Starforce Warriors

Chapter 314: The Change In The Little New Year’s Night

Many were surprised to discover that the acceptance rate for seniors at Red Flag High School was exceptionally high. According to information from various sources, prestigious universities were granting almost every application from Red Flag High School. As long as a student applied, they were almost guaranteed acceptance. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

This discovery was shocking. Curious minds began researching, interviewing, and investigating, and finally arrived at a conclusion. University admissions teams highly valued the fundamental skills of Red Flag High School's senior students.

They were well-versed in Qi cultivation, and their physical bodies were highly resilient. The university recruitment teams believed that such students had high potential for further development. Once they were admitted and properly guided, they could progress rapidly.

Why hadn’t this happened in previous years? Firstly, Red Flag High School had ranked at the bottom in the War God League, so it didn’t attract much attention. Secondly, the school had previously suffered from insufficient resources. Although students worked hard at cultivation, they lacked proper nutrition, so while their fundamentals were strong, their abilities didn’t stand out. Thirdly, Red Flag High School had never had a transcendent genius like Li Xiaofei before. His fellow students didn’t have the strength to draw the attention of university recruitment teams.

But now, all the university recruiters coming to Liuhe Base City were focused on securing Li Xiaofei. When they couldn’t, they began to divide up his classmates, hoping to foster positive relationships.

That positive connection shouldn’t be underestimated. If Li Xiaofei were to soar to new heights in the future, those who had formed good relationships with him would reap countless benefits. This was especially true for the seniors at Red Flag High School who were close to Li Xiaofei. They were being hotly pursued by several universities.

Star players from Red Flag High School's battle team, like Bai Qiqi, Ren Dong, Bai Longfei, and Fang Buyi, were in high demand. Their already impressive strength, combined with the added boost of their association with Li Xiaofei, made them the recipients of numerous university offers, to the point where they had more options than they could handle.

However, none of them had yet decided where to go. They were all waiting for the recruitment teams from the nation’s top universities to arrive. If this had been last year, Fang Buyi and the others would have been overjoyed to receive an offer from a 211 or 985 university. But now?

Full scholarship admissions from ordinary 211 and 985 universities no longer satisfied them. They were aiming higher and hoped to gain entry into truly elite universities. They didn’t mind not getting a full scholarship. After all, those top universities were the true cradles of powerhouses.

Still, while all this was going on, the High School War God League was still in progress. However, Red Flag High School continued to dominate the competition, maintaining an undefeated streak in solo mode.

After Bai Qiqi, Bai Longfei, Fang Buyi, and Ren Dong cultivated using the various techniques Li Xiaofei had passed on to the school, they grew to become superstar players in their own right. They went undefeated in every match.

As a result, Li Xiaofei and Yan Chiyu hardly had to compete anymore, essentially becoming the team’s mascots. During this period, Li Xiaofei began to settle his mind and focus on refining his foundational cultivation.

He remained at the tenth stage of the Limit Breaking Realm, without attempting to break through further. Instead, he continuously honed and polished his abilities within the Limit Breaking Realm. Until he found a suitable Acupoint Opening technique, Li Xiaofei had no intention of attempting a breakthrough.

He had completed several draws from the Secret Time Pavilion and obtained martial arts techniques such as Seven Point Fist, Golden Snake Swords Technique, Void Fist, Spirit Snake Fist, and Five Tigers Door-Cutting Blade. All of these techniques were from the Jin Yong martial arts world.

These martial arts techniques didn’t offer much of a boost to his abilities, but Li Xiaofei decided to keep Seven Point Fist for himself. He quickly handed over copies of the other techniques to Chen Fei. By now, the principal with the peach blossom eyes had developed a tacit understanding with Li Xiaofei and no longer asked where these techniques came from.

Red Flag High School’s foundation was rapidly improving at an astonishing speed. During this time, Li Xiaofei also participated in three more rounds of the Longya Group’s Online War God Tournament, and as expected, he easily claimed victory in each one.

It turned out the guy named Zhang Zhihong was also a competitor in the tournament. He had also successfully advanced through the first four rounds.

"Hehe, buddy, I could tell you had an extraordinary presence from the moment I first saw you. You’re definitely a top contender for advancing in this tournament!" Zhang Zhihong greeted Li Xiaofei with a barrage of compliments as soon as he saw him.

He stuck to Li Xiaofei like a persistent Band-aid. Aside from competing, Zhang Zhihong was also offering various intermediary services. In his own words, he was "working part-time, grabbing every opportunity to earn some pocket money and support his family."

When he heard this, Li Xiaofei found it hard to dislike him. In fact, Li Xiaofei had earned around 500,000 star coins with the help of Zhang Zhihong’s various services, especially betting tips. Over time, the two became somewhat familiar with each other.

After the first four rounds, there were six hundred and thirteen contestants left in Li Xiaofei’s division. By this point, most of the weak competitors had been eliminated. There were a total of 1,000 divisions, each starting with thousands of competitors.

Only when each division’s top 10 were decided, leaving 10,000 competitors across all divisions, would the second stage of the tournament begin with new matchups and draws. So this was just the initial selection phase. The media buzz wasn’t particularly high at this stage either.

However, this 1v1 BO1 format was thrilling and perilous, leaving no room for mistakes. Losing just one match meant elimination from the tournament. Even Li Xiaofei had to stay sharp and make sure not to slip up.

Life started to settle into a routine. Now that he was famous throughout Liuhe Base City, opportunities to show off became increasingly scarce for Li Xiaofei. Aside from studying, cultivating, and occasionally getting massages, he took to the wilderness to hunt high-grade star beasts, helping to ease the city's worsening situation. At the same time, he expanded his map of Spatial Theft Points, unlocking more locations for teleportation.

During this period, Hu Yuer continued to relentlessly pester him, finding every possible excuse to seduce him. But Li Xiaofei rejected her advances each time. But outside the city, the star beasts were becoming more and more uncontrollable. Several groups even launched assaults on Liuhe Base City, but with a Golden Body Realm expert like Ye Liuying guarding the city, there was no imminent threat of a breach.

As lockdown lifted, various hunting teams, adventuring parties, companies, and associations organized expeditions to hunt star beasts, reducing the pressure on the city’s defense forces. For now, it seemed Li Xiaofei’s chastity was still intact.

Time flew by in these quiet yet fulfilling days. Before long, the Lunar New Year was approaching. It would be Li Xiaofei's first New Year since being transported to this era by the mysterious dog box.

Though it had been five centuries of untold devastation from the star beasts' invasion and much of China's civilization and citizens had been destroyed or killed in the endless wars between humans and beasts... The tradition of celebrating the New Year had endured.

On the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, the night of Little New Year, light snow drifted down from the sky.

But in the city’s military camp, tension filled the air.

"Commander Ding, please cooperate." A pale young man with a cold expression stepped forward. "I represent the Northwest Military District’s Supervisory Department. This is a warrant for arrest, and I ask you not to make this difficult for us."