192: Chapter 189 The Flow Warrior! A Great Gain

"Heart-Flow Warrior?" Fang Yu was slightly puzzled.

He had never heard of it.

"Actually, it's not a big secret; it's just rarely mentioned before becoming a Starry Sky Martial Artist," Zhuang Yiliu said. "My Master told me about it, so let me explain it to you."

"Alright." Fang Yu was curious.

"Actually, this is a branch of the Starry Sky Martial Arts," Zhuang Yiliu said. "You should know that the so-called Starry Sky Martial Arts is about using one's own body as a seed, with the star core and star acupoints as the Foundation, gradually cultivating the body to be like a celestial body in the Universe, possessing infinite power in every gesture."

"One can cross the starry sky with their Physical Body."

"Plucking stars and seizing moons."

"Until, in the legends, one fears no danger in the Universe," Zhuang Yiliu said. "A single person can match a powerful cosmic civilization." Fang Yu nodded slightly.

What Zhuang Yiliu said was indeed the pursuit of the Starry Sky Martial Arts.

"But through the long evolution of the Universe, many super powerhouses discovered that this path is extremely difficult to walk," Zhuang Yiliu said solemnly. "The Physical Body is matter, and the transformation and elevation of matter allows for no mistakes at any step... Therefore, they thought of the mind."

"Rather than struggling to transform the Physical Body into a cosmic celestial body..."

"...it is better to use the mind as a cornerstone to perceive the secrets of the Universe's operations, directly mobilizing the power of cosmic celestial bodies," Zhuang Yiliu said. "The mind is formless and encompasses all; theoretically, it has infinite power."

Fang Yu understood instantly.

In reality, this was a dispute of orthodoxy. The essence of a Starry Sky Martial Artist was to sense the secrets of heaven, earth, and the Universe above, and seek within oneself.

And this so-called Heart-Flow Martial Arts sought outward from heaven and earth.

In fact, there was a similar situation in the ancient martial arts of the Blue Star. The Physical Body was easily decayed, which was why the so-called "Qi Refining" hypothesis arose, believing that the Physical Body was merely a skin-bag, and the Primordial Spirit could ascend to immortality...

There were even similarities in modern technology. Everyone knew that manufacturing was the Foundation of a nation and a civilization, yet countless clever people would chase the high profits of the financial sector...

From ancient times to the present, from the Blue Star to the Universe... any intelligent life would generate similar ideas; it was not surprising.

"But oneself is the ultimate root."

"No matter how powerful the mind and spirit are, without the support of the Physical Body, they will eventually turn to ash," Fang Yu said, shaking his head.

Clearly, deep down, Fang Yu did not believe in the path of the Heart-Flow Warrior.

"You are right," Zhuang Yiliu smiled. "But Heart-Flow Warriors do not abandon their Physical Bodies."

"It's just that after stepping into the Starry Sky Martial Artist Realm, they construct a second star core inside the Sea of Consciousness in their head—the 'Heart-Flow star core'—directing the vast majority of their star acupoint power toward this second star core."

"The Heart-Flow star core is a star core merged with mental power. In this way, Star Power will transform into 'Heart-Flow Star Power.' Heart-Flow Warriors will find it as natural as a fish in water to manipulate their Star Power outside the body... They can even easily form an Incarnation outside their body for exploration, adventure, and combat, or easily release a large amount of Star Power to manipulate Star Power weapons for long-range attacks."

"Heart-Flow Star Power will also possess properties that partially ignore matter, allowing it to directly penetrate and corrode the enemy's mental world, forcibly destroying their mind... or even enslaving them..."

"A second star core, combat through Incarnations, long-range attacks, mental attacks, mental communication..." Zhuang Yiliu said. "This is the Heart-Flow Warrior school. Since its rise in the Universe billions of years ago, it has now become the second largest branch of the Starry Sky Martial Arts among the various civilizations in the Universe. Many people long to become Heart-Flow Warriors, but it is difficult to achieve."

"My Star Phase is suitable for the Heart-Flow Warrior school," Zhuang Yiliu said. "This is also the path my Master set for me."

Fang Yu could not help but nod.

It sounded like a very mature Martial Artist school in the Universe, with extremely powerful methods. Things like mental attacks and enslaving enemies... sounded very bizarre.

However...

Fang Yu's current vision was also quite high, and he was by no means an easily fooled novice. He easily perceived the weakness of the Heart-Flow Warrior school.

"The human body is the Foundation."

"Power is ultimately limited, and the vast majority of the star acupoint power is used to construct the Heart-Flow star core," Fang Yu raised a question. "In that case, the original star core will probably weaken... Without the support of the star core, the strength of the Physical Body will likely also be limited."

"Yes."

"As expected of you, Fang Yu, to perceive the weakness of this school so quickly," Zhuang Yiliu smiled. "Just as most Starry Sky Martial Artists have weaker abilities to manipulate external objects... a Heart-Flow Warrior's Physical Body and close-combat capabilities are much weaker. At least against Starry Sky Martial Artists of the same level, they usually cannot let the enemy get close. But overall, Heart-Flow Warriors in the Universe hold extremely high status and possess strong deterrent power."

Fang Yu nodded slightly.

Human ways shun perfection, and the Heavenly Dao shuns completeness... If the Heart-Flow Warrior school were truly without weaknesses, the Starry Sky Martial Artists would have probably found ways to switch to this path long ago. Moreover...

Although Zhuang Yiliu said this school had a high status, it did not shake Fang Yu's resolve in the slightest.

Even normal Starry Sky Martial Artists could release their Star Power and execute mental attacks, just with lesser power... These two Martial Artist paths represented two different cognitions of practitioners in the Universe.

One emphasized the substantial.

The other leaned toward the ethereal.

There was no absolutely powerful school, only powerful individuals.

"Of course, this division of Martial Artist schools only matters after stepping into the Starry Sky Martial Artist Realm," Zhuang Yiliu smiled. "Before becoming a Starry Sky Martial Artist, there is no distinction... Even for someone like me, at most, I can only infuse my long-range attacks with the characteristics of a Heart-Flow Warrior."

"My strongest aspect is still close combat," Zhuang Yiliu said. "Some races in the Universe are born with powerful Mental Energy... and even in their early stages, they possess some methods similar to those of a Heart-Flow Warrior."

"The Spirit-Eyed Clan? The Golden-Eyed Clan?" Fang Yu immediately thought of them.

He had some understanding of the forty-odd civilizations and forty-odd human races competing on the Primal Star before entering... This was a compulsory course for every Earth Martial Artist.

Among these races, those explicitly noted for excelling in archery and long-range attacks were the Spirit-Eyed Clan and the Golden-Eyed Clan.

Especially the Golden-Eyed Clan.

Among the several civilization bases near the Xingcheng Base was the Starry Sky Base of the Golden-Eyed Clan... It could be said that Martial Artists of the Blue Moon Civilization frequently encountered powerhouses of the Golden-Eyed Clan.

"Yes."

"However, the weaknesses of these two races are very obvious," Zhuang Yiliu shook her head. "In their pursuit of producing Heart-Flow Warriors, their race's evolutionary direction has gone off track... Their Physical Body potential is innately much weaker, making their probability of becoming Earth Martial Artists low, and their probability of becoming Starry Sky Martial Artists even lower."

"According to my Master, the evolutionary direction of these two races is wrong. They want to run before they can walk... In all probability, they will eventually be eliminated."

While conversing, they quickly carved up some precious Materials from the bodies of the six monkey great demons.

Once the carving was complete, the two did not dare to linger for a second and quickly departed.

Running a hundred kilometers in one breath, the two finally stopped to rest. This was necessary for hunting in the Wilderness Area. According to Huang Jing's warning... the great demons were, in all probability, subordinates of some Sky-Patrol Beast King.

And the Sky-Patrol Beast Kings would regularly patrol their territories.

Under normal circumstances, a Sky-Patrol Beast King would not deliberately hunt down human Martial Artists. After all, the overall situation on the Primal Star was that the human side held an absolute advantage.

But once they discovered that the casualties among the great demons under their command were too high, some Sky-Patrol Beast Kings might, in their rage, order their subordinate great demons to conduct a large-scale sweep.

This happened very rarely, but once it did, it would cause heavy casualties among human Martial Artists.

Therefore, after every kill of a great demon, the Earth Martial Artists had to stay as far away from the original area as possible and look for great demons in other areas to hunt... to reduce the possibility of provoking the rage of a Sky-Patrol Beast King.

Of course.

Fang Yu and Zhuang Yiliu did not know that the beast pack they had hunted had just been migrated there.

As the days went by...

Fang Yu and Zhuang Yiliu joined forces—one in close combat, the other in long-range attacks—and their strength was astonishing. In particular, Zhuang Yiliu's powerful sensory and detection abilities made their killing efficiency far surpass that of other top Earth Martial Artists.

Moreover!

Along the way, they also happened to find many Heaven And Earth Treasures. Although the unit price was not high, the quantity made up for it.

In just three days, they returned to the Starry Sky Base, sold the carved-up spoils to the Starry Sky Base's "sales center," and exchanged them all for primal points.

If it had been before they became Earth Martial Artists, they would have chosen to exchange them for Star Coins.

But now, they would only choose to exchange them for primal points... Star Coins? To them, they were destined to never lack Star Coins in the future, but some precious treasures could only be obtained with primal points.

After returning to the base...

...they rested and recuperated for two days, devotedly cultivating for a while, before entering the Wilderness Area again... Just three days later, they returned fully loaded once more. After resting for another two days, they entered the Wilderness Area yet again.

This cycle repeated.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

"Junior Brother, Patrol Envoy Zhuang."

"You don't have to push yourselves so hard. In such a short time, you've already hunted down over sixty great demons," Huang Jing approached them on his own initiative. He could view the data of the spoils they sold.

Huang Jing warned, "Be careful of the Sky-Patrol Beast Kings. Furthermore, don't go too deep into the Wilderness Area every time... Be careful not to be besieged by a large number of great demons, as that would also be very dangerous."

"Understood, Senior Brother, don't worry," Fang Yu smiled.

He knew the reason for Senior Brother Huang Jing's reminder.

Under normal circumstances, an Earth Martial Artist of the same level would hold an absolute advantage against a great demon.

However, when Earth Martial Artists ventured into the Wilderness Area, they could easily encounter top-tier great demons of Level 46 or above. Once encountered, the danger would skyrocket.

Therefore, Earth Martial Artists were usually extremely careful. They had to repeatedly scout and confirm that the surrounding environment was safe before they would strike at a great demon.

Additionally, searching for targets across mountains and ridges also took time.

Most importantly, if the great demons saw that things were going poorly, they would also flee and roar for reinforcements.

In the Wilderness Area, human Martial Artists did not dare to give chase for too long.

For various reasons...

...it resulted in a normal Earth Martial Artist team—consisting of three to four Earth Martial Artists—doing exceptionally well if they could hunt one great demon every two days.

And it would be very dangerous.

But what about Fang Yu and Zhuang Yiliu? Just two people had hunted over sixty great demons in a mere half-month, and they had even returned to the base twice to rest in between... This was equivalent to the efforts of several Earth Martial Artist teams working for a month without any rest.

The difference in efficiency was more than tenfold.

Under normal circumstances, for Fang Yu and Zhuang Yiliu to kill great demons so quickly, they must have gone deep into the Wilderness Area to encounter so many great demons... and they would have faced more than one life-or-death crisis along the way...

Otherwise, Huang Jing would not have come to warn them at all.

But only Fang Yu understood.

He and Zhuang Yiliu had been completely relaxed the entire time.

In fact, after entering the Wilderness Area for the third time, when they sought out great demons to fight, they would choose not to unleash their Divine Abilities at first, but instead engage in one-on-one combat to hone their combat skills.

If they were solely focused on killing, their efficiency would have been even more terrifying.

In half a month, they probably could have killed over a hundred great demons... This was not only due to their extraordinary strength but also because of Zhuang Yiliu's detection and sensory talent.

This was their greatest advantage.

After returning to their quarters...

"Yiliu, you are stronger than me, and locating the great demons relies mainly on you. I'm actually getting the better end of the deal," Fang Yu said directly. "By right, this split should be thirty-seventy—thirty for me and seventy for you."

"No need."

"There's no need. When we kill the great demons, the primal points I get are already the lion's share," Zhuang Yiliu shook her head flatly. "We are teammates. Although my life level is higher than yours, my Innate Divine Ability is not geared toward sustained, direct head-on combat... If it really came to a life-or-death battle, the gap between you and me isn't as large as it seems on the surface. Once your life level rises, you will be even stronger than me in head-on combat."

"We'll split the spoils fifty-fifty," Zhuang Yiliu said decisively. "If you feel bad about it, when you become stronger in the future, we can still just split it fifty-fifty."

"Alright." Fang Yu did not insist further.

Over this half-month...

...he had already earned over fifty thousand primal points, and the Star Coins obtained from selling the Heaven And Earth Treasures also amounted to over a hundred million... This kind of money-making efficiency was even more terrifying than that of the vast majority of Level 49 Earth Martial Artists. The harvest was truly astounding.

Zhuang Yiliu had undoubtedly earned even more.

At the same time...

...Fang Yu's rank coefficient had also risen to 4.6, and Zhuang Yiliu's had reached 4.8... At this rate of killing, in a few months at most, both of them would be enough to become Tier 5 Civilization Warriors.

"Let's strive to become Tier 5 Civilization Warriors this year," Fang Yu set his goal.

Becoming a Tier 5 Civilization Warrior was a very normal requirement for core members of the Secret Realm... After all, many top Earth Martial Artists who worked hard enough would eventually become Tier 5 Civilization Warriors.

Only by becoming a Tier 5 Civilization Warrior could they obtain more special privileges.

After resting for another two days...

...on February 28th, Fang Yu and Zhuang Yiliu entered the Wilderness Area once again.

As their small aircraft left the Starry Sky Base...

...in the deepest depths of the Xingcheng Base...

...there was a completely sealed metal sphere with a diameter of over one kilometer. It was a restricted area for the Martial Artists of the Blue Moon Civilization... Even a Sky-Patrol Martial Artist like Huang Jing could not approach it.

The core control of the Starry Sky Base had always been in the hands of the Tianshu Civilization... Otherwise, a Tier 4 spaceship like the Xingcheng Base was simply not something the current Blue Star could afford.

Inside the metal sphere...

...was a completely sealed, massive space filled with dense arrays of display screens.

There were also various three-dimensional map projections.

At this moment, several tall figures, whose forms were vastly different from those of Blue Star humans, stood there. They had no hair, extremely smooth skin, deep-set eye sockets, and were all over three meters tall.

"Inspector."

"Based on various monitoring data, among the new generation of Martial Artists in the Blue Moon Civilization, Zhuang Yiliu and Fang Yu rank at the very top of the ten with the highest evolutionary potential," a tall figure said in a deep voice. "Zhuang Yiliu has the potential to become a Heart-Flow Warrior."

"Fang Yu's progress in strength is also astonishing. His life level has already risen to Level 42. Repeated life-and-death battles are rapidly improving his control over the power of heaven and earth. According to data comparison, he is expected to reach the Realm of the Unity of Heaven and Man within a year."

"Given their strength and coordination... currently, the safe areas in the Wilderness Area are posing less and less of a threat to them," the tall figure said. "Their probability of perishing has rapidly decreased from 14% to 7%... Going forward, it will become increasingly difficult to achieve a tempering effect." "Hmm."