Chapter 542: Ruin No. 9 Test (Seeking Monthly Votes)

"Ka ka!!"

The air made the sound of bones colliding; Lin Qi was shocked in his heart, only feeling a giant force coming.

Like a heavy hydraulic press tightly crushing his arm!

"What a great strength!"

Lin Qi was shocked in his heart; he had to admit that Sun Sheng was worthy of being the original first genius of the Xia Guo.

Looking at his figure, he was not burly, but his strength was abnormally large.

It was no exaggeration to say he was born with divine strength.

And Sun Sheng's expression changed slightly at this time, only feeling that he was holding a hard diamond.

No matter how he exerted force, the other party didn't have the slightest change.

Even the other party could exert force, making his palm feel pain.

"Alright!"

Suddenly, a broad palm was placed on the two palms, easily separating them; the wind dissipated, and the cabin returned to calm.

The Shanhe King said heartily: "Greetings have been exchanged, and we should also depart."

Sun Sheng grinned and laughed:

"Lin Qi, your strength is not bad!"

Lin Qi raised the corners of his mouth:

"Your strength is not bad either!"

Sun Sheng hung the silver staff on the wall, sat on the intelligent seat, crossed his legs, picked up an apple, and began to eat.

"Hum!"

At the same time, the fighter jet started again, heading to the Imperial Capital!

Ten minutes later.

Entrance of the Red Dome Martial Arts Hall headquarters.

Two figures, one Seventh Realm and one Eighth Realm martial artist, walked into the cabin.

"Li Tianxing!"

Sun Sheng took an apple from the table and threw it at one of them.

That person reached out to catch the apple and took a bite.

Lin Qi's gaze was also on the newcomer; wearing red battle armor, he was handsome, about 1.9 meters tall.

Carrying a red great spear on his back, his whole body radiated a fiery aura, and his expression was cold.

The newcomer was the original second genius of the Xia Guo — Li Tianxing.

After Li Tianxing saw Lin Qi, he instantly showed a smile and reached out his hand:

"Lin Qi, hello, very happy to meet you!"

Lin Qi also reached out his hand and shook it together.

This time Li Tianxing didn't wrestle; he just shook hands normally to greet him!

He sat beside Lin Qi and said:

"I am very grateful that you could break someone's record and become the first place in the Ten Thousand Beast Wanshou Xuezhu."

"Facts prove that someone's talent is not that amazing!"

Sun Sheng not far away was unhappy after hearing this:

"Li Tianxing, I can hear it; you are being sarcastic to me."

"I just didn't use my full strength, otherwise the first place would still be me!"

Li Tianxing looked up and said disdainfully:

"You are just bragging!"

Sun Sheng shook his head:

"Don't believe it; wait until I enter Ruin No. 9, I will break the Seventh Realm record!"

"After all, I am the future strongest person on the Blue Star!"

Li Tianxing shook his head and said to Lin Qi: "Sun Sheng was once severely injured, and his brain hasn't been right until now."

"So sometimes he will be crazy; just get used to it."

Sun Sheng threw away the core and said unhappily:

"You have the nerve to talk about me; didn't you also almost get assassinated by the Zerg when you were three years old..."

Lin Qi thought it was quite interesting to watch the two bicker.

Two top-tier geniuses of the Blue Star, it seemed they were not that difficult to get along with.

At the same time, from the conversation between the two, he had more understanding of them.

Whether it was Sun Sheng or Li Tianxing, they were born with extraordinary talent.

Both had suffered crazy assassinations by the Zerg and were almost dead.

But fortunately, they all survived and grew up quickly.

Even when they were young, geniuses with better talent appeared.

But it was a pity that they were all assassinated by the Zerg, and only they survived.

It verified a sentence: only living geniuses are geniuses.

The Shanhe King watched Lin Qi and the three quickly get familiar, and couldn't help nodding.

A moment later, the Falcon fighter jet shuttled through the space gate of the Sky Dome Martial Arts and entered the other world.

Feeling the familiar 3 times gravity, Lin Qi also felt very intimate.

He looked at the projected large screen, which was playing the scene outside.

The fighter jet shuttled through the sky.

He could see the Sky Dome Base on the ground like a model, stretching for dozens of kilometers.

They kept rushing toward the north and soon arrived at the border of the Sky Dome Base.

That was a steel city wall over a hundred meters high, like a black Great Wall of a strong man, surrounding the base.

"Boom!!"

At this time, a large black tide of Calamity Beasts was continuously launching a charge toward the base.

However, the number of Calamity Beasts was not much, unlike the Calamity Beast tide at the Black Dragon Base, which was densely packed and almost filled every corner.

Pei Hongfeng said:

"This is the Steel Great Wall, and it is also the largest defense line of our Xia Guo in the other world, the battlefield front of the Sky Dome Base!"

"Besides the Black Dragon Base, the pressure here is the greatest."

"Because it is located in the other world, Calamity Beasts can come at any time, and it needs to face the attacks of Calamity Beasts at all times."

"At the most dangerous time, there might even be several Level 9 Calamity Beasts coming together!"

Lin Qi nodded secretly; he had once considered coming to the Steel Great Wall.

It was just that in the end, he chose the Black Dragon Base!

"Hum hum!!"

They stopped at the Steel Great Wall again and picked up two more people, exactly 10 people.

Among the ten people, there were four Eighth Realm martial artists, and they were all Eighth Realm peak existences.

Sun Sheng chatted with Lin Qi.

"Lin Qi, Eighth Realm peak martial artists all have to start preparing to break through to the Ninth Realm!"

"Those who can break through to the Eighth Realm peak are all the most top-tier geniuses of the Xia Guo."

"But with normal cultivation, it might take decades to break through."

"But if you pass the test of No. 9, you might be able to get rewards and break through to the Ninth Realm decades early."

Lin Qi nodded; this kind of temptation, even if it were him, he couldn't bear it.

His heart also became more and more curious about what the test content was.

"Boom!!"

The fighter jet shuttled through the air, and the screen played endless forests, with no end in sight.

Many trees were thick and tall, and giant trees tens of meters high were everywhere.

In the forest, countless Calamity Beast figures appeared in front of his eyes.

This was an environment completely different from the Blue Star.

Five hours later.

With the speed of the Falcon fighter jet, they had already circled the earth once at this time.

But they hadn't arrived at the destination yet.

And Lin Qi had already become familiar with several people.

He discovered that everyone was a student who graduated from the three top-tier universities, and there were even seniors and senior sisters.

"We're here!"

Suddenly, a tall woman looked at the screen and said:

"Senior Sister Ye Xin, are we here?" Li Tianxing asked.

The tall woman was named Ye Xin, a Seventh Realm peak martial artist, and at the same time, a senior sister of the Sky Dome Martial Arts, an SS-level genius.

Lin Qi looked up at the screen; in the endless forest, traces of a black building suddenly appeared in the green.

Finally, it clearly appeared in front of everyone.

The Ruins finally appeared in his sight; it was called a building, but it was actually a huge spaceship.

It stayed on the plain, and the alloy on it was already covered with traces of time.

A large number of green vine plants covered every corner of the spaceship!

Around Ruin No. 9, Lin Qi seemed to be able to see traces of Calamity Beasts.

"Hum hum!"

Just at this moment, Lin Qi suddenly felt something scanning their fighter jet.

"Don't worry, it's the automatic scanning function of the Ruins!"

The Shanhe King spoke slowly.

"We have arrived at Ruin No. 9!"

Everyone stood up, and the atmosphere in the air also became restless.

"Hum hum!"

He saw the Falcon fighter jet slowly descend on the Ruins, and the cabin door slowly opened.

Everyone walked out with their luggage and weapons.

"Hoo~"

Lin Qi slowly walked out, looking at the behemoth in front of him.

The entire Ruin was actually a silver spaceship, and it was several times larger than the aircraft carrier he had seen in his previous life.

He released his spiritual perception and could feel the silver metal material on the surface of the spaceship, which was not any kind on the Blue Star.

And the texture was hard; perhaps his Eighth-Order battle armor was not as hard as the spaceship's hull.

Then he saw the Calamity Beasts in the surrounding jungle; they seemed to ignore the existence of Lin Qi and the others, and went about their own business.

"Don't worry about the Calamity Beasts; they won't attack us."

Pei Hongfeng explained.

"Hum hum!!"

Just as they arrived, in the distance, in a building built on the spaceship, several figures and robots also rushed over.

Li Tianxing explained beside him:

"They are the staff stationed at Ruin No. 9, responsible for studying the Ruins and obtaining scientific technology!"

Lin Qi saw a staff member wearing white work clothes with a burly figure negotiating with the Shanhe King.

"Hum hum!"

Just at this moment, another Falcon fighter jet arrived, and five golden-haired, blue-eyed, or dark-skinned men and women came out of it.

"It's the geniuses of the White Eagle Federation!"

A moment later, fighter jets arrived one after another, respectively from various countries.

White Eagle Federation, Bear Country, India, Sakura, Sunset Country...

The crowd became more and more numerous, almost all escorted by Ninth Realm martial artists.

In half an hour, 56 geniuses had gathered.

All were Seventh Realm and Eighth Realm geniuses.

"Are they the geniuses of the Xia Guo?"

"It's Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing!"

"I didn't expect the top three of the Ten Thousand Beast Wanshou Xuezhu to come too!"

"Didn't Lin Qi break through to the Seventh Realm only a few months ago?"

"He broke Sun Sheng's record and became the first place in the Ten Thousand Beast Wanshou Xuezhu."

"Now he came directly to participate; he is really confident in his strength!"

Lin Qi felt many gazes falling on him, and discussion sounds rang in his ears.

As martial artists' physical fitness improves, their learning ability will also improve significantly.

He learned six languages in a few months and could hear the discussion sounds of geniuses from other countries.

"Everyone!"

He saw the Shanhe King in silver armor speak; his voice was like a bell, attracting everyone's attention.

The Shanhe King looked around and continued to say:

"Everyone is a genius from their respective countries,"

"Some are not here for the first time at Ruin No. 9, but I still have to introduce the rules!"

"Once you enter the Ruins, everyone will have an independent virtual room."

"And the test time is 50 days; regardless of success or failure, you must come out!"

"Even if the test fails, there will be no life danger!"

"And don't worry, you can't understand alien languages; you only need to focus on passing the test!"

"So now please everyone get ready!"

The Shanhe King spoke Xia Guo language, but everyone could understand it.

"Boom!!"

He saw the Shanhe King finish speaking, and the metal sphere beside him entered the round hole beside the alloy gate.

In the next instant, the five-meter-high cabin door opened, revealing the silver alloy passage inside, and white lights illuminated the corridor.

"Wish all geniuses success in passing the test!"

Beside the Shanhe King, the stationed staff member spoke.

Pei Hongfeng waved his hand, and their Xia Guo geniuses entered the Ruins first.

"Lin Qi, 50 days later, I will come to pick you up!"

Lin Qi's ears rang with the Shanhe King's voice.

He nodded to the Shanhe King, then entered the alloy passage with Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing.

The entire corridor was made of alloy, and after reaching the end, it suddenly opened up.

In front of everyone appeared white alloy gates one after another.

Pei Hongfeng introduced:

"This is the virtual room; everyone chooses one to enter."

"The tests are all carried out in the virtual world, which does not need to consume too much energy, and life characteristics can be maintained by cultivating Source Energy."

"However, it is still necessary to bring some resources for emergencies!"

Everyone nodded, then began to choose their own virtual rooms.

Lin Qi chose one at random, and the alloy gate had a number on it — "06".

On his left and right sides were Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing respectively.

"Hum!"

Lin Qi only felt that on the alloy gate, something quickly scanned him and Xia Chan.

"Beep!"

In the next second, the alloy gate opened, revealing the true appearance of the virtual room.

At this time, he saw the gold-armored Sun Sheng look over and suddenly turn his head and laugh:

"Lin Qi, Li Tianxing, I heard that the test will be ranked; why don't we compare?"

"See whose ranking is higher?"

Li Tianxing asked back: "Haven't we always been comparing?"

Lin Qi also nodded: "Okay!"

Sun Sheng held the staff with one hand, grinned and laughed:

"Only with competition is there progress; I'll go in first!"

After speaking, he stepped straight into it, and finally the white alloy gate closed.

Seeing this, Lin Qi looked at Li Tianxing, and also entered it.

First, what came into view was a spacious room, a full one hundred square meters.

The interior of the room was very simple, an empty bed, a table, and a bathroom, and all other items were gone.

"Hum!"

Suddenly, Lin Qi felt a fluctuation, and the room projected a figure out of thin air.

This was a tall girl wearing a red tight-fitting suit, no different from ordinary humans.

【Verification passed, target is human!】

【Human, please tell me your name!】

The girl in red asked with an expressionless face.

"Lin Qi!"

Lin Qi said his name; sure enough, the spaceship was controlled by intelligent life.

Many contents related to Ruin No. 9 had already been told to him by the Shanhe King on the fighter jet.

Intelligent life possessed language packs for all languages on the Blue Star, so there was no need to worry about not understanding.

"Lin Qi, I am the intelligent butler of the Star-Peak X-9 spaceship — Xin Huo!"

"You can also think of me as the manager of Ruin No. 9!"

"Put on the virtual bracelet on the table to enter the virtual world."

"Now you will directly enter the virtual world for the test!"

Lin Qi nodded: "I understand!"

He saw a silver bracelet placed on the table, printed with mysterious patterns, and three buttons.

Lin Qi put it on his wrist and pressed the switch under the instruction of Fu Yun.

In the next second, he only felt a numbness in his brain, as if a current covered every corner of his body.

He couldn't help but sit cross-legged and close his eyes tightly.

At the same time, Fu Yun also turned into nothingness and dissipated.

"Hum!"

It seemed that only a moment had passed; when Lin Qi opened his eyes again, the things in front of him attracted his attention.

In front of his eyes was a brilliant starry sky, and he was standing on a spaceship. He was wearing Eighth-Order black-gold battle armor.

Beside him, Xin Huo's figure appeared, and she still spoke coldly:

"Lin Qi, welcome to the Xin Huo virtual world; you are the 1,016,897th Seventh Realm martial artist to participate in the test."

"This virtual world is an independent virtual world, not connected to the universe virtual world; any human can conduct the assessment."

Lin Qi nodded; he had heard the Shanhe King say that the opponent civilization had already been destroyed.

Or had they already considered the situation of being destroyed by Calamity Beasts?

So they created the Xin Huo virtual world, just to help humans rise again.

Then Xin Huo projected a panel in front of Lin Qi.

【Name: Lin Qi (Blue Star Civilization)】

【Realm: Blood Exchange Realm】

【Star-Fire Tower Layer: 0】

【Blue Star Ranking: 15680】

【Total Ranking: 1016897】

Lin Qi looked at the panel information and was also thinking.

The tall Xin Huo explained:

"The so-called Star-Fire Tower should be the place where you need to be tested."

Lin Qi nodded; sure enough, as the Shanhe King said, the test was ranked.

"Your Blue Star civilization, in 32 years, has had 15,000 Seventh Realm martial artists enter the Star-Fire Tower for the test; you are currently ranked last."

"And adding all the Seventh Realm martial artists of our 【Star-Fire Civilization】 on this planet, it reaches 1.01 million people."

Lin Qi was shocked; this Star-Fire civilization was too strong, actually having nearly 1 million Seventh Realm martial artists in the other world, which was also too strong.

How powerful was their entire civilization?

Before he could think carefully, Xin Huo continued:

"The Star-Fire Tower is divided into four layers; passing the first layer counts as passing the test."

"The higher the layer, the more generous the rewards; we have secret manuals, potions, weapons, battle armor, technological products..."

Lin Qi's eyes brightened; he came to Ruin No. 9, wasn't it for the rewards!

"Prepare to start!"

Xin Huo waved her hand, and in front of Lin Qi, a crimson giant tower — the Star-Fire Tower — appeared out of thin air.

Endless starry rivers surrounded the giant tower, and Lin Qi also felt dark in front of his eyes.

"Hum!"

When he opened his eyes again, he found that he was already in a spacious arena.

Panel information popped up in front of him.

【Star-Fire Tower First Layer: Please defeat the Blood Exchange Realm swordsman to pass the test.】

【Note: The swordsman wears weapons and battle armor of the same level as the test-taker!】

"Hum!"

Just after Lin Qi finished reading the information, a figure appeared opposite him.

This was a masked man wearing red battle armor, waving a sharp red battle saber.

He was nearly two meters tall, with a tall and upright figure; as soon as he appeared, a fiery aura permeated the air.

After Lin Qi saw it, he felt familiar for no reason.

Too similar!

Isn't this the Trial Tower and the high school martial arts skill assessment!

It turns out these were all borrowed from the Star-Fire Tower mode.

【Lin Qi, the one-minute countdown begins!】

【Countdown... 3, 2, 1】

【Star-Fire Tower First Layer test officially begins!】

At the same time, in the entire Ruin No. 9, 56 geniuses also started the Star-Fire Tower test one after another.

Some had the goal of only passing the first layer, while others had the goal of reaching more layers.

Outside Ruin No. 9, the Falcon fighter jet slowly ascended and flew toward the Sky Dome Base.

Inside the cabin door, the Shanhe King in silver armor looked at the projected large screen, thinking secretly in his heart:

"I don't know, with the talent of Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing, what level do they rank in the Star-Fire civilization?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 543 =====