Chapter 187: Not Favored (Seeking monthly votes)

【Trial Tower Leaderboard (Freshman)】

【1st Place: Huo Wanyang, Floor: 2】

【2nd Place: Ao Feng, Floor: 2】

【3rd Place: Duan Chuchu, Floor: 2】

【4th Place: Lin Qi, Floor: 2】

【5th Place: Li Lei, Floor: 2】

……

The moment the leaderboard appeared, there was an uproar in the crowd, sparking a wave of discussion.

"I knew Huo Wanyang would be first."

"Ao Feng is second, Duan Chuchu is third. As expected, those three firmly occupy the top three."

"People like Lin Qi and Li Lei simply can't rush up. They should just honestly stay in fourth and fifth place."

Some students from the First Academy laughed proudly.

This instantly angered the students from the surrounding Sixth and Fourth Academies.

Jiang Tao felt unhappy after hearing this. In his heart, Lin Lin Qi Ge was definitely someone who could challenge the top three.

"It's a pity it wasn't a full month. 20 days is still too short; he could only surpass Li Lei."

"Must notify Lin Lin Qi Ge of this news."

Jiang Tao looked at the heated discussion around him and chose to log off immediately, taking out his phone to send a message to Lin Qi.

……

Meanwhile, in the Gravity Ball building, Gravity Room 303.

Lin Qi, wearing a loose black martial arts suit, was emitting intense heat.

His face was flushed, white steam was rising, and sweat beads slid down uncontrollably.

His martial arts suit was already soaked, and his chest muscles rose and fell with his breathing.

An invisible aura was brewing.

He wielded the black long spear with a firm expression, stable and precise even though his body was exceptionally heavy.

The black long spear in his hand had been replaced with a pure black one. As the long spear thrust out, strong gravitational force hindered his body's speed.

"Hoo hoo~"

"Shoo~ shoo"

"Chh~"

Lin Qi gritted his teeth. His body felt as hot as if it were burning, and his organs felt like they were being incinerated by fire.

His blood accelerated crazily, his muscles were fully activated, and his cells fought crazily against the ubiquitous gravity.

The movement of his cells far exceeded the ordinary, and energy was consumed at high intensity.

At the same time, the tempering effect was also constantly improving.

"Shoo~ shoo"

Lin Qi performed the "Mountain-Splitting Spear Technique," constantly recalling the content Mu Hong had pointed out in his mind.

Every pointer hit the nail on the head. It might have taken him much longer to realize it himself.

But the existence of this teacher, Mu Hong, saved him quite a bit of time.

His spear technique realm was constantly improving.

"Hoo~ hoo~"

Lin Qi's breathing was heavy. An ordinary person would have chosen to give up under the endless pain and exhaustion.

Yet he persisted for two full hours.

"Shoo shoo~~"

The long spear thrust out, and his force was released continuously like solid flowing water.

"Chh~"

The spear tip broke through the air, his force roared out, tearing the air.

Lin Qi didn't know how long he had been practicing. He felt that his mastery of force was also constantly improving.

He had already mastered the first killing move, but he already had an idea for the second one. He felt that in these few days, he would be able to master it.

Ten minutes later.

"Buzz buzz!!"

Lin Qi felt the gravity covering his body dissipate completely, returning to a normal level.

"Tick-tock!!"

"Bang!"

Lin Qi dropped the long spear in his hand and let the sweat on his body drip onto the ground.

He himself held his knees and gasped for air.

【In a 4x gravity environment, after intense training, your Qi-blood value has improved. Qi-blood value +0.5】

【In a 4x gravity environment, training with a 100kg long spear, your mastery of spear techniques has improved. Spear Technique +1%】

【Qi-blood value: 36.5 → 37】

【Spear Technique: Stage Two 72% → 73%】

……

"Gulp gulp~"

Lin Qi grabbed a functional drink and poured it into his mouth crazily, finishing four bottles before stopping.

After throwing away the bottles, he looked at the panel data and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

"In these twenty days since school started, my Qi-blood value has improved tremendously."

"My Qi-blood value is almost breaking through to 37. As expected, Red Blood Ointment, combined with Qi-blood pills, has the best training effect in the Gravity Room."

He grabbed a brand-new black long spear. This was a training long spear he had newly purchased. It wasn't sharp, but it weighed 100 kilograms, twice as heavy as the Thunder Horn long spear.

Training in the current 4x gravity environment, the spear weighed 400 kilograms, and the load on his arms had reached the maximum.

Lin Qi looked at his arms that couldn't stop trembling, and then at his Stage Two 73% spear technique.

These were all practiced through crazy training.

Fortunately, the final result did not disappoint him.

……

A few minutes later, when he finished washing up and was returning on the tram with his backpack and metal cylinder.

His phone buzzed. He took it out and saw it was a message from Jiang Tao, along with a picture of the leaderboard.

A few minutes later, in front of Lin Qi's villa in the Cangqiong Sixth Academy, Jiang Tao, wearing a red and white school uniform, stood at the door carrying two lunch boxes.

Lin Qi came down and opened the door.

The two of them ate lunch in the living room as if they were used to it.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, have you seen the freshman Trial Tower ranking?" Jiang Tao said after eating a few mouthfuls. "It's a pity, if you had a few more days, you would definitely have been able to rush into the top three," Jiang Tao sighed.

Lin Qi shook his head and said: "I can't guarantee that. My Trial Tower time was used up three days ago."

"Now I can't get in at all, and I don't know what my level is."

"However, Huo Wanyang, Ao Feng, and Duan Chuchu—their strength is indeed not to be underestimated."

This was his true thought. As the top geniuses in the country.

Everyone was working hard, and resources were not lacking. If he wanted to surpass them, 20 days was not enough.

"In our school forum, most people are blowing up Huo Wanyang, Ao Feng, and the other three."

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, for the freshman grand competition, I believe you can definitely surpass them," Jiang Tao said indignantly.

Lin Qi also smiled and said: "I will!"

……

!

After the meal, Lin Qi returned to the martial arts room.

Lying in the recuperation pod, he let the waves of cool air relax his body muscles.

He took out his phone and logged into the Cangqiong Forum, also known as the Student Wall, a forum that integrated discussion, complaining, showing off, and arguing.

He rarely logged into the forum, but today, after hearing Jiang Tao mention it, he curiously came up to take a look. There was a post with the highest heat right now.

"I think the future top three freshmen are already set in stone!"

"After my judgment, the top three freshmen of this grade can already be determined."

"Listen to my analysis: Huo Wanyang is the second place in the country. According to past experience, the top three are true geniuses and will remain strong, stably occupying the first place in the grade."

"Ao Feng is the fourth place in the country. Whether it's mental power, Qi-blood value, or martial arts, there are almost no shortcomings. He can also stably occupy the top three."

"And Duan Chuchu, there are no shortcomings in all aspects..."

"As for Li Lei, Lin Qi, and the others behind, if it weren't for various shortcomings, their talent is completely incomparable to the three..."

"I dare to guarantee that in the future, their positions will be as stable as a rock. If I'm wrong, I'll livestream myself streaking at school!!"

Thousands of replies were made under the post, and countless people were scolding.

"I've already saved the evidence. Waiting for you to streak in a few months."

"The OP is just trying to attract attention and doesn't understand anything. Our Sixth Academy's Chief will definitely defeat the three of them in the freshman competition," someone replied.

The OP also replied to this post: "It's night now, don't daydream."

……

Lin Qi felt slightly unhappy after seeing this post.

But after seeing the other party's bet and the replies to others in the Sixth Academy, he laughed again.

"Actually not favoring me at all!"

He shook his head, put down his phone, and his brain began to run.

In the last twenty days, he had used up all his training time in the Spirit Refining Tower, Gravity Room, and Calamity Beast Trial Tower.

The improvement brought was huge, which also meant that for the next ten days, until the training time updated on the 10th of next month, his progress speed would slow down.

"I don't have enough time, and neither do they."

"But my talent is higher!"

"Ten more days is enough for everyone's strength to have a earth-shaking change."

So he didn't need to be anxious at all.

……

Cangqiong Tenth Academy, the smallest academy in the entire Cangqiong Martial Arts University, usually only a very small number of people live in it.

Chixiao Building, Vice Dean's office.

Xu Wenji, the Vice Dean, wearing a red and white robe, stood up and looked down at the entire academy through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the office.

"The freshmen have been quite noisy recently, making the whole school lively."

He laughed: "Young people should have drive and blood; only then can they have stronger competitive spirit to stimulate all their potential."

"If they can awaken a special ability in this process, then we will have another SS-level genius."

"There are 10 days left until the freshman grand competition starts. I'm starting to look forward to it."

……

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, another five days passed.

Cangqiong University, Cangjing Building, top-floor martial arts room.

Mu Hong, wearing a black martial arts outfit, stood with his hands behind his back. Beside him was a weapon case with two long spears inserted.

He looked at Lin Qi, who was performing spear techniques in front of him, and pointed out seriously:

"Lin Qi, your spear technique has broken through to the mid-stage of Stage Two for a long time."

"Your mastery of force is also very strong, but you are still a little short of mastering the second killing move."

"You need to master more than 60% of your body's force, find the point of best fit, and release it."

"Mastering force and releasing it—the two hardest points are not difficult for you."

Mu Hong said, carrying the spear case and stepping back, leaving enough space for Lin Qi.

Li Qing, who was watching from the side, couldn't stop nodding: "Junior Brother's talent is too amazing. Looking at it this way, he will be able to master the second killing move in less than a week."

Wang Zhixuan, who was tall and heroic beside him, shook her head: "I don't think it will take a week; three days is enough."

Li Qing, who had a scholarly air, was stunned: "So optimistic about Junior Brother."

Mu Hong, as the teacher, walked closer and said: "Two days is enough!"

After saying that, the three of them looked at Lin Qi.

And Lin Qi, who was training spear techniques at this time, could no longer hear what Mu Hong was saying.

He was fully immersed in the training of the "Mountain-Splitting Spear Technique."

He constantly wielded the long spear, his body muscles moved violently, and his force flowed, wandering in his body like a spirit snake.

With his Heart Eye talent, he could feel the operation of this force, which also allowed his mastery of force to improve significantly.

"Almost there, just a little bit more!"

Lin Qi felt that he was just the last bit away from mastering it.

"Boom!!"

His body suddenly trembled, the flow of force suddenly changed, gathering like a spirit snake.

Lin Qi had a flash of inspiration and began to mobilize the flow of his body's force. His spear technique actually changed.

"Eh?"

Mu Hong, not far away, suddenly tightened his eyes.

……

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