Devouring Glutton?

Chapter 644 Devouring Glutton?

After saying goodbye to Dong Changnan, Chen Lie found a spirit beast carriage on the street and returned to the Four Star Pavilion.

The guest room located in the East Star Domain within the Four-Star Pavilion.

Upon seeing Chen Lie return, Wang Shou and Lei Jinglong immediately asked, "Chen Lie, have you obtained permission to enter Death Ridge?"

Chen Lie took out the paper token printed with Princess Chengning's name.

"This is the proof of entry to Dead Hill."

Wang Shou took the paper order from Chen Lie and began to read it.

"Indeed, the document does contain the permission to enter Death Ridge, and it also bears the seal of Princess Chengning."

Chen Lie, you've worked hard this time!

Zhang Lie stepped forward and asked, "Chen Lie, have you ever gotten involved with this Princess Chengning?"

"No!" Chen Lie shook his head.

"That's true. How easy is it to establish a connection with Princess Chengning?"

The following day, led by Wang Shou and Lei Jinglong, Chen Lie and the other nine people from the Eastern Star Region set off for Death Ridge.

As expected, the area outside Deadly Ridge was completely surrounded by the Imperial Guards of the Holy Martial Dynasty.

Chen Lie presented Princess Chengning's handwritten edict, and only then did the Imperial Guards allow him to pass.

Inside the Deadly Ridge, Chen Lie and his group carefully surveyed the area, spending nearly a day there.

Chen Lie, Ning Fan, Zhu Jingxuan, and nine others experienced seven or eight extreme and harsh environments, such as super storms, extreme cold, ground collapses, and fireballs falling from the sky.

These harsh environments do indeed greatly affect a person's combat effectiveness. If you're unlucky, you can even be seriously injured by the environment. By experiencing these extreme harsh environments in advance, the group adapted to many things. Before the battle even started, they had already minimized the impact of these harsh environments on themselves.

As they left, Chen Lie and his group saw people from Langya Star in the Southern Star Region and Jurong Star in the Western Star Region.

Lei Jinglong frowned and asked, "Both the Southern Star Region and the Western Star Region have been granted permission to enter Death Ridge for advance reconnaissance?"

"If we can do it, so can they."

"Langya Star and Jurong Star became permanent council members of their respective star regions ten years earlier than us. Their interstellar connections are unmatched by us. We are already very fortunate that we haven't fallen behind," Wang Shou said in a calm voice.

January 2, 7366 in the Galactic Calendar.

Before dawn, all ten participants from the Eastern Star Region had already gathered together.

Today is the day the four star regions are vying for command of the army, so no one dares to be negligent.

Around six o'clock in the morning, Luo Xin, the director of the Four Star Pavilion, found the group from the Eastern Star Region.

"The Holy Martial Crown Prince's residence has issued an order instructing me to lead you to Death Ridge. Prepare yourselves and come with me!"

Wang Shou immediately approached Luo Xin: "Sir, we are all ready and can go with you at any time."

"That's good, come with me!"

Led by Director Luo Xin, Wang Shou and Lei Jinglong led the ten contestants selected from the Eastern Star Region out of the Four Star Hall and arrived at a large spirit beast chariot, where they boarded the chariot.

The flying spirit beast pulling the cart took off and quickly arrived at the edge of the Holy Capital City, at the location of Death Ridge.

Almost simultaneously, after everyone from the Eastern Star Region disembarked from the spirit beast chariot, people from the other three star regions also arrived.

After everyone from the four star regions disembarked from the spirit beast carriages, a middle-aged man in a long robe arrived.

"Have the people from the Four Star Regions arrived yet?"

The middle-aged man in the long gown asked Luo Xin directly.

"Reporting to Lord Zhang, they have all arrived!" Luo Xin hurriedly replied.

"Yes, let them all come in. His Highness the Crown Prince, as well as representatives from Changxia Star and Aurora Star, are waiting in the venue."

After the middle-aged man in the long robe finished speaking, Luo Xin immediately ordered the people from the Four Star Regions to enter the meeting place specially opened at Jue Ming Ridge.

Chen Lie entered Deadly Ridge with the crowd.

The terrain of Deadly Ridge is quite unique, with prominent peaks on all sides and a sunken plain in the middle.

After entering the Deadly Ridge, an official from the Holy Martial Dynasty of the Northern Star checked the participants from the Four Star Regions and then introduced the terrain to everyone from the Four Star Regions.

From the official's explanation, Chen Lie understood that the four protruding peaks were the edges of the decisive battle, for the audience to watch, while the sunken plain in the middle was the battlefield for the decisive battle in the four star regions.

Although the middle part is called a plain, it is only a general plain, and the terrain is naturally rugged, with a prominent horizontal ridge in the middle.

After explaining the terrain, the official led the people from the four star regions to the highest mountain in the east.

"This battle in your four star regions is jointly presided over by the three stars: Beimang Star, Changxia Star, and Aurora Star."

"Now I will take you to see His Highness the Crown Prince to decide your opponents in this decisive battle."

As the official spoke, he led Chen Lie and his party to the location of the highest mountain in the east.

Chen Lie walked past the heavily guarded soldiers and arrived at the mountain peak with the others.

Upon reaching the summit, Chen Lie saw a young man of about thirty years old, dressed in a dragon-patterned python robe, sitting in the center.

Chen Lie had seen this person before at the Crown Prince's residence and knew that he was none other than Qin Yingtian, the Crown Prince of the Holy Martial Dynasty of Beimang Star.

The people seated on either side of Crown Prince Qin Yingtian, the Holy Martial Emperor, were Huo Changming, the elder of the Yunxia Sect, representing Changxia Star, and Xie Ziyuan, the representative of Aurora Star.

Huo Changming of Changxia Star is a middle-aged man who looks to be in his forties or fifties, while Xie Ziyuan of Aurora Star is a woman in her late twenties.

The official approached Crown Prince Qin Yingtian and bowed deeply, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Qin Yingtian hummed in agreement and gestured to the official.

"Are all the people from the Four Star Regions here?"

"Your Highness, everyone has arrived!" the official replied.

Qin Yingtian said to Huo Changming of Changxia Star and Xie Ziyuan of Aurora Star, "Gentlemen, all the participants from the four star regions have arrived. Do you have anything to add regarding this interstellar alliance competition?"

The elder of the Yunxia Sect cupped his hands in greeting: "Let's proceed according to the rules and regulations your esteemed star has drafted!"

Xie Ziyuan smiled charmingly: "I have nothing to add, please let Your Highness announce it."

Qin Yingtian nodded, his gaze falling on the people in the four star regions.

"Listen up, people from the four star systems who are participating in this interstellar alliance war."

As per your request, this decisive battle will be changed from individual combat to a team battle.

Ten warriors will be sent from each star system, fighting in pairs. The victor will gain control of the 19th Interstellar Alliance.

"Now, one person from each of the four star regions will come up and determine their opponent by drawing wooden tokens."

As soon as Qin Yingtian finished speaking, a maid came out carrying a sandalwood tray. On the sandalwood tray were four wooden plaques with their backs facing up.

Among the participants from the four star regions, Chen Lie, Zhao Guangchen, Tang Xiaowen, and Qi Donglin walked to the maid's side.

"As Your Highness the Crown Prince instructed, two of these four wooden plaques have the character '甲' engraved on the front, and the other two have the character '乙' engraved on the front."

Two star systems that draw the same character will become rivals. Go ahead!

The maid bent down and lifted the sandalwood tray above her head.

Chen Lie, Zhao Guangchen, Qi Donglin, and Tang Xiaowen all reached out and each took a wooden plaque. Chen Lie picked up the plaque and immediately glanced at the character "乙" on the front of it.

Soon, a minor official stepped forward to check the results of the wooden tablets drawn by the four star regions.

After finishing his inspection, the clerk shouted.

"The results of the wooden plaque test are out."

This four-way star domain conflict is between the Eastern Star Domain and the Western Star Domain.

Southern Star Region versus Northern Star Region.

Chen Lie and Tang Xiaowen from the Western Star Region's Giant Fusion Star drew the "B" wooden plaque, while Qi Donglin and Zhao Guangchen drew the "A" wooden plaque.

Crown Prince Qin Yingtian, seated atop the mountain peak, calmly ordered, "Post a notice!"

"yes!"

Two guards pasted a cloth list, several tens of meters long, onto the mountain peak.

There were two paragraphs of text written on the cloth list.

[Eastern Star Region vs. Western Star Region]

[Southern Star Region vs. Northern Star Region]

At this moment, the mountain peaks on all four sides of the battlefield were filled with young martial artists from Beimang Star who were waiting to watch the battle for the four star regions, with the most being martial arts students from the Holy Martial Academy.

Upon seeing the notice posted atop Deadly Ridge, a considerable silence fell.

"It seems that the opponents in the Four Star Regions have been identified."

"The Four Starfields War should be starting soon, right? I wonder what level the martial arts have reached on these peripheral starfield planets."

"It's almost time. The battle should begin after 3:45 AM! I asked the Imperial Guards outside, and they said that after 3:45 AM, no one will be allowed to enter Jue Ming Ridge."

"Oh? So, people who live too far from the Holy Capital can't make it to watch the Battle of the Four Starfields?"

"What's so interesting about a battle between four star systems? They're all barren planets, nowhere near as good as North Star."

"Only people with nothing to do in the capital city want to come and kill some time. Who would come from further away?"

"Brother, you are mistaken. As far as I know, in this battle of the Four Star Regions, there is a freshman from Canglong Starry Sky University who is the first participant."

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There is only one freshman from Canglong Starry Sky University who is ranked first in the entire star field every year. I have a distant cousin who has already reached the strength of a martial arts student from the Holy Martial Arts Academy. He went to Starry Sky University at the beginning of the year, but he didn't even make it into the top ten of his department in the Starry Sky University Freshman Martial Arts Competition.

This battle for control of the four star regions should not be underestimated; it could be surprisingly exciting.

On the highest peak east of Death Ridge, Xie Ziyuan, the representative of Aurora Star, suddenly said, "Your Highness, Elder Huo."

Our three planets are representing the Ten-Star Alliance to oversee this battle. The battle is a matter for the entire star system and should be open to the public, but there are almost no extraterrestrials present. Isn't this level of openness somewhat lacking?

Crown Prince Qin Yingtian of the Holy Martial Emperor asked, "Then what are Representative Xie's thoughts?"

Xie Ziyuan said calmly, "That's simple. I can bring in a nearby mobile satellite, Tianyan, from Aurora Star and broadcast it live to the entire star system via the interstellar channel."

"At that time, not only the Ten Star Alliance, but the entire star field will be able to witness the scene of this battle, which can be considered as giving the Holy Envoy Temple an explanation."

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"Since Representative Xie has this intention, I naturally have no objection."

Xie Ziyuan nodded slightly and issued a command using her communication bracelet.

Soon, a medium-sized satellite, Tianyan, flew above Jue Ming Ridge and hovered high in the sky.

"That's good. The satellite telescope can be connected to the interstellar channel for real-time broadcasting."

After Xie Ziyuan finished speaking, she sat back down.

"The battle for the four star domains will begin in one hour. Please come to the Mingxin Stone to verify your identities if you are matched as opponents."

At this moment, an official from the Northern Star spoke up.

Chen Lie and Tang Xiaowen from the Western Star Region exchanged a glance, and then, following the official's guidance, arrived in front of the two Mind-Enlightening Stones.

The participants from the Northern and Southern Star Regions went to the other two Mind-Enlightening Stones.

"Place your palms on the Mind-Clearing Stone. You are all students of Starry Sky University. The Mind-Clearing Stone contains data on your physical information transmitted from Starry Sky University. If you are not the person in question, the Mind-Clearing Stone will immediately detect it. Let's begin!"

Under the instructions of the officials of Beimangxing, Chen Lie and Tang Xiaowen were the first to verify their identities.

After Chen Lie verified his identity, Zhu Jingxuan's identity was also verified.

In less than two minutes, everyone's identity was verified.

At this moment, the names of all 20 participants in the East Star Region and West Star Region were revealed.

Participants from the Eastern Star Region: Chen Lie, Ning Fan, Pei Naiqing, Zhu Jingxuan, Zhu Jingxi, Xiao Sheng, Meng Qingwan, Zhang Yingxue, You Mingyue, and He Zhen.

Participants from the Western Star Region: Tang Xiaowen, Mu Yunsheng, Guang Hengze, Jing Zhao, Wang Xulong, Chen Lili, Xuan Minghua, Cheng Mengqing, Wu Yan, Wen Ning.

The secrecy surrounding these three parties was indeed well done; it wasn't until now that Chen Lie learned the names of the other party's contestants.

In contrast, Chen Lie estimated that the contestants from various stars in the Eastern Star Region had long been exposed by intelligence personnel from other star regions.

The southern, western, and northern star regions have long been united and integrated, forming an impenetrable internal unit. It is very difficult for intelligence personnel from the eastern star region to obtain their key information.

As for the Eastern Star Region, Blue Star had only just assumed the position of a permanent council member and had not yet resolved its internal issues before the four-star region battle, so it was naturally inferior to the other three star regions.

From their high seat, Xie Ziyuan, the representative of Aurora Star, looked at Chen Lie: "You're Chen Lie?"

Chen Lie was puzzled as to why the representative from Aurora Star had suddenly asked him about this matter. He cupped his hands and said, "I am Chen Lie."

Xie Ziyuan narrowed her eyes: "I heard you won first place in the martial arts competition at Starry Sky University, defeating a genius from our Aurora Star with your mental power?"

"Just lucky."

"To defeat our Aurora Star's genius with mental power and call it luck, it seems our Aurora Star's genius is not worthy of your attention."

"I had no such intention."

"Alright, you don't need to be modest. Being able to defeat the genius of Aurora Star with your mental strength, your mental strength must be quite profound."

Get ready, I'll give you a try, but don't worry, I won't hurt you!

As she spoke, Xie Ziyuan's spiritual power materialized, and a solid arrow of spiritual power shot out of thin air toward Chen Lie.

Before the arrow of mental energy could fall, an invisible mental force had already invaded Chen Lie's sea of ​​consciousness.

Chen Lie's "Willow Earth Deer, the Third Star of the Seven Mansions of Southern Heaven," suddenly activated, frantically devouring the foreign spiritual energy that had invaded his sea of ​​consciousness.

The arrow of spiritual energy paused in mid-air and then began to dissipate.

"Um?"

Xie Ziyuan from Aurora Star asked in surprise, "The Devouring Glutton?"

She withdrew her mental energy and said calmly, "Not bad, you do have some skills. Such talent in mental energy is quite remarkable, even on Aurora Star."

That's truly outstanding; no wonder he was able to defeat the genius of our Aurora Star using only his mental power.