31: Chapter 31 Direct Recruitment Invitation

Mars, Yueyang Grand Base.

This is one of the largest human settlements established on Mars, and it is also the core headquarters of the Federation's renowned financial conglomerate—the Li Family.

Unlike the azure and vitality of Earth, the sky of Mars presents a suffocating, dark red hue.

A massive energy shield envelops the entire city.

And at the very center of the city, a floating palace, crafted entirely from black Star Gold, is emitting a suffocating pressure.

The Li Family ancestral grounds—Star Palace.

Inside the grand hall, the atmosphere had frozen to the freezing point.

On a throne carved from a meteorite core sat an old man wearing purple-gold robes.

The Head of the Li Family—Li Yuan.

Star Lord Realm, Sixth Stage!

This is a terrifying existence capable of traversing the starry sky with his Physical Body alone and destroying a small satellite with a single blow!

At this moment, Li Yuan's expression was as gloomy as if water could drip from it.

The two rows of Li Family executives below the hall were silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to even breathe, fearing they might provoke the Family Head's wrath.

In the center of the hall, the once arrogant Martial Saint Uncle Li was currently kneeling on the ground, his aura withered to the extreme.

"Family Head… that is how the events transpired."

Uncle Li's voice trembled, filled with shame, "That Su Wu… he did not use any Origin Qi of Heaven and Earth, but merely relied on his Physical Body strength and bizarre techniques to… to defeat this old servant."

"Bang!"

Li Yuan slammed his hand onto the armrest of the throne.

The incredibly hard Star Gold armrest instantly turned into powder.

"He did not use Origin Qi of Heaven and Earth?"

Li Yuan slowly stood up, and a terrifying pressure, as if from an ancient giant beast, instantly swept across the entire hall.

"With just his Physical Body, he was able to suppress you, an orthodox Martial Saint wielding a First-Rank Ancient Martial weapon? And this was in a small place like Canglan?"

Dangerous cold light flickered in Li Yuan's eyes.

"Someone, come here!"

Following Li Yuan's thunderous shout, the shadows in the corner of the hall suddenly began to squirm.

A woman wearing a tight black nano-combat suit with a cold, stunning face appeared out of thin air and knelt on one knee: "Shadow Guard leader 'Phantom', awaiting the Family Head's orders."

"Mobilize all the Family's intelligence networks on Earth, and investigate for me!"

"I want to know everything about this Su Wu! And… which faction is standing behind him!"

"Yes!"

The woman named Phantom accepted the order, her figure turning into a wisp of black smoke, and instantly vanished from the hall.

Li Yuan sat back down on the throne, his gaze falling once again upon the shivering Uncle Li.

"As for you…"

Li Yuan let out a cold snort, "As a Martial Saint serving the Family, you were actually captured alive by an unknown nobody, and even dragged like a dead dog to meet a Junior! You have disgraced the entire Li Family!"

"Death penalty is spared, but living punishment is unavoidable. Go to the 'Fire Refining Pool' and accept punishment for three years! Whether you can come out alive depends on your own fortune!"

Upon hearing this, Uncle Li's face turned as pale as paper, his body trembling violently, but he dared not offer any resistance, and could only kowtow heavily: "Thank… thank you, Family Head, for sparing my life!"

After dealing with Uncle Li, Li Yuan looked in the direction of Earth, his gaze seemingly piercing through hundreds of millions of kilometers of starry sky.

...

Earth, Canglan Base.

Time passed like a white horse galloping past a crevice; in the blink of an eye, a week had already passed since the end of the Martial Dao College Entrance Exam.

"Ding-dong—"

The doorbell rang again.

"Coming again? Is this ever going to end!"

Xiao Bai, who was lying on the leather sofa gnawing on a spiritual fruit, rolled its eyes, spread out its limbs, looking listless, "This is already the twelfth wave today, right? My beauty sleep has been completely ruined by all this noise!"

Su Yu, who was in the living room Cultivating the "Hunyuan One Qi Technique," also sighed helplessly, opened his eyes, and tidied his clothes.

"There's no help for it; this is the price of fame," Su Yu said with a bitter smile.

Ever since his combat footage was released, that record-breaking score of 3250 and the highlight reel of him instantly killing opponents across ranks had instantly ignited the entire Federation college circle.

The admissions offices of major universities were like sharks that had smelled blood, frantically crowding into Cloud Peak Manor.

The day before yesterday, the Vice Principal of Jiangnan Martial Arts University came personally, promising Su Yu "Core Disciple" status, plus a Martial Emperor as a mentor.

However, Su Yu's own father was already a Martial Saint; why would he care about this Martial Emperor?

Consequently, Jiangnan Martial Arts University was eliminated in tears.

Yesterday, it was the First Military Academy of the Western Theater, which offered the tempting condition of a "Major rank."

Just like that, Su Yu rejected invitations from over a dozen top-tier universities within a week.

"The ones coming this time are different."

Su Wu's voice came from the second floor.

He was wearing loose home clothes, holding a purple clay teapot in his hand, and slowly walked down the stairs, his gaze passing through the door, seemingly having seen through everything.

"Two A-grade interstellar shuttles; those should be vehicles that only top-tier institutions are worthy of possessing."

Su Wu walked to the main seat on the sofa and sat down, a faint smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

"Imperial Capital Martial Arts University, Modu Martial Arts University. The two pillars of the Huaxia Martial Dao world have finally stopped sitting still."

...

The main door opened.

Two groups of people stepped into the living room of Cloud Peak Manor almost simultaneously.

The one on the left was a middle-aged man wearing a black Zhongshan suit.

He was burly with a square face, every step he took was as steady as a mountain, and a faint aura of iron-blooded killing intent exuded from his body.

The Director of Admissions for Imperial Capital Martial Arts University—Lei Zhen.

Peak Martial Emperor!

The one on the right was a young woman wearing a white professional suit and gold-rimmed glasses.

She was stunningly beautiful with a cold temperament, but her eyes were as sharp as knives, and a faint fluctuation of Spiritual Thought power surrounded her body.

The head of the special recruitment group for Modu Martial Arts University—Lin Qingru.

Peak Martial Emperor, and a Spiritual Thought Master!

These two people, if placed in any small base city, would be big shots that even the City Lord would need to kneel to welcome.

But at this moment, as soon as they entered, their gazes simultaneously bypassed Su Yu and locked onto the middle-aged man sitting on the sofa drinking tea.

"Hmm?"

Lei Zhen and Lin Qingru both felt a jolt in their hearts.

They were both Peak Martial Emperors with extremely strong perception.

But in their perception, the man in front of them named Su Wu was just like an ordinary neighbor uncle, with no Qi and blood fluctuations on his body.

However…

When their gazes met Su Wu's, they felt a sense of insignificance, as if facing the vast starry sky!

"Unfathomable!"

The two exchanged a glance, instantly putting away the arrogance of being high-level officials from top-tier institutions, and their expressions became respectful.

"Junior Lei Zhen, greets Senior."

"Junior Lin Qingru, greets Senior."

Both clasped their fists and bowed simultaneously.

Su Wu nodded slightly and pointed casually at the opposite sofa: "Sit. Since you came for Yu'er, let's get straight to the point. I am a person who does not like to beat around the bush."

Lei Zhen and Lin Qingru sat down, their gazes finally falling upon Su Yu, who was to the side.

With just one glance, astonishing brilliance erupted in their eyes.

Qi and blood like a Dragon, restrained and unreleased.

"What a good seedling! Simply a perfect piece of uncut jade!" Lei Zhen was ecstatic in his heart.

The data said he was a Grandmaster, but seeing it with their own eyes, this quality of Qi and blood was even more terrifying than that of an average Middle Stage Grandmaster!