8: Blue Star Youth List

The scene quickly switched, transforming directly from an empty room into a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

A handsome man, shirtless and holding a long spear, appeared before Chen Du.

This man had a sculpted face, eyes like stars filled with power, clear brows, bright eyes, a square mouth and proper lips... in short, he was incredibly handsome.

Unlike Chen Du, who chose to wear a hood, this man, whose ID was Huang Ye Chu, chose to customize his face.

Revealing one's true face online brought more disadvantages than advantages.

Even major influencers with tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of followers rarely chose to show their true faces.

“Seventeen years old, is he a high school senior?

He only has two battle records, and both were losses. It seems he was discouraged and hasn't dared to come to virtual combat since.”

“Uncle, I won't go easy on you!”

However... Huang Ye Chu thought to himself.

Chen Du stood ready, eyes fixed forward, even though his opponent's Rank was only Bronze.

But he had a thousand matches of experience, and his name hinted at a subtle, ethereal Domineering.

“I absolutely cannot be careless!”

Huang Ye Chu attacked first, lowering his stance and charging directly at Chen Du, then raising his hand and swinging his long spear like a whip.

“Hmm? A flaw!”

Chen Du fought monsters daily in the Crystal Space.

Unbeknownst to him, his vision had become sharper, and he met his opponent with a continuous upward slash.

Flowing Light Sword Technique's second Move: Golden Drums Fill the Sky!

“Holy cow, so fast!”

Pfft!

100% body simulation and 30% pain simulation caused a spray of blood to splatter on Chen Du's face.

Pen Pen Xiong (Win) VS Huang Ye Chu (Loss)

Win Points +10

“I won just like that?”

Returning to the empty room, Chen Du was a bit bewildered; a thousand-match Bronze expert was taken down by one of his swords?

Chen Du quickly realized that at the Bronze Rank, his current Martial Skill level was considered high-tier.

His opponent had been full of flaws from the moment he attacked; his Martial Skill level was at most First Rank 29%, no match for him at all.

Understanding this, Chen Du immediately started the second round.

Win Points +10... Win Points +10... Win Points +10... Congratulations, Pen Pen Xiong, you have advanced to Silver Rank.

Current Rank, Life Strength is Rank 15.

“I'm already Silver?”

Chen Du had intended to use these people to help him comprehend the Flowing Light Sword Technique's fourth Move: Azure Dragon Thrust.

Unfortunately, the people in the Bronze Rank were too weak; most matches ended in one Move, not enough time for him to deduce the fourth Move.

He stopped overthinking it and, after familiarizing himself with his body's strength and speed, continued to matchmake for opponents.

ID: Xiao Dongchen

Age: 26 years old

Rank: Silver, 16 Win Points

Record: 210 Wins, 190 Losses (Win Rate: 52.5%)

This person had long hair, was dressed in ancient-style black robes, and carried a giant ruler on his back.

The two immediately started fighting without a word.

The moment the sword and ruler clashed, Chen Du knew his opponent's Martial Skill had reached the high stage of First Rank!

“Excellent! This is exactly the kind of whetstone I need!”

The giant ruler seemed to lose its weight in his opponent's hands, wielded as lightly as a sword.

However, under Lin Xia Qingfeng's defense, the opponent couldn't break through Chen Du's guard at all.

Before long, he was defeated.

Pen Pen Xiong (Win) VS Xiao Dongchen (Loss)

Win Points +10

Looking at his first Silver victory, Chen Du felt little joy.

He quickly started the next match, confident that after a few more, he would encounter someone who could challenge him.

Win Points +10... Win Points +10... It seemed that at least everyone in the Silver Rank was at the high stage of First Rank. As his Win Points reached 50, Chen Du couldn't advance further.

Win Points -10... Win Points +10... The opponents matched at 50 Win Points all seemed to be experts whose Martial Skill had reached First Rank Perfection, and Chen Du was no match for them.

Moreover, the Flowing Light Sword Technique's fourth Move, Azure Dragon Thrust, was much harder to execute perfectly than he had imagined.

Each time, he could only deduce half of the Move, which wasn't enough to defeat those at First Rank Perfection.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

At this moment, Chen Du was fighting a beautiful woman wielding dual daggers; her First Rank Perfection strength forced Chen Du to retreat steadily.

He didn't know what basic Martial Skill she was practicing, and Chen Du felt it was a bit strange, but he had no time to think about it now.

“Am I going to drop below 50 Win Points again?”

Chen Du thought with reluctance.

“Don't always try to deduce the fourth Move in one go; think more about the Martial Skill itself.”

The woman saw Chen Du's current confusion at a glance and said indifferently.

Chen Du's eyes lit up; he hadn't expected to meet such a benefactor!

According to the usual plot, she should now put extreme pressure on him to help him achieve a Breakthrough.

Pfft!

While Chen Du was in a Divided Soul, one of the woman's daggers, like an assassin from the shadows, instantly pierced his heart from behind.

“Damn you, old fox!”

Chen Du cursed in his final few seconds of blurring consciousness.

Pen Pen Xiong (Loss) VS Little Girl Selling Nukes (Win)

Win Points -10

Chen Du returned to the empty room again; this time, he didn't immediately start a new round of combat.

Instead, he closed his eyes and pondered the words of the dual-dagger woman.

Although the woman had used a trick to hasten his defeat, what she said was not without reason.

“Don't do it in one go? The Martial Skill itself?”

“Shouldn't basic Martial Arts be performed in one fluid motion?”

“Wait a minute...”

“Azure Dragon Thrust, as a thrusting Move, has attributes somewhat close to an assassin's.

And assassins are suited for sneak attacks from the shadows, but my fighting style is too direct...”

Chen Du pondered, his tightly closed eyes opened again, and he quickly started the next battle.

This time, his opponent was a big man wielding dual hammers.

Thick iron chains connected to the hammer tails; this type of weapon had great power but slow speed.

At the same Rank, a swordsman facing a hammer-wielder could only win by skill and never confront them head-on.

Chen Du's Martial Skill was slightly higher than his opponent's, yet he chose a direct, head-on approach.

One sword swing, Draw a Circle on the Ground as a Prison!

Continuous upward slashes, Golden Drums Fill the Sky!

Sword edge guidance, Lin Xia Qingfeng!

Chen Du, wielding his sword, directly clashed with the dual hammers using three Moves, already at a disadvantage.

“Young man, that's not how you use a sword.”

“Don't think you can do whatever you want just because your Martial Skill is a bit stronger than mine!” the big man laughed, seeing victory in sight.

“Is that so?”

Chen Du's voice suddenly came from behind him.

“What! Weren't you in front of me...?”

Before the big man could finish his sentence, a long sword went “Pfft!” and pierced his throat from behind.

[Congratulations, Host, Flowing Light Sword Technique has improved from First Rank 89% to First Rank 90%]

Each time his Martial Skill and Life Strength improved, he would hear the system prompt in his mind.

This Breakthrough allowed Chen Du to hear the long-awaited sound, and his mood improved.

Pen Pen Xiong (Win) VS Wang Dachui (Loss)

Win Points +10

Returning to the empty room again, that was his first time fully executing the Azure Dragon Thrust.

At that moment, he understood a principle: why is the sword 'skillful'?

Skillful does not mean merely agile, but rather it can be firm, soft, hidden, tangible yet intangible, moving like thunder, yet flowing like a gentle stream.

The word 'skill' encompasses a myriad of changes.

Azure Dragon Thrust, as the final Move of the Flowing Light Sword Technique, was meant to make the user understand this.

Some people's swords are open and upright, dominating all ages, while others' swords are hidden in the invisible, secretly achieving their goals.

The sword is a weapon that is not defined!

Chen Du's comprehension of the sword was elevated at this moment.

After several more battles, although he reached First Rank Perfection, he still lost more than he won.

After all, those above Silver 50 Win Points were all old veterans at First Rank Perfection, very difficult to deal with.

ID: Pen Pen Xiong

Age: 17 years old

Rank: Silver, 55 Win Points

Record: 22 Wins, 15 Losses (Win Rate: 59.46%)

There was no point in continuing to fight; he had already gained what he wanted, so he closed his eyes and exited the virtual combat.

The next second, Chen Du woke up from the virtual pod.

The smart bracelet detected the host's awakening, and a green light flashed, giving a reminder:

“Congratulations, Master, you have entered the top one ten-thousandth of the Blue Star Youth Ranking!”

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