Jiang City was engulfed in the smoke of war, and the Guan Mountain District, with its manykes, was especially hard-hit.
In just a few minutes, Li Yuan had brought Li Qianqian and Li Muhua to the South Lake Starfire neighbourhood.
The entire neighbourhood, including the more distant South Lake Starry Sky neighbourhood, was exceptionally quiet.
Because, over these two neighbourhoods, there were at least a hundredbat drones visible to the naked eye hovering in the sky, with many of them being heavy-duty drones… And there were even more hidden forces.
As Li Yuan knew, vis like his own were guarded by a drone and twobat robots all year round… As one of the top residential areas in Jiang City, their defense capabilities were also top-notch.
And that was just the protection from the Mechanical Legion, not to mention how many high-level martial artists and even prime warriors were at home in the neighbourhoods themselves.
Therefore.
As long as the manders" of the Fish Spirit n weren''t foolish, they wouldn''t attack these two neighbourhoods after years of probing.
The aircraft below was automatically identified and summoned by Li Yuan through his L6-level authority in the Martial Hall.
It descended rapidly onto the vi''swn.
"Qian Qian, Muhua." Aunt Chen Hui, who had already received the news, rushed out of the room immediately.
"Mom."
Li Qianqian and Li Muhua also jumped down from the aircraft and rushed towards Chen Hui.
Li Changzhou, who came out of the viter, was moreposed as a father. He said, "I told you, with Xiao Yuan here, nothing will happen to Qian Qian and the others."
"Mom, do you know? Brother was so amazing just now, he killed so many Fish Spirit n warriors." Li Muhua couldn''t help but say, "Especially thest one who came out, my teacher said it was at least at level 18, and it was defeated by my brother."
"Level 18?" Chen Hui looked at Li Yuan with concern.
"An 18-level Fish Spirit n warrior?" Li Changzhou was equally shocked.
Ordinary citizens might not be very strong, but thanks to the nation''s regr education, special training, and evacuation drills… they were very clear about the strength of Star Realm creatures at each level.
Level 18, ording to national propaganda, could only be harmed by a high-level warrior or arge amount of heavy weaponry inbination.
Just like the high-level Fish Spirit n warrior Li Yuan had killed.
If it hadn''t been entangled by Li Yuan and then trapped in the "firepower"id by numerousbat drones in an open space, it wouldn''t have been killed so easily.
"Uncle, don''t listen to Muhua''s nonsense." Li Yuan said, "I just tied up the opponent. It was the drones that killed it in the end."
"Still, that''s impressive, Xiao Yuan… You''ve really grown up." Li Changzhou looked at Li Yuan with a touch of emotion.
Li Yuan''s abilities had undergone such a transformation in just half a year since starting university?
Li Changzhou,ing from Jiangbei Martial University, naturally knew what this meant.
Of course, during the past six months, Li Yuan asionally shared his recent experiences with his uncle and aunt throughmunication, so they weren''t too surprised.
Kunlun Martial University, in their minds, was a "top university."
For a top genius from a top university to be powerful was quite normal, wasn''t it?
"Uncle, aunt, you go into the house first. I''m going to the underground martial arts room," Li Yuan said.
Whoosh!
With a move, Li Yuan had already flown out dozens of meters, entering the underground martial arts room.
ng~ The sealed weapon wall slowly descended, revealing all kinds of weapons, helmets, armor,bat boots, etc.
They were all practical weapons.
"I carry the Origin Power battle suit with me, but once it''s activated, it''s too conspicuous." Li Yuan thought for a moment.
He quickly put on a full set of ''First Rank top grade'' battle armor, helmet, andbat boots.
There were also extremely tough pants made of special materials, which even high-level warriors couldn''t tear.
In the blink of an eye.
Li Yuan was fully dressed, with only half of his face exposed.
"This way."
"With full armor coverage, even if I activate the Origin Power battle suit, it won''t be noticeable from the outside," Li Yuan thought to himself.
The Origin Power battle suit was close-fitting, like nanomaterial, and activated by Origin Power.
Normally, the armor would provide defense, and in critical moments, the battle suit would activate for double the defense. This meant that Li Yuan''s chances of survival had greatly increased.
The only w was a slight decrease in flexibility when wearing twoyers of armor.
"If the Fish Spirit n warriors have Fourth Level techniques, they certainly wouldn''t waste their lives as cannon fodder. The impact won''t be significant," Li Yuan considered.
He had specifically checked the Starfire Martial Hall''s database for information about the ''Fish Spirit Star Realm''.
He was aware of certain patterns.
"Finally." Li Yuan''s gaze fell on the all-ck long spear.
Made entirely of alloy.
This was a weapon prepared for Li Yuan''s life or death struggles by Starfire Martial Hall.
Priced at 18 million Blue Star Coins!
The spearhead and sharp des were near indestructible; even regr steel would be easily pierced with little force, yet the metallic shaft was extremely flexible,parable to wooden poles.
This was due to very special Heavenly Materials and Treasures minerals added to it, giving it a ''memory'' feature.
Most importantly, it was a Prime Weapon, capable of being infused with Origin Power.
Like amon long spear, it would explode with a bang as soon as Origin Power was infused.
"ck Chen!" Li Yuan revealed a smile; this was the name he had given the long spear.
The ck Chen Spear, weighing four hundred and twenty kilograms, was a weapon perfectly suited for Li Yuan''s current strength.
Whoosh!
Li Yuan grabbed the weapon, and the cold shaft seemed to inject a surge of passion into his heart.
"ck Chen."
"Today, I''ll let you taste blood," Li Yuan murmured to himself, a glint of killing intent shing through his eyes.
Whoosh! With a move, Li Yuan had already drifted out of the basement and arrived on the ground floor.
In the living room.
The whole family was shocked by the fully armed Li Yuan, who looked like a warrior about to go into battle.
"Xiaoyuan, what are you doing?" Chen Hui couldn''t help but ask.
"Auntie, I am preparing to report to the city patrol team," Li Yuan replied.
"You''re just a freshman, there''s no need for you to go," Chen Hui blurted out, clearly aware of the policy.
Li Yuan was about to exin.
"Go ahead," Li Changzhou suddenly spoke up, a smile on his face, "Be cautious and don''t be rash. Killing aliens is important, but the first priority is to protect yourself."
"Okay," Li Yuan nodded slightly.
"Hurry up, don''t worry about home, the entire Nanhu Starfire neighborhood is the safest," Li Changzhou instead urged.
Chen Hui was about to speak but was stopped by Li Changzhou''s gaze.
"Uncle and Auntie, I''ll be going then," Li Yuan said no more.
Every second wasted,
meant more casualties under the chaos of the Fish Spirit n invasion.
Whoosh!
Li Yuan dashed out of the room, leaped onto the hovering vehicle outside, and swiftly flew towards the distance.
Inside the vi.
"How could you..." Chen Hui started to say four words, but her voice grew weaker.
Because Li Changzhou had already taken her hand, with only a smile.
Chen Hui''s heart then understood most of it.
"Ever since Xiaoyuan got into Kunlun Martial University and fully embarked on this path, this day was bound toe," said Li Changzhou softly, "We''re clear on that, aren''t we?"
"I understand," Chen Hui''s eyes slightly reddened: "It''s just that it came too soon."
"He''s still just a child, he''s barely turned 18 a few months ago," Chen Hui''s voice choked up.
In her heart, Li Yuan had not grown up for long.
Li Changzhou fell silent for a moment, then heaved a sigh, "But he is a Martial Artist now."
Suddenly.
"Mom and Dad, look quickly," Li Qianqian pointed to the distant screen, which was broadcasting news on the ''Star Realm Channel''.
"The Fish Spirit Tide has suddenly erupted in Jiangbei Province, with Jiang City being one of the hardest hit areas," the host spoke in a deep voice, his words tinged with a sob, "So far, it is estimated that over 24,000 people have died... The number of Fish Spirit n warriors is conservatively estimated to exceed 10,000...
The casualties are extremely heavy, but our soldiers, our Martial Artists,"
"are also fighting hard."
"Next, here are some of the few battle videos we''ve just received, all of which has just urred."
Whoosh~
The screen switched to show a young man in ck, moving against the flow of people to attack arge number of Fish Spirit n warriors, holding a short knife, one Fish Spirit after another falling to the ground...
"ording to the information we received, this powerful Martial Artist is named Li Yuan, a freshman from Kunlun Martial University, and he is a genius among our Human Race," the host said excitedly, "Just by himself, he has killed at least 20 Fish Spirit n warriors, saving the lives of at least several hundred people..."
"He!!"
"Has managed to fight against 19th-rank Fish Spirit warriors and ultimately killed one with the help of the Mechanical Legion... Li Yuan! At only 18 years old, to have such strength, he truly can be called one of Xia Country''s top geniuses," said the host with fervor, "It is said that hees from a poor background and has received a lot of support.
In his senior year of high school, he received the ''Young Hero''mendation."
"Now, he is still a youth!"
"But he is also a hero!"
...In front of the screen.
"This?" Li Changzhou was shocked.
"Xiaoyuan? Qianqian, that''s the battle your brother just experienced," Chen Hui said with a face full of fear, her heart trembling.
"Yes," Li Qianqian nodded.
...Not just Li Changzhou''s family, at this moment, countless people across Xia Country were focusing on the ''Fish Spirit Tide'' crisis in Jiang City, a major disaster.
And with the broadcast of the videos on the program, many people remembered the name Li Yuan.
Of course.
The program showed not only Li Yuan but also videos of many powerful warriors fighting...most were recent, some even live broadcasts of ongoing battles.
...
Jiang City, Provincial Television Station.
"The casualties are very heavy, and the fighting is still ongoing," the middle-aged man with sses said softly, "We, now we need heroes, we need to boost the morale of all the people."
"To inspire the passion in many hearts."
"Keep reporting," said the middle-aged man, "Call on more Martial Artists to stand up and fight."
"Only by doing so can we clear this disaster more swiftly."
"Especially for Martial Path geniuses like Li Yuan, we need to bring them to the fore prominently."
"Remember."
"We are not on the front lines, but this is another battlefield," the middle-aged man spoke solemnly.
"Yes," the numerous staff replied nervously, also feeling a surge of passion in their hearts.
Wanting to make some contribution.
...
Whoosh!
Unaware that he was featured in the television program, Li Yuan rode the flying vehicle and quickly arrived at a ''reporting point'' outside the Nanhu Starfire neighborhood.
There were already many people there.
"Someone else has arrived."
"That makes ten, we''ve got enough people now," many people started shouting aloud.
Whoosh! Li Yuan jumped down.
"It''s Li Yuan."
"Li Yuan." Many people recognized Li Yuan, showing surprise; most who came here were Starfire Martial Hall warriors. Many had seen Li Yuan and heard of this ''A-grade contract'' genius.
"Good! Li Yuan."
"You''ll be the captain of this temporary ten-man team," the guarding warrior said with a glimmer of enthusiasm in his eyes.