While the player is in Battle Through the Heavens, the system is in The Great Ruler.

Chapter 131: Another Simulation, the Martial Academy's Two Pillars, the Spirit Academy Tournament: A Crushing Defeat.

Soon after,

Lu Yu returned to the quiet room, where a pale blue light screen slowly unfolded before him.

"I haven't used up my simulation attempts this month yet. Let's see what good stuff I can get."

Having said that, with a thought, the light screen in front of him began to change continuously.

Lines of text appeared before my eyes.

[Ding! Extracting a simulated identity for the host—]

[Selection successful. Please choose one of the following three roles.]

[First, a student of the Martial Spirit Academy—You are a core student of the Martial Spirit Academy, one of the five major academies. You have been favored by an elder of the Martial Spirit Academy and taken in as a personal disciple. Your talent for body refinement is exceptional.]

[Second, the gatekeeper of Wanhuang Spiritual Academy—You come from a poor family and were abandoned by your parents at a young age. Fortunately, you were taken in by a kind instructor at Wanhuang Spiritual Academy. Although you have an exceptional talent for spirit arrays, Wanhuang Spiritual Academy does not accept male students. To make a living, you can only temporarily serve as the spirit array guardian of Wanhuang Spiritual Academy.]

[Third, Qingtian Spiritual Academy Student—You are a core student of Qingtian Spiritual Academy, one of the five major academies, possessing a natural level-two network of connections, and your talent for spiritual cultivation ranks among the top in Qingtian Spiritual Academy.]

Please make your choice——

"They're all from the Spirit Academy, and all five major academies at that..."

Lu Yu stared at the options on the screen, his fingers unconsciously stroking his chin, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

"Among the five academies, the Holy Spirit Academy ranks first, the Myriad Phoenix Spirit Academy ranks second, the Martial Spirit Academy ranks third, the Azure Sky Spirit Academy ranks fourth, and the Northern Azure Spirit Academy ranks last."

"But the differences between them aren't that significant; it still depends on the status and position offered..."

"Among the five academies, only supreme experts can serve as elders, while ordinary three-day realm experts can only serve as instructors. From this perspective, the status of Martial Spirit Academy students is undoubtedly the best..."

"As for the other two..."

Lu Yu looked at the second option, shook his head, and said, "Who wants to be the doorman?"

"No, no, I'm not a formal student, so I won't even have access to the academy's valuable resources..."

"As for the Azure Sky Spiritual Academy, a second-level spiritual vein talent might be considered good within the academy, but with the Burning Technique and the Spiritual Vein Shaping Method, it's just so-so..."

"The Martial Spirit Academy is the one."

Having said that, Lu Yu made his choice with a thought, and the pale blue light screen in front of him instantly rippled:

[Selection successful! Identity loading...]

[Simulation begins——]

[In your first year, at the age of thirteen, you amazed everyone by achieving the highest score in the freshman assessment. The Third Elder of the Martial Spirit Academy personally appeared, praising you as having "dragon tendons and tiger bones, a once-in-a-century talent," and immediately accepted you as his personal disciple.]

[In the second year, you broke through to the Divine Soul Realm at an astonishing speed. The Third Elder specially sought out the essence of the Crimson Blood Demon Ape, ranked twenty-fifth on the Earth Ranking, for you, but you unexpectedly chose the slightly lower-ranked Azure Sun Crocodile. During the refining process, you devoured the Azure Sun Fire contained within the Azure Sun Crocodile, thereby successfully creating a second-level spiritual vein.]

After consulting ancient texts, the Third Elder mistakenly believed you to be a legendary hidden spirit vein, only recently awakened, and was overjoyed.

Overjoyed, he imparted to you his treasured superior-grade body-refining technique, "Burning Heaven Glazed Body." Legend has it that if one cultivates this technique to its highest level, the physical strength of their body can rival that of a powerhouse who has overcome the physical challenges of cultivation!

[In your third year, aided by the spiritual veins, your cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, breaking through to the Heavenly Realm. In the academy's Heavenly Ranking, you rank second only to Wu Ling, the top prodigy of the Martial Spirit Academy.]

[In the fourth year, the Spirit Academy Tournament officially begins. You assemble your team and step into the battlefield of the Spirit Academy Tournament—the Ruins Continent.]

Here, your team achieves victory after victory, sweeping away numerous powerful opponents with overwhelming force. While exploring the ancient continent, you unexpectedly discover the legacy of the ancient power, the "Temple of Flame God."

The moment you stepped into the Spirit Treasury, a terrifying, invisible pressure surged forth like a tidal wave, making it difficult for you to move. But you gritted your teeth and persevered for three days and three nights. Finally, the Temple Spirit was moved by your willpower and allowed you to choose a divine technique. Among the many inheritances, you immediately chose a minor divine technique called "Great Luo Heavenly Flame Sword."

Although this minor divine technique is not of high grade, it possesses unique growth potential—its power can be increased by fusing with spiritual fire from heaven and earth. If enough spiritual fire can be gathered, its power may even rival that of a divine technique at the Great Perfection level!

Such a divine technique is certainly to your liking.

[In the third month, after receiving the divine technique inheritance, the temple spirit exceptionally allowed you to cultivate in the Heavenly Flame Pool, the treasure of the Flame God Temple. You tempered yourself in the boiling spiritual liquid for seven days and seven nights, and your Heaven-Burning Glazed Body finally broke through to the Great Perfection realm, successfully crossing the threshold of physical cultivation!]

[In the fourth month, you encountered Mu Chen, who was also breaking through to the physical body stage, on the ancient battlefield. After dozens of rounds of fierce fighting, you ultimately succeeded in neutralizing Mu Chen's spiritual array attack by utilizing your perfected Emperor Seal Technique combined with the Meridian Opening Method, resulting in a draw.]

[In the fifth month, after defeating a weak team, you were suddenly ambushed by the Undefeated Spirit Academy team. At first, you didn't take Wen Busheng, the leader, seriously, until he unleashed the supreme bone pressure from his right arm, at which point your expression changed drastically.]

This person actually had the supreme bone of a supreme expert transplanted!

[After only ten moves, you were already at a disadvantage under the suppression of the Supreme Hand Bone. At the critical moment, you used the Heavenly Fire Dragon Step to bypass Wen Busheng and swiftly subdued three of his teammates, forcing him to temporarily retreat.]

[Afterwards, you led your team to join forces with Wu Ling. Upon hearing of your ordeal, he immediately took out his treasured Supreme Spiritual Liquid: "This spiritual liquid will help you break through the spiritual power barrier. Let's join forces to compete for the championship!"]

With Wu Ling's support, you finally broke through the spiritual power barrier and decided to join forces with him to win the Spiritual Academy Tournament.

[In the sixth month, you begin your trial to break through the Divine Soul Tribulation. Thanks to the Heavenly Fire Forging God Technique you cultivated in your early years, your soul power is exceptionally strong, so this most dangerous trial is surprisingly easy for you...]

[In the seventh month, you easily overcame the Divine Soul Tribulation with astonishing soul power, becoming one of the few experts in the competition to have overcome all three minor tribulations of the Supreme Realm. You and Wu Ling are known as the "Twin Pillars of the Martial Academy," your fame spreading far and wide.]

[In the eighth month, your team made it into the top eight. Then, you encountered your strongest enemy yet: Xue Tianhe of the Blood God Academy!]

[You and Wu Ling discuss who should fight, and then you have a private sparring match. In the end, you are chosen to fight.]

[After entering the arena, you fought fiercely with Xue Tianhe for dozens of rounds, gradually gaining the upper hand with your exquisite moves. Just as you were about to severely injure him, Xue Tianhe suddenly unleashed a trump card: the low-grade divine artifact, the Blood Demon Arm!]

Having memories of your past life, you were prepared, but the Martial Spirit Academy's resources were ultimately inferior to the Blood God Clan's, and you only had one top-grade spiritual artifact to deal with them. You had no choice but to adopt a hit-and-run strategy, relying on the powerful regenerative abilities of the Great Emperor's Inner Scripture to contend with them, and nearly won several times.

[Xue Tianhe, enraged by your repeated mockery, is about to deliver the fatal blow when he hysterically detonates his personal artifact!]

The terrifying power of a supreme being instantly swept across the entire area. Even with your full defensive effort, you were still severely injured and rendered unconscious. Xue Tianhe was also injured by the backlash, ultimately resulting in a draw.

In the fifth year, you were sent back to the Martial Spirit Academy to recuperate, severely injured. This defeat still weighed heavily on your mind, but Xue Tianhe's reckless act of self-destructing a low-grade divine artifact truly surprised you.

[In the eighth year, after three years of recuperation, you finally recovered. Hearing that Mu Chen had already broken through to the Supreme Realm and was traveling far away, you couldn't help but feel heartbroken.]

[In the ninth year, you regroup and begin your assault on the Supreme Realm. The Third Elder personally protects you, and the Martial Spirit, who has already reached the Supreme Realm, also comes to assist you.]

[In the tenth year, you finally broke through to the Supreme Realm. Looking back on this experience, you secretly resolved: in the next simulation, you must eliminate Xue Tianhe first, even if it means offending the Blood God Clan!]

[Subsequently, you became an elder of the Martial Spirit Academy. As an elder, you gained the right to choose a divine technique or inheritance. After careful consideration, you chose the inheritance of a fifth-level spirit array master.]

[Finally, you will inscribe the Heaven-Burning Glazed Body, the Great Luo Heavenly Flame Sword, and the inheritance of a Level 5 Spirit Array Master all into the inheritance jade slip.]

[This simulation ends——]

You can choose one of the following three items.

[One, Azure Sun Fire (Divine Soul Realm Fire Seed)]

Second, Blood Demon Arm Fragment (Low-grade Divine Artifact Fragment)

[3. Your inheritance jade slip]

(End of this chapter)