Chapter 255: Mental Power, Qi and Blood Breakthrough (Seeking Monthly Votes)

"Tell me, isn't setting a Qi and Blood value target of 95 for Lin Qi a bit too high?"

"Three months to increase it by at least 25 points—the difficulty is too high." Liu Yuanzhang shook his head.

Xue Zhou waved his hand dismissively and said:

"I'm doing this to motivate him. Even if he falls a little short in the end, it doesn't matter."

"You're still the impressive one!" Liu Yuanzhang sighed.

"Lin Qi's talent is extremely formidable. If he can awaken a special ability, then it will be completely different."

"It's a pity he didn't awaken before 18; it will be difficult from here on out."

"If he only awakens at the Seventh Realm, his future upper limit will be an Eighth Realm martial artist at best. But if he awakens now, he has the chance to become a Ninth Realm titled martial artist."

"It's simply the difference between heaven and earth!"

Xue Zhou shook his head, his expression turning serious again. Liu Yuanzhang, sitting opposite him, also shook his head and said, "This stuff is purely down to luck."

"However, Lin Qi's luck has always been quite good."

"Perhaps he'll awaken one day in the future!"

……

In the Vault of Heaven Sixth Academy, Villa No. 01.

Inside the spacious martial arts room, Lin Qi, having finished his lunch, walked in slowly carrying the blue metallic sphere.

"Xiao Chan, project the notes!"

"Understood, Master!"

The blue-clad Xiao Chan projected a large screen, which displayed several pages—all notes Lin Qi had taken previously.

Lin Qi intended to take notes again this time. Having just met Dean Xue and received a massive amount of information, he needed to summarize it.

First was to determine his goals; he had many.

Saving money to purchase Regeneration Water so his father, Lin Zhen, could regrow his severed arm—this required 50 million Xia Guo coins.

And to earn that money, he had to participate in next year's Global Freshman Competition.

The contestants would all be top-tier geniuses from every nation. Furthermore, geniuses who had awakened special abilities would also participate.

Currently, it was known that the Xia Guo had 30 geniuses from the Ten Academies remaining, not to mention those from other countries.

Right now, he could only defeat bottom-tier Ten Academies geniuses like Han Zhen. One could imagine the intense scene of genius contention and chaos that would unfold.

The competition intensity would be terrifying; if his strength were too weak, he might be eliminated early on.

He had to possess greater strength.

Then there was the reward Dean Xue promised him: breaking through to a Qi and Blood value of 95 before March next year.

Lin Qi wrote down the final stroke and read through it again, sighing inwardly. Every time he became stronger, he discovered he needed to work even harder.

He couldn't stop to rest at all.

He sat cross-legged, looking at the two metal boxes in front of him—one silver, one black.

"Improving strength brooks no delay."

He first opened the silver metal box gifted by Liu Yuanzhang. It was only the size of a mug. He opened it slowly, revealing the 【Mental Potion】 containing a yellow liquid inside.

"I hope this mental power can have a huge breakthrough this time."

Lin Qi took out the orange scroll, placed it in front of him, opened the potion bottle, and drank it in one gulp.

"Gulp~"

"Inhale~ Exhale~"

Sitting cross-legged, he opened the orange scroll, adjusted his breathing, and cleared his mind of distractions, just like during normal cultivation.

Within the formless consciousness space, a mass of gray mist gathered together, having grown from the size of a glass marble initially.

To now being the size of an egg—this was the manifestation of his mental power.

The next moment, a robust Fierce Tiger Dog, the size of an adult tiger, was visualized by Lin Qi within the consciousness space.

"Roar~"

He channeled his intent into the orange scroll. The next instant, a mass of orange-yellow light shot into his consciousness space.

"Roar~"

"Hiss~ Hiss~"

10 Level Two Disaster Beasts appeared in the consciousness space: One-Horned Black Boar, Fierce Tiger Dog, Swift Shadow Cat, Rock Snake……

The 10 Disaster Beasts surrounded the Fierce Tiger Dog—Lin Qi's avatar—from different directions, leaping into the air to launch a siege.

"Roar~"

Lin Qi controlled the Fierce Tiger Dog to fight without fear of death, opening its blood-filled maw, its sharp teeth lunging to slaughter. It bit down on a Rock Snake's body, snapping its neck in one bite.

At the same time, the Swift Shadow Cat turned into a black shadow, rushing out instantly to battle the Fierce Tiger Dog.

Lin Qi's consciousness space shook incessantly amidst the constant fighting, and his mental power was being tempered.

Simultaneously, a cool sensation surged into his brain instantly, permeating his whole body, making him tremble uncontrollably.

The Fierce Tiger Dog currently in battle also had a mysterious force surge into its body, its aura erupting, and its combat power rising by a large margin.

Facing the ten Disaster Beasts, it turned none away. Even if its body suffered damage, it recovered at the fastest speed.

Lin Qi felt his brain's mental state was exceptionally excited, constantly engaging in combat, never tiring.

One hour later.

Inside Lin Qi's consciousness space.

A Fierce Tiger Dog and a One-Horned Black Boar were locked in combat, the struggle intense, having reached a white-hot stage.

"Puff~"

As the Fierce Tiger Dog bit through the throat of the Single-Horned Black Boar, the battle officially came to an end.

"Roar~"

The Fierce Tiger roared at the sky and began to dissipate. The egg-sized gray mist began to expand by a circle.

Lin Qi opened his eyes abruptly; they were as bright as lightbulbs, flashing with sharp light.

【You have consumed the Mental Potion; mental power tempering effect significantly increased. Your "Ten Thousand Disaster Records" has made a breakthrough. Mental Power +5】

【Mental Power: 75→80】

……

Lin Qi looked at the panel notification, his eyes lighting up.

"The effect of the Mental Potion is even stronger than I imagined. In one go, it directly increased my mental power by 5 points."

"Finally broke through to 80 mental power. I originally thought it would take another one to two weeks!"

Lin Qi looked at the potion bottle in the air. If only he could consume a Mental Potion every few days.

Unfortunately, that was impossible. A single bottle of Mental Potion was worth nearly 10 million. The money he had couldn't support such luxurious cultivation. He then looked at the black metal box gifted by Dean Xue, intending to wait until he adapted to the explosive mental power before consuming it as well.

……

Two days later.

"Boom boom!!"

On the plaza in front of the Vault of Heaven Sixth Academy's residential area.

A saucer-shaped aircraft descended slowly to the ground. Amidst gusts of wind, the cabin door opened slowly.

A middle-aged man wearing black martial attire, with a tall and slender posture, walked down slowly.

Mu Hong took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air: "Finally back."

"Only at school can my heart be at peace for a while."

"In Beijiang Province, there is only never-ending war and slaughter."

!

"It's a pity that dozens more students will never see Vault of Heaven Shanyu Wuda again."

……

This day, in the gravity ball, one of the three public cultivation buildings at Vault of Heaven Shanyu Wuda.

Inside Gravity Room 308.

Lin Qi put down the items he was carrying, removed the gravity rings from his body, changed into martial arts gear, and applied the skin-tempering ointment directly.

Finally, there was the Skin-Shedding Potion.

Lin Qi took a black metal box out of his backpack and opened it slowly.

Inside was a vial of potion containing a red liquid.

This was the Skin-Shedding Potion, a special potion made specifically for Third Realm skin-tempering martial artists.

A person could only consume it once; the effect would drop significantly upon a second consumption. It was similar to the skin-tempering ointment, but the price was ten times that of the ointment.

He tilted his head back and drank the Skin-Shedding Potion in one gulp; the taste was a bit fiery.

"Hoo~"

Lin Qi began to move his joints. He had searched online about the Skin-Shedding Potion; the effect was extremely powerful, and the earlier it was used, the stronger the effect.

And that was his current situation. To maximize the effect, he even planned to stack the skin-tempering ointment and the tempering effect of the gravity room.

"Xiao Chan, activate seven-fold limit gravity!"

"Understood, Master!" At this moment, Xiao Chan, in the form of a metallic sphere, linked to the large screen and initiated seven-fold gravity.

"Hum!!"

Formless gravity flooded the gravity room instantly like flowing water, covering every corner.

"Thump thump!!"

Lin Qi adjusted his breathing, enduring the seven-fold gravity on his body.

Compared to the first time he used it, his body had already begun to adapt to the seven-fold limit gravity.

Lin Qi grabbed the black training spear and began to execute his spear techniques.

After a short while, the discomfort on his body slowly weakened, but the skin-tempering ointment began to take effect.

His skin felt a wave of numbness, followed by pain like needle pricks.

Lin Qi could endure all of this, but within minutes, his body began to heat up, sweat beads emerged from his forehead and slid down his face.

Starting from his stomach, waves of warmth surged toward his surroundings, finally reaching his skin.

"Hiss~"

Lin Qi's hands paused, and he sucked in a cold breath, feeling pain coming from his skin, as if a plaster he had been wearing was suddenly ripped off.

His skin turned bright red, his hair stood on end, and his skin began to enter a deep-level transformation.

Lin Qi gritted his teeth. This tearing pain wasn't in one or two places but permeated his entire body, rising and falling.

The intense pain stimulated his nerves.

"Hoo~"

Although he felt the pain, it still couldn't shake Lin Qi's iron-like will. He had endured all kinds of pain.

This bit of suffering was nothing to him.

"Shoo~ Shoo~"

Lin Qi grabbed the training spear, enduring the pain to continue cultivating, putting his heart and soul into it.

This could reduce the pain and strengthen his mastery of the spear techniques.

Starting from the "Mountain-Splitting Spear Art," to the "Meteor Spear Art," and finally to the "Diamond Spear Art."

The three spear arts were executed in succession, and the conversion of different types of force began to change as well.

His body muscles exerted force as he willed, and his control over force became increasingly proficient.

Two hours later.

"Hoo~"

"Shoo!"

Lin Qi exerted force abruptly, thrusting the black training spear in his hand. It pierced the air while rotating, kicking up a gust of wind.

He felt his whole body loosen, the gravity wave receded slowly, and the tearing pain on his body had long since disappeared.

Only his bright red skin and sticky sweat testified to the effect of the Skin-Shedding Potion.

【You have consumed the Skin-Shedding Potion and undergone transformation in a 7-fold limit gravity environment. Skin-tempering progress accelerated. Qi and Blood value breakthrough. Qi and Blood +5.4】

【In a 7-fold limit gravity environment, you tempered your spear techniques amidst pain. Spear technique mastery increased. Spear Technique +1%】

【Qi and Blood Value: 69.6→75】

【Spear Technique: Third Stage 18%→Third Stage 19%】

……

Lin Qi panted heavily, smiling after seeing the information popping up on the panel.

"It was worth enduring such pain to cultivate; the progress is too great."

The Qi and Blood value increase was even higher than Lin Qi had imagined. He originally thought an increase of 2~3 would be good.

As a result, it exceeded 5 points, directly reaching a Qi and Blood value of 75.

……

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 256 =====