173: Chapter 173 Farewell

Capital Martial Arts University.

In the premium cultivation room of the freshman apartment.

Su Yu sat cross-legged on a cushion, his expression calm.

The massive waves caused by the destruction of the Abyss outside seemed to have nothing to do with him.

He did not know what kind of shock Lu Xinghe had caused in the Great Chu Star Domain after returning to the Starry Sky.

At this moment, his attention was entirely focused on the System panel in front of him.

[Balance: 322 Meteor!]

Meteor.

This was the new currency unit from the System update.

One Meteor is equivalent to one quadrillion dragon coins.

Looking at this number, a bright glint flashed in Su Yu's eyes.

This was a staggering sum of money, enough to buy the entire Blue Star countless times over.

In the final few hours of sweeping through the Abyss Plane, he had almost emptied the treasury that the Demon Race had accumulated over countless eons.

Tens of thousands of Demon Cores.

Countless precious resources.

The price the System offered for recycling Demon Cores was much lower than the premium price at an auction.

But there was no other way.

There were just too many resources.

If they were put up for auction, even if the assets of all humanity were drained, no one could afford that much money.

Forcing them into the market would only cause the entire Human Race's economic System to collapse instantly.

Therefore, Su Yu chose the one-click recycling option.

Everything was converted into his System balance.

Among them, what surprised him the most was the large Meta-magnetic ore vein stretching across the bottom of the Abyss.

That single ore vein alone was directly exchanged for a balance of 80 Meteor!

Huge profits.

Absolute, pure profit.

Carrying so much money, Su Yu's mindset underwent a subtle change.

Previously, the Human Race military had promised a reward of one hundred trillion dragon coins for slaying a Devil Emperor.

Added together, it was only a few hundred trillion.

In the past, this would have been an astronomical figure.

But now, as Su Yu looked at the Meteor balance in his account with "quadrillion" as the basic unit, he truly looked down on those few hundred trillion.

However.

The Human Race still gave him many things!

Just an hour ago, the two National Guardian Martial Emperors, Qin Fuhai and Chu Zhan, visited him in person.

They not only brought the cash promised by the military but also almost emptied the treasury of the Great Xia Kingdom.

Various extinct high-grade Spiritual Plants, Meteoric Iron, and ancient secret treasures.

They were piled up into a small mountain.

Because Su Yu was too powerful, having leveled the Abyss alone and saved the entire Human Race.

Moreover, he was highly regarded by a Black Hole Level powerhouse from the center of the Starry Sky, giving him infinite possibilities for the future.

The high-level officials of the Great Xia Kingdom reached a consensus: they would do everything in their power to stay on good terms with this living legend.

Su Yu did not refuse their kindness.

He threw all these resources into the System.

He gained another balance of over thirty Meteor.

Thus, the total balance reached 322 Meteor.

At the same time.

The outside internet had completely collapsed.

After urgent consultations, the Great Xia Kingdom military decided to hide nothing more.

They directly released the top-secret videos of Su Yu slaying the Demon God, Lu Xinghe's appearance, and the intervention of the Starry Sky Human Race across the entire network after some editing!

The Abyss was destroyed; humans no longer needed a defense line.

But humans needed a new goal, a new faith.

The Starry Sky was that goal.

And Su Yu was that faith!

As soon as the news came out.

The world was in an uproar.

The worldviews of the billions of humans on Blue Star were completely shattered at this moment, then painfully reconstructed.

"Demon God? Ten trillion combat power?!"

"Center of the Starry Sky? Great Chu Star Domain? Black Hole Level powerhouses?!"

"We are just a discarded wasteland branch?!"

Countless people trembled in front of their screens.

The Peak of martial arts they were so proud of was not even worth a grain of dust in the face of the vast Starry Sky.

But immediately after, all fear was replaced by another kind of fanaticism.

Because in the video.

That eighteen-year-old youth wearing casual clothes.

With one spear strike, he wiped out more than half of the Demon God's body!

"Su Yu!"

"An eighteen-year-old freshman!"

"He actually relied on himself to break through the defenses of a Starry Sky Demon God!"

Capital Martial Arts University, Vice Principal's office.

Vice Principal Nie Changkong and Principal Feng Wuji sat opposite each other.

The tea in front of them had long since gone cold, but neither had the heart to take a sip.

Principal Feng Wuji rubbed his throbbing temples, his voice drifting.

"Old Nie."

"In our lives, we've basically lived like dogs compared to him."

Vice Principal Nie Changkong gave a bitter laugh and leaned back in his chair.

"Isn't that the truth."

"We haven't even become Emperors yet."

"The kid has already insta-killed a Demon God with one spear strike and is about to go off to conquer the Starry Sky."

The two of them looked at the "Freshman File" belonging to Su Yu on the desk.

They felt a complex mix of emotions.

Shock, awe, pride, and a deep sense of powerlessness.

How could they even teach him?

Just give Su Yu his graduation certificate directly?

No, they should probably erect a golden statue of him in the Capital Martial Arts University square!

Tiangong Pavilion, Extreme Flame Forging Room.

Master Zong Yan was bare-chested, holding that mountain-shaking hammer that weighed tens of thousands of tons.

In front of him lay a piece of Mythical Rank metal that had just been purified.

But Master Zong Yan hesitated to strike.

He watched the video playing on a loop on the screen nearby.

He watched the scene where Lu Xinghe destroyed a Stellar Level Great Demon God with a flick of his finger.

Clang.

The mountain-shaking hammer fell to the ground, smashing a large crater.

Master Zong Yan sat dejectedly on the ground, clutching his hair.

"Mythical Rank mecha..."

"Even if I build it, can it block a single finger of a Starry Sky powerhouse?"

His eyes were full of confusion.

But a moment later.

Master Zong Yan suddenly looked up, an exceptionally bright light bursting from his cloudy old eyes.

"No!"

"The path of forging is endless!"

"If Blue Star's Materials won't work, then use Materials from the Starry Sky!"

"Even if I have to risk this old life, I will design a Starry Sky Mecha that will make those Starry Sky powerhouses take notice!"

Magic Capital, Lin Family Manor.

Lin Zhentian stood before a massive floor-to-ceiling window.

He held a glass of red wine, but his wrist was trembling uncontrollably.

Red wine spilled onto the expensive carpet, but he was completely oblivious.

"Su Yu..."

Lin Zhentian turned around and looked toward Lin Xiaoxiao's room on the second floor.

A complex light flickered in his eyes.

Night fell.

A bit of tranquility returned to the campus of Capital Martial Arts University.

Su Yu walked out of the apartment and headed straight for the premium private martial arts arena dedicated to him.

After handling all the aftermath, he was prepared to leave.

He had almost obtained all the resources available on Blue Star; staying here would limit the speed of his strength's progression.

The Starry Sky was where he belonged.

He pushed open the heavy alloy doors of the martial arts arena.

A slender and athletic figure was in the center of the arena, wielding a silver spear.

Lin Xiaoxiao.

She wore a black, tight-fitting combat suit that perfectly outlined her curves.

Sweat slid down her fair neck, soaking her collar.

She was practicing very seriously.

Every spear thrust carried a sense of indomitable determination.

Hearing the door open.

Lin Xiaoxiao's movements suddenly stopped.

She turned around and saw Su Yu standing at the door.

In that instant, Lin Xiaoxiao's gaze became incredibly complex.

There was awe, admiration, deeply hidden love, and a touch of irrepressible awkwardness.

She had already seen the videos online.

She knew that the youth before her, who was the same age as her, was no longer the classmate who needed her help with a black card.

He was a high and mighty War God.

A peerless Prodigy whom even Starry Sky powerhouses would treat as an equal.

"You... you're here."

Lin Xiaoxiao bit her lower lip, her voice sounding a bit dry.

Su Yu's expression was as usual as he walked slowly into the arena.

"Your spear technique has improved."

"But your point of exertion is still wrong; the power from your waist isn't fully transferred to the spear tip."

As usual, he calmly pointed out the flaws in her Moves.

Hearing this familiar tone.

Lin Xiaoxiao's tense nerves relaxed slightly.

He was still that Su Yu.

The Su Yu who would personally teach her spear techniques late at night.

"I'll try again!"

Lin Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and resumed her stance.

Su Yu stood to the side, watching her practice over and over again.

Until an hour later.

Lin Xiaoxiao's physical strength was exhausted, and she stopped, panting heavily.

She wiped her sweat with a towel, about to ask if her movements just now were standard.

Su Yu, however, suddenly spoke.

"I'm leaving."

Four ordinary words.

But in Lin Xiaoxiao's ears, they were like a bolt from the blue.

Her movement of wiping sweat froze mid-air.

The towel fell to the ground.

"Leaving?"

Lin Xiaoxiao's voice suddenly rose, carrying a hint of panic she hadn't even noticed herself.

"To where?"

Su Yu turned his head, his deep gaze piercing through the dome of the arena to look at the vast, boundless night sky.

"The Starry Sky."

"On this planet, there are no more resources I need."

"My path is up there."

Lin Xiaoxiao's heart sank to the bottom.

She knew this day would come sooner or later.

A Dragon could not stay perched in shallow waters forever.

But she didn't expect this day to come so quickly.

So fast that she hadn't even made any psychological preparation.

Her eyes instantly turned red.

A strong surge of bitterness rushed to her nose.

But Lin Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth hard, forcing back the tears.

She was the daughter of the top-tier Lin family; she had strong self-esteem.

She didn't want to appear like a weak burden at this time.

Su Yu looked at her stubborn appearance and said nothing more.

Since he had promised to teach her spear techniques, and he would be unable to guide her personally once he left, he might as well leave behind a higher-level Spear Intent for her to comprehend on her own.

He slowly raised his right hand.

His consciousness sank into the System.

"System, consume one Meteor."

"Deduce Spear Intent."

[Ding.]

[One Meteor deducted.]

[Obtained one quadrillion years of deduction time.]

In an instant, Su Yu's consciousness entered that space of absolute void once again.

One quadrillion years.

He continuously brandished his spear.

He shattered, reorganized, and sublimated the Spear Intent of the Qi Resonance Realm over and over again.

Qi Resonance is resonance with the Laws of heaven and earth.

But the next Realm is to make the Laws of heaven and earth surrender completely.

To form an absolute Domain.

Realm-level!

A long period of time passed.

When Su Yu opened his eyes again.

In reality, only an instant had passed.

But the aura on Su Yu's body had undergone an earth-shaking qualitative change.

He did not use any blood qi.

He merely raised his right hand, pressing his index and middle fingers together.

The surrounding space rippled like water, completely becoming a land under his absolute control.

Su Yu walked to the wall of the arena, which was cast from Nation-Guardian Rank alloy.

His fingertips lightly swept across it.

Ssh.

No harsh friction sound was made.

On the indestructible alloy wall, a deep spear mark appeared silently.

In the spear mark, there was no violent leakage of energy.

Instead, it radiated a supreme Dao Rhyme that was ancient and suppressed all eternity.

"This is Domain Spear Intent."

Su Yu turned around and looked at Lin Xiaoxiao.

"It has transcended the Realm of physics and can be permanently imprinted in this space; time cannot erase it."

"After I leave, I can no longer teach you personally."

"If you want to practice the spear, you can come here and comprehend this Spear Intent."

Lin Xiaoxiao stared blankly at the spear mark on the wall that seemed to contain the entire Universe.

She could feel the despairingly powerful force within it.

That was a Realm she might never reach in her entire life.

But.

Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly turned her head.

In her reddened eyes, there was no retreat, only an exceptionally fiery stubbornness.

She strode up to Su Yu.

She tilted her head up, looking directly into Su Yu's deep eyes.

Her hands were clenched tightly into fists.

Her nails dug deep into her palms.

"Do you think you can just brush me off by leaving behind a Spear Intent?"

Lin Xiaoxiao's voice trembled slightly.

But her tone carried an unquestionable pride and stubbornness.

"Su Yu."

"You just wait for me!"

She gritted her teeth, emphasizing every word.

"Don't look down on this Young Miss!"

"So what if it's the Starry Sky?"

"Sooner or later, I will catch up to you!"

"I will stand by your side with dignity, instead of just staring at your receding back!"

Looking at this stubborn, kind girl who still had a bit of a spoiled Young Miss temper.

A very faint smile flashed in Su Yu's eyes.

He nodded.

"Good."

"I'll be waiting for you."

Having said that.

Su Yu turned around.

He pushed open the door and strode into the deep night.

Farewell did not require too many words.

His journey was that vast and boundless sea of stars.

Lin Xiaoxiao stood where she was.

Watching the door slowly close.

Tears finally couldn't help but burst from her eyes.

Finally, she wiped away her tears, her gaze becoming firmer than ever before.

She turned around.

She gripped the silver spear in her hand once more.

Facing that indelible Domain Spear Intent on the wall.

She thrust her spear forward with great force.