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

Chapter 560 Cultivating Skills and Global Rankings (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Lin Qi took the hot tea, took a sip, and was secretly shocked. King Shanhe was one of the top 5 strongest people in Xia Kingdom.

Only 78 acupoints were opened, which is a full 30 acupoints short of the required 108!
King Shanhe looked at the large screen projected onto the screen and exclaimed:
"The 72 acupoints are a watershed moment; those who can reach them are among the top martial artists in every country."

"In our Xia Kingdom, only 8 people have achieved this so far!"

"And on the entire Blue Star, less than one-fifth of the martial artists have achieved this!"

"After the 72 acupoints are opened, the physical strength will be greatly improved with each additional acupoint opened."

"Among all the eighth and ninth realm martial artists on our Blue Star, only the Crimson Emperor is known to have opened more than 100 acupoints. Of course, the God of War of the White Eagle Federation may also be one!"

"I don't know exactly how many acupoints were opened!"

"More than 100 apertures is something that only the most outstanding geniuses in the Starfire Civilization could achieve."

"The knowledge we have about practicing Qigong was also told to us by him."

Lin Qi and Mu Hong exchanged a glance. The difference in their talents was already evident from the number of Qi Refining techniques they had mastered.

100 acupoints, that's already a different level.

It's in a class of its own.

Lin Qi was also quite curious: just how many acupoints had the Crimson Emperor opened up?
Finally, King Shanhe continued, "..."

"Lin Qi, you are now the number one genius on our planet. Our expectation for you is to open at least 100 acupoints!"

"It's very difficult, but not impossible."

"Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing have now taken the bloodline evolution potion given to them by the Torch Civilization!"

"Physical talent has undergone a transformation, with a significant enhancement of his talent, and he has successfully awakened a third ability."

"And it is expected to open up 100 acupoints!"

"Back then, Sword Emperor, Overlord, Qingxian, and I all took the Bloodline Evolution Potion."

"It allowed his talent to transform once again, but it didn't awaken a third ability!"

"Only the God of War of the White Eagle Federation succeeded, and he is also the one who could open up 100 acupoints."

Lin Qi's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he exclaimed, "Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing have awakened their third ability?"

He was happy for the two of them; the higher their talents, the greater the benefits they would bring to the Blue Star civilization.

Then he asked again:
"And what about the Red Emperor?"

King Shanhe laughed and said, "The Crimson Emperor is different. He awakened three abilities on his first awakening!"

"After taking the bloodline evolution potion again, his physical talent was enhanced, and a new change occurred!"

"And Lynch, you have been confirmed as having latent awakening."

"It's a real shame that I didn't get the bloodline evolution potion."

“We all feel that the talent you have shown is no less than that of a genius with all three abilities.”

"Perhaps you have already awakened, but you just haven't shown it yet."

Lin Qi nodded. He was just one step away from awakening his third ability.

Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing have already awakened three abilities, but he is still a little short.

He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said:

"Next, I will seize the opportunity to become stronger."

King Shanhe also drank tea in the same way:

"Practicing the acupoints involves merging one's spirit with the universe, finding the corresponding acupoints, and using qi and blood to stimulate them."

"Mental strength is crucial in this process!"

"Your 'Thousand Threads of Divine Thought' is an excellent method for controlling mental energy, which helps to open up acupoints!"

"This is of great help to the voices of the Eight Realms, and your contribution is even greater!"

Lin Qi smiled and said, "I decided to exchange for this control technique because I thought about the importance of mental power."

……

A moment later, Lin Qi left.

Only Shanhe Wang and Mu Hong remained in the living room.

Mu Hong exclaimed, "Lin Qi's progress is too fast!"

"In five months, I wonder how many acupoints he will open up, given his talent?"

"I just need him to get faster and faster!"

King Shanhe picked up his teacup and laughed, "I bet he can open at least 10 acupoints!"

"For other martial artists, this may mean they have already completed half of the eighth realm."

……

In the accommodation area, the door to room 206 opened, and Lin Qi stepped inside in the cold wind.

He went straight into the martial arts room, opened the panel, and began taking notes.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly his phone vibrated in his pocket. Lin Qi took it out and glanced at it; it was a message from Sun Sheng.

[Sun Sheng: Lin Qi, I've awakened my third special ability! Now I'm the number one genius on Earth!]

Lin Qi smiled upon seeing this and immediately sent a message.

[Lin Qi: Congratulations. I hope to see your abilities tested in five months.]

Sun Sheng: Of course. If Li Tianxing hadn't awakened his powers too, I would be the strongest.

In five months, I will become the strongest being in the eighth realm on Earth. You wouldn't believe how powerful I am now!

Lin Qi smiled when he saw it.

Then he received a message from Li Tianxing, in which the other party described how he had awakened three special abilities.

Firstly, the three abilities, combined with the internal energy condensed from top-tier techniques, can indeed achieve a 5-fold increase in combat power.

This is what Sun Sheng said. Li Tianxing is a mentalist. Although he doesn't have a five-fold increase in combat power, he still has a four-fold increase.

With the ability to control throwing knives, he became even more powerful.

……

Lin Qi let out a breath, feeling the long-lost pressure.

Now that Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing have awakened, it's time for me to awaken as well.

However, even if Sun Sheng awakens three abilities, he may not necessarily be able to defeat me.

Sometimes, having better physical fitness doesn't guarantee a win.

"Xiao Chan, open the 'Golden Emperor's Secret Manual'."

"Okay, master!"

Xiao Chan projected a second screen, which displayed the contents of "The Golden Emperor's Secret Manual".

He switched to the section on refining the acupoints and began reading.

He had only glanced at it briefly before, but now that he had time, he read it carefully from beginning to end.

I couldn't help but nod when I saw it.

"The Golden Emperor's Secret Manual truly lives up to its reputation as a top-tier cultivation technique; it can actually open up 108 acupoints!"

Lin Qi looked at the contents, or rather, the top-level techniques, which could open up 108 acupoints.

However, most top geniuses can only reach their limit by opening 100 acupoints.

The last eight acupoints are increasingly difficult, but unlocking each one brings a huge boost.

Those who can open all 108 acupoints are extremely rare in the entire Xinghuo civilization.

Even the person who created the "Golden Emperor's Secret Manual" only opened 106 acupoints.

Finally, unable to break through, he had no choice but to break through to the ninth realm of soaring through the sky.

Lin Qi breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this; it seemed that opening up all 108 acupoints was indeed very difficult.

However, he has confidence in himself.

He continued reading, and the "Secret Canon of the Golden Emperor" began with the limbs, then the spine, the internal organs, and finally the head.

Lin Qi quickly scanned the methods for opening the passage and sat cross-legged.

Close your eyes tightly and begin trying to open up your acupoints!
A powerful mental perception was released.

Following the instructions in the Qi Refining Chapter, I began my cultivation.

He allows himself to feel the nature around him.

By following specific breathing techniques and adjusting one's breathing, one can resonate with the universe.

The world became clearer in perception, and the first thing to be felt was the surrounding source energy particles.

A large number of source energy particles have entered the body through respiration.

His body was constantly undergoing training, absorbing source energy to become even stronger.

He now basically doesn't need to eat or drink to maintain his vital signs.

Lynch breathes in a specific way, feeling the connection between himself and the world.

Connect yourself with heaven and earth.

In the darkness, he felt the world he perceived becoming clearer, and his body connecting with heaven and earth.

Even his physical body is a universe in itself.

"Dong Dong!!"

He could clearly hear the powerful beating of his heart, and his blood flowed into his body like the Yellow River.

At that moment, a diagram of the human body's meridians appeared in his mind, something he had learned in martial arts general knowledge.

Now, the blood flows like red threads, forming a network diagram.

The source energy flows within the body, and is concentrated in areas where the source energy is highly concentrated.

Lin Qi sensed a series of nodes, which were the acupoints in his body.

However, the whole process was too easy, and he hardly felt any difficulty.

Perhaps this is the foundation laid by the body; a pure body allows the acupoints to be revealed.

For an ordinary person, it might not be so easy to notice.

In the next instant, he used his mental power to guide the blood and qi into his feet, starting from the first acupoint!
According to the manual, there are 36 acupoints on both feet!
He has already identified 36 acupoints, and he guides the flow of qi and blood to continuously impact these acupoints.

"boom!!"

Lin Qi trembled all over, his blood and qi crashing against a door like a giant wave.

I felt a sharp pain in both feet!
It felt like having a thorn in my foot, then my whole body relaxed, and I felt a warm current in my right foot.

A large amount of Qi and blood enters the acupoints, as if filling a dry well.

Not only blood and qi, but also a large amount of source energy enters it.

Not only that, his mental energy also involuntarily flowed into it.

Nourish and warm the acupoints.

Did you open the first acupoint so easily?
Then he began to try to stimulate the second acupoint on his left foot.

"boom!"

The flow of qi and blood surged through his acupoints like a tidal wave, causing Lin Qi to shudder and experience a sharp pain in his left foot, but nothing else changed.

The attack failed!

However, Lin Qi was not disappointed. Instead, he continued to mobilize his qi and blood to launch the attack. Opening up the acupoints was not a process that could be accomplished overnight, but rather a tedious one, involving repeated attacks.

At the same time, his body began to function, and the large amount of source energy he absorbed entered through his pores and then gathered in his blood and qi.

"roar~"

Within the space of consciousness, the Golden Tiger was also visualized, roaring to the sky and absorbing a large amount of source energy from the air.

Lin Qi felt the source energy enter his body, flowing into his blood like water, and continuing to impact his acupoints.

Even though he felt waves of stinging pain, he endured it.

According to the manual, the process of opening up acupoints is often accompanied by pain.

Lynch had endured far more intense pain, so this was nothing to him.

Therefore, when one is fully engaged in the process of opening the energy channels, one's source energy, blood and qi, and spiritual power are also incorporated into it.

Finally, even the Golden Emperor's Qi that had been condensed was integrated into the blood and qi, and the body began to operate at high speed.

"boom!"

"Sigh~"

At one point, Lin Qi felt a sharp pain surging through his right foot, causing him to gasp in shock.

The next moment, he felt a sense of relaxation throughout his body, and a surge of heat flowed from his left foot, with blood and energy flowing into it, filling his acupoints with vital energy.

A surge of heat began to flow from the soles of my feet to all parts of my body.

The body begins to transform and strengthen; this feeling comes quickly and goes quickly!

[You have begun cultivating the "Golden Emperor's Secret Manual" acupoint training. You are exceptionally talented and have successfully opened two acupoints in your feet, resulting in a physical transformation and a significant increase in your Qi and Blood value. Qi and Blood value +200]

[Qi and Blood Value: 10420 → 10620]

……

Lin Qi looked at the information that popped up on the panel and nodded secretly.

He's progressing a bit too fast!

He had only been at the eighth realm for two days, and he had already opened two acupoints.

He was sticky all over and realized that he was soaked in sweat.

I picked up my phone and realized I'd been practicing for three hours.

He put down his phone and felt a warm current flowing through the soles of his feet.

He subconsciously activated the movement technique manual, "Nine Flashes of Thunder."

"Whizzing!!"

He transformed into lightning, swiftly traversing the martial arts room.

With each breath, six afterimages appeared.

"Hoohoo!"

A fierce wind howled, and the afterimage vanished in the next instant. Lin Qi stood still, looking at his feet.

Soon!

He felt his speed increase, two acupoints were opened, and his body underwent a transformation, the most significant of which was in speed.

The body became more agile, and the improvement was very obvious.

He activated his Golden Eyes, and his vision became clear, within the energy vision.

His eyes have two vortexes that constantly absorb source energy and connect with the heavens and the universe.

The effects of the acupoints are already beginning to show!

……

An hour later, Lin Qi sat in the living room as dinner began to be prepared.

He picked up the rice and began to eat heartily.

Opening up two acupoints consumes a huge amount of energy!
At the same time, he projected the House of War and began to examine his personal data.

[Name: Lin Qi (Heilong Base)]

[Realm: Eighth Realm of Acupuncture Point Refinement]

[Merit Points: 420 million]

[Base Ranking: 30/80]

Xia Kingdom Ranking: 150/501

[Blue Star Ranking: 555/2700]

……

As Lin Qi broke through to the eighth realm, he also dropped out of the seventh realm rankings and entered the eighth realm rankings.

However, when he entered the Eight Realms Ranking, he was not at the bottom.

The Black Dragon Base currently has 80 eighth-realm warriors, and 30 of them have already made it into the ranks.

In the Xia Kingdom, it even ranked among the top 150.

What puzzled him most was the ranking of Earth.

The number of martial artists at the Eighth Realm reached an astonishing 2700, and he ranked 555th among them.

He knew very well that the number of merit points accumulated actually represented strength.

In theory, one can gain a lot of merit points by working hard, but powerful martial artists can easily surpass them.

Therefore, he can assume that he is currently ranked 555th among all the eighth-realm warriors on the entire Blue Star.

If he wants to get a spot, he should ideally be in the top ten.

He clicked to view the overall rankings on Blue Star and checked who was at the top.

[First Place: Augustus (White Eagle Federation)]

Second Place: Andrei (Russia)

Third Place: Ajay (India)

……

The top three were no strangers to Lin Qi.

They are the fourth to sixth ranked members of the Blood Pillar of Ten Thousand Beasts. They are older and broke through to the eighth realm at a young age.

The three of them will most likely qualify for the Fire Seed Trial.

I continued watching until I saw the name of the genius from Xia Kingdom at number five.

Fifth Place: Qin Shuang (Xia Kingdom)

……

Lin Qi frowned when he saw the name, and suddenly thought of Qin Yue. They both had the surname Qin, so what was their relationship?

Lin Qi continued looking down and saw the name of the Xia Kingdom at number 9.

Finally, I saw Qin Yue's name in the 50th position.

As a special envoy, the other party was responsible for handling the orders issued by the Crimson Emperor and did not have much time to hunt down the calamity beasts, so it is understandable that their ranking was lower.

Looking at the rankings, Lin Qi set himself a small goal.

That means that in 5 months, we should at least be in the top 20.

He closed the leaderboard and started browsing the redemption table.

Suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Awakening potions are in stock!"

Lin Qi immediately noticed the Awakening Potion pinned to the top.

He still remembered that he wanted to awaken his parents.

So I placed the order immediately, otherwise it would have been sold out.

He ordered 20 bottles directly, 10 for each of his parents. Even if their talent was poor, it was enough for them to awaken.

During the Spring Festival, his second senior brother, Li Qing, successfully completed his awakening.

It took a full nine bottles of awakening potion.

That's 180 million merit points, a huge sum for their family. Fortunately, Li Qing was able to awaken.

With the increased potential, there is also a chance to become an eighth-realm martial artist in the future.

"drop!"

Suddenly a message popped up in front of him.

[Mr. Lin Qi, as you are an eighth-realm martial artist and an SSS-level genius, you are limited to purchasing a maximum of 10 Awakening Potions at a time!]

Lin Qi shook his head after seeing the message. He hadn't expected there to be a purchase limit; even someone at his level could only buy 10 bottles.

Ten bottles are enough, five for each of my parents.

If you still can't awaken, then you'll just have to wait for the next awakening potion to be available.

However, compared to "Burning Blood", Awakening Potions are the real money-makers.

【drop! 】

Fingerprint verification successful! 200 million merit points have been successfully paid!

After paying the merit points, Lin Qi filled in Tianhai City as the address.

At the same time, I sent a message to my parents to inform them of this.

After doing all this, I checked my account and found that I only had a little over two million merit points left.

Hunt down monstrous beasts to earn more merit points.

Within five months, he must open up more acupoints, and the flesh and blood of level nine calamity beasts are indispensable.

He also needs to purchase more resources, such as soul essence and resources to increase the speed of opening acupoints.

……

An hour later, Lin Qi finished his meal. He had consumed 4000 kilograms of flesh and blood from a level-nine calamity beast for dinner!
He felt full, so he immediately returned to the martial arts room, activated the gravity mode, and began his training.

Take out the black gold spear; under 90 times the maximum gravity, the 5000-kilogram spear weighs 450 tons.

It was extremely difficult to swing, and the body began to consume energy in the process of fighting against gravity.

Lynch was unwilling to waste time, and his strength improved every day.

For the sake of Blue Star civilization, he must become stronger.

"Boohoo!!"

Soon, the only sound in the martial arts room was the sound of the spear piercing the air.

The body grew increasingly heavy, the internal organs worked at high speed, digesting the evolutionary energy provided by the flesh and blood.

"Hoohoo!!"

During his cultivation, Lin Qi could clearly feel the heat flowing from the soles of his feet, which made his body feel lighter and even helped him recover from fatigue in his feet more quickly.

This is the benefit of opening up acupoints.

Lynch now clearly felt it.

He then began to cultivate even more diligently, trying to open up more acupoints.

……

(End of this chapter)