Chapter 34 The Approaching Finals

Xu Jingming stopped his cold training method and opened his personal combat power panel.

"My spearmanship has indeed improved quite a bit these past few days of the competition." Xu Jingming smiled. In the past, he had buried himself in cultivation, but the opponents simulated in the virtual world were generally of average intelligence. The one on the fifth level of the Star Tower was too terrifying; he would be killed after a few exchanges.

The competition, the exchanges with Yersarova and Tiger Fussen, and today's exchange with his master, Liu Hai, were all of great help to his spearmanship.

"Hua Hong (Rainbow Transformation) Spearmanship has improved to fifth level, 39%." Xu Jingming looked at the panel. "There's still a considerable distance from fifth level, 50%. My combat bonus has also increased a bit, reaching 280%."

The gradual improvement in his strength gave Xu Jingming more confidence in the finals.

"Tiano!"

Xu Jingming was already looking forward to tonight's battle. He had never fought Tiano before.

...

Yinghuo Star, outer space.

A gray-skinned man stood alone in outer space. His close-fitting robe had golden patterns on it. His hair was silver-gray, but his appearance was exactly the same as Tiano Xire.

"Whoosh!"

The light emitted by the distant sun was attracted when it approached him. The light began to distort and continuously pour into the gray-skinned man's body, being absorbed by his body.

"Hmm?" The gray-skinned man sensed something and opened his eyes to look. A stream of light was flying from the distance. It decelerated rapidly as it approached, and only after decelerating could one see that it was a small spaceship. A man flew out of the small spaceship.

The man who flew out was wearing a protective battle suit. He was Angus, the secretary-general of the Blue Star Alliance.

Angus saw the other party's robe with golden patterns and sighed inwardly, "The 'Night-class' biological battle suit I bought probably isn't even worth a fraction of what Tiano is wearing."

"Envoy Tiano." Angus's posture was somewhat ingratiating.

"Angus." Tiano's silver-gray hair and eyebrows were also silver-gray. "Why are you here?"

"The third mining area of Yinghuo Star has just been fully excavated. Does the envoy want to inspect and confirm?" Angus asked.

"As long as I'm in your star system, the entire star system is within the monitoring range of my spaceship," Tiano said. "The spaceship's intelligence will automatically confirm the mining of minerals. There's no need for me to inspect it every time."

"Yes, yes." Angus nodded repeatedly. He was just finding an excuse to see Tiano. Then, he brought up the most important topic. "Envoy, in another year, our Blue Star civilization's protection period will be over. The Blue Star civilization will also be integrated into the entire universe's human civilization. Regarding this, our Blue Star civilization is also very uneasy..."

Tiano observed the secretary-general and smiled, "No need to act pitiful in front of me. Blue Star civilization's mineral deposits are very good, and you have also obtained relics left by other civilizations. The foundation is very good. Your Blue Star executives are also decent, at least they have popularized virtual helmets and evolution methods."

"Envoy." Angus nodded. "Our Blue Star civilization is very clear that once the protection period for new civilizations is over, the Universe Human Alliance will treat everyone equally, and the protection for us will also be withdrawn."

"Yes, once the deadline arrives, I will leave," Tiano nodded.

"Our Blue Star civilization hopes to obtain the friendship of your family, Tiano," Angus said. "For this, our Blue Star civilization is willing to give up 50% of the mineral deposits in the entire star system."

"My family wouldn't look upon that."

Tiano shook his head with a smile.

Angus's expression changed slightly.

Tiano...

was the highest-status big shot in the universe that the entire Blue Star civilization could come into contact with. Tiano's strength was not strong, but his family was powerful to an unbelievable extent.

"Don't always think about getting protection." Tiano looked at Angus. "Only when you are strong enough and have enough value will you be able to attract the attention of my family. As for the current Blue Star civilization? It's too weak! A civilization with less than a hundred Universe Citizens and not a single decent expert."

Angus smiled obsequiously.

"Of course, although you are weak, the Universe Human Alliance has a certain degree of protection for every human civilization," Tiano said. "Don't panic too much. As you integrate into the many civilizations of the universe, I believe your Blue Star civilization will become stronger."

"For example... the number one genius 'Xu Jingming' selected from among your billions of people has very good talent," Tiano mocked with a smile. "At least his talent is much higher than mine."

"How can he compare with you, Envoy?" Angus said immediately.

"My talent in evolution is much worse," Tiano shook his head. "When I was six years old, my parents determined that I had no talent in evolution, so they relied on external forces to make me a Starry Sky lifeform first. After becoming a Starry Sky lifeform, I slowly cultivated. They even arranged for me to work in the Universe Human Alliance. I have successively studied under several teachers, and even a Universe Legend personally taught me. Alas, now I am only at the fifth level. My talent is really bad."

Angus didn't say anything.

Was this showing off?

Any job in the Universe Human Alliance would make many cosmic forces fight to the death for it.

Personally taught by a Universe Legend?

"Xu Jingming's talent far surpasses mine," Tiano said. "But I have cultivated for decades, cultivated in many schools, and even received personal guidance from a Universe Legend. I am still very confident in tonight's battle."

Angus smiled obsequiously, "Yes, although Xu Jingming is our Blue Star's number one genius, he is still too inexperienced compared to you, Envoy."

"Don't flatter me." Tiano waved his hand. "If there's nothing else, you can leave."

"Yes."

Angus immediately flew back to the spaceship.

In the spaceship, Angus looked at Tiano in the distant starry sky, "How great would it be if Tiano stayed on our Blue Star civilization for another hundred years."

As long as Tiano stayed, it would mean that the Universe Human Alliance was monitoring this star system, and no other cosmic civilization would dare to mess around.

"Unfortunately, the protection period for new civilizations is almost over." Angus also felt a sense of urgency.

"I have to practice more too."

Tiano watched the spaceship leave, thinking, "These Blue Star experts can cultivate for more than a dozen hours a day, but I only practice for half an hour every day. I feel a little ashamed." Although he had urged himself time and time again, he was just lazy.

He liked delicious food, liked to enjoy life, and just didn't like suffering. This was one of the reasons why he was still at the fifth level after cultivating for 'decades.' He didn't care about it.

After all, he became a Starry Sky lifeform at the age of six. He never believed that his talent could allow him to cultivate to the ninth level.

If he couldn't become a ninth level, did it make a difference to him whether he was at the third, fifth, or seventh level?

"Whoosh."

Tiano took a step, and the golden patterns on his robe flowed. With one step, he crossed hundreds of thousands of miles, and with a few steps, he returned to Yinghuo Star and returned to his spaceship.

Inside the spaceship, there was a virtual room.

Walking into the room, Tiano hovered slightly, the patterns in the room lit up, and his consciousness immediately entered the virtual world network.

"Enter the Blue Star virtual world." Tiano was very familiar with it and tapped lightly.

"Welcome, Envoy Tiano." A voice sounded in the virtual world.

After arriving in the Blue Star virtual world, Tiano's appearance also changed.

The color of his hair and eyebrows, the color of his pupils, had all changed, and his skin had turned black. His body's aura quickly changed, from a Starry Sky lifeform to a 'perfected planetary lifeform.'

"I want to use this new cosmic civilization's genius to hone myself, and at the same time, I'm honing them." Tiano came to his personal space's training ground.

"Tonight's battle is the most important battle in Blue Star for me. After all, my opponent... is Blue Star civilization's number one genius!" Tiano still attached great importance to it. The number one genius rising from billions of people in a civilization naturally could not be underestimated.

"Huff." The power within Tiano's body circulated, and his aura suddenly became much stronger, and a strange luster appeared on his skin.

He reached out and picked up a long staff, and Tiano also began to cultivate.

...

Time passed, day turned into night, and people all over the world were looking forward to the upcoming finals.