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

Chapter 703 The Old Monster! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
There was a clear gap between the two sides; Jiang Miaoyin was no match for her.

On the spacious arena,
"Clang clang clang!!"

In the air, sharp flying swords and knives clashed against each other in a dazzling display.

The clash of weapons created sparks and an energy storm!

In the clash, the flying swords formed a sword formation, but were gradually defeated by the exquisite attacks of the flying knives.

"Admit defeat!"

"You're also from the Blazing Sun Star Region, right? And you're from the same civilization as Lin Qi!"

"Coming from a minor civilization, no wonder their methods of controlling telekinesis are so crude."

"With your strength, I really don't know how you passed the mental trial."

"Your Blazing Sun Star Region can't beat our Dark Nether Star Region in every Deep Space Genius Tournament!"

"In our Youming Star Region, there are dozens of contestants who clearly have stronger abilities, but they were eliminated because of the mental trial. It's really unfair."

"This time, we've been surpassed by your Blazing Sun Star Region."

Tyne's eyes flashed blue, and a disdainful smile appeared on his lips.

Jiang Miaoyin looked solemn and did not answer, instead throwing herself wholeheartedly into the battle.

Surrounded by a whirlwind, the laws of wind merged with the flying sword and throwing knife, causing them to collide.

A few minutes later
"Pfft~"

The throwing knife pierced Jiang Miaoyin's chest, blood gushing out, and her body fell to the ground.

Tyne shook his head and said:
"Is this all the strength your Earth has?"

Jiang Miaoyin said calmly:

"It's just that I'm weak; it doesn't mean Earth is weak!"

After saying that, she vanished into nothingness and was eliminated.

Wearing blue armor, Tyne sheathed his throwing knives and shook his head, saying, "To me, it's all the same."

……

On the athletes' plaza

Jiang Miaoyin was teleported back. Looking at Lin Qi and her brother Jiang Tao, she forced a smile and said:
"Sorry, I've been eliminated too!"

Jiang Tao also sighed and said:
"We, the six of us from Blue Star, passed the mental trial, but in just the first round of the arena competition, four of us have already been eliminated."

"Now only the War God Senior is left!"

"If he is also eliminated, we will only have Qi Ge left."

Lin Qi patted Jiang Miaoyin on the shoulder and said:
"It's okay, don't be sad!"

"I see your opponent, Tyne, has been spouting a lot of trash talk about our planet Earth!"

"I have memorized all the contestants from their Netherworld Star Region!"

"If we get matched later, I'll help you get revenge."

Jiang Miaoyin whispered, "I'm fine, you don't need to worry about me."

Lin Qi shook his head and said, "Don't worry, it won't have any effect."

His eyesight is amazing; by activating his [Golden Eyes], he can clearly see every detail of the battle.

He saw everything Tyne said.

Even lip reading, he can translate quickly.

He knew everything Tyne said.

Therefore, he hopes to be matched with players from the Netherworld Star Region in the next few games.

He will show this contestant from the Netherworld Star Region what the difference in strength really means.

Although the Youming Starfield is not weak, it has always ranked in the top 10 in previous years, making it a truly powerful starfield.

In terms of overall strength, they are even slightly stronger than their own Lieyang Star Region.

But for me, no matter how strong they are, they can't escape being eliminated when they encounter me.

……

The game continues.

One after another, countless masters demonstrated their strength.

In the 598th match, on stage number 6, the Flame Demon Yaoyu, clad in crimson armor, took to the stage.

Wielding a blood-red battle blade, he decapitated his opponent within 10 moves, successfully advancing to the next level!

In the player's space, Jiang Tao couldn't help but sigh after seeing Yao Yu teleported back:

"Yaoyu is as strong as ever. Even in the arena, he can still easily defeat his opponents!"

"That physical fitness is truly enviable!"

"His special physique allows him to condense nine source veins, which makes him far superior to others in terms of physical fitness!"

"At the same time, it can mobilize more source energy, and even in a protracted war, it can wear down the opponent."

"The nickname 'Flame Demon' is truly well-deserved!"

Lin Qi concentrated intently, his eyes gleaming with golden light, observing Yao Yu's sword technique.

The deeper one's understanding of the laws, the stronger the destructive power that can be unleashed when integrated into swordsmanship!

Yao Yu is a living example.

Although he relied on his physical strength to overwhelm his opponents, his understanding of the laws was by no means weak.

It's even terrifyingly strong.

Even disregarding his physical advantages, his combat strength is not weak.

"I just don't know who's stronger, me or me!"

Lin Qi thought to himself.

After Yao Yu's match ended, he quickly looked at the other players.

1700 matches, not all can be finished in one day!
It will take about three days to finish!
When it's time to rest, we'll take a break!

The competition resumes the next day, while Lynch logs off to categorize his opponents and review the matches, learning from them to improve himself.

Especially those players who use the Law of Gold.

They learned the top-level secret manuals, in which the application of the power of laws was extremely exquisite.

Lin Qi was greatly impressed and silently memorized the information, pondering whether he could learn from it and improve his marksmanship!

……

The next day, the contestants' space
"This guy is so strong!"

Suddenly, Sun Sheng, dressed in a golden robe, spoke, his gaze fixed on arena number 1.

The two figures were colliding violently.

The collision between the flowing water and the earth-yellow domain caused the earth domain to expand continuously, completely suppressing the flowing water domain, and it continued to grow stronger.

Meanwhile, a burly man wielded a giant axe, constantly suppressing his opponent!
His opponent was a genius from the Netherworld Star Region, and his sword was suppressed and forced to retreat step by step.

Finally, it was completely cleaved in two by the battle axe.

The black-robed war god's expression turned solemn as he said:

"Byron is extremely powerful; his understanding of the Law of Earth has reached an extremely high level!"

"Each axe strike carries the powerful law of earth, instantly suppressing the opponent and preventing them from unleashing their full power."

"Even I am far inferior to him!"

Li Tianxing also spoke up:

"According to the information, Byron is now 78 years old, which is about the same age as the God of War."

"But he broke through to the Sky Realm at the age of 30 and spent 48 years honing his martial arts skills in the Sky Realm."

"His comprehension of the laws has reached a terrifying level!"

“Aside from geniuses with special physiques, he is the strongest.”

"And even geniuses with special physiques are capable of competing!"

Jiang Tao also exclaimed, "According to the information provided by Lorraine, there is a whole group of geniuses like this, each one more powerful than the last."

"Byron might not even be the strongest among them!"

"They've honed their skills for decades, and their understanding of the laws and mastery of the secret techniques have reached another level!"

"Their combat strength is terrifying!"

After hearing this, Lin Qi sighed, "Except for geniuses like Yao Yu who have special physiques."

"And there's an old monster like Byron!"

"Getting more rewards isn't easy!"

Jiang Miaoyin laughed and said, "Brother Lin Qi, aren't you a monster yourself?"

"I doubt Byron can beat you!"

Lin Qi humbly replied, "You overestimate me!"

Jiang Tao shook his head and said, "We don't believe it!"

"Although they are very strong, we believe that you are definitely no weaker than them!"

"You're the number one in the spiritual trial!"

Lin Qi smiled but didn't say anything; his gaze returned to the large screen.

……

Time flies, and the first round of the arena competition begins, with matches taking place simultaneously on all eight arenas.

All 1700 matches were completed in three days.

Some are happy, some are sad!
In the audience seating area that can accommodate billions of viewers, and in the live broadcast room, countless people are expressing their opinions.

"Damn it! Our Bale from the Revolve Starfield actually lost! He's one of our starfield's top geniuses!"

"Even the mental trial didn't stump him; he's a genius aiming to break into the three holy lands!"

"I can't accept the fact that he was eliminated...!"

"Aug, the strongest genius of our civilization, unfortunately stopped in the first round. We are already satisfied!"

"As long as we enter the ranks of the supreme powers, our civilization can rise!"

"I have no regrets about dying!"

"..."

In the player plaza, the God of War, dressed in black robes, was teleported back.

He exhaled a breath of stale air and laughed:
"I've successfully completed the mission and advanced!"

"However, my opponent in this match was really strong, and I almost lost!"

Jiang Tao exclaimed, "It was such a hard-won victory!"

"Four people were eliminated in just the first round!"

"Now, all that's left on our Blue Star is you, Brother Qi, and Senior War God!"

"In our Blazing Sun Starfield, we've also eliminated more than half of our numbers!"

"Of the original 68 people, only 29 remain!"

"Those who were able to advance were all strong contestants; each of them possessed a profound understanding of the laws."

Lin Qi nodded in agreement. If Jiang Miaoyin and the others were at a level that had just broken through, it was equivalent to about 2% of the sixth rank.

Jiang Tao and his group were already at a disadvantage in terms of comprehension, and the secret manuals were also at a disadvantage, so even their strong combat talent was of no use.

For a skill at the sixth tier, every 1% represents a significant improvement.

In combat, this translates to a significant increase in combat power.

And the lethality of their moves—these are enough to determine the outcome!
The War God was right. Although he was not young, he had not received proper training. He had only been able to condense the power of laws for a few years.

It's nowhere near as good as those who have honed their skills for decades!
"..."

"Contestants, everyone!"

Elder Xing Yu, with his towering figure and profound aura, reappeared from the blue pillar of light. In front of him, on a large projected screen, 1700 names appeared.

He calmly began to announce:

"The first round of the arena match has ended!"

"Congratulations to the 1700 participants! You will receive a reward of 6000 million Deep Space Coins!"

"Next, we will play the second game!"

Only 850 of you will be able to advance to the third game!

"You will also receive an additional ten million Deep Space Coins as a reward!"

After he finished speaking, the blue screen transformed into 1700 stars that streaked across the sky and coalesced into a brand new battle chart!

……

In the player plaza, countless players all looked toward the new match schedule.

Lin Qi's eyes were like radar, and he quickly spotted his opponent.

Match 11: Lynch (Blazing Sun Star Region) VS Tyne (Dark Sea Star Region)

Upon seeing the match schedule, Lin Qi immediately smiled.

"This intelligent system is really interesting. Is this what big data is all about?"

Lin Qi looked up at the starry sky. He had originally wanted to be matched with Tyne from the Netherworld Star Region, but he ended up being matched with him in the second game.

He didn't believe it was all just luck.

It's highly likely that what they said was recorded by the intelligent system.

Then, during the matching process, the two people are deliberately paired together.

"Brother Lin Qi, your opponent is Tyne from the Netherworld Star Region?!"

After reading the match schedule, Jiang Miaoyin's expression immediately became excited.

Jiang Tao laughed and said, "That's great!"

"That guy actually dared to say that our Earth is no good."

"Brother Qi, eliminate him immediately. Does he still want to advance and get the reward?"

"He's probably overthinking it!"

Lin Qi nodded and said, "He's come at the perfect time!"

……

Just as everyone was chatting, Elder Xing Yu announced the start of the second round.

On stage number 6.

"Oh!"

Clad in black armor, with a burly physique resembling an iron tower and a savage bear, Guta'o's blood surged violently.

With immense force unleashed, he wielded the hammer and spear that exuded a heavy aura.

"Hoohoo!!"

Each swing of the weapon unleashes a violent gust of wind and a tremendous force!

The earthen-yellow energy flowed, the hammer and spear expanded, turning into a giant sphere, and then slammed down heavily!
"Pfft~"

His opponent coughed up blood as if he had been struck by a force tens of thousands of times greater than normal, his bones shattering!

Finally, it vanished into nothingness.

[Battle Ended: Gutau (Barbarian Ancestor Starfield) Wins!]

Guteau, who was teleported back to his player's seat, smiled excitedly.

"They're too weak; there's not a single one of them who can fight!"

"Let's hurry up and move on to the later rounds; those are where the real masters clash!"

"And that Byron, he really understood the Law of Earth very well, and I also understood the Law of Earth."

"I really want to have a head-to-head battle with him!"

"Oh right, and there's also Lin Qi. He got first place in the Mind Trial, so he must have some skills!"

……

At this moment in the Blue Star region, Jiang Tao exclaimed:
"Little Barbarian Guteau, you truly live up to your reputation!"

"The special physique he awakened is the Barbarian God Physique, a physique that only a few geniuses in the entire Barbarian Ancestor Mountain can awaken."

"Unless something unexpected happens in the future, there will be almost no bottlenecks before reaching the fifth realm of the universe!"

"There is a very high probability that I will break through to the fifth realm of the universe!"

"With a single hammer blow, covered by the thick earth law, few players could withstand his attack!"

"They are also strong contenders for the championship!"

Lynch nodded in agreement; Gutaio was indeed formidable.

He easily defeated his opponent in the first round, and the same thing happened in the second round. He didn't need many moves to sweep through the opponent.

Furthermore, he possesses extremely strong defensive capabilities!
Anyone who faces him will find it extremely difficult!

His strength remained unchanged.

……

[Lin Qi, please get ready to go on stage!]

"It's my turn!"

A moment later, Lin Qi looked at the ended arena and heard a notification from the intelligent voice system.

"boom!"

The next second, they were enveloped by a blue beam of light and teleported away.

Meanwhile, in the contestant area of ​​the distant Youming Starfield.

"Tyne, it's your turn!"

"Defeat Lynch, and you will be famous throughout the entire human race!"

Tyne also smiled and said:

"It's the Blue Star civilization again. The first round proved that they only have willpower; their actual combat strength is pitifully weak!"

"Once I kill Lynch, I'll go back and celebrate properly tonight."

After he finished speaking, his body was also teleported away.

……

On Arena No. 6

"boom!"

A blue beam of light descended, the light and shadow particles dissipated, and two figures emerged.

Wearing dark blue armor, Tyne brandished his sword, his blue eyes scanning Lin Qi from head to toe.

"I have reviewed the information on your Blue Star civilization, and it is quite impressive. Six people have passed the mental trial and joined the supreme power."

"You have good willpower, but your strength is too weak."

Only two people advanced!

"The Deep Space Genius Tournament is too unfair. Those with stronger abilities should be allowed to enter the supreme forces, instead of judging people based on willpower."

"You're slightly stronger, but you still can't escape being eliminated by me!"

Lin Qi said calmly:
"There are other reasons behind the competition rules set by the Deep Space Institute!"

That's just your opinion!

"As for eliminating me, that's such a funny thing to say, it's hilarious!"

[Countdown: ... 3, 2, 1]

[Countdown complete, competition officially begins!]

"Whoosh!!!"

Tyne swung his giant battle sword, which instantly transformed into hundreds of thin, cicada-wing-like throwing knives!

The blue law of water covered the flying knife like flowing water.

The air began to become humid, as if taking you back to the seaside, with the scent of the ocean wafting towards you.

Huge, surging waves crashed against the shore, and a suffocating atmosphere enveloped every corner.

Hundreds of blue throwing knives soared into the sky, circling the entire arena, while swirling water currents filled the surrounding area.

Each throwing knife is like a fish in the water, nimbly weaving through the air.

It stirred up the flowing water's powerful energy, and the laws of water subtly and silently propelled the flying knives.

"Boooooooh!!"

In an instant, the blue throwing knife triggered a chain reaction, shooting towards Lin Qi from different directions.

"clang!"

Seeing this, Lin Qi gripped his spear tightly and slammed the butt of the spear heavily onto the ground, unleashing an invisible golden shockwave that spread outwards!

The alloy cracked instantly, and an invisible golden domain spread outwards, while an invisible golden sharpness cut wildly in all directions!

"Buzz!!"

“Ding ding!!”

Hundreds of throwing knives collided with the invisible sharpness, possessing extremely strong impact.

The sharp edge continued to shoot towards Lin Qi!

At the same time, its firing speed was also hindered and slowed down!
Lin Qi swung his black and gold spear, and suddenly slashed upwards at the flying knife!

"clang!"

The thrown knife that was hit had a clear notch in its shattered blade!
"What……!"

When Tyne saw this, his expression immediately changed!
His own telekinetic weapon was imbued with laws, and to shatter it required extremely high strength!
Even with the most penetrating metal law, it wouldn't be this easy!

His initial confidence vanished, replaced by a chilling feeling as if he were being watched by an invisible behemoth.

"Die to me!!"

The intense sense of crisis made Tyne's eyes widen, and he fully mobilized the vast source energy within his body.

The blue energy seemed to transform into water dragons, or even hundreds of flying knives, which combined to form three water dragon spikes!
"boom!"

With unparalleled momentum, the water converges, like a roaring water dragon!

Lin Qi smiled disdainfully upon seeing this:
"You have a small skill, but you still dare to do the same thing!"

A brilliant golden light flashed from his body!

The Law of Metal was activated, and the spear tip slashed out fiercely, unleashing a huge golden arc-shaped blade!

"Oh!"

Space was instantly torn apart, and the three roaring water dragon was instantly cut in half by the golden blade!

“Bang bang!!”

Amidst the deafening explosion, dozens of throwing knives shattered and crashed to the ground.

At the same time, Lin Qi's figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

……

(End of this chapter)