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

Chapter 640 Blue Star's combat power ranks 4th! (Seeking monthly votes)
Lin Qi reappeared, frowning as he looked at his ranking.

When he was in the Qi Refining Realm, he made it into the top 100 on his first attempt to break through the Blazing Sun Ranking.

However, this didn't work out in the Sky Realm. In the same third level of Lieyang Mountain, he could only rank 345th.

Among all the galaxy-level geniuses, he ranks near the bottom.

However, this also illustrates a point: there are more experts in the Sky-Soaring Realm.

Top experts suppressed their cultivation levels and dominated the top rankings, while geniuses in the Qi Refining Realm also broke through to the Sky Soaring Realm one after another.

Finally, the number of geniuses in the Sky Realm is increasing, and the competition for rankings is becoming increasingly fierce.

However, this also fueled Lin Qi's fighting spirit. Before the Deep Space Genius Competition, he was determined to break into the top 50, or even the top 30.

Otherwise, what would he use to compete with the geniuses of other top forces?

Finally, he looked at his gold panel.

[You fought against the Zerg warriors and gained new insights into the gun technique "World Destroyer Gun Manual," greatly improving your gun skills. Gun Skill +1%]

[You fought against the Zerg warriors and gained new insights into the movement technique "Thunder Nine Flashes," greatly enhancing your movement ability. Movement ability +1%]

[Gun Technique: Tier 5 80% → Tier 5 81%]

[Agility: Tier 5 77% → Tier 5 78%]

……

Today's battle put considerable pressure on him, successfully unleashing his potential and improving his martial arts skills.

If he continues to practice like this, he will be able to master the ultimate move of the "Golden Edge Scroll"—Thousand Mountains Split—in a few months!

Then you can focus on preparing to break through to the sixth level of spear technique.

He then chose to withdraw from Lieyang Mountain.

……

At the foot of Lieyang Mountain,

Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing came out early.

The two were waiting for Lin Qi, while their eyes were also fixed on the Blazing Sun Ranking.

"Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing!"

Suddenly someone called them. When they looked up, they saw Augustus, Andrei, Ajay, Qin Shuang, and a few others.

Sun Sheng nodded and said, "You've also come to challenge Lieyang Mountain?"

Augustus nodded and said, "The Deep Space Genius Tournament is getting closer and closer, so we must hone our martial arts skills."

Why don't you go inside?

Li Tianxing explained, "We're waiting for Lin Qi. This is his first attempt to break through to the Sky Realm and reach the Blazing Sun Mountain."

Upon hearing this, the group stopped moving and stayed put to wait and see Lin Qi's ranking.

"With Lin Qi's strength, he should have no problem making it into the top 1,000 on his first attempt."

"I also think so."

Li Tianxing shook his head and said, "I think at least in the top 500!"

"You've been promoted!" Qin Shuang suddenly exclaimed.

Everyone looked up and saw that Lin Qi's name seemed to have jumped from 1200th to 345th in the rankings.

Sun Sheng's eyes widened as he exclaimed, "This is unbelievable! They actually made it to 345th place?"

"Lin Qi is really exaggerated. Many veteran Sky Realm cultivators probably only have this much strength."

Augustus exclaimed, "This ranking would place him fourth among all Sky Realm warriors on our Blue Star, with only three people ahead of him."

"He has surpassed 99% of geniuses in one go. Now only the God of War and the Ice Emperor are ahead of him."

"Doesn't this mean that even the Overlord and the Venerable Ganges have been surpassed?"

Everyone else was shocked upon hearing this.

To surpass a senior figure right after a breakthrough is simply too exaggerated.

I don't know if I don't see it, I'm startled when I see it.

Lin Qi immediately became one of the top 4 strongest fighters on the entire planet.

Everyone was surprised, but also felt a heavy pressure.

"Everyone is here!"

Just then, a familiar voice came from behind. Turning around, they saw it was Lin Qi, the person they had been discussing.

Sun Sheng punched Lin Qi in the chest.

"You guys, you actually climbed to 345th place without saying a word, that's unbelievable."

"You've even surpassed Overlord, Venerable Ganges, and Senior Mountain and River King?"

Looking at the rankings, Lin Qi realized that he had surpassed many of his seniors.

He is currently ranked 4th in combat power on Blue Star, with only the Crimson Emperor, the God of War, and the Ice and Snow Emperor being stronger than him.

Just a few days ago, the Ice Emperor found a rare and precious treasure, successfully awakened his third ability, and became a galaxy-level genius.

So he said, "If the Overlord and the Ganges Venerable can also awaken a third ability, they will be able to surpass me."

"Just like the Ice Emperor."

Andrei nodded and said, "My teacher originally only awakened two abilities, and could only condense a maximum of 6 source veins."

"However, after consuming the Cold Marrow Fruit, he successfully awakened his third ability, which not only enhanced his combat power but also reshaped his foundation and increased his potential, allowing him to condense two more source veins."

"The difference between two abilities and three abilities is too great."

Qin Shuang said, "It is said that now Senior Overlord and the people of the Flowing Blade Civilization are all heading to the depths of the trial planet like madmen."

"Everyone wants to awaken three abilities."

"I want one too. I've already decided to go to the trial planet."

Augustus nodded: "We're about the same!"

They also saw hope for a transformation of their talents and were unwilling to let it go.

Although they can continue to condense their source veins, it is impossible for them to go any further in the Deep Space Genius Competition.

There is a qualitative difference between galaxy-level geniuses and ordinary geniuses.

Once one can transform into a galaxy-level genius, it's like ascending to the heavens in one step, and there might even be hope of entering a supreme power.

So they all went crazy.

Lin Qi himself also wanted more galaxy-level geniuses to emerge from Blue Star.

He then looked at the rankings and saw that the person ranked 346th right behind him was Troy.

Liu Ming, who came after him, ranked 698th, not even as strong as some geniuses who had awakened two abilities.

He broke through the barrier more than three months earlier than me, but I easily surpassed him now.

Ahead of him were several familiar faces, such as Frazier (ranked 320th), Unida (ranked 323rd), and Hobbs (ranked 327th).

Their rankings are very close to their own.

With his talent, a few months would be enough for him to surpass them all.

Once I surpass them, my next target will be the top-ranked War God and Ice Emperor.

After chatting for a while, the group parted ways.

……

Trial Planet, located in a primeval forest.

A Falcon fighter jet went into hiding, unnoticed by any of the monsters.

Inside the fighter jet, the burly and tall Shanhe King, clad in silver armor, opened his eyes.

"I never imagined this day would come so soon!"

Just how talented is Lin Qi?

"You've only just broken through, and you've already surpassed me, someone who has condensed five source veins."

He couldn't help but sigh.

He stood up, his expression resolute, and muttered to himself:
"It's still because of the difference in talent. If I could become a galaxy-level genius, I might also be able to enter the top 100."

"Therefore, I must awaken three abilities."

"It is said that the lair of the level 10 monster Iron Earth Dragon contains a large number of earth-attribute natural treasures, and perhaps the one I need is among them."

"I need to find someone to team up with!"

They all knew that there were good things in the lair of a level 10 demon beast, but unless several Sky-Soaring Realm cultivators joined forces, they would not be able to kill it.

Only those at the second level of the Universe Realm can easily kill level 10 demonic beasts.

……

The fact that Lin Qi ranked 345th on the Blazing Sun Ranking quickly became known to all the high-level martial artists on Blue Star.

They were all stunned.

"Lin Qi's strength is already ranked 4th on our Blue Star, surpassing powerful figures such as Venerable Ganges, Overlord, and Mountain and River King!"

"Lin Qi has already surpassed me?"

"To have such strength so soon after breaking through? That's just too exaggerated!"

"Is this what a top genius is like?"

"What an enviable talent!"

"A new era has arrived. The future belongs to the young people. We old guys are going to be left behind."

……

Time flies, and July 15th has arrived in the blink of an eye.

The start of the academic year for all universities in Xia Kingdom.

The capital city, Cangqiong Martial Arts University, Chixiao Building.

Countless young men and women, dressed in the uniforms of Cangqiong Martial Arts University and brimming with youthful energy, entered the towering buildings according to their respective colleges.

The crowd was filled with a cacophony of voices and discussions.

The new students looked excited and curiously observed everything around them.

And all the returning students who didn't have to attend the opening ceremony also arrived at this time.

They all exuded a powerful aura, and some of them emanated fluctuations of special abilities.

"This year's opening ceremony is quite special. Not only are returning students required to attend, but even the geniuses from the Sky Dome Academy are coming to the Crimson Sky Building to participate."

"There are more and more geniuses awakening now, when will I be able to awaken too!"

"What's the rush? In a few years, when the price of awakening potions comes down, everyone will be able to awaken."

"By the way, is any important person coming today?"

"Didn't you know? It's all over the forums, the Golden Emperor is coming!"

"Jin Di Lin Qi?"

"A top expert on our Blue Star, a legendary senior from our Sky Martial Arts University?"

"He is my second idol after the Red Emperor. My room is full of his posters."

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd, and amidst the heated discussion, everyone entered the hall.

The lobby on the first floor of the Chixiao Building was exceptionally spacious, large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people. In addition, the second-floor corridors were also packed with people. Almost all the students, teachers, and leaders of the entire Cangqiong Martial Arts University were there.

On the high platform on the second floor.

Fang Lin, with her tall and slender figure, stood in the crowd, surrounded by students from the Sky Dome Academy.

She knew why so many people had come today: it was because her cousin, Lynch, had come.

"Sister Lin, is Lin Qi really coming?"

Beside her, a girl with delicate features and a hot figure asked expectantly.

Fang Lin knew the other party, Sun Yiran, whose family had terrifying wealth and who was also an S-level genius.

Her illustrious family background has always made her the focus of everyone's attention.

"Yeah, I also want Lynch's autograph."

"Fang Lin, can you help me with this?"

A burly young man stepped forward and spoke, exuding an aura of dominance.

This is their strongest genius of the year—Li Ding, a super genius who has awakened two abilities.

He usually treats everyone with a somewhat arrogant attitude, but now he has to speak to her in a pleading tone.

Fang Lin was secretly delighted and immediately puffed out her chest, saying:

"I'll take you to see my cousin later, but I can't guarantee it will be successful!"

"Thank you!" Li Ding said gratefully.

His family was relatively ordinary compared to others, and he had no connections to meet Lin Qi, so he could only do so through Fang Lin's connection.

On the high platform, Xu Wenji, the vice principal, began the opening ceremony as usual.

"Finally, there's one more thing: Lin Qi, one of our outstanding students from Cangqiong Martial Arts University, officially graduated this year!"

"Now, let's invite Lin Qi to come up on stage and give a speech!"

These words immediately caused an uproar in the entire hall.

"Clap clap clap!!!"

"Golden Emperor!!!"

Amidst thunderous applause and tsunami-like shouts, a tall man with handsome features, dressed in a black and gold robe, slowly walked out from the high platform.

He was Lin Qi, who, upon returning to Cangqiong Martial Arts University to receive his graduation certificate, was invited by Vice President Xu Wenji to give a speech.

He looked at all the students standing there, and the geniuses in the second-floor corridor.

In recent years, the quality of geniuses in their Xia Kingdom has been getting higher and higher.

In particular, the number of awakened geniuses is increasing.

He raised his hand, and instantly the entire hall fell silent.

Lin Qi slowly began to speak:

"I'm going back to school today to pick up my graduation certificate!"

"Time flies, and I've already graduated in the blink of an eye."

"The greatest improvement in my life came during my school years. It was thanks to the rewards given by the school that I was able to make rapid progress!"

“Our planet Blue Star once faced a crisis of calamity beasts. We would often see news reports of calamity beast tides breaking out, and we would see news of warriors sacrificing themselves every time we opened the news.”

"Back then, we were all determined to cultivate diligently so that we could hunt down monstrous beasts on the battlefield in the future!"

"Now, with the improvement of technology and martial arts, the danger level of the calamity beasts has decreased."

"But as our blue planet begins to make contact with the universe, an even greater crisis is lurking within it."

"Our Blue Star civilization is too weak; we need to become stronger!"

"And you are the future of our planet!"

"In the future, you will lead the rise of Blue Star, making our Blue Star civilization's footprints spread throughout the entire solar system, and letting all humankind in the universe know about our Blue Star civilization!"

"Work hard in your training, fellow juniors!"

"Bah bang bang!!"

After Lin Qi finished speaking, thunderous applause and cheers erupted from the crowd once again.

Most people became excited after hearing this.

He wished he could go back right now and cultivate diligently for several days and nights.

After the opening ceremony, Lin Qi went to the conference room in the Chixiao Building.

I met with my cousin Fang Lin, and her classmates were also there.

"Senior, can I take a photo with you?"

"I can't believe it!" asked the burly Li Ding, his expression excited.

Lin Qi laughed and said, "Of course, no problem!"

The two stood together, with an intelligent life form taking the photos?
Finally, Lin Qi patted Li Ding on the shoulder and said, "Cherish your talent!"

"The future belongs to you!"

Li Ding replied confidently, "I will!"

"In the future, I will also become a powerful martial artist like you!"

Lin Qi laughed and said, "Like me? Then you'd better work hard!"

Fang Lin, standing beside him, shook her head. If he could become a strongman like Lin Qi so easily, he wouldn't be a legend of Cangqiong Martial Arts University.

Becoming a ninth-realm titled martial artist in just four years is not something that can be achieved with talent alone.

This is a person destined to be recorded in history.

……

At noon, Lin Qi had lunch with the school leaders, and finally walked on the school street with Dean Liu.

Dean Liu has now returned to Cangqiong Martial Arts University.

His talent has reached its limit; the Refining Aperture Realm is his limit.

Rather than hunting down monstrous beasts to improve himself, he now prefers to nurture future geniuses.

So he returned to Cangqiong Martial Arts University and continued to serve as the dean of the Sixth Academy of Cangqiong.

That's right, he's the dean now.

Meanwhile, the former dean, Xue Zhou, went to another world to hunt down calamity beasts, search for rare and precious materials, and earn enough Deep Space Coins to buy Sky-Soaring Potions to break through his limits.

Dean Liu was still the same as before, with a handsome face and a pair of large earlobes.

He sighed:

When I first met you, I thought you were just an ordinary genius.

"I just wanted to recruit a genius for the Sixth Academy of the Azure Sky so that they could achieve better results in the academy competition."

"I didn't expect your talent to grow stronger and your progress to be faster and faster."

"You have unknowingly surpassed all the geniuses around you."

"After surpassing other geniuses, your progress has not slowed down, but rather accelerated."

"In just four years, you have achieved something unprecedented and unparalleled, becoming a Sky-Soaring Realm martial artist."

"If someone had told me before that someone could go from the second realm to the ninth realm title level in four years, I would have thought that person was bragging!"

"But reality is just that unreasonable."

As Lin Qi listened to Dean Liu's sigh, he couldn't help but fall into memories.

He never imagined that this place would grow so quickly.

Dean Liu patted Lin Qi on the shoulder and said:
"There's nothing more we can do to help you now; you'll have to walk your own path from here on out."

"You have become the tallest people on Earth, and the entire civilization rests on your shoulders."

Lin Qi nodded, looking at the sky. He could see a silver phantom, which was a planetary defense platform installed outside Blue Star.

Now that defensive capabilities have been installed, once the orbital cannon is in place, the safety of their planet will be greatly enhanced.

However, this is only an external force. The most crucial factor in protecting civilization is still martial arts strength.

……

after an hour
Tianhai City, Yujing Haoting Residential Complex, Building 5.

"boom!"

The all-black Falcon fighter jet slowly landed in the courtyard.

"Buzz!"

The hatch opened, and Lin Qi stepped out.

"Woo~"

The next instant, a golden light rushed into Lin Qi's arms.

Lin Qi felt the moisture on his cheek and looked down to see Xiaotian.

"Xiao Qi is back?"

"No wonder Xiaotian is so excited!"

Mom Fang Huiyi came out with her younger brother and sister in her arms and smiled.

Lin Qi put Xiaotian down; it had now transformed into an ordinary golden retriever.

It's completely unrecognizable as a star-devouring beast.

This is its innate ability to change size and shape, as well as to control its physical transformations.

Even her aura was concealed, so much so that even a second-level expert in the Universe Realm couldn't detect her; it was truly astonishing.

Now it's about disguising itself as a...

In the past few days, he has introduced Xiaotian to his family, and they thought it was just an ordinary monster and didn't pay much attention to it.

Xiaotian was running around in the yard on its own. Lin Qi had already told it that it would be fine as long as it didn't leave the house.

He himself returned to the martial arts room.

He sat cross-legged and began to think about the path he would take next.

"Next, I need to prepare to break through to the sixth level in marksmanship and movement techniques!"

"In terms of cultivation, it's about constantly earning money to buy source energy crystals."

"Oh right, there's also the gift from Dean Yaochen. Judging by the time, it'll arrive in a few months."

Lin Qi suddenly thought of something.

He guessed that the most likely resource that could help him reach the Sky Soaring Realm was Source Energy Crystal.

If it's a source energy crystal, then this gift is incredibly valuable.

However, it is also very important to him, as it is the cultivation resource he needs.

The more source energy crystals he has, the faster his Qi and blood value will increase.

……

　Thanks to book friend 2025428221334450 for the 100 starting coins.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)