Chapter 253

The burly masked man on the other side nodded after hearing this:

"We already know!"

"What you need to do next is continue to monitor Lin Qi's movements; if there are any major changes, notify us immediately. You must not have any concealments."

"Wait!" Yu Jing suddenly called out to stop the other party.

"Do you still have the potions you gave me before? I want to raise my talent by another level!"

The man on the other side sneered after hearing this and said, "You really are greedy. Wait until you've made a contribution, then come to me for a reward."

After speaking, he hung up the video directly, and the video call record was also automatically deleted.

Yu Jing looked at the air in front of him, and his face immediately turned gloomy.

He muttered to himself, "So it really doesn't work?"

"I feel that I've reached the limit of an A-level genius; to raise it to an S-level genius, I must have better potions."

"What kind of contribution do I need to make?"

……

At the same time, in a sealed space, the masked man turned off the video call.

He projected another screen; the person on the other side was also shrouded in tightly wrapped clothing.

The other party spoke slowly, their voice hoarse and unpleasant, as if a bug were speaking:

"What do you think of Lin Qi from Cangqiong Martial University?"

The burly man pondered for a moment and said:

"This Lin Qi is indeed unusual; he is the first to be able to master a minor divine ability, and his talent is extraordinary."

"But after all, he hasn't awakened a special ability."

"Whether or not one has awakened a special ability is a completely different concept."

The man on the other side of the video also nodded and said:

"Make him a key target; once he awakens a special ability, move immediately to eliminate him."

"Understood!" the burly man replied.

……

December 1st, a new month.

At night, Cangqiong Sixth Academy, on the roof of the Cangjing Building.

"Whoo whoo~"

The cold wind howled, the temperature was only in the single digits, and Liu Yuanzhang, wearing a thin white robe, let the cold wind rage against his body.

"Boom!!"

On the spacious rooftop airport, accompanied by bright lights, a saucer-shaped fighter jet, entirely dark red, slowly descended onto the ground.

"Hum!"

The cabin door slowly opened, and a figure slowly walked out from within.

In the cold wind, the person who came out was a middle-aged man, wearing a special dark blue martial attire, with a pattern of a Cangjing whale embroidered on his clothes.

The middle-aged man was tall, with a head of jet-black long hair hanging behind his head.

His facial features were three-dimensional, his jawline was rigid, and he had faint stubble around his chin and mouth.

His entire temperament was uninhibited and free-spirited, calm in everything, and at the same time, a powerful aura radiated from his body.

After seeing Liu Yuanzhang, he immediately revealed a smile, strode forward in a free-spirited manner, and hugged Liu Yuanzhang.

"Old Liu, I've missed you to death!"

Liu Yuanzhang also revealed a smile and said, "Old Xue, you haven't changed a bit!"

After the two separated, they walked toward Liu Yuanzhang's office, and Liu Yuanzhang began to brew tea, familiar with the routine:

"You, the actual Dean of the Sixth Academy, why have you suddenly returned?"

Xue Zhou sat down on the soft sofa with a thud and said, "I wanted to come back, so I came back; why so many reasons?"

"Alright, no more jokes."

His expression suddenly became serious as he spoke:

"I've returned this time to handle some matters; next, I will take Old Mu into the other world, as he needs to prepare to break through to the Eighth Realm."

Liu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "With Old Mu's talent and willpower, if it weren't for being delayed by some matters, he should have broken through to the Eighth Realm long ago."

"Our Sixth Academy also needs one more Eighth Realm martial artist."

After speaking, he handed the brewed hot tea to Xue Zhou.

"Old Mu breaking through to the Eighth Realm is just incidental; I should also break through to the Ninth Realm." Xue Zhou sipped the hot tea and said.

"It's someone else who needs to break through, right!" Liu Yuanzhang exposed him.

"Really, I still can't fool you after all."

Xue Zhou said seriously, "The current situation is getting worse and worse; the offensive of the disaster beasts from the other world is becoming increasingly fierce. We suspect that the Level 9 disaster beasts have already united."

"It's as if there is something on our Blue Star that has a fatal attraction for them, causing them to launch disaster beast tides crazily."

"The frequency of such disaster beasts has already exceeded any previous year, and the number of high-level disaster beasts is too high."

"And the number of our human high-realm martial artists is far from enough. According to this progress, some experts estimate that in a few decades, that is, in 100 years."

"Our Blue Star will be filled with endless disaster beasts, and humanity will also be completely wiped out."

Liu Yuanzhang was shocked to hear this, and the expression on his face also became exceptionally serious; he couldn't help but pick up the hot tea and take a sip to calm his mood.

"We need more geniuses, more resources!"

Xue Zhou nodded and said, "As expected of Old Liu, you saw the key point at a glance."

"To save Blue Star, we must have more high-realm martial artists, especially since the number of Ninth Realm martial artists is still too small."

"And breaking through to a Ninth Realm martial artist not only requires relying on resources, but also requires geniuses."

"The other world is a huge treasure house, with rich source energy and countless heavenly treasures."

"Most of the titled martial artists in the world, including the Red Emperor, have chosen to enter the other world to seek the opportunity to break through to the next realm."

"At the same time, they will also search for more heavenly treasures to improve our overall martial arts strength."

"On Blue Star, we are sparing no effort, pouring in countless resources to cultivate geniuses, hoping to cultivate more Ninth Realm seedlings."

Liu Yuanzhang nodded; this is the overall policy of our Blue Star now—high-realm martial artists are the key.

"We have discovered quite a few heavenly treasures in the other world; a large number of martial artists will break through in the future. To prevent interference from the insect race, we must go and help."

Xue Zhou took a sip of tea after speaking.

After the two chatted simply for a while, he said:

"Tomorrow, I want to see the genius of our school; after several years, there is finally a genius who is pleasing to the eye."

"If he is truly good, it's time to let him grow up quickly."

Liu Yuanzhang also smiled after hearing this: "Don't worry, you definitely won't regret it."...

December 2nd.

Cangqiong Sixth Academy, Cangjing Building.

"Dean!"

"Brother Qi!"

After Lin Qi got off the black electric bike, other classmates passing by greeted him one after another after seeing him.

After Lin Qi nodded, he entered the teaching building and took the elevator to the top floor to the deputy dean's office, familiar with the routine.

"Beep!"

The office door opened automatically.

Lin Qi stepped inside and saw a middle-aged man wearing a blue robe with a Cangjing whale pattern leaning on the sofa.

The other party also saw Lin Qi at a glance.

Xue Zhou's expression changed slightly, and he activated his perception to observe Lin Qi carefully.

!

Tall and sturdy, with superior body proportions, which were displayed in the slim-fit school uniform, and his facial features were three-dimensional and handsome.

From head to toe, his whole body radiated a vigorous and majestic vitality.

To describe it in one phrase: dashing and handsome!

Xue Zhou was stunned for a moment after seeing this and muttered to himself:

"Too similar!!"

Liu Yuanzhang also asked curiously: "Similar to whom?"

Xue Zhou stood up and said seriously: "Exactly the same as when I was young."

Liu Yuanzhang:...

"Just joking!"

Xue Zhou patted Lin Qi on the shoulder and smiled: "Student Lin Qi, let me introduce myself; I am the Dean of Cangqiong Sixth Academy—Xue Zhou!"

While speaking, a terrifying pressure erupted from his body.

Lin Qi felt a shock in his heart; in an instant, his consciousness seemed to have arrived above an endless deep sea.

"Woo~"

Then, a behemoth surged out of the sea, occupying Lin Qi's line of sight, blocking the sky and the sun, and endless shadows shrouded him within.

Lin Qi recognized this behemoth; it was precisely a Level 9 disaster beast, the hegemon of the ocean—the Town-Sea Cangjing Whale!

The next instant, Lin Qi returned to reality and met Xue Zhou's eyes, which were glowing with blue light.

His heart trembled; the pressure just now was too strong!

He lost his ability to resist in an instant; he had faced the pressure of several Seventh Realm experts like Yue Feng and Liu Yuanzhang, and he could resist them.

But facing this Dean, he had no ability to resist at all.

"Dean!"

Xue Zhou felt satisfied in his heart: "Very good!"

"Just call me Dean Xue from now on!"

Immediately, he sat back down on the sofa.

Lin Qi looked at this Dean; his personality was a bit different from what he had imagined, and the only thing that matched was his terrifying strength.

Liu Yuanzhang shook his head and handed Lin Qi some hot tea.

Lin Qi didn't stand on ceremony either; he sat down and drank the tea.

"Lin Qi, I called you over today, besides Dean Xue wanting to see you, it's also to give you a reward?"

"A reward?"

Lin Qi's eyes lit up, and he put down the teacup in his hand.

"You kid gave us too big a surprise, and you even slapped me in the face."

"I said before that whether you could win the championship depended on their mood, but you ended up defeating Han Zhen." Liu Yuanzhang shook his head and said.

"You created a miracle; only receiving the rewards from the freshman competition makes our Cangqiong Sixth Academy look stingy and petty, easily becoming a joke to other academies."

"So we plan to give you a little reward privately."

After speaking, he took out a silver metal box from the side and said:

"This is the reward I'm giving you—a Spirit Potion!"

Lin Qi felt joy in his heart after hearing this; it was actually a Spirit Potion, which was a resource worth nearly ten million.

Mental-type resources were inherently quite expensive.

After consuming it before, it helped him shorten the time to master the "Hundred Disaster Records", so his mental power didn't improve too much.

If he consumed it again, it could significantly improve his mental power.

"Thank you, Liu Yuanzhang!" Lin Qi thanked him.

"By the way, Dean Xue also has a meeting gift for you!" Liu Yuanzhang said with a chuckle.

Lin Qi turned his head to look at Dean Xue and saw that a black metal box had appeared in the other party's hand at some point.

"Lin Qi, I'm also giving you a meeting gift!"

"For geniuses like you, the improvement of Qi and blood value is the most critical."

"What I'm giving you is a Skin-Shedding Potion."

"This is a special potion that is even better than skin-refining ointment; it can help you quickly improve your skin-refining progress. It's a pity that each person can only use one bottle."

Liu Yuanzhang said from the side: "A bottle of Skin-Shedding Potion is worth 10 million Xia Guo currency."

Lin Qi felt a shock in his heart; he took the black metal box and thanked him: "Thank you for the gift, Dean Xue!"

This time, the harvest of two bottles of potion was worth nearly 20 million Xia Guo currency.

Xue Zhou sat beside Liu Yuanzhang and Lin Qi; he spoke slowly, quickly turning from his previous uninhibited manner to a serious one as he looked at Lin Qi and said:

"The gifts have been given; now it's time to talk about some serious business!"

"You are a genius who exceeds common sense; you have already surpassed ordinary geniuses and successfully mastered a minor divine ability."

"You are the first person to master a minor divine ability without awakening a special ability."

Lin Qi asked doubtfully after hearing this: "Does one have to awaken a special ability to be able to master a minor divine ability?"

Dean Xue shook his head and said:

"Theoretically speaking, awakening a special ability only means a higher probability of comprehending one."

"But in so many years, only you have done it."

"So you are very remarkable!"

……

(End of chapter)