Chapter 1686: Chapter 14: Genius Battle Progress

Jia Yan was able to escape in front of Huo Qu even before reaching Star level.

Now that his strength has reached Star level, and with the Adisa, equipped with space ejection technology in subspace, as long as he’s not surrounded by a group of middle-level Star beings, he is confident he can escape unharmed!

So why wouldn’t he dare to be high-profile?

The Genius Battlefield’s distrust of Jia Yan is clear to him, so he will defend both his life and his honor by himself!

Now Jia Yan has the confidence and the strength!

“Alright, this match will be broadcasted to every corner of the Stellar Academy, and even some media from surrounding Starfields will rebroadcast it. I hope participants from both sides perform well and showcase their abilities.”

After saying all this, Xi Fei led both groups of beings into the sky.

Indeed, the entire Battle Star would serve as the venue during the Genius Battlefield, and Stellar level referees would reach the universe to observe and commentate on the battle.

In the starry sky, countless beings from the Stellar Academy have already gathered.

It’s as if there is a grand organization arranging everything for them, even the Battleships are neatly arranged in a regular pattern.

“This is the biggest trait of geniuses from the Stellar Academy: they cannot reach the pinnacle in Talent, but each of them has excellent organization, making them formidable if formed into an army.”

Longta explained to Jia Yan, who was paying great attention to the surrounding spectators from the Stellar Academy.

“Their training method has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that more geniuses achieve Star level compared to our Genius Battlefield, mainly because we exhaust many talents internally. Another advantage is that the geniuses they cultivate make good soldiers.”

“As for the disadvantages, these geniuses find it very difficult to reach higher levels and hard to fully utilize their Talents. That’s why, although they produce more Star-level beings, they have fewer beings who can reach the later stages of Star level compared to the Strong Ones graduating from the Genius Battlefield, and even none has ascended to Star River level.”

Listening to Longta’s explanation, Jia Yan nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

Jia Yan could relate the structured training method to several decades ago on Earth, where Huaxia students were known for excelling in exams, all being orderly, but mocked by foreigners for lacking autonomy and creative thinking in the workplace. This is the downside of structured exams.

Of course, both sides have their advantages and disadvantages, and it’s not about who is better or worse.

In the starry sky above, countless talented beings pointed and whispered about this group of Star-level Strong Ones.

Once they reach Star level strength, their sensory organs become very powerful, so they can hear most of these talented beings talking about Jia Yan.

This being from the Genius Battlefield is unexpectedly a terrifying Genius with Talent reaching Monster level!

If it was only the people from the Genius Battlefield saying this, the Stellar Academy might dismiss it as boasting. But coincidentally, there are a few geniuses from the Stellar Academy who have encountered Jia Yan, especially Duo Jian, a famous talent within the Stellar Academy, who even battled Jia Yan once but couldn’t withstand even a single Brainwave Power attack from him.

This caused a tremendous sensation in the Stellar Academy, which had never witnessed a Monster-level Genius before.

“Haha, Jia Yan, it seems like you almost have a fan base within this Stellar Academy.”

Longta teased Jia Yan.

Jia Yan smiled wryly and shook his head.

In truth, he already knew that there were so-called ‘fan clubs’ of him on the Genius Battlefield, and he had vaguely detected their creation tied to Xi Bala.

But Jia Yan couldn’t possibly tell others not to like him, so he left it be.

Unexpectedly, he heard quite a few words of admiration in the Stellar Academy, suggesting signs of fandom there too.

“Hmph, alright, you talents listen carefully, in the upcoming battle, show mercy if you can, especially from our Stellar Academy side. The Genius Battlefield has been lacking in talent the past few years, if we win we win, but don’t accidentally injure someone; otherwise, their Genius Battlefield will cause us trouble with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs again.”

Xi Fei’s cold snort interrupted the banter between Jia Yan and Longta.

Just like the external rumors, this time in the Genius Battlefield team, someone like Jia Yan appeared, overshadowing all light with his Star level presence. Regardless of whether the Genius Battlefield exchange competition is won or lost, the Stellar Academy has lost because to eclipse Jia Yan’s brilliance, they would need to find another genius who compares, but where would the Stellar Academy find one?

“First, there’s the Respect Level battle. We will adopt a round-robin format, which is a way to truly evaluate a genius’s strength.”

Each side sends out twenty-five Respect-level geniuses, with each possessing three top-tier geniuses, the rest being of High-level Talent.

“Alright, since the range of fluctuations caused by your battle isn’t large, head down now and start fighting. Each of you draw lots and select a random combat environment.”

Xi Fei casually instructed the two sides’ Respect-level beings, then in the starry sky, a giant lottery box appeared in front of the two groups of beings.

The Respect-level beings stepped forward to draw their lots and flew to the locations marked on the lots.

Soon, creatures marked at the same location began to fight.

“The style of this Stellar Academy is actually like this…”

Jia Yan witnessed the battle scene below from high above and couldn’t help but be stunned.

“That’s right, people from the Stellar Academy have a full set of routines in every battle. Their basic skills are solid, which is a strength brought about by their unique educational environment, but this kind of strength also suppresses their creativity. As long as you can avoid their routine attacks, you can easily find their weaknesses and defeat them.”

Luobei Jue seemed to be quite familiar with the weaknesses of creatures from the Stellar Academy and offered Jia Yan some pointers while standing by his side.

His words seemed to have a hint of intention, preparing Jia Yan for the battle with two Stellar-level individuals in a few days.

“Hmm, I understand.” Jia Yan nodded.

To be honest, fights at the Respect Level no longer pique the interest of Stellar-level strong ones.

Jia Yan only scrutinized these insignificant creatures to get a general sense of their style and then lost interest, as there’s nothing substantial to gain from it no matter how closely he looked.

“As expected, our Stellar Academy’s strength is slightly stronger. Although your Genius Battlefield focuses on individual development, the basic skills are not solid in battle. Without unique moves in combat, you lose terribly. History will prove that our Stellar Academy is the true path.”

Xi Fei was on the side, slightly smug as he observed the progress of the battle below.

“I beg to differ on that point. Your Stellar Academy might think it’s the right path, but why hasn’t there been a monster-level genius over the years? In the Genius Battlefield, although it hasn’t been many over the last two hundred thousand years, several monster-level geniuses have emerged, including Jia Yan right now. Tell me, what does the Stellar Academy have?” Longta shook his head and countered.

“You… humph, after all, I’ve stayed at your Genius Battlefield as well. Now, looking at it, if it wasn’t for your Genius Battlefield having an excellent environment, you wouldn’t even be able to compete with our Stellar Academy. Jia Yan’s emergence probably has nothing to do with your Battlefield’s nurturing. Am I wrong?!”

With Jia Yan living evidence right before his eyes, Xi Fei really had no way to refute, so he had to brace himself and express his opinion.

No doubt, a Stellar-level confrontation is now unfolding.

A confrontation isn’t always a fight; sometimes, sparring with words can also have a significant impact.

“Xi Fei, that’s not right. I believe the battlefield has provided me with great support and help. Without the battlefield, there would be no me today. If I had joined your Stellar Academy, I’d probably still be a Secondary Level by now; thankfully, I didn’t join your side.”

Jia Yan tactfully interjected.

Xi Fei almost spat a mouthful of old blood in anger after hearing this!

He had no reason to argue back, as suggesting Jia Yan could still achieve monster status by joining the Stellar Academy was simply impossible.

So, he stopped talking and just watched the battle below.

On the other side of the Starry Sky, a Stellar-level strong one from the Stellar Academy, serving as this event’s commentator, was ardently explaining the battle below the Battle Star.

The combat environments were all finely simulated; for instance, a volcanic terrain with ongoing eruptions made the two Respect-level beings fighting there suffer endlessly.

The ocean combat environment was similar; the two Respect-level beings kept engaging in the sea and, due to the water’s resistance, found their movements awkward and even made mistakes.

However, overall, the strength displayed by the Stellar Academy beings, after undergoing various environmental training, was almost comprehensive, meaning whether for top-tier talent or high-level talent, the geniuses from the Genius Battlefield were at a disadvantage.

“In this round, number 8 from the Stellar Academy wins, and both parties will draw lots again for the next arena.”

“In this round, number 21 from the Genius Battlefield wins, and both parties will draw lots and proceed to…”

The commentator continued explaining as one Respect-level genius after another, without any rest, had to draw lots and race to the next area to battle after finishing one zone.

This is a round-robin battle, where each genius has to face twenty-five opponents.

In fact, this somewhat tests one’s luck; if up against a particularly difficult opponent, even if victory is achieved, the large expenditure of energy can mean losing to the next opponent, who would’ve otherwise been easy to defeat.

And so, the battles unfolded in this chaotic situation, appearing quite tense yet exciting.

“Alright, the full Respect-level competition ends here. Now the Smart Brain will tally the points…”

“First place, Stellar Academy strong one, Ru Bi.”

“Second place, Stellar Academy strong one, Tian Su.”

“Third place, Genius Battlefield strong one, Xi Men Tang.”