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

Chapter 564 Ability Fusion - Golden罡霸体 (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Time flies like an arrow, and the selection time before the Trial of the Fire Seed is getting closer and closer.

Throughout the entire Blue Star, all high-level martial artists are cultivating desperately.

Even the ninth-level martial artists are still working desperately hard.

In the blink of an eye, another month and a half has passed.

August 23, 2048 (Martial Arts Calendar)

The college entrance examination in Xia Kingdom has ended, and all the results have been released, with the number of test takers setting a new record.

At the same time, there are more than 100 S-class geniuses, all of whom are geniuses who have awakened their abilities. It should be said that the future S-class geniuses will all be awakened geniuses.

The pressure of competition will become even greater in the future.

……

Beijiang Province, Heilong Base!

The sun shines on the earth, and on the vast scorched earth and ruins, a horde of monstrous beasts is erupting.

"roar~"

Countless monstrous beasts burst forth from the spatial gate, roaring furiously as they tried to devour any humans they saw.

Like a dark, surging tide, it rushed towards the Black Dragon Base.

"kill!!"

At the same time, amidst roars, a large number of martial artists unleashed bursts of powerful energy, piercing through the massive bodies of the calamity beasts, causing them to bleed profusely and collapse to their deaths.

"boom!!"

Such wars break out every few days, and the warriors in the base have become accustomed to it.

Today's monster horde is just a large-scale monster horde; no level nine monsters have appeared.

It ended at 5 PM!
The weather was hot, with only a brief respite from the heat at sunset. At the main gate, a large number of martial artists began returning to their base.

A group of martial artists sat at the entrance, resting and chatting. They watched the returning martial artists and gossiped, which was one of their few sources of enjoyment.

A graceful figure in green armor, wielding a battle sword, entered the base. Someone spoke:

"This is Mu Huajian Xu Qing. Now Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing and others have broken through to the eighth realm."

"In our Black Dragon Base, she is the strongest seventh-realm warrior."

"In the selection process two weeks from now, she has a very high chance of securing a spot to represent the seventh-realm warriors in the Fire Seed Trial!"

Then another man in black armor appeared.

"It's Black Thunder Sword - Shen Heng, an SSS-level genius, ranked 5th in our base's seven realms, second only to Xu Qing's genius, and he also has a chance to get a spot."

Then several more figures passed by, all of them high-level martial artists, and they whispered among themselves.

"call!!"

Amidst the stench, a tall figure clad in black and gold armor appeared in everyone's sight, wielding a black and gold spear.

The man had a cold and stern face, surrounded by a terrifying aura of menace and sharpness, and his eyes were like razor blades.

Even from several meters away, no one dared to look him in the eye. Only after he had walked away did they watch his retreating figure and whisper among themselves:
"Is this the Golden Spear Demon?"

"His aura was too strong; I felt like I was about to be pierced by a sharp blade in an instant."

"The killing intent was so strong. I felt a chill run down my spine the moment we made eye contact."

"Golden Spear Demon Lin Qi, he is a top genius on our Blue Star."

"For the past five months, he has been a prominent figure in our Black Dragon Base, a killing god on the battlefield!"

"The number of high-level calamity beasts hunted is countless!"

"A ninth-realm martial artist said that Lin Qi alone is worth ten eighth-realm peak martial artists!"

"A month ago, our team faced an attack from the level seven calamity beast, the Earth-Splitting Wolf!"

"I was almost killed by the gun, while the Gun Demon, from a hundred meters away, accurately shot out a spear beam that pierced through the Earth-Splitting Wolf and killed it on the spot."

"A 20-meter-long Earth-Splitting Wolf is dead just like that!"

Someone recounted the story excitedly, while others listened with admiration:
"After two weeks of selection, I think Gun Demon can get a spot."

"I think so too, he's too powerful!"

……

In room 206, Lin Qi couldn't hear the other people's discussions.

He hunted and suppressed the hordes of calamity beasts as usual. His birthday had passed, and he was now 21 years old.

He took off his armor and went into the bathroom.

A moment later, he changed into martial arts clothes, sat cross-legged in the martial arts room, and drank a bottle of water of life.

I'm getting ready to continue my cultivation.

"drop!"

"Master, Lin Zhen is on video call!"

Xiao Chan, who was standing next to her, suddenly spoke up and projected a large green screen.

The video call connected, and the faces of his father, Lin Zhen, and mother, Fang Huiyi, appeared on the other end.

Meanwhile, her mother, Fang Huiyi, had a slightly protruding belly.

"Mom and Dad!"

Lin Qi greeted him with a smile.

It's been almost five months, and my parents often call each other to chat.

In the third month, they also successfully awakened their special abilities, allowing their talents to transform.

Now, after consuming a large amount of resources, Lin Zhen, the father, has broken through to the fifth level of organ refinement.

A month ago, my mother, Fang Huiyi, also officially became pregnant.

In a few months, he will also have a younger brother or sister.

After catching up for a while, Dad Lin Zhen laughed heartily:
"Xiao Qi, the trial selection will begin in half a month!"

"You should keep working hard too. We believe that with your talent, you can definitely be selected."

"We won't bother you any longer!"

After saying that, he waved and hung up the video call.

Lin Qi looked at the quiet martial arts room, clenched his fist, and picked up his phone to check.

[Name: Lin Qi (Heilong Base)]

[Realm: Eighth Realm of Acupuncture Point Refinement]

[Merit Points: 980.6 million]

[Base Ranking: 6→5]

Xia Kingdom Ranking: 25→24

[Blue Star Ranking: 101→99]

……

Lin Qi looked at his merit points and nodded secretly.

Today's event is just a large-scale monster horde; there aren't many high-level monsters.

The horde of monsters was quickly suppressed, and he earned 900 million merit points.

Now, it's difficult for him to exceed 1000 million merit points, as he has to spend them to buy Soul Essence and Calamity Beast Crystals every time.

Looking at the rankings, he's already in fifth place at the Black Dragon Base.

Apart from a few old people, such as Xue Zhou, who has been hunting the monsters for more than ten years.

I am not yet able to catch up with the other party.

Xia Kingdom also entered the top 24, and the entire Blue Star entered the top 100.

He can determine his true combat strength, and his ranking in the House of Absolute War is higher.

He went to the shopping module and placed an order for three level-three Calamity Beast Crystals.

【drop! 】

[Fingerprint verification successful, 900 million merit points have been successfully paid!]

Your Calamity Beast Crystal will be delivered to your door tomorrow.

Upon seeing this, Lin Qi opted for expedited delivery, meaning it would be delivered within half an hour.

He desperately needs the Calamity Beast Crystal right now.

A moment later
He received a phone call, opened the door, took the metal box from the staff, quickly signed for it, and returned to the martial arts room.

"drop!"

Looking at the red crystal embedded in the black metal box, Lin Qi slowly took one out, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and then swallowed it.

Sit cross-legged with your hands in a five-point-to-the-sky gesture.

He had consumed too many Calamity Beast Crystals over the past month or so, and was already quite familiar with them.

The energy explodes once it enters the stomach!

The immense energy made him feel as if he had eaten too much, and his body began to digest the energy.

He then mobilized his spiritual power, splitting his spirit into two hundred strands, which were woven into a net to guide the surging blood and energy to impact his acupoints.

"It has been a month and a half since the integration rate reached 39.9%!"

"I'm working hard at my training, and I feel I'm getting closer and closer!"

"Perhaps the breakthrough will happen today!"

Lin Qi thought to himself!

"boom!"

Guided by his mental energy, Qi and blood converged towards his right hand, and all the acupoints in his legs were opened, forming a network of 24 acupoints that accumulated a large amount of source energy.

Now it's his arms' turn. After a month and a half, he has successfully opened 18 acupoints in his arms.

Five more points are needed to open all the acupoints in both arms.

It's already comparable to the results of the previous three months!

"boom!"

Lin Qi felt numbness and swelling in his right hand, followed by sharp pains. He endured it and didn't cry out.

Continue to guide the Qi and blood to launch continuous impacts. With these continuous impacts, the acupoints gradually begin to loosen, as if breaking a shackle.

Two hours later, Lin Qi felt a jolt throughout his body, the pain intensified, followed by a feeling of comfort and a continuous surge of power.

pass!

He successfully opened the 19th acupoint!
[You have consumed the Calamity Beast Crystal, successfully opening the 43rd acupoint. Your physical strength has increased, the power of your arms has greatly improved, and your health has increased by 300.]

[Your skill level has been improved; template integration accuracy increased by 0.1%]

[Qi and Blood Value: 22600 → 22900 (43 acupoints)]

[Template: Erlang Shen - Yang Jian]

[Integration rate: 39.9% → 40%]

……

Lin Qi suddenly opened his eyes, which shone with dazzling golden light.

He looked at the information that popped up on the panel. Opening the acupoints was just a side effect; he locked the template integration level.

"Finally, finally we've reached 40% fusion!"

Lin Qi exhaled a heavy breath.

It's been over a year since he last acquired a new talent. Although his current talent is already considered quite good in the universe.

In a primitive civilization like the Spark Civilization, they were top-tier geniuses.

But that's not enough for him; he needs even more talent.

[Your fusion level has reached 40%. The transformation will officially begin in ten minutes!]

Upon seeing the pop-up message, Lin Qi's expression hardened.

Looking at the box in front of me, there were two Level 3 Calamity Beast Crystals left, and a large quantity of energy drinks prepared in the refrigerator next to it.

He even prepared several bottles of the water of life.

Everything is ready.

Ten minutes passed in a blink of an eye.

The transformation has officially begun!

A message popped up on the panel, and Lin Qi shuddered when he saw it.

Deep within his consciousness, a golden, tattered banner fluttered, emanating a mysterious aura.

"boom!"

The next instant, the tattered banner emitted a dazzling golden light and shot out a beam of light.

"This is……"

Lin Qi felt a surge of power flowing into his body out of nowhere.

Instantly igniting the body, a mysterious power surged forth, causing changes to begin from the bloodline genes.

"what!!!"

Lin Qi's eyes widened, veins bulged, and he let out a painful roar as intense pain erupted from his entire body.

"boom!"

A strong golden light emanated from his body, and two layers of golden patterns appeared, spiraling together into two layers.

But in the next instant, a golden pattern appeared out of thin air, intersecting with the other two patterns to form a triangle.

The patterns became even more mysterious, and a strong sharpness emanated from his body, accompanied by gusts of fierce wind.

Lin Qi could no longer see; now he frowned, gritting his teeth as he endured the intense pain.

The excruciating pain surged from my bone marrow and spread to every part of my body.

The Golden Emperor's Qi that was originally flowing within his body instantly split into two forces: [Golden Edge] and [Golden Light].

Two forces intertwined, and from the depths of their bloodlines, a brand new power emerged, a power that was profound and solid.

The two forces were stirred up by the new force, like molten metal boiling in a furnace.

Lynch knew this was the third special ability of the metal element—[King Kong]

It can give a person an unbreakable, super-strong defensive ability.

Lin Qi felt his body burning hot, as if he were practicing with some kind of metal.

And this metal is his entire body.

"Crack!"

"Whoosh!"

In an instant, his body began to be reshaped. His physical talents had been reshaped several times, giving him the talents of a strong stomach, vigorous energy, and a body of steel.

Now, a more thorough overhaul is underway.

The pain was more intense than ever before, and even the strongest will seemed to have reached its limit, making life worse than death.

"Clang!"

Suddenly, he seemed to hear the sound of steel being forged within his bones, as if his bones were being reshaped.

He endured the excruciating pain, gritting his teeth to bear it, only to find that his teeth were starting to loosen. When he opened his mouth, all the teeth in his mouth fell out.

"Tick!"

As golden blood beads fell to the ground, so did his own fingernails.

And his hair, his thick black hair, was also falling out of his scalp, scattering all over the ground.

In a short while, the ground was covered with sweat.
In an instant, he was like a ferocious beast that had lost its claws, extremely weak and in pain.

"Sigh~"

Then he experienced intense pain as his muscles were torn and his tendons were ruptured.

It hurts, it hurts too much!
Lin Qi felt his body transform, just like a precise and cruel metallurgical process.

The three forces converged within the body, eventually merging into one and entering the heart.

Lin Qi felt a dramatic change; his veins bulged and blood flowed out, yet the blood began to radiate a golden glow.

Unbeknownst to him, Lin Qi's consciousness began to blur, and he fell into a deep sleep.

The transformation of the body continues, with a large amount of energy from the air constantly entering the body.

Deep within the space of consciousness, the golden tattered banner still fluttered, absorbing a large amount of golden energy.

……

In the blink of an eye, a night had passed.

The time came to the morning of the 24th.

"Hoohoo!!"

In the quiet martial arts room, only Xiao Chan, who had materialized into a physical form, was guarding Lin Qi, who lay on the ground covered in blood and grime.

"Whoo~"

Lin Qi, whose breathing had become steady, suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing across them like a blade.

He regained consciousness and slowly sat up from the ground.

"Is the transformation finally over?"

The moment the thought crossed Lin Qi's mind, a powerful idea surged from every cell in his body.

"Hungry!"

"thirsty!"

Lin Qi didn't have time to check his condition; he only felt thirsty and stared at the metal box not far away.

He immediately opened it, put the Level 3 Calamity Beast Crystal inside into his mouth, chewed it vigorously, and then swallowed it.

He didn't let the second level-three calamity beast crystal go to waste either, and ate it as well.

Then he felt thirsty, so he opened the refrigerator, took out an energy drink, and drank a bottle of water in a flash.

"Gulu~"

In a short while, 24 bottles of energy drinks were gone.

"Whoo~"

Lin Qi let out a long breath, sat cross-legged, felt heavy all over, and began to work at high speed.

His body was heating up, and he could clearly feel his blood and qi flowing like a mercury waterfall, heavy and powerful.

The two level-three calamity beast crystals that he had taken were quickly digested by his body.

Lin Qi guided them to open their meridians and continuously consume the disaster beast crystals; it would be a waste not to make use of them.

He held the "five hearts facing the sky" position with both hands, and felt a sharp pain in his right hand, which was the blood and qi rushing to the acupoints.

"call!"

Lin Qi shuddered, a surge of heat rushed into his body, and he felt his meridians open!

The 20th acupoint has been opened!

It was so easy, there was no difficulty at all.

He continued to try, this time using his left hand to control his qi and blood, and then made a sudden impact.

"boom!"

A surge of heat and a continuous flow of power flowed out, and the energy flowed freely again; the 21st acupoint was opened!
Lin Qi continued his assault, opening up five acupoints before stopping.

All 24 acupoints in his arms were opened, like 24 whirlpools, absorbing large amounts of blood and energy.

The 24 acupoints are connected in a network, and together with the 24 acupoints on both feet, a total of 48 acupoints are connected.

Power is released continuously.

Lin Qi felt his body heating up, waves of heat flowing through him, and his connection with heaven and earth became even stronger.

This transformation brought about a dramatic change in him. Upon completing the transformation, he actually opened up five acupoints in succession, which was simply astonishing.

His gaze also fell on the panel, where a large amount of information popped up.

[Your template fusion rate has reached 40%, incorporating 40% of Erlang Shen's talent. Your physical body is beginning to transform!]

You have awakened a special ability—King Kong.

[Your special ability—Golden Edge, Golden Light, and Vajra—is a fusion and sublimation of three metal-based abilities.]

[Your innate talents—a strong stomach, vigorous spirit, steel-like body, ultimate refinement, and golden eyes—combine with these three abilities to elevate your physical body and condense a special talent (physique)—the Golden罡霸体 (Golden罡霸体)!]

[You possess the Golden Body, greatly enhancing your cultivation talent; you have unparalleled affinity for the metal element; and your comprehension has significantly improved!]

[You have consumed two Level 3 Calamity Beast Crystals, opening up 5 acupoints, greatly increasing your physical strength, and boosting your health by 1500!]

[Qi and Blood Value: 22900 → 24400 (48 acupoints)]

[Template: Erlang Shen - Yang Jian]

[Compatibility: 40%]

……

Lin Qi gasped when he saw the pop-up message.

His prediction was correct, but not entirely correct.

He did indeed awaken a special ability—[King Kong]

He has gathered all three abilities of the metal element, and also his only weakness, namely, his defensive capabilities.

But it's not just the [Vajra] ability; he has also condensed an even stronger talent—[Golden罡霸体] (Golden罡霸体).

It's like several good talents combined to form a top-tier talent.

Just like in a game, some fragments can be combined to form a powerful weapon.

His current talent is the same; a combination of many excellent talents has created the Golden Body.

It should be more powerful than just three abilities.

He clicked on the description of the Golden Body.

[Golden Body: A special talent (physique) that grants a powerful affinity for the metal element, resulting in physical strength far exceeding that of ordinary people, providing an all-around enhancement!]

……

Lin Qi began to carefully sense the changes in his body.

He looked at himself in the mirror, opened his mouth, and realized that he had grown new teeth, which were white and neat.

It gleams with a cold light and possesses astonishing bite force.

His fallen fingernails grew back, and he slashed the wall hard, leaving white marks on the surface like sharp weapons.

He sensed his body and realized that his internal organs had undergone tremendous changes.

……

(End of this chapter)