Chapter 348

Yu Jing thought of the 【Insect God Society】.

Ever since Lin Qi encountered an assassin during the Spring Festival, he knew it had been arranged by the 【Insect God Society】.

But this assassination attempt had failed, and his handler had lost contact since that day.

It had left him in fear and anxiety for quite a while.

Now Lin Qi had consecutively defeated all the top geniuses among his peers and was truly the strongest among the freshmen.

His talent would only be better than an SS-rank genius, and his level within the 【Insect God Society】 would also be higher.

He just didn't know if they would contact him again.

……

Meanwhile, in the seats of the First Academy, Li Zehao was also furious inside.

The person he hated most was constantly surging forward, while he couldn't even see the other's exhaust fumes anymore.

This caused him pain as if his heart were being scorched by fire.

……

Profound Heaven Sect, Villa No. 01

Inside the martial arts room

"Buzz buzz!!"

The white virtual pod slowly opened, and Lin Qi slowly stood up from it.

Looking at the time on the wall: 15:20

On the final day, having finished the Global Freshman Competition in one go, a sense of hunger surged into Lin Qi's heart.

"Xiao Chan, help me order two Level 4 nutritional meals!"

"Understood, Master!"

Xiao Chan, with her head of jet-black hair, said obediently.

Lin Qi nodded; Xiao Chan was like a real person, accompanying him every day, making martial arts training less monotonous.

Ten minutes later

In the spacious living room, Lin Qi opened the white lunch box and began to eat his lunch.

At the same time, his gaze locked onto the golden panel.

【You engaged in an intense battle with opponent Miyamoto Shinichiro; your mastery of spear technique has improved, Spear Technique +1%】

【You engaged in an intense battle with opponent and strong enemy Victor Christopher; your mastery of spear technique has improved, Spear Technique +1%】

【You engaged in an intense battle with opponent Javier Wright; your mastery of spear technique has improved, Spear Technique +2%】

【You fought with several strong enemies; your mastery of the body technique "Thunder Shadow Instant Kill Step" has improved significantly, Body Technique +5%】

【Spear Technique: Stage Three 66% → Stage Three 70%】

【Body Technique: Stage Three 60% → Stage Three 65%】

……

Lin Qi looked at the improved data, feeling pleased.

"Sure enough, participating in competitions is a huge boost to martial arts!"

The purpose of holding various competitions is to let geniuses compete and promote the improvement of martial arts.

Facts proved that collisions between geniuses indeed led to greater improvements.

Lin Qi could feel that in their battles with him, Miyamoto Shinichiro, Victor, and Javier had all improved to varying degrees.

But they were still no match for him.

"Although Javier and the others are very strong, they are still not strong enough!"

They didn't force him into a desperate situation; they couldn't even reach a stalemate.

Otherwise, he felt he could have made even greater progress.

The special energy only allowed Javier and the others to close the distance between them and him.

"Next, I have to wait for the rewards!"

Lin Qi thought of the rewards again; according to the rule of ten million more per round, he had fought to the finals and become the champion.

The prize money alone should be 130 million; thinking of this amount, Lin Qi also became excited.

The prize money was simply too much; even after deducting 50 million to purchase Regeneration Water, he could still keep 80 million Xia Guo currency for daily cultivation.

"It is said that besides the prize money, the top four also have special rewards."

"As the champion, my rewards should be the most."

Lin Qi calculated secretly, looking forward to the prize money and the rewards given.

……

8:00 PM, Villa No. 01

Lin Qi's luxury villa was exceptionally lively.

"Come, come, make way!"

"The grilled fish is here, along with the stew and barbecue!"

One delicacy after another was moved into the villa by the students of the Sixth Academy.

This was a celebration party held to celebrate Lin Qi winning the Freshman Competition championship.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, congratulations on winning the championship!"

Huo Wanyang raised his glass, his tone filled with respect, and his address changed from the previous "Lin Qi" to "Lin Lin Qi Ge."

"Bang!"

After clinking glasses, Huo Wanyang drank it all in one gulp, looking at Lin Qi with a complex expression.

He had truly opened his eyes during this Global Freshman Competition; although he was also an SS-rank genius.

But there were gaps even among SS-rank geniuses; no matter how impressive, he was at most on the same level as Kong Ruoxuan and Wang Mingxi.

After all, he hadn't mastered a minor divine ability, let alone Lin Qi, who had already become an existence in a league of his own.

He would likely not be his match in the future either.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, congratulations on winning the championship!" Duan Chuchu also offered her congratulations.

Not only that, Ao Feng, Li Lei, Ruan Qian, Ruan Yu, and other S-rank geniuses had all come over.

No one dared to call him by his full name.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge!"

A loud voice came from the doorway, and Wan Ming, wearing a special blue school uniform, walked straight in.

Behind him were Yu Zhuoran, Pei Jiu, Xia Lian, Han Zhen……

The geniuses of the Tenth Academy had all come; except for Xiang Long and Shen Zhenzhen, the other ten had all arrived.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, we've come to join the party too!"

"And to congratulate you on winning the championship!" Wan Ming laughed.

"Thank you all for coming!"

Lin Qi was quite surprised; he had only tried inviting them, not expecting that everyone would actually come.

Yu Zhuoran looked at Lin Qi with a complex expression, but also smiled and said: "Lin Qi, congratulations on winning the championship!"

Lin Qi smiled: "Your strength is very strong; let's spar another day."

Yu Zhuoran smiled: "Okay!"

Pei Jiu also stepped forward and smiled: "Lin Qi, I originally wanted to compete with you, but now it seems I was overestimating myself."

Lin Qi smiled: "Competition is a good thing!"

Then he chatted a sentence or two with everyone, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious.

However, when the other students in the hall saw Yu Zhuoran arrive, they and the S-rank geniuses of the academy felt a bit unnatural.

The gap in status between the two sides was too large.

But seeing this group of geniuses treat Lin Qi so enthusiastically, they inexplicably felt a sense of confidence.

What was there to fear? Even awakened geniuses were just Lin Lin Qi Ge's defeated opponents.

Carrying this mood, everyone became lively.

!

Lin Qi joined them, clinking glasses and drinking together.

Then they enjoyed the food and the happy party.

Seeing this scene, Yu Zhuoran and the others joined in without realizing it.

"Everyone!"

Jiang Tao suddenly stood up and spoke, and the entire living room went quiet.

"Let us congratulate Lin Lin Qi Ge on winning the Global Freshman Competition championship!"

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, I wish you success in becoming a Ninth Realm titled martial artist in the future!!!"

"Good!"

Everyone stood up one after another, raising their glasses!

"Wishing Lin Lin Qi Ge wins the championship……"

Everyone looked at Lin Qi, who also slowly stood up, smiled, and raised his glass:

"I also wish everyone all the best!"

"Cheers!"

Everyone raised their glasses, clinking them in the air, and finally drank it all in one gulp!

……

Two hours later, the party ended, and everyone left one by one.

The hall went from lively to cold, with only the intelligent robots cleaning up.

"Gurgle gurgle!"

In the corner of the hall, Lin Qi and Jiang Tao sat opposite each other, with a steaming hot pot in the middle.

Jiang Tao spoke slowly: "Lin Lin Qi Ge, you were truly majestic today!"

"The center of attention, 76 countries globally, millions of geniuses witnessed you winning the championship."

"Everyone knows that the genius from Xia Guo, nicknamed 'Mountain Tiger' Lin Qi, swept through his peers with no equal."

"It's a pity the opponents weren't strong enough!"

"That sentence was so domineering!" Jiang Tao said with a flushed face, his tone filled with envy.

Calming down, he drank a large gulp of beer and said:

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, I must continue to work hard too!"

"An S-rank genius is just a starting point; I also want to become an SS-rank genius and catch up to your pace, Lin Lin Qi Ge!"

Lin Qi picked up a slice of scalded single-horned black pig meat, dipped it in the special red chili sauce, and smiled:

"You will; an SS-rank genius won't be your end point either!"

In his view, an SS-rank genius was just Jiang Tao's starting point.

In this Global Freshman Competition, Jiang Tao had already shown the strength of the first tier among S-rank geniuses.

Give him a few more months, and he would likely dominate the S-rank geniuses.

Once he awakened a special ability, he could leap into becoming an SS-rank genius.

If his talent improved further in the future, an SSS-rank genius wasn't impossible.

……

Two hours later, Jiang Tao returned to his own villa.

Lin Qi himself returned to the spacious martial arts room.

He sat cross-legged, looking at the messages on his phone; they were congratulatory texts sent by Senior Brother Li Qing, Wang Zhixuan, and his teacher.

Senior Brother Li Qing and Wang Zhixuan also had large competitions to prepare for and couldn't come to the party during that time.

And his teacher, Mu Hong, was still on the Beijiang Province battlefield and didn't have time; being able to log on to watch his competition was already squeezing in time.

"Master, the prize money has arrived!"

The black-haired Xiao Chan beside him suddenly spoke!

Lin Qi's eyes lit up: "Project it!"

"Understood!"

Xiao Chan waved her jade hand, and green screens were projected in front of Lin Qi.

It was the prize money for the Disaster Beast Trial Tower and the Global Freshman Competition.

Both prizes were settled at 12:00 midnight on the last day of April, today.

【Student Lin Qi, you performed excellently in the Disaster Beast Trial Tower in April, ranking first in the Profound Heaven Sect; our school will award you a prize of 5 million Xia Guo currency!】

【Because you ranked first among freshmen, our school will award you a prize of 8 million Xia Guo currency!】

【Because you are the first freshman to pass the 7th floor of the Trial Tower, our school will award you a prize of 12 million Xia Guo currency!】

【Because you ranked first in the Tenth Academy, our school will award you a prize of 20 million Xia Guo currency!】

……

After reading the rewards, Lin Qi's eyes lit up.

The reward for this Disaster Beast Trial Tower was more than before because there was an extra reward for ranking first in the Tenth Academy, which didn't exist before.

That is to say, he could now not only eat the rewards of a regular student but also the rewards of the Tenth Academy.

Eating double rewards for one person was simply too satisfying, and the school authorities had no intention of patching this bug.

Rather, it was more like they were compensating for previous losses.

All the prize money added up to a total of 45 million Xia Guo currency!

After reading it, Lin Qi felt this money was much more than before.

This was just the prize money for the Disaster Beast Trial Tower; next was the reward for the Global Freshman Competition.

He clicked it open, and another large block of text, along with a string of numbers, appeared before his eyes.

……

(End of chapter)