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

Chapter 532 Making History Again (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Whoosh!!"

Gu Jian mobilized the power of the Heavenly River's intent, infusing the battle sword with a deep blue sword aura, merging it with the power of the intent.

He was unwilling to activate his [Minor Supernatural Power].

He is an SSS-level genius who has awakened two abilities. He is one of the top ten geniuses among the younger generation in Xia Country, and even in the entire Blue Star.

Only one such person is born every few years!
He has his own pride and self-respect; he is an eighth-realm martial artist, and he can only win if he unleashes his [Minor Divine Power].

Wouldn't that prove I'm a complete failure?
"boom!!"

The blue sword energy in his hand frantically condensed and compressed, eventually expanding into a massive water-flow sword energy, a full ten meters long.

"Oh!"

He suddenly exerted his strength, leaped into the air, and slashed his heavy sword down at Lin Qi!

The surrounding air seemed to have turned into a sea, filled with endless water.

The power of the Milky Way's artistic conception permeated the entire arena.

The ultimate move of the Heavenly River Sword Technique – Heavenly Waterfall Slash!

Seeing this, Lin Qi brandished his spear, condensing a ten-meter-long golden spear aura, and the power of the Mountain and River Intent surged forth.

He concentrated all his power at the tip of the spear, and after reaching his limit, his [Golden Eyes] began to operate at high speed.

Gu Jian's movements began to slow down, becoming 0.5 times, or even 0.25 times.

He meticulously dissected his opponent's entire killing move, like peeling back layers of an onion, to find the best opportunity to strike.

In a split second, Lin Qi moved!
A burst of golden light erupted from the sky, and he merged with the spear, resonating with the mountains and rivers, before bursting forth from the spot.

The spearhead shot out, piercing the sky.

The golden spear energy transformed into a massive phantom of mountains and rivers, like mountains collapsing, rivers bursting their banks, and all things being annihilated!
The ultimate move of the "Mountain and River Spear Technique"—Mountain and River Annihilation!
Wherever the gun passed, the air was torn apart, producing a whistling sound.

All the audience members stared wide-eyed at the scene, afraid of missing a single detail.

"Bang!!"

The ninth-realm warriors in the first row also watched this scene quietly.

They didn't know who would win, but they could tell that the battle was nearing its end!
Once the third killing move is unleashed, it is meant to end the battle.

The Heavenly Waterfall Slash and the Mountain and River Annihilation clashed in the air, the two deadly moves engaging in their ultimate confrontation.

The sword energy and the spear energy clashed, and finally the weapons also collided.

The sword blades met the spear tips, and terrifying power surged from their bodies.

"Bang!!!"

With a deafening roar, a massive explosion occurred in the sky above the arena.

The air vibrated, and a powerful energy gust spread outwards.

The two figures instantly decided the winner!

A blue-armored figure was blasted through the strong wind, flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing to the ground.

"Bang!!"

The armor slammed into the ground, creating a 0.1-meter-wide crater in the alloy floor.

Gu Jian's body was embedded in it, his blue armor covered in wear and tear and gunshot marks.

"puff!"

Gu Jian spat out blood, mixed with fragments of internal organs, as intense pain surged through his brain, and his senses slowly returned.

In that instant, pure power blasted into his body, and the condensed sword energy was instantly pierced through.

Once the weakness was found, the killing move instantly crumbled.

He quickly got up from the ground and looked at the figure falling not far away, his black and gold armor covered with several scratches.

"Zheng——!"

The black and gold spear trembled, its tip still emitting an echo.

"I actually lost...!"

Gu Jian looked at Lin Qi opposite him with an incredulous expression.

He was wracked with pain, his muscles were torn, and his internal organs were damaged. Even with his armor absorbing the impact, he was still severely injured.

Lin Qi looked down at Gu Jian and asked:
"Should I unleash my [Minor Supernatural Power]?"

Gu Jian did not answer, but gritted his teeth and gripped his heavy sword tightly, wanting to continue fighting.

He still did not choose to activate the [Minor Supernatural Power].

"If that's the case, then go to hell!"

Lin Qi said indifferently, and then suddenly thrust out his black and gold spear.

"call out!"

"laugh!"

The force of the spear concentrated, tearing through the air and piercing Gu Jian's neck, causing blood to splatter out.

Gu Jian's figure vanished into nothingness in the air.

Lin Qi looked at Gu Jian, quite surprised, as he hadn't used his [Minor Supernatural Power] until the very end.

Is it to preserve the last shred of dignity?

[The competition is over!]

[Result of the duel: Lin Qi wins, Gu Jian loses!]

In the quiet arena, an intelligent voice system announced the final result.

Applause erupted from the audience.

This triggered a chain reaction, and other audience members also applauded.

Thunderous applause erupted, mixed with a great deal of discussion.

"Won!"

"Lin Qi actually won?!"

"What did I just see? Is Lynch even human?"

"Martial arts have been developing for 49 years, producing countless geniuses, and this is the first time I've seen an SSS-level genius defeated by someone from a higher realm!"

"And Gu Jian is a genius who has awakened two abilities!"

"We've witnessed history!"

In the audience seats of the Tenkyo Institute.

Jiang Miaoyin was the first to applaud, and Jiang Tao was the second.

Jiang Miao smiled and said:

"I knew Brother Lin Qi would win!"

"In my eyes, he is the strongest genius on our entire planet!"

Wan Ming clapped excitedly: "I'm convinced!"

"From now on, I'll believe it even if Brother Qi defeats a Ninth Realm cultivator despite being outside his own realm!"

"In various major competitions or challenge matches, Qi Ge has never lost!"

“Senior Shen Heng is in luck; he’s the only one who has ever defeated Brother Qi.”

"They're bragging about it now!"

Those around him laughed upon hearing this.

Chu Yu, dressed in red, sighed:
"Lin Qi can defeat an eighth-realm martial artist, and he's only 20 years old!"

"I'm still stuck in the sixth realm, and the gap between us is widening!"

As soon as Chu Yu said this, everyone stopped laughing, and a strong sense of pressure descended upon them.

……

Not far from the crowd, Gu Ming and Gu Cheng stood frozen, their expressions blank.

Gu Cheng felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his whole body was ice cold, and he couldn't stop trembling. Gu Jian had actually lost?
Gu Jian is the strongest genius in the history of the Gu family, and he is destined to become the Sword Emperor and the successor of Qingxian.

Being a ninth-realm warrior is not his limit; his goal is to become the strongest among the nine realms.

But now they've been defeated by someone crossing the border!
What a shame!

……

"Clap!!"

In the first row of the audience, Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing couldn't help but applaud.

Sun Sheng, clad in golden robes, couldn't help but exclaim:
"As expected of a genius who broke my record, his strength is truly formidable. I really want to fight him!"

"Let's add him on WeChat and become friends later!"

Li Tianxing, dressed in red, said from the side:
"You might not be a match for Lynch!"

Sun Sheng grinned and said, "Tianxing, don't say no so easily!"

"I'm going to challenge Gu Jian right now. I want to have a go at this eighth-realm martial artist!"

He logged off after saying that!

Li Tianxing, who had a handsome and refined appearance, glanced at Lin Qi in the arena, nodded in acknowledgment, and then logged off.

Meanwhile, the ninth-realm warriors nearby were also applauding.

"Ha ha!!"

King Shanhe couldn't help but burst into laughter and gave Lin Qi a thumbs up in the arena.

Not far away, Tian Dao Li Qifeng also smiled.

Of the nine ninth-realm warriors, only Crimson King and Sword Emperor did not have smiles on their faces.

Everyone else gave Lynch a friendly smile.

Lin Qi nodded in response.

……

A smile appeared on the face of the Northern River Sword King as he said:
“It’s so unexpected!”

"Lin Qi actually defeated Gu Jian across borders!"

"Now it has been proven that Lin Qi's ability to break the cultivation record of the Blood Pillar of Ten Thousand Beasts was not accidental."

"He possesses extraordinary talent!"

"He was able to defeat an eighth-realm genius in just four months after breaking through to the seventh realm. It's unimaginable how powerful he would be once he reaches the eighth realm!"

The silver-robed Mountain and River King beside him also smiled and said:
"Old Qi, it's not unfair that Gu Jian lost to Lin Qi!"

"Whether in terms of physical strength or martial arts skills, he is no match for him."

At this moment, the purple-robed overlord sitting in the middle also revealed a smile.

He was tall and imposing, like an unshakeable mountain, with bronze skin that looked as if he had been through countless battles.

His face is three-dimensional, with distinct features and a high nose bridge.

His aura was domineering and majestic, even suppressing the aura of the Sword Emperor and the Mountain and River King beside him!
He slowly opened his mouth and said:

"Lin Qi is one of the top geniuses in our Xia Kingdom. We must protect his safety!"

"Our Xia Kingdom needs him for its future!"

King Shanhe nodded solemnly and said:

"I will!"

"No one can hurt him."

The purple-robed overlord continued, "The Imperial Star Palace meeting will be held on November 25th. Don't forget to attend!"

The group nodded, knowing that the meeting would discuss the extermination of the Zerg.

After finishing speaking, Ba Wang gave Lin Qi a friendly smile in the arena and then logged off.

……

Lin Qi also chose to log off.

[Mr. Lin Qi, according to the rules of the duel, Mr. Gu Jian will compensate you with 100 million merit points, which will be deducted directly from his account.]

[If your account does not have 100 million merit points, you will have three months to repay them!]

……

In his personal space, Lin Qi smiled immediately after seeing the system's notification.

Although there was a slight mishap, the result was correct.

I've got 100 million merit points!
Thinking of this, he immediately logged off!

"Om!!"

The virtual pod opened, and Lin Qi stepped out.

"Junior brother, you're awesome!"

The virtual room was filled with various sounds, and the members of the Crack Rock Squad also gathered around.

The eldest brother, Liang Tai, was the most excited, his face flushed red with excitement.

"Junior brother, you're amazing!" "You actually won!"

He looked at Lin Qi, at a loss for words, feeling as if he were looking at the future strongest person in the Xia Kingdom.

With Lynch's talent, as long as he doesn't perish, he will eventually stand at the very top of Earth.

The Crimson Emperor may not be as good as the Crimson Emperor, but he can compete for second place.

Xiao Yu spoke:

"Let's go to the Beasts Restaurant to celebrate!"

Lin Qi nodded and said, "Okay!"

As the group left the virtual room, they were met with gasps of amazement from other martial artists.

"It's really awesome!"

"Lin Qi is too strong. He can now be considered the strongest in the seventh realm!"

"Even Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing might not be able to defeat Lin Qi!"

"I'm not greedy. Just give me half of Lin Qi's talent, and that will be enough for me to enter the top ten of the Seven Realms Ranking."

"One-tenth is enough for me."

"..."

……

Ten minutes later, in a luxurious private room at the Beast Restaurant.

The members of the Rift Rock Squad sat down to eat together, and Lin Qi spoke up:

"Don't be shy, everyone, this meal is on me!"

A meal at the Beast Restaurant isn't expensive, costing at most a few hundred merit points.

For Lin Qi now, it's just a drop in the ocean. Just now, Gu Jian's 100 million merit points also arrived in his account.

He could afford to treat someone to a meal.

"Thank you, junior brother!"

"Thank you, Brother Lin Qi!"

Half an hour later, after everyone had drunk some wine, the eldest brother, Liang Tai, spoke up:

"Junior brother, thank you so much!"

"Your defeat of Gu Jian earned me 20 merit points."

Lin Qi looked at his second senior sister, Wang Zhixuan, with a puzzled expression.

Wang Zhixuan began to explain:

"Someone at our base is running a betting pool, betting on who will win between you and Gu Jian."

"The maximum bet is 10,000 merit points, and the odds are very high."

"We all bet on you to win, and we've all made a lot of money!"

"The eldest brother bet the most, and this time he took a risk and earned 20 merit points."

Lin Qi nodded, immediately understanding what was going on; he guessed everyone favored Gu Jian.

Only Liang Tai and a few others believed in themselves, and in the end, they won; their gamble paid off.

At the same time, he sighed inwardly, wishing he had known sooner.
If I tell you about this, I can earn an extra 20 merit points.

Liang Tai said with a firm expression:
"This time, I must awaken!"

Lin Qi could sense Liang Tai's determination to awaken.

He knew that Liang Tai had taken an awakening potion that day, but it had failed.

I won 20 merit points this time, which is just enough to buy awakening potions.

……

An hour later, in room 206 of the accommodation area

Lin Qi entered through the door, sat down in the living room, and began replying to his friends' WeChat messages.

They even have many new friend requests.

He glanced at it, and his heart skipped a beat.

I am the Overlord

Following them are the Sword Emperor, the Water Margin King, Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing...

……

Five close friends, three of whom are ninth-level martial artists.

Among them was Ba Wang, the second strongest person in Xia Kingdom. Lin Qi did not hesitate and immediately added him.

Besides the three ninth-realm warriors, there are two more: Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing.

Lin Qi recognized them; they were the two strongest geniuses in Xia Kingdom in decades, before him.

On the pillar of blood from ten thousand beasts, Gu Jian ranked ninth.

Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing ranked second and third, respectively.

Not on the same level at all.

Even though they are both SSS-level geniuses who have awakened two abilities, the difference between them is still enormous.

For example, Xu Qin can only observe level 11 monsters, while Gu Jian can observe level 12 monsters.

Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing were able to observe the most powerful of the twelve level 8 calamity beasts and were expected to be able to perform eight blood transfusions in the future!

So Lin Qi was also curious about what these geniuses wanted to do with him.
After adding each other as friends, the other party did not reply.

Lin Qi's gaze returned to the control panel.

[You fought a fierce battle with the formidable enemy "Gu Jian". During the battle, you gained a new understanding of marksmanship, increasing your marksmanship by 3%.]

[You fought a fierce battle with the formidable enemy "Gu Jian". During the battle, you gained new insights into movement techniques, increasing your movement speed by 5%.]

[Gun Technique: Tier 4 94% → Tier 4 97%]

[Agility: Rank 4 80% → Rank 4 85%]

……

When Lin Qi saw the 97% progress bar, he immediately smiled.

Fighting against strong opponents is indeed effective, and it greatly improves one's martial arts skills.

Gu Jian's strength is beyond doubt; he is definitely stronger than the level eight calamity beast, the Earth-Splitting Dragon.

Go hunt the disaster beasts again; a day is enough to hunt several level eight disaster beasts.

I learned a lot from the battle against him.

Lynch also opened the War House, where his victory was announced on the homepage.

He entered his personal center and saw his merit points.

[Merit Points: 142 million]

……

"We can now purchase Tier 8 armor and weapons!"

Lin Qi immediately went to the shopping section; now that he had merit points, he could upgrade his equipment.

He knew that the sooner he purchased the weapons and got them to arrive, the sooner they could be used on the battlefield.

The standard version of the Tier 8 spear requires 550,000 merit points.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Qi placed the order immediately.

Then, we directly discussed the details of the gun with the merchants in the back-end, such as its length, thickness, and the texture of the gun body.

Then he started choosing Tier 8 battle armor!

[Item: Tier 8 Armor (Common)]

[Effect: Greatly reduces the impact of calamity beast charges and sharp claws, and significantly reduces the beast's biting ability.]

[Merit Points: 75 million]

……

Lin Qi breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the price; the price of this Tier 8 battle armor was indeed expensive.

However, an eighth-level calamity beast can be bought after hunting one or two, so it's not actually that expensive when you think about it.

Lin Qi immediately placed an order, submitting all his physical data and awakened abilities.

【drop! 】

[130 million merit points have been paid out!]

Looking at the merit points he had paid out, Lin Qi found that he now had less than 15 left.

He has to continue hunting down monsters to earn merit points.

Once he gets his Tier 8 equipment, his combat power will increase, and the merit points he gains will also increase significantly.

Earning hundreds of thousands of merit points from a single monster horde should be no problem.

"Buzz!"

Just then, a message appeared on WeChat.

It was both the Blade Emperor and the Water King who came to congratulate him on his victory.

Even Ba Wang was the same, and Lin Qi responded cautiously.

Sun Sheng quickly sent a message as well.

[Sun Sheng: Lin Qi, let's get acquainted. Let's have a match sometime!]

Sun Sheng: By the way, I'm planning to spar with Gu Jian. I also want to test the strength of an eighth-realm martial artist!

……

Lin Qi smiled after seeing the message sent by Sun Sheng, feeling that Sun Sheng was quite interesting.

Then he saw a message sent by Li Tianxing. The message was simple: "Let's get to know each other and become friends."

……

Lin Qi put down his phone. Getting to know the two strongest geniuses in Xia Country wouldn't be so easy.

Without sufficient talent, people simply won't even notice you.

He used to be just an ordinary person, but now he is different.

Those who can add me on WeChat are all high-level martial artists, ninth-level martial artists, or top geniuses.

It's practically impossible for ordinary people to add him on WeChat.

He then got up and went into the martial arts room to begin his training for the day.

……

Shanghai, Xintiandi, a wealthy neighborhood

Gu Family Villa

Inside the martial arts room, Gu Jian, dressed in a blue robe, sat cross-legged, his expression blank and his face pale.

A large green screen was projected in front of him, and opposite him was a man in blue robes, none other than the Sword Emperor.

Looking at Gu Jian's appearance, the Sword Emperor sighed and said:
"Don't be too discouraged!"

"You didn't really lose to Lin Qi!"

"After all, he is a genius who broke Sun Sheng's record and has already gained the Overlord's recognition!"

"Even the Crimson Emperor, who watched your battle, said that your defeat was not unjust."

Upon hearing the name "Red Emperor," Gu Jian also perked up.

He said with a wry smile, "Teacher, I want to be alone!"

Sword Emperor nodded and ended the video call.

Gu Jian sighed, still feeling distressed.

"Buzz!"

Just then, his phone vibrated, which annoyed him.

"Master, it's Sun Sheng on the phone!"

A screen was projected from the opening of the blue metal sphere next to it.

A man in golden robes appeared during the battle, exuding an untamed aura. It was Sun Sheng, and he spoke directly:
"Gu Jian, let's have a fight."

Gu Jian shook his head immediately after hearing this:

"I reject!"

Sun Sheng wasn't angry after hearing this, but instead smiled innocently:
"Are you sure? Then I'll have to use the War House's challenge module!"

"If you don't want to lose face again, you'd better accept it..."

……

(End of this chapter)