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

Chapter 606 I Can't Keep a Low Profile! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Lin Qi suddenly realized what was going on after hearing this:
"I see, that explains it."

"I originally wanted to keep a low profile."

"Lin Qi, you did the right thing."

A deep voice came from behind him. Lin Qi turned around and saw that it was his master, Shanhe Wang.

King Shanhe looked around and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go somewhere quiet."

……

Is 99th place Lynch's limit? I wonder if he can continue to improve?

"A genius from a small civilization, ranking 99th is already very impressive. If he improves further, what will the geniuses from other civilizations think?"

Shortly after the others left, Liu Ming withdrew from Lieyang Mountain.

As soon as he came out, he heard a familiar name and couldn't help but look at the Blazing Sun Ranking. The red-marked position was easy to spot.

"Lynch!"

"It really is him! He's ranked 99th on the Blazing Sun Ranking. His strength is indeed greater than I imagined!"

Liu Ming nodded secretly. He was currently stuck at number 120 and couldn't move up any further.

On the Fiery Sun Ranking, advancing even one place from this position is extremely difficult.

He had to admit that, in terms of talent and combat prowess, he was no match for his opponent.

"However, 99th place should be his limit, because those ahead of him are all monsters!"

Liu Ming suddenly realized something.

……

In the virtual world of the universe, within one's personal space.

On the black table in the training ground, Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, Shanhe Wang, and Lin Qi sat together.

King Shanhe said, "Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, your talents are top-notch even in the Blazing Sun Star Region."

"You are capable of achieving a higher ranking on the Blazing Sun Ranking."

Lin Qi asked, "Isn't this too high-profile?"

King Shanhe nodded and said, "We originally wanted to keep a low profile, but we defeated the Flowing Blade Civilization in the Fire Seed Trial."

"This makes it impossible for us to keep a low profile in the Triangulum Galaxy."

"However, we should keep a low profile if possible, like our hidden civilization!"

"Deliberately keeping a low profile and recklessly promoting yourself have different impacts."

"Besides, you're not number one on the Blazing Sun Ranking, so not many people will pay attention to you."

Sun Sheng added from the side:

"But it's common knowledge in the Blazing Sun Academy that the sect leader has reached the top of the Sky Realm."

King Shanhe said awkwardly, "There's nothing I can do about it. The Crimson Emperor's strength cannot be hidden."

"The only option is to hide our civilization and keep a low profile."

"However, the Crimson Emperor will soon break through to the second level of the Universe Realm, greatly increasing his combat power, which will make our Blue Star civilization safer."

"Besides, the Crimson Emperor has attracted everyone's attention, so you can focus on improving your skills."

Lynch nodded, agreeing.

King Shanhe continued, "Next, what you need to do is to cultivate diligently and improve yourselves!"

“Once you break through to the ninth realm, the overall strength of our Blue Star civilization will also see a huge boost.”

"Oh, right, there's one more thing!"

"The support team from the Flowing Blade Civilization will arrive at the Blue Star Civilization within a week!"

"At that time, there will be a high probability that the exchange channels for merit points and deep space coins will be opened."

Lin Qi and his two companions' eyes lit up.

Sun Sheng smiled and said, "Earning Deep Space Coins in the universe is extremely difficult."

"I'm currently in the Cosmic Arena, earning Deep Space Coins by achieving 500 wins!"

Lin Qi asked curiously:
"You've been fighting in the cosmic arena for a week, how come you haven't achieved a 1000-win streak?"

Li Tianxing added, "The system will deliberately arrange strong opponents in the first few matches before achieving a winning streak."

"He lost his 999th match due to carelessness."

"Wins are reset to zero, so we have to start the recalculation."

Sun Sheng couldn't help but say, "Tianxing, didn't you lose too?"

Li Tianxing shook his head and said, "Mine is different. My opponent is a mentalist who uses extremely powerful illusions and mental skills. I have never encountered one like him before."

"They fell for it instantly!"

"So Lin Qi, you must be very careful!"

Lin Qi nodded and said, "I understand, thank you for reminding me!"

Then Li Tianxing spoke again:

"By the way, there's a lecture tomorrow by a teacher at the second level of the Universe Realm. Do you want to go listen to it together?"

Lin Qi nodded and said, "Then let's go together!"

He clicked on his personal panel and entered the official website of Lieyang Academy.

Search and learn, looking for 【gun techniques】【Cosmic Realm Two】

The screen refreshed, revealing 200 teachers at the second level of the universe who taught marksmanship.

"Currently, there are 200 teachers at the Cosmic Realm Two who teach spear techniques at the Blazing Sun Academy. How should I choose?"

Lin Qi looked at the number and asked curiously.

King Shanhe then spoke:

"In fact, every martial artist has a different teaching method. However, some martial artists are quite good at teaching spear techniques, while others are not so good."

"You can find the answer to this in the forum!"

Li Tianxing nodded and said, "I went through the discussions at the Lieyang Academy, and the eight teachers who were at the second level of the Universe Realm, including Li Ang, Austin, and Fu Quan, gave the most positive reviews."

"If you don't mind, you can attend Professor Fu Quan's class with me."

King Shanhe nodded and said, "I'll go too."

"My marksmanship is almost surpassed by you guys."

“We were all on our own back then, and it was through exchanging ideas with each other that we improved our marksmanship.”

"If someone were to act as my teacher now, my marksmanship might improve."

Lin Qi nodded secretly. Shanhe Wang and the others had never received systematic guidance, yet they had managed to get to where they are today step by step.

With guidance from someone, one might be able to quickly break through to the sixth tier of spear technique.

……

A moment later, Shanhe Wang, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing left.

Only Lynch remained, so he went to the official website.

[Teacher: Fu Quan]

Martial Arts Course: Spear Techniques

[Deep Space Coins: 1000/lesson]

……

[Have you booked a "Fuquan" course?]

Please pay 1000 Deep Space Coins!

[Payment successful! Please attend the class on time!]

……

Lin Qi glanced at his own net worth.

Account Balance: 18900

……

At the end of the day, besides the 100 Deep Space Coins spent to enter Lieyang Mountain, there were also 1000 Deep Space Coins spent on tomorrow's class.

The total cost was 1100 Deep Space Coins, which is no small sum.

If he goes to Lieyang Mountain to train every day, the Deep Space Coins will be consumed at an alarming rate.

"We still need to make money!"

Lin Qi sighed and then logged off.

……

Virtual world of the universe, Lieyang Academy

Inside the massive bronze halberd-shaped martial arts pavilion, on the top floor, lies a luxurious office.

This is a spacious office made of expensive alloys. In the very center, on a floor paved with mysterious tiles, a person sits cross-legged.

He had a tall and strong body, with bronze skin covered in mysterious fire patterns.

His features were rugged and sculpted, and his aura was profound. Several large screens were projected in front of him.

"Dean, today, Lin Qi of the Blue Star Civilization has successfully entered the top 100 of the Blazing Sun Ranking!"

Beside her, a woman with slightly blue skin, wearing a white robe, with delicate features and a black horn on her head, slowly spoke.

The burly man nodded and said:
"This Blue Star civilization is indeed extraordinary!"

"I originally thought they were just a lucky civilization that obtained the trial planet, but now it seems they're not so bad after all."

The one-horned woman spoke:

"It is extremely rare for a genius like Qin Ling to emerge from a small civilization."

The burly man said, "Although it's rare, it's not unheard of."

"In my life, I have seen only a handful of such geniuses, all of whom emerged from weak civilizations."

"However, seven people died before they could grow up, and only three of them eventually became top experts!"

"Once Qinling breaks through to the second level of the universe, he will have fully matured."

The unicorn woman spoke up: "Dean, you are one of them too."

"Back then, it was you who joined forces with the Deep Space Academy to establish the Blazing Sun Academy, enabling countless geniuses born in ordinary civilizations to change their own destiny and that of their civilizations."

"The Flowing Blade Civilization was able to rise successfully from the exploitation of the Blackwater Civilization because of you."

"There is also a chance that it will advance to a middle-level civilization in the future!"

The burly man nodded after hearing this and continued:

"But the emergence of Qin Ling is not the end. The most surprising thing is that there is another genius who can be in the top 100."

"And today, three more top geniuses have emerged, all of them in the top 150!"

"It's truly remarkable that there are so many geniuses."

"And it's the Flowing Blade Civilization that's supporting the civilization, that's really interesting."

"Perhaps in the future, even more geniuses from the Blue Star civilization will appear in the Blazing Sun Academy."

……

The next day, Black Dragon Base
A massive horde of monstrous beasts plunges into chaos on the battlefield.

"boom!!"

“Puff~~”

A figure clad in black and gold armor moved across the battlefield like lightning, relentlessly slaughtering level eight calamity beasts.

after an hour
"roar~"

As the level-eight calamity beast, the Earth-Splitting Dragon, crashed to the ground like a mountain, its massive body splattering hot blood onto the earth, Lin Qi glanced at the time. "Two hours until class starts, time to head back!"

Lin Qi glanced around and saw that the efficiency of hunting the horde of calamity beasts in the entire base had increased again.

After saying that, he turned and left.

The current horde of monsters can no longer cause much damage to the base.

Whether he's there or not, it doesn't make much difference anymore.

……

In room 206, Lin Qi sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, a cool sensation washing over him.

Strands of spiritual energy continuously differentiated, eventually weaving together into a vast spiritual net.

The fog in the consciousness space was constantly compressed and condensed into countless liquids, with the fog clusters getting smaller and smaller, while the liquids were increasing in number.

A moment later, Lin Qi opened his eyes.

[You have consumed the Soul Essence, gaining new insights into the "Thousand Threads of Divine Thought," increasing your mental strength by 500.]

[Mental Strength: 38500 → 39000]

……

Lin Qi smiled as he looked at his increased mental strength.

"As expected, I withstood the Zerg Queen's mental attack for several hours, which was a real test of my mental strength!"

"Once my mental strength breaks through to the ninth realm, I will most likely be able to pass the third level."

Lin Qi concluded that perhaps opening a dozen or so more acupoints would be enough.

By further improving physical fitness, the efficiency of hunting Zerg warriors will also increase.

"drop!"

After a brief moment of thought, he activated his virtual bracelet, logged into the cosmic virtual network, and entered the Lieyang Dao Academy.

……

"Buzz!"

Lin Qi opened his eyes, woke up in the bedroom, opened the door and went out.

A moment later, they arrived downstairs, where Li Tianxing, dressed in a red robe, and the Mountain and River King had already arrived.

The three of them headed towards the martial arts training building together.

Along with them were many other geniuses, all heading towards the Dao Academy.

Soon, they saw the Martial Arts Tower, which resembled an inverted ancient halberd.

Upon entering the building, there is a spacious corridor, with each room door marked with a different door number.

【Martial Arts Room A-6】

"This is the one!" King Shanhe nodded.

The three entered one after another.

Identity verification successful!

The moment he entered the room, Lin Qi felt something rapidly scanning his body.

If he hadn't paid, he probably wouldn't have been allowed in.

Upon entering the gate, one immediately feels a sense of openness and spaciousness, as if entering a martial arts training ground, which is the size of a basketball court.

The floor is made of a smooth, silver alloy.

Hundreds of people were already waiting inside, chatting amongst themselves.

Some even practiced their gun skills, exuding a strong aura of power around them!
"Your marksmanship is exquisite, involving three different methods of applying force, but there's something wrong with the way you apply force!"

"Also, the frequency of your cell activation is incorrect. Use your waist to drive the force; the spine is key. Get your cells moving at the same frequency!"

"The domain needs to be able to be expanded and contracted at will, not just expanded as large and high as possible. If it can be contracted to its limit and concentrated on the killing move, its destructive power can be enhanced..."

Everyone was exchanging ideas about gun techniques, and the air was filled with a strong learning atmosphere.

Lin Qi and his two companions looked at the speaker, who was tall and upright with bronze skin and a sharp aura, but spoke with great patience.

They couldn't help but gather around.

The Mountain and River King looked at the other person and said, "This person has a very high level of marksmanship."

"Although his skill level may not be as high as mine, his experience in marksmanship, power generation, and domain usage is far superior to mine!"

"If I fight him at the same level, I feel like I'll suffer a huge loss!"

Lin Qi nodded. The warriors of their Blue Star, due to their frequent life-and-death battles with calamity beasts, were no less skilled in martial arts than those of other civilizations.

However, their disadvantage lies in their limited experience; the universe is vast, with all sorts of fighting methods and ways of exerting force.

It is easy to suffer great losses against an opponent you do not understand.

The reason they were able to defeat their opponents in the Trial of the Fire was because they knew their opponents well enough.

This is the gap created by information!

"Hobbs is still the best. He deserves to be ranked third in the Qi Refining Realm on the Blazing Sun Ranking."

"I didn't expect him to have such a deep understanding of marksmanship. After hearing what he said, I have gained new insights into marksmanship as well!"

"I often saw Hobbes in Professor Fuquan's class, and he would answer questions from others."

"Because Hobbs was born into an ordinary family from a weak civilization, he should be considered the strongest person in the entire civilization."

"Hobbs is already in the top three. Maybe after a while, he will be able to break through to the Sky Realm."

Listening to the discussion, Li Tianxing said, "I didn't expect that he was Hobbs."

"Ranked third on the Blazing Sun Ranking, they are among the strongest geniuses in the entire Blazing Sun Starfield!"

Lynch nodded secretly. Hobbs was his target, the target he wanted to surpass in the future.

"What's so great about it? Give me another five years, and I can become number one on the Blazing Sun Ranking too."

A burly, strong man in the distance, arms crossed, and a man with skin covered in black armor, said disdainfully.

His voice wasn't loud, but many people heard it.

"It is Lei Ze, a top genius ranked 70th on the Blazing Sun Ranking. He is said to be one of the sons of a powerful being who sent him to the Blazing Sun Academy for training."

"A week ago, he said on the forum that he was only 28 years old and had only opened 95 acupoints!"

"Once he opens up more than 100 acupoints, he might actually be able to break into the top ten."

"If I had his talent, I would be just as arrogant as him."

Lin Qi looked at Lei Ze and had to admit that the other party's aura was indeed extraordinary, another top genius.

Having opened 95 acupoints, he already possesses combat strength among the top 70; Liu Ming is definitely no match for him.

"when!!"

Just then, a loud bell rang out.

"Class begins!"

Then, a strong fluctuation was released at the main entrance, and everyone fell silent.

"Teacher Fu Quan is here!"

Lin Qi looked towards the entrance and saw a man in a blue robe hovering in the air as he flew in.

The person was over two meters tall, wearing a specially made, fitted robe, with broad shoulders, an upright posture, long blue hair, and fair skin.

He had handsome features, like a wealthy young master.

However, the invisible aura emanating from him proved his strength.

Someone next to Lin Qi introduced him:

"It is said that at the Lieyang Academy, as long as you break through to the second level of the Universe Realm, you can become a teacher. So you can be both a student and a teacher, and have a dual identity."

"And the teachers of the second realm of the universe will also attend the classes of the teachers of the third realm of the universe."

"Teacher Fu Quan is a top genius ranked in the top 10 of the Blazing Sun Ranking. He is not only a genius, but also has first-class teaching ability."

"That's why everyone wants to attend his classes!"

Lin Qi and the other two exchanged glances, all seeing the surprise in each other's eyes. Could this really be done?

Earn Deep Space Coins by teaching yourself, and then spend Deep Space Coins to listen to the lessons of martial artists at the third level of the universe.

If that's the case, if the Crimson Emperor breaks through to the second realm of the universe, he will most likely be able to give birth to a teacher.

With such strong skills, making money is incredibly easy.

Fu Quan looked around, then slowly smiled and said:

"Class time has started!"

“Every class, I see many unfamiliar students!”

"Every lesson I teach is about fifth-level spear techniques. If you haven't broken through to the fifth level, you might not be able to understand it!"

His voice was clear and crisp, and his words were articulated clearly, as if he had an amplifier, so that everyone could hear him clearly.

"In terms of physical strength, among all races in the universe, we humans are inherently at the bottom."

"But we will use external objects, using hard metals, to create various weapons and unleash even greater destructive power."

"So-called marksmanship is about using the strength of the body to unleash greater destructive power at all costs to kill the opponent!"

"Gun techniques are divided into five levels: Basic, Proficient, Perfect, Artistic Conception, and Domain!"

"With each level, the mastery of the body increases to a higher level."

"The fifth-order spear technique allows you to control the body's cells, enabling them to exert their power simultaneously. This resonates with the heavens and earth, forming a domain of power that suppresses opponents and strengthens yourself."

"As one's cultivation level increases, the hundreds of billions of cells in the human body undergo cellular transformation, enabling them to unleash even greater power."

"The difficulty of control will also continue to increase; controlling all the cells in the body will be extremely difficult!"

"When you master 50%, it will be enough to bring about a qualitative change in your skills and break through to the sixth level!"

"There are actually methods to improve martial arts skills more quickly, which means controlling the body's cells."

When Fu Quan said this, many people's eyes lit up.

Shanhe Wang couldn't help but feel excited. He had a premonition that this concerned the future of his marksmanship.

Lin Qi nodded secretly. As expected of a genius of the second realm of the universe, he got to the point in the very first lesson.

……

　I recommend an interesting book: "Starting as a Knight-Errant Exorcising Demons from the Coldest Winds and Fiends"

　　[Northwest, Wandering Swordsman, Adventure, Monster Slaying, Job Change, Western Martial Arts, Pseudo-Classic of Mountains and Seas]

　　In this world, monsters that prey on humans roam freely, and all sorts of strange races coexist with humans.

　　The Quanrong people have dog heads and human bodies; the Zhourao people are short and dwarfed; the Qishe people have forked tongues; and the Changgong people have arms that reach past their knees.

　　Rakshasa devour humans alive, ghouls have protruding fangs, mermaids are born to walk in water, and sand spirits descend from the sand and are born.

　　Knights roam the northwestern Gobi Desert, swordsmen dominate the desolate world, merchants and camel caravans travel the western regions, hunters take up bounties, and groups hunt monsters.

　　……

　　Shang Sheng arrived from afar, the wind rising in the northwest, across the desolate Gobi Desert. Fortunately, he possessed the Wind-Slaying Yin Pearl, which imbued him with a unique kind of true energy, allowing him to cultivate internal strength.

　　The effects of practicing martial arts are outstanding.

　　The Yin Wind grants the [Thrust] ability, making it silent and allowing for a teleportation.

　　The cold air bestows upon the "Frosty Heaven and Freezing Prison," which can freeze rivers, ice up sea waves, and bring cold to thousands of miles.

　　The malevolent energy bestows upon [Nether Erosion], which can corrode the physical body, taint spiritual weapons, and corrupt the divine consciousness, causing the Netherworld to hang upside down within a radius of a thousand feet.

　　……

　　I will cultivate the winds, refine the evil, gather the cold, and nurture the yin! I will ultimately use my supreme power to eliminate demons, slay clans, and kill immortals and Buddhas.

　　What benefit do I have from achieving enlightenment and becoming an ancestor?

　　[No system, slow pace]

　　
　
(End of this chapter)