Chapter 223

"Guanshan's saber technique recently broke through to the high stage of the Second Stage!"

"His strength has become much stronger; none of us are his match, but he should be able to hold out for a while longer in Lin Lin Qi Ge's hands," the crowd begins to discuss.

"Whoosh~"

Guanshan's expression is solemn; in his perception, Lin Qi in front of him is full of flaws, but his intuition tells him the opponent is extremely dangerous.

Finally, he moves, brandishing his battle saber; his figure suddenly moves and disappears from where he was, and saber light flashes in the air instantly.

He and Lin Qi are less than 10 meters apart, and he approaches Lin Qi in a single breath.

The saber light moves, like a biting cold wind, emitting a bone-chilling cold, and the killing intent is also hidden within it.

This time, Lin Qi also calmly brandishes his training long spear, his gaze locked onto Guanshan.

His wrist exerts force, and in an instant, he thrusts out; the long spear pierces the air, the spear thrust like a sharp arrow, swift and agile.

Every spear thrust accurately hits the weak point of the saber light.

"Meteor Spear Art" — Star-Glow Thrust!

"Bang bang!!!"

In an instant, Guanshan only feels that Lin Qi's spear is like a meteor sliding across the night sky.

The battle saber and the long spear collide, and force is released within it.

The people around are stunned watching the spear art Lin Qi is displaying, and they look at each other in dismay.

"Is this the 'Meteor Spear Art' that Lin Lin Qi Ge is displaying?"

"Isn't he practicing the 'Mountain-Splitting Spear Art'?" Li Zhou reveals a puzzled expression.

"It seems Lin Lin Qi Ge is practicing a new spear art!"

Jiang Tao says calmly; he has long since gotten used to this kind of thing.

During the battle, Guanshan frowns; Lin Qi suddenly changed his spear art, making him very uncomfortable.

His own Cold Wind Saber Art is unleashed with high speed, killing opponents in an extremely short time.

Fighting against ordinary martial artists, he can completely manage one kill per saber strike.

But now, facing Lin Qi, it is a different feeling; his own saber art seems to have already been seen through by Lin Qi.

The spear art thrusts out, accurately breaking his moves, and at the same time, he is able to launch a counterattack, like a violent storm, ten thousand arrows fired at once.

It is completely different from the feeling during the Genius Championship; the current Lin Qi is simply unfathomable.

"Bang bang!!"

Lin Qi continuously brandishes the training long spear, continuously thrusting out; one can only see a blur of afterimages.

Guanshan continuously retreats, continuously brandishing his saber to block, and finally, there is nowhere left to retreat; Lin Qi's long spear thrusts out, tapping on the saber body, and the force bursts through.

"Bang!"

Guanshan grits his teeth in pain; the muscles in his arm instantly go numb and lose sensation, the battle saber in his hand falls off and drops to the ground.

The next instant, the spear tip is already pressed against his neck.

"Guanshan, you've lost!" Lin Qi says calmly, holding the spear with one hand.

Guanshan covers his right arm and says with a bitter smile: "I've lost!"

He is pulled up by Lin Qi and sighs:

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, you are too strong; there is absolutely no way to block it!"

The crowd nearby exclaims inwardly; the gap between the two is too large, and Wang Wang Qiufeng sees even more.

In the sparring just now, if Lin Qi had wanted to, Guanshan would have died after two or three moves.

The two sides are completely not on the same level.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, how long have you been learning the 'Meteor Spear Art'?" Jiang Tao leans over and asks curiously.

"Less than 20 days!" Lin Qi puts down the training long spear and answers.

"Less than twenty days and you're this strong!" The crowd looks at each other in dismay; with this level of proficiency, some would believe he had been practicing for months.

Lin Qi is also quite surprised; he got the hang of this spear art extremely quickly.

He encountered almost no obstacles in the middle, smoothly learning the circulation of force, improving his spear art realm, and then learning the first and second killing moves.

One hour later.

Lin Qi returns to his villa and enters the spacious martial arts room with practiced ease.

"Master, you have a message!" Xiao Chan projects herself and says.

After speaking, she waves her small hand in the air, projecting a green screen that displays the information within.

【Student Lin Qi, you are ranked first individually in the Profound Heaven Sixth Academy in the September Disaster Beast Trial Tower, and you will receive a reward of 1 million Xia Guo coins!】

【Because you are ranked first among the freshmen, you are rewarded with 2.5 million Xia Guo coins; at the same time, as the first student among the freshmen to pass the second floor of the Disaster Beast Trial Tower, you will receive two rewards of Skin-Quenching Ointment.】

Lin Qi is quite satisfied after seeing this.

The reward in Xia Guo coins alone is 3.5 million, and this is only a one-month reward.

If this is maintained for a year, he can receive at least 42 million Xia Guo coins.

This is definitely a huge sum of money; in reality, the rewards he can get are even more.

Profound Heaven Shanyu Wuda truly spares no effort in cultivating geniuses, pouring in massive amounts of financial resources and assets.

Looking at the reward of two portions of Skin-Quenching Ointment, Lin Qi is also very satisfied; they are worth a full 2 million Xia Guo coins.

Last month, from the Disaster Beast Trial Tower alone, he harvested 5.5 million Xia Guo coins.

"Hoo~"

Lin Qi lets out a breath, calming his heart, and begins his evening source energy cultivation.

He sits cross-legged, his hands in the five-hearts-facing-heaven posture.

His consciousness visualizes the Eighth Realm disaster beast, the Golden Golden Gangjin Tiger, in the air; 360,000 strokes are outlined, and the towering Golden Golden Gangjin Tiger's eyes burn, suddenly coming to life.

It opens its blood-red maw, absorbing the rich source energy of the martial arts room, and streams of source energy, like rivers, enter his body.

They flow into his body and are devoured by cells, some even floating in his body, waiting for digestion during his spare time.

Lin Qi guides the source energy into his skin cells, letting his skin undergo a transformation.

At the same time, the transformation of his muscles and tendons does not stop, but continues to grow stronger.

His physical genes are also being optimized, evolving toward the extraordinary.

Lin Qi enjoys the process of cultivation, feeling his body becoming stronger and stronger; this sense of fulfillment is addictive.

Two hours later.

【You have completed one source energy training session, your Qi-Blood Value has increased, Qi-Blood Value +0.5】

【Qi-Blood Value: 49.5→50】

Lin Qi opens his eyes, golden light flickering in them, a tyrannical aura radiating out; he looks at the increase in his Qi-Blood Value and slowly stands up.

"The Qi-Blood Value has finally broken through 50."

Lin Qi feels that he has been advancing by leaps and bounds recently, making progress every day, but looking closely, his Qi-Blood Value has only just broken through 50.

He is still 50 short of a Qi-Blood Value of 100, and there is still a long way to go. Lin Qi looks at the panel again.

【Name: Lin Qi】

【Template: Erlang Erlang Zhenjun · Yang Yang Jian】

【Fusion Degree: 17.5%】

【Mental Power: 62】

【Qi-Blood Value: 50】

【Fist Technique: Second Stage 99%】

【Spear Technique: Second Stage 95%】

【Body Technique: Second Stage 83%】

!

Lin Qi lets out a breath; this is his current strength. It has been more than a month since the freshman championship ended, and his strength has already undergone earth-shaking changes.

He looks at his stuck Fist Technique and Spear Technique realms.

This is his next goal: to break through all his martial arts to the Third Stage.

This way, he will have more confidence in winning the championship in the upcoming National Freshman Championship.

"The effect of the 'Meteor Spear Art' is very good; Senior Sister Wang Wang Zhixuan's saying about 'greed leads to poor digestion' is ineffective on me!"

"Learning one more spear art makes the breakthrough of my spear technique even stronger."

"So, just like in high school, I will learn another defensive spear art manual, so that I have no weaknesses and have more means to deal with powerful opponents."

Lin Qi thinks secretly in his heart; he has already experienced the power of his classmates' three spear arts.

Now he is going to do the same.

In the blink of an eye, another month has passed at Profound Heaven Shanyu Wuda.

Time has arrived at the beginning of November.

Autumn has begun in the Imperial Capital, the temperature has dropped, and one can often feel the cool wind.

There is less than half a month left until the National Championship at the end of November.

The students of the Profound Heaven Sixth Academy are still in a rich competitive atmosphere.

In the top-floor Mansion Master's office,

Liu Yuanzhang, whose expression is always calm, looks at Lin Qi opposite him and pours him hot tea.

He glances at the black metal cylinder beside him and says: "Are you going to the gravity room to practice in a while?"

Lin Qi takes a sip of hot tea and says:

"Yes!"

Liu Yuanzhang says slowly: "I called you over this time to remind you that the National Freshman Championship will officially begin on November 25th!"

"Today is November 10th, there is only half a month left until the National Freshman Championship; are you ready?"

Lin Qi frowns; time is indeed passing very quickly, and the National Freshman Championship is about to begin before he knows it.

Liu Yuanzhang smiles again and says: "By the way, let me tell you one more thing."

"In every year's freshman championship, besides you group of S-rank geniuses, the geniuses from the Ten Academies who have awakened special abilities may also participate."

"They are actually going to participate too?"

Lin Qi's hand pauses, and he is secretly shocked.

If geniuses who have awakened special abilities are allowed to join, who can beat them?

"This isn't fair, right? They have special abilities; no one can defeat them, even me," Lin Qi asks doubtfully.

Liu Yuanzhang says calmly: "Naturally, there are restrictions on this."

"They are forbidden from using special abilities."

Lin Qi lets out a sigh of relief; that's more like it.

"Even so, S-rank geniuses who have awakened special abilities have strength far exceeding others."

"In every year's National Freshman Championship, as long as any one of the Ten Academies participates, they can easily take the championship."

"You should know that whether a person can awaken a special ability depends purely on ethereal luck."

"Once awakened, besides having special abilities, one's own physical talent is greatly improved, and comprehension is also improved."

"Plus, they don't lack resources and are directly admitted to the three top universities, so they have plenty of time to practice."

"Even without using special abilities, they are the most top-tier geniuses."

"For them, coming to participate in the National Freshman Championship is a dimensionality-reduction strike."

"I forgot to tell you, the geniuses of the Ten Academies have all broken through their martial arts to the Third Stage."

After Liu Yuanzhang finishes speaking, he also takes a sip of hot tea and continues.

Lin Qi's expression becomes solemn; have they all broken through to the Third Stage?

"So we can only pray that they don't participate, because they are also freshmen and can participate within the rules; it cannot be forbidden."

"However, to ensure competitiveness, each university only has one entry quota."

"In past years, occasionally someone would participate, and sometimes no one would; it purely depends on their willingness."

"If no one participates, you have hope of competing for the championship."

Lin Qi shakes his head and says: "Whether I can win the championship now depends on the faces of the geniuses from the Ten Academies?"

Liu Yuanzhang says calmly: "Reality is just like this; you have to accept it!"

"If you are not reconciled, then go train desperately."

Lin Qi finishes his tea and says: "I understand!"

Ten-plus minutes later.

The door to the 306 gravity room slowly opens, and Lin Qi, carrying his backpack and the black metal cylinder, slowly walks in.

He silently changes into his martial arts uniform and applies the white Skin-Quenching Ointment to his body.

Lin Qi's mind recalls what Liu Yuanzhang said.

"Can only pray that the Ten Academies geniuses who awakened special abilities don't participate, and it depends on whether they are willing?"

"Placing hope on others is not my style."

He shakes his head, his expression becoming firm: "They cannot use special abilities, so they are just ordinary geniuses."

"I have nothing to be afraid of!"

"Whether I can win, I'll only know after a fight."

"Xiao Chan, start six-fold gravity!" Lin Qi shouts loudly.

"Okay, Master!" Xiao Chan turns on the gravity, and the multiplier on the large screen on the wall instantly jumps to the number "6".

Breaking through to the Third Stage spear technique, it starts today!

(End of chapter)