Gao Wu: Become stronger by grinding Erlang Shen's talents

Chapter 521 Three Blood Transfusions (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Dean Liu and Mu Hong looked at each other calmly and exchanged a knowing smile.

It was as if they had already anticipated this outcome.

They anticipated the outcome from the very beginning of the battle.

On the other hand, Chi Lie Wang, who was sitting in the first row, had a confident expression, but after seeing Gu Cheng's defeat, his expression changed.

His face immediately turned extremely gloomy.

He looked at Lin Qi in the arena, and a nameless fire surged in his heart.

The intense heat was released silently, as if it might burst forth and surge into the arena at any moment.

"Clap!!"

Among the five, the Sword Emperor, with his striking and resolute features and a demeanor as sharp as a weapon, clapped and praised:
"Our Xia Kingdom hasn't produced such a genius in a long time!"

"It's not that Gu Cheng isn't good enough!"

"He is already among the top SSS-level geniuses in our Xia Kingdom."

"Unfortunately, he ran into Lin Qi today!"

"This is a qualitative difference."

"It's like an exam. Some people can get 100 points because that's all they can get."

"Some people get 100 points simply because their test paper only scores 100 points!"

The Sword Emperor's words revealed the difference between Gu Cheng and Lin Qi.

The alluring Water Margin King also spoke:

"Gu Cheng's defeat was not unjust; Gang Jin represents a martial artist's combat strength!"

"The higher the physical strength, the more refined the cultivation technique, and the stronger the internal energy that can be condensed!"

"Lin Qi is superior to Gu Cheng in every aspect!"

"Moreover, Lin Qi has also awakened two abilities."

"Even if Gu Cheng activates his minor supernatural powers, he still can't bridge the gap!"

"As for martial arts skills, there is a gap between the two sides!"

"Lin Qi always managed to find the best opportunity to strike, and from the start of the fight to the end, he was almost never hit."

A smile appeared on the usually stern face of the Northern River Sword King as he said:
"In short, Gu Cheng was completely outmatched by Lin Qi."

"Lin Qi already possesses the strength to rank among the top 100 in the Black Dragon Base. Xu Qin might be able to put up a fight against him!"

As King Chi Lie listened to everyone's analysis, his expression grew increasingly grim, and he coldly snorted:

"I admit that Gu Cheng is no match for him!"

"However, Lin Qi isn't as outstanding as you all say!"

"If Gu Cheng had also awakened two abilities, perhaps he wouldn't have lost!"

Finally, King Shanhe shook his head and said:
"That reason doesn't hold water. Gu Cheng comes from the Gu family and has always had access to the best resources since he was a child!"

"Lin Qi only rose to prominence in his senior year of high school, and in just three years he surpassed countless geniuses, even Gu Cheng."

Everyone understood what he meant: Gu Cheng was utterly useless.

What a waste of such good family background.

Only then did the group realize that Lin Qi's rise to power was a bit too exaggerated.

To achieve what they have today in just three years, their talent is even greater than they imagined.

……

In the virtual cabin,

[Mr. Lynch, congratulations on your victory in the challenge! You will receive 10 merit points!]

Lin Qi looked at the pop-up message, exited the Crimson Realm, and stepped out of the virtual pod.

"Junior brother, congratulations on your victory!"

At this moment, a group of people gathered around the virtual pod.

All four members of the Crack Rock Squad have arrived.

Xiao Yu couldn't help but exclaim:

"Lin Qi, you're amazing."

"Gu Cheng is no match for you at all."

"I can already foresee the expressions on Gu Cheng and Gu Ming's faces right now."

"Gu Cheng lost, so he will definitely keep his promise to give you 10 merit points, and he will avoid you when he sees you."

"This is incredibly embarrassing; it will probably be a topic of conversation for the next few years."

Second Senior Sister Wang Zhixuan also spoke up:

"I reckon they'll have to leave Black Dragon Base; they're too ashamed to stay there any longer."

Liang Tai nodded and said, "I think so too!"

The air was instantly filled with a joyful atmosphere.

As the group left, many people around looked at Lin Qi with amazement and envy.

They knew that in the near future, another top-tier seventh-realm expert would emerge from their Black Dragon Base.

He will be the focus of everyone's discussion.

Under the spotlight, who wouldn't want to be such a genius?

With his talent, he can crush all the geniuses without having to give anyone any face.

Geniuses are meant to defy convention.

To defeat Lynch, you'd need to use an even stronger genius.

Or perhaps they could use their superior strength to bully the weak and defeat Lin Qi with a higher level of skill.

……

At this moment, Gu Cheng also stepped out of the virtual reality pod from another corner.

His face was grim as he quickly left.

After he was killed, he stayed in the virtual pod, constantly reviewing the battle.

"I actually lost?"

He couldn't understand how he had lost.

He is a seventh-realm martial artist who has undergone three blood transfusions, and he has already completed half of the seventh realm.

He couldn't even beat Lin Qi, who had just broken through, and he could feel that he was being suppressed in every way.

We simply can't beat them!
He had been hiding his strength, but it turned out that Lin Qi was also hiding his strength.

This was unacceptable to him, and his defenses crumbled instantly.

Who is he? Gu Cheng, an SSS-level genius and the champion of the Global Martial Arts Tournament.

They've actually lost!

He looked at the gazes of those around him, and heard the discussions around him about how "Lin Qi is amazing".

I felt increasingly distressed.

A moment later, in a luxury apartment.

Looking at the messages sent to his phone, Gu Cheng had no choice but to record a video, promising to avoid Lin Qi in the future.

A moment later, Gu Ming returned.

He said, his face also looking very grim:

"Brother, a lot of people in the base are mocking us."

He clenched his fist. It was one thing for others to mock him, but the most crucial thing was that a group of geniuses were mocking him.

Unfazed by the Gu family's status, they mocked Gu Ming relentlessly, instantly breaking his defenses.

Gu Cheng's face turned ashen as he said:
"It seems we can't stay at the Black Dragon Base anymore. Let's go to another base."

"But before I leave, I have to vent my anger!"

"Buzz!!"

His phone vibrated, and he quickly answered it. A large green screen was projected onto the red metal sphere next to him.

A large green screen appeared, and a beautiful middle-aged woman in red appeared on the other side.

"mom!"

The beautiful woman in red frowned and said:
"I've already received the message!"

"Gu Cheng, you have disappointed me greatly!"

"You actually lost to Lin Qi!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Cheng felt even more distressed.

"Mom, I'm not reconciled!"

The beautiful woman in red frowned and said:

"What, do you want to embarrass yourself again?"

Gu Cheng gritted his teeth and said:

"Lin Qi said I could bring in outside help..."

"So...I want my cousin to take action!"

Gu Ming, who was standing next to him, immediately lit up and asked, "Is that Brother Gu Jian?"

The beautiful woman in red on the screen seemed to be deep in thought after hearing this, and said:

"Okay, I'll go talk to Gu Jian about it!"

"The Gu family's reputation still depends on Xiao Jian to save it!"

Turn off the projection.

Gu Ming exclaimed excitedly, "If Brother Gu Jian makes a move, Lin Qi has no chance against him!"

Gu Cheng nodded. Although he was a genius, he believed that among the strongest geniuses in the Gu family, he could only rank second.

The strongest genius is none other than Gu Jian!
……

Lynch returned to his living room.

Sitting on it, he also had a moment to glance at the panel.

[Your battle with the "master" Gu Cheng has further improved your marksmanship; Marksmanship +1%]

[Your battle with the "master" Gu Cheng has deepened your understanding of movement techniques; Movement Technique +1%]

[Gun Technique: Tier 4 74% → Tier 4 75%]

[Agility: Rank 4 65% → Rank 4 66%]

……

Lin Qi shook his head as he looked at the data. Compared to his Qi and Blood value, the improvement of his martial arts skills was much slower.

However, now that he's on the front lines, he'll never lack for killing, honing his marksmanship in real combat.

A few months later, his martial arts skills may be greatly improved.

……

A moment later, the senior brother sent a message saying that Gu Cheng had released a short video.

Lin Qi opened the War House forum and saw Gu Cheng's post. He immediately smiled.

Then I saw a notification that 10 merit points had been credited to my account.

Lin Qi was secretly delighted and immediately entered the shopping module.

Search for Blood Elixir and place an order directly.

In less than a minute, 10 merit points were spent.

Seeing his nearly 40,000 merit points, Lin Qi decided to continue shopping.

"I've run out of Soul Water, I need to buy more."

He only had 1000 million left, and it was impossible to buy it with cash; he could only use merit points.

He quickly found his goal.

[Item: Soul Water]

Merit Points (Teaching Points): 3000/tube

……

Lin Qi was surprised when he saw the merit points. 3000 merit points were much cheaper when converted into Xia Guo currency.

Thinking of this, he immediately placed an order for 10 bottles, instantly spending 30000 merit points.

[Merit Points: 9568]

Lin Qi looked at his merit points balance; more than half of them were already gone. To become stronger, he had no choice but to continue hunting calamity beasts.

The day the monsters were hunted, the money was spent on the same day.

Hunt down calamity beasts to exchange for cultivation resources. As you become stronger, you can hunt down even more calamity beasts and gain more merit points.

This creates a positive cycle.

If you're from a poor family and want to make money, come to the battlefield. As long as you don't die, fight for a few years, and the merit points you earn can be converted into a huge sum of money.

He then replied to the messages; Dean Liu, Teacher Mu Hong, Pei Yiqing, and Pei Hongfeng all sent their congratulations.

……

No large-scale monster horde broke out on August 20.

With nothing else to do, all the martial artists cherished their time to cultivate, waiting for the next wave of calamity beasts.

Meanwhile, a large number of people are also discussing the battle between Lin Qi and Gu Cheng.

Lin Qi's reputation spread throughout all the war bases in the entire Xia Kingdom, and everyone knew that a young man had arrived at the Black Dragon Base.

He's a top genius!

The entrance to room 206 in the accommodation area.

Lin Qi took the package from the deliveryman, then turned and went back inside.

Back in the martial arts room, I put down the two packages, which were two metal boxes.

"drop!"

Upon opening the box after verification, ten bottles of Soul Water containing purple liquid were revealed.

It was enough to sustain his cultivation for a month, so Lin Qi took the first bottle of Soul Water.

He then sat cross-legged and began circulating the advanced mental cultivation technique, "The Record of Ten Thousand Calamities."

In the space of consciousness.

"roar~"

A giant tiger with a completely golden body instantly appeared in Lin Qi's mind. Lin Qi looked at the giant tiger in front of him and felt that it was extremely familiar.

It is none other than the Level 8 Calamity Beast—the Golden Tiger!

"Roar!"

The Golden Tiger swung its limbs, roaming freely in the space of consciousness, and Lin Qi merged into the Golden Tiger's body.

Now that the "Ten Thousand Disasters Record" has entered the fourth minor realm, he did not hesitate and directly chose to visualize the Golden Tiger.

He knew Jin Ganghu all too well!

"roar~"

"Ow~"

Looking around, one after another, towering level eight calamity beasts appeared.

King Kong Ape, Earth-Splitting Dragon, Sea-Covering Whale, Lava Bird, Glacier White Wolf...

They're all familiar level 8 monsters!
Space tremors, and the battle between the level eight calamity beasts has officially begun!

"roar~"

The Golden Tiger roared to the sky, its agile body suddenly lunging out, and then the battle began.

……

after an hour
Lin Qi, who had been frowning, slowly exhaled, his brows relaxed, and he opened his eyes, his deep eyes seeming to gleam with a sharp light.

Lin Qi felt his mind was clear, and when he looked at the panel again, he saw that his mental strength had been enhanced.

[You consumed Soul Water and diligently cultivated the mental power technique "The Record of Ten Thousand Calamities," resulting in the tempering of your spirit and a boost to your mental power of +200.]

[Mental Strength: 5500 → 5700]

……

Lin Qi nodded secretly; the effect of the enhancement of mental strength was indeed very obvious.

If I keep improving like this, I won't be far from reaching 10000 mental strength.

He looked at the metal boxes in front of him. In the second metal box, there was only a bottle of medicine containing a blood-red liquid.

It looks like thick blood; this is the Blood Elixir.

Blood Spirit Elixir is a remedy made from Blood Spirit Mushroom as the raw material, combined with various other ingredients.

Some of the effects of Blood Ganoderma include significantly increasing blood and qi levels, cleansing the body, and increasing the probability of blood transfusion.

"Gulu~"

Lin Qi drank it down in one gulp.

Blood Ganoderma can replace blood without side effects; it is a top-tier treasure.

Blood Elixir, on the other hand, can only increase blood volume and the probability of blood exchange.

But it's just right for him.

"call!"

"Xiao Chan, get the energy drinks ready!"

"Cook all the remaining level-eight calamity beast flesh and blood!"

"Okay, master!"

Xiao Chan materialized her body, turned and left the martial arts room to begin cooking the flesh and blood of an eighth-level calamity beast.

Lin Qi then closed his eyes and began to cultivate, feeling his whole body heat up.

He then activated the "Golden Emperor's Secret Manual," and the Golden Emperor's罡劲 (Golden Emperor's罡劲) instantly condensed and circulated within his body.

The body was operating at high speed, and the Blood Spirit Potion took effect instantly upon entering the body.

It passes through the stomach and enters the bloodstream.

"Dong Dong!!"

In an instant, Lin Qi felt his heart race, pounding powerfully and wildly.

The sound of an engine starting up seemed to fill the entire martial arts room.

Blood is pumped to all parts of the body and then permeates into all parts of the body.

"Hoohoo!!"

Lin Qi felt as if his body was in a furnace, constantly heating up, with white mist rising from his body and smoke swirling around him.

My body felt burning hot, accompanied by waves of stinging pain.

The Blood Elixir has begun to take effect.

His body began to transform, and the source energy in the surrounding air was absorbed into his flesh.

Every part of the body is undergoing transformation, and the blood is washing away impurities from the flesh.

A moment later, Lin Qi felt something flowing out of his body.

In the high temperature, beads of sweat kept dripping from his forehead, and the sweat quickly turned into dark red blood.

Unbeknownst to him, Lin Qi discovered that his body had undergone its third blood transfusion.

A strong smell of blood and stench filled my nostrils.

He wondered if it was because he had smelled it so much that the smell seemed to have faded and wasn't as bad as before.

"Xiao Chan, energy drink!"

The door to the martial arts room opened, and Xiao Chan came in, carrying two large boxes of energy drinks.

Lin Qi casually opened a bottle and drank it all in one gulp, as if it were an oral liquid.

In a short while, several bottles of energy drinks fell to the ground.

"Buzz!!"

During the blood transfusion, Lin Qi clearly felt his bone marrow heating up, frantically producing blood, emptying the old blood, and allowing new blood to enter his body.

It stimulates the transformation of the body!
A large amount of accumulated impurities, toxins, and waste blood are expelled through the pores.

In martial arts battles, injuries are inevitable, and blood stasis accumulates in the body, which is now being expelled along with the blood transfusion.

The body undergoes another transformation, a comprehensive improvement: increased muscle strength, more resilient tendons, enhanced internal organ function, and increased bone density.

Each blood transfusion is a transformation.

……

In the blink of an eye, five hours had passed, and it was now 1 p.m.

Inside the martial arts room, the air was filled with a strong, fishy stench.

In the center of the martial arts room was a huge pool of blood, surrounded by energy drink bottles scattered all over the floor.

"Oh!"

Suddenly, a loud bang was heard, and the blood and grime exploded, falling like raindrops into the martial arts room.

Golden light erupted from Lin Qi's body. He slowly stood up, clenched his fists, and the power of his muscles surged forth.

Fresh blood flowed through his body, reaching every corner, and he felt relaxed all over again, the burden on his body lightened.

Or rather, there are fewer impurities.

I felt completely clear-headed, both physically and mentally, and I also felt an immense sense of power.

He has undergone three blood transfusions!

Looking at the panel again, a large amount of information popped up.

[You have taken the Blood Spirit Potion. The potion is taking effect, your physical body is beginning to transform, your blood and qi levels are increasing significantly, and you are beginning your third blood transfusion.]

[You have completed your third blood transfusion. Your body has undergone a transformation, significantly increasing your physical strength and health by 310.]

[You have successfully achieved a breakthrough; template integration has improved by 0.5%]

[Qi and Blood Value: 5190 → 5500]

[Template: Erlang Shen - Yang Jian]

[Integration rate: 34.5% → 35%]

……

Lin Qi smiled as he looked at the information on the panel. He had only been at the base for three days, and another blood transfusion had already been completed!

It was definitely the right decision to come to the Black Dragon Base.

For most people, three blood transfusions represent reaching the peak of the seventh realm.

Once another blood transfusion is completed, he will be able to break through to the eighth realm.

For an SSS-level genius like Gu Cheng, the seventh realm has already been halfway through.

For Lynch himself, he has only completed one-third of the journey.

Finally, there's the fusion level. Just as he expected, a 35% fusion level won't awaken a new talent; 40% is required.
At 40%, talent can undergo a significant transformation.

……

He went into the bathroom, and a dozen minutes later, he came out of the living room looking refreshed.

Sitting at the dining table, which was piled high with meat dishes, all made from the flesh and blood of level eight calamity beasts.

"Gulu~"

Smelling the aroma and feeling the hunger surging through his body, Lin Qi began to feast.

I opened my phone while eating and realized I was being bombarded with messages.

The first one is information about the eldest brother, Liang Tai.

[Senior Brother: Junior Brother, something's happened!]

[Lin Qi: ?]

Lin Qi was puzzled. What happened again?

Soon, Senior Brother Liang Tai made a video call, and Lin Qi projected the video onto the screen.

Liang Tai, appearing quite agitated on the screen, said:

"Junior brother, something's happened again!"

"The Gu family is challenging you to a duel again!"

Lin Qi asked calmly, "Gu Cheng has brought in outside help?"

Liang Tai nodded and said, "That's right, but this time the opponent is no ordinary one."

"Among the Gu family, Gu Cheng's talent can only rank second."

"The most talented one is Gu Cheng's cousin—Gu Jian!"

"His talent is even greater; he's not only an SSS-level genius, but he's also awakened two abilities!"

……

(End of this chapter)