Chapter 550

Other world, outside the No. 9 ruins.

Just as dawn broke, dozens of Falcon fighter jets tore through the sky and docked outside the ruins.

Ninth Realm martial artists emerged from them, waiting for the geniuses to come out.

Inside the ruins, in virtual room No. 05.

Inside the trial of the fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower.

"Bang!"

In the arena, killing intent surged.

Sun Sheng, in golden armor, erupted with gold and brown patterns all over his body, his veins bulging and his muscles tensed.

He suddenly swung his silver staff, the staff's Gangjin condensed, shattering the air, and smashed heavily onto the psychic's shoulder.

"Crack!"

Terrifying power poured out from his body; the next moment, the psychic's bones shattered, and he knelt on the ground, turning into nothingness and dissipating.

"Haha, I finally succeeded!"

Sun Sheng was excited and couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar, venting the joy in his heart.

The red-clad Xinghuo appeared and looked at Sun Sheng with a smile:

"Congratulations on passing the fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower and becoming the fifth on the overall ranking!"

"I forgot to tell you, just a moment ago, Li Tianxing also successfully passed the fourth floor."

After hearing this, Sun Sheng also curled his lips and said:

"Li Tianxing is a psychic; he has an advantage when facing a siege."

"If the two of us were to fight one-on-one, he would definitely not be my opponent."

Xinghuo projected a panel, and a large number of rewards appeared:

"You have passed the fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower and can obtain four rewards, three of which are designated rewards. One is for you to choose..."

Sun Sheng was excited when he heard about the rewards and began to choose; finally, his gaze fell on "Blood Burning."

"You don't need to choose this one; Lin Qi has already chosen it, and you can go back and learn from him."

After hearing this, Sun Sheng nodded: "So that's how it is!"

"Then I choose the Bloodline Evolution Potion!"

After hearing this, Xinghuo immediately smiled and said: "Very good, the items will be sent to you soon!"

"Three hours later, you can leave the No. 9 ruins!"

At the same time, Li Tianxing was also choosing his rewards; he chose a five-star spear technique secret manual, space equipment, a flowing silver guard, and a bloodline evolution potion.

This time, facing Lin Qi, they felt the gap in talent.

If their talent could go a step further, they might be able to compete with Lin Qi.

Three hours later, all 56 geniuses received the notification to leave.

In virtual room 06.

"Lin Qi, the time has come; you can go!"

"I hope to see you again next time!"

The red-clad Xinghuo projected out and looked at Lin Qi with a smile.

Lin Qi touched the space bracelet on his wrist, waved his hand, and smiled:

"Xinghuo, see you next time!"

"Hum!"

The door of virtual room No. 06 opened, and Lin Qi walked out with large strides.

"Lin Qi!"

Just as he walked out the door, Sun Sheng in golden armor from next door also walked out at the same time.

He looked at Lin Qi and sighed:

"I didn't expect you to be the one to take first place this time."

"I admit, you are indeed better than me; I am convinced!"

At the same time, Li Tianxing in red armor also walked out; he looked at Sun Sheng and smiled:

"Sorry, you came in last this time."

Sun Sheng shook his head, unconvinced:

"Give me another day, and I will definitely be able to surpass you."

Li Tianxing crossed his arms and said: "Hehe, I don't believe it!"

Sun Sheng said: "It's enough that I believe it!"

"Lin Qi, you guys are too amazing!"

At this moment, Ye Xin, in green armor and with a tall figure, walked over gracefully, her beautiful eyes filled with amazement:

"Congratulations on passing the fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower and breaking the record."

"You have become the only three geniuses in history to pass the fourth floor."

Other Seventh Realm martial artists from nearby countries also sighed:

"The Xia Guo is getting more and more powerful!"

"Three peerless geniuses were born in a row, even Augustus of our White Eagle Federation was surpassed."

"Their future is limitless!"

"If only we had one genius, we would be so eager to progress!"

"Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, congratulations!"

Not far away, a burly figure was seen walking over with large strides.

Lin Qi looked at the person coming; the other party was in silver armor, burly, and exuded a terrifying aura that suppressed everyone around.

The person who came was Pei Hongfeng, but the whole person seemed to have undergone a rebirth.

This made everyone's expression change.

Lin Qi asked curiously: "Brother Pei, have you broken through to the Ninth Realm?"

Pei Hongfeng couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth and smiled:

"That's right!"

"I was lucky; I successfully passed the test, got the reward, and broke through to the Ninth Realm!"

Lin Qi smiled: "Congratulations, our Xia Guo has birthed another Ninth Realm martial artist!"

The other Eighth Realm martial artists around all showed expressions of envy and jealousy.

There were 15 Eighth Realm martial artists who came to the No. 9 ruins, and currently, only Pei Hongfeng had broken through to the Ninth Realm.

Pei Hongfeng said: "Let's go, it's time for us to leave too!"

Everyone began to leave the spaceship.

"Boom!!"

After leaving the spaceship, everyone's eyes suddenly cleared; in front of them were Falcon fighter jets!

The burly King Shanhe said loudly:

"Geniuses, welcome back!"

Then he looked at Pei Hongfeng and couldn't help but smile.

Seeing this, Pei Hongfeng came up and shook hands with King Shanhe.

"Congratulations on the breakthrough!"

Then everyone found the Ninth Realm martial artists of their own countries and began to prepare to leave.

"Boom!!"

The Falcon fighter jets slowly lifted off, each heading in different directions, slowly disappearing into the horizon.

On the fighter jet.

King Shanhe looked at the three of them and asked with a smile:

"Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, how was your test this time?"

He understood the content of the No. 9 test; they were all tested by breaking through the Star Fire Tower.

Each floor was more difficult than the last.

The Seventh Realm Star Fire Tower had four floors, given the talent of Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing.

Passing the third floor should be no problem.

The fourth floor was too difficult; the Red Emperor had said that their Blue Star civilization had developed for too short a time and was hard to compare with the Star Fire civilization.

So he felt that it was enough to surpass Augustus of the White Eagle Federation.

His goal was not high either.

And Ye Xin spoke up first from the side:

"They passed the fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower and broke the record!"

"Among the 1.01 million geniuses on the overall ranking, Lin Qi is ranked first, Li Tianxing is ranked fourth, and Sun Sheng is ranked fifth!"

King Shanhe was stunned after hearing this, showing a look of astonishment:

"Passed the fourth floor?"

"All three passed?"

Sun Sheng grinned: "Senior King Shanhe, what kind of expression is that?"

"Did you think we couldn't pass?"

King Shanhe shook his head: "Naturally not!"

"However, congratulations on being able to pass the fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower."

His brain worked quickly; according to the information obtained from the Red Emperor, once one passes the fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower, one will likely receive exceptionally rich rewards.

Ordinary potion resources were of no use.

The most important thing for the entire civilization was inheritance, that is, various secret manuals and cultivation techniques!

Thinking of this, he was somewhat looking forward to what inheritance Lin Qi had obtained.

Perhaps Lin Qi would give them an unexpected surprise.

Imperial Capital, headquarters of the Chiqiong Martial Arts Mansion.

On the wide airport, which was like a football field, dozens of various fighter jets were parked.

"Whoosh whoosh!!"

Amidst gusts of fierce wind, the blue Falcon fighter jet slowly descended.

"Hum hum!!"

The cabin door opened, and three tall figures walked out from inside.

Lin Qi felt relaxed all over and followed King Shanhe into the headquarters of the Chiqiong Martial Arts Mansion.

Sun Sheng, Li Tianxing, and some others had already left separately.

Only Lin Qi and Pei Hongfeng came to the headquarters together.

Looking at the headquarters of the Chiqiong Martial Arts Mansion, he had only one feeling, and that was that it was huge.

The entire building was like a red sword soaring into the sky, tearing through the firmament.

It was the size of a huge stadium; the walls of the corridors were made of special alloys, and the decoration style was imposing and full of a technological feel.

It was like a futuristic sci-fi world; intelligent robots and staff members exuding an arrogant temperament could be seen everywhere.

This was the Xia Guo, the headquarters of the Chiqiong Martial Arts Mansion, and the Mansion Master was the number one powerhouse of Blue Star—the Red Emperor.

None of those who could work inside were ordinary people.

But today, with the arrival of one person, the faces of the passing staff changed.

"King Shanhe!"

The nearest middle-aged leader greeted him cautiously, and King Shanhe nodded in response, which made him quite excited.

Other staff members did not dare to come forward and became nervous one after another.

After the person walked away, everyone began to discuss in low voices.

"It's King Shanhe; why did he suddenly come to the headquarters?"

"Could the person behind him be Lin Qi?"

"It is Lin Qi; I know him too well!"

"Because of him, our headquarters was cleaned up three times, three whole times, and a large number of leaders fell."

"That's why I had the opportunity to be promoted; I really should thank him."

"Me too!"

Many staff members sighed.

Lin Qi followed King Shanhe, and the two took the elevator to the top floor.

The elevator door opened to a spacious corridor with only a few doors.

【Vice Mansion Master's Office】

"Hum!"

The black alloy door opened automatically under the operation of the intelligent life!

After entering, it was an office with an antique decoration style.

King Shanhe sat on the sofa and said: "Sit!"

Pei Hongfeng began to brew hot tea, and soon the room was filled with the aroma of tea.

King Shanhe spoke slowly:

"Lin Qi, every genius who comes out of the No. 9 ruins has their own gains, more or less."

"You can sell some of the potion resources to our Chiqiong Martial Arts Mansion."

"Of course, you can also use them yourself; no one will force you."

"But if you have obtained the inheritance of the Star Fire Civilization, I personally hope that more geniuses can cultivate it."

Pei Hongfeng said:

"Lin Qi, you can hand over the secret manuals obtained in the ruins to the Martial Arts Mansion to sell."

"You own the exclusive copyright, and for every copy sold, you can obtain a large amount of money."

"Just like the secret manuals you once bought!"

King Shanhe handed a cup of hot tea to Lin Qi and said:

"Lin Qi, of course, we won't force you!"

"If you hand it over to us, we will sign a contract, a 9:1 split; after taxes, you get 90%, and the Martial Arts Mansion gets 10%!"

Lin Qi was also shocked after hearing this; the terms were this good?

He didn't have to do anything; he just needed to hand the secret manuals to the Martial Arts Mansion, and he could receive money continuously in the future.

Printing secret manuals, uploading them to the network, promotion, home delivery...

A series of actions like these could all be left to the Martial Arts Mansion; he didn't have to do anything.

He had originally thought it would be a 50/50 split.

These terms were too good; he couldn't bear to refuse.

And there was no need for him to monopolize the secret manuals he had learned; Blue Star needed to become more powerful.

The air became quiet, and King Shanhe and Pei Hongfeng were both waiting for Lin Qi's answer.

They knew that Lin Qi was a top-tier genius and must have obtained a top-tier inheritance.

If more geniuses could learn it, then Blue Star's foundation could also be strengthened.

"Whoosh!"

Lin Qi picked up the teacup, took a sip of hot tea, and said:

"I agree!"

King Shanhe and Pei Hongfeng were happy, and smiles appeared on their faces.

The next moment, a box appeared in Lin Qi's hand.

"Space bracelet?" King Shanhe asked.

Lin Qi nodded; there was no need to hide the space bracelet, others couldn't snatch it away.

King Shanhe nodded:

"You really did obtain a space bracelet; the technological content of this thing is too high!"

"Our Blue Star currently cannot make it; we can only obtain it from the ruins, and its value is very high."

Lin Qi saw King Shanhe's wrist; the other party also had one.

He spoke slowly:

"I passed the fourth floor of the Star Fire Tower and obtained three inheritances, which are the five-star spear technique secret manual 'World-Ending Spear Canon',"

"the psychic control method 'Divine Thought Thousand Threads', and the secret technique 'Blood Burning'."

As he spoke, Lin Qi opened the box, revealing the three inheritances inside.

After hearing Lin Qi's words, Pei Hongfeng was stunned.

His gaze fell on the thick golden secret manual.

"Five-star spear technique secret manual!"

Pei Hongfeng said in shock: "As far as I know, the Star Fire Civilization also divides the sophistication of secret manuals into five stars."

"In our entire Blue Star, most Ninth Realm martial artists cultivate three-star secret manuals, and only a small number of geniuses cultivate four-star secret manuals."

"And there are currently only six five-star secret manuals!"

"In our Xia Guo, only the Red Emperor and the Overlord have obtained five-star secret manuals from the ruins!"

"Now our Xia Guo has one more!"

King Shanhe also exhaled and said: "No, it's three!"

"Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing likely also obtained five-star secret manuals!"

"The foundation of our Xia Guo has become even stronger!"

Then King Shanhe looked at the silver secret manual—"Divine Thought Thousand Threads."

He was shocked and said: "This is a psychic power control method!"

He quickly flipped through it and soon showed a look of surprise:

"Too exquisite!"

"What our entire Blue Star lacks most is a psychic power control method; Qing Xian is a psychic, but without reference, what she created is only the crudest control method."

"This is the first-tier psychic control method of our Blue Star."

Finally, Pei Hongfeng looked at the last red secret manual—"Blood Burning."

"What is this?"

He quickly flipped through it; he was a Ninth Realm martial artist, his sensory abilities were greatly improved, and he read very quickly.

He quickly got a general idea, and the expression on his face became shocked:

"This is a secret technique that greatly increases combat power!"

"It can allow ordinary martial artists to also improve their combat power like a minor divine ability!"

King Shanhe also took the secret manual and quickly read it, similarly showing a shocked expression:

He immediately stood up from where he was.

He exhaled heavily, and the aura all over his body could not be controlled and was released.

"This is of immense value to our Blue Star!"

"It is even more precious than the five-star secret manual and the psychic control method."

Pei Hongfeng also showed a serious expression:

"Although the improvement brought by the Blood Burning secret technique is not as good as a 【Minor Divine Ability】,"

"for ordinary martial artists, as long as they can greatly improve their physical fitness,"

"they can also protect their own lives when facing the attacks of disaster beasts on the battlefield."

King Shanhe looked at Lin Qi and said: "Did you choose this specifically?"

"I represent all martial artists in thanking you!"

He knew that Lin Qi could have chosen better cultivation resources, which might have allowed him to become even stronger.

Lin Qi already had a minor divine ability.

He didn't need the "Blood Burning" secret technique at all.

Lin Qi said modestly: "I'm just making a small contribution!"

King Shanhe sat back down and said:

"Lin Qi, the value of these three secret manuals of yours is immeasurable; we will discuss it!"

"Don't worry, we will definitely not let you suffer a loss!"

Lin Qi nodded: "With those words from you, Master, I am relieved!"

Among the three inheritances, making money was just incidental.

He was not very short of money right now.

After the two sides talked for a while longer, Lin Qi went to the cafeteria to eat first.

Only Pei Hongfeng and King Shanhe were left, and he smiled bitterly:

"Compared to Lin Qi, the reward I obtained is too meager; it's only a three-star saber technique secret manual!"

King Shanhe shook his head: "Lin Qi is different!"

"The fact that you were able to break through to the Ninth Realm already proves your talent."

"Next, your burden will become heavier!"

Pei Hongfeng nodded seriously:

"I understand; I can't wait to kill a Level Nine disaster beast."

A moment later, the Falcon fighter jet headed to Beijiang Province, Black Dragon Base.

Inside the fighter jet, Lin Qi looked outside the Black Dragon Base; it was covered in white snow, and a disaster beast tide had already broken out at this time.

King Shanhe looked at the projected scene, and he spoke slowly:

"Lin Qi, the Zerg have now been completely cleared out."

"It has now been verified that many of the Level Ten monster descents were guided by the Zerg."

"Now that the Zerg are all dead, the frequency of Level Ten monster descents has decreased, and the number of sacrificed martial artists is also decreasing."

"And you don't have to worry about being assassinated by the Zerg anymore."

Lin Qi nodded: "This is very good news for our Blue Star."

King Shanhe shook his head:

"The Zerg crisis has not yet been resolved!"

"Lin Qi, you will soon be able to break through to the Eighth Realm; with your combat power, you will soon be able to become a powerhouse among the Eighth Realm."

"There are some things you should know."

When Lin Qi heard this, he had a premonition that nothing good would happen.

King Shanhe took a sip of tea and said:

"When we were clearing out the Zerg broodmother, we only then learned that she had already sent the information to the Zerg!"

"And she left a threat, saying that before long, the Zerg army would arrive."

"As for why she didn't notify them earlier, we speculate that it was because there was some supreme treasure in the other world and Blue Star that she wanted to swallow alone."

"However, because she herself was severely injured and had not yet fully recovered, she was unable to hatch more Zerg warriors, which is why we were able to kill her easily!"

"But now, seeing that she couldn't survive, she used special means to send it to the Zerg!"

"The Zerg are one of the peak races among the myriad races of the universe; an adult Zerg broodmother is at least a second realm existence of the universe."

"Each Zerg broodmother is an army that can continuously hatch Level Nine Zerg warriors; our Blue Star simply cannot resist."

Lin Qi's expression was serious: "Xinghuo has already told me the common knowledge of the universe."

"What should we do?"

King Shanhe said calmly on his resolute face: "We have no choice but to seek help from the humans in the universe."

(End of chapter)