"It actually matches."

  "It's been a long time." Li Yuan and Tian Dazhuang were both extremely surprised.

  It's almost midnight now, and by rights most students should be asleep.

  Plus it's all global matching, and they can all match, it's too coincidental.

  "So late and still not sleeping?" Li Yuan smiled, he didn't make a move at first.

  It's hard to meet friends, so we always chat a few more sentences.

  "Haven't you slept yet?" Tian Da Zhuang smiled, holding a mountain-opening knife in his hand, looking very relaxed.

  It's rare for two people who have fought before to meet again.

  To be exact, we have only communicated once.

  But it was just that once, both of them could feel that the other person had a similar personality and ambition as themselves.

  This is hard-won.

  "I heard you went to Kunlun Wu University, how was it?" Tian Dazhuang asked proactively.

  "It's okay, it's just that there aren't many opponents in the same generation, it's a bit boring." Li Yuan shook his head and said: "Apart from me, the other two most powerful ones are also Wu Luo."

  "Wu Luo?" Tian Dazhuang was puzzled for a moment before nodding: "I have some impression."

  He had a very shallow impression of Wu Luo.

  At the invitation of Jiangbei Wuda, students below four dan did not pay much attention.

  He burst out laughing: "Indeed, with your strength going to Kunlun Wu University would definitely be chaotic. If you hadn't awakened your martial arts spirit, you would have come to Xinghuo University, that would have been even more lively."

  "What about you? Still number one?" Li Yuan said with a deliberate tease.

  "Can't get it."

  "This time in the actual combat assessment, I didn't even make it into the top 50. The gap between my physical abilities and those freaks up front is still quite large, at least a year's worth of catching up to do." Tian Da Zhuang shrugged: "However, every time we have virtual matches, I always end up beating many people."

  "As for skills, I should be considered one of the top ten in our generation." Tian Da Zhuang said calmly.

  This is not showing off, but rather treating Li Yuan as an equal opponent.

  Li Yuan nodded slightly, Tian Da Zhuang's skill and talent were indeed extremely high.

  Entering the fourth trimester earlier than expected by several months.

  "Being able to match up with me, it seems you've made tremendous progress. Your Astral Tier points should be over 800 now, right?" Tian Da Zhuang looked at Li Yuan with great excitement.

  "994 minutes." Li Yuan smiled slightly.

  Tian Da Zhuang was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that the system had reminded him earlier that his opponent was 994 points.

  He was so excited to see Li Yuan that he forgot everything at once.

  Tian Da Zhuang is also a master with over 900 points in Xiangqi, so he naturally understands the significance of this score.

  Ling and Ming were both 6 points away from advancing in the monthly tournament.

  "I understand."

  "If you win against me, can you participate in the promotion tournament?" Tian Da Zhuang showed a smile: "Really amazing, I just reached 900 points today and haven't participated in next month's promotion tournament yet."

  "But this time, I won't hold back." Tian Dazhuang was very confident.

  Although Li Yuan's score was higher, the Starry Sky Battle Network battles proved that scores didn't necessarily represent strength.

  In his subconscious mind, Tian Da Zhuang still thought he was stronger, this wasn't blind confidence.

  After all, he entered the fourth stage earlier than Li Yuan and also entered a better Xinghuo University for further study.

  "Haha, don't hold back then." Li Yuan also smiled: "I've been wanting to have a match with you for a long time. I was disappointed when we didn't meet in the invitational tournament earlier."

  Indeed regrettable.

  When invited by Jiangbei Wuda, if they were to compete in skills, Li Yuan would probably not be a match for Tian Dazhuang.

  But Li Yuan is inherently fearless in battle, and winning or losing is not the goal.

  Enjoy the process and you will improve yourself better.

  "Haha, alright then, let's have a match." Tian Dazhuang said with a smile.

  Instantly.

  Li Yuan and Tian Dazhuang no longer spoke, but silently stared at each other, starting to adjust their own state.

  Virtual showdown, both sides' physical fitness are 10.0 level.

  The comparison is just martial arts skills.

  "Kill!" Tian Dasong moved instantly, his body shot out like a cannonball, and he pounced on Li Yuan like lightning.

  The mountain knife was raised horizontally and chopped straight down.

  The mountain-opening knife is longer than an ordinary battle knife and much heavier, with great momentum and a heavy feel, qualifying as a heavy weapon.

  "Haha, you've come at a good time." Li Yuan burst out laughing and instead of retreating, he advanced forward.

  With a long spear in hand, he jumped up and stabbed forward like lightning, attacking with an attack.

  Is a knife longer than a gun?

  "Clang!" Tian Dasong's large knife was instantly withdrawn and held horizontally, like a small shield, in front of him, blocking the gun tip head-on.

  "Clang!" Just as they made contact, instead of a hard collision, Tian Da Zhuang had already withdrawn his force and retreated.

  "Want to go?"

  Li Yuan burst out laughing, his body suddenly leaping up like a gust of wind, his speed far surpassing Tian Da Zhuang's. His long spear transformed and rose high, then fiercely smashed down towards Tian Da Zhuang.

  This stick, if it were to split open, would be enough to make one's brains burst forth.

  "Such a fast speed." Tian Da Zhuang's face changed slightly, realizing that something was off.

  Li Yuan's attack was too fast, he couldn't dodge it at all.

  "Peng" Tian Da Zhuang raised his knife to block the blow, but he only felt a terrifying force transmitted through the long spear to his shield, and despite using all his might to exhibit his skill in deflecting the attack, his arms still went numb from the impact.

  "Boom!" Tian Dasong retreated backward like lightning, staring at Li Yuan with extreme dread.

  Before the fight, Otada was extremely confident.

  But after this round of collision, he already understood that the other party's skills were obviously stronger than his own.

  "Is it progressing so quickly?"

  "Jiangbei Wuda's invitation activity, he had just crossed into the fourth stage not long ago, and it has been less than five months, but he is already stronger than me?" Tian Dasong was shocked in his heart.

  At the time of Jiangbei's invitation, Tian Dazhuang's knife method was almost at the level of four segments in the middle stage.

  After so long, he received the best training at Xinghuo University, and his knife skills were almost at the fourth level of high-ranking.

  In his teacher's mouth, he is already a rare genius.

  But Li Yuan's progress was much faster than his.

  "A slight difference in skill level doesn't mean you can't win." Tian Da Zhuang was extremely calm, no longer going head-to-head with Li Yuan, and instead turned to entwining combat.

  "Boom!"

  Li Yuan was extremely ferocious, his long spear flashing like a dragon, attacking Tian Dazhuang repeatedly in a flash of lightning.

  The Starlight Gun Technique is most skilled at defense, but that's when facing siege or encountering a strong opponent.

  Stars, full and unhurried, vast and profound.

  Punctual and unstoppable, attacking with a mighty and ferocious momentum, although the moves are not varied, but pursuing a sweeping and crushing blow, annihilating all enemies in sight.

  ……

  Virtual network, Starry Sky Fighting Net, a very special area that ordinary people can't reach.

  There are two people here.

  One wore white robes, one wore black robes.

  They had a holographic projection in front of them, and what was revealed in the projection was exactly the scene where Li Yuan and Tian Dazhuang were fighting.

  "Tian Dazhuang, the important seedling cultivated by Xinghuo University this year, is actually not a match for Li Yuan?" The white-robed man said in a low voice: "The shooting technique is really good."

  "Ah, Stellar Gun Technique, Li Yuan has already grasped the true essence." The black-robed man said slowly: "Under eighteen years old, it's already four high-level segments."

  And looking at his data, he only reached the Meteorite rank in March.

  "In less than five months, he went from being a beginner to reaching the fourth stage of the High Realm?" The white-robed man was shocked: "A student from Kunlun Martial University?"

  "Hmm." The man in black robes smiled: "It seems that Xia Guo has produced another exceptional genius."

  The two of them.

  He is a summer country observer on the Starry Sky Grid Fighting Net, who observes battles every day and also marks some participants.

  "Look."

  "Ah!" The man in white suddenly said: "Tian Da Zhuang seems to be losing, it's already quite good that he can hold on for so long."

  ……

  In the arena of war, Li Yuan and Tian Dazhuang had already fought to a white-hot stage.

  "Clang!"

  "Clang!" "Bang!" The long spear and mountain opener clashed again and again, Li Yuan had already gained an absolute advantage.

  In terms of explosive power, speed and technique, Li Yuan has an advantage.

  Guns, in a spacious arena like the stage, also have some advantages.

  Every inch of growth is an inch of strength gained.

  But Tian Dazhuang's footwork was excellent, moving step by step, concise and extremely effective, able to continuously avoid Li Yuan's fierce attack.

  Procrastination.

  "His skills are no match for mine, looking for an opportunity." Tian Dazhuang was a battle genius, and it didn't take long to realize this in their exchange of blows.

  "Even if I can't win, I can still hone my sword skills." Tian Da Zhuang thought to himself, going all out in the intense battle.

  "It's interesting."

  "As for solo swordsmanship, I'm indeed slightly inferior to Tian Da Zhuang." Li Yuan revealed a smile: "I've spent too much thought on gun techniques."

  In terms of Dragon Walking Body Method? Li Yuan had hardly ever deliberately cultivated it, only cultivating it incidentally while practicing boxing and spear.

  The less you practice, the lower your level will naturally be.

  In such a short time, Li Yuan's shooting skills have improved so much, and it is also related to the time and energy he spent.

  "Such a battle."

  "It's also a good tempering for my physical skills." Li Yuan did not use his true killing move.

  After dozens of moves, Li Yuan also saw that Tian Dazhuang's knife technique had not reached the fourth level.

  And actual combat grasp seems to be inferior to oneself, overall strength and oneself have a certain gap.

  Li Yuan, first and foremost, out of respect for this friend.

  Secondly, I also want to temper myself well.

  No thorough outbreak.

  "Boom!" "Boom!"

  Two men engaged in a frenzied battle, but neither of them was fighting for a simple victory; rather, they were both seeking to hone their own inadequacies.

  As time flies by, both sides' physical strength is declining, and the speed of their moves has also slowed down.

  In virtual fighting networks, everything simulates reality.

  Whether it's being injured and bleeding or fighting for too long, it will affect the exertion of strength.

  Something's off.

  "My physical strength is indeed slightly superior, but his control over his body is far stronger than mine. His explosive speed is even faster, and the ring is just so big that he has every opportunity to crush me completely." Tian Da Zhuang realized this: "Moreover, it seems like he has never used his ultimate gun technique before."

  Four-stage high-ranking, can't kill with gun skills, is it possible?

  "Li Yuan's strength is a notch above mine, he hasn't fully erupted yet, is he trying to temper his skills?" Tian Da Zhuang sighed: "Has he already surpassed me by so much?"

  "Alright."

  "Whatever, I'll just give it my all and fight." Tian Da Zhuang quickly adjusted his mindset, no longer pursuing 'victory', but instead fighting for the sake of pure combat.

  Enjoy this fight.

  "Boom!" Li Yuan's long spear suddenly accelerated, already displaying the twelve consecutive strikes of "Stellar River Falls", with the spear shadow's speed instantly surging.

  "Clang!"

  "Clang! Clang!" A lightning-fast exchange of blows.

  Tian Da Zhuang only felt wave after wave of surging tides pouring over him from all directions, almost unable to withstand it.

  "Kill!" Tian Da Zhuang did not retreat, but instead became even more frenzied, using his offense to counterattack, thoroughly demonstrating his mastery of swordsmanship.

  Tian Da Zhuang, a young farmer from the mountains, rose to fame and entered Xinghuo University, relying solely on his absolute talent and calm judgment.

  Causing countless people to look up to his achievements.

  At this moment, facing Li Yuan's sudden and violent shooting attack, Tian Da Zhuang bore the enormous pressure, but his heart became increasingly calm.

  Gradually.

  Tian Da Zhuang entered a very special state, he only felt that his knife skills were becoming more and more smooth, the force and speed of his chops were much faster.

  "Four-Stroke High-Level."

  "The 4th move of the 'Splitting Gold Knife Method', Splitting Mountains and Holding Seas." Tian Daizong's heart had an epiphany, and he finally vaguely saw a glimmer of hope to break through the bottleneck that had been holding him back for so long.

  His knife was getting faster and faster.

  "Breakthrough?"

  "Enlightenment?" Li Yuan couldn't help but smile, he had already sensed that Tian Da Zhuang's knife skills were undergoing a drastic transformation.

  Subconscious.

  Li Yuan's long spear moved even faster, its shadow flashing continuously, completely suppressing Tian Da Zhuang.

  The momentum of the twelve consecutive strikes had reached its peak, but Li Yuan controlled the gun's movement and didn't thoroughly release it, instead using all his strength to suppress Tian Da Zhuang, trying to give him even more pressure.

  Finally.

  Li Yuan felt Tian Da Zhuang's knife method gradually stabilizing, obviously the breakthrough was nearing its end.

  Tian's eyes became even clearer as he stared at Li Yuan, seemingly seeing a glimmer of hope for victory.

  "Haha."

  "Be careful!" Li Yuan burst out laughing, his gun shadows bursting forth like rolling waves.

  Like a great river bursting its banks.

  "Boom!" The terrifying long spear streaked across the sky, like a giant boulder whizzing by, containing an unimaginable impact force.

  As swift as lightning, as weighty as Mount Tai.

  "Not good." Tian Da Zhuang, who had just broken through, was still filled with joy that had not yet dissipated. His face suddenly changed greatly, and he felt that Li Yuan's aura had completely changed, giving off an unshakeable feeling.

  Subconsciously drew his sword and counterattacked.

  With one collision, Tian Dazhuang was knocked back several steps, his whole body surging with blood and energy, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

  "Fall back!"

  Tian Da Zhuang was strong and could endure hardship, just wanting to dodge.

  "Break Dawn Piercing Clouds." Li Yuan was getting more and more excited, and as soon as he finished the Star River Waterfall move, he immediately followed up with "Break Dawn Piercing Clouds".

  "Whoosh!" Another terrifying bullet streaked across the sky, its speed reaching an extreme, even faster than the last move.

  This is Li Yuan's strongest speed explosion.

  "So fast?" Tian Da Zhuang was somewhat incredulous, he could hardly see the burst of this shot.

  He could only subconsciously wield his knife.

  "Pffft!"

  The mountain knife had not yet blocked this gun, and the gun's edge had already swept across his neck, with blood flowing.

  Tian Da Zhuang only felt his body become illusory, and he already understood that this swift and extreme shot had directly killed him.

  Lost.

  The loss was utterly predictable.

  But Tian Da Zhuang had no sense of defeat in his heart, he was convinced and grateful.

  Tian Da Zhuang understood in his heart that if Li Yuan had burst out with all his might from the start, he would have been defeated in at most a few dozen moves.

  The other party is aware of helping oneself break through only after seeing one's own knife skills breakthrough, and has not thoroughly exploded.

  ……

  Whoa! Tian Da's majestic figure completely disappeared.

  "We won." Li Yuan revealed a smile, he had already received the system prompt.

  When points reach 1000, you can unlock the promotion match.

  "In one war, his physical skills increased by 2%?" Li Yuan was also slightly surprised and instantly understood that this was because he had stronger control over his body.

  Suddenly.

  "Hmm?" Li Yuan sensed something and found that Tian Dazhuang had sent a V message.

  Just two words: "thank you".

  This was the first communication between the two after adding each other on WeChat, Li Yuan smiled and replied with three words: "You're welcome."

  Turn off communication.

  "We won."

  "At the beginning of the Jiangbei invitation activity, I was the first in actual combat assessment." Li Yuan floated an idea: "At that time, Tian Dazhuang, who was recognized as the strongest in skills, also lost to me now."

  "This is our Jiangbei Province's top million high school third year." Li Yuan murmured to himself: "I, now should be considered the true number one in Jiangbei, right?"

  The first actual combat!

  Skill is number one!

  "On this endless path of martial arts, surpassing one opponent after another, becoming stronger." Li Yuan found a sense of accomplishment.

  Martial arts, constantly surpassing, getting stronger and stronger!

  "Confirmed, I'll participate in next month's promotion tournament." Li Yuan said in a low tone, instantly transforming into a streak of light and disappearing.

  ……

  "We won."

  "This Li Yuan is indeed a wonderful person. Seeing Tian Da Zhuang break through, he actually let the opponent break through." The two observers in the observation space were both surprised.

  "He's very confident." The black-robed observer smiled: "This kind of temperament is also rare."

  "It's really good, Kunlun Wu Da is able to produce such a student is rare." The white-robed observer also nodded in praise.

  Ten minutes later.

  "Oh, he won the Moon Leveling Competition, and it was a really clean win."

  "It's no big deal for him."

  "I've checked... including the top three universities, among this year's freshmen globally, adding him up, there are only 17 people with a Moon rank, yeah, in a few days Tian Da Zhuang will also reach it."

  "Uh, but Li Yuan is very young."

  "He is our country's first 18-year-old to reach Mingyue this year and also the world's third this year."

  "Send out the rewards, and directly notify Xinghuo Wudian and Kunlun Wuda, don't wait for Xingkong Fighting Net to announce it."