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

Chapter 714 The Finals! (Seeking monthly votes)
In the high-level viewing seats, many high-ranking officials from the Divine Eye Starfield were also discussing the matter.

"Hemo possesses the strongest talent of the Divine Eye Clan. His third silver eye has undergone a qualitative transformation compared to other members of the clan."

"The divine eyes of the Divine Eye Clan are inherently stronger than those of ordinary people."

"And all of his divine eye's abilities have been greatly enhanced."

"The same mental power technique, the same cultivation level, but when he uses it, its power will be even greater!"

"At the same time, he can easily multitask, launching mental attacks and controlling telekinetic weapons without interfering with each other!"

"This is something that other geniuses would find very difficult to do!"

"Lin Qi's mental defense techniques don't seem very sophisticated; they're even inferior to Mo Jun's!"

"If this continues, Lin Qi will undoubtedly lose!"

"Of course, the battle is not over yet, and we cannot be careless!"

"Hemer is a smart kid; he'll handle the fight."

……

On the giant arena
Lynch sensed danger; the peril was approaching from three different directions.

He calmed his mind, activated the Law of Thunder, and lightning surged around his body.

"Zizzi!!"

Three more dazzling lightning phantoms split off and ran in different directions.

"It's no use, I've already seen your true form!"

Hemo shook his head; his divine eyes had already seen through the illusion, and he controlled three obsidian throwing knives to stab at Lin Qi's true form.

"Boooooooh!!"

Lin Qi's expression remained unchanged upon seeing this, but his heart pounded violently as he unleashed the power of his Golden Body!

He was now very close to Hermes!
He had obsidian throwing knives on his back, and above him, a huge silver eyeball was gathering spiritual power!

Caught between two attacks, he was in dire straits!
"It's over!"

"boom!!"

Hermes slowly opened his mouth, and a huge silver beam shot out from his huge silver eyeball, this time the beam was even thicker!

Lynch sensed a violent danger!
The newly formed crimson tower was once again subjected to a mental ray!
Lin Qi's eyes narrowed, radiating a dazzling golden light as his [Golden Eyes] began to operate wildly.

Instantly calculated
He suddenly swung the spear in his hand, and a powerful surge of Golden Emperor Qi erupted from his body!

The powerful energy condensed into a golden shield like a tornado, and the crimson-gold flames and metal particles began to burn together!
“Bang bang!!”

In an instant, Lin Qi felt a sharp pain in his brain.

Faced with the mental impact, the Starfire Tower shattered instantly, and the rays continued to shoot towards the Soul Core!

"boom!"

Lynch's brain felt like it had been hit by a heavy hammer; his head throbbed with pain, like a watermelon about to burst open!

This is the first time he has ever suffered such a heavy blow!
"Boooooooh!!"

At the same time, three obsidian throwing knives, their horns flashing with black light, also shot over.

"Bang!!"

Upon impact with the golden shield, it shattered like glass shards!

In an instant, a terrifying shockwave exploded outwards, spreading outwards like a golden wave of energy!

The three obsidian throwing knives, facing the metal shockwave, were like a monstrous wave that sent them flying!

"You actually blocked it?"

He Mo also looked puzzled. Lin Qi's move was even more impressive than Mo Jun's; his grasp of timing was too strong.

He had to admit that Lynch was indeed impressive.

That's all there is to it; the soul core was hit by its own ray, so there's no way it could survive.

A wave of intense fatigue washed over Hermes.

A genius like Lin Qi is too difficult to deal with. The illusion technique was useless and even consumed a lot of his mental energy.

At the same time, the two silver rays were part of his mental attack technique, and each use of them also required mental energy.

The second strike, imbued with special force, unleashed a massive amount of mental energy.

If this still can't shatter Lin Qi's soul core, then he's doomed.

……

At this moment, countless spectators looked nervously at Lynch in the energy storm.

Whether they live or die depends on what happens next.

"It hurts!"

In his consciousness space, Lin Qi looked at his soul core, a crystal-clear white core that now had cracks appearing like glass.

It represents his spiritual power, and thankfully it hasn't shattered.

Once it breaks, he will die.

Although his brow was bulging and his head was throbbing, he was not in danger of dying.

Hermes's silver rays are too powerful!

Or perhaps his defenses were too weak, and he was instantly breached.

The reason he is still alive is because of his Heavenly Eye.

Layers of power emanated from the Heavenly Eye, surging forth and merging into the Soul Core.

It's the effect of the Heavenly Eye!

Although the Heavenly Eye doesn't have much of a mental effect, at most it can see through illusions, but it does have a little bit of defensive capability.

That's exactly what allowed him to block Hermes's killing move!
He wasn't confident he could withstand another attack!
His gaze locked onto Hemo. Now that the desperate situation was over, it was Hemo's turn!

"Buzz!"

A terrifying burst of metallic energy erupted from his body, along with a surge of lightning.

The power of two laws erupted simultaneously!

Lin Qi brandished his black and gold spear, with golden threads forming a rotating wheel around it!
"laugh!!"

The spear tip tore through the air, shooting out like a dazzling golden dragon!

He suddenly erupted, unleashing his golden domain, catching Hermes completely off guard!
The two of them were less than five meters apart, at Lin Qi's speed of more than 10,000 meters per second!

Hermes' three silver eyes widened to their maximum, his divine eyes also possessing astonishing eyesight.

He saw Lin Qi's movements clearly and tried to dodge, but his body was too late to react.

He had no weapons on him.

"not good!"

His eyes widened, every cell in his body stirred, and his body instinctively leaned back!

At the same time, his eyes widened, and his silver pupils were filled with streaks of blood, releasing a powerful spiritual force.

"Boooooooh!!"

"Hurry!!"

Hermes screamed inwardly, manipulating three obsidian throwing knives to stab at Lin Qi at top speed.

But a series of intense golden rays locked onto his position, and a giant golden dragon pierced through the air!
"boom!!"

With a golden gust of wind, Hermes, who had just made a move, watched as the spear pierced through his chest.

He can not only release mental energy, but also control telekinetic weapons.

Its only weakness is its physical condition.

He only awakened two abilities and did not condense nine source veins.

Once he's stabbed at close range, he's finished!
"Pfft~"

No more miracles!
Lynch's black and gold spear easily pierced Hemo's neck, extinguishing all his life force!

He wanted to unleash the Silver Ray, but his life force was waning and it was too late.

"It's over, Hermes!"

"I won this battle!"

Hemo looked at Lin Qi across from him. The other man's expression remained calm, and his tone contained an unstoppable confidence.

Feeling blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, he spoke:
"I lost……"

After saying this, his body turned into nothingness and dissipated into the air.

[Battle over! Lin Qi (Blazing Sun Star Region) wins!]

[Congratulations to Lin Qi on advancing to the finals!]

The intelligent voice announced the final result without any emotion.

……

Lin Qi looked up at the dazzling starry sky, his head throbbing with pain, the agony in his brain still lingering. His soul core remained riddled with cracks.

This was the closest he ever came to death!
Fortunately, he won in the end!

"boom!"

At the same time, his injuries began to heal, and he was enveloped in a blue beam of light, teleporting him back to the players' plaza.

……

In the audience, the moment the result was announced.

The silent audience erupted in a tsunami of shouts.

The audience, especially those in the Lieyang Starfield, completely erupted in emotion.

"Lynch!!!"

"We won! We actually won!"

"too strong!"

"Lin Qi, you are my god!!"

"Just when we thought he was doomed, he actually turned the tables and won!"

"The final collision was absolutely brilliant, absolutely amazing!"

"Who said Lin Qi is inferior to Mo Jun!"

"If Lin Qi can defeat He Mo, can Mo Jun do the same?"

"Haha, we've made it to the finals! Our Blazing Sun Star Region hasn't made it to the finals in years!"

"Grandpa, it's been thousands of years! The Blazing Sun Star Region you supported has finally made it to the finals!"

Audiences in other star systems were also incredulous.

"That's terrifying! As expected, no one knows the outcome until the very last moment!"

"Lin Qi is still terrifying; he actually withstood Hermes' mental attack!"

"The upcoming final is going to be interesting!"

……

On the contestants' plaza, in the Divine Eye Starfield area.

The Divine Eye Clan members, who had been beaming with smiles and preparing to celebrate, suddenly lost their smiles and froze on the spot.

Hermes, who was teleported back, also looked dazed.

He actually lost!
He simply couldn't understand it!
Lin Qi's mental defense technique, the Starfire Tower, is clearly inferior to Mo Jun's.

But he actually withstood his own attack!
Is this the true value of winning first place in the spiritual trial?

Should we rely on willpower to tough it out?
He was starting to have an existential crisis, having actually lost to Lynch and been eliminated in the semifinals.

His original hope was to compete for the championship, and he was confident.

He didn't believe that Monuo's mental defense was stronger than Mo Jun's; in a fight between the two, he had a high probability of winning!
It's a pity they're all gone now!
He looked around, exhaled a deep breath, shook his head, and smiled bitterly:
"I lost, and I accept my defeat wholeheartedly!"

"Lin Qi from the Blazing Sun Starfield is indeed formidable; he truly is the nemesis of our Divine Eye Clan!"

……

Not far away in the Tianjiao Starfield, Mo Jun, dressed in a golden robe, stared wide-eyed, his expression one of astonishment:
"Lin Qi actually won!"

"How did he do that?" His expression then became complicated; he had previously thought he could beat Lynch.

It now seems that he overestimated himself; if Lynch could defeat Hermes, he could definitely defeat himself.

He underestimated the other party!

The opponent's strength was far greater than they had imagined!
Guta'o of the Barbarian Ancestor Starfield also muttered to himself:

"This kid is amazing! Who would have thought he'd make it to the finals!"

"What if we win the championship? That would be incredible!"

Tianyuan Star Domain
Pan Kai watched the entire battle with a look of astonishment.

"Lin Qi actually won?"

"How could they actually win?"

"I've really learned something new!"

The other contestants also expressed their admiration, saying, "We are completely convinced!"

"That's amazing!"

"Hermes has really met his match!"

"Lin Qi's achievement of becoming the first in the Mind Trial is no joke!"

Pan Kai looked at Meng Nuo beside him, whose expression had become serious after watching the battle.

"What's wrong? Feeling pressured?"

After hearing this, Monno admitted, "There is indeed pressure!"

"I thought he was going to lose, but he still won!"

"This is beyond our expectations, which means his combat strength is even greater than theoretically possible!"

"Theoretically, I'm stronger than him, but that doesn't necessarily mean I can defeat him!"

"This is a rare kind of pressure!"

"I'm already looking forward to the match later!"

Monno's deep eyes burned with an excited flame.

……

"Brother Qi, you actually won!"

After Lin Qi was teleported back, Jiang Tao excitedly hugged him.

Jiang Miaoyin also smiled and said:

"Brother Lin Qi, congratulations on defeating Hermes and successfully advancing to the finals!"

"You're just one step away from the championship!"

"In this Deep Space Genius Tournament, among countless Sky-Soaring Realm warriors across three rounds, you will emerge as the strongest!"

The Triangle Clan members nearby were also shocked.

They suddenly realized that Lin Qi had unknowingly made it to the finals.

Regardless of winning or losing, he is already one of the two strongest geniuses in this Deep Space Genius Competition.

Before the third round began, no one expected this outcome.

They were truly shocked!
……

Above the contestants' plaza, even the 108 managers couldn't help but sigh in amazement.

"What a surprise, Lin Qi actually won!"

"Congratulations, Xiyuan!"

Hearing everyone's congratulations, the elegant Xi Yuan immediately smiled.

"The game isn't over yet, don't rush to congratulate me!"

Elder Xing Yu, who was not far away, also spoke up:

"The Deep Space Genius Competition has not seen such a talented genius in a long time!"

"The quality of this final will be extremely high, among the highest in dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of editions!"

After he finished speaking, his figure enlarged again and was projected in front of all the audience members!

With a wave of his hand, two figures appeared: Monno, dressed in black and white armor, and Lin Qi, dressed in black and gold armor.

His deep voice resonated in the ears of every audience member!

"Ladies and gentlemen! Contestants!"

"Let's congratulate Lin Qi from the Lieyang Star Region and Meng Nuo from the Tianyuan Star Region on their successful advancement to the final!"

The Deep Space Genius Competition has been held tens of millions of times to date!

"And I can say with certainty that this will be one of the most spectacular ever."

"After more than four years and three rounds of our Deep Space Genius Tournament, we have finally reached the final game!"

"In the final match, we will determine the ultimate champion!"

"He will be the strongest among countless Sky Realm cultivators in our Human Race's 108 Star Domains!"

"The final champion will be decided between two people!"

"Next, let's welcome our two contestants to the stage!"

"First up is Meng Nuo from the Tianyuan Star Region. He has defeated his opponents with overwhelming force and is an undisputed powerhouse!"

"Then there's Lin Qi from the Blazing Sun Star Region, a dark horse who achieved a record-breaking first place in the Mind Trial!"

"And now they've even made it to the finals!"

"If he wins the championship, he will achieve first place in both the mental trial and the arena competition!"

"In the history of the Deep Space Genius Challenge, only 65 people have ever achieved this!"

"Let's welcome our two players to the stage!"

After Elder Xing Yu finished speaking, his figure merged into the starry sky behind him and completely disappeared.

The audience erupted in cheers.

The audience in the Tianyuan Starfield and Lieyang Starfield erupted in a tsunami-like roar.

"Mono!!"

"Lin Qi!!"

"Monno is destined to win this battle; no one can stop him!"

"Lynch can beat others, but Monroe is different; he's on a completely different level!"

"You're overthinking it. Countless people from various star systems have thought the same way, and in the end, they all failed!"

"Now it's Tianyuan Star Region's turn, and the final result will be exactly the same!"

"..."

……

On Earth, at this moment, more than 80% of the billions of people on Earth are watching the final match.

"It's the last one!"

"Jin Di is amazing! They've made it to the finals without us even realizing it!"

"A champion? I can't even imagine it!"

"Our tiny planet actually produced a champion!"

"This is the highest honor!"

"Only a very small number of people in the entire human race of the universe can obtain it!"

"And now, the geniuses of our Blue Star have that hope!"

……

The top-floor office of the Red Sky Martial Arts Hall headquarters.

The Crimson Emperor, dressed in white robes, was absorbing golden energy while watching the live stream!

"It's the final!"

"Lin Qi is a really good guy, he's been hiding his true abilities!"

"Not only does he have a special physique, but he also made it to the finals!"

"You might actually win the championship!"

……

At this moment, it wasn't just him; it was the entire headquarters, offices, and lobby.

Countless companies, schools, and employees are watching the live stream!

……

On the athletes' plaza.

[Lin Qi, please prepare to enter the arena!]

The voice of the intelligent system reached Lin Qi's ears!

"Go for it, Qi Ge!"

"You can absolutely defeat Monor!"

Jiang Tao pumped his fist and cheered.

Jiang Miaoyin also spoke up: "Brother Lin Qi, we'll be waiting for you to come back with the championship!"

Lin Qi nodded, looking at the familiar faces around him: Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, the God of War, the Overlord...

Also, there are Lorraine and Feng Hao from the Triangle Clan, and Liu Ming from the Flowing Blade Civilization!

Looking around, he saw that many of them were his defeated opponents.

Defeated and surpassed by oneself!

Now only one Mono is left!

"Buzz!"

A blue beam of light descended and teleported him away.

At this moment, the Tianyuan Star Domain is located in the center of the square.

Monno took a deep breath and said:

"It's the final match. Defeat Lynch and end the fight!"

After saying that, he too was enveloped by a blue beam of light and disappeared from the spot.

……

A moment later, on the giant arena.

"boom!!"

As the blue beam of light crashed down, and then faded, two figures appeared in everyone's sight.

Lin Qi, clad in black and gold armor, looked at Monno opposite him.

The other person had handsome features, and just by looking at his appearance, he was quite similar to a human from Earth.

He was tall, over 2.2 meters, and wore black and white armor with fair skin.

A powerful presence and a confidence as vast as the ocean!
He has absolute confidence in his time.

Monroe pointed his black greatsword at Lin Qi with one hand and said with a smile:

"Before the third round of the Deep Space Genius Competition began, I knew I would make it to the finals."

"Many elders believe that I have no rivals in the Sky Soaring Realm!"

"I've thought of several opponents: Shentu Zhen, He Mo, Mo Jun, Yao Yu, Gu Tao, Piao Miao, Bai Lan, Pan Kai, You Wu..."

"I never expected that you would be the one to emerge victorious at the last minute!"

"Lin Qi, you are very strong. You were able to defeat He Mo. You are even stronger than Shen Tu Zhen!"

"Show your full potential and leave no regrets!"

……

(End of this chapter)