High-Level Martial Era
Chapter 78: 75: Killing for Spiritual Nature Nourishment (Third update, seeking monthly pass)

"Subway station?"

"Such a huge underground space, it kind of resembles a high-speed rail platform."

"From the surface, you can't tell at all that underneath has been hollowed out, can you?" The majority of the students who walked down were shocked.

Having watched the introduction video about the Moon Demon Star Realm, Li Yuan had many speculations in his mind.

Subconsciously, Li Yuan looked towards Lin Lanyue not far away.

Lin Lanyue, similarly dressed in black soft armor and a protective garment, was tall and striking.

Feeling Li Yuan's gaze, Lin Lanyue turned her head to look, shook her head slightly, and gestured that there was no need for further words.

"Follow the sequence number from earlier, and board the train in order," a nearby military officer stated in a deep voice.

Li Yuan boarded the train, his peripheral vision sweeping across the distance.

Professor Ming, as well as those teachers and officers who were Martial Artists of the Second Rank, all stood far away.

It seemed they had no intention of boarding the train.

...

The train moved along, completely enclosed, the windows opaque.

This made it impossible for Li Yuan and the others to see the outside.

If not for the faint trembling of the carriage, they wouldn't even have been aware of the train's motion.

In each carriage, there were about 50 students standing in two rows, guarded by two Martial Artist officers, one at each end.

Suddenly.

"Whoosh~" Light converged on the front and back of the carriage and on the glass sides, forming projection screens.

In the projections, the burly, blue-clothed figure reappeared.

"Now, I will announce the rules for the combat assessment," the burly man said in a deep voice. "First, the assessment will take place at a special military base. Entry and exit are strictly confined, and no one is permitted to inquire or divulge any information regarding the assessment area. Violators will be considered 'spies.'"

Many students showed shock at the announcement.

Spying?

"Second, during the assessment, fratricide is prohibited. The entire assessment area is under surveillance," the burly man said coldly. "Violators will receive the death penalty."

The shock on many students' faces intensified.

Li Yuan, on the other hand, felt a slight movement inside. The first two rules were all about 'punishment.'

Was this a warning issued beforehand?

"Third, all Star Realm Creatures are under constant monitoring. Thus, as long as you kill them, the Points will be tallied in real time on the leaderboard, and there's no need to collect any token. You can check the rankings anytime on the positioning ring."

"Fourth, Star Realm Creatures below level 10 are each worth 1 point, level 10-11 Creatures are worth 10 points; level 12 Creatures are worth 50 points... If you encounter Star Realm Creatures above level 12, it is recommended to immediately flee and call for assistance."

"Fifth, 5 Points are needed to pass the assessment."

"Sixth, in case of danger, you may choose to call for assistance. Attack drones will arrive within 30 seconds... but that also signifies the end of the assessment, and Points will be halved, so measure your capabilities accordingly."

"Seventh, the assessment starts at nine o'clock sharp and continues until four in the afternoon, a total of seven hours."

...

After the rules were explained, the projections disappeared and the train continued on, not long after.

Quite abruptly.

Buzz~ Li Yuan suddenly felt a slight pain in his brain, as if being continuously pricked by a needle, involuntarily clenching his teeth.

However, for Li Yuan, this level of pain was nothing compared to the torture of practicing the Great Sun Starry Sky Scripture.

Meanwhile.

Boom~ Around his body, it was as if an invisible force was squeezing him, similar to the resistance from all directions when entering water, becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

"Ah!" Some students had pained expressions on their faces, their faces flushed red and veins bulging as if they were in unspeakable agony.

"Thump~"

"Bang~" Many students couldn't help but drop to one knee, trying to alleviate the sudden pressure.

"Relax," the voice of a Martial Artist officer reached their ears. "This is your first experience, it will be over in twenty seconds."

Ten seconds later.

"Boom!" It was as though their heads, first submerged underwater, were suddenly lifted back to the surface, breathing in fresh air once again.

Including Li Yuan, all the students felt an unprecedented sense of relief, gasping for air.

"Is it over? Just now, we must have gone through the space where the Moon Demon Star Realm and Blue Star interconnect," Li Yuan thought relatively calmly, scanning his surroundings.

He noticed that aside from Lin Lanyue, who was just a bit pale,

"Whew!" the other students were slumped on the ground, gasping for air, some barely able to grip their weapons.

"What are your names, you two?" The officer at the end of the train asked curiously. "Have you been here before?"

"Reporting, no sir," Li Yuan replied seriously. "My name is Li Yuan."

"Never been," Lin Lanyue said indifferently.

"Hmm," the officer smiled. "Both of you are promising young seedlings. Good luck to you."

Several minutes later.

"Next stop, get ready to disembark," the officer at the front of the carriage instructed, and soon the train came to a slow stop.

The carriage doors opened.

Li Yuan and the others got off the train one after another, looking around to see the dimly lit sky. It was a spacious docking point, akin to a huge playground with a metallic ground. In the distance were massive War Fortresses towering over two hundred meters tall.

Nearby, dozens of small aircraft were parked.

Students from each carriage were disembarking.

"Look up at the sky!"

"A red moon?"

"So eerie!"

"We were clearly underground just minutes ago, how did we travel here so quickly? Did we go through a portal?"

"And those War Fortresses? This feels like a whole other world; moons don't look like this."

"Those mountains are so tall, and the plants, I've never seen any of them before," Li Yuan heard the whisperings of astonishment from other students around him.

Having anticipated this, Li Yuan immediately saw the red moon in the sky.

No, to be precise, it's akin to a combination of the moon and the sun.

In Li Yuan's field of vision, it was twice as large as the sun, but not as dazzling, with a faint, blurry halo around its edges.

The whole world seemed to be on the verge of dusk, rather hazy.

Streams of strange red light occasionally surfaced and streaked across the sky.

"Is this the Moon Demon Star Realm?" Li Yuan silently experienced it.

He felt that the environment, while slightly different from Blue Star, had many important indicators such as gravity and air quality that seemed to be not much different.

In fact.

Apart from students like Li Yuan and Lin Lanyue who had foreknowledge of the situation, the other students were not fools and had mostly conceived guesses in their minds.

But out of fear of the first and second rules, they dared not ask more.

"In order, board the aircraft," hundreds of military officers stood everywhere, maintaining order and monitoring every student.

In the sky, there were also combat drones.

Not far away, there were teams of patrolling combat robots, highly vigilant.

"These officers." With a thought, Li Yuan glanced around, casting the Divine Palace Inquiry.

[Target person, Life Level is 18.8.]

[Target person, Life Level is 16.2.]

[Target person, Life Level is 17.1.]

…

Li Yuan selected three high-ranking officers and found that not one of them had a Life Level over 20.0.

There were no Second Rank Prime Warriors!

This reminded him of Professor Ming and those Prime Warriors, none of whom seemed to have boarded the train.

"Could it be," a bold guess suddenly emerged in Li Yuan's mind, "that life forms above Second Rank cannot enter the Moon Demon Star Realm?"

Is this the difference between First Level and Second Level Star Realms?

…

Every twenty students boarded a small aircraft, which then took off at high speed immediately after.

Rumble~

Inside the aircraft, Li Yuan fastened his seatbelt, and as usual, sat opposite Lin Lanyue, waiting for the command.

Two officers maintained order, and after more than ten minutes.

"Buzz~" Suddenly the aircraft door opened, and a fierce wind rushed inside.

"Li Yuan, down!" a tall and lean officer said in a low voice.

After unfastening the seatbelt, Li Yuan and Lin Lanyue exchanged glances, then took their long spears to the door, looked down, and saw that the aircraft was about three meters above the ground.

Whoosh!

He jumped down and landed lightly.

"Rumble~" The aircraft door closed, and the small aircraft quickly ascended and left.

On this hillside, only Li Yuan was left.

"Hmm?" Li Yuan looked up to see a small black dot in the sky, a hundred meters high, a combat drone.

It seemed to be there to protect him personally.

"It's 8:45 now." Li Yuan looked down at his positioning wristband, "The official start at 9:00?"

Li Yuan observed the surroundings; he was on the mountainside of a range, with rugged rocks and sparse trees, fairly open.

"Based on yesterday's materials."

"The entire combat assessment area is 100 kilometers long and wide," Li Yuan's gaze swept over.

"My location."

Finally, Li Yuan saw the landmark solitary mountain 'Blade Mountain' in the distance, and a smile appeared on his face: "I'm in the southeastern area, very good."

"I should be less than five kilometers away from the 'Moon Demon Wolf Pack No. 5' territory."

"Waiting for the command."

…

Fifteen minutes later.

"The combat assessment begins!" the positioning wristband instantly relayed the reminder.

"Depart." Li Yuan, holding his long spear, immediately headed towards his destination.

Want to kill more Moon Demon creatures?

Apart from being strong enough, one also needs to replace their gathering spot!

…

In the Moon Demon Star Realm, at the highest point of the War Fortress, in a very spacious conference room, there were densely packed monitoring screens overhead.

"Initiate 'Absolute Protection' for the 18 A-level and above students," a burly officer said in a deep voice, "Ensure there are no mistakes."

"For the other students, do everything possible to ensure their safety as well."

"Yes!"

…

In a mountain ravine with a great depth disparity, Li Yuan was walking.

"Ao~" "Howl~" Suddenly, three enormous Moon Demon creatures sprung out from a corner.

They, covered in pitch-black, stood over one meter tall, at least two meters in length, with tails nearly one meter long, resembling the 'wolves' of Blue Star in appearance, yet their size was closer to that of a ferocious tiger, with scarce hair and dense scales covering their bodies instead.

The most notable feature was their eyes, crimson, shining with intelligence, enough to cause one's heart to tremble.

"After several kilometers, I finally encounter three Moon Demon wolves," Li Yuan stopped, holding his long spear, and stared at the three Moon Demon wolves.

No fear, only excitement.

"[Target creature, Life Level is 8.2, defeating it will yield Spiritual Nature nutrients]" Li Yuan used the Divine Palace Inquiry on one of them and couldn't help but smile, "Very good."

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