Chapter 1 A Virtual World

A virtual world.

"Coach Liu."

"Hello, Coach Liu."

"Coach Liu."

A group of eighth-order Starry Sky lifeforms greeted Liu Hai with smiles. Liu Hai returned their greetings with a smile, walking to the edge of the training ground, holding a cup of tea from Blue Star, watching the eighth-order Starry Sky lifeforms train with a smile.

Liu Hai had long been cultivating the Violent Tiger Evolution Method, but when he smiled, he resembled a large cat.

There was no hint of ferocity, only gentleness. "I didn't expect that someone like me, who just entered the eighth order, would be invited to be a coach for the 'Luke Squad'." Liu Hai sighed inwardly, "After all, the Luke Squad is a top-five professional team in the Wu Gou Star Alliance, and its main players are all at the eighth-order limit. The coaching team's requirements are also extremely high. Although I'm not the head coach, just one of the nine assistant coaches. But this group of team members, even the second team members, are all eighth-order Starry Sky lifeforms. "Being invited here, on the one hand, I have a relatively advantageous position in terms of skill, and on the other hand, I guess the main reason is that I am Xu Jingming's teacher!" Liu Hai felt the immense help brought by his identity as Xu Jingming's teacher. People like Xu's father and Dai Tongda could only be considered Xu Jingming's enlightenment teachers. After Xu's father and Dai Tongda entered the universe, their evolutionary path achievements were also average. Liu Hai was different. He used to be the long-term head coach of the national team, and even in the virtual era, his skills had suppressed Xu Jingming for a period of time! Even now, hundreds of years later, he is the second person in Blue Star civilization's evolutionary path, second only to Xu Jingming! Although Blue Star civilization's territory has greatly expanded, its growth time is too short. Excluding immigrants, the only native Blue Star person to reach the eighth order is indeed Liu Hai. After Liu Hai reached the eighth order, the top force Star River Group made an exception to invite Liu Hai to become an outer member of the Star River Group. The Star River Group had missed Xu Jingming once, but this time it took the initiative to recruit Liu Hai. "Being able to become an outer member of a top force... in all likelihood, it's also because I am Xu Jingming's teacher." Liu Hai was very self-aware. After all, an eighth-order Starry Sky lifeform of such an old age was not qualified to enter a top force. "I don't want to accept too much help from the Pear Wood Group, but invisibly, my disciple has helped me a lot," Liu Hai thought.

"Coach Liu." A staff member walked over, quite politely, "Your course is about to start."

"Okay." Liu Hai got up and put away his teacup. All the team members gathered, and even the other coaches were watching from the sidelines, all of them very friendly. Where there are people, there is struggle. But within the Luke Squad, with so many powerful figures, Coach Liu Hai had the most transcendent position! No one dared to provoke him. Even the big boss behind the Luke Squad, a Source lifeform, respected Coach Liu Hai very much. After all, this was Xu Jingming's teacher! Liu Hai only taught Saber-Shield Arts. He took the Tai Chi ideology as the essence, absorbing the mysteries of various weapon skills in the universe, constantly enriching himself. After nearly five hundred years of growth, coupled with some resource supply from the top force Star River Group, in terms of skill alone, Liu Hai was enough to be considered among the top ranks of eighth-order Starry Sky lifeforms. He was indeed a peerless genius in terms of skill.

After his course ended, Liu Hai sat aside again with a smile, holding his teacup, watching the other coaches teach. "Hmm?" Liu Hai suddenly received an invitation. "Jingming contacted me?" Liu Hai was surprised and happy, and immediately clicked to accept the invitation.

Xu Jingming's personal space.

Liu Hai looked at his disciple in front of him, his expression slightly changed. "Teacher, sit down." Xu Jingming had already gotten up to greet him, and had also prepared some wine and food.

Liu Hai looked at his disciple. He focused on the path of skill and could sense that the current Xu Jingming was like a terrifying darkness, containing coldness, willfulness, and other emotions. Liu Hai thought in his heart, still smiling as he sat down: "Jingming, have you been in seclusion for the past hundred years? I couldn't even contact you."

"There are some things." Xu Jingming also sat down, pouring wine for his teacher, "How have you been these past hundred years, Teacher?"

"Me?" Liu Hai smiled, "My days are still the same old, absorbing various skills in the universe, perfecting my Tai Chi lineage. Why don't you and I spar a bit?"

"Spar?" Xu Jingming was surprised. "You and I will limit our physical strength to the level of ordinary planetary lifeforms," Liu Hai explained. "Without relying on cosmic energy, without relying on mental power, just a competition of skills, how about it?"

"...Okay." Xu Jingming was also quite curious about his teacher's progress over the years.

Soon they arrived at the personal training ground. In a valley full of birds and flowers, Xu Jingming and Liu Hai each held weapons. One held a spear, and the other held a saber and shield. After many years, the two competed again! "Compared to a hundred years ago, Jingming seems to have changed a lot. I should be able to see more from his moves," Liu Hai thought to himself, then opened his mouth.

"Jingming, be careful."

*Boom.*

Liu Hai rushed out instantly. Xu Jingming smiled and also greeted him.

Two afterimages clashed, the spear and the saber-shield clashing!

*Clang clang clang!*

After a series of exchanges, Xu Jingming was secretly surprised. "I've been in the Battle General World for so many years, and fought against so many experts. In terms of weapon skills, Teacher can rank in the top ten in the Battle General World." Xu Jingming marveled inwardly, "Teacher has integrated many skills into the Tai Chi Yin-Yang theory, using Yin and Yang to interpret skills, and even combining them to interpret..." From the moment they exchanged blows, Xu Jingming felt the terror of Liu Hai's saber-shield skills.

However, Xu Jingming's spearmanship today had already exceeded the scope of skills. He had embarked on the path of spearmanship of the mind! He had already laid the foundation. He was refining his mind with spearmanship! Every spear naturally resonated with the Void Abyss. "Hmm?" Liu Hai discovered the terror of his disciple as soon as they exchanged blows. "Jingming's moves are not just pure moves, nor are they mental attacks. But they are even more shocking." "It's like seeing a meteor shower, feeling its beauty. Seeing a vast lake without a ripple, like a huge piece of jade, bringing shock. Seeing a rainbow after the rain, like a dream. His moves are too fluid. A spear is like a living being." Liu Hai also realized the difference. In the same amount of time, he could only change his moves five times, but Xu Jingming could change his moves ten times! Easily breaking his moves.

After dozens of exchanges, Xu Jingming left a mark on his teacher's chest. "Haha, I lost." Liu Hai smiled, smiling happily, "Jingming, Jingming, when I saw you today, I felt that your aura was completely different from the past. I thought something big had happened. But after a fight, I realized... your aura is the manifestation of your spearmanship will. Isn't it said that weapon skills are useless at the Source lifeform stage? That everyone is studying various sciences, studying the composition of Source power?" Liu Hai asked doubtfully, "But I feel that your spearmanship completely transcends the scope of skills."

"Sincerity in the spear, refining the mind with spearmanship," Xu Jingming said.

"Refining the mind with the way of weapons?" Liu Hai was thoughtful, "I've heard of this saying. The Battle General World in the virtual world is on this path. Is it really useful?"

"Teacher can try it," Xu Jingming said with a smile. Without being contaminated by high-dimensional forces, purely refining the mind with the way of weapons is not dangerous at all. After all, it is making one's mind purer and more relaxed. "It's a lot easier. I've prepared a gift for you, Teacher." Xu Jingming invited, "Have you heard of Ice Flower Spirit Liquid?"

Liu Hai was stunned, and waved his hands repeatedly: "No need, no need."

"What's wrong?" Xu Jingming was taken aback.

Liu Hai smiled: "I have it."

"Have it?" Xu Jingming immediately guessed, "Teacher, you've been recruited into a top force? Recruited, so you also obtained Ice Flower Spirit Liquid?" Liu Hai invited.

Xu Jingming was immediately happy for his teacher. The help he could provide was piecemeal, while the cultivation of the top forces was systematic. His teacher should also have obtained inheritance and could grow more smoothly. "Congratulations, Teacher," Xu Jingming said.

"I'm basking in your glory, hahaha... Teacher knows very well how much he weighs," Liu Hai smiled brightly.

Liu Hai continued: "Jingming, within the top forces, listening to those outer members discuss, everyone believes that you will become a universe legend faster than Chi Meng and the others! I heard that you have already reached the tenth-order limit, are you confident about becoming a universe legend?"

"It's quite difficult," Xu Jingming said.

"You kid are just being modest," Liu Hai shook his head, "I've watched you rise step by step, and I know your character very well. Until you break through, you will be modest."

Xu Jingming smiled. This time, it was really difficult!

"Our Blue Star civilization, having a figure like you, is the luck of the civilization," Liu Hai sighed, "Once, our generation was under a lot of pressure, but you became a Source lifeform, and we all relaxed, haha... well, that's really good."

Xu Jingming immediately continued to pour wine for his teacher.

Xu Jingming chatted with his teacher for a long time, and his teacher left happily. Xu Jingming understood, "As for outside of Blue Star, there's no need to see some people like Qu Fang and Qiu Qingke. After all, I was helping them before. What level they can grow to in the future is up to fate." Qu Fang was once the number one fan, wholeheartedly helping those weak indigenous planetary lifeforms. Xu Jingming admired Qu Fang very much and gave Qu Fang a lot of help. Although he held a small number of shares, he didn't actually receive any dividends. Qiu Qingke was a young man that Xu Jingming had cultivated while stationed on the border. During his days of being stationed on the border, Xu Jingming had also incidentally cultivated several young geniuses. But after helping to a certain extent, it would depend on their individual abilities. "Outside of Blue Star, the person who is truly kind to me, who has helped me the most, is Diano." Xu Jingming knew this point. Without Diano, the fate of the entire Blue Star civilization would have changed drastically.