The ultimate Valkyrie has fallen for me

"Hmm? It seems you already know about the D137 Secret Realm."

Seeing the indifferent reaction from everyone, Wu Jianming curled his lips, then his expression hardened.

"In that case, you should also know how precious this spot is."

"Director! How many slots have been allocated to our special operations team?"

Jin Xinxin looked anxious and asked directly.

As the elite selected by the Special Operations Team, the Star Dou Squad's spots are basically all taken by the Special Operations Team.

"It's not confirmed yet."

Wu Jianming also had a serious expression, and continued speaking.

"I know that the association didn't get many spots either, and the higher-ups are still studying how to allocate them."

"That……"

"You don't need to worry too much. The Special Forces are the guild's reserve force for warriors and a talent pool. It would be unreasonable not to give us these spots."

Wu Jianming snorted coldly, looking ready to fight.

"I will do my best to secure more spots."

"so."

Everyone nodded, their expressions still grave.

Ultimately, it was just a matter of trying one's best. Although Wu Jianming, as the director of the special operations team, held a high position in the club, he was still a step away from the top decision-making level.

The allocation of these slots will likely require discussion among the headmaster, deputy headmaster, and elders.

"in addition."

At this moment, Wu Jianming spoke again, looking at everyone with a deep, almost imperceptible gaze.

"Everyone should also try their best to exert their own energy and seek help from other sources or other people, or at least put in some effort."

No one spoke, they just nodded.

In fact, they would have done it even without Wu Jianming saying so.

Although Jin Xinxin and Tang Guangming's families cannot compare with the Ye and Xiao families in terms of influence, they still have some status and influence in Chongming Base City and can always find connections.

In short, just as Wu Jianming said, whether it succeeds or not, we should at least try and put in some effort.

Even Lu Yuan was pondering whether there was any way to get around this.

This information was first provided to him by Liang Hongyun. Senior warriors are far superior to ordinary people, but in the martial arts circle, she is just a warrior in the Star Picking Club.

She probably can't do much to secure a spot this time.

In fact, if Liang Hongyun had a way, she would have told Lu Yuan directly last night, and might even have already been helping him with it.

Besides Liang Hongyun, there's only Lin Xiangjun!

However, if you want her help, as a partner, you must pay a price, such as providing more formula information.

As for the beginning, Lin Xiangjun cooperated with him, and in addition to helping him get rid of Zhou Buyi, she had already agreed to enough conditions for "Old Liang".

It's just that it's not time to fulfill those promises yet.

It wouldn't be appropriate to make demands again using the identity of "Old Liang".

Another, and most importantly, is that Lu Yuan doesn't know just how much power Lin Xiangjun wields.

In Bai Ze Base City, she may wield great power, but this is Chongming after all.

"Alright, everyone, get ready."

After finishing his business, Wu Jianming left immediately.

Lu Yuan's expression was serious. He was afraid he couldn't rely on anyone else; he could only rely on himself!

No matter how many spots the special operations team gets in the end, he must win one!

Thinking of this, he got up and left to cultivate.

The others did the same, heading to their usual places of practice.

Judging from Wu Jianming's tone or information obtained from other sources, the special operations team only has a few spots this time, definitely no more than five!

Therefore, it is not possible for the entire team to go; instead, a few people will be selected.

In other words, this is a comparison between individual members of the Star Dou Squad.

But it's hard to say exactly how to compare them.

First, they must all be martial artists with nine meridians, a requirement that all thirteen members of the Star Dou Squad meet.

Then, since the goal is to break through to the Star Core Realm, the cultivation process will likely also be taken into account as a reference standard.

Hearing, seeing, and touching—Lu Yuan is currently at the 'seeing' stage, but he should be able to 'touch' it soon.

Based on current information, besides Liu Wuji of Beidou, there is at most one other person whose cultivation progress is faster than his. In other words, if we only consider cultivation progress, he should rank second or third.

Finally, there's actual combat strength.

Without reaching the Star Core Realm, it's difficult to determine the specific progress or who is faster or slower. The best way to tell is by comparing their combat strength.

Moreover, this is also very important.

After all, a martial artist's ultimate goal is to fight!

Furthermore, while the secret realm is full of opportunities, it is also extremely dangerous, making combat strength indispensable.

"In that case..."

After a moment's thought, Lu Yuan took a deep breath, sat cross-legged, and continued his cultivation at the Star Core Realm.

With a tenth-grade martial vein and the ability to gather qi into the sun, he had absolute confidence in his combat power.

In comparison, it's safer to focus on improving your cultivation progress first.

From then on, Lu Yuan spent almost all his time cultivating.

Several more days passed in the blink of an eye.

"I ran into him!"

At noon that day, when the sunlight was at its strongest, Lu Yuan, who was in deep meditation, suddenly opened his eyes, a gleam of excitement shining in his pupils.

Just now, he finally "touched" the energy of the universe, advancing from "seeing" to finally "touching" it!

"How amazing."

After calming down a bit and recalling the feeling from just now, Lu Yuan felt a sense of novelty again.

As we hear, see, and touch, we get closer to the energy of the universe, but our level of understanding also changes.

What I heard were only faint, fragmented sounds, somewhat like electricity, like the sound of wind, and even mixed with the sound of waves—very complex.

In contrast, seeing is much more definite: in the pitch-black depths of the universe, a gray, semi-transparent mass of matter churning like smog.

But touching it now feels different; it's a wonderful sensation. It's soft, stretchy, and elastic, as if it's flowing, yet it also has a touch of resilience running through it, and even a hint of warmth—a feeling that's hard to describe precisely.

"interesting."

Lu Yuan smiled, took a deep breath, and entered a meditative state once again.

Now that we've made contact, the next step is to extract and collect this energy from the depths of the universe, incorporate it into ourselves, and thus condense a stellar core!

To give an example, this process is like picking up sand grain by grain from the beach and eventually building a big house; you can imagine how difficult it is.

Lu Yuan was mentally prepared and was not in a hurry, proceeding step by step.

Unlike before, Lu Yuan would now dedicate some time each evening to practicing Earth Splitting. While he needed real combat experience to break through to the final profound meaning and master the true combat techniques hidden within this sword technique, regular practice was still necessary.

Combat skills are directly related to combat effectiveness and cannot be neglected.

As for other combat skills, he had already fully mastered the ones he had learned before. As for the ones he hadn't learned yet, Lu Yuan currently only had a little over five thousand points, which wasn't enough to exchange for Earth-rank combat skills. As for Profound-rank and Yellow-rank skills, he didn't have any need for them at the moment.

As for equipment, if we can obtain the qualification to enter the secret realm, we will need to make some preparations, but there is no rush.

Thus, Lu Yuan continued his daily cultivation routine.

Wu Jianming reappeared on November 20th.

"It's confirmed, we've secured four spots in total."