117: The Star of Hope, Falling on an Alien Planet

Time flowed like water, and in a blink, two more days passed.

As the clock hands reached 6 o'clock, the morning sun rose from the east, and Yang Dian, sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes promptly.

“Hmph, what a pity. I'm still a bit short of getting started with Star Gazing Art.”

Lost in thought, Yang Dian reached out and gripped a longsword that appeared in his hand.

The moment his hand clasped the sword hilt, a subtle, ethereal sensation suddenly arose in Yang Dian's heart.

Which part of the room is easiest for an ambush... Which items can cause him harm... If fighting in the room, what kind of Moves can subdue the enemy in the shortest time... If encountering hot weapons, how can he minimize damage... That's right, this is the miraculous ability that emerged after getting started with Night Battle in All Directions.

Perhaps the Unity of Man and Nature trait's amplification of perception-type abilities was simply too great.

After he cultivated the Unity of Man and Nature trait from Heaven and Man Unity Skill, the energy required to learn Night Battle in All Directions was directly reduced by 70%.

With enough energy, Yang Dian unhesitatingly maxed out Night Battle in All Directions, this life-saving skill.

‘It's a shame that the energy surge ended after the spatial node stabilized.’

‘Fortunately, it's not bad; I gained a thousand points of energy for free, which is more than two and a half heaven and earth treasures.’

Yang Dian summoned his panel and looked at the data, which could now be described as magnificent.

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Cultivation Technique:

Dragon Claw Hand [Traits: Bronze Bones and Iron Skin, Rebirth Dragon Scales, Progress: 13.33% (Cultivate and supplement with 964.2 energy to materialize the third trait)]

Grass Tread Flight [Traits: Swift as Wind, Stepping as Flight, Progress: 9.13% (Cultivate and supplement with 647 energy to materialize the third trait)]

Iron Shirt [Traits: Armored, Progress: 12.00% (Cultivate and supplement with 391.6 energy to materialize the second trait)]

Hun Yuan Strength [Traits: Yin and Yang Strike, Progress: 1.35% (Cultivate and supplement with 2195 energy to materialize the second trait)]

Heaven and Man Unity Skill [Traits: Unity of Man and Nature, Progress: 0.03% (Cultivate and consume 8897.33 energy to materialize the second trait)]

Night Battle in All Directions [Traits: None, Progress: 1.37% (Cultivate and consume 438.9 energy to materialize the first trait)]

Star Gazing Art [Not started, can be started by consuming 135 energy]

Other Cultivation Techniques: Five Animal Frolics, Eight Section Brocade, Gluttonous Eating Qi, Nourishing Yuan Skill, Meridian Opening Art, Eight Direction Blood Battle, Ten Thousand Battles Strategy

Energy: 125 (Increases by 3 points daily, but Dudu absorbs 2.1 points)

Martial Arts Realm: Qi Blood Smoke Generation (Ten-Foot Qi Blood), Qi Condensation into Martial Arts

Combat Rank: Street Level

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‘The more Martial Arts I learned, the more transparent my understanding of the essence of Martial Arts became.’

‘If I could Cultivate more Martial Arts, and then extract the essence of all Martial Arts, discarding the dross.’

‘Then would I be able to create my own Martial Arts, or acquire special traits?’

Thinking this, Yang Dian shook his head again.

Although his understanding of the essence of Martial Arts was becoming increasingly transparent, he was still a bit short of being able to unify many Martial Arts.

‘Slowly, there's still time.’

‘After only the first dimensional invasion, the amount of energy gained daily increased from 1 point to 3 points.’

‘So if there are a few more times, can the amount of energy gained daily reach 10 points, 30 points, or even 100 points?’

‘If my strength and life essence undergo a qualitative improvement, will my talent become stronger? Can I double, or even several times over, the speed of accumulated energy without experiencing dimensional invasions?’

Yang Dian felt that there was probably hope.

If others' talents could improve, why couldn't his?

His talent hadn't changed yet, simply because his talent was already more abnormal than others, and it was too difficult to improve it.

‘Energy gathers in the place where the Soul resides.’

‘Perhaps the increase in energy is related to Soul strength.’

Lost in thought, Yang Dian exhaled:

“That day will come sooner or later.”

After making a beautiful wish for the future, Yang Dian walked out of his residence and headed towards the cafeteria.

As he walked, Yang Dian, whose perception had become immeasurably sharper after Cultivating Night Battle in All Directions, noticed his shadow suddenly acting furtively.

The shadow stealthily moved behind him, spreading its hands in a predatory manner, seemingly intending to startle him.

He turned around, slightly speechless, and pointed at his shadow:

“Come out, do you still want to scare me?”

Su Qinglian emerged from the shadow, twitching her nose:

“Little Yang, you're no fun at all.”

“Wouldn't it be nice to pretend to be scared by me?”

Yang Dian glanced at her:

“If I pretended to be scared by you, would you reward me with your girlfriend?”

“Tsk~” Su Qinglian stomped on Yang Dian's shadow:

“Nowadays, free love is advocated. If you like my girlfriend, go chase her!”

“And why do you always stare at my girlfriend? Why don't you ask me? If you ask me, maybe I'd agree.”

As she spoke, she even winked at Yang Dian.

Yang Dian looked at her flat chest, the meaning in his eyes self-evident.

“You dog man.” Su Qinglian glared at Yang Dian and stomped forward:

“None of you are any good.”

“Then you're wrong.”

“I'm not doing it for me.”

“I'm doing it for the children!”

“Scientists have all said that breast milk is beneficial for children's growth and development!”

“I'm going to stab you to death!”

Su Qinglian shouted, and the shadow behind her transformed into a little devil, flapping its wings and flying behind Yang Dian's butt, raising the fork in its hand to stab his rear.

“Holy crap, you crazy woman!”

...Amidst their playful bickering, time arrived at 10 AM.

On the city wall surrounding the spatial node, Professor Shen Congnan began his final instructions:

“Everything is premised on your own safety. If you encounter danger, return to Earth promptly.”

“If you encounter Alien Planet creatures whose strength is far below your own, try not to slaughter them indiscriminately. Excessive slaughter will trigger unknown dangers. This is a lesson learned from the blood and tears of England's powerhouses.”

“For example, Six-Armed Lizardmen, hunt a maximum of 50. Once the kill count exceeds 50, you must stop hunting and return to Earth promptly.”

“Most rare treasures and rare treasure are guarded by transcendent creatures. If you can't defeat them, come back and report it. The organization will send people to collect resources. Although the Merits gained from reporting is not as much as the rare treasure itself, it's safer.”

“After entering the Alien Planet, unless there are special circumstances, it's best to act in teams...”

...“Finally, return safely.”

Everyone nodded, exchanged a few words, and then jumped off the city wall.

As they advanced towards the spatiotemporal node, Li Gui and Su Qinglian quietly approached Yang Dian.

“Little Yang, are you really not coming with us?”

Although Su Qinglian didn't speak, she conveyed the same meaning.

Yang Dian nodded, indicating that was the case:

“Uncle Gui, you know the Martial Arts I Cultivate; it's more suitable for me to act alone.”

Li Gui sighed:

“Alright then, be careful alone. If things become impossible, seize the opportunity to return to Earth.”

“Anyway, we're not those few Foreign devils who only have one chance to enter and exit.”

Li Gui glanced at William, and Artoria who followed behind William, as well as the three knights in Western knight armor guarding behind Artoria.

England had paid some unknown price to get the higher-ups to agree to allow Artoria and her three guardian knights to enter the spatial node.

‘Unless they hold hands before entering, the probability of landing in the same area is simply too small.’

‘I wonder if Artoria can catch William.’

The journey was uneventful. As everyone turned the corner of the shopping mall, the spatiotemporal node was already in sight.

Yang Dian turned his head and looked at the people beside him, smiling:

“Uncles, I'll go first!”

With that, he had already transformed into an afterimage, leaping into the air above the spatial node.

“Oh~ ho~”

Watching Yang Dian fall into the spatiotemporal node amidst loud cheers, Li Gui smiled and shook his head.

“This young man.”

After speaking, he put on his gloves and extended his hand to Liu Han beside him:

“Let's go too.”

Liu Han's eyes widened:

“Holy crap, you despise me?”

“I despise you too!”

...Yang Dian, who had already fallen into the spatiotemporal node, naturally didn't know about the interesting things happening outside.

At this moment, he was experiencing the wonders of the spatiotemporal node, or rather, the spatial tunnel.

The spatial tunnel wasn't as mysterious or dazzling as in novels.

It was just a tunnel.

Entering the tunnel was similar to entering water; with a flick of the hand, one could swim to where they wanted to go.

However, there were differences.

One could breathe freely in this place.

And the air was exceptionally fresh.

Taking a deep breath, Yang Dian looked up.

That was the blue sky.

With just a thought, he could use the power of the spatial tunnel to return to Earth.

He looked down at his feet.

Below was a sandbox.

Mountains and rivers, grass and trees, wilderness and Gobi, snow-capped mountains and lakes... all kinds of scenery were present on the sandbox.

Gazing at a certain spot, that part of the sandbox could even be magnified.

Or perhaps it wasn't a sandbox at all.

This was the true topography of the Alien Planet.

“A magical dimensional invasion, a magical spatial node.”

With a sigh, Yang Dian's gaze fell on the right side of the sandbox, on the towering mountain that seemed to pierce the spatial node.

“The Lizardmen's holy mountain?”

Muttering to himself, Yang Dian then shifted his gaze to the Gobi desert a hundred miles from the holy mountain.

“Invading the Alien Planet isn't without traces; it transforms into a dazzling meteor, observed by all creatures on the Alien Planet.”

“Directly descending on the holy mountain would be a bit too disrespectful to the Lizardmen. I'll land on the Gobi and slowly make my way over.”

“I wonder if there are any rare treasures, rare treasure, or other Heaven And Earth Treasure on the holy mountain...”

With a hint of anticipation, Yang Dian fixed his gaze on the Gobi desert.

The next moment, fiery red energy enveloped him, carrying him as he transformed into a meteor and plummeted towards the earth.

At this moment, countless numb-eyed Four-Armed Lizardmen looked up at the sky, witnessing 36 stars of hope descending from the heavens, falling into this land that filled them with despair...