Chapter 394 151: Conclusion

Time passed.

The Starry Sky Assembly had finally reached its end.

「Starry Sky Ancient City」

Inside a magnificent grand hall, over a hundred figures had gathered.

These people were all Elite Students who had participated in the Starry Sky Assembly.

After six months of trials, they had all improved tremendously.

Compared to when they first arrived, the change was night and day.

Their strength had grown immensely.

However, this growth also came at a great cost.

Initially, there had been over one hundred and sixty people, but now, there were fewer than a hundred.

In six months' time, dozens had been lost.

That was almost half of them.

The casualty rate was astonishing.

But it was a price that had to be paid.

On the Stellar Battlefield, death was already a common sight.

People died every single day.

Here, only with greater strength could one hope to survive.

The hundred-plus people gathered in the grand hall, seemingly waiting for something.

Soon, as everyone waited, two figures appeared at the front of the grand hall.

A man and a woman!

They were none other than the two great True Gods of the Human Race.

Standing up front, the two True Gods swept their gazes over the crowd below, but their brows suddenly furrowed.

"Not everyone is here yet?"

The middle-aged True God spoke.

The crowd below exchanged glances, and a single figure surfaced in all their minds.

Chen Yu!

The champion hadn't arrived!

'Did something happen to him?'

A flicker of joy arose in the hearts of a few.

If something had happened to Chen Yu, their own rankings would move up.

"What's going on?"

"Wasn't everyone notified ahead of time?"

The middle-aged True God spoke again, his expression grave.

'The assembly is ending, and the champion is absent. What kind of mess is this?'

'Chen Yu's life-light is still pulsing, so he can't be dead. But if he's not dead, why isn't he here?'

The hall fell silent for a moment. Just then, Dongfang Yao stepped forward from the crowd, looked at the two True Gods, and said, "Seniors, Chen Yu has run into a bit of trouble. He is on his way."

"Trouble!"

The middle-aged True God's gaze sharpened as he looked at Dongfang Yao. "What happened?"

'He could be unconcerned about the others, but Chen Yu was different. A few months ago, he had held his own against an Alien Race True God, even managing to injure him.'

'This was someone who even the Starry Sky Divine Hall was paying close attention to.'

'If something happened to him right as the assembly was concluding, I'm afraid I would be hard-pressed to escape the blame.'

"He ran into an Alien Race camp on his way here. He's probably fighting them now."

Dongfang Yao replied.

"An Alien Race camp..."

"What was its scale?" the middle-aged True God asked after a moment of silence.

"About ten thousand strong, I'd say."

Dongfang Yao answered.

Ten thousand strong?!!!

The entire hall was stunned to hear this.

Alien Race camps were categorized into several tiers, each of a different scale.

A camp of ten thousand was of the highest tier, second only to a main Alien Race encampment.

The only thing larger would be an entire Alien Race army.

Encountering a ten-thousand-strong Alien Race force was a rare event.

The larger the Alien Race force, the greater the chance of encountering powerful experts.

Against a ten-thousand-strong Alien Race force, anyone besides the top three contestants would have a 98 percent chance of dying.

"Since not everyone is here yet, let's just wait a bit longer."

At this, the female True God at his side spoke up.

Hearing this, no one objected.

The assembly was over, but the champion had not arrived. It would be against the rules to announce the rewards early.

No one had any issue with him receiving this special consideration.

After all, Chen Yu's strength spoke for itself.

Although some people present had not witnessed Chen Yu's power firsthand,

the story of how he had clashed with a True God from the Celestial Eye Race a few months prior, injured him, and escaped safely through his own power was well known.

That feat alone was undeniable!

Strength was the only thing that gave one the right to speak.

This was all the more true on the Stellar Battlefield.

...

On the Stellar Battlefield, across a boundless wasteland, thick dust billowed in every direction, destroying everything in its path like a raging tornado.

The ten-thousand-meter-high tornado raged, laced with the stench of blood.

The scene was breathtaking.

Powerful shockwaves rolled out, and miserable, shrill screams echoed from deep within the tornado.

At the heart of the storm, a figure moved at incredible speed. One by one, other figures fell, their bodies torn apart by the gale, making the stench of blood even thicker.

In just a few moments, once every Alien Race figure within the storm had fallen, a lone silhouette stepped out.

As the figure emerged, the terrifying storm subsided.

Chen Yu descended from the sky, absorbing the Life Light Groups. His True God Body grew even stronger.

His entire body emitted waves of light.

'Four hundred fifty billion... A shame. It's still not enough.'

Chen Yu heaved a long sigh as he stared at the information on his interface.

He had been hunting Alien Race experts relentlessly, but things hadn't gone as smoothly as he'd hoped.

His Source of Life was still stuck at 450 billion.

And that was only because he had happened to stumble upon this ten-thousand-strong Alien Race camp.

Otherwise, he likely would have only accomplished half of his goal.

This one battle alone had boosted his Source of Life by 150 billion.

The haul was enormous!

But that was as far as it went.

With the Assembly ending, this kind of rapid growth would be difficult to achieve again.

Besides, it wasn't as if Alien Race experts were that easy to find.

Everything came down to luck.

Without enough luck, it would take a very long time.

With good luck, he might finish in an instant.

'Fifty billion short... Hmm. After the assembly ends, I'll just kill some more members of the Alien Race, and then I can undergo another Evolution.'

Chen Yu's thoughts flickered as he gazed into the void.

'I have to get that last fifty billion, no matter what.'

'For now, though, I'd better go attend the awards ceremony.'

'I can spare the time.'

Having made up his mind, Chen Yu's figure flickered and vanished without a trace in an instant.

...

「Starry Sky Ancient City」

Chen Yu's figure appeared. Gazing at the magnificent Ancient City, he finally felt at ease.

The Human Race's main base was the only place on the Stellar Battlefield where one could truly feel safe.

Everywhere else, one had to remain constantly vigilant.

Even with his current strength, he didn't dare let his guard down.

Although few beings below the rank of a True God could harm him, he was by no means invincible.

Out in the field, he never let his guard down for a single moment.

"Come straight to the grand hall. You're the only one we're waiting for."

Just as he was about to enter the Starry Sky Ancient City, a woman's voice reached his ears.

Heeding the voice, Chen Yu's figure flashed. In the next instant, he materialized out of thin air inside the central grand hall of the Starry Sky Ancient City.

The moment he appeared, Chen Yu instantly felt dozens of pairs of eyes lock onto him.

"Greetings, Seniors."

Chen Yu bowed, his expression calm.

He had seen his share of grand occasions, so he was naturally composed.

Of course, the most important factor was strength!

Aside from the two True Gods, as well as Nangong Ba and Jiang Can, Chen Yu no longer gave anyone else's strength a second thought.

"How did it go?"

The middle-aged True God asked, his face full of concern as he looked at Chen Yu.

Chen Yu smiled faintly. "Just a bunch of small fry, Senior. Nothing to worry about. They've been taken care of."

Everyone: "..."

'A ten-thousand-strong Alien Race force... small fry?!'

'Damn it, does he have to flex that hard?!'

Everyone cursed him in their hearts, but no one could refute him.

The murderous, blood-soaked aura radiating from Chen Yu was proof he was backing up his words with strength, not just running his mouth.

With strength like that, he had earned the right to flex!

That was a perfectly executed flex!