Chapter 51: Beyond Ordinary (Request Follows)

A holographic screen appeared in the air, revealing Zhang Cheng’s rugged face on the other side.

Yue Feng saw it and immediately smiled.

“Chengzi, long time no see!”

Zhang Cheng looked at the tall man on the other side, his formidable aura palpable even through the screen, and he laughed.

“Boss, you fought disaster beasts in Linhai Base, and we never got a chance to meet up…” Zhang Cheng laughed.

“Not too late—we’ll get together in a couple of days.”

“Great!”

The two began chatting idly; after a moment, Yue Feng asked:

“Chengzi, out with it—what do you need?”

Zhang Cheng shook his head and smiled. “You know me—I do have a favor to ask.”

“I’m currently the Martial Arts instructor for the Elite Class of Grade 12 at Tianhai No. 2 High. I want to recommend a genius to you.”

Tianhai No. 2 High—Yue Feng found the name familiar and asked:

“Wait—this genius you’re recommending isn’t named Lin Qi, is he?”

“You know Lin Qi?” Zhang Cheng frowned.

“It’s like this…” Yue Feng explained the supervisor’s recent recommendation of Lin Qi.

“I’m unsure whether his talent is fleeting—you know, there have been geniuses like him before.”

“I see.”

Zhang Cheng nodded in understanding and added:

“As his Martial Arts instructor, I’ve watched his progress over the past month—I know his talent well.”

“And today, despite having lower blood qi, he easily defeated a classmate ranked in the top ten.”

“I believe he deserves a B-class contract—he’s an extraordinary genius, and we can’t afford to miss him, Boss.” Zhang Cheng spoke sincerely.

Yue Feng frowned and fell silent.

“Here’s an idea!” Zhang Cheng suddenly said.

“Next week, Tianhai City and Baiying City will hold a Martial Arts exchange competition among major universities.”

“Tianhai No. 2 High will face Songbai High, and Lin Qi is one of the competing students.”

“If you’re free, watch the live stream—nothing beats direct observation for accuracy.”

“I’ll watch.” Yue Feng nodded in assurance.

After ending the video call, Yue Feng thought: Next week, I’ll observe Lin Qi’s performance before deciding whether to offer him a B-class contract.

“Lin Qi, don’t let Chengzi down.”

…

The upcoming Martial Arts exchange competition between Baiying City and Tianhai City intensified the rivalry among Tianhai’s universities—no one wanted to lose.

Six days passed in a flash.

That afternoon, in a private Martial Arts chamber:

“Huh~”

Lin Qi’s face flushed red, sweat drenched his body, and he radiated heat like a furnace, steaming white vapor.

His stomach burned fiercely, rapidly absorbing the effects of two Energy Pills.

Waves of heat surged through his blood and spread to every muscle fiber.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!!”

Lin Qi punched, striking with tiger claws, wind howling from his strikes.

Blood surged through his veins, flooding his arm muscles to his fingertips.

The sharp tiger claws tore through the air, his entire strength channeling outward—air trembled, producing thunderous booms like air cannons.

“Huh~ Huh~”

His heavy breaths made his chest rise and fall like steel-carved muscle.

His muscles pulsed, veins bulged, blood qi surged, relentlessly forging his muscle cells through violent motion.

Lin Qi’s gaze was resolute, sensing faint forces flowing with his blood qi through his body.

As he exerted himself, muscle and bone moved, generating force that converged and exploded.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!!”

In an instant, Lin Qi struck with tiger claws.

White Tiger Emerges from Cave!

White Tiger Offers Claw!

Furious Tiger Pierces Forest!

Each technique erupted with sharp cracks, unleashing boundless power.

“Roar~”

Lin Qi roared, unleashing a tiger’s bellow, his muscles swelling.

【Through relentless training, your blood qi has broken through—Blood Qi +0.1】

【Through arduous training, your Five Forms Fist—Tiger Form and Crane Form have broken through—Fist Art +1%】

【Blood Qi: 8.75 → 8.85】

【Fist Art: Stage Two 15% → 16%】

…

“Huh~”

Lin Qi ended his stance, standing still, steaming, gasping as his blood qi gradually stabilized.

Fatigue surged through him, his arms trembling uncontrollably. “Finally broke through!”

Lin Qi looked at his panel—his blood qi had reached 8.85, just 0.15 away from 9.0.

His Fist Art had also advanced, now at Stage Two 16%, far surpassing his Spear Art and Body Movement levels.

Lin Qi gazed at the large mirror in the Martial Arts chamber, reflecting his physique.

A powerful build, muscles carved like stone, perfect proportions.

The aura radiating from him made him seem like a awakened mountain tiger.

“Ding-ding-ding~”

“Class is over—time for lunch.”

Hearing the bell, Lin Qi snapped back to awareness and began washing up.

A few minutes later, dressed in his uniform, he left the Martial Arts chamber and headed for the cafeteria.

Passing the Martial Arts chamber, he suddenly stopped, drawn inexplicably toward the Power Test Device.

!

“My talent keeps evolving, my body’s foundation improving, blood qi rising—I haven’t tested my punch power in a long time.”

Lin Qi wanted to test his current punch power—he’d sensed during his fight with Qiu Jie that his punch strength far exceeded what his blood qi suggested.

“Huh~”

Lin Qi took a deep breath, relaxed his body, then his eyes hardened—every muscle tensed at once.

Like a awakened tiger, power surged from his feet, blood qi roaring.

He felt boundless strength erupting in his arms, fully charged, then launched like a lightning cannon into the punching target.

“Bang!!”

The target shook violently; the digital screen flashed: “923.4kg!”

“Huh~”

Lin Qi was stunned—923.4 kilograms of punch power?

He struck again, slamming the target.

“Bang!”

“925.4kg!”

“No mistake!”

Lin Qi now confirmed—his punch power had surpassed 920kg, the level typical of blood qi 9.2 or higher.

His blood qi had only just reached 8.85, yet he could already deliver 920kg of punch power!

Blood qi measures a person’s blood strength and vitality—the fine gradation of realm.

With the same blood qi, differences in physique and bone structure allow some to generate greater punch power, faster speed, or sharper reflexes.

Li Zhou was such a person—he possessed strength beyond ordinary limits.

Now Lin Qi had become one too.

“Once, my body was ordinary—my punch power matched my blood qi exactly.”

“But now, I’m completely different.”

Lin Qi clenched his fist—power surged from within like an endless ocean; he now equaled a blood qi of 9.2.

Even in the exchange competition, he wouldn’t be at the bottom—add his combat talent and full-power strikes, combined with the “Shattering Mountain Spear Art,”

his opponents would suffer dearly.

…

That night, Chiqiong Martial Arts Gym

The corridor

"Tomorrow, the martial arts exchange competition with Bai Lu City will begin. Ah Heng, which school is your first high school facing?"

Jiang Tao suddenly asked Guo Heng with curiosity.

“Our opponent is naturally Bai Lu City No. 1 High School, the strongest in Bai Lu City.”

“And I’m participating in the exchange competition—I guarantee I’ll crush them tomorrow night.”

Guo Heng bared his white teeth and said fiercely.

After some casual chat, the three entered the virtual room, locked their virtual pods, and logged into the Red Realm Arena.

Personal Space

Lin Qi stood in the void, not rushing to match, but checking his panel.

【Nickname: Yang Jian】

【Rank: Star】

【Win Rate: 93%】

【Points: 221】

……

“It’s been half a month since I reached Star Rank, and I’ve only just broken 220 points—this is indeed slow.”

“I still need over 700 points to reach Moon Rank’s 1,000—I’m far behind.”

“But I heard that reaching Moon Rank before the college entrance exam brings a large cash reward.”

Lin Qi thought to himself—he logged into Red Realm twice a week, and his point accumulation had slowed since before.

But since Guo Heng was said to reach Moon Rank before the college entrance exam with a big reward, it caught his attention.

“Start matching!”

……

(End of Chapter)