Chapter 10

Duel Challenge?

Yuan Hanshuang’s first reaction was astonishment, and her second reaction was that this kid was really daring.

The Fiery Striped Tiger was formidable, and Gu had indeed diligently practiced to break through to the second tier. But true combat depended on many factors. Not to mention that Yuan Hanshuang was a world champion from the martial arts world in her previous life, and in this life, she had undergone extensive training in the black market. The Eight Extremes Fist she practiced had no equal among talent users of the same level.

In the previous final exams, it was like she threw a vast ocean and left room for face. Yuan Hanshuang dared to say that if she went all out, Gu would definitely have a hard time.

“Oh God, a duel challenge.”

Because Gu paraded his psychic power manifestation, the Fiery Striped Tiger, many people turned their attention, discussing it.

“What? Are you not willing?” Young Master Gu stared at her intently, arrogantly lifting his chin. “Although you’ve suppressed my level for the past two years, I’ve also advanced to the second tier now, more than enough to fight against you.”

“Scared of you?” Yuan Hanshuang chuckled. “I’m just thinking, aren’t you afraid of losing embarrassingly?”

Onlookers among the students: “!!!”

An ordinary pyschic power Manifestation, yet so arrogant!

Facing the provocation, Gu didn’t explode as usual. Instead, he looked at her steadily and said, “I look forward to that day.”

This sentence left Yuan Hanshuang in a bit of confusion. She thought about it several times and still couldn’t figure it out.

Gu actually looked forward to losing? Could he be an M?

In the following days, Yuan Hanshuang continued to eat, drink, and lead her little brothers in training as usual.

Soon, the day of departure arrived.

Early in the morning, she instructed her dad to stay at home, prepared an adequate supply of nutrient fluid, and slung a small backpack over her shoulder before heading out.

This was Yuan Hanshuang’s first long-distance trip after transmigrating and her first time leaving 1999 Star. She couldn’t help but feel excited.

This good mood continued until the starport.

Junior Academy students disembarked from the floating bus, passed through the automatic ticket checkpoint, and boarded the interstellar ship. Two hundred students participated in practical training this year, and as they boarded, they quickly filled the small starship.

Because the journey was less than an hour, Yuan Hanshuang didn’t sit obediently in her seat after boarding. Instead, she stood on the deck, looking around curiously.

She found that the starship in the interstellar world was similar to the ships on Earth in her previous life, with the only difference being that one traveled on the sea, and the other traversed the universe. The commonality was that neither was enclosed, using only a transparent gaseous protective shield. For example, now, Yuan Hanshuang could look up or stand on the edge of the ship and see the sparkly stars surrounding the spaceship in all directions, shimmering with countless lights, a breathtaking sight.

Of course, besides the starship, the starport also had several layers of luxury star liners, and from a distance, you could see swimming pools and banquet halls with clinking glasses on top.

“Actually, these star liners are for rich people to go on vacation and enjoy. The most impressive ones are the starships,” Ke Junda sighed. “The warships inside the starships are entirely made of psychic power enhancement materials. For example, the warships of the Imperial Legion are super cool.”

Ten minutes later, the small starship slowly left the starport.

“It’s so beautiful.” Yuan Hanshuang propped up her head, looking at the vast universe, full of emotion.

The speed of the starship was not slow at all, and during the journey, you could even see rotating nebulae. Stars in the distance passed by the spaceship one after another, dim and profound, giving a sense of inexplicable loneliness.

She didn’t know which one of these nebulae her Earth from her previous life belonged to.

Just when Yuan Hanshuang was unusually sentimental, she suddenly felt a dizzying sensation. Initially, she didn’t pay much attention, but later, her complexion became so bad that it was noticed by the careful Ke Junda, who exclaimed, “Boss, what’s wrong with you!”

With this shout, all the little brothers rushed over in a commotion. “What’s wrong with Boss Shuang?!”

The voices quickly attracted the accompanying school doctor.

After a thorough examination, the school doctor helplessly said, “Why do you have airsickness besides having a big appetite?”

Yuan Hanshuang, who was almost at her last breath: “…” Done for.

Heard of motion sickness, heard of seasickness, never heard of airsickness.

This spaceship is even more stable than the high-speed trains she took in her previous life, as it is centrally equipped with gravity stones. It can climb, descend, and even perform a 360-degree rotation in the air as if walking on level ground.

In addition to her super-strong physique from years of diligent practice, how could she still feel airsick? It’s unbelievable.

However, the fact proved that airsickness cannot be stopped. Even the school doctor couldn’t do anything about it. “Although the academy is equipped with corresponding drugs, there is indeed no medicine for airsickness. Bear with it, we’ll arrive soon.”

Just as Ke Junda was thinking of finding some water for the boss on the spaceship to see if it would help, the spaceship suddenly came to an emergency stop, almost sending Yuan Hanshuang away on the spot.

“What’s going on? Why did the spaceship suddenly stop? Scared me.”

“Did we encounter extraterrestrial meteorites?”

Many passengers stood up, intending to find out what was happening.

Soon, they found out why.

Above the vast starry sea, a beautiful golden starship appeared.

Compared to this behemoth that covered the sky, the small spaceship they were on seemed like a small fish encountering a blue whale in the ocean, so tiny that a breath from the other side could send it away.

After seeing the emblem on the starship, everyone took a cold breath.

“What’s wrong? Did we encounter star bandits?” Yuan Hanshuang, enduring discomfort, asked.

She had seen the wanted orders when she was on Black Street, and she was familiar with the term “star bandits.” This profession was similar to pirates, taking the wild path.

“Not star bandits.” Ke Junda, with an admiring and almost chicken-skin-raising look, looked at the starship. “It’s the starship of the Luminous Temple.”

The name of Luminous Temple was not unfamiliar to Yuan Hanshuang.

It was mentioned when the doctor on Black Street told her and her father about the options for repairing his damaged memories and brain. To restore his mind, she needed either the black gold treatment capsule or the intervention of a bishop from the Luminous Temple.

In the Black Street fighting arena, there was a public Star Net, and when Yuan Hanshuang had time, she specifically searched for this seemingly powerful organization on the Star Network. That’s when she learned that the Luminous Temple was one of the top forces in the interstellar world, powerful enough to even have its own territory—the Holy See.

However, as a religious force, just like the Vatican occupying 61 football fields, the Holy See of the Luminous Temple was only on one main planet despite being called a country.

But this didn’t affect its interstellar status.

Because the core bishops of the Luminous Temple were high-level auxiliary Gifted.

Everyone has a time of life and death, so never provoke someone with auxiliary abilities.

Over the years, the Luminous Temple has maintained a positive public image. Unlike the antagonist images in online novels that Yuan Hanshuang had seen in her previous life, they actually did practical things, often going to remote stars for free clinics, not getting involved in the political mess between the Federation and the Empire, and even conducting charity fundraising every year.

Ke Junda was so excited and admiring at the sight of the  Luminous Temple’s starship because he had received free treatment and assistance from the Luminous Temple Gifted when he was a child.

“Why would the Luminous Temple’s starship suddenly appear nearby?”

Different from the students, who looked at the starship passing above them with excitement and admiration, Hong Nian was worried as he stared at the starship.

After all, he had been to the capital star, so he could tell at a glance that this starship was not an ordinary one. It not only had the emblem of the Temple but also had patterns, more like the exclusive ride of high-ranking members of the Luminous Temple.

Xiao Yunmeng said, “Could it be for exploration?”

“Impossible.” Hong Nian shook his head. “The barren stars near 1999 are just ordinary low-level polluted stars. If there were any exploration to be done, it would have been completed decades ago during the planet development. How could it wait until now?”