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

Chapter 617 The Crimson Emperor Breakthrough! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
In the virtual world of the universe, on a spacious training ground, the ground is decorated with a Tai Chi pattern, exuding a profound and mysterious charm.

On a pedestal, the Crimson Emperor, dressed in white robes, sat cross-legged, radiating an intensely hot aura that was almost impossible to suppress.

The towering body contained terrifying energy, which was fiercely suppressed with each breath.

The next instant, a figure appeared before him. Tall and slender, wearing a blue robe, with delicate features, Tu Lan emerged.

Looking at the Crimson Emperor, she couldn't help but sigh:
"You've already reached the peak of the Sky Soaring Realm, and you can break through to the second level of the Universe Realm at any time!"

"His combat strength is among the best in the Sky Soaring Realm."

"Even in the Deep Space Genius Competition, when facing other geniuses from the Blazing Sun Star Region, or even geniuses from other star regions, you are still the best."

"However, I don't think you'll get stuck in the Sky Soaring Realm!"

"I have good news and bad news for you. Which do you want to hear first?"

The Crimson Emperor opened his eyes, his gaze as bright as a blazing sun, and calmly said:
"Let me tell you the bad news first!"

Tu Lan sat next to the Crimson Emperor and said, "The bad news is that the wanted criminal from the universe has already arrived in the Milky Way. He should be able to reach Blue Star in three months at the latest."

"Moreover, the wanted criminals from the universe are coming in a fierce manner, and among them are martial artists at the second level of the universe, whose strength is quite powerful."

"There are quite a few martial artists in the Sky Soaring Realm. They are vicious and ruthless, not normal people. No one knows what they might do."

“Although our patrol team and my guards will take action, there are too many of them, so your Blue Star must also intervene.”

"If you can reach the second level of the universe, the safety of Blue Star will also be guaranteed."

The Crimson Emperor frowned upon hearing this and said:
"I understand. I will go into seclusion tomorrow to attempt a breakthrough!"

"And there's more good news?"

Tu Lan began to speak:

"The good news is that all the equipment needed for the first phase of the planetary defense platform project will arrive in a month."

"Two months is enough to complete the installation, although it lacks defensive capabilities and railguns!"

"But the detection function is still working. Once a wanted criminal from outer space arrives in the solar system, it can be quickly located, giving you time to respond."

"And once they enter Earth, their location can be quickly pinpointed, and they can be hunted down!"

"As long as they haven't entered the trial planet, finding them won't be difficult."

After hearing this, the Crimson Emperor nodded and said, "This is indeed good news!"

Tu Lan continued, "..."

"Lin Qi from your Blue Star is said to have entered the 32nd place on the Blazing Sun Ranking, and Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing have also entered the top 100."

"To be ranked in the top 100, you are all top geniuses. Your Blue Star civilization is truly remarkable."

"Our Deep Space Institute will do everything in its power to help hunt down wanted criminals."

"The Deep Space Genius Competition is just around the corner. You need to improve as soon as possible. This is the greatest opportunity in every genius's life."

"There are too many geniuses in the human race's territory. There are hundreds of star fields and countless star systems, with hundreds of millions of star system-level geniuses. There are also quite a few geniuses with special physiques."

"Once you achieve a high ranking, you will receive amazing rewards, and you may even meet a supreme being."

"If you miss this opportunity, you'll regret it for the rest of your life."

Tu Lan said with a serious expression.

……

A moment later, Tu Lan left.

Only the Crimson Emperor remained, sitting cross-legged on the Taiji platform, silently pondering Tu Lan's words.

"In the Deep Space Genius Tournament, with my current strength, I estimate my ranking won't be bad."

"But against a wanted criminal in the universe, the Sky Realm is still too weak. I've been at the peak of the Sky Realm for several years now, and it's time to see a higher view."

"Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, Ba Wang, Bing Xue, Gang He... the competition for the Sky Realm will be left to them."

"As for the reward for ranking first in the Sky Realm, I won't get it either. Oh well, I'm not short of tens of millions of Deep Space Coins."

"The Blue Star is still more important. We can make it back by digging up some rare and precious materials in another world."

The Crimson Emperor muttered to himself, and a panel instantly appeared in front of him. He quickly gave instructions and prepared for his seclusion and breakthrough.

As the strongest person on Earth, he has many things to deal with.

Now that everything is on track, he can leave many things to professionals.

He also had time to devote himself to martial arts.

……

The next day, all the top martial artists on the entire planet were notified that the Crimson Emperor would be going into seclusion.

"It seems the Crimson Emperor has given up on the reward for first place in the Blazing Sun Academy. What a pity, it would have been at least tens of millions of Deep Space Coins!"

"The Crimson Emperor is the richest person on Blue Star, he must have a lot of Deep Space Coins on him!"

"However, if the Crimson Emperor breaks through, we will be even more powerful when facing the Flowing Blade Civilization!"

"Although the Flowing Blade Civilization is very law-abiding, I can sense that they look down on our Blue Star."

"If they suddenly turn against us one day, the biggest loser will be our Earth."

"Our strength is still too weak. If we had a martial artist at the second level of the universe, we would be more confident."

"The Crimson Emperor did it all for Blue Star!"

"..."

……

In the Black Dragon Base, in room 206, in the living room.

Lin Qi looked at the group chat projected in front of him; everyone was talking about this matter.

"If the Crimson Emperor breaks through, with his strength and talent, he will be able to fight even the strongest in the second realm of the universe."

"This is also a great thing for our Earth civilization!"

"It's a pity about the reward for the second level of the universe. In the Blazing Sun Ranking, the seventh level blood exchange is settled once a month."

"Eighth Realm Acupuncture Point Refinement, reward settlement after three months."

"Nine Realms Sky Soaring, settlement once a year!"

"The higher the realm, the more Deep Space Coins are awarded. It is said that the first place in the Sky Soaring Realm receives at least several million Deep Space Coins, or even tens of millions, in a single settlement!"

"I only made 24 Deep Space Coins in a year, the difference is too big!"

Lin Qi secretly admired the Crimson Emperor's grand vision.

The bonus will be settled in three months.

The Crimson Emperor gave up without hesitation; that's quite decisive!

He truly deserves to be called the number one person on Earth.

"The Crimson Emperor is preparing to break through, and I should prepare myself as well."

Lin Qi hadn't forgotten that the universally wanted criminal was still on his way.

It's been just these last few months.

"I need to become stronger. Once I open up 100 acupoints, I can head to Ruins No. 9 and begin preparing to break through to the Sky Realm!"

Lin Qi thought to himself, then opened his virtual bracelet and entered the Cosmic Arena to begin matchmaking.

……

After the Crimson Emperor broke through, the entire Blue Star civilization fell into a period of dormancy, and all the geniuses quietly began to cultivate.

Time flies, and another three months have passed.

From October to January, it's the annual Spring Festival in the Xia Kingdom.

Cangzhou Province, Tianhai City, Yujing Haoting Residential Complex, No. 5 Main Residence

Everywhere was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, and a cold wind was blowing, creating a festive atmosphere for the Chinese New Year.

In the spacious living room, Lin Qi and his father Lin Zhen were also busy putting up new Spring Festival couplets on each door.

Even in 2050, this custom remains unchanged.

On the sofa, Fang Huiyi, heavily pregnant, smiled as she watched the two put up Spring Festival couplets.

After everything was over, the three of them sat in the living room and chatted.

Looking at Fang Huiyi's large belly, Lin Zhen sighed:
"After ten months of pregnancy, almost eight months have passed since I became pregnant. In another two months, I will be giving birth."

"The hospital has already checked, they are twins, a boy and a girl!"

Lin Qi sensed the presence of two lives inside his mother Fang Huiyi's belly and immediately smiled, saying:

"Looks like I'll be having younger siblings soon!"

He had a younger brother in his previous life but no younger sister, and his feelings at this moment were quite complicated, a mixture of joy and anticipation.

Fang Huiyi smiled and said:
"I hope they all have good talent!"

"Everyone hopes that two more galaxy-level geniuses will emerge!"

Lin Zhen shook his head and said, "I don't think it's necessary to put too much pressure on the two little ones!"

“We are not short of money now, and Blue Star is developing rapidly. With the best training, their talent is not bad either.”

Lin Qi nodded and said, "Don't worry, there are many rare and precious materials in the universe that can enhance talent. At the very least, you will become a genius who awakens two abilities in the future."

He is now making a fortune by relying on three secret manuals: "World-Destroying Gun Manual", "Divine Thought Thousand Threads", and "Burning Blood".

As the number of martial artists increases, so does the number of people buying "Burning Blood".

The amount of Xia Guo currency in the account alone is as high as tens of billions.

Once his/her younger siblings are born, they will receive the best upbringing.

All sorts of rare and precious materials will be used.

My parents, Lin Zhen, are now both martial artists at the fifth level, and have awakened special abilities.

The genes have been optimized, and the initial talent will definitely be stronger than when I was in my senior year of high school before the template was activated.

If you have better resources from a young age, awakening two talents is not a problem.

As for galaxy-level geniuses, that depends on luck.

Unless one can rise quickly and acquire better rare and precious materials.

Over the past three months, he has also purchased "Illustrated Compendium of Natural Treasures" and "Complete Guide to Medicines" from the Wanfa Pavilion of Lieyang Daoist Academy.

Having learned that countless rare and precious materials, as well as potions, can enhance one's talent, even galaxy-level geniuses can achieve this.

However, I desperately need money.

A huge amount of Deep Space Coins are needed.

Although Lin Qi had a large amount of Xia Guo currency, he didn't have much Deep Space currency, which he could only use for his own cultivation.

……

night
"Bang!!"

On New Year's Eve, countless fireworks and firecrackers were set off.

The Lynch family stood on the balcony, enjoying the fireworks while simultaneously getting busy.

I kept sending red envelopes to my friends and sending them New Year's greetings!

[Jiang Miaoyin: Happy New Year, Brother Lin Qi!]

[Jiang Tao: Brother Qi, Happy New Year! Look at the news, the Crimson Emperor has broken through!] Lin Qi immediately exited WeChat after seeing this and indeed saw the news pushed by the system.

"The Crimson Emperor has broken through!"

Suddenly, Lin Zhen, the father, shouted, his expression becoming agitated.

"Our Blue Star civilization also has martial artists at the second level of the Cosmic Realm!"

"This is the first second-stage Universe Realm expert on our Blue Star!"

"It's been too long, 30 years! The Crimson Emperor has finally succeeded in surpassing the Ninth Realm!"

"We, Earth, are now more confident in facing the Flowing Blade Civilization!"

“Lin Qi, let me tell you, when Liu Ren Civilization did business with us, they looked down on us completely.”

"Sometimes they'll even pull some sneaky tricks!"

"We all tolerated it, because we were weak."

"Now that we have the Crimson Emperor, we have even more confidence."

Lin Zhen was extremely excited, and Lin Qi, seeing this, also spoke up:

"Our Blue Star civilization will become even stronger in the future!"

……

The next day, the entire Blue Star was discussing the Crimson Emperor's breakthrough.

The Crimson Emperor's breakthrough was a huge encouragement to the entire Blue Star, and an invisible momentum was gathering.

On a spaceship belonging to the Flowing Blade Civilization in the capital city.

A spacious martial arts room.

The burly Liu Yu, upon seeing the information projected before him, couldn't help but exclaim:

"As expected of a top genius, he has broken through to the second level of the Universe Realm so quickly!"

"He seems to be less than a hundred years old, yet he possesses such strength."

"It took me five hundred years to break through back then, which is already considered fast."

"The bottleneck had troubled me for over a century, but to break through it in just three months is still an astonishing speed."

"Now that the wanted criminals from space are about to arrive on Earth, our Flowing Blade civilization must help them."

After saying that, he started operating the screen in front of him.

……

Residence No. 5, Yujinghaoting, martial arts room.

Lin Qi, dressed in a black martial arts uniform, sat cross-legged. He had a brief get-together with Jiang Tao and other acquaintances that morning.

"The Crimson Emperor has broken through, and I must also make a statement!"

Lin Qi activated his spatial bracelet, took out a metal box, opened it, and inside was a section of ancient blood vine.

"Even if I manage to hunt down the calamity beasts in three months, my Deep Space Coins will be almost gone. I need to aim for a higher ranking."

Lin Qi put the ancient blood vine in his mouth, chewed it hard, and swallowed it despite the bitter taste.

The virtual bracelet was then activated.

……

Lieyang Taoist Temple, in front of Lieyang Mountain.

There was still a large crowd at this time.

"time flies!"

"In the blink of an eye, it's time to settle the rewards for the Fiery Sun Ranking again."

"This time, geniuses from the Blood Exchange Realm, the Aperture Refinement Realm, and the Sky Soaring Realm have all come."

"Unfortunately, Qin Ling, who was ranked first in the Sky Realm, has successfully broken through to the Universe Realm II and has fallen from the first place."

"If I had just held on a little longer, I could have gotten tens of millions of Deep Space Coins as a reward!"

"If it were me, I would never give up!"

"So you're not number one in the Sky Soaring Realm!"

"Speaking of which, the number of geniuses seems to be increasing lately, it's really strange..."

Amidst the sea of ​​people, countless individuals engaged in heated discussions, while a large number of geniuses began to enter Lieyang Mountain to undergo trials.

"Leize is here!" someone exclaimed, and everyone watched as a burly man with a beard walked over.

"Leize has improved so fast, he's already ranked 49th, and I estimate he can move up a few more places this time!"

Lei Ze shook his head after hearing this and went straight into Lieyang Mountain. This time, his goal was to be in the top 30.

As for his former goal, Lynch, he has given up on surpassing him.

The other party is a monster!

"Unida is here!"

Everyone then looked at Unida, who was dressed in a white robe and had a tall figure.

"Fraser, Unida, and Hobbs have all broken through to the Sky Realm!"

"Five of the top ten have made breakthroughs, and 15 of the top 100 have also made breakthroughs."

"There have been too many geniuses breaking through one after another recently."

"I have a feeling something big is about to happen!"

"Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing have arrived!"

"They are all top geniuses from the Blue Star civilization!"

Everyone looked into the distance and saw a large group of people approaching.

Among them are those at the Blood Exchange Realm, those at the Aperture Refinement Realm, and those at the Sky Soaring Realm.

And walking in the very center was none other than Lin Qi.

The God of War, clad in black robes, spoke:

"The Crimson Emperor has broken through, and my swordsmanship has also successfully broken through to the sixth level. Today's rankings are over, and I am about to break through to the second level of the universe."

Lin Qi nodded and said, "Senior War God, there's absolutely no problem with you making it into the top 10 this time!"

The God of War said cheerfully, "Then I'll take your good wishes."

After saying that, he led the other warriors at the Sky Soaring Realm, including Augustus, Andrei, and Ajay, who had recently broken through, into the Blazing Sun Mountain.

"Brother Qi, we're going in too!"

After Jiang Tao finished speaking, he and the other geniuses at the Blood Exchange Realm entered Lieyang Mountain.

Lin Qi turned to Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing, and said to Gu Jian:
"Let's go in too!"

It was a rare occasion for them, from the Blue Star civilization, to gather together and enter Lieyang Mountain. With so many people, they had an imposing presence.

"Lynch!"

Along the way, many people greeted Lin Qi, and he simply nodded in response.

Finally, he entered the Blazing Sun Mountain with several martial artists at the Qi Refining Realm.

"With Frazier and others breaking through to the Sky Realm, Lynch of the Blue Star Civilization is now ranked 25th."

"This time we might be able to break into the top 20."

"At his rate of progress, he could break into the top 5 in two or three years!"

"That's outrageous! The top 5 are top geniuses even in the entire Blazing Sun Star Region!"

"Your statement is an exaggeration. If Frazier and the others had broken through, Lynch would barely be in the top 30 right now."

"The top 20 is the limit."

"You don't believe me now, but you will in a moment!"

Many people started arguing.

……

Fourth Pass of Lieyang Mountain
Still atop the majestic mountains, a massive, dark red sphere, over a thousand meters tall, blots out the sky.

"Buzz!!"

A terrifying heatwave was unleashed, and countless Zerg warriors emerged from the hive.

"call out!"

Lin Qi's figure appeared out of thin air. He was wearing black and gold armor, holding a large gun, and feeling the metal structure inside the gun.

"What a pity, it's not as good as my Black Gold Dragon Spear!"

Lin Qi shook his head and sighed, having grown accustomed to the sharpness of the Black Gold Dragon Spear.

The standard long spear in my hand now has limited killing power.

He looked at the Zerg Queen and the 1000 Zerg warriors in the sky. He had only been there a limited number of times over the past three months.

Compared to Lieyang Mountain, he preferred the Cosmic Martial Arena because he was matched with martial artists at the Qi Refining Realm with 9-star combat power, as well as a large number of martial artists at the Sky Soaring Realm.

His undefeated record has also come to an end!
However, Lin Qi didn't care; his marksmanship and movement skills were honed.

[The fourth level of Lieyang Mountain: Please kill 1000 Zerg warriors and the Zerg Queen within three hours...]

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

[The fourth trial of Lieyang Mountain has officially begun!]

"Buzz!"

In Lin Qi's consciousness space, an invisible net instantly condensed, consisting of more than a thousand strands of spiritual energy.

The Zerg Queen unleashed her mental spikes instantly, faster than arrows.

Lynch's eyes emitted golden light, and his mental spikes were crushed by the large net.

Lin Qi's lips curled up. Over the past three months, he had consumed a large amount of soul essence, and his mental strength had greatly improved.

The Zerg Queen's mental shock has become very limited in power.

"Boohoo!!"

At the same time, all the Zerg warriors began to attack Lynch.

Golden blades, wind blades, and boulders crashed down, along with blazing flames—four types of attacks struck first.

"Boohoo!!"

Eight afterimages appeared out of thin air around Lynch's body.

“Bang bang!!”

The earth was struck, causing massive damage and forming a huge crater, but it did not harm Lynch in the slightest.

"Hoohoo!!"

An endless stream of power surged from his body; he was about to unleash a massacre!

This time he's aiming for first place.

……

(End of this chapter)