Star Martial Era: From Mortal to Emperor

Chapter 33 The Ancient Noble Family's Female Lead and Her Passionate Roommate

The First Martial Arts High School of Tianlan Province is situated atop the main spiritual vein of Tianlan City, the provincial capital, covering an area of ​​5,000 acres. Within the school, towering trial towers, training grounds filled with spirit-gathering arrays, a library housing millions of ancient books, and a trial area simulating a ferocious beast battlefield—all showcase the profound heritage of the province's premier martial arts academy. At the school gate, a constant stream of students, including gifted young talents from 12 cities across the province, enter this coveted martial arts temple with anticipation and longing.

Lin Chen stood at the school gate with his backpack on, taking a deep breath. He carefully sensed that the spiritual energy concentration here was four times that of Qingyang City. The Star Martial Core in his dantian automatically started operating, greedily absorbing the pure spiritual energy in the air.

Upon entering the campus, Lin Chen first went to the Academic Affairs Office to register and collect his school uniform and the key to dormitory room 302 in Building 3. He took the key, entered the dormitory building, and pushed open the door to room 302, only to find someone already inside.

The figure was that of a tall, dark-skinned young man, currently sweating profusely as he carried a huge suitcase to the bed. Seeing Lin Chen enter, he grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and said, "Hey bro! My name is Zhao Lei, from Qingzhou City! You must be Lin Chen, the champion from Qingyang City? I watched the whole live stream of your final battle; that breakthrough in the final was so cool!"

Zhao Lei comes from an ordinary martial arts family in Qingzhou City. He possesses innate superhuman strength, allowing him to cultivate the external martial arts technique "Fierce Tiger Hard Qi Gong" with remarkable efficiency, currently reaching the Perfected Body Tempering Realm. With his indomitable spirit, he stood out from thousands of contestants and was exceptionally admitted to the core class of the provincial key high school. He is straightforward and honest, without any guile, and was Lin Chen's first friend at the provincial key high school.

"Hello, I'm Lin Chen." Lin Chen smiled and replied, extending his hand. The two shook hands, thus formally introducing themselves.

"Let me tell you, our core class is full of hidden talents!" Zhao Lei said enthusiastically while helping Lin Chen make his bed. "Besides you and Su Qingyue, there are many other martial arts families among the new students in the core class this year! The most powerful one is the descendant of the ancient Su family, who I heard is Su Qingyue's younger sister! The Su family is an ancient martial arts family with a thousand-year history. When the first Martial Emperor set up the Demon-Suppressing Array, the Su family ancestor was one of the main participants, guarding the seal of the array for generations. Even the Martial Arts Alliance has to give them some respect!"

As they were talking, the dormitory door was gently pushed open.

A young girl in a white dress stood at the doorway, holding a stack of yellowed books on array formations. Her appearance was exquisitely beautiful, with gentle eyes and a faint smile, emanating a delicate fragrance of herbs. Most striking was the pale purple aura of destiny above her head, flowing like a purple sunset—a top-tier aura second only to Lin Chen's silver star martial aura.

"Excuse me, does Su Qingyue live in room 301 next door?" Her voice was soft and gentle, like a spring breeze brushing across a lake, making people feel exceptionally comfortable.

Lin Chen looked at her, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. Her eyebrows and eyes were seven-tenths similar to Su Qingyue's, but their temperaments were completely different—Su Qingyue was as cold as an iceberg, while she was as gentle as the warm sun.

"Yes, she lives next door," Lin Chen said.

"Thank you." The girl smiled, revealing two shallow dimples. "My name is Su Muyue, and I'm Su Qingyue's younger sister. I'm also a freshman in the core class. I've been cultivating in the family's secret realm, so I didn't participate in the Qingyang City competition."

The Su family is an ancient martial arts clan with a thousand-year-old lineage, specializing in ice-based martial arts and formations. A thousand years ago, they assisted the first Martial Emperor in setting up the Qingyang City Demon-Suppressing Formation, and have served as its guardians for generations. Su Muyue is the most talented member of the Su family in this generation. Born with a pure Yin body, she entered the Qi-cultivating realm at the age of five, reached the Body Tempering Realm at eight, and broke through to the Qi and Blood Realm at fifteen. Now, she is at the mid-stage of the Qi and Blood Realm, breaking through half a month earlier than Lin Chen. She is gentle and kind, proficient in identifying spiritual materials and setting up formations, and is the Su family's designated next-generation guardian of the formation's core.

"My name is Lin Chen, and this is Zhao Lei," Lin Chen introduced.

"Hello, Zhao Lei." Su Muyue smiled at Zhao Lei, then looked at Lin Chen, a hint of curiosity flashing in her eyes. "My sister told me about you. She said you're the strongest opponent she's ever faced. My grandfather also said that your Star Martial Luck is exactly the same as the first Martial Emperor back then."

Lin Chen's heart stirred. The First Martial Emperor was the owner of the Star Martial Core within his body.

"I'm also looking forward to sparring with Su Qingyue, and I'd like to ask Grandpa Su for guidance on formations," Lin Chen said.

Su Muyue put down her things and took out two boxes of osmanthus cakes she had made herself from her bag: "These are homemade, please try them. We'll look after each other in the core class from now on. By the way, my grandfather said the seal on Qingyang City won't last more than six months. This joint training exercise might be very dangerous. The Wang family has been very active lately, so you must be careful."

Zhao Lei quickly took the osmanthus cake, took a big bite, and his eyes lit up instantly: "Wow! It's so delicious! Mu Yue, your cooking is amazing! Don't worry, with Lin Chen and me here, we can definitely protect you!"

Lin Chen also took a bite. The sweet taste melted in his mouth, but a sense of unease rose in his heart. As a family that had guarded the great formation for generations, the words of the old master Su could not be unfounded. It seemed that the Wang family's conspiracy was even more terrifying than he had imagined.

In the afternoon, the first class meeting of Core Class 1 was held.

Lin Chen and Zhao Lei entered the classroom, where Su Qingyue was already seated by the window. Seeing Lin Chen and Su Muyue enter together, she raised an eyebrow and waved to Su Muyue. Su Muyue ran to sit next to her sister and whispered something.

Lin Chen found an empty seat and sat down. His deskmate was a boy dressed in black with a cold expression. When he saw Lin Chen sit down, he just glanced at him coldly and didn't say anything.

This young man is Wang Hao, the third young master of the Wang family in Tianlan Province. The Wang family is a rapidly rising evil clan in the past thirty years, headquartered in Tianlan City, with Qingyang City being their birthplace. The Wang family secretly colludes with black market martial arts organizations and extraterrestrial evil races, and their power has expanded extremely rapidly in recent years. They have always coveted the status of the ancient Su family and are also eyeing the evil race seal beneath Qingyang City.

Wang Hao watched Lin Chen's retreating figure, a sinister glint in his eyes. His father, Wang Xiaotian, had worked for the Qingyang City Martial Arts Association thirty years ago. Back then, in order to seize Chen Feng's Star Martial Arts inheritance, he colluded with the evil race to assassinate Chen Feng and Li Mo. Although they ultimately failed to obtain the martial arts manual, Chen Feng died in battle, and Li Mo's cultivation was completely destroyed. More importantly, Wang Xiaotian learned from the evil race that the Star Martial Arts core was the only key to breaking the seal of the Demon-Suppressing Array.

Lin Chen, as the only person in Qingyang City to awaken Star Martial Luck in the past thirty years, is the prey they have been waiting for for thirty years.