Chapter 156: Light Transition Slash (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
At the same time, in the chairman's office of the Tianlan Group, Fang Kongfang frowned deeply as he watched the bus in front of the martial arts society building and the TV station's reporting van. Discover more stories at My Virtual Library Empire
His assistant, Guan Biran, also sat in front of the office desk, his face solemn.
Projecting nearby were the video images of Fang Ranran and Yu Feicui.
"Ranran, and Manager Yu."
Fang Kongfang's expression was somewhat helpless, "You two need to give me an explanation. A simple exchange match, why would you allow it to be broadcast live? Have you considered the consequences? Why make arbitrary decisions?"
Yu Feicui also showed a face of helplessness upon hearing this.
She merely invited the future science and technology university and Tianjing Martial Arts University to Mingde University for an exchange; she never envisioned the event would be live broadcast.
"It was me who agreed; it has nothing to do with Sister Yu."
In the video, Fang Ranran sat in an office chair, looking relaxed and retorted, "Uncle, do you really have so little confidence in our group's prosthetics?"
Fang Kongfang couldn't help but frown even deeper, glaring at Fang Ranran, "Of course I'm confident, haven't you seen what kind of reputation the Tianlan Biotech Group has in the market?"
Since he took over the Tianlan Group, the prosthetics and medicines produced by their company had already earned the title of 'king of cost performance' in the market, and now they were planning to target the high-end market.
"Then what are you worried about, Uncle?"
Fang Ranran crossed her arms, "The 'Demon Sword' Baili Wang and 'Immortal Sword' Shi Yan, Abyss Biological Group and Sky Sword Prosthetic Company, these two are at loggerheads right now. They have already hyped up the interest online, and during the event, it's likely that more than fifty million viewers from all fourteen base cities will watch the live broadcast, with an influence covering hundreds of millions of people, if not more! Why would we want to miss such an excellent opportunity to piggyback on exposure and traffic?"
Fang Kongfang rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache. He thought to himself, a clash between two top-tier financial groups, two halls of fame, was that something they could meddle in?
He was even more concerned that the outcome of this exchange match would affect the reputation of Tianlan Group's products and his business plans.
"Chairman, I can understand the thinking of young Manager Fang."
It was Guan Biran who interjected at this time, "Although our Tianlan Group has some reputation in the ninth base city, compared to the whole of Tianji Star's fourteen base cities, we're not in the same league as 'Abyss' and 'Heavenly Sword' at all."
Guan Biran paused, "To put it bluntly, our Tianlan Group being compared alongside these two is a significant boost to our reputation, so there's no need to worry."
Upon hearing this, Fang Kongfang let out a 'hmm' as he leaned back in his chair, his expression neither approving nor disapproving as he pinched his chin.
He actually understood Fang Ranran's thoughts; he just couldn't bring himself to make a decision yet.
Moreover, he was somewhat annoyed by Fang Ranran acting on her own initiative.
"To put it simply, we don't have much reputation to speak of, what does a barefooted person have to fear from the shoe-wearing one?"
Fang Ranran lifted her chin slightly, and a rarely seen arrogance and intensity shone in her eyes, "Tianlan Group is still alright, but our Mingde University is really at rock bottom, so the audience won't have any expectations for us in this exchange match."
"Young Manager Fang makes a valid point," Guan Biran agreed, "On the contrary, if we can show even a little achievement, it will make consumers take our Tianlan Group seriously."
Fang Ranran smiled slightly, "They will also realize that Mingde University's Prosthetic Department isn't as bad as they imagined. With one month left before the new term starts, those fresh graduates still have the chance to choose Mingde University."
"You girl!"
Fang Kongfang pointed at Fang Ranran and shook his head helplessly.
He had watched Fang Ranran grow up, thinking that the girl who used to be unruly and sharp in her childhood had been smoothed over by her maternal grandfather. It now seemed that wasn't the case; she had simply hidden her sharpness, but her essence was still that of Fang Ranran.
Fang Kongfang then asked solemnly, "So, how confident are you in this exchange battle? Don't get utterly defeated; that would be a real joke."
The university martial arts competition team consists of a main general, deputy general, backbone, secondary striker, and a vanguard with five members. Starting with the vanguard, the victorious side can defend their position, challenging opponents one by one, until they finally defeat the other side's main general.
It's not uncommon in martial arts leagues for one side to be vastly more powerful, resulting in a vanguard achieving five consecutive victories and annihilating the other team.
A light flashed in Fang Ranran's eyes, "We don't have a great chance of winning, but we'll definitely make their main general enter the fray!"
Fang Kongfang shook his head and turned his gaze towards Yu Feicui.
In this matter, he trusted Yu Feicui's judgment more.
Yu Feicui frowned thoughtfully and mused, "Getting to the deputy general should pose no problem. Zhao Yan is a late bloomer, and even though he doesn't realize it himself, my assessment is that Zhao Yan's talent is definitely among the top three of the prodigies. Moreover, since he's a year older than the others, his strength can at least match the deputy generals of those two teams. As for Ranran, Chairman, you should be well aware of her level of skill."
Fang Kongfang finally made a decision, "Since Ranran has already agreed to the live broadcast, let's go with that this time. However, from now on, any similar situation must be presented to the board for approval. Otherwise, Ranran, you won't hold the position of school director anymore. Additionally—"
Fang Kongfang tapped the desk with his finger, "Within the bounds of maintaining eligibility for the martial arts league competition, you must strengthen the team members' capabilities as much as possible, at any cost! Besides, it's crucial to ensure Lin Rui is not affected."
Fang Kongfang had high hopes for this year's martial arts league as well.
He had learned that Lin Rui was in the process of integrating the Supreme Emperor Serum, and prior to this, Lin Rui's spiritual power index had already reached 910 points!
Given Lin Rui's rate of growth, he could have the best synthetic Golden Core implanted in him by October of this year!
This hall-of-famer was about to show his brilliance.
At that time, Mingde University would have a good chance in the martial arts league.
Upon hearing this, Yu Feicui couldn't help but push up her glasses, thinking to herself that the members of the martial arts society were in for some good fortune.
While Sky Blue Biotech Group currently didn't have the brand recognition of "Abyss" or "Heavenly Sword," it was not far behind in terms of financial and resource-based strength.
Before venturing into the biotech industry, Sky Blue actually began as an agricultural production company—a sector that remains Sky Blue Biotech Group's most robust industry and cash cow.
Beyond that, the Sky Blue Group had close ties with the Biological Sciences Institute of the East Asian Republic, boasting a very profound technical foundation.
It was at this time that Yu Feicui received a message.
Invincible Bull: Junior Sister, where are you? I've arrived at Mingde University, I'm at the martial arts society hall. Where are you?
Yu Feicui was slightly startled, 'Invincible Bull' was the online moniker of her senior brother Fei Yunlai.
Jade Heart (Yu Feicui): Senior Brother, I'm in the office, having a meeting with our group's CEO.
Invincible Bull (Fei Yunlai): Oh, when you're done with the meeting, come down and arrange a room for me. I'll be staying over there for a while.
After reading this, Yu Feicui's face darkened. Was this guy coming to see Lin Rui being overwhelmed by the real hall of shock? Did he want to see how Lin Rui would react to the stunning truth?
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Two days later, Lin Rui was in a small dark room he opened in the campus virtual combat platform, deep in thought and slashing with a knife, producing slices of purple thunder.
He was still trying to perfect his Thunderclap Absolute Slash.
There were several forms of atomic transitions, and he was using stimulated transitions from atoms absorbing photons. He now had some promising directions and was researching how to use the power of runes to trigger the transition of the blade.
In reality, the various miraculous martial arts of Sky Extreme Star didn't need to be this complex, and they went against modern physics.
The other dimension connected by Sky Extreme Star was truly miraculous, where "mind" determined everything.
If you firmly believed in a principle, if you had a strong enough will, you would be able to twist the world, setting your own rules.
The Sword Intent and other intents of Sky Extreme Star were just that.
The Sword Intent of Blood Blade was essentially a product of polarized spiritual power.
As long as your thought was strong enough, the world would change for you.
However, it was strange that the more a martial technique of Sky Extreme Star conformed to the physical concepts recognized by the world, the higher its power ceiling.
——Even if it was just seemingly plausible and done with serious aplomb.
This was particularly evident within the fourteen bases of Sky Extreme Star.
Right then, Lin Rui received a message from Si Malin; his blood serum implant was almost done, and he could log off now.
Lin Rui was immediately invigorated—he had been waiting for this moment for two days.
At that moment, Lin Rui suddenly let out a surprised 'hmm'.
He realized that the knife in his hand seemed to thrust forward, cutting through a portion of the void, creating a visual effect similar to teleportation.
"It actually worked!"
Lin Rui thought that this was like hitting two birds with one stone.
"Ring Spirit, follow this line of thinking and help me integrate the light element into the secret move 'Thunderclap Absolute Slash'!"
Prompt: To integrate the light element into the secret move 'Thunderclap Absolute Slash' and form a new and unknown-grade secret move (Beginner), 3000 Soul Power points are needed.
Lin Rui chose yes, and once more, an explosion of information flooded his mind.
But it wasn't like having it forced into his mind; rather, his understanding and inspiration soared instantly, perfecting the blade technique at an astonishing speed.
Lin Rui felt like his intelligence could even penetrate the most fundamental mysteries of the universe in that moment.
So what exactly was this Skull Ring in his hand?
After Lin Rui finished his extrapolation, the Ring Spirit prompted him to name this brand-new secret move.
"Since it's derived from the principles of thermal penetration and transition, let's call it 'Light Transition Slash'."
Lin Rui didn't continue to ponder.
It's simply because even if he extrapolated it to the level of a Great Grandmaster, he currently had no time to practice.
Lin Rui's Soul Power points were limited, only slightly over 16,000, and he had to reserve some for emergencies.
As he completed his blood training and his physical condition improved, he could exchange for some new skills.
Like several body and spirit refinement techniques that one could only cultivate after reaching the Body Refinement realm.
When Lin Rui exited the virtual world, he found that the tubes used for blood transfusions in his surgery pod had been removed, and Professor Si Ma was measuring his spiritual power.