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

Chapter 662 Advancement! (Seeking monthly votes)
"Oh!"

As the golden shockwave spread outwards, Lin Qi also spotted his opponent.

"call out!"

He then thrust out his black and gold spear again, the tip trembling and tearing through the air, piercing through his opponent's chest.

"Pfft~"

In an instant, he killed another player.

At the same time, Troy and Hobbs were also attacked by other players.

They launched a sudden attack, intending to take the opportunity to kill the two men.

However, they were quite strong and managed to hold off the attack.

The Ten Directions Blood Battle continues.

20 minutes later

"Pfft~"

Lin Qi thrust out his black and gold spear, the golden light transforming into threads that pierced through his opponent's chest, successfully killing another contestant.

He looked around and saw that there was almost no one left. Troy and Hobbs, who had fought side by side, had been killed and eliminated one after another.

They are still too weak, and the number of source veins they have condensed is too small. Unless they condense more source veins in the second round, they will not have a chance to fight their way out of the resurrection match.

Lin Qi looked up at the big screen.

[Survivors: 11/5432]

……

The fourteenth round has progressed to this point, with 5432 people battling it out until only 11 remain.

Once three more people are eliminated, this Ten Directions Blood Arena can be over.

Lynch looked around. On the empty battlefield, only 11 people remained.

Lin Qi instantly sensed 10 figures, and in his perception, the auras of the other ten people were extremely powerful.

Several of them are even more powerful than Reynolds!
"You were able to kill Reynolds, which shows your strength, but that's where it ends!"

A clear female voice rang out, and a tall, fair-skinned woman wearing blue armor floated in the air not far away.

Fifty blue blades, resembling modified flying swords, floated around her body, radiating a powerful aura.

Lynch sensed a strong sense of danger, which made his hair stand on end.

It's Edith from the Wan Hai Society!

Among the information provided by the Liuren Civilization was her information: the Canglan Star System, in the Lieyang Star Region, could rank among the top five in overall strength.

The ruler of the Canglan Star System established the strongest force, the Wanhai Society.

It contains top geniuses collected from across the entire galaxy.

Edith is a top-tier genius who could easily rank among the top three.

Most importantly, her skill level has reached the sixth rank.

He has successfully grasped the Law of Water!

Lin Qi instantly felt the killing intent enveloping him.

Around her body, 50 blue flying blades, as agile as swordfish, swam in the air, enveloped by a special power.

An invisible, aquamarine realm spreads.

Lin Qi felt as if he were in the deep sea, his whole body becoming heavy.

The flying blade, empowered by an invisible force, seemed to break free of its restraints, unleashing a sonic boom at an extremely high speed.

Lin Qi could clearly feel that invisible force.

Domain power is a secondary manifestation of law power, but once truly comprehended, that law power becomes extremely evident.

The suppression power of the domain was greatly amplified, and Lin Qi felt that his speed had slowed down by at least 30%.

If it were even weaker, the limitations would be even greater.

At the same time, the opponent's blades were faster and more terrifying, and a murderous intent arose.

He felt as if he were enveloped by the flow of water throughout the world, which made his heart pound with fear.

This was the first time he had encountered an being who had comprehended the laws of nature; it was terrifying.

His body sensed the danger; his heart pounded wildly, pumping blood, and the power of his Golden Body surged forth, causing his veins to bulge all over his body.

His muscles bulged as he wielded the "World-Destroying Spear Manual," and the entire contents of the "Diamond Scroll" flashed through his mind.

Golden energy was activated, and a golden protective shield appeared, quickly locking onto the blue flying blade.

“Ding ding!!”

He swung his spear to deflect several flying blades, while the rest were blocked by the golden shield.

"Oh!"

In an instant, Lin Qi felt a terrifying impact, as if several hundred-ton giants were speeding wildly on a highway.

The force jolted him, and his body couldn't help but stagger backward.

"Oh!"

He directly shattered the golden shield, unleashing a terrifying shockwave that spread outwards.

The shockwave disrupted the penetration speed of the blue flying blades, allowing Lin Qi to escape quickly.

……

In the contestant space, the expressions of the Blue Star team members also became solemn.

Jiang Tao shook his head and said, "How come we just killed Reynolds, and now Edith has appeared!"

"This guy is stronger than Reynolds, and he's even mastered the Law of Water. Who can beat him in the fourteenth match!"

Why is it so hard to advance to the next round?

"So, since I'm not as good as Brother Qi, am I destined to be eliminated?"

Sun Sheng said quietly, "So the best path for you is to play in the revival match."

Jiang Tao nodded and said, "That makes sense. I'll go with Qi Ge to play in the revival match."

The black-robed war god sighed and said:
"A martial artist who has comprehended the laws of the Sky Realm is already on another level. Physical ability alone is no longer enough to bridge the gap."

"Moreover, Lin Qi has not yet reached his limit."

"It might really be time to enter the revival round."

At the same time, the Triangle Tribe members all shook their heads.

Lorraine sighed and said, "Even I couldn't beat Edith."

"Lin Qi is destined to be eliminated."

Geniuses like Feng Hao also think so.

Not only them, but even those watching the live stream on Earth felt frustrated.

If it were another genius, they would also have a chance to advance.

"There's no chance anymore, I can only wait for the revival round to advance."

"What a pity! If we make it to the revival round, we won't get the 500 million Deep Space Coins reward!"

……

On the Ten Directions Blood Arena

Edith floated in the air, while the others stood on the ground, but she didn't need to.

On the entire stage, she was the strongest; no one could rival her.

No contestant would lay a hand on her.

She looked at Lin Qi, controlling the blue flying blade with her mental power, while the law of water attached itself to the blade, making it like a shark swimming in the deep sea.

It can devour the vast majority of its opponents.

"You can't escape it, you might as well just accept being eliminated."

Lin Qi ignored Edith and activated his Golden Eyes to the limit, analyzing all the attack trajectories of the opponent's blue flying blades.

Try to find a way to avoid it.

If it were in the cosmic arena, he would choose to fight Edith and experience her power of laws up close.

Unfortunately, it's impossible for him to face off head-on in the Ten Directions Blood Arena.

"~"

The moment the blue flying blade locked onto him, he unleashed the "Nine Lightning Flashes," creating nine illusory bodies.

"Puff!!"

The illusion that was hit vanished into nothingness, while Lin Qi dodged the attack.

At the same time, he swung his spear and suddenly thrust it upwards.

“Ding ding!!”

The moment of impact, his body was thrown backward, the heavy force causing his arms to tremble uncontrollably.

What a strong force.

Lin Qi's heart sank. The faster the speed, the stronger the penetrating power, and with the blessing of the laws, the power is even greater.

His body felt strained.

Under the opponent's attack, one must hold out for a longer period of time.

Not only him, but the other contestants are also persevering.

As long as we keep going and manage to have three contestants eliminated, that's fine.

Thinking of this, a large amount of source energy surged out from his body.

"Boooooooh!!"

Fifty blue flying blades were launched from tricky angles.

Lin Qi had no choice but to use his defensive trump card again—Iron Prison—to block all the flying blades.

At the same time, his stamina was being rapidly depleted due to the use of his killing move.

“Ding ding!!”

He sensed the attack of the flying blades and swung his spear to defend himself.

Time passed second by second, 30 seconds, a minute.

"Pfft~"

The flying blade on Lin Qi's shoulder was slashed, his internal energy was pierced, and even his armor couldn't withstand it, being cut open and spurting blood.

Two minutes later, Lin Qi had countless wounds on his body again, but none of them were fatal.

"Oh!"

The shield exploded again, and the shockwave once more blocked the blue flying blade.

Edith was a little embarrassed that she hadn't managed to kill Lynch in two minutes.

"Buzz!!"

A terrifying aura erupted from her, and her mental energy surged forth continuously.

Just as she was about to get serious, she controlled the blue flying blades to combine into a giant flying blade.

Suddenly, I heard the voice of a smart voice assistant.

Only 8 players remain; the fourteenth Crimson Arena match has ended!

Edith knew the match was over after hearing this. Looking at the rather disheveled Lin Qi not far away, she smiled and said:

"I must say, Lynch, you're very lucky!"

"You actually advanced!"

Lynch also let out a breath and looked at Edith, saying:

"I will remember this battle!"

"If we get matched again in the later matches, I'll make it all back."

Edith shook her head and said, "Anyone can talk big. I admit you're pretty good, but even if you had 100 years, you still wouldn't be my match."

Lynch didn't answer after hearing this. Three years later, everything would be different.

At this moment, the other six contestants also gathered around. Upon seeing Lin Qi, a burly man with silver scales exclaimed:

"This person was lucky; he actually made it to the end."

"If we had come any later, we would have been eliminated."

"Luck is also a part of ability," someone else laughed.

Lin Qi listened to the discussion without saying a word; being weak, there was no point in saying anything more.

Hearing the discussions of the crowd, the eight people were also teleported back to the player space.

……

"Dear viewers and contestants, let's congratulate the 8 contestants who have successfully survived to the end and secured their spots in the next round!"

The host, Sang Qing, announced the final results.

At the same time, cheers and shouts erupted from the audience.

"Edith is amazing!"

"And Ur and Mota, their strength is indeed not to be underestimated."

"A sure path to advancement!"

"And there's Lin Qi from the Blue Star civilization. He's quite strong too, and he actually managed to hold out against Edith for a full two minutes."

"Why did Lynch advance? Bardis is clearly stronger. If he had faced Edith, he might have advanced by now."

"..."

……

In the contestant's space,
Lin Qi was teleported back to the Triangle Seats Arena.

"Brother Qi, you're awesome!"

Jiang Tao hugged Lin Qi with great excitement.

Sun Sheng also widened his eyes in amazement:

"We all thought you were going to be eliminated, but we didn't expect you to persevere."

"Your defensive capabilities are too strong."

The black-robed God of War sighed, "Lin Qi, we all underestimated you."

Lin Qi shook his head and said, "I'm still too weak. My advancement this time was all due to luck. I need to continue cultivating to become stronger."

The others nodded in agreement; advancing in the Ten Directions Blood Arena was extremely difficult.

With 10000 slots, even if distributed across 5432 star systems, there are only 1.84 slots available, not even enough for two.

Although the number of people advancing varies depending on the strength of each galaxy.

However, without the strength of the top teams, it is virtually impossible to advance.

Many more galaxies may not have any advance at all.

In previous years, at most only fewer than 10 people have had the opportunity to advance in the Triangulum Galaxy competition, while the rest are most likely to be eliminated.

……

Among the Triangular Tribe members not far away, Feng Hao also showed admiration:

"Lin Qi from the Blue Star civilization, he's quite good."

"Although there was an element of luck in his advancement, being able to last two minutes against Edith is enough to prove his ability."

"As expected of one of the top geniuses in the Blazing Sun Academy."

Lorraine laughed and said, "He's even more impressive than we imagined. Just being able to advance is proof of his strength."

"Perhaps his strength will improve significantly after the second round."

……

In the upper tier of the audience seating, the Lieyang Civilization area

A high-ranking member slowly spoke up: "The Wan Hai Society's Edith is quite capable, Yao Chen, what do you think?"

He didn't have a very high opinion of Lynch.

After hearing this, Yao Chen said, "I think Edith's attacking player is quite good, very talented!"

"I believe in him!"

Another senior executive shook his head and said, "It's just not bad, it's far inferior to Edith."

Yao Chen shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily true."

"After some time, it might bring us a surprise."

……

After chatting briefly with everyone, Lin Qi logged off.

The others also logged off one after another. After witnessing Lin Qi's battle, they realized their own inadequacy and went back to cultivate diligently.

Residence No. 5, martial arts room.

Lin Qi slowly opened his eyes. He did not get up immediately, but instead reviewed the battle he had just fought.

This match was exciting enough for him.

He had always been able to easily defeat his opponents in any competition, and had never encountered any particularly strong opponents.

But this time, he encountered Reynolds and Edith, both of whom were stronger than the other.

And they are all better than me.

Especially Edith, who comprehended the power of laws, greatly boosted her combat strength.

She was no match for him at all, if she hadn't held back.

I won't live to see the end.

He carefully experienced the power of the laws and fully mobilized the power of the laws in the universe.

With the blessing of the power of the laws, all aspects have been greatly improved.

“I still have a lot of room for improvement, and I have almost three more years to go.”

"I must become stronger as soon as possible!"

Lin Qi thought to himself.

Then she stood up, went out, went downstairs, and came to the living room.

"Xiao Qi, congratulations on your successful advancement, well done."

"Right now, people all over Earth are praising you online."

"You have not let our planet down!"

Everyone says you never let people down.

Lin Zhen burst into laughter in the living room, his expression excited.

Mom Fang Huiyi laughed and said, "Your dad was so nervous when you were facing Edith's attack. He thought you were going to lose."

Lin Xiao, the younger brother, clapped his hands and said, "Brother... won!"

Lin Zhaoyue, the younger sister, also clapped along.

Lin Qi thought for a moment, then patted his younger siblings' heads and smiled:
"I told you, I would advance!"

"However, I am still too weak right now and need to improve further."

Lin Zhen patted Lin Qi on the shoulder and said:
"Let's have a good celebration tonight."

Fang Huiyi also stood up and said, "I'll go cook."

"Oh, right, let's invite Jiang Tao and Miao Yin over to celebrate as well."

Lin Qi smiled and said, "Okay, I'll inform them."

……

Meanwhile, in the capital city, at the headquarters of the Crimson Sky Martial Arts Hall.

In the owner's office on the top floor.

The Crimson Emperor, clad in a crimson robe, looked at the projected screen before him and smiled as he watched Lin Qi successfully advance.

"Well done, Lynch!"

"I thought I was going to be eliminated, but I didn't expect to persevere."

"Now that you've advanced, you'll have three years to cultivate."

"But without enough Deep Space Coins, it's impossible to achieve a major breakthrough."

"500 million Deep Space Coins is still too few."

"You need enough Deep Space Coins to buy enough Source Energy Crystals."

The Crimson Emperor fell into deep thought upon this, as he also possessed tens of millions of Deep Space Coins.

If he had his resources, Lynch's strength could be greatly enhanced.

But he also needs to cultivate himself.

The difference between the second realm of the universe and the realm of soaring through the sky is a whole realm, and he had only broken through to that realm a few years ago.

If you don't seize the time to cultivate, you will be no match for those geniuses who have cultivated for thousands of years.

If we help geniuses like Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, Jiang Miaoyin, and Jiang Tao, should we offer them more help?
This troubled him greatly; it was the problem of too many geniuses and too little civilization.

If he were in the Flowing Blade civilization, he would have no doubt that the other civilization could come up with hundreds of millions of Deep Space Coins.

"Buzz!"

"Master, information about Inspector Tulan!"

Suddenly, the figure of a girl in red appeared beside him. She projected a crimson screen, and a message appeared before his eyes.

A moment later
In the virtual network of the universe, within the personal space of the Crimson Emperor.

This is a tranquil, classic manor.

Two figures appeared out of thin air in front of a tea table.

One of them was the tall, slender, and exquisitely beautiful Tu Lan Inspector.

Upon seeing this, the other person, the Crimson Emperor, also became serious.

The newcomer was tall and upright with broad shoulders, wearing a blue uniform and exuding a refined and scholarly air.

His eyes were deep and his body radiated an invisible power.

"Manager Xiyuan, welcome!"

"Please sit down!"

The Crimson Emperor greeted them.

The visitor was Xi Yuan, the head of the Deep Space Sun Star Region Branch.

Tu Lan and Xi Yuan sat down opposite the Crimson Emperor.

The Red Emperor served the two of them hot tea.

"I wonder what business you two have with me?"

Tu Lan took a simple sip of tea:
"We've come to see you today because we have good news!"

"Good news?" the Crimson Emperor asked, puzzled.

Tu Lan laughed and said, "My supervisor and I watched the fourteenth match of the Ten Directions Blood Arena today!"

"Lynch's performance can be described as absolutely amazing."

"It showed us his talent; he's far from being at his peak."

"If he had enough resources to cultivate to the peak of the Sky Soaring Realm, his results would be even better."

The Crimson Emperor nodded and said, "Lin Qi does indeed have great talent."

"If he had a few more years, he could have performed even better."

"But our planet Earth is too poor right now to provide it with better resources."

Tu Lan smiled and said, "This is the reason we came here today."

……

(End of this chapter)