Chapter 181

"Roar~"

Lin Qi controlled the Mastiff-Toothed Dog to launch a surprise attack and engaged in a confrontation with the Iron-Spiked Wild Boar.

He was not yet familiar with the Mastiff-Toothed Dog's attack method, and the instant collision caused his mental power to vibrate violently.

"Bang!!"

The Mastiff-Toothed Dog was knocked flying by the charge of the Iron-Spiked Wild Boar, and Lin Qi felt that his mental power had also been heavily struck.

Then the Mastiff-Toothed Dog died, turning into golden light and disappearing from the spot; seeing this, Lin Qi visualized a Mastiff-Toothed Dog again to continue the battle.

He constantly launched attacks against the Iron-Spiked Wild Boar, and at the same time, the Zhong Xinyan talent was activated unknowingly, and he became more and more proficient in controlling the Mastiff-Toothed Dog.

His combat power rose in a straight line.

After dying twice in a row like this, the Mastiff-Toothed Dog finally hunted down the Iron-Spiked Wild Boar.

"Boom!!"

The Iron-Spiked Wild Boar and the Mastiff-Toothed Dog dissipated, and the entire consciousness space vibrated incessantly.

In the pitch-black space, bits of gray mist emerged, and they began to gather constantly.

Finally, they condensed into a mass; Lin Qi seemed to have realized something: this mass of gray mist was the manifestation of his mental power.

【You have entered the "Hundred Calamity Catalog" and completed your first cultivation, mental power +3】

【Mental power: 34 → 37】

……

Seeing this, Lin Qi showed a satisfied smile; the cultivation was successful, and his mental power directly increased by three points.

"I feel very good now; the effect of the mental potion has not yet passed, and I can continue to improve."

Thinking of this, Lin Qi struck while the iron was hot, opened the red scroll again, communicated with an Iron-Spiked Wild Boar and a Shadow Cat, and began a one-on-two fight.

"Hoo~ hoo~"

"Meow~"

The huge Iron-Spiked Wild Boar and the agile Shadow Cat launched attacks from different directions at the same time.

Lin Qi controlled the Mastiff-Toothed Dog to launch an attack.

Mental combat is not reality; he can infinitely restore the Mastiff-Toothed Dog's injuries and resurrect it infinitely until the opponent is completely killed.

One hour later:

"Hoo~ hoo~"

"Meow~"

After the Iron-Spiked Wild Boar and the Shadow Cat let out miserable screams, they disappeared from the consciousness space.

【You took the mental potion, and after arduous cultivation, your mental power has improved, mental power +2】

【Mental power: 37 → 39】

……

Lin Qi opened his eyes and slowly stood up.

After practicing continuously for more than an hour, even with the help of the mental potion, the consumption was huge, but the results were also huge.

Looking at the mental power of 39 on the panel, a smile also appeared at the corner of Lin Qi's mouth.

This improvement speed was really like riding a rocket, increasing by 5 points in one breath.

If his blood-Qi value could also improve this fast, he would have no more opponents among the freshmen.

A few minutes later:

"Splash, splash!!"

In the bathroom, hot water washed over Lin Qi's body, washing away sweat, dirt, and physical fatigue.

His gaze was placed on the panel.

【Name: Lin Qi (18)】

【Profession: Martial Artist】

【Template: Erlang Zhenjun · Yang Jian】

【Fusion degree: 15%】

【Talent: Stomach Strengthening, Dragon Spirit and Tiger Might, Steel Muscles and Iron Bones, Zhong Xinyan】

【Cultivation Method: Hunyuan Stake, Five-Shape Fist (Five Shapes practiced together), Golden Gangjin Tiger Evolution Method, Basic, Mountain-Crushing Spear Method, Dripping Water, Solid Rock, Mountain-Splitting Spear Method, Thunder Light Body Method】

【Mental power: 39】

【Blood-Qi value: 33】

【Fist Technique: Stage Two 62%】

【Spear Technique: Stage Two 57%】

【Body Technique: Stage Two 38%】

……

A smile appeared at the corner of Lin Qi's mouth; compared to before, the panel data had changed significantly.

The template fusion degree had already reached 15%.

To break through 20%, he estimated in his heart that it might take several months, or even a year.

And his mental power was already far higher than his blood-Qi value; he could already feel the benefits of increased mental power.

His perception of everything around him had become clearer.

This made him look forward to the subsequent martial arts training.

He looked at himself in the mirror, his expression suddenly froze, and he leaned in to look carefully.

He saw that at the position of his forehead between his eyebrows, a very faint vertical mark had appeared; if one did not look carefully, it was completely invisible.

"When did it appear?" Lin Qi touched his forehead, puzzled; there was no change.

He knew that Erlang Shen was born with a divine eye; could it be that in the future, when his fusion degree increases to a certain level, a divine eye will also be born?

……

The next day, the sun was shining brightly.

Outside the Spirit Refining Tower, several cars stopped in front of the building.

Several figures exuding extraordinary temperament got off the cars one after another; Lin Qi looked up at the Spirit Refining Tower that towered into the clouds, very curious about how many floors it actually had.

If he reached the top of the tower, what would be there?

"Every time I see the Spirit Refining Tower, I feel shocked!"

"It is said that the Spirit Refining Tower was established under the auspices of the Red Emperor; he obtained a treasure from another world."

"Some say it is a drop of blood, some say it is a fragment of a weapon; there are all kinds of sayings, and it can emit strong mental pressure."

"Through the instruments and equipment in the tower, it constantly weakens the mental impact, allowing us to practice; I wonder if it is true or false?" Guanshan sighed.

"Forget it, let's improve our mental power first." Jiang Tao didn't care and was the first to enter the Spirit Refining Tower.

Others also followed into the tower. They were all geniuses, walked up the stairs, and all entered the second floor of the Spirit Refining Tower.

"In the past few days, I feel that my mental power has improved a lot; I believe I will be able to enter the third floor soon."

Jiang Tao was full of energy and entered the blue area; invisible mental pressure shrouded him like a surging tide.

He found a meditation cushion and sat down; others also entered one after another and began mental cultivation.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, you should hurry in too!" Jiang Tao endured the impact and opened his eyes to say.

Lin Qi shook his head at this time and said: "You guys practice here, I'm going to the third floor!"

After hearing this, the others widened their eyes, and Jiang Tao also said in surprise: "Lin Lin Qi Ge, what's the situation?"

Lin Qi smiled and said: "Yesterday I felt that my mental power had a breakthrough; the second floor is no longer of much use to me."

After speaking, he turned and walked toward the third floor.

Jiang Tao was surprised in his heart; he and the others had secretly been to the third floor, and that mental impact was much stronger than the second floor; even they couldn't last long.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, is this mental power breakthrough too fast?"

!

Others had surprised expressions in their eyes, looked at each other, and felt strong pressure one after another.

Wang Qiufeng gritted his teeth and clenched his fists: "My mental cultivation method hasn't been practiced yet, but Lin Qi's mental power has already broken through."

"He hasn't practiced the mental cultivation method yet, and he's already stronger than me; what if he practices it? Is this a genius?"

……

Lin Qi slowly arrived at the third floor; it was still spacious, but there were fewer people, and there were not many people on the meditation cushions; most of them had strong auras, obviously all senior students.

His gaze was sharp, and he soon saw several familiar figures.

Duan Chuchu, who had beautiful features and a plump figure, Ao Feng, who had pale skin and exquisite features, and Huo Wanyang, nicknamed the Marquis of Wen, the number one freshman.

These were all within his expectations; besides that, there were two other figures that surprised him quite a bit.

These were a pair of beautiful twins, but their temperaments were different.

He knew that the Vault of Heaven Third Academy was the number one last year, and this year they couldn't pick any geniuses, so they simply recruited a pair of twins.

One was ranked 28th, and the other was ranked 29th.

They were all S-level geniuses, so their comprehensive strength looked no worse than other academies.

He didn't expect their mental power to be much stronger than the heads of other academies.

Lin Qi took a few glances, found a position, and stepped into the blue area.

"Buzz, buzz~"

A slight sound seemed to ring in his ears, as if a huge wave was slapping toward him.

"Bang!"

Lin Qi's body paused; he felt that this mental impact was obviously much stronger than the second floor.

If he hadn't successfully practiced the "Hundred Calamity Catalog," he might have fallen directly to the ground and lost face upon coming up.

The beautiful twins not far away opened their eyes one after another and saw Lin Qi not far away.

"This Lin Qi has some skills; he came to the third floor for the first time and didn't fall to the ground directly." The older sister among them said.

The younger sister also nodded: "He might have practiced a mental cultivation method and adapted to the mental impact of the second floor before coming up; this is a cautious choice."

A moment later, Ao Feng not far away also saw Lin Qi and showed a disdainful smile:

"It took several days to come up to the third floor; this Lin Qi's mental power is really poor."

After speaking, he closed his eyes again and continued to endure the mental power impact.

At the same time, senior students also saw Lin Qi; new freshmen constantly entering the third floor made them feel huge pressure.

Lin Qi's perception had now become more keen; while enduring the impact, he also felt dozens of gazes cast upon him.

He ignored them and devoted himself to mental tempering.

He silently compared the three cultivation methods in his heart.

Currently, the easiest way is to take potions, which can improve mental power without any pain.

Then there is practicing mental cultivation methods; although it is tiring, it does not feel painful, and the improvement effect is the strongest, but one has to spend money to buy cultivation methods and resources.

The weakest effect is the Spirit Refining Tower, which requires enduring pain and accepting the impact of mental pressure to temper mental power.

The disadvantage is that the cultivation process is very painful, and the advantage is that it doesn't cost money and can be practiced continuously.

"Boom!!"

Lin Qi felt layers of mental impact; the gray mist in his consciousness was also constantly condensed in the impact, and even more gray mist was condensed.

His mental power increased by 5 in one breath.

Facing the surging mental impact, once he adapted to it, it was not so uncomfortable.

Time passed slowly.

In the blink of an eye, an hour passed.

"Hoo!"

Ao Feng was sweating profusely at this time, unable to remain calm, and gritted his teeth to persist after adjusting his breathing.

But the splitting headache made him unable to continue enduring it.

He stood up and walked out of the area covered by the blue mental impact.

It was not until the mental impact dissipated that he felt relieved and let out a sigh of relief.

He looked around and found that Huo Wanyang had already left; the other party had arrived long before him, so it was normal for him to leave.

On the third floor, Duan Chuchu and the twin sisters had arrived later than him; at this time, their states were not very good and they were struggling to support themselves.

When he saw Lin Qi's state, his brows furrowed; at this time, Lin Qi was just frowning and gritting his teeth, his forehead was not sweating, and his whole state was very calm.

They arrived at about the same time, not more than 10 minutes apart; if the other party's state had always been so stable, wouldn't that mean his mental power was inferior to the other party's?

He clenched his fists, unable to accept such a fact.

A moment later, Duan Chuchu of the Ninth Academy also couldn't bear it; she opened her eyes and walked slowly out of the blue area.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead, looked at Lin Qi not far away, showed a surprised expression, and a thought popped into her mind:

"This Lin Qi's mental strength is definitely not weak; he is an expert."

Not long after, the twin sisters also couldn't bear it and left the blue area with furrowed brows.

They saw that Lin Qi, who was enduring the mental impact, was in good condition, and saw that Ao Feng and Duan Chuchu had not left.

Everyone looked at each other and had the same thought:

"This Lin Qi's mental power is very strong!"

……

(End of chapter)