In the center of the temple, spanning hundreds of meters, enough space for two top-class martial artists to engage in an intense battle.

  And the entire temple is solid, no matter how they burst out with power, it will not cause any harm to the divine pillar or the ground.

  "Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

  Li Yuan's long spear danced in his hand, like a dragon flying through the air, swift and fierce, yet barely creating any ripples in the air as he charged towards the number one golden armored warrior again and again.

  Warrior No. 1 held a giant war knife, with a continuous flash of light, blocking Li Yuan's long spear attack time and time again.

  "His shooting skills, in the midst of chaos, were even more ferocious than two days ago, and his attacks became increasingly sinister and fierce." The No. 1 warrior's eyes focused intently, using all his might to resist Li Yuan's gunfire attack.

  On the first day, when he was sparring with Li Yuan, he relied on his knife skills and techniques to mobilize an even stronger heavenly power, coupled with his superior physical quality, relying on absolute strength and speed, easily suppressing Li Yuan!

  But as time goes by.

  On the second day, third day... especially after the fifth day, No. 1 warrior felt a drastic change in Li Yuan's shooting skills, not so straightforward, gradually becoming more agile and nimble.

  The attack is becoming increasingly bizarre.

  "Before, I only knew how to defend with all my might, wanting to purely defend against me." The Number One Warrior could clearly sense: "Now, it seems that his marksmanship is taking a new path."

  "Hmm, it seems like my guidance on the fourth day was quite helpful to him." thought Warrior No. 1.

  Although Li Yuan's shooting method has not changed thoroughly, this trend is already apparent.

  "I still have to squeeze him a bit more." thought Warrior No. 1 to himself.

  They are three golden armor warriors, the final examiners of the guardian, but not purely the guardians.

  Also undertakes a task of 'actual combat sparring'.

  Guarding the gate is not the purpose, but how to make the examinees' strength stronger and faster to break through their obstacles... is the greatest significance of their existence.

  ……

  "Hah! Hah!"

  Li Yuan's body perfectly circulated the stellar meridians, and more than 110,000 life stars suddenly became dazzling... The rumbling circulation also made Li Yuan's marksmanship even more in harmony with the heavenly waves, and his power suddenly increased by a large margin.

  The spear was like a star, rolling and continuous, with one move linked to another, the endless spear technique had added some fierce explosions, making its power even more exaggerated.

  Accompanied by another collision.

  Boom! Li Yuan suddenly retreated backwards, and Warrior No. 1 did not pursue the kill.

  "Haha, thank you, Senior No. 1, for sparing me." Li Yuan laughed loudly.

  "Li Yuan, little doll, your marksmanship has changed again compared to yesterday, and your attack is even stronger. I was only able to suppress you by using my full strength." The No. 1 Golden Armor Warrior also sheathed his battle knife, saying this with a tinge of emotion.

  "Hmm." Li Yuan smiled and nodded, he could feel the other party's power being restrained.

  Except for the first day of confrontation, the No. 1 Golden Armor Warrior went all out to let himself feel the limit of his opponent's strength... and from then on, every day, the strength revealed by his opponent was only slightly stronger than his own.

  Just come to accompany yourself in actual combat.

  "Awesome."

  "Haha, we can all see that Li Yuan, your marksmanship is getting harder and harder for even Big Brother to withstand."

  "You're making such rapid progress, I'm really envious."

  "Not like us, living for so long without any change in skills at all." The two golden-armored warriors beside him couldn't help but speak up.

  Li Yuan couldn't help but laugh.

  At first glance, he thought that the three golden armor warriors were wooden and numb. Later contact made him feel different, their wisdom seemed to be very high, and they also spoke very little.

  They were like people who had been holding it in for a long time and finally met someone they could vent to.

  Li Yuan practiced his marksmanship.

  Also happy to communicate with them.

  "Li Yuan, I don't know if your marksmanship is on the right track." The No. 1 Golden Armor Warrior spoke up: "I'm just a puppet after all, and can only give you some advice - cultivating skills ultimately relies on your own understanding."

  "Even the great master only left behind the Wanxiang Star Chart to give you some guidance, but did not specifically tell you how to walk every step." said the No. 1 Golden Armor Warrior.

  "I understand."

  "But what Senior said that day was right, when it comes to cultivating marksmanship, one should follow their own heart." Li Yuan smiled.

  Li Yuan couldn't help but think of the fourth day.

  From the first day of entry, I have been fighting with No. 1 Golden Armor Warrior for a long time every day to test my own gains... But the progress and harvest in the first three days are not too great.

  Until the fourth day, both sides clashed again.

  At that time, the first warrior finally raised his own doubts: "Li Yuan, you have a high degree of enlightenment and your skills are progressing faster, but your shooting method seems too rigid in one way, too defensive, and too eager to make your shooting method conform to the core essence of 'defense' and 'thickness'."

  "But I don't know if your seniors have told you that Tuitu Yizhi is by no means a simple defensive technique."

  "Any one of the laws and principles is all-encompassing, with a single thread containing multiple true meanings... Fierce and explosive like stars bursting, continuous like molten lava flowing, thick and boundless like the earth, with endless silence, yet also with the vitality to give birth to all things."

  "Moreover, your marksmanship should be more agile and varied. Although you are following the 'Earth's Law' of the Five Elements, it shouldn't be so stiff."

  "A gun is not a shield."

  "If you truly love the way of defense so much, I think you can change your weapon, such as a shield."

  "Why don't you change your shield?"

  "When one's skills reach the fifth rank, in fact any weapon can be used to its full potential, but why do different strong warriors choose different weapons? It is because of their inner passion."

  "The gun should be inclined towards offense." The first warrior said with a serious tone, "Of course, this is just my personal idea, it may not be entirely correct, you can refer to it as you like."

  At that time, boom!

  A remark made by Warrior No. 1.

  Especially that sentence 'Why not change the signboard?' was like a thunderbolt on a clear day, instantly blasting Li Yuan awake and also vaguely blasting open countless thoughts in his heart.

  Yes, one's own marksmanship.

  It's indeed a bit too rigid!

  From the initial learning of "Boulder Gun Method" to "Starry Sky Gun Method", and then to "Intention of Starry Sky", these gun methods emphasize defensive core more or less.

  From the gun moves 'Pán Jī Dìng Zhù' and 'Xīng Chén Qǐ Míng', it can also be seen that these secret books are influencing Li Yuan's inner choices without him realizing it.

  The secret manual guided him, combined with Li Yuan's own insight, making his progress extremely rapid, to the point where he created the first true intent killing move 'Star River Flowing Rotation' which was biased towards defense.

  All along, this road, Li Yuan walked with a normal feeling.

  But is this right?

  "Why did I choose to use a gun in the first place, instead of the sword and shield that most strong warriors would choose?" At that time, Li Yuan suddenly recalled his original intention for practicing guns as a young man: "Wasn't it just because of my love for the agility and freedom of the long gun?"

  "Even back in high school when I was still practicing boxing and hadn't yet come into contact with the 'Pinnacle Gun Technique', the first original move I came up with on my own was also a more aggressive one, called 'Rocky Cliff Hidden Dragon'."

  The earth is one vein, and the law of the great way originally has no fixed tendency. Defense is not the absolute core.

  But attack, must be the core of marksmanship.

  "Why don't I change shields? Because, from the start, I've always loved guns." At that time, Li Yuan vaguely understood this point.

  Pursuing the way of defense is not wrong.

  But if one only pursues absolute defense in marksmanship, then that is abandoning the essentials and pursuing trivia.

  "Since when was it like this?"

  "Alright!"

  "From the time I entered the Three-Section Technique, learning the 'Rock Gun Method', to later learning the 'Star Gun Method' and even the 'Intention of the Stars', each time reinforced this way of thinking." At that time, Li Yuan had a thoughtful expression: "And neither Teacher Li Yang nor Principal Hai, nor even the school principal, ever advised me against it."

  Li Yuan understood the reason.

  These teachers and seniors may not necessarily be unaware of it.

  Especially Principal Fang Hai, who has crossed the threshold of the law, wouldn't he understand even a bit?

  Why not persuade yourself?

  Because his skills are improving too quickly, even the top geniuses like Dantai Feng can't keep up with him... making these seniors dare not to easily judge that he is on the wrong path.

  If it's wrong, if it doesn't conform to your heart, how can your marksmanship improve so terrifyingly?

  But in fact, it's not that this road is completely suitable for Li Yuan, but because Li Yuan has a high innate talent in gunplay and the like, and the more he goes on, the more terrifying his talent becomes.

  The visualization method of the spiritual palace only strengthened mental power and willpower... but couldn't change one's nature.

  "The Seven Star Civilization, after all, is still in its early stages of martial arts training and life evolution. Many things are still unclear, just like the cultivation above five segments... Many seniors dare not give a general direction, fearing that they will point out the wrong way, leaving only self-reflection. At that time, Li Yuan had an idea: 'Since I am still making rapid progress, then Principal Bai and White Mountain Half-God will naturally let me cultivate freely.'"

  "Number one warrior, his skills and realm may not be as good as Principal Fang Hai's, but he is following a divine being, with an unparalleled vision, and has no burden in his heart towards me. Even if he sees that I'm progressing quickly, but feels that my path is somewhat off, he directly speaks out."

  ……

  So, on the fourth day of his arrival at the Temple of Earthly Gods' Inheritance, Li Yuan thoroughly woke up.

  "The gun has no fixed position, and the law has no constant shape." Li Yuan thought to himself: "Gun techniques are more suited for attacking rather than purely defending."

  "The great way of law encompasses all things, and there is no need to say that one must follow a defensive path."

  From that day on, Li Yuan really started to change.

  He picked up his long spear again.

  Deliberately start to forget the "Stellar Gun Method", forget the "Intention of the Stars", and forget the numerous second-order and third-order secret techniques learned in the past in the "Seven Star Civilization".

  Everything starts with practicing guns according to one's own heart.

  Just like in high school, after learning and mastering the basic shooting style, I cultivated according to my own heart's preferences... and thus stumbled upon the 'Rocky Cavern Hidden Dragon' move, which instantly propelled me into the third-level technique.

  Li Yuan nowadays.

  Spiritual strength is stronger, the degree of harmony with the earth's pulse is higher, and the soul has undergone transformation... but that kind of sincere love for gunplay since childhood has never changed.

  "Observe the myriad stars and celestial map."

  "Fire at will!"

  ……

  Today, another battle with No. 1 Warrior has come to an end.

  Li Yuan had another round of food and drink.

  This was what he had prepared in advance before entering the Divine Palace Ruins, and the high-energy food and water brought by the storage treasure were very sufficient.

  In fact, most of the energy of the Yuan Wu comes from the source power between heaven and earth, food and water are just supplements.

  Moreover, the Transmission Hall also provides 'nutritious food', so as not to let the examinees starve to death.

  The provided nutritious food is hard to eat.

  Then Li Yuan returned to the front of the huge stone wall and began another round of observation and gun practice.

  Wow wow wow~

  The stars are rolling, as if the waves are crushing everything, and in the midst of the thickness, there is a few more violent and unbridled, making the attack power surge.

  "This is the marksmanship I've been pursuing in my heart." Li Yuan revealed a hint of a smile, becoming even more delighted.

  "In the past, I went further in pursuit of the subtleties of truth, pursuing stronger defenses, and instead lost some of the original truth."

  "Whether it's the subtlety of true meaning or the mystery of the universe's operation, they should serve me, not drive me."

  ……

  When Li Yuan and Lin Lanyue were in the ancient temple of God's Palace, they were cultivating with all their hearts.

  Time is passing day by day.

  The outside world is already turbulent and chaotic.

  Leyu Star Domain, inside the War Fortress, in that one super-large conference room, as many as ten figures gathered.

  "Gentlemen, I have just arrived here." A low voice sounded: "Li Yuan entered the Divine Palace Ruins, how long has it been?"

  He, with a sturdy build like a brown bear, wore thick metal armor, his hair was messy and unkempt, but that domineering aura made Yu Jinghai and others feel somewhat suppressed.

  He is Rudolf, the contemporary first-rate martial artist of the Seven Star Civilization, from Fei Xing. More than one Sky-level alien has died at his hands.

  Everyone looked at him and then at each other.

  "Rudnev." Wu Manong said slowly: "He has been in for fourteen days... Still no news, and we can't confirm whether he is dead or alive."