Translator: CinderTL
"Jiang Ye," a voice suddenly called out.
"Teacher," Jiang Ye replied, rising to his feet and turning toward the figure flying through the doorway.
It was Qiu Cang.
"You've received the news about the Great Stellar War, haven't you?" Qiu Cang asked with a smile.
"I've already reviewed it," Jiang Ye nodded.
Qiu Cang smiled faintly. "I've come with even more important information to supplement it."
With a wave of his hand, a surge of light coalesced into a projection in mid-air.
"These are some of the opponents you should pay particular attention to in this year's Great Stellar War. Take a look," Qiu Cang instructed.
"Understood," Jiang Ye replied, immediately focusing his attention on the projection.
The projection displayed a list detailing recent information on the top-tier prodigies participating in the Great Stellar War.
Li Zihuang: Transcendent Aptitude, late-stage fifth breakthrough, Heavenly Maiden Heart Sutra at minor mastery, Liyue Sword Art at great perfection, comprehended seven sword art spirit resonances.
Wang Feifan: Transcendent Aptitude, late-stage sixth breakthrough, Divine Combat Blade Art at great perfection, Heaven-Slaying Blade Art at great perfection, comprehended nine blade art spirit resonances.
Chu Jingye: Transcendent Aptitude, early-stage seventh breakthrough, Thousand Illusions Spear Art at great perfection, Rock Solid Heart Method at minor mastery, comprehended one spear art divine resonance and multiple spear art spirit resonances.
"I know your opponents are these Transcendent Aptitudes," Qiu Cang said with a smile. "That's why the vast majority of names on the list are transcendent."
"Thank you for your consideration, Teacher," Jiang Ye nodded.
As he scanned the list, he couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.
These Transcendent Aptitudes were indeed terrifyingly powerful.
Take Li Zihuang, for example. She cultivated the Heavenly Maiden Heart Sutra, a divine-grade cultivation technique, and the Liyue Sword Art, a demigod-grade sword technique.
Crucially, she had also comprehended seven sword art spirit resonances!
Sword art spirit resonances were a type of heaven and earth spirit resonance. Though inferior to divine resonances, their combined power was still terrifying.
In essence, both spirit resonances and divine resonances were manifestations of the laws of heaven and earth, akin to the mysteries of heaven and earth, but with different names.
However, the laws governing weapons were typically referred to as "spirit resonances" and "divine resonances."
Natural laws like fire, water, and metal were more commonly described as "mysteries," such as the mysteries of fire or the mysteries of water.
Ultimately, though, all these paths converged, returning to the fundamental laws themselves.
"Li Zihuang is only two years older than me," Jiang Ye mused.
"The same age as Senior Sister," he thought. "Yet she's already comprehended seven sword art spirit resonances?"
"Senior Sister has only comprehended five," Jiang Ye sighed inwardly.
Transcendent Aptitudes possessed a natural affinity for the laws of heaven and earth.
In this regard, the invincible dao bone paled in comparison.
At that moment, Jiang Ye suddenly noticed a familiar name.
Zhou Xingkong, Transcendent Aptitude, late stage fifth breakthrough, Heavenly Radiance Blade Technique at great perfection, comprehended six Blade Art Spirit Resonances.
"Zhou Xingkong!" Jiang Ye's eyes narrowed.
He certainly remembered this person vividly.
Over half a year ago, they had made an All-Stars pact.
Now, the day of fulfillment was finally approaching.
"Heavenly Radiance Blade Technique? Another demigod-grade saber technique," Jiang Ye mused, his vast knowledge of cultivation techniques allowing him to recognize its significance.
The techniques cultivated by those with Transcendent Aptitude were invariably demigod-grade.
True divine-grade techniques, however, were exceedingly rare.
Only Li Zihuang's Heavenly Maiden Heart Sutra and Chu Jingye's Rock Solid Heart Method qualified as divine-grade.
"Zhou Xingkong has only comprehended six Blade Art Spirit Resonances?" Jiang Ye frowned slightly. "He's even inferior to Li Zihuang."
"Don't underestimate Zhou Xingkong," Qiu Cang cautioned solemnly. "The Zhou Family possesses the Spirit Cleansing Waterfall, a divine-tier opportunity comparable to the Chen Clan's Hundred Cosmic Refinements."
"Through this opportunity, Zhou Xingkong's physical body has likely reached the peak of the fifth breakthrough realm."
"When facing him, it's best to avoid direct confrontation," Qiu Cang advised.
"Understood," Jiang Ye nodded slightly.
Although the Great Stellar War would unify combat realms, it was undeniable that higher foundational strength would ultimately translate to greater combat power.
It was precisely because of this that, in past Great Stellar Wars, many top-tier experts at the seventh breakthrough or higher had the opportunity to clash head-on with those possessing Transcendent Aptitudes.
"Those peak seventh breakthrough experts also need special attention," Jiang Ye thought to himself.
He scanned the roster.
In addition to those with Transcendent Aptitudes, there were over a dozen names, all possessing Dao Bone Aptitudes.
These individuals were included on the list precisely because they were peak seventh breakthrough experts. In terms of fundamental combat power, even many with Transcendent Aptitudes couldn't match them.
At that moment, Qiu Cang pointed to a name on the roster and said, "If you're aiming for the championship, you need to pay particular attention to this person: Chu Jingye of the Chu Clan!"
"He was the champion of the previous Great Stellar War."
"In this year's Great Stellar War, Chu Jingye has the highest probability of winning again," Qiu Cang stated solemnly.
"The previous champion?" Jiang Ye nodded earnestly.
Chu Jingye was the current transcendent of the Chu Clan.
Jiang Ye first encountered him during the Twenty-Five School Genius Cup.
Back then, the pressure Chu Jingye exerted on Jiang Ye felt no less overwhelming than that of a living divinity—utterly terrifying.
At that time, Chu Jingye had already reached the peak sixth-tier, while Jiang Ye was only at the second breakthrough.
A year had passed, and his opponent had already reached the early-stage seventh breakthrough.
But Jiang Ye had advanced from the second breakthrough to the mid-stage fifth breakthrough!
"The previous champion is indeed formidable," Jiang Ye thought.
"I wonder if I stand a chance against him now?" A surge of ambition rose within him.
The Great Stellar War, with its unified realm, presented Jiang Ye's greatest opportunity.
"Jiang Ye," Qiu Cang suddenly said, "you have a unique advantage over the others. Your data is classified."
"My data is classified?" Jiang Ye was taken aback. He hadn't known this.
"The alliance leader issued the order months ago," Qiu Cang explained with a smile. "All information about you has been sealed."
"As a result, even the demigod-level experts only know about your progress from months ago."
"Meanwhile, you can easily access the latest data on all other participants," Qiu Cang added.
Jiang Ye couldn't help but show his surprise.
The alliance leader had sealed his data?
"Is that Alliance Leader Qi Tian, the federation's strongest expert?" Jiang Ye wondered inwardly.
His impression of the alliance leader remained based on outdated information.
Jiang Ye had never truly met him before.
The alliance leader seems to be favoring me, Jiang Ye thought inwardly. Is it because of my innate talent? Or some other reason?
Regardless, this was undoubtedly a good thing.
The sealing of Jiang Ye's records meant that others could only speculate about his combat power, creating a massive information gap.
"Good."
"With this, my confidence in the Great Stellar War has increased even further." Jiang Ye smiled.
"What's with that expression?" Qiu Cang chuckled. "You seem remarkably confident about the Great Stellar War?"
"Cowardice before battle isn't in my nature," Jiang Ye replied with a slight smile. "Teacher, do you have any specific ranking expectations for me?"
(End of the Chapter)
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