Chapter 544

【Lin Qi, congratulations on successfully passing the third floor of the Star Fire Tower, time taken: 22 seconds!】

【Name: Lin Qi (Blue Star Civilization)】

【Realm: Blood Exchange Realm】

【Star Fire Tower Floor: 3】

【Blue Star Ranking: 301 -> 22】

【Total Ranking: 15000 -> 250】

Lin Qi looked at the data on the panel, especially the 22nd place data, which made him feel surprised.

"Only 22 people actually passed the third floor of the Star Fire Tower?"

Lin Qi compared the strength of the three opponents; wanting to win without awakening two special abilities was basically impossible.

Even mastering a minor divine ability wouldn't work.

Therefore, most geniuses would get stuck on the third floor and never pass.

Just at this moment, Xinhuo, who was watching from the shadows, finally had an expression of surprise appear on her face:

"Domain?"

"Impossible!"

"This Lin Qi, he actually broke through to the fifth-rank domain while in the Blood Exchange Realm?"

"This is also a top-tier genius in our Star Fire civilization!"

"The Blue Star civilization is just an ordinary life planet where martial arts development hasn't even reached a hundred years; how could such a genius be born?"

"Our Star Fire civilization was once very close to a mid-level cosmic civilization, and there weren't many geniuses who comprehended a domain in the Blood Exchange Realm!"

Xinhuo in red appeared instantly, no longer the coldness of before, her expression changing as she asked:

"Lin Qi, congratulations on successfully passing the third floor?"

"Is your spear technique already at the fifth rank?"

Lin Qi nodded and said: "That is natural!"

He looked at Xinhuo and clearly saw the change in expression, as natural as a real person.

Unlike before, when she was just an emotionless robot.

More like a living being than Xiao Chan.

Xinhuo said with a complex expression: "It's truly incredible; besides your Blue Star's Red Emperor, such a genius as you was actually born."

"Lin Qi, congratulations, you are the first genius among your batch to break through the third floor."

"At the same time, you are ranked 22nd in Blue Star!"

"Do you want to proceed to the fourth floor trial, which is also the most difficult trial?"

"The fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower—our Star Fire civilization is also a 【Mid-level Civilization】 in the universe, possessing countless geniuses."

"Even so, only a very small number of geniuses can break through to the fifth-rank spear technique in the Blood Exchange Realm!"

"Currently, on the total list, only two people have done it!"

"They are also the only two geniuses who passed the fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower, and they ultimately became the top powerhouses in our civilization, dominating the fate of our civilization."

"Your Blue Star's genius Augustus, the current number one genius, did not pass the fourth floor within 50 days and ultimately left with regret."

Lin Qi frowned; was the difficulty that high?

Out of 1 million Seventh Realm martial artists, only two actually passed the fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower.

However, the high difficulty also ignited his fighting spirit.

With high difficulty, the rewards obtained after passing would also be more generous.

Xinhuo continued:

"Lin Qi, I have seen your spear technique; the exertion of force and the moves are very crude."

"You winning is purely because you have great strength and are suppressing people with your realm!"

"This spear technique of yours should be simplified from the 'Mountain and River Heavy Heaven Spear'."

Lin Qi felt embarrassed after hearing this; the spear technique simplified by King Shanhe was already very exquisite in his own opinion.

As a result, in Xinhuo's mouth, it was actually disparaged as worthless.

Xinhuo revealed a beautiful smile and said: "You have also seen the gold-armored spear user's spear technique; it is more exquisite than yours."

"If you can pass the fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower, you will obtain our Star Fire civilization's top-tier spear technique secret manual!"

"That is a spear technique secret manual more exquisite than the 'Mountain and River Heavy Heaven Spear'."

"After all, the 'Mountain and River Heavy Heaven Spear' is not the top-tier secret manual in our Star Fire civilization!"

Lin Qi's eyes lit up after hearing this; a better spear technique secret manual.

King Shanhe's unique skill was already the top-tier in Blue Star.

There was actually something even better.

He exhaled heavily, his expression becoming firm as he said:

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's start directly!"

Xinhuo spun around in the air and laughed:

"Then I wish you success in passing the fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower!"

"Hum hum!!"

Soon, five figures radiating powerful auras appeared instantly in front of Lin Qi.

Besides the red-armored blade user, blue-armored sword user, and gold-armored spear user, two more were added.

A brown-armored strong man with an unusually burly and tall figure, reaching an exaggerated height of two and a half meters, like a small mountain.

He wielded a giant silver battle axe in his hand, which flashed with cold light under the lights.

The last one was a tall female sword user in silver armor, but she had several flying knives tucked at her waist.

"Hum hum!!"

Under her control, a full ten flying knives flew out from her waist, circling in the air and flashing with cold light.

She was a spiritual mentalist, and judging by her aura, she was also an expert.

Lin Qi's expression became serious.

He finally understood why only two people could pass the fourth floor.

It was truly too difficult; five opponents, all equivalent to SSS-level geniuses.

Five people besieging him, plus a spiritual mentalist—one careless move and he would be pierced by her flying knives.

【Star Fire Tower Fourth Floor Trial: Please defeat the five people: blade user, sword user, spear user, axe user, and spiritual mentalist; no time limit!】

【One-minute countdown begins!】

"Lin Qi, your five opponents are all top-tier geniuses equivalent to six blood exchanges."

"The siege of these five people has defeated countless geniuses."

"On this planet, out of 1 million geniuses, only 2 people in our Star Fire civilization have passed the fourth floor."

"Keep it up!"

Xinhuo's voice reached Lin Qi's ears.

【Countdown:... 3, 2, 1】

【The trial officially begins!】

Following the end of the countdown, gusts of wind instantly kicked up in the arena.

The air was filled with a murderous aura.

"Swish swish!!!"

In an instant, 10 silver flying knives, like flowing light, swung out in the shape of butterflies, shooting out first from tricky angles.

At the same time, the four opponents launched attacks from different directions.

Fire, water, metal, and earth—four elemental powers erupted from them.

There was also a spiritual mentalist controlling the flying knives from afar, not intending to get close.

The flying knives tore through the air, and Lin Qi instantly activated 【Golden Pupils】.

He clearly saw the movement trajectories of the 10 flying knives.

Their speed had already exceeded the speed of sound, tearing through the air and emitting bursts of sonic booms; each one shot out with an impact force of 200,000 to 300,000 kilograms!

He wielded his black-gold great spear, and the Mountain and River domain expanded; the flying knives that were shot out entered the domain and were instantly suppressed.

The speed slowed down instantly, and the power naturally became smaller!

Lin Qi's great spear also thrust out instantly, ten golden spear auras condensing around his body and shooting toward the flying knives.

"Bang bang bang!"

At the moment of collision, the spear auras shattered and transformed into golden light rain, dissipating, while the flying knives only paused for an instant.

Seeing this, Lin Qi sighed secretly; indeed, facing sharp flying knives, the power of pure energy attacks was limited.

"Clang!"

His great spear thrust out, knocking one flying knife away.

"Hoo!"

At the same time, the blue-armored sword user's sharp sword also thrust out instantly, like continuous flowing water!

"Clang!"

Lin Qi hurriedly wielded his great spear, swinging it like a shield, golden Gangjin covering the surface of his body like golden battle armor.

Then he faced the continuous sword strikes like a violent storm!

The opponent's sword technique was also exceptionally exquisite, swinging several swords in an instant, thrusting out sonic booms, faster than expected.

The Flowing Water sword aura was also wrapped around the battle sword, and every time it thrust out, it carried intense penetrating power.

Even for a Blue Star martial artist with six blood exchanges in the same realm, wanting to win would be very difficult.

"Hum!"

The power of the Mountain and River domain was released to the limit!

The blue-armored sword user's sword speed slowed down instantly.

Lin Qi retreated while fighting, instantly falling into a disadvantage.

After the sword user came the red-armored blade user, whose scorching blade aura erupted, instantly slashing onto Lin Qi's battle armor.

The Jin Di Gangjin vibrated, the impact force making Lin Qi retreat.

At the same time, the axe user followed closely, wielding the giant battle axe in both hands, the power of 【Heavy Earth】 like sand added to his body.

"Screech!"

The sharp axe blade slashed down as if splitting the heavens and the earth.

Seeing this, Lin Qi exerted force suddenly, his great spear parrying upward fiercely to collide with the battle axe.

"Bang!"

The great spear and the battle axe collided, the air vibrated, and two streams of Gangjin erupted.

A terrifying force instantly poured out from Lin Qi's body.

At the same time, he also felt the terrifying power of the axe user; this power was a large margin stronger than the red-armored blade user.

Such strong power!

Lin Qi already felt his arms going numb; this power was stronger than many geniuses who had awakened two abilities but were not good at strength.

His body retreated several steps, while the axe user was directly blasted away.

Lin Qi was just about to press the attack when he suddenly felt danger coming from behind.

"Swish swish!!"

He saw behind him the gold-armored spear user thrusting out his golden great spear fiercely, the air being torn apart, the wind roaring.

Lin Qi tilted his body, brushing past the great spear and colliding with the Jin Di Gangjin on his body.

He dodged the spear strike narrowly.

"Pfft~"

But the next instant, a cold light flashed, and a silver flying knife instantly pierced his neck.

Lin Qi's consciousness felt pain, and he dissipated on the spot.

【Lin Qi, it's a pity you have died, time taken: 26 seconds!】

【Name: Lin Qi (Blue Star Civilization)】

【Realm: Blood Exchange Realm】

【Star Fire Tower Floor: 3】

【Blue Star Ranking: 22 -> 4】

【Total Ranking: 301 -> 100】

The next second, the five people dissipated, Lin Qi reappeared, and the injuries on his body dissipated.

Looking at the information popped up on the panel, he shook his head and said:

"As expected of the fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower; the difficulty has directly increased several times!"

"I wasn't paying attention for a moment and was instantly killed!"

Lin Qi shook his head and looked at the ranking on the panel again; it had actually improved, directly rushing to 4th place in one breath.

Xinhuo appeared again, smiling and saying:

"Lin Qi, how does it feel?"

"You've already done quite well; most people died without even lasting three seconds!"

Lin Qi shook his head and said: "The difficulty is very high; wanting to pass is not easy!"

"Who are the ones ranked ahead of me in Blue Star?"

Xinhuo waved her small hand, and the panel in front of Lin Qi switched, becoming a panel projecting the leaderboard.

【Blue Star Ranking】

【1st Place: Augustus, time taken: 78 seconds】

【2nd Place: Andrei, time taken: 60 seconds】

【3rd Place: Ajay, time taken: 53 seconds】

【7th Place: Gu Jian, time taken: 20 seconds】

Lin Qi saw the top three and only felt familiar; wasn't this the ranking besides the one on the Ten Thousand Beast Wanshou Xuezhu?

It was just that he, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing had been excluded.

Augustus, 4th place on the Ten Thousand Beast Wanshou Xuezhu, was now Blue Star's 1st place.

Within 50 days, he hadn't passed the fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower.

And he only persisted for 1 minute and 18 seconds.

This result was already considered quite good.

Looking further down, Gu Jian was exactly ranked 7th.

However, Lin Qi had confidence that as long as he erupted with 【Minor Divine Ability】 and persisted for a few dozen more seconds, he could surpass Augustus and become 1st place.

But it was meaningless!

He wanted to try to kill the five opponents without using 【Minor Divine Ability】.

Xinhuo in red smiled and said:

"Do you want to continue the trial?"

"The trial has only been going on for less than half an hour!"

Lin Qi shook his head and said: "I'm not in a hurry; I need to review."

Xinhuo nodded and said:

"You can proceed whenever you want to start the trial!"

After speaking, she dissipated, merging into the surrounding circulating world.

In her line of sight, 56 spaces appeared instantly, with 56 geniuses conducting the trial simultaneously.

For Seventh Realm martial artists and Eighth Realm martial artists, the content of the trial was the same.

But the difficulty for Eighth Realm martial artists was higher; many were still stuck on the first floor and unable to break through.

Many Seventh Realm martial artists had already broken through to the second floor of the Star Fire Tower.

In the Star Fire Tower of a certain virtual room.

"Swish!"

Ye Xin, with a tall figure and exquisite face, appeared.

【Ye Xin, it's a pity, you have died, time taken: 68 seconds!】

Ye Xin, in green armor, looked at the information on the panel, her expression serious, with lingering fear.

"Too difficult!"

"I am only an SS-level genius; even if I use a minor divine ability, I cannot pass when facing a siege."

"The third floor is my limit!"

"For the next 50 days, I can hone my martial arts skills through the Star Fire Tower and improve my ranking!"

Then she looked at her own ranking, which was ranked over 500.

She was already very satisfied with this result.

Then she looked at Xinhuo and asked:

"Can I see the Blue Star leaderboard?"

Xinhuo nodded expressionlessly and said: "Okay!"

Projecting a leaderboard, she saw Augustus in 1st place, which was not surprising.

Soon she saw the familiar name "Lin Qi" in 4th place.

"Lin Qi actually reached 4th place so quickly?"

Ye Xin was shocked; as expected of their Xia Guo's top-tier genius.

An existence capable of defeating Gu Jian across realms.

"According to Lin Qi's talent, he will soon be able to surpass Augustus!"

Ye Xin soon saw the leaderboard update again; 7th place Gu Jian's ranking dropped, becoming the name Sun Sheng.

And Gu Jian dropped to 9th place because there was another Li Tianxing in front of him.

The three of Lin Qi who came to the No. 9 ruins this time had all successfully rushed to the fourth floor and entered the ranks of the top ten.

Ye Xin sighed; compared to the three of Lin Qi, she was also just an ordinary genius.

At the same time, Seventh Realm geniuses from other countries also saw the Blue Star civilization's leaderboard.

"Xia Guo's Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing!"

"How long has it been, and they have actually already reached the fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower!"

"Both are Seventh Realm martial artists, but the gap is too big!"

"I'm still stuck on the second floor!"

"How exactly does one pass the third floor? Facing three opponents, my reaction can no longer keep up, and each one is stronger than me!"

"I'm actually only ranked 560,000?!"

The Seventh Realm geniuses participating in the trial for the first time quickly felt the disparity between geniuses.

Many of them were SS-level geniuses, or even SSS-level geniuses.

But in the total ranking, they could only be in the middle, no longer existences in the upper reaches.

05 Virtual Room

Fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower.

A gold-armored figure appeared.

Sun Sheng said with a serious expression: "Lost again; five opponents besieging me, simply not giving me any room to breathe."

"I must have faster attacks and stronger suppression."

"Wanting to clear the fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower, I must break through my staff technique to the fifth rank and use the power of the domain to suppress the opponents."

Sun Sheng judged quickly, then said carelessly:

"Xinhuo, come out!"

The next moment, Xinhuo in red appeared, asking coldly:

"What is it?"

Sun Sheng grinned and said:

"Show me the Blue Star list; how am I only 7th place? I want to see who is ahead of me."

Xinhuo projected the leaderboard, and when Sun Sheng saw the top three—Augustus, Andrei, and Ajay—he nodded secretly.

These were all goals that geniuses needed to surpass in the future, until he saw 4th place Lin Qi, his expression changing.

"Lin Qi is actually ahead of me?!"

"But this is only temporary; I will surpass him sooner or later."

After hearing Sun Sheng's words, Xinhuo shook her head directly and said:

"You cannot surpass Lin Qi; his spear technique is already at the fifth rank."

"Wait until your staff technique has reached the fifth rank before talking!"

"And your staff technique doesn't fit you at all; your 'Thunder-Shock Staff Technique' is thunder-attributed, while you awakened 【Golden Sharpness】 and 【Earth Wall】, two different abilities."

Sun Sheng scratched his head and said: "No way, Blue Star uses too few staff techniques; there is only my teacher, a Ninth Realm martial artist, and the only exquisite staff technique secret manual is the 'Thunder-Shock Staff Technique'."

"So I came to the No. 9 ruins to find a staff technique that fits me!"

Xinhuo nodded after hearing this and said:

"Our Star Fire civilization possesses a large number of top-tier staff technique secret manuals, and naturally, there are also staff techniques with both metal and earth attributes."

"As long as you can pass the fourth floor, you can obtain them!"

Sun Sheng's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he immediately became hot-blooded, wielding his silver staff and saying:

"Star Fire, I want to continue the fourth floor trial!"

"Okay!"

Xinhuo nodded, five warriors appeared, and the trial continued.

At the same time, 07 Virtual Room, fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower.

Li Tianxing, in red battle armor and holding a red long spear in one hand, was also watching the ranking.

When he saw that he was ranked 8th, one place lower than Sun Sheng, he frowned.

Xinhuo said:

"Li Tianxing, if you can pass the fourth floor, then your spear technique must break through to the fifth rank!"

"You awakened 【Light】 and 【Spiritual Mentalist】 abilities; I know several spear technique secret manuals and spiritual power control secret manuals that are very suitable for you."

Li Tianxing's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he instantly gripped his great spear tightly.

Then he also proceeded directly to the fourth floor trial.

Xinhuo dissipated, watching the trials of all geniuses from a god's-eye view.

"This time, Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing are all top-tier geniuses!"

"Possessing extremely strong martial arts talent!"

"It's a pity the civilization's foundation is too weak; they can't even find the most suitable secret manual inheritance."

"Giving them a little encouragement can also stimulate their potential."

"It's a pity that wanting to pass the fourth floor trial is still too difficult."

"Should I distribute part of the rewards in advance to improve their combat power?"

Xinhuo suddenly thought that as the manager of the Star Peak X-5 spaceship and the manager of the Star Fire virtual world, she had a large amount of authority.

It just depended on whether she was willing!

(End of chapter)