Chapter 557: Breaking Through to the Eighth Realm! (Seeking monthly votes)

In the martial arts room, Lin Qi sat cross-legged, everything already prepared.

He thought of Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing; they had already broken through to the Eighth Realm.

Now it was just his turn!

Breaking through to the Eighth Realm, it's today!

He was going to break through with five tons of Lei Lei Yu Bao Shi blood!

Thinking of this, he didn't hesitate anymore, opened a barrel, picked up a straw, and began to drink it in large gulps!

"Gulp~"

In a moment, one ton of Lei Lei Yu Bao Shi blood entered his stomach, and the essence in the blood was crazily absorbed by his body.

He began to operate "Jin Di Secret Canon", starting to let his body undergo transformation.

"Whoosh whoosh!!"

His internal organs began to heat up, from the inside out, his human body began to get hot, like a furnace.

His whole person was red-faced and ear-red, sweat poured down like rain, his internal organs were burned, and the domineering blood power made his body endure huge pain.

Not enough!

Lin Qi was already used to this pain, so he opened the second barrel of Lei Lei Yu Bao Shi blood!

"Gulp~"

One ton of blood, again drunk in one gulp!

"Whoosh whoosh!!"

The burning sensation of his internal organs intensified, even more painful, sweat poured down like pulp, and the ground around him was soaked by sweat, forming a puddle, as if he were taking a shower.

At the same time, heat steamed from his body, forming bursts of white smoke.

Lin Qi felt the burning sensation weaken, so he continued to consume Lei Lei Yu Bao Shi blood.

Within an hour, he drank all five barrels of Lei Lei Yu Bao Shi blood.

The pain Lin Qi felt also reached its limit.

In the intense pain, his body also began to transform, and the amount of blood in his body kept increasing.

"Thump thump!!"

His heart beat powerfully, and his blood surged like the water of the Yellow River, rushing through every corner of his body.

The remaining toxins and waste were washed out, and he began a violent transformation.

Finally, at a certain moment, the water in his body dried up, his whole body trembled, and the 9th blood exchange officially began!

"Drip!"

His body pores began to discharge blood-dry, accompanied by a fishy smell!

Lin Qi clearly felt the loss of blood and strength, a fishy smell came to his nose, and black-red blood flowed out.

This was the body's final blood exchange, discharging all toxins to reach a state of no filth!

Lin Qi began to feel dizzy and uncomfortable!

In the pain, his body was like a broken faucet, blood flowed away crazily, covering the surface

His skin was no longer smooth; it began to shrivel, and his complexion turned pale!

He entered an unprecedented state of weakness!

The pain was gone, leaving only endless weakness, and his scorching body began to cool down.

At this moment, Lin Qi felt as if he were dying!

He adjusted his breathing, keeping it steady, letting the Golden Gangjin circulate through his body, and carefully experienced this sensation.

He did not know how much time had passed.

He felt a tiny stream of warmth gushing out from his bones!

His whole body began to feel numb and tingling!

New strength surged forth, and blood flowed through his body once again, as if water had begun to flow across a dry riverbed.

It covered it bit by bit, turning from a trickle into a stream, and finally into a waterfall, a lake, and an ocean!

Slowly, it filled every blood vessel in his body; the body's vitality manifested, his bone marrow began to produce blood, and the essence within the blood was absorbed and transformed.

Brand-new blood circulated throughout his body, and the strength of his entire physical body was constantly improving during this process.

Qi and blood flowed along specific meridians, and Source Energy circulated during this process.

"Hoo—"

Lin Qi's consciousness detached from his physical body in the void between life and death, sensing the power of the surrounding heaven, earth, and universe.

The body is a small universe, and the outside world is the great universe!

The small and great universes merged, forming a resonance that, in an instant, allowed him to sense many nodes within his body.

They were obstructing the connection between him and the heaven, earth, and universe.

In an instant, Lin Qi understood: those were the human body's acupoints!

They were also the bridges connecting the human body to the universe.

By constantly opening the body's acupoints, the physical body undergoes a transformation, merging with the heaven, earth, and universe to master even greater power.

This is the Eighth Realm—Acupoint Refining!

As time passed, power continued to surge out, filling every part of his body, and his bone marrow was still producing blood.

His body was still transforming; it was not over yet.

This breakthrough brought him a complete rebirth.

He channeled his mental energy deep into his body to examine his physical form.

He saw that his bones had transformed once again; a golden luster covered every corner, and the golden patterns became increasingly distinct, like divine weapons and sharp blades, radiating a keen edge.

The flow of the new blood brought forth majestic vitality, heavy as mercury and viscous as liquid silver, carrying life to every corner.

Looking at his bone marrow, it was as pure and flawless as glazed glass, as if its quality had reached a higher level.

The power brought by this immense vitality made him feel clear in body and mind, and his whole being felt exceptionally refreshed.

He liked this feeling; after the pain came the comfort.

As the blood circulated to every part of his body, he felt his body's meridians and gained a clearer grasp of his power.

He carefully experienced this feeling as time slowly slipped away.

……

In the blink of an eye, 12 hours had passed.

The time had reached 9:00 PM.

"Hoo!!"

Inside the martial arts room, the air was filled with a foul, fishy stench, and a person was covered in blood-crust.

Suddenly, a powerful aura filled the space, and the next second, the blood-crust exploded violently.

"Boom!!"

The blood-crust burst apart, falling like raindrops into every corner of the martial arts room.

Lin Qi opened his eyes abruptly, and in an instant, a beam of sharp light shot out from them, illuminating the dark martial arts room.

"Whoosh!"

The next moment, the lights turned on, and Lin Qi looked at his arms, which were still covered in sweat, grime, oil, and toxins!

He stood up slowly, his whole body hot, and power surged forth.

He clenched his fists, and as the power surged, it gave him a strong illusion that he could blast through the space in front of him!

【You have consumed five barrels of Lei Lei Yu Bao Shi blood; your physical body has transformed, beginning the 9th blood exchange, and your physical strength has increased significantly.】

【9th blood exchange complete; your blood exchange is perfected, and you have successfully broken through to the next realm—Eighth Realm Acupoint Refining, Qi and Blood Value +500.】

【You have successfully broken through to the Eighth Realm; template fusion +0.5%, and the awakening progress of unknown abilities has accelerated!】

【Qi and Blood Value: 9900→10400】

【Template: Erlang Zhenjun · Yang Jian】

【Fusion: 39%→39.5%】

……

Lin Qi looked at the information on the panel and immediately broke into a smile.

By continuously consuming five tons of Lei Lei Yu Bao Shi blood, his physical strength had increased significantly, meeting the standard for transformation, and he had proceeded directly to the ninth blood exchange.

This was something only a few people in the entire universe could achieve.

According to the "Blood Exchange Chapter" of the "Jin Di Secret Canon," only a few geniuses can achieve 8 blood exchanges.

Only a very small number of geniuses can achieve 9 blood exchanges, and they are few and far between even within the entire Starfire Civilization.

The Starfire Civilization controls thousands of life-bearing planets and is a powerful civilization that has almost reached the level of a mid-tier civilization.

The fact that only a handful of people can achieve 9 blood exchanges shows the true value of the 9th blood exchange!

Lin Qi looked at himself in the mirror; his physique was tall and upright.

His muscles were like those forged from alloy, tempered a thousand times, without a trace of impurity.

Standing on the ground, an aura as heavy as a mountain permeated the surroundings, and explosive power lay hidden within his body.

He was walking further and further along the path of the extraordinary.

He was now an Eighth Realm martial artist, and his lifespan had reached an astonishing 500 years!

Lin Qi felt the vigorous energy within his body and set his gaze on the punch force tester not far away.

This was a unique punch force tester, the Red Dome 3-Series, and it was the most powerful tester on the entire Blue Star.

Many Eighth Realm and even Ninth Realm martial artists used this model!

The penetrating red target was gone, replaced by a black cylindrical shape with a diameter of 30 centimeters.

The surroundings were spiral-shaped; he touched it and found it used a special material with greater elasticity, capable of absorbing force.

"It is said that this Red Dome 3-Series punch force tester can withstand thousands of tons of punch force!"

"Beep!"

Lin Qi turned on the machine, and the electronic screen on the black cylindrical target lit up instantly, displaying the trademark.

Lin Qi walked up to the target.

In an instant, his feet were like the roots of an old tree planted in the earth.

He clenched his fist, and terrifying power surged out madly like a tidal wave.

"Whoosh, whoosh!!"

A gust of wind instantly whipped up throughout the martial arts room, and the power gathered like crashing waves, like a hundred-ton king losing control on a highway!

Lin Qi's fist struck out at supersonic speed, slamming heavily into the cylindrical target.

"Bang!!"

Accompanied by a loud noise, the cylindrical target vibrated wildly, instantly absorbing all the force.

A string of data appeared on the electronic screen—"175000kg!"

Lin Qi nodded secretly after seeing it; 175,000 kilograms of punch force, which was 175 tons.

The minimum punch force for an Eighth Realm martial artist is 100 tons; he had already exceeded that by 75 tons, making him stronger than most Eighth Realm martial artists.

Even for an Eighth Realm peak martial artist, the punch force is at most 250 tons!

"Let's try full power!"

Lin Qi exhaled, and the next moment, his whole body erupted with golden light as double-layered golden patterns appeared.

They flowed across his skin, his veins bulged, and his muscles tensed.

The Jin Di Gangjin, condensed from the two powers of 【Golden Edge】 and 【Golden Light】, erupted!

Concentrated on his fists, Lin Qi felt even more powerful strength.

There was a slight discord in the Jin Di Gangjin, which was because it lacked the final ability, 【Diamond】.

"Boom!"

The power gathered on his fists like silk threads, and the entire martial arts room was shrouded in an invisible domain of power.

Lin Qi reached his peak state; his gaze sharpened, and he swung his fist out suddenly like a divine blade, piercing the air like a great spear.

The moment the fist was thrown, it seemed to form an invisible cone that spread outward.

The fist was thrown at several times the speed of sound!

It slammed heavily into the cylindrical target inside.

"Bang!!"

A heaven-shaking roar erupted, and the target vibrated violently; if it hadn't been fixed to the ground by its base, it would have been blasted away instantly.

"Whoosh, whoosh!!"

Invisible shockwaves spread outward, and the wind raged; Lin Qi felt the terrifying power here being absorbed by the target.

He did not doubt for a second that if he threw this punch on the street, the wind pressure would shatter the glass of the entire street.

"Beep!"

As the target vibrated, a string of data appeared on the electronic screen—"700000kg."

"Hoo!"

The fierce wind dissipated, and Lin Qi withdrew his fist.

Looking at the data on the screen, he immediately broke into a smile.

700,000 kilograms, which is 700 tons of punch force—a 4-fold increase!

This is terrifying data, already exceeding the punch force limit of many Eighth Realm peak martial artists.

Any martial artist capable of entering the Eighth Realm is at least an A-level genius.

Most are S-level geniuses, but he had just broken through and already surpassed them.

"Let's test the speed!"

Lin Qi turned on the speed tester and tested two sets of data separately.

A moment later, amidst a fierce wind, Lin Qi condensed several afterimages, completely turning into lightning as he ran in circles continuously within the martial arts room.

Fast as lightning—though, of course, his current speed was still far from the speed of lightning!

The speed of lightning is at least 100,000 meters per second!

100,000 meters per second!

He looked at the screen, which displayed two sets of data:

【140m/s】

【560m/s】

His top speed had already exceeded the speed of sound, 374m/s.

Could it be said that he had completely become a non-human existence?

Lin Qi thought about his speed and power; this was already stronger than many Eighth Realm martial artists!

But it was not enough!

He had a 4-fold combat power increase, and others did too.

For example, Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing; they also comprehended techniques from the six top-tier exotic beasts in the Ten Thousand Beast Blood Pillar.

The Gangjin they condensed could provide an extra fold of combat power increase.

They had also awakened two abilities.

Their combat power increase also reached 4-fold.

His advantage was that his foundation was strong enough, and the improvement brought by the 4-fold combat power increase was large enough!

He was not afraid of Sun Sheng or Li Tianxing now, because they had all just broken through.

But if they were Eighth Realm peak existences, the gap would be large.

He would not be their opponent!

And in the Fire Seed Trial six months later, he would very likely encounter such opponents.

His current strength was still too weak!

Then his gaze fell on the template fusion degree.

39.5% fusion, only the final 0.5% remained.

That was only a month or two away.

If he could awaken 【Diamond】, his combat power increase would reach an astonishing 5-fold!

That way, he would have a chance of winning against any opponent.

Lin Qi couldn't help but think of the Red Emperor; the other party was very likely the only genius on Blue Star to have awakened three special abilities.

A 6-fold combat power increase left him with almost no opponents in the Ninth Realm.

He had seen discussions on the internet that the Red Emperor would definitely participate in the Fire Seed Trial.

It was also the only match guaranteed to be a 100% win.

No one else was stable enough; this was the value of being Blue Star's number one.

"Hoo!"

Lin Qi clenched his fist; for the next five months, his primary goal was to get the template fusion degree to 40%.

As long as he could awaken 【Diamond】, his combat power would receive a huge boost.

Next was to pass the selection and become one of the ten Eighth Realm peak representative contestants to participate in the Fire Seed Trial.

The ultimate goal was to successfully defeat his opponent, do his part, and help the Blue Star Civilization secure a victory.

The specific rules of the trial were not yet clear, but naturally, the stronger, the better.

……

A moment later, Lin Qi walked out of the bathroom, having changed into a clean martial arts uniform.

The martial arts room had also been cleaned by intelligent robots!

"Xiao Chan, open the 'Jin Di Secret Canon'."

"Understood, Master!"

The blue-clad Xiao Chan projected a green panel, displaying a large amount of text—it was the high-level Source Energy technique, the "Jin Di Secret Canon."

It had now been made into an electronic file by Lin Qi, which also contained his own insights.

Now that he had broken through to the Eighth Realm, he also had to start reading the Acupoint Refining Chapter.

He browsed through it briefly: through blood exchange, the body undergoes constant transformation, blood transforms and flows within the body, causing the body's acupoints to manifest.

The difficulty of wanting to open the acupoints also decreased.

"Master, a call from Grandmaster Shanhe Wang!"

Suddenly, Xiao Chan spoke up, projecting a large green screen, and the determined face of Shanhe Wang appeared on the other side.

"Lin Qi, I suddenly remembered I have some notes for your reference regarding breaking through to the Eighth Realm."

After hearing this, Lin Qi felt moved, then shook his head and said:

"Grandmaster, I don't need them anymore?"

Shanhe Wang's eyes sharpened as he said:

"Could it be that you..."

Lin Qi nodded and said: "That's right, just now, I successfully broke through from the Seventh Realm to the Eighth Realm!"

His tone was calm, as if he were describing a trivial matter.

And Shanhe Wang was completely stunned!

He really broke through? This speed is too fast, isn't it?

He had originally thought that no matter what, Lin Qi would still need one or two months to officially break through to the Eighth Realm.

As it turned out, it was two months faster than expected.

The high-level martial artist meeting only just finished yesterday, and he broke through today?

What kind of talent is this?

If he remembered correctly, Lin Qi seemed to have broken through to the Seventh Realm last July, right?

It hadn't even been a year, and he had already broken through; this speed had broken records.

But after the surprise, he was also very excited; Lin Qi breaking through early meant that the next 5 months would be enough for his combat power to increase significantly.

So Shanhe Wang immediately asked:

"Your talent is higher than we imagined!"

"What are your plans for the next steps?"

Lin Qi thought for a few seconds and said: "I plan to return to the Black Dragon Base to hunt exotic beasts while cultivating!"

Shanhe Wang nodded and said:

"In that case, speed is the soldier's asset; come to the Black Dragon Base tomorrow!"

"Regarding how to cultivate Eighth Realm Acupoint Refining, you need someone to guide you."

Lin Qi nodded and agreed: "Alright, I will be there tomorrow!"

After hanging up the phone, Shanhe Wang, who had already arrived at the Black Dragon Base, immediately broke into a smile:

"Lin Qi's talent is even stronger than I imagined!"

"Five months from now, he might give us a huge surprise!"

Then he operated his phone to enter a WeChat group chat.

This was a small group belonging to the Xia Nation's Ninth Realm martial artists, with only 25 people.

【Shanhe Wang: Good news, Lin Qi just now successfully broke through to the Eighth Realm!】

【Overlord: Broke through so quickly?】

【Sword Emperor:?】

【Qing Xian:?】

【Chi Lie Wang:?】

……

Looking at the question marks in the group chat, Shanhe Wang felt physically and mentally delighted!

This was a feeling he hadn't experienced in a long time.

Then he saw private messages from Tian Gun and Lieyang Spear King.

And other Ninth Realm martial artists were all asking about the authenticity of this matter.

Shanhe Wang replied to them one by one, and what he received in return were the exclamations of other Ninth Realm martial artists.

Finally, even the Red Emperor sent a message.

【Red Emperor: Lin Qi did not let us down; his potential is limitless!】

Shanhe Wang nodded; Lin Qi was constantly breaking records, as if he were a second Red Emperor!

"It's a pity the Red Emperor awakened three abilities, and Lin Qi is still a little short!"

"And it is said that Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing have also awakened a third ability!"

"Lin Qi is a recessive awakening; this is not his limit yet. Perhaps after some time, he will also be able to awaken a third special ability!"

……

(End of chapter)