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

Chapter 652 The elimination rounds are over! (Seeking monthly votes)

"Finally, we've won first place!"

Lin Qi nodded secretly as he looked at his ranking. It was a pity that Qingren Molun was only the 9th ranked genius in the Triangle Clan.

There are eight more powerful individuals than him, all scattered across other planets.

I was just lucky!
Qingren Molun's strength is limited; he has condensed a maximum of six source veins. If he could condense one more source vein, he would have even faster physical abilities.

Once the killing move is unleashed, there will be fewer openings, making it more difficult for him to counter it.

But in the end, he still won.

He looked around and sensed with his mental power that there were three figures on a building a kilometer away, all of whom were powerful individuals spying on him from the shadows.

However, after they killed Moren, they all quickly fled far away.

"Moren of the Triangle Clan was actually killed by the Gun Demon. It seems that the Gun Demon is still a stronger being."

"I'd better leave quickly; I can't handle a master like that."

The three experts dispersed, with less than three hours remaining in the elimination rounds.

They are already very satisfied with their ranking, and there is no need for them to cause trouble for themselves.

……

At this moment, the hundreds of billions of viewers watching the live broadcast also erupted in excitement.

"It's unbelievable that Qingren-Moren lost. Before the elimination rounds started, everyone thought he would enter the one-on-one competition as the number one player on the planet."

"In the end, he was defeated by Lynch, who suddenly appeared!"

"Gun Demon Lynch is no ordinary person."

"He is a top genius of the Blazing Sun Academy, so it is perfectly normal for Moren to lose to him."

"The Triangle Clan is probably not happy now. Ten planets. Last time, they took first place with eight planets."

"By this year, there will only be 6 left!"

……

In the upper tiers of the audience, the leaders of the Triangle Clan also frowned.

"Moron lost. Currently, only the top 6 geniuses can occupy the number one spot on their respective planets."

"No one else can do it!"

"This is the first time in millions of years for our Triangle Tribe."

"In this elimination round, three members of the Blue Star civilization have already secured the top spot on the planet."

"It's truly incredible!"

A high-ranking official expressed his dismay.

"This civilization is extraordinary. It has only been developing for a few years, yet it can already compare with our Triangulum civilization."

"This civilization is worth studying; could they have some special bloodline?"

"But so far, there's nothing special about it; the only thing they have in common is their talent."

Someone suddenly spoke, revealing a look in their eyes filled with curiosity about Earth.

Some people are eager to capture a group of Earthlings for research.

The powerful figure with the crimson horn spoke, his voice booming:
"Don't make any moves against Blue Star civilization yet. Let's wait until the Deep Space Genius Competition is over before making any decisions."

The others nodded and said nothing more.

……

Three hours passed quickly, at the moment the world ended.

The remaining hundred-plus people all turned into pillars of light and dissipated into the planet.

There were only a few people left in the athletes' plaza; thousands of people had appeared on the wide plaza at the same time.

When Lin Qi opened his eyes, he was already in the square.

"it is finally over!"

He exhaled, feeling that a month had passed quickly, almost in the blink of an eye.

Through constant battles, his marksmanship and movement skills improved.

[You fought against a powerful enemy and gained new insights into the spear technique "World Destroyer Spear Manual". Your spear technique has slightly improved, bringing you one step closer to the sixth-tier spear technique. Spear technique +1%]

[You gained new insights into the movement technique "Thunder Nine Flashes" during your battle with a powerful enemy, bringing you one step closer to the sixth-tier movement technique. Movement skill +1%]

[Gun Technique: Tier 5 98% → Tier 5 99%]

[Agility: Tier 5 98% → Tier 5 99%]

……

The battle lasted 30 days, and most of the Sky Realm players were quite weak.

However, with a planet having 100 million players, there will always be some masters.

Especially for experts like Moren, if the quality is lacking, they make up for it with quantity.

I've finally honed my marksmanship and movement skills to 99% of level 5.

After a period of reflection, he can choose to take the Blood Vine Potion and begin attempting to break through to the sixth rank of spear technique.

Once he breaks through, his combat power will experience another significant breakthrough.

"Brother Qi!"

Lin Qi heard familiar voices and saw many familiar figures.

Jiang Tao, in particular, strode over, unable to suppress a smile, and said:

"Brother Qi, I'm on Planet 10, ranked 9th!"

"Making it to the one-on-one match shouldn't be a problem!"

"Taozi, you're still too weak!"

Another familiar voice rang out; it belonged to Sun Sheng, who had come with the God of War, the Ice and Snow Emperor, the Overlord, the Mountain and River King, and others.

Sun Sheng revealed a smug smile and said:

"I was second on Planet 1. If I hadn't met Feng Hao from the Triangle Clan, I would have been first."

"Just thinking about it makes me angry. There are only three hours left, and they're still going to chase after me and kill me!"

"Luckily I ran fast, otherwise if he had really killed me, I probably would have fallen out of the top 100."

"Are they the three top geniuses of the Triangle Clan?" the God of War asked.

Sun Sheng nodded and said, "It's him. I suspect he has already condensed eight source veins. Although his martial arts skills haven't broken through to the sixth level, his combat power is truly terrifying."

"Only the God of War can defeat him."

Everyone looked at a group in the crowd, which numbered over a thousand people; they were all geniuses of the Triangle Clan.

Of the remaining thousands, they still constitute the largest number.

"boom!"

The sky underwent a dramatic change, revealing a dazzling starry sky. A figure appeared in everyone's sight: Xi Yuan, the head of the Deep Space Branch.

"Contestants, everyone!"

"After 30 days, the first round of the Deep Space Genius Competition has officially come to an end!"

"Of all of you, only 1000 will be able to pass the first round."

"Only the top 1000 players with the highest total points across 10 planets can pass the first round."

"The answer is now officially revealed!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge list appeared in the starry sky, displaying a thousand names.

The moment the rankings appeared, the atmosphere in the player plaza became oppressive, and there was no sound.

Thousands of eyes were fixed on the list, searching for their own names like radar.

The people of the Blue Star civilization were no different from anyone else.

Their civilization is not wealthy; they have to earn the money for cultivation themselves.

They value the prize money for the top 1000 very much.

Lin Qi started looking at the first place and quickly found his own name.

[15th Place: Lynch (Blue Star Civilization)]

……

After seeing his ranking, Lin Qi nodded to himself, realizing that the overall strength of his planet 06 was indeed average.

His first place ranking only puts him 15th out of 1000 people.

Then he looked at the rankings of the other people.

[First Place: Feng Hao (Triangle Constellation Civilization)]

Second Place: Russell (Blue Star Civilization)

Third Place: Lorraine (Triangle Constellation Civilization)

[Fourth Place: Moron (Triangle Constellation Civilization)]

[Fifth Place: Soton (Iron Star Civilization)]

...Lin Qi glanced at the rankings briefly and found that the Triangulum Civilization had a total of 6 members in the top ten.

He could have predicted this.

The most surprising thing is that their Blue Star civilization occupied two spots, with Russell, the God of War, ranking second.

The Ice Emperor ranked 10th, the Overlord ranked 12th, and the Ganges Venerable ranked 18th.

"I'm ranked 95th!"

Jiang Tao, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Sun Sheng also revealed a satisfied smile and said:
"I'm in 17th place!"

"But Tianxing, how come you're ranked higher than me?"

Li Tianxing smiled and said:

"Because I'm stronger than you!"

The black-robed God of War also smiled and said:

"Our Blue Star civilization's Sky Realm cultivators have all achieved good results, with two spots in the top ten."

"There are even more in the top 20, a total of 5!"

Everyone smiled. Their Blue Star's performance this time was outstanding, surpassing that of many powerful civilizations.

To put it dramatically, in terms of the number of top geniuses, they could be said to be second only to the Triangulum civilization.

It is already much stronger than the Iron Star Civilization, the Flowing Blade Civilization, and the Thundercloud Civilization.

Especially in the Flowing Blade Civilization, even the strongest Flowing Nether only ranked 105th, and the others ranked even lower.

Jiang Tao laughed and said, "It doesn't seem like the Triangulum Galaxy is that strong. We easily made it into the top 100."

"Before the knockout stage started, I thought I was only good enough to be in the top 500!"

Lin Qi began to explain:

“We were all at the Blazing Sun Academy before, and every student came from the Blazing Sun Star Region.”

"The entire Lieyang Starfield has tens of thousands of star systems, so naturally there are many geniuses."

"However, once you're assigned to a specific galaxy, the number of geniuses becomes extremely limited."

"Galaxy-level geniuses are already top-tier geniuses. The Triangulum Galaxy can only rank in the thirties in the Blazing Sun Star Region, yet it has 158 galaxy-level geniuses."

"This time, there are more than 5000 galaxy-level competition zones, and there may be tens of thousands of galaxy-level geniuses."

"All the geniuses are gathered in the second round of the Star Region Selection."

Everyone nodded; they were used to the intense competitive atmosphere at the Blazing Sun Academy.

The power of the Triangulum Galaxy has been overestimated.

"I'm number 996! I'm in the top 1000!!!"

"Damn it, why didn't I make it into the top 1000?"

"I'm clearly ranked 98th on Planet 05, so why...?"

"Mom and Dad, I didn't let you down. I became the first person in the Clay Civilization to enter the second round."

Meanwhile, others also saw the list, some happy and some sad.

Those who made it to the second round beamed with delight.

Those who are eliminated are filled with frustration and despair.

"It has to be said that the Triangulum civilization truly deserves to be the overlord of the galaxy. They occupy a whopping 605 spots in the top 1000, which is astonishing!"

"Nearly two-thirds of the spots, all other civilizations combined don't even get half of their spots."

"And then there's the Blue Star civilization! That civilization is incredibly powerful!"

"Amazingly, 50 people made it into the top 1000, and 20 of them are in the top 100. Their high-end combat power is simply outrageous."

"Is this the potential of an advanced civilization?"

The crowd buzzed with discussion, while the people of Blue Star smiled.

Meanwhile, within the Triangular Race civilization, everyone displayed varying expressions after viewing the list.

Wearing a blue robe, Mo Lun looked at the leaderboard. After losing to Lin Qi, he had lost a third of his points.

His ranking has dropped significantly, now standing at 58th.

However, when he thought about his previous battle with Lin Qi, he realized that there was a huge gap between them.

There's nothing to say about losing; it just means he's too weak and needs to continue training.

He is the center of the Triangular Tribe.

Tall and imposing, with a single golden horn on his head and an aura of sharp brilliance, Feng Hao frowned as he looked at the second-place War God.

He had just overheard the other people's discussion.

Russell, from the Blue Star civilization, may not have as many points as I do, but he possesses a sixth-tier skill.

If it were a one-on-one fight, he would most likely be no match for him.

Looking at the list, Lorraine, who had blood-red horns growing from his head, sighed:

"This Blue Star civilization is indeed extraordinary. Two of the top ten are Russell, who has actually broken through to the sixth-tier skill."

"None of us in the Triangle Clan have done that."

Not far away, the burly Moron, with horns on his head, confidently declared:
"Give me another two years, and I'll be able to break through to the sixth rank!"

Feng Hao nodded and said:

"We were born too late, and compared to other geniuses, we have had too little time to cultivate."

"Given enough time, our strength can be further enhanced!"

They nodded in agreement; they were already among the most outstanding geniuses in the Triangular Galaxy.

He is even more powerful than the geniuses of previous years.

They are now in the top five.

However, they still haven't reached their theoretical limit, meaning they have even more room for improvement.

Lorraine looked at the Blue Star civilization and smiled, saying:

"I'm looking forward to fighting the people from the Blue Star civilization. I hope they can put some pressure on me."

While they were chatting.

The Stream Manager in the sky continued speaking:

"First of all, congratulations to the top 1000 contestants. You will be advancing to the second round of the Deep Space Genius Competition."

"At the same time, they will compete with geniuses from other star systems in the Lieyang Star Region for one of the limited 10000 spots in the second round."

"At the same time, each contestant will receive a reward of 50 Deep Space Coins provided by the Deep Space Institute!"

Upon hearing this, many people smiled.
50 Deep Space Coins is quite a lot. In the Blazing Sun Academy, the Sky Realm rewards are also settled once a year, and the reward is only a few hundred thousand Deep Space Coins.

If we let them figure out how to make money on their own, it will take them at least several years to earn it.

Even for a genius, it's a considerable sum.

Of course, the Triangle Clan, one of the top powers, doesn't really value this money.

Lin Qi nodded secretly. The top 1000 people each received 50 Deep Space Coins, which was a lot, but he wanted more.

Manager Xiyuan continued, "..."

"According to the Deep Space Genius Tournament rules, after the first round of elimination matches, the top 128 players on the leaderboard will enter the one-on-one tournament until the top 16 are determined."

"In the singles competition, for each opponent you defeat to advance to the next round, you will receive more Deep Space Coins as a reward for each round you win."

"After two days of rest, the one-on-one tournament will officially begin!"

After speaking, Xi Yuan's figure became blurred and merged with the surrounding starry sky before finally disappearing completely.

After he left, a noisy discussion broke out across the entire athletes' plaza.

Why are only 128 people allowed to enter the one-on-one tournament?

"This rule is unreasonable. I was ranked 130th, and I dropped down because I was killed by Feng Hao."

"I definitely have the ability to make it into the top 128!"

A burly man with black scales vented his dissatisfaction.

"There's no use in expressing dissatisfaction. These are the rules set by the Deep Space Institute, and the rewards are also given by them."

"What's the use of your dissatisfaction?"

"Are you going to withdraw from the competition?"

"For the Deep Space Institute, perhaps only the top 128 in each galaxy have a chance to enter the 10000 available spots."

Among the Triangle Clan, someone said disdainfully.

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

The God of War also spoke:

“He makes a good point. If we are ranked 128th, we can get more rewards and improve our skills, which will give us a better chance of entering the top 10000.”

……

(End of this chapter)