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Chapter 1560: Chapter 1262: The Pinnacle Battle of Science Fiction

In the following days.

Shadow updated “Dragon Ball” at a lightning-fast pace.

And the reputation of this comic is getting better and better, with the plot increasingly attracting readers.

Just like that.

July passed.

August arrived.

And the first explosive news of August was Chu Kuang climbing to eighth place on the writers’ ranking!

In fact.

Someone had already predicted that Chu Kuang could reach the top eight in July; succeeding in August was already a bit later than everyone anticipated, but this news still triggered countless media frenzied reports!

“Eighth place on Blue Star’s Writer Rank!”

“The luck brought by the Little Prince!”

“The old rascal’s career as a writer takes another step up!”

“The top eight global writers have a new entrant!”

“With four months left this year, does Chu Kuang have the chance to rise even higher?”

“The top writer globally climbing ranks the fastest!”

“From thirteenth to global eighth, what books has Chu Kuang written?”

At home.

Lin Yuan also predicted this outcome, so seeing Chu Kuang rise to eighth place was not particularly exciting.

There are still four months remaining this year.

Lin Yuan thinks advancing to seventh is not a big problem.

Especially since “Our Dance”–

Nope.

Especially because there’s still competitions after “Our Song.”

There should be opportunities to showcase some more dances in the contests, which could rank Xian Yu’s dancing higher.

Speaking of it.

Regarding dancing, Lin Yuan will eventually be number one if he has the patience.

Because tango, the robot, and pole dancing are starting to trend toward developing specialized competitions.

In the future, when competitions really develop, Lin Yuan, as the founder of these dances, could easily reach the top of the dance rankings without even trying, since no other contemporary dancers have created milestone works evolving into international dance events!

But.

Lin Yuan does not wish to wait.

Time is precious, and there are heavyweight new dance styles yet to be showcased.

Instead of waiting for rankings to rise, it’s better to proactively release more works.

…

What Lin Yuan did not know was.

On this day.

Zhong Continent.

The sci-fi community organized a writers’ gathering.

Many famous sci-fi writers from Zhong Continent attended.

These folks are very close friends in private.

During the gathering.

Everyone was passionately chatting about industry matters, and soon the topic shifted to Chu Kuang.

“Chu Kuang is truly impressive!”

One of the sci-fi writers remarked:

“This month he’s already rushed to eighth on the writers’ ranking. I feel, at this rate, seventh will soon be his too. Clearly, when the rankings came out last year, Chu Kuang was just at thirteenth place.”

“No one can stop him!”

Another sci-fi writer chimed in: “Some even said, give Chu Kuang ten years, perhaps he could break into the top three!”

“Top three, I don’t quite believe.”

A female sci-fi writer laughed and shook her head:

“Chu Kuang’s works have more commercial than literary value, which means his rank is unlikely to reach the top three.”

“Not reaching the top three is better.”

Some Zhong Continent sci-fi writers were clearly not fond of Chu Kuang: “This guy challenges globally, truly not considering us at all.”

“You don’t agree?”

Chen Shi, a top sci-fi writer from Zhong Continent who previously faced a crushing defeat in a literary duel against Chu Kuang, calmly said:

“Hold it in.”

“Ol’ Chen, why are you encouraging others!”

“Armed with a pen challenging the world, no sci-fi writers are his match, does he need me to hype him up?”

Chen Shi shrugged.

Everyone was indignant: “Teacher Ye hasn’t even made a move yet!”

Saying this.

Everyone turned to look at a middle-aged man eating fruit low-key in the corner.

The middle-aged man, seeing everyone suddenly looking at him, couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly: “Has everyone forgotten, after the Blue Star writer rankings emerged, the first opponent Chu Kuang defeated was me.”

Indeed.

The man was Ye Cong.

When the Blue Star writer rankings first came out, Ye Cong was ranked twelfth, and Chu Kuang was thirteenth.

Consequently.

Ye Cong didn’t even get to warm the twelfth spot before Chu Kuang pushed him down to thirteenth.

Now looking at Chu Kuang, who pushed him down from thirteenth, he is already eighth on the rankings.

The gap is widening.

So much that Ye Cong has no thoughts anymore.

However, just because Ye Cong is indifferent doesn’t mean others aren’t, as the matter of global challenges did indeed leave many in the sci-fi community dissatisfied with Chu Kuang:

“Why does Teacher Ye underestimate himself?”

“Exactly.”

“If anyone in the sci-fi circle could defeat Chu Kuang, it must be Teacher Ye, right?”

“After all, Teacher Ye is the best sci-fi writer on Blue Star!”

“Among all sci-fi writers, Teacher Ye’s writer ranking is the highest!”

“Chu Kuang’s rank is eighth, but this rank isn’t achieved solely through sci-fi.”

“If only comparing sci-fi, you are certainly not inferior to him.”

“No.”

“Not certainly, Teacher Ye’s sci-fi is definitely stronger than his!”

“How’s Teacher Ye’s new book preparation going?”

“I think you could represent our Blue Star sci-fi and have a final showdown against Chu Kuang!”

“Only you can defend the dignity of our sci-fi circle!”

Sci-fi writers spoke in a chaotic chorus.

Ye Cong frowned: “You overestimate me, in the Galactic Empire Series, whether it’s the Laws of Robotics or Psychohistory, they’re very impressive sci-fi concepts. Reading them, I can only admire them. I’m not his match.”

“Teacher Ye!”

The group was a bit anxious: “Just need to beat Chu Kuang once. He’s already completed the Galactic Empire Series, surely can’t produce something of that caliber again? Represent our sci-fi community and claim a victory, otherwise, the entire sci-fi circle can’t hold its head up high in front of Chu Kuang!”

“I…”

“Can give it a try.”

This time it was Chen Shi speaking.

Chen Shi was Chu Kuang’s final opponent in the global challenges, ending with a ten-win streak.

Ye Cong was on good terms with Chen Shi, hearing this, he sighed: “Why are you saying this too?”

Chen Shi smirked:

“The first reason is many have placed their hopes on you, you can also understand it as being backed into a corner by peers; second is sci-fi needs a true banner, a banner that can enter the top ten of the writer rankings.”

“You mean?”

“If Ye Cong, the top sci-fi writer, loses to Chu Kuang, then Blue Star’s sci-fi banner will be carried by Chu Kuang. Sci-fi writers can proudly state, the best sci-fi writer can rank globally in the top ten!”

“I understand, if I’m the banner, then sci-fi wouldn’t even rank in the top ten.”

“Exactly, our sci-fi community needs a mightier leader to pave the way.”

Chen Shi laughed.

Everyone glared angrily: “That’s not what we meant!”

Ye Cong and Chen Shi both smiled together: “Then I’ll have a match with him. If I win, I’ll keep carrying the banner; if I lose, Chu Kuang will be Blue Star’s Sci-fi King. If there are any opinions, feel free to challenge him, don’t drag me into it. I get terribly nervous facing him, especially after previously taking a heavy beating, to mention, back then my opponent was Chu Kuang’s Harry Potter series.”

Crowd: “…”

Facing Chu Kuang’s Harry Potter series during rankings was indeed tough, no wonder Ye Cong seemed so timid.

Yet finally, Ye Cong made his move.

That evening.

On the blog.

Ye Cong challenged Chu Kuang to a literary duel!

Chu Kuang, armed with a pen and challenged globally, was undefeated within the sci-fi circle; however, Blue Star’s recognized strongest sci-fi writer, Ye Cong, had never faced off.

And this time.

Ye Cong personally stepped into the arena.

Though Ye Cong’s rank in the writers’ list is not as high as Chu Kuang’s, if only comparing sci-fi, the result is truly unpredictable, marking the peak battle of Blue Star’s sci-fi circle!

Immediately!

Global attention!