Chapter 529

Time passed slowly, and several hours passed unknowingly.

It started to snow in the Black Dragon Base, and the cold weather could not stop the restless mood of the martial artists.

A large number of geniuses in the base began to exchange for Awakening Potions!

Some lacked merit points and began to borrow from friends and teachers.

Rich families even spent a lot of money to buy them.

Those without money could only go to the battlefield to hunt disaster beasts and gather more merit points to buy them.

Geniuses below the Seventh Realm all launched actions to buy Awakening Potions.

They all made up their minds to successfully awaken, as this concerned their future.

The Black Dragon Base was unusually lively; Pei Yiqing, Shen Heng, Liu Yuanzhang, Mu Hong, and others wanted to contact Lin Qi, but found that he had already turned on Do Not Disturb mode.

Room 206, in the spacious martial arts room.

"Bang!"

The quiet air suddenly became restless, and with a loud explosion, the sphere-like blood scabs suddenly exploded, turning into red raindrops and scattering on the ground.

"Tap tap tap!!"

Lin Qi, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes, his whole body erupted with strong golden light, his veins bulged, and golden patterns appeared on his skin.

His whole person exuded a natural, integrated feeling, as if he were about to merge with heaven and earth.

He seemed to no longer be the same species as a data person; his blood flowed rapidly, as if it were golden blood.

Lin Qi exhaled a breath of turbid air, which formed a strong gust of wind, raging in the martial arts room.

"Thump thump!!"

A strong heartbeat sounded in the martial arts room, and Lin Qi clenched his fists, power surging out again.

He felt that his power had increased again, and he could condense stronger Golden Gangjin.

Encountering the Earth-Splitting Dragon again, he would definitely be able to kill it more easily.

Looking at the panel again, several messages indeed popped up.

【You consumed two bottles of Blood Spirit Potion, your flesh began to transform, starting the seventh blood exchange, body strength significantly increased, Qi and blood value +150】

【Your flesh transformed, template fusion degree increased, unknown ability awakening progress accelerated, fusion degree +1%】

【Qi and blood value: 8,400→8,550】

【Template: Erlang Zhenjun · Yang Jian】

【Fusion degree: 37%→38%】

Lin Qi looked at his Qi and blood value; now he was only 1,450 away from the 10,000 Qi and blood value of the Eighth Realm.

But he had a premonition that the difficulty of the remaining two blood exchanges would be unusually high.

According to the common sense of the Blue Star, 7 blood exchanges were already the limit for countless geniuses, and most SSS-level geniuses broke through to the Eighth Realm after 7 blood exchanges.

And the cultivation arts observed from the top-tier Level 12 demon beasts recorded that 8 blood exchanges were the limit.

And with his talent, he felt that he could perform 9 blood exchanges.

After thinking simply for a moment, Lin Qi looked at the red fist force detector that looked like a giant pedestal not far away.

"It's time to test my current strength!"

"Xiao Chan, turn on the fist force detector!"

"Okay, Master!"

Xiao Chan beside him nodded obediently and started the fist force detector through the virtual network.

"Beep!"

The detector's screen lit up!

Lin Qi restrained the golden light on his body and returned to normal to test his purest physical strength.

"Hoo!!"

"Thump thump!!"

Looking at the punch target, his heart beat rapidly, his blood flowed faster, and every muscle in his body exerted force at the same time.

Not only his muscles, but also his internal organs and cells were fully mobilized.

Power surged out continuously and poured into his clenched fist.

His aura gathered, his fist stored power, and finally, he struck out suddenly; the air rippled, like a calm lake forming waves, spreading to the surroundings.

Lin Qi's fist accelerated instantly like a high-speed train, drawing an astonishing arc in the air.

Finally, it smashed into the red punch target!

"Bang!!"

The air vibrated, forming layers of air waves, and the air exploded!

Accompanied by a loud noise, the punch target also shook and vibrated violently.

"Beep!"

Data instantly refreshed on the electronic screen—"125,222kg!"

Lin Qi smiled after seeing the data: 125 tons of fist force!

Compared to the previous 70 tons of fist force, it had almost doubled!

And he had just performed seven blood exchanges; after breaking through to the Eighth Realm, he would likely have 150 tons of fist force.

The minimum fist force for the Eighth Realm is 100 tons!

He had already exceeded it by 20 tons!

He clenched his fist, the golden patterns on his body flowing like blood, and then tested his power when using Golden Gangjin.

Golden Gangjin is the fusion of two abilities; he was performing a move from "Jin Gang Fist"—Breaking the Void!

Jin Di Gangjin condensed on his arm, as dazzling as gold, and golden patterns emerged, like the arm of a heavenly god.

"Hoo!"

"Ssh—!"

The next moment, his fist swung out suddenly, like a sharp blade breaking through the air, tearing the surrounding air and making a whistling sound of breaking wind.

The fist Gangjin smashed heavily onto the red punch target.

"Bang!!"

Accompanied by violent shaking, the red punch target exploded instantly, and the detector shook violently.

The red material on the punch target turned into countless fragments and dissipated in the air.

Under the punch target was a sensor made of black alloy material, but now the alloy material was bent and even had cracks.

Lin Qi's heart hung in his throat instantly.

It wasn't broken, was it?

"Beep!"

Seeing the big screen flashing frantically, a string of data finally appeared—"500,000kg!"

Lin Qi breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes showing joy.

"500 tons of fist force?"

Lin Qi looked at the fist force detector; it seemed the limit of the fist force it could withstand was 500 tons.

And he hadn't blown the punch target to pieces, which meant his fist force didn't exceed 500 tons by too much.

After analyzing it and thinking for a moment, he had the answer.

His fist force was around 516 tons; why this number? Because it exactly corresponded to a 4-fold combat power boost.

Jin Gang Fist at Great Completion is exactly a 2-fold combat power boost, and awakening 【Golden Light】 gave him a 3-fold combat power boost.

And the 4-fold combat power boost was because of the Jin Di Gangjin!

This top-tier method of condensing Gangjin could give people an extra fold of combat power.

His own basic physical data far exceeded that of martial artists of the same realm, and now he had a four-fold combat power boost.

His current power was considered strong even among Eighth Realm martial artists.

He could be sure that Gu Jian's current power was definitely not as strong as his.

Then he tested the data simply again?

"Shoo shoo!!"

"Hoo hoo!!"

A moment later, two strings of data appeared.

"137m/s!"

"548m/s!"

Lin Qi nodded as he looked at the data; it was indeed as he had guessed.

Both power and speed had a four-fold boost, and combat power had received a four-fold boost, which was already very exaggerated.

"Next is to wait for tomorrow to defeat Gu Jian!"

Lin Qi muttered to himself with a calm expression.

"Gulp~"

The next moment, a strong sense of hunger came from Lin Qi's stomach.

He went straight out of the martial arts room, came to the dining table, and ate the cooked food in big mouthfuls.

He was too hungry and needed to replenish a large amount of energy.

And the source energy of the Blue Star was still too thin; even if a space gate opened every day, it was still little.

Even if his body could absorb source energy anytime and anywhere, the amount absorbed was still too little.

After eating, Lin Qi didn't waste time, but continued to return to the martial arts room to cultivate and improve his strength.

Although he felt he could win, he couldn't underestimate Gu Jian.

Martial Arts Era 2048, November 19th.

The weather was cold, and the entire Black Dragon Base was completely covered by endless white snow.

The entire Black Dragon Base was still in a restless environment.

Near noon, in an antique-style living room, the temperature was suitable.

Six figures sat in the living room, the sound of a pleasant zheng played in the air, and the fragrance of tea overflowed.

Lin Qi looked at the burly and tall King Shanhe opposite him; as before, the other party's aura was still as steady and heavy as a mountain.

Nothing could shake it!

Sitting beside him was the Beijiang Beijiang Jianwang, Liu Yuanzhang, Mu Hong, and today there was one more person, Pei Hongfeng.

Those present were all Eighth and Ninth Realm powerhouses; only Lin Qi was a Seventh Realm martial artist.

Several people began to chat idly.

Pei Hongfeng sighed and said:

"The appearance of the Awakening Potion is too important for our entire Blue Star."

"It has greatly strengthened the fresh blood of our humanity!"

"In the future, S-level and SS-level geniuses will appear in an explosive state!"

"More high-realm martial artists will be born in the future!"

The Beijiang Beijiang Jianwang spoke first:

"The technology of the Awakening Potion was actually being researched 20 years ago!"

"It was the hard work of countless scientific researchers behind it, and the unlimited funding support from the country, that it was finally developed."

"Now, even without Awakening Fruit, it can be mass-produced, but the raw materials needed are not cheap either."

"This time, 1,000 bottles were put online directly, but they were all exchanged within half a day!"

"I don't know how many people can awaken!"

"Our Xia Guo has more than 30 S-level geniuses every year; if they all awaken, that would be simply incredible!"

The eyes of several people lit up after hearing this.

King Shanhe spoke slowly after hearing this:

"Don't have too high expectations; the Awakening Potion is not the Awakening Fruit, and the effect is not that strong."

"S-level geniuses might also need to consume several bottles to have a chance to awaken."

"As for ordinary geniuses, they might need more bottles to awaken."

"But even so, it can significantly enhance the foundation of our Blue Star."

Everyone nodded, looking forward to how many geniuses would be born in the future.

Looking forward to completely killing the disaster beasts from the other world to extinction!

This topic was quickly skipped, and King Shanhe looked at Lin Qi and said:

"Tonight is your battle with Gu Jian; do you have confidence?"

"According to my understanding, he is already very close to the Eighth Realm, and there is a high probability that he has already broken through to the Eighth Realm."

As soon as these words were spoken, the air seemed to become quiet, and an invisible pressure shrouded down.

The Beijiang Beijiang Jianwang and Pei Hongfeng also looked at Lin Qi.

Liu Yuanzhang frowned and said:

"Seventh Realm and Eighth Realm, once broken through, the flesh transforms, and body strength significantly increases!"

"Control over the body significantly increases, and perhaps martial arts techniques will also enter the Fifth Stage!"

"If that's really the case, then it will be difficult..."

Several people also frowned; if Lin Qi lost this battle, the blow would be too great.

He would even have to owe Gu Jian 1 million merit points!

Only Lin Qi drank a cup of hot tea unhurriedly, and then said:

"As long as he hasn't broken through to the Eighth Realm, I will win!"

"If he is an Eighth Realm martial artist, then we can only fight a battle to determine who wins and who loses!"

King Shanhe smiled immediately after hearing this and said:

"Very good, I believe you won't let us down!"

At the same time, Liu Yuanzhang and the other two were also very curious about whether Lin Qi could defeat Gu Jian.

And this would only be known tonight.

Magic City, New World Rich Area

Gu family villa, martial arts room built in the garden.

"Hoo hoo!!"

Covering an area of thousands of square meters, the cold wind blew, and the flowers and plants swayed.

A tall man wearing a blue martial arts uniform was brandishing a blue heavy sword, and the aura around him changed.

Blue water currents circled around the edge of his body.

A green big screen was projected in front of him, and a handsome man appeared on the opposite side; he was Gu Cheng.

At this time, Gu Cheng said excitedly:

"Brother Jian, have you really broken through to the Eighth Realm?"

Gu Jian had a pair of sword-like eyebrows, three-dimensional facial features, and a tall posture, like a drawn sharp sword, capable of piercing the firmament.

Seeing him raise the corners of his mouth and lift his chin, he said:

"I have no need to lie to you!"

Gu Cheng on the opposite side immediately showed an excited smile:

"That's great, the victory of tonight's scheduled battle belongs to us!"

"I am looking forward to the expression on Lin Qi's face when he is defeated!"

Gu Jian said lightly: "If you hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten about such a thing."

"Just a Lin Qi, he is still too green!"

"I should have given him a year, but unfortunately he overestimated himself, so I can only fulfill his wish."

"Eighth Realm fighting Seventh Realm, it's too bullying for him!"

"It's better to end the battle early!"

"After cultivating peacefully for a period of time, I should also return to the battlefield; I want to impact the Eighth Realm ranking list!"

To him, the current Lin Qi was just a junior he could defeat with a wave of his hand.

He hadn't seen a real genius and powerhouse yet, and didn't understand the gap between him and himself.

5:00 PM, War Home put traffic on the homepage to remind all users.

A scheduled battle would take place in three hours!

At the same time, countless martial artists remembered this matter.

"I just remembered that Lin Qi and Gu Jian still have a battle!"

"This battle is expected to be exciting; I originally thought Lin Qi was doomed to lose!"

"The three-month agreement is simply a joke!"

"The facts have proven that Lin Qi's talent is indeed exaggerated; he only used three months to rush into the 20th place on the Black Dragon Base ranking list."

"It almost broke the record!"

"It's a pity that if Lin Qi was given a few more months, Gu Jian might not necessarily be able to defeat Lin Qi!"

"Lin Qi is still too arrogant!"

On the War Home forum, many martial artists from bases where no disaster beast tide had broken out were discussing on the forum.

Other World, Sky Dome Academy.

Star Abode Villa No. 38, in the martial arts room

Jiang Tao, who was tall, burly, and dark-skinned, opened the virtual cabin to log into the Red Realm.

He quickly clicked on a link to enter the scheduled battle scene.

"Buzz buzz!!"

Everything in front of him was dark, and when Jiang Tao opened his eyes again, his vision suddenly cleared, and he was already in a spectator seat.

He was in an arena similar to ancient Rome, and everything was white.

In the empty arena, not a single person had arrived.

Noisy sounds came to his ears.

"Brother Tao!"

"Brother!"

Familiar voices came to his ears; turning his head, it was Wan Ming, and his younger sister Jiang Miaoyin, and looking around, they were all classmates from the Sky Dome Academy.

The number was not small; a rough estimate was more than a hundred people.

"Why are there so many people!"

Wan Ming in blue smiled and said:

"That's natural; both sides of the battle are top geniuses of the Xia Guo."

"And there is also Brother Qi; he is a genius who has broken countless records."

"Maybe we can witness history again today!"

Jiang Tao nodded, looked around, and found that there were really many martial artists watching.

The surroundings were densely packed with people; there were 10 minutes left before the start of the competition, and hundreds of thousands of people had already come online.

On the big screen projected in the sky, the barrage had already started to fill the screen.

Discussing who between Lin Qi and Gu Jian could win the final victory.

In the front row position, dozens or hundreds of figures emerged, and they exuded powerful auras.

They were all high-realm martial artists, especially in the most central area, the appearance of several figures caused heated discussions around.

"The Ninth Realm seniors have also come online!"

"I didn't expect 9 Ninth Realm martial artists to come this time; it's really rare!"

"Overlord, Sword Emperor, King Shanhe, Blade Emperor, King Shui Ze, Heavenly Blade, Heavenly Sword, Beijiang Beijiang Jianwang, King Chi Lie!"

"Only geniuses of Lin Qi and Gu Jian's level can attract them!"

"Gu Jian is a disciple of the Sword Emperor, and can even be said to be the most outstanding disciple under the Sword Emperor."

"Lin Qi is the grand-disciple of King Shanhe; it's no exaggeration to call him a disciple!"

"This battle is going to be good!" someone said excitedly.

"Sun Sheng of the Primordial Staff and Li Tianxing of the Fire Spear have also come!"

"They are the first and second on the Seventh Realm overall ranking list, and they are also the top two by a wide margin."

"They are the top geniuses; Gu Jian is now ranked fifth, but compared to them, he is still quite far behind!"

Many people's eyes were cast on the two men in the front row, sitting close to the Ninth Realm martial artists.

One of them wore a golden robe, and the other a red robe, with unique temperaments.

Among them, the man in the golden robe, with a rugged and handsome temperament, crossed his legs, leaned leisurely on the smart seat, and said slowly:

"Today, let's see just how powerful this Junior Brother who broke my record is!"

Sitting beside him was the man in the red robe, a handsome man with a straight posture and delicate features, exuding a scorching aura.

"Buzz!!"

Just as everyone was discussing, a figure appeared out of thin air in the arena.

It was a tall man wearing deep blue battle armor and holding a heavy sword.

"Gu Jian has come online!"

Someone in the spectator seats said.

Gu Jian in blue armor nodded and greeted the Ninth Realm martial artists in the first row of the spectator seats.

Especially a middle-aged man in a blue robe with handsome features; the other party's aura was as broad as the sea.

That was his teacher—Sword Emperor Chong Ming!

Gu Jian saw Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing beside him again and nodded to signal.

And when Gu Jian came out, many people frowned instantly.

Sun Sheng smiled and said:

"Interesting, the next battle will be interesting!"

Black Dragon Base, Virtual Room

At this time, a large crowd gathered in the virtual room; they didn't grab a virtual cabin, so they could only watch the projected live broadcast.

"Junior Brother, we believe you can win!"

Lin Qi nodded towards the people of the Crack Rock Squad, then entered the virtual cabin and logged into the Red Realm.

"Buzz!!"

A moment later, Lin Qi opened his eyes suddenly, and dazzling light illuminated the surrounding space.

He descended onto the battlefield, wearing black-gold battle armor and holding a black-gold great spear.

His gaze locked onto the spectator seats in an instant; looking around, the spectator seats were full of people.

There were even many acquaintances, such as Jiang Tao, Jiang Miaoyin, and others from the Sky Dome Academy.

A group of Ninth Realm martial artists sat in the first row; Lin Qi and King Shanhe nodded to each other to signal and greeted each other.

At the same time, there were other Ninth Realm martial artists, all of whom were big figures in the Xia Guo.

"Lin Qi, you finally came!"

A proud voice came to his ears; Lin Qi turned his head, and his gaze finally fell on his opponent—Gu Jian!

Gu Jian was wearing a blue battle armor, holding a blue heavy sword in one hand, and his whole body exuded a powerful aura.

(End of chapter)