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

Chapter 629 Five Treasures! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"It's been so long since I've had such a satisfying match!"

Lin Qi was filled with excitement; this was the longest battle he had ever fought against a martial artist at the Qi Refining Realm.

He looked at Nan Dou, who stood tall and imposing, shrouded in flames, like a great sun capable of incinerating everything.

He truly deserves to be called the greatest genius in the history of the Spark Civilization.

Whether it's physical fitness or martial arts skills, they're only slightly inferior to me.

He is much stronger than the other geniuses on the Blazing Sun Ranking and already possesses the strength to enter the fifth level.

Moreover, the opponent's combat talent is also top-notch.

"Unfortunately, it's just a simulation!"

"If it were a real person, his strength would be even greater."

Lin Qi secretly regretted it, gripped the black spear tightly, and stepped onto the hard alloy ground, his power surging continuously from his body.

107 acupoints appeared, from which source energy and blood surged forth, transforming into a powerful engine that provided him with a continuous source of energy.

Although they had only fought for 5 minutes, Lin Qi could feel his stamina rapidly depleting, even more so than when he had hunted Zerg warriors for two hours.

The two distanced themselves and began to gather their strength.

"boom!!"

Nandou was surrounded by flames, the deep red flames making him look like a man of fire.

His momentum surged to its peak, and in the next instant, he erupted like a volcano, bursting forth with his body and spear moving at high speed, tearing through the surrounding air and bursting forth.

"There's no escaping it now!"

Lin Qi thought to himself, he had a premonition that this move had already locked onto him.

If he retreats, he will undoubtedly lose.

"Then let's settle this with a single battle!"

Lin Qi brandished his spear; his fighting style was inherently fierce and domineering, relentlessly pushing forward and sweeping away all opponents.

He was confident he could defeat any martial artist at the Qi Refining Realm.

He mobilized every cell in his body, compressing the Golden Emperor's Force into a highly concentrated form using a specific method of exertion.

They fired their guns almost at the same time as Nandou; even a 0.1-second delay could have resulted in defeat.

His spear also moved at a high speed, like a sharp cone breaking the sound barrier, bursting out sonic booms.

A burst of golden light erupted, its energy capable of piercing the heavens.

"boom!!!"

In the next instant, the golden cone collided with the blazing spiral, and both of them unleashed their full power.

They collide in the arena.

"Kaka!"

At the moment of impact, the spiderweb-like cracks in the ground beneath Lynch's feet continued to widen.

“Bang bang!!”

Simultaneously, a deafening explosion occurred as forces clashed, creating an energy storm.

In the middle of the exchange of fire, the result was already decided.

The tips of their guns clashed in an instant, like Mars colliding with Earth.

In the end, Earth will naturally emerge victorious.

And Lynch is Earth.

The crimson spear tip vibrated and shattered instantly!
The golden beam pierced through the blazing spiral in an instant, shattering Nan Dou's inner energy. Cracks appeared in his armor, which eventually broke completely, scattering into fragments that were blown away by the gale.

His own chest was pierced by the golden beam of light, and blood splattered out along with the gun.

The battle is over!
Nandou's body shattered and vanished into nothingness into the air.

"Hoohoo!!"

An energy storm raged across the land. Lin Qi calmly looked at the ground, which was filled with traces of battle.

He let out a long sigh of relief; it was over.

[Lin Qi, congratulations on successfully defeating "Nan Dou" and passing the test of the fifth level of the Starfire Tower. Time: 5 minutes and 46 seconds!]

[Blue Star Ranking: 3→1]

Overall Ranking: 12 → 1

……

Lin Qi saw the pop-up message that he was number one on both leaderboards.

Moreover, he also ranked first on Blue Star, successfully surpassing the God of War and the Crimson Emperor!
The Crimson Emperor was the number one genius of their Blue Star civilization, and now he has successfully won first place.

"call out!"

Before him, the figure in red, a torch, reappeared, and she exclaimed in shock:

"You actually defeated Nandou!"

"How can this be?"

"Nan Dou is the strongest genius in the history of our Starfire civilization!"

"Even against geniuses with special physiques, he has a fighting chance!"

Lin Qi laughed and said, "Your Nan Dou is just a virtual data. Although it is strong, it is still different from the real thing."

"If it's the real Nandou, it will be extremely difficult for me to win!"

Xin Huo shook his head and said, "But he still lost. He lost to you in a head-on confrontation."

"It seems that the geniuses in your Blazing Sun Academy are still superior!"

Lin Qi thought for a moment and explained, "The Blazing Sun Academy gathers geniuses from ordinary backgrounds from tens of thousands of star systems throughout the Blazing Sun Star Region."

"The number of geniuses is different."

"Even within the Blazing Sun Academy, Nan Dou is one of the most outstanding geniuses!"

The torchbearer, already shaken, muttered to himself:
"It's such a pity that Nan Dou is gone. If he were alive, and we were still alive, our Xinghuo civilization might have already become a medium-level civilization."

"It is said that supreme beings can resurrect geniuses!"

"Our Starfire civilization paid a huge price to persuade the supreme being to revive the Southern Dipper. Just when we were about to succeed, war broke out."

"Our Spark Civilization has also been destroyed."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qi was secretly shocked; the dead could actually come back to life.

This method is truly outrageous.

However, the path of martial arts is inherently a process of evolution. As one's realm grows stronger, through continuous cultivation, one gradually begins to control incredible power.
It can do things that only exist in fantasy.

If he went back several decades, he would probably be regarded as a god.

Perhaps when we break through to a higher level in the future, we will actually be able to possess the means to resurrect people.

Xin Huo was in low spirits and revealed a lot of hidden information.

She recovered quickly.

Looking at Lin Qi, he sighed:
"You have given me a huge surprise. I never imagined that you have surpassed the Crimson Emperor."

"But don't be too proud of yourself. The Crimson Emperor didn't take the bloodline evolution potion back then and barely defeated the Southern Dipper."

"When he returned from the Sky Realm, his strength had already made tremendous progress."

Lin Qi nodded, guessing that the Crimson Emperor had most likely acquired a special physique after taking the bloodline evolution potion.

The torch projected a large screen, displaying countless rare and precious materials in front of Lin Qi, while simultaneously introducing them:

"Since you have passed the fifth level of the Starfire Tower, you will receive five items as a reward."

"The first item is the Sky-Soaring Potion, which is a designated reward!"

"Most people would choose this reward!"

The torch projected a large screen, on which was a vial of medicine containing a crystal-clear red potion.

Xin Huo began by introducing:

"We all know that martial artists in the Qi Refining Realm continuously open up their acupoints to reach the limits of their bodies."

"The cycle is re-established, absorbing source energy and allowing all cells to undergo transformation."

"But the most difficult step is figuring out how to transform cells."

"And most martial artists get stuck at the last step."

"Many people get stuck at this step for years."

"This is the second bottleneck before reaching the second realm of the universe."

"Some people have reached the limit of their talent and will never be able to break through it in their lifetime."

"It may require time to work its magic, or some top-quality natural treasures."

"But everything changed after we got the Sky-Soaring Potion."

"The number of our human race's Sky-Soaring Realm warriors is experiencing explosive growth!"

"Countless martial artists have successfully broken through to the Sky-Soaring Realm, resulting in a significant increase in their overall strength."

"It's because of the Sky-Soaring Elixir that it can directly force the body's potential, compelling the cells to begin transforming and breaking through to the Sky-Soaring Realm!"

"As long as you take the Sky-Soaring Potion, there's a 99% chance you'll break through to the Sky-Soaring Realm!"

"Therefore, even in our Starfire civilization, this potion is extremely expensive."

“In the past, your Blue Star civilization would never have been able to obtain it.”

"Without my Ruins No. 9, your Blue Star civilization might not have the strength it has now."

Lin Qi nodded; he couldn't refute that point.

The reason their Blue Star civilization was able to rise so quickly was not only due to the calamity beasts and the rare and precious materials found on the trial planets.

There are also the relics of the Spark Civilization.

This occupies a very important position.

Otherwise, even if their Blue Star civilization had talent, without powerful secret techniques, they would be completely no match for the Flowing Blade civilization in the Fire Seed Trial.

Over the years, they've been getting so many resources for free.

I am truly grateful to Spark Civilization.

Now that he has the Sky-Soaring Elixir, his breakthrough to the Sky-Soaring Realm will only be faster.

It saved him a lot of time.

Xin Huo continued, "You can choose four more treasures!"

"Originally, I would have suggested you choose a cultivation technique or secret manual!"

"But now I've heard that the Myriad Laws Pavilion of the Blazing Sun Academy has collected the top-tier secret manuals from the entire star field!" "The manuals I have here might not be enough!"

"After all, what I have here is only a part of all the legacies in the Starfire Galaxy."

Lin Qi nodded and asked:
Do you have ancient stalactites?

Xin Huo nodded, and the screen was projected, showing a droplet-shaped, milky-white, pure and flawless liquid.

She began by introducing the stone stalactite, saying, "It's a rare and precious material that only forms in special caves."

"It can bring the dead back to life and heal flesh and bones, possessing extraordinary regenerative abilities!"

"Even a severely injured second-level universe expert can be healed with just one drop."

"It's very valuable, and I only have two drops!"

"Does it seem like you have a family member with a serious illness?"

Lin Qi shook his head and said, "I got a Star Devourer's egg!"

Upon hearing this, Xin Huo's eyes widened: "The egg of a Star Devourer? This is a being that can reach the second level of the universe when it grows up."

"Your luck is incredible!"

"Even in our Starfire civilization, there are no Star Devouring Beasts. I only saw it on the internet."

"With the Millennium Stone Milk, the Star Devouring Beast can hatch much faster!"

"However, the demon race also needs a lot of resources to grow stronger."

"But once they grow up, they are guaranteed to reach at least the second level of the universe realm and be able to live for tens of thousands of years."

"Your Blue Star civilization will not produce too many second-realm beings in the future."

"Each one is very important!"

"The resources consumed are all small amounts of money!"

Lin Qi nodded; he thought so too. With a Star Devourer around, Blue Star would be safer.

The torch continued to speak:

"Sky-Soaring Potion, Ten-Thousand-Year Stone Milk, can you ask for three more items?"

Lin Qi said, "For the third and fourth items, I want to choose the Silver Guard!"

He thought of his parents and his unborn younger siblings.

Although all the wanted criminals in the universe were successfully killed this time, there will be more wanted criminals in the universe in the future.

His parents' safety still needs to be guaranteed, otherwise he won't feel at ease.

Blue Star's Silver Guardians can only hold off a Sky-Soaring Realm warrior for a short while at most.

The defense is still not strong enough; we need stronger Silver Guardians.

Xin Huo nodded and said, "Yes!"

"Two Silver Guardians, possessing the combat power of the Sky Soaring Realm, are capable of briefly withstanding the impact of a Cosmic Realm Level Two expert?"

"Two Silver-clad guards, I'll consider it a treasure for you!"

Lin Qi's eyes lit up and he said, "Thank you very much!"

This way he could choose two more treasures, but then he fell into deep thought again, because he didn't know what to choose.

At this moment, Xin Huo spoke again:

"As for the rest, I'll contact you to choose the Bloodline Evolution Potion as a reward, and then sell it to get Deep Space Coins, which can be used to buy other resources."

"Whether it's for the sake of the Star Devouring Beast or for your own future cultivation, it will be of great benefit."

Lin Qi nodded and said, "Great idea!"

He knew very well that the Bloodline Evolution Potion was extremely valuable in Ruins No. 9.

Resources that can enhance talents are extremely expensive, and can be sold for at least millions of Deep Space Coins.

The torch relay continued:

“I’ve heard you mention that in the Lieyang Mountains, you hunted Zerg warriors, whose mental attacks are extremely powerful.”

"Last year you redeemed the 'Divine Sense Thousand Threads' which can temper your mental power, improve your control over your mental power, and even enhance your mental power defense."

"But his defense is just incidental, just like a person's combat power is provided by physical fitness and martial arts skills."

"Mental strength is just like physical fitness; the higher the mental strength, the stronger the defense."

"But you also need martial arts skills, otherwise you will be at a great disadvantage when you encounter mental attackers who are good at mental attacks in the future!"

"Therefore, we recommend you exchange for the Spirit Secret Skill - 'Tower of Starfire'."

"Visualizing the Starfire Tower in the space of consciousness is like putting on a suit of armor, which has amazing mental defense capabilities."

"It can help you withstand any mental attacks from anyone!"

"At the same time, if you can hatch a Star Devouring Beast, you can use the Starfire Seal from the Tower of Starfire to completely enslave its body and mind, making it unable to resist your will."

"This exquisite secret technique is a masterpiece of our Starfire civilization. In the Myriad Laws Pavilion, secret techniques of the same level are not cheap."

“You can get it for free from me.”

Lin Qi's eyes lit up. There was such a secret technique! The effect was simply too powerful.

With this secret technique, he was not afraid of the Zerg Queen's mental attack in the fifth level at all.

This allows them to better focus their combat power on hunting down Zerg warriors.

He smiled and said:
"I think it's a good idea, thank you for your suggestion."

The torchbearer nodded, and five screens were projected, each displaying different content:

"Five treasures: Sky-Soaring Potion, Eternal Stone Milk, Two Flowing Silver Guardians, Bloodline Evolution Potion, and the Tower of Starfire."

"These things will be delivered to you in a bit."

"Less than an hour has passed. Once the goods are delivered, you can choose to leave immediately!"

Lin Qi shook his head and said, "I've chosen to stay here a little longer because the energy concentration in your spaceship is quite high!"

"I plan to open up the 108th acupoint here!"

Xin Huo exclaimed in surprise, "You've only opened the 107th acupoint?"

Lin Qi nodded and said, "That's right!"

Xin Huo shook his head and said, "You actually have room for improvement? That's unbelievable!"

"I thought you had unlocked all the key points and were ready to transform your cells!"

Lin Qi shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that after opening the 108th acupoint, my body will immediately undergo a transformation!"

"I'm afraid the cosmic virtual system will determine that I've already broken through to the Sky Soaring Realm!"

Xin Huo nodded and said, "That is indeed a problem!"

"But I don't think you need to worry!"

"Only when all the acupoints are opened up and connected into a network, driving the body to transform and the cells to transform, and finally condensing into a source vein, can one truly break through to the Sky-Soaring Realm."

She is now curious about how strong Lin Qi is now that he has opened up 108 acupoints.
He is now able to defeat Nan Dou, and if he opens another acupoint, his physical fitness will improve significantly.

To be honest, he had never seen such a genius before.

……

A moment later, while other geniuses were undergoing their tests, in Virtual Room 06...

Lin Qi suddenly opened his eyes, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

This trip to Ruins No. 9 was incredibly fruitful.

The five items obtained are worth more than ten million Deep Space Coins, or even more.

Even Green Axe Guou, a vicious and wanted criminal from the second level of the universe, is only worth ten million Deep Space Coins.

He thought of the Spark Civilization, which had given him so many valuable things.

He didn't even know how to thank the other person.

He sat cross-legged, adjusted his mindset, and felt the energy in the surrounding air.

As expected of a trial planet, the concentration of source energy is indeed higher.

In such an environment, spending a month there would result in tremendous improvement for him.

……

Outside Ruins No. 9, inside one of the fighter jets.

King Shanhe sat cross-legged in the martial arts room, looking at the screen projected in front of him.

He murmured to himself:

"The Deep Space Genius Competition is getting closer and closer. Lin Qi needs to break through to the Sky Soaring Realm as soon as possible."

"With the Sky-Soaring Potion, he'll be able to break through soon!"

"I really look forward to seeing his combat power after his breakthrough. Maybe even I, his grandmaster, won't be his match."

"So I have to work even harder!"

"I have awakened two earth-attribute abilities. If I can find the Earth Vein Fruit, I will have a chance to become a galaxy-level genius."

"There's already news from the trial planet."

King Shanhe quickly made calculations in his mind.

Nourished by the source energy, the trial planet has accumulated terrifying natural treasures over 6500 million years.

He also wanted to become a galaxy-level genius.

Therefore, everyone is desperately searching for top-tier resources.

……

In Ruins No. 9, in Virtual Room 07.

The fourth floor of the Starfire Tower.

"Clang!"

Xu Qin brandished her sword, facing the combined attack of four opponents and the throwing knives thrown at tricky angles, and was forced to retreat step by step.

After holding on for a few minutes, he was pierced through the body and died completely.

The torchbearer, watching the test from the shadows, secretly shook his head.

"This girl named Xu Qin, although she has good talent, is far inferior to Jiang Tao from not long ago."

"Not to mention comparing him to Lynch!"

"It's unbelievable that geniuses from the same civilization could have such vastly different skill levels."

……

(End of this chapter)