Gao Wu: From Martial Arts Student to Star Emperor

Chapter 340 First-Tier Divine Sense Master Assessment

Seeing that Ruan Liusu was so sincere in doing things for him, Chen Lie felt a strange, indescribable feeling.

Although Chen Lie didn't need it, Ruan Liusu went to great lengths to help him vent his anger, even asking her powerful maternal grandfather to punish a genius ranked in the top ten of the Blue Star Qi and Blood Ranking. Chen Lie was at a loss for words.

Putting himself in her shoes, he couldn't be so open and honest with Ruan Liusu.

"Is there anything else you need Grandpa's help with? Tell me all at once!" Cheng Miangan continued.

Ruan Liusu chuckled, "No, Grandpa, thank you for your help this time!"

Cheng Mian sighed: "So you came all this way just for this kid?"

"No, I miss Grandpa too. I came here specifically to see you. Asking for your help with these things is just a side thing."

Ruan Liusu said in a serious tone.

Cheng Miangan, of course, didn't believe his granddaughter's words. If she really wanted to come see him, she would have made an appointment in advance, instead of coming so suddenly. Cheng Miangan glared at Chen Lie and said in a deep voice, "You listen to me, kid. As a man, you have to support yourself. If you only know how to ask a woman for help when you encounter difficulties, that's a coward."

"I'll let it go this time, but if you get bullied again, don't come to me complaining. Even if you beg and plead, I won't listen to you."

"President Cheng, you really don't need to overstep your authority in the Blue Star Martial Arts Association over such a trivial matter. I really don't care about the top ten on the Qi and Blood Ranking," Chen Lie said.

Cheng Mianqian snorted coldly and said nothing more.

He had seen plenty of young men like Chen Lie. They spoke toughly, but weren't they just trying to put on a show in front of girls?

So he couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to Chen Lie.

Ruan Liusu then said, "Grandpa, Chen Lie still needs to take the Divine Sense Master certification exam, shall we leave now?"

"Leaving already?" Upon hearing his granddaughter's words, Cheng Miangan immediately said, "Coming over in such a hurry, saying you'll leave as soon as you're done, and you even said you came specifically to see me? Have some food before you go!"

"Oh well!"

Ruan Liusu could only nod.

Cheng Miangan immediately arranged for people to prepare the meal.

Then, he walked up to Chen Lie and asked, "Are you a Divine Sense Master?"

"Yes!" Chen Lie nodded.

Cheng Miangan asked again, "Have you already reached the next level?"

"Mid-stage Tier 1," Chen Lie nodded.

"You're at the mid-stage of the first tier, and you must have been a Divine Sense Master for several months now. Why are you only taking the first-tier Divine Sense Master certification exam now?"

"I'm too busy with martial arts and haven't been able to find the time," Chen Lie replied.

At this moment, Ruan Liusu asked, "Grandpa, I heard that if you can break the local record when you take the test to become a Divine Sense Master, you will receive a very generous reward."

If Chen Lie breaks the record during the Divine Sense Master assessment, what reward will the Divine Sense Master Association give him?

Cheng Mianqian asserted, "Break Lan Jing's record for Divine Sense Masters? Impossible!"

"Why is it impossible?"

"What does he think Lan Jing is? It's the most prosperous place for martial arts and divine sense practitioners on this planet. Breaking Lan Jing's record is equivalent to breaking the record for the entire planet Lan Jing. Do you think that's possible?"

"I think it's possible!!"

Ruan Liusu nodded very seriously.

During military training on the Northwest front, Chen Lie was able to hunt down so many strange beasts using his mental power and win the Northwest General Star.

Within the Sumeru Illusionary Realm, she witnessed firsthand the consciousness that Chen Lie had created.

That being of consciousness is very similar to the thirty-sixth Heavenly-level being of consciousness, Bi'an, in the Canglan Starfield Consciousness God Encyclopedia. Of course, it may not necessarily be Bi'an. But even if it only has half the power of Du'an, it still has a high chance of breaking the record of Blue Star.

After all, this is the Canglan Star Region, which has 86 planets. If they were ranked according to the prosperity of martial arts, Blue Star would definitely be in the bottom twenties. Therefore, as long as Chen Lie's cultivated consciousness can be even remotely related to the fox spirit, it is possible for him to break the record for Blue Star's divine sense master.

Cheng Miangan didn't argue with his granddaughter, but simply said, "If he can really break Lan Jing's record, whatever reward he wants, the Divine Sense Master Association will give it to him!"

"Really?" Ruan Liusu's eyes lit up.

Cheng Mian nodded.

Chen Lie was silent for a moment, then said, "Can I have ten thousand catties of Spirit-Nourishing Flowers?"

"You brat, you're just being unreasonable. What do you need so many Spirit-Nourishing Flowers for?"

The Blue Star can only import less than three million catties of the Divine Flower from outer space in a whole year.

These three million catties of Spirit-Nourishing Flowers are for all the Divine Sense Masters on the entire Blue Star. Even if several Divine Sense Grandmasters were combined, they wouldn't use that many Spirit-Nourishing Flowers in a year.

Even a grandmaster of Divine Sense wouldn't need this many Spirit-Nourishing Flowers in a year. What do you intend to do with so many Spirit-Nourishing Flowers?"

"Isn't it said that as long as you break the record, you can get any reward from the Divine Sense Master Association?"

"That has to be a reasonable request. If it is helpful to cultivation, the Divine Sense Master Association will grant it without hesitation. If you were given ten thousand catties of Spirit-Nourishing Flowers, what would you do with them?"

Ten thousand catties of Spirit-Nourishing Flowers is only one three-hundredth of the annual output of Blue Star. Spirit-Nourishing Flowers are consumables, and the amount is always insufficient. Suddenly losing so much will affect the spiritual cultivation of at least several hundred Divine Sense Masters.

The Divine Sense Master Association would certainly not agree to such an outrageous request!

Chen Lie said, "I understand."

Although his sea of ​​consciousness had been successfully created, it was currently in a state of depletion. Of the 588 stars in the Southern Seven Mansions, only about sixty main stars were full of energy, shining brightly, while the rest were somewhat dim. The root cause was the lack of resources for cultivating spiritual power. Ten thousand catties of Spirit-Nourishing Flowers would be of great use to Chen Lie, allowing his sea of ​​consciousness to expand significantly from its current state, forming a true Southern Seven Mansions.

However, it seems unlikely that it can be obtained on Earth now, since Earth produces several million catties of Divine Flower every year, which is barely enough to feed the local Divine Sense Masters.

Before long, a servant came to inform us that the meal had been prepared.

Cheng Miangan immediately called his granddaughter to go to the restaurant next door for a meal.

Because she had other things to do later, Ruan Liusu quickly finished her meal and said goodbye to Cheng Miangan.

"Grandpa, Chen Lie has to take the Divine Sense Master exam later, so we'll be leaving now!"

Cheng Miangan nodded and said, "Come visit Grandpa more often in the future. If you encounter any difficulties in martial arts, or need any martial arts resources, feel free to come to Grandpa's house."

"Okay! I understand!"

After saying goodbye to Cheng Miangan, Ruan Liusu and Chen Lie left the courtyard.

After leaving the courtyard, Ruan Liusu couldn't help but ask, "Chen Lie, the provincial governor of Lanjing just said that you had murderous intent towards him?" Chen Lie shook his head and said, "It's probably because I've been training too hard lately, and I'm a bit irritable."

"I think so too. Governor Lan Jing, how could you, a native of Dongchuan Province, possibly have any contact with him?"

Not to mention you, even I wouldn't have had access to Governor Lan Jing if it weren't for my maternal grandfather's connections.

"If I can't get in touch with them, it means I've never met them before. If I've never even met them, there's definitely no grudge between us, so why would they have any murderous intent?" Chen Lie remained silent.

There are no grudges in this life, but there were countless grudges in the previous life. Whenever he thinks about his past life, Chen Lie feels a sense of hatred towards the culprit who caused his tragic life.

Seventy years of pent-up hatred caused Chen Lie to lose control of his emotions when he first met his enemy in this life.

However, he knew that before he had enough strength, he could not show any killing intent when facing his enemies, otherwise he would only harm himself.

Members of the Blue Star Political Council, governors of Blue Capital Province, and ninth-tier grandmasters—these are among the most powerful figures on Blue Star, both in martial arts and in terms of influence. Even the most brilliant genius is still just someone weak in martial arts.

Following the path to the Martial Arts Association's plaza, Chen Lie suddenly saw a beautiful young woman walk past him.

Ruan Liusu immediately pointed to Chen Lie: "Chen Lie, look, isn't that the person who delivered your letter of recommendation to you at the plaza of Blue Star University's second campus today?"

"I saw it!"

Chen Lie nodded. The girl, who didn't seem to be very old, seemed to be named Cheng Xiaoxiao.

Cheng Xiaoxiao glanced at Chen Lie and walked forward without saying a word.

They walked straight to the gate of the back courtyard of the Martial Arts Association and went directly through the gate.

As soon as Cheng Xiaoxiao entered the courtyard, she saw her grandfather standing in the middle of the path.

So she asked, "Grandpa, what are you doing here?"

When Cheng Xiaoxiao's grandfather, Cheng Miangan, saw Cheng Xiaoxiao, he said, "Xiaoxiao is back."

"Your cousin from Jiangsu Province just came to visit with your future cousin-in-law. I came out to see her off."

"Cousin? Cousin's husband?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao's eyes widened. Could it be those two people from earlier?

She quickly shook her head again. "Impossible. What a coincidence!"

"Grandpa, what level of martial arts has my cousin from Jiangsu Province, whom I've never met, reached?" Cheng Xiaoxiao asked.

"I took a special look and it's almost at the peak of the Refining Stage."

"The Refining Stage is complete..."

"Your cousin is only a month older than you, so you're about the same age. She's always lived in southern Jiangsu Province, and the resources she enjoys are far less than yours. Moreover, I can always correct you if you make any mistakes in your martial arts practice."

"The martial arts environment you enjoy is already the best on Blue Star, something countless young people on Blue Star dream of. Your martial arts skills aren't much better than your cousin's, so you have no right to look down on her," Cheng Mian said with a stern face.

"No, I didn't mean to look down on my cousin. I just think it's a bit too much for her to be dating someone when she's only about my age." "It was all her father and grandfather's idea!" Cheng Mianqian snorted.

"Grandpa, what brings my cousin here this time?"

"Nothing much, they just came to see me."

Cheng Mianqian didn't say much to his granddaughter, but instead said, "Your cousin is in the sixth genius class at Blue Star University. Go and see if she needs any martial arts resources, and come back and tell me."

"Okay, I understand!"

Cheng Xiaoxiao nodded.

On the other side, Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu arrived at the Blue Capital Divine Sense Master Association, which was opposite the Martial Artists Association.

The Blue Capital Divine Sense Master Association occupies a vast area. Upon entering, Chen Lie discovered that the lobby alone spanned tens of thousands of square meters. Numerous service windows were located there, including consultation windows, examination windows for trainee divine sense masters, examination windows for first-tier divine sense masters, and examination windows for second-tier divine sense masters. Chen Lie went directly to the first-tier divine sense master examination window and said to the staff member inside, "Hello, I wish to take the first-tier divine sense master examination."

The staff member asked, "Okay, did you bring your trainee spiritualist certificate?"

"I brought it!"

Chen Lie always carried his trainee spiritualist certificate with him, so he took out the certificate and handed it to the staff at the window.

The staff member took the Divine Sense Master certificate, looked at it, and then entered the number into the personal terminal in front of him.

Soon, the staff member completed the necessary procedures for Chen Lie and gave him an assessment certificate.

"Take this Level 1 Divine Sense Master Assessment Certificate and go directly to the third floor to take the Level 1 Divine Sense Master Assessment."

Your trainee spiritualist certificate will be held here for now. You can come back to retrieve it if you fail the assessment.

"If you pass the assessment, the Divine Sense Master Association will issue you a Level 1 Divine Sense Master Certificate, and this Apprentice Divine Sense Master Certificate will be destroyed." "Okay, I understand."

Chen Lie nodded, left the window, called Ruan Liusu, and together they went to the third floor of the Divine Sense Master Association.

The Divine Sense Master Association has a total of nine floors. Floors two through eight house the examination centers for trainee Divine Sense Masters to Level 6 Divine Sense Masters, respectively. The first floor is the service hall, and the ninth floor is the high-level office space of the Divine Sense Master Association.

As for the seventh-tier Divine Sense Master assessment, it must be conducted at the headquarters of the Blue Star Divine Sense Master Association; the branch associations do not have the qualifications to assess seventh-tier Divine Sense Masters. Soon, Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu arrived at the first-tier Divine Sense Master assessment area on the third floor of the Divine Sense Master Association.

As soon as Chen Lie arrived on the third floor, he saw twenty or thirty young men and women taking an exam.

"There are so many Divine Sense Masters in Lanjing. It's already this late, and there are still so many people taking the first-level Divine Sense Master exam," Ruan Liusu said.

"Let's go take a look!"

As Chen Lie spoke, he stepped ahead and arrived outside the assessment area.

Outside the assessment area, a staff member saw Chen Lie and asked, "Are you here for the first-level Divine Sense Master assessment as well?" "I'm taking the assessment alone," Chen Lie replied.

"Okay, give me the assessment certificate."

Chen Lie nodded and handed the first-level Divine Sense Master assessment certificate to the staff.

The staff member handed the certificate to the office next door and explained to Chen Lie: "The assessment for a first-level Divine Sense Master is divided into three steps. Let me explain the rules to you first."

First, the assessment of mental strength.

Second, the assessment of mental attack power.

Third, the test of spiritual awareness.

The first round of the mental power assessment involved empowering a one-meter-tall extraterrestrial crystal cylinder.

The examinee is required to imbue the crystal mirror column with spiritual power from a distance of ten meters.

The ten-meter distance between the examinee and the crystal mirror is filled with a mental fog barrier set up by a master of divine sense. The assessment has a time limit of thirty minutes. If the examinee can evenly infuse the crystal mirror with spiritual power through the ten-meter mental fog barrier within thirty minutes, causing cracks to appear on the crystal mirror, then the assessment is successful.

The examinee's score is determined by the cracks that appear on the crystal mirror.

If the examinee's mental strength is powerful enough to cause more than five cracks to appear on the crystal mirror, they will receive additional rewards after passing the first-tier Divine Sense Master assessment.

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias