Recognition [2.2k]

Translator: CinderTL

"Li Chunjun, a Golden Core Cultivator from the Azure Star Minor Realm, has arrived."

As Li Chunjun stepped onto the Void Warship, a clear and authoritative voice resonated.

At the hatch, a man adorned with a special medal stood waiting with his team.

Or rather...

Welcoming him.

"I am Yuan Xiao, the leader of the 19,935th Transport Ship Guidance Group of the Transportation Institute under the Azure Sea Region Branch of the Mobilization Department of the Multitude-Tribes Hegemony War Committee, holding the rank of Second-Class Solar Radiance."

After introducing himself, the man continued, "Li Chunjun, according to the information we have, you are a native of Blue Star but were recognized as the Flaming Phoenix Sword Prodigy by the Taixu Sword Sect of the Azure Star Minor Realm due to your exceptional talent?"

"Yes," Li Chunjun nodded.

"As a reserve 'Prodigy'-level talent of the human race, I must ask: were you coerced into signing up for the Multiverse Hegemony War?"

Yuan Xiao's expression turned serious.

"No," Li Chunjun replied. "I volunteered."

"You need to consider this carefully. The battlefield you are joining is the Two Realms Mountain, a Realm Battlefield where Nascent Soul cultivators are allowed to participate! If you confirm that you were coerced, there is still a chance to withdraw."

Yuan Xiao reiterated.

"I understand," Li Chunjun said. "My next goal is to challenge the Profound Yellow Star Brilliance List! To ensure success, I need to become stronger, and there is no better place to rapidly enhance my strength than the battlefield."

"Challenging the Profound Yellow Star Brilliance List!?"

Yuan Xiao was momentarily stunned, then his pupils contracted. "Do you possess Nascent Soul-level combat power?"

"Yes," Li Chunjun affirmed.

At these words, not only Yuan Xiao but also the two men behind him slightly changed their expressions.

They had already been somewhat surprised when they learned from the data that Li Chunjun was a 'Prodigy'-level genius.

Although 'Prodigy'-level talents from previous generations had participated in the Multiverse Hegemony War to temper themselves, Core Formation 'Prodigies' usually only joined Core Formation battlefields, while Nascent Soul 'Prodigies' participated in Nascent Soul-level battlefields. It was extremely rare for someone like Li Chunjun to cross realms and join a higher-level battlefield.

But now...

According to his words, not only did he possess the certification of a 'Prodigy'-level genius, but he also had Nascent Soul-level combat power at the Core Formation stage, qualifying him to challenge the Star Glory List!? A Child of the Stars!

"Follow me!" Yuan Xiao said.

With that, he led Li Chunjun into the interior of the warship.

From the outside, the Void Warship appeared to be only a hundred meters in size.

But its internal space was astonishingly vast.

Beyond the hatch area, a space as large as a football field appeared before him.

It was filled with countless light projections.

Li Chunjun glanced briefly.

Each light projection depicted the combat records of various Core Formation and Nascent Soul cultivators, as well as Servitors, Divine Spirits, and even some creatures he couldn't identify.

At the same time, a large number of Core Formation Cultivators were continuously reviewing these records.

Yuan Xiao led Li Chunjun on a Sword Flight, crossing through another portal...

Or rather, another formation, and a more expansive stone forest appeared before Li Chunjun.

The "visible" area of this stone forest was no less than ten square miles.

"Space technology is truly miraculous," Li Chunjun remarked.

"Each Void Warship is a valuable asset of the War Committee. In terms of technological sophistication, they are no less than top-tier Dao Artifacts... Unless they participate in the Multiverse Hegemony War, many Nascent Soul True Lords might never have the chance to board a flying warship of this level in their lifetime."

Yuan Xiao explained.

When Yuan Xiao arrived with Li Chunjun, a group of people were already waiting there.

Seeing Li Chunjun and Yuan Xiao approach, they were quite curious.

"A Core Formation Realm 'Prodigy' coming to participate in the Nascent Soul-level Two Realms Mountain battlefield? What's the thinking behind that?"

"It's probably not just about being a 'Prodigy' genius! Yuan Xiao claims he has Nascent Soul-level combat power. If that's true, he could even be rated as a Child of the Stars."

"Is it really that competitive down there now? Sending such a genius to the battlefield? Isn't that a waste?"

Several people with Nascent Soul cultivation were discussing, their eyes scrutinizing Li Chunjun.

One of them, a Nascent Soul cultivator who appeared to be in his thirties, stepped forward. As he walked, armor materialized on his body, instantly transforming him into what seemed like a futuristic mechanical warrior.

"I am Wan Li Xue, the deputy captain of Ship 19935."

The man spoke, then beckoned to Li Chunjun: "Come, let me see if your Nascent Soul-level combat power lives up to its reputation."

"Here?"

Li Chunjun looked at Yuan Xiao and asked.

"Of course."

Yuan Xiao smiled and said, "This stone forest is actually a simulated formation called the Myriad Transformations Boundless Formation. The formation is inscribed on the battleship, equivalent to a branch of a sixth-level formation... In terms of defensive capabilities alone, it's comparable to a fifth-level defensive formation presided over by a Primordial Spirit True Monarch."

He glanced at Li Chunjun: "So, you can go all out."

Li Chunjun nodded, then turned to the man: "I specialize in Sword Intent."

"Coincidentally, I'm most skilled in defensive Sword Intent."

Deputy Captain Wan Li Xue smiled and said, "A minor accomplishment in Primal Chaos Sword Intent... a derivative of Chaos Sword Intent, which can make all Sword Intent, Sword Qi, and Mystical Powers chaotic."

"Alright."

Li Chunjun gestured with his hand, and the Scarlet Sky Sword appeared.

"A top-tier Mystic Treasure-level Flying Sword?"

Wan Li Xue recognized it immediately: "To refine a Flying Sword to this level at the Core Formation Realm is truly impressive. Moreover, you come from the Blue Star Minor Realm, so you probably didn't use Creation Spirit Liquid to temper the sword. That means it's all due to Sword Intent? I'm already looking forward to this."

His eyes gleamed with anticipation.

Li Chunjun also held nothing back.

With a gesture, the Scarlet Sky Sword shot into the void. In the next moment, the sword's body expanded, growing from a three-foot blade to three hundred feet, even three thousand feet, carrying a destructive force that shook the void as it came crashing down.

When a master makes a move, their skill is immediately apparent.

Wan Li Xue sensed the terrifying Sword Intent in Li Chunjun's strike the moment it was unleashed.

For a moment, even though he was a peak Nascent Soul cultivator who had achieved the status of a Great True Lord, he couldn't help but be moved: "Great Accomplishment Sword Intent!?"

In the next moment, he pointed a finger, and above him, what seemed like a Tai Chi diagram appeared. Within it, the forces of Yin and Yang churned violently, causing the Yin and Yang to invert and the Five Elements to become disordered, directly transforming the area into chaos.

Even the Scarlet Sky Sword, wielded by Li Chunjun with Great Accomplishment Sword Intent, seemed to lose its sense of direction.

"Inverted Primal Chaos! Haha, the captain is really bullying him," a Nascent Soul True Lord couldn't help but laugh.

"It's better to be bullied by our own people than by the enemy."

An elderly Nascent Soul cultivator said gravely.

"A top-tier Mystic Treasure Flying Sword, combined with Great Accomplishment Sword Intent... I believe he truly possesses Nascent Soul-level combat power."

Yuan Xiao's eyes carried a hint of something unusual.

"Then persuade him. If he was coerced into signing up, there's still a way to withdraw. It's just that the coercer will be executed, and everything behind them will be implicated."

Someone else interjected.

"Respect others' choices, and respect their fate."

The elderly Nascent Soul True Lord spoke and then fell silent.

After a brief exchange, Wan Li Xue felt he had already gauged Li Chunjun's depth.

Indeed, he could be considered to possess Nascent Soul-level combat power.

"Let's end this."

At that moment, he was about to use his Mystical Powers to seize Li Chunjun's Flying Sword and conclude the battle.

But just as he activated his Mystical Powers, a sudden warning surged from the depths of his mind.

In the next moment, his gaze seemed to catch something.

Li Chunjun's Flying Sword!? Unbeknownst to him, the sword had already broken free from the constraints of the Inverted Primal Chaos Mystical Powers, silently yet swiftly, like a streak of light, it shot toward him.

"What!?"

The sudden turn of events even startled Wan Li Xue.

Without hesitation, he fully activated the top-tier Mystic Treasure armor he was wearing.

"Bang!"

Brilliant light scattered in all directions.

Flames erupted!

It seemed as if the Scarlet Sky Sword, which had silently shot forward, had heard Wan Li Xue's words, "Let's end this." It did not unleash its full power but merely sparked a visible flame on the surface of the armor before veering off.

Looking at the shallow sword mark left on the armor...

Wan Li Xue was utterly stunned.

Not just him, but the several Nascent Soul True Lords who had been discussing earlier also suddenly stopped their conversation, staring in astonishment at Li Chunjun, who had just retracted the Scarlet Sky Sword into his body.

After a while, one of the Nascent Souls murmured to himself.

"How could this be..."

"Inverted Primal Chaos? Broken?"

"He's only at the Core Formation Realm, how did he do it!?"

Not only these Nascent Soul True Lords, but even Wan Li Xue's gaze fell upon Li Chunjun.

"You..."

He vaguely sensed the process by which Li Chunjun's Scarlet Sky Sword had broken through the Inverted Primal Chaos.

But at that moment, his attention was entirely captivated by the Great Accomplishment Sword Intent Li Chunjun had displayed. Instinctively, he thought of first breaking Li Chunjun's Great Accomplishment Sword Intent before intercepting the Scarlet Sky Sword. Yet, in what seemed like a blink of an eye...

The Flying Sword had already shot to his front!? Although he was confident that his armor's defense could withstand the Scarlet Sky Sword's strike, the problem was...

Li Chunjun was only at the Core Formation Realm!

A Core Formation cultivator had forced him, a Great True Lord, to use all his means!? "Have you mastered two types of Sword Intent?"

Wan Li Xue couldn't help but ask.

Li Chunjun nodded but offered no explanation.

Strictly speaking, he had cultivated three types of Sword Intent.

However, the Great Void Destruction Sword Intent was a fusion and refinement of the Grand Ruins Sword Intent and the Destruction Sword Intent. So, saying he had two types of Sword Intent...

Wasn't entirely wrong.

"Two types of Sword Intent, one strange and elusive, the other fierce and domineering. Moreover, I can sense that your Divine Sense is also quite strong, coupled with a top-tier Mystic Treasure Lifebound Flying Sword..."

After a brief calculation, even though Wan Li Xue had lived for over six hundred years and had seen countless so-called "geniuses," he couldn't help but gasp in astonishment: "With this level of strength... you could almost certainly make it onto the Profound Yellow Star Brilliance List, right?"

Then, as if remembering something, he immediately asked, "What about your Mystical Powers? How have you been practicing them?"

"I haven't practiced any Mystical Powers."

"Haven't practiced?"

Wan Li Xue was taken aback.

Then, with some disbelief, he said, "Your Sword Intent has reached great mastery, yet you tell me you haven't cultivated any Mystical Powers? Without the nourishment and insights from Mystical Powers, how did you achieve such a level of Sword Intent?"

"Perhaps... just by thinking a lot?"

Li Chunjun replied after some consideration.

"Thinking?"

Is Sword Intent something you can achieve just by thinking a lot? Shouldn't it be through relentless practice, touching upon the true essence of Mystical Powers, thereby gaining insights that allow the corresponding Sword Intent to reach new heights? Using your mind to think...

Is that something a human can do?

"Captain, Li Chunjun hails from the Blue Star Minor Realm."

Yuan Xiao reminded at this moment.

Upon hearing this, Wan Li Xue quickly understood his implication.

What resources could there be in a Lesser World!?

Immediately, he turned sharply to Li Chunjun and asked, "Tell me, were you coerced into signing up for the Two Realms Mountain battle?"

After speaking, the captain transmitted a Divine Sense message: "If you're joining the Multiverse Hegemony War for resources... although my Wan family is not a major clan, our ancestors once produced Void Refining Great Powers. If you're willing, the Wan family is prepared to offer you one thousand Spirit Crystals as an initial investment. If you can maintain your condition in the future, we can continue to add more..."

"No need."

Li Chunjun calmly replied, "The edge of a sword is honed through grinding. I think the Two Realms Mountain battlefield is just fine."

Wan Li Xue looked at Li Chunjun...

After all, the two had just met by chance; how could the other possibly bow his head in submission?

Moreover, with the Two Realms Mountain battlefield about to open...

There was no time to build a relationship.

For a moment, the deputy captain could only say, "In that case, I can only wish you a triumphant return."

After speaking, he turned to Yuan Xiao, "Enter his name into the roster, report it upwards, and apply for a temporary second-level Solar Radiance Military Rank."

(End of the Chapter)

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