Starry Sky Professional

The young bishop's eyes flickered, recognizing Fang Xing's origins. "What, do you have a grudge against our sect?"

He was actually very dissatisfied with the branch of their sect on Eyre Star.

Due to various issues, not only were they unable to send a saint or holy child for this mission, but they also inexplicably lost a lot of their strength. "A grudge?"

Fang Xing chuckled, "No... I just want you to tremble with fear at the thought of me!"

The sect's repeated scheming against him had enraged him, just as even a clay figurine can grow angry after being mocked too much.

Moreover, in this secret realm, the rule prohibits the existence of powers above the fourth boundary.

So what did he have to fear?

Naturally, he would repay grievances and avenge enmities!

Clang!

Fang Xing's hand turned into a knife, his fingers became a sword, and both weapon and sword unleashed their fury!

Ghost Blade! Extreme Passion Sword! Double kill with sword and blade!

Terrifying sword light and blade energy engulfed the heavens and earth, like a torrent swallowing the young bishop and the shattered giant's shadow behind him.

In the roar of dragon and tiger, that giant's shadow began to disintegrate.

The young bishop, impacted by martial will, regained his composure almost instantly. "To train several A-level martial arts to such a level and to comprehend the essence of the Great Dragon Stance and Subduing Tiger Stance... You truly are a genius among commoners, comparable to Gu Jiantong. Alas..."

His eyes were filled with a silvery white glow, and Fang Xing suddenly felt an illusion sweeping over him.

Threads appeared in the void, as if the young bishop had transformed into a spider, incessantly spitting silk, trying to ensnare him.

'A Mind Master?'

The terrifying silver threads, capable of slicing through metal and iron, met Fang Xing's skin and were immediately rebounded by the dragon scale armor, sparking fiercely.

His vision became exceedingly clear as he focused on the young bishop. "Such powerful mental strength..."

"Hmph, just an old monster who's lived for who knows how many years, transferring part of his consciousness here to act youthful..."

Swoosh!

A figure appeared behind the young bishop, delivering a swift kick!

The kick was so fast that Fang Xing heard the sound of the air breaking only after seeing it!

Bang!

The young bishop was sent flying.

Only then did Fang Xing see a student with golden eyebrows standing there, none other than Gu Jiantong!

"Golden Browed Kid, you're not dead yet?"

Seeing Gu Jiantong, Fang Xing couldn't help but frown. "If you're not dead, then stay out of my way and don't steal my target!"

"What do you mean, Golden Eyebrows? This is gold! Gold! Supreme Gold, don't you understand?"

Gu Jiantong exploded with anger.

If it weren't for the presence of a major enemy, he might have turned away to fight Fang Xing first.

"Oh, step aside, Golden Brow!"

Fang Xing dusted himself off, a faint golden glow emerged, and the silver threads in the void couldn't harm him in the slightest.

Though the young bishop's true self was strong, in this secret realm, he could only manifest power of the fourth boundary.

It was basically difficult to breach his defense!

Even Fang Xing himself was unsure of his current strength!

As for teasing Gu Jiantong a bit? So what?

He's now gaining a deeper comprehension of the 'Great Vajra Prajna Power', all those terms like 'Prajnaparamita', 'Bodhi True Nature', 'Serene and Free Enlightenment'... it really was just nonsense!

To truly understand, it boils down to four simple words: clarity of mind!

A martial artist must have clarity of mind to improve rapidly!

That's why, when he wanted revenge against a faction, he came directly to them.

Displeased with Gu Jiantong, he insulted him outright, acting on pure impulse!

However, deep down, Fang Xing knew how difficult acting on impulse could truly be!

In life, where is there so much room for spontaneity?

To have clarity of mind, one must possess the strength to roam unfettered!

Thus, the 'Great Vajra Prajna Strength' is reputed to be the strongest!

With a stomp, his figure transformed into a golden afterimage, charging like an ancient dragon-elephant towards the young bishop.

In this state of mental clarity, Fang Xing found that the elusive 'Great Vajra Prajna Strength' had unveiled its mysteries to him.

Not only that!

On the attributes panel, a symbol representing the initiation of 'Great Vajra Prajna Strength' was slowly forming!

Once initiated, the Great Vajra Prajna Strength can double one's battle power!

"For cultivators, upon enlightenment, they must meditate and comprehend to greatly advance their abilities!"

"But for martial artists, enlightenment can immediately transform into power!"

Fang Xing's right hand became a blade, slashing out!

Clang!

The young bishop waved and a silver shield appeared in front of Fang Xing.

Screech!

The demonic blade's sheen clashed with the silver shield, producing a teeth-grating sound, yet it couldn't break through.

The young bishop had already gauged Fang Xing's capabilities from their previous encounters.

Though a genius, Fang Xing was still weaker than him!

One futile slash, Fang Xing unleashed another.

In the void, the first and second blade lights seemed to merge, imbued with an unparalleled sharpness!

Within the dazzling blade light, there was a hint of gold!

The Great Vajra Prajna Strength!

After Fang Xing activated this S-rank martial art, his demonic blade's light suddenly surged, doubling in length!

Power beyond limits bore down on the silver shield, shattering the manifestation of the young bishop's imagination in an instant!

Swish!

Fang Xing advanced, his left hand fingers joined, unleashing the Extreme Passion Sword, piercing into the young bishop's brow.

Amplified by the Great Vajra Prajna Strength, his martial will became a sword light, finally reaching the young bishop's mind, dazing him!

Fang Xing wouldn't let this chance slip, punching forward!

But someone was faster than Fang Xing!

It was a beam of light!

The blazing brilliance transformed into a hand cannon, blasting the young bishop's head.

Bang!

The young bishop's head evaporated instantly, his headless body falling backward.

“You, with the yellow eyebrows, are you trying to steal my target?”

Fang Xing turned swiftly, looking at Gu Jiantong, “Are you looking for a fight?”

“Who’s afraid of whom? Even though I’m injured, taking you down isn’t much of a problem.” Gu Jiantong squinted slightly, a hint of an excited smile on his face. “I thought the Hundred Stars Examination was going to be boring, but running into you makes it interesting...”

“Wait a minute, at a time like this, you're still thinking about infighting?”

Suddenly, a clear voice interrupted.

It was Song Jingang, Zhong Yuxiu, and a few others, finally arriving at the battlefield.

They looked at the bodies strewn about, the figures of the evil god's servants as massive as mountains, and each of their faces turned grim.

Qi Lingzhen, wearing goggles and a leather jacket, looking like a tomboy, stood directly between Fang Xing and Gu Jiantong, having been the one to stop them.

“Exactly... We should hold our ground and wait for outside rescue...”

Song Jingang, not daring to face Fang Xing, hid behind Zhong Yuxiu, speaking in a low voice.

Fang Xing, though valuing mental clarity, wasn't foolish. Seeing many examinees gathering, he ceased to insist and instead began inspecting the body of the young bishop on the ground.

“Hmm? What's this?”

He noticed a peculiar piece of cloth in the young bishop's hand.

It seemed very similar to one he had obtained from Bai Lianyi!

“Be careful, he was just now trying to use this to corrupt me!”

Gu Jiantong crossed his arms but issued a reminder.

“I interned at the Prevention Department, I know more about evil god artifacts than you.”

Fang Xing crouched, carefully examining this dark golden cloth.

This piece was also a fragment but appeared much clearer than the previous one.

On it, a blazing red sun seemed about to break free from the cloth's restrictions, rising in reality!

In a daze, he seemed to see countless rays of purple light cascading down, a crimson sun emerging...

Roar!

The roar of dragons and tigers startled him.

Fang Xing touched the mud pill palace between his eyebrows and immediately came to his senses, thinking to himself: ‘This is much stronger than Bai Lianyi’s piece; it even influences my mind... Hers is more like a reproduction compared to this ‘original’...’

Such a dangerous evil god artifact, he certainly didn’t plan to keep studying it and prepared to rise and casually throw it to another student for safekeeping.

Suddenly, his thoughts swept over the attribute panel, causing his heart to stir.

He saw that at the bottom of the attribute panel, the symbol representing the ‘Gate of All Heavens’ was faintly shimmering!

‘The Gate of All Heavens finally has a reaction!’

Seeing this, Fang Xing couldn’t help but feel elated.

Since taking him to the cultivation world, the Gate of All Heavens had been silent, only showing it was charging.

‘Could it be... the energy on this cloth is useful for the Gate of All Heavens? Can it open a second world?’

A multitude of speculations arose in Fang Xing’s mind.

At this moment, clenching his teeth, he covered his hand in dragon scale armor and grabbed the dark golden cloth.

Boom!

At that instant, he felt something indescribable being absorbed by the ‘Gate of All Heavens’ in his attribute panel, stabilizing the symbol representing the gate instantly.

But aside from that, there seemed to be no other changes.

‘It seems to work, but not enough...’

‘I need to collect more of these items in the future? Perhaps I can open the Gate of All Heavens and explore a brand new world?’

A conjecture crossed his mind as he casually tossed the dark golden cloth into Song Jingang’s arms.

"Huh? Boss, what are you doing?"

Song Jingang instinctively wanted to throw the wretched item away.

"Since this thing is so dangerous, I'll leave it with you for safekeeping for now. After all, your family has deep roots in this field..."

After drawing out the energy, Fang Xing lost interest in the item.

With it related to the void-born evil gods and possibly being a contaminant, he naturally preferred to hand it off to someone else to take the fall.

"I... I thank you."

Song Jingang suddenly burst into tears, displaying an unusually emotional side.

"This person... should be Yan Dongxu from 'Jin Yuan Star'. How did he end up a follower of the evil gods?"

Qi Lingzhen crouched beside the corpse of a candidate, lost in thought.

"It's simple, really. These candidates were all followers of the evil god... working inside and out to create chaos,"

Zhong Yuxiu timidly explained, then turned to Fang Xing, "Fang, thank you!"

"No need to be polite."

Fang Xing waved his hand and sat down cross-legged to the side. He appeared to be adjusting and recovering, but in reality, he was observing his status panel:

【Name: Fang Xing】

【Age: 17】

【Occupation: Martial Artist】

【Fourth Stage: Courage and Willpower】

【Twelve Styles of Military Boxing: 135/200】

【Great Dragon Stance: 106/400】

【Tiger Subduing Stance: 11/400】

【Demonic Blade Technique: 34/200】

【Extreme Emotional Sword: 17/200】

【Dragon Elephant Power: 36/200】

【Great Vajra Prajna Strength: 1/100】

【Door of All Heavens】

...

"Mastering the Great Vajra Prajna Strength grants twice the combat capacity, adept level should be a fourfold increase, proficient should be an eightfold... I'll need to focus on it more moving forward."

"Beyond that, all martial skills have improved through the battles."

"Most crucial is the Door of All Heavens; even a brief glimpse seems to make it freeze up again."

Fang Xing couldn't help but feel a bit frustrated.

Suddenly, his eyes flickered subtly, and an unimaginable emotion surfaced in his heart.

On the status panel, within the martial arts section, a blur appeared, spawning a new subcategory:

【Great Sun Tathagata Mantra: 1/100】!

'The Great Sun Tathagata Mantra? What kind of martial art is this? Why do I know it? Did I ever learn it?'

Fang Xing himself was utterly perplexed.

He considered a certain possibility, his expression suddenly shifting subtly.

‘That evil god bishop wanted to use this fabric to contaminate Gu Jiantong... so this was the kind of contamination? Could this Great Sun Tathagata Mantra be a form of "Exotic Martial Art", suitable for top-tier "Exotic Martial Arts" of the light attribute?'

Implementing evil god contamination as a martial art to thereby evade various detections, and even unknowingly pollute the martial artist, altering their thoughts or even personality... it's a terrifying notion!

Gu Jiantong wields the peak "Illumination" ability, perfectly matched with the Great Sun series!"

"But I don't have any light attribute abilities, and I've always been very careful. How could I have been contaminated? No, that's not right... I don't hold any reverence for the Gate of Nihility in my heart. I haven't been contaminated at all!"

"Could it be that what I absorbed was just some leftover waste from the Gate of All Heavens?"

Fang Xing's mind raced as he considered this possibility, feeling a headache coming on. He sighed and tried to console himself by not thinking about martial arts for the time being; at least the initial goal was achieved.

Look at the people around him!

Gu Jiantong was the chief of Young Lin Star! Zhong Yuxiu had revealed she might be a little princess from a wealthy family.

And Qi Lingzhen probably also had a formidable teacher.

All in all... the outside should prioritize rescuing us here first!

Plus, the dangers within the Secret Realm had been swept clean; the rescue work could be swift...

As Fang Xing pondered, a dazzling silver light suddenly flashed, enveloping all the students present. His muscles initially tensed, ready for action, but recalling the previous teleportation, he calmed himself down.

...

Swish!

With a flash of silver light, the setting changed entirely.

The Space Fortress.

Fang Xing stood in the plaza, with the cosmic stars behind him. His eyes lowered, he looked at the planet and exhaled a long breath.

The cursed and chaotic Hundred Star Examination was finally coming to an end.

"Fang Xing!"

A figure rushed in front of him; it was Teacher Xia Long!

"Kid, are you hurt anywhere? This exam was infiltrated by the evil god believers and nearly caused a big incident..." He patted Fang Xing on the shoulder, scanning him with his domain power, nodding slightly, "But you're one lucky kid... You didn't even lose a hair, while outside it's a mess with over a thousand people dead... Even Little Martial Saints might not be able to take responsibility."

"Over a thousand dead..."

Fang Xing fell silent.

The Hundred Star Examination, which originally had only a few fatality indicators, had turned into something resembling a battlefield!

Especially since these examinees had never really faced a battlefield before, encountering such an event inevitably led to heavy casualties.

"What's next?"

Looking at the chaos in the plaza and the red-eyed teachers, Fang Xing asked Xia Long softly.

"First, head for treatment, physical exams... and then detect any traces of the evil god's aura."

Xia Long replied, "You know the drill."

"Mm."

Fang Xing nodded, following some staff to go through the process.

He didn't need treatment, so he went straight for a physical exam and then checked for the evil god's aura on his body.

Clearly, these staff were terrified by the Order, dreading that any surviving students might still be evil god followers, wishing they could inspect every hair.

At this time, he heard a strong wailing from next door:

"This... this isn't mine, it's a trophy! A trophy!"

"Ah... wait, what are you doing, don't take off my pants... I'll fight you, sob sob sob..."

Following this was an ear-piercing alarm sound.

"Oh, it seems like Song Jingang, the evil god's aura on that fabric he had is off the charts? That's no longer an issue..."

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