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

Chapter 567 Fire Seed Trial Selection (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

August 7, 2049 (Martial Arts Calendar)

Crimson Realm, Imperial Star Palace Meeting
All the ninth-realm warriors of Blue Star were present, and the atmosphere was serious and oppressive.

In the Xia Kingdom's seats, seated in the very center, the tall and imposing Crimson Emperor, clad in a red robe, slowly began to speak:

"The selection process for the Fire Seed Trial will officially begin tomorrow night, starting with the seventh realm, followed by the eighth realm, and finally the ninth realm!"

"Tomorrow's selection is extremely important. I hope all countries will take it seriously and avoid any mistakes!"

Upon hearing this, the air in the conference room froze, and everyone felt an invisible pressure.

The Mountain and River King beside him was shocked. The Crimson Emperor's aura was even stronger. Had he become stronger again?

Tomorrow's selection is extremely important; everyone is well aware that it concerns the future of the entire civilization.

At the same time, because it is a selection of high-level martial artists, many things need to be arranged.

After all, many countries don't have many high-level martial artists and need to guard their bases.

After a period of discussion, the meeting officially adjourned!
……

The following day, all the seventh and eighth realm warriors on the entire Blue Star received notifications of the Fire Seed Trial selection.

Beijiang Province, Heilong Base
At the door of room 206, Lin Qi took the black metal box from the burly deliveryman.

I closed the door and sat on the sofa in the living room.

"drop!"

The metal box on the table opened automatically after fingerprint verification, revealing its contents: a silver-white bracelet.

Lin Qi nodded after seeing it and said, "This is the virtual bracelet. It is exactly the same as the virtual bracelet in Ruins No. 9."

"It seems that our Earth's technology has advanced again."

Lynch wore the smart bracelet on his left wrist, which he could carry with him and was much more convenient than the virtual pod.

However, it's not cheap; it requires 3 million Xia Kingdom coins or 3 merit points to purchase.

The high-level warriors on Blue Star were not short of 3 merit points, so they all bought them.

"Master, a notification from the Crimson Sky Martial Arts Hall!"

Suddenly, Xiao Chan spoke up and announced something, while simultaneously projecting a large screen onto the screen.

Notice of Selection for the Trial of the Spark

Lin Qi quickly glanced at the document; it was a selection notice for the Fire Seed Trial.

It will begin at 8 PM tonight, by which time the beast tide in Xia Kingdom will have basically ended.

Meanwhile, the selection process for the Fire Seed Trial will proceed sequentially from the lowest to the highest level.

The seventh and eighth realms allow other martial artists to watch the battle, while the ninth realm martial artists fight in private.

Lin Qi nodded, thinking the arrangement was pretty good.

It's a pity we won't be able to see the battles between the ninth-realm warriors.

Moreover, according to the selection rules, there are too many seventh-realm martial artists, numbering in the tens of thousands.

The two-on-one matches would take several days to finish.

Therefore, other selection rules may be adopted, and the selection process must be completed in a short period of time.

"Master, Jiang Tao's video call!"

Xiao Chan then projected a large screen again, and Jiang Tao's face appeared on the other side.

……

At the same time, high-level warriors received a notification, and the news was also released on platforms such as War House and Crimson Sky House.

The entire martial arts community on Earth was in an uproar.

……

At 7 p.m., throughout the entire planet Blue Star, regardless of day or night, countless martial artists stopped what they were doing and entered the virtual reality pods.

Or they entered the Crimson Dome House, the War House, or even gathered in the virtual lobby to watch the live stream.

This selection will be conducted live, and all martial artists will be able to watch it.

Beijiang Province, Heilong Base.

In Room 206, Lin Qi pressed the cycle bracelet on his left hand to activate it.

With the bracelet, he no longer needs to go to the virtual lobby to grab virtual pods.

"Buzz!"

The virtual bracelet scans the body with its energy, leaving no part untouched.

Lin Qi felt the virtual bracelet scan his entire body.

When he opened his eyes, he was already on a desolate plain.

[Mr. Lynch, welcome to the Crimson Realm!]

Lin Qi clearly sensed that the Crimson Realm had changed; it was probably becoming more realistic.

He went to the official website, found the homepage link, and clicked on it.

[Have you/have you entered the selection process for the Trial of the Flame?]

【Yes! 】

As Lynch made his choice, his surroundings changed instantly.

They were moved to another space by an invisible hand.

"boom!!"

The next moment, a noisy sound came to his ears, and Lin Qi's vision suddenly opened up, and he instantly entered a wide open space.

This was an exceptionally large audience area, which instantly made him feel as if he were back at the global martial arts tournament.

He sat in the front row, and as far as the eye could see, there were countless heads.

At the National Martial Arts Competition, the spectators were all university students majoring in martial arts.

However, now almost all the martial artists who have stepped onto the battlefield are watching the competition online.

All Lin Qi could see were people from Xia State; there were so many, conservatively estimated to be over 100 million.

"Brother Qi!"

"Lynch!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Lin Qi turned his head and saw Jiang Tao's dark face.

He sat to his left, Dean Liu to his right, and all the people sitting nearby were acquaintances.

Xue Zhou, Teacher Mu Hong, Pei Yiqing, Xu Qin, Shen Heng, Zhang Tianyang, Meng Yuxuan, Lei Shuang...

Further away, there were also senior brother Liang Tai, and even Wan Ming, Chu Yu, Yu Zhuoran and other old acquaintances from the Heavenly Vault Academy.

He also saw Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing, and they nodded to each other in greeting.

Within a radius of several thousand people centered around him, most of whom are likely acquaintances.

This location was also chosen by everyone as agreed.

Jiang Tao looked at the people around him and sighed:
"So many people!"

Dean Liu said from the side, "This Fire Seed Trial selection is different from ordinary competitions; it is to select the top experts."

"And it represents our Blue Star civilization fighting against other civilizations."

"Therefore, the selection here is very important, so our Xia Kingdom is paying attention to this matter, and all those who are qualified have gone online."

"Those who don't have the means can only watch the live stream!"

Everyone nodded in agreement; this selection process was many times grander than the Global Martial Arts Tournament.

"Everyone!"

Suddenly, a deep voice came from the center. Those sitting in the first row were all ninth-realm experts from the Xia Kingdom, and several of them had also logged on.

Lin Qi even saw the figure of the strongest being, the Crimson Emperor, with a tall and graceful figure sitting beside him—the Starry Sky Patrolman, Tu Lan!
In the middle of the arena, a tall and imposing figure was projected.

The one who spoke was Lin Qi's grandmaster—the Mountain and River King.

King Shanhe surveyed his surroundings, his voice booming like a bell, carrying to every corner:

"Welcome everyone to the selection site for the Trial of the Flame."

"The entire selection process will last for three days!"

"One realm, one day!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was surprised. It was indeed a matter of utmost urgency in warfare, as the selection of tens of thousands of high-level martial artists had to be completed within three days.

King Shanhe continued:
"Today we will be selecting warriors who have undergone blood transfusion at the seventh level. The selection rules are preliminary rounds and the main competition."

"Since the number of seventh-realm warriors has reached 89688, in the first part, we will eliminate 99% and select only 160 people to participate in the main competition."

"In the preliminary rounds, all seventh-realm martial artists will enter the selection process. You will face virtual opponents, and only by defeating three rounds of opponents can you advance to the main competition..."

Upon hearing this rule, Lin Qi suddenly thought of the Starfire Tower in Ruins No. 9.

The rules for the preliminary rounds are almost identical to those for the Starfire Tower.

By arranging virtual opponents simultaneously, top-tier experts can be selected in the shortest possible time.

King Shanhe continued to explain the rules: "After three rounds, the 160 strongest warriors will be selected from those who successfully advance to compete in the main tournament!"

"Without further ado, for the future of Blue Star, I wish all martial artists prosperity in their martial arts!"

"I hereby declare the preliminary rounds officially open!"

"Clap!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the projection of the Mountain and River King disappeared, and thunderous applause rang out from the audience.

Then, all the seventh-realm warriors heard the intelligent female voice.

[Jiang Tao, please get ready, we are about to begin the selection process!]

Jiang Tao also heard a sound.

"Brother Qi, everyone, I'm going to take the assessment!"

Lin Qi nodded: "Taozi, keep it up!"

The crowd cheered him on, watching as Jiang Tao transformed into a crimson light and disappeared into the air.

"I'm starting too!"

Like him, there were a large number of others, including Xu Qin, Pei Yiqing, Shen Heng, and Zhang Tianyang.

They are all seventh-level martial artists, and all of them must participate in the selection.

The seat next to Lynch immediately became empty.

His gaze was fixed ahead, where a huge screen was projected, simultaneously broadcasting over 8 preliminary matches.

Regardless of age, all martial artists at the seventh level must participate in the selection.

A small green screen was projected in front of Lin Qi, allowing him to select which contestants he wanted to watch.

He chose to watch Jiang Tao's preliminary round, where everyone entered an arena.

Rules emerge, don combat gear, and battle against virtual opponents!

The next second, a tall and strong swordsman wearing crimson armor appeared out of thin air, and Lin Qi immediately understood.

As expected, they copied the rules of Starfire Tower and applied them over.

The battle soon began, with Jiang Tao and the red-armored swordsman locked in combat.

The moment they clashed, Lin Qi assessed the Red Armored Swordsman's strength; compared to the Starfire Tower, the swordsman's power had been weakened.

However, their strength is still formidable, and they are not easily defeated by ordinary people.

"It's only just begun, and many people have already been eliminated!"

Dean Liu, who was standing next to him, spoke up.

On the big screen, within moments, seven martial artists at the seventh realm had been eliminated. "This selection process is too cruel! Is this red-armored swordsman really that strong?"

"Some seventh-realm martial artists were actually defeated with just three strikes?"

Lin Qi looked at the comments on the screen, and some viewers were shocked.

Seventh-realm warriors are all big shots in their eyes, yet they were defeated so quickly, giving them a feeling of their dreams shattering.

Lin Qi shook his head; the red-armored swordsman in their eyes was no ordinary person.

Even with the nerfs, it's still terrifyingly strong.

Jiang Tao quickly defeated the Red-Armored Swordsman and advanced to the second round.

A large screen is projected onto the large screen.

Number of eliminated: 45800

In the first round, more than half of the seventh-realm warriors had already been eliminated.

"Buzz!"

Three figures appeared: Pei Yiqing, Zhang Tianyang, and Lei Shuang.

Pei Yiqing's delicate face immediately flushed red with embarrassment as she said:

"My opponent is too strong, I can't even beat him!"

Zhang Tianyang also shook his head and smiled wryly:
"We are still too weak, and we have brought shame to the Xia Kingdom!"

Dean Liu offered words of comfort:

"You've only recently broken through to the seventh realm. Your opponents are too strong, it's not that you're weak."

Pei Yiqing breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that half of the contestants had been eliminated. Fortunately, there were many eliminated contestants, so she wasn't too upset.

They continued watching the selection process, and soon the first round of battles was over, eliminating a total of 5 people, with less than 3 defeating the Red Armor Swordsmen.

The opponent in the second match was also a seamless succession.

Jiang Tao also saw his second opponent, who had changed from a red-armored swordsman to a blue-armored swordsman, and both of them had improved in strength.

With two opponents attacking from both sides, the difficulty increases dramatically.

As soon as the battle began, dozens of seventh-realm warriors had their necks pierced by the swordsman's sword.

"It's over!"

"Fuck, I'm dead!"

Meanwhile, in other countries, the seventh-realm warriors who had been eliminated were defeated and their defenses were breached.

This time, the opponent is too strong; they are no match for them at all.

The fastest to be eliminated were also the seventh-realm warriors from some small countries.

Lin Qi watched as the number of people eliminated continued to rise, and secretly shook his head. The gap between seventh-realm martial artists was still too great.

In the blink of an eye, a few more minutes had passed.

Of the more than 30,000 who advanced, more than 20,000 were eliminated, leaving only 525 seventh-realm warriors to enter the third round.

Jiang Tao also successfully entered the third round, and his opponents became three: a red-armored swordsman, a blue-armored swordsman, and a gold-armored spearman.

The strength of the three opponents has also been greatly improved.

This time, Jiang Tao also felt the heavy pressure.

"Oh!"

After a clash with the swordsman, he immediately frowned.

"Getting stronger again!"

Furthermore, the repeated attacks from his three opponents left Jiang Tao exhausted and unable to cope.

He knew that he had to be fully focused, or he would likely be the one to lose.

five minutes later
"Pfft~"

Jiang Tao unleashed his minor supernatural power, causing his combat strength to surge, and he killed three opponents in succession.

[Congratulations to Jiang Tao on successfully passing the preliminary round!]

A message popped up in front of him.

The next second his body vanished into nothingness, and when he opened his eyes again, he was back in the audience.

"Taozi, congratulations on passing the preliminary round!"

Lin Qi's congratulatory voice came from the side.

Jiang Tao smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's too difficult. This preliminary round is not something an ordinary person can pass."

Dean Liu smiled and said, "But it can quickly screen out powerful martial artists!"

"Currently, only 120 people have been able to advance by defeating all their opponents!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tao noticed that only 20 martial artists remained on the large screen in front of him.

Those who remain have either been eliminated or made it through the preliminary rounds.

Lin Qi slowly said, "It's very likely that no 160 people will make it to the preliminary rounds!"

"It's highly likely that we'll need to select a few dozen more from the eliminated seventh-realm warriors!"

His words were proven true moments later.

After all the preliminary rounds were completed, only 125 seventh-realm warriors successfully defeated their opponents in all three rounds and passed the preliminary rounds.

All the remaining people were eliminated.

"Buzz!"

At the same time, the Mountain and River King reappeared, and he slowly spoke:

"The preliminary selection has officially ended. Congratulations to the 125 contestants who passed the preliminary round!"

"According to the selection rules, if the number of participants is less than 160, the remaining participants will be selected from the eliminated martial artists!"

"Based on the match time, congratulations to the following 35 players who have advanced to the main tournament."

After he finished speaking, 35 names appeared on the projected screen, each from a different country.

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

"How could it be so difficult that only 125 contestants made it through the preliminary round?"

“Each of them is a top-tier genius.”

"Those who can pass are all top-tier experts. As expected, our Xia Kingdom is still the strongest. There are actually 30 people who passed, which is close to one-fifth of the total."

Jiang Tao also sighed:

"Who designed this preliminary round? Why is it so difficult?"

Xu Qin, Pei Yiqing, Zhang Tianyang, and the others nodded.

Dean Liu, who was standing nearby, laughed and said, "Is that difficult?"

"Let me tell you, the rules for this preliminary round are based on the challenges in Ruins No. 9, but the difficulty has been greatly reduced."

"The strength of all three opponents has weakened."

"And there was originally another match. Your opponents were five people. Besides the three of them, there was also a psychic and a gunslinger!"

“Each opponent is equivalent to an SSS-level genius who has undergone five blood transfusions.”

Jiang Tao and the others gasped in shock upon hearing this.

How could such a powerful opponent be weakened?

Pei Yiqing's eyes widened after hearing this, and she asked, "It's so difficult, then who can pass it?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Mu Hong, Dean Liu, and Xue Zhou all turned their gazes to Lin Qi.

Dean Liu laughed and said, "Who else could it be?"

"It really is Lin Qi!"

"Only three people from our Blue Star passed: Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing."

"Lynch was the fastest and took the shortest time."

Jiang Tao gasped and said, "Brother Qi, you're that strong?"

The group looked at Lin Qi in shock.

Seeing this, he smiled modestly and said, "You've all just broken through."

"You were already at the peak of the seventh realm back then, so your strength was naturally different."

No one believed Lin Qi's explanation.

The projected image of the Mountain and River King continued speaking:

"The main competition is now officially beginning!"

"The main competition will be conducted through random matching, and the strongest player will be determined to finish the competition."

As soon as he finished speaking, 160 projections appeared, and 80 matches were randomly and freely matched, with four matches running simultaneously.

After all, the preliminary round only lasted 20 minutes from start to finish.

One night is enough to finish all the competitions in the Seven Realms.

Once the match schedule was announced, the competition officially began.

"I'm on it!"

After Jiang Tao finished speaking, he transformed into a crimson pillar of light and descended upon the arena.

His opponent was a burly, bearded man from the land of the setting sun, wielding a heavy sword.

They displayed formidable strength from the very beginning of the battle.

A moment later
"Pfft~"

Jiang Tao successfully slit his opponent's throat and advanced to the second round of the main competition.

Lin Qi, who was in the audience, nodded in agreement; Jiang Tao's talent was indeed extraordinary.

Although it has only been a few months since the breakthrough, it has already undergone four major changes.

There is a chance to achieve seven blood transfusions in the future.

Even a martial artist at the peak of the seventh realm with average strength might not be able to defeat him.

As expected, Jiang Tao passed all the next two and three rounds and successfully entered the top 20!
If you pass one more round, you will get a spot.

Besides him, there were Shen Heng, Xu Qin, and Gu Cheng.

Gu Cheng was also a top genius and had a chance to get a spot.

A moment later
Jiang Tao was teleported back, and he smiled bitterly with a dejected expression:
"Brother Qi, I lost!"

"I can no longer fight for Earth!"

Jiang Tao lost to a burly man from Russia, whose strength was extremely high.

Jiang Tao's breakthrough time was still too short, and he unfortunately lost.

Lin Qi comforted him:
"It's alright. According to the competition rules, you'll have one last chance in a month."

"The loser in this round can challenge 10 people again. If they can win, they will be able to replace the opponent."

Hearing this, Jiang Tao's eyes lit up and he said:

"Yes, there's that rule too!"

"I have one more chance!"

"I will be even stronger in a month!"

……

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