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

Chapter 57 Four-Star Dou Ling, Top Ten on the Power Ranking?
Next room.

Lu Yu closed the door, quickly took off his clothes, and then impatiently jumped into the wooden tub.

As soon as I entered the water, the warm medicinal liquid enveloped me like a living thing. At first, it was just a slight tingling sensation, but soon, countless tiny streams of energy began to seep into my body through my pores, rushing and crashing through my meridians.

Lu Yu couldn't help but groan, and then he activated the Great Floating Pagoda Technique. As the technique was activated, he was surprised to find that a strange substance was seeping into his bones and fusing with his bone marrow.

In a short moment, his entire skeleton was enveloped in vibrant colors, displaying an eerie, multicolored luster.

Suddenly, it felt as if flames were burning deep within my bones, and the searing pain that penetrated to the bone marrow instantly spread to every corner of my body—this was the legendary cleansing of the marrow!

Lu Yu swiftly formed hand seals, and wisps of white mist rose from above his head, mixed with a faint, turbid aura. At the same time, a vast amount of pure energy surged into his meridians like a tide, flowing and circulating along the Great Floating Pagoda Technique's pathway, continuously pouring into the Dou Jing in his dantian.

Under the continuous infusion of this vast energy, the sea urchin-shaped battle crystal, originally the size of a pigeon egg, began to visibly expand. Lu Yu's aura also surged accordingly!
Mid-stage Three-Star Battle Spirit!

Samsung's late-game fighting spirit!

Three-star Battle Spirit Peak!

Four-star Battle Spirit!

"boom!"

It's unclear how much time passed, but the energy gradually subsided once his cultivation stabilized at the late stage of the four-star Dou Ling realm. The medicinal liquid in the wooden basin also regained its clarity.

Lu Yu slowly opened his eyes, his gaze gleaming. Feeling the surging battle qi within him, a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

"Four-star Dou Ling late stage..."

He muttered to himself, then frowned and pondered, "Next, I should go to the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower to continue my cultivation."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel troubled. The Heavenly Flame Refining Tower was good, but it consumed an astonishing amount of fire energy points. After his last cultivation session, he only had 150 fire energy points left to use.

The sixth-floor, number one cultivation room borrowed from Zi Yan consumed even more energy; cultivating there for a day required thirty points of fire energy, making her meager reserves woefully inadequate.

Is there a faster way to obtain fire points?

Lu Yu stroked his chin thoughtfully: "Alchemy?"

He then shook his head, rejecting the idea: "It's too inefficient..."

Just as he was deep in thought, the door was suddenly pushed open.

"Lu Yu! I smell something wonderful..."

Zi Yan rushed in excitedly, but froze instantly when she saw Lu Yu, who was shirtless.

"what!!!"

A scream pierced the sky, and Zi Yan's fair face instantly turned bright red. She turned and ran outside.

"Why aren't you wearing any clothes?"

Lu Yu was caught off guard by the sudden situation. He hurriedly put on his outer robe and chased after the others, explaining as he went, "Wait!"

In the courtyard, Zi Yan was squatting on the ground, covering her face, peeking through her fingers at Lu Yu who had chased after her. She said with a wronged expression, "You...you're such a grown-up, why aren't you wearing any clothes!"

Lu Yu sighed helplessly and explained, "I was cultivating just now..."

As he spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly asked, "By the way, Ziyan, do you know any quick ways to obtain fire energy points in the inner courtyard?"

Zi Yan slowly lowered her hand, tilted her head and thought carefully, then said, "Yes! If you're on the leaderboard, you can receive a sum of fire energy points every month. You also get fifty points for every match you win in the arena. If you can get into the top ten of the leaderboard, you get a one-time reward of a thousand points!"

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Lu Yu's eyes, and he murmured, "So that's how it is..."

……

That evening, the inner courtyard arena was bustling with noise.

Encouraged by the generous rewards of fire energy points, countless students spar and compete here every day. Although most people seek breakthroughs in actual combat, the extra rewards while improving their strength are naturally even more exhilarating.

As always, the arena was packed with spectators, a sea of ​​heads, and the deafening shouts could be heard clearly even a hundred meters away.

"Who is this guy? He actually defeated seven top-ranked experts in a row!"

"I heard he's a newcomer to the inner academy, named Lu Yu..." "My God! Even Lu Yan, the 'Monument-Smashing Hand' ranked fifty-first on the Strongest Ranking, was defeated by him!"

In the center of the arena, Lu Yu stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the five-star Dou Ling Lü Yan who was lying on the ground, his brows furrowed slightly, and said, "Is this all the level of someone on the Strong Ranking?"

Lu Yan's face turned ashen, and he said with considerable resentment, "You mere freshman, you've only been in the inner academy for a month, yet you dare to be so arrogant. Just you wait, someone will come out and teach you a lesson!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu chuckled, took out a fire energy card, and shook it, saying, "If you're going to look for someone, look for someone in the top thirty. Don't waste your time on trash like those around the fiftieth."

His seven-game winning streak earned him 350 Fire Energy Points, bringing his total to 500 points when added to his original 150.

He turned to face the stands, his voice clear and bright: "Freshman Lu Yu is here to learn from you! Which senior would be willing to offer his guidance?"

With a flick of the wrist, the fire energy card reflected an alluring light in the sunlight.

"The winner shall hand over all five hundred Fire Energy Points!"

The stands erupted in chaos:

"What an arrogant boy!"

"The last person who dared to be this arrogant was Elder Hao Yi, wasn't he?"

"Tsk tsk, looks like they're in a hurry to earn fire points..."

"Who will go and teach this newcomer a lesson?"

"Judging from this, only a top-thirty expert could keep them in check..."

Suddenly, a commotion arose at the edge of the stands, and a round figure swayed as he stood up, his fat jiggling with each movement.

He slowly moved to the edge of the stage, and a faint whirlwind suddenly swirled around him. To everyone's astonishment, his obese body floated down onto the stage like a feather.

"Holy crap! It's that fat bastard Qian Mo!"

"That sly fox is trying to take advantage again..."

"His gold rings are really cunning..."

"The tenth-ranked player on the power rankings has made a move; this newcomer is in trouble..."

Qian Mo landed with a sway of his chubby flesh, his small, narrowed eyes gleaming with shrewdness. He rubbed his plump hands together and said with a grin, "Hey junior, how about I play with you for a bit?"

Lu Yu's eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashing in them. An eight-star Dou Ling? He had only intended to fish, but he hadn't expected to attract such a big fish.

"May I ask where you rank on the leaderboard, senior?"

Lu Yu asked, feigning hesitation.

Qian Mo rubbed his chubby hands together and said with a smile, "I was lucky enough to rank eighth last month."

His small eyes gleamed with shrewdness as he said cunningly, "If you're scared, junior, it's not too late to admit defeat now."

Lu Yu shook his head, feigning difficulty, and said, "This isn't fair. Senior, you're ranked eighth on the Strongest List. Isn't this bullying the weak?"

A chorus of boos erupted from the stands. Qian Mo's chubby face twitched, and he was about to speak when Lu Yu suddenly changed the subject:
"but……"

He paused, then continued, "If you're willing to add a little something to the stakes, I wouldn't mind learning a few moves from you."

Seeing that things were looking promising, Qian Mo's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to ask, "Oh? How does Junior Brother want to play?"

Lu Yu twirled his fingertips, the fire energy card shimmering alluringly in the sunlight: "I have five hundred fire energy points here. If you can defeat me, senior, I'll give them all to you. But if I'm lucky enough to win..."

He deliberately dragged out the last syllable, gazing meaningfully at Qian Mo.

"Hahaha!"

Qian Mo slapped his thigh and laughed loudly, his fat jiggling all over. He shouted, "Alright! Even if I lose, I'll still give you five hundred fire points, junior!"

An eight-star Dou Ling versus a four-star Dou Ling?

Will Qian Mo lose?
What a joke!
Absolutely impossible!

(End of this chapter)