By the sequence number, he boarded one of the innermost trains.
“Junior Brother? Are you sure you’re not in the wrong place?”
“Are you going to the fourth base?” the students on the train were somewhat surprised.
“Yes.”
“He’s Li Yuan, get it?” A slightly plump female student glanced at another student from a different institute in their third year and made faces at Li Yuan, “Li Yuan, junior brother, hello, I’m also from the Sixth Institute, Wang Chan.”
“Senior sister, hello.” Li Yuan smiled slightly, having some impression of the girl in front of him.
They had met twice before in the Heilong Building.
“Li Yuan?”
“He’s Li Yuan?”
“Just joined the academy and already going to the fourth base with us after one month of practice? His physical quality can’t be that high, right?” These students couldn’t help but take a few more glances at Li Yuan.
Obviously, most of them had heard of Li Yuan and knew that his skill level was extremely high.
But!
In actual combat, it’s not just about skill level; physical quality is even more important.
How strong can the physical quality of a freshman just entering school be?
Without hesitation, Li Yuan’s thoughts moved, and he had already inquired about the physical quality of several senior students around him.
12.8, 13.2, 13.5, 13.0, 12.9.
Five people!
The physical quality of each one was around level 13, with the highest even reaching level 13.5.
“At level 13, the standard burst speed is 36 meters per second, and standard fist strength exceeds 5000 kilograms,” Li Yuan silently lamented.
Which means.
The physical strength of these senior brothers and sisters, mainly third-year students, in front of him was basically double or even triple his own.
Fortunately, the gap in speed wasn’t that outrageous.
“With the advantage of my skills, I can still fight,” Li Yuan thought to himself.
Although my own strength is much weaker.
But the instantaneous burst is also several thousand kilograms; if I hit a critical point, it will be fatal or severely injurious either way.
…
“Fourth base, combat assessment rules.”
“Firstly, fratricide is not allowed,” the burly military officer on the screen said coldly.
“Secondly, the entire combat assessment will last two days and two nights.”
…
“Sixthly, creatures from the Star Realm below level 10.0 do not count for points, killing creatures between levels 10.0-11.9 garners 1 point.”
“Killing creatures between levels 12.0-12.9 earns 5 points.”
“Killing creatures between levels 13.0-13.9 earns 30 points.”
“Creatures of level 14 in the Star Realm are extremely rare, and killing one earns 200 points.”
“Finally, to remind you, the combat assessment field is extremely large, with a diameter of five hundred kilometers, and your strengths are already very formidable,” the burly officer continued coldly: “If you encounter life-threatening danger, even if you call for help immediately…
the small drones in the sky might not be able to neutralize the enemy, and it would take at least a minute or more for adequate support forces to arrive, normally five to ten minutes.”
“Be very careful.”
Swipe! The screen ended!
“Whirr~”
The train sped forward, everyone seated on chairs on both sides, resting in silence.
Li Yuan did the same.
“The real combat assessment at the fourth base is indeed completely different from what I experienced at Jiangbei Martial University,” Li Yuan mused to himself.
The last combat assessment had participants of generally lower strength and spanned only a hundred kilometers.
Therefore, the military base could easily control everyone’s whereabouts to ensure their safety.
But this time?
Firstly, even though there were just over a thousand participants, the assessment area was several tens of times larger, making surveillance exponentially more challenging.
Secondly, the participants’ strength had surged, with level 13 martial artists capable of covering tens of meters with a single explosive dash.
How could they save anyone in a life-and-death struggle?
Mainly, they had to rely on themselves.
“Perhaps, this is what the higher echelons of human civilization intend,” Li Yuan thought to himself.
If an average student transitioned gradually from the first to the fifth combat assessment base,
starting with ‘full protection’ but ending with hardly any, they were being brought closer to real combat scenarios.
To be trained to the greatest extent possible.
“However, casualties are inevitable,” Li Yuan recalled the data list he had seen a few days earlier.
Each year, each institute starts with about 250 freshmen, but by graduation, there are often fewer than 200.
Why? They die in the repeated combat assessments, honed by life-and-death experiences.
This is the path of a full-time martial artist.
Just by graduation, the mortality rate exceeds 20%, not to mention those who join the front lines of the Star Realm wars after graduation.
“Teacher, since you’ve placed me in the fourth base,”
“it means you trust that I can win,” Li Yuan gripped his long spear and closed his eyes to rest.
…
On the large aircraft.
“Li Yang, have you gone mad?”
“His physical quality is only level 11 and some, and you’re letting him into the fourth base?” the sole female vice-dean of the Sixth Institute raged.
“Dean Xu! Don’t be angry.”
Li Yang said with a smile: “Isn’t it because I see his potential is great enough? Only by pushing him to his limits can we extract his potential, and he is also my honorary disciple; I would not be reckless.”
“One should extract potential, but not send one to their death,” Vice Dean Xu said coldly, “do you not know the dangers of the fourth base? There are creatures up to level 14 from the Star Realm.”
“Level 14 confronting level 11, the disparity in speed and strength is enormous; it’s almost instant annihilation,” Dean Xu was indeed angry.
Although she hadn’t directly taught Li Yuan, she still cared quite a bit.
In her eyes, Li Yang was playing with fire.
“Don’t be angry, I have arranged for his absolute protection in secret,” Li Yang laughed, “If he truly encounters danger, we will have him retreat at the first opportunity.”
“Fine.”
“If Li Yuan really dies in there, I will file a complaint against you to Principal Fang,” Dean Xu said coldly, “That Fan Jin is a madman, and you’re just as crazy from spending so much time with him.”
…
Three hours later.
Amid waves of discomfort and pain, the train finally entered a mysterious Star Realm.
Which Star Realm exactly? Li Yuan wasn’t sure.
Getting off the train.
“So many big trees.”
“A jungle? The legendary fourth combat assessment base, this is my first visit.” All the students alighted from the train; most of them were here for the first time.
“There’s a sun in the sky, just seems a bit smaller.”
“It seems, this Star Realm’s environment isn’t much different from Blue Star,” Li Yuan also observed, “There aren’t any particularly tall mountains, but hills are everywhere.”
“Combined with the hundreds of meters tall trees seen everywhere, the environment is complex.”
A quarter of an hour later.
Li Yuan and the other participants sat in a fully enclosed small aircraft.
And entered the combat assessment field.
…
Half an hour later.
“Boom rumble~” Accompanied by a thunderous roar, the hatch opened, and Li Yuan was the sixth to be dropped from the aircraft.
Dropping from dozens of meters in the air.
He landed nimbly on a large tree’s canopy, like a monkey, and with a few quick moves, reached the ground.
The aircraft quickly departed.
“Noon at 12 o’clock, the combat assessment officially starts,” Li Yuan glanced at the positioning ring in his hand, “It ends at noon the day after tomorrow.”
It would last 48 hours.
“Go.” Li Yuan picked a direction at random and headed deep into the dense forest.
Many details about the fourth base had already been given to the participating fighters by the school.
But it was only geographical information.
What exactly the Star Realm creatures here were, Li Yuan and the others weren’t too clear on, only knowing there were humanoid creatures as well as beasts.
They could only search slowly.
After advancing more than ten li.
Suddenly.
As if sensing it in advance, Li Yuan, who was proceeding normally, suddenly had a sharp glint in his eyes.
“Boom!”
His movement speed surged instantly.
He stepped down forcefully, and the huge dried wood under his foot instantly shattered, his body shooting out like a fired cannonball.
An enemy!
“Roar~” From within a section of the hillside, which had appeared to blend seamlessly with it, a massive exotic beast suddenly realized it had been exposed.
It opened its huge maw to pounce and kill Li Yuan.
It was over three meters long, and its body and limbs were very much like a crocodile’s, only far more agile.
The two passed each other in an instant.
“Kill!”
In the instant of crossing paths, Li Yuan, as if foreknowing, deftly avoided the enemy’s attack.
His long spear erupted in an instant, with a swift straight thrust.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Multiple spear shadows were illuminated.
“Pff~” The spear was sharp, directly piercing through the skull of the Star Realm creature.
The spear was then retracted in an instant.
“Bang~” The massive body of the Star Realm creature fell heavily onto the dry wood, making a loud noise, with countless splinters flying everywhere.
[You have killed an Entry Rank creature, received Spiritual Nature nourishment, Spiritual Awakening Level has reached 14.0%] A reminder flashed on the Divine Palace panel in an instant.
“Level 12.1 Star Realm creature, comparable to the Moon Demon Wolf King I killed before, level increased by 1.2% in one go?” Li Yuan’s eyes brightened.
Which meant.
Just by killing seven or eight similar Star Realm creatures, his Spiritual Awakening Level could reach 20%.