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

Chapter 530 Nine Realms and a Gathering of Geniuses! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Time passed slowly, and several hours went by without us even realizing it.

Snow began to fall at Black Dragon Base, but the cold weather could not dampen the restless spirits of the warriors.

A large number of geniuses at the base began exchanging for Awakening Potions!
Some people lack merit points and start borrowing them from friends and teachers.

Wealthy families even spend a lot of money to buy them.

Those without money can only go to the battlefield to hunt down monsters and accumulate more merit points to purchase them.

Geniuses below the seventh realm began purchasing awakening potions.

They were all determined to successfully awaken, as it concerned their future.

The Black Dragon Base was unusually lively. Pei Yiqing, Shen Heng, Dean Liu, Mu Hong, and others wanted to contact Lin Qi, but found that he had already turned on Do Not Disturb mode.

Room 206, a spacious martial arts room.

"Oh!"

The quiet air suddenly became restless, accompanied by a loud bang, and the spherical bloodstains suddenly exploded, turning into red raindrops that scattered on the ground.

"Tap tap tap!!"

Lin Qi, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes, his whole body bursting with intense golden light, his veins bulging, and golden patterns appearing on his skin.

He exudes a natural, innate charm, as if he were one with the world.

It was as if the data humans were no longer the same species; their blood flowed rapidly, as if it were golden blood.

Lin Qi exhaled a breath of stale air, which created a strong gust of wind that raged through the martial arts room.

"Dong Dong!!"

A strong heartbeat echoed in the martial arts room. Lin Qi clenched his fist, and power surged forth once more.

He felt his power had increased again, and he was able to condense even stronger internal energy.

If I encounter the Earthshaker again, I will be able to kill it much more easily.

Looking at the panel again, sure enough, several messages popped up.

[You have consumed two bottles of Blood Spirit Potion. Your body has begun to transform, initiating the seventh blood transfusion. Your physical strength has been greatly enhanced, and your health has increased by 150.]

[Your physical body has undergone a transformation, template fusion level has increased, and the awakening of unknown abilities has accelerated; fusion level +1%]

[Qi and Blood Value: 8400 → 8550]

[Template: Erlang Shen - Yang Jian]

[Integration rate: 37% → 38%]

……

Lin Qi looked at his health points and realized that he was only 1450 points away from the 10000 required for the eighth realm.

However, he had a premonition that the remaining two blood transfusions would be exceptionally difficult.

According to common sense on Earth, seven blood transfusions are the limit for countless geniuses, and most SSS-level geniuses break through to the eighth realm after seven blood transfusions.

The cultivation techniques observed among the top-tier level twelve demonic beasts record that eight blood exchanges are the limit.

With his talent, he felt he could undergo nine blood transfusions.

After a brief moment of thought, Lin Qi looked at the red punching power testing device that resembled a giant pedestal not far away.

"It's time to test my current strength!"

"Xiao Chan, turn on the punching power detector!"

"Okay, master!"

Xiao Chan, standing beside her, nodded obediently and activated the punch strength detector via virtual network connection.

"drop!"

The detector's screen lit up!
Lin Qi withdrew the golden light from his body, returned to normal, and tested his purest physical strength.

"call!!"

"Dong Dong!!"

Looking at the punching bag, my heart raced, my blood flowed faster, and every muscle in my body worked at the same time.

Not only muscles, but also internal organs and cells are fully mobilized.

Power surged forth continuously, pouring into the clenched fist.

His momentum gathered, his fist charged, and he finally unleashed a powerful punch, causing ripples in the air, like waves spreading outwards from a calm lake.

Lin Qi's fist shot out like a high-speed train accelerating instantly, drawing an astonishing arc in the air.

Finally, it slammed into the red punching bag!

"Bang!!"

The air vibrated, creating layers of air waves, and then exploded!

With a loud bang, the punching bag also shook violently.

"drop!"

The electronic screen instantly displayed the data: "125222kg!"

After seeing the data, Lynch smiled: 125 tons of punching power!
That's almost double the 70 tons of punching power from last time!

He has only undergone seven blood transfusions, and once he breaks through to the eighth realm, he will likely have a punching force of 150 tons.

The minimum punching power in the Eight Realms is 100 tons!
He's already exceeded 20 tons!

He clenched his fist, the golden patterns on his body flowing like blood, as he tested his strength when using his internal energy.

Gang Jin is a fusion of two abilities; he is using a move from the Vajra Fist—Breaking Through the Sky!
The Golden Emperor's Qi condensed on his arm, shining like gold, with golden patterns emerging, like the arm of a celestial being.

"call!"

"laugh--!"

The next instant, the fist was suddenly thrown out, like a sharp blade cutting through the air, tearing apart the surrounding air and making a whistling sound.

The powerful punch slammed heavily onto the red punching bag.

"Bang!!"

With a violent shaking, the red punching bag exploded instantly, and the testing device began to shake violently.

The red material on the punching bag turned into countless fragments and dissipated into the air.

Beneath the punching bag are sensors made of black alloy material, but now the alloy material is bent and even cracked.

Lin Qi's heart jumped into his throat.

Will it get damaged?
"drop!"

The large screen flashed wildly, finally displaying a string of data: "500000 kg!"

Lin Qi breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes lighting up with joy.

"500 tons of punching power?"

Lin Qi looked at the punch force testing device; it seemed the maximum punch force he could withstand was 500 tons.

The fact that he hadn't shattered the punching bag meant that his punching power wasn't much more than 500 tons.

After analyzing it and thinking for a moment, I came up with the answer.

His punching power is approximately 516 tons. The reason for this number is that it corresponds to a fourfold increase in combat power.

The Vajra Fist at its peak grants a double boost to combat power, while awakening the [Golden Light] grants a triple boost.

The fourfold increase in combat power is due to the Golden Emperor's罡劲 (Golden Emperor's罡劲)!

This top-tier method of condensing internal energy can double a person's combat power.

His physical attributes already far surpassed those of other martial artists in the same realm, and now he has received a fourfold increase in combat power.

His current strength is considered powerful even among eighth-realm martial artists.

He was certain that Gu Jian's current strength was definitely not as great as his own.

Then he did a quick test on the data.
"Boohoo!!"

"Hoohoo!!"

A moment later, two strings of data appeared.

"137 m/s!"

"548 m/s!"

Lin Qi looked at the data and nodded; it was just as he had guessed.

With both strength and speed increased fourfold, the combat power has increased fourfold, which is already quite exaggerated.

"Next, we just need to defeat Gu Jian tomorrow!"

Lin Qi muttered to himself calmly.

"Gulu~"

The next instant, Lin Qi felt an intense hunger pang in his stomach.

He went straight out of the martial arts room, went to the dining table, and began to eat the cooked food heartily.

He was so hungry that he needed to replenish his energy.

Moreover, the energy source on Earth is still too scarce, even with space gates opening every day, it's still insufficient.

Even if his body can absorb source energy anytime, anywhere, the amount absorbed is still too little.

After finishing his meal, Lin Qi didn't waste any time. Instead, he returned to the martial arts room to continue training and improve his strength.

Although he felt confident of winning, he couldn't underestimate Gu Jian.

……

November 19, 2048 in the Martial Arts Calendar.

The weather was cold, and the entire Black Dragon Base was completely covered in endless white snow.

The entire Black Dragon Base remains in a state of turmoil.

It was nearing noon, and the temperature in the antique-style living room was just right.

Six figures sat in the living room, the air filled with the melodious sound of a guzheng and the aroma of tea.

Lin Qi looked at the imposing and tall Mountain and River King opposite him. Just like before, the other party's aura was still as steady and heavy as a mountain.

Nothing can shake it!

Sitting next to me were Beijiang Sword King, Dean Liu, Mu Hong, and today there was another person, Pei Hongfeng.

Everyone present was a powerhouse at the eighth or ninth level, except for Lin Qi, who was a martial artist at the seventh level.

The group started chatting.

Pei Hongfeng exclaimed:

"The emergence of the Awakening Potion is extremely important to our entire planet Earth."

"It greatly enhances the freshness of our human blood!"

"In the future, there will be an explosive increase in S-class and SS-class geniuses!"

"More high-level martial artists will emerge in the future!"

The Sword King of Beijiang spoke first:

"The technology of awakening potions has actually been under research for 20 years!"

"Behind this is the hard work of countless researchers and the unlimited funding support from the country, which finally led to its development."

"Even without Awakening Fruit, we can still mass-produce them now, but the raw materials required are not cheap."

"A thousand bottles were released at once this time, but they were all redeemed in half a day!"

"I wonder how many people will be able to awaken!"

“Our Xia Kingdom produces more than thirty S-class geniuses every year. If they all awaken, that would be incredible!”

Their eyes lit up when they heard this.

After listening, King Shanhe slowly said, "Don't have too high expectations. The Awakening Potion is not the Awakening Fruit, so its effects are not that strong."

"Even an S-class genius might need to consume several bottles before they have a chance to awaken their full potential."

"As for ordinary geniuses, they may need more bottles to awaken."

"Even so, it can still greatly enhance the foundation of our Blue Star."

Everyone nodded, secretly hoping that many geniuses would emerge in the future.

Looking forward to completely annihilating the otherworldly monsters!
This topic was quickly moved on, and the Mountain and River King looked at Lin Qi and said:
"Tonight is your match against Gu Jian. Are you confident?"

"Based on what I understand, he is very close to the eighth realm, and there is a high probability that he has already broken through to the eighth realm."

Upon hearing this, the air seemed to quiet down, and an invisible pressure descended.

Beijiang Sword King, Pei Hongfeng, and the other three also looked at Lin Qi.

Dean Liu frowned and said:

"Once you break through to the seventh and eighth realms, your physical body will undergo a transformation, and your physical strength will increase dramatically!"

"My control over my physical body has greatly improved, and my martial arts skills might even reach the fifth level!"

"If that's really the case, then it's going to be difficult..."

The others frowned as well; if Lin Qi lost this match, it would be a huge blow.

They even owe Gu Jian 100 million merit points!

Lin Qi calmly took a sip of hot tea and then spoke:

"As long as he doesn't break through to the eighth realm, I will win!"

"If he is an eighth-level martial artist, then only a fight can determine who wins and who loses!"

Upon hearing this, King Shanhe immediately smiled and said:

"Very good, I believe you won't let us down!"

Meanwhile, Dean Liu and the other two were also very curious about whether Lin Qi could defeat Gu Jian.

We'll only find out tonight.

……

Shanghai, Xintiandi, a wealthy neighborhood

The Gu family villa features a martial arts room built in the garden.

"Hoohoo!!"

Spanning over a thousand square meters, the flowers and plants sway in the cold wind.

A tall man dressed in a blue martial arts uniform wielded a blue heavy sword, and the aura around him shifted.

Blue water flowed around the edges of his body.

A large green screen was projected in front of him, and a handsome man appeared on the other side; he was Gu Cheng.

At this moment, Gu Cheng said excitedly:

"Brother Jian, have you really broken through to the eighth realm?"

Gu Jian had sword-like eyebrows, three-dimensional features, and a tall and straight posture, like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, capable of piercing the sky.

He raised the corners of his mouth and tilted his chin up as he spoke:

"I have no reason to lie to you!"

Gu Cheng, sitting opposite him, immediately broke into an excited smile:

"That's great! Tonight's victory belongs to us!"

"I'm really looking forward to seeing Lynch's expression when he's defeated!"

Gu Jian said calmly, "If you hadn't reminded me, I would have completely forgotten about this matter."

"Lin Qi is just a nobody; he's still too green!"

"We should have given him a year, but he overestimated himself, so we can only grant his request."

"An eighth-realm cultivator fighting a seventh-realm cultivator? That's too much of a bully!"

"It's better to end the battle sooner!"

"After a period of focused cultivation, it's time for me to return to the battlefield. I'm going to challenge for the eighth realm ranking!"

To him, Lynch was now just a junior he could easily defeat.

He had not yet witnessed true geniuses and strong individuals, and did not understand the gap between himself and them.

……

At 5 p.m., War House displayed traffic on its homepage to remind all users.

A duel is scheduled to take place in three hours!
At the same time, countless martial artists remembered this matter.

"I just remembered that Lin Qi and Gu Jian still have a battle to fight!"

"This match is going to be exciting. I originally thought Lin Qi was going to lose!"

"The March agreement is a complete joke!"

"As it turned out, Lin Qi's talent was indeed extraordinary. He only took three months to break into the 20th place on the Black Dragon Base leaderboard."

"That's practically a record-breaking achievement!"

"It's a pity that if Lin Qi had been given a few more months, Gu Jianzhen might not have been able to defeat him!"

"Lin Qi is still too arrogant!"

On the forum of the House of War, many warriors from bases that had not experienced a horde of monsters were discussing the issue.

……

Another world, the Celestial Academy.

Villa No. 38, Xingxiu Residence, Indoor Martial Arts Center
Jiang Tao, tall and robust with dark skin, opened the virtual pod and logged into the Crimson Realm.

Soon, a link was clicked, and the challenge was initiated.

"Buzz!!"

All was dark before his eyes. When Jiang Tao opened his eyes again, everything was suddenly clear, and he found himself in the audience seats.

He was in an arena resembling the ancient Roman Colosseum, where everything was white.

The empty arena was deserted; not a single person had arrived.

A cacophony of sounds filled my ears.

"Brother Tao!"

"elder brother!"

A familiar voice came from beside me. I turned my head and saw Wan Ming and his younger sister Jiang Miaoyin. Looking around, I saw that they were all classmates from Tianqiong Academy.

There are quite a few, roughly estimated to be over a hundred people.

"Why are there so many people!"

Wan Ming, dressed in blue, smiled and said:
"That's natural, both sides in the battle are top geniuses from the Xia Kingdom."

"And there's also Qi Ge, a genius who has broken countless records."

"We might witness history again today!"

Jiang Tao nodded, looked around, and found that there were quite a few martial artists watching.

The surrounding area was packed with people, and with 10 minutes to go before the competition started, hundreds of thousands of people had already logged in.

On the large screen projected into the sky, the barrage of comments had already begun.

They were discussing who would emerge victorious between Lin Qi and Gu Jian.

Dozens or even hundreds of figures appeared in the front row, each emanating a powerful aura.

They were all high-level martial artists, especially in the very center area, where the appearance of several figures caused a stir among the surrounding crowd.

"The seniors from the Nine Realms have also logged on!"

"I never expected that a total of nine ninth-realm martial artists would come this time, it's truly rare!"

"Overlord, Sword Emperor, Mountain and River King, Blade Emperor, Water King, Heavenly Blade, Heavenly Sword, Northern River Sword King, Crimson Blade King!"

"Only geniuses of Lin Qi and Gu Jian's caliber can attract them!"

"Gu Jian is a disciple of the Sword Emperor, and it can even be said that he is the most outstanding disciple under the Sword Emperor."

"Lin Qi is the grand-disciple of the Mountain and River King; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him his disciple!"

"This match is going to be great!" someone exclaimed excitedly.

"Sun Sheng, the master of the Hunyuan staff, and Li Tianxing, the master of the fire-dry spear, have also arrived!"

"They are the first and second place on the overall ranking of the Seven Realms, and they are the top two by a huge margin."

"They are the top geniuses. Gu Jian is currently ranked fifth, but he is still far behind the two of them!"

Many people's eyes were drawn to the two men in the front row, standing close to the ninth-realm martial artist.

One of them wore a gold robe, and the other a red robe; both had unique bearing.

One of the men, dressed in a golden robe and possessing a rugged yet handsome air, leaned back leisurely in the smart chair with his legs crossed, and spoke slowly:

"Today is the perfect day to see just how amazing this junior who broke my record really is!"

Sitting next to him was a man in a red robe, a handsome man with a straight posture and delicate features, exuding a fiery aura.

"Om!!"

Just as everyone was discussing, a figure appeared out of thin air in the arena.

He was a tall man wearing dark blue armor and wielding a heavy sword.

"Gu Jian is online!"

Someone in the audience spoke up.

Gu Jian, clad in blue armor, nodded and greeted the ninth-realm martial artists in the first row of the audience.

Especially the middle-aged man in the blue robe, with handsome features, exuded an aura as vast as the ocean.

That was his teacher—the Sword Emperor Chongming!
Gu Jian then noticed Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing beside him and nodded in acknowledgment.

When Gu Jian came out, many people frowned instantly.

Sun Sheng smiled and said:
"Interesting, the upcoming battles are going to be interesting!"

……

Black Dragon Base, Virtual Room
At this moment, a large crowd had gathered in the virtual room. Those who had not managed to get a virtual pod could only watch the live broadcast projected on screen.

"Junior brother, we believe you can win!"

Lin Qi nodded to the members of the Crack Rock Squad, then entered the virtual pod and logged into the Crimson Realm.

"Om!!"

A moment later, Lin Qi suddenly opened his eyes, and the dazzling light illuminated the surrounding space.

He arrived on the battlefield, wearing black and gold armor and carrying a black and gold spear.

His gaze instantly locked onto the audience seats, which were filled with people.

There were even quite a few acquaintances, such as Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin from the Sky Dome Academy.

A group of ninth-realm martial artists sat in the first row. Lin Qi and Shanhe Wang nodded to each other and greeted each other.

There were also other martial artists at the ninth realm, all of whom were important figures in the Xia Kingdom.

"Lin Qi, you've finally arrived!"

A haughty voice rang in his ears. Lin Qi turned his head, and his gaze finally fell on his opponent—Gu Jian!
Gu Jian was clad in blue armor, holding a blue heavy sword in one hand, exuding a powerful aura.

……

(End of this chapter)