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

Chapter 602 Ranking: 9 Trillion! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Hoohoo!!"

This is a massive arena built upon the endless starry sky.

The ground is made of a hard, white alloy, thick and solid.

Looking around, the entire arena is bright and spacious!
The air was thick with a sense of oppression.

"Boohoo!!"

Two tall figures appeared out of thin air. The one on the left was a burly man wearing dark green armor and wielding a giant axe.

He had green skin, a face full of fat, and exuded a rough and savage aura.

His expression changed slightly after seeing his opponent's information on the panel:
"Newbie?"

"Zero-star combat power?"

"How interesting, I've been matched with a newbie. So thin and weak, he must be from a remote and weak civilization."

"Martial artists from this kind of civilization are weak and ignorant!"

The burly man immediately revealed a ferocious smile, looking at Lin Qi opposite him and said:

"Newcomer!"

"Why are you still wearing a mask? In the entire cosmic arena, no one cares about your appearance if you're weak!"

"Or are you simply a coward?"

"Wait a minute. I'll take off your mask and enjoy the look of despair on your face."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qi on the other side was immediately displeased.

It's been a long time since I've dared to mock myself like this.

I never expected that my first battle in the cosmic arena would be like this.

That's really interesting. I hope their strength won't disappoint me.

Nickname: Warrior Lugo

[Realm: Universe One Realm Technique Cultivation]

Win rate: 10% (20 wins, 200 losses)

[Combat Strength: 2 stars]

……

Lin Qi was speechless after seeing the opponent's record and win rate.

No wonder he was my first opponent; his skill level was really weak.

They even have the nerve to mock themselves.

Lugo, clad in green armor, brandished his silver battle axe and smiled, saying:
"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you scared?"

"I am Warrior Rugo, let me have some fun with you!!"

[Countdown... 3, 2, 1]

[The martial arts arena competition has officially begun!]

A smart female voice suddenly rang out above the arena.

"boom!"

As the battle began, a powerful aura erupted from Lugo, and brown patterns appeared on his body.

Standing at 2.3 meters tall, he resembled a ferocious beast, wielding a battle axe and charging towards Lin Qi with his domain in tow.

"Welcome to the Cosmic Arena, newcomer!"

"Hoohoo!!"

The battle axe swung through the air, making a whistling sound as if a giant mountain was crashing down.

Faced with the attack, Lin Qi finally moved. He raised his arm, and terrifying golden light emanated from his body.

He simply parried with his gun, and then unleashed the Golden Emperor's罡劲 (Golden Emperor's罡劲) from his body.

"Oh!"

The battle axe and the spear collided, creating a deafening explosion and whipping up a fierce gust of wind.

"Buzz!"

In an instant, Lugo's expression changed drastically. He felt an immense force transmitted through the axe, as if he had crashed into a steel fortress.

His body trembled, and a series of ringing sounds came from his ears. A terrifying recoil force caused him to completely lose consciousness.

"Pfft~"

The next instant, he felt a sweet taste in his throat and spat out blood.

His entire body shattered instantly.

"What power is this?"

Rugo was horrified. The force of the recoil alone had shattered his body, and intense pain surged through him!

Finished!

He knew he had met a big shot!
A bitter feeling welled up inside, followed by a wave of regret, and then his body vanished into nothingness.

[Battle Over: Yang Jian wins!!]

Wearing the mask, Lynch was instantly teleported back to his personal space.

He wondered to himself: Is this what 2-star combat power is like?

too weak!
Seeing that Lugo was a burly man with a very strong physique, he was actually killed by the shockwave from his own spear.

Thinking back to what the other person had just said, I felt like a clown!

Nickname: Yang Jian

[Realm: Universe One Realm Technique Cultivation]

Win rate: 100% (1 wins, 0 losses)

[Combat Power: 0 → 2 stars]

[Galaxy Ranking: 3698]

[Ranking of the Triangulum Galaxy: 500 billion...]

[Ranking in the Blazing Sun Star Region: 99999 billion...]

……

"Ranking and win rate features are now unlocked!"

When Lin Qi saw that the win rate was 100%, he immediately smiled. He had only played one game so far.

However, in terms of ranking, there are actually 3698 people ranked higher than him in the Milky Way.

"Deep Blue, why is there a ranking of the Triangulum Galaxy here?"

Upon hearing Lin Qi's question, Shen Lan explained:

"Because there are too few civilizations in the Milky Way, the civilizations in the Milky Way will be temporarily merged into the Triangulum Galaxy."

"The purpose of having such rules in the martial arts arena is to encourage everyone's competitive spirit."

"Martial arts skills are improved through constant collision and competition."

Lin Qi nodded. He had heard from Inspector Tu Lan that there were several other civilizations on Blue Star that, although they were also weak, had come into contact with the universe earlier than Blue Star.

However, their numbers are only a little over three thousand, far fewer than those of their Blue Star civilization.

Looking at the ranking of the Triangulum Galaxy, it's as high as 500 billion.

Needless to say, the entire Lieyang Starfield has a long list of numbers, exceeding 9 trillion.

This is just the number of martial artists in one star field. In the universe, the human race's territory has hundreds of star fields, some of which are hundreds of times larger than the Blazing Sun Star Field.

The number of martial artists will only increase.

"Keep matching!"

Lin Qi clicked "match," realizing his previous opponent was too weak and that his skill level was more than worthy of a higher ranking.

"Buzz!"

The next second, he was teleported back to the arena.

On the opposite side stood a tall woman with fair skin, clad in red armor and wielding a sword.

Nickname: Amiya

Win rate: 15% (15 wins, 75 losses)

[Combat Strength: 3 stars]

……

Amiya frowned after looking at Lin Qi's data:
"A newbie who has reached 2-star combat power after only one match? Could he be a master?"

[The martial arts arena competition has officially begun!]

With the announcement of intelligent voice control, Amiya unleashed a fiery aura, transforming into a nimble fire wolf as she launched her attack.

"call out!"

"clang!"

The air exploded, weapons clashed, and in an instant, Lin Qi swung his spear to block, and Amiya's body was instantly blasted away.

Her eyes widened as her crimson flame energy was instantly blasted away, and the powerful recoil shattered her body.

"Pfft~"

The next instant, a golden thread pierced through her neck.

"This is... a newcomer?"

After saying this, Amiya vanished into nothingness.

Lin Qi shook his head. This opponent was stronger than the last one, but only to a limited extent. He could probably only open up no more than 10 acupoints.

The physical foundation is not strong enough.

He used the "Diamond Scroll" to counterattack, instantly shattering their hearts.

He was teleported back to his personal center and glanced at his personal information.

[Combat Power: 2 stars → 3 stars!]

His combat power was successfully upgraded from 2 stars to 3 stars.

【Successful match! 】

The next moment, he was teleported to the arena, which pleased Lin Qi greatly. He didn't have to wait, saving him a lot of time!

"Good day, newcomer!"

"Are you a newbie?"

"How can there be such a strong newcomer?"

"Wow, that's powerful! The arena must have made a mistake with the power level test. What do you mean by 3-star combat power? This is at least 5-star combat power!"

"How can there be such a powerful Qi Refining Realm martial artist? Just how many acupoints has he opened up?"

……

after an hour
Anaken brandished his sword; his skin was rough, and his face was expressionless, like a heavy, steady rock on the beach.

Within his imposing physique, vital energy surged like a waterfall to every part of his body.

His arms trembled uncontrollably as he stared solemnly at the man opposite him.

"How could someone with such strength only be a 4-star combatant? That's a joke!"

"Which weak and backward civilization's genius is this opponent?"

Anaken was horrified. He brandished his silver battle blade, gathering its energy, and slashed out with great force.

"Come die!"

But he was greeted by a ray of golden light that pierced through the air.

"Pfft~"

The golden light pierced his neck in an instant, blood splattered out, and his entire body vanished into nothingness.

[Battle Over: Yang Jian wins!]

...Personal Space
Lin Qi was teleported back and looked at his panel information.

Nickname: Yang Jian

[Realm: Universe One Realm Technique Cultivation]

Win rate: 100% (100 wins, 0 losses)

[Combat Power: 4 stars → 5 stars]

[Galaxy Ranking: 1000 → 300]

[Ranking of the Triangulum Galaxy: 300 billion...]

[Ranking in the Blazing Sun Star Region: 5 trillion...]

……

"After an hour and a hundred matches, I only managed to raise my combat power to 5 stars!"

Lin Qi shook his head as he looked at his stats. If his opponent hadn't been so weak, he probably would have already reached a 6 or 7-star combat power.

He possesses the strength to defeat a Sky Realm warrior, and theoretically, he is at least an 8-star combat power!

However, his opponents were too weak, preventing him from showcasing his full potential.

Furthermore, combat strength may also be related to the number of battles fought.

The ranking of the Milky Way has improved significantly, but even though the rankings of Triangulum and the Sun Star Region have improved by tens of billions, the increase is still very small.

His biggest takeaway from that hour was witnessing the diversity of the universe.

Many opponents, though lacking in strength and sophisticated techniques, possess very unique ways of exerting their power.

This is extremely rare in the history of Earth civilization.

This broadened his horizons.

At his pace, he will soon be able to reach 8-star combat power, at which point his ranking will also improve significantly.

"drop!"

Suddenly a message popped up on his screen. He opened it and saw that it was from Jiang Tao.

A moment later, a figure appeared out of thin air in front of him. He was tall and strong, with dark skin and well-defined features. It was Jiang Tao.

"Brother Qi, I knew you would set your personal profile to a training ground!"

Jiang Tao looked around and sighed.

Then he spoke again:

"Brother Qi, the virtual world of the universe is really interesting! I've joined the cosmic martial arts arena and am competing against other Blood Exchange Realm warriors from different civilizations!"

"However, their strength is too weak."

"I spent two hours playing 190 matches with a 100% win rate, raising my combat power to 5 stars."

"What about you, Qi-ge?"

Lin Qi shook his head and said, "I'm about the same as you, also a 5-star combatant!"

Jiang Tao exclaimed, "I have to say, there are just too many geniuses in the universe. I could rank in the top 200 in the Milky Way."

"But in the Triangulum Galaxy, and even in the Sun Star Region, I'm ranked trillions of places away, let alone in the Sun Star Region!"

"That long string of numbers, I've never seen such a low ranking in my entire life, there are more of them than grains of sand."

Lin Qi nodded. No matter where you are, not everyone has the talent to break through to a higher level.

With each advancement to a higher realm, the number of people continuously decreases.

Jiang Tao is only at the Blood Exchange Realm, but his numbers are no less than those at the Qi Refining Realm.

"Taozi, with your talent, you'll reach the top sooner or later."

The burly Jiang Tao nodded and smiled:
"Don't worry, Brother Qi, the current opponents are too weak. Once I reach the 9-star combat power, I might even be ranked among the top 100 in the Triangulum Galaxy!"

"My talent hasn't reached its limit yet!"

"I'm not going to say anything more. I need to go into the cosmic arena to hone my martial arts skills."

After saying that, Jiang Tao vanished into nothingness.

"drop!"

No sooner had Jiang Tao left than Lin Qi received another message. The next second, Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing, tall men in white robes, appeared.

Sun Sheng looked at Lin Qi and couldn't help but speak:

"Lin Qi, why are you only entering the virtual universe today?"

"Tianxing and I have been inside for a week now!"

"You must have already entered the cosmic arena!"

Lin Qi nodded and said:
"The Cosmic Arena is great. With each match, the opponents get stronger."

"There's a high probability we'll be matched with galaxy-level geniuses in the future!"

What is your current combat strength?

Li Tianxing replied, "I've been inside for 5 hours every day for a week, and I've already fought 2000 matches. I'm already at the seven-star combat level!"

"Ranked second in the Milky Way, it has already entered the top 10 in the Triangulum Galaxy."

Upon hearing this, Sun Sheng immediately revealed a smug smile and said:

"I am also a 7-star combatant, and I am the number one in the eighth realm of the Milky Way."

"Lin Qi, you have completely fallen behind us."

Lin Qi said nonchalantly, "It's alright, I should be able to catch up with you in a few more days."

Li Tianxing, clad in red armor, nodded and said:

"Lin Qi, with your strength, you'll soon reach 7-star combat power!"

"Once you reach this level of combat power, your opponents will be quite strong, and you might even encounter geniuses who have awakened two abilities."

"Their physical attributes, martial arts skills, and the secret techniques they employ are all extremely exquisite!"

"Fighting against them will greatly improve our martial arts skills!"

"Some geniuses who awaken two abilities are almost no weaker than galaxy-level geniuses!"

"I originally thought the geniuses of the Ryujin Civilization were strong enough, but it turns out there are even stronger geniuses."

"Sun Sheng faced a genius who had awakened two abilities yesterday, and almost suffered a crushing defeat!"

Sun Sheng was immediately displeased upon hearing this and said:
"I was too careless back then. I deliberately used two abilities to fight my opponent, but I was too careless. In the end, I had to use all three abilities to defeat my opponent."

Lin Qi was immediately surprised upon hearing this: "There are opponents like this?"

He also looked forward to having such an opponent.

If a genius who has awakened two abilities is already this strong, then what about a galaxy-level genius?
"correct!"

Sun Sheng suddenly spoke, looking at Lin Qi and saying:
"Lin Qi, don't spend any of your Deep Space Coins tomorrow. There's a virtual world that's extremely important to our Blue Star civilization. To enter, you'll need to spend 30000 Deep Space Coins!"

"We've spent all our Deepspace Currency on it!"

Lin Qi asked curiously, "What virtual world?"

Li Tianxing explained:

"This is an academy established through the collaboration between top experts from the Blazing Sun Star Region and the Deep Space Academy!"

"The aim is to cultivate geniuses from ordinary civilizations and even ordinary backgrounds, so that more talented geniuses can grow up."

"Those inside are all geniuses from ordinary civilizations; they can interact, socialize, and seek guidance from powerful martial artists..."

"There are many benefits, and it is the best place for a civilization with a shallow foundation like ours."

Lin Qi's eyes lit up when he heard this; there was such a wonderful place.

Sun Shengkai added from the side:

“People like the Hall Master, Overlord, and Sword Emperor joined the Blazing Sun Academy a long time ago.”

"Moreover, it is said that the master of the academy has made great progress in the Blazing Sun Academy and is already preparing to break through to the second realm of the universe."

Lin Qi's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "The curator is about to break through?"

Li Tianxing nodded and said, "The Master is different from the God of War and the Overlord. According to our teacher, the Master reached the peak of the Sky-Soaring Realm a long time ago."

"I suppressed myself before because of the Fire Seed Trial."

"Now that the Fire Seed Trial is over, he is naturally preparing to break through."

Lin Qi nodded and said:
"If the museum master can break through, our Blue Star civilization will be safer."

With each breakthrough in a major realm, a martial artist's strength will be greatly enhanced.

The Crimson Emperor possesses a special physique, talent far surpassing that of galaxy-level geniuses, and also masters sixth-order sword techniques.

Once you break through to the second level of the universe, you will at least possess above-average combat power at that level.

Even if a wanted criminal from outer space came, he probably wouldn't get any benefits.

Sun Sheng continued:

"You'll probably hear about the Blazing Sun Academy from Senior Mountain and River King soon."

"We're leaving now. I still need to continue my push towards 8-star combat power!"

"Before breaking through to the Sky Realm, I want to become the strongest eighth-realm martial artist in the entire Blazing Sun Academy."

Li Tianxing shook his head and said:

"You're overthinking it. You should be grateful if you can even make it into the top 10,000."

"The geniuses in the Blazing Sun Starfield are as numerous as the sea. You can't even beat Liu Ming, yet you want to compete for first place."

Sun Sheng snorted:

"Once I open a few more acupoints, I'll be able to defeat him easily!"

As Lin Qi watched Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing disappear, he recalled what they had mentioned about the "Blazing Sun Academy."

"There's so much to learn about the virtual world of the universe. I'd better focus on improving my ranking first."

"Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing has already taken a considerable lead over me!"

"No, ranking is not the goal. I entered the Cosmic Martial Arts Arena to hone my martial arts skills."

Then Lynch continued into the Cosmic Martial Arts Arena.

【Successful match! 】

The next instant, he was teleported to the arena, where his opponent appeared.

He was a tall, handsome man in silver armor with striking features, skilled in swordsmanship.

"Five-star combat power, a worthy opponent!"

A few seconds later, his body was pierced by golden threads.

……

Two days have passed in the blink of an eye

Black Dragon Base, Martial Arts Room 206
Lin Qi, dressed in a black martial arts uniform, sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, feeling a cool breeze wash over him.

In the space of consciousness, the gray fog continuously expands and is then compressed into liquid.

The two forms coexist, and the spiritual energy they release continuously splits into hundreds of strands, and continues to split out.

700, 800, 900, 950...

"boom!!"

Suddenly, Lin Qi opened his eyes, and a terrifying mental fluctuation emanated from his body.

His eyes shone brightly, like beams of light piercing through space.

[You consumed the Soul Essence and cultivated the spiritual technique "Thousand Threads of Divine Thought," greatly increasing your spiritual power by 200.]

[Mental Strength: 38200 → 38500]

……

Lin Qi slowly stood up, feeling his mind was exceptionally clear and functioning smoothly. His mental energy transformed into a large net, covering every corner of the martial arts room.

……

(End of this chapter)