Chapter 287: Earning 30 Million (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

【In the intense battle with Ding Danxuan, your mastery of the Mountain-Shaking Force has greatly improved; your spear art has broken through, Spear Art +2%】

【Spear Art: Third Stage 43% → 45%】

……

Lin Qi exhaled and nodded secretly.

Sparring with Ding Danxuan was the right thing to do; feeling the Force released by the other party and engaging in intense collisions with it.

A simple spar allowed his mastery of Force to reach a higher level.

After the Spring Festival, one month had passed since the start of Cangqiong Martial University.

His spear art realm had also increased to Third Stage 45%.

He could feel that after the Third Stage of spear art, every 1% improvement was very difficult.

If it weren't for the fact that he had been comprehending Force projection recently, he might not have been able to break through Third Stage 40%.

And this point could also be seen from Ding Danxuan; she was the academy head of the sophomore Sixth Academy.

Ranked 5th from the bottom among the twelve S-level geniuses of the sophomore year.

Although stronger than him, it was limited; she was much weaker than imagined, roughly at the middle level of the Third Stage, which was about Third Stage 60%.

Lin Qi felt that he would be able to surpass her in another two or three months.

"Next is tomorrow's Calamity Beast Hunting Competition!"

"For me, this time is an opportunity to make money."

Lin Qi stood up slowly.

"Master, Liu Yuanzhang is calling!" Just as Lin Qi was thinking.

"Pick up!"

"Okay, Master!"

Xiao Chan in blue on the side suddenly spoke up and projected a large green screen.

Liu Yuanzhang, who had a fair complexion and large earlobes, appeared on the screen.

"Lin Qi, tomorrow is the Calamity Beast Hunting Competition."

"This is very critical for you."

After hearing this, Lin Qi frowned in confusion.

Seeing this, Liu Yuanzhang explained the reason:

"After the Calamity Beast Hunting Competition, you also need to prepare to go to another world to practice the Source Energy technique."

"There are three places that require money: Intermediate Source Energy Technique, Level 9 Calamity Beast blood, and the opportunity to observe Level 9 Calamity Beasts."

"The expenses for each item are a huge sum; all three are indispensable, and adding them up requires at least 40 million Xia Guo coins."

"Lin Qi, is the money you have on you enough?"

After hearing this, Lin Qi was startled; it's that expensive?

At least 40 million was needed; his expenses in the past half month were not low—functional drinks, nutritional meals, training resources, etc. —and he only had less than 30 million Xia Guo coins left.

The money he had on him was definitely not enough.

Seeing this, Liu Yuanzhang smiled:

"So, in tomorrow's hunting competition, you must desperately hunt Calamity Beasts; kill as many as you can, and you must persist until the end of the competition."

After hearing this, Lin Qi also understood that tomorrow was very critical.

So he nodded and said: "I understand!"

After hanging up the phone, Lin Qi frowned and began to calculate silently.

If going to another world requires at least 40 million, and one has to count the subsequent expenses for other training resources.

He must earn at least 30 to 40 million Xia Guo coins.

In other words, compared to last semester, the money he earns from Calamity Beast hunting points must increase by at least 3 times.

The task is very arduous, but it is not impossible to complete.

"It seems that for the next three days, I have to go all out."

Lin took a deep breath and felt a heavy pressure.

He walked to the fist power tester, wanting to test how much his strength was now.

"Beep!"

As the electronic screen of the machine lit up.

"Crack, crack!"

Lin Qi moved his body on the spot, his whole body emitting "crack, crack" sounds, Qi-Blood full, connected to all parts of his body.

The relaxed body muscles tightened in an instant, like a wild horse breaking free from the reins, and his body moved violently up and down.

He didn't mobilize the Force of his body, just purely mobilized the strength of his muscles.

Letting them run like a high-precision instrument, his spine bones supported section by section, making his body tighten like a powerful spring.

Finally, his fist compressed the air like a cannonball, suddenly came down, and smashed heavily onto the fist target.

"Boom!!"

Accompanied by a heaven-shaking loud noise, the fist target shook violently, as if it would shatter at any time, but it still stood tall.

"Beep!"

A string of data instantly appeared on the electronic screen—"7531.6kg!"

Lin Qi looked at the data on the screen and also revealed a smile.

He clenched his fist; compared to the 6000kg fist power tested at the end of last semester, his fist power increased by more than 1500kg directly.

"My fist power after breaking through to the Fourth Realm is over 7000kg, far exceeding the minimum fist power of 5000kg."

Lin Qi secretly thought that as his talent continuously transformed, the gap in fist power would only continuously widen.

Especially after he practices the Intermediate Source Energy Technique, the gap will only become more terrifying.

"Test speed next!"

Lin Qi turned and opened the speed tester.

He exploded from the starting point in an instant, disappearing from where he was; only black afterimages could be seen, like lightning descending on a rainy day.

"Beep!"

"Speed: 65m/s!"

Lin Qi looked at the data on the speed tester and nodded; after breaking through to Fourth Realm Bone Tempering, his physical fitness was also comprehensively becoming stronger.

At full speed, he didn't even need two seconds for 100 meters.

"Next, wait for tomorrow's Calamity Beast Hunting Competition."

Lin Qi sat cross-legged and began tonight's Source Energy training.

……

Martial Path Era 2047, March 16th

Cangqiong Sixth Academy, Villa No. 01.

Inside the Martial Path Room, Lin Qi, who was sitting cross-legged with his hands in the five-hearts-facing-heaven style, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Hoo~"

His pupils flickered with golden light, and a terrifying air wave was released from his body.

His whole body was hot, Qi-Blood surged wildly, and his streamlined muscles bulged.

On his golden panel, the Martial Path data also began to update.

【You completed a Source Energy training, your body was tempered, Qi-Blood Value +0.5】

【Qi-Blood Value: 128 → 128.5】

……Lin Qi stood up, looked at his Qi-Blood Value of 128.5, and shook his head.

In half a month, he had taken four more bottles of Bone-Tempering Liquid to increase his Qi-Blood Value from 112 to 128, an increase of 16 points.

The money spent on it was over ten million Xia Guo coins.

It was still a long way from 150, and a Qi-Blood Value of 200 was even more difficult.

He checked all his current data again.

【Name: Lin Qi】

【Template: Erlang Zhenjun · Yang Jian】

【Fusion Degree: 23.1%】

【Mental Power: 135 (Fourth Realm)】

【Qi-Blood Value: 128.5 (Fourth Realm)】

!

【Fist Technique: Third Stage 60%】

【Spear Art: Third Stage 45%】

【Body Technique: Third Stage 28%】

……

Looking at the data, in half a month, each item of data had made rapid progress.

Compared to the data of one month after enrollment last August, there had been heaven-turning and earth-shattering changes.

"In this Calamity Beast Hunting Competition, I must earn at least 30 million Xia Guo coins."

Lin Qi established his goal for this Calamity Beast Hunting Competition, turned around to change his clothes, brought his equipment, and prepared to go out.

……

A few minutes later, the door of Villa No. 01 opened, and Lin Qi, wearing a black combat suit and carrying the Third Stage black Taiyue Great Spear, looked around at the crowd on the dozens of electric trains at the entrance and said:

"Let's go!"

After speaking, he got on his black electric train.

"Boom!"

Taking the lead, he drove to the very front.

The electric trains behind followed, driving majestically toward the destination.

……

Half an hour later, Cangqiong Base, Base No. 6

A pitch-black steel fortress, tall metal city walls, and a solemn atmosphere.

"Boom!!"

On the huge square, nearly 9,000 freshman students entered one after another by sightseeing cars or electric trains.

At the same time as it approached 10:00, all students stood according to their academy.

Vice Principal Xu Wenji projected himself skillfully, appearing before everyone's eyes.

"Students!"

"A new round of competition between academies has begun again!"

"The rules are the same as the old rules; the points of the top 100 students of each academy will be aggregated for ranking."

"Three days later, the Calamity Beast Hunting Competition ends, and the total point ranking will be the total ranking of the academies."

As soon as this was said, the atmosphere between the nine major academies became competitive again.

Everyone wanted a higher ranking.

Xu Wenji continued:

"The rules haven't changed!"

"Hunting a Level 1 Calamity Beast gets 1 point, reward 1000 Xia Guo coins!"

"Hunting a Level 2 Calamity Beast gets 10 points, reward 10,000 Xia Guo coins!"

"Hunting a Level 3 Calamity Beast gets 100 points, reward 50,000 Xia Guo coins!"

Everyone nodded; every hunting competition is also an opportunity for everyone to make money.

"Of course, this year's hunting competition has an additional rule."

"Hunting a Level 4 Calamity Beast gets 1000 points, reward 250,000 Xia Guo coins!"

"If you want to hunt, go to the deepest area of Area 2, the entrance to the Space Gate; there will be Level 4 Calamity Beasts there!"

"Three days later, at 1:00 PM, the Space Gate will release Level 4 Calamity Beasts on time."

As soon as Xu Wenji said this, there was an uproar in the crowd.

"Level 4 Calamity Beasts are coming out too?"

"Could it be that someone has already broken through to the Fourth Realm?"

Everyone looked at the directions of Huo Wanyang and Lin Qi, and only they had the ability to kill Level 4 Calamity Beasts.

"Then I announce that the second freshman Calamity Beast Hunting Competition has officially begun; everyone, see you in three days!"

After Xu Wenji announced the end in a loud voice, he turned into nothingness and dissipated in the air.

"Boom!!"

The huge steel gate in front of everyone slowly opened amidst the booming sound.

"Charge!!"

Nine thousand martial path geniuses filed in and rushed into the forest covered by green trees.

Among them, the contestants and top-tier geniuses of their respective academies turned into arrows leaving the bow and disappeared into the green jungle.

Among them, the most dazzling was Huo Wanyang, who was wearing a red combat suit, had a burly figure, and held a red halberd.

Red patterns appeared on his skin, and his body was shrouded in flames, like a walking flame.

His gaze was firm; just yesterday, he had successfully broken through, using a large amount of resources, plus his own talent, and finally broke through to Fourth Realm Bone Tempering.

Now he felt that he was unprecedentedly powerful.

"Although I awakened, the Calamity Beasts I kill will be multiplied by a coefficient of 0.9, but our First Academy will definitely take first place."

"Although Lin Qi is powerful, in terms of physical strength, our First Academy is stronger."

"I am now a Fourth Realm martial artist; I want to hunt Level 4 Calamity Beasts."

Not only Huo Wanyang, but other contestants also wanted to hunt Level 4 Calamity Beasts.

For top-tier geniuses of the Third Realm, naturally, they could cross realms to kill Level 4 Calamity Beasts.

So they rushed toward Area 2 one after another.

The hunting of Calamity Beasts officially began!

As for Lin Qi, it was the same; all he could think about was that Level 4 Calamity Beasts were worth 250,000 each.

In three days, he would make a fortune in the Calamity Beast Hunting Competition.

This time, he would earn at least 30 million Xia Guo coins before stopping.

……

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 288 =====