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

Chapter 603 Blazing Sun Dao Academy! (Seeking monthly votes)
"Competing in the cosmic arena for three consecutive days is extremely taxing on mental energy, but it also has a tempering effect on the mind."

Lin Qi looked at the panel again. After consuming countless soul essences, his mental strength had now reached 38500, just shy of the 40000 mental strength threshold.

Only 1500 left.

Once you break through 40000 mental power, that's the mental power of a ninth-realm aerial warrior.

He can also achieve a mental strength that surpasses his physical and mental energy by a whole level.

This was something that only spiritualists could do in the past, but now he can do it too.

He then sat cross-legged, turned on his virtual bracelet, and chose to enter the virtual universe.

"Om!!"

When he opened his eyes, he was already in his personal space, with a training ground stretching as far as the eye could see in his sight.

"call out!!"

He transformed into a golden lightning bolt, frantically traversing the training ground. Even the most spacious martial arts room could not accommodate his unrestrained running.

However, it cannot have the spacious area of ​​a training ground.

After cultivating for a while, he opened his personal panel to check his personal data in the Cosmic Martial Arts Arena.

Nickname: Yang Jian

[Realm: Universe One Realm Technique Cultivation]

Win rate: 100% (465 wins, 0 losses)

[Combat Strength: 6 stars]

[Galaxy Ranking: 10]

[Ranking of the Triangulum Galaxy: 51 billion...]

[Ranking in the Blazing Sun Star Region: 2008 billion...]

……

Lin Qi nodded as he looked at his ranking. In three days, he had played a total of 465 matches and successfully raised his combat power to 6 stars.

At the same time, both the rankings of Triangulum and the Sunlit Starfield have improved significantly.

Although the ranking is still very low, it is improving every day.

"In another two months, I am confident that I can break into the top 1,000 in the Triangulum Galaxy. By then, I will probably be facing galaxy-level geniuses."

Lin Qi silently calculated in his mind that his biggest goal was naturally to challenge for first place.

However, it is too difficult.

Although his talent is impressive, it has not yet reached the level of being invincible.

Throughout the entire Blazing Sun Starfield, there might be beings with even greater talent than him.

"Let's take it one step at a time and see what happens!"

Lynch enters the matchmaking mode of the Cosmic Martial Arts Arena.

[Start matching!]

【Successful match! 】

His figure vanished instantly, disappearing into the arena.

……

after an hour
Two figures appeared out of thin air on the white arena.

Nickname: Fan De

Win rate: 80% (800 wins, 200 losses)

[Combat Strength: 7 stars]

[Ranking: ...]

……

Fan De was a dark-skinned man with a burly and robust build, wearing purple armor, and wielding a silver battle axe.

When he saw the information about his opponent, he frowned.

"A 100% win rate, not a single loss!"

"What civilization produced this genius?!"

"I'll end your winning streak today!"

"It's impossible to achieve a 500-game winning streak and earn Deep Space Coins."

Fan De smiled excitedly and spoke in the universal language.

"500-game winning streak? Reward?"

Lin Qi's heart skipped a beat. A 500-game winning streak actually rewarded Deep Space Coins?
He was unaware of this; he planned to ask Deep Blue after the match.

Now we must eliminate the opponent in front of us.

[Countdown: ... 3, 2, 1]

[The martial arts arena competition has officially begun!]

A loud announcement came from the intelligent voice system above the arena.

"boom!!"

A terrifying aura erupted from Fan De, and two layers of silver patterns appeared, condensing on the sharp battle axe.

"Zizzi!!"

"Come and fight!"

Fan De roared and took the lead in attacking, like a ferocious beast roaring out, his silver thunder axe cleaving out like a thunderclap in a storm.

It tears through the air and arrives in an instant.

He was burly, but his explosive power was astonishing, and Lin Qi sensed danger the moment it began.

This is a powerful opponent!

"Buzz!"

The black and gold spear in Lin Qi's hand trembled, revealing double-layered golden patterns and sharp edges.

When facing an opponent, he chooses to use two abilities to reach the same level as his opponent.

This will allow you to hone your marksmanship more effectively.

Otherwise, if you use all your strength and kill your opponent in one move without improving your skills, wouldn't that be a waste of time?

He might as well go to the battlefield; at least he could earn merit points by hunting down monsters.

Faced with the attack, he brandished his black and gold spear, and a golden shield appeared around his body.

"Oh!"

The gun clashed with the tomahawk, producing a deafening explosion that shook the air.

The gravity in the cosmic arena is completely different from that on Earth; it is five times heavier, which reduces the power of any moves.

However, it won't have much of an impact on Lynch!

“Ding ding!!”

Fan De felt a force rebound back, making his arms go numb.

"What a powerful force!"

He was secretly amazed. No wonder he was a genius aiming for 500 consecutive wins!
He had tried before, but ultimately failed. Now that he saw others making the attempt, how could he possibly let them have their way?

"Zizzi!!"

A violent surge of lightning power erupted from him, pressing down on Lin Qi.

"boom!"

Lin Qi unleashed his golden domain, creating a confrontation with his opponent.

Through the clash of their domains, Lin Qi was also able to quickly determine the opponent's axe technique level.

This time, his opponent, Fan De, was only at the mid-stage of the fifth tier in axe technique, which was considerably weaker than his own.

It's impossible to defeat yourself.

"Clang clang clang!!"

The two sides engaged in a fierce exchange of blows, and Lynch began to switch from defense to offense.

Golden Light Fifty-Four-Hit Combo!
"Boooooooh!!"

"So fast!"

Under Lynch's lightning speed, Fan De was forced to retreat step by step, raising his battle axe to block. Fortunately, his opponent's speed was still within his acceptable range, and he still had a chance to win.

Three minutes later!

An idea popped into Fan De's mind instantly.

"I've been tricked!"

Within minutes, he was completely suppressed!
It made him breathless, too suffocating.

This opponent, Yang Jian, was several times stronger than him.

Suddenly a golden light pierced through his neck.

"Is this the power of a top genius?"

The thought flashed through Fan De's mind, and his body instantly vanished into nothingness.

[Battle Over: Yang Jian wins!]

……

[You have fought against several geniuses, gained a deeper understanding of marksmanship, and improved your mastery of the "World-Destroying Gun Manual". Marksmanship +1%]

[You fought against several geniuses, gained some insights into movement techniques, and improved your mastery of the movement technique "Thunder Nine Flashes". Movement Technique +1%]

[Gun Technique: Tier 5 62% → Tier 5 63%]

[Agility: Tier 5 56% → Tier 5 57%]

……

In his personal space, after being teleported back, Lin Qi immediately looked at the panel data. Through several days of battles, even though the opponents were not strong enough.

However, the improvement effect is still very obvious.

Then he looked toward the cosmic arena.

In just one hour, he played 20 more matches!
They still maintain a 100% win rate, and their winning streak has reached 486 games. They are only 14 games away from 500.

"Dark blue!"

Lynch suddenly shouted.

"I'm here!"

The next instant, the deep blue of the blue-clad figure appeared out of thin air before his eyes.

"Deep Blue, will I receive a reward for a 500-win streak in the Cosmic Arena?"

A deep blue projection appeared on the screen, displaying a large number of rules and text. She began to explain:

"In accordance with the rules of the Cosmic Arena, an achievement feature has been introduced to encourage competition!"

"500 consecutive wins, 1000 consecutive wins, 3000 consecutive wins, 5000 consecutive wins..."

"Completing each one will earn you an achievement and a large amount of Deep Space Coins as a reward!"

Lin Qi's eyes lit up after hearing this.

He knew that geniuses could make money anywhere.

Lynch continued to ask:

"How many Deepspace Coins will I get if I achieve a 500-game winning streak?"

Deep Blue explained, "The difficulty of achieving a 500-win streak varies for each level."

"According to the rules, a player who achieves 500 consecutive wins at the Qi Refining Realm will receive 50000 Deep Space Coins in one go!"

Lin Qi's eyes lit up when he heard this; it was quite a lot.

After all, achieving a 500-game winning streak isn't difficult for him; it can be accomplished in a little time.

Completing the training and earning money at the same time is incredibly kind to a genius like him.

If he remembered correctly, Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing had played at least 2000 matches, achieving a 500-game winning streak and a 1000-game winning streak.

If the two of them can do it, I should be able to as well.

"drop!"

Suddenly, someone sent him a message on the panel in front of him.

Upon seeing this, Lin Qi's eyes lit up: "Master's information!" In the next instant, a familiar, burly figure appeared before him.

Clad in a silver robe, with a resolute face, and exuding an aura as imposing as a mountain, he was none other than the Mountain and River King.

"Lin Qi, you've finally entered the virtual world of the universe!"

"Master!"

Lin Qi greeted him.

King Shanhe nodded and continued, "I presume you've already experienced the Cosmic Arena!"

"The universe is vast, and the Lieyang Starfield is larger than we can imagine."

"The number of geniuses is as numerous as the stars in the sky."

"I'm ranked in the top ten on Earth, and there are many people stronger than me in the martial arts arena."

"I've been training inside for a month and have already lost several times. I'm currently only at the 7-star combat level!"

Lin Qi began to speak:

"Grandmaster, you've reached the seventh level of the Sky Soaring Realm in just one month. That's already very impressive."

King Shanhe nodded and said:

"You probably haven't entered other virtual worlds yet, right? I'll take you to the Blazing Sun Academy!"

Lin Qi asked curiously, "Two days ago, Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing both told me about the Lieyang Dao Academy."

King Shanhe nodded and said, "The Blazing Sun Academy is a good place; it is the hope for the rapid rise of our Blue Star civilization."

"However, it costs 30000 Deep Space Coins to enter, which is expensive, and only a small number of people in our Blue Star civilization can afford it."

"Lin Qi, I'll be waiting for you at the Blazing Sun Academy!"

After saying this, King Shanhe vanished into thin air from the training ground.

Lin Qi himself was searching for the Lieyang Academy on the screen.

[Enter Lieyang Academy?]

Please pay 30000 Deep Space Coins!

【drop! 】

[Payment successful! 30000 Deep Space Coins paid!]

[Mr. Lin Qi from the Blue Star Civilization, you have qualified to enter the Blazing Sun Academy and will become a student there.]

……

"Student!"

Looking at these two words, Lin Qi suddenly remembered that he was still a student at Cangqiong Martial Arts University.

It seems like graduation is just around the corner!

And now he is about to join a new academy.

He clicked the screen, and the next second, he disappeared from his personal space and was transported into the virtual world.

……

The virtual world, Lieyang Academy!
In a dormitory room of the college.

"Buzz!"

Lynch opened his eyes and found himself in a bedroom.

The bedroom was quite spacious, with nothing but a bed.

He clenched his fist, feeling everything was incredibly real; it was as if he had entered a completely new world.

He got up and opened the door.

In his eyes, nine burning, crimson-gold suns were embedded in the sky.

On the earth, white and red buildings rise up and stand tall, their magnificent, fiery, and majestic aura permeating every corner of the world.

"Is this the Blazing Sun Academy?"

He stood atop the high floor, looking down at the ground, where countless figures came and went.

Some of them were burly, with bronze skin marked with special patterns, and stood about 2.5 meters tall, like little giants. These were people from the Tie Gang civilization.

They possess top-tier strength and physique.

Some of them were muscular, with silver hair and purple skin; they were people from the Night Eclipse civilization.

In addition, there is a civilization where both men and women are less than 7 meters tall, and a civilization that exudes the aura of wild beasts.

As far as the eye could see, he had already seen hundreds of civilized people, some of whom he did not even recognize.

These people exuded a powerful aura, and even the weakest among them was a Blood Exchange Realm martial artist.

There are also quite a few martial artists in the Sky-Soaring Realm, numbering over a hundred.

This is the Lieyang Academy, and it's also the first time Lin Qi has encountered so many aliens.

"drop!"

Suddenly, a panel popped up in front of Lin Qi, displaying a message.

[Mountain and River King: Lin Qi, I'm waiting for you downstairs at the dormitory!]

……

A moment later, Lin Qi arrived downstairs in the accommodation area and saw the familiar Mountain and River King.

"Lynch!"

King Shanhe smiled at Lin Qi and said, "Were you quite impressed when you first came in?"

Lin Qi nodded and said:
"It's truly breathtaking!"

King Shanhe nodded and said, "Let me show you around the Lieyang Academy first!"

Lin Qi nodded and followed in Shanhe Wang's footsteps.

"In the Lieyang Academy, everyone walks or flies. If you want to use a means of transportation, you have to pay to buy it."

"The Blazing Sun Academy itself was established through cooperation between several powerful figures in the Blazing Sun Star Region and the Deep Space Academy."

"The goal is to cultivate geniuses!"

"The entire Lieyang Starfield is exceptionally powerful, encompassing tens of thousands of starfields. The former Xinghuo Civilization was one of the Lieyang Starfields."

Lin Qi thought to himself, "The Blazing Sun Starfield is truly vast!"
Among tens of thousands of star systems, the Starfire Civilization was already very powerful in his eyes, possessing countless top-level techniques and secret manuals.

They have almost reached the strength of a mid-level civilization.

However, there are tens of thousands of such beings in the Blazing Sun Starfield.

That's just too outrageous.

King Shanhe continued, "

"In the Blazing Sun Starfield, due to the vast differences between civilizations, the gap in inheritance is also enormous. Many geniuses, if they do not obtain top-tier inheritances, are not geniuses of powerful civilizations at all."

"But when I entered the virtual world of the universe, I realized that not all civilizations can be fair."

"Many geniuses of civilizations, due to their humble backgrounds, do not receive proper training and ultimately waste their talents."

"Furthermore, the gap between the strength of an elementary civilization and that of an intermediate civilization is too great. Without good inheritance and guidance from renowned teachers, it will never be able to catch up with powerful civilizations."

"Our human race places the greatest emphasis on cultivating geniuses, and thus the Blazing Sun Academy was born!"

"It not only has top-level martial arts instructors, but also martial arts masters at the second and even third levels of the universe."

"They will offer special courses to teach martial arts skills."

"And it also boasts a top-tier heritage!"

"As long as you have Deep Space Coins, you can buy top-tier inheritances, cultivation techniques, and secret manuals—you name it!"

Lin Qi's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he exclaimed, "Really!"

King Shanhe nodded and said:

"It's true. I've been here for a month, and I can be absolutely sure."

"The secrets to achieving a five-star rating in the Spark Civilization are also found in the Blazing Sun Academy, and there are quite a few of them!"

"The only downside is that you have to spend money to learn it, and you need quite a lot of Deep Space Coins."

Lin Qi laughed and said, "If we don't have enough Deep Space Coins, then we'll earn them. If Master can spend money to learn top-tier secret manuals, his strength can be greatly improved."

Even the King of Mountains and Rivers rarely showed a smile, saying:
"That's what I think too."

"At the Blazing Sun Academy, as long as you have talent, you can bridge the gap with top civilizations in terms of inheritance."

While they were chatting, the two arrived in front of a huge building.

The entire building resembles an inverted crimson halberd, with flowing liquid metal patterns, exuding majesty and solemnity, and containing a strong martial arts artistic conception.

Shanhe Wang, standing nearby, explained:
"This is the Dao Academy, a place where the strong take classes. You can log in to the Blazing Sun Dao Academy's network and choose the teacher you want to take classes with."

"However, classes are not free. The more skilled the teacher, the more Deep Space Coins are required."

"By the way, the Taoist Academy's official website also has a forum where you can gather information and learn about the universe."

"Since those who can enter the Taoist academy are not ordinary people, the information in the discussion is relatively authentic."

"At the same time, social interaction is possible within the academy. If we can introduce some geniuses with powerful backgrounds, it will benefit our Blue Star civilization and even individuals."

Lin Qi nodded. Their Blue Star civilization was beginning to make contact with the universe, and there were so many things they needed to understand and become familiar with.

Relying solely on the internet, with its mix of true and false information, means one cannot fully trust everything.

The forum of Lieyang Academy is different; it's full of geniuses, and the information there is more accurate.

They might even uncover a lot of information that others don't know.

After all, information asymmetry will exist no matter where you are.

Information asymmetry can even affect the development of a civilization.

Thinking this, Lin Qi looked at his personal panel and began searching the official website of Lieyang Dao Academy.

[Welcome to Lieyang Taoist Academy, verified!]

Lin Qi looked at the pop-up message and saw that an identity was indeed required to access the Dao Academy's official website.

An identity is worth 30000 Deep Space Coins, which is no small sum.

Then he saw various modules: forum, learning, leaderboard, Q&A, strategy analysis...

He entered the learning module, which is divided into courses and individual guidance.

The course was just like it was in his senior year of high school, with Zhang Cheng teaching and a group of students responsible for listening to his teachings.

Personal guidance, which is equivalent to private tutoring, requires more money.

He clicked on the course.

The first thing that caught his eye was a large amount of information about the teachers, which he quickly glanced at.

Teacher: Levi Cade

[Realm: Universe Realm Two]

[Course Instruction: Swordplay]

[Deep Space Coins: 1000/lesson]

……

Teacher: Just

[Realms: The Three Realms of the Universe]

[Teaching Skills: Knife Techniques]

[Deep Space Coins: 10000/lesson]

……

When Lin Qi saw the price of the course, his eyes widened in surprise.

"So expensive?"

"The course to reach the second level of the Cosmic Realm requires 10000 Deep Space Coins?"

Lin Qi thought about how he only had 20000 Deep Space Coins left, which was only enough to listen to two lessons from a third-level Cosmic Realm expert.

Looking at it this way, he's incredibly poor!

Upon hearing this, the Mountain and River King immediately smiled and said:

"There's a reason why it's expensive!"

"The second and third realms of the universe are naturally different."

……

(End of this chapter)