Chapter 166

Besides this, there was an independent bathroom and projection equipment, with light and shadow particle effects re-aggregating in the air.

Xiao Chan, wearing blue clothes with black hair and exquisite features, was projected out in an instant, her hair fluttering as if she were a real person.

"Xiao Chan, how does the new home feel?"

"Master, Xiao Chan feels very good!" Xiao Chan said with a smile.

Lin Qi revealed a satisfied smile; Xiao Chan was now his smart AI, possessing her own core module.

She could be carried around, and as long as she was inserted into projection equipment, she could be projected and awakened.

He also planned to take Xiao Chan with him when he entered the Cangqiong Martial Arts University.

Then he sat cross-legged, presenting the five-hearts-facing-heaven posture, calming his mind and removing distracting thoughts, and began to practice the "Golden Gangjin Tiger Evolution Method."

He visualized the Golden Gangjin Tiger in his consciousness; in a moment, the Golden Gangjin Tiger awakened, and a strong aura also erupted from his body.

"Hoo hoo~"

Wind rose without a breeze, and strong winds blew in bursts; inside the martial arts room, dense source energy particles gathered for a time.

In Lin Qi's perception, the air was filled with dense source energy particles.

He recalled what Yue Feng had said: the Red Dome Martial Arts Mansion had special technological equipment that could gather source energy particles in the air and enter specific buildings.

This point was like the "Spirit Gathering Array" in cultivation novels.

It increased the source energy density within his martial arts room.

Similarly, the Yujing Haoting residential area was generally called the Red Dome Residential Area by people.

Because it was a residential area under the Red Dome Martial Arts Mansion, most of the residents were people from Red Dome.

Every villa was installed with special equipment.

His current villa had not been lived in for a long time, so the accumulated source energy particles were very considerable.

"Boom!!"

Lin Qi's body seemed to be emitting golden light under the lights, and a large amount of source energy particles rushed into his body.

As if a faucet had been turned to the maximum, a large amount of source energy flowed through his skin pores into his blood, muscles, large tendons, and bones like water.

After filtering, absorbing, and digesting, every part of his body began to transform.

"Hoo hoo~"

Lin Qi's chest rose and fell, and his body underwent a transformation with every breath.

Flesh, blood, tendons, and bones—Lin Qi focused on guiding the source energy into his body's large tendons for tempering.

Just like tempering steel, he made them tougher and more elastic.

Time passed slowly, and Lin Qi's body also underwent a significant transformation.

In the blink of an eye, two hours passed.

"Boom!!"

"Hoo~"

Fierce winds blew strongly, and Lin Qi suddenly opened his eyes.

【You have absorbed a large amount of source energy, your body's large tendons have been fully tempered, Qi and blood value +1.0】

【Qi and blood value: 27.45→28.45】

……

"Crack crack!"

Lin Qi moved his body, the large tendons all over his body bulged and rose under his skin, blue veins popped out, and he clenched his fists, his body making "crack crack" sounds.

Endless power surged out.

"The effect this time is no less than taking a large amount of Qi and blood pills; the effect is very good."

A smile appeared on the corner of Lin Qi's mouth; the source energy particles accumulated in the villa were even more than those in the joint training base.

It directly increased his Qi and blood value by 1.0.

He looked at the data panel; his current Qi and blood value was 28.45, which was already very close to 40.

From 0 to 10, he spent seventeen years.

But from 10 to 40, he didn't even need a year.

With money and talent, his progress speed was exaggeratedly fast.

"However, even though I'm progressing so fast, there are still 11 people in the college entrance exam whose Qi and blood values are higher than mine."

Lin Qi sighed secretly, indicating that some of these 11 people had already broken through 30 in Qi and blood value.

They were even not far from 40; perhaps in a month or two, they would be able to break through to the Third Realm skin-refining martial artist.

He was still far behind.

"The competition of university has already begun!"

"I must also make full use of this vacation time so that when school starts, I can narrow the gap between myself and that group of top geniuses."

Lin Qi calculated secretly in his heart.

……

Imperial Capital, Cangqiong Martial Arts University in the deep mountains.

In a comprehensive conference room, in the middle was a huge smart circular conference table.

Surrounding the conference table were ten white and red smart chairs, all occupied by people—a group of middle-aged men and women, all exuding an invisible and terrifying aura.

They were like a group of terrifying giant beasts wearing human skin, capable of erupting into earth-shattering combat power at any time.

Just then, an old man with a hunched back and stooped shoulders, drinking water from a silver thermos, spoke slowly:

"The report meeting for the heads of the nine academies of our Cangqiong Martial Arts University officially begins!"

"Starting from the First Academy, you were last place last year."

Everyone's eyes turned to a middle-aged man with fair skin, three-dimensional facial features, and an elegant temperament.

He revealed white and neat teeth and said with a proud smile:

"I have already reached an agreement with Huo Wanyang, who is second nationwide; he will come to our First Academy."

"Next year's first place has already been reserved by our First Academy."

"Next, the Ninth Academy!" The one speaking for the Ninth Academy was a middle-aged beauty wearing a purple-red dress with an elegant and charming temperament.

She opened her red lips slightly and said amidst the smoke and clouds: "I have already reached an agreement with Ao Feng, who is fourth; he will come to our Ninth Academy."

Then everyone looked at Liu Yuanzhang with large earlobes in the corner, and he said calmly:

"I have already reached an agreement with Lin Qi, who is 10th; he will come to our Sixth Academy."

As soon as these words were spoken, several people revealed smiles, but they contained a mocking meaning.

"Then thank you very much, Old Liu; you are a friend of our Second Academy forever."

"You gave Duan Chuchu, who is 6th nationwide, to us and chose Lin Qi, who is ranked 10th."

Not far from him, a middle-aged man with a sturdy build, sharp temperament, and an "one" character scar on his forehead grinned.

Others also secretly smiled.

Liu Yuanzhang's expression was calm: "We didn't suffer a big loss; if it doesn't work, then we'll come back next year."

"But if the geniuses you all chose are surpassed by Lin Qi, then it will be embarrassing."

As soon as these words were spoken, the elegant man, the middle-aged beauty, and the scarred man all changed their expressions slightly.

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……

Five days passed in the blink of an eye since the college entrance exam results came out.

June 20th, the time for filling out volunteer applications, lasting for three days.

At 10:00 AM sharp, the three top universities of the Xia Nation simultaneously announced heavy news on their official websites.

They announced the head masters and senior brothers of each academy, and there were also detailed introductions for each senior brother.

Attracting geniuses of all identities to apply.

In the group chat of Tianhai No. 2 High School, Zhang Cheng also opened a video conference to popularize the competition mechanism of martial arts universities.

Lin Qi was the same; on the video, there was a large screen filled with a large amount of data, and in the corner was Zhang Cheng's avatar; he introduced:

"Martial arts universities only have one major, and that is martial arts; the content is how to improve one's strength."

"Every year, the three top universities recruit about 30,000 geniuses; among them, Cangqiong Martial Arts University recruits the fewest, only 9,000 people, while Shanyu Martial Arts University recruits the most, over 10,000 people."

"Each university is divided into nine major academies, with about 1,000 people in each academy."

"This year's college entrance exam martial arts students created a new high, reaching a staggering 3.6 million plus."

"In other words, those who can enter the three top universities are all one-in-a-hundred geniuses." Zhang Cheng said.

Everyone in the conference room felt the pressure after hearing this.

Lin Qi also felt the gap; if he didn't have the template talent, he very likely wouldn't be able to enter the three top universities.

"Once you enter any top university, the competition begins."

"Because in university, the competition for resources is the most intense, and the country even encourages competition."

"Martial arts universities are different from high schools; they have a large amount of public training resources."

"These public resources are inaccessible from the outside and can quickly help everyone improve their strength." Zhang Cheng said.

"I know, the most famous one is the gravity room, which can help us improve training efficiency, even stronger than gravity rings." Jiang Tao suddenly spoke up.

"Jiang Tao is right, and the gravity room is just one of them."

"Everyone's peak period for improving strength is in university; with a large amount of training resources, in the four years of university, your strength can obtain unimaginable improvement."

Lin Qi nodded secretly; the training resources Liu Yuanzhang promised him were many, and after four years, his strength would definitely advance by leaps and bounds.

"And after entering university, everyone is on the same starting line, and the public training resources are all the same."

"But starting from a month later, various competition assessments begin, and the rewards are divided into two rankings: individual ranking and academy performance ranking."

"Individual ranking rewards are based on your strength."

"And the overall academy ranking has nothing to do with most people, because most competition looks at the competition of the top 100 geniuses in each academy."

"The overall performance ranking of the top 100 represents the academy's ranking, and then training resources are re-divided."

"The higher the ranking, the more resources."

"And in the competition of various matches, the head master is also very critical; competition sometimes depends on the strength of the head master senior brother."

"So choosing a side is very important; following the right head master might mean more resources and benefits for strength improvement." Zhang Cheng said.

Everyone nodded, feeling that there were really many twists and turns; in short, follow the right boss.

"Of course, don't be superstitious about rankings; high school rankings can only represent high school, and university is a new beginning."

"So be cautious about which academy you apply to." Zhang Cheng suggested.

"I have a suggestion: students applying to Cangqiong Martial Arts University should directly fill in the Sixth Academy, follow Lin Lin Qi Ge, and sooner or later you will get first place." Jiang Tao sent a message.

Li Zhou: Agree.

Qi Qi Yue Lin: Agree.

Zhu Yuqi: Agree.

Qiu Jie: Agree.

……

As soon as Jiang Tao said this, most people in the class agreed.

There were also some people who had different opinions after hearing this; they felt it was more stable to follow the national first place.

After all, no matter how strong you, Lin Qi, are, you are only 10th nationwide.

But following the top three nationwide, there would definitely be no problems.

So everyone started filling out their volunteer applications one after another.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, needless to say, I'm definitely following you."

Jiang Tao sent a text message, very firmly applying to the Sixth Academy of Cangqiong Martial Arts University, and also sent a screenshot.

Lin Qi saw this and revealed a smile.

He looked at the screen, quickly filled in the Sixth Academy of Cangqiong Martial Arts University, and clicked confirm.

He wasn't afraid of individual rankings; with Jiang Tao in the top 100 of the academy, he was also a future top genius.

With the two of them joining forces, it definitely wouldn't be bad.

……

(End of chapter)