49: Cleared Sword Abyss! Top-tier swordsmanship: Starry Sky Sword Qi!
Gu Chen pulled out his Blood Qi Bracelet.
However, he then remembered that in the Alien Star, all these devices had failed.
However, Gu Chen could feel that his blood qi volume should have increased to about 2500 calories.
Moreover, his improvement was far more than just that.
He could feel that just now, his cells were frantically absorbing the energy in the air—higher-level Spiritual Qi belonging to this Universe—causing Gu Chen's cells to absorb it greedily.
Kaka kaka!
Now, beside Gu Chen, only those few Martial Artists who had undergone a second limit break dared to approach him; with the overwhelming Spiritual Qi surging just now, anyone else getting close would feel as though they were being drowned and crushed by the extremely dense Spiritual Qi.
Yue Qingge and the others heard a crisp sound suddenly ring out from Gu Chen's Physical Body, a sound like chains breaking; they glanced at each other, and in that instant, they felt a sense of heart-palpitating dread from Gu Chen.
"What happened?"
"I don't know, but I feel like some special change must have occurred in Gu Chen. In that instant, I felt my entire being trembling. It was a very strange feeling, as if... we aren't even the same level of organism," Wang Yanggang said solemnly. Looking at the cross-legged Gu Chen, he was incredibly shocked and, at the same time, deeply admired him.
"Heh, too many Prodigies have appeared this year, but since he has unlocked his genes, he is a Genius on a completely different level. Perhaps in the future, when the Martial Artist armies of the North, South, East, and West borders descend upon the Border Battlefield, we will have to stand behind him and follow his command."
The Martial Arts Examinees of the North Border.
They had a greater yearning for and understanding of the Border Battlefield, knowing the responsibility that rested on their shoulders.
But at the thought that Gu Chen might be the one standing ahead of them in the future, suppressing the Border Battlefield and slaying alien races, they suddenly felt a sense of anticipation.
Gene Warrior.
Always the nuclear weapons of the battlefield!
And at this time, Gu Chen hadn't expected it either.
His Physical Body level had improved.
It had now reached the threshold between the fourth stage, Radiant Gold Grade, and the fifth stage, Divine Rainbow Grade.
"Maybe in a few days I'll be able to step into the fifth stage. I don't know exactly which day; maybe one day while I'm sleeping, I'll just Breakthrough for no reason."
The sky grew dark.
After Gu Chen and the others had Cultivated for the allotted time,
they immediately heard the sound of clearing the Sword Abyss scenic area.
[Congratulations, everyone, for successfully clearing the a-rank fierce land: Sword Abyss]
[Now proceeding with score distribution rankings]
[1: Gu Chen, Rating: A, Score Gained: 45 points]
[2: Wang Yanggang, Rating: C, Score Gained: 15 points]
[3: Yue Qingge, Rating: C, Score Gained: 15 points]
[4...]
"Forty-five points?"
"Holy crap, that's equivalent to clearing nine C-rank Fierce Lands!"
"Sigh, Brother Gu deserves it; I'm completely convinced. If not for Brother Gu on this journey, let alone clearing the Sword Abyss, we might have even been wiped out!"
"We can't be so reckless next time."
The people from the North Border looked at Gu Chen's forty-five points, and although they were somewhat envious, none of them had the face to be jealous because they knew Gu Chen deserved every point.
If not for Gu Chen being there,
all of them would have perished here.
They also felt that they must never be so reckless again; if this a-rank fierce land had truly wiped them out, it would have been a massive loss for the North Border.
Although the true Prodigies of the North Border weren't here, they were still the upper-middle-tier Prodigies of the North Border.
"We Martial Arts Examinees from the North Border owe Brother Gu a favor," Wang Yanggang said softly.
[Congratulations to Gu Chen for successfully obtaining the a-rank clearance reward: Top-tier Sword Dao Martial Skill]
[Congratulations, you have successfully obtained the Top-tier Sword Dao Martial Skill: Starry Sky Sword Qi]
A small purple booklet instantly turned into a streak of light and entered Gu Chen's arms.
Great!
A million is in the bag.
A book of Starry Sky Sword Qi like this...
as a Top-tier Martial Skill, could be sold for a high price of several million in today's Martial Artist society!
A million was no small sum for Gu Chen.
With an excited heart,
he glanced at the North Border geniuses beside him.
"Tsk tsk, a Top-tier Martial Skill can sell for millions, but I feel Brother Gu could actually keep it for himself to Cultivate. After all, this is a Top-tier Swordsmanship, rare even in the Imperial Capital; only those Saint Realm Limit Martial Arts Halls might have one or two such Top-tier Martial Skills hidden away," Wang Yanggang reminded him, despite his own envy.
"Yeah, a million is nothing compared to the value of a Top-tier Swordsmanship. This Starry Sky Sword Qi seems to have extremely Advanced techniques; its value is very high."
"Everything produced on the Alien Star is extremely Advanced, so I also advise you to keep it for your own cultivation. At most, just practice the sword more; after all, before the Glazed Realm, we're all just in the initial stages of martial evolution."
Looking at the North Border geniuses advising him,
Gu Chen felt a pang of heartache.
"Do you guys not freaking consider millions as money?
Truly, the well-fed don't know how the hungry suffer, huh?"
Gu Chen held his head high—not out of pride, but for fear that tears would fall.
They left the Sword Abyss.
The people outside all showed shocked expressions.
"Damn, they really cleared it? These North Border geniuses are incredible!"
"An a-rank fierce land, cleared just like that? And they don't seem to have lost anyone. Looking at the overt and covert struggles between the North, South, East, and West borders this year, the North Border really shouldn't be underestimated!"
Being praised by those outside,
the North Border geniuses all blushed.
However, some observant people showed strange looks.
"Don't you feel like those people from the North Border seem to be intentionally or unintentionally walking behind that Young Man at the very front? Even Yue Qingge and Wang Yanggang are doing the same?"
Once this was said, other observant people also noticed the clue.
"Does anyone know that person?"
"Check it out, see where that Genius is from."
"Is some variable going to appear in the struggle between the North, South, East, and West borders? Besides those few famous ones, has the North Border produced some other incredible figures?"
The winds were rising and the clouds were surging.
And Gu Chen naturally didn't know that he seemed to have been caught up in some special struggle.
The North, South, East, and West borders surround the Imperial Capital in four directions, differing in local customs and temperaments.
Differences exist.
Thus, there is struggle.
So even though they are all part of Xia Country,
in this national Martial Arts Examination, there is still a competitive relationship between them.
It could be considered a healthy competition.
"Could he be a hidden Genius of the North Border?"