Chapter 488

The black-robed Mu Hong continued to speak:

"Once you have cultivated a high-level source energy technique and broken the shackles of your physical body, your strength will also change."

"Once you have trained your strength into Golden Gangjin and condensed it, you will be able to fully manifest the power of your artistic conception."

"At the Global Martial Arts Tournament, Shen Heng and Ivan Petrov of the Bear Nation had both only just broken through to the Seventh Realm."

"They hadn't had time to cultivate high-level source energy techniques and were unable to condense Golden Gangjin."

"They had only completed one blood exchange, which increased their physical strength, but the increase in the power of their techniques was limited."

"Otherwise, it might not have been so easy for you to achieve victory."

Lin Qi nodded secretly: "Golden Gangjin?"

This was something he should consider after breaking through to the Seventh Realm.

Mu Hong also waved the long spear in his hand and continued to provide guidance:

"The second question!"

"You are currently at the realm where your artistic conception reaches the divine; your artistic conception not only integrates into every technique but can also affect surrounding objects."

"The third stage of our spear technique is to master all the muscles in the body and exert force through them."

"And the fourth stage of the spear technique is to manifest an artistic conception, allowing all parts of the body—muscles, internal organs, bones, bone marrow, and even blood—to exert force together."

"Each of us has our own magnetic field, and during the process of exerting force simultaneously, the power of the artistic conception is related to our will and can influence the life force field."

"Artistic conception reaching the divine means allowing life force to highly condense and begin to spread toward the surroundings."

"But that is not enough; you must master a more subtle power of the physical body—the cells."

"Controlling the movement of cells, allowing them to move fully, and merging them with consciousness to condense into a special magnetic field, is what is known as—a domain."

Lin Qi couldn't help but nod after hearing this; after listening to Mu Hong's words, a large number of ideas couldn't help but emerge in his brain.

Yesterday, after drinking the Pu'er tea brewed by Dean Liu, he felt his brain had become a bit sharper; the effect of the Pu'er tea was still there.

Mu Hong pointed to his own chest with his finger and said:

"Next, if you want to break through your artistic conception and comprehend the fifth-stage spear technique, you must return to our own physical body."

"Digging out deeper potential."

"This is also my realization from the past ten-plus years!"

"Of course, a domain is still too far off for you."

"Most geniuses generally have to break through to the Seventh Realm, undergo blood exchange and transformation, and have a deeper understanding of their physical body before breaking through to artistic conception reaching the divine."

"You have already exceeded the standard; next, you only need to focus on breaking through to the Seventh Realm."

"Once you break through, everything will be different."

Lin Qi nodded; everything was revolving around the Seventh Realm.

The Seventh Realm allows one to know more secret information, and once in the Seventh Realm, one can graduate and step onto the battlefield.

Once he breaks through to the Seventh Realm, everything will be different.

Everything is just waiting for him to break through to the Seventh Realm.

Next, Mu Hong wielded his spear technique, once again providing pointers to Lin Qi on the content of the spear technique.

This lasted for more than half an hour.

After the guidance ended, they returned to the Star Abode together and came to Lin Qi's luxury villa to eat together.

In the spacious living room, Mu Hong began to recount the situation of the Level 10 disaster beast raid:

"The cold ice power mastered by the Polar Ice Rhino is too powerful; even if we Eighth Realm martial artists get close, we will be frostbitten."

"Only Ninth Realm martial artists can withstand the cold ice and launch attacks."

"Our Xia Guo has explicit regulations regarding the battlefield: when facing disaster beasts stronger than oneself, one can run away; there is no need to feel embarrassed."

"The first principle on the battlefield is to save one's own life, especially for high-realm martial artists; each one is extremely precious."

"The second principle is to kill more disaster beasts."

"When facing Level 9 disaster beasts, absolutely do not get close; it is easy to waste your life in vain."

Lin Qi listened quietly, memorizing it in his mind.

These contents had not yet been taught in the general knowledge class; it was estimated to be content for the senior year.

Then Lin Qi asked about the situation of his senior brother Liang Tai.

Mu Hong finished the last bite and answered:

"The battlefield was too chaotic at the time; Liang Tai was hit by a Level 7 disaster beast, the Earth Shield Elephant, and was severely injured."

"He took a top-grade healing potion and needs to recuperate for a period of time."

Lin Qi nodded; for most families, taking a top-grade healing potion is the limit.

Water of Life is something used by Eighth Realm or even Ninth Realm martial artists.

For example, the North River Sword King, who fought the Polar Ice Rhino and was severely injured, had to use the Water of Life.

……

After the meal, his teacher Mu Hong had other matters to attend to and left first.

Lin Qi returned to the martial arts room, preparing to start today's cultivation.

"Master, the rewards from the Disaster Beast Trial Tower have been credited."

The black-clad Xiao Chan beside him suddenly spoke.

Immediately, a green screen was projected.

【Student Lin Qi,..., because you ranked first on the overall list in the Disaster Beast Trial Tower, we will grant you a bonus of 180 million Xia Guo coins, 5,000 kilograms of Level 7 disaster beast flesh, and 800 kilograms of Level 8 disaster beast flesh.】

……

After seeing the rewards, Lin Qi also let out a breath.

The rewards had finally arrived; the Level 7 disaster beast flesh he had on him had all been eaten.

The Level 6 nutritional meals he had been eating recently were much worse in effect compared to Level 7 disaster beast flesh.

Now everything is ready, just waiting for the marrow-cleansing potion.

……

Martial Arts Era, June 17, 2048

The Sky Dome Academy has spring all year round, and the weather is sunny!

On this day, in the Sky Dome Building, the junior students attended a martial arts general knowledge class.

After class, everyone left the teaching building in a bustle.

Standing in the spacious elevator, Wan Ming actually said:

"Does everyone know? Zhang Tianyang has successfully broken through to the Seventh Realm."

Pei Jiu said in surprise: "So fast?"

"I heard from my sister that even for SS-level geniuses, most only break through to the Seventh Realm about a year after graduation."

"It's been less than three months since graduation, and he has already broken through."

Others also began to discuss it.

Jiang Tao said: "This is naturally because of the Sky Dome Academy's better cultivation environment."

"And Level 7 disaster beast flesh, and a stronger competitive environment."

"His strength is naturally different from before."

Everyone nodded.

……

Lin Qi returned to the Star Abode, Villa No. 9.

He saw a delivery courier wearing a red uniform with a burly build already waiting at the door.

Behind him, there was also a super-large truck, and burly staff members were working hard to move the boxes inside.

Seeing Lin Qi arrive, the courier showed an enthusiastic smile.

"Student Lin Qi, please sign for your delivery and disaster beast flesh."

Lin Qi nodded, took the tablet, and signed his name.

"Beep!"

After fingerprint verification, he received a black metal box from the courier.

Opening the villa door, the staff moved boxes of disaster beast flesh into the freezer.

Lin Qi also helped, speeding up the process!

"Xiao Chan, start cooking!"

"Okay, Master!" Xiao Chan controlled the smart robot, opened the box, and took out a large piece of flesh that had already been cut.

"Sizzle!!"

The meat was cut into shreds and began to be cooked.

A moment later, all the disaster beast flesh was stored, Lin Qi offered drinks, and amidst sounds of gratitude, the staff left.

Lin Qi himself sat at the dining table, and the aroma of food wafted over.

Before breaking through, he must eat his fill.

Lin Qi looked at the cooked home-style dish of stir-fried pork with green peppers, smelling the fragrance, his mouth couldn't help but secrete saliva.

So he didn't stand on ceremony, picked up the rice bowl on the table, and began to feast.

Lin Qi felt his body was extremely hungry; Level 6 disaster beasts could not satisfy his needs at all.

One hour later

Lin Qi slowly stood up; only a large number of plates remained on the table, as well as the aroma of meat floating in the air.

!

"Hoo~"

Lin Qi spat out a breath of turbid air, feeling his whole body heating up; he was completely full.

For this breakthrough, he had eaten a full 350 kilograms of Level 7 disaster beast flesh and 50 kilograms of Level 8 disaster beast flesh.

He was stuffed, and his lower abdomen was slightly bulging.

He brought the black metal box into the martial arts room.

There were no classes in the afternoon, so he had enough time to make the breakthrough.

Lin Qi took a look at the large refrigerator next to him, which was filled with rows of frozen functional drinks that he would use later during the breakthrough.

"Beep!"

Fingerprint verification was successful, the metal box opened automatically, revealing a tube of potion embedded inside—the marrow-cleansing potion.

The marrow-cleansing potion was a deep blue liquid, crystal clear.

It was quite similar to the blue marrow potion Lin Qi had taken before.

But their prices were at least a thousand times different.

Lin Qi sat cross-legged on the spot, slowly opened the bottle cap, and a rich medicinal fragrance was released from the bottle mouth.

In an instant, Lin Qi smelled the scent of several precious medicinal herbs.

In the martial arts general knowledge class, besides learning martial arts common sense, there was also the identification of heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

It would be used in the future when traveling deep into another world to seek opportunities.

"Gulp~"

Lin Qi tilted his head and drank it all in one gulp; the 100ml potion entered his stomach.

"Hiss~"

The moment he put down the potion bottle, he felt his whole body start to heat up.

It was as if he had been ignited by a raging fire; the intense burning sensation made him couldn't help but gasp.

"Hoo hoo!!"

Lin Qi's breathing couldn't help but become heavier; enduring the intense burning sensation, he used the high-level mental control method—Ten Thousand Water Flow—to practice marrow-cleansing.

Yesterday, he had already checked the precautions for taking the marrow-cleansing potion on the Red Dome Home forum.

The simplest way was to take it directly; enduring the pain would lead to improvement.

And if one could endure the pain and operate the marrow-cleansing method, the effect would be even stronger.

Everyone knew this, but not many people could endure the pain of marrow-cleansing.

Now Lin Qi had initially felt the pain within it.

"Boom!!"

His blood boiled, as hot as magma, and his organs felt as if they were about to be incinerated.

This was just the beginning; soon his bones also began to emit intense stinging pain, as if countless tiny blades were cutting through his bones.

Marrow-cleansing, listening to the name, one would think it was like water flowing gently to wash away impurities in the bone marrow.

The result was completely not like that; it was like bone scraping, violently cleaning every inch of bone.

And cleaning the bone marrow inside the bones like this could indeed remove a large amount of suppression.

It's just that this process is exceptionally painful.

Lin Qi's breathing became heavier, he gasped for cold air, and still had to endure the pain to operate the marrow-cleansing method.

Because his mental power was high, he could continue to mobilize Qi and blood to practice marrow-cleansing amidst the pain.

He looked down at his body, his eyes activated 【Golden Pupils】, blooming with dazzling golden light.

Super vision, X-ray, energy vision, high-speed capture, and other functions were all activated.

Through his skin, he saw everything in his body.

His powerfully beating heart, blood rushing like the Yellow River, and the marrow-cleansing potion that was taking effect.

Starting from the head, the bone marrow in all bones had to undergo round after round of "marrow-cleansing."

His whole body became completely active because of the marrow-cleansing potion; other internal organs in his body operated at high speed, starting to absorb the disaster beast flesh he had eaten.

Converting it into the energy Lin Qi needed.

"Hum hum!!"

Lin Qi activated his special abilities 【Golden Light】 and 【Golden Sharp】, and the two forces rushed into his blood like a spiral.

Driven by mental power, his Qi and blood were like a high-pressure water gun fully activated, following the effect of the marrow-cleansing potion to wash.

Lin Qi gritted his teeth in pain, his face flushed, his veins bulging; his whole body was like a battlefield, and the pain made him look disheveled.

"Snap!"

Bean-sized sweat kept dripping from his forehead; in a moment, a small pool had formed on the soft mat.

Amidst the intense pain, the effect of the marrow-cleansing potion had also been fully manifested.

Lin Qi clearly saw that a large amount of impurities in the bone marrow were being washed out, even if they were disguised as bone marrow, it was the same.

And what surprised him was that some impurities were actually attached to the bones, adsorbed in subtle corners, extremely difficult to be discovered.

If there were no marrow-cleansing potion, he might need more time to find them.

Now that a tube of marrow-cleansing potion was in his stomach, countless impurities were all washed out.

These impurities were intercepted and filtered through the internal organs along with the blood, and discharged out of the body.

As time passed, Lin Qi's martial arts suit had been soaked with sweat; the sweat carried a large amount of toxins and waste being discharged.

Besides the sour smell of sweat, it was also accompanied by a faint stench.

And the stench became more intense as time passed.

Finally, not knowing how much time had passed, Lin Qi's whole body trembled, his body relaxed, as if he had unloaded a heavy burden.

Information also came from deep within his body.

He had a realization in his heart; his body's marrow-cleansing had reached the limit of his body.

He could break through!

In his mental perception, the entire bone marrow was pure, containing not a trace of impurities.

Pure as glaze, the flow of bone marrow contained astonishing activity.

The Evil Tiger Bone seemed to have been tempered again, becoming even harder.

The marrow-cleansing potion allowed the last impurities in his body to be removed; he had completely achieved the fifth-grade marrow quality—Glazed Marrow.

It was time to break through to the Seventh Realm!

Lin Qi felt waves of power surging in.

"Boom boom!!"

Brand new bone marrow, astonishing activity began to emerge, and Lin Qi's whole body became active again.

Blood began to wash every part of his body.

The intense pain dissipated, and immediately after, Lin Qi felt a wave of dizziness.

"Drip!"

He began to sweat crazily, and a large amount of sweat was discharged through his pores.

Like a faucet, sweat was constantly discharged, and the fishy stench became more intense.

After a moment, the sweat was discharged, and a fishy smell rushed into Lin Qi's nose.

He looked down and saw that at some point, his martial arts suit had been dyed black-red.

……

(End of chapter)