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

Chapter 621 Deep Space Genius Competition! (Seeking monthly votes)

"But that is, until I met the monstrous geniuses of the top human powers."

"I've just realized how vast the universe is. I've only been to three of humanity's territories so far!"

"A vast territory, an endless population base, passed down from generation to generation!"

"Countless geniuses have been born!"

"The talent of many geniuses is beyond our comprehension."

"I can tell you with certainty that there are quite a few geniuses among the human race who are capable of passing the nine trials of Mount Lieyang."

"It's just that we don't have it in our Blazing Sun Academy, and we might not even have it in our Blazing Sun Star Region."

Lin Qi frowned upon hearing this, not expecting that there really was a genius capable of passing the nine trials of Lieyang Mountain.

With only 40% of his template talent, his limit is only the sixth level.

He guessed that at least 60% to 70% template integration would be needed to overcome the nine major hurdles.

His talent isn't that high right now, but things will be different in the future.

He is still young and has plenty of time to hone his talent and become stronger.

Dean Yao Chen then waved his hand, projecting a large screen onto which five large characters caught Lin Qi's attention—Deep Space Genius Competition!

He slowly began, "Speaking of geniuses, I wonder if you've ever heard of the Deep Space Genius Competition?"

Lin Qi nodded: "I heard about it not long ago, but I don't know what kind of competition it is."

Yao Chen smiled and began to introduce:

"The Deep Space Genius Tournament is the grandest event for our human race. It is a test and selection process for geniuses!"

"Throughout our endless territory, the supreme beings who protect our entire civilization come from various star systems and are the cornerstone of our human race."

"They came together because of their shared path of cultivation and created several powerful forces!"

"At the same time, we began to cultivate human geniuses!"

"They joined forces with the Deep Space Institute to host countless Deep Space Genius Competitions!"

"Held once every hundred years, the geniuses who can achieve a ranking will not only receive generous rewards."

"At the same time, they also have the opportunity to enter top-tier forces."

"In our Lieyang Star Region, the most powerful force is Lieyang Star."

"If it weren't for the Deep Space Genius Tournament, I would recommend you to enter the Sun Star."

"But with the Deep Space Genius Tournament, I will recommend you to participate and compete for the opportunity to enter the top forces."

"Our human race's most powerful force is incomparable to that of Lieyang Star."

"I once wanted to go in, but I wasn't qualified. The reason is that I didn't have enough talent."

At this point, Dean Yaochen showed a regretful expression.

Lin Qi took a deep breath. This was a top-tier force that even the Dean, a being at the third level of the universe, couldn't enter.

It's unbelievable, he's so far away.

He is currently only a martial artist at the Qi Refining Realm, and has not even reached the Sky Soaring Realm.

However, this also shows the prestige of the Deep Space Genius Competition.

"The entire Genius Competition is held once every hundred years, and it is divided into the selection for the Sky Soaring Realm and the selection for the Cosmic Realm II!"

"This is specially prepared for geniuses of these two levels."

"Considering a 100-year timeframe, some geniuses can reach the peak of the Sky-Soaring Realm in less than 50 years."

"Sometimes, for the sake of safety or to protect our homes, we must be civilized."

"It's impossible to make them suppress themselves for 50 years and wait for the Deep Space Genius Tournament to begin, so most of them will choose to break through."

"Once you reach the second level of the Universe Realm, even a genius's cultivation speed will slow down, and it may take thousands of years to break through to the third level of the Universe Realm."

"Countless geniuses will be stuck at the second level of the universe, enough to hold dozens of Deep Space Genius Tournaments."

"Therefore, in order not to miss out on geniuses, we hold a genius competition corresponding to the two realms."

Lin Qi nodded, thinking that made sense.

100 years is a long time. He is only 21 years old now. In 100 years, he doesn't know what level he will reach in his cultivation.

If it were him, he couldn't bring himself to wait decades to achieve a breakthrough.

Dean Yao Chen continued, "The Deep Space Genius Competition is just around the corner; there are only three years left."

"You must break through to the Sky Soaring Realm as soon as possible!"

"In the talent competition, the higher your skill level, the greater your advantage!"

Lin Qi asked doubtfully, "Isn't this a bit unfair? Some geniuses have just broken through to the Sky Soaring Realm, while others have already reached the peak of the Sky Soaring Realm. The difference in their physical strength is a qualitative change."

"Shouldn't everyone have the same physical strength to test their martial arts skills?"

Yao Chen shook his head and explained, "That's not how the rules are set."

There is no such thing as absolute fairness in the world; we can only achieve relative fairness.

"Physical strength is also part of the competition, and there are no restrictions. The Deep Space Genius Competition is all about your physical strength, martial arts skills, willpower, experience, and combat talent."

"In the battles between all races in the universe, what matters is overall combat strength."

"Killing the opponent is enough."

"Besides, the Deep Space Genius Competition isn't held once every thousand or even ten thousand years."

"We've been eliminated this time, so we'll just have to wait for the next one!"

"The lifespan of a second-stage universe being is ten thousand years, enough to participate in countless sessions."

Lynch nodded. "These rules are good."

Every century is enough to filter out all the geniuses without any omissions.

Yao Chen continued:
"The Deep Space Genius Competition is divided into three rounds of selection: first, selections are conducted between star systems; then, selections are conducted within star regions; and finally, the final selections are conducted across all star regions."

"There will be a considerable amount of time between each round."

"If you have enough talent, you can significantly improve your strength during this period of time."

"If you perform exceptionally well, many top experts will lend a helping hand and provide resources to aid your cultivation."

"If you make it into the top 1000 in the talent competition, people from our Lieyang Star Region will also benefit."

"So don't worry that someone will harm you after you show your talent."

“Even the Deep Space Academy, and our Blazing Sun Academy, will protect your safety.”

"The human race now values ​​geniuses highly, has a more complete system, and has various protective measures for geniuses."

"If your Blue Star civilization truly desires absolute safety, then you should strive to demonstrate absolute talent in the Genius Tournament."

Lin Qi seemed to understand after hearing this, and then nodded and said:
"Thank you for your guidance, Dean!"

Yao Chen smiled and said, "This is just a trivial matter."

“I have high hopes for you all, you, Frazier, Unida, Hobbs, and Troy.”

"They are all rare geniuses."

"If you can defeat the geniuses of the top forces in the Blazing Sun Starfield, I will also benefit."

Lin Qi nodded. It seemed that his focus was now shifting to the Deep Space Genius Competition.

The two then talked about many things that Lin Qi didn't know.

It gave him his first glimpse into the vastness of the universe.

Finally, Dean Yaochen said:

"Let's exchange contact information. You can contact me if you have any problems in the future."

Lin Qi immediately gave out his virtual account number.

……

A moment later, after Lin Qi logged off and left.

"boom!!"

Yao Chen sat cross-legged again, and countless fiery beings reappeared around him, radiating a scorching aura.

"Now that there is the Deep Space Genius Tournament, Frazier, Unida, Hobbs, Troy, and Lynch will only choose our human race's supreme power."

"Their talent is not much different from that of the geniuses on Lieyang Star who have received top-level inheritance and training since childhood."

Yao Chen muttered to himself.

These geniuses, if they haven't entered top-tier forces, could be recruited from Lieyang Star.

As the dean, he naturally benefited from discovering such a genius.

"The third realm of the universe is my limit. I don't know how many years it will take to break through to the fourth realm of the universe."

"If I had better resources, I might have been able to go even further."

After muttering to himself for a while, Yao Chen resumed his cultivation.

……

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

In the spacious training ground, Lin Qi sat cross-legged, recalling what Dean Yao Chen had just said.

"The Deep Space Genius Tournament, the grandest competition in the entire universe."

"A competition hosted by the Supreme Beings offers limitless prospects if one can enter a top-tier power."

Lin Qi's heart was also boiling with excitement.

There are too many geniuses in the universe. If he were to compete with these geniuses, his strength would be greatly enhanced.

If you demonstrate top-tier talent, you will attract the attention of top-tier experts.

Their planet Earth will be safer.

"However, it's too early to talk about these things now. There are still three years before the Deep Space Genius Competition begins."

"And right now, I haven't even broken through to the Sky Realm, so I don't even qualify to participate."

With that thought in mind, Lin Qi exited his personal profile.

……

Inside the martial arts room, Lin Qi, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes.

I took out my phone and opened War House.

"The Qi-opening liquid is no longer effective; I need more cultivation resources."

Lin Qi browsed the exchange table. The Qi Refining Liquid only cost 10000 Deep Space Coins, and he currently had nearly 45 Deep Space Coins.

That's enough to buy better resources.

His eyes lit up quickly, and he exclaimed, "Found it!"

[Item: Divine Acupoint Liquid]

[Effect: Assists martial artists in striking acupoints, especially effective for those in the head. The stronger the foundation, the better the effect, and it can protect the martial artist's brain.]

[Price: 50000 Deep Space Coins!] ...

Lin Qi's eyes lit up; he had been paying attention to this Divine Aperture Liquid for a long time.

The first 100 acupoints are not very difficult.

However, after the 100th acupoint, which is located on the head, each acupoint is extremely difficult to reach, and one can easily get injured if not careful.

Ordinary nasal congestion remedies are no longer effective.

You can either slowly grind it down using your Qi and blood, or use a specially made elixir to help.

While protecting the head, it helps to open up the acupoints and promotes the flow of Qi and blood.

He is still missing 8 acupoints, and needs to buy at least 8 bottles of Divine Acupoint Liquid.

Lin Qi's heart bled as he looked at the Divine Aperture Liquid, which cost 50000 Deep Space Coins per bottle.

This price is really expensive; 8 bottles would cost 40 Deep Space Coins.

He hadn't even warmed his hands before he was about to spend the money again.

However, this money must be spent.

He must break through to the Sky Realm as soon as possible.

【drop! 】

[You have successfully purchased 8 bottles of Divine Acupoint Liquid, totaling 40 Deep Space Coins!]

The "Divine Acupoint Liquid" you purchased will be delivered to your door tomorrow!

……

Lin Qi exhaled and then continued to immerse himself in cultivation.

Next, he just needs to wait for the Divine Acupoint Liquid to arrive so he can continue opening up the acupoints.

He closed his eyes, adjusted his mindset, and felt his body constantly absorbing source energy.

The energy source of Blue Star is no longer sufficient to meet his cultivation needs.

The only way to break through to the Sky Realm within three years is to continuously purchase top-tier resources.

……

The next day marked the third day of the Spring Festival.

In the morning, Lin Qi had just returned from a meal with Yue Feng, Wu Lingyun, Xu Changfeng, and others.

A spacious martial arts room.

"drop!"

Lin Qi had just changed into his martial arts uniform when he felt his phone vibrate. He opened it and took a look.

The message was posted by the Crimson Emperor in the group chat of the Imperial Star Palace on WeChat.

[Red Emperor: The Imperial Star Palace meeting will be held in one hour!]

Upon seeing the message, he immediately frowned.

Unless something major happens, the Crimson Emperor will not convene a meeting of the Imperial Star Palace.

He recalled several major events that might have happened recently and made several guesses.

"Could it be related to a wanted criminal from outer space?"

……

One hour later, in the virtual world of the Blue Star civilization.

Meeting at the Imperial Star Palace.

Lin Qi's figure appeared out of thin air, and various discussions could be heard around him.

"Lynch!"

Turning around, I saw Sun Sheng, dressed in a golden robe, appearing with Li Tianxing.

At this moment, Sun Sheng was extremely excited, and he couldn't help but say:

"Lin Qi, do you know about the Deep Space Genius Competition?"

"I spent all day browsing the forums yesterday, and everyone was talking about the Deep Space Genius Competition!"

"This is the grandest competition of the entire human race, and top geniuses from all the star regions of the human race will participate!"

"If I can defeat them, I'll receive an incredible reward. It'll start in three years, I can't wait..."

Sun Sheng excitedly shared the information.

Li Tianxing said ruthlessly:

"The Deep Space Genius Competition requires participants to be at least at the Sky Soaring Realm. You've only opened 80 acupoints so far. By the time you break through, the Deep Space Genius Competition will have already begun!"

Sun Sheng said confidently, "Three years is enough time for me to break through!"

"Once I break through, I will also be a strong person in the Sky Realm. I will have no problem with the first round of the Star System Selection."

"Moreover, I have quite a few Deep Space Coins now, which can be exchanged for a lot of Qi-boosting liquid."

The three chatted briefly and then sat in the second-to-last row.

And new people joined the last row.

For example, the sisters Qin Shuang and Qin Yue, and there are three other newly promoted ninth-realm warriors.

Blue Star can now exchange for more resources, and there are more and more Ninth Realm warriors.

Many new faces have also appeared in other countries.

Not only that, even Liu Yu of the Liuren Civilization led a large number of Sky-Soaring Realm warriors online.

The last one to appear was Tu Lan. She sat alone in a row, with two guards at the peak of the second level of the Universe Realm beside her.

Sun Sheng looked around curiously and said:
"What's going on? Why are both the Flowing Blade Civilization and the Patrol Envoy online?"

Qin Yue, who was behind, spoke up: "The universally wanted criminal has arrived!"

Those around who heard this changed their expressions drastically.

Li Tianxing frowned and said:

"Only those who seriously violate the laws of the human race and are subject to pursuit by the Deep Space Institute can be included on the wanted list."

"Now that everyone is here, let's officially begin the meeting at the Imperial Star Palace."

The Crimson Emperor, seated in the very center, slowly spoke.

Then, a girl in red appeared in everyone's sight.

She raised her delicate hand, projecting a large crimson screen that appeared in everyone's view.

It plays a star map of the solar system, an invisible net enveloping the solar system.

The eight planets are orbiting in their own orbits, while a black dot is constantly approaching the blue planet, its trajectory being marked.

The black dot was magnified, revealing a spaceship shaped like a flying blade.

The Crimson Emperor began his introduction:

"This is a planetary defense platform that covers the solar system and conducts surveillance."

"Just yesterday, a spaceship that does not belong to any of our three parties was rapidly approaching Earth."

"Based on my and Inspector Tulan's assessment, this is a wanted criminal from the Triangulum Galaxy!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Imperial Star Palace meeting changed their expressions.

The atmosphere in the air became serious.

Liu Yu spoke solemnly:

"It's definitely a wanted criminal from outer space!"

“Those who can become wanted criminals are not weak; they are at least Sky Realm martial artists, and they are not weak among them.”

"Most of them become wanted criminals. A small number will hide alone, but most will band together for mutual support and establish their own base."

"And the trial planet of the Blue Star civilization has already attracted their attention."

"There will be quite a few wanted criminals from outer space coming; they've already set their sights on this lucrative opportunity."

"The cosmic wanted criminals cannot be judged by common sense; they are a collection of scum, degenerates, greedy martial artists, and so on."

"If we let them into Earth, no one can predict what they will do."

The Crimson Emperor asked, "Approximately how many wanted criminals are inside, and how many are at the Sky-Soaring Realm?"

How many people are in the second realm of the universe?

Liu Yu shook his head and said, "It's impossible to be sure; there will only be more than we imagine."

"There are at least a hundred Sky-Soaring Realm warriors, and no more than ten Universe Realm Second Realm warriors!"

"It's unlikely that we'll have any more!"

"so much?"

All the warriors on Blue Star were astonished; the number was greater than they had imagined.

"What should I do? I'm still in another world. Even if I rush back with all my might, it will take at least three days."

"So do I."

The crowd was abuzz with discussion. At this moment, a large number of ninth-realm martial artists were still in the other world, and many of them would not be able to return in time.

The Crimson Emperor said solemnly:
"Next, we need to join forces and kill all the wanted criminals in the universe."

"All martial artists at the ninth realm, if you can make it back, then come back!"

"Everyone must be ready for battle at any time!"

Liu Yu spoke solemnly, "Our Liuren Civilization will also do its utmost to help!"

Tu Lan also spoke up: "All members of our patrol team who are at the Sky Realm will also take action!"

The Crimson Emperor nodded and said, "Thank you very much!"

He continued, "We'll simply plan an opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

Then the Red Emperor briefly outlined a strategy, and everyone listened attentively.

This includes Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing.

Although they are eighth-level martial artists, they already possess the combat power of a ninth-level martial artist.

He is stronger than most ninth-realm martial artists!

After the Crimson Emperor announced the simple battle plan, Sun Sheng in the back row immediately revealed an excited smile:
"We need to make a move too!"

"Perfect timing, I also want to see just how powerful this universally wanted criminal really is."

Li Tianxing said from the side:
"You can't even fly. If you encounter a wanted criminal from outer space, you might die."

Sun Sheng laughed and said, "That's easy. I'll just have an intelligent life form carry me."

After hearing this, Lin Qi also fell into deep thought.

Are we about to fight a wanted criminal from outer space?
……

(End of this chapter)