Before coming to Ming Xiu Star Boundary, Li Yuan had exchanged information with Li Yang and knew the general situation of the virtual battles in the Global University Wudao Competition.

  Normally, students who can reach the fifth level of technical skills are around ten to thirty each year, with varying numbers every year.

  That's why Li Yang said at the time that if Li Yuan could break through and enter the top 20, it would be considered a success.

  At that time, Li Yuan also acknowledged Lai Yang's words.

  Now?

  "Looking around the world, students from freshman to junior year, those with five segments of skills may have a batch." Li Yuan's eyes had a hint of light: "But as for spiritual power transforming into flying heaven level? I'm afraid there isn't a second one."

  Li Yuan was very clear that from the second stage to the third stage is an essential transformation of life, and it's hard to break through just by relying on external treasures? There is a probability, but it's extremely difficult.

  Normally, even top-tier Yuan Wu practitioners have a low probability of transforming their spiritual power into Flight-type when consuming the 'Soul-Infused Ancient Spirit Fruit'.

  Li Yuan can succeed.

  One is that this Soul Ancient Spirit Fruit is extremely special, directly pushing his spiritual power from 28.4 to 29.9 level.

  Secondly, it is the anomaly of the spiritual palace, and finally, Li Yuan relied on his strong will to hold up against the anomaly.

  Add some luck.

  Just made a breakthrough transformation.

  "At this moment, I am in perfect harmony with heaven and earth, my spirit is a hundred times stronger than before, which makes my marksmanship improve rapidly. What I lack is only time." Li Yuan whispered: "According to the schedule we checked earlier, it's not until the end of February that the final battle of the virtual war will take place."

  "There's about one more month."

  "Perhaps, he can bring his marksmanship into the intermediate level of the fifth stage." Li Yuan's eyes had a hint of expectation.

  The five-stage intermediate gun method is stronger than the initial stage of the five stages.

  "In progress."

  "There are only four days left before leaving, so let's accumulate some spiritual nourishment before departure." Li Yuan glanced at the Shen Gong panel.

  Spiritual awakening degree 30.3%, still far from the upper limit of spiritual awakening 40%.

  "Where are we going?"

  Li Yuan clicked on the smart ring chart to view the location within the Ming Xing boundary, mainly around Base 3.

  "That's all."

  "Mogu Cave, approximately 700 kilometers away from the No. 3 Forward Base." Li Yuan confirmed the location: "A tribe of bloodthirsty Mogu inhabits this place, with an extremely large number, posing a great threat to the No. 3 Forward Base, and possibly even hiding a second-order Mogu."

  "In the past, the No. 3 outpost base had also tried to eradicate them many times, but the environment of the wormhole was complex and there were many nests. Unless a large-scale mechanical legion was sent in to kill them, it would be difficult to exterminate them." Li Yuan looked through various information about the wormhole: "Moreover, it's still quite far from the outpost base."

  "Thus abandoned Qingruo, and only left a 14th observation point on the periphery."

  Li Yuan revealed a hint of a smile.

  Is the dungeon environment complicated? With strong spiritual power and incredible perceptual abilities, I am least afraid of complex environments.

  Quantity is everything? What you want is quantity.

  Before leaving.

  "Let's solve some more troubles for the front outpost and kill some more demonic insects." Li Yuan secretly thought, "After all, by next time we come back, who knows when that will be."

  This time after going back, I will definitely rapidly break through to become a Yuan Wu Zhe, unless the entrance of the Ming Yu Xing Jie expands into a 'Second Level Star Domain', otherwise, it will be forever impossible to come back again.

  One hour later.

  Fully armed, Li Yuan left the No. 3 outpost base and headed alone to the Demon Bug Cave.

  ……

  When Li Yuan went to the Demon Insect Cavern, he began his final tempering before leaving the Star Boundary.

  Xia Guo, Kunlun Wu Da, it is daytime now, and the cold wind is biting, with ice and snow covering the ground.

  Located in the depths of the Sixth Institute's villa district, amidst icy skies and snowy lands.

  Whoosh!

  Li Yang braved the wind and snow, transforming into a flowing light that darted between the villas, and soon saw Hai Yuanzhang sitting by the lake, fishing.

  Windscreen, large leather cloak, small stove...... plus several attendants serving as escorts.

  "That old sea dog really knows how to enjoy himself." Lei Yang muttered to himself.

  Wow!

  Li Yang fell onto the snowy ground, his footsteps suddenly becoming much lighter. He walked up to Dean Hai and said with great respect: "Dean Hai."

  "Are you here?" Dean Hai didn't even raise an eyebrow, saying lightly: "You said you have something important to report to me about Li Yuan? What is it? I remember his Star Boundary expedition is almost over, right."

  "Right."

  Li Yang said solemnly, "It's almost over. According to the previous plan, we should be back from Ming Xu Star Boundary within five days. You must have heard that Ming Xu Star Boundary discovered the 'Source Crystal Vein'."

  "Hmm..." Dean Hai's eyes flickered with a hint of confusion, but his expression remained unchanged: "I know."

  "Alright, I'll get straight to the point." Li Yang said: "This mine vein, Li Yuan was the first discoverer. The main official of the Ming Xuan Star Domain is my classmate. Previously, he had been presiding over the great war with the Tianliang Clan's base and hadn't had time to report... Only today did he send back his survival points, process, and evaluation."

  "What evaluation?" Dean Hai said.

  "150 points." Lei Yang said solemnly.

  "What's 150?" The principal of Hai finally turned his head, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

  Normally, getting 80 points in "Life and Death" is already quite good.

  A perfect score of 150 points? That's when all hidden points are scored perfectly, representing unparalleled excellence.

  Normally, the officer in charge of reviewing would not speak so full-mouthed.

  "Li Yuan has just arrived..." Li Yang immediately began a detailed report of Li Yuan's entire process in the Ming Xiu star field.

  At first, Dean Hai was still very calm, but when he heard that Li Yuan's body was 19 levels.

  He was stunned for a moment, and then turned his head in confusion and asked: "Isn't that wrong? 19th level? Isn't he only at the 16.5th level? Even if a month has passed, it should be at most the 17th level."

  "It's 19th grade, no mistake." Li Yang nodded heavily: "These are not the key points."

  "Isn't this the key point?" Dean Hai endured and listened patiently.

  When he heard that Li Yuan and Liu Jing cooperated to defeat the three second-level masters of Fei She Valley and obtain the Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit, Hai Institute's heart was already filled with a hint of shock.

  A freshman in college, how did you manage to get this far?

  Obviously just going through life and death struggles, how did it sound like becoming the top combat force of the vanguard base?

  And finally, when Li Yang reported 'Li Yuan's spiritual power has broken through to the flying sky level'.

  The principal of the sea was thoroughly shocked: "Is this Liu Jing not writing blindly, Li Yuan's spiritual power is at the level of flying to heaven? Eating a soul-nourishing ancient spirit fruit can reach the level of flying to heaven?"

  "Director, I also thought Liu Jing had too much to drink at first." Li Yang also sighed: "But I asked repeatedly, it's true... Li Yuan's mental shock, Liu Jing's spiritual power, comparable to that of a top-level Yuan Wu warrior, can't withstand it, and will have a brief loss of consciousness."

  The principal of the sea was shocked in his heart, is he so strong?

  Later, when he heard that Li Yuan and Liu Jing were fighting against the three great masters of the Tianliang clan, Hai was somewhat numb.

  Even spiritual power has reached a flying sky level, this little performance is nothing.

  "Director, what should we do?" asked Li Yang at the right moment.

  "There's no need to make a fuss." Dean Hai's face had already returned to its usual calm: "Isn't it just Flying Heaven spiritual power? What's so strange about that, every Flying Heaven warrior has it."

  Li Yang was stunned for a moment.

  "It's done." Dean Hai shook his head and said, "After all, you're a vice dean, is it necessary to be so flustered?"

  Li Yang fell silent in his heart and nodded: "Yes."

  "Go and fetch Li Yuan from Jiangnan Province." Dean Hai said suddenly.

  "Then I'll go pick him up?" Lei Yang was taken aback.

  Are emotions running errands for themselves?

  "After going, first verify whether the report is true or not. Secondly, you must ensure Li Yuan's safe return to school." Principal Hai glanced at Lei Yang: "If anything happens to Li Yuan, you can forget about being vice principal."

  "I understand." Li Yang said solemnly, as if he didn't already grasp Dean Hai's meaning.

  Li Yuan is too important.

  Is the report true? Such talent is considered top-notch in the entire history of Kunlun Wu Academy.

  "Go away, don't bother me while I'm fishing." Dean Hai waved his hand and continued to lie on the chair, his eyes fixed on the lake surface, looking like a superior being.

  "Yes."

  "I'll go prepare now and set off for Jiangnan Province the day after tomorrow." Li Yang bowed respectfully and quickly left.

  A long time passed.

  Several attendants beside him were preparing fruit.

  "Has he gone far?" Dean Hai said calmly.

  Several attendants were stunned for a moment, and an experienced attendant immediately said: "Director, Deputy Director Li has gone far away."

  "Damn it, how can this be so abnormal? The spiritual power is already at the flying heaven level?" Principal Hai suddenly jumped up and muttered.

  With a flick of his fishing rod in hand, he swiftly darted into a distant villa room.

  Leaving behind several attendants with shocked faces.

  They are newcomers.

  In their hearts, Flying Swordsmen should be extraordinary and detached from worldly affairs, truly having the demeanor of a master.

  "You guys, get used to it." The old servant smiled and cut the melon in half with a single knife.

  "This flying warrior."

  "He is also human!"

  ……

  Inside the villa, on the big sofa.

  "That's just how Li Yuan is."

  "Ha! A Flying Heaven-level Spiritual Power, and at such a young age, you already have a 19th level Body Constitution... Old Fang, you must grasp this opportunity."

  "I've been the principal for decades, and this is the best seedling."

  "You can also be considered the best seedling in the 20 years since you became the principal." Principal Hai muttered: "If you don't cultivate well, I won't agree."

  "Got it." A faint voice came through the communication: "Wait until Lei Yang has thoroughly verified, then tell me again, I'll consider it again. I'm busy first."

  Call dropped.

  "Hai... " just about to continue speaking, Dean Hai was stunned for several seconds, and suddenly burst out: "Damn, you're even better at pretending than I am."

  ……

  Two days later, Li Yang took a large flying machine and rushed to Jiangnan Province.

  ……

  January 29th.

  The starry sky outside was as bright as day, but the demon insect's lair was a dark and gloomy place.

  Deep in the fissure of the underground cave over ten miles long.

  About 800 meters above the ground, there is almost no sunlight, extremely humid.

  On both sides of the crack, there were hundreds of demon insect corpses, each one shot in the head with a single bullet.

  Extremely tragic.

  "You finally came out."

  "I didn't expect to find a second-order magic worm here." The figure clad in black battle attire, holding a long gun, said faintly, "It was worth coming for."

  Scoff

  "Hiss~" More than a hundred meters away, a gigantic figure resembling an enlarged praying mantis was crouching. Its height was two meters, much taller than a normal person.

  The body length exceeds five meters.

  The most striking thing is still its four front paws that are like sharp blades, and it's unknown how many creatures have been slaughtered by them.

  The eyes of the second-order demon insect "Ang" stared tightly at the figure holding a gun, with countless flames of anger in his heart.

  It really didn't want to come out, and for the past two days, it had been secretly directing the demonic insects to surround this outsider.

  But!

  The opponent is too powerful, as if they have foreknowledge, any assassination attempt is ineffective, one after another the first-class magic insects fall.

  Heavy casualties.

  In just two or three days, more than a thousand of the demonic insects had died at his hands.

  What's most important is that the other party can easily find a safe and correct path in this incredibly complex labyrinth... Now they're approaching the final nest.

  There's no other way, this second-order demon insect has to come out now.

  If we let them continue their massacre, I'm afraid our mother nest will be destroyed.

  "Ah..."

  The second-order demon bug let out a low growl, and its wings suddenly shook violently. Its hind legs exerted force, and its massive body suddenly transformed into a stream of light that pounced towards Li Yuan.

  Four sharp claws, like four handles of terrifying war blades, swept over continuously without a break.

  "Good timing." Li Yuan's eyes lit up, and his whole body surged with energy.

  Completely erupt.

  "Clang!" "Clang! Clang!" With each lightning-fast collision, Li Yuan's long spear danced majestically, as unshakeable as the stars in the sky, effortlessly parrying the second-tier demonic bug's repeated attacks.

  In terms of strength and speed, Li Yuan was far inferior to his opponent.

  In terms of the number of troops and weapons, they were also at a disadvantage.

  But relying on his powerful skills and footwork, Li Yuan managed to block the second-stage Magic Bug's crazy attacks one after another.

  "Enjoy!"

  "Faster! More stable! Heavier!" Li Yuan's eyes seemed to burn with flames, his fighting spirit soaring.

  This second-order demon insect has a physical quality of up to 22.2 levels.

  In terms of threat level, it was even greater than the second-order flying snake that Li Yuan had killed earlier.

  But compared with half a month ago, Li Yuan's strength has also become stronger.

  Quickly, both sides fought hundreds of rounds, intense to the extreme.

  "That's enough."

  "Four sharp claws, like four handles of war knives, unrelenting and oppressive, truly born for battle." Li Yuan's eyes gleamed: "If we really fight to the end, I'm not sure I'll win."

  "What a pity."

  Boom! Li Yuan's eyes were as deep and calm as a pool, but a mighty wave of fluctuation suddenly burst out.

  Like a river crashing down, it suddenly crashed into the heart of this second-order demon bug's spiritual consciousness.

  "Spiritual Secret Art: 'Shaking God', directly smashing it into a state of confusion."

  "Wow!"

  Li Yuan's long spear suddenly burst forth, directly executing the second form of the Starlight Spear Technique - Stellar River Falls Twelve Consecutive Strikes.

  Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow!

  One shot after another, like a tidal wave bursting forth, suddenly piercing through the gap between the opponent's two sharp claws, striking the head of the second-order demon bug... A strand of yellowish-brown source power flowed and transformed, with astonishing tenacity.

  When Li Yuan's sixth bullet was fired.

  The second-order demon bug finally regained its clarity, and a hint of horror flashed in its eyes, only to feel waves of severe pain sweeping through its body, just as it was about to violently retreat.

  "Hmph!"

  A long spear shot in like a meteor, thrusting straight in, stabbing fiercely, and blood splattered.

  Genryoku's resilience was impressive, but in the end, it couldn't compare to Genryoku's combat uniform. It also wouldn't be able to withstand Li Yuan's six consecutive shots at the same point.

  Whoa! Thrust with long spear and then retreat.

  Li Yuan held his gun and retreated backwards, cautiously watching this second-tier demonic insect, preventing it from making a final counterattack before dying.

  "You killed a 2nd-tier creature and obtained spiritual nutrients. Your spiritual awakening level has increased to 37.3%." A divine palace prompt flashed by.

  ……

  One hour later.

  Li Yuan, who had scoured the entire Demon Bug Lair 'Hive'.

  Carrying a large backpack, he crawled out of the crack in the ground with a dusty face.

  "It's time to go home." Li Yuan's eyes were shining brightly as he strode towards the No. 3 Forward Base.