Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 1199: Star Sea (4)

Starry Seas Arena, the most radiant star in the Starry Seas Network!

In the Holy Light Empire, martial arts are embraced by all. Whether noble, scholar families, or commoners—unless there’s a special reason—most citizens start training in Body Skill and Combat Skills from a young age, continuing until their innate talent is identified before shifting their focus.

The Starry Seas Arena is divided into two major zones: professional and amateur. As long as imperial citizens meet the age requirement, they can enter one of the zones to engage in duels or fights to the death!

Over hundreds of years, countless extraordinary talents have emerged from the Starry Seas Arena. Some prodigies have gained fame and influence that far outshine celebrities in the entertainment industry, becoming legends and illuminating an era.

Wang Chen’s original self, Lu Yuan, entered the Starry Seas Arena very early, but his talent and strength were limited. His total amateur record currently stands at 128 wins, 784 losses, and 32 draws.

Since the arena’s battle performance is directly tied to the Starry Seas Network’s point-based permissions system, the points he currently possesses are far from sufficient to reach Level 2.

The Starry Seas Network’s permission system has nine levels. Like most of his peers, Lu Yuan is at Level 1.

The higher the permission level, the greater the freedom and status within the network, and this can even have impacts on real life!

One of Lu Yuan’s biggest dreams was to obtain Level 3 permissions in the Starry Seas Network.

This would allow him to rise from being an ordinary imperial citizen and join the ranks of the scholar families.

But for him, it truly seemed like an unattainable dream!

Although Wang Chen inherited all of Lu Yuan’s memories, as he entered the arena, he treated himself as an outsider exploring a new world, experiencing the wonders and charm of this virtual space with great curiosity.

He continuously switched between Martial Arts Halls, observing battle after battle at the amateur level.

Combat in the Starry Seas Arena is primarily divided into two main categories: unarmed close-combat and armed battles.

The battle environments, however, vary immensely—mountains, plains, deserts, snowy fields, and even cities can all serve as the chosen battlefield for the contestants.

Additionally, there are two modes: team battles and one-on-one duels.

The arena’s star players can draw audiences numbering in the tens of millions or even more, an astonishing spectacle.

However, these star players are mainly concentrated in the professional zone.

For most ordinary people, having dozens or hundreds of viewers would already be considered quite good.

Having no viewers at all is also entirely normal.

After all, participation is unrestricted—anyone can apply for a ranked duel.

Therefore, only by consistently improving their win rate to ascend in rank can one attract more spectators.

There’s even potential to earn ad revenue.

Lu Yuan had once considered this as a way to make money but found his abilities sorely lacking—despite working very hard.

He’s still stuck at the Bronze rank to this day!

Wang Chen had watched nearly a hundred battles by now. freeweɓnovel.cѳm

Some ended in mere seconds; others dragged on for tens of minutes before a winner emerged. Most were amateur-level battles spanning ranks like Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Star Diamond, Radiance, and Glory.

As for the professional zone battles from ranks F to S—watching those required payment in points, with higher ranks demanding more—he’d only managed to watch a few lower-level clashes.

But after watching all these matches and combining them with Lu Yuan’s memories, Wang Chen gained a direct and clear understanding of the empire’s personal combat techniques.

He couldn’t help but itch for action.

Thinking it over, Wang Chen paid 1 point and chose to participate, allowing the Starry Seas Arena to arrange a ranked match for him.

Currently, he’s at the Bronze rank, so his opponent would naturally be from the same tier.

The next instant, Wang Chen appeared amidst the ruins of a broken battlefield, a beam of light descending upon him, enveloping his figure, while a 10-second countdown appeared in front of him.

Since Wang Chen opted for weapon-based combat, he quickly chose a standard longsword as his primary weapon, a set of lightweight armor as his defense, and a short blade as his secondary weapon.

When the countdown reached zero, Wang Chen immediately saw his opponent.

It was a graceful young woman with a cute and charming appearance and furry cat ears. She wore an antiquated leather armor, looking like a character straight out of a fantasy game.

Wang Chen recognized the appearance—it’s the catgirl skin that required Star Currency to purchase!

Meanwhile, he only had the default profile design.

To make matters worse, this Bronze-tier match actually attracted over a hundred spectators.

But all these spectators were clearly supporters of Wang Chen’s opponent. Some shouted loudly, some whistled, and others even set off fireworks, cheering in every way possible to encourage the catgirl.

As for Wang Chen, he was utterly ignored.

He watched helplessly as his opponent, behaving like a celebrity, waved to the audience, reveling in their adoration with an air of supreme confidence.

After a full minute passed, the catgirl turned to Wang Chen, raised her cute chin, and said, "Consider yourself lucky. This lady shall grant you the honor of a glorious death!"

Such an over-the-top line immediately sent her supporters into a frenzy. If not for the battlefield’s forcefield barriers, they probably would’ve rushed over to lick her boots.

Wang Chen: "..."

The catgirl snorted coldly before suddenly drawing the pair of daggers strapped to her waist, her figure darting forward.

She pounced with the ferocity of a nimble panther, mercilessly charging toward her prey.

Admittedly, despite her arrogant demeanor, the young lady demonstrated commendable skill; her combat capabilities were not bad.

But unfortunately for her, she encountered Wang Chen.

In a flash of motion, the two crossed paths. Wang Chen stepped to the right, shifting just by a single pace, while the catgirl charged forward ten meters before abruptly halting.

Her face was filled with astonishment, her wide-open eyes betraying disbelief.

A fine red line began to appear across her snow-white neck, slowly widening.

The next moment, the catgirl disintegrated into countless points of light, vanishing from view.

"ID:LY297483 wins."

A cold, mechanical voice echoed across the battlefield and reached every spectator’s ears.

All the spectators were dumbfounded.

A one-shot kill!

The young lady they had passionately cheered for and hyped up didn’t even survive one round before being eliminated by a Bronze-tier contestant. Talk about humiliation!

While the audience exchanged bewildered glances, Wang Chen had already left the battlefield.

He had just earned 3 points.

was the point he had initially paid and recovered, another was from his opponent, and 1 came as a reward from the arena.

Strictly speaking, Wang Chen’s first opponent was quite strong for the Bronze tier. But she fatally underestimated him, recklessly opting for daggers in a direct assault.

Wang Chen had barely exerted himself—he merely positioned his weapon at the opportune angle, and she ran right into it.

This catgirl essentially killed herself with her own force!

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