High-Level Martial Era

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"300 kilometers from Observation Point 19? That far?" Li Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, "Senior Liu, how far is it from Outpost Base 3?"

Observation Point 19 was already over 650 kilometers from the Outpost Base.

"Over 900 kilometers," Liu Jing stated directly.

Li Yuan fell into thought; 900 kilometers was neither far nor near.

"I must remind you that the area around Flying Serpent Valley is dominated by a very powerful group known as 'Flying Serpent,'" Liu Jing said. "Although we haven't detected any Second Rank Alien Race members, there are a large number of powerful aliens above level 18, and the signal transmission is very bad in that area due to its special environment."

Listening carefully, Li Yuan spoke, "Senior Liu Jing, I need more detailed information about Flying Serpent Valley and everything about the interrogations you've conducted."

"No problem," Liu Jing nodded.

Time passed.

With Liu Jing's narrative, supplemented with some text and video materials, Li Yuan completely understood the situation.

The Tianliang Clan's attack on Observation Point 19 was not a planned invasion, but was instead caused by an exploration team led by someone named 'Wang Zhou.'

The exploration team usually surveyed hydrology and geography to find suitable locations for resource development for Martial Artists.

The team Wang Zhou led had discovered a special area near Flying Serpent Valley. Before they could confirm what it was, they encountered warriors from the Tianliang Clan.

After killing one Tianliang Clan warrior, the five-member team decisively retreated but were immediately pursued and attacked.

In the end, only Wang Zhou managed to escape, and during the intense battle, his smart ring was damaged.

Because of this, he was unable to report back immediately.

Eventually, he reached Observation Point 19, thinking he was safe, but then the entire Observation Point came under attack... until Li Yuan arrived.

"The smart ring was damaged?" Li Yuan nodded slightly, not finding it strange as such incidents were common.

"Li Yuan."

"According to the intelligence brought by Wang Zhou, there are suspected Heavenly Materials Treasures in Flying Serpent Valley," Liu Jing said solemnly projecting his image. "And from the questioning of the two captives, there were similar testimonies regarding the exploration of 'treasures,' but they could not be completely confirmed."

"Understood," Li Yuan nodded.

"Additionally, we have confirmed from the mouths of the two captives that there were over 200 Tianliang Clan warriors gathered this time," Liu Jing said. "The strongest among them, named Xue Shu, is a Core Disciple from one of the three major sacred places of the Tianliang Clan."

"200 warriors?" Li Yuan's heart grew cold, realizing that if they were all as powerful as the ones he had just encountered, it was indeed a very strong force.

"Senior, what is a Core Disciple of the sacred land?" Li Yuan asked, puzzled.

"The three major sacred lands of the Tianliang Clan are somewhat akin to our human civilization's Starfire Martial Hall and Starry Sky Martial Hall, and Core Disciples are the elite of the younger generation in these sacred lands," Liu Jing explained earnestly. "Somewhat like the students of the Starry Sky Martial Hall, they are few in number, but highly skilled with many life-preserving tactics."

"So they're not up to Level 20?" Li Yuan inquired.

"Smart," Liu Jing smiled.

Li Yuan nodded to himself.

It looked like these Core Disciples of the sacred lands were equivalent to the young geniuses of the Tianliang Clan, like himself.

But their Life Level most likely would not reach Level 20.

After all, once the Life Level reached 20, passage through the Star Realm's gateways became impossible.

Any civilization would hardly be willing to leave such elites confined to one Star Realm forever.

Just how skilled they were remained to be seen.

"Li Yuan."

"Over 900 kilometers is too far," Liu Jing said. "We, as Prime Warriors, cannot commit to an action for a treasure so uncertain... And if we were to send ordinary Martial Artists, the entire Outpost Base 3 only has a few hundred free Martial Artists in total."

"In terms of strength, our Seven Stars human civilization is indeed not as strong as Tianliang Civilization in the Mingxu Star Realm," Liu Jing admitted.

Li Yuan nodded slightly.

It wasn't that the Seven Stars human civilization was weaker than the Tianliang Civilization.

It was just that each civilization had different focuses and human civilization did not place much importance on the Ruins Star Realm, coupled with various regulations and constraints.

As the base commander, Liu Jing and his peers naturally had limited forces they could mobilize.

"The other two main officers and I have been watching your battle all along," Liu Jing said. "Your strength is worth hundreds of ordinary Martial Artists... If you go alone, the target is smaller, and there is a chance of success."

"But it is extremely dangerous," he added.

"So, the decision is yours," Liu Jing said. "To go may yield great rewards, but is also fraught with danger, lots of Flying Serpents and hidden Tianliang Clan powerhouses."

"There's even a possibility of encountering a Second Rank Alien Race," Liu Jing did not deny.

Li Yuan silently pondered.

Liu Jing said no more; if the three great Prime Warriors dared not move, then the strongest combatant at Outpost Base 3 was Li Yuan.

Given Li Yuan's Level 6 ranking in the Starfire Martial Hall, Liu Jing couldn't command him forcefully.

After a while,

"I'll go take a look," Li Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, revealing a trace of a smile. "I'll see if there's a chance, and if I don't find it, I will return."

"Good," Liu Jing nodded. "Wang Zhou's smart ring, though unable to connect to the network due to damage, still stored some videos and navigation records... I'll transfer them to you."

"Good."

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Back at Outpost Base 3, Liu Jing ended his communication with Li Yuan, pondered for a moment, and then used a secure line to contact Li Yang.

The line connected quickly.

"Li Yang, Li Yuan has made his decision and is embarking on the exploration," Liu Jing reported directly.

"Good, I understand," Li Yang's deep voice came through the communication. "Please, the secret protection plan is to be activated only as a last resort."

"Yes."

...

Li Yuan didn't hurry to set out; considering the back-to-back intense battles, he was vastly tired and exhausted.

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