Chapter 543: Breaking Three Layers in a Row! (Seeking Monthly Votes)

In the 06 virtual room.

Star-Fire Tower First Layer. 【

Above the vast arena, the voice of Xinhuo rang out.

"Boom!!"

In an instant, the red-armored warrior was enveloped by scorching flames.

The temperature in the air began to rise rapidly, and the scorching Golden Gangjin spread, attaching itself to the battle blade and condensing into a crimson blade aura.

Wielding the battle blade in his hand, he slashed out fiercely, and a massive crimson blade aura was unleashed.

Piercing through the air, the temperature of the flames grew higher and higher during the high-speed movement, as if it were about to incinerate everything.

"Swish!"

At the same time, the red-armored blade user also stepped out and charged instantly, like an arrow shot out, emitting a whistling sound as it broke the wind.

Not bad speed!

Seeing this, Lin Qi nodded secretly.

"Boom!"

At the same time, Lin Qi's entire body also erupted with golden light, and an intense golden sharpness was released.

The Jin Di Gangjin condensed instantly, attaching itself to the black-gold great spear in his hand.

His body erupted instantly, transforming into a bolt of lightning.

"Swish!"

His figure moved suddenly, easily dodging the scorching blade aura, and the black-gold great spear in his hand thrust out fiercely, the spear aura condensing instantly!

Meanwhile, Xinhuo, who was watching from the shadows, also had a trace of surprise appear on her fair, delicate face.

"It really is the Jin Di Gangjin. I didn't expect that someone in the Blue Star civilization would actually comprehend the 'Jin Di Secret Canon' from the Ten Thousand Beast Blood Pillar."

"Perhaps he has a chance to rush to the third floor of the Star Fire Tower!"

"Bang!"

In the center of the arena, the red-armored blade user and Lin Qi collided.

He wielded his battle blade to execute his blade technique, and a scorching artistic conception of fire emerged.

Lin Qi had never seen it before, but he still felt the exquisiteness of the opponent's blade technique.

The battle blade and the great spear collided, the air exploded, the air was torn apart, and the two streams of Gangjin also collided.

In an instant, the corners of Lin Qi's mouth turned up, his body remaining motionless.

"Bang!"

But the red-armored blade user's body was instantly sent flying backward, smashing heavily onto the ground.

"Swish!"

Lin Qi wielded his great spear and continued to charge up, not even releasing his artistic conception.

It was just a simple spear thrust; the golden spear aura tore through the air, erupting with a sonic boom.

"Screech!"

The sharp spear tip emitted a whistling sound as it broke the wind.

"Pfft~"

Just as the red-armored blade user got up, his neck was pierced by the spear tip.

The opponent was wearing battle armor, and only the neck was the weakest point.

Accompanied by a spray of blood, the red-armored blade user dissipated into the air.

A panel popped up in the air.

【Lin Qi, congratulations on passing the first floor of the Star Fire Tower, time taken: 5 seconds!】

【Name: Lin Qi (Blue Star Civilization)】

【Realm: Blood Exchange Realm】

【Star Fire Tower Floor: 1】

【Blue Star Ranking: 15680 -> 7840】

【Total Ranking: 695801】

Lin Qi shook his head secretly; the difficulty of the first floor was too low.

The red-armored blade user's strength was limited, yet half of the Seventh Realm martial artists in Blue Star hadn't passed.

Looking at it this way, it wasn't that the red-armored blade user was too weak, but that he was too strong.

And his total ranking had also improved from 1.01 million to 690,000.

Looking at it this way, the martial artists of the Blue Star civilization would have a stronger overall strength.

"Hum!"

Suddenly, before his eyes, Xinhuo, dressed in a red tight-fitting suit, suddenly appeared and said:

"Lin Qi, congratulations on passing the first floor."

"The blade user on the first floor has a strength of three blood exchanges, and their blade technique skill is at the late stage of the fourth rank."

"The strength is not strong; most Blood Exchange Realm martial artists can win."

"But it won't be easy for your Blue Star's Eighth Realm and Ninth Realm martial artists to pass."

Lin Qi nodded; those who could break through to the Eighth and Ninth Realms were all geniuses, and the further up one went, the more everyone was a genius.

Even the weakest ones had once been geniuses.

Especially in the Ninth Realm, being able to defeat those in the same realm was already very impressive.

"What is the highest record of our Blue Star's geniuses?"

He suddenly asked.

Xinhuo said:

"It is a genius named Augustus. He passed the third floor's trial but was defeated on the fourth floor, ultimately ranking 150th on the total list."

Lin Qi nodded; then his goal was to surpass Augustus.

He then said: "Let's continue with the trial for the second floor of the Star Fire Tower!"

Xinhuo nodded and said: "Then as you wish!"

"The difficulty of each floor will double, and similarly, the rewards for passing the trial will be exceptionally generous!"

After speaking, she transformed into nothingness and dissipated.

"Hum hum!"

Within a breath, two figures appeared out of thin air in front of Lin Qi.

First, the first one was still the red-armored blade user, and beside him was a blue-armored sword user with a slender and tall figure.

"The opponents have changed to two!"

Lin Qi's expression tightened; two opponents were not as easy to deal with as the first one.

Moreover, he could feel that the red-armored blade user's strength had increased by a notch.

As the number of blood exchanges increases, physical fitness will also improve.

【Star Fire Tower Second Floor Trial: Defeat the blade user and the sword user to pass the assessment!】

【Countdown:... 3, 2, 1】

【The trial officially begins!】

Above the arena, Xinhuo's voice came.

"Swish swish!"

【Crimson Flame】 and 【Flowing Water】, two forces were released from the blade user and the sword user.

"Screech screech!!"

In an instant, the Crimson Flame blade aura and the Flowing Water sword aura slashed out from different directions.

Seeing this, Lin Qi condensed his golden spear aura and thrust out fiercely.

The spear aura, several meters long, swept out, carving out the shape of a golden sharp blade.

"Bang!!"

Energy collided, kicking up gusts of wind.

The next instant, the red-armored blade user and the blue-armored sword user charged out like lightning, their weapons in hand swinging, the power of artistic conception added to them.

Seeing this, Lin Qi also wielded his great spear, thrusting out like a fierce tiger.

"Bang bang!!"

The Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique was executed, colliding with the fastest blue-armored sword user.

"Swish swish!"

Under the influence of artistic conception, the long sword swung out hundreds of times in an instant, like a violent storm!

Each sword contained intense killing intent.

But facing these, Lin Qi's attack was extremely simple; the Mountain and River artistic conception emerged, flowing at the tip of the spear.

It slashed out fiercely like a mountain suppressing everything.

"Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique" — Mountain Suppression!

"Bang!"

The great spear collided with the sharp sword, the Flowing Water sword aura and Lin Qi's Jin Di spear aura colliding.

The air exploded, and at the same time, the blue-armored sword user felt a terrifying force, as if an armored vehicle was crushing through.

His body was sent flying backward.

Xinhuo, watching from the shadows, shook her head secretly and said:

"It really is simplified from the 'Mountain and River Heavy Heaven Spear'; what a crude spear technique!"

"And it doesn't fit Lin Qi very well!"

"His purpose in coming to the trial must be to obtain a better spear technique!"

Xinhuo quickly guessed Lin Qi's purpose.

However, she was also looking forward to seeing how many floors Lin Qi could reach.

"By the way, there is also one named Sun Sheng, who practices the 'Holy Ape Secret Canon'."

"And another named Li Tianxing, who practices the 'Red Emperor Secret Canon'."

"They are all top-tier cultivation techniques; three top-tier geniuses actually come from the same civilization."

"Adding in the few from before, this civilization's overall strength is very weak, but there are actually quite a few top-tier geniuses."

"How strange!"

On the arena, the blue-armored sword user was blasted back several meters before stopping.

"Hoo!"

A scorching breath rushed toward him; the red-armored blade user seized the opportunity, and his battle blade slashed out fiercely.

His blade technique realm had improved again, and as he executed his blade technique, a scorching blade aura slashed out.

Fast and ruthless!

"Zheng—!"

Lin Qi blocked with his spear, the spear shaft trembling.

"Clang!"

The scorching Gangjin followed the spear shaft and collided with the Jin Di Gangjin.

"Da da!!"

Lin Qi retreated three steps in a row, each foot leaving a shallow mark on the alloy ground.

"It really has become stronger!"

Lin Qi thought to himself after taking the blade user's strike head-on.

The opponent's strength and speed had both increased by a large margin, and their combat power had been improved in all aspects!

"Swish!!"

The blue-armored sword user pressed the attack, the sword thrusting out like a rainstorm, covering every part of him.

The sword aura was precisely distributed, condensing at the tip of the sword, containing astonishing penetrating power.

The blade user and the sword user, one fire and one water, cooperated tacitly, giving the opponent no chance to regret.

The difficulty of wanting to defeat them rose in a straight line.

"Looking at it now, there won't be many Seventh Realm martial artists who can pass the second floor trial!"

Lin Qi made a judgment and wielded his black-gold great spear to fight the two of them.

He could feel that the secret techniques the two were using were very exquisite, with at least a five-star rating.

Any one of them going out would be a top-tier genius.

Both were existences capable of becoming SS-level geniuses, attacking simultaneously.

Without SSS-level talent, one simply couldn't pass.

However, it wasn't difficult for Lin Qi.

"Bang!"

He exerted force suddenly, his whole body radiating golden light, his strength climbing step by step.

He swung the great spear in his hand, suddenly parrying upward, and engaged in a head-on collision with the blade user!

The air exploded, gusts of wind raged, the blade user's battle blade flew out of his hand, and his own body was sent flying as well.

"Swish!"

He exerted force on the spot, stomping on the ground and leaving deep footprints.

In an instant, he transformed into lightning, tearing through the sky, with several afterimages appearing in the air.

"Swish swish swish!!"

The sword user swung his sharp sword again, the Flowing Water sword aura flowing like water, the battle sword piercing through the air like surging waves!

The speed was fast to the extreme!

Too slow!

But in Lin Qi's eyes, the sword user's speed was still too slow!

His body moved suddenly, and he swung his great spear again; the Mountain and River artistic conception emerged, the black-gold great spear like a continuous river.

"Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique" — Flowing Water Thrust!

Lin Qi, erupting with full force, seemed to have pressed the fast-forward button, his speed having reached the speed of sound!

Sonic booms erupted all around, and the blue-armored sword user only felt a flash of golden light, with intense pain surging into his heart.

"Pfft~"

The golden spear tip easily pierced the sword user's neck, killing him.

The blue-armored sword user instantly transformed into nothingness and dissipated.

Lin Qi noticed the red-armored blade user, and the moment he lunged again, he thrust his spear, piercing the opponent's neck.

The red-armored blade user also transformed into nothingness and dissipated.

【Lin Qi, congratulations on successfully passing the second floor of the Star Fire Tower, time taken: 15 seconds!】

【Name: Lin Qi (Blue Star Civilization)】

【Realm: Blood Exchange Realm】

【Star Fire Tower: 2】

【Blue Star Ranking: 7840 -> 301】

【Total Ranking: 15000】

After seeing the ranking, Lin Qi couldn't help but be shocked.

There were 7840 people who passed the first floor, but passing the second floor of the Star Fire Tower actually wiped out more than 90 percent.

In the total ranking, he had directly improved by more than 600,000 places.

Lin Qi thought carefully and discovered that ordinary SS-level geniuses simply couldn't pass; only SS-level geniuses who had mastered minor divine abilities could pass.

And in their Blue Star, adding the SSS-level geniuses and the SS-level geniuses who had mastered minor divine abilities, there were only about 300 people.

More than he had imagined.

"Lin Qi, congratulations, you are the second genius among your batch to pass the second floor of the Star Fire Tower."

Xinhuo appeared and offered her congratulations.

"The second?"

"Who is the first?"

Lin Qi asked curiously.

Xinhuo, in her red clothes, replied:

"The first is named Sun Sheng; he passed the second floor three seconds earlier than you!"

"I am very optimistic that he can pass the third floor of the Star Fire Tower and surpass Augustus!"

Lin Qi nodded after hearing this; he wasn't surprised by this result, as Sun Sheng was already the strongest genius besides him.

The second floor trial wasn't difficult for him.

At this time, Xinhuo continued:

"Just now, Li Tianxing also successfully passed the second floor!"

"Will you enter the third floor of the Star Fire Tower?"

Lin Qi nodded and said: "Of course!"

Xinhuo nodded and transformed into nothingness again, and the panel appeared before Lin Qi once more.

【Star Fire Tower Third Floor Trial: Please defeat three opponents: the blade user, the sword user, and the spear user!】

"Hum hum hum!!"

The panel dissipated, and three figures appeared out of thin air in front of Lin Qi.

Besides the familiar red-armored blade user and blue-armored sword user, there was also a gold-armored spear user!

Dressed in dazzling gold armor, the spear user was tall, over two meters, wielding a golden great spear, his whole body radiating golden sharpness.

Lin Qi was all too familiar with it; it was the special ability 【Golden Sharpness】.

On the third floor of the Star Fire Tower, the opponents had become three this time.

At the same time, their auras had become even more powerful.

"Lin Qi, your opponents, their physical fitness is equivalent to six blood exchanges, and their martial arts skills are already at the fourth-rank perfection!"

"Lin Qi, you need to be careful!"

Xinhuo's voice reached Lin Qi's ears.

He was shocked; six blood exchanges—wasn't that equivalent to an SSS-level genius?

Before Gu Jian broke through, he was also only at six blood exchanges.

His gaze was serious, but fortunately, they had only awakened one ability.

Their combat power couldn't reach Gu Jian's level.

Even so, wanting to defeat three opponents without awakening two abilities would likely be extremely difficult.

【Countdown:... 3, 2, 1】

【The trial officially begins!】

"Boom!!"

Following Xinhuo's announcement of the start, terrifying auras erupted from the three opponents.

Scorching flames, continuous flowing water, and golden sharpness that could cut through everything.

Three types of abilities were released from the three, and they separated, widening the distance, and launched attacks from three directions simultaneously.

"Swish swish!!"

This time, the blue-armored sword user launched the attack again, the Flowing Water sword aura transforming into water blades and shooting out.

He and the water blades launched the attack together.

Like a rainstorm, he thrust out a sky full of sword shadows.

Seeing this, Lin Qi gripped his great spear tightly with both hands, the spear tip trembling, and the spear aura condensed instantly, shooting out countless golden bullets like a laser gun.

"Bang bang bang!!"

The water blades and the spear aura collided, kicking up an energy storm; in the fierce wind, the sword user swung his blue long sword, thrusting toward Lin Qi's neck.

The artistic conception of water emerged, like continuous waves.

"So fast!"

Lin Qi thought to himself; the sword user's strength had indeed improved again.

This speed was already approaching the speed of sound!

It was already equivalent to the strength of an SSS-level genius.

"Hum hum!"

In an instant, golden light erupted in Lin Qi's eyes, and 【Golden Pupils】 began to operate.

He knew that only the top SSS-level geniuses could break through this third floor.

He also had to release his full strength.

"Clang clang!"

A terrifying immense force was released, the sword user's movements slowed down, and at the same time, the movements of the blade user and the spear user were also within his perception.

"Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique" — Mountain and River Collapse!

The great spear thrust out fiercely, like a mountain collapsing and a river bursting its banks.

"Clang!"

Spear tip against spear tip, like needle against wheat, the Flowing Water and Jin Di Gangjin also collided.

All the power was condensed at one point, extreme penetration, power erupting.

"Bang!"

The air spread toward the surroundings like ripples, and the sword user was blasted away like a rag.

In this instant, Lin Qi heard the sound of bones breaking.

His full-force spear strike couldn't even be withstood by the Eighth Realm Gu Jian, let alone the blue-armored sword user.

One spear strike directly severely injured him!

"Swish swish!!"

At the same time, the attacks of the red-armored blade user and the gold-armored spear user arrived in an instant.

Just as the sword user was blasted away.

Lin Qi rotated his great spear, which seemed to transform into a shield.

"Clang clang!!"

The blade aura and the spear aura landed on the great spear simultaneously, both forces pushing Lin Qi back.

At the same time, the blade user and the spear user swung their weapons simultaneously, the power of artistic conception flowing, attacking crazily in succession.

In Lin Qi's eyes, the blade technique and spear technique of the two slowed down, and he could see them more clearly.

Especially the spear technique executed by the spear user, which made Lin Qi's eyes light up.

"Clang clang!!"

In an instant, Lin Qi saw the spear user thrust out several spears in succession; this combo speed was incredibly fast.

Ordinary martial artists thrusting out a great spear, then retracting and thrusting again, would have a time interval.

The stronger the control over the body, the faster the attack speed, and the stronger the physical fitness, the speed would also increase.

But the spear user's speed was incredibly fast, almost catching up to his own.

It was simply unscientific!

According to Xinhuo, the spear user only had the physical fitness of six blood exchanges.

The spear technique realm was also only at the fourth-rank perfection, without having mastered domain power.

It had nothing to do with physical fitness or martial arts skills, so it could only be related to the spear technique.

The opponent's spear technique secret manual was very exquisite, even more exquisite than his own "Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique".

And it was metal-attributed; he felt it was very compatible with him.

If he could learn it, then his combat power would also be greatly improved.

"Da da!!"

Lin Qi retreated one after another, his footsteps heavy, leaving shallow marks on the ground.

The blade user and the spear user launched fierce attacks in succession, and their aura stalled, which was discovered by Lin Qi.

He erupted suddenly, releasing the Mountain and River domain, which enveloped the blade user and the spear user.

"Ka ka!!"

In an instant, the two seemed to have fallen into a swamp, or as if they were carrying a mountain, being cut by countless sharp edges.

Their speed slowed down by a large margin!

And Lin Qi's eyes lit up; he swung his great spear suddenly, a terrifying aura erupted, and the great spear thrust out in succession.

"Mountain and Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique" — Flowing Water Thrust!

"Screech screech!!"

In an instant, the spear technique broke through twice the speed of sound, thrusting out two spears in succession, tearing through the air and erupting with terrifying sonic booms.

"Pfft pfft!!"

The sharp spear tip instantly pierced the necks of the blade user and the spear user, blood spraying wildly.

The two flew out, transforming into nothingness and dissipating in the air.

Lin Qi charged out again, delivering the final spear strike to the blue-armored sword user.

"Pfft~"

The blue-armored sword user also instantly transformed into nothingness and dissipated.

The battle ended instantly!

"Hoo~"

Lin Qi was still unsatisfied; he was too strong when attacking with full force, and even Gu Jian would be defeated if he came, let alone a group of martial artists with six blood exchanges.

(End of chapter)