Chapter 552: Starry Sky Inspector (Seeking monthly votes)

Martial Path Era 2049, January 27th

Beijiang Province, Black Dragon Base. After a night of snow, the entire battlefield was covered in white.

Countless staff members were cleaning up the battlefield, even though the Spring Festival was only 5 days away.

However, a large number of staff members still had not left.

Because according to national law, working overtime during the Spring Festival holiday earns double wages.

"Boom!"

Outside the accommodation area gate, several large trucks slowly came to a stop against the wind and snow.

Intelligent robots and burly staff members moved crates of disaster beast flesh into Room 206, quickly filling every corner of the room.

After Lin Qi and the other staff members left, he stored the crates of disaster beast flesh into his space bracelet.

Touching his wrist, Lin Qi couldn't help but smile:

"Having a space bracelet is indeed much more convenient."

……

Two hours later, Lin Qi, wearing a set of black-gold battle armor, arrived at the airport.

A Falcon-class fighter jet shimmering with a blue metallic luster was already in position, its cabin door open.

He walked in slowly, accompanied by Dean Liu and Mu Hong.

They were going home together!

They were returning together on the Falcon-class fighter jet belonging to the Shanhe King.

"Boom!!"

The Falcon-class fighter jet ascended amidst a roar, shot into the clouds, and disappeared into the horizon.

……

Cang Province, Tianhai City

It was now nearing the Spring Festival, and the various villas in the Candidate Yu Jing Haoting residential area were already filled with a lively festive atmosphere.

On the plaza at the entrance of Villa No. 66

A group of people gathered here. Among the crowd, the burly Lin Zhen stood at the very front.

At this moment, he exuded the temperament of a successful person.

His entire person had undergone a transformation. Standing beside him were Fang Huiyi, the Southern Inspector Wu Lingyun, and Yue Feng, the Tianhai Branch Master of the Chiqiong Martial Arts Mansion.

Finally, there were Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin, the brother and sister who had been released for the holiday early.

"They're here!"

Within everyone's line of sight, a shadow that blotted out the sky stirred up a fierce wind, and a Falcon-class fighter jet descended amidst the gale.

"Buzz buzz!"

The cabin door opened, and a figure walked out slowly.

Everyone looked at Lin Qi, who was wearing black-gold battle armor, with a powerful aura and killing intent swirling around him.

It made people's hearts tremble; this was the aura of a powerhouse.

Yue Feng looked at Lin Qi. The other party's facial features had matured, and every angle carried intense killing intent; he had already been completely suppressed by the other party.

"This kid Lin Qi, I really don't know how he cultivates."

"Dad, Mom!"

"Taozi, Amiao!"

Seeing his parents, Lin Qi also revealed a smile and greeted them one by one.

"Xiao Qi!"

Lin Zhen's mouth curled upward, his expression excited, his whole body heating up, feeling an irrepressible joy.

"Let's go!" Fang Huiyi also smiled.

Lin Qi nodded, and then he entered the villa with his parents, Wu Lingyun, and Yue Feng.

After entering the living room, the table was already set with prepared meals.

His father, Lin Zhen, looked at Lin Qi and asked curiously:

"Xiao Qi, where is your luggage?"

The others also revealed looks of confusion.

Lin Qi smiled and raised his arm, revealing the space bracelet.

The next instant, a black metal box appeared out of thin air in his hand and was placed on the table.

Lin Zhen, Fang Huiyi, and the others all widened their eyes. What kind of method was this, taking out items from thin air?

Lin Zhen asked curiously:

"Xiao Qi, what is this?"

Only Wu Lingyun spoke with a relatively calm expression:

"This should be space equipment!"

"Through special technological means, a space is contained within the equipment."

"Through mental storage and retrieval, it's as if one is carrying a huge, weightless space with them."

"However, it is extremely expensive. In our entire Blue Star, only a few Ninth Realm martial artists can possess one!"

Lin Qi also smiled: "That's right, this is a space bracelet!"

Jiang Tao, beside him, said with a face full of surprise:

"I thought space equipment only existed in novels; I didn't expect it to actually exist in reality."

"Brother Qi, how can one obtain this?"

Jiang Tao had no resistance to this item and very much wanted to obtain one.

Lin Qi smiled: "When you reach the peak of the Seventh Realm, you will be able to obtain one."

Jiang Tao's eyes lit up after hearing this: "Really?"

Jiang Miaoyin, beside him, also smiled: "I want one too!"

Lin Qi then placed the metal box on the table and said:

"Dad, Mom, this is a gift for you!"

Lin Zhen nodded; they were also curious about Lin Qi's gift.

Then, the group sat down and had lunch together.

At the dining table, Lin Qi spoke up to offer congratulations:

"Uncle Yue, congratulations on successfully breaking through to the Eighth Realm!"

As soon as he stepped off the fighter jet, he instantly noticed that Yue Feng's aura had changed.

This was a successful breakthrough to the Eighth Realm.

Yue Feng revealed a smile after hearing this: "It's all thanks to you!"

He then sighed with emotion:

"The most correct thing I've done in my life was signing you and Jiang Tao!"

"Being able to break through to the Eighth Realm is also thanks to your blessing."

Lin Qi smiled: "That is your own ability, Uncle Yue!"

Yue Feng laughed heartily after hearing this, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Wu Lingyun spoke up:

"Lin Qi, after discussion by our headquarters, it has been decided to gift you Villa No. 08 in this residential area."

Lin Zhen said in surprise: "That is the most luxurious villa in our area. It's said that the cost alone reaches 3 billion, and it's impossible to buy it without 5 billion!"

Wu Lingyun smiled: "Lin Qi has made a huge contribution to our Xia Guo; this is what he deserves."

"After the meal, we can move the things over."

Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi looked at Lin Qi, only to see him say:

"Then we'll move over in a while!"

He knew this was the contribution brought by the secret manual "Blood Burning".

The "World-Extinguishing Spear Canon" and "Thousand Threads of Divine Thought" were merely the icing on the cake.

This contribution was worth far more than a villa.

And with the merit points he currently had, buying a villa would be easy.

However, the feeling of buying it oneself versus being gifted it by others was still different.

Getting something for free is just fragrant!

After the meal, Lin Zhen and his wife began to pack up, and Lin Qi directly used the space bracelet to store the items.

Furniture, clothes, cultivation resources, etc., were all stored away.

It made Jiang Tao, beside him, look on with extreme envy.

Then, the group rode in luxury cars to the depths of the Candidate Yu Jing Haoting residential area, which was also the most luxurious zone.

In the depths, every villa here was like a small residential area in itself.

Lin Qi also quickly saw his residence.

He saw a three-story villa, with two other buildings beside it, and it even included a courtyard, a small hill, flowers and plants, and a fountain—everything was there.

It was several times larger than Villa No. 66.

His villa at the Heavenly Dome Academy might even be slightly inferior.

Wu Lingyun introduced from the side: "Lin Qi, from now on, this mansion will be your new home!"

The intelligent life beside him projected a 3D map and began to introduce it:

"The entire courtyard consists of one main building and two auxiliary buildings, covering an area of three mu."

"Each building has a spacious martial arts room built inside!"

"The source energy concentration is also the highest standard in the entire Blue Star……"

Lin Zhen, beside him, became more shocked the more he heard. As an ordinary small business owner, could he now live in such a place?

Jiang Tao became more envious the more he heard; he also wanted to own his own mansion.

……

After Wu Lingyun finished the introduction, the group began to enter the villa for a tour.

At the same time, Lin Qi also released the furniture and items from the space bracelet one by one.

Their family chose to live in the main building, and after Wu Lingyun left, Lin Qi.

Also entered the martial arts room on the top floor alone.

The top-floor martial arts room was exceptionally spacious, measuring five hundred square meters, similar to the one he had at the Heavenly Dome Academy.

He carefully felt the source energy concentration in the air; it was slightly inferior to the Heavenly Dome Academy.

However, that was another world, so there was no comparison.

But the concentration within it still made him feel surprised; it wasn't bad compared to the Firmament Academy.

"Uncle Wu said that the entire residential area uses space gates to open small openings, pouring source energy in!"

"However, they cannot be opened larger, as it would be easy for disaster beasts to discover them, forming a disaster beast tide!"

Lin Qi then inspected the entire martial arts room; various training equipment was fully stocked.

He began to take his training equipment out of the space bracelet.

He set up the martial arts room.

Then he returned to the spacious living room, where Lin Zhen and the other two were sitting on the sofa.

On the table, there were two metal boxes. Lin Qi opened them, and inside were two silver metal spheres!

"Dad, Mom, these are intelligent lives!"

"They belong to you. With them around, it will be more convenient for you to do business!"

Lin Zhen said in surprise: "Intelligent life, I've heard that on the market, the lowest price is 300 million!"

"Students of the three top prestigious schools get a discount, but it's still at least 100 million Xia Guo coins!"

They had cooperated with Xu Changfeng over the past few months and earned quite a bit of money.

But spending hundreds of millions to buy intelligent life was something they couldn't afford at all.

Lin Qi revealed a smile: "To me, this isn't expensive!"

"The merit points I currently have, buying intelligent life is just a drop in the bucket."

"Moreover, in the future, I will be even wealthier; becoming one of the richest people on the entire Blue Star is just a matter of time."

"Gulp~"

Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi swallowed their saliva.

Now they could no longer see through Lin Qi at all, and they didn't even know how wealthy their son actually was.

Then Lin Qi spoke again:

"Dad, Mom, I will soon break through to the Eighth Realm, and I plan to buy you some heavenly treasures to improve your talent and comprehension."

"Your strength can also improve rapidly, and you don't need to worry about money!"

Lin Zhen only heard the first half of the sentence, and his whole person gasped again:

"Eighth Realm?"

He and Fang Huiyi looked at each other, feeling it was too dreamlike, as if they were in a dream.

It was too unreal!

Their son was about to break through to the Eighth Realm; these were the top big shots of the Xia Guo.

They usually couldn't even meet them.

It had only been a few years, less than four years, and Lin Qi had advanced by leaps and bounds like a rocket from a First Realm martial artist.

And now he was about to break through to the Eighth Realm!

Lin Qi saw his parents' appearance and shook his head; it seemed his current strength was still too shocking for them.

Then he began to instruct his parents on how to use the intelligent life.

His father, Lin Zhen, chose a Husky for the intelligent life, while his mother, Fang Huiyi, chose an orange cat.

After chatting with them for a while, Lin Qi also returned to the martial arts room to cultivate.

……

Red Realm, Star-Gazing Palace Meeting!

In the spacious conference room, 168 Ninth Realm martial artists from 80 countries gathered.

Pei Hongfeng, who had just broken through, also joined this meeting.

He sat in the last row of the Xia Guo; he was the 25th Ninth Realm martial artist of the Xia Guo, and on his left and right were other Ninth Realm martial artists who had just broken through.

The one he was most familiar with was the Beijiang Sword King.

He looked around and felt shocked; this was the highest-level meeting on the entire Blue Star.

"Buzz!!"

In the center of the conference room, a red-clothed young girl was projected. Pei Hongfeng looked at her and felt she was somewhat similar to Xinhuo.

"The Star-Gazing Palace meeting officially begins!"

In the middle of the meeting, from the front row of the Xia Guo, a deep voice rang out.

Everyone's expression became serious; the world's number one powerhouse, the Red Emperor, had spoken.

Tall and sturdy, the powerful Red Emperor looked around and said:

"Today's meeting is very important!"

"It concerns the future of our entire Blue Star!"

"A month ago, in order to deal with the upcoming Zerg crisis, I entered the Universe Virtual Network!"

"I successfully made contact with the Universe Human Race. The Universe Virtual Network was created by the strongest force of the human race; it is called—Firmament Academy."

"They govern the order and laws of the entire universe's human race!"

"The moment I logged into the Universe Virtual Network, our Blue Star was detected!"

"According to universe law, the Firmament Academy will dispatch Starry Sky Inspectors to conduct a comprehensive investigation of our Blue Star to determine our civilization's strength and potential."

"If our civilization is determined to be too weak and lacks potential, it will be taken over by a powerful civilization to carry out a civilization support plan!"

"Everyone should understand what being taken over means, right?"

As soon as the Red Emperor finished speaking, everyone's expression changed.

And the many Ninth Realm martial artists of the White Eagle Federation had expressions that became solemn.

They knew all too well what the consequences of taking over a place would be.

With unequal strength, the weaker side is completely like fish on a chopping block, to be slaughtered at will.

Laws might not necessarily be useful either.

The universe is too vast; it is entirely possible to do things without anyone knowing.

Everyone in the conference room felt a kind of unknown fear.

Many Ninth Realm martial artists couldn't help but feel uneasy and nervous.

Just as the Red Emperor said, this meeting would determine the fate of their entire Blue Star civilization.

Then the Red Emperor spoke again: "Of course, our Blue Star civilization is not an ordinary civilization!"

"And it is certainly not a weak civilization!"

"So everyone doesn't need to be too nervous!"

"Everything will naturally be revealed in a few days!"

"Everything still requires our own strength!"

His voice was deep and powerful, making many people feel at ease.

They had the Red Emperor, this strongest powerhouse of the Blue Star.

If the sky fell, he would be there to hold it up.

……

A moment later, the Star-Gazing Palace meeting ended.

The martial artists of the Xia Guo re-entered a conference room.

The Red Emperor sat in the center seat. He looked around at the 24 Ninth Realm martial artists and said:

"Don't worry too much about the Starry Sky Inspectors. The next goal for everyone is to enter the Universe Virtual Network."

"Virtual equipment is very precious; currently, there are only a few units, all left behind by the Starfire civilization."

"I will try to purchase more virtual equipment. Only by entering it will you discover the vastness of the universe!"

Everyone felt curious after hearing this; they also wanted to know what the Universe Virtual Network would look like.

This topic was skipped, and the Shanhe King suddenly spoke up:

"Regarding the secret technique 'Blood Burning' obtained by Lin Qi, how should we price it?"

Once these words were spoken, everyone began to discuss it.

The domineering Overlord spoke up:

"Lin Qi has made a great contribution this time!"

"The secret technique 'Blood Burning' is not very difficult, and most martial artists can learn it!"

"With it, the number of sacrifices among our Xia Guo's martial artists, and even the Blue Star's martial artists, will be greatly reduced."

"The price should not be too expensive!"

"I think it can be priced at 10 million Xia Guo coins!" the Sword Emperor said.

"10 million is too expensive; some low-level martial artists can't afford it. 5 million is more appropriate," the Shanhe King said.

Other Ninth Realm martial artists also stated the prices they approved of.

"Quiet!"

The Red Emperor spoke, and everyone quieted down.

Only then did he say: "Set the price at 1 million Xia Guo coins!"

As soon as he spoke, he directly determined the final price.

Everyone looked at each other, and seeing this, they no longer held opposing opinions.

Finally, they held the meeting for another hour.

After everyone dispersed, only the Red Emperor remained in the conference room.

"Lin Qi's talent is already no worse than mine."

"His appearance is the luck of our Blue Star civilization."

"Now that he has come into contact with the vast universe, it might be a good thing for him, allowing him to grow at a faster speed."

"After the Starry Sky Inspectors arrive, I should meet him too!"

……

The third day, Cang Province, Tianhai City

On the open ground in front of Residence No. 6, a Falcon-class fighter jet slowly descended.

"Buzz buzz!"

The cabin door slowly opened, and two figures walked out slowly.

At the entrance, Lin Qi saw the person coming, burly and wearing a silver robe, and immediately revealed a smile to greet him:

"Master!"

The Shanhe King revealed a smile:

"Lin Qi, let me introduce you to the person beside me—Qin Yue!"

Lin Qi looked at the cold and aloof woman beside the Shanhe King, wearing a white robe with exquisite features.

Her temperament was cold and clear, and she exuded a powerful aura.

"Qin Yue, Special Envoy Qin, SSS-level genius, Eighth Realm peak martial artist."

"She is a special envoy from our Chiqiong Martial Arts Mansion headquarters, responsible for handling matters issued by the Red Emperor."

"The Red Emperor is busy, and many trivial matters are handled by her!"

After Qin Yue saw Lin Qi, she immediately reached out and revealed a smile:

"Lin Qi, very happy to meet you!"

Lin Qi also reached out and shook hands with her!

Then the three entered the villa and came to the reception hall. As soon as they sat down, Qin Yue began to brew tea.

A document appeared out of thin air in the Shanhe King's hand, which he placed on the table and said:

"Lin Qi, after two days of discussion, the results are out!"

"First is the five-star spear technique secret manual 'World-Extinguishing Spear Canon'. We will sell it for 3 billion Xia Guo coins, with the split still being 9:1."

"The mental control method 'Thousand Threads of Divine Thought', we will sell it for 500 million Xia Guo coins!"

"As for the final 'Blood Burning', we will upload it to the Chiqiong Home for sale at a price of 1 million Xia Guo coins!"

"This is the contract; if you agree, sign it!"

Lin Qi was shocked after hearing the Shanhe King's description.

This price was too high; the "World-Extinguishing Spear Canon" could actually sell for 3 billion?

He got 90%, which was 2.7 billion!

However, the "World-Extinguishing Spear Canon" was a five-star secret manual, so it was normal for it to be expensive.

Moreover, the secret manual was too high-level, and not many people could afford it.

The most profitable one was the secret technique—"Blood Burning".

Although it was only priced at 1 million, ordinary martial artists could also learn it.

You have to know that the entire Blue Star has hundreds of millions of martial artists.

If they all bought it, he would earn astonishing wealth.

Just relying on this secret manual, he could become a famous tycoon on the Blue Star.

This was a hen that could continuously lay golden eggs.

Thinking of this, Lin Qi did not hesitate at all, signed his name on the last page of the contract, and pressed his fingerprint.

Then he repeated the process on the electronic contract handed over by Qin Yue.

……

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 553 =====