Chapter 254

"Thank you for the compliment!" Lin Qi thanked him.

"This is what you deserve; no need to be humble."

"Excessive humility is pride."

Xue Zhou looked at Lin Qi and said calmly.

"Alright!" Lin Qi felt that Xue Zhou was indeed different and very interesting.

Xue Zhou picked up his teacup and continued to say:

"You are now almost the strongest among our Xia Guo's cohort; possessing a minor divine ability, you are almost an invincible existence."

"You have already surpassed ordinary geniuses and are even more powerful than some geniuses of the Ten Academies."

"I have watched the match where you faced Han Zhen in the finals; your physical fitness is no longer inferior to theirs."

"Except for your martial arts being slightly worse and not having special force, you are almost a genius of the Ten Academies."

Lin Qi nodded; except for not awakening a special ability, he was already standing at the very top of human geniuses—no, it should be said that he was far ahead of others.

Once the minor divine ability came out, it directly blasted Han Zhen away.

"So Lin Qi, you are now a peculiar existence."

Liu Yuanzhang put down the empty teacup in his hand and also spoke:

"After all, you haven't awakened a special ability; you are a special kind of genius between an ordinary genius and a genius of the Ten Academies."

"Once you can awaken a special ability, you will be able to leap and become an SS-level genius, the most top-tier existence among the geniuses of the Ten Academies."

Lin Qi nodded; he also thought so, and he would awaken a special ability sooner or later.

It's a pity that others didn't know this.

Xue Zhou looked at Lin Qi's appearance and also revealed a smile:

"Student Lin Qi, the path you have to walk is still very long."

"Do you feel that you are particularly amazing because you defeated someone who awakened a special ability?"

Liu Yuanzhang beside him also spoke slowly:

"Lin Qi, you did create history by defeating Han Zhen; you are very amazing."

"But you also cannot get puffed up."

"Because the Han Zhen and Tan Tan Peier you defeated are not strong."

"It's not just that your nine major academies have ranking competitions; the geniuses of the Ten Academies are the same."

"Take Tan Tan Peier for example; she is a mentalist. After banning the use of special abilities, her combat power was weakened very significantly."

"At the same time, she is ranked last in the comprehensive ranking of the Ten Academies' geniuses at Shanyu Martial University."

"Han Zhen is the same; he is one of the twelve geniuses who awakened special abilities in our Ten Academies. Others only think he is awesome, with a powerful strength that no one can block."

"But in the internal ranking of the Ten Academies, he is also ranked last."

"Otherwise, why would they participate in the competition? It's because they are ranked last in the Ten Academies, so they come to bully the weak and vent their emotions."

Lin Qi fell silent after hearing this; he really didn't know this, and Liu Yuanzhang also spoke very truthfully.

According to his estimation, Han Zhen was at least at a mid-tier level in the Ten Academies.

The other party's strength, speed, and martial arts were all a cut above others.

As a result, he was now told that Han Zhen was ranked last in the Ten Academies.

Are the geniuses of the Ten Academies all this powerful?

"Lin Qi, I asked the Deputy Principal yesterday; the top SS-level genius in the Ten Academies has already broken through to the late stage of the Third Realm and is about to reach the peak." Xue Zhou spoke again.

Lin Qi fell silent again; the nine major martial arts barriers are each divided into four small realms.

Among them, the Third Realm of Skin Refining is divided based on a Qi and blood value of 60.

40 is the early stage of the Third Realm, 60 is the mid-stage of the Third Realm, 80 is the late stage of the Third Realm, and 99.99 is the peak of the Third Realm.

He is only at the mid-stage of the Third Realm now, and there is still a long way to go before breaking through to 80, which is the late stage of the Third Realm.

As a result, some of his peers are already about to reach the perfection of the Third Realm; this speed is too fast!

Sure enough, compared to top-tier geniuses, he is still not strong enough.

He looked at the two Deans, knowing they were afraid he would get puffed up because he defeated Han Zhen.

"I understand; I am still too weak now." Lin Qi picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"Haha, alright, no need to be so down." "No need to belittle yourself." Xue Zhou said with a smile, and there was no serious expression on his face.

Liu Yuanzhang also patted Lin Qi on the shoulder to comfort him:

"Lin Qi, you still have to continue to work hard; our school has always spared no effort in cultivating geniuses."

"I know you are saving money to buy the Water of Regeneration; the money from the last two championships might only be enough to cover your cultivation."

Lin Qi did not refute; although he was earning more and more money, it was also becoming less and less sufficient.

He still had to use the nearly 40 million in huge funds on him to chase after the geniuses of the Ten Academies.

"I'll tell you, next year, that is, in the next semester, a world-class competition will be held—the Global Freshman Competition, where freshmen from martial arts universities in all countries will participate."

"The quality of the experts will be raised by another level; not only will there be top-tier geniuses from every country."

"Even the geniuses who awakened special abilities from various countries will participate."

"For the sake of national honor, all countries encourage the geniuses of the Ten Academies to participate; our Xia Guo is no exception, and we even have the most geniuses participating."

"By then, it won't just be the bottom-tier level like Han Zhen, but geniuses at the true top-three level of the Ten Academies."

"Although they cannot use special abilities among them, their physical fitness, martial arts, and special force can make their strength far exceed others."

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"At the same time, some have even mastered minor divine abilities."

"At the same time, the bonus will be exceptionally generous, several times more than the bonus for your National Freshman Competition." Liu Yuanzhang said with a chuckle.

Lin Qi let out a breath, his mood complex.

On one hand, it was because of the generous bonus; the bonus for the National Freshman Competition was 30 million, and even if it doubled, it would be 60 million, and three times would be 90 million, nearly a small goal.

Perhaps he would be able to buy the Water of Regeneration.

On the other hand, the difficulty of wanting to win the championship next time would also rise in a straight line.

The opponents then wouldn't be at the level of one or two Han Zhens, but a group of geniuses far stronger than him.

Some might even have mastered minor divine abilities, and his advantage would be completely gone.

"Do you feel under immense pressure?" Liu Yuanzhang asked with a chuckle.

Lin Qi nodded and said: "There are too many experts!"

Xue Zhou also patted Lin Qi on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, we will also give you some help."

"What is your Qi and blood value now?"

Lin Qi glanced at the panel and answered:

"Qi and blood value: 69"

"Then your Qi and blood value is even lower than I imagined. How about this, I will leave a portion of resources with Liu Yuanzhang."

"You've heard of the Tendon-Changing Potion, right?"

Xue Zhou touched his chin and asked.

Lin Qi nodded; he had already experienced the effect of the Tendon-Changing Potion, which directly saved him nearly half a month of time and allowed him to break through to the Third Realm faster.

Xue Zhou stood up and said:

"Your Qi and blood value is 69 now; if you can exceed 95 by March next year, I will reward you with a resource similar to the Tendon-Changing Potion to help you quickly break through to the Fourth Realm and become a mid-realm martial artist!"

Lin Qi's eyes lit up after hearing this and said: "It's a deal!"

Xue Zhou laughed out loud: "Don't worry, my word is my bond."

……

A few minutes later, Lin Qi left, and only Liu Yuanzhang and Xue Zhou remained in the office.

Liu Yuanzhang asked boastfully: "How is the genius I personally selected?"

Xue Zhou sat down opposite him:

"You just got lucky; I reckon you didn't even expect Lin Qi's talent to be this strong yourself."

Liu Yuanzhang wasn't angry either and boasted with a chuckle: "Luck is also a part of strength."

"After the encouragement of the carrot and the stick from the two of us, Lin Qi will probably work even harder after going back."

"In the future, even if he doesn't awaken, he might become an Eighth Realm martial artist!"

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(End of chapter)