Chapter 393: Mountain and Jianghe Six Strikes (5000 words, seeking monthly tickets)

The cover of "Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique" was a rich ink color, with four large characters written in a flying dragon and dancing phoenix style, containing a strong Artistic Conception.

In an instant, the font emitted a dazzling light in Lin Qi's eyes, and his consciousness seemed to be brought to the boundless sky, overlooking the magnificent mountains and rivers.

That was the endless vastness and heaviness, as well as the surging rivers, which formed the place where life resided.

"Phew~"

A moment later, Lin Qi suddenly came back to his senses and adjusted his breathing.

As the sophistication of the spear technique manual continuously increased, the Artistic Conception contained within it also became more intense.

He began to flip through this manual; the first page was the preface, also written by the creator, Mountain and Senior Shanhe Wang:

"Mountains and rivers are the foundation of heaven and earth, the reliance of all things!"

"Mountains, towering and motionless, bear the weight of all things."

"Jianghe, flowing endlessly, nourish the life of all things."

"This spear technique takes the heaviness of mountains and the agility of rivers, with the intention of resonating with heaven and earth, resonating with the mountains and rivers—Mountain and Senior Shanhe Wang!"

Lin Qi let out a breath; what great spirit.

With the mountains and rivers as his artistic conception, the majestic momentum, vast and mighty, crushed everything head-on.

This kind of spear technique perfectly fit his style.

He continued to flip through it; the pages of the manual emitted a faint fragrance of grass and trees, making one feel refreshed.

"Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique is divided into two parts: Mountain Artistic Conception, unyielding and towering motionless."

"Jianghe Artistic Conception, flexible and long-lasting, endless."

"Mountain and Jianghe as one, combining hardness and softness, resonating with heaven and earth."

Lin Qi sighed; "Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique" was different from other spear techniques, actually being a spear technique that combined attack, defense, and speed in three directions.

There were almost no weaknesses.

However, he had awakened the special ability 【Golden Edge】, so when displaying the spear technique, the destructive power of the moves would be even better.

He flipped through it very quickly, but every word was deeply remembered in his mind.

"Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique" was also known as "Mountain and Jianghe Six Strikes".

It had a total of six styles and three major killing moves.

The moves were shortened from fifteen styles to six styles all at once, but each style was the essence.

The Mountain and Jianghe Six Strikes were: Mountain Peak Suppression, Flowing Water Thrust, Mountain and Jianghe Collapse, Cloud Mountain Circling, Jianghe Rage, and Heaven and Earth Unity.

Each style had different changes; Lin Qi looked at the control of force within them, and the difficulty was on a higher level.

Many were control methods he had never thought of, but upon closer inspection, he felt they were very exquisite.

He couldn't help but sigh that Mountain and Senior Shanhe Wang, who could create "Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique", was truly a genius.

Soon, Lin Qi finished browsing and closed the manual.

His mind operated at high speed, and the content he had just seen emerged.

He took down the Tiger Sha Great Spear from the wall and began to practice "Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique".

"Hum hum!"

Holding the great spear, his body began to vibrate.

A steady stream of force formed like flowing water, injecting into the great spear and emitting a humming sound.

"Phew!!"

The great spear swung, dancing out spear flowers, the spear tip vibrated, tearing the air.

"Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique" First Style: Mountain Peak Suppression.

Taking the heaviness of mountains, the spear momentum is like a mountain, stable as Mount Tai, unstoppable!

The long spear in his hand went downward, the spear body stood like a mountain peak, and suddenly jumped up!

"Ssh~"

In an instant, the air in the martial arts room was torn apart, forming layers of air waves, accompanied by strong winds blowing.

Golden sharpness was released from his body, force condensed and released, and a terrifying sense of oppression enveloped the martial arts room.

"Phew phew!!"

A moment later, amidst the strong wind, Lin Qi stopped the spear, and the essentials of the spear technique emerged in his mind.

He suddenly felt the difficulty.

"The difficulty is very high. A simple move looks plain on the surface, but it has 23 changes, and the operation of force is more delicate and complex."

"To practice one move well, it takes a long time, not to mention there are five more moves."

Lin Qi couldn't help but sigh; compared to "Shaking Mountain Spear Technique", the difficulty of "Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique" was several times higher.

If one hadn't learned "Shaking Mountain Spear Technique" in advance and suddenly switched to "Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique".

Without several months or even a year, it would be impossible to learn it and convert it into Mountain and Jianghe Artistic Conception.

Thinking of this, Lin Qi began to display "Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique" again.

The spear technique was unfamiliar, and the movements were awkward, but he corrected them over and over again.

The breathing method, spiritual will, limb movement, and even force mobilization had to be at the same point.

Half an hour later, he could already fully display the entire set of spear techniques.

Feeling the flow of force in his body, like snakes darting, it seemed to have come alive.

Lin Qi was happy; although he hadn't fully mastered the spear technique, his combat power had definitely increased by a large margin.

If he used Shaking Mountain Artistic Conception again, the power could be further improved.

However, the power would naturally not be as strong as realizing Shaking Mountain Artistic Conception.

A moment later, he sat cross-legged, his gaze locked onto the Black Obsidian Strange Stone.

The reason why Artistic Conception-level manuals were expensive was because of the Black Obsidian Strange Stone, or rather, the Artistic Conception inside.

The Mountain and Jianghe Artistic Conception inside was said to be personally imprinted by Mountain and Senior Shanhe Wang, which could help people realize Mountain and Jianghe Artistic Conception.

The cultivation of Artistic Conception was fraught with difficulties, but if one had the Artistic Conception of an expert for reference, the speed would be much faster.

Lin Qi closed his eyes tightly, using his mind to hook onto the smooth and reflective surface of the Black Obsidian Strange Stone.

"Boom!!"

As soon as his spirit entered, he felt a strong impact.

The space of consciousness was no longer empty; he seemed to be brought into another space.

Before his eyes were mountains towering into the clouds, stretching for ten thousand miles, and rivers flowing endlessly, surging continuously; they gathered to form a map of ten thousand miles of mountains and rivers.

Lin Qi was personally on the scene, able to feel the towering, motionless, and heroic spirit within it.

The Artistic Conception impacted his spirit.

Making realizations continuously emerge in his mind; compared to it, Shaking Mountain Artistic Conception was simply a mayfly shaking a big tree, a comparison between fireflies and the bright moon.

When his goal was only the mountain peak, Mountain and Jianghe Artistic Conception was facing the endless mountains and rivers.

He could clearly feel the heaviness of the mountains and the flow of the rivers, which were impacting his spirit.

He could feel his inner thoughts, thinking, and will beginning to undergo transformation.

"Those who learn 'Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique' should cherish the mountains and rivers, and have the world's human race in their hearts..."

Lin Qi's mind emerged with the description of Mountain and Senior Shanhe Wang in the manual.

Cultivating this spear technique also required a corresponding state of mind, so that one could exert its full strength.

Lin Qi felt that he was incomparably fitting for this spear technique, and his Shaking Mountain Artistic Conception also began to change.

【You began to learn the advanced spear technique of "Shaking Mountain Spear Technique", "Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique", successfully entering the door, your understanding and mastery of spear technique significantly improved, spear technique +3%】

【You came into contact with Mountain and Jianghe Artistic Conception, felt the vastness of Artistic Conception, Shaking Mountain Artistic Conception began to transform, your realization of Artistic Conception became stronger, spear technique +2%】

【Spear Technique: Fourth Stage 09% -> Fourth Stage 14%】

……

Lin Qi opened his eyes, looking at the data changes on the panel with some confusion.

Senior Brother Liang Tai said that after the Fourth Stage, every bit of improvement in spear technique was fraught with difficulties, but why didn't he feel it?

He was already at Fourth Stage 14%, not far from breaking through to the Fourth Stage Mid-Realm.

He let out a breath, feeling his spirit quite exhausted; unlike observing disaster beasts with Source Energy Technique, coming into contact with Artistic Conception obviously consumed more spirit.

While resting to recover his spirit, he picked up the "Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique" manual and flipped through it again.

"The most basic thing to learn 'Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique' is to realize Mountain and Jianghe Artistic Conception!"

"The difficulty is quite high; those with high talent might be able to complete the realization of Mountain and Jianghe Artistic Conception in two months!"

Lin Qi frowned after hearing this. A genius with high talent actually needed three months to realize Mountain and Jianghe Artistic Conception?

Why would it take such a long time?

For previous spear technique manuals, most geniuses could learn them and use them proficiently in ten days or half a month.

Then he shook his head and came back to his senses.

He forgot one thing: what he was learning now was an Artistic Conception-level manual.

It was completely different from previous manuals; Artistic Conception was already something at another level.

It could span three realms: Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh.

Many Seventh Realm martial artists were still stuck at the Artistic Conception level for decades without being able to break through, and some might never be able to break through in their lives.

From this, one could see the difficulty.

So what level of genius did the three months for those with high talent refer to?

Lin Qi curiously picked up his phone and logged into the Firmament Home forum, searching based on "Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique".

A moment later, a large number of posts appeared before his eyes, and he browsed the hot posts among them.

One of the posts had the highest heat.

Quite a few geniuses replied under the post.

"Why does the manual say that those with high talent only need three months?"

"I am an awakened S-rank genius, and it actually took me four months to fully realize Mountain and Jianghe Artistic Conception!"

"That means your comprehension is not high enough!"

"I am SS-rank, and it took me three months to realize it!"

"Mountain and Senior Shanhe Wang actually used SS-rank geniuses as the standard."

"Nonsense, with Mountain and Senior Shanhe Wang's talent, he is an absolute SSS-rank genius; perhaps only SS-rank geniuses can catch his eye."

"I don't feel it's difficult; I easily practiced it in two months..."

Lin Qi looked at the comments; every nickname had a special flame mark, which only those who had purchased "Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique" could possess.

These people were all geniuses who had purchased "Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique", and the weakest were S-rank geniuses.

The slow ones took half a year, the fast ones only took two months; someone dug out that he was an SSS-rank genius.

Lin Qi put down his phone. S-rank genius: four to six months.

SS-rank genius: about three months.

And SSS-rank genius: very fast, practiced it in less than two months.

And what about himself?

It should take less than two months.

Thinking of this, he began to practice spear technique again.

……

"Boom!!"

The entirely dark red Peregrine fighter jet passed through the space gate, and Mu Hong, dressed in black inside the cabin, slowly put down his phone.

Beside him, Principal Liu chuckled: "Lin Qi really chose 'Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique'. SS-rank geniuses need about three months to convert to Mountain and Jianghe Artistic Conception."

"However, with his talent, two months is enough!"

The purple-clad woman from the Ninth Academy beside him shook her head:

"Two months, that's the speed of an SSS-rank genius. Although Lin Qi's talent is impressive, your prediction is a bit exaggerated."

The black-clad Mu Hong rarely revealed a serious expression:

"Two months, he can do it!"

"I am his teacher; I believe he has this talent."

……

Firmament Ten Academies, in a certain luxurious villa.

Inside an exceptionally luxurious martial arts room, a man wearing a special blue robe, with handsome features and a tall stature.

!

His temperament was sometimes like a roaring angry wave, sometimes like flowing water.

He slowly put down the blue manual in his hand and revealed a smile:

"Artistic Conception-level spear technique manual 'Vast Sea Spear Technique', it really isn't simple."

He took down a sharp blue long spear from the wall, quickly danced out spear flowers, and strands of blue force surged from his body, quickly forming a water vortex.

"Swish swish!!"

The sound of flowing water came from the air.

A moment later, the blue water flow dissipated.

His eyes bloomed with astonishing blue light, and he held the blue long spear with one hand and smiled:

"In two months, I have the confidence to realize Vast Sea Artistic Conception!"

"After I entered school, the legend of Senior Lin Qi has been circulating."

"He is now just like me, only Fifth Realm Organ Refining, and his spear technique has also broken through to the Fourth Stage."

"We are also at the same starting line."

"However, I am an SSS-rank genius!"

"Tomorrow I will head to the Alien World, Elite Training Camp. By then, we will be rivals."

"Striving for three months to thoroughly complete the surpassing of him."

……

Minghai Martial University, Ninth Academy.

In a certain luxurious villa.

Li Hanjiang, with handsome features, a cold temperament, and wearing a special white-blue robe, looked at the large screen projected in front of him.

In the screen was the avatar of a burly man; he grinned, revealing white teeth:

"Hanjiang, I have already arrived in the Alien World!"

"The cultivation environment of the Elite Training Camp is much stronger than the Ten Academies."

"You awakened at just the right time."

"You are now an SS-rank genius; coming to the Elite Training Camp and competing with major SS-rank geniuses every day will also have huge benefits for your strength improvement."

Li Hanjiang nodded; after successfully awakening his special ability, he successfully became an SS-rank genius, and he also successfully practiced a small divine ability.

Even among SS-rank geniuses, he was the most top-tier, not inferior to Yu Zhuoran, Victor of the Bear Country, and Javier of the White Eagle Federation.

After hanging up the video call, he picked up the long spear on the wall and danced it.

"Whoosh whoosh~"

Feeling the force flowing in his body, as well as the special ability 【Cold Ice】, all gave him strong confidence.

He knew that Lin Qi had also awakened; the other party was now also an SS-rank genius.

The unawakened Lin Qi was already stronger than SS-rank geniuses; now that he had awakened, he would only be more powerful.

But tomorrow, they would gather together in the Alien Elite Training Camp.

"I wonder how much Lin Qi has become stronger now!"

……

Martial Arts Era 2047, August 20th.

The Imperial Capital was still in the midst of a scorching summer.

Firmament Sixth Academy, scorching light shone on the square.

A group of red-clad students gathered on the square.

They were all the most top-tier geniuses among the sophomore students of the Firmament Sixth Academy.

In the focus of the crowd was a boy with a tall and sturdy stature, three-dimensional features, and a handsome appearance.

He wore a special black-gold slim-fitting robe, with a unique temperament, powerful aura, and his whole body radiated strong sharpness.

Beside him was a sturdy man with dark skin and upright, three-dimensional features.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, I practiced a small divine ability!" Jiang Tao announced a piece of good news.

The people around looked at Jiang Tao in unison after hearing this.

"Hiss~"

"Small divine ability, Taozi, you've taken off behind our backs again!" Guanshan also sighed.

Except for Lin Qi, Jiang Tao was also becoming more and more powerful.

Whether one practiced a small divine ability was completely different.

The other party's future potential would definitely be significantly improved.

Lin Qi also congratulated: "Taozi, you really didn't let me down."

"I look forward to the day you successfully awaken your special ability."

"Boom!!!"

As soon as the words fell, fierce winds blew around.

A huge shadow blocked the sun, enveloping Lin Qi and the others.

"Hum hum!!"

The cabin door slowly opened, and Wan Ming, wearing a blue robe, waved and smiled:

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, you're the only one left!"

Lin Qi smiled and walked into the cabin; his luggage was wrapped in a large black box and was also moved in by the mechanical arm extended by Xiao Chan.

He turned to look at Jiang Tao and smiled:

"Taozi, I'll wait for you at the Elite Training Camp!"

"Everyone, goodbye!"

"Goodbye, Lin Lin Qi Ge!"

The crowd said goodbye.

Jiang Tao also revealed a smile after hearing this, watching the cabin door close.

"Boom!!"

Amidst the fierce winds, it flew towards the cloudless blue sky in the distance, and the sunlight shone on the fuselage, emitting a red luster.

Jiang Tao clenched his fists, his fighting spirit high.

Since he had already practiced a small divine ability, he could also awaken his next special ability.

Once awakened, he knew he could head to the Elite Training Camp.

……

Inside the airport, Xiao Chan controlled the luggage to the luggage rack.

And Lin Qi also saw acquaintances from the Ten Academies.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge!"

Xia Lian took the lead to greet him with a smile, followed by Pei Jiu, who bumped fists with Lin Qi.

Yu Zhuoran, with an overbearing temperament, nodded to greet him after seeing Lin Qi arrive.

Others also greeted him enthusiastically.

Except for Shen Zhenzhen and Xiang Long, the two sat in the corner and did not come forward.

The entire cabin was exceptionally spacious; everyone sat on silver ergonomic chairs, and tea, drinks, and fruits were placed on white tables.

"Lin Qi!"

Gathering at this time, one of the people sitting in the corner also stood up. Others saw the speaker and involuntarily made way.

Lin Qi's gaze condensed, and he looked at the speaker.

This was a handsome boy with handsome features and superior body proportions, but his face looked quite immature.

"Phew!!"

He wore a special crimson robe, and his whole body radiated scorching air.

His aura was exceptionally powerful; his appearance was like a dazzling sun, indiscriminately suppressing everyone's aura.

Lin Qi felt the suppression, and he was secretly shocked.

The other party should be the SSS-rank genius—Especially Chu Yu!

The other party's nickname was also very loud—Radiant Sun Saber!

The aura on the other party was exceptionally powerful; he had definitely broken through to the Sixth Realm, much stronger than Teacher Lu Wei.

"Hello, you must be Lin Qi, I've heard so much about you!"

Especially Chu Yu revealed a friendly smile and extended his hand.

"SSS-rank genius, this is my first time seeing one too!"

Lin Qi also smiled, extended his hand, and shook it with him.

Both of their palms were white, but the moment they held them, a terrifying aura was released from Especially Chu Yu's body, and a scorching aura rushed towards him.

Lin Qi felt the terrifying power on his palm and frowned.

A prank?

A show of force?

Thinking of this, Lin Qi also exerted force instantly, and terrifying power was released from his body.

Yu Zhuoran, Pei Jiu, and others around them widened their eyes after feeling the terrifying aura.

What's the situation?

"Phew~"

"Crack crack!!"

Both exerted force at the same time, the veins on their arms bulged, fierce winds blew in the air, and their bones cracked.

In the air, it seemed as if red flames and golden sharpness were colliding.

"Impressive!"

In an instant, Especially Chu Yu restrained his aura and praised.

"Worthy of being an SSS-rank genius!"

Lin Qi also let go and smiled, feeling the pain in his hand, secretly shocked:

"This Especially Chu Yu is worthy of being an SSS-rank genius who has broken through to the Sixth Realm; his strength is stronger than mine right now."

Especially Chu Yu turned and returned to his ergonomic chair, leaning back on it; the joy on his face instantly disappeared, feeling the force on his right hand.

He was also exceptionally shocked in his heart:

"This Lin Qi... what strong power!!"

"Originally thought that 50% of my power would be enough to suppress him."

"Didn't expect that I would have to use 70% of my force to gain the upper hand in the end."

"Is he really a martial artist who just broke through to Fifth Realm Organ Refining?"

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(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 394 =====