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

Chapter 543 The Trial of Ruins No. 9 (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Kaka!!"

The air crackled with the sound of bones colliding, and Lin Qi was secretly alarmed, feeling a tremendous force coming from within.

It felt like a heavy hydraulic press was crushing my arm!

"What a strength!"

Lin Qi was secretly shocked and had to admit that Sun Sheng truly deserved to be the number one genius of the former Xia Kingdom.

He doesn't look particularly imposing, but he possesses extraordinary strength.

It is no exaggeration to say that he was born with supernatural powers.

Sun Sheng's expression changed slightly, as if he had grasped a hard diamond.

No matter how hard they tried, their opponent didn't budge an inch.

The opponent could even exert force, causing pain to be felt in one's palm.

"All right!"

Suddenly, a large hand landed on their hands, easily separating them. The strong wind dissipated, and the cabin returned to calm.

King Shanhe said cheerfully, "We've already given the greetings, so it's time for us to set off."

Sun Sheng grinned and said:

"Lin Qi, your strength is quite impressive!"

Lin Qi smiled and said:
"Your strength is not bad either!"

Sun Sheng hung the silver rod on the wall, sat in the smart chair, crossed his legs, picked up an apple, and started eating.

"Buzz!"

At the same time, the fighter jets started up again and headed for the capital!

ten minutes later
Red Sky Martial Arts Hall Headquarters Entrance
Two figures, one a seventh-realm martial artist and the other an eighth-realm martial artist, entered the cabin.

"Li Tianxing!"

Sun Sheng took an apple from the table and threw it at one of the people.

The man reached out, took the apple, and took a bite.

Lin Qi's gaze also fell on the newcomer, who was dressed in red armor, had a handsome appearance, and was about 1.9 meters tall.

He carried a large red gun on his back, exuded a fiery aura, and had a cold expression.

The newcomer was none other than Li Tianxing, the second most talented man in the former Xia Kingdom.

Upon seeing Lin Qi, Li Tianxing immediately smiled and extended his hand, saying:
"Lin Qi, hello, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

Lin Qi also reached out and shook hands with him.

This time, Li Tianxing didn't engage in any physical altercation; he simply shook hands and greeted him normally!

He sat down next to Lin Qi and began to speak:

“I am very grateful that you broke someone’s record and became the number one in the Blood Pillar of Ten Thousand Beasts.”

"It turns out that someone's talent wasn't all that great after all!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Sheng, who was not far away, immediately expressed his displeasure:

“Li Tianxing, I can tell, you’re trying to make fun of me.”

"I just didn't give it my all, otherwise I would still be number one!"

Li Tianxing tilted his head back disdainfully and said:

"You're just bragging!"

Sun Sheng shook his head and said:
"Don't doubt it, once I enter Ruins No. 9, I will break the record of the Seven Realms!"

"After all, I am destined to be the strongest on Earth in the future!"

Li Tianxing shook his head and said to Lin Qi, "Sun Sheng was severely injured once, and his brain is still not fully recovered."

"So sometimes I act crazy, but you get used to it."

Upon hearing this, Sun Sheng threw away the fruit pit and said unhappily:
"How dare you say that to me? You yourself were almost assassinated by the Zerg when you were three years old..."

Lin Qi found it quite amusing to watch the two bickering.

These two top geniuses from Earth don't seem so difficult to get along with after all.

At the same time, I also learned more about the two of them from their conversation.

Both Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing were exceptionally gifted from a young age.

They had both been relentlessly assassinated by the Zerg and had nearly died.

Fortunately, they all survived and grew up quickly.

Even in their childhood, there were geniuses with even greater talent.

Unfortunately, they were all assassinated by the Zerg, and only they survived.

This proves the saying: Only living geniuses are geniuses.

……

Seeing that Lin Qi and the other two had quickly become familiar with each other, Shanhe Wang couldn't help but nod.

A moment later, the Falcon fighter jet passed through the spatial gate of the Azure Martial Arts and entered the other world.

Feeling the familiar triple gravity, Lynch also felt a sense of warmth and familiarity.

He looked at the large screen projected onto the screen, which showed scenes from outside.

Fighter jets shuttle through the sky.

You can see the dome-shaped base on the ground, stretching for tens of kilometers.

They continued heading north and soon reached the border of the Sky Base.

It was a steel wall hundreds of meters high, like a black Great Wall built by a strong man, surrounding the base.

"boom!!"

At this moment, a large, dark mass of monstrous beasts continued to charge towards the base.

However, the number of monsters was not large, unlike the monster horde at the Black Dragon Base, which was densely packed and filled almost every corner.

Pei Hongfeng began by saying:

"This is the Great Wall of Steel, the largest defense line of our Xia Kingdom in this other world, and the front line of the Sky Base!"

"Apart from the Black Dragon Base, this place has the greatest pressure."

"Because we are in another world, calamity beasts can come at any time, and we need to face their attacks at any time."

"At the most dangerous moment, several level-nine calamity beasts might even come together!"

Lin Qi nodded secretly; he had once considered coming to the Great Wall of Steel.

However, in the end, they still chose the Black Dragon Base!
"Buzz!!"

They stopped at the Great Wall of Steel again and picked up two more people, making a total of 10.

Of the ten, four were eighth-realm warriors, and all of them were at the peak of the eighth realm.

Sun Sheng and Lin Qi chatted casually.

"Lin Qi, a peak eighth-realm martial artist, is about to begin preparing to break through to the ninth realm!"

"Those who can break through to the peak of the eighth realm are the most outstanding geniuses in the Xia Kingdom."

"Unfortunately, with normal cultivation, it might take decades to break through."

"But if we pass the test on the 9th, we might be able to get a reward and break through to the ninth realm decades earlier."

Lin Qi nodded; such temptation was something he couldn't resist either.

My curiosity grew even stronger; I wondered what the test would actually be.

"boom!!"

Fighter jets crisscrossed the air, while the screen displayed an endless forest that stretched as far as the eye could see.

Many trees are thick and tall, with giant trees reaching tens of meters in height being commonplace.

In the forest, the figures of countless monstrous beasts appeared before my eyes.

This is an environment completely different from Earth.

……

five hours later

At the speed of the Falcon fighter jets, they had already circled the Earth once by now.

But we haven't reached our destination yet.

Lin Qi had already become familiar with the group.

I then discovered that everyone here was a graduate of one of the top three universities, and there were even some senior students among them.

"arrive!"

Suddenly, a tall woman looked at the screen and spoke:

"Senior Ye Xin, have we arrived?" Li Tianxing asked.

The tall woman's name is Ye Xin, a peak seventh-realm martial artist, and also a senior at Cangqiong Martial Arts University, an SS-level genius.

Lin Qi looked up at the screen, and in the endless forest, the outline of a black building suddenly appeared amidst the greenery.

Finally, it appeared clearly before everyone's eyes.

The ruins finally came into view; though called a building, it was actually a giant spaceship.

Standing on the plain, the alloy on it is covered with the marks of time.

Extensive green vines covered every nook and cranny of the spaceship!
Around Ruins No. 9, Lynch could still seem to see traces of the Disaster Beast.

"Buzz!"

Just then, Lin Qi suddenly felt something scanning their fighter jets.

"Don't worry, it's the ruins' automatic scanning function!"

King Shanhe slowly spoke.

"We have arrived at Ruins No. 9!"

Everyone stood up, and the atmosphere in the air became restless.

"Buzz!"

The Falcon fighter jet slowly landed on the ruins, and the cabin door slowly opened.

The group emerged one after another, carrying their luggage and weapons.

"Whoo~"

Lin Qi slowly walked out, looking at the enormous thing in front of him.

The entire ruin was actually a silver spaceship, several times larger than the aircraft carriers he had seen in his previous life.

He extended his mental perception and was able to sense that the silver metallic material on the surface of the spaceship was not any of the kind found on Earth.

Furthermore, its texture is incredibly hard; even my own Tier 8 armor might not be as hard as the hull of a spaceship.

Then he saw the monsters in the surrounding jungle. They seemed to ignore Lin Qi and the others and went about their own business.

"Don't worry about the monsters, they won't attack us."

Pei Hongfeng began to explain.

"Buzz!!"

Just after they arrived, several figures and robots also rushed over from a building built on a spaceship in the distance.

Li Tianxing explained from the side:
"They are the staff stationed at Site No. 9, responsible for studying the site and acquiring scientific and technological information!"

Lin Qi saw a burly staff member in a white uniform negotiating with Shanhe Wang.

"Buzz!"

Just then, another Falcon fighter jet arrived, and five blond-haired, blue-eyed or dark-skinned men and women emerged from it.

"They are the geniuses of the White Eagle Federation!"

Moments later, more fighter jets arrived, coming from various countries.

White Eagle Federation, Bear Nation, India, Cherry Blossom, Sunset Nation...

The crowd grew larger and larger, almost all of them escorted by ninth-realm martial artists.

In just half an hour, 56 geniuses had gathered.

They were all geniuses at the seventh or eighth realm. "Are they the geniuses of Xia Kingdom?"

"It's Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing!"

"I didn't expect the three of them to come too. The top three of the Blood Pillar of Ten Thousand Beasts!"

"Didn't Lin Qi break through to the seventh realm just a few months ago?"

"He broke Sun Sheng's record and became the number one in the Blood Pillar of Ten Thousand Beasts."

"Coming here right now, they must be really confident in their abilities!"

Lin Qi felt many eyes on him and heard discussions around him.

As a martial artist's physical fitness improves, their learning ability also increases significantly.

He learned six languages ​​in just a few months and was able to hear the discussions of geniuses from other countries.

"Everyone!"

The silver-armored Mountain and River King spoke, his voice booming like a bell, drawing everyone's attention.

King Shanhe looked around and continued:
"You are all geniuses from your respective countries,"

"Some of you may be visiting Ruins 9 for the first time, but I still need to explain the rules!"

"Once inside the ruins, each person will have their own virtual room."

"The trial period is 50 days. Regardless of whether you succeed or not, you must come out!"

Even if you fail the test, your life will not be in danger!

"And don't worry, you won't understand the alien script. Just focus on passing the test!"

"So everyone, please get ready now!"

King Shanhe spoke the Xia language, but everyone could understand it.

"Om!!"

As soon as the King of Mountains and Rivers finished speaking, the metal sphere next to him entered the round hole aimed at the alloy gate.

The next instant, the five-meter-high hatch opened, revealing a silver alloy passageway inside, illuminated by white lights.

"Wishing all the geniuses success in passing the test!"

A staff member stationed next to King Shanhe spoke up.

Pei Hongfeng waved his hand, and the geniuses of their Xia Kingdom were the first to enter the ruins.

"Lin Qi, I'll come pick you up in 50 days!"

Lin Qi heard the voice of the Mountain and River King.

He nodded to Shanhe Wang, and then entered the alloy passage with Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing.

The entire corridor is made of alloy, and upon reaching the end, the space suddenly opens up.

One after another, white alloy doors appeared before the crowd.

Pei Hongfeng began by introducing:

"This is the virtual room; each of us will choose one to enter."

"The trials are all conducted in the virtual world, which does not require much energy consumption. Life characteristics can be maintained by cultivating source energy."

"However, we still need to bring some resources, just in case!"

Everyone nodded and then began to choose their own virtual rooms.

Lin Qi randomly chose a room; the alloy door had a number pasted on it—"06".

On his left and right sides are Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing.

"Buzz!"

Lin Qi felt something rapidly scanning him and Xiao Chan on the alloy door.

"drop!"

The next second, the alloy door opened, revealing the true appearance of the virtual room.

At this moment, Sun Sheng, clad in golden armor, suddenly turned his head and laughed:

"Lin Qi, Li Tianxing, I heard the test will be ranked. How about we have a competition?"

"Whose ranking is higher?"

Li Tianxing countered, "Haven't we been competing all along?"

Lin Qi nodded and said, "Okay!"

Sun Sheng grinned, holding the stick in one hand:

"Competition drives progress, I'm going in first!"

After saying that, he stepped inside, and finally the white alloy door closed.

Seeing this, Lin Qi exchanged a glance with Li Tianxing and then entered as well.

The first thing that catches the eye is a spacious room, which is a full 100 square meters.

The room was very simple, with an empty bed, a table, and a toilet; there were no other items.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, Lin Qi felt a fluctuation, and a figure was projected out of thin air in the room.

This is a tall girl wearing a red bodysuit, who looks no different from an ordinary human.

[Verification successful, target is humans!]

Human, please tell me your name!

The woman in red asked the question with a blank expression.

"Lynch!"

Lin Qi said his name, and sure enough, the spaceship was controlled by intelligent life.

Shanhe Wang had already told him a lot about Ruins No. 9 while on the fighter jet.

Intelligent life forms possess language packs for all languages ​​on the entire planet Earth, so there's no need to worry about not understanding them.

"Lin Qi, I am the intelligent butler of the Star Peak X-9 spaceship—Spark!"

"You can also consider me the manager of Ruins No. 9!"

"You can enter the virtual world by wearing the virtual bracelet on the table."

"We will now proceed directly into the virtual world for the test!"

Lin Qi nodded and said, "I understand!"

On the table was a silver bracelet with mysterious patterns and three buttons.

Lynch put it on his wrist and pressed the switch as instructed by Fuyun.

The next second, I felt a tingling sensation in my brain, as if an electric current was spreading through every corner of my body.

He couldn't help but sit cross-legged and close his eyes tightly.

At the same time, the floating clouds also vanished into nothingness.

……

"Buzz!"

It seemed like only a moment had passed when Lin Qi opened his eyes again, and the things in front of him caught his attention.

Before him stretched a magnificent starry sky, and he stood atop a spaceship, clad in eighth-tier black-gold armor.

Beside him, the figure of Xin Huo appeared, and she spoke with her usual indifference:

"Lin Qi, welcome to the Fire of Life Virtual World. You are the 1,016,897th seventh-realm warrior to participate in the test."

"This virtual world is an independent virtual world, not connected to any other virtual world in the universe, and any human being can be assessed."

Lin Qi nodded. He had heard from the Mountain and River King that the other civilization had been destroyed.

Or had they already considered the possibility of being destroyed by the monsters?
Therefore, the Fire Spirit Virtual World was created to help humanity rise again.

Then, the torch projected a panel in front of Lin Qi.

Name: Lin Qi (Blue Star Civilization)

[Realm: Blood Transformation Realm]

[Number of floors in the Starfire Tower: 0]

[Blue Star Ranking: 15680]

[Overall Ranking: 1016897]

……

After seeing the information on the panel, Lin Qi was also thinking.

The tall and slender Xin Huo began to explain:

"The so-called Starfire Tower is probably where you need to be tested."

Lin Qi nodded. Just as Shanhe Wang had said, the trials were indeed ranked.

“In your Blue Star civilization, 15,000 seventh-realm warriors have entered the Starfire Tower for testing over the past 32 years, and you are currently ranked last.”

"And if we add all the seventh-realm warriors of our [Spark Civilization] on this planet, the number reaches 101 million."

Lin Qi was shocked. The Starfire Civilization was too powerful. It actually had nearly 100 million seventh-realm warriors in another world. This was too strong.

Just how powerful was their entire civilization?

Before he could think it through, Xin Huo continued:

"The Starfire Tower has four levels. Passing the first level is considered passing the test."

"The higher the level, the richer the rewards. We have secret manuals, potions, weapons, armor, and technological products..."

Lin Qi's eyes lit up. Wasn't the reason he came to Ruins No. 9 for the reward?

"Get ready to start!"

With a wave of his hand, Xin Huo conjured up a massive, crimson tower—the Starfire Tower—that appeared out of thin air in front of Lin Qi.

An endless galaxy surrounded the giant tower, and Lin Qi's vision went black.

"Buzz!"

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in an empty arena.

A panel of information popped up in front of me.

[Starfire Tower Level 1: Defeat the Blood-Changing Realm Swordsman to pass the test.]

[Note: The swordsman is wearing weapons and armor of the same level as the test taker!]

……

"Buzz!"

Just as Lin Qi finished reading the message, a figure appeared opposite him.

This is a masked man wearing red armor, wielding a sharp red sword.

He was nearly two meters tall, with a tall and upright figure, and his scorching aura filled the air as soon as he appeared.

When Lin Qi saw it, he felt a strange sense of familiarity.

so similar!
This is just the Trial Tower and the high school martial arts skills assessment!
The relationship is based on the Starfire Tower model.

[Lin Qi, the countdown begins in one minute!]

[Countdown... 3, 2, 1]

[The first level of the Starfire Tower trial has officially begun!]

……

Meanwhile, throughout Ruins No. 9, 56 geniuses successively began the trials of the Starfire Tower.

Some people's goal is simply to get through the first level, while others' goal is to reach many more levels.

Outside Ruins No. 9, the Falcon fighter jet slowly took off and flew towards the Sky Base.

Inside the cabin, the Mountain and River King, clad in silver armor, stared at the large projected screen, thinking to himself:

"I wonder, with Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing's talents, where do they rank in the Starfire Civilization?"

……

(End of this chapter)