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

Chapter 540 Incompatible Marksmanship and Ruins (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Meanwhile, in an underground base in the Xia Kingdom.

Commander Lin, wearing a black mask, sat cross-legged, looking at the projected screen, and sighed inwardly:
"Did it really fail?"

"Killing a genius like Lin Qi is as difficult as ascending to heaven."

"His rise to prominence is undoubtedly due to great fortune; his rise is unstoppable."

"This assassination attempt has crossed the line for Xia Kingdom and even other countries on Earth. A storm is brewing!"

"This time, Xia Kingdom might be serious!"

"I should start preparing soon!"

……

August 25, 2048 (Martial Arts Calendar)

The day after the massive monster horde erupted at Black Dragon Base.

The monster horde is completely over!

Accommodation area, room 206
"Hoohoo!!"

Inside the spacious martial arts room, a fierce wind raged and heat billowed, as if a giant tiger had materialized.

Lin Qi, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes.

A terrifying aura emanated from him as he exhaled a breath of stale air, expelling the waste gas from his internal organs.

He slowly stood up from the ground.

[You have completed a training session. Your injuries have healed. In the battle against a powerful enemy, your body has been tempered. Your health and vitality have increased by 50.]

[Qi and Blood Value: 9100 → 9150]

……

Lin Qi exhaled a breath of stale air, his eyes shining brightly with golden light.

Last night and this morning, the power of the ultimate sublimation of talent was still at its peak.

It not only allowed his injuries to heal quickly, but also unlocked more of his physical potential, resulting in a physical transformation and a significant increase in his blood and qi levels.

"My Qi and Blood value is now 9150, and I'm only 100 away from my 8th blood transfusion."

"A few days is enough time for me to undergo my eighth blood transfusion."

Lin Qi clenched his fist, and through sheer hardship, he elevated his talent, increasing his health by a full 450 points in just two days!

Without this talent, it would probably take him several more months to undergo his eighth blood transfusion.

Lin Qi got up, preparing to leave.

"Master, Jiang Tao is on the phone!"

"catch!"

Xiao Chan waved her hand, projecting a large green screen, on which Jiang Tao's dark face appeared.

Jiang Tao looked excited, his face flushed, and said:

"Brother Qi, I've awakened again!"

"I have successfully awakened my second special ability, [Earth Wall]."

Lin Qi began to speak:

"Taozi, congratulations!"

He was genuinely happy for Jiang Tao. Currently, there are only 10 people in Xia Kingdom who have awakened two abilities, and now there is one more.

Having awakened two abilities, he will be among the strongest of the nine realm warriors in the future.

The value of the mysterious gemstone has increased once again.

Now that Jiang Tao has awakened, it's only a matter of time before Jiang Miaoyin awakens as well.

Jiang Tao said earnestly, "Brother Qi, next May, I will definitely break through to the seventh realm and win the championship."

"In July or August, I will be able to go to the Black Dragon Base and fight alongside you!"

"Will do!"

Lin Qi let out a breath after hanging up the phone.

Over the past three years, the only people who have been able to keep up with me are Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin.

He hopes they can keep getting stronger.

If old friends can't keep up with your pace, over time, the relationship will fade away.

With that thought in mind, he took the black and gold spear and went out.

"Hoohoo!!"

Braving the biting wind and snowflakes, Lin Qi arrived at the door of a luxury apartment.

"buzz"

The black alloy door slid open silently, and Lynch entered.

This is the residence of the Mountain and River King. In the living room, besides Lin Qi, there is also his teacher Mu Hong.

Lin Qi was already quite familiar with the place. After entering, he went straight to sit opposite Shanhe Wang.

Teacher Mu Hong was in charge of making tea, and soon a cup of hot tea was placed next to Lin Qi.

Lin Qi picked up his teacup and took a small sip.

A warm sensation entered my stomach, and I immediately felt a sense of calm.

At the same time, the deep voice of the Mountain and River King also reached my ears:

"After each wave of monsters, we need to calm down."

King Shanhe praised:

"Lin Qi, your talent is beyond our imagination."

"Even if it were Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing couldn't have killed six level-eight Zerg warriors in a row!"

"I'm afraid you're not far from reaching the eighth realm, are you?"

Lin Qi nodded and said:
"It may take several more months to break through!"

King Shanhe nodded; it was pretty much what he had guessed.

He then spoke again:

"This assassination attempt by the Zerg has crossed our bottom line. Tonight, the Star Palace will hold a Nine Realms Conference!"

"It's highly likely that a complete extermination of the Zerg will be carried out!"

"The sacrifices caused by the Zerg have been too great recently, and the patience of all nations has reached its limit."

Hearing the solemn voice of the Mountain and River King, Lin Qi sensed the firmness in his tone and thought to himself that he was indeed going to take action against the Zerg.

If all the ninth-realm warriors on the entire Blue Star were to attack simultaneously, the Zerg would most likely be unable to withstand it!
King Shanhe continued:

"There's one more thing you might be wondering: how did you end up with 300 million more merit points?"

Lynch nodded; he was indeed curious.

The teacher, Mu Hong, who was standing nearby, spoke up to explain:

"Killing Zerg warriors also earns merit points!"

"Their bodies aren't very valuable, that's why they only gave 50 merit points!"

King Shanhe stood up and said, "Come to the martial arts room!"

Lin Qi and Mu Hong stood up and entered the martial arts room.

King Shanhe picked up the ninth-tier spear on the wall and swung it around in a dazzling display.

He looked at Lin Qi and said slowly:

We all underestimated you!

"You have set a new record, becoming the first genius to master the fifth-level spear technique at the seventh level."

"Even the Crimson Emperor couldn't do that!"

"However, since you have already mastered the fifth-tier spear technique, I will also explain the training method of the fifth-tier spear technique to you!"

"The fifth-order spear technique is also known as the domain, which is the highest level known to humankind!"

"We humans constantly refine our marksmanship in actual combat, progressing from the first level of basic skills, the second level of proficiency, the third level of perfection, the fourth level of mastery, and now to the fifth level of domain." "One step at a time!"

"Currently, we don't know what the sixth-tier spear technique is; we only have the fifth-tier spear technique!"

"All the eighth and ninth realms are at the level of the Domain!"

Lin Qi nodded. The martial arts skills of the two martial artists, who were at different levels, were on the same level.

This shows how difficult it is to improve one's martial arts skills.

King Shanhe nodded and said:

"The strength of a domain is obvious; it depends on the scope of that domain!"

"A newly advanced martial artist typically stands about three meters to the left, right, front, and back, centered on himself."

"As the power of the domain increases, the range of the domain continues to expand: 10 meters, 50 meters, 100 meters..."

"And the suppressive force within the domain will become increasingly stronger. If it is a metal-attribute domain, entering it will be like being torn to pieces..."

Lin Qi nodded. He had already experienced the power of the domain, but he had only just broken through, and the effects of the domain's power were already very obvious.

There is still a lot of room for improvement.

"Buzz!!"

Suddenly, a power surged from the Mountain and River King, enveloping Lin Qi and Mu Hong.

Lin Qi felt a sense of pressure instantly.

There was only one feeling: it was heavy!

It felt like a mountain was pressing down on you, making you feel suffocated and your body felt unusually heavy.

Lin Qi suspected that he might not be able to move at all within the Mountain and River King's domain!
This feeling lasted only a moment, and the suppression of the domain gradually weakened.

After sensing the power of the Mountain and River King's domain, Lin Qi seemed to have an epiphany.

The King of Mountains and Rivers continued, saying:

"My awakened abilities are [Heavy Earth] and [Earth Wall]. Once I unleash my domain, it's as if I'm instantly applying dozens, or even hundreds, of times the force of gravity to my opponent!"

Lin Qi exhaled. This kind of suppressive force was something that ordinary martial artists simply could not withstand.

Their bodies would be instantly crushed into dust.

King Shanhe withdrew his domain power and then spoke:

"Having discussed the power of the domain, the next step is to improve the fifth-tier spear technique!"

"We humans perceive the essence of things in the universe and nature; it is the power of the universe. We resonate with the universe and borrow its power!"

"And to advance our field, we need to increase our control over the body's cells!"

"Let the cells function simultaneously, drawing upon more of the power of heaven and earth!"

King Shanhe waved his hand, and a large green screen was projected from the silver metal sphere beside him, displaying a diagram of the human body and a large number of cells.
"Our bodies have hundreds of billions of cells, an astonishing number, making it much more difficult than controlling muscles."

"The fifth-tier spear technique involves controlling the body's cells. During the execution of the manual, you gradually gain control over them. With each advancement, the power of the domain increases by one point!"

"When you can control every cell in your body, that's when your fifth-order spear technique reaches its peak!"

At this point, King Shanhe's expression also became complicated:
"However, currently, no one on our entire planet Blue Star has reached the fifth-order perfection!"

"Once you reach the fifth rank, every slight improvement becomes extremely difficult!"

"Those with slightly less talent have almost stagnated!"

Mu Hong also spoke with a wry smile:

"I've been practicing fifth-tier spear techniques for almost two years now, and I'm already feeling the difficulty of it."

King Shanhe said, "Life forms in the Eighth Realm already have a lifespan of five hundred years!"

"Over the course of five hundred years."

"We are still young, and we have a long time to cultivate ourselves."

Mu Hong nodded. Compared to a lifespan of 500 years, he was indeed too young at less than 40 years old.

The three then returned to the living room and continued drinking tea.

The aroma of tea filled the air. King Shanhe picked up the hot tea, took a sip, and said:

"Lin Qi, you must have noticed that once you reach the fifth rank, the Mountain and River Spear Technique and your metal attribute abilities are becoming increasingly incompatible."

"Your combat strength still has a lot of room for improvement!"

Lynch nodded; he needed to learn a gun technique that perfectly matched the metal element.

The "Mountain and River Spear Technique" is only barely adequate.

Now that he has mastered the marksmanship manual, he needs to learn a new one.

King Shanhe continued, "

"My signature technique is called 'Mountains and Rivers Overturned Heaven Spear'."

"Actually, I created the 'Mountain and River Spear Technique,' but it was simplified from the 'Mountain and River Overwhelming Spear.'"

"Actually, I was lying!"

Lin Qi was stunned upon hearing this. The Mountain and River King's ultimate technique was not created by him.
Not only him, but Mu Hong next to him was also stunned. He was obviously hearing about this for the first time as well.

King Shanhe stood up and slowly began to speak:

"It's not just me; in fact, none of the truly top-tier martial arts techniques on the entire planet Earth were created by ourselves!"

"And many of these ninth-realm martial artists can say that their unique skills are self-created."

"However, the secret manuals created are not very sophisticated and cannot even be called ultimate skills."

"Those skills that can be called unique techniques are basically not self-created."

Lin Qi asked curiously:
"Where did all these unique skills come from?"

After hearing this, Mu Hong seemed to have an epiphany:
It is a [ruin].

Upon hearing this, a multitude of thoughts immediately flooded Lin Qi's mind.

King Shanhe nodded, and the projected screen began to switch, displaying a huge map.

He then began to explain:

"That's right, it's a ruin!"

"After we humans entered this other world, we began a great pioneering expedition!"

"We've found countless rare and precious treasures!"

"We also discovered other treasures!"

"The other world is too vast. As far as we know, it's at least 1000 times larger than our Earth!"

"It's even bigger than Jupiter in our solar system!"

Lin Qi was shocked. He remembered his teacher saying in his martial arts general knowledge class that the other world was at least a hundred times larger than Earth.

It has now expanded to a thousand times its original size; no wonder the monsters seem to be endless.

King Shanhe continued, "

"The other world is too big and too dangerous. 1000 times is only the limit of the Crimson Emperor's exploration at present."

"The Crimson Emperor is powerful and has unearthed a large number of treasures deep in another world."

"And the Spirit Pillar, the Blood Pillar of Ten Thousand Beasts, and other treasures in the Refining God Tower of the Azure Sky Martial Arts University were all found by the Crimson Emperor!"

"The Red Emperor's contributions to our Blue Star are too great; no one can compare to him."

Lin Qi nodded secretly. He had heard the deeds of the Crimson Emperor countless times and could recite them by heart.

"So the ruins were also found by the Crimson Emperor?"

King Shanhe sat down opposite Lin Qi again and slowly began to speak:

"That's right!"

"The ruins are the key to the rise of our martial arts!"

……

(End of this chapter)