be the convergence of the three thousand grand Dao paths?"

Fang Xing closed his eyes and silently began his practice.

...

In no time, summer vacation flew by, and it was time to start the fifth year.

Fang Xing connected with a bunch of friends and also received greeting messages from Xia Long and Lu Guangming.

Clearly, they all knew the dangers of fifth-year internships.

The Federation’s military service system was the guarantee of war, and one could not escape it.

Even for university students, when it came to the internship during their fifth year, most would be arranged to experience the battlefield.

[Ding! You have a new email!]

Just then, Fang Xing received a new email.

"Has the internship arrangement for the fifth year come down?"

He casually clicked to open it: "As expected, it’s in the Imaginary Space Battlefield; it’s time to fight in the Secret Realm... I should still go and inform Pan Xiong later. Hm? The location of the battlefield is actually there?"

Fang Xing transformed into a beam of light, directly flying out from the dormitory to find Pan Xiong.

Pan Xiong still looked like a youthful boy with rosy lips and white teeth. Upon seeing Fang Xing’s internship information, he immediately smiled, "How do you feel about it?"

"What has to come will come."

Fang Xing’s expression was very calm.

With the Golden Finger, even within the Secret Realm, he still had a way out! This was already verified during the previous Hundred Star Joint Exam.

That was his greatest confidence.

"Good, after you join the army camp, the Federation will definitely grant you a military rank... Then you can directly earn military merits, and there are quite a few good items on the Federation’s Merit Board, including treasures that speed up the cultivation of Outer Realm Martial Artists."

Pan Xiong smiled, "Although Blue Star University has the best Gravity Room and other facilities, and Martial Arts Secret Medicines... there are also some special military elixirs in the army that are very good."

He had high hopes for Fang Xing and didn’t mind giving some advice, "Also, remember... you are an intern, not a real soldier, and you have the right to reconsider before taking on missions... But once you accept a mission and enter the Secret Realm Battlefield, it will be military law. Disobeying orders, retreating in the face of battle... means death!"

Having educated students for many years, Pan Xiong had seen countless geniuses.

He knew that some geniuses, despite their exceptional talents and even being invincible in arena battles, performed poorly on real battlefields.

Nowadays, with the development of Virtual Reality Space by the Federation, the situation might be a little better, but this kind of scenario still exists.

After all, those who enter know they will never die in Virtual Space.

But on the battlefield, one always keeps company with death, facing extreme mental pressure, and constantly confronting the psychic contamination of the Evil God’s Clan, which could easily lead to a breakdown...

If Fang Xing performed poorly on the battlefield, then even the best talents would hold no value for investment.

What the Federation needed were warriors who could truly battle with the upper-rank Clan members and Divine Sons, even those bold enough to charge at the Outer Realm Evil God’s own body!

If one failed in real combat, their career as a Martial Artist was completely over!

"I understand."

Fang Xing solemnly nodded.

...

Several days later.

He sorted out his equipment, shouldered a backpack, and especially took his Magical Treasure level Ghost Head Saber with him to the Earth-Moon Elevator.

After swiping his card and waiting silently, the elevator swiftly ascended, bringing them aboard the Moon God.

"Beep! Intern Fang Xing, please follow the guide to the Imaginary Space military camp number Z225!"

The reminder from the All-Knowing Brain resounded instantly.

It was like the great steward of the entire Federation, meticulously managing everything on Blue Star.

"An Imaginary Battlefield military camp is actually on the Moon God?"

Fang Xing was somewhat surprised, but still followed the map, heading towards a certain barracks on the Moon God.

At the moment, some other seniors from their final year were also converging on this location in small groups.

’The Imaginary Space, it overlaps with the real world, yet is completely unrelated... controlled by the Outer Realm Evil Gods, they can bypass the heavily guarded defensive lines of the Blue Star Federation, directly sending Clan members into the heart of the Federation...’

’To intercept them, it’s necessary to enter the Imaginary Space in the same way, sending out warriors to break through one Secret Realm after another, also known as Space Bubbles!’

’Therefore, it doesn’t really matter where the military camp is located, since after locking onto a Secret Realm, everyone will be ’teleported’ into the battlefield.’

’But to ensure a successful interception, the military camps of the Imaginary Space must be spread across the Blue Star Federation, so was I arranged nearby for convenience?’

As Fang Xing entered the military camp, a sense of danger immediately surfaced in his mind.

’The All-Knowing Brain must have granted me temporary authority, otherwise ordinary people breaching this place might have already been killed...’

Fang Xing looked around and saw a multitude of silver-white tall buildings, resembling a crowded Hive.

Upon a massive square, there was a screen displaying scrolling light blue characters:

"Military Merit List, First Place — Tenglong Squad!"

Fang Xing glanced at it a few times, realizing it was some sort of leaderboard, and immediately lost interest.

Such rankings and fame are all but illusions, decoys to fool the naive and stimulate impassioned youths into reckless efforts.

It was exceedingly difficult to excite him.

’The Military Merit Exchange List that comes after is somewhat interesting, though...’

Fang Xing looked at the exchange list and found that besides many Martial Arts Secret Medicines, there were all sorts of strange items.

"A villa in the Jiangnan district, 782 square meters of land, total area 3590 square meters, selling price: 100 military merits! Seems pretty cheap..."

As he was contemplating this, the All-Knowning Brain had already sent a bunch of discipline guidelines and internship standards.

The most important was a reminder line:

"[You have entered military camp Z225 and have been granted the rank of Reserve Junior Officer!]"

"Lieutenant? Even though it’s reserve, once I actually enlist for military service, I can immediately become active duty..."

Fang Xing’s eyes gleamed: "Those high school classmates of mine, starting from the lowest enlisted ranks, many leave the service still at that rank, a few reach intermediate at best, and even fewer see senior ranks..."

He looked at the detailed explanation and found that being a ’Martial Artist’ and ’Blue Star University intern’ both came with military rank boosts.

After several cumulative additions, that was the result.

"Boss, over here!"

On the square, a hairy, mature-looking gorilla that resembled a drill sergeant was excitedly waving.

"Little Song..."

Seeing Song Jingang, Fang Xing immediately walked over to greet him.

Over the years, Song Jingang had barely managed to break through the Outer Realm and, utilizing university resources, developed his Vajra Body Ability to a certain extent.

Such strength made him quite formidable among the batch of interns.

Of course, in Fang Xing’s view, the Vajra Body Ability was just so-so, developed to its peak it was roughly on par with his own Dragon Elephant Vajra Invincible Divine Power.

"I just knew you’d be here, boss."

Song Jingang said, "I’ve gathered some information already. Our group of interns will have military training for a month, and then we will actually go to the battlefield... Encouraged to form squads for mutual cooperation."

He sounded both excited and apprehensive.

"Oh? What’s the specific process?"

Fang Xing inquired.

"The Federation military’s high command will capture intelligence on the Secret Realms within the Imaginary Space, issuing them as missions... Once a mission is accepted, it’s mandatory to enter the ’Space Warehouse’ immediately, and be transported to the targeted Secret Realm... We will certainly be the first line of defense, in case of failure, there are other regular military camps that make up the second line of defense... But by that time, we would have been wiped out..."

Song Jingang’s face turned somewhat pale: "As an intern, you must accept a mission once a month, or you can choose to give up and go back to the university to face the consequences..."

Military internships were considered a privileged treatment for university students, allowing them to get accustomed to the harsh realities of the battlefield in advance.

But no matter the era, deserters were always severely punished!